[nysbirds-l] 2/14 (belated)- Brooklyn: Barrow's Goldeneye

2012-02-15 Thread fresha2411
Yesterday morning, the water in Jamaica Bay was completely smooth and visibility was the best it could possibly be looking out onto the bay. >From the boat ramp parking lot at Floyd Bennett Field I was able to find the >drake Barrow's Goldeneye far out in the bay looking ENE. Looking at an

[nysbirds-l] Nassau County Birds and One Mammal

2012-02-15 Thread ken feustel
I went over to Hempstead Lake State Park (HJSP) this morning to see if the previously reported Chat was present - no luck. Other birders reported the same results. However, taking my normal "Spring" circuit of the park resulted in a decent variety of birds, including Brown Creeper,

[nysbirds-l] Shinnecock Inlet and Points East, Feb. 15th

2012-02-15 Thread Carl Starace
Hello All, John McNeil,Dick Belanger and I started this mornings birding at the eastern side of Shinnecock Inlet after dipping on the Hampton Bays Water Tower Ravens. About one hundred yards off the easternmost jetty we had a resting flock of 9 Razorbill, also one Bonaparte Gull. There were

[nysbirds-l] Shinnecock Inlet and Points East, Feb. 15th

2012-02-15 Thread Carl Starace
Hello All, John McNeil,Dick Belanger and I started this mornings birding at the eastern side of Shinnecock Inlet after dipping on the Hampton Bays Water Tower Ravens. About one hundred yards off the easternmost jetty we had a resting flock of 9 Razorbill, also one Bonaparte Gull. There were

[nysbirds-l] Nassau County Birds and One Mammal

2012-02-15 Thread ken feustel
I went over to Hempstead Lake State Park (HJSP) this morning to see if the previously reported Chat was present - no luck. Other birders reported the same results. However, taking my normal Spring circuit of the park resulted in a decent variety of birds, including Brown Creeper,

[nysbirds-l] 2/14 (belated)- Brooklyn: Barrow's Goldeneye

2012-02-15 Thread fresha2411
Yesterday morning, the water in Jamaica Bay was completely smooth and visibility was the best it could possibly be looking out onto the bay. From the boat ramp parking lot at Floyd Bennett Field I was able to find the drake Barrow's Goldeneye far out in the bay looking ENE. Looking at an