[nysbirds-l] "1st one out of the box"...a mystery !

2012-04-29 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
This AM ~ 0645, Tom Moran and I headed south & west, with our 1st stop being RMSPk., where we had a thrush that frustrated us enough to not "call it", pending someone else's appraisal of 2 photos I managed to get. We then drove the Ocean Pkwy., picking up an Osprey (returning from the ocean ca

Re:[nysbirds-l] [nysbirds-l]Whip-poor-will Manorville, Suffolk County

2012-04-29 Thread Mike
I heard my First of Season Whip-poor-will tonight along Mill Road in Manorville. Mike Cooper Ridge. LI NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.h

[nysbirds-l] Blue Grosbeak (2), Connetquot S.P., Oakdale, Suffolk Co.

2012-04-29 Thread Michael Scheibel
Looked unsuccessfully this evening for the previously reported Yellow-throated Warbler @ CSP from 5:30 to 6:45 pm. My wife Lynne and I did relocate the first summer male Blue Grosbeak as reported earlier today by Ken Thompson in the company of a breeding plumage adult male Blue Grosbeak in the pad

[nysbirds-l] Central Park Kentucky Warbler

2012-04-29 Thread Goldstein Gina
The bird was intermittently seen throughout the day. A saw it at 6:45 at the bottom of the Shakespeare Garden, just north of the Swedish Cottage. __ The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. This e-mail message may contain conf

[nysbirds-l] Buttercup West Audubon Dutchess County 4/29

2012-04-29 Thread Thomas Rhindress
Birded the western section this afternoon (first time visit): Sunny, windy (10-15 mph) Few leaves have emerged in comparison to NYC and Westchester County (2-3 weeks behind those southern lats). Few birds seen overall: *Highlights* 1 black crowned night heron - hunting 1 blue grey gnatcatcher -

[nysbirds-l] Southern Brooklyn weekend

2012-04-29 Thread a...@digitalmediatree.com
At Owl’s Head Park on the Narrows this morning the migrant showing was scanty, but included an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, adding to this spring’s unusual number of reports, as well as a group of three male INDIGO BUNTINGS. On Saturday 4/28 at Calvert Vaux Park (Coney Island Creek, aka Dreier-

Re:[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Connetquot State Park, Suffolk County

2012-04-29 Thread John Gluth
I arrived at Connetquot this morning (~8:15) not having heard anything about the Yellow-throated Warbler since Derek Roger's post Monday, let alone that it had relocated from the fish hatchery. So I planned to make the 15-20 min. walk up there and then just concentrate my search in the area it had

Re: [nysbirds-l] Gilgo Blue Grosbeak- Yes

2012-04-29 Thread Mike
The male Blue Grosbeak found during the week at GIlgo was still present this morning along with at least 7 or 8 Indigo Buntings. Mike Cooper Ridge, LI, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.Northeas

[nysbirds-l] Connetquot Yellow-throated and a Blue Grosbeak

2012-04-29 Thread Ken Thompson
Finally after a couple of instances of bad timing I got to see the YTWA at Connetqout SPP. Another birder by the name of Manny helped me get on it right away. Later he spotted the first summer male Blue Grosbeak in the paddock behind the main building. -- Ken Thompson Sayville NY -- NYSbirds-L

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

2012-04-29 Thread David Martin
This a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 25 April 2012. To be included in the weekly summary, reports should be emailed to birdl...@hmbc.net or posted on HMBirds before 8 PM Wednesday. Seventy-three species were reported this week. Th

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Connetquot State Park, Suffolk County

2012-04-29 Thread David Klauber
The Yellow-throated warbler previously reported near the hatchery apparently has not been there the last couple of days, however either it or another one is near the toll booths. Thanks to Derek Rogers for the heads up. Although not posted here, a couple of people saw it yesterday just north