[nysbirds-l] Heckscher State Park

Spent a couple of hours at Heckscher State Park in the early evening and had the very accommodating whimbrel in the grass median adjacent to parking field #7, that had been previously reported. Watched it for about 1/2 an hour as it probed in the soil regularly catching earthworms which it quick

[nysbirds-l] BirdCallsRadio next Guest | Debi Love Shearwater

Birders et al, BirdCallsRadio next special guest is this Sunday (Aug 19) from 1 to 2 p.m EST on 1490am WGCH & WORLDWIDE internet Streaming. http://birdcallsradio.com/2012/08/16/debi-shearwater-next-guest-on-birdcallsradio/ Please tune in for this exciting show via WORLDWIDE Streaming on LIS

[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue County Park, Westhampton, Thurs. August 16th

Hello,A late post. My buddy Dick Belanger had great looks,[close to an hour], at 3 Wilson's Phalaropes, [ 2 males and one female], on the main mudflat at Cupsogue about 3:30 pm,[dead low tide]. There was also a Whimbrel flyby reported to Dick by Jim Ash. The Dragonfly passage this evening over

[nysbirds-l] Birds at Orchard Beach

Hello again, Tomorrow I'll pay the parking fee and go back to Orchard Beach. This time I'll bring my camera. Hopefully the birds I saw today will be there tomorrow. Thanks Lewis Lolya for those suggestions about the plovers and the cute tiny birds in the big puddles in the parking lot. I usua

[nysbirds-l] whimbrel

A very tame whimbrel field 8 median gary straus -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@corn

[nysbirds-l] NYC: Peter Detmold Park (E. River Overlook) - C. Nighthawk

Seen from the 51st St. overlook on the East River at 6:25p just west of the park heading south. Typical buoyant flight with wings held in a strong dihedral while gliding. I've seen this species many times over Central Park. This is a first outside that location. Nowadays Laughing Gulls are seen re

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 16 Aug 2012

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 08/16/2012 * NYBU1208.16 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- Sharp-sh. Hawk American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon

[nysbirds-l] Orchard Beach

Today I spotted seven Great Egrets east of the City Island traffic circle in the marsh pond just outside Orchard Beach in the Bronx, NY. In the parking lot of Orchard Beach, I believe I saw a couple of Wilson's Plovers, also Canadian Geese in the giant puddles in the parking lot. There was a

[nysbirds-l] Heckscher upland sandpiper

Currently being viewed past the model airplane field in the median. Got pics on a bad camera Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLe

[nysbirds-l] Very early Purple Finch - - Staten Island

A HY Purple Finch was heard and observed at close range in Clove Lakes Park Richmond County. The bird was heard calling as it flew from a Wild Cherry (Prunus serotina). The fruiting cherries are near the western part of the park on a hill near Royal Oaks Road. It returned to the same tr

Re:[nysbirds-l] Great Egret night migration

Hi Bill, Chip, and all, This is an interesting question. My first thought was that I’ve frequently seen Great Egrets migrating by day along the outer coast of Long Island, but examination of my records reveals fewer specific instances than I expected. The way I keep my records, I usually make a

[nysbirds-l] Blackburnian, Central Park (Azalea Pond)

This morning (8/16), a female Blackburnian warbler in the tall trees just west of Azalea Pond in the Ramble. Also, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet down in the bushes, same location; Northern Waterthrush continuing near Laupot Bridge; and a yellow-shafted Flicker on the west side of the Upper Lobe of the L

[nysbirds-l] Overnight Pelagic to Block Canyon, from Galilee, Rhode Island

Jan St Jean and Carlos Pedro asked me to inform NY birders that space is still available for an overnight trip to Block Canyon on 6 September. The destination waters are perennially productive and, for listing purposes, are within the areas reviewed by both states' committees! --Shai Mitra, Bay

[nysbirds-l] 8-16 American White Pelican @ JBWR East Pond (YES)

AWPE is back! Swimming on the eastern side of the East Pond way past the North Island heading south. For those of you who remember where "Rufous Ruff" used to favor, that is the area. You probably have a shot from "Big John's Overlook", looking north on the east side to pick this bird up.