[nysbirds-l] Galeville Park development proposal

2012-09-04 Thread LARRY FEDERMAN
As an FYI, for those of you looking to send in comments: I looked into the need for such an extensive facility in the Town Of Shawangunk only to find out that there are football and soccer fields at the Wallkill High School, another dedicated site with several soccer fields, and basketball

[nysbirds-l] Nighthawk display- Flax Pond, Suffolk Co

2012-09-04 Thread Peter
I am at Flax Pond, Setauket, where at least 20 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS are putting on quite a show. Also of note are thousands of dragonflies. -Peter Sent from my phone. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field today

2012-09-04 Thread Rob Jett
The storm passing through the city today created some good-sized puddles at Floyd Bennett Field and delivered a fair assortment of shorebirds to the runways and parking lots. Included in the mix was a single Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpiper. The Baird's and Buff-breasted weren't actually

[nysbirds-l] FW: [Mearnsbirdclub] Galeville Park development scheme

2012-09-04 Thread Richard Guthrie
I'm not sure how widely the word about the proposed development of lands adjacent to the old Galeville Airport (Shawangunk NWR) grasslands has gotten out - but here is a head's up so that people who have visited the grasslands or are concerned about grassland species such as Short-eared Owls, N.

[nysbirds-l] 2 out of 3 at the "Golden Triangle"

2012-09-04 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
With apologizes for the late post. I have never heard the eastern Riverhead sod fields (loosely bordered by Doctors Path, Sound Ave and Northville Tpke) referred to as the above...but that is what they are...and have been for at least the past 33 years ! I believe it was me who discovered

[nysbirds-l] Montezuma Muckrace: 7-8 September 2012

2012-09-04 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Good afternoon! This Friday evening through Saturday evening is the 16th annual Montezuma Muckrace – a 24-hour birding competition taking place throughout the Northern Montezuma Wetlands Complex in Upstate, NY – to help fund conservation- and habitat restoration-related projects in and around

[nysbirds-l] Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Am. Golden-Plover S.I.

2012-09-04 Thread Cotingas
4 September 2012 9 A M Miller Field at Gateway National Seashore New Dorp Beach A single Buff-breasted Sandpiper along with an American Golden-Plover were observed today on the athletic field at Miller Field. Miller Field is part of the Gateway National Seashore system located off

[nysbirds-l] Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Am. Golden-Plover S.I.

2012-09-04 Thread Cotingas
4 September 2012 9 A M Miller Field at Gateway National Seashore New Dorp Beach A single Buff-breasted Sandpiper along with an American Golden-Plover were observed today on the athletic field at Miller Field. Miller Field is part of the Gateway National Seashore system located off

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field today

2012-09-04 Thread Rob Jett
The storm passing through the city today created some good-sized puddles at Floyd Bennett Field and delivered a fair assortment of shorebirds to the runways and parking lots. Included in the mix was a single Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpiper. The Baird's and Buff-breasted weren't actually

[nysbirds-l] Nighthawk display- Flax Pond, Suffolk Co

2012-09-04 Thread Peter
I am at Flax Pond, Setauket, where at least 20 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS are putting on quite a show. Also of note are thousands of dragonflies. -Peter Sent from my phone. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Galeville Park development proposal

2012-09-04 Thread LARRY FEDERMAN
As an FYI, for those of you looking to send in comments: I looked into the need for such an extensive facility in the Town Of Shawangunk only to find out that there are football and soccer fields at the Wallkill High School, another dedicated site with several soccer fields, and basketball