Monday, 24 September, 2012
Manhattan, N.Y. City (mainly: Central Park, Riverside Park, Fort Tryon Park)
A nice new push of migrants, far more than had been 24 hours prior. There were
some species perhaps new to the southbound season for this year in Manhattan.
Passerines and other small
There were more Tree Swallows than I could count migrating down the beach at
Fort Tilden today. There was literally no morning flight from sun up until
10:00am and then the flood gates opened. For 2 and a half hours, hundreds of
birds were flying over at any given moment. I do not know how to
There was a great movement of birds, butterflies, and dragonflies along the
beaches today. Merlins were snagging dragonflies and snacking on the wing.
Several large groups of swallows (mostly tree with some bank seen) heading
west from robert moses and the ocean parkway lead to a massive
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* September 24, 2012
* NYSY 09.24.12
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
September 17, 2012 - September 24, 2012
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands
Starr Saphir and Lenore Swenson's morning walk in the Central Park Ramble
had 55 total species with high individual counts for many of them -- a
birdy morning in the Park.
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (5, feeding on jewel-weed at Oven and Lower Lobe)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
There is currently (since 10:00 a.m.) thousands of swallows and others
passerines moving along the beach.
Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer
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No sign of the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper as of yet, although the Black-headed Gull
continues. Several birders looking.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 24, 2012, at 8:17 AM, "Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter"
wrote:
>
> The SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER found by Gary Chapin continued to be seen through
>
The SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER found by Gary Chapin continued to be seen through
much of the afternoon on Sunday, at least until we left it around 5:00.
This is a juvenile and it was generally associating with PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, which was the most common species present.
There was also an
The SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER found by Gary Chapin continued to be seen through
much of the afternoon on Sunday, at least until we left it around 5:00.
This is a juvenile and it was generally associating with PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, which was the most common species present.
There was also an
No sign of the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper as of yet, although the Black-headed Gull
continues. Several birders looking.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 24, 2012, at 8:17 AM, Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
dannapot...@roadrunner.com wrote:
The SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER found by Gary Chapin continued
There is currently (since 10:00 a.m.) thousands of swallows and others
passerines moving along the beach.
Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
Starr Saphir and Lenore Swenson's morning walk in the Central Park Ramble
had 55 total species with high individual counts for many of them -- a
birdy morning in the Park.
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (5, feeding on jewel-weed at Oven and Lower Lobe)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* September 24, 2012
* NYSY 09.24.12
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
September 17, 2012 - September 24, 2012
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands
There were more Tree Swallows than I could count migrating down the beach at
Fort Tilden today. There was literally no morning flight from sun up until
10:00am and then the flood gates opened. For 2 and a half hours, hundreds of
birds were flying over at any given moment. I do not know how to
Monday, 24 September, 2012
Manhattan, N.Y. City (mainly: Central Park, Riverside Park, Fort Tryon Park)
A nice new push of migrants, far more than had been 24 hours prior. There were
some species perhaps new to the southbound season for this year in Manhattan.
Passerines and other small
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