RE: [nysbirds-l] Virginia's Warbler

2012-11-05 Thread Steve Walter
Eric says he's relocated it, a bit north of the original spot. I'm on my way. From: bounce-69752079-8873...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-69752079-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Walter Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 9:46 AM To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l]

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-11-05 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * November 05, 2012 *  NYSY  11. 05.12   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): October 29, 2012 - November 05, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

RE:[nysbirds-l] Virginia's Warbler

2012-11-05 Thread Steve Walter
Eric Miller (aka the boy who cried wolf) called late today to say that he re-found the Alley Pond Park Virginia's Warbler (aka needle in a haystack). I quickly went to join him and Jeff Ritter, only to get the predictable result. This is a tough bird. Today's sighting was a few hundred yards away.

[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird - Midtown Manhattan

2012-11-05 Thread Sam Stuart
All, A Western Kingbird flew over the intersection of 34th and 3rd in Murray Hill, Manhattan today at 1:30pm today. The bird was moving North up 3rd avenue and perched on a few rooftops. I managed to get one horrible picture of the bird which you can see here:

[nysbirds-l] Linnaean Society of NY, November Meeting with additional information

2012-11-05 Thread Alice Deutsch
*** THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK - MEETING PROGRAM - AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK CITY *** This coming TUESDAY (6 Nov 2012) The Linnaean Society of New York will present another two-part program at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City. 6:00 pm –

[nysbirds-l] Evening Grosbeak, Setauket (Suffolk)

2012-11-05 Thread Douglas Futuyma
At Oldfield Point, Setauket (Suffolk Co.), from 7:10 to 8:10 this morning, there was a much sparser passage of American Robins (350) than yesterday, accompanied by ca. 30 Cedar Waxwings and one Evening Grosbeak that perched for several minutes. Doug Futuyma Stony Brook, NY -- NYSbirds-L List

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [ebirdsnyc] A November weekend in Central Park, and other notes

2012-11-05 Thread Anders Peltomaa
Hi all, Below is a nice summary write-up, by Doug Kurz, of the excellent Fall birding we had this past week in Central Park, NY, NY. Enjoy, Anders Peltomaa Manhattan It was a birdy weekend in the Park, giving the overall impression that we were still seeing the avian after-effects

[nysbirds-l] Baltimore Oriole, Brown Thrasher, Wilson's Snipe Kissena Park

2012-11-05 Thread Cesar Castillo
Birding at Kissena park has been very nice  Yesterday afternoon I got  Ovenbird B-T blue Field Sparrow Lots of Fox Sparrows White-crowned sparrows and  very late Brown thrasher east of the Velodrome and west of the Bridle path near 164th 51 species in total This morning I found a Baltimore

[nysbirds-l] An historic Golden Eagle weekend

2012-11-05 Thread Andrew Mason
It turned out to be a record-setting weekend for Golden Eagles in the northeast US.  Franklin Mt. did OK with 6 on Saturday and 21 yesterday, but the big action was along the Shawangunk-Kittatinny-Blue Ridge through NY, NJ and PA. Numerous daily records were set for this species, including

[nysbirds-l] Baltimore Oriole, Brown Thrasher, Wilson's Snipe Kissena Park

2012-11-05 Thread Cesar Castillo
Birding at Kissena park has been very nice  Yesterday afternoon I got  Ovenbird B-T blue Field Sparrow Lots of Fox Sparrows White-crowned sparrows and  very late Brown thrasher east of the Velodrome and west of the Bridle path near 164th 51 species in total This morning I found a Baltimore

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [ebirdsnyc] A November weekend in Central Park, and other notes

2012-11-05 Thread Anders Peltomaa
Hi all, Below is a nice summary write-up, by Doug Kurz, of the excellent Fall birding we had this past week in Central Park, NY, NY. Enjoy, Anders Peltomaa Manhattan It was a birdy weekend in the Park, giving the overall impression that we were still seeing the avian after-effects

[nysbirds-l] Evening Grosbeak, Setauket (Suffolk)

2012-11-05 Thread Douglas Futuyma
At Oldfield Point, Setauket (Suffolk Co.), from 7:10 to 8:10 this morning, there was a much sparser passage of American Robins (350) than yesterday, accompanied by ca. 30 Cedar Waxwings and one Evening Grosbeak that perched for several minutes. Doug Futuyma Stony Brook, NY -- NYSbirds-L List

[nysbirds-l] Linnaean Society of NY, November Meeting with additional information

2012-11-05 Thread Alice Deutsch
*** THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK - MEETING PROGRAM - AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK CITY *** This coming TUESDAY (6 Nov 2012) The Linnaean Society of New York will present another two-part program at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City. 6:00 pm –

[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird - Midtown Manhattan

2012-11-05 Thread Sam Stuart
All, A Western Kingbird flew over the intersection of 34th and 3rd in Murray Hill, Manhattan today at 1:30pm today. The bird was moving North up 3rd avenue and perched on a few rooftops. I managed to get one horrible picture of the bird which you can see here:

RE:[nysbirds-l] Virginia's Warbler

2012-11-05 Thread Steve Walter
Eric Miller (aka the boy who cried wolf) called late today to say that he re-found the Alley Pond Park Virginia's Warbler (aka needle in a haystack). I quickly went to join him and Jeff Ritter, only to get the predictable result. This is a tough bird. Today's sighting was a few hundred yards away.

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-11-05 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * November 05, 2012 *  NYSY  11. 05.12   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): October 29, 2012 - November 05, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

RE: [nysbirds-l] Virginia's Warbler

2012-11-05 Thread Steve Walter
Eric says he's relocated it, a bit north of the original spot. I'm on my way. From: bounce-69752079-8873...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-69752079-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Walter Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 9:46 AM To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l]