[nysbirds-l] Day 1

2013-05-02 Thread robert adamo
Last night at ~ 8PM I took my wife RuthAnn and our best friend Mary Brogan, to JFK for their flight to Paris, and a month long "Bucket List" immersion ! I spent the night at my daughters in RVC, and then started my "Complete Month of May Birdathon" at Hempstead Lake State Park at 8AM, in the comp

Re:[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler at Muttontown Preserve

2013-05-02 Thread John Gluth
For those using GPS or GoogleMaps the coordinates of the kettle hole described by Ken are: 40.831019° -73.535277°. Other birds in the area included Great Crested Flycatcher, Common Yellowthroat, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak--all heard only. Several Blue-winged Warblers were singing on territory. A

[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler at Muttontown Preserve (Nassau Co.)

2013-05-02 Thread ken feustel
The Prothonotary Warbler found earlier in the day at Muttontown Preserve was relocated about 2:30PM at one of the Preserve's kettlehole ponds. The pond can be identified by a concrete horse trough located just northeast of the pond and a large fallen tree north of the pond. The bird was actively

[nysbirds-l] Volunteers needed to watch and count herons and egrets

2013-05-02 Thread Joseph O'Sullivan
The NYC Audubon is looking for volunteers for the Harbor Herons project. Volunteers will be assigned to a park in the NYC area. Twice a month from May to October a volunteer will visit their park and count wading birds. Volunteers will then submit their bird counts, and the NYC Audubon will analyz

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 02 May 2013

2013-05-02 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/02/2013 * NYBU1305.02 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- [The May BOS meeting will be on Wednesday, May 8, at 7PM, at t

[nysbirds-l] Black (Turkey) Vultures on Long Island

2013-05-02 Thread AndyatWH
I am sorry for my error. These were not all Black Vultures, most of them were immature Turkey Vultures,which have a similar dark gray head, but when perched closer you can see that the Turkey Vulture has a browner feather tinge,different head and bill shape. (And some of my close-up even ha

[nysbirds-l] Whimbrel at big egg marsh

2013-05-02 Thread Isaac Grant
Went during high tide today and found a Whimbrel roosting with Black-bellied Plovers out on the marsh. There were a couple hundred shorebirds in total. Most were Dunlin and Black-bellied Plover. But there were also Least Sandpiper, both Yellowliegs and Willet. For those that don't know, this

[nysbirds-l] Indigo Bunting Jones Beach WE

2013-05-02 Thread Michael Scheibel
On median just west of entrance to Coast Guard Station, now. Mike Scheibel Brookhaven -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http:/

Re: [nysbirds-l] Shawangunk Grasslands?

2013-05-02 Thread Michael Scheibel
Two hour search this morning (7-9) was negative for Longspur, Bobolink & Upland Sandpiper continue. Mike Scheibel Brookhaven On May 2, 2013 12:37 PM, "Robert Lewis" wrote: > > Any news of the longspur today? Please post positive or negative. > > Bob Lewis > Sleepy Hollow NY > > -- > *NYSbirds-L

[nysbirds-l] Croton Point/River this morning & conservation note

2013-05-02 Thread Anne Swaim
Good views this morning of the active Cliff Swallow nests on the Rt 9/9A Croton River bridge. Viewed from the Croton River shoreline within Van Cortlandt Manor. (The nests are on the upstream, eastern side of the bridge.) A Green Heron was also seen here along the Croton River shoreline. Insid

Re: [nysbirds-l] Shawangunk Grasslands?

2013-05-02 Thread Robert Lewis
Any news of the longspur today?  Please post positive or negative. Bob Lewis Sleepy Hollow NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES

[nysbirds-l] Jamiaca Bay, Queens NY, white-eyed vireo, 5/2/2013

2013-05-02 Thread Cesar Castillo
Since nothing else is going on I minus well post my sighting of White-eyed vireo at the north garden at Jamaica Bay, along with yellow, common yellow-throats, and 1 American Redstart.  Nothing of note out in the mudflats. Did not visit the west pond trails. http://www.flickr.com/photos/146671

[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler - Muttontown Preserve

2013-05-02 Thread Pat Palladino
This morning, there was a single Prothonotary Warbler in the swampy woods west of the fields at the equestrian entrance of the Muttontown Preserve. Patrick F. Palladino On Apr 29, 2013, at 7:54 AM, dino1...@hotmail.com wrote: > For anyone searching for the bird, I departed after it flew off we