[nysbirds-l] Marsh sparrows & egrets...all great !

2013-10-30 Thread robert adamo
Today, I had the pleasure of birding with fellow ELIAS members, Sally Newbert & Suzi Stewart. We covered Dune Rd., from Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays to Jessup Lane, Westhampton Beach, finishing up in the middle of Eastport Village viewing waterfowl and eating piazza. It was a wonderful day to

[nysbirds-l] Vesper Sparrows at Jones Beach

2013-10-30 Thread syschiff
Jones Beach and Pt. Lookout 30 Oct Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) joined by Stan birded the marina bar, hedgerow and median Our first LONG-TAILED DUCKS were in the cove to the east of the marina (seen yesterday by others). The hedgerow had a scattered mix of White-throated,

Re: [nysbirds-l] Nov. 23 Freeport Pelagic Still Needs Participants

2013-10-30 Thread fresha2411
To add to Paul's E-Mail about the more standard and expected species we'll be looking for, this time of year is also a really good one for more longshot rarities, such as Great Skua, and rare small gulls (notably Ross's Gull, and the less unlikely Little Gull), and dare I say it but Albatross:

Re: [nysbirds-l] Nov. 23 Freeport Pelagic Still Needs Participants

2013-10-30 Thread fresha2411
To add to Paul's E-Mail about the more standard and expected species we'll be looking for, this time of year is also a really good one for more longshot rarities, such as Great Skua, and rare small gulls (notably Ross's Gull, and the less unlikely Little Gull), and dare I say it but Albatross:

[nysbirds-l] Vesper Sparrows at Jones Beach

2013-10-30 Thread syschiff
Jones Beach and Pt. Lookout 30 Oct Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) joined by Stan birded the marina bar, hedgerow and median Our first LONG-TAILED DUCKS were in the cove to the east of the marina (seen yesterday by others). The hedgerow had a scattered mix of White-throated,

[nysbirds-l] Marsh sparrows egrets...all great !

2013-10-30 Thread robert adamo
Today, I had the pleasure of birding with fellow ELIAS members, Sally Newbert Suzi Stewart. We covered Dune Rd., from Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays to Jessup Lane, Westhampton Beach, finishing up in the middle of Eastport Village viewing waterfowl and eating piazza. It was a wonderful day to be