Re: [nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush

2013-12-17 Thread Anders Peltomaa
Pat and all, The Varied Thrush was seen today by several people. Not sure why no email report was sent, but a text alert was sent today around 10am. The VATH was seen in the same location as yesterday. See my email from yesterday. cheers, Anders Peltomaa Mannahatta On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at

[nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush

2013-12-17 Thread Patricia Pollock
12/17/13, Tuesday Pat Pollock If anyone went looking for the Varied Thrush today, please report it.  It looks like a great bird to see any help including negative wd be appreciated.  Thanks. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon - St. John's Pond (Nassau Co.)

2013-12-17 Thread Brent Bomkamp
The molting male Eurasian Wigeon found by Derek Rogers continues at St. John's Pond in Cold Spring Harbor. Also present on the pond were three Redheads; hopefully both species stick around for the Northern Nassau CBC on Saturday. Also worth mentioning in the area were 44 Canvasbacks on the

[nysbirds-l] Central Park CBC preliminary results for 15 Dec

2013-12-17 Thread Susan Elbin
The 114th Annual Christmas Bird Count was held in Central Park on 15 December 2013. The day started with a snow storm and ice, but by the time the count began, the skies were merely overcast. Temperatures were just below freezing at 8 am but rose to 36 degrees by mid-day. We were 75 birders on

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC 2013: Preliminary Results

2013-12-17 Thread Angus Wilson
On Saturday (14 Dec 2013) a small but valiant band of counters battled strong NE winds, frigid temperatures and steady light snow to survey the Montauk Christmas Bird Count (CBC) circle. Covering all six of the territories that make up the circle we tallied 46,608 individuals of 110 species. The

[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC--Correction and Addition

2013-12-17 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Two revisions to the preliminary summary for the Captree, Suffolk County, CBC are important enough to publicize. First, the report of Magnolia Warbler at Heckscher has been retracted. The veteran observer who saw the bird did this the right way, by writing up a detailed description of exactly

[nysbirds-l] Bronx: Pelham Bay Park 12/16

2013-12-17 Thread Richard Aracil
Hi All, In the Turtle Cove section of the park, the highlights were 2 continuing Red-Headed Woodpeckers, 8 Rusty Blackbird, 2 American Woodcock, 2 Field Sparrows and a Brown Thrasher. Off orchard beach, there were 2 Black Scoters among the Scaup rafts.

[nysbirds-l] Bronx: Pelham Bay Park 12/16

2013-12-17 Thread Richard Aracil
Hi All, In the Turtle Cove section of the park, the highlights were 2 continuing Red-Headed Woodpeckers, 8 Rusty Blackbird, 2 American Woodcock, 2 Field Sparrows and a Brown Thrasher. Off orchard beach, there were 2 Black Scoters among the Scaup rafts.

[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC--Correction and Addition

2013-12-17 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Two revisions to the preliminary summary for the Captree, Suffolk County, CBC are important enough to publicize. First, the report of Magnolia Warbler at Heckscher has been retracted. The veteran observer who saw the bird did this the right way, by writing up a detailed description of exactly

[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC 2013: Preliminary Results

2013-12-17 Thread Angus Wilson
On Saturday (14 Dec 2013) a small but valiant band of counters battled strong NE winds, frigid temperatures and steady light snow to survey the Montauk Christmas Bird Count (CBC) circle. Covering all six of the territories that make up the circle we tallied 46,608 individuals of 110 species. The

[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon - St. John's Pond (Nassau Co.)

2013-12-17 Thread Brent Bomkamp
The molting male Eurasian Wigeon found by Derek Rogers continues at St. John's Pond in Cold Spring Harbor. Also present on the pond were three Redheads; hopefully both species stick around for the Northern Nassau CBC on Saturday. Also worth mentioning in the area were 44 Canvasbacks on the

[nysbirds-l] Central Park CBC preliminary results for 15 Dec

2013-12-17 Thread Susan Elbin
The 114th Annual Christmas Bird Count was held in Central Park on 15 December 2013. The day started with a snow storm and ice, but by the time the count began, the skies were merely overcast. Temperatures were just below freezing at 8 am but rose to 36 degrees by mid-day. We were 75 birders on

[nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush

2013-12-17 Thread Patricia Pollock
12/17/13, Tuesday Pat Pollock If anyone went looking for the Varied Thrush today, please report it.  It looks like a great bird to see any help including negative wd be appreciated.  Thanks. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

Re: [nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush

2013-12-17 Thread Anders Peltomaa
Pat and all, The Varied Thrush was seen today by several people. Not sure why no email report was sent, but a text alert was sent today around 10am. The VATH was seen in the same location as yesterday. See my email from yesterday. cheers, Anders Peltomaa Mannahatta On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at