[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 17 January 2014

- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Jan. 17, 2014 * NYNY1401.17 - Birds mentioned PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ BARNACLE GOOSE+ (no recent reports) PACIFIC LOON+ GYRFALCON+ YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Cackling Goose

[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon

There was a beautiful Drake EW at Patchouge Lake this afternoon. Also seen was a large flock of Ring Neck with American Wigeon, Red Heads, Gadwall, Rudy, RB And Hooded Mergansers, and a few Horned Grebes. South east corner. Phil Uruburu Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] woodcock and wilson's snipe

Hi all, There was a Wilson's snipe at big egg marsh in Queens this morning along with a small number of snow geese and two very nervous sparrows that flew and hid too fast for me to ID. Just 45 mins earlier at Jamaica Bay in the south garden paths I came across an American Woodcock that was

RE: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull in Queens - NO

Looked for by several people today, but not seen. Hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls in the area, so there seems to be an attraction that could lead to the Black-headed Gull showing up again. The most interesting bird seen was a Boat-tailed Grackle along the Little Neck Bay shore. Not really a

Re:[nysbirds-l] About Iceland Gulls

[I tried sending a version of this note earlier today, but it didn't go through; I apologize if the earlier version re-emerges from the ether.] The question is not whether any hybridization at all is occurring, but whether hybridization is a plausible explanation for a major change in the

[nysbirds-l] Short-eared Owl - Coxsackie

Again tonight – between 5:07 and 5:25pm (when it became too dark to see) one Short-eared Owl was foraging over the fields on the south side of Flint Mine Rd, about ½ mile east of where it intersects 9W, in Coxsackie, just south of the prison. There was also a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk

[nysbirds-l] Riverhead Pink-footed Goose - YES

John Shemilt just called. He just watched the Pink-footed Goose in flight, as it exited the Reeve's Avenue Buffalo Farm. The goose was headed south. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to view geese in this field and birders are restricted to watching from various roadside locations, none of

[nysbirds-l] No - Pink-footed Goose - Riverhead

After scanning many vacant farm fields in the Riverhead/Calverton area - all devoid of geese, we checked Merritt Pond, off Ostrander Ave., Riverhead. The pond was practically filled with geese, however, we only saw Canadas in the portion of the pond we could view. Eileen Schwinn Michael

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] [cayugabirds-l] Amherst Island Wind Project

Message from Bill Evans with more information! Sincerely, Chris T-H Begin forwarded message: From: Bill Evans mailto:wrev...@clarityconnect.com>> Subject: Re: Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Amherst Island Wind Project Date: January 17, 2014 12:59:20 PM EST To: "Christopher T.

Re: [nysbirds-l] [cayugabirds-l] Amherst Island Wind Project

Please visit the Environmental Registry URL in the message from the Kingston Field Naturalists, below, for more information. Sincerely, Chris T-H On Jan 17, 2014, at 11:18 AM, gochfeld...@aol.com wrote: Has an Environmental Impact Statement been prepared? If so, is

Re: [nysbirds-l] DEC's Mute Swan management plan

With helpful nudges from Bob Grover, Bob Paxton and Joe Jannsen I found some more information to answer my own question about the management strategies for Mute Swan outside of New York State. Links to some examples are provided below and clearly authorities in many states have similar concerns.

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Amherst Island Wind Project

Has an Environmental Impact Statement been prepared? If so, is it available so that one might cite to it? Bob G. -Original Message- From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes To: NYSBIRDS-L Sent: Fri, Jan 17, 2014 11:13 am Subject: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Amherst Island

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Amherst Island Wind Project

I know many of you know about or have birded Amherst Island in Lake Ontario. Please see the message below, forwarded by Bill Evans to Cayugabirds-L, originally posted to the Kingston Field Naturalists Facebook page. Sincerely, Chris T-H Begin forwarded message: From: Bill Evans

RE: [nysbirds-l] DEC's Mute Swan management plan

It is ambitious, but feasible as demonstrated by Maryland: "Maryland has been most aggressive to date, adopting a plan (with strong public support) that calls for direct culling of swans to the lowest possible number. By 2010, they had reduced their population to approximately 200 birds from

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] Nature Series (PBS)- Magic of the Snowy Owl

Martin Swanhall Woodbury Ct swanha...@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Josh M Provo > Date: January 17, 2014, 9:50:34 AM EST > To: jerse...@lists.princeton.edu > Subject: [JERSEYBI] Nature Series (PBS)- Magic of the Snowy Owl > Reply-To: Josh M Provo > > The

Re: [nysbirds-l] DEC's Mute Swan management plan

I am not opposed to controlling the population of invasive species. I am opposed to euthanization or shooting, both of which are contained in the DEC plan. It's in many ways ineffective and a waste of taxpayer money. (And if you believe the contaminated euthanized geese were fed to the

RE: [nysbirds-l] DEC's Mute Swan management plan

Failure to properly manage invasive species, with the expectation that nature will take the proper course, is what we call the “Walt Disney theory of ecology”. The NYSDEC is doing the right thing. Bob Grover From: bounce-111944324-3714...@list.cornell.edu

RE: [nysbirds-l] DEC's Mute Swan management plan

Failure to properly manage invasive species, with the expectation that nature will take the proper course, is what we call the “Walt Disney theory of ecology”. The NYSDEC is doing the right thing. Bob Grover From: bounce-111944324-3714...@list.cornell.edu

Re: [nysbirds-l] DEC's Mute Swan management plan

I am not opposed to controlling the population of invasive species. I am opposed to euthanization or shooting, both of which are contained in the DEC plan. It's in many ways ineffective and a waste of taxpayer money. (And if you believe the contaminated euthanized geese were fed to the

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] Nature Series (PBS)- Magic of the Snowy Owl

Martin Swanhall Woodbury Ct swanha...@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Josh M Provo provo1photogra...@gmail.com Date: January 17, 2014, 9:50:34 AM EST To: jerse...@lists.princeton.edu Subject: [JERSEYBI] Nature Series (PBS)- Magic of the Snowy Owl Reply-To: Josh

RE: [nysbirds-l] DEC's Mute Swan management plan

It is ambitious, but feasible as demonstrated by Maryland: Maryland has been most aggressive to date, adopting a plan (with strong public support) that calls for direct culling of swans to the lowest possible number. By 2010, they had reduced their population to approximately 200 birds from

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Amherst Island Wind Project

I know many of you know about or have birded Amherst Island in Lake Ontario. Please see the message below, forwarded by Bill Evans to Cayugabirds-L, originally posted to the Kingston Field Naturalists Facebook page. Sincerely, Chris T-H Begin forwarded message: From: Bill Evans

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Amherst Island Wind Project

Has an Environmental Impact Statement been prepared? If so, is it available so that one might cite to it? Bob G. -Original Message- From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes c...@cornell.edu To: NYSBIRDS-L nysbird...@list.cornell.edu Sent: Fri, Jan 17, 2014 11:13 am Subject:

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] [cayugabirds-l] Amherst Island Wind Project

Message from Bill Evans with more information! Sincerely, Chris T-H Begin forwarded message: From: Bill Evans wrev...@clarityconnect.commailto:wrev...@clarityconnect.com Subject: Re: Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Amherst Island Wind Project Date: January 17, 2014 12:59:20 PM EST To:

[nysbirds-l] No - Pink-footed Goose - Riverhead

After scanning many vacant farm fields in the Riverhead/Calverton area - all devoid of geese, we checked Merritt Pond, off Ostrander Ave., Riverhead. The pond was practically filled with geese, however, we only saw Canadas in the portion of the pond we could view. Eileen Schwinn Michael

[nysbirds-l] Riverhead Pink-footed Goose - YES

John Shemilt just called. He just watched the Pink-footed Goose in flight, as it exited the Reeve's Avenue Buffalo Farm. The goose was headed south. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to view geese in this field and birders are restricted to watching from various roadside locations, none of

[nysbirds-l] Short-eared Owl - Coxsackie

Again tonight – between 5:07 and 5:25pm (when it became too dark to see) one Short-eared Owl was foraging over the fields on the south side of Flint Mine Rd, about ½ mile east of where it intersects 9W, in Coxsackie, just south of the prison. There was also a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk

Re:[nysbirds-l] About Iceland Gulls

[I tried sending a version of this note earlier today, but it didn't go through; I apologize if the earlier version re-emerges from the ether.] The question is not whether any hybridization at all is occurring, but whether hybridization is a plausible explanation for a major change in the

RE: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull in Queens - NO

Looked for by several people today, but not seen. Hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls in the area, so there seems to be an attraction that could lead to the Black-headed Gull showing up again. The most interesting bird seen was a Boat-tailed Grackle along the Little Neck Bay shore. Not really a

[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon

There was a beautiful Drake EW at Patchouge Lake this afternoon. Also seen was a large flock of Ring Neck with American Wigeon, Red Heads, Gadwall, Rudy, RB And Hooded Mergansers, and a few Horned Grebes. South east corner. Phil Uruburu Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 17 January 2014

- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Jan. 17, 2014 * NYNY1401.17 - Birds mentioned PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ BARNACLE GOOSE+ (no recent reports) PACIFIC LOON+ GYRFALCON+ YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Cackling Goose