[nysbirds-l] Kumlien's/Thayer's Gull on CP Resevoir Sunday

2014-02-03 Thread AA Fawkes
Apologies for posting late. An immature white-winged gull, possibly a Thayer's, was on the reservoir Sunday, along with several hundred other gulls and a definite Kumlien's. There has been quite a bit of debate on various facebook groups, and I would welcome more opinions. I'm going to try to

[nysbirds-l] County & State Listing - Submission Deadline is March 1

2014-02-03 Thread Carena Pooth
Many thanks to those who have already submitted their reports! This note is a friendly reminder to those who haven’t sent their data in yet. The NYSOA (New York State Ornithological Association) County and State Listing Project is now accepting data for 2013. If you’d like to get your numbers

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2014-02-03 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * February 03, 2014 *  NYSY  02. 03. 14   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 27, 2013 - February 03, 2014 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

Re: [nysbirds-l] Myrtle Warbler?

2014-02-03 Thread Hugh McGuinness
That's what they are! They winter commonly on LI, especially where there is bayberry. Hugh On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 5:35 PM, wrote: > I took a brief trip to the Jones Beach coast guard station early Saturday > (2/1) and saw what I believe to be several (5+) Yellow-rumper Myrtle > Warblers.

[nysbirds-l] Myrtle Warbler?

2014-02-03 Thread david
I took a brief trip to the Jones Beach coast guard station early Saturday (2/1) and saw what I believe to be several (5+) Yellow-rumper Myrtle Warblers. I've seen these guys late into the Fall but is it unusual to see them at this time of year? From what i've read they generally overwinter

[nysbirds-l] Myrtle Warbler?

2014-02-03 Thread david
I took a brief trip to the Jones Beach coast guard station early Saturday (2/1) and saw what I believe to be several (5+) Yellow-rumper Myrtle Warblers. I've seen these guys late into the Fall but is it unusual to see them at this time of year? From what i've read they generally overwinter

Re: [nysbirds-l] Myrtle Warbler?

2014-02-03 Thread Hugh McGuinness
That's what they are! They winter commonly on LI, especially where there is bayberry. Hugh On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 5:35 PM, da...@mouzon.us wrote: I took a brief trip to the Jones Beach coast guard station early Saturday (2/1) and saw what I believe to be several (5+) Yellow-rumper Myrtle

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2014-02-03 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * February 03, 2014 *  NYSY  02. 03. 14   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 27, 2013 - February 03, 2014 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

[nysbirds-l] County State Listing - Submission Deadline is March 1

2014-02-03 Thread Carena Pooth
Many thanks to those who have already submitted their reports! This note is a friendly reminder to those who haven’t sent their data in yet. The NYSOA (New York State Ornithological Association) County and State Listing Project is now accepting data for 2013. If you’d like to get your numbers

[nysbirds-l] Kumlien's/Thayer's Gull on CP Resevoir Sunday

2014-02-03 Thread AA Fawkes
Apologies for posting late. An immature white-winged gull, possibly a Thayer's, was on the reservoir Sunday, along with several hundred other gulls and a definite Kumlien's. There has been quite a bit of debate on various facebook groups, and I would welcome more opinions. I'm going to try to