[nysbirds-l] correction: winter raptor trip

2014-02-16 Thread Michael Britt
NJ/NY birders, Sorry...been up since 4AM but some glaring typos in the notes section of my post...corrected version here: http://pelagicaddict.wordpress.com/2014/02/16/how-bout-54-roughlegs-14-lapland-longspurs/ Thanks, Mike Britt Bayonne, NJ -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] NJAS All Things Birds Winter Raptor Trip

2014-02-16 Thread Michael Britt
New Jersey & New York Birders, I led a winter raptor trip today, for NJAS's, All Things Birds program. We hit seven stops in the Pine Island/Goshen area and then ended at the Shawangunk Grasslands. While diversity was low, numbers of some choice species were incredible. Thanks to the fourteen

[nysbirds-l] rough-legged hawk

2014-02-16 Thread gary straus
Rough-legged hawk dark morph at the turn around on the meadow brook pkwy leaving jones beach. At 1.00 pm GARY STRAUS -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] BDA, Orange County, NY Addendum

2014-02-16 Thread John Askildsen
In addition to my previous post, my day was capped by 5-6 Short-eared owls putting on a wonderful display on the north side of Oil City Road (Wallkill NWR) at dusk. JPA John Askildsen Millbrook, New York -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] BDA, Orange County, NY

2014-02-16 Thread John Askildsen
Today, I intensively birded the Black Dirt Area of southwestern Orange County, NY. Despite the relatively deep snow, there were plenty of good birds to be had. I birded "the circuit": County Routes 6, 12, 88, 26, Oil City Road, Missionland Rd, Skinner La, Maloney, McKenna, Indiana, Pumpkin

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn, NY: Red-necked Grebe

2014-02-16 Thread Anders Peltomaa
Hi all, I just returned home from the NYC Audubon Winter Seals and Waterbirds Harbor Cruise. A great day for a couple of hours of fun on the water, the absolute highlight of the cruise came when we found a Red-necked Grebe between a couple of jetties immediately West/Northwest of IKEA in Brooklyn.

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn, NY: Red-necked Grebe

2014-02-16 Thread Anders Peltomaa
Hi all, I just returned home from the NYC Audubon Winter Seals and Waterbirds Harbor Cruise. A great day for a couple of hours of fun on the water, the absolute highlight of the cruise came when we found a Red-necked Grebe between a couple of jetties immediately West/Northwest of IKEA in Brooklyn.

[nysbirds-l] BDA, Orange County, NY

2014-02-16 Thread John Askildsen
Today, I intensively birded the Black Dirt Area of southwestern Orange County, NY. Despite the relatively deep snow, there were plenty of good birds to be had. I birded the circuit: County Routes 6, 12, 88, 26, Oil City Road, Missionland Rd, Skinner La, Maloney, McKenna, Indiana, Pumpkin Swamp

[nysbirds-l] BDA, Orange County, NY Addendum

2014-02-16 Thread John Askildsen
In addition to my previous post, my day was capped by 5-6 Short-eared owls putting on a wonderful display on the north side of Oil City Road (Wallkill NWR) at dusk. JPA John Askildsen Millbrook, New York -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] rough-legged hawk

2014-02-16 Thread gary straus
Rough-legged hawk dark morph at the turn around on the meadow brook pkwy leaving jones beach. At 1.00 pm GARY STRAUS -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] correction: winter raptor trip

2014-02-16 Thread Michael Britt
NJ/NY birders, Sorry...been up since 4AM but some glaring typos in the notes section of my post...corrected version here: http://pelagicaddict.wordpress.com/2014/02/16/how-bout-54-roughlegs-14-lapland-longspurs/ Thanks, Mike Britt Bayonne, NJ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: