[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 4/13

Sunday, 13 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City Some reports of interest include a very bright breeding-plumaged Red- necked Grebe seen at the Meer quite early, unfortunately flushed from the water, along with most other nearby birds, by a dog jumping in. (There are, without doub

[nysbirds-l] EPCAL - calverton

EPCAL was very quiet birdwise but there were a lot of Kestrels around on the Western runway. I checked the old radar station on the north side of 25 and found even more Kestrels - there were probably 10 utilizing that site. There are very few perches at the radar site due to a recent mowing which

[nysbirds-l] 9 owls/Green Heron/Golden Eagle

4/12/14 to 4/13/14 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) Last night, I once again drove to the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area to listen for owls. I found 7 owls on Sabattis Circle Road and the road to Sabattis Station - added to the 2 Barred Owls at our home, 9 owls in one night might be a new record f

[nysbirds-l] Brewer's Blackbird - Town of Porter, Niagara County

Late this afternoon, while participating in the long-standing Buffalo Ornithological Society April Count with Betsy Potter, I found a male BREWER'S BLACKBIRD. It was in a large flock of Red-wingeds, Grackles, Cowbirds, and Starlings that were feeding in a cattle pasture. This is the same pasture

[nysbirds-l] Ruby-throated hummingbird

Today I had the pleasure of seeing my first adult male ruby-throated hummingbird on my feeder in my yard in wading river. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigu

[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

This morning, a group of about 30 people walked the trails of Pelham Bay Park. There were great views of both male and female Great Horned Owls and then a very adorable owlet. Other highlights included a gorgeous Red-headed Woodpecker, a Glossy Ibis, several Osprey, a pair of Kingfishers, an Ea

[nysbirds-l] Male Summer Tanager, Lenoir Preserve, Westchester County

I found a male Summer Tanager at Lenoir Nature Preserve in Yonkers, lower Westchester County at 11:30 AM today. It was?along the path between the nature center and the Beverly E Smith Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden. I lost sight of it and could not relocate it in the 30 minutes I had before ha

[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake & Oceanside

Hempstead Lake SP 13 Apr A visit this morning (they are now charging on weekends to enter) was mostly a continuation of the last few days. Warblers included PINE, PALM and YELLOW-RUMPED. A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER made an appearance along with multiple TREE and BARN SWALLOWS and a lone CHIMNEY SWIF

[nysbirds-l] Correction YTWA

Dave heerwagon found bird not me. Dennis H -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.e

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler - Prospect Park

Yellow-throated Warbler found by Dennis Hrehowsik by the Lower Pool. Confirmed by Sandy Paci and Kathy Toomey. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeav

[nysbirds-l] Great Egret, Wilson's Snipe, Upland Sandpiper, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler

The subject birds were the highlights of the few hours I was out birding this morning in Oswego County. The GREAT EGRET was at the ponds at the golf course along Rt 49 in West Monroe at 7:00 AM and was still present on my return at 11:00. The WILSON’S SNIPE was in the roadside ditch along Toad

[nysbirds-l] Queens County Bird Club Inc. - Upcoming Meeting Info-

The Queens County Bird Club Inc. will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental Center 228-06 Northern Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362-1906 http://www.alleypond.com/directions.htm at 8pm on Wednesday April 16th  { the third Wednesday of the month}