[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 8 August 2014

-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Aug. 8, 2014 * NYNY1408.08 - Birds Mentioned WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL+ BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Red-necked Grebe Cory’s Shearwater Great Shearwater AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Leach

[nysbirds-l] West Hampton Dune Overlook - Whimbrel

On Friday, August 8 at 4:45 about an hour 15 minutes before high tide, I saw a Whimbrel with 3 Royal Terns and 4 Herring Gulls at the West Hampton Dunes Overlook. The sandbar was just covered with water at this time. Earlier, at Cupsogue, there were 31 Red Knots along with the standard fare. The Sp

[nysbirds-l] Great Egret Schoharie, NY

A Great Egret continues for the last 4 days at the Stone Store Forest Wetland on State Route 145, in Broome, Schoharie County, New York. Two Great Blue Herons also flew in to this site while observing the Egret. E. Corbett Broome, New York -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.co

[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow

The Lark Sparrow was found again this afternoon in field 2 of Robert Moses State Park around 1:00pm. The ranges along the north side of the parking lot from the closed west entrance to the open east exit. Observers besides myself included Carson Wood, Mike Schiebel, Ed Becher and Bob Anderson. Robe

[nysbirds-l] JBWR West Pond Marbled Godwits

Two feeding in the bayside flats closest to the dead end of the short path. Mike Yuan Brooklyn, Ny -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCH

[nysbirds-l] important NYSOA Conference deadlines

A couple of important deadlines are fast approaching for this fall’s NYSOA Annual Meeting / NYS Birders Conference, which will be held in Ithaca September 19-21, 2014: CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DISCOUNT is available only through August 15. RAMADA DISCOUNTED ROOM RATE is available only through Aug

RE: [nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow at Robert Moses S.P. (Suffolk)

The Lark Sparrow continues along the northern edge of Field 2. Last night around 6:30 pm I found it a little more than halfway from the toll booths to the northeast corner. This morning around 7:15, with Patricia Lindsay, we found it at the extreme northeast corner. Flushed by an exiting vehicl

[nysbirds-l] Tagged Herring Gull - yesterday at Orient Point

Hi Everyone, Just a FYI that I found a tagged Herring Gull at Orient Point yesterday...green tag "E85" metal tag "185" with small writing that I can't make out yet. Will report it and see what I can find out. Other than that, not much going on there from 6 - 8pm. Good birding, Rob in Massapequa