[nysbirds-l] correction re Suffolk shorebirding

2014-09-02 Thread Douglas Futuyma
With considerable chagrin, I have to say that my reported Buff-breasted Sandpiper may have been the Baird's that Eileen Schwinn and Mike Higgiston reported from the same place. My bird was very distant, through thermal distortion, and I based my ID more on its foraging behavior than on morphology.

[nysbirds-l] Suffolk Shorebirding

2014-09-02 Thread Douglas Futuyma
In a more extended day of shorebirdig than I had intended, I began at 7:45 at Cupsogue County Park, where I encountered Dick Belanger. From the end of the path that leads from the 4WD track west of the parking lot, we spent over an hour scrutinizing the birds on the exposed, fairly distant sand/mud

[nysbirds-l] Yes-Baird's Sandpiper - Riverhead Sod Fields

2014-09-02 Thread Eileen Schwinn
Currently being seen -3:45pm - west of Route 105, north of Northville Turnpike. Alone, in the field, visible from red fire hydrant, and Rt 43 Sign (southern portion of the sod field) Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYS

[nysbirds-l] Marine Nature Study Area

2014-09-02 Thread syschiff
Marine Nature Study Area 2 September Hot, muggy slow day with only a half dozen shorebird species. Both a GREEN HERON and a CLAPPER RAIL moved lazily and posed for pictures along with a non-spotted SPOTTED SANDPIPER. A ROYAL TERN also flew by and posed, A YELLOW WARBLER and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT

[nysbirds-l] Sandwich tern. Sagg beach

2014-09-02 Thread Arie Gilbert
1 Sandwich tern with common terns at cut. With Phil Uburubu 40.90744,-72.288577   09/02/2014 @ 2:10 PM Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY  Sent from "Loretta IV" in the field -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http:

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: NNYBirds: BROWN BOOBY at Noblewood!

2014-09-02 Thread zach schwartz-weinstein
I didn't see this forwarded here, but the Champlain Brown Booby was refound this morning in Willsboro, NY, about 25 miles north of where it was first reported. Zach Schwartz-Weinstein, Albany -- Forwarded message -- From: Matthew Medler m...@cornell.edu [Northern_NY_Birds] < northe

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: NNYBirds: BROWN BOOBY at Noblewood!

2014-09-02 Thread jw.kent
-Original Message- From: "Matthew Medler m...@cornell.edu [Northern_NY_Birds]" To: "northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com" Cc: Jay McGowan Sent: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 10:20 AM Subject: NNYBirds: BROWN BOOBY at Noblewood! It just flew by from north to south, at 10:15 AM. Videotaped. Headed

[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue Red-necked Phalarope

2014-09-02 Thread d Futuyma
Dick Belanger and I are looking at a distant phalarope that appears to be adult Red-necked, on bar opposite trail to shore, west of the walk able flats. Doug Futuyma Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbi

[nysbirds-l] World Shorebird Day held soon (Sept. 6, 2014)

2014-09-02 Thread Thomas Fiore
Of potential interest to all birders world-wide and perhaps some in our state & region who have enjoyed their migration recently: http://worldshorebirdsday.wordpress.com/the-observance/about/ - - - - - Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsW