[nysbirds-l] Goose & Gull kept day from being dull !

2015-01-25 Thread robert adamo
Late start on Sunday had me leaving the house at 1500, and upon arriving at the n/s Northville Tpke, between Doctor's Path & Rt. 105, Riverhead ~ 1510, I found Rich Gostic scoping a large, spread-out flock of Canadas - it was nice to match a name with a face ! He hadn't found anything unusual up to

[nysbirds-l] Bald Eagle in Brooklyn's Green-Wood

2015-01-25 Thread Matthew Wills
An adult Bald Eagle was flying low over and perching in Green-Wood this afternoon. At one point, it broke the high branch it was on, sending the wood plummeting as it flapped away. Two other birders I ran into saw it leave the cemetery in a northwesterly direction. Band visible on one foot, but

Re: [nysbirds-l] TONIGHT - Jamaica Bay West Pond Meeting on Thursday, January 22, 6pm to 8 pm

2015-01-25 Thread gochfeldlaw
Does anyone have a report on what transpired at the January 22nd meeting? -Original Message- From: Nancy Tognan To: NYSbirds-L Sent: Thu, Jan 22, 2015 7:29 am Subject: [nysbirds-l] TONIGHT - Jamaica Bay West Pond Meeting on Thursday, January 22, 6pm to 8 pm This critical mee

Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew Gull -- NO

2015-01-25 Thread Angus Wilson
Spent a couple of hours searching the relevant spots this morning, including Coney Island Creek, without success. As Doug Gochfeld mentioned yesterday, the Brooklyn coast and parks are a major wintering area for Ring-billed Gulls and there are numerous alternative spots that should be checked i

[nysbirds-l] Delaware County Golden Eagle Survey 7 February

2015-01-25 Thread Thomas Salo
I am trying to fill in a few remaining territories in SE Delaware County - the area between Roxbury and Andes- for the 7 February survey. I could use some skilled birders as help. I am especially in need of a couple of people who can ID eagle species from great distances by silhouette. In other

Re: [nysbirds-l] Common Redpoll, Central Park , Manhattan

2015-01-25 Thread matthieu.benoi...@orange.fr
It is still there right now Matthieu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE device  -- Original message-- From: Ed GaillardDate: Sat, 1/24/2015 1:11 PMTo: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu;Subject:[nysbirds-l] Common Redpoll, Central Park , Manhattan A Common Redpoll male is visiting the Evodia feeders in the R

[nysbirds-l] Barrows goldeneye

2015-01-25 Thread Pat Aitken
Female barrows goldeneye at montauk yacht club on star island Sent from the electronic cloud -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES:

[nysbirds-l] Shinnecock LI King Eider continues...

2015-01-25 Thread Andrew Baksh
King Eider at Shinnecock continues; currently, west of the inlet in front on the island. Observed with Tom Burke and Gail Benson. 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu *The Art of War*