[nysbirds-l] An enjoyable and rewarding day !

2015-05-05 Thread robert adamo
Today started at Arshamomack, Greenport, on a N.F.A.S. bird walk, which was led by Tom Damiani. This is a neat place to meander in on a fine May day, and we all owe this treasure to Jack Levin ! While not having the degree of activity, as one finds in a "west end" park" at this time of year, we did

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 5/5

2015-05-05 Thread Thomas Fiore
'Cinco de Mayo', Tues., 5 May 2015 - Central & other parks, Manhattan, N.Y. City Apparently there were NO further sightings this day of a Kentucky Warbler from Monday (in Riverside Park); the area where it had been is a fairly thick, tangled & steep slope, and a bird such as that could e

RE: [nysbirds-l] Blue Grosbeaks at RMSP

2015-05-05 Thread tomster101
Blue Grosbeaks continue at Robert Moses Field 3 but are now in the uncut grass next to the dumpsters at the northwest corner of the parking lot as viewed from the pavilion. Tom Moran Shoreham Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S® 4 mini ™, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone Original message

[nysbirds-l] Kings County Kentucky Warbler

2015-05-05 Thread Sean Sime
Rob Jett and I found a Kentucky Warbler in Prospect Park at roughly 1:15pm. The bird was on the north side of Lookout Hill on the wood chip path that parallels Center Drive. The bird was seen briefly twice and was heard singing once. Other birders arrived as we were leaving and will hopefully refin

FW: [nysbirds-l] YB Chat and Red Headed Wpecker at Jones Beach

2015-05-05 Thread David Klauber
also had a Cliff Swallow flying west across the WE2 parking lot > Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 09:49:53 -0400 > From: ariegilb...@optonline.net > Subject: [nysbirds-l] YB Chat and Red Headed Wpecker at Jones Beach > To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu > > Dave Klauber just called to report > an adult Red-headed

[nysbirds-l] glossy ibis in Napeague, East Hampton

2015-05-05 Thread Bruce Horwith
There are 3 glossy ibis in the wetland where the new and old Montauk Hwy split on the approach to Montauk. Nearby woods have decent numbers of the expected early migrants -- black and white, yellow-rumped and yellow warblers, as well as ovenbird, catbird and towhee. *Bruce Horwith* *16 Salt Marsh

[nysbirds-l] Call for papers NYS Birders Conference/NYSOA

2015-05-05 Thread Kathryn Schneider
Local organizers are soliciting proposals for oral presentations and posters for the Scientific Paper Session at the 2015 NYSOA Annual meeting to be held at the Holiday Inn Wolf Rd. in Albany, NY October 2-4. The paper session will be Saturday afternoon, October 3rd from 1-4:30pm. Graduate and u

[nysbirds-l] Bay-breasted Warbler Prosprct Park

2015-05-05 Thread Rob Bate
A Bay-breasted Warbler was seen at the base of the Switchback path leading from Terrace Bridge to Lakeside this morning. The bird was later relocated near Terrace Bridge. Two Cape Mays were also reported by the Maryland Monument. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.North

[nysbirds-l] YB Chat and Red Headed Wpecker at Jones Beach

2015-05-05 Thread Arie Gilbert
Dave Klauber just called to report an adult Red-headed Woodpecker and a Yellow-breasted Chat in the median at Jones beach west end; and it is otherwise quiet. Arie Gilbert North Babylon, NY WWW.Powerbirder.blogspot.com WWW.qcbirdclub.org - Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.

RE: [nysbirds-l] Protho at clove lakes park on Staten Island

2015-05-05 Thread Shaibal Mitra
I saw a Protho at Clove Lakes this morning, but considerably farther north than described below: along the stream north of the stone bridge at the north end of the marshy pond that is north of Martling Ave. This is the same stretch of stream frequented by a Summer Tanager several winters ago. S