[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 12 June 2015

2015-06-12 Thread Gail Benson
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * June 12, 2015 * NYNY1506.12 - Birds Mentioned BLACK-NECKED STILT+ ARCTIC TERN+ LONG-TAILED JAEGER+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Gadwall Common Eider Hooded Merganser Red-throated Loon Common Loon Red-necked Grebe Cory’s Shearw

[nysbirds-l] Terns - Nassau County

2015-06-12 Thread Michael Zito
@Nickerson today, leaving now 4 Roseate Terns (saw 2 yesterday) 1 Gull Billed Tern 1 Black Tern No target arctic tern again :/ Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.co

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Queens East Pond Water Level Management

2015-06-12 Thread Andrew Baksh
Dear all, As we are nearing mid June, some of us are already thinking about the upcoming shorebird season. I have been working with NPS over the last few years in monitoring the East Pond water levels and I wanted to report that drainage on the pond has begun for 2015. Additionally, I have begun

RE: [nysbirds-l] Arctic Tern search

2015-06-12 Thread Steve Walter
Arctic Terns can be found anytime in June, although I think the chances for breeding plumaged adults diminish in favor of younger birds as the month progresses. Getting Arctics is a luck of the draw sort of thing. It's typically different birds that are involved each day and tide - individuals

Re: [nysbirds-l] Arctic Tern search

2015-06-12 Thread Robert Lewis
I find that I have time this June to look for Arctic Terns.  I was at Nickerson Beach a couple days ago and had no luck. For Cupsogue Beach, I'm wondering if this make sense:  I see from the tide tables that between June 17 - 21 the tides seem to be favorable.  This is from the table for Center