[nysbirds-l] Osprey in NY

2015-08-06 Thread Ken McDermott
 Seeing the recent posts related to the subject and being Chairman of the Avian Records Committee of the Edgar A. Mearns Bird Club in Orange County I can tell you that there are NO records of Osprey nesting at any time in our county. It is an issue that I try to remain conscious of because there

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 06 Aug 2015

2015-08-06 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 08/06/2015 * NYBU1508.06 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- AMERICAN PIPIT WHITE-WINGED SCOTER CLAY-COL. SPARROW

RE: [nysbirds-l] Ospreys in NY

2015-08-06 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Hi Rob and all, Although possibly not relevant to the map per se, Ospreys have markedly changed their distribution along New York's ocean coast. Whereas the islands off the east end of Long Island hosted multi-hundreds of pairs at the turn of the 20th Century and continued to support breeders

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ospreys in NY

2015-08-06 Thread birder64
I'll assume you are covering territory north of the Adirondacks also?...St Lawrence River Valley?...which has many nesting osprey along the river shoreline. Brian McAllister Saranac Lake > On Aug 6, 2015, at 1:38 PM, Thomas O'Donnell > wrote: > > Rob, > There have been successful Osprey

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ospreys in NY

2015-08-06 Thread Thomas O'Donnell
Rob, There have been successful Osprey nests for several years in the Iroquois NWR and adjacent Tonawanda and Oak Orchard State Wildlife Management Areas. The nests are in Niagara, Genesee and Orleans counties in Western NY. Tom Thomas M. O'Donnell Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 6, 2015, at 7:18

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ospreys in NY

2015-08-06 Thread Steve M. Chorvas
Hi Rob, I compile bird records for the John Burroughs Natural History Society, which has been documenting the bird life of Ulster County for the past 60+ years (Mid-Hudson River Valley, Catskills, and Shawangunk Mountains of NY State). Until recently, we had no confirmed records of Osprey

[nysbirds-l] Baird's on Plumb Beach

2015-08-06 Thread Jack Rothman
The Plumb Beach, Brooklyn Baird's was refound by Richard Aracil about 30 min ago, west of the parking lot, not far from the breakwater. It was pretty far up on the second line of rack on the beach. Jack Rothman Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Baird's -yes

2015-08-06 Thread Jack Rothman
Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2)

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bairds Brooklyn Yes

2015-08-06 Thread Andrew Baksh
Joshua, Thanks for posting to the listserves. I have said this in the past and I'll say it again at the risk of someone getting their undies in a twist. Reports to the listserves are important to the birding community as a whole. Not everyone uses the new/old communication medium via social

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Coast Guard area: Clapper Rails

2015-08-06 Thread Robert Taylor
Not much at low tide from sunrise to 7am- only a few dozen shorebirds including semi palmated sandpipers and plovers, and 2 spotted sandpipers. Saw 10 Great Egrets and a Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, and a Clapper Rail. Recommend the sandbar as a reliable spot in the early am to find Clapper

[nysbirds-l] Ospreys in NY

2015-08-06 Thread Rob Bierregaard
Greetings NY Birders, I’m working on revising the range map for Ospreys for the Birds of North America project. I’ve found that checking in to state birding listservs has been a productive way of gathering information for the project. Based on information from the state, my

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ospreys in NY

2015-08-06 Thread birder64
I'll assume you are covering territory north of the Adirondacks also?...St Lawrence River Valley?...which has many nesting osprey along the river shoreline. Brian McAllister Saranac Lake On Aug 6, 2015, at 1:38 PM, Thomas O'Donnell tmodonn...@roadrunner.com wrote: Rob, There have been

RE: [nysbirds-l] Ospreys in NY

2015-08-06 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Hi Rob and all, Although possibly not relevant to the map per se, Ospreys have markedly changed their distribution along New York's ocean coast. Whereas the islands off the east end of Long Island hosted multi-hundreds of pairs at the turn of the 20th Century and continued to support breeders

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 06 Aug 2015

2015-08-06 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 08/06/2015 * NYBU1508.06 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- AMERICAN PIPIT WHITE-WINGED SCOTER CLAY-COL. SPARROW

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Coast Guard area: Clapper Rails

2015-08-06 Thread Robert Taylor
Not much at low tide from sunrise to 7am- only a few dozen shorebirds including semi palmated sandpipers and plovers, and 2 spotted sandpipers. Saw 10 Great Egrets and a Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, and a Clapper Rail. Recommend the sandbar as a reliable spot in the early am to find Clapper

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bairds Brooklyn Yes

2015-08-06 Thread Andrew Baksh
Joshua, Thanks for posting to the listserves. I have said this in the past and I'll say it again at the risk of someone getting their undies in a twist. Reports to the listserves are important to the birding community as a whole. Not everyone uses the new/old communication medium via social

[nysbirds-l] Ospreys in NY

2015-08-06 Thread Rob Bierregaard
Greetings NY Birders, I’m working on revising the range map for Ospreys for the Birds of North America project. I’ve found that checking in to state birding listservs has been a productive way of gathering information for the project. Based on information from the state, my

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ospreys in NY

2015-08-06 Thread Thomas O'Donnell
Rob, There have been successful Osprey nests for several years in the Iroquois NWR and adjacent Tonawanda and Oak Orchard State Wildlife Management Areas. The nests are in Niagara, Genesee and Orleans counties in Western NY. Tom Thomas M. O'Donnell Sent from my iPhone On Aug 6, 2015, at 7:18

[nysbirds-l] Baird's on Plumb Beach

2015-08-06 Thread Jack Rothman
The Plumb Beach, Brooklyn Baird's was refound by Richard Aracil about 30 min ago, west of the parking lot, not far from the breakwater. It was pretty far up on the second line of rack on the beach. Jack Rothman Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Baird's -yes

2015-08-06 Thread Jack Rothman
Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2)

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ospreys in NY

2015-08-06 Thread Steve M. Chorvas
Hi Rob, I compile bird records for the John Burroughs Natural History Society, which has been documenting the bird life of Ulster County for the past 60+ years (Mid-Hudson River Valley, Catskills, and Shawangunk Mountains of NY State). Until recently, we had no confirmed records of Osprey