[nysbirds-l] East Pond Shorebirds

2016-08-28 Thread Isaac Grant
Birded from 4:00 pm until dark. 1 marbled Godwit. 1 American Golden Plover 2 Caspian Terns. Continuing adult and young bird spent most of time on spit in front of island. The Godwit and plover both stayed on the pond for about a minute each. Peregrine buzzed the pond multiple times and birds

[nysbirds-l] Wood Stork - Eden

2016-08-28 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
A WOOD STORK was photographed on private property in the Town of Eden, Erie County on Friday. The bird, apparently, roosted overnight in a pine tree but disappeared Saturday morning before 9:00 a.m. and has not been seen since. The only location information that I have received is that it was on Ea

[nysbirds-l] East Pond Baird's Sandpiper

2016-08-28 Thread Steve Walter
A Baird's Sandpiper appeared on the southeast side of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay, around 12:30. Bob Schrieber and I followed down to the south end. The birds were jumpy and moving around - for good reason. A few minutes after we saw the Baird's on the long spit at the south end, while we were sta

[nysbirds-l] caspian terns - Midtown Hudson River

2016-08-28 Thread Dominic Garcia-Hall
Folks, This afternoon around 3pm I watched two caspian terns (an adult and what was presumably a HY bird) cruise north up the Hudson River from about Chelsea until I lost them in the heat haze south of the GW bridge. A friend of mine also had one this morning fly in off Manhattan Bay and judging by

Re: [nysbirds-l] 2nd hand report - Selasphorus Hummingbird, South Fork, Suffolk

2016-08-28 Thread Michael McBrien
The hummingbird was showing well around the visitor center of Morton NWR for the last hour or so. It is visiting the north feeder mostly, and seems to prefer perching in the walnut on the north side of the restroom building. We obtained several spread tail shots and the bird appears to be a Ruf

Re: [nysbirds-l] 2nd hand report - Selasphorus Hummingbird, South Fork, Suffolk

2016-08-28 Thread Bill Marrs
Still present as of 2:10! Sent from my iPhone 27 > On Aug 28, 2016, at 10:50 AM, Michael McBrien wrote: > > Just saw this report go up on eBird, figured it best to get out word to a > wider audience asap. > > A Selasphorus hummingbird was found and photographed by Tim Brew this morning > co

[nysbirds-l] 2nd hand report - Selasphorus Hummingbird, South Fork, Suffolk

2016-08-28 Thread Michael McBrien
Just saw this report go up on eBird, figured it best to get out word to a wider audience asap. A Selasphorus hummingbird was found and photographed by Tim Brew this morning coming to a hummingbird feeder at the visitor center of Morton NWR on the South Fork. Good luck if you go. I'm enroute a