[nysbirds-l] Update to Northern Nassau Christmas count

2016-12-18 Thread GQ
My apologies to Stella for forgetting to mention their Red-headed Woodpecker on the count yesterday. Also, we had Common Merganser which didn’t get recorded but was also seen yesterday. This brings the species total to 99... We missed Northern Shoveler, Canvasback, Redhead,

[nysbirds-l] Update to Northern Nassau Christmas count

2016-12-18 Thread GQ
My apologies to Stella for forgetting to mention their Red-headed Woodpecker on the count yesterday. Also, we had Common Merganser which didn’t get recorded but was also seen yesterday. This brings the species total to 99... We missed Northern Shoveler, Canvasback, Redhead,

[nysbirds-l] Kings county CBC Dec 17 Preliminary

2016-12-18 Thread prosbird
Attached is a link to my blog Prospect Sightings with numbers of our Kings CBC. The total species total was 119. Preliminary figures till count week ends Tuesday. http://prospectsightings.blogspot.com/2016/12/kings-county-cbc-preliminary-total.html?m=0 Peter BBC Sent from AOL Mobile Mail --

[nysbirds-l] Kings county CBC Dec 17 Preliminary

2016-12-18 Thread prosbird
Attached is a link to my blog Prospect Sightings with numbers of our Kings CBC. The total species total was 119. Preliminary figures till count week ends Tuesday. http://prospectsightings.blogspot.com/2016/12/kings-county-cbc-preliminary-total.html?m=0 Peter BBC Sent from AOL Mobile Mail --

[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager in Queens

2016-12-18 Thread Steve Walter
Covering the cemeteries near Flushing Meadows for the Queens CBC, I had the luck of encountering a WESTERN TANAGER. The entrance to the Cedar Grove Cemetery is on the Long Island Expressway service road, just west of the Van Wyck Expressway / College Point Blvd. There is a building on the right

[nysbirds-l] Prelim results, Northern Nassau Christmas Count

2016-12-18 Thread GQ
The Northern Nassau Christmas Count, held yesterday, Saturday the 17th, failed to reach the 100 species mark for only the 11th time since 1970. 98 species were found in dismal weather conditions during the first half of the day. Dawn opened with a very steady moderate snow changing over to an

[nysbirds-l] Prelim results, Northern Nassau Christmas Count

2016-12-18 Thread GQ
The Northern Nassau Christmas Count, held yesterday, Saturday the 17th, failed to reach the 100 species mark for only the 11th time since 1970. 98 species were found in dismal weather conditions during the first half of the day. Dawn opened with a very steady moderate snow changing over to an

[nysbirds-l] Ross's Geese Johnson City, NY Broome County

2016-12-18 Thread David Nicosia
3 ROSS'S GEESE were found among a flock of CANADA GEESE at the Polar Shot Golf Course in Johnson City, NY today by Derek Green and Tim Hill. This constitutes a first record (e-bird) for Broome County. Dave Nicosia -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm

[nysbirds-l] Ross's Geese Johnson City, NY Broome County

2016-12-18 Thread David Nicosia
3 ROSS'S GEESE were found among a flock of CANADA GEESE at the Polar Shot Golf Course in Johnson City, NY today by Derek Green and Tim Hill. This constitutes a first record (e-bird) for Broome County. Dave Nicosia -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm

[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

2016-12-18 Thread Ben Cacace
When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I compare the previous bar chart list of species with the current one to pick up any additions or deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can find the date the species was added for each county. For each county on the wiki click the

[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

2016-12-18 Thread Ben Cacace
When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I compare the previous bar chart list of species with the current one to pick up any additions or deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can find the date the species was added for each county. For each county on the wiki click the

[nysbirds-l] Glaucous gull at shinnecock

2016-12-18 Thread Hugh McGuinness
On bar north of inlet. Hugh Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Glaucous gull at shinnecock

2016-12-18 Thread Hugh McGuinness
On bar north of inlet. Hugh Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Top 10 Locations Reviewed (NYS eBird Hotspots)

2016-12-18 Thread Ben Cacace
On the wiki pages the Top 10 locations (single and grouped sub-locations) have been reviewed for the 15 counties that currently have wiki pages for hotspots. The locations promoted to top 10 are highlighted green. The site that was replaced still has a page dedicated to it but it is static meaning

[nysbirds-l] Top 10 Locations Reviewed (NYS eBird Hotspots)

2016-12-18 Thread Ben Cacace
On the wiki pages the Top 10 locations (single and grouped sub-locations) have been reviewed for the 15 counties that currently have wiki pages for hotspots. The locations promoted to top 10 are highlighted green. The site that was replaced still has a page dedicated to it but it is static meaning

[nysbirds-l] Mohonk Lake/Ashokan Reservoir CBC Results

2016-12-18 Thread Steve M. Chorvas
Saturday, December 17, 2016 Mohonk Lake/Ashokan Reservoir CBC Despite challenging weather conditions that produced consistently heavy snowfall with very low visibility throughout much of the first half of the count day, the 67th annual Mohonk Lake/Ashokan Reservoir (NYML) Audubon Christmas

[nysbirds-l] Mohonk Lake/Ashokan Reservoir CBC Results

2016-12-18 Thread Steve M. Chorvas
Saturday, December 17, 2016 Mohonk Lake/Ashokan Reservoir CBC Despite challenging weather conditions that produced consistently heavy snowfall with very low visibility throughout much of the first half of the count day, the 67th annual Mohonk Lake/Ashokan Reservoir (NYML) Audubon Christmas