[nysbirds-l] Governors Island: Thu. 19-Oct-2017

2017-10-19 Thread Ben Cacace
*NY County Highlights (Fall season): * Yellow-billed Cuckoo (images on checklist), Blue-headed Vireo, Golden-crowned Kinglet (4), Palm Warbler (4) & Brown-headed Cowbird (32). *1st hour*: *16 spp.*; *2nd*: *+5*; *3rd*: *+5*; *4th*: *+4* = *30 spp.* Full checklist & images: http://ebird.org/ebird

[nysbirds-l] Bonaparte's and Little Gulls; Forster's Tern

2017-10-19 Thread Willie D'Anna
This morning, Dean DiTommaso, Jim Pawlicki, and I did a lake-watch at Fort Niagara State Park. The number of Bonaparte's Gulls passing by, going east to west, was phenomenal. I counted 6600 Bonies and there were probably another 1500-2000 that went by before I started counting. I have been seeing h

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

2017-10-19 Thread Ben Cacace
When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted checklists