[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 18 May 2018

2018-05-18 Thread Ben Cacace
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * May. 18, 2018 * NYNY1805.18 - Birds mentioned BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK+ BICKNELL'S THRUSH+ KIRTLAND'S WARBLER+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Sooty Shearwater Northern Gannet Cattle Egret Lesser Black-backed Gull Olive-sided

[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush, NYS-protected species (in Central Park NYC, & to 5/18/'18)

2018-05-18 Thread Thomas Fiore
Also, a 'last-minute' note that all 5 eastern-breeding swallow species are current (as of p.m./Friday, 5/18) on the C.P. reservoir, esp. as seen from east & northeast portions of the surrounding running-walking track. It’s also worth noting that in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, these ‘5' swallows ha

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Fri., May 18, 2018 - 15 Species of Wood Warblers, Yellow-throated & Blue-headed Vireos & more

2018-05-18 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC - North End Fri., May 18, 2018 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. Highlights: 15 Species of Wood Warblers, Yellow-throated & Blue-headed Vireos, Least Flycatcher (2), and Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Mallard - 5 Harlem Meer Mourning dove - 2 or 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Jughan

[nysbirds-l] Cattle Egret croton Point

2018-05-18 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
Breeding plumaged CE at NE corner of ball field (by soccer goal) found this a.m. by K. Lamb continues at 2 pm. L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www

[nysbirds-l] Sooty Shearwaters+, Robert Moses SP, Suffolk County

2018-05-18 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Seawatching has been slow during the past two weeks. Seaducks have been diminishing in numbers, and the loon migration has been unimpressive in terms of numbers and diversity (= no Pacific Loon--yet). Thus, it was satisfying to find a movement of Sooty Shearwaters this morning (I counted 19 betw

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Thu. May 17, 2018 - 19 Species of Warblers, Cliff Swallows, Y-b Cuckoo, Poss. Bicknell''s Thrush

2018-05-18 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC Thursday, May 17, 2018 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen with Pennsylvania Birders & others Highlights: 19 Species of Wood Warblers, Cliff Swallows (2), Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Lincoln's Sparrow, & possible Bicknell's Thrush. Canada Goose - 4 (2 pairs Great Lawn) Wood Duck

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bryant Park (no mourning) and croton point (cattle egret)

2018-05-18 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
No luck for me anyway w Mourning between 745 and 815. Quite windy so not very birdy in the London Planes although there are oodles of common yellowthroats, ovenbirds, catbirds and white throats skulking. Caretaker found and buried this morning a dead magnolia warbler (had pic). Same no luck ye

Re: [nysbirds-l] Birdy morning in The Battery (Battery Park) NYC

2018-05-18 Thread Jonathan Perez
Mourning warbler still being seen this morning at the SW corner of Bryant Park by a few birders - near the colored chairs and the “southwest porch coffee cabin.” Please excuse my brevity. Sent from my iPhone > On May 15, 2018, at 2:25 PM, gabriel willow wrote: > > I led a bird walk in The