Re: [nysbirds-l] Kingbird Mailing Problem

2020-09-22 Thread Charles Witek 
It looks like they're finally arriving in Suffolk County.  I got mine in
West Babylon today.


On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 4:18 PM Shaibal Mitra 
wrote:

> I'm writing with an update regarding the Kingbird mailing problems.
>
> In following up with people waiting for long overdue hard copies, we
> learned that some (but not all) involved people who had unknowingly renewed
> their memberships under "digital only."
>
> But we know that in other cases hard copies are really out there
> somewhere. Yesterday (21 September) we finally received our own missing
> hard copy of The Kingbird via USPS!
>
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
> 
> From: bounce-124927292-11143...@list.cornell.edu [
> bounce-124927292-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shaibal Mitra [
> shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 8:57 AM
> To: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu)
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Kingbird Mailing Problem
>
> Many of the participants in this forum are also members of the New York
> State Ornithological Association and are familiar with its quarterly
> journal, The Kingbird. Even those who are not members might be interested
> to know more about the organization and its publications, which members
> currently may choose to receive digitally or in print (but not both, for
> logistical reasons):
>
> https://nybirds.org/
>
> Kingbird Volume 70 Number 2 was published digitally on 12 August and
> mailed on 13 August, but it has come to our attention that many members
> expecting hard copies still haven't received them. The problem appears to
> be with the USPS, because people who have not received copies are set up on
> our mailing list exactly like those who have received them. We apologize
> for the inconvenience and would like (a) to learn the full scope of the
> problem; and (b) provide digital access to as many affected members as
> possible.
>
> If you have been expecting a hard copy of Kingbird 70-2 and have not
> received it please email me and copy Patricia Lindsay at gelochelidon AT
> gmail.com.
>
> Sincerely,
> Shaibal S. Mitra
> Editor, The Kingbird
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Kingbird Mailing Problem

2020-09-22 Thread Charles Witek 
It looks like they're finally arriving in Suffolk County.  I got mine in
West Babylon today.


On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 4:18 PM Shaibal Mitra 
wrote:

> I'm writing with an update regarding the Kingbird mailing problems.
>
> In following up with people waiting for long overdue hard copies, we
> learned that some (but not all) involved people who had unknowingly renewed
> their memberships under "digital only."
>
> But we know that in other cases hard copies are really out there
> somewhere. Yesterday (21 September) we finally received our own missing
> hard copy of The Kingbird via USPS!
>
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
> 
> From: bounce-124927292-11143...@list.cornell.edu [
> bounce-124927292-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shaibal Mitra [
> shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 8:57 AM
> To: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu)
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Kingbird Mailing Problem
>
> Many of the participants in this forum are also members of the New York
> State Ornithological Association and are familiar with its quarterly
> journal, The Kingbird. Even those who are not members might be interested
> to know more about the organization and its publications, which members
> currently may choose to receive digitally or in print (but not both, for
> logistical reasons):
>
> https://nybirds.org/
>
> Kingbird Volume 70 Number 2 was published digitally on 12 August and
> mailed on 13 August, but it has come to our attention that many members
> expecting hard copies still haven't received them. The problem appears to
> be with the USPS, because people who have not received copies are set up on
> our mailing list exactly like those who have received them. We apologize
> for the inconvenience and would like (a) to learn the full scope of the
> problem; and (b) provide digital access to as many affected members as
> possible.
>
> If you have been expecting a hard copy of Kingbird 70-2 and have not
> received it please email me and copy Patricia Lindsay at gelochelidon AT
> gmail.com.
>
> Sincerely,
> Shaibal S. Mitra
> Editor, The Kingbird
> --
>
> NYSbirds-L List Info:
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
>
> ARCHIVES:
> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
> 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
>
> Please submit your observations to eBird:
> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
>
> --
>
>
> --
>
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> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
>
> ARCHIVES:
> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
> 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
>
> Please submit your observations to eBird:
> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
>
> --
>
>

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Exotic ID?

2020-06-13 Thread Charles Witek 
Likely a pen-raised bird that always fed from a dish or tray, removing the
opportunity for the bill to be worn down normally.

As someone alluded to before, the bird was probably either an escape from a
shooting preserve or a survivor from a dog-training session.

On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 1:05 PM Larry Trachtenberg 
wrote:

> Yes; what’s up with that bill?
>
>
>
> L. Trachtenberg
>
> Ossining
>
>
>
>
>
> *Lawrence B. Trachtenberg* | trachtenb...@amsllp.com
>
> *Aronson Mayefsky **&** Sloan, **LLP*
>
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> *From:* bounce-124700303-26736...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-124700303-26736...@list.cornell.edu> *On Behalf Of *Andrew Mason
> *Sent:* Saturday, June 13, 2020 12:35 PM
> *To:* zach schwartz-weinstein 
> *Cc:* NYSBIRDS 
> *Subject:* Re: [nysbirds-l] Exotic ID?
>
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> Yeah--my thought too.  That bill is way out of line!
>
> On 6/13/2020 12:31 PM, zach schwartz-weinstein wrote:
>
>
>
> Chukar.  Introduced gamebird.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 12:30 PM Andrew Mason 
> wrote:
>
> Anybody have an idea on this bird--seen in upstate NY--Otsego Co.?
>
> Andy Mason
>
>
>
> --
>
> Andrew Mason
>
> 13 Boylston St. 
> 
>
> Oneonta, NY  13820 [google.com] 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Exotic ID?

2020-06-13 Thread Charles Witek 
Likely a pen-raised bird that always fed from a dish or tray, removing the
opportunity for the bill to be worn down normally.

As someone alluded to before, the bird was probably either an escape from a
shooting preserve or a survivor from a dog-training session.

On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 1:05 PM Larry Trachtenberg 
wrote:

> Yes; what’s up with that bill?
>
>
>
> L. Trachtenberg
>
> Ossining
>
>
>
>
>
> *Lawrence B. Trachtenberg* | trachtenb...@amsllp.com
>
> *Aronson Mayefsky **&** Sloan, **LLP*
>
> 12 E. 49th Street, New York, New York 10017 | T: 212.521.3511 | F:
> 212.838.5505
>
>
>
> NOTICE: This e-mail is intended only for the named recipient(s). It
> contains confidential, privileged and/or attorney work product information.
> If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not disseminate, distribute
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>
>
> *From:* bounce-124700303-26736...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-124700303-26736...@list.cornell.edu> *On Behalf Of *Andrew Mason
> *Sent:* Saturday, June 13, 2020 12:35 PM
> *To:* zach schwartz-weinstein 
> *Cc:* NYSBIRDS 
> *Subject:* Re: [nysbirds-l] Exotic ID?
>
>
>
> *-CAUTION: EXTERNAL EMAIL*
>
>
>
> Yeah--my thought too.  That bill is way out of line!
>
> On 6/13/2020 12:31 PM, zach schwartz-weinstein wrote:
>
>
>
> Chukar.  Introduced gamebird.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 12:30 PM Andrew Mason 
> wrote:
>
> Anybody have an idea on this bird--seen in upstate NY--Otsego Co.?
>
> Andy Mason
>
>
>
> --
>
> Andrew Mason
>
> 13 Boylston St. 
> 
>
> Oneonta, NY  13820 [google.com] 
> 
>
> (607) 652-2162
>
> andyma...@earthling.net
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> *NYSbirds-L List Info:*
>
> Welcome and Basics [northeastbirding.com]
> 
>
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> 
>
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave [northeastbirding.com]
> 
>
> *Archives:*
>
> The Mail Archive [mail-archive.com]
> 
>
> Surfbirds [surfbirds.com]
> 
>
> ABA [birding.aba.org]
> 
>
> *Please submit your observations to **eBird* [ebird.org]
> 
> *!*
>
> --
>
> --
>
> Zach Schwartz-Weinstein
> 203 500 7774
>
>
>
> --
>
> Andrew Mason
>
> 13 Boylston St.

[nysbirds-l] Brown booby off Fire Island (Suffolk Co)

2018-07-31 Thread Charles Witek 
Yesterday afternoon, around 4:00 pm, 15.9 miles, 308 degrees from Fire
Island Inlet.

Just finishing up a day chumming for sharks with a Stony Brook U research
team when the bird did a fly-by over the chum slick.

I was originally unsure about the ID, but one of the others on board was a
grad student who specializes in marine birds, had prior experience with the
species, and confirmed that it was, in fact, a brown booby.

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[nysbirds-l] Brown booby off Fire Island (Suffolk Co)

2018-07-31 Thread Charles Witek 
Yesterday afternoon, around 4:00 pm, 15.9 miles, 308 degrees from Fire
Island Inlet.

Just finishing up a day chumming for sharks with a Stony Brook U research
team when the bird did a fly-by over the chum slick.

I was originally unsure about the ID, but one of the others on board was a
grad student who specializes in marine birds, had prior experience with the
species, and confirmed that it was, in fact, a brown booby.

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