[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field Baird’s Sandpiper - KINGS- yes

2018-08-26 Thread Pepaul
In the puddle in front of the Aviator building. There are also juvenile Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers, one Lesser Yellowlegs, a handful of Semipalmated Plovers on the runways (with a few dozen mixed swallow species). Surely much more to be discovered. Good birding, Tripper and Daisy --

Re:[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field: Western Kingbird

2017-09-25 Thread Tyler Goldstein
parking lot next to "Raptor Point" where the model airplane guys park Tyler Goldstein Jericho, NY On Monday, September 25, 2017, Joshua Malbin wrote: > I go to Floyd all the time and I am not sure, so I think others may wonder > as well: which one is the "raptor" parking lot? > > On Mon, Sep 25

Re: [nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field: Western Kingbird

2017-09-25 Thread Joshua Malbin
I go to Floyd all the time and I am not sure, so I think others may wonder as well: which one is the "raptor" parking lot? On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 5:28 PM Tyler Goldstein wrote: > flycatching by the "raptor" parking lot > > Tyler Goldstein, > Jericho > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field: Western Kingbird

2017-09-25 Thread Tyler Goldstein
flycatching by the "raptor" parking lot Tyler Goldstein, Jericho -- 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-ar

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field Cattle Egret

2016-10-23 Thread Michael Yuan
In Beach Grass Nursery field off Rancher Road, across from Archery Road. Mike Yuan Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVE

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field, Jones Beach West End, Massapequa Preserve

2014-12-01 Thread Robert Taylor
Hi Everyone, I saw the Cassin's Kingbird at the previously reported spot on the north side of the community garden - was giving great photo ops - also saw a pheasant fly over one the fields near Flatbush Ave around the north side entrance to Floyd Bennett Field. ( I didn't make a decent attempt at

[nysbirds-l] Floyd bennett field kings cnty

2014-11-30 Thread Peter
LECONTRS SPARROW by water edge archery road behind education building.opwn flat round foundation Sent from my MetroPCS 4G Android device -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field birds today

2014-03-29 Thread Rob Jett
This morning I led a trip for the Brooklyn Bird Club to Floyd Bennett Field and the adjacent Dead Horse Bay. Our start at sunrise allowed us time to find a few good birds before the rain started. The highlight of the morning was a singing Eastern Meadowlark on the grasslands trying to outperfor

[nysbirds-l] Floyd bennett field Kings cnty

2013-11-29 Thread Peter
 Lark sparrow continues floyd bennett field cricket field berm cut.bald eagle ovehead,33 horned larks cricket field.report of 5 Eastern bluebirds polytech ballfieldSent from my MetroPCS 4G Android device -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Info

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field, Kings Co.

2012-10-13 Thread keir randall
There was spectacular activity at Floyd Bennett today with highlights including an Eastern Meadowlark, American Pipits, Pine Siskins, Vesper Sparrow, an early Fox Sparrow and eighteen White-crowned Sparrows. Although little is identifiable in this video it gives an impression of the scale of a

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field

2012-10-07 Thread Isaac Grant
Echoing other reports from today, there were very large numbers of expected common birds in the "north 40" section this morning and afternoon.Over 200 Siskins were seen flying over50+ Purple Finch, including a few that landed and were singingLoads of Yellow-rumped Warblers, Palm Warblers, White

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field- Grasspipers--NO

2012-09-05 Thread sy schiff
Floyd Bennett Field, 5 Sept Joe Giunta, Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) birded the puddles and surrounding areas without any success this morning. We did see a male RING-NECKED PHEASANT that popped out along the runway edge, wandered back and out again several times. We stopped by the Communi

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field today

2012-09-04 Thread Rob Jett
The storm passing through the city today created some good-sized puddles at Floyd Bennett Field and delivered a fair assortment of shorebirds to the runways and parking lots. Included in the mix was a single Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpiper. The Baird's and Buff-breasted weren't actually feed

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field and Jamaica Bay

2012-01-09 Thread Sy Schiff
Brooklyn & Queens 9 January Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to Floyd Bennett Field, checked for the shrike without success and headed over to the boat ramp. There we found 2 RED-NECKED GREBE out in the bay. A birder we met at the site came by as we drove scanning the edges for the shrike and

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field shrike follow-up

2012-01-08 Thread Rob Jett
At around 3:15pm Heydi Lopes and I returned to the runway that divides fields "G" and "C" hoping to get another look at the Northern Shrike. We had walked down the runway to the tree line when I spotted the bird perched on top of a small tree close to the edge of the pavement. For the next 30 mi

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field Dec 29: Northern Shrike--NO

2011-12-29 Thread Bkbirdr
We (Alan Baratz and Janet Zinn) spent over two hours in Floyd Bennet Field today (10-12:15) and searched all the reported spots along the center and north runways, and further afield as well, but no luck with the Northern Shrike. Saw one other birder searching and it didn't seem like he was h

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field & Dead Horse Bay, Brooklyn 5/28/11

2011-05-28 Thread Heydi Lopes
There was a Mourning Warbler at Floyd Bennett Field this afternoon. It was low in the shrubbery on the left side of the blind at the Return-a-Gift Pond. Also of note was a White-winged Scoter at Dead Horse Bay, near the Marina. Heydi Lopes Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastB

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field--BBSAs + Clay-colored Sparrow

2010-09-19 Thread jacob drucker
An excursion to Floyd Bennett Field with Lila and Richard Fried was quite successful this morning, as we encountered 3 of the Juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS continuing from earlier in the week and were treated to stellar looks. Later we ran into Shane Blodgett, whom we birded the community g

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field BBSAs

2010-09-16 Thread Rob Jett
At 11am there were 4 Buff-breasted Sandpipers on the small field adjacent to the Aviator Sports parking lot in Floyd Bennett Field. They were associating with a flock of 18 Killdeer. They were still present when I left at 12:50pm. There were an additional 40 Killdeer on the small grass field jus