[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Horned Grebe - Reeves Bay, Flanders, NY
Anyone that had high hopes in seeing a Solitary Sandpiper away from freshwater can continue that dream. I didn't beat the extremely slim odds. As most may have assumed, the bird mentioned below was a juvie Spotted, not a rare Tringa. It was hot out today... Maybe tonight's rain will drop some interesting birds on the flats. Begin forwarded message: > From: Derek Rogers > Date: July 18, 2012 3:28:29 PM EDT > To: NY Bird List > Subject: Horned Grebe - Reeves Bay, Flanders, NY > > I thought this was noteworthy. Friend Tom Haskell just sent me photos, that > he took today, of a Horned Grebe in Reeves Bay. The bird sported its > beautiful, full on breeding plumage. > > On a separate note, the flats at Cupsogue produced a single Pectoral > Sandpiper this afternoon. There was also a Solitary Sandpiper stalking insect > prey on the sandy beach area located just west of the flats. Other than that, > its been the usual, expected mix of shorebirds and terns. > > Best, > > Derek Rogers > Sayville > > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Horned Grebe - Reeves Bay, Flanders, NY
Anyone that had high hopes in seeing a Solitary Sandpiper away from freshwater can continue that dream. I didn't beat the extremely slim odds. As most may have assumed, the bird mentioned below was a juvie Spotted, not a rare Tringa. It was hot out today... Maybe tonight's rain will drop some interesting birds on the flats. Begin forwarded message: From: Derek Rogers drogers0...@gmail.com Date: July 18, 2012 3:28:29 PM EDT To: NY Bird List nysbirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: Horned Grebe - Reeves Bay, Flanders, NY I thought this was noteworthy. Friend Tom Haskell just sent me photos, that he took today, of a Horned Grebe in Reeves Bay. The bird sported its beautiful, full on breeding plumage. On a separate note, the flats at Cupsogue produced a single Pectoral Sandpiper this afternoon. There was also a Solitary Sandpiper stalking insect prey on the sandy beach area located just west of the flats. Other than that, its been the usual, expected mix of shorebirds and terns. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
