[nysbirds-l] Eider recount

Meant to cancel last post and hit send instead. Was going to say that final eider tally was 27. Also had 4 late Black Skimmers at west end of Coney Island boardwalk. Regards, Shane B. Brooklyn NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Red-necked grebe, late yellow warbler, and waterfowl

A few interesting birds on a warm November day included a red-necked grebe scoped on Great South Bay from the fishing pier at Captree State Park, Suffolk County, and a very late yellow warbler, also at Captree. The warbler was in the brush on the north edge of the parking lot where an

[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed, Barnacle and Cackling Geese and Jamaica Bay birds

11/15/09 - Jamaica Bay W.R., Broad Channel, Queens Co., NY Time:  9:15am to 11:30am Observers:  Andrew Block 15+ Horned grebes 7+ Double-crested Cormorants 4 Black-crowned Night-Herons 1 Great Blue heron 12+ Snow Geese (+1 Blue Goose) several Canada geese many Brants several Gadwalls 8+ American

[nysbirds-l] QCBC Meeting, Wed. Nov. 18th

*The Queens County Bird Club* *will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) on Wednesday, November 18th at 8pm.* (For travel directions, see http://www.alleypond.com/directions.htm).* * PROGRAM: Cowbirds, Cuckoos, and Coots: Behavioral Diversity of Brood Parasitic Birds, or

[nysbirds-l] partial albino red tail

this morning james velozzi found a partial albino red tailed hawk near the intersection of rt 94 and county route 1 in orange county, between warwick and pine island. it was mainly white with a few black primaries and secondaries and a few red tail feathers. i was able to locate the bird and

[nysbirds-l] Common Eiders/Brooklyn

Thanks to Rob for posting. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2)

[nysbirds-l] Eider recount

Meant to cancel last post and hit send instead. Was going to say that final eider tally was 27. Also had 4 late Black Skimmers at west end of Coney Island boardwalk. Regards, Shane B. Brooklyn NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Red-necked grebe, late yellow warbler, and waterfowl

A few interesting birds on a warm November day included a red-necked grebe scoped on Great South Bay from the fishing pier at Captree State Park, Suffolk County, and a very late yellow warbler, also at Captree. The warbler was in the brush on the north edge of the parking lot where an

[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed, Barnacle and Cackling Geese and Jamaica Bay birds

11/15/09 - Jamaica Bay W.R., Broad Channel, Queens Co., NY Time:  9:15am to 11:30am Observers:  Andrew Block 15+ Horned grebes 7+ Double-crested Cormorants 4 Black-crowned Night-Herons 1 Great Blue heron 12+ Snow Geese (+1 Blue Goose) several Canada geese many Brants several Gadwalls 8+ American

[nysbirds-l] Aggressive Northern Shrike

The Northern Shrike that I posted about on 11/7/09 is still regularly showing up in our backyard. This particular shrike continues to be a fascinating bird to observe! On 11/14/09 at 7:45 a.m. the Northern Shrike was perched at the top of the favored winter tree, but took off and aggressively

[nysbirds-l] QCBC Meeting, Wed. Nov. 18th

*The Queens County Bird Club* *will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) on Wednesday, November 18th at 8pm.* (For travel directions, see http://www.alleypond.com/directions.htm).* * PROGRAM: Cowbirds, Cuckoos, and Coots: Behavioral Diversity of Brood Parasitic Birds, or

[nysbirds-l] partial albino red tail

this morning james velozzi found a partial albino red tailed hawk near the intersection of rt 94 and county route 1 in orange county, between warwick and pine island. it was mainly white with a few black primaries and secondaries and a few red tail feathers. i was able to locate the bird and