[nysbirds-l] Sparrows at Union Square Park and birds from The Adirondaks, etc.

Both the White-crowned Sparrow and the Swamp Sparrow were easily visible towards the South end of Union Square Park at around 10:45am this morning. A bit of a contrast from our weekend where Philip Dempsey and I joined Joan E. Collins for some Adirondack birding on Saturday. Spent most of

[nysbirds-l] Jan. 28 Freeport Pelagic Results - Record Common Murre Count!

Saturday’s trip out of Freeport, NY was a big success with both great weather and great birds. Seas were running about 2 feet with winds less than 15 knots for most of the day, eventually building only up to 3 feet. The winds and waves started to pick up quite a bit in the afternoon as forecast,

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  January 30, 2012 *  NYSY 01.30.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 23, 2012 - January 30, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex

[nysbirds-l] Rich Marina, Buffalo NY 1/30/12

I stopped by Rich Marina after work but before heading to class (5:10 p,m), still hoping for the Black-headed Gull. No luck on that front, however the following were present: 4 Canada Geese 11 Mallards 4 Common Mergansers 500+ Boneparte's Gulls 2 Little Gulls (1 adult, 1 juvenile) 17

[nysbirds-l] Fighter Kite string (manja) found in Floyd Bennett (Kings County)

Birders, A blight has developed with a popular kite war game, originated from southern Asia (banned in Pakistan) , carried over to here to the wide open spaces of Floyd Bennett Field. The harmful string used to fly the kites, called manja, is a very strong high tensile usually red ( or

[nysbirds-l] Sparrows at Union Square Park and birds from The Adirondaks, etc.

Both the White-crowned Sparrow and the Swamp Sparrow were easily visible towards the South end of Union Square Park at around 10:45am this morning. A bit of a contrast from our weekend where Philip Dempsey and I joined Joan E. Collins for some Adirondack birding on Saturday. Spent most of

[nysbirds-l] Jan. 28 Freeport Pelagic Results - Record Common Murre Count!

Saturday’s trip out of Freeport, NY was a big success with both great weather and great birds. Seas were running about 2 feet with winds less than 15 knots for most of the day, eventually building only up to 3 feet. The winds and waves started to pick up quite a bit in the afternoon as forecast,

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  January 30, 2012 *  NYSY 01.30.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 23, 2012 - January 30, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex

[nysbirds-l] Rich Marina, Buffalo NY 1/30/12

I stopped by Rich Marina after work but before heading to class (5:10 p,m), still hoping for the Black-headed Gull. No luck on that front, however the following were present: 4 Canada Geese 11 Mallards 4 Common Mergansers 500+ Boneparte's Gulls 2 Little Gulls (1 adult, 1 juvenile) 17

[nysbirds-l] Fighter Kite string (manja) found in Floyd Bennett (Kings County)

Birders, A blight has developed with a popular kite war game, originated from southern Asia (banned in Pakistan) , carried over to here to the wide open spaces of Floyd Bennett Field. The harmful string used to fly the kites, called manja, is a very strong high tensile usually red ( or