[nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center, East Islip CLOSING

The Town of Islip is closing the South Shore Nature Center in East Islip at the end of this year.  It provides habitat for 171 species of birds and is part of the Great South Bay and Connetquot Estuary Important Bird Areas. If the Town succeeds in closing the center, December 16, 2012 will be

[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull at Setauket Mill Pond

Seen briefly at 9:50AM today in tidal portion of Setauket Mill Pond. Ken Sue Feustel Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

Re: [nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center, East Islip CLOSING

Are they closing a building or access to the entire area? Is the area protected as a mapped park, either in the Town of Islip or the county or state? Does the Town have a plan to sell the property or repurpose it or are they simply closing access because they can't afford to have staff present?

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE

Begin forwarded message: From: Dave K fishwatch...@hotmail.commailto:fishwatch...@hotmail.com Date: December 10, 2012 11:40:47 AM EST To: Cayuga Birds cayugabird...@cornell.edumailto:cayugabird...@cornell.edu Subject: [cayugabirds-l] TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE Reply-To: Dave K

[nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center Information

Sorry for not sending enough information the first time. The SSNC is 206 acres of land owned by the Town of Islip (thanks to the generosity of the Decker Orr family), Suffolk County (it is unknown if there is a legal agreement between the Town and the County), and land leased from the Nature

[nysbirds-l] Queens County CBC to be on Sunday Dec 16th

Fellow Birders, The Queens County Bird Club will be participating in the National Audubon CBC as usual, scheduled this year for Sunday December 16th. We are always looking for additional participants please contact our coordinator Ian Resnick via email av...@nyc.rr.com phone 917-626-9562 or

[nysbirds-l] CORE, OCWA, HOWR, INBU ++ @ Kissena Park Queens County...

A drizzling but pleasant morning of birding at Kissena Park in Queens yielded a few notable birds that would be a nice addition to the QCBC Christmas Count. Some of these birds were also seen this morning by Eric Miller. Highlights included *Common Redpoll* (2) at least three were seen yesterday

[nysbirds-l] Snow geese in Yorktown Heights, NY

Was out in the yard stacking wood and had a flock of ~70 snow geese fly over the yard. All white morph as far as I could see (no binocs and misty). Flock was in a broken V, behaving as though they were searching for a landing site. Flying very low, came in from NE and circled yard heading NW.

[nysbirds-l] Common Yellowthroat

12/10/12 this afternoon in the fog/drizzle: Common Yellowthroat foraging among House Sparrows in Union Square Park. Also Mourning Dove, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrows, etc. Alice Deutsch -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Cape May Warbler

Still present between 15 Fort hill Circle and the apartment building. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[nysbirds-l] Sagaponack Christmas Bird Count

Greetings New York Birders: The Sagaponack Christmas Count will be held on Sunday, 16 December 2012. The count area extends east from Mecox Bay to East Hampton. It includes a wonderful array of birding locations that include the south shore bays and ponds and surrounding farms, Three Mile

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * December 10, 2012 *  NYSY  12.10.12   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 03, 2012 - December 10, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

Fw: [nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

Sorry, I forgot to mention the male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD is still coming to a feeder in Phoenix (Onondaga County) - Forwarded Message - From: Joseph Brin brinjos...@yahoo.com To: NYSBirds NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 5:40 PM Subject: [nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[nysbirds-l] 12/10-Brooklyn: Black Brant, White-winged Crossbills

This afternoon there was a single Black Brant on the ballfields at Marine Park in Brooklyn. It was with ~3350 Atlantic Brant. There were also a couple of duskier Atlantic-types that were interesting, but I didn't spend too much time trying to turn things into Gray-bellied Brant. This is the 3rd

[nysbirds-l] 12/9 C. Redpolls Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Hi, Yesterday, I visited the Southern end of Pelham Bay Park where I was pleasantly surprised by a flock of 7 Common Redpolls. The flock was aloft most of the time and seemed to be roaming a wide area. The 7 disappeared and resurfaced a few times throughout my walk. Later on, I stumbled

[nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center, East Islip CLOSING

The Town of Islip is closing the South Shore Nature Center in East Islip at the end of this year.  It provides habitat for 171 species of birds and is part of the Great South Bay and Connetquot Estuary Important Bird Areas. If the Town succeeds in closing the center, December 16, 2012 will be

[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull at Setauket Mill Pond

Seen briefly at 9:50AM today in tidal portion of Setauket Mill Pond. Ken & Sue Feustel Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

Re: [nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center, East Islip CLOSING

Are they closing a building or access to the entire area? Is the area protected as a mapped park, either in the Town of Islip or the county or state? Does the Town have a plan to sell the property or repurpose it or are they simply closing access because they can't afford to have staff present?

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE

Begin forwarded message: From: Dave K mailto:fishwatch...@hotmail.com>> Date: December 10, 2012 11:40:47 AM EST To: Cayuga Birds mailto:cayugabird...@cornell.edu>> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE Reply-To: Dave K mailto:fishwatch...@hotmail.com>> TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE still in

[nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center Information

Sorry for not sending enough information the first time. The SSNC is 206 acres of land owned by the Town of Islip (thanks to the generosity of the Decker Orr family), Suffolk County (it is unknown if there is a legal agreement between the Town and the County), and land leased from the Nature

[nysbirds-l] Queens County CBC to be on Sunday Dec 16th

Fellow Birders, The Queens County Bird Club will be participating in the National Audubon CBC as usual, scheduled this year for Sunday December 16th. We are always looking for additional participants please contact our coordinator Ian Resnick via email av...@nyc.rr.com phone 917-626-9562 or

[nysbirds-l] CORE, OCWA, HOWR, INBU ++ @ Kissena Park Queens County...

A drizzling but pleasant morning of birding at Kissena Park in Queens yielded a few notable birds that would be a nice addition to the QCBC Christmas Count. Some of these birds were also seen this morning by Eric Miller. Highlights included *Common Redpoll* (2) at least three were seen yesterday

[nysbirds-l] Snow geese in Yorktown Heights, NY

Was out in the yard stacking wood and had a flock of ~70 snow geese fly over the yard. All white morph as far as I could see (no binocs and misty). Flock was in a broken V, behaving as though they were searching for a landing site. Flying very low, came in from NE and circled yard heading NW.

[nysbirds-l] Common Yellowthroat

12/10/12 this afternoon in the fog/drizzle: Common Yellowthroat foraging among House Sparrows in Union Square Park. Also Mourning Dove, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrows, etc. Alice Deutsch -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Cape May Warbler

Still present between 15 Fort hill Circle and the apartment building. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[nysbirds-l] Sagaponack Christmas Bird Count

Greetings New York Birders: The Sagaponack Christmas Count will be held on Sunday, 16 December 2012. The count area extends east from Mecox Bay to East Hampton. It includes a wonderful array of birding locations that include the south shore bays and ponds and surrounding farms, Three Mile

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * December 10, 2012 *  NYSY  12.10.12   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 03, 2012 - December 10, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

Fw: [nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

Sorry, I forgot to mention the male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD is still coming to a feeder in Phoenix (Onondaga County) - Forwarded Message - From: Joseph Brin To: NYSBirds Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 5:40 PM Subject: [nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * December

[nysbirds-l] 12/10-Brooklyn: Black Brant, White-winged Crossbills

This afternoon there was a single "Black" Brant on the ballfields at Marine Park in Brooklyn. It was with ~3350 "Atlantic" Brant. There were also a couple of duskier Atlantic-types that were interesting, but I didn't spend too much time trying to turn things into "Gray-bellied" Brant. This is

[nysbirds-l] 12/9 C. Redpolls Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Hi, Yesterday, I visited the Southern end of Pelham Bay Park where I was pleasantly surprised by a flock of 7 Common Redpolls. The flock was aloft most of the time and seemed to be roaming a wide area. The 7 disappeared and resurfaced a few times throughout my walk. Later on, I stumbled