[nysbirds-l] Fwd: The smell of 1.5 miles of freshly laid asphalt combined with the dying aroma of 400 newly felled trees.

2013-02-02 Thread Andrew Baksh
For those of you who bird Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, you might be interested in this. During our Van Cortlandt Park walks we spend a lot of time dodging bicyclists and joggers who for the most part are very respectful to our bird watching group as we are with them. If this trail is

[nysbirds-l] Ross's Goose - Great River (Suffolk)

2013-02-02 Thread Derek Rogers
I pulled into Timber Point Golf Course at about 9:15 AM. I noticed a goose herd feeding on the course, just south of the driving range area. This is toward the west side of the course near the canal. I parked along the canal and began walking toward an open area where I could get a nice detail

[nysbirds-l] Ross's Goose at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

2013-02-02 Thread Ken Feustel
Ross's Goose being seen at HSP now, opposite entrance road to Field 6. Best bet is to park in S/W corner of Parking Field 1 and walk the paved bike path in a S/W direction. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ross's Goose at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

2013-02-02 Thread Derek Rogers
Excellent, Ken!! This is the very direction that the sub-flock containing the Ross's seemed to head, leaving the river than hooking west. I did canvas Hecksher thoroughly, after the fact, but came up empty. Thrilled to hear you relocated the bird! Best, Derek Rogers Sayville On Feb 2, 2013,

[nysbirds-l] Lapland longspur jones beach

2013-02-02 Thread Arie Gilbert
On lawn by coast guard gazebo west end lot  02/02/2013 @ 2:55 PM Arie Gilbert No. Babylon, NY WWW.QCBirdClub.ORG WWW.PowerBirder.blogspot.com Maps: WWW.QCBirdClub.ORG/birding-site-maps  Sent from Loretta in the field -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Ross's Goose at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

2013-02-02 Thread Derek Rogers
Big thanks to Ken and Sue Fuestel for relocating the Ross's Goose. I arrived at Hecksher around 3:30 PM where I ran into Sue Fuestel. She immediately steered me in the right direction. The Ross's Goose was feeding with a relatively small herd of Canada Geese north of Field #4 along a roadway

[nysbirds-l] Accabonac Harbor, East Hampton, Feb. 2nd, 2013

2013-02-02 Thread Carl Starace
Hi, Birding the East Hampton area today we happened upon 8 Ruddy Turnstones amongst a flock of Sanderling and Dunlin at Accabonac Harbor, Springs. Hook Pond held few birds due to its being mostly iced over. Good February Birding, Carl Starace -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Ross's Goose Photos at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

2013-02-02 Thread ken feustel
I have posted a few photos of the Heckscher State Park Ross's Goose at my Flickr site. Ken Feustel http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 1 February 2013

2013-02-02 Thread Karen Fung
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Feb 01, 2013 * NYNY1302.01 - Birds Mentioned: BARNACLE GOOSE+ YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE ROSS'S GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE TUFTED DUCK HARLEQUIN DUCK American Bittern Bald

[nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden

2013-02-02 Thread Debbie Becker
Highlights of the Saturday morning bird walk include; RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, PURPLE FINCH and SONG SPARROW. Proving Punxsutawney Phil is right- spring has to be around the corner! Great Horned Owl-1 Red tailed Hawk-2 Sharp shinned Hawk1 Cooper's Hawk-2 Cedar Waxwing-1 Northern Mockingbird-1

[nysbirds-l] Suffolk County Birding - Black-headed Gulls, Barrow's Goldeneye ++

2013-02-02 Thread Andrew Baksh
First, thank you to those of you who contacted me off line and expressed an interest in signing the petition on saving the *Putnam Trail in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx*. If you had an issue getting to the petition page, please try this link http://www.savetheputnamtrail.com/petition/ Now to

[nysbirds-l] We hiit gold in the Northville oil fields

2013-02-02 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
Today, Tom Moran and I, arrived at Meritt's Pond, Riverhead ~ 0845, finding only 2 Blue Morph Snow Geese, among the many canadas. Obviously to late, we then headed north to try for the Ross's Goose in the farm fields, but whiffed again. A stop at the Tuccio Buffalo Farm produced 1 A.Pipit,

[nysbirds-l] Addition to last post

2013-02-02 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
Should have ended with the sentence Count of 1 still stands ! -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: The smell of 1.5 miles of freshly laid asphalt combined with the dying aroma of 400 newly felled trees.

2013-02-02 Thread Andrew Baksh
For those of you who bird Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, you might be interested in this. During our Van Cortlandt Park walks we spend a lot of time dodging bicyclists and joggers who for the most part are very respectful to our bird watching group as we are with them. If this trail is

[nysbirds-l] Ross's and Grt. Wht Frnt, Riverhead

2013-02-02 Thread Peter Priolo
This morning the Ross's Goose reported by Michael was aroost on Merrit's pond. Also present was a single Greater White-fronted Goose and a single Blue Goose. The duck community contained one pair each of N. Shoveler and Green Winged Teal. It seems we may have cracked the code of the Riverhead

[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck still present in Smithtown LI

2013-02-02 Thread Sam Stuart
All The male Tufted Duck is still on Stump Pond in Blydenburg County Park, Smithtown Long Island. Enjoy Sam -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Ross's Goose - Great River (Suffolk)

2013-02-02 Thread Derek Rogers
I pulled into Timber Point Golf Course at about 9:15 AM. I noticed a goose herd feeding on the course, just south of the driving range area. This is toward the west side of the course near the canal. I parked along the canal and began walking toward an open area where I could get a nice detail

[nysbirds-l] Ross's Goose at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

2013-02-02 Thread Ken Feustel
Ross's Goose being seen at HSP now, opposite entrance road to Field 6. Best bet is to park in S/W corner of Parking Field 1 and walk the paved bike path in a S/W direction. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ross's Goose at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

2013-02-02 Thread Derek Rogers
Excellent, Ken!! This is the very direction that the sub-flock containing the Ross's seemed to head, leaving the river than hooking west. I did canvas Hecksher thoroughly, after the fact, but came up empty. Thrilled to hear you relocated the bird! Best, Derek Rogers Sayville On Feb 2, 2013,

[nysbirds-l] Lapland longspur jones beach

2013-02-02 Thread Arie Gilbert
On lawn by coast guard gazebo west end lot  02/02/2013 @ 2:55 PM Arie Gilbert No. Babylon, NY WWW.QCBirdClub.ORG WWW.PowerBirder.blogspot.com Maps: WWW.QCBirdClub.ORG/birding-site-maps  Sent from "Loretta" in the field -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Ross's Goose at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

2013-02-02 Thread Derek Rogers
Big thanks to Ken and Sue Fuestel for relocating the Ross's Goose. I arrived at Hecksher around 3:30 PM where I ran into Sue Fuestel. She immediately steered me in the right direction. The Ross's Goose was feeding with a relatively small herd of Canada Geese north of Field #4 along a roadway

[nysbirds-l] Accabonac Harbor, East Hampton, Feb. 2nd, 2013

2013-02-02 Thread Carl Starace
Hi, Birding the East Hampton area today we happened upon 8 Ruddy Turnstones amongst a flock of Sanderling and Dunlin at Accabonac Harbor, Springs. Hook Pond held few birds due to its being mostly iced over. Good February Birding, Carl Starace -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Ross's Goose Photos at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

2013-02-02 Thread ken feustel
I have posted a few photos of the Heckscher State Park Ross's Goose at my Flickr site. Ken Feustel http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 1 February 2013

2013-02-02 Thread Karen Fung
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Feb 01, 2013 * NYNY1302.01 - Birds Mentioned: BARNACLE GOOSE+ YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE ROSS'S GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE TUFTED DUCK HARLEQUIN DUCK American Bittern Bald

[nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden

2013-02-02 Thread Debbie Becker
Highlights of the Saturday morning bird walk include; RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, PURPLE FINCH and SONG SPARROW. Proving Punxsutawney Phil is right- spring has to be around the corner! Great Horned Owl-1 Red tailed Hawk-2 Sharp shinned Hawk1 Cooper's Hawk-2 Cedar Waxwing-1 Northern Mockingbird-1

[nysbirds-l] Suffolk County Birding - Black-headed Gulls, Barrow's Goldeneye ++

2013-02-02 Thread Andrew Baksh
First, thank you to those of you who contacted me off line and expressed an interest in signing the petition on saving the *Putnam Trail in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx*. If you had an issue getting to the petition page, please try this link http://www.savetheputnamtrail.com/petition/ Now to

[nysbirds-l] We hiit "gold" in the Northville "oil fields"

2013-02-02 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
Today, Tom Moran and I, arrived at Meritt's Pond, Riverhead ~ 0845, finding only 2 Blue Morph Snow Geese, among the many canadas. Obviously to late, we then headed north to try for the Ross's Goose in the farm fields, but whiffed again. A stop at the Tuccio Buffalo Farm produced 1 A.Pipit,

[nysbirds-l] Addition to last post

2013-02-02 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
Should have ended with the sentence "Count of 1 still stands" ! -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES