[nysbirds-l] yesterday at Massapequa Preserve: Flycatchers, Wood Thrush, Common Terns

2014-05-24 Thread Robert Taylor
Hi Everyone, Sorry for the late report - I was at Massapequa Preserve yesterday from 4:30-7:30pm, walked from Sunrise Highway North to about Jerusalem Ave. Catbirds...everywhere. Besides that, there were about 8 Common Terns at the lake by Brady Park...usually the preserve will have one or two

[nysbirds-l] Nighthawk @ JBWR

2014-05-24 Thread Steve Walter
Common Nighthawk sitting in tall tree where the west pond trail and south garden entrance meet up. Half way up in tree, but open and photographicable. Found by Pete Hamill. Steve Walter Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone div Original message /divdivFrom: Arie

[nysbirds-l] Marcy Woods: A two Mourning morning

2014-05-24 Thread John Gluth
Two hours spent birding Marcy Woods (north end of the Southard's Pond-Belmont State Park greenbelt, Suffolk County) were quite productive, despite not finding either of the Summer Tanagers reported from the area yesterday. There were very few transient migrants present in general, but those

[nysbirds-l] Croton Point Landfill sightings ( management update)

2014-05-24 Thread Anne Swaim
At least 24 bobolinks seen on Croton Point Park's main landfill this am including three observed singing males and one male seen in song display flight. Two different grasshopper sparrows singing with a third one seen perched in different area of landfill. An eastern meadowlark was also seen

[nysbirds-l] Brookyn Lark Sparrow

2014-05-24 Thread Rob Jett
Looking at a lark sparrow in Green-Wood Cemetery on vernal path. Bird was originally found by Joel Borker. Good birding, Rob Sent via Reality Distortion Field -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Connetquot SP Suffolk Co

2014-05-24 Thread Mike
Some late migrants and likely breeders at Connetquot SP on Oakdale today included singing Yellowthroated Warbler, Blackburnian, Magnolia, and the exoacred breeders, 2 Black-billed Cuckoos and one calling Yellow- billed Cuckoo and a Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Mike Cooper Ridge, LI, NY Sent

RE: [nysbirds-l] Nighthawk @ JBWR

2014-05-24 Thread Steve Walter
I posted a picture at http://www.stevewalternature.com/ . Strange day at Jamaica Bay. The only non-shorebird migrants I ran into were the two cuckoos, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and a Common Nighthawk. Maybe I shouldn't let it be known, but the shorebirds were actually enjoying the current

[nysbirds-l] yesterday at Massapequa Preserve: Flycatchers, Wood Thrush, Common Terns

2014-05-24 Thread Robert Taylor
Hi Everyone, Sorry for the late report - I was at Massapequa Preserve yesterday from 4:30-7:30pm, walked from Sunrise Highway North to about Jerusalem Ave. Catbirds...everywhere. Besides that, there were about 8 Common Terns at the lake by Brady Park...usually the preserve will have one or two

[nysbirds-l] Nighthawk @ JBWR

2014-05-24 Thread Steve Walter
Common Nighthawk sitting in tall tree where the west pond trail and south garden entrance meet up. Half way up in tree, but open and photographicable. Found by Pete Hamill. Steve Walter Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Arie Gilbert

[nysbirds-l] Marcy Woods: A two Mourning morning

2014-05-24 Thread John Gluth
Two hours spent birding Marcy Woods (north end of the Southard's Pond-Belmont State Park greenbelt, Suffolk County) were quite productive, despite not finding either of the Summer Tanagers reported from the area yesterday. There were very few transient migrants present in general, but those

[nysbirds-l] Croton Point Landfill sightings (& management update)

2014-05-24 Thread Anne Swaim
At least 24 bobolinks seen on Croton Point Park's main landfill this am including three observed singing males and one male seen in song display flight. Two different grasshopper sparrows singing with a third one seen perched in different area of landfill. An eastern meadowlark was also seen

[nysbirds-l] Brookyn Lark Sparrow

2014-05-24 Thread Rob Jett
Looking at a lark sparrow in Green-Wood Cemetery on vernal path. Bird was originally found by Joel Borker. Good birding, Rob Sent via Reality Distortion Field -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Connetquot SP Suffolk Co

2014-05-24 Thread Mike
Some late migrants and likely breeders at Connetquot SP on Oakdale today included singing Yellowthroated Warbler, Blackburnian, Magnolia, and the exoacred breeders, 2 Black-billed Cuckoos and one calling Yellow- billed Cuckoo and a Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Mike Cooper Ridge, LI, NY Sent

RE: [nysbirds-l] Nighthawk @ JBWR

2014-05-24 Thread Steve Walter
I posted a picture at http://www.stevewalternature.com/ . Strange day at Jamaica Bay. The only non-shorebird migrants I ran into were the two cuckoos, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and a Common Nighthawk. Maybe I shouldn't let it be known, but the shorebirds were actually enjoying the current