RE: [nysbirds-l] Other summering Little Gulls

2014-08-12 Thread Grover, Bob
Sy, et al., I don't believe that is entirely accurate. First, there was no breach. There was a large bypass shoal that had been forming offshore for many months. As is often the case, it had a crescent shape. During a minor coastal storm, the entire shoal migrated onshore as a swash bar and

Re: [nysbirds-l] Other summering Little Gulls

2014-08-12 Thread Hugh McGuinness
Bob et al, Do you think this kind of habitat can be manufactured with heavy equipment? I remember many years ago a prospective homeowner bulldozed the back-dune along Dune Road in Quogue. That first summer that shallow scrape filled with fresh water and it was the only time I have ever seen

RE: [nysbirds-l] Other summering Little Gulls

2014-08-12 Thread Grover, Bob
Hi Hugh, Actually, there are plans to do just that this fall at Smith Point County Park as part of the Fire Island to Moriches Inlet (FIMI) project. There was a collaborative design effort between the Corps of Engineers, US Fish and Wildlife, the DEC, and Suffolk County to design into the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Other summering Little Gulls

2014-08-12 Thread Hugh McGuinness
Hooray. This is very exciting. Wish I were going to be there. Now If I can just get NPS to become similarly enlightened, I might be able to find Semi Plover in DC and bring my shorebird list to 7! ;) Hugh On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Grover, Bob rgro...@gpinet.com wrote: Hi Hugh,

[nysbirds-l] FEA'S PETREL, White-faced Storm-Petrel etc.

2014-08-12 Thread Doug Gochfeld
We're still off shore, but I figured this deserves prompt mention. The overnight Paulagics Pelagic trip to the Hudson Canyon area produced some excellent birds, including FEA'S PETREL, WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL, dozens of Band-rumped Storm-Petrels, and a Bridled Tern. A more thorough trip report

[nysbirds-l] Kingbird periodicals and other magazines and books available

2014-08-12 Thread Teri
My father, Larry Holland,a long-time NY State birder and book lover, has left his extensive bird book collection to rehome. Many of his books have been donated to colleges with ornithology programs (Cornell, William Mary, Virginia Tech and Yale). Primarily, I am hoping to find a home and

RE: [nysbirds-l] Other summering Little Gulls

2014-08-12 Thread Grover, Bob
Sy, et al., I don't believe that is entirely accurate. First, there was no breach. There was a large bypass shoal that had been forming offshore for many months. As is often the case, it had a crescent shape. During a minor coastal storm, the entire shoal migrated onshore as a swash bar and

Re: [nysbirds-l] Other summering Little Gulls

2014-08-12 Thread Hugh McGuinness
Bob et al, Do you think this kind of habitat can be manufactured with heavy equipment? I remember many years ago a prospective homeowner bulldozed the back-dune along Dune Road in Quogue. That first summer that shallow scrape filled with fresh water and it was the only time I have ever seen

RE: [nysbirds-l] Other summering Little Gulls

2014-08-12 Thread Grover, Bob
Hi Hugh, Actually, there are plans to do just that this fall at Smith Point County Park as part of the Fire Island to Moriches Inlet (FIMI) project. There was a collaborative design effort between the Corps of Engineers, US Fish and Wildlife, the DEC, and Suffolk County to design into the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Other summering Little Gulls

2014-08-12 Thread Hugh McGuinness
Hooray. This is very exciting. Wish I were going to be there. Now If I can just get NPS to become similarly enlightened, I might be able to find Semi Plover in DC and bring my shorebird list to 7! ;) Hugh On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Grover, Bob wrote: > Hi Hugh, > > Actually, there are

[nysbirds-l] FEA'S PETREL, White-faced Storm-Petrel etc.

2014-08-12 Thread Doug Gochfeld
We're still off shore, but I figured this deserves prompt mention. The overnight Paulagics Pelagic trip to the Hudson Canyon area produced some excellent birds, including FEA'S PETREL, WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL, dozens of Band-rumped Storm-Petrels, and a Bridled Tern. A more thorough trip report

[nysbirds-l] Kingbird periodicals and other magazines and books available

2014-08-12 Thread Teri
My father, Larry Holland,a long-time NY State birder and book lover, has left his extensive bird book collection to rehome. Many of his books have been donated to colleges with ornithology programs (Cornell, William & Mary, Virginia Tech and Yale). Primarily, I am hoping to find a home and