Re: [nysbirds-l] Quick note about Ravens

2016-02-08 Thread Dominic Garcia-Hall
Hi Phil If you haven't read it, I'd highly recommend Bernd Heinrich's 'Ravens in Winter'. It's one of the most thorough studies on ravens and has a wealth of great science (and great anecdotes)... - both in terms of wintering strategies, and his big discoveries on recruitment and social behavior.

[nysbirds-l] Linnaean Society NY meeting, Tuesday 2/9/16

2016-02-08 Thread Anders Peltomaa
*** THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK - MEETING PROGRAM - AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK CITY *** Tomorrow (February 9, 2016) the evening program of the LSNY will reflect on two equally fascinating topics, climate change and its impact on a group enigmatic birds of the southern

[nysbirds-l] Quick note about Ravens

2016-02-08 Thread Phil Jeffrey
A Common Raven that I encountered on Sandy Hook (NJ) this past Saturday was seen to fly north over Raritan Bay towards NYC. With recent sightings on the eastern shore of Staten Island and also at Gravesend Bay/Coney Island it's interesting to consider just how much ground individual Ravens might

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday February 7, 2016

2016-02-08 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC Sunday February 7, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Many thanks to Jeff Ward, Carine Mitchell, Karen Evans, Peter Haskel, Xander Vitarelli, Nell Semel, and Tom Ahlf for spotting so many of the birds on Sunday's walk. Canada Goose - many

[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbill behavior/White-winged Crossbills/Boreal Chickadees/Black-backed Woodpecker, etc.

2016-02-08 Thread Joan Collins
2/8/16 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) & Route 421 (St. Lawrence Co.) Late this morning, I found a newly killed male Red Crossbill (still warm) in Route 30 near the end of Sabattis Road in Long Lake. I've observed a pair gritting at this spot several times and it was disturbing to find the male

[nysbirds-l] RFI re an old LI record of Barnacle Goose and juvenile hybrid Barnacle x Canada/Cackling Goose

2016-02-08 Thread Shaibal Mitra
On 27 Dec 2003, Pat Lindsay and I observed an adult Barnacle Goose and a hybrid juvenile Barnacle Goose x Canada/Cackling Goose at what we used to call the "Grumman Pond"--the pond on the north side of Grumman Blvd, near the entrance. This is in central Suffolk County, LI. I can't find a

[nysbirds-l] Quick note about Ravens

2016-02-08 Thread Phil Jeffrey
A Common Raven that I encountered on Sandy Hook (NJ) this past Saturday was seen to fly north over Raritan Bay towards NYC. With recent sightings on the eastern shore of Staten Island and also at Gravesend Bay/Coney Island it's interesting to consider just how much ground individual Ravens might

Re: [nysbirds-l] Quick note about Ravens

2016-02-08 Thread Dominic Garcia-Hall
Hi Phil If you haven't read it, I'd highly recommend Bernd Heinrich's 'Ravens in Winter'. It's one of the most thorough studies on ravens and has a wealth of great science (and great anecdotes)... - both in terms of wintering strategies, and his big discoveries on recruitment and social behavior.

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday February 7, 2016

2016-02-08 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC Sunday February 7, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Many thanks to Jeff Ward, Carine Mitchell, Karen Evans, Peter Haskel, Xander Vitarelli, Nell Semel, and Tom Ahlf for spotting so many of the birds on Sunday's walk. Canada Goose - many

[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbill behavior/White-winged Crossbills/Boreal Chickadees/Black-backed Woodpecker, etc.

2016-02-08 Thread Joan Collins
2/8/16 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) & Route 421 (St. Lawrence Co.) Late this morning, I found a newly killed male Red Crossbill (still warm) in Route 30 near the end of Sabattis Road in Long Lake. I've observed a pair gritting at this spot several times and it was disturbing to find the male

[nysbirds-l] RFI re an old LI record of Barnacle Goose and juvenile hybrid Barnacle x Canada/Cackling Goose

2016-02-08 Thread Shaibal Mitra
On 27 Dec 2003, Pat Lindsay and I observed an adult Barnacle Goose and a hybrid juvenile Barnacle Goose x Canada/Cackling Goose at what we used to call the "Grumman Pond"--the pond on the north side of Grumman Blvd, near the entrance. This is in central Suffolk County, LI. I can't find a

[nysbirds-l] Linnaean Society NY meeting, Tuesday 2/9/16

2016-02-08 Thread Anders Peltomaa
*** THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK - MEETING PROGRAM - AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK CITY *** Tomorrow (February 9, 2016) the evening program of the LSNY will reflect on two equally fascinating topics, climate change and its impact on a group enigmatic birds of the southern