[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Tues., Aug. 7, 2018 - Broad-winged Hawk & Four Species of Wood Warblers

2018-08-07 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC - Ramble south to 59th Street Pond Tuesday, August 7, 2018 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD & birders visiting from India Highlights: Broad-winged Hawk & Four Species of Wood Warblers Canada Goose - Lake Wood Duck - Male & female 59th Street Pond Mallard - around 30 59th Street Pond

[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: New/Renamed Locations (4-Aug-'18)

2018-08-07 Thread Ben Cacace
Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication keeping eBird.org running smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for working on shared location suggestions. ** See notes below if you wish to merge any of your personal locations with existing hotspots. New and renamed shared

[nysbirds-l] job posting: NY Breeding Bird Atlas III Project Coordinator

2018-08-07 Thread Kathryn Schneider
>From 2020-2025, New York State will be the first state to conduct its third >Breeding Bird Atlas, this time using eBird to facilitate data collection. This >Atlas is a partnership between the New York Natural Heritage Program , SUNY >ESF faculty, the New York State Department of Environmental

[nysbirds-l] Watch Hill report

2018-08-07 Thread Paul R Sweet
An overnight camping trip to the beach east of Watch Hill, Fire Island yielded good numbers of shorebirds. Sanderling - 1000 (conservative estimate) Red Knot - 11 on beach Ruddy Turnstone - 6 on beach Whimbrel - 10, flock of 8 flying west along ocean, 2 on beach Willet - 10 (at least)

[nysbirds-l] Breezy Point Shorebirds (and others)

2018-08-07 Thread peter paul
Yesterday morning, Breezy was host to a couple thousand shorebirds - mostly Sanderling, but 12 shorebird species in total. Highlights overall were two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLs, a continuing male WHITE-WINGED SCOTER close to the jetty, two RED KNOTS, and good numbers of Ruddy Turnstones and

[nysbirds-l] Breezy Point Shorebirds (and others)

2018-08-07 Thread peter paul
Yesterday morning, Breezy was host to a couple thousand shorebirds - mostly Sanderling, but 12 shorebird species in total. Highlights overall were two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLs, a continuing male WHITE-WINGED SCOTER close to the jetty, two RED KNOTS, and good numbers of Ruddy Turnstones and

[nysbirds-l] Watch Hill report

2018-08-07 Thread Paul R Sweet
An overnight camping trip to the beach east of Watch Hill, Fire Island yielded good numbers of shorebirds. Sanderling - 1000 (conservative estimate) Red Knot - 11 on beach Ruddy Turnstone - 6 on beach Whimbrel - 10, flock of 8 flying west along ocean, 2 on beach Willet - 10 (at least)

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Tues., Aug. 7, 2018 - Broad-winged Hawk & Four Species of Wood Warblers

2018-08-07 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC - Ramble south to 59th Street Pond Tuesday, August 7, 2018 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD & birders visiting from India Highlights: Broad-winged Hawk & Four Species of Wood Warblers Canada Goose - Lake Wood Duck - Male & female 59th Street Pond Mallard - around 30 59th Street Pond

[nysbirds-l] job posting: NY Breeding Bird Atlas III Project Coordinator

2018-08-07 Thread Kathryn Schneider
>From 2020-2025, New York State will be the first state to conduct its third >Breeding Bird Atlas, this time using eBird to facilitate data collection. This >Atlas is a partnership between the New York Natural Heritage Program , SUNY >ESF faculty, the New York State Department of Environmental

[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: New/Renamed Locations (4-Aug-'18)

2018-08-07 Thread Ben Cacace
Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication keeping eBird.org running smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for working on shared location suggestions. ** See notes below if you wish to merge any of your personal locations with existing hotspots. New and renamed shared