[nysbirds-l] Governors Island: List of Weekend Birds

2018-09-03 Thread Ben Cacace
I've pulled together a list of species seen over the weekend on Governors Island by collating the data from 10 checklists (8 from Sat. and 2 from Sun.) by extracting the Common Names of species seen (excluding taxa ie. crow sp.) from the checklist view using Excel. The highest individual

Re: [nysbirds-l] Godwits Jamaica Bay

2018-09-03 Thread Michael Yuan
The two Hudsonian Godwits continue on the north end by the cove. Reports of NO on the Marbled Godwit on the south end. Mike Yuan Brooklyn, NY > On Sep 2, 2018, at 12:12 PM, d Futuyma wrote: > > In addition to the Marbled at the south end of the East Pond, there are 2 > Hudsonian Godwits

Re: [nysbirds-l] Godwits Jamaica Bay

2018-09-03 Thread Michael Yuan
BOB Washburn just spotted a Wilson’s Phalarope frenetically feeding just north of the cove on the north end. Mike Yuan Brooklyn, NY > On Sep 3, 2018, at 9:13 AM, Michael Yuan wrote: > > The two Hudsonian Godwits continue on the north end by the cove. Reports of > NO on the Marbled Godwit on

[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: State, Counties & Locations Updated (Sep/'18)

2018-09-03 Thread Ben Cacace
Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication to keeping eBird.org running smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for their time reviewing shared location suggestions. The wiki page site was developed to access data on eBird.org and in places it includes additional links to

[nysbirds-l] Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Doctor’s Path, Riverhead Sod Farms (Yes)

2018-09-03 Thread Anthony Collerton
Same spot as yesterday. Just North of junction with Reeve’s Avenue. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn lark sparrow

2018-09-03 Thread Tom Preston
At the Aviator Field at Floyd. Trying to relocate Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens Co. Godwits, Phalarope +

2018-09-03 Thread Andrew Baksh
First, many thanks to all of you who continue to post to the list serve. I finally got out to the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge this afternoon and enjoyed some of the recent good birds. Both Godwit species continue along with the Wilson’s Phalarope. In addition, I also had a

[nysbirds-l] Results for Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch - Setauket, NY

2018-09-03 Thread JOHN TURNER
September 2nd - 106 nighthawks, 118 minutes September 3rd - 141 nighthawks, 130 minutes, including 29 birds feeding over the north end of the north pond at dusk.   Stonebridge Nighthawk Watch to date:  717 birds - 1127 minutes - .636 birds per minute John Turner -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits, Wilson’s Phalarope, Caspian Terns - Jamaica Bay, Queens County

2018-09-03 Thread Timothy Healy
The pair of Hudsonian Godwits, the lone Wilson’s Phalarope, and a trio of Caspian Terns (seemingly two adults and a juvenile) are all currently visible from the north end of Jamaica Bay’s East Pond. Scope views from the end of the platform at the phragmites edge are distant and backlit but

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay.

2018-09-03 Thread Sy Schiff
Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) started at the South end of the East Pond. There is a flat that you can walk out on. In the water, 25 + SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were feeding in the water close up. Mixed in and a bit on the periphery were 2 WESTERN SANDPIOPERS and 4 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. On the

[nysbirds-l] Marbled Godwit at Jamaica Bay (Yes)

2018-09-03 Thread Anthony Collerton
Back at the South End now (1:35pm) Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Black Swan

2018-09-03 Thread Jim Osterlund
It’s likely that the Black Swan that inhabited the east pond has become too regular to report, but I wonder if anyone can say he’s seen it recently. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Black Swan

2018-09-03 Thread Andrew Baksh
Hello Jim, As far as I know, the Black Swan has not been seen for quite a few years. Cheers, "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風 Swift as the wind 林 

[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: State, Counties & Locations Updated (Sep/'18)

2018-09-03 Thread Ben Cacace
Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication to keeping eBird.org running smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for their time reviewing shared location suggestions. The wiki page site was developed to access data on eBird.org and in places it includes additional links to

[nysbirds-l] Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Doctor’s Path, Riverhead Sod Farms (Yes)

2018-09-03 Thread Anthony Collerton
Same spot as yesterday. Just North of junction with Reeve’s Avenue. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[nysbirds-l] Governors Island: List of Weekend Birds

2018-09-03 Thread Ben Cacace
I've pulled together a list of species seen over the weekend on Governors Island by collating the data from 10 checklists (8 from Sat. and 2 from Sun.) by extracting the Common Names of species seen (excluding taxa ie. crow sp.) from the checklist view using Excel. The highest individual

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn lark sparrow

2018-09-03 Thread Tom Preston
At the Aviator Field at Floyd. Trying to relocate Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re: [nysbirds-l] Godwits Jamaica Bay

2018-09-03 Thread Michael Yuan
The two Hudsonian Godwits continue on the north end by the cove. Reports of NO on the Marbled Godwit on the south end. Mike Yuan Brooklyn, NY > On Sep 2, 2018, at 12:12 PM, d Futuyma wrote: > > In addition to the Marbled at the south end of the East Pond, there are 2 > Hudsonian Godwits

Re: [nysbirds-l] Godwits Jamaica Bay

2018-09-03 Thread Michael Yuan
BOB Washburn just spotted a Wilson’s Phalarope frenetically feeding just north of the cove on the north end. Mike Yuan Brooklyn, NY > On Sep 3, 2018, at 9:13 AM, Michael Yuan wrote: > > The two Hudsonian Godwits continue on the north end by the cove. Reports of > NO on the Marbled Godwit on

[nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits, Wilson’s Phalarope, Caspian Terns - Jamaica Bay, Queens County

2018-09-03 Thread Timothy Healy
The pair of Hudsonian Godwits, the lone Wilson’s Phalarope, and a trio of Caspian Terns (seemingly two adults and a juvenile) are all currently visible from the north end of Jamaica Bay’s East Pond. Scope views from the end of the platform at the phragmites edge are distant and backlit but

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay.

2018-09-03 Thread Sy Schiff
Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) started at the South end of the East Pond. There is a flat that you can walk out on. In the water, 25 + SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were feeding in the water close up. Mixed in and a bit on the periphery were 2 WESTERN SANDPIOPERS and 4 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. On the

[nysbirds-l] Marbled Godwit at Jamaica Bay (Yes)

2018-09-03 Thread Anthony Collerton
Back at the South End now (1:35pm) Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Black Swan

2018-09-03 Thread Jim Osterlund
It’s likely that the Black Swan that inhabited the east pond has become too regular to report, but I wonder if anyone can say he’s seen it recently. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Black Swan

2018-09-03 Thread Andrew Baksh
Hello Jim, As far as I know, the Black Swan has not been seen for quite a few years. Cheers, "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風 Swift as the wind 林 

[nysbirds-l] Results for Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch - Setauket, NY

2018-09-03 Thread JOHN TURNER
September 2nd - 106 nighthawks, 118 minutes September 3rd - 141 nighthawks, 130 minutes, including 29 birds feeding over the north end of the north pond at dusk.   Stonebridge Nighthawk Watch to date:  717 birds - 1127 minutes - .636 birds per minute John Turner -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens Co. Godwits, Phalarope +

2018-09-03 Thread Andrew Baksh
First, many thanks to all of you who continue to post to the list serve. I finally got out to the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge this afternoon and enjoyed some of the recent good birds. Both Godwit species continue along with the Wilson’s Phalarope. In addition, I also had a