[nysbirds-l] They're back !

2018-10-09 Thread robert adamo
I happened to look skyward as I was leaving the Riverhead Library at ~ 1600 and saw 2 Turkey Vultures circling above. My eyes automatically moved to the nearby Roanoke Ave Elementary School, where a another bird was resting on the chimney. Driving closer toward the school, I noticed 7 more TV's on

Re: [nysbirds-l] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Albany 10/9 YES

2018-10-09 Thread Brendan Fogarty
Reported to be continuing in the same spot this morning, 10/9. Best, Brendan On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 5:21 PM Richard Guthrie wrote: > The road it is being seen from is a busy two lane county highway with > little to no shoulders. Please don't park in such a way, i.e., partially on > the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: [hmbirds] Scissor-tailed flycatcher still present

2018-10-09 Thread Weiskotten, Kurt
Bird was there at 12:45 today. Last seen preening for 10 minutes in the left most of three apple trees on the red barn property (trees are in a row adjacent to the red barn). The bird was not present the first half hour I was there. First spotted on the roadside wire to the west of the red

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [hmbirds] Scissor-tailed flycatcher still present

2018-10-09 Thread zach schwartz-weinstein
Update on the Guilderland Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, for those considering chasing it. -- Forwarded message - From: David Martin Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 12:45 PM Subject: [hmbirds] Scissor-tailed flycatcher still present To: The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was seen by at least

[nysbirds-l] Kissena Park, Queens

2018-10-09 Thread Sy Schiff
Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) parked down the street from the Kissena Community Garden, entered the park and birded the edge of the field where we found a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, a flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS and several HERMIT THRUSHES among other birds. We moved into the park and found it quite

Re: [nysbirds-l] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Albany 10/9 YES

2018-10-09 Thread Brendan Fogarty
Reported to be continuing in the same spot this morning, 10/9. Best, Brendan On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 5:21 PM Richard Guthrie wrote: > The road it is being seen from is a busy two lane county highway with > little to no shoulders. Please don't park in such a way, i.e., partially on > the

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [hmbirds] Scissor-tailed flycatcher still present

2018-10-09 Thread zach schwartz-weinstein
Update on the Guilderland Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, for those considering chasing it. -- Forwarded message - From: David Martin Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 12:45 PM Subject: [hmbirds] Scissor-tailed flycatcher still present To: The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was seen by at least

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: [hmbirds] Scissor-tailed flycatcher still present

2018-10-09 Thread Weiskotten, Kurt
Bird was there at 12:45 today. Last seen preening for 10 minutes in the left most of three apple trees on the red barn property (trees are in a row adjacent to the red barn). The bird was not present the first half hour I was there. First spotted on the roadside wire to the west of the red

[nysbirds-l] Kissena Park, Queens

2018-10-09 Thread Sy Schiff
Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) parked down the street from the Kissena Community Garden, entered the park and birded the edge of the field where we found a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, a flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS and several HERMIT THRUSHES among other birds. We moved into the park and found it quite

[nysbirds-l] They're back !

2018-10-09 Thread robert adamo
I happened to look skyward as I was leaving the Riverhead Library at ~ 1600 and saw 2 Turkey Vultures circling above. My eyes automatically moved to the nearby Roanoke Ave Elementary School, where a another bird was resting on the chimney. Driving closer toward the school, I noticed 7 more TV's on