[nysbirds-l] Brown Pelicans Robert Moses SP, Suffolk

2020-06-05 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Patricia Lindsay reports a trio of Brown Pelicans flying west to east on the oceanfront at Robert Moses SP, Suffolk County, Long Island. Shai Mitra Bay Shore -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.

[nysbirds-l] A blast from the past

2020-06-05 Thread Hugh McGuinness
In case you missed this Ned Brinkley blog post, which is about the joy of migration, it features NY birders, especially one in particular whom many of you may have lost track of. https://birdcast.info/scientific-discussion/migration-story-23-may-2020-magic-on-the-eastern-shore-of-virginia/ Hugh

RE: [nysbirds-l] A blast from the past

2020-06-05 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Thanks for sharing, Hugh--very cool! Andy had spoken with me about that day, but I wasn't aware of Ned's blog post. Lots to think about there. Best, Shai From: bounce-124680470-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-124680470-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behal

RE:[nysbirds-l] Brown Pelicans Robert Moses SP, Suffolk

2020-06-05 Thread Shaibal Mitra
I wrapped up my morning work duties as quickly as I could then raced down to join Pat at 09:05. By then she'd seen at least two of the pelicans return from the east, mill around, then work eastward out of sight again. We gave it 25 minutes of careful effort without any further sign of the pelica

Re: [nysbirds-l] A blast from the past

2020-06-05 Thread Andrew Baksh
Thanks for sharing Hugh! Very neat and I could relate to the adrenaline rush as I read Ned’s mad dash - if you want to call it that, to the scene of the fallout. I did not get to bird with the Andrew that long but he was one who inspired a personal quest to raise my game with Shorebirds. It is

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 5 June 2020

2020-06-05 Thread Gail Benson
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * June 5, 2020 * NYNY2006.05 - Birds Mentioned MISSISSIPPI KITE+ ATLANTIC PUFFIN+ YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW RED PHALAROPE POMARINE JAEGER DOVEKIE ICELAND GULL Wilson’s Storm-Petrel