[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - Thurs., 10/7 - Dickcissel, Nelson's Sparrows, warbler diversity, 2 Cuckoo spp. & more

N.Y. County, including Manhattan, Randall’s & Governors Island[s] mainly sightings from Thursday, October 7th - a few also for Oct. 8th - The perhaps 1st-fall 'female-plumaged’ (rather drab colors) Dickcissel (found & first-reported by L. LaBella, on 10/6) at Central Park’s north-end compost

[nysbirds-l] SEDGE WREN found by David Ellison - Nyquist Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary

Hi all, A new birder(his first migration!), David Ellison, found a SEDGE WREN, this morning at Nyquist-Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary in New Paltz, today, Oct 8 at 11am. Here is a link to photos he took, along with map location of where he saw the bird denoted by a red "x".

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC: Fri. Oct. 8, 2021: White-eyed Vireo, White-crowned Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, 8 Species of Wood Warblers

Central Park, NYC Friday October 8, 2021 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob.   Highlights: White-eyed Vireo, White-crowned Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, Eight Species of Wood Warblers.   Canada Goose - 21 Wood Duck - 1 male Harlem Meer Northern Shoveler - 8 Gadwall - 8 Mallard - 2 dozen American Black Duck -

[nysbirds-l] Great White Heron still at Marshlands

As of this evening at dusk the Great White Heron was still there with the other herons and Laughing Gulls south of Marie's Pt.  Gave great looks in the fading light.  Nice to have seen them in CT, NY, and FL:-)   Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers,

[nysbirds-l] Wild Turkey, Cedarhurst, Nassau County

Apologies to all for this late post, but on my way to catch the LIRR in Cedarhurst, NY yesterday morning around 8:20 AM, I encountered a female wild turkey darting in and out of traffic on Washington Ave. about a half block from the train station. Wild turkeys aren't so unusual, but the

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - Thurs., 10/7 - Dickcissel, Nelson's Sparrows, warbler diversity, 2 Cuckoo spp. & more

N.Y. County, including Manhattan, Randall’s & Governors Island[s] mainly sightings from Thursday, October 7th - a few also for Oct. 8th - The perhaps 1st-fall 'female-plumaged’ (rather drab colors) Dickcissel (found & first-reported by L. LaBella, on 10/6) at Central Park’s north-end compost

[nysbirds-l] SEDGE WREN found by David Ellison - Nyquist Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary

Hi all, A new birder(his first migration!), David Ellison, found a SEDGE WREN, this morning at Nyquist-Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary in New Paltz, today, Oct 8 at 11am. Here is a link to photos he took, along with map location of where he saw the bird denoted by a red "x".

[nysbirds-l] Wild Turkey, Cedarhurst, Nassau County

Apologies to all for this late post, but on my way to catch the LIRR in Cedarhurst, NY yesterday morning around 8:20 AM, I encountered a female wild turkey darting in and out of traffic on Washington Ave. about a half block from the train station. Wild turkeys aren't so unusual, but the

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC: Fri. Oct. 8, 2021: White-eyed Vireo, White-crowned Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, 8 Species of Wood Warblers

Central Park, NYC Friday October 8, 2021 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob.   Highlights: White-eyed Vireo, White-crowned Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, Eight Species of Wood Warblers.   Canada Goose - 21 Wood Duck - 1 male Harlem Meer Northern Shoveler - 8 Gadwall - 8 Mallard - 2 dozen American Black Duck -

[nysbirds-l] Great White Heron still at Marshlands

As of this evening at dusk the Great White Heron was still there with the other herons and Laughing Gulls south of Marie's Pt.  Gave great looks in the fading light.  Nice to have seen them in CT, NY, and FL:-)   Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers,