[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk

2013-08-20 Thread glennq
Greetings! Had a lone Common Nighthawk over my house in Hauppauge (Suffolk county) this evening at 6:35. It was fairly low and flying direct, not stopping for anything, heading roughly NE. First one this fall for me. Cheers, Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawks, Hauppauge

2013-08-27 Thread glennq
Greetings, 2 Common Nighthawks over my house in Hauppauge (Suffolk county) this evening. Very similar to my 20 August post, these flew over at 6:30 PM, heading NE. I would not have seen them, had I not been lifting a cold bottle of Peroni to my lips, having just finished cutting the grass that

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawks

2013-09-03 Thread glennq
I’m having luck with Common Nighthawks this fall. I counted 6 in one group late this afternoon (7:10 PM) on the Orient ferry as we passed Plum Island, and another lone individual at 7:30PM. All were heading west. Nothing else of note on the water. Cheers, Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --

[nysbirds-l] Sands Point Preserve- impressive migration

2013-09-14 Thread glennq
The Sands Point Preserve (Nassau County) was extremely active this morning from 8:30AM thru noon, reminiscent of the good ole days in the late 70s, and worth the $10 dollar fleecing today. Highlights were 17 species of warblers (especially noteworthy was CAPE MAY WARBLER, notoriously difficult

[nysbirds-l] Preliminary results: Northern Nassau Christmas Count

2013-12-22 Thread glennq
The Northern Nassau Christmas Count was held on the Winter Solstice, Saturday, December 21st. Although it was the shortest day of the year, we recorded 118 species. The record for our count is 119 species in 1973. New species for the count were Black Guillemot, Lesser Yellowlegs, and Seaside

[nysbirds-l] Final Results---Northern Nassau Christmas Count

2013-12-29 Thread glennq
The Northern Nassau Christmas Count was held on Saturday, December 21st, the winter solstice. Although it was the shortest day of the year, 80 observers braved temperatures in the 50s and found a near-record 117 species. Three species were new to the count: Lesser Yellowlegs—a single bird

[nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker, Hauppauge (Suffolk)

2014-01-01 Thread glennq
Today, I observed the immature Red-headed Woodpecker that has taken up residence in my yard and my neighbor’s yard since November 22nd. Since I first saw it on the 22nd, it spends all its time caching food in the various large oak trees on the properties. It never comes to any of the suet

[nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker still present, Hauppauge (Suffolk)

2014-02-01 Thread glennq
The immature Red-headed Woodpecker, present since November 22nd in my neighbor’s yard (and sometimes my yard), was still there as of today. Since it arrived, it has been caching food in the various oak trees on adjacent properties. It almost never ventures below about 20 feet and I have never

[nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker, Hauppauge

2014-04-20 Thread glennq
The Red-headed Woodpecker made a brief appearance this morning in my neighbor’s trees. It’s not the “Lord God” bird but it’ll do on this Easter Sunday! Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk, Hauppauge

2014-04-26 Thread glennq
Just saw a Common Nighthawk over my yard in Hauppauge, in very direct straight flight, heading due east, maybe 100 or 150 feet off the ground. Very early. Not a kestrel/merlin. No sightings north of NC on the ebird map. Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email is free from viruses and malware

[nysbirds-l] Blydenburgh CP (Suffolk) including Forster's Terns

2014-05-10 Thread glennq
I dropped off my daughter this morning for a lacrosse scrimmage and, instead of staying to watch the scintillating action that is 10th-grade girls’ lacrosse , I spent a few hours in Blydenburgh County Park (southern end off route 454). I’ve found this park to be normally quiet during spring

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawks, Suffolk County

2014-08-20 Thread glennq
Greetings, My son had soccer practice tonight at Veteran’s Park in East Northport (Suffolk County) from 7:45-9PM. Right about here: 40.885167, -73.321511 There are 2 large turf fields at this location with stadium lighting. 6 Common Nighthawks spent the entire practice hawking insects directly

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawks, Hauppauge

2014-09-03 Thread glennq
18 Common Nighthawks over the Hauppauge High School (Suffolk County) at 6PM. It looked like more were coming thru but I couldn’t stay any longer. Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --

[nysbirds-l] Black Tern, Sands Point Preserve

2014-09-14 Thread glennq
Landbird migration was so-so at the Sands Point Preserve (Nassau County) this morning. There was one nice wave of warblers, about 20 individuals, comprised mostly of Black-throated Blue, Parula, Blackpoll, and American Redstart. The highlight of the day was a single Black Tern, loosely

[nysbirds-l] SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, Sands Point (Nassau)

2014-10-19 Thread glennq
This morning, at 10:40 AM, I found a stunning adult Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on private land in Sands Point. Right about here: 40.86798,-73.710962 I observed it at close range for about 10 minutes and took some truly, truly awful video of it which I will try and crop and post somewhere later.

[nysbirds-l] Sands Point Preserve (Nassau)

2014-10-19 Thread glennq
I birded the Sands Point Preserve this morning from 8-10. There was quite a bit of migratory movement. Both kinglets were numerous as were Cedar Waxwing and Hermit Thrush. Warblers were limited to Palm, Yellow-rumped, and a single Black-throated Blue. Sparrows were well represented by Song,

[nysbirds-l] Northern Nassau Christmas Count, prelim results

2014-12-21 Thread glennq
The very preliminary results for the Northern Nassau Christmas Count, held on Saturday the 20th, was 109 species including: Barrow’s Goldeneye Red-necked Grebe Cackling Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Lesser Black-backed Gull Virginia Rail Merlin Common Raven Palm Warbler Common Yellowthroat

[nysbirds-l] Barrier beach tundra (Jones Beach RMSP)

2015-02-15 Thread glennq
Soccer was canceled today (a miracle in itself) so I managed to get down to Jones Beach West End early this afternoon. My God, was it cold. At the coast guard station, there was a large cooperative flock of Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, and Lapland Longspurs feeding on the lawn just east of the

[nysbirds-l] Common Raven, Central Islip (Suffolk Co)

2015-02-22 Thread glennq
I forgot to post this on the day of the sighting (Thu., Feb 19th). Around 4:45, I picked up my son from private soccer training at the Central Islip campus of NYIT. While driving out of the main campus road, we observed a large black bird pecking at something in the snow. It turned out to be a

[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope, JBWE, YES

2015-07-13 Thread glennq
Red Phalarope was easily viewed on the 2nd pond this morning at 7:15AM, still happily feeding at 8:45AM when I left. Thanks to Drew H for putting me on the bird! Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallow, Captree SP this morning

2015-11-14 Thread glennq
This morning, I had a lone Cave Swallow at Captree SP (Suffolk) around 10:30AM. It did not linger as it flew generally westward. Maybe this bird flew on to nearby Venetian Shores? I had gone down to the south shore in hopes of seeing more than one Franklin’s Gull in the same day. Instead, I saw

[nysbirds-l] Sands Point Preserve fall out this morning

2015-10-18 Thread glennq
There was a nice fallout of October migrants this morning at the Sands Point Preserve (Nassau County). Yellow-rumped Warblers (why can’t they go back to Myrtle?; easier to type, see PS note below), Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Golden–crowned Kinglet (1 for every 4 Rubys) covered the ground

[nysbirds-l] Sands Point (Nassau County) Bald Eagle, Dickcissel

2015-09-14 Thread glennq
I played hooky from my dead-end job this morning and birded the Sands Point Preserve and adjacent land. The winds were favorable and there was decent migratory movement. The highlight was a first-year Bald Eagle that I flushed out of a tree along the preserve trail that parallels the bluffs

[nysbirds-l] Northern Nassau Christmas Coutn prelim results

2015-12-20 Thread glennq
The Northern Nassau Christmas Count was held yesterday, Saturday, December 19th. The preliminary results are 104 species and about 19,000 individuals. The number of species is really just about average but the total individuals is far, far below all the averages (5/10/20 year). Some quick math

[nysbirds-l] Flock of Common Raven, Sands Point Preserve (Nassau)

2019-10-13 Thread glennq
Around 11AM this morning, a raucous flock of 9 Common Raven came in, circling and dog-fighting just over Hempstead House before moving off the preserve property to the west. This is the most I have seen on Long Island. Glenn -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Resubmission of Pacific Loon, Sands Point Preserve 02/23/2020

2020-02-24 Thread glennq
I was finally able to sit in front of a PC today and look at stock photos. Copy/pasted from my eBird checklist tonight: Update 02/24/2020: After viewing extensive photographs of this species in suitable plumage, I have decided to return to

[nysbirds-l] Further analysis of loon, sp?/Pacific Loon

2020-02-23 Thread glennq
This morning, I paid a visit to the Sands Point Preserve, in between visiting my wife at the hospital who is trying to recover from a very serious surgery. I didn't expect to see much here in February but a Horned Lark that dropped into the parking lot at 9:30 was completely unexpected at this

Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-28 Thread glennq
Steve Walter's spoonbill post got me thinking. Occasionally, when I'm bored at work, I'll turn on the live East Hampton Beach Cam just to see what I can see. Surf, weather, birds, etc. I've been able to identify things like Barn Swallow, Sanderling, even LBB Gull. Would these count for

[nysbirds-l] Flock of Common Raven, Sands Point Preserve (Nassau)

2019-10-13 Thread glennq
Around 11AM this morning, a raucous flock of 9 Common Raven came in, circling and dog-fighting just over Hempstead House before moving off the preserve property to the west. This is the most I have seen on Long Island. Glenn -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Further analysis of loon, sp?/Pacific Loon

2020-02-23 Thread glennq
This morning, I paid a visit to the Sands Point Preserve, in between visiting my wife at the hospital who is trying to recover from a very serious surgery. I didn't expect to see much here in February but a Horned Lark that dropped into the parking lot at 9:30 was completely unexpected at this

[nysbirds-l] Resubmission of Pacific Loon, Sands Point Preserve 02/23/2020

2020-02-24 Thread glennq
I was finally able to sit in front of a PC today and look at stock photos. Copy/pasted from my eBird checklist tonight: Update 02/24/2020: After viewing extensive photographs of this species in suitable plumage, I have decided to return to

Re:[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Spoonbill Stuff

2021-07-28 Thread glennq
Steve Walter's spoonbill post got me thinking. Occasionally, when I'm bored at work, I'll turn on the live East Hampton Beach Cam just to see what I can see. Surf, weather, birds, etc. I've been able to identify things like Barn Swallow, Sanderling, even LBB Gull. Would these count for

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk

2013-08-20 Thread glennq
Greetings! Had a lone Common Nighthawk over my house in Hauppauge (Suffolk county) this evening at 6:35. It was fairly low and flying direct, not stopping for anything, heading roughly NE. First one this fall for me. Cheers, Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawks, Hauppauge

2013-08-27 Thread glennq
Greetings, 2 Common Nighthawks over my house in Hauppauge (Suffolk county) this evening. Very similar to my 20 August post, these flew over at 6:30 PM, heading NE. I would not have seen them, had I not been lifting a cold bottle of Peroni to my lips, having just finished cutting the grass that

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawks

2013-09-03 Thread glennq
I’m having luck with Common Nighthawks this fall. I counted 6 in one group late this afternoon (7:10 PM) on the Orient ferry as we passed Plum Island, and another lone individual at 7:30PM. All were heading west. Nothing else of note on the water. Cheers, Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --

[nysbirds-l] Sands Point Preserve- impressive migration

2013-09-14 Thread glennq
The Sands Point Preserve (Nassau County) was extremely active this morning from 8:30AM thru noon, reminiscent of the good ole days in the late 70s, and worth the $10 dollar fleecing today. Highlights were 17 species of warblers (especially noteworthy was CAPE MAY WARBLER, notoriously difficult

[nysbirds-l] Preliminary results: Northern Nassau Christmas Count

2013-12-22 Thread glennq
The Northern Nassau Christmas Count was held on the Winter Solstice, Saturday, December 21st. Although it was the shortest day of the year, we recorded 118 species. The record for our count is 119 species in 1973. New species for the count were Black Guillemot, Lesser Yellowlegs, and Seaside

[nysbirds-l] Final Results---Northern Nassau Christmas Count

2013-12-29 Thread glennq
The Northern Nassau Christmas Count was held on Saturday, December 21st, the winter solstice. Although it was the shortest day of the year, 80 observers braved temperatures in the 50s and found a near-record 117 species. Three species were new to the count: Lesser Yellowlegs—a single bird

[nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker, Hauppauge (Suffolk)

2014-01-01 Thread glennq
Today, I observed the immature Red-headed Woodpecker that has taken up residence in my yard and my neighbor’s yard since November 22nd. Since I first saw it on the 22nd, it spends all its time caching food in the various large oak trees on the properties. It never comes to any of the suet

[nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker still present, Hauppauge (Suffolk)

2014-02-01 Thread glennq
The immature Red-headed Woodpecker, present since November 22nd in my neighbor’s yard (and sometimes my yard), was still there as of today. Since it arrived, it has been caching food in the various oak trees on adjacent properties. It almost never ventures below about 20 feet and I have never

[nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker tempting fate

2014-02-23 Thread glennq
The Red-headed Woodpecker was again in my neighbor’s yard this weekend, sporting quite a bit of red now. This makes exactly four months since it showed up on November 22nd. It seems to have weathered Mother Nature’s worst. However, yesterday, with all the snow melt and its caches probably

[nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker, Hauppauge

2014-03-16 Thread glennq
Red-headed Woodpecker still present in Hauppauge (Suffolk) today, along with a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Also, a lone Turkey Vulture heading north over Motor Parkway in Hauppauge, yesterday. Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus

[nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker, Hauppauge

2014-04-20 Thread glennq
The Red-headed Woodpecker made a brief appearance this morning in my neighbor’s trees. It’s not the “Lord God” bird but it’ll do on this Easter Sunday! Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk, Hauppauge

2014-04-26 Thread glennq
Just saw a Common Nighthawk over my yard in Hauppauge, in very direct straight flight, heading due east, maybe 100 or 150 feet off the ground. Very early. Not a kestrel/merlin. No sightings north of NC on the ebird map. Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email is free from viruses and malware

[nysbirds-l] Blydenburgh CP (Suffolk) including Forster's Terns

2014-05-10 Thread glennq
I dropped off my daughter this morning for a lacrosse scrimmage and, instead of staying to watch the scintillating action that is 10th-grade girls’ lacrosse , I spent a few hours in Blydenburgh County Park (southern end off route 454). I’ve found this park to be normally quiet during spring

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawks, Suffolk County

2014-08-20 Thread glennq
Greetings, My son had soccer practice tonight at Veteran’s Park in East Northport (Suffolk County) from 7:45-9PM. Right about here: 40.885167, -73.321511 There are 2 large turf fields at this location with stadium lighting. 6 Common Nighthawks spent the entire practice hawking insects directly

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawks, Hauppauge

2014-09-03 Thread glennq
18 Common Nighthawks over the Hauppauge High School (Suffolk County) at 6PM. It looked like more were coming thru but I couldn’t stay any longer. Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --

[nysbirds-l] Black Tern, Sands Point Preserve

2014-09-14 Thread glennq
Landbird migration was so-so at the Sands Point Preserve (Nassau County) this morning. There was one nice wave of warblers, about 20 individuals, comprised mostly of Black-throated Blue, Parula, Blackpoll, and American Redstart. The highlight of the day was a single Black Tern, loosely

[nysbirds-l] SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, Sands Point (Nassau)

2014-10-19 Thread glennq
This morning, at 10:40 AM, I found a stunning adult Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on private land in Sands Point. Right about here: 40.86798,-73.710962 I observed it at close range for about 10 minutes and took some truly, truly awful video of it which I will try and crop and post somewhere later.

[nysbirds-l] Sands Point Preserve (Nassau)

2014-10-19 Thread glennq
I birded the Sands Point Preserve this morning from 8-10. There was quite a bit of migratory movement. Both kinglets were numerous as were Cedar Waxwing and Hermit Thrush. Warblers were limited to Palm, Yellow-rumped, and a single Black-throated Blue. Sparrows were well represented by Song,

[nysbirds-l] Northern Nassau Christmas Count, prelim results

2014-12-21 Thread glennq
The very preliminary results for the Northern Nassau Christmas Count, held on Saturday the 20th, was 109 species including: Barrow’s Goldeneye Red-necked Grebe Cackling Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Lesser Black-backed Gull Virginia Rail Merlin Common Raven Palm Warbler Common Yellowthroat

[nysbirds-l] Barrier beach tundra (Jones Beach & RMSP)

2015-02-15 Thread glennq
Soccer was canceled today (a miracle in itself) so I managed to get down to Jones Beach West End early this afternoon. My God, was it cold. At the coast guard station, there was a large cooperative flock of Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, and Lapland Longspurs feeding on the lawn just east of the

[nysbirds-l] Common Raven, Central Islip (Suffolk Co)

2015-02-22 Thread glennq
I forgot to post this on the day of the sighting (Thu., Feb 19th). Around 4:45, I picked up my son from private soccer training at the Central Islip campus of NYIT. While driving out of the main campus road, we observed a large black bird pecking at something in the snow. It turned out to be a

[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope, JBWE, YES

2015-07-13 Thread glennq
Red Phalarope was easily viewed on the 2nd pond this morning at 7:15AM, still happily feeding at 8:45AM when I left. Thanks to Drew H for putting me on the bird! Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

[nysbirds-l] Sands Point (Nassau County) Bald Eagle, Dickcissel

2015-09-14 Thread glennq
I played hooky from my dead-end job this morning and birded the Sands Point Preserve and adjacent land. The winds were favorable and there was decent migratory movement. The highlight was a first-year Bald Eagle that I flushed out of a tree along the preserve trail that parallels the bluffs

[nysbirds-l] Sands Point Preserve fall out this morning

2015-10-18 Thread glennq
There was a nice fallout of October migrants this morning at the Sands Point Preserve (Nassau County). Yellow-rumped Warblers (why can’t they go back to Myrtle?; easier to type, see PS note below), Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Golden–crowned Kinglet (1 for every 4 Rubys) covered the ground

[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallow, Captree SP this morning

2015-11-14 Thread glennq
This morning, I had a lone Cave Swallow at Captree SP (Suffolk) around 10:30AM. It did not linger as it flew generally westward. Maybe this bird flew on to nearby Venetian Shores? I had gone down to the south shore in hopes of seeing more than one Franklin’s Gull in the same day. Instead, I saw

[nysbirds-l] Northern Nassau Christmas Coutn prelim results

2015-12-20 Thread glennq
The Northern Nassau Christmas Count was held yesterday, Saturday, December 19th. The preliminary results are 104 species and about 19,000 individuals. The number of species is really just about average but the total individuals is far, far below all the averages (5/10/20 year). Some quick math