[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk - Buffalo

2020-07-10 Thread Joseph Fell
While leaving Wegmans (Amherst St - Blackrock) this evening  just after
10:00 pm, I had a Common Nighthawk calling. There may have been an
additional bird or two, but I could not see the birds due to the
floodlights in the lot. A nice and unexpected treat!

Joe Fell

Buffalo, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk - Buffalo

2020-07-10 Thread Joseph Fell
While leaving Wegmans (Amherst St - Blackrock) this evening  just after
10:00 pm, I had a Common Nighthawk calling. There may have been an
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Joe Fell

Buffalo, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk, Westchester County

2017-09-03 Thread Joseph Wallace
Under newly clear skies--and warming temperatures--a dusk dog-walk revealed
a lone Common Nighthawk winging determinedly south over downtown
Pleasantville. Also seen: a couple of small bats (little brown?) and a
young green frog. --Joe Wallace

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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk, Westchester County

2017-09-03 Thread Joseph Wallace
Under newly clear skies--and warming temperatures--a dusk dog-walk revealed
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Pleasantville. Also seen: a couple of small bats (little brown?) and a
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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk at Heckscher SP Suffolk Co.

2016-10-07 Thread pjlindsay
A Common Nighthawk was perched on a sunny limb at Heckscher SP yesterday 
morning, near the southwest corner of Field 1.


Patricia Lindsay
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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk at Heckscher SP Suffolk Co.

2016-10-07 Thread pjlindsay
A Common Nighthawk was perched on a sunny limb at Heckscher SP yesterday 
morning, near the southwest corner of Field 1.


Patricia Lindsay
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[nysbirds-l] Common nighthawk

2016-08-17 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
First of season flying over my house in Ossining -- seems a bit (but not too) 
early as compared to prior years 

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining 

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[nysbirds-l] Common nighthawk

2016-08-17 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
First of season flying over my house in Ossining -- seems a bit (but not too) 
early as compared to prior years 

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining 

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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk

2015-09-05 Thread Robert A. Proniewych
Had a single Common Nighthawk fly over just east of Meadowbrook pkwy on
Sunrise hwy in the town of Merrick.
Robert A. Proniewych

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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk

2015-09-05 Thread Robert A. Proniewych
Had a single Common Nighthawk fly over just east of Meadowbrook pkwy on
Sunrise hwy in the town of Merrick.
Robert A. Proniewych

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[nysbirds-l] Common nighthawk

2015-06-03 Thread Beverley Robertson
Common nighthawk flying along the edge of the bluff Peconic (Town of Southold) 
looking toward LI Sound 8:30 this evening as I watched the sunset.
Bev Robertson

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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk, Williston Park

2014-09-12 Thread Avery Scott (SkyOfBirds)
At approximately 5:20 PM today, I observed a single Common Nighthawk flying
northwest near my home in Williston Park, Nassau County.

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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk, Williston Park

2014-09-12 Thread Avery Scott (SkyOfBirds)
At approximately 5:20 PM today, I observed a single Common Nighthawk flying
northwest near my home in Williston Park, Nassau County.

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[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

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[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

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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk, Brookhaven

2013-09-03 Thread Michael Scheibel
Similar to Derek' Roger's post of earlier tonight, my wife Lynne & I had 23
common nighthawks moving NE to SW about 7:20 pm @ Squassux Landing,
Brookhaven Hamlet this evening.
Mike & Lynne Scheibel
Brookhaven

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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk, Brookhaven

2013-09-03 Thread Michael Scheibel
Similar to Derek' Roger's post of earlier tonight, my wife Lynne  I had 23
common nighthawks moving NE to SW about 7:20 pm @ Squassux Landing,
Brookhaven Hamlet this evening.
Mike  Lynne Scheibel
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[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.

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Glenn Quinn
Hauppauge, NY
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[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.

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Hauppauge, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk- Prospect Park

2013-05-16 Thread Robert Bate
Kier Randall found a Common Nighthawk perched high in a tree on a bare branch 
over the path leaving the northeast corner of the Vale of Cashmere.  The Vale 
is close to Grand Army Plaza and just above Nellie's Lawn.

Rob Bate 
Brooklyn
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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk- Prospect Park

2013-05-16 Thread Robert Bate
Kier Randall found a Common Nighthawk perched high in a tree on a bare branch 
over the path leaving the northeast corner of the Vale of Cashmere.  The Vale 
is close to Grand Army Plaza and just above Nellie's Lawn.

Rob Bate 
Brooklyn
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[nysbirds-l] Common nighthawk-Burns Park Massapequa

2012-08-27 Thread Patmlou2
Tonight at about 8:30 there were two, possibly three common nighthawks  
flying over and back at the soccer field through the mist and clouds.  Each  
year for the past several, I have seen nighthawks at this location between 
8/25  and 8/30. Pat Jones
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[nysbirds-l] Common nighthawk-Burns Park Massapequa

2012-08-27 Thread Patmlou2
Tonight at about 8:30 there were two, possibly three common nighthawks  
flying over and back at the soccer field through the mist and clouds.  Each  
year for the past several, I have seen nighthawks at this location between 
8/25  and 8/30. Pat Jones
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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk - West End, Jones Beach

2012-08-19 Thread Bob Anderson

Seen this morning at 8:30 am.  Was in the pines inside the median.

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk @ Chestnut Ridge, 8/25

2010-08-27 Thread Arthur W. Green
There were no large kettles yesterday (August 26) at Chestnut Ridge as
there were on Wednesday, but the tally was certainly greater: ~183
Common Nighthawk.  Only 31 of those were counted before 16:00 EST; the
majority were spotted between 16:00 to 17:30.  Most of the flocks we
saw were northbound.  In the last minutes of our count, however, some
began exiting from view to the south (and, to a lesser degree, to the
west), so I cannot rule out that a couple of these birds were
double-counted.

Kindly Yours,
\\ Arthur


On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Arthur W. Green
 wrote:
> I intended to run my binocular across the dark, overcast sky one last
> time before closing the day's count at Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch,
> located just outside of Mount Kisco.  Instead, under a very light
> westerly wind at 15:59 (EST), I came away with a cluster of birds due
> east of the watch platform flying only a few hundred feet above the
> ridge tops.  For just a second, I assumed it was a late day movement
> of Broad-winged Hawk piling up in a thermal; after I shook myself from
> my late-day stupor, I could see plainly that it was a veritable kettle
> of Common Nighthawk!  46 of them.  Within minutes these birds began
> heading north, streaming out in twos and threes until they were
> nowhere to be seen.
>
> At 16:11, I spied at least 20 more nighthawk southeast of the watch
> platform blinking out of the haze at the reaches of visibility near
> the Long Island Sound.  I could not tell which direction they were
> headed, nor was I able to count all of them before they disappeared
> from view.
>
> At 16:27, two nighthawk passed along a similar flight line as the
> first larger kettle.  These were the final birds I observed before I
> finally went home at 17:00.  Including the individual I observed late
> AM, the total for today is at least 69 Common Nighthawk.  An exciting
> cap to a trying day!
>
> My colleague, Tait Johansson, had observed a flock of 19 nighthawks
> south of the platform on August 17 at ~17:30, spotting another
> individual north of the platform around the same time.  We see
> nighthawks each year at Chestnut Ridge in early fall, and I regret
> that the timing of our coverage probably does not account for the
> actual number of nighthawk that travel within viewing distance of the
> platform.
>
> \\ Arthur

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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk @ Chestnut Ridge, 8/25

2010-08-25 Thread Arthur W. Green
I intended to run my binocular across the dark, overcast sky one last
time before closing the day's count at Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch,
located just outside of Mount Kisco.  Instead, under a very light
westerly wind at 15:59 (EST), I came away with a cluster of birds due
east of the watch platform flying only a few hundred feet above the
ridge tops.  For just a second, I assumed it was a late day movement
of Broad-winged Hawk piling up in a thermal; after I shook myself from
my late-day stupor, I could see plainly that it was a veritable kettle
of Common Nighthawk!  46 of them.  Within minutes these birds began
heading north, streaming out in twos and threes until they were
nowhere to be seen.

At 16:11, I spied at least 20 more nighthawk southeast of the watch
platform blinking out of the haze at the reaches of visibility near
the Long Island Sound.  I could not tell which direction they were
headed, nor was I able to count all of them before they disappeared
from view.

At 16:27, two nighthawk passed along a similar flight line as the
first larger kettle.  These were the final birds I observed before I
finally went home at 17:00.  Including the individual I observed late
AM, the total for today is at least 69 Common Nighthawk.  An exciting
cap to a trying day!

My colleague, Tait Johansson, had observed a flock of 19 nighthawks
south of the platform on August 17 at ~17:30, spotting another
individual north of the platform around the same time.  We see
nighthawks each year at Chestnut Ridge in early fall, and I regret
that the timing of our coverage probably does not account for the
actual number of nighthawk that travel within viewing distance of the
platform.

\\ Arthur

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk watch sites?

2009-08-11 Thread Steve Walter
James,
Others might know better, but I think the Chesnut Ridge hawk watch (Butler 
Sanctuary) outside of Mt. Kisco (Westchester) sometimes gets nighthawk flights.

Steve Walter
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  To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:02 PM
  Subject: [nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk watch sites?


  Hi
  Does anyone know of reliable places where Nighthawks can be seen migrating in 
decent numbers before it gets dark?
  Do they follow the same ridges and waterways as hawks?
  thanks for any information.
  James


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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk watch sites?

2009-08-11 Thread PeregrineJV
Hi
Does anyone know of reliable places where Nighthawks can be seen migrating  
in decent numbers before it gets dark?
Do they follow the same ridges and waterways as hawks?
thanks for any information.
James

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[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawk watch sites?

2009-08-11 Thread PeregrineJV
Hi
Does anyone know of reliable places where Nighthawks can be seen migrating  
in decent numbers before it gets dark?
Do they follow the same ridges and waterways as hawks?
thanks for any information.
James

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