Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island Rarity - Pileated Woodpecker (second-hand report)

2017-10-04 Thread Jim Osterlund
Jayne’s Hill, via Reservoir Road, is some distance away. Parking in the lot off Highhold Drive is better. Parking at the end of Mount Misery Road is rather limited, but it does put you at a park entrance near the reported sighting. Many of the trails have been added to Google Maps; Google Ma

Re:[nysbirds-l] Long Island Rarity - Pileated Woodpecker (second-hand report)

2017-10-04 Thread Pat Palladino
I was able to get in touch with the original finder. He stated the following as to location: "The access points to Janes Hill is from Reservoir Rd or High Hold Dr. (West Hills Park). The Woodpecker was last seen near the wooded trails close to the dead-end on Mount Misery Rd." Hope this help

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island Rarity - Pileated Woodpecker (second-hand report)

2017-10-04 Thread Seth Ausubel
Definitely a great bird for Long Island. A number of birders, including Barbara Connolly, Corey Finger, Dave Klauber, Mary Normandia, Bobby Rossetti, and myself, saw a Pileated Woodpecker in Matinecock, Nassau County on 12/31/2011. My report to the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSAR

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island Rarity - Pileated Woodpecker (second-hand report)

2017-10-04 Thread Mike
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 4, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Pat Palladino wrote: > > An ebird report has been posted indicating that a Pileated Woodpecker > (photographs of the bird were also posted) was observed yesterday afternoon > in the "Jayne's Hill Woods." Jayne's Hill is the highest point on L

Re:[nysbirds-l] Long Island Rarity - Pileated Woodpecker (second-hand report)

2017-10-04 Thread David Klauber
Pat and all, Bobby Rosetti and I saw the report and spent a couple of hours there this morning but no luck . Of course it could still be there as there is a lot of habitat. Dave From: bounce-121908423-3714...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Pat Palladino S