I spotted a bald eagle yesterday above Great Neck South Middle School. Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 23, 2016, at 2:58 PM, matt klein <[email protected]> wrote: > > Currently observing a bald eagle at great neck estates park. First I have > seen here. > > ... to be continued. > >> On Dec 22, 2016, at 7:05 PM, Thomas Fiore <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thursday, 22 December, 2016 - Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx (N.Y. City) >> >> On the Parade Grounds field adjacent to Broadway, north of about West 246 >> Street, I found a Pink-footed Goose, in amongst well over 1,000 Canada >> Geese, very late this afternoon - many photos were taken, from a distance! >> >> The goose flock here is shy, and can be spooked if approached too quickly or >> too closely; if you go seeking this Pink-footed, please keep a respectful >> distance (if any geese start to move off at your approach, it means you are >> getting too close for them); when seen, around 3:15 thru just past 4 pm, >> the Pink-footed was mostly nearer the south part of the big goose-flock, and >> even though it moved more into the center of the very extensive field, this >> was in keeping with general "drift" of the Canadas, as they all fed & milled >> about, a very few also resting on the grass. >> >> These geese may (or may not) roost on the Van Cortlandt lake overnight, and >> may come to feed on the Parade Ground at some point in the morning (which >> may or may not be very early, based on some past goose observations at this >> site). There was also a Snow Goose present that went off to the east >> (perhaps to the Van Cortlandt lake), & that then came back later. >> >> I did not give full attention to all of this 1,000+ flock of geese, and it >> is possible other species (such as Cackling or even some other), may have >> been present; once the Pink-footed was suspected, most focus was on that for >> this late afternoon. Andrew Baksh and many other birders will be out >> counting (including this area) on Monday, 12/26, for the Bronx-Westchester >> CBC which is compiled by Michael Bochnik. >> >> Good luck if you try, and please, please, give the geese enough space to >> feed & not flush due to any birder's actions, thanks! >> >> Tom Fiore >> Manhattan >> >> -- >> >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html >> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L >> 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
