Cold Spring Harbor bird was actively feeding as of 7:30pm tonight on the west side of the harbor, seen by many
On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 11:13 PM Jennifer Wilson-Pines <[email protected]> wrote: > If you go for the R Spoonbill in Cold Spring Harbor tomorrow, do not enter > the Cold Spring Lab site. Since there was no construction or work today > they tolerated birders but not tomorrow according to the security guard. > Park at the Fish Hatchery and observe from the road or west side of harbor > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 9:46 PM Kevin J. McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don’t think the surge of juvenile Roseate Spoonbills hitting the NE has >> anything to do about habitat degradation in Florida. To the contrary, when >> large number of juvenile waders show up in the north, it usually means >> there has been a very good production year in the main part of the range >> and there are more young birds to wander to odd places. >> >> >> >> I will be very interested to see if there are data on wading bird >> breeding in Florida this year. I predict that it was a good year for them. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> Kevin >> >> >> >> Kevin J. McGowan >> >> Ithaca, NY >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] < >> [email protected]> *On Behalf Of * >> [email protected] >> *Sent:* Sunday, July 25, 2021 5:57 PM >> *To:* Brendan Neil Fogarty <[email protected]>; NYSBIRDS-L < >> [email protected]> >> *Cc:* 'Emily Peyton' <[email protected]>; 'Roger L Hammer' < >> [email protected]> >> *Subject:* RE: [nysbirds-l] 2(!) Roseate Spoonbill - Nassau County 7/25 >> >> >> >> I know it’s a thrill to see all of the spoonbills in these parts. But for >> the birds, it seems to be connected to habitat degradation ‘back home.’ >> Good news? Spoonbills may be more ready and able to move around and adapt >> than some other birds in response to stress conditions. Or so the writer >> below says. >> >> >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> >> https://flyinglessons.us/2019/06/13/spoonbills-flee-south-floridas-troubles-but-what-about-the-others/ >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] < >> [email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Brendan Fogarty >> *Sent:* Sunday, July 25, 2021 2:13 PM >> *To:* NYSBIRDS-L <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* [nysbirds-l] 2(!) Roseate Spoonbill - Nassau County 7/25 >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> Two troublesome spoonbills turned up today in Nassau. Check eBire for one >> seen by Russ and Lifang in Cold Spring Harbor at the Saint John's Pond >> outflow. It was seen very briefly at 9:30 but not again since. Best vantage >> on the harbor is from the boat ramps and overlooks on the east side of the >> harbor in Suffolk County, the west side is the private Cold Spring Habor >> lab. >> >> >> >> I am out with Stéphane Perrault and Tim Healy and we just came across >> another spoonbill on East Meadow Island just west of Masone Beach in Island >> Park. It is feeding along the south edge of the island near some egrets. >> Masone Beach would be a good vantage point but as I understand it, it is >> for people living in the Village of Island Park only, so I am not aware of >> any obvious access except by personal boat. >> >> >> >> Our spoonbill is foraging now at 2:13 here (40.6105228, -73.6578647) >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Brendan Fogarty >> >> -- >> >> *NYSbirds-L List Info:* >> >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> >> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> >> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> >> *Archives:* >> >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> >> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> >> >> ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> >> >> *Please submit your observations to **eBird* >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* >> >> -- >> >> -- >> >> *NYSbirds-L List Info:* >> >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> >> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> >> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> >> *Archives:* >> >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> >> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> >> >> ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> >> >> *Please submit your observations to **eBird* >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* >> >> -- >> -- >> *NYSbirds-L List Info:* >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> >> ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> >> *Please submit your observations to **eBird* >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* >> -- >> > > > -- > Jennifer Wilson-Pines > -- Jennifer Wilson-Pines -- 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/ --
