[nysbirds-l] Birding in Britain

[redknot]

If you thought birding was competitive in the "States"take a look in Great 
Britain:

 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-britain-bird-watching-gone-wild/2013/12/14/87d5766a-61a3-11e3-a7b4-4a75ebc432ab_story.html?hpid=z1

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[nysbirds-l] Dune Rd. Snowy Owl

[leormand .]

This morning I found a Snowy Owl near the old Ponquogue Bridge on the N.
side of the bay.  It was no longer there when I stopped by in the
afternoon.  Only other thing worth a mention was a single Northern Gannet
at L road flying East to West.

Photos of the bird owl can be seen here:
http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/

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www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com

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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org - Hotspots along Rockaway Beach

[Ben Cacace]

In light of the King Eider reports from Rockaway Beach I took a look at the
eBird hotspots there and noticed only one called "Rockaway Park" which is
both the name of a town and a park.

I've setup the following hotspots that should be available in the system
within 12 hours. The first 3 are based on the way some people create
checklists including me ... less is more. The others are more specific
based on the associated neighborhoods.

Rockaway Beach--Beach 9-149
Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd
Rockaway Beach--W of Cross Bay Blvd

Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32)
Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32-56)
Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56-73)
Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73-94)
Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94-108)
Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108-125)
Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125

Here's the link to the eBird the Hotspot Explorer:
http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspots to search for and display existing
hotspots. Click on View Details after clicking on a marker to see the
latest sightings and Top eBirders for the hotspot.

Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC

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[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Preserve: nice looking drake Eurasian Wigeon

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

I successfully searched for a Eurasian Wigeon at the Massapequa Preserve -
was at the pond between New Hampshire and Rhode Island Avenues (the pond is
frozen but there's a stream around it with flowing water.)  Was in the
company of American Wigeons and a Northern Shoveler. I believe the Eurasian
Wigeon is an annual visitor - there's usually 3 drakes and a hybrid for the
last few years.  Also saw Carolina Wrens and Flickers off the trails.

Good birding,
Rob in Massapequa
http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/

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[nysbirds-l] King Eider @ 59th street jetty in the rockaways

[Isaac Grant]

Adult male in with 20+ black scoter 

Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer

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[nysbirds-l] Northern gannets feeding in Moriches Bay

[Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph.D.]

While observing harbor seals at Cupsogue Beach County Park around 9 AM on
Friday, 12/13/13 , I observed about 50 Northern Gannets feeding in Moriches
Bay near the seal haul-out area.  In 8 years of seal observation and
photo-identification at the site and over 160 trips, I'd never seen gannets
diving feeding in the bay.

 

20 harbors seals were swimming in the area as well

 

 


Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph. D.
President,

Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island
  presid...@cresli.org  
  www.cresli.org
631-244-3352

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