[nysbirds-l] Queens County Bird Club - Upcoming Meeting - Wed. 12/14 - "Calibirdication"

2016-12-12 Thread Nancy Tognan 
The Queens County Bird Club will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental
Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362   
>Map of location<  

at 8:00 pm on Wednesday,  December 14, 2016.  Free admission.  Refreshments
served (featuring egg-nog flavored ice cream)

 

Public transportation users:  Meeting location is one mile from Bayside LIRR
station;  you may either walk, take the Q12 bus, or use car service located
at station.

 

Arie Gilbert and Lisa Scheppke present "Calibirdication:  Two weeks of
overly? ambitious birding that proved remarkably successful"

California is a very large and picturesque state. The opportunities for
great birding abound, especially if one is from the east coast. On June 13,
Lisa Scheppke was asked if she wanted to bird California. That request came
from Arie Gilbert. Deep down, they knew it would be a very good trip, but
both knew that birders have idiosyncrasies. Arlene Rawls joined in, and a
plan was finalized. But can three birders spend that much time together
without driving each other crazy? 

 

Nancy Tognan 

nancy.tog...@gmail.com 

Vice President, Queens County Bird Club 

 

See http://www.qcbirdclub.org/   for more information on trips, speakers,
and other events.

See our 'Birding Maps & Locations' page for directions to and info about
many local birding hotspots

 

* QCBC is a tax exempt, charitable organization {501c3}.  *


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[nysbirds-l] Queens County Bird Club - Upcoming Meeting - Wed. 12/14 - "Calibirdication"

2016-12-12 Thread Nancy Tognan 
The Queens County Bird Club will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental
Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362   
>Map of location<  

at 8:00 pm on Wednesday,  December 14, 2016.  Free admission.  Refreshments
served (featuring egg-nog flavored ice cream)

 

Public transportation users:  Meeting location is one mile from Bayside LIRR
station;  you may either walk, take the Q12 bus, or use car service located
at station.

 

Arie Gilbert and Lisa Scheppke present "Calibirdication:  Two weeks of
overly? ambitious birding that proved remarkably successful"

California is a very large and picturesque state. The opportunities for
great birding abound, especially if one is from the east coast. On June 13,
Lisa Scheppke was asked if she wanted to bird California. That request came
from Arie Gilbert. Deep down, they knew it would be a very good trip, but
both knew that birders have idiosyncrasies. Arlene Rawls joined in, and a
plan was finalized. But can three birders spend that much time together
without driving each other crazy? 

 

Nancy Tognan 

nancy.tog...@gmail.com 

Vice President, Queens County Bird Club 

 

See http://www.qcbirdclub.org/   for more information on trips, speakers,
and other events.

See our 'Birding Maps & Locations' page for directions to and info about
many local birding hotspots

 

* QCBC is a tax exempt, charitable organization {501c3}.  *


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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2016-12-12 Thread Joseph Brin 
*  New York*  Syracuse   
   - December 12, 2016
*  NYSY  12. 12.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):December 05, 2016 
- December 12, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate 
NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands 
Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, 
Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortlandcompiled: December 12  AT 5 p.m. 
(EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  
Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 05, 
2015.
Highlights--
CATTLE EGRETSANDHILL CRANECACKLING GOOSEPEREGRINE FALCONLONG-BILLED 
DOWITCHERGLAUCOUS GULLICELAND GULLSNOWY OWLNORTHERN SHRIKEGRAY 
CATBIRDORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERPINE SISKINEVENING GROSBEAK

Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)---
     Two CATTLE EGRETS are hanging on and were seen through yesterday on East 
Tyre Road.     12/6: A SNOWY OWL was seen in the mucklands along Rt. 31 west of 
the Seneca River     12/7: 2 late LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen on Armitage 
Road. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen along the wildlife drive.     12/11: 89 
SANDHILL CRANES were seen in the fields on Armitage Road.

Cayuga County
     12/6: 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at Fair Haven State Park.

Onondaga County
     12/7: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of 
Baldwinsville.     12/11: 3 very late ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were seen and 
photographed.  along the creek walk near Destiny in Syracuse. Another was seen 
today at the end of the creek walk at the south end of Onondaga Lake.

Oswego County
     12/6: A PEREGRINE FALCON and a GLAUCOUS GULL were found at Oswego Harbor.  
   12/8: A late and possibly overwintering GRAY CATBIRD was seen on Thompson 
road south of SUNY Oswego.     12/11: A SNOWY OWL was seen at Derby Hill.     
12/12: An ICELAND GULL and a PEREGRINE FALCON were seen in Phoenix near the 
Oswego River.

Madison County
     12/10: An ICELAND GULL was seen on Ditchbank Road north of Chittenango. A 
CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the south end of Cazenovia at the boat launch.

Oneida County
     12/6: An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen at Spring Farms Nature Center south of 
Clinton.     12/11: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Miller Road south of 
Willianstown.

Herkimer County
     12/5: A PINE SISKIN was seen at a feeder on Military Road north of 
Dolgeville.     12/8: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen hunting at a feeder on 
Military Road north of Dolgeville.
         

    
--end report 
    
Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 13027  U.S.A.  
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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2016-12-12 Thread Joseph Brin 
*  New York*  Syracuse   
   - December 12, 2016
*  NYSY  12. 12.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):December 05, 2016 
- December 12, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate 
NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands 
Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, 
Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortlandcompiled: December 12  AT 5 p.m. 
(EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  
Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 05, 
2015.
Highlights--
CATTLE EGRETSANDHILL CRANECACKLING GOOSEPEREGRINE FALCONLONG-BILLED 
DOWITCHERGLAUCOUS GULLICELAND GULLSNOWY OWLNORTHERN SHRIKEGRAY 
CATBIRDORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERPINE SISKINEVENING GROSBEAK

Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)---
     Two CATTLE EGRETS are hanging on and were seen through yesterday on East 
Tyre Road.     12/6: A SNOWY OWL was seen in the mucklands along Rt. 31 west of 
the Seneca River     12/7: 2 late LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen on Armitage 
Road. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen along the wildlife drive.     12/11: 89 
SANDHILL CRANES were seen in the fields on Armitage Road.

Cayuga County
     12/6: 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at Fair Haven State Park.

Onondaga County
     12/7: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of 
Baldwinsville.     12/11: 3 very late ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were seen and 
photographed.  along the creek walk near Destiny in Syracuse. Another was seen 
today at the end of the creek walk at the south end of Onondaga Lake.

Oswego County
     12/6: A PEREGRINE FALCON and a GLAUCOUS GULL were found at Oswego Harbor.  
   12/8: A late and possibly overwintering GRAY CATBIRD was seen on Thompson 
road south of SUNY Oswego.     12/11: A SNOWY OWL was seen at Derby Hill.     
12/12: An ICELAND GULL and a PEREGRINE FALCON were seen in Phoenix near the 
Oswego River.

Madison County
     12/10: An ICELAND GULL was seen on Ditchbank Road north of Chittenango. A 
CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the south end of Cazenovia at the boat launch.

Oneida County
     12/6: An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen at Spring Farms Nature Center south of 
Clinton.     12/11: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Miller Road south of 
Willianstown.

Herkimer County
     12/5: A PINE SISKIN was seen at a feeder on Military Road north of 
Dolgeville.     12/8: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen hunting at a feeder on 
Military Road north of Dolgeville.
         

    
--end report 
    
Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 13027  U.S.A.  
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[nysbirds-l] Cackling Goose VCP Bronx Co.

2016-12-12 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Mei Yee and I just found a Cackling Goose in a flock of about 1100 Canada Geese 
on the Parade Grounds at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.

This is a classic looking Cackling, presumably Richardson's and should not be 
too difficult to pick out from the flock.

Cheers,


"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

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[nysbirds-l] Cackling Goose VCP Bronx Co.

2016-12-12 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Mei Yee and I just found a Cackling Goose in a flock of about 1100 Canada Geese 
on the Parade Grounds at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.

This is a classic looking Cackling, presumably Richardson's and should not be 
too difficult to pick out from the flock.

Cheers,


"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Mew Gull in Brooklyn

2016-12-12 Thread Bobbi Manian 
Bird currently closer to veterans pier

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> On Dec 12, 2016, at 12:49 PM, isaac grant  wrote:
> 
> Bobbi Manian just tweeted photo of adult Common/Mew Gull on the water in the 
> Narrows off the Belt Parkway esplanade between Veteran's Memorial Pier and 
> the 80th street pedestrian crossover. This is in Brooklyn (Kings County) She 
> says it is currently flying around in the area now.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Mew Gull in Brooklyn

2016-12-12 Thread Bobbi Manian 
Bird currently closer to veterans pier

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 12, 2016, at 12:49 PM, isaac grant  wrote:
> 
> Bobbi Manian just tweeted photo of adult Common/Mew Gull on the water in the 
> Narrows off the Belt Parkway esplanade between Veteran's Memorial Pier and 
> the 80th street pedestrian crossover. This is in Brooklyn (Kings County) She 
> says it is currently flying around in the area now.
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[nysbirds-l] Mew Gull in Brooklyn

2016-12-12 Thread isaac grant 
Bobbi Manian just tweeted photo of adult Common/Mew Gull on the water in
the Narrows off the Belt Parkway esplanade between Veteran's Memorial Pier
and the 80th street pedestrian crossover. This is in Brooklyn (Kings
County) She says it is currently flying around in the area now.

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[nysbirds-l] Mew Gull in Brooklyn

2016-12-12 Thread isaac grant 
Bobbi Manian just tweeted photo of adult Common/Mew Gull on the water in
the Narrows off the Belt Parkway esplanade between Veteran's Memorial Pier
and the 80th street pedestrian crossover. This is in Brooklyn (Kings
County) She says it is currently flying around in the area now.

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