The Massachusetts Brown-chested Martin was seen again:
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MASS.html#124623
(scroll down in the day's archived posts for more from 10/14)
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THREE Pink-footed Geese are reported in southern Maine:
** I finally made it to Staten Island this afternoon, after getting a call
from my friend Howard Fischer reminding me that the Rufous Hummingbird was
still making appearances in his backyard. I was treated to spectacular
looks of the bird and hung out with "Teddy" the Rufous Hummingbird and
There were a lot of birds at Jones Beach West End today, including a Lark
Sparrow and Orange-crowned Warbler along the western entrance road to WE 2.
A cooperative Swainson's Thrush was the most interesting bird among the many
along the hedgerow by the Coast Guard station.
Steve Walter
Observers: Alice Deutsch, Eve Levine (joined for much of the time),
Ardith Bondi
Reported by Ardith Bondi
The busy spots were the trees at the eastern edge of the Pinetum, west
of the field, and Seneca Village and Sparrow Ridge for sparrow variety.
The Swamp Sparrows were at the eastern edge
Alive anyway
See the photo in my blog today.
I have my fingers crossed in hopes the bird will leave soon - alive.
Rich Guthrie
New Baltimore
gael...@capital.net
http://blog.timesunion.com/birding
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NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
The location in Connecticut is also just minutes as the kite flies
from Westchester County in New York. Also not too far from that
location a Selasphorus Hummingbird was reported on the CT shore of
Long Island Sound, see the same CT list-serve for that report.
Note that the 2 kites almost
The Queens County Bird Club Inc. will be meeting at the
Alley pond Environmental Center on Wednesday October
21st at 8pm.
PROGRAM:
SHOREBIRDS by Lloyd Spitalnik
Lloyd
Spitalnik is well known in NYC birding circles, and beyond. Birding
for more than 25 years, he runs Metro Birding Briefs,
** I finally made it to Staten Island this afternoon, after getting a call
from my friend Howard Fischer reminding me that the Rufous Hummingbird was
still making appearances in his backyard. I was treated to spectacular
looks of the bird and hung out with Teddy the Rufous Hummingbird and Howie
