[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: 1/11/2010 Canvasbacks, Loon, etc.

Well a short lunch break seawatch out at the inlet to Montauk Harbor yielded some good birds very close to shore. Both common and King Eiders were seen as well as a fair amount of Common Loons. After looking for the Harlequin Duck at lake Mountauk (with no luck) I took my first trip to Fort Po

Re: [nysbirds-l] sharpie back at it in yard

fwiw, I had a male Sharpie in my yard this weekend, noticed when I was wondering where all the sparrows were. Arie Gilbert North Babylon, NY Andrew Block wrote: The adult female Sharp-shinned Hawk was back again today chasing the house sparrows at the feeders.  It's so cool to watc

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated warbler

A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is coming to a feeder in Syracuse at the home of Mr. Robert Burdick at 242 Thurber Ave. If you would like to try for the bird please call (315-476-3979) to make an appointment . Joseph Brin brinjos...@yahoo.com Baldwinsville, N.Y. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: h

[nysbirds-l] Queens late post of Canvasbacks

EricMiller wanted to post that Sunday 1/10/09 he had a raft of 46Canvasback Ducks in Little Neck Bay, just north of the footbridge thatcrosses the Cross Island Expy to Crocheron Park. Jean Loscalzo Richmond Hill, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbird

[nysbirds-l] Black Vulture

At 2:55pm today I spotted 2 BLACK VULTURES heading south over Main Street in Sag Harbor (Suffolk Co.). Where the heck did they come from? Hugh Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 hmcguinn...@ross.org -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBird

[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: 1/12/2010 Harlequin, Old Squaw, Surf Scoter, Purple Sandpiper

A short break this morning at Montauk Harbor inlet proved to be worth the drive. Just to the West of the jetty there was a Harlequin Duck no more then a 30 - 50 feet from shore working the rocks of the jetty. In the general area there was a pair of Surf Scoters and pair of Old Squaw. Also along

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew Gull still present

The Mew Gull was present at its usual location at the bottom of the Belt Parkway overpass at 17th Avenue http://tinyurl.com/yhsfdee. I watched the bird from about 12:00 noon to 12:30. The gull was still there when I left. Michael S. Zablocky Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird continues in Chappaqua, NY

The first winter male Yellow-headed Blackbird was seen again today by several viewers around 8am and again at 3:30 pm at Pruyn Audubon Sanctuary, 275 Millwood Road, Chappaqua NY. The sanctuary is open to the public dawn to dusk. Photos, directions and sighting updates posted at http://www.sawmill

[nysbirds-l] deceased Yellow-breasted Chat at NYBG

Today my friend Bernie Conway described a dead bird he found at NYBG.  He described it as bigger than a warbler but smaller than an oriole with a bright yellow breast and greenish-brown upper side.  I immediately thought of common yellowthroat or chat.  Unfortunately it ended up being a Yellow-b