RE: [nysbirds-l] Sun, Jan 17 Freeport Pelagic 8-Hour Pelagic

2010-01-15 Thread John J. Collins
Wow. Without these notices I would not know about these trips which I like to know about so I can see great birds in our local area! Please don't chase Paul off this list!! John J. Collins Raritan, NJ jjcb...@verizon.net "God desires that all the world be pure in his sight. The earth should n

[nysbirds-l] About Posting Pelagic Trips to the List-Server

2010-01-15 Thread Paul Guris
Hi, John. Yours is a very reasonable question, so I thought I should chime in and explain my postings. The general view on advertising pelagics, as compared to other tours, is that they are of particular interest to state birders, plus they are very hard (or at least very expensive) to do on your

Re: [nysbirds-l] Sun, Jan 17 Freeport Pelagic 8-Hour Pelagic

2010-01-15 Thread Steve Walter
Hmmm. Paul is making the birding community aware of an opportunity to see good birds. Isn't that the reason this list exists? Steve Walter - Original Message - From: John Laver To: NYSBirds-L@cornell.edu Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Sun,

[nysbirds-l] Croton Pt: OC Warb continues + ducks (or lack thereof)

2010-01-15 Thread rm389
The Orange Crowned Warbler I found last week in the campground parking lot at Croton Pt re-materialized this afternoon in the same location. This time the bird was a bit more obliging and got within several fts distance of me on the lower branches of the pines in the lot. The bird was often

Re: [nysbirds-l] Sun, Jan 17 Freeport Pelagic 8-Hour Pelagic

2010-01-15 Thread John Laver
Hi, I've noticed these ads before and wonder how they are appropriate for NYS Birds? Aren't these emails using NYS Birds to advertise a commercial operation? I have no reason to think or believe See Life Paulaugics isn't a first rate profit making operation, but why these fellows and not others?

[nysbirds-l] Sun, Jan 17 Freeport Pelagic 8-Hour Pelagic

2010-01-15 Thread Paul Guris
We still have space on Sunday's 8-hour pelagic trip out of Freeport, NY. The marine forecast as of the last update is for very calms seas in the morning, with winds picking up some in the afternoon. Understand that it's a weather forecast, so they may be wrong, but right now it's looking pretty go

Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew Gull- No

2010-01-15 Thread Arie Gilbert
I had the Common {Mew} Gull at the 17th ave pedestrian bridge in BKLN yesterday at 2:15-2:30 along with Bob Hayes. He got several photos at close range. There were several small flocks ca. 15-30 gulls scattered east and west, and we were lucky that it was in one right next to the bridge as ad

Re:[nysbirds-l] Fieldfare adrenalin

2010-01-15 Thread Bill Evans
Redwing found in Newfoundland Jan 13. See: http://birdingnewfoundland.blogspot.com/ ** Subject: Fieldfare adrenalin From: "Bill Evans" Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 16:57:23 -0500 X-Message-Number: 9 Massive facultative movements of Fieldfares, etc in the UK the past few day

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew Gull- No

2010-01-15 Thread jgiunta746
Sy Schiff and I (Joe Giunta) spent 3 hours (9:30-12:30) at the pedestrian bridge spot this morning without success. We did see Common Goldeneye (5), Greater Scaup (50), Ruddy Duck (20), Black Duck, Gadwall (2), American Widgen (1), Red-breasted Merganser, Purple Sandpipers (3), Bonaparte's Gu