[nysbirds-l] 2010 HMANA Conference in Duluth,MN

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 2010 HMANA CONFERENCE The 2010 Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) conference will be hosted by Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory held in Duluth, Minnesota April 15-18, 2010. Positioned at the southwestern tip of magnificent Lake Superior, Duluth offers a

[nysbirds-l] Thick-billed Murre photos

Here is a link to the photos I took of the Thick-billed Murre at Brighton Beach this afternoon. http://picasaweb.google.com/kiskadee20/ThickBilledMurreBrightonBeachBklyn011910# Heydi Lopes Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

Re: [nysbirds-l] Thick-billed Murre follow up

The Murre was present through 5:00 PM, although it was moving very fast to the East at this time. When we (Bob Gochfeld and I) first arrived around 4:00 PM we couldn't find it for a while, but then Bob picked it out, sitting still at least a quarter of a mile (probably more) offshore to the

[nysbirds-l] Barrow's Goldeneye in Jamaica Bay

At 4PM amongst a flock of about 45-50 Common Goldeneye I spotted a drake Barrow's Goldeneye in Jamaica Bay west of West Pond in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens. Last year there was a Barrow's in the exact same location, perhaps the same one, with a Common Goldeneye flock. Last year

[nysbirds-l] Thick-billed Murre follow up

This afternoon Heydi Lopes and I went out to Coney Island to look for the Western Grebe. We started at the Coney Island pier and planned to walk east until we found the grebe or ran out of beach, whichever came first. At approximately 2:15pm we were at Brighton 5th Street (in Brighton

[nysbirds-l] Western Grebe NO, Thick-billed Murre YES

Location: Brooklyn NY Rob Jett and Hedei Lopts (sorry, I know I didn't get the correct spelling) are in Coney Island, Brooklyn looking for yesterday's WESTERN GREBE, which has not yet been relocated. Their consolation prize is a THICK-BILLED MURRE about 20 yards off the shore at Coney

[nysbirds-l] 2 Bald Eagles - Conscience Point, Southampton

Per a phone call at 12:10PM, from John McNeil, there are two immature bald eagles sitting on the ice in North Sea Harbor, visible from Conscience Point boat ramp, off North Sea Road, Southampton, Suffolk County. The birds remained there as he was observing them. Eileen Schwinn --

[nysbirds-l] 2 Bald Eagles - Conscience Point, Southampton

Per a phone call at 12:10PM, from John McNeil, there are two immature bald eagles sitting on the ice in North Sea Harbor, visible from Conscience Point boat ramp, off North Sea Road, Southampton, Suffolk County. The birds remained there as he was observing them. Eileen Schwinn --

[nysbirds-l] Thick-billed Murre follow up

This afternoon Heydi Lopes and I went out to Coney Island to look for the Western Grebe. We started at the Coney Island pier and planned to walk east until we found the grebe or ran out of beach, whichever came first. At approximately 2:15pm we were at Brighton 5th Street (in Brighton

[nysbirds-l] Barrow's Goldeneye in Jamaica Bay

At 4PM amongst a flock of about 45-50 Common Goldeneye I spotted a drake Barrow's Goldeneye in Jamaica Bay west of West Pond in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens. Last year there was a Barrow's in the exact same location, perhaps the same one, with a Common Goldeneye flock. Last year

Re: [nysbirds-l] Thick-billed Murre follow up

The Murre was present through 5:00 PM, although it was moving very fast to the East at this time. When we (Bob Gochfeld and I) first arrived around 4:00 PM we couldn't find it for a while, but then Bob picked it out, sitting still at least a quarter of a mile (probably more) offshore to the

[nysbirds-l] 2010 HMANA Conference in Duluth,MN

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 2010 HMANA CONFERENCE The 2010 Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) conference will be hosted by Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory held in Duluth, Minnesota April 15-18, 2010. Positioned at the southwestern tip of magnificent Lake Superior, Duluth offers a