[nysbirds-l] Orange/Putnam Counties - Golden Eagle

While doing the NYS Waterfowl Count for Putnam County this afternoon, Bob Gochfeld and I stopped to eat lunch at the parking lot of the Chalet on the Hudson Restaurant in northern Putnam County, just below Breakneck Ridge: http://tinyurl.com/y92o9yg Glancing across the Hudson River from here

[nysbirds-l] King Eiders - Buffalo Harbor, Lake Erie

Thanks to Jerry L. for posting the sighting earlier to Geneseebirds. As previously stated, both KING EIDERS were mostly hanging out together and loosely amongst Common Mergansers and Scaup in the area of open water between ice flows and the 2nd and 3rd breakwalls looking WSW from the

[nysbirds-l] Westchester County and West End/Jones Beach (Nassau Co.)

This morning we stopped by Pruyn Sanctuary in Millwood (8:00AM-9:00AM) but did not observe the previously reported Yellow-headed Blackbird. From the Pruyn Sanctuary we took a short drive to nearby Rockefeller State Park Preserve on Route 117, where the immature Red-headed Woodpecker (10:15AM)

RE: [nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls Coxsackie

The Northern Shrike was also present on River Road this afternoon and cooperated enough to get some good scope looks at it. Will and Danika Raup Albany, NY From: gael...@capital.net To: hmbi...@yahoogroups.com CC: philandmarjwhit...@earthlink.net; birdl...@hmbc.net;

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gulls Coxsackie

There were 3 ICELAND GULLS at the Coxsackie Boat Launch this afternoon; 2 immatures and 1 adult. Also, 2 BALD EAGLES and hundreds of Herring Gulls, Ring-billeds, and a few Great Black-backed Gulls. There were also many Red-tailed Hawks and Rough-legged Hawks out on the Flats plus many

[nysbirds-l] Heads Up: southbound Ivory Gull

Birders in coastal NY might want to keep 'Ivory Gull' in mind over the next few days or weeks. An adult was found today in Westport, Massachusetts, which is right on the Rhode Island/Mass border. There is speculation that it is the gorgeous adult that was on Cape Cod last week (65 mi NE of

Re: [nysbirds-l] East Hampton Geese

To follow up on Anthony Collerton's post, I also took a quick look at the goose field on Further Lane in East Hampton (Suffolk Co.) late this afternoon. After a few scans I picked out the four 1st-basic GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and seven CACKLING GEESE (continuing from 9 Jan). I've found that

[nysbirds-l] East Hampton Geese

Made a quick stop at Further Lane early afternoon and picked up 3 White-fronted Geese and 6 Cackling Geese in the Canada flock in the usual field. May well have been more things tucked away in the back. Anthony Collerton Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Nassau county

Stopped at a couple locations in northern Nassau county today. Highlights were: 4 Redheads; St. John's Pond, Cold Spring Harbor Snow bunting; Centre Island Beach park, Bayville Belted kingfisher; Shu Swamp, Mill Neck Greg Prelich http://steelhead.aecom.yu.edu/birdwebphotos/birds/index.html --

[nysbirds-l] Barrow's Goldeneye etc - Bayville 1/23 (Nassau Co.)

The male *Barrow's Goldeneye* continued today (1/23) on the sound viewed across from the Centre Island police booth. It was in a flock of approximately 70 Common Goldeneye, with many more Common Goldeneye along Bayville all the way to Stehli and Ransom Beaches. Also of note in the area were the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Slow-birding-day post

Hi Rob, I think you're probably right about the id but as far as I know no zoos in the area have ever had this species in their collections.  About it being a vagrant, I don't know.  It would seem like a stretch for it to come from Australia to here, but you never know.  How many Australian

Re:[nysbirds-l] [nysbirds-l}Iron Pier Beach, Riverhead, Suffolk Cty- 2nd winter Iceland Gull

Ths morning an second winter Iceland Gull was hanging around at Iron Pier BEach norhof Riverhead. I'd bet that this well marked individual is the same bird as the fairly dark first year that spent most of the winter there last year. Mike Cooper Ridge, LI,NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Common (Mew) Gull and Barrow's Goldeneye - Brooklyn

This morning around 7:30 Bobby Rosetti, Eric Reubel and I saw the Common Gull roosting on the rocks east of the pedestrian bridge, about halfway to the parking lot near Kohls. Unfortunately when I threw out some bread the gulls dispersed, and some returned, but not the Common Gull. Eric stayed

[nysbirds-l] Westchester County and West End/Jones Beach (Nassau Co.)

This morning we stopped by Pruyn Sanctuary in Millwood (8:00AM-9:00AM) but did not observe the previously reported Yellow-headed Blackbird. From the Pruyn Sanctuary we took a short drive to nearby Rockefeller State Park Preserve on Route 117, where the immature Red-headed Woodpecker (10:15AM)

[nysbirds-l] King Eiders - Buffalo Harbor, Lake Erie

Thanks to Jerry L. for posting the sighting earlier to Geneseebirds. As previously stated, both KING EIDERS were mostly hanging out together and loosely amongst Common Mergansers and Scaup in the area of open water between ice flows and the 2nd and 3rd breakwalls looking WSW from the