[nysbirds-l] New Arrivals -Calverton/Wading River,L.I. April, 8th

2010-04-08 Thread Carl Starace
Hello All, I found a pair of Blue Gray Gnatcatchers today along River Road just south of the Swan Pond canoe launch site in Calverton.Later in the afternoon there were 8 Glossy Ibis out in the large wet field just south of LIE on Wading River Manorville Road. Good April Birding, Carl Sta

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park, Thu. 8-Apr-2010 incl. Winter Wren, Peregrine & Towhee

2010-04-08 Thread Ben Cacace
Date: Thursday, 8 April 2010 (12:15p-1:05p) Location: Bryant Park Reported by: Ben Cacace Thanks to Margo D. Beller for alerting me to the wren. I made it there for lunch hour and spotted it in the same section she reported in. I missed the continuing Louisiana Waterthrush which Margo saw today in

[nysbirds-l] Linnaean Society Meeting Announcement

2010-04-08 Thread Alice Deutsch
THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK SPEAKERS PROGRAM Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m. The American Museum of Natural History, Linder Theater Speaker: Rafael Guillermo Campos-Ramirez, Senior Guide, Caligo Ventures, Inc. Subject: Bird Diversity in a Neotropical Country: Costa Rica Costa Rica,

[nysbirds-l] WNY Dial-a-Bird 08 Apr 2010

2010-04-08 Thread dfsuggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 04/08/2010 * NYBU1004.08 - Birds mentioned - Please phone in rare sightings for update Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com Thank you, David - EURASIAN WIGEON Pied-billed Grebe A

[nysbirds-l] Swallow-tailed Kite, Westchester County

2010-04-08 Thread Scott McCarley
Swallow-tailed Kite seen from Pines Bridge Road east of Taconic Parkway (Millwood/Yorktown area), about 6:00 PM circled two or three times - headed east. Scott McCarley Valhalla, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.co

[nysbirds-l] Jones Barrier Beach (Nassau & Suffolk Counties)

2010-04-08 Thread Ken Feustel
I spent an hour or two stopping at various locations along the Jones strip this afternoon in windy conditions. At West End 2 Northern Gannets were close inshore on the ocean and also inside Jones inlet, clearly observed with binoculars from the WE2 marina. The flooded swale in front of the WE2

[nysbirds-l] 4/8- Brooklyn/Queens- Green Heron, more GLIBs, Cormorant migration etc.

2010-04-08 Thread fresha2411
I birded Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn this morning before heading over to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. There were light ESE winds to start, but these shifted to relatively strong SSE winds by ~9:30 AM. Throughout my time in the field there was a noticeable movement of Double-crested Cormora

[nysbirds-l] Upland Sandpiper - Yes, RMSP

2010-04-08 Thread Hans and Eileen Schwinn
The recently reported Upland Sandpiper was seen today, 12:00 -12:25PM at Robert Moses State Park. The bird was in the low grass, on the south roadside shoulder between Parking Lots 4 and 5, just east of the turn-around. It walked between the road and the berm, and was clearly visible at a

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline for 7 April

2010-04-08 Thread David Martin
This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending April 7, 2010. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net. Eight-five species reported were reported this week. The most interesting reports were: GREAT CORMORANT: Germantown 4/3 (2), 4/6 (2), 4/7