[nysbirds-l] Limited e-mail access

2010-09-26 Thread Richard Becker
I will have no or limited e-mail access for the next few weeks so may not receive your message. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html

[nysbirds-l] another LI Clay-colored Sparrow

2010-09-26 Thread Douglas Futuyma
Heavily armed with insect repellant against continuing hordes of mosquitoes, I birded Jones Beach -- West End from 7:30 until about 9:30 this morning, followed by searches at the Point Lookout town park and several other Jones Beach locales. The most noteworthy bird was a Clay-colored Sparrow

[nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Parasitic Jaegers, Common Eiders, Clay-colored Sparrows+

2010-09-26 Thread Shaibal Mitra
There was a modest morning flight at Robert Moses SP today, with two American Pipits and a Purple Finch being perhaps the most noteworthy among the birds overhead. A lot of late fall migrants moved in today, including Golden-crowned Kinglet, Brown Creeper, Slate-colored Junco, and at least 25

RE:[nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Parasitic Jaegers, Common Eiders, Clay-colored Sparrows+

2010-09-26 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Doug Futuyma saw a third Clay-colored Sparrow today along the hedge by the Coast Guard Station at Jones Beach, Nassau County. From: Shaibal Mitra Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 7:52 PM To: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu) Subject: LI Birds: Parasitic

[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond & Kissena Parks, Queens - CT Warbler and more

2010-09-26 Thread Jeffrey Ritter
After a slow start from 7AM to 9AM in Alley Pond this morning, the mid-morning activity was good. Notable species included Winter Wren, Brown Creeper, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco, Cape May Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo and another Philadelphia Vireo. Its been a great September for

[nysbirds-l] handicapped hummer

2010-09-26 Thread Andrew Block
Had a handicapped hummer at my feeders today.  It had a growth or something around it bill about halfway up and couldn't get its bill in far enough to eat.  It looked a little bedraggled which might have been caused by its perdicament.  It was sad to see but it is survival of the fittest. 

[nysbirds-l] Van Courtlandt Park - Bronx and JBWR - Queens...

2010-09-26 Thread Andrew Baksh
Yesterday during a walk at Van Courtlandt Park in the Bronx, we turned up 2 juvenile White-crowned Sparrows. The first was found around the restoration area behind the Van Courtlandt Museum House and the second was found near the golf course around Vault Hill. At Jamaica Bay, the number of

[nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx

2010-09-26 Thread editconsul
Saturday Sept. 25 Two red-tailed hawks Two great horned owls American kestrel Coopers Ruby throated hummingbird Eastern Phobe Blackpoll Common yellowthroat Black- throated blue Magnolia Red bellied woodpecker Hairy woodpecker Northern flicker Wood ducks Mallards Hybrid duck-black and white

[nysbirds-l] handicapped hummer

2010-09-26 Thread Andrew Block
Had a handicapped hummer at my feeders today.  It had a growth or something around it bill about halfway up and couldn't get its bill in far enough to eat.  It looked a little bedraggled which might have been caused by its perdicament.  It was sad to see but it is survival of the fittest. 

[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Kissena Parks, Queens - CT Warbler and more

2010-09-26 Thread Jeffrey Ritter
After a slow start from 7AM to 9AM in Alley Pond this morning, the mid-morning activity was good. Notable species included Winter Wren, Brown Creeper, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco, Cape May Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo and another Philadelphia Vireo. Its been a great September for

RE:[nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Parasitic Jaegers, Common Eiders, Clay-colored Sparrows+

2010-09-26 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Doug Futuyma saw a third Clay-colored Sparrow today along the hedge by the Coast Guard Station at Jones Beach, Nassau County. From: Shaibal Mitra Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 7:52 PM To: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu) Subject: LI Birds: Parasitic

[nysbirds-l] another LI Clay-colored Sparrow

2010-09-26 Thread Douglas Futuyma
Heavily armed with insect repellant against continuing hordes of mosquitoes, I birded Jones Beach -- West End from 7:30 until about 9:30 this morning, followed by searches at the Point Lookout town park and several other Jones Beach locales. The most noteworthy bird was a Clay-colored Sparrow

[nysbirds-l] Limited e-mail access

2010-09-26 Thread Richard Becker
I will have no or limited e-mail access for the next few weeks so may not receive your message. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html