[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay NWR

Date: Oct. 19, 2010 Place: Jamaica Bay NRW Reported By: Joe Giunta The highlight was a beautiful Dickcissel visible from the rear of the visitor's center. All the regular ducks were present including Blue-winged Teal and Ring-necked Duck. Both Horned Grebe (bay side) and Pied-billed Grebe (

[nysbirds-l] Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.): 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS (Monday, 10/18)

Yesterday afternoon (Monday 10/18—sorry about the late post) the were 2 basic-plumaged AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS at Heckscher State Park. They were part of a mixed shorebird flock on the beach south of the pavilion of parking field #8. In addition to the AGPLs there were 35 Black-bellied Plovers,

[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park - Brooklyn

Crossing Brooklyn's Prospect Park this morning from the skating rink on the eastside to the ballfields on the west I saw innumerable sparrows the highlight of which was a Vesper Sparrow in the fenced off area of the ballfields on the southernmost end of the Long Meadow. I had to leave but was able

[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park VESPs

The fenced off area at the South end of the baseball fields in Prospect Park was loaded with sparrows today. The nice mix of sparrows was dominated by a very large flock of juncos and chippings. I had gone to the area to look for a Vesper Sparrow spotted earlier in the morning by Rob Bate.