[nysbirds-l] Riverhead Calverton Enterprise Park:Rechler is Out

2010-10-27 Thread Emarienan
Please see link to Newsday story below. Eileen Keenan _http://www.newsday.com/news/rechler-equity-pulls-out-of-enterprise-park-pro ject-1.2404753?print=true_ (http://www.newsday.com/news/rechler-equity-pulls-out-of-enterprise-park-project-1.2404753?print=true) - Newsday - Saying it could n

[nysbirds-l] Cattle Egrets

2010-10-27 Thread grosb...@clarityconnect.com
Hello all, Given there are nearly 40+ CATTLE EGRETS (assuming the Ontario 14 are not the same Inds as the Ithaca 16) in the northeast right now, and given this is an Old World species that naturally colonized the States, I wonder if these are birds coming from the Old World and not birds moving

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park sightings

2010-10-27 Thread gabriel willow
On my final NYC Audubon Bryant Park walk of the season, we saw some nice birds.  It's getting harder and harder as the available birding areas shrink in the already small park due to the rink construction. There were many (20+) White-throated Sparrows mixing with the House Sparrows.   There was a

[nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Two Franklin's Gulls+

2010-10-27 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Ken Feustel found a first winter Franklin's Gull today at Robert Moses SP, Field 5, in southwestern Suffolk County, LI. He called a number of local birders, but none of us arrived in time to see it before it flew out over the dunes. Still present when I got there were four Lesser Black-backed G

Re:[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park sightings / mid-town Manhattan, NYC

2010-10-27 Thread Tom Fiore
Gabriel and all, On some days at least, at times the Prothonotary Warbler referred to below has been observed in the locust trees adjacent to the main entrance of the New York Public Library at 41 Street on Fifth Avenue and that warbler has been seen a number of times in the vicinity of wh

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bryant Park sightings / mid-town Manhattan, NYC

2010-10-27 Thread Ben Cacace
I don't remember seeing anyone mention this from the Peterson Warblers book: "There are [...] exceptional midwinter records for Illinois (Chicago, December to January) [...]." Ben -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRU

[nysbirds-l] Sullivan County GREAT CORMORANT!!!!!

2010-10-27 Thread vanhaas
This afternoon after work I birded the Bashakill. I birded Haven Road, The Stop Sign Trail and the Orchard. Many sparrows were present including a number of Fox Sparrows. Ducks seemed limited to Mallards and Woodies. It began to rain and I headed to the Main Boat Launch in hopes of a differe

[nysbirds-l] Franklin Gull (YES!!) - Captree State Park LI ...

2010-10-27 Thread Andrew Baksh
Thanks to the generosity of many birders including Ken and Sue Feustel, Doug Futuyma and Gerta Fritz who stayed with the bird until I arrived. I was able to get on the Adult Franklin Gull found this afternoon by Pat Lindsay at Captree State Park. When I left Captree State Park around 5:25 p.m. th