[nysbirds-l] Cold Spring Harbor Tufted Duck photo

2011-01-05 Thread John Gluth
The only passable digiscoped shot I was able to get of the Tufted Duck this windy Wednesday morning can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/5329473930/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCH

[nysbirds-l] Still Room on Jan. 23 Freeport 8 Hour Pelagic

2011-01-05 Thread Paul Guris
We still have space aboard our Sunday, Jan. 23 pelagic trip out of Freeport. We ran this trip last year and did very well. Our sightings included 33 Common Murres, 2 Atlantic Puffins, roughly 200 Razorbills, dozens of Kittiwakes, incredibly cooperative Iceland Gulls, a great Gannet show, and vari

[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow continues at EPCAL in Calverton and Route 51, Eastport Birds Today, Jan. 5th

2011-01-05 Thread Carl Starace
Hello Everyone,Dick Belanger and I entered the Epcal entrance this morning and found Kathy Klecan already having nice scope views of the Lark Sparrow. With it were a few Tree and 18 Field Sparrow. We spent a good deal of time along the runways later and came up with 3 Redtails, 2 Northern

[nysbirds-l] Dune Road bittern

2011-01-05 Thread Joe Jannsen
Today at 3:00 PM, I observed an American bittern on the marsh (bay) side of Dune Road, between Neptune's and Triton Lane. The bird was very successfully hunting in a pool directly across from the Town of Southampton Sand Bar Beach, so maybe it will remain in the area. -Joe ___

[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck (Yes)...

2011-01-05 Thread Andrew Baksh
Eric Miller, Glenn Mullen, Brendan Fogarty along with his Mom and I observed the Tufted Duck until around 4:30 PM in Cold Spring Harbor. The duck, was seen near the spot where it was originally found. Please see previous posts for directions. Good and responsible birding! Andrew Baksh Queens

[nysbirds-l] Grumman Grasslands, Calverton, Suffolk Co.

2011-01-05 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
I routed myself for a quick look mid-afternoon, and found a N. Harrier, a Sharp- shinned Hawk, an E.Meadowlark, but no Lark Sparrow, Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYS

[nysbirds-l] North Shore Suffolk/Nassau Counties This Morning

2011-01-05 Thread ken feustel
We went north to Cold Spring Harbor this morning around 8:00AM and found a group of birders eyeing the Tufted Duck. Satisfied with the looks we had of the bird we moved on to Bayville in the hope that the Barrow's Goldeneye might be present - no luck. Our next stop was an icy Shu Swamp where a s

[nysbirds-l] Southern Nassau County CBC Results

2011-01-05 Thread Shaibal Mitra
The Southern Nassau County Christmas Bird Count was conducted on Saturday, 1 January 2011, by 61 participants. This represents the 71st time this CBC has been held since its inception in 1932 (there were several years with no count during the 1930s and 1940s). A total of 125 species was recorde

[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck - yes

2011-01-05 Thread martindf
At original location from Tuesday - on 25A in Cold Spring Harbor - Cold Spring Harbor State Park pkg lot just North of Harbor Mist bldg. Across 25A and down small hill. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.N