[nysbirds-l] Fort Tilden 10/30

It was a great day for hawks along the inland ridges - I would think. But getting there, maybe not so good. Scrapping plans for an October trip because of snow - that's a first. So there's Fort Tilden - beautiful and snowless -- as a fallback. And it was an interesting day, so excuse the length of

Re: [nysbirds-l] Yellow-billed Loon continues on Lake Ontario near Fair Haven

Hello all, While I am sure I saw a YELLOW-BILLED LOON I am still somewhat in shock that such a rare bird would make an appearance in my spotting scope! Nick Sly and I made the pre-dawn drive up from Ithaca and spent the morning lakewatching from the north end of Broadway Rd. Our excellent views

[nysbirds-l] Cackling Goose at Robert Moses S.P. (Suffolk Co)

Paid a 2.5 hour visit to the Fire Island hawk watch this afternoon. Over 100 raptors had already been counted when I arrived at 1:30, the majority between 8:00 and 11:00. I missed an immature Bald Eagle that passed ~8:00, as well as 20+ Northern Harriers. But during my stay a group of 4 geese flew

[nysbirds-l] Snow geese on the North Fork of Long Island

My wife and I observed two Snow Geese this morning in Peconic, in the field just south of the Main Road, at the intersection with Wells Road. They were mixed in with a huge flock (several hundred) of Canada Geese.Paul Gillen reported a similar sighting yesterday, at a nearby site. Bill Sing

[nysbirds-l] Eastern Bluebird flock in Central Park

Leading a bird tour this snowy, bright morning in Central Park, we were treated to the beautiful sight of 8 or more storm-blown Eastern Bluebirds eating rosehips & hawthorn berries on the East side of the Bow Bridge. They were with a flock of Robins. We also spotted the usual suspects (dozens of

Re: [nysbirds-l] Yellow-billed Loon continues on Lake Ontario near Fair Haven

While the odds of *two* breeding-plumaged Yellow-billed Loons on Lake Ontario must be tremendously small, it should be noted that Broadway Road is about 60 miles east of Hamlin Beach, where Chris Wood & Jessie Barry had one on October 16, last seen flying west. In any case, following today's sight

[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Grebe Tarrytown Lakes

A Red-necked Grebe was on the larger Tarrytown Lake this morning, along with at least 4 Pied billed between the two lakes. Evan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscrib

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-billed Loon continues on Lake Ontario near Fair Haven

Tim Lenz just posted to the CAYUGARBA text alert that a/the breeding-plumaged YELLOW-BILLED LOON was seen flying west from Broadway Road on Lake Ontario this morning. This is just west of Fair Haven...likely the same bird Chris Wood reported a few weeks ago. I'm sure we'll get a more detailed repo