[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: weekend influx of Horned Grebes and widespread Razorbills

The exceptionally calm conditions on Sunday made for excellent viewing of waterbirds on Gardiner's Bay, the outer portion of the Peconic Estuary and situated between the south and north forks of Long Island (Suffolk Co). Scanning from various vantage points between Hog Creek in Springs and Montauk

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  December 05, 2011 *  NYSY 12.05.11   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): November 28, 2010 - December 05, 2011 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Comple

[nysbirds-l] Announcing Sat, Jan 14 8-hour Pelagic Out Of Freeport, NY

We are running our now annual nearshore pelagic in New York waters on Saturday, January 14. We'll again be working with the Capt. Lou Fleet that that we've used in the past. The boat is comfortable with a birdable top deck, heated cabin, and separate men's and ladies facilities. As always we'll

[nysbirds-l] More Weekend Birds, including ongoing coastal Chat infestation

My only birding on Saturday was a 45-minute evening walk at Gardiner County Park, sw Suffolk Co.; the highlight was a Yellow-breasted Chat. Patricia Lindsay and I built on this theme on Sunday morning, when Pat re-found one of two chats we saw last Sunday in the thickets east of Mecox Bay Inlet;