[nysbirds-l] Spring Buirding Suffolk County Long Island

I went to check out the spring birding at Hunters Garden off Rte 51 Eastport, and was surprised to see that they have put a yellow metal barrier across the entrance so that one can no longer drive in to view the birds. I do not know why they decided to close this off (maybe because of Motor

Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, 4/5/12 -addendum

On my way in at about 10 AM, there was a small mixed flock of sparrows on the grass west of the Reservoir at around 89th Street. It included at least 2 FIELD Sparrows, a few Junkos, Chipping and Song Sparrows. As I walked further south on the west side to the area around Sparrow Rocks, I encoun

Re:[nysbirds-l] Central Park, 4/5/12

Thursday, 5 April, 2012 Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City I have little to add to Jacob Drucker's report of sightings, except a few notes on migration movement: it was somewhat surprising to see how many (in overall numbers of) migrants moved on immediately after such a big influx here 1 d

[nysbirds-l] Photos of the Alley Pond Yellow-throated Warbler Queens County...

I have posted some photos of the Queens Yellow-throated Warbler here http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-2nd-yellow-throated-warbler-in.html Nice find by Bobby Kurtz and good work by those who went out in the afternoon to search for the bird, which led to the re-find by Colleen and Bobby Ve

[nysbirds-l] Croton Point Park

good afternoon of birding at Croton Point Park. I surveyed the park for about 3 hours and saw 61 species. birds included 25 American Kestrels (pretty much 1 on every post on the landfill, at one point almost all were hovering above the landfill and it was quite a spectacle), 2 Pine Warblers

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, 4/5/12

Hi All, Central Park was still quite productive today, as I personally tallied 61 species in the park today, and a few other species were reported by others. (i.e. american woodcock). Highlights from today included BLUE-HEADED VIREO, PURPLE FINCH, numerous PINE, PALM and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler -YES- Alley Pond Park, Queens

To add to the info below,  Cloverdale  & 76th avenue  is here:  see   40.74075, -73.74427 40.74075, -73.74427   [ paste into google maps} Arie Gilbert North Babylon, NY WWW.Powerbirder.blogspot.com

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 05 Apr 2012

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 04/05/2012 * NYBU1204.05 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit email to dfsuggs localnet com --- [Update ? BOS Meeting, Wednesday, April 11, 7 PM at the Buffalo Museum of Science. Mar

Re: [nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Alley Pond Park, Queens (Yes)...

Re-found by Colleen and Bobby Veltri who were searching with Eric Miller and many others. Seen near edges of 76 avenue and Cloverdale Blvd. The bird is active, so patience is necessary if you try for it. Good and responsible birding! Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com (\__/) (=

[nysbirds-l] Sunken Meadow State Park Birds (Suffolk County)

There was a good variety (and in some cases numbers) of early Spring migrants at SMSP today, though nothing particularly noteworthy. We observed sixty-eight species, with the best birding along the Marsh Trail. Highlights included Wood Duck (1), Snowy Egret (2), three species of swallow - Tree (

[nysbirds-l] Osprey-Watch: join a global community of observers

Become an Osprey Watcher: Connect with a global community of observers The Center for Conservation Biology has launched Osprey-Watch, a project created to engage a global community to collect data on breeding osprey. Linked by an interest in osprey and a concern for the health of the aquatic e

[nysbirds-l] Inland birding

Hempstead Lake SP and Alley Pond Park: 5 April Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) started at Hempstead joining the South Shore Audubon Group and then continuing tot Alley. There was much overlap in new arrivals and some differences. PINE, PALM, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, LOUISIANA WATE

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Alley Pond Park, Queens

Bob Kurtz just called to report his discovery of a Yellow-throated Warbler at Alley Pond Park, Queens. The location is an area to the west of Little Alley that is known informally as "Acadian Gully." Shai Mitra Bay Shore Change is in the Air - Smoking in Desig