Re:[nysbirds-l] 4/24 Photos of the White-faced Ibis @ JBWR Queens County...

I have posted a few photos of the White-faced Ibis here. http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2012/04/white-faced-ibis-at-jamaica-bay.html Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com "Always treat people as ends in themselves, never as means to an end." -- Immanuel Kant

[nysbirds-l] Blue Grosbeak @ Gilgo Beach, Suffolk

Excited about the news of the bunting and grosbeak arrivals I decided to head out on a late evening mission to Gilgo Beach. It seemed like a good bet given Pat and Shai's Indigo Bunting counts. At about 6:15 I located 11 INDIGO BUNTINGS spanning the roadway east of the main parking area. Only 1 in

[nysbirds-l] 4/24 White-faced Ibis @ JBWR Queens County...

White-faced Ibis at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, seen foraging on the edges of the West Pond. Found near bench 7 as I was working over a flock of 23 Glossy Ibises.A smaller group of 14 Ibises flew in from the marsh and I was able to pick out a nicely marked adult WFIB in that bunch. Good l

[nysbirds-l] Spring Migrants

Date: 4-24-12 Location: Hempstead Lake SP Nassau County, and Alley Pond Queens An early morning visit to Hempstead Lake SP yielded Blue-winged Teal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak (FOS), many Yellow-rumped Warblers, Palm Warblers, and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. Moving on to Alley Pond Park, Queens, yi

RE: [nysbirds-l] Barrier Beach Birds (Suffolk/Nassau Counties)

As predicted by Blair Nikula on the Massachusetts list, we're seeing the fallout of a trans-Gulf slingshot event, in the wake of last weekend's storm. In addition to the Hooded Warbler, RB Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeaks, and large numbers of Indigo Buntings reported in coastal LI by various observers,

[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler, NYC, 4/24

Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 - Manhattan (mid-town), N.Y. City The PROTHONOTARY Warbler is still present at Bryant Park. I found it after about 30+ minutes looking, low in London plane tree branches at the north side of the large open lawn, and about where a "break" in the adjacent plantings i

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach, Nassau County - Blue Grosbeak, Cattle Egret

A cold brisk morning made birding difficult, but there were a couple of good birds. A Cattle Egret was along the Coast Guard Station entrance road around 9:45. A photographer told me it had been seen a little earlier closer to the CG Station. However when I left 10 minutes later it was goneA

[nysbirds-l] Eastern Long Island: 4/23

Yesterday my other sighting of interest: ROYAL TERN: Mecox Bay (on flats) Other than that there were some migrants at Montauk Point: Laughing Gull: 1 Indigo Bunting: 13 Scarlet Tanager: 1 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/