[nysbirds-l] Midtown Birding

Despite the high winds and threatening rain keeping the crowds away, there was not much activity on the Bryant Park lawn today. I could not find the Connecticut Warbler. The count of Ovenbirds seemed to have increased. The Grey-cheeked Thrush and Lincoln Sparrow on the south side of the lawn

[nysbirds-l] Results of 9/16 Freeport Pelagic

See Life Paulagics ran a 16-hour trip out to the deep waters in the Hudson Canyon on Sunday, September 16. The trip left at 12:30 AM and we had a very comfortable overnight ride on the 100' long Starstream VIII. While no rarities were found, birders had excellent looks at good numbers of GREAT

[nysbirds-l] Gulls / Terms at Jones Beach

Checked various spots there this morning in some ugly weather. Best birds were a Caspian Tern and a Western Sandpiper, plus 300+ Black Skimmers, at the Coastguard Station. A Pectoral Sandpiper in the median near Field 6. Also a total of 17 Lesser Black-backed Gulls of all plumages in the

[nysbirds-l] Shelter Island

There were a pair of Turket Vultures soaring over West Neck Creek a few minutes ago. On Sunday the 16th, there was 1 Philadelphia Vireo and 2 Red Eyed Vireos on the neighbor's Hercules Club. Orhan Birol Shelter Island -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] NY Harbor Bald Eagle

I just heard from a friend of mine who operates a tugboat in the harbor. For the past month or so, there has been an adult Bald Eagle frequenting the area between Prall's and Shooters Islands, in Arthur Kill on the northwest corner of Staten Island. Bob Grover

[nysbirds-l] Shelter Island

There were a pair of Turket Vultures soaring over West Neck Creek a few minutes ago. On Sunday the 16th, there was 1 Philadelphia Vireo and 2 Red Eyed Vireos on the neighbor's Hercules Club. Orhan Birol Shelter Island -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Gulls / Terms at Jones Beach

Checked various spots there this morning in some ugly weather. Best birds were a Caspian Tern and a Western Sandpiper, plus 300+ Black Skimmers, at the Coastguard Station. A Pectoral Sandpiper in the median near Field 6. Also a total of 17 Lesser Black-backed Gulls of all plumages in the

[nysbirds-l] Results of 9/16 Freeport Pelagic

See Life Paulagics ran a 16-hour trip out to the deep waters in the Hudson Canyon on Sunday, September 16. The trip left at 12:30 AM and we had a very comfortable overnight ride on the 100' long Starstream VIII. While no rarities were found, birders had excellent looks at good numbers of GREAT