[nysbirds-l] White-winged Crossbills in the Adirondacks

2012-10-27 Thread Joan E. Collins
Today (10/27/12) was the fifth day in a row that I've found White-winged Crossbills. (Mary Beth Warburton mentioned she found a flock of over 20 in Potsdam (St. Lawrence Co.) this past Tuesday.) All 5 locations are areas where White-winged Crossbills nested this past winter. I did continue to

[nysbirds-l] 4 Golden Eagles, Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch, Bedford

2012-10-27 Thread Tait Johansson
A lovely day (10/27) at the watch here, with the highlight 4 subadult Golden Eagles, a really nice daily total for Chestnut Ridge. The first bird that passed was relatively close, and digiscoped pictures taken then allowed it to be aged as a Basic I. The three others that showed about 20

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2012-10-27 Thread Andrew Block
10/27/12 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY   Time:  10am to 4pm Observers:  Andrew Block, Nobue Sato, Margaret Falk   12+ Wood Ducks several Mallards 1 Cooper's Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawks 1 American Kestrel 2 Wild Turkeys 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers 1 Downy Woodpecker 4

[nysbirds-l] Late Black-throated Green Warbler‹Edgewood DEC Preserve (Suffolk Co.)

2012-10-27 Thread John Gluth
A nearly 3 hour hike through the DEC Edgewood Preserve this afternoon (~2:00-5:00) produced 31 species (link to eBird list below), highlighted by a late BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 3 Purple Finches, 2 Pine Siskins, 2 Blue-headed Vireos, 2 Hermit Thrushes, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1 Catbird and 1

RE: [nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird - Jones Beach

2012-10-27 Thread Steve Walter
A picture of the Western Kingbird is now up at http://www.stevewalternature.com/ . SW From: bounce-69406179-8873...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-69406179-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of swalte...@verizon.net Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 9:38 AM To: 'NYSBIRDS_L' Subject:

[nysbirds-l] Croton Point County Park, Westchester Co.

2012-10-27 Thread Anne Swaim
Below is species list from this morning's birding at Croton Point County Park, Westchester County, by group from Saw Mill River Audubon. (details/numbers at eBird) Canada Goose American Black Duck Mallard Common Merganser Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Osprey Northern Harrier

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Northern Shrike at Heckscher S.P.

2012-10-27 Thread Derek Rogers
Despite some decent search efforts by several birders, including myself, the shrike was not relocated. I stopped searching somewhere around 3:30 PM. The word is that the bird took flight heading west and was last seen near Field 7. Search parties canvassed scrub areas near Fields 6,7 & 8 but

RE: [nysbirds-l] Northern Shrike at Heckscher S.P.

2012-10-27 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Field 7 is WEST of field 8; when we left it, the bird was in the more western of the two patches of natural vegetation described below. From: bounce-69406854-11143...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-69406854-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shaibal Mitra

RE: [nysbirds-l] Northern Shrike at Heckscher S.P.

2012-10-27 Thread Shaibal Mitra
The bird was found by Joan Quinlan around 11:00. It fed actively on crickets in the moorland between field 8 and the model airplane field for two hours, then got up and flew east to the area between fields 7 and 8. It was hunting in this area when we left it. Some record shots are posted at

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

2012-10-27 Thread sy schiff
Joe Giunta's Brooklyn Botanical Garden birding class visited Jones Beach (27 Oct) starting at the Coast Guard Station. Arriving at high tide, the bar was covered with lingering AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BLACK SKIMMER,.BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, DUNLIN and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT. Also noted were a

[nysbirds-l] Northern Shrike at Heckscher S.P.

2012-10-27 Thread Anthony Collerton
I'm sure others will post details soon but there's also a Northern Shrike in the area of the model airplane field at Heckscher. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird at Jones Beach

2012-10-27 Thread Anthony Collerton
Now in the scrub behind the (South of) Coastguard Station parking lot. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Croton Point Lapland Longspur and more

2012-10-27 Thread Anne Swaim
Tremendous movement underway at Croton Point Park this am of Am Pipits, variety of Sparrows, three Merlin's, imm Goshawk, and more. Complete list later but highlight, so far, is Lapland Longspur presently on model airplane field. -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird - Ft. Tilden

2012-10-27 Thread Seth Ausubel
Just found a Western Kingbird flycatching in the trees west of the ballfields. Seth Ausubel Forest Hills, NY Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird - Jones Beach

2012-10-27 Thread swalte...@verizon.net
West End 2 around middle exit road. Steve Walter Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless -Original message- From: Steve Walter To: 'NYSBIRDS_L' Sent: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 17:51:43 GMT+00:00 Subject: [nysbirds-l] Vesper Sparrow - Alley Pond Park I just found a VESPER SPARROW in a