[nysbirds-l] Western Sullivan Co.

Did some birding on Saturday along New York's Upper Delaware River Valley and surrounding areas from Barryville to Calicoon in Sullivan County. I struck out on Northern Shrike, but managed a nice raptor show and some redpolls. No real waterfowl to speak of despite the abundant open water.  High

[nysbirds-l] Heckscher Park Clay-colored sparrow--YES

After putting in ~3 hours finishing up my area for the NYSOA January Waterfowl Count at Heckscher State Park I was heading back to my car when I again encountered the large (35-40) American Tree Sparrow flock on the west side of the pool complex. This is the same location the flock had been in

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse * January 21, 2013 *  NYSY  01. 21. 13   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 14, 2013 - January 21, 2013 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex

[nysbirds-l] Dune Road - Hampton Bays

This morning I took a drive down Dune Road. On my way toward Hampton Bays I spotted an Adult Cooper's Hawk on a powerline. Two hooded mergansers were near the Quogue/East Quogue border on a small pool on the north side of the road. Other highlights include: American Bittern (near triton lane), b

[nysbirds-l] Westhampton Beach Glaucous Gull + Red-necked Grebe

The previously reported GLAUCOUS GULL continued when I arrived at 1:30 PM. I parked in the dirt lot that is located on the south side of the bridge. When I arrived, the Glaucous Gull was in the creek along the north side by itself. After only about 2-3 minutes of viewing, an adult Great Black-ba

[nysbirds-l] Glaucous gull

Glaucous gull at base of jessup lane bridge west side along with golden eye. Lee , Jonathan Stocker Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfig

[nysbirds-l] Montauk & Vicinity birding

My last post went incomplete. The Tufted Duck is still there, along with the Eurasian Widgeon and some Redhead Ducks. One tough thing to watch was a Great- black backed full killing and eating a Dovekie. Orlando Hidalgo -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBir

[nysbirds-l] Montauk & Vicinity birding

Hi all; Great day birding yesterday at out at Montauk. We had great weather, mid 50's quite windy but great anyway. Myself and 7 other birders had 58 species of birds and 1 harbor seal, although I won't list all of them here, some of the most notable ones were: Dovekies ( lifer for me ) Razorbill

[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Grebe - Smith Point C.P. (Suffolk)

There is currently a Red-necked Grebe underneath the bridge that leads to Smith Point. The bird can be well hidden at times but occasionally drifts toward the east providing excellent, site accessible views. http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/39025168@N07/ Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- NYSbirds-L L

[nysbirds-l] Montauk & Vicinity birding

Hi all: Great day birding yesterday at Montauk. Had great weather, mid 50's, quite windy but great anyway. Myself and 7 other birders had 54 species of birds, although I won't name all of them here, some of the most notable ones were: Dovekies (Lifer for me), Razorbills, Bonaparte's gulls, Commo