[nysbirds-l] Al Wollin

Fellow birders, We were saddened to learn that our long-time friend and fellow Long Island birder Al Wollin passed away several weeks ago. Al's health had been failing in recent years and we'd missed seeing him at his favorite birding haunts, Jones Beach and Hempstead Lake SP. Always in good hum

Re: [nysbirds-l] Al Wollin

Dear Patricia, Thank you very much for sharing this sad news. I have fond memories of doing Southern Nassau CBCs with him. He was an exceptionally dogged and energetic birder. --Fred-- Fred Baumgarten Sharon, CT/Westchester, NY And points in-between fredbee.ea...@gmail.com On Thu, Feb 7, 20

[nysbirds-l] Starr Saphir

I hadn't seen this posted and I thought that NY birders would want to know that Starr Saphir has recently died. Here is the information that is posted on her website: http://starrtrips.wordpress.com/ Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness Washington, D.C. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.

[nysbirds-l] Dovekie and Razorbill

Both seen off of beach 24th street in the rockaways. Razorbill was near the jetty and the dovekie was last seen swimming west. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.Northe

[nysbirds-l] Request for help American Oystercatchers in NYC

Attention Shorebirders! If anyone is going to be at Jones Beach, Point Look-Out, or the beaches of Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways, we need your help. As part of an American Oystercatcher project, we are working with Shiloh Schulte (Manomet Center for Conservation Science). He has been flying over

[nysbirds-l] Peregrine Falcons, Ridgewood, Queens

There are 2 Peregrine Falcons - one on each steeple - on top of St. Aloysius Church on Onderdonk Ave and Stockholm Street in Ridgewood, Queens, right now. A few minutes ago, they copulated. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/

[nysbirds-l] Northville/Riverhead/Calverton—Iceland Gull, Common Redpolls, more

I birded the above area for about 6 hours (9:00-3:00) today, the main objective a Yellow-headed Blackbird. With the exception of a few extended stops to bird on foot (Iron Pier Beach, Baiting Hollow Boy Scout Camp, Hulse Landing Road power line cut and Sound Avenue Nature Preserve), I spent muc

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 07 Feb 2013

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 02/07/2013 * NYBU1302.07 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- [There will be a BOS meeting, this Wednesday, February 13 at

[nysbirds-l] Montauk area: 7 February

A pre-storm visit at midday today. As expected the Point was quiet, Common Eider and all three Scoters in low numbers (50-150), no Gannets, few Common Loons, even fewer Red-throated, a few Horned Grebes, and 4 Razorbills. At Lake Montauk from South Lake Drive I was able to relocate both BARROW

[nysbirds-l] purple sanpipers 7 glaucous gull

2-7 franklin blvd long beach L.I.. 15 purple sandpipers & a gloucous gull flying along the beach gary straus. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeav