[nysbirds-l] Woodcock - Yorktown Heights

A new backyard bird sighting. Curious as to environmental conditions needed for woodcock. Our backyard is one acre, square shape, probably the only chemical-free lawn in the area and is surrounded by a perimeter of ~50 ft hardwood and underbrush before acres of suburban development sprawl. I have

[nysbirds-l] re: [nysbirds-l] Woodcock - Yorktown Heights‏

Hi Thomas, Its possible that the woodcock could be taking up residence in or near your backyard, but they'll also fly in from surrounding areas to perform on the "dance floor" as well. If your backyard is the dance floor, then you could be seeing birds in either circumstance. We led a Woodco

[nysbirds-l] Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside

Marine Nature Study Area, 29 March Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff ) went looking for early shorebirds this morning, but only found the pair of AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS that had been present for a while. Waders today included GREAT EGRET, GREAT BLUE HERON, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and a fos GLOSSY

[nysbirds-l] Blue winged teal Wading river Suffolk Co

Currently one foraging among 18 mallards in standing water in farm field west of wading river road s of lie. Peter Ctr Mo -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfig

[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake - Blue-winged Teal, Tree Swallows, Rusty Blackbirds

I birded Hempstead Lake State Park for three hours (10-1) today. Highlights were a pair of BLUE-WINGED TEALS, 6 TREE SWALLOWS (over McDonald Pond), and 5 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. Some other early Spring migrants seen included Fox Sparrow (2), Brown Creeper (2), Osprey (1, with trout), and Yellow-rumped

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ravens nesting?

Following up on Dan Heglund's sightings of Common Ravens on the Shoreham power plant in Wading RIver (Suffolk Co.)- Today I observed 2 Ravens grooming each other for several minutes before flying around the southwest side of the building. Earlier I had a female Red Crossbill at the Longwood (Sm

[nysbirds-l] White or Albino Hawk near Hudson

Hi! Driving on 9H in Columbia County today I spotted an all white hawk sized bird sitting on a fence near a golf course. A friend saw it earlier this week and initially thought it might be a Gyrfalcon. In doing some research it seems unlikely given their range and we are nearly positive it was n

Re: [nysbirds-l] White or Albino Hawk near Hudson

Location? I examined the aerial photos of Columbia County from one end of Route 9H to the other and couldn't find a golf course. Which golf course? Specific address? What kind of fence? -Original Message- From: Heidi Bock To: NYSbirds-L Sent: Fri, Mar 29, 2013 10:08 pm Subject:

Re: [nysbirds-l] White or Albino Hawk near Hudson

Meadowgreens? On Mar 29, 2013 10:21 PM, "Elizabeth D Poole" wrote: > Location? I examined the aerial photos of Columbia County from one end of > Route 9H to the other and couldn't find a golf course. Which golf course? > Specific address? What kind of fence? > > > > -Original Message- >

Fw: [nysbirds-l] White or Albino Hawk near Hudson

Nancy was kind enough to respond to my inquiry but it didn't go to the whole list, see below, not as exciting as a Gyr, but pretty stunning nonetheless! And yes by meadowgreens and the Columbia Co airport. Thanks! Sent from my Verizon Wireless Droid -Original message- From: Nancy Jane

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 29 March 2013

- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * March 29, 2013 * NYNY1303.29 - Birds Mentioned: BARNACLE GOOSE+ VARIED THRUSH+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Cackling Goose Wood Duck EURASIAN WIGEON Blue-winged Teal GREEN-WINGED TEAL (Eurasian form "Common Teal") TUFTED DUCK