[nysbirds-l] One exciting day !

This morning, between 0850 & 1115, was spent at the North Fork Preserve, Jamesport, where the birding was slow, although I did see and hear a FOS Great-crested Flycatcher, plus 4 Red-tailed Hawks. One was perched, while the 3 others were soaring, in "laddered fashion", all positioned in almost a s

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach, Muttontown, Massapequa: Soliatary Sandpiper, Blue Winged Warbler etc, etc

Hi Everyone, I was out at Jones Beach West End, Shu Swamp, Bailey's Arborteum, Muttontown Preserve, Massapequa Preserve and again at Jones Beach all day today. Rough estimate is 75 species but will provide a more accurate count on my blog. Highlights were: Jones Beach was somewhat disappointing

[nysbirds-l] Correction - swamp sparrow

Steve Walter and Derek Rogers quickly altered me to the fact that the chipping sparrow is of course a swamp sparrow. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurati

[nysbirds-l] Forge River Headwaters - Center Moriches

This afternoon I spent some time at the headwaters of the Forge River - there's a beautiful hiking trail on the south side which is accessible from the sunrise highway service road - though there's no true place to "park" (the opposite side of the river is private property). The start of the river

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 5/6

Tuesday, 6 May, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City Movement seemed less-evident, but in some areas, perhaps especially the north end, species such as Hermit Thrush & White-throated Sparrow were nearly super-abundant as of sunrise. The park overall held a good variety of migrants with

Re: [nysbirds-l] Staten Island Black-necked Stilt Update - YES

Observed also from 4:10 pm to 4:31 pm in same area. As Jeff observed yesterday, the bird was resting when I first arrived. It started to feed in a channel just as I was ready to leave, disappearing behind a small "island" of iva and phrags. Sweet bird! Anne Purcell Staten Island On May

[nysbirds-l] Kentucky Wa. Prospect Park

KEWA continues by Fallkill Falls above the Upper Pool in Brooklyn's Prospect Park -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://ww

RE: [nysbirds-l] interesting woodpecker

A couple of years ago, we came across one in NH. It was a frequent visitor to a friend's yard. We did some research and there were a couple of theories. One was that it was stained by what ever tree it was living in and another was that it was diet related. Neither scenario explained why none o

Re: [nysbirds-l] interesting woodpecker

The phenomenon is called xanthochromism. Not much seems to be known about it, except that it is fairly commonly observed. There are some hypotheses that suggest that the cause is often environmental and perhaps dietary in birds. Hugh On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Bruce Horwith wrote: > David

Re: [nysbirds-l] interesting woodpecker

Wow, that's fascinating! I googled and came up with this: http://ctaudubon.blogspot.com/2013/01/hairy-woodpecker-with-yellow-patches_16.html Please let us know what else you can find out. > On May 6, 2014, at 11:48 AM, Bruce Horwith wrote: > > David Sagman sent me a photo of an interesting yel

[nysbirds-l] interesting woodpecker

David Sagman sent me a photo of an interesting yellow-tinted hairy woodpecker. If anyone knows about this phenomenon, info would be much appreciated. https://www.flickr.com/photos/39025168@N07/13936633598/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.Northe

[nysbirds-l] Wilson's Plover BACK at Cupsogue!

Hey everyone, My crew and I just refound the Wilson's Plover at Cupsogue Beach County Park. It's quite far out on the flood shoals in the bay. Currently, it's sitting amongst a bunch of mussels on the far NE side of the main large flood shoal out in the bay. Nearly all of the hundreds of sander

RE: [nysbirds-l] Staten Island Black-necked Stilt Update - YES

Stilt still present at Goethals Bridge Pond this morning, 6 May, 07:04-07:27. Shai Mitra Bay Shore - Forwarded Message - From: "ste...@yahoo.com" To: sinatural...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 5, 2014 6:28 PM Subject: [SINaturaList] Black necked Stilt Bird was still there at 4:30. N

[nysbirds-l] Cerulean Warbler - Hempstead Lake State Park

A cerulean warbler is currently being seen at the northwest corner of South Pond in Hempstead Lake State Park. Jeremy Barlow -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeCon