[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Collard-Dove at Chelsea Pier

 Had the Eurasian Collard-Dove at about 815am at Chelsea Piers at the intersect  ion of 12th Ave & 24th St. on the pier side being fed by a homeless couple.  It was very tame and let me get great shots of it.  It was where the rows of benches are. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/

[nysbirds-l] Constantia Merlins

I haven’t posted about the MERLINS lately, but I have been seeing and/or hearing them just about every day since they arrived in mid-May. The nest was visible from my backyard for a very short time, but once the trees leafed out, I could no longer see it. This morning, around 6 AM, I heard one

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walk on Sunday July 20, 2014

Central Park NYC Bird Walk on Sunday July 20, 2014Just the highlights:Worm-eating Warbler (FOS) and Yellow Warbler at the Upper LobeYellow Warbler in Strawberry FieldsBlack-and-white Warbler - 2 females continue in Mugger's WoodsAlso nice to see a male House Finch surrounded by hungry fledglings. B

[nysbirds-l] Sullivan County Stilt Sandpiper

for details see http://bashakillbirder.wordpress.com/  John Haas, Wurtsboro, New York -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http:

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Queens County

6+ hours spent on the pond today while checking the water during low and high tide. Shorebird bird numbers were disappointingly low. Nevertheless, I ended up with 10 species. The highlights were 3 Stilt Sandpipers *(2 nicely marked birds seen with Steve Walter) *and 2 flagged Semipalmated Sandpipe