[nysbirds-l] Brown Pelican @ Jones Inlet

See earlier e-mail message below. I just watched the immature Brown Pelican from the fisherman's parking lot at Jones Beach near the Coast Guard Station, as it flew further north in Jones Inlet. In speaking to one fisherman (Derek), he indicated that the bird was near the construction dock right

[nysbirds-l] Chuck will's widow still at Napeague Meadow Rd.,Suffolk County

David Sime reports on Tuesday night both Chuck will's widow and Whippoorwill were calling near the intersection of Napeague Meadow Rd. and Lazy Point Rd. in East Hampton just after dark. Good birding, Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Restoration: Public Comments are almost over!

We are down to the wire. As of this writing there are less than 7 days left for public comment on the status of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge restoration plan and the fate of the West Pond breach. Will it be restored to pre-hurricane Sandy conditions? That depends on us. Last Thursday many

+ Black Bellied Plover, [nysbirds-l] Sunrise to Sunset: Jamaica Bay to Dune Road, Hamptons

Hi Everyone, I was going through my photos and also saw a Black Bellied Plover last Thursday - it appeared injured since once of its wings were lowered but it was still able to fly. Wanted to include this update since we're approaching the shorebird fall migration. Good birding, Rob in

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival

In my last post I abbreviated one of the sponsors as Gateway NRA. So there's no confusion NRA in this case is National Recreation Area. It certainly has nothing to do with the National Rifle Association. -- All the best, Lloyd Lloyd Spitalnik Photography www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com

[nysbirds-l] Sunken Meadow State Park and ADK Birds

This morning we did a run up at SMSP and as we crossed the entrance road bridge we noticed the exposed mudflats west of the bridge. We delayed our run to check out the flats. We recorded seven species of the common shorebirds. Of note were two juvenile Forster’s Terns with limited flying

[nysbirds-l] Sunken Meadow State Park and ADK Birds

This morning we did a run up at SMSP and as we crossed the entrance road bridge we noticed the exposed mudflats west of the bridge. We delayed our run to check out the flats. We recorded seven species of the common shorebirds. Of note were two juvenile Forster’s Terns with limited flying

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival

In my last post I abbreviated one of the sponsors as Gateway NRA. So there's no confusion NRA in this case is National Recreation Area. It certainly has nothing to do with the National Rifle Association. -- All the best, Lloyd Lloyd Spitalnik Photography www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com

+ Black Bellied Plover, [nysbirds-l] Sunrise to Sunset: Jamaica Bay to Dune Road, Hamptons

Hi Everyone, I was going through my photos and also saw a Black Bellied Plover last Thursday - it appeared injured since once of its wings were lowered but it was still able to fly. Wanted to include this update since we're approaching the shorebird fall migration. Good birding, Rob in

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Restoration: Public Comments are almost over!

We are down to the wire. As of this writing there are less than 7 days left for public comment on the status of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge restoration plan and the fate of the West Pond breach. Will it be restored to pre-hurricane Sandy conditions? That depends on us. Last Thursday many

[nysbirds-l] Chuck will's widow still at Napeague Meadow Rd.,Suffolk County

David Sime reports on Tuesday night both Chuck will's widow and Whippoorwill were calling near the intersection of Napeague Meadow Rd. and Lazy Point Rd. in East Hampton just after dark. Good birding, Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Brown Pelican @ Jones Inlet

See earlier e-mail message below. I just watched the immature Brown Pelican from the fisherman's parking lot at Jones Beach near the Coast Guard Station, as it flew further north in Jones Inlet. In speaking to one fisherman (Derek), he indicated that the bird was near the construction dock right