Re: [nysbirds-l] [nfc-l] Fwd: Interesting coastal flight happening now in the greater NYC metropolitan area

2014-10-28 Thread baybird40
Hi, This is an exciting time to be a Birder. I live on the Bay in Patchogue, Suffolk Co. Have seen many of the same species you are reporting over the past few days. I haven't seen a report of a Brown Creeper sighting anywhere. I had one feeding with White- Breasted Nuthatches this past Sat. It

[nysbirds-l] NW Suffolk Co.--further evidence of heavy migration

2014-10-28 Thread John Gluth
I found ample evidence this morning that the massive migration of the past few days was not limited to the barrier beaches/south shore of Long Island. The north end of Blydenburgh County Park (Smithtown) hosted large numbers of White-throated Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos, with various sized

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

2014-10-28 Thread syschiff
Jones Beach West End 28 Oct With the winds shifting to the SW, the previous day's migration tapered off. However, lots of sparrows continue along the edges, either the same remaining to feed or a new crop replacing them. A VESPER SPARROW was reported by others (we didn't look today) and 2

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gull Montauk

2014-10-28 Thread JGIUNTA746
Date: Oct. 28, 2014 My wife Betsy and I saw very well an Iceland Gull in the dredging area of Montauk Harbor. Other birds of interest were Horned Grebe, five Bonaparte's Gulls, Belted Kingfisher and many Common Loons all seen from Rod's Valley in Montauk. Juncos everywhere. Good

Re: [nysbirds-l] [nfc-l] Fwd: Interesting coastal flight happening now in the greater NYC metropolitan area

2014-10-28 Thread Andrew Baksh
I apologize in advance to anyone who find this post of mine irrelevant to the list serve. Normally, I never post about yard observations. However, like Shai, I was intrigued about Andrew's report last night and wanted to see if I was going to get the same result I got from the last time I tried a

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn CBC

2014-10-28 Thread prosbird
Kings County Christmas Bird Count is on December 20th Peter BBC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

RE:[nysbirds-l] [nfc-l] Fwd: Interesting coastal flight happening now in the greater NYC metropolitan area

2014-10-28 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Andrew's heads up was followed this morning by a good morning flight in central Staten Island, which I viewed from the College of Staten Island from 7:25-8:25. Highlights were 111 Purple Finches and a Rusty Blackbird among the east to west flow(which averages much higher here than on the outer

[nysbirds-l] NYC Audubon Lecture tonight

2014-10-28 Thread Robert Bate
"The Secret World of New York City's Green Roofs" by By Dustin Partridge and Kaitlyn Parkins Tuesday, October 28, 6pm At the Arsenal in Central Park, 65th Street and 5th Avenue. http://www.nycaudubon.org/lectures Rob Bate Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

RE:[nysbirds-l] [nfc-l] Fwd: Interesting coastal flight happening now in the greater NYC metropolitan area

2014-10-28 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Andrew's heads up was followed this morning by a good morning flight in central Staten Island, which I viewed from the College of Staten Island from 7:25-8:25. Highlights were 111 Purple Finches and a Rusty Blackbird among the east to west flow(which averages much higher here than on the outer

Re: [nysbirds-l] [nfc-l] Fwd: Interesting coastal flight happening now in the greater NYC metropolitan area

2014-10-28 Thread Andrew Baksh
I apologize in advance to anyone who find this post of mine irrelevant to the list serve. Normally, I never post about yard observations. However, like Shai, I was intrigued about Andrew's report last night and wanted to see if I was going to get the same result I got from the last time I tried a

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gull Montauk

2014-10-28 Thread JGIUNTA746
Date: Oct. 28, 2014 My wife Betsy and I saw very well an Iceland Gull in the dredging area of Montauk Harbor. Other birds of interest were Horned Grebe, five Bonaparte's Gulls, Belted Kingfisher and many Common Loons all seen from Rod's Valley in Montauk. Juncos everywhere. Good

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

2014-10-28 Thread syschiff
Jones Beach West End 28 Oct With the winds shifting to the SW, the previous day's migration tapered off. However, lots of sparrows continue along the edges, either the same remaining to feed or a new crop replacing them. A VESPER SPARROW was reported by others (we didn't look today) and 2

[nysbirds-l] NW Suffolk Co.--further evidence of heavy migration

2014-10-28 Thread John Gluth
I found ample evidence this morning that the massive migration of the past few days was not limited to the barrier beaches/south shore of Long Island. The north end of Blydenburgh County Park (Smithtown) hosted large numbers of White-throated Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos, with various sized

Re: [nysbirds-l] [nfc-l] Fwd: Interesting coastal flight happening now in the greater NYC metropolitan area

2014-10-28 Thread baybird40
Hi, This is an exciting time to be a Birder. I live on the Bay in Patchogue, Suffolk Co. Have seen many of the same species you are reporting over the past few days. I haven't seen a report of a Brown Creeper sighting anywhere. I had one feeding with White- Breasted Nuthatches this past Sat. It