[nysbirds-l] Turkey Vultures/ Riverhead, Suffolk County: A preliminary status report.

2015-04-13 Thread robert adamo
Tonight at 6:45 PM, I had 9 T.V's. flying low between the LIRR tracks at Ostrander Ave, and E. Main St., near the L.I. Aquarium/ Atlantis Marine World. This location is quite close to the roost that held up to 30 of this specie, before the 2-3 largest (of ~ 10 mature pine trees) were taken down, ca

[nysbirds-l] Reminder: Brooklyn Bird Club Presentation

2015-04-13 Thread Dennis Hrehowsik
Don't forget to join the Brooklyn Bird Club Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 14, 7:00 PM for: Exploring in the 21st Century: Ornithological Field Work in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea Presenter: Paul Sweet Location: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch

[nysbirds-l] Queens County Bird Club - Upcoming Meeting - Wed. 04/15/2015 - Eugene Harris will present "Ancestors in Our Genome: The New Science of Human Evolution"

2015-04-13 Thread Nancy Tognan
The *Queens County Bird Club Inc.* will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362 >Map of location< at 8:00 pm on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Free admission. Refreshments served. Public transportation users: Meeting loca

[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake SP.

2015-04-13 Thread syschiff
Hempstead Lake SP 13 Apr We finally had a small wave of warblers this morning consisting of PINE, PALM, YELLOW-RUMPED and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS. Other recent additions were RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. Surprising was the lack of any sparrow movement. While the Tree Swallow

[nysbirds-l] Winter Wren/Vesper Sparrow/Tree Swallow/Yellow-bellied Sapsucker & more

2015-04-13 Thread Joan Collins
4/13/15 Long Lake (home & Sabattis Circle Road in Hamilton Co.) Well, the migration flood gates finally opened in the central Adirondacks! It reached 75 degrees in Long Lake today. There is still a lot of snow and ice to melt, but spring has finally arrived. Here are some first-of-the-season

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2015-04-13 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* April 13, 2015*  NYSY  04. 13. 15 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):April 06, 2015 - April 13, 2015to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just ou

RE: [nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park: Chuck-will's-widow

2015-04-13 Thread Taylor, Robert Michael
Just saw it also – great views Special thanks to Gabriel again From: bounce-119045660-60311...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-119045660-60311...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Anders Peltomaa Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 1:48 PM To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu; Phil Jeffries Subject: [nysbirds-l] Ni

[nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park: Chuck-will's-widow

2015-04-13 Thread Anders Peltomaa
Hi all, The nightjar that Gabriel Willow found this morning is a Chuck-wills-widow. I just saw it now during my lunch hour and on the scene were a group of birders who were discussing the id and some thought Whip-poor-will. Points to note are size, large flat head, long wings that are crossing eac

Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park NYC

2015-04-13 Thread Gabriel Willow
I'm pretty confident at this point that it's a female Chuck-Will's-Widow: female by buffy undertail with no white visible. Phil Jeffrey's post from a couple years back has some very helpful points: http://www.philjeffrey.net/ChuckWhip.html Like those birds, this one shows a uniformly warm buff

[nysbirds-l] Caracara

2015-04-13 Thread Pat Aitken
Currently being seen at golf course Best, Pat Sent from the electronic cloud -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.ma

[nysbirds-l] FYI NY Harbor area m: Chestnut-collared Longspur, Monmouth County

2015-04-13 Thread David Jordet
Re: CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR This report from Sandy Hook, NJ just came through and I thought it would be of interest to those checking regular coastal NY birding spots. best, Dave Jordet Staten Island Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Samuel Galick > Date: April 13, 20

RE: [nysbirds-l] YES Caracara Golf course

2015-04-13 Thread Philip Ribolow
Classification: Public Last night, 4/12, the Caracara was roosting on the Golf Course access road on the left side driving towards the gate, just over the tiny bridge (really a 2 foot steel plate). When I left at 8:15PM it was still there. Phil Ribolow New York, NY -Original Message-

Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park NYC

2015-04-13 Thread Hugh McGuinness
Nice technical info, but what species of Nightjar is it? ;) Hugh On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Brian Whipple wrote: > For Gmail users: > > Go to Settings, then click the Filters tab, then create the following > filter: > >- *to: *NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu; *Do this: *Never send it to Spam

Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park NYC

2015-04-13 Thread Brian Whipple
For Gmail users: Go to Settings, then click the Filters tab, then create the following filter: - *to: *NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu; *Do this: *Never send it to Spam I frequently get emails from the NYSBirds-L and ebirdsNYC lists with a yellow banner in the top of the email reading "This message wa

Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park NYC

2015-04-13 Thread Andrew Baksh
Without getting into a lengthy e-mail the issue with Yahoo and Aol has to do with both Yahoo and Aol changing their Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) policy such that “all other mail services [are to] reject emails claiming to come from a Yahoo user, but not

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park NYC

2015-04-13 Thread Karen Fung
Update: it was Gabe Willow, so am forwarding. I see that the message went into my Spam folder. Seems that quite a few legitimate messages from people using Yahoo or AOL are ending up in Spam when posted to the NYS list. Anyone know why? Karen -- Forwarded message -- From: Gabrie

RE: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan: Bryant Park nightjar?

2015-04-13 Thread Taylor, Robert Michael
Hi Karen, I will look after work ~6:00pm. I don’t have my bins, but will give a look. Best regards, Rob in Massapequa (currently stuck at my desk in midtown) From: bounce-119043957-60311...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-119043957-60311...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Karen Fung Sent: Monda

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan: Bryant Park nightjar?

2015-04-13 Thread Karen Fung
All: Someone texted the following message to NYNYBIRD at 8:36am this morning (Monday,4/13): "Chuck-will's widow or Whip-poor-will - Bryant Park northeast corner" It was unsigned, so hopefully those who live or work in mid-town can check and report back to the list/s. Thanks Karen Fung NYC --

[nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park NYC

2015-04-13 Thread Gabriel Willow
There is a sleeping nightjar, I think a Whippoorwill, on a horizontal branch on the Eastern side of Bryant Park behind library, near NE corner of lawn. Many other species present as well. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/N

[nysbirds-l] YES Caracara Golf course

2015-04-13 Thread d...@drloomis.com
Donna Loomis - Montgomery, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.ht