[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 5/13

2015-05-13 Thread Thomas Fiore
Wednesday, 13 May, 2015 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City Migration continued apace, some of the previous day's birds moved on, with some new arrivals; a star bird in the Ramble, thus seen by hordes of birders, was a Philadelphia Vireo that Roy Tsao found, with an assist by long-time CP

[nysbirds-l] the kites in CT and the Yonkers kite

2015-05-13 Thread Andrew Block
I wonder if the two Swallow-tailed Kites in CT heading this way today and the one I had in Yonkers on the 11th were part of a group of three heading south?   Could be?  Mine was later seen at the Montclair, NJ, hawkwatch. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 20 Hancoc

Re: [nysbirds-l] Sterling Forest, Ironwood Drive powerline

2015-05-13 Thread Belrick
The crews were theresgain today. Bill Bill elrick Wyckoff NJ Sent from my iPhone On May 12, 2015, at 22:43, Felipe Pimentel wrote: > This is the second year that this happens in Sterling Forest. Last year, they > did replace the cables in the powerline towers from Ringwood (NJ) to Warwick >

[nysbirds-l] Mourning Warbler - Greene County

2015-05-13 Thread James Coe
Was just listening to a Mourning Warbler singing in the back of our yard, but I could not rouse the bird up into view before it moved on.First time I've heard one here for some years. Town of New Baltimore, but midway between Coxsackie and Greenville, Greene County. Jim Coe 168 Alc

[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake New Arrivals

2015-05-13 Thread Timothy Healy
I heard a few flight calls late last night despite the unfavorable winds, so I decided to check out Hempstead Lake this morning. Apparently lots of others had the same idea, as I ran into and had the pleasure to bird with a number of listserv regulars. Notable spring firsts included SWAINSON'S THRU

[nysbirds-l] CT Swallow-tailed Kite addition

2015-05-13 Thread Sean Sime
I just received word the two birds passed New Haven CT heading west at 11:35am. I hope somebody can get to the LI Sound in Westchester or the Bronx! Cheers, Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRU

[nysbirds-l] extralimital: Swallow-tailed Kites coastal CT heading west

2015-05-13 Thread Sean Sime
This was posted on Facebook 8 minutes ago (12:30) from CT. Birds heading West! Feeling envious! Gina Nichol and Steve Bird found two Swallow-tailed Kites on the central CT coast this morning. They were hugging the coast, heading west toward New Haven. Suggesting Lighthouse Point as the obvious fly

[nysbirds-l] books

2015-05-13 Thread Patrick Santinello
Thanks everyone..all titles are spoken for at this point. Patrick Santinello President Quantitative Programming Corp. 178 Brookfield Avenue Center Moriches, NY 11934 631-801-2715 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/

[nysbirds-l] Program for Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society

2015-05-13 Thread Stella Miller
May 13, 2015 at 7pm Grasslands, a Vanishing Landscape with Jenny Murtaugh - NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Tallgrass prairies once covered 140 millions acres across the United States. Today, all that remains is between 1 and 4% . Short and mixed grass prairies are also decli

RE: [nysbirds-l] books

2015-05-13 Thread Patrick Santinello
Just wanted to clarify my offer of the book titles. These are local pickup only in Center Moriches, thanks. From: Isis Erb [mailto:isisu...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 8:34 AM To: Patrick Santinello Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] books Do VTers on the list count? If so I'd love th

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 5/12

2015-05-13 Thread Thomas Fiore
Tuesday, 12 May, 2015 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City From the prior 3 or 4 days, many birders suggested it was a somewhat slow migration period, given the dates in mid-May. Tuesday brought a resurgence, at least in better variety, & somewhat, for numbers of some species. Highlights

[nysbirds-l] books

2015-05-13 Thread Patrick Santinello
Hi list..I am boiling down my number of books and have a few titles that might interest. Lives of North American Birds - Kaufman Ornithology - Gill The (Audubon) Encyclopedia of North American Birds - Terres Frohawk's Birds of Hawaii Top 100 Birding Sites of the World - Couzens I anyone