Maybe this news has already been disseminated via other social media channels,
but I thought it warranted a post here as well:
An eBird statewide rarity alert went out Thursday of a VERMILLION FLYCATCHER,
reported from Erie County. Granted, not a confirmed sighting (no photos), but
one would th
This afternoon, while on a non-birding trip to Rocky Point, I came across 5
T.V's. on & over the sod field located in Wading River, at the intersection
of Route 25 A & Hulse Landing Rd. Four of them were on the ground,
clustered around a carcass (with only one actively feeding) while the fifth
bird
Seen now at north-east end of velodrome
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From:"Robert A. Proniewych"
Date:Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 4:51 PM
Subject:[nysbirds-l] American Avocet
Following up on Andrew's discovery of an American Avocet at the East Pond of
Jamaica Bay WR. Ed Becher and myself made our
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13 August
Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) visited the East Pond for shorebirds and to judge
the walking conditions. There are mud flats at the south end and some at the
north with shorebirds feeding in both places. However, at present, regular
boots (5-6 in) will not ge
I spent the morning shore birding at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, my first trip
there this year. Birding was somewhat disappointing - I could only muster ten
species of shorebirds. However, it was good to see the American Avocet at the
north end of the East Pond as well as good numbers of Semipa
I should note that the recent heavy rains broke up some of the Algae on the
pond and it was nice to see various openings in the mat.
Yesterday, there were over 2 thousand shorebirds on the East Pond with the
dominant species being Semipalmated Sandpipers. In total 14 species of
shorebirds were doc
