[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Black-capped Petrel bonanza during offshore fishing trip

Today [29 Aug 2015] John Shemilt, Rich Fried and I fished over two of the canyons off eastern Long Island (Suffolk Co.), enjoying flat seas and almost no wind. The indisputable highlight of a wonderful day on the water were a series of BLACK-CAPPED PETRELS, concentrated over the McMaster Canyon

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Saturday August 29, 2015

Central Park NYC -Ramble Saturday August 29, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Osprey Ruby-throated Hummingbird Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo - adult Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Black-capped Chickadde Tufted Titmouse House Wren - juvenile Carolina Wren

[nysbirds-l] Shorebirds - no _ Raptors - yes

This afternoon I opted for checking the sod farms again, starting at Doctors Path, Riverhead, and ending with the fields on Main Rd. (Rt.25) Peconic. All told, I looked over 11 of them, without seeing 1 shorebird...yes, that is correct, not even a single Killdeer ! On Oregon Rd., Cutchogue, I

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

Jones Beach 29 Aug Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went down to the West End after lunch. Low tide. The bar and surrounding beaches were covered with boaters and beach goers. We went over to the ponds between the two parking lots. They are now completely dried out. A week ago there was some

[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow Kings

Coney island creek park. Spotted by Doug Gochfeld. Seen on two different occasions may still be around Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow Kings

Coney island creek park. Spotted by Doug Gochfeld. Seen on two different occasions may still be around Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

Jones Beach 29 Aug Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went down to the West End after lunch. Low tide. The bar and surrounding beaches were covered with boaters and beach goers. We went over to the ponds between the two parking lots. They are now completely dried out. A week ago there was some

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Saturday August 29, 2015

Central Park NYC -Ramble Saturday August 29, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Osprey Ruby-throated Hummingbird Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo - adult Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Black-capped Chickadde Tufted Titmouse House Wren - juvenile Carolina Wren

[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Black-capped Petrel bonanza during offshore fishing trip

Today [29 Aug 2015] John Shemilt, Rich Fried and I fished over two of the canyons off eastern Long Island (Suffolk Co.), enjoying flat seas and almost no wind. The indisputable highlight of a wonderful day on the water were a series of BLACK-CAPPED PETRELS, concentrated over the McMaster Canyon

[nysbirds-l] Shorebirds - no _ Raptors - yes

This afternoon I opted for checking the sod farms again, starting at Doctors Path, Riverhead, and ending with the fields on Main Rd. (Rt.25) Peconic. All told, I looked over 11 of them, without seeing 1 shorebird...yes, that is correct, not even a single Killdeer ! On Oregon Rd., Cutchogue, I