[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck - Blue Point, NY (Suffolk)

2016-02-12 Thread Derek Rogers
At the close of the day I decided to check some of the local docks along the Great South Bay while there was still some daylight left. I ended up finding several large rafts of scaup at the south end of Blue Point Avenue (Blue Point, NY). The vast majority of scaup were out of viewing range but

[nysbirds-l] Suffolk County seabirds and geese

2016-02-12 Thread Sean Sime
Noting the less than desirable weekend forecast Shane Blodgett and I made an impromptu run to Montauk today, eventually making our way to the farm fields north of Riverhead in search of flocks of geese. The scoter and eider spectacle at Montauk Point did not disappoint. Highlights included the

[nysbirds-l] Dune Rd Hampton Bays to Quogue

2016-02-12 Thread Bruce Horwith
Took a short trip down Dune Rd to check out birds and to see the aftermath of the storm surges reported for the area. The former was decent, but not much unexpected. In terms of the storm damage, the road had been reopened, but there were clear signs of overwash and badly damaged dunes. Back to

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 12 February 2016

2016-02-12 Thread Gail Benson
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Feb 12, 2016 * NYNY1602.12 - Birds Mentioned PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ BARNACLE GOOSE+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Cackling Goose Canada Goose TUNDRA SWAN EURASIAN WIGEON GREEN-WINGED TEAL (EURASIAN

[nysbirds-l] Central Park goose

2016-02-12 Thread pwpost
After getting home, and looking at my photos and some brief literature search,I believe that the bird I reported earlier may be a Lesser Canada Goose. Stay tuned. Peter Post Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Yonkers Canvasbacks

2016-02-12 Thread Michael Britt
NY birders, I have no idea how easy or difficult CANVASBACK is to get in Westchester County these days. With that said, a small raft was off the north end of the Wastewater Treatment Plant on the Hudson in Yonkers today. Mike Britt Bayonne, NJ -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Cackling Goose Central Park

2016-02-12 Thread pwpost
Now on the reservoir. Peter Post. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Cackling Goose Central Park

2016-02-12 Thread pwpost
Now on the reservoir. Peter Post. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck - Blue Point, NY (Suffolk)

2016-02-12 Thread Derek Rogers
At the close of the day I decided to check some of the local docks along the Great South Bay while there was still some daylight left. I ended up finding several large rafts of scaup at the south end of Blue Point Avenue (Blue Point, NY). The vast majority of scaup were out of viewing range but

[nysbirds-l] Suffolk County seabirds and geese

2016-02-12 Thread Sean Sime
Noting the less than desirable weekend forecast Shane Blodgett and I made an impromptu run to Montauk today, eventually making our way to the farm fields north of Riverhead in search of flocks of geese. The scoter and eider spectacle at Montauk Point did not disappoint. Highlights included the

[nysbirds-l] Yonkers Canvasbacks

2016-02-12 Thread Michael Britt
NY birders, I have no idea how easy or difficult CANVASBACK is to get in Westchester County these days. With that said, a small raft was off the north end of the Wastewater Treatment Plant on the Hudson in Yonkers today. Mike Britt Bayonne, NJ -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 12 February 2016

2016-02-12 Thread Gail Benson
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Feb 12, 2016 * NYNY1602.12 - Birds Mentioned PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ BARNACLE GOOSE+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Cackling Goose Canada Goose TUNDRA SWAN EURASIAN WIGEON GREEN-WINGED TEAL (EURASIAN

[nysbirds-l] Central Park goose

2016-02-12 Thread pwpost
After getting home, and looking at my photos and some brief literature search,I believe that the bird I reported earlier may be a Lesser Canada Goose. Stay tuned. Peter Post Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Dune Rd Hampton Bays to Quogue

2016-02-12 Thread Bruce Horwith
Took a short trip down Dune Rd to check out birds and to see the aftermath of the storm surges reported for the area. The former was decent, but not much unexpected. In terms of the storm damage, the road had been reopened, but there were clear signs of overwash and badly damaged dunes. Back to