[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Bird Club Evening Presentation

2016-03-08 Thread Dennis Hrehowsik
Please join the Brooklyn Bird Club Tuesday, March 15th, 7:00 PM for: *The Rarest Bird in the World: The Search for the Nechisar Nightjar* *Presenter: Vernon R.L. Head* *Location: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza* Vernon

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Bird Club Evening Presentation

2016-03-08 Thread Dennis Hrehowsik
Please join the Brooklyn Bird Club Tuesday, March 15th, 7:00 PM for: *The Rarest Bird in the World: The Search for the Nechisar Nightjar* *Presenter: Vernon R.L. Head* *Location: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza* Vernon

[nysbirds-l] Barrow's Goldeneye Pelham Bay Park YES

2016-03-08 Thread Kenton Gomez
4pm, to the right of the small island past Two Tree island as you look from Hunter island. With now larger group of 20 or so Common. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Barrow's Goldeneye Pelham Bay Park YES

2016-03-08 Thread Kenton Gomez
4pm, to the right of the small island past Two Tree island as you look from Hunter island. With now larger group of 20 or so Common. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Oceanside and Baldwin Park

2016-03-08 Thread syschiff
Oceanside and Baldwin Park, 8 Mar The Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside was quiet. Of interest were a pair of fly-by Snow Geese and 2 Wood Ducks that landed at the entrance to Bedell Creek before taking off a bit later. I drove over to Baldwin Park, a small detour on the way home. I heard

[nysbirds-l] Oceanside and Baldwin Park

2016-03-08 Thread syschiff
Oceanside and Baldwin Park, 8 Mar The Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside was quiet. Of interest were a pair of fly-by Snow Geese and 2 Wood Ducks that landed at the entrance to Bedell Creek before taking off a bit later. I drove over to Baldwin Park, a small detour on the way home. I heard

[nysbirds-l] Barrow's Goldeneye at Pelham Bay Park

2016-03-08 Thread Jack Rothman
First reported on ebird by Elizabeth Jamison, with a good photo, continues at Pelham Bay Park. This morning the bird was located with about 10 Common Goldeneye behind a small island alongside Two Tree Island. You can find the bird by scoping from the lookout at Hunter Island, you will

[nysbirds-l] Barrow's Goldeneye at Pelham Bay Park

2016-03-08 Thread Jack Rothman
First reported on ebird by Elizabeth Jamison, with a good photo, continues at Pelham Bay Park. This morning the bird was located with about 10 Common Goldeneye behind a small island alongside Two Tree Island. You can find the bird by scoping from the lookout at Hunter Island, you will

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: Iceland Gull

2016-03-08 Thread Robert Taylor
Kumliens Iceland Gull continues on west end 2 lot, Lark Sparrow out, Boat Tailed Grackles at Coast Guard as well as my FOS Oystercatchers Good birding, Rob in Massapequa -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: Iceland Gull

2016-03-08 Thread Robert Taylor
Kumliens Iceland Gull continues on west end 2 lot, Lark Sparrow out, Boat Tailed Grackles at Coast Guard as well as my FOS Oystercatchers Good birding, Rob in Massapequa -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

Re: [nysbirds-l] What's Left - Bryant Park

2016-03-08 Thread Dominic Garcia-Hall
Shai, Brian I did a panel discussion for the Linnaean Society in January on this very subject (short write up on my blog). Our conclusion was that Bryant actually experiences little inflow and outflow from surrounding parks. Largely due to topographic effect of the buildings there which create a

Re: [nysbirds-l] What's Left - Bryant Park

2016-03-08 Thread Dominic Garcia-Hall
Shai, Brian I did a panel discussion for the Linnaean Society in January on this very subject (short write up on my blog). Our conclusion was that Bryant actually experiences little inflow and outflow from surrounding parks. Largely due to topographic effect of the buildings there which create a

RE: [nysbirds-l] What's Left - Bryant Park

2016-03-08 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Very interesting, Alan, and thanks for sharing. Bryant Park is evidently an excellent study site for winter bird dynamics, as well as for migrants. Jacob Drucker summarized some of the variables affecting bird occurrence in urban micro-parks here:

RE: [nysbirds-l] What's Left - Bryant Park

2016-03-08 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Very interesting, Alan, and thanks for sharing. Bryant Park is evidently an excellent study site for winter bird dynamics, as well as for migrants. Jacob Drucker summarized some of the variables affecting bird occurrence in urban micro-parks here: