Re: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

Speaking of Upstate, I really appreciate Joan Collins's detailed updates from Long Lake. Her writing near rivals Thoreau's. I always learn so much. Thanks to everyone for keeping the bird broadcasts alive! On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 9:31 PM, Angus Wilson wrote: > New York is a large and geographica

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

New York is a large and geographically diverse state and I suspect one of the problems undermining the usefulness of this STATEWIDE list as well as contributing to the impression that it is principally focused on downstate, is the careless use of location information. Too often posts simply assume

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

Kevin, Funny, you should say that. As a downstater I was literally having a similar conversation with another downstater last month when we had a fantastic day at the Franklin Mt. Hawk Watch near Oneonta. We went to the hawk watch for Golden Eagles that weekend because of an upstater's post. W

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

Thanks Kevin for sending this report.  I'd love to see those incredible numbers of Redheads and the Tufted Duck, but it's a little far for me right now.  It's always nice to hear about sightings in the rest of NYS other than down here.  I wish more people would do this on this listserv.  I'm gla

[nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

With all the trivial downstate chatter on this listserv, I sometimes forget that people might actually want to hear about state-level rare birds in our area. We have a few at the moment. Best current bird in Ithaca is a male TUFTED DUCK hanging in the huge (>10,000, probably near 20,000) flock

[nysbirds-l] Waterfowl concentration on Croton Reservoir, Westchester

With freeze up of other waters, concentration of waterfowl happening on New Croton Reservoir in northern Westchester County, from Gate House Bridge to Croton Gorge Park. Best viewed from Aqueduct Road and Croton Lake Road on south shore eBird list from this afternoon: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/c

[nysbirds-l] White-winged Gulls at Swan Lake, Patchogue (Suffolk Co.)

First winter Glaucous and second winter Iceland on mostly frozen Swan Lake, as viewed from Swan Lake Civic Assoc. parking lot. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastB

[nysbirds-l] Five Islands Park (New Rochelle) Black-headed Gull Continues

Adult Black-headed Gull continues in harbor off Five Islands Park (New Rochelle, Westchester County). Tom Burke & Gail Benson -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubs

[nysbirds-l] Location Update

The Red-necked Grebe is at the Coast Guard Station located at West End 2. Jones Beach State Park. Sorry about that. Robert A. Proniewych -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/N

[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Grebe

At Coast Guard station. Heading towards the channel. Robert A. Proniewych -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www