[nysbirds-l] Eared Grebe, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

2018-01-27 Thread Matthieu
While kayaking in the Bronx late this afternoon I found an Eared Grebe just South-West of the City island bridge along the Pelham Bay shore (i.e. just East of Rodman Neck). The current and waves in the channel together with the diving activity of the grebe made the documentation challenging by

[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: New/Renamed Locations (21-Jan-'18)

2018-01-27 Thread Ben Cacace
Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication keeping eBird.org running smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for working on shared location suggestions. ** See notes below if you wish to merge any of your personal locations with existing hotspots. New and renamed shared lo

[nysbirds-l] Oak Beach Update: Today is not the day

2018-01-27 Thread Timothy Healy
Even though the Barrow’s Goldeneye and the Eared Grebe were apparently here this morning, all of the birds in the inlet have been scared away. There are at least six people parasailing all over the surface of the water, which as you might expect is quite a disturbance. Wanted to save anyone the