[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 13 December 2019

2019-12-13 Thread Gail Benson
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Dec. 13, 2019 * NYNY1912.13 - Birds Mentioned BARNACLE GOOSE+ THICK-BILLED MURRE+ ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+ YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Cackling Goose HARLEQUIN DUCK BROWN P

Re: [nysbirds-l] Yellow headed Blackbird in calverton, ny

2019-12-13 Thread Patricia Lindsay
I saw this bird yesterday around 2:20 or so. I got distant but decent scope views of it facing me (no side views) and terrible phone-scoped photos which i will not upload to eBird though i will share them with the reviewers tomorrow. Patricia Lindsay Bay Shore > On December 13, 2019 at 2:54 PM

[nysbirds-l] Yellow headed Blackbird in calverton, ny

2019-12-13 Thread Jeanne
So I decided to try again for this life bird. There were 2 peregrines on 2 separate poles and then. 2 red tailed hawks came in and landed on another 2 poles. I took photos of them all..because no one has mentioned the raptures before. Eventually the flock of RWBB, grackles, house finch, mournin

[nysbirds-l] Peregrine Falcons, Vesper Sparrow; Suffolk County Farms

2019-12-13 Thread Glenn Quinn
A heavily streaked immature Vesper Sparrow was in the main hedgerow on the property, along with a Savannah and lots of the common sparrows. A pair of adult Peregrine Falcons seems to have taken up residence in the area. I also saw them on 11/26. The female was perched on one of the light posts a

[nysbirds-l] Northern Shrike At Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

2019-12-13 Thread Ken Feustel
Adult bird now chasing birds in Field east of Field 8. Sent from my iPhone -- 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://w

[nysbirds-l] Geese at Tarrytown Lake

2019-12-13 Thread Robert Lewis
On December 11 there were three Cackling Geese and an Emperor Goose on the lower Tarrytown Lake, at roughly 41.084088, -73.835863.  Parking is not easy.  The road along the north shore is narrow and very busy with traffic.  One good place to park is the lot at 41.082389, -73.830403.  Walk alon

[nysbirds-l] Thick-billed Murre, East Hampton

2019-12-13 Thread Anthony Collerton
Just had one at Georgica Beach, feeding, fairly close to shore, drifting East. Also 5 Purple Sandpipers here. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbir

[nysbirds-l] Hermit Trush

2019-12-13 Thread Orhan Birol
A latish Hermit Trush lingering for a month on the Cedars in my yard reappeared on the bird bath this morning. Orhan Birol Shelter Island -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan NYC Brown Pelican; etc. 12/10-11-12

2019-12-13 Thread Thomas Fiore
A Brown PELICAN first noted on Tuesday, Dec. 10th was been seen (& photographed) just off Battery Park, again on Wed., Dec. 11th, at the southern end of Manhattan island in New York City; the brown pelican has been seen on its rounds watching from the edge of NY harbor, near the s. section of th