[nysbirds-l] Wilson's Phalaropes Jamaica Bay Queens

2020-10-08 Thread Patricia Lindsay
The two Wilson's Phalaropes continue, feeding frantically with Lesser Yellowlegs this afternoon 4:30 - 5:00 pm. along the southeast edge of the East Pond. A Peregrine Falcon strafed the pond several times but the birds returned each time. I also got distant scope views at what I believe is a juven

Re: [nysbirds-l] Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch

2020-10-08 Thread TURNER
Indeed it was; the second highest total we've ever recorded. > On October 7, 2020 at 11:23 AM robert adamo wrote: > > Hi John,et al, > > Thanks for keeping us informed - August 29 must have been "bananas on the > bridge" ! > > Cheers, > Bob > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 8:3

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County (NYC), 10/2 - 10/7 - Henslow's Sparrow, & many other migrants

2020-10-08 Thread Thomas Fiore
VERY extra-limital, but a major rarity for the western U.S. in particular, if the sighting is fully accepted, a EUROPEAN Golden-Plover was noted from Colfax County in northern New Mexico (U.S.A.) & is an extremely unusual sighting for the central or western US away from Alaska, and is generally