[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East & West Pond Shorebird Updates…

Alas, my plans to up my Kings County list went awry as none of the shorebird rarities seen on the Brooklyn side of the West Pond was there today. And so I must remain patient. Shane Blodgett, came to mind today as I finally understood his persistence in waiting for a 2010 West Pond Black-bellie

[nysbirds-l] White Ibis on Staten Island…

Just picked this up over the wire. Anthony Ciancimino reports the following: Juvenile White Ibis at the end of Delwit Ave. in Oakwood Beach SI. Cheers, “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our mind.” ~ Bob Marley “Tenderness and Kindness are not sign

[nysbirds-l] White Ibis on Staten Island, 8/10/2022

Juvenile bird currently being seen at the end of Delwit Ave. in the Oakwood Beach section of the island- (40.55289° N, 74.11890° W). Good birding! -Anthony Ciancimino Get Outlook for iOS -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://

[nysbirds-l] August Migrants around New York Harbor

There was clearly some arrival of new migrant birds overnight, with some species appearing at places where they don’t breed. Between Brooklyn Bridge Park and Governors Island there were several Empidonax flycatchers. At least two, and maybe all, were Willow Flycatchers, which makes sense given how