[nysbirds-l] orange collared canada goose

My wife and i were able to get the numbers off a canada goose in the creek by the Shoreham powerplant Shoreham NY..orange colored hy91 any info email me direct ...Dan Heglundemail _dan...@aol.com_ (mailto:dan...@aol.com) thanks -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBird

[nysbirds-l] nighthawks hummers smiths point

Havent had much time to bird lately but had 2 night hawks last night and 3 the night before over my house in Rocky Point NY. Also a busy year for humingbirds.Iv seen at least one a day in my yard since early july.Rarely go neer the feederfirst they hit the cannas plant then trumpet vine t

[nysbirds-l] Riverhead / Shoreham sod fields Bairds buff breasted sandpipers a.golden plover

Bob May and i took a tour of the sod farms today with great results.At the Riverhead sod field on rt 105 just north of the fire training building great looks at 2 bairds and 1 buff breasted sandpipers.Several semi palm,plovers and numerous larger plovers at a long distance couldnt be idd.At

[nysbirds-l] Shoreham/ Rocky Point sod farm...buff breasted sandpiper american golden plovers

Hit the sod farms this morningalot of activity...they have the sprinklers going on the south end with alot of peeps going in and out of a puddle that formed.In the northeast corner close to 25a at least 10 american golden plovers, several black bellied plovers and 2 buff breasted sandpip

[nysbirds-l] Shoreham sod farm 4 buffs 1 pectoral and catapillar idd

My wife and i took a ride to the sod fields tonight. 4 buff breasted and 1 pectoral sandpiper 150 yds north of cooper st on the east side of the dirt access rd.All 5 birds were together with 2 killdeer. All other birds vanished since early today.perigrine maybe? On another note my thanks to

[nysbirds-l] Rocky Point ravens

While deer hunting today in the Rocky Point preserve 2 ravens heard and then seen flying northeast at 12 55 this afternoon.A first for me on Long Island...Dan Heglund -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES AR

[nysbirds-l] common ravens

For the third time in two weeks common raven heard then seen over Rocky Point preserve in Rocky Point Long Island.Only one bird was seen yesterday morning at 8 am. Dan Heglund -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRU

[nysbirds-l] Northern shrike bald eagle

Just returned from Arlenes Ridge outside Walton NY Delaware County. For the 4th year in a row a northern shrike seen yesterday ...also a mature bald eagle circleing over the pond...Dan Heglund -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding

[nysbirds-l] common raven yes lark sparrow no

went looking for the previosly seen lark sparrow at the entrance to the old grumman site. Both times iv gone a sharpy or a coopers hawk scatters the birds. I did see and here a single raven flying west then north along grumman blvd. Calverton NY..Dan Heglund -- NYSbirds-L List Info: h

[nysbirds-l] raven over Rocky Point again

One raven today seen and heard half mile south of town in the Rocky Point preserve -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://bird

[nysbirds-l] common ravens

a late post.ravens were seen again on wednesday jan 19th. one bird in the morning over the Ridge hunters check staion on Randal rd flying north.@ birds in the afternoon flying north over the Rocky Point preserve just west of Ridge rd and north of whiskey rd.Dan Heglund -- NYSbirds-L

[nysbirds-l] common raven over Rocky Point reserve

Today was the first day iv been in the woods since deer season ended.My son and i took a hike this afternoon around 2 pm and saw and heard a raven 1 mile south of the high school on Rocky Point rd and a half mile east..Dan Heglund Rocky Point Long Island NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: ht

[nysbirds-l] common raven over yaphank

stopped at upper yaphank lake today to check out the reported trumpeter swansdidnt have my scope so was unable to get good looks at the swans. While there a common raven circled calling rising up and flying north.towards warbler woods then turning and heading westDan Heglund --

[nysbirds-l] common raven over Rocky Point

Today while at the St Pats parade in Rocky Point a single raven was seen flying out of the preserve circleing several times over the catholic church in town then gliding southwest towards what is known as Macnamaras field. Iv spent a lot of time in the woods the last week and this is the firs

[nysbirds-l] Miller Place sod farms...black bellied plovers/dunlin

stopped by the sod fields in Miller Place today huddled in a dip on the east side of the road 14 black bellied plovers and 36 dunlin..never seen shorebirds there this early in the year.The fields are on Miller Place Middle Island rd between Whiskey rd and rt 25 a in Miller Place Long Isla

[nysbirds-l] late report sootys bridled terns shorham sod fields

Finaly got power back on to post this report. Yesterday i was able to get to the shoreham sod fields around 11 30.Immediatly i spotted a large group of birds hunkered down in a flooded section of the field.Holding the window scope still in the open field was tough but in the next 15 minutes o

[nysbirds-l] mountain bluebird

When i left at 12 20 the bird was on the fence south of hulse landind edclose to the yellow farm equipment it had previosly been seen at the haunted house parking lot earlierDan Heglund -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirdin

[nysbirds-l] kentucky still there

Being hard of hearing iv used my walkers game ear to help locate the kentucky warbler at Rocky Point spot 26 the last few days.This morning i heard then saw the bird chase a redstart away and later a wood pee wee. I had great looks but was unable to get a look at the bird for the next hou

[nysbirds-l] kentucky...no...then yes

last evening was the first time i went to spot 26 and didn't hear the bird...though overall the woods was very quet.this morning after the rain stopped i heard the bird sing a half of dozens times by the clearing then all was quetDan Heglund -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.Northe

[nysbirds-l] kentucky..yes..and other critters

Around 11 25 this morning only 5 minutes after a birder/ biker had left i heard the bird south of the clearing and east of the big pudle.At the clearing i saw a light colored bat crawling up a bush 10 feet away..looked larger and lighter than a brown batany sugestions? Also a doe who

[nysbirds-l] Emailing: injured golden plover

Headed out east in search of LI s unusual peep...while there a sod farm worker brought an injured golden plover to Andy Murphy...A queck call to Pat and Shai confirmed id and they gave me the rehab number in Hampton Bays,Andy took the bird and headed that wayhopefully we will hear a

[nysbirds-l] Ravens and others

My wife and i saw a pair of ravens yesterday at the Shoreham Power Plant flying from building to building.Shoreham Ny...nesters maybe? also today drove the farm fields in the calverton area today1 snow goose west of Lewins farm standlargest concentration of birds was in a