[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2019-03-16 Thread Andrew Block
Went to the NYBG to look for the ravens that are supposed to be there and for any early migrants.  No sign of ravens, couldn't find a nest anywhere on the building, or any visible anywhere.  I tend to think it was a false report.  Not a whole lot around except for many robins and grackles.  Did

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2013-10-19 Thread Andrew Block
On a quick trip with my wife around the NY Botanical Garden today I had the usual birds plus several Yellow-rumped Warblers, a Palm Warbler, 2 Swamp Sparrows, 1 or 2 Lincoln's Sparrows, 2 Field Sparrows, an Eastern Phoebe, the first Dark-eyed Juncos of the season, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, a

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2013-05-05 Thread Andrew Block
5/4/13 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY   Time:  10:30am to 3pm Observers:  Andrew Block   1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron several Mallards 8 Wood Ducks 1 Red-tailed Hawk several Mourning Doves many Chimney Swifts 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 3 Warbl

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2013-04-20 Thread Andrew Block
4/20/13 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY   Time:  10am to 3pm Observers:  Andrew Block   1 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Canada Geese 4 Wood Ducks 8+ Mallards (plus two melanistic males) 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Rock Pigeons 5 Mourning Doves 2 Great Horned Owls 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2012-10-27 Thread Andrew Block
10/27/12 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY   Time:  10am to 4pm Observers:  Andrew Block, Nobue Sato, Margaret Falk   12+ Wood Ducks several Mallards 1 Cooper's Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawks 1 American Kestrel 2 Wild Turkeys 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers 1 Downy Woodpecker 4 Norther

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds incl. Parula Warbler

2011-10-26 Thread Andrew Block
10/26/11 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY   Time:  2:30pm to 6pm Observers:  Andrew Block   1 Northern Parula 6 Yellow-rumped Warblers 20+ Golden-crowned Kinglets 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets 15+ Chipping Sparrows 1 Northern Flicker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds incl. Mourning Warbler

2011-09-17 Thread Andrew Block
9/17/11 - New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY   Time:  10am to 2:30pm Observers:  Andrew Block   2 Double-crested Cormorants 12 Wood Ducks 6 Mallards 1 Osprey 1 Red-tailed hawk 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Wild Turkeys 3 Herring Gulls 6 Mourning Doves 1 Chimney Swift 4+ Ruby-throated Hummingbirds 1 Belted Ki

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds incl. Prothonotary and other warblers

2011-04-18 Thread Andrew Block
4/18/11 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  2pm to 2:40pm Observers:  Andrew Block, Margaret Falk All seen from one spot down by lake below science lab: 5 Wood Ducks 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Northern Flickers 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Blue-headed Vireo 3 Blue Jays 2 Tree Swallows 2 Northern Roug

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2011-02-16 Thread Andrew Block
2/16/11 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  1pm to 2:30pm Observers:  Andrew Block 8 Rusty Blackbirds 1 Great Horned Owl (on guard, gorgeous) 3+ Red-breasted Nuthatches 2 White-breasted Nuthatches 1 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 3 American Goldfinches 7+ Dark-eyed Juncos 5+ White-thro

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2010-11-27 Thread Andrew Block
11/ 27/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  10am to 12pm Observers:  Andrew Block 10 Canada Geese (8 banded) 50+ Mallards 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawks 1 Peregrine Falcon 15+ Mourning Doves 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers 1 Downy Woodpecker 5+ Blue Jays 4+ Black-capped Chickadees 4 Tufted Ti

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds incl. Yellow-breasted Chat, Blue-headed Vireo, 8 spp. of sparrows

2010-10-23 Thread Andrew Block
10/23/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  10:30am to 5:30pm Observers:  Andrew Block 10 Double-crested Cormorants 40+ Canada Geese 1 Wood Duck 50+ Mallards 3 Red-tailed Hawks 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper's Hawks 2 Merlins 2 Wild Turkeys 7+ Rock Pigeons 5 Mourning Doves 1 Belted Kingfisher

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2010-09-18 Thread Andrew Block
9/18/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  10am to 3pm Observers:  Andrew Block, Martin Carney, Sue & Frank O'Rourke, and garden birding group 10+ Wood Ducks 30+ Mallards 1 American Black Duck 2 Wild Turkeys 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 6+ Ospreys 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Coo

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2010-09-15 Thread Andrew Block
9/15/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  2pm to 5:30pm Observers:  Andrew Block 45+ Mallards 12+ Wood Ducks 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Mourning Doves 3 Chimney Swifts 5+ Ruby-throated Hummingbirds 3 Red-bellied Woodpeckers 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Blue Jays 2 Black-capped Chickadees 3+ Red-breasted

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2010-09-08 Thread Andrew Block
9/8/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 15+ Wood Ducks 18+ Mallards 2 Wild Turkeys 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Mourning Doves 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flickers many American Robins several Gray Catbirds 10+ European Starlings 2 Common Yellowthroats

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds incl. 15 spp. of warblers

2010-05-08 Thread Andrew Block
5/8/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  10am to 4pm Observers:  Andrew Block 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Egret 1 Green Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 4 Canada Geese 21 Wood Ducks (3 ad., 18 ducklings) 7 Mallards 2 Red-tailed Hawks 1 Osprey 2 Herring Gulls 1 Rock Pigeon 3 Mourning Doves 3 Ch

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2010-05-05 Thread Andrew Block
5/5/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  11:30am to 5:30pm Observers:  Andrew Block, Susan Burke (part of time) 2 Canada Geese (on nest) 9 Wood ducks (mother w/ babies) 7 Mallards 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Herring Gulls 5 Mourning Doves 1 Chimney Swift 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers 2 Downy Woodpecker

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2010-04-15 Thread Andrew Block
4/15/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  10am to 1:30pm Observers:  Andrew Block 6 Canada Geese 4 Wood ducks 6 Mallards 1 ABDU/MALL hybrid 2 Red-tailed Hawks 3 Rock Pigeons 3 Mourning Doves 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodepecker 4 Northern Flickers 7 Blue Jays 3 B

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds incl. Orange-crowned Warbler

2010-04-10 Thread Andrew Block
4/10/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  10am ti 2:30pm Observers:  Andrew Block 1 Double-crested Cormorant 4 Canada Geese several Mallards 1 ABDU/MALL hybrid 1 Green-winged Teal (very vocal and aggressive towards the mallards) 1 Red-tailed Hawk (eating short-tailed shrew) 2 Rock Pigeons 4

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds incl 3 sp. of warblers

2010-04-03 Thread Andrew Block
4/3/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  10am to 5pm Observers:  Andrew Block 5 Canada Geese 6 Wood Ducks (incl. two checking out nest sites in trees) several Mallards 2 Northern Shovelers 2 Red-tailed Hawks 2 Rock pigeons 7 Mourning Doves 1 Great Horned Owl 3 Red-bellied Woodepeckers (one

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds, some goodies

2010-03-27 Thread Andrew Block
3/27/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY   Time:  10am to 4pm Observers:  Andrew Block   7 Canada Geese 6 Wood Ducks several Mallards 2 Northern Shovelers 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawks (one carrying nest material) 1 Mourning Dove 4 Monk Parakeets 1 Great Horned Owl 3 Red-bellied Woodpeckers 1

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

2010-03-20 Thread Andrew Block
3/20/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  10am to 6pm Observers:  Andrew Block 30+ Canada Geese 10 Wood Ducks several Mallards 2 Hooded Mergansers 1 Red-tailed hawk 5 Mourning Doves 3 Red-bellied Woodpeckers 2 Downy woodpeckers 1 Northern Flicker several Blue Jays 1 Fish Crow 2 American Cro

[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds incl Red-shouldered hawk & Rustys

2010-03-06 Thread Andrew Block
3/6/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Time:  10am to 3pm Observers:  Andrew Block 30+ canada Geese 8 Wood Ducks 50+ Mallards 2 Mallard/Black Duck hybrids 2 Hooded Mergansers 3 Red-tailed Hawks 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 14 Rock Pigeons 4 Mourning Doves 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers 1 Downy Woodpecker 6