Hi all! Topic 1 (I'm too lazy to write real sentences and paragraphs...I get enough of that now that school's started.): NYSOA's Annual Meeting is in 2 weeks, ...
C'mon, don't sell yourself short, that would have been the best Warbler species of my day. My brain is about to shut down. -Doug ... From: Hope Batcheller...
Last weekend I did a bit of re-design of the website and posted Brent's excellent Jamaica Bay trip report with a few photos. Today I posted the rest of the...
Hey Everyone, I didn't see anything posted on the NYSOA convention this past weekend, so I decided to post an informal summary. Nothing much happened on...
Great post Brent, As per the name of the newsletter, "The Ibis" is already the name of a bird journal (British Ornithological Union). Anyway, just thought I'd...
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At lunch at Jamaica Bay, didn't "The Dovekie" come up somewhere? By the way, the Black Throated GRAY in Central Park last sunday was truly amazing. Jaocb...
Yes The Dovekie was mentioned. I think someone mentioned the cover was going to be the EAKI on NYSOA's "The Kingbird" turned 90 degrees and half submerged....
All, [week-delayed response...] The NYSOA conference was indeed awesome. Peter Harrison was an amaaazzzing speaker, and the trips were all (well, mostly ... ...
Hello again, I like "The Tyrannulet" for a newsletter name. It connects you to "The Kingbird" but also indicating that you are different (is that redundant?) ...
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Hi folks, First let me say I'm quite envious of the recent developments of this group and the enthusiasm towards expanding it. I think it's great, there was ...
Hey guys, Today I came across an American Bittern in Spring Pond in Blue Heron Park here on Staten Island. Turns out, it could possibly be a first park...
hello I just wanted to let you know that the registration form is now on the website www.nysyoungbirders.org for you to print and snail mail to the P O Box...
Well, I am very, VERY excited to see the registration finally begin. This program has grown so much in just a short period of time. From just a small...
Hey all, First off - AWESOME about the memberships!! Thank you Annette. Thanks, also, Abe and Shawn for your older-young-birder wisdom. All this input is...
I love Franklin Mountain and intend on going up there at some point this year for Golden Eagles (and Macaws?), but if we want heat it might not be the best,...
I'd be glad to join in on a WSB team. Jones Beach is a good spot in December, though I understand the distance factors for upstate people, though the same is...
Great discussion here about the NYSOA meeting and future directions for NYSYBC. Annette and I had a long chat the other night and got each other caught up on...
Hi all, Just wondering (and I'm more than happy to pay), what will the money from the membership dues go towards? Benjamin Van Doren White Plains, NY ps....
Carena - On the topic of saving paper with web newsletters, I think that web newsletters can probably be the default, with an option to get the printed one. An...
How about we meet in between in the Albany area, Catskills or Adirondacks. Besides the science teacher convention, we should figure out other ways to gain...
Catskills=Shawangunk and/or Winter Finches, or if you wanted to go a tad bit further South into Westchester, Croton Point as I previously mentioned. -Doug ... ...
As far as members go, I take it not everyone has to be as serious birder. We should definitely welcome early/beginning birders, and even people who are...