Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Coastal Fallout

[Peter Reisfeld]

There was nice correlation of last night's radar and Steve's observations at 
Jones Beach.  The density of radar reflectivity was moderate, but the overall 
migration appeared to be southeasterly, with peaks ending centered on the 
Nassau-Suffolk border.  Looks like there might be some corrective east-west 
migration on the island during the day. 

Link to loop of last night's radar follows. Most intense reflectivity, 
corresponding to bird density, is in green:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/50403904@N03/15492631781/

NEXRAD images from the National Center for Atmospheric research  
(http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/radar/).

Happy fall birding!

Peter

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steve Walter 
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Coastal Fallout
> Date: October 10, 2014 8:42:05 AM EDT
> To: "nysbirds-l@cornell.edu" 
> Reply-To: Steve Walter 
> 
> Just want to get the word out that Jones Beach and the coast are loaded with 
> birds this morning. Good variety.
> 
> Steve Walter
> 
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
> 
> 
>  Original message 
> From: Shaibal Mitra
> Date:10/09/2014 1:09 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
> Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Heckscher SP, East Islip, 
> Suffolk Co.
> 
> Sean Sime and I searched without success late this morning, and Sean is still 
> on site.
> 
> I heard third hand through Pat of a possible re-sighting earlier this 
> morning, in the same area as Phil's last night and of Pat's yesterday 
> morning, but I don't have any details about how well this last bird was seen.
> 
> For those considering trying for this bird, I would caution that there is a 
> prodigious amount of fruiting tupelo in the area, attracting hordes of 
> Robins, Waxwings, Starlings, and other birds. Although this enhances the 
> likelihood that the Black-headed Grosbeak might have remained in the area, it 
> also means that it would be natural to expect Rose-breasts to be present also.
> 
> Sean had a Red-headed Woodpecker and a Bay-breasted Warbler before I joined 
> him, while I had two Red-headed Woodpeckers at Robert Moses SP, on the beach, 
> earlier in the morning (in addition to large flocks, some >100, of Pine 
> Siskins, many Purple Finches, more than a dozen Rusty Blackbirds, etc.).
> 
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
> 
> From: bounce-118156826-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
> [bounce-118156826-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of 
> pjlind...@optonline.net [pjlind...@optonline.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 10:08 AM
> To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Heckscher SP, East Islip, 
> Suffolk Co.
> 
> Seen around 8:35 AM from along the bike/exercise trail in the
> southwest corner of the parking lot at Field 1. The call, lower and less
> squeaky than Rose-breasted, reminiscent of a short Downy Woodpecker
> note, got
> my attention and I made a concerted effort to locate it. I had decent
> views of
> the bird for several minutes high in a tree, showing fine streaking on
> the
> sides of the buffy upper breast, and noted the dark upper mandible
> though I did
> not remember the significance of this field mark at the time. The bird
> flew
> across the bike trail towards the north and I lost sight of it behind
> the
> treetops; I did not see the underwings. Very late for work, I had to
> abandon
> the area. Shai Mitra is searching now.
> 
> I apologize for not posting sooner--a busy morning at work delayed me.
> 
> Patricia Lindsay
> Bay Shore
> 
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Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Coastal Fallout

[Peter Reisfeld]

There was nice correlation of last night's radar and Steve's observations at 
Jones Beach.  The density of radar reflectivity was moderate, but the overall 
migration appeared to be southeasterly, with peaks ending centered on the 
Nassau-Suffolk border.  Looks like there might be some corrective east-west 
migration on the island during the day. 

Link to loop of last night's radar follows. Most intense reflectivity, 
corresponding to bird density, is in green:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/50403904@N03/15492631781/

NEXRAD images from the National Center for Atmospheric research  
(http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/radar/).

Happy fall birding!

Peter

Begin forwarded message:

 From: Steve Walter swalte...@verizon.net
 Subject: [nysbirds-l] Coastal Fallout
 Date: October 10, 2014 8:42:05 AM EDT
 To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
 Reply-To: Steve Walter swalte...@verizon.net
 
 Just want to get the word out that Jones Beach and the coast are loaded with 
 birds this morning. Good variety.
 
 Steve Walter
 
 
 Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
 
 
  Original message 
 From: Shaibal Mitra
 Date:10/09/2014 1:09 PM (GMT-05:00)
 To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
 Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Heckscher SP, East Islip, 
 Suffolk Co.
 
 Sean Sime and I searched without success late this morning, and Sean is still 
 on site.
 
 I heard third hand through Pat of a possible re-sighting earlier this 
 morning, in the same area as Phil's last night and of Pat's yesterday 
 morning, but I don't have any details about how well this last bird was seen.
 
 For those considering trying for this bird, I would caution that there is a 
 prodigious amount of fruiting tupelo in the area, attracting hordes of 
 Robins, Waxwings, Starlings, and other birds. Although this enhances the 
 likelihood that the Black-headed Grosbeak might have remained in the area, it 
 also means that it would be natural to expect Rose-breasts to be present also.
 
 Sean had a Red-headed Woodpecker and a Bay-breasted Warbler before I joined 
 him, while I had two Red-headed Woodpeckers at Robert Moses SP, on the beach, 
 earlier in the morning (in addition to large flocks, some 100, of Pine 
 Siskins, many Purple Finches, more than a dozen Rusty Blackbirds, etc.).
 
 Shai Mitra
 Bay Shore
 
 From: bounce-118156826-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
 [bounce-118156826-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of 
 pjlind...@optonline.net [pjlind...@optonline.net]
 Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 10:08 AM
 To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
 Subject: [nysbirds-l] BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Heckscher SP, East Islip, 
 Suffolk Co.
 
 Seen around 8:35 AM from along the bike/exercise trail in the
 southwest corner of the parking lot at Field 1. The call, lower and less
 squeaky than Rose-breasted, reminiscent of a short Downy Woodpecker
 note, got
 my attention and I made a concerted effort to locate it. I had decent
 views of
 the bird for several minutes high in a tree, showing fine streaking on
 the
 sides of the buffy upper breast, and noted the dark upper mandible
 though I did
 not remember the significance of this field mark at the time. The bird
 flew
 across the bike trail towards the north and I lost sight of it behind
 the
 treetops; I did not see the underwings. Very late for work, I had to
 abandon
 the area. Shai Mitra is searching now.
 
 I apologize for not posting sooner--a busy morning at work delayed me.
 
 Patricia Lindsay
 Bay Shore
 
 
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