[nysbirds-l] brooklyn mew gull
after seven try's i saw the mew gull. it was in the same location as seen in the afternoon. i saw it at 430 pm to 450 pm. gary straus port washington ny -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Thursday Birding
If negative results are useful, then this report might be of interest: On Thursday, Bill Howard and I birded from Summer Hill to Montezuma NWR to Stewart Park in Ithaca. There were few surprises. Lake Como Road - three species of woodpeckers took turns using the same suet feeder Summer Hill - No winter specialties Cayuga Lake - Common Goldeneyes Union Springs - Many Red Head ducks on Mill Pond, ice on Cayuga Lake extends far offshore Montezuma NWR - Nothing Savannah Mucklands - Essentially nothing Cayuga Lake from Aurora - Nothing Rafferty Road - Nothing Ridge Road - Small flock of American Robins Myers Point - Ladoga Road - No birds at all - first time! Myers Point - Marina - A few Mallards Steward Park - Several (common) gulls Compost Pile - Crows Purvis Road - No birds Cornell Farms - No field birds - Robert Grosek Binghamton, New York -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fwd: (Niagara) Mew (Common) Gull - photos and discussion
There are at least two Mew Gulls on the Niagara River. One is the North American subspecies Canus canus brachyrhynchus and a second bird is a Common Gull, which is the name given to two very similar European subspecies in the group C.c. canus/heinei. Yesterday, Kevin McLaughlin, Dean DiTommaso and I tentatively identified a Common Gull where we had previously seen a Mew Gull. This seemed almost impossible. Dean and I photographed it and the three of us noted its field marks. The Ontario Bird Records Committee will be sent written documentation and photos. I've posted several photos on my website. http://www.jeaniron.ca/2010/CommonGull.htm Caveat: All field marks strongly indicate a Common Gull, however, I am seeking confirmation from gull experts who are thoroughly familiar with Common Gulls. Directions: The Common Gull was seen on the river, flying and perched, between the overlook at Adam Beck and the Butterfly Conservatory. To view the roosting rocks along the river, which are on the American side, park at the north end of the Butterfly Conservatory parking lot and walk north towards Adam Beck about 200 metres to two light coloured horizontal wooden bars in the brown fence. Jean Iron Toronto ON ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ontbi...@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] WNY Dial-a-Bird 07 Jan 2010
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 01/07/2010 * NYBU1001.07 - Birds mentioned - Please phone in rare sightings for update Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com Thank you, David - MEW GULL AMERICAN AVOCET VESPER SPARROW CHIPPING SPARROW SNOWY OWL Bl.-cr. Night-Heron Tundra Swan Mute Swan Whooper Swan [escape] Bald Eagle Peregrine Falcon Little Gull Bonaparte's Gull California Gull Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull L. Black-b. Gull Glaucous Gull Yellow-b. Sapsucker Gray Catbird Red-w. Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird - Transcript Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 01/07/2010 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs at localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BOSBirding.org Thursday, January 7, 2010 Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Press (2) to leave a message, (3) for updates, meeting and field trip information and (4) for instructions on how to report sightings. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Highlights of reports received December 24 through January 7 from the Niagara Frontier Region include MEW GULLS, AMERICAN AVOCET, VESPER SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW and SNOWY OWL. Two exceptional MEW GULLS in a short stretch of the lower Niagara River. January 1, an adult MEW GULL of the North American subspecies, on the rocks at Devil's Hole State Park, seen from both the Ontario and New York sides of the river. January 6, an adult MEW GULL of the European subspecies, on the rocks about one quarter mile upriver from the power plant overlook in Ontario; seen while the North American MEW GULL was relocated further upriver at the Whirlpool. Other gulls of note on the lower Niagara River - LITTLE GULL, CALIFORNIA GULL, THAYER'S GULL, 12 to 20 ICELAND GULLS, numerous L. BLACK-B. GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULL, some large gull hybrids, and a pure white BONAPARTE'S GULL. The AMERICAN AVOCET at the west end of Dunkirk Harbor was last reported December 31, and not found on January 5. Some rare winter species - back on December 27, a very rare VESPER SPARROW, in the Cattaraugus County Town of Dayton, at Cottage and Foe Roads. There only four winter records of VESPER SPARROW in the BOS archives. In the Orleans County Town of Shelby, a rare CHIPPING SPARROW at a feeder on Hemlock Ridge Road. And, at a feeder on Poverty Hill Road in Ellicottville, an also rare YELLOW-B. SAPSUCKER. In the Lake Ontario Plains, several reports of a SNOWY OWL in the Town of Somerset, at Sawyer Cemetery, off Lake Road between Hess and Hosmer Roads. Also in the lake plains, December 27 in Porter, a high winter count of 285 RED-W. BLACKBIRDS, plus COMMON GRACKLE and 120 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS. Other recent reports - In Buffalo, 14 BL.-CR. NIGHT-HERONS over Richmond and West Delevan Avenues, PEREGRINE FALCON lingering on the grounds of the Buffalo Psych Center on Elmwood Avenue, and a GRAY CATBIRD in a yard on Woodbridge Avenue in north Buffalo. On the upper Niagara River, 182 TUNDRA SWANS off Beaver Island State Park on Grand Island and a pair of adult BALD EAGLES roosting on Strawberry Island. And, most certainly an escapee - a WHOOPER SWAN, a Eurasian species, among TUNDRA SWAN and MUTE SWAN in the west harbor at Port Colborne, Ontario. Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, January 14. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting to Dial-a-Bird. - End Transcript -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Smith's Point L.Is. Razorbills/ others , Thurs. Jan. 7th
Hello All, A nice inshore sighting,[ 65 yards], past noon today of 7 Razorbills. They were just off the entrance to the pine groves,[at eastern end of trailor park].The Razorbills were diving around 3 sitting Northern Gannets.Red Throated Loons were thick along the shoreline and after a long hike eastwards I came up with a flock of 120 Bonaparte Gulls, many of them at rest on the beach..Two Falcons seen, a Peregrine perched at the far end of Pattersquash Island and a Merlin by the traffic circle.Good January Birding, Carl Starace -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Orange Crowned Warbler at Croton Pt
This afternoon at around 1:30 I found an Orange Crowned Warbler in the campground parking lot at Croton Point Park. The bird was in the small stand of pines in the parking area along with many Chickadees, Titmice, 2 Red Breasted Nuthatches, 3 Creepers, several GC Kinglets and a Sapsucker. It remained in sight for about a minute until it flew deeper into one of the pines and couldn't be relocated. Also at the Croton Harmon Train Station were 5 Redhead and 3 Lesser Scaup. Ryan MacLean Katonah/Annandale-on-Hudson NY -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Fieldfare adrenalin
Just to amplify Bill Evans' point, northwestern Europe is currently in the grips of one of the harshest (coldest/snowiest) winters in the past several decades. Perhaps related to the weather and the prevailing westerly winds, a Northern Lapwing was discovered near Point Race, Newfoundland on Tuesday (5 Jan 2010), with at least one observer suggesting there may be multiple birds present in the general area. Over the next few days, Newfoundland and the other Canadian Atlantic provinces should provide a good barometer of any significant arrival of European species into northeastern North America. Besides traditional facultative (cold snap) migrants such as Lapwing, Eurasian Golden-Plover, Fieldfare and Redwing ambitious birders might keep in mind Grey Heron, Jack Snipe, Eurasian Curlew, Wood Pigeon and Brambling - all of which have showed up in Iceland this week. Knowing our luck the birds will filter down to Massachusetts and then stop dead in their tracks (wink). By the same token the atrocious weather across Midwest might also push less common North American species (e.g. Ross's Goose, Thayer's Gull, Pacific Loon, longspurs, etc) towards the slightly milder coastal states. Pipe dreams perhaps but a sane reason to go out in the cold and check your local patch (favorite spots) for anything unsual. -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Newfoundland, Ireland...& maybe NY too
Those interested in the thread on Fieldfares and any other such wanderers from points far east (of NY) might want to see what the birders in Eire have on their minds: http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/EIRE.html Meanwhile, right now (& recently) in Newfoundland, Northern Lapwing (apparently at least 2 individuals) is a reality, reported on the Newfoundland Birds list-serve: http://groups.google.com/group/nf.birds/topics?lnk=srg More possibilities... for the greater northeast of N. America &... Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fieldfare adrenalin
Massive facultative movements of Fieldfares, etc in the UK the past few days due to snow and cold are triggering birding anticipation in New Foundland. Anywhere on the coast of northeastern NA should be on alert -- perhaps transatlantic boating the primary entry vector in our region. Bill Evans Danby, NY -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew addendum
Thanks Rich Guthrie -Original Message- From: bounce-4957398-8863...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-4957398-8863...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Bate Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 2:52 PM To: nysbirds-l Subject: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew addendum I forgot to mention the Common/Mew Gull was seen between 10:30 and 11:00. (thanks A) The Common/Mew Gull was seen again today resting on the grass near the pedestrian bridge over the Belt Parkway near Bay 16th St. Lenore found the gull, pointing it out to 3 of us. The bird took off after about 20 minutes but many gulls continued to congregate. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew
Please . What time??? A group of us is planning to come down from upstate on Saturday. Any tips especially relating to time, location, or tide would be very useful to us to maximize our chances of success - and avoid hypothermia in the process - if possible. Thanks Rich Guthrie New Baltimore, The Greene County gael...@capital.net -Original Message- From: bounce-4957568-8863...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-4957568-8863...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Benjamin Lester Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 3:53 PM To: nysbirds-l Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew The Mew Gull was present in the same location (just south of the pedestrian bridge) around noon today as well. It stuck around for about 20-30 minutes, then flew off with the rest of the group. I lost it as it went behind the trees on the opposite side of the belt parkway. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlester126/ Michael Lester Haworth, NJ Quoting Robert Bate : > The Common/Mew Gull was seen again today resting on the grass near the > pedestrian bridge over the Belt Parkway near Bay 16th St. Lenore > found the gull, pointing it out to 3 of us. The bird took off after > about 20 minutes but many gulls continued to congregate. > > Rob Bate > Brooklyn > -- > > 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew
The Mew Gull was present in the same location (just south of the pedestrian bridge) around noon today as well. It stuck around for about 20-30 minutes, then flew off with the rest of the group. I lost it as it went behind the trees on the opposite side of the belt parkway. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlester126/ Michael Lester Haworth, NJ Quoting Robert Bate : > The Common/Mew Gull was seen again today resting on the grass near the > pedestrian bridge over the Belt Parkway near Bay 16th St. Lenore > found the gull, pointing it out to 3 of us. The bird took off after > about 20 minutes but many gulls continued to congregate. > > Rob Bate > Brooklyn > -- > > 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew addendum
I forgot to mention the Common/Mew Gull was seen between 10:30 and 11:00. (thanks A) The Common/Mew Gull was seen again today resting on the grass near the pedestrian bridge over the Belt Parkway near Bay 16th St. Lenore found the gull, pointing it out to 3 of us. The bird took off after about 20 minutes but many gulls continued to congregate. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Linnaean Society Meeting Announcement
THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK SPEAKERS PROGRAM Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, 7:30 p.m. The American Museum of Natural History, Linder Theater Speaker: Richard Prum, William Robertson Coe Professor of Ornithology, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University; Curator of Ornithology and Head Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at the Peabody Museum of Natural History Subject: Bird Song, Plumage Color and the Evolution of Beauty in Nature Sexual selection by mate choice is a powerful evolutionary force which creates the form of diverse sexual advertisements including many plumage color patterns, displays, and songs in birds. It is currently popular to hypothesize that most of these sexual advertisements are indicators of mate quality, but the alternative hypothesis is that these sexual signals are arbitrary– in other words "merely beautiful." The talk will explore extraordinary avian intersexual display behaviors and songs, and discuss whether quality indication theory in sexual selection can explain the actual diversity of avian signals. Prum will propose that Darwin was precisely correct in his original characterization of mate preferences as "aesthetic sensibilities," and discuss an alternative model of sexual selection as an example of a new field of study– Evolutionary Aesthetics Richard Prum received an A.B. (1982) from Harvard University and a Ph.D. (1989) from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He has published extensively in several areas including developmental biology, optical physics, molecular genetics, phylogenetics, paleontology, and behavior ecology to address central questions about bird development, evolution, and behavior. In 2009, Richard Prum received the prestigious MacArthur Fellow Foundation Award. The meeting is open to the public, without charge. Please join us for what will undoubtedly be a very exciting talk. Enter the Museum at West 77th Street. If you would like to meet Dr. Prum prior to the talk, join us at Pappardella's Restaurant, 75th Street and Columbus Avenue at 6 p.m. The reservation will be in the name of Alice. Alice Deutsch, Vice President -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending January 6, 2010. Report your sightings to birdl...@hmbc.net. Sixty-flour species were reported this week including highlights from the Troy Christmas Count. The latter featured Northern Pintail, Redhead (2), Merlin (2), Peregrine Falcon, Iceland Gull, Horned Lark (382), Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, LAPLAND LONGSPUR (2), and Snow Bunting (2924). Other notable sightings: ICELAND GULL: Coxsackie Boat Launch 1/1, 1/5 (2), 1/6; Lake Rensselaer 1/1. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL: Coxsackie Boat Launch 1/6 GLAUCOUS GULL: Lake Rensselaer 1/1; Coxsackie Boat Launch 1/6. NORTHERN SHRIKE: Coxsackie 1/5 RED CROSSBILL: West Fulton (Burnt - Rossman Hills SF) 12/31 (5). Also: Ring-necked Duck: Lake George 1/1. Bufflehead: Lake George 1/1. Common Goldeneye: Cohoes 12/31 (~25); Lake George 1/1. Bald Eagle: New Baltimore 1/1; South Glens Falls 1/4; Coxsackie Boat Launch 1/6. Northern Harrier: Coxsackie 1/5, 1/6 (4). Cooper's Hawk: Colonie 12/31; Stuyvesant Falls 1/3 Rough-legged Hawk: Clifton Park 1/1; Saratoga Battlefield 1/1; Coxsackie 1/5, 1/6 (3). Eastern Screech-Owl: New Baltimore 1/2 Great Horned Owl: Meadowdale 1/1. Barred Owl: Gilboa 12/30. Belted Kingfisher: Coxsackie Boat Launch 1/5 Northern Flicker: Saratoga Battlefield 1/1 Common Raven: West Fulton 12/31 (13). Carolina Wren: Cohoes 12/31; Slingerlands 1/1; New Baltimore 1/1, 1/6 Winter Wren: Albany 1/6; Coxsackie 1/6. Hermit Thrush: Coxsackie 1/6. Savannah Sparrow: Coxsackie 1/5 Snow Bunting: Lake Rensselaer 1/1; Old Chatham 1/5 (6). Thanks to Phil Whitney (compiler), Larry Alden (Troy Christmas Count, Meadowdale), Mark Claydon (Glenville), Lindsey Duval (South Glens Falls), Elisabeth Grace (Old Chatham), Bernie Grossman (Clifton Park, Rexford), Rich Guthrie (New Baltimore, Coxsackie Boat Launch 1/1, Coxsackie), John Hershey (West Fulton), Bill Lee (Cohoes), Alan Mapes (Lake George, Coxsackie Boat Launch 1/6, Coxsackie), Steve Mesick (Slingerlands), Marne Onderdonk (Saratoga Battlefield), Ellen Pemrick (Colonie), Bob Ramonowski (Schenectady), Will Raup (Albany), Gregg Recer (Lake Rensselaer), Kathryn Schneider (Stuyvesant Falls) and Chad Witko (Coxsackie Boat Launch 1/5, 1/6, Coxsackie 1/5, 1/6). -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew addendum
I forgot to mention the Common/Mew Gull was seen between 10:30 and 11:00. (thanks A) The Common/Mew Gull was seen again today resting on the grass near the pedestrian bridge over the Belt Parkway near Bay 16th St. Lenore found the gull, pointing it out to 3 of us. The bird took off after about 20 minutes but many gulls continued to congregate. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew
The Mew Gull was present in the same location (just south of the pedestrian bridge) around noon today as well. It stuck around for about 20-30 minutes, then flew off with the rest of the group. I lost it as it went behind the trees on the opposite side of the belt parkway. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlester126/ Michael Lester Haworth, NJ Quoting Robert Bate robsb...@gmail.com: The Common/Mew Gull was seen again today resting on the grass near the pedestrian bridge over the Belt Parkway near Bay 16th St. Lenore found the gull, pointing it out to 3 of us. The bird took off after about 20 minutes but many gulls continued to congregate. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew
Please . What time??? A group of us is planning to come down from upstate on Saturday. Any tips especially relating to time, location, or tide would be very useful to us to maximize our chances of success - and avoid hypothermia in the process - if possible. Thanks Rich Guthrie New Baltimore, The Greene County gael...@capital.net -Original Message- From: bounce-4957568-8863...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-4957568-8863...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Benjamin Lester Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 3:53 PM To: nysbirds-l Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Mew The Mew Gull was present in the same location (just south of the pedestrian bridge) around noon today as well. It stuck around for about 20-30 minutes, then flew off with the rest of the group. I lost it as it went behind the trees on the opposite side of the belt parkway. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlester126/ Michael Lester Haworth, NJ Quoting Robert Bate robsb...@gmail.com: The Common/Mew Gull was seen again today resting on the grass near the pedestrian bridge over the Belt Parkway near Bay 16th St. Lenore found the gull, pointing it out to 3 of us. The bird took off after about 20 minutes but many gulls continued to congregate. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fieldfare adrenalin
Massive facultative movements of Fieldfares, etc in the UK the past few days due to snow and cold are triggering birding anticipation in New Foundland. Anywhere on the coast of northeastern NA should be on alert -- perhaps transatlantic boating the primary entry vector in our region. Bill Evans Danby, NY -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Fieldfare adrenalin
Just to amplify Bill Evans' point, northwestern Europe is currently in the grips of one of the harshest (coldest/snowiest) winters in the past several decades. Perhaps related to the weather and the prevailing westerly winds, a Northern Lapwing was discovered near Point Race, Newfoundland on Tuesday (5 Jan 2010), with at least one observer suggesting there may be multiple birds present in the general area. Over the next few days, Newfoundland and the other Canadian Atlantic provinces should provide a good barometer of any significant arrival of European species into northeastern North America. Besides traditional facultative (cold snap) migrants such as Lapwing, Eurasian Golden-Plover, Fieldfare and Redwing ambitious birders might keep in mind Grey Heron, Jack Snipe, Eurasian Curlew, Wood Pigeon and Brambling - all of which have showed up in Iceland this week. Knowing our luck the birds will filter down to Massachusetts and then stop dead in their tracks (wink). By the same token the atrocious weather across Midwest might also push less common North American species (e.g. Ross's Goose, Thayer's Gull, Pacific Loon, longspurs, etc) towards the slightly milder coastal states. Pipe dreams perhaps but a sane reason to go out in the cold and check your local patch (favorite spots) for anything unsual. -- Angus Wilson New York City The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Orange Crowned Warbler at Croton Pt
This afternoon at around 1:30 I found an Orange Crowned Warbler in the campground parking lot at Croton Point Park. The bird was in the small stand of pines in the parking area along with many Chickadees, Titmice, 2 Red Breasted Nuthatches, 3 Creepers, several GC Kinglets and a Sapsucker. It remained in sight for about a minute until it flew deeper into one of the pines and couldn't be relocated. Also at the Croton Harmon Train Station were 5 Redhead and 3 Lesser Scaup. Ryan MacLean Katonah/Annandale-on-Hudson NY -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Smith's Point L.Is. Razorbills/ others , Thurs. Jan. 7th
Hello All, A nice inshore sighting,[ 65 yards], past noon today of 7 Razorbills. They were just off the entrance to the pine groves,[at eastern end of trailor park].The Razorbills were diving around 3 sitting Northern Gannets.Red Throated Loons were thick along the shoreline and after a long hike eastwards I came up with a flock of 120 Bonaparte Gulls, many of them at rest on the beach..Two Falcons seen, a Peregrine perched at the far end of Pattersquash Island and a Merlin by the traffic circle.Good January Birding, Carl Starace -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] WNY Dial-a-Bird 07 Jan 2010
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 01/07/2010 * NYBU1001.07 - Birds mentioned - Please phone in rare sightings for update Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com Thank you, David - MEW GULL AMERICAN AVOCET VESPER SPARROW CHIPPING SPARROW SNOWY OWL Bl.-cr. Night-Heron Tundra Swan Mute Swan Whooper Swan [escape] Bald Eagle Peregrine Falcon Little Gull Bonaparte's Gull California Gull Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull L. Black-b. Gull Glaucous Gull Yellow-b. Sapsucker Gray Catbird Red-w. Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird - Transcript Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 01/07/2010 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs at localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BOSBirding.org Thursday, January 7, 2010 Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Press (2) to leave a message, (3) for updates, meeting and field trip information and (4) for instructions on how to report sightings. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Highlights of reports received December 24 through January 7 from the Niagara Frontier Region include MEW GULLS, AMERICAN AVOCET, VESPER SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW and SNOWY OWL. Two exceptional MEW GULLS in a short stretch of the lower Niagara River. January 1, an adult MEW GULL of the North American subspecies, on the rocks at Devil's Hole State Park, seen from both the Ontario and New York sides of the river. January 6, an adult MEW GULL of the European subspecies, on the rocks about one quarter mile upriver from the power plant overlook in Ontario; seen while the North American MEW GULL was relocated further upriver at the Whirlpool. Other gulls of note on the lower Niagara River - LITTLE GULL, CALIFORNIA GULL, THAYER'S GULL, 12 to 20 ICELAND GULLS, numerous L. BLACK-B. GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULL, some large gull hybrids, and a pure white BONAPARTE'S GULL. The AMERICAN AVOCET at the west end of Dunkirk Harbor was last reported December 31, and not found on January 5. Some rare winter species - back on December 27, a very rare VESPER SPARROW, in the Cattaraugus County Town of Dayton, at Cottage and Foe Roads. There only four winter records of VESPER SPARROW in the BOS archives. In the Orleans County Town of Shelby, a rare CHIPPING SPARROW at a feeder on Hemlock Ridge Road. And, at a feeder on Poverty Hill Road in Ellicottville, an also rare YELLOW-B. SAPSUCKER. In the Lake Ontario Plains, several reports of a SNOWY OWL in the Town of Somerset, at Sawyer Cemetery, off Lake Road between Hess and Hosmer Roads. Also in the lake plains, December 27 in Porter, a high winter count of 285 RED-W. BLACKBIRDS, plus COMMON GRACKLE and 120 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS. Other recent reports - In Buffalo, 14 BL.-CR. NIGHT-HERONS over Richmond and West Delevan Avenues, PEREGRINE FALCON lingering on the grounds of the Buffalo Psych Center on Elmwood Avenue, and a GRAY CATBIRD in a yard on Woodbridge Avenue in north Buffalo. On the upper Niagara River, 182 TUNDRA SWANS off Beaver Island State Park on Grand Island and a pair of adult BALD EAGLES roosting on Strawberry Island. And, most certainly an escapee - a WHOOPER SWAN, a Eurasian species, among TUNDRA SWAN and MUTE SWAN in the west harbor at Port Colborne, Ontario. Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, January 14. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting to Dial-a-Bird. - End Transcript -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fwd: (Niagara) Mew (Common) Gull - photos and discussion
There are at least two Mew Gulls on the Niagara River. One is the North American subspecies Canus canus brachyrhynchus and a second bird is a Common Gull, which is the name given to two very similar European subspecies in the group C.c. canus/heinei. Yesterday, Kevin McLaughlin, Dean DiTommaso and I tentatively identified a Common Gull where we had previously seen a Mew Gull. This seemed almost impossible. Dean and I photographed it and the three of us noted its field marks. The Ontario Bird Records Committee will be sent written documentation and photos. I've posted several photos on my website. http://www.jeaniron.ca/2010/CommonGull.htm Caveat: All field marks strongly indicate a Common Gull, however, I am seeking confirmation from gull experts who are thoroughly familiar with Common Gulls. Directions: The Common Gull was seen on the river, flying and perched, between the overlook at Adam Beck and the Butterfly Conservatory. To view the roosting rocks along the river, which are on the American side, park at the north end of the Butterfly Conservatory parking lot and walk north towards Adam Beck about 200 metres to two light coloured horizontal wooden bars in the brown fence. Jean Iron Toronto ON ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ontbi...@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Thursday Birding
If negative results are useful, then this report might be of interest: On Thursday, Bill Howard and I birded from Summer Hill to Montezuma NWR to Stewart Park in Ithaca. There were few surprises. Lake Como Road - three species of woodpeckers took turns using the same suet feeder Summer Hill - No winter specialties Cayuga Lake - Common Goldeneyes Union Springs - Many Red Head ducks on Mill Pond, ice on Cayuga Lake extends far offshore Montezuma NWR - Nothing Savannah Mucklands - Essentially nothing Cayuga Lake from Aurora - Nothing Rafferty Road - Nothing Ridge Road - Small flock of American Robins Myers Point - Ladoga Road - No birds at all - first time! Myers Point - Marina - A few Mallards Steward Park - Several (common) gulls Compost Pile - Crows Purvis Road - No birds Cornell Farms - No field birds - Robert Grosek Binghamton, New York -- 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
