Re:[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay shorebirds - Baird's, Pectoral, Western, White-rumped, & L-b Dowitcher
I inadvertently omitted a PRAIRIE WARBLER from of my previous post, so we actually saw 4 warbler species in the gardens at Jamaica Bay. -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay shorebirds - Baird's, Pectoral, Western, White-rumped, & L-b Dowitcher
At Jamaica Bay Refuge's East Pond water levels are up and shorebird numbers are down. But a late morning/early afternoon visit today (11:30-2:45) still turned up 13 species, some notable, so it's not too late to go one last time. I birded from the south end up past the Raunt, perhaps 1/3 of the way up to the island. At the south end a modest number of peeps persisted, among them up to 7 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. The juvenile COMMON MOORHEN was also sticking around in its usual haunt - at the edge of the phragmites a bit north of the southwest corner. From south of the Raunt, the long-staying AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was visible in the distance on a spit a bit south of the island, among a large gathering of cormorants. At the northern extent of my walk I came upon a small but diverse group of calidrids, which included 2 juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 2 juvenile PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 1 juvenile SANDERLING, 1 juvenile STILT SANDPIPER and another White-rumped Sandpiper, among Semipalmated and Least sandpipers. On the return trip, I found a couple other species at the south end not seen earlier - WESTERN SANDPIPER (1 juvenile) and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (1 adult). Also seen were 2-3 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES, 1 MERLIN and impressive numbers of BLUE-WINGED TEAL. Earlier in the morning, six members of Great South Bay Audubon and I birded the gardens and the West Pond. The former were pretty quiet, with the exception of a few vocal WHITE-EYED VIREOS, 2-3 RED-EYED VIREOS, 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 1-2 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, 1 BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and only 3 species of warbler - 4-5 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, 1-2 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES, and 1 OVENBIRD. The West Pond and surrounding marshes harbored the following notables: 1 GULL-BILLED TERN (basic-plumaged adult), 1 CLAPPER RAIL, PEREGRINE FALCON (1 juvenile which made a low flyover), GREATER SCAUP (1 summering, non-breeding male, in heavy molt), and 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON. John Gluth Islip, 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Buff Breasted Sandpiper - Riverhead, L.I., Sept. 5th
Hello All,An early visit to the Head of the Neck Rd. sod field in Manorville produced 23 BB Plover, but no other birds. Riverhead's large Osborn Ave. field held a small mix of BB Plover, Killdeer and a lone Buff Breasted Sandpiper. I also had a passing Merlin and 3 Turkey Vultures. Good September 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Park
Eric Miller and I birded Alley Pond Park this morning and between us found eighteen warbler and four vireo species. Eric had a brief look at a Yellow-breasted Chat at the "Acadian" kettle hole while I got the first looks in the early morning sun at Tennessee, Bay-breasted and Cape May Warblers in the Devil's Walking Stick just north of Little Alley Pond. There were not only warblers in the trees. A Great Blue Heron perched for a couple of minutes above me in a tree on the path near Little Alley Pond. A little later, Eric and I saw the immature Bay-breasted in the Devil's Walking Stick and were able to get very good views this morning to confirm the i.d. In addition Eric and I got great views of Cape May, Tennessee and Blackburnian. Later, in another area of the park we got an excellent look at an immature Blackpoll, nice to compare with the Bay-breasted. A walk along the asphalt path on the east side of the park near the Cross Island Parkway (and some sphishing) produced looks at two Canada Warblers, a second male Cape May and a Philadelphia Vireo. The Philadelphia was a drab bird without much yellow. The small bill, and tail and compact shape made the bird made for a clear i.d. Warbling Vireo and a single Yellow-throated Vireo were singing. Northern Parula was easily the most abundant warbler species. Did not get a chance to post yesterday, but many of the same species were present. Yesterday, Eric also got on a Mourning Warbler which I also had a brief unsatisfying look. Here's the list of notable species: Warblers: Blackburnian Cape May Bay-breasted Tennessee Black-throated Blue Black-throated Green Ovenbird Northern Parula Chestnut-sided American Redstart Magnolia Black and White Nashville Canada Blackpoll Common Yellowthroat Northern Waterthrush Yellow-breasted Chat Vireos: Red-eyed Warbling Yellow-throated Philadelphia Thrushes: Wood Veery Herons: Little Blue Great Blue Green Others: Ruby-throated Hummingbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Empid. Flycatcher (perhaps Least) Eastern Wood Pewee Jeff Ritter Little Neck, NY __ This e-mail transmission contains confidential information that is the property of the sender. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any retention, disclosure, reproduction or distribution of the contents of this e-mail transmission, or the taking of any action in reliance thereon or pursuant thereto, is strictly prohibited. No warranty is given by NYSIF that this e-mail is free of viruses, interception or interference. NYSIF disclaims liability for any unauthorized opinion, representation, statement, offer or contract made by the sender on behalf of NYSIF. NYSIF's delegation of authorities, setting out who may make representations or contract on behalf of NYSIF, is available by contacting NYSIF at mail...@nysif.com. Jurisdiction for all actions arising out of dealings with NYSIF shall lie only in a court of competent jurisdiction of the State of 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] West End/Jones Beach This Morning (Nassau Co.)
We spent the better part of the morning at WE2 anticipating a good movement on northwest winds. Upon arriving at WE2 at 6:45AM we noticed the winds appeared to be W/NW. Nevertheless, birds were moving down the beach, mostly Cedar Waxwings and Robins. In less than a half hour the winds were coming solely out of the west and the movement ground to a halt. Highlights were a perched Common Nighthawk in the median, four flyby Bobolinks, two Baird's Sandpipers on the east side of the (flooded, but rapidly drying) swale and a late Gull-billed Tern in Jones Inlet. The flooded swale had both Blue and Green-winged Teal while the flats on the south side of Meadow Island in Jones Inlet had approx. two hundred Black Skimmers. The highlight of the day was a call from Shai Mitra as we were headed home (about 12:00PM) telling us that he and Pat Lindsay had relocated Bob Paxton's Lark Sparrow at Robert Moses State Park Field 2. More specifically,the bird was at the west end of the parkway east of the four-wheel drive entrance road. Upon arriving the bird had flown off into the RMSP golf course. Shortly thereafter, it flew out of the golf course and into the middle of the closed northwestern exit of RMSP Field 2 (north of the dumpster). It remained in the general vicinity feeding on crabgrass seeds when we left about 1:00PM. Reported By Others: Tom Burke reported that an American Golden Plover and Stilt Sandpiper briefly flew into the north end of the swale at WE2 in the mid-morning, but did not stay long. Ken & Sue Feustel -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Morning Flight at Fire Island
Today I did a two-hour morning flight survey at Robert Moses SP, southwestern Suffolk Co., with help from Pat Lindsay and Brent Bomkamp and his dad. Winds were straight out of the west, which is not conducive to nocturnal migration, but we saw a fair amount of activity among diurnal migrants. As usual, almost everything was flying west down the beach. Notable species included: 6 Green-winged Teal flying due north at 6:30 2-3 Whimbrels--one heading west at 7:15 and two heading east at 7:30 1 imm Red-headed Woodpecker 37 Eastern Kingbirds 35 Cedar Waxwings 1 Dickcissel 117 Bobolinks 6 Baltimore Orioles (plus others raiding the chokeberries) 2 Purple Finches (plus two more hanging around) Among birds not making directed movements were 5 RB Nuts, 2 Western Palm Warblers, Prairie Warbler, Least Flycatcher, Veery, and Northern Gannet. We heard through Ken Feustel that Bob Paxton saw a Lark Sparrow yesterday near the entrance to the four-wheel drive road (= western turn-around of parkway). Shai Mitra Bay Shore Think green before you print this email. -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Morning Flight at Fire Island
Today I did a two-hour morning flight survey at Robert Moses SP, southwestern Suffolk Co., with help from Pat Lindsay and Brent Bomkamp and his dad. Winds were straight out of the west, which is not conducive to nocturnal migration, but we saw a fair amount of activity among diurnal migrants. As usual, almost everything was flying west down the beach. Notable species included: 6 Green-winged Teal flying due north at 6:30 2-3 Whimbrels--one heading west at 7:15 and two heading east at 7:30 1 imm Red-headed Woodpecker 37 Eastern Kingbirds 35 Cedar Waxwings 1 Dickcissel 117 Bobolinks 6 Baltimore Orioles (plus others raiding the chokeberries) 2 Purple Finches (plus two more hanging around) Among birds not making directed movements were 5 RB Nuts, 2 Western Palm Warblers, Prairie Warbler, Least Flycatcher, Veery, and Northern Gannet. We heard through Ken Feustel that Bob Paxton saw a Lark Sparrow yesterday near the entrance to the four-wheel drive road (= western turn-around of parkway). Shai Mitra Bay Shore Think green before you print this email. -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] West End/Jones Beach This Morning (Nassau Co.)
We spent the better part of the morning at WE2 anticipating a good movement on northwest winds. Upon arriving at WE2 at 6:45AM we noticed the winds appeared to be W/NW. Nevertheless, birds were moving down the beach, mostly Cedar Waxwings and Robins. In less than a half hour the winds were coming solely out of the west and the movement ground to a halt. Highlights were a perched Common Nighthawk in the median, four flyby Bobolinks, two Baird's Sandpipers on the east side of the (flooded, but rapidly drying) swale and a late Gull-billed Tern in Jones Inlet. The flooded swale had both Blue and Green-winged Teal while the flats on the south side of Meadow Island in Jones Inlet had approx. two hundred Black Skimmers. The highlight of the day was a call from Shai Mitra as we were headed home (about 12:00PM) telling us that he and Pat Lindsay had relocated Bob Paxton's Lark Sparrow at Robert Moses State Park Field 2. More specifically,the bird was at the west end of the parkway east of the four-wheel drive entrance road. Upon arriving the bird had flown off into the RMSP golf course. Shortly thereafter, it flew out of the golf course and into the middle of the closed northwestern exit of RMSP Field 2 (north of the dumpster). It remained in the general vicinity feeding on crabgrass seeds when we left about 1:00PM. Reported By Others: Tom Burke reported that an American Golden Plover and Stilt Sandpiper briefly flew into the north end of the swale at WE2 in the mid-morning, but did not stay long. Ken Sue Feustel -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Buff Breasted Sandpiper - Riverhead, L.I., Sept. 5th
Hello All,An early visit to the Head of the Neck Rd. sod field in Manorville produced 23 BB Plover, but no other birds. Riverhead's large Osborn Ave. field held a small mix of BB Plover, Killdeer and a lone Buff Breasted Sandpiper. I also had a passing Merlin and 3 Turkey Vultures. Good September 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay shorebirds - Baird's, Pectoral, Western, White-rumped, L-b Dowitcher
I inadvertently omitted a PRAIRIE WARBLER from of my previous post, so we actually saw 4 warbler species in the gardens at Jamaica Bay. -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
