[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 10 August 2012
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * August 10, 2012 * NYNY1208.10 - Birds Mentioned: Wilson's Storm-Petrel AMERICAN AVOCET WHIMBREL MARBLED GODWIT Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Dunlin Stilt Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher WILSON'S PHALAROPE Lesser Black-backed Gull Gull-billed Tern Black Tern Royal Tern Black-throated Blue Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Canada Warbler LARK SPARROW If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysa...@nybirds.org . If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to: Jeanne Skelly - Secretary NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 420 Chili-Scottsville Rd. Churchville, NY 14428 ~ Transcript ~ Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays) Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 Compilers: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Karen Fung [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, August 10th at 7:00pm. The highlights of today's tape are AMERICAN AVOCETS, MARBLED GODWIT, WILSON'S PHALAROPES, WHIMBRELS, and LARK SPARROW. With the conditions on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge still very good for shorebirds, it was not surprising that last week an AMERICAN AVOCET stayed at the north end of the Pond through last weekend. Perhaps unfortunately though, three more avocets showed up on the Pond on Monday, and when they departed Monday night, they took the residing avocet with them. Two WILSON'S PHALAROPES also visited the East Pond Monday, but could not be relocated the next day. Among the other less common shorebirds on the East Pond were a single LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER Saturday, with two on Tuesday, and very low numbers so far of PECTORAL SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and WESTERN SANDPIPER have been occurring. A breeding-plumaged DUNLIN, appearing last Saturday, was an early surprise, and a high count of 84 STILT SANDPIPERS was recorded Sunday. One to three GULL-BILLED TERNS continue to visit the tern roosting island at the north end of the East Pond, and a single ROYAL TERN flew down the Pond on Thursday. On Thursday a LARK SPARROW was reported from Jones Beach West End, the bird noted around the western section of parking field 2. On Friday morning the LARK SPARROW was again around the northwestern corner of lot 2 and was present to at least mid-afternoon, despite being flushed multiple times by passing vehicles. Also reported today in lot 2, in a large gull flock at the eastern end, were eight markedly different LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS. Among the birds gathered around Jones Inlet on Tuesday were four LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and a BLACK TERN. Friday morning a sea watch from the Fishermen's parking lot at Fort Tilden netted six WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS and four BLACK TERNS moving past in a westerly direction, and a whale watch into the Atlantic from Riis Landing on Thursday afternoon noted about 25 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, plus two humpback whales. Out on eastern Long Island along Dune Road, west of Shinnecock Inlet, the low tide mussel beds and mudflats just west of the Ponquogue Bridge have been attracting one to three WHIMBREL during the week. A MARBLED GODWIT, perhaps the same one seen there the last weekend in July, was noted around the bay island west of the bridge on Wednesday and Thursday. It was still present today, but a bit farther east, frequenting the deep water around the easternmost mussel bed. On the North Fork, Cedar Beach County Park in Southold has been attracting some WHIMBREL for a week or more, and six were counted there just yesterday. This is historically a good location to find WHIMBREL. Last Sunday two AMERICAN AVOCETS appeared briefly on Downs Creek in Cutchogue, quickly flying off to the south. These may have been part of the three visiting Jamaica Bay on Monday. Recent land bird migrants noted in the city area have included several species of regionally-breeding warblers, including BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, and CANADA WARBLER. To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126, or weekdays call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483. This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling. [~END TAPE~] ~ End Transcript ~ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)
[nysbirds-l] 8/10 - South Shore, LI Birding Notes
This morning at low tide, the previously reported Marbled Godwit was present in Shinnecock Bay. Today it was a bit farther east than previously reported, frequenting the deep water around the easternmost mussel bed. It was best viewed from the Old Ponquogue Bridge lot. Also present in the area were 2 Whimbrels. A brief seawatch at the inlet produced single Great and Cory's Shearwaters, each briefly pausing to inspect the activity following an incoming fishing troller. Later in the day, after the downpours ended, the sandbar at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station held a large concentration of shorebirds, including 345 Am. Oystercatchers, 19 Western Willets (3 juvs), and 2 juvenile Eastern Willets. Three young Yellow-crowned Night Herons were also seen nearby. Despite large puddles submerging most of the NW corner of the West End 2 lot, the Lark Sparrow still continued around 3:30pm. It seems to be wandering around quite a bit. We originally found it near the northwest corner of the lot, but it was flushed into the picnic areas multiple times by passing vehicles. It slowly worked its way down the west side of the lot. A bit later we found it much farther east, feeding just north of the concession stand. It continued feeding a bit east of the hedge island until it flew back west. Just before we left, we relocated it again along the south edge of the expansive puddle near the western exit to the lot. During the time we were in the lot, we shuttled back and forth between the Lark Sparrow and the large gull flock on the eastern side of the lot. In this flock, we found 8 markedly different Lesser Black-backed Gulls over the course of our visit. The flooded Field 7 parking lot at Hecksher State Park held a large number of shorebirds, highlighted by a single White-rumped Sandpiper, as well as a Glossy Ibis Good birding, Michael McBrien -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] sod farms
Nothing to report from the Riverhead sod farms this morning. The sod farms in and around Rte 51 had 2 different flocks of black bellied plovers only. Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Warblers - Blydenburgh Co. Pk. (Suffolk)
There was a nice mixed flock of warblers at Blydenburgh in Smithtown today: Worm-eating Warbler (2) Blue-winged Warbler B Warbler (2) Yellow Warbler American Redstart BG Gnatcatcher -Peter -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Wilson's Storm Petrels & Black Terns - Fort Tilden Queens Co.
An early morning seawatch from the fisherman's parking lot (near the Sliver Gull Club) at Fort Tilden yielded a smattering of birds. Most notable, were 6 Wilson's Storm Petrels and 4 Black Terns all heading west. Later, I checked the gulls at Riis Park, but did not find anything of note in the roosting flock. A quick note on Jamaica Bay - shorebird numbers continue to drop since I last posted to the list serves (8-7). Yesterday afternoon during high tide, there were just about 1000 birds on the pond with Short-billed Dowitchers estimated about 300, Semipalmated Sandpipers around 500 and the rest of usual species making up the remainder. Still, not a lot of juvenile birds being seen as yet and that worries me; but I am hopeful that maybe the breeding birds had a late start and the juveniles are yet to show up in decent numbers. Hopefully, we get a next wave of birds for the weekend. Good Birding! Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrrow Continues at West End (Nassau Co.)
The previously reported Lark Sparrow was observed by a sharp-eyed Derek Rogers this morning about 9:00AM feeding in the northwest corner of the West End 2 parking lot. Specifically, the bird was feeding in the vegetated cracks in the concrete of the parking lot. While making a few phone calls a gull flew in and frightened the bird into the vegetation on the north side of the parking lot. I would begin my search from the intersection of the westernmost entrance to WE2 and the northwest corner of the parking lot east for about 100 yards. Good luck if you go - Ken Feustel Observers: Derek Rogers, Mike Schiebel, and Ken Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Massawepie Mire & Black-billed Cuckoos
8/8/12 Massawepie Mire, southeastern St. Lawrence Co. On Wednesday, I was out birding with Marnie Mitchell, from Tennessee, at Massawepie Mire (we also drove Sabattis Circle Road twice and birded at Tupper Lake Marsh). Marnie was interested in photographing birds, so we frequently stopped on the long drive into the mire (at every lake, wetland, or when we spotted raptors, etc.). I had a rather unusual experience. At nearly every stop, we found a singing Black-billed Cuckoo! I got to the point where I just started laughing every time we stopped and heard yet another singing Black-billed Cuckoo! We tallied TWELVE by the time we reached our hiking turn-around location (Silver Brook). The tenth bird was perched in a tree along the dirt road, nearly 3 miles in on our hike. It sang and called on and off, with another bird answering farther away. We had to ignore a group of Gray Jays as we observed the cuckoo! This is the second time I've observed a Black-billed Cuckoo in my scope at Massawepie this year. I was with a group of 3 birders on July 2nd when we found a family group of Black-billed Cuckoos. The red orbital ring is just beautiful to see through a scope! The birds were very vocal. On our drive out, in the afternoon, the birds were still singing! (. at a time of day, and year, when most species have become much less vocal) It was fascinating to find the cuckoos across such a wide range of habitats - deciduous forest, lake edges, mixed forest, boreal forest and bog, and open logged areas. (The family group found on July 2nd was in a heavily logged area.) The bird we observed captivated us with its interesting vocalizations and I wished Sean O'Brien had been there with his recording equipment. We left the bird after observing it for a long time. On our hike back out, the bird was still in the same place! Cuckoos, like crossbills, are intriguing and perplexing species to me! As expected after nesting this winter in the Adirondacks, I have been regularly hearing White-winged Crossbills this spring/summer. We heard them several times on Wednesday at Massawepie. Other highlights included at least two Evening Grosbeaks, three groups of Gray Jays, a female Black-backed Woodpecker, a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher family, and a Merlin family (in an area close to where they nested this year). Here is our complete list of species: Canada Goose Wood Duck American Black Duck - 3 Ruffed Grouse - at least 5 Common Loon - 9! (Deer Pond group of 2 adults/2 young, Tupper Lake group of 2 adults/2 young, and a flyover bird at Massawepie) Great Blue Heron Osprey Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Merlin - family of at least 4 by Catamount Pond, and a solo bird at the mire Ring-billed Gull Black-billed Cuckoo - 12!!! (Including a nice, long visual look at one!) Belted Kingfisher Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - female (nice views!) Northern Flicker Eastern Wood-Pewee - singing Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - family group (mostly calling, one song heard) Alder Flycatcher - singing Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 3 different groups (Including nice visuals of one group) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper - a few songs heard! Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush - singing American Robin Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Nashville Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler - singing Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler - singing Blackburnian Warbler Palm Warbler American Redstart - singing Common Yellowthroat Canada Warbler - several singing! Scarlet Tanager - singing (female observed) Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow - singing White-throated Sparrow - singing Dark-eyed Junco - singing White-winged Crossbill - heard calling several times as they fed in trees as we hiked out American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak - at least 2 perched and vocalizing; a female flew over us as we were stopped on our drive in We also observed a coyote (very thin and unhealthy looking) and a snowshoe hare on Sabattis Circle Rd. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Thank You
Thank you to Barbara Romeo for her suggestions. I see on the e-mails Jamaica Bay is popular place for birding. James, thank you for the navigation info and Robert De Candido and Deborah Allen on their Central Park reports. I have contacted Jack in City Island and he has kept in touch with me. Soon, parking will be free again at Orchard Beach and I can visit Hunter Island and the like. I've been to Central Park several weeks ago and stumbled on the ramble. I saw quite a few birds but I couldn't id them. However the highlight of my day was the Coopers Hawk or Red Tail Hawk ( May in Rockefeller Park id' my photo as a Coopers Hawk), that had caught a Squirrel and was feasting on it. Yes it's a cruel world even for birds and animals. I said a prayer for the poor Squirrel. At Rockefeller Park a Red Tail Hawk caught a Chipmunk. Lastly Thank you everyone on this e-mail list for posting you're observations. It's keeping me busy with my ipad app's of Bird books I downloaded. I have Peterson's, National Geographic, and the Audubon books on my ipad. Happy Birding, John Martino Bronx,NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Thank You
Thank you to Barbara Romeo for her suggestions. I see on the e-mails Jamaica Bay is popular place for birding. James, thank you for the navigation info and Robert De Candido and Deborah Allen on their Central Park reports. I have contacted Jack in City Island and he has kept in touch with me. Soon, parking will be free again at Orchard Beach and I can visit Hunter Island and the like. I've been to Central Park several weeks ago and stumbled on the ramble. I saw quite a few birds but I couldn't id them. However the highlight of my day was the Coopers Hawk or Red Tail Hawk ( May in Rockefeller Park id' my photo as a Coopers Hawk), that had caught a Squirrel and was feasting on it. Yes it's a cruel world even for birds and animals. I said a prayer for the poor Squirrel. At Rockefeller Park a Red Tail Hawk caught a Chipmunk. Lastly Thank you everyone on this e-mail list for posting you're observations. It's keeping me busy with my ipad app's of Bird books I downloaded. I have Peterson's, National Geographic, and the Audubon books on my ipad. Happy Birding, John Martino Bronx,NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Massawepie Mire Black-billed Cuckoos
8/8/12 Massawepie Mire, southeastern St. Lawrence Co. On Wednesday, I was out birding with Marnie Mitchell, from Tennessee, at Massawepie Mire (we also drove Sabattis Circle Road twice and birded at Tupper Lake Marsh). Marnie was interested in photographing birds, so we frequently stopped on the long drive into the mire (at every lake, wetland, or when we spotted raptors, etc.). I had a rather unusual experience. At nearly every stop, we found a singing Black-billed Cuckoo! I got to the point where I just started laughing every time we stopped and heard yet another singing Black-billed Cuckoo! We tallied TWELVE by the time we reached our hiking turn-around location (Silver Brook). The tenth bird was perched in a tree along the dirt road, nearly 3 miles in on our hike. It sang and called on and off, with another bird answering farther away. We had to ignore a group of Gray Jays as we observed the cuckoo! This is the second time I've observed a Black-billed Cuckoo in my scope at Massawepie this year. I was with a group of 3 birders on July 2nd when we found a family group of Black-billed Cuckoos. The red orbital ring is just beautiful to see through a scope! The birds were very vocal. On our drive out, in the afternoon, the birds were still singing! (. at a time of day, and year, when most species have become much less vocal) It was fascinating to find the cuckoos across such a wide range of habitats - deciduous forest, lake edges, mixed forest, boreal forest and bog, and open logged areas. (The family group found on July 2nd was in a heavily logged area.) The bird we observed captivated us with its interesting vocalizations and I wished Sean O'Brien had been there with his recording equipment. We left the bird after observing it for a long time. On our hike back out, the bird was still in the same place! Cuckoos, like crossbills, are intriguing and perplexing species to me! As expected after nesting this winter in the Adirondacks, I have been regularly hearing White-winged Crossbills this spring/summer. We heard them several times on Wednesday at Massawepie. Other highlights included at least two Evening Grosbeaks, three groups of Gray Jays, a female Black-backed Woodpecker, a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher family, and a Merlin family (in an area close to where they nested this year). Here is our complete list of species: Canada Goose Wood Duck American Black Duck - 3 Ruffed Grouse - at least 5 Common Loon - 9! (Deer Pond group of 2 adults/2 young, Tupper Lake group of 2 adults/2 young, and a flyover bird at Massawepie) Great Blue Heron Osprey Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Merlin - family of at least 4 by Catamount Pond, and a solo bird at the mire Ring-billed Gull Black-billed Cuckoo - 12!!! (Including a nice, long visual look at one!) Belted Kingfisher Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - female (nice views!) Northern Flicker Eastern Wood-Pewee - singing Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - family group (mostly calling, one song heard) Alder Flycatcher - singing Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 3 different groups (Including nice visuals of one group) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper - a few songs heard! Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush - singing American Robin Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Nashville Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler - singing Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler - singing Blackburnian Warbler Palm Warbler American Redstart - singing Common Yellowthroat Canada Warbler - several singing! Scarlet Tanager - singing (female observed) Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow - singing White-throated Sparrow - singing Dark-eyed Junco - singing White-winged Crossbill - heard calling several times as they fed in trees as we hiked out American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak - at least 2 perched and vocalizing; a female flew over us as we were stopped on our drive in We also observed a coyote (very thin and unhealthy looking) and a snowshoe hare on Sabattis Circle Rd. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrrow Continues at West End (Nassau Co.)
The previously reported Lark Sparrow was observed by a sharp-eyed Derek Rogers this morning about 9:00AM feeding in the northwest corner of the West End 2 parking lot. Specifically, the bird was feeding in the vegetated cracks in the concrete of the parking lot. While making a few phone calls a gull flew in and frightened the bird into the vegetation on the north side of the parking lot. I would begin my search from the intersection of the westernmost entrance to WE2 and the northwest corner of the parking lot east for about 100 yards. Good luck if you go - Ken Feustel Observers: Derek Rogers, Mike Schiebel, and Ken Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Wilson's Storm Petrels Black Terns - Fort Tilden Queens Co.
An early morning seawatch from the fisherman's parking lot (near the Sliver Gull Club) at Fort Tilden yielded a smattering of birds. Most notable, were 6 Wilson's Storm Petrels and 4 Black Terns all heading west. Later, I checked the gulls at Riis Park, but did not find anything of note in the roosting flock. A quick note on Jamaica Bay - shorebird numbers continue to drop since I last posted to the list serves (8-7). Yesterday afternoon during high tide, there were just about 1000 birds on the pond with Short-billed Dowitchers estimated about 300, Semipalmated Sandpipers around 500 and the rest of usual species making up the remainder. Still, not a lot of juvenile birds being seen as yet and that worries me; but I am hopeful that maybe the breeding birds had a late start and the juveniles are yet to show up in decent numbers. Hopefully, we get a next wave of birds for the weekend. Good Birding! Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Warblers - Blydenburgh Co. Pk. (Suffolk)
There was a nice mixed flock of warblers at Blydenburgh in Smithtown today: Worm-eating Warbler (2) Blue-winged Warbler BW Warbler (2) Yellow Warbler American Redstart BG Gnatcatcher -Peter -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] sod farms
Nothing to report from the Riverhead sod farms this morning. The sod farms in and around Rte 51 had 2 different flocks of black bellied plovers only. Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] 8/10 - South Shore, LI Birding Notes
This morning at low tide, the previously reported Marbled Godwit was present in Shinnecock Bay. Today it was a bit farther east than previously reported, frequenting the deep water around the easternmost mussel bed. It was best viewed from the Old Ponquogue Bridge lot. Also present in the area were 2 Whimbrels. A brief seawatch at the inlet produced single Great and Cory's Shearwaters, each briefly pausing to inspect the activity following an incoming fishing troller. Later in the day, after the downpours ended, the sandbar at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station held a large concentration of shorebirds, including 345 Am. Oystercatchers, 19 Western Willets (3 juvs), and 2 juvenile Eastern Willets. Three young Yellow-crowned Night Herons were also seen nearby. Despite large puddles submerging most of the NW corner of the West End 2 lot, the Lark Sparrow still continued around 3:30pm. It seems to be wandering around quite a bit. We originally found it near the northwest corner of the lot, but it was flushed into the picnic areas multiple times by passing vehicles. It slowly worked its way down the west side of the lot. A bit later we found it much farther east, feeding just north of the concession stand. It continued feeding a bit east of the hedge island until it flew back west. Just before we left, we relocated it again along the south edge of the expansive puddle near the western exit to the lot. During the time we were in the lot, we shuttled back and forth between the Lark Sparrow and the large gull flock on the eastern side of the lot. In this flock, we found 8 markedly different Lesser Black-backed Gulls over the course of our visit. The flooded Field 7 parking lot at Hecksher State Park held a large number of shorebirds, highlighted by a single White-rumped Sandpiper, as well as a Glossy Ibis Good birding, Michael McBrien -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 10 August 2012
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * August 10, 2012 * NYNY1208.10 - Birds Mentioned: Wilson's Storm-Petrel AMERICAN AVOCET WHIMBREL MARBLED GODWIT Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Dunlin Stilt Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher WILSON'S PHALAROPE Lesser Black-backed Gull Gull-billed Tern Black Tern Royal Tern Black-throated Blue Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Canada Warbler LARK SPARROW If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysa...@nybirds.org . If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to: Jeanne Skelly - Secretary NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 420 Chili-Scottsville Rd. Churchville, NY 14428 ~ Transcript ~ Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays) Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 Compilers: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Karen Fung [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, August 10th at 7:00pm. The highlights of today's tape are AMERICAN AVOCETS, MARBLED GODWIT, WILSON'S PHALAROPES, WHIMBRELS, and LARK SPARROW. With the conditions on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge still very good for shorebirds, it was not surprising that last week an AMERICAN AVOCET stayed at the north end of the Pond through last weekend. Perhaps unfortunately though, three more avocets showed up on the Pond on Monday, and when they departed Monday night, they took the residing avocet with them. Two WILSON'S PHALAROPES also visited the East Pond Monday, but could not be relocated the next day. Among the other less common shorebirds on the East Pond were a single LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER Saturday, with two on Tuesday, and very low numbers so far of PECTORAL SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and WESTERN SANDPIPER have been occurring. A breeding-plumaged DUNLIN, appearing last Saturday, was an early surprise, and a high count of 84 STILT SANDPIPERS was recorded Sunday. One to three GULL-BILLED TERNS continue to visit the tern roosting island at the north end of the East Pond, and a single ROYAL TERN flew down the Pond on Thursday. On Thursday a LARK SPARROW was reported from Jones Beach West End, the bird noted around the western section of parking field 2. On Friday morning the LARK SPARROW was again around the northwestern corner of lot 2 and was present to at least mid-afternoon, despite being flushed multiple times by passing vehicles. Also reported today in lot 2, in a large gull flock at the eastern end, were eight markedly different LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS. Among the birds gathered around Jones Inlet on Tuesday were four LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and a BLACK TERN. Friday morning a sea watch from the Fishermen's parking lot at Fort Tilden netted six WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS and four BLACK TERNS moving past in a westerly direction, and a whale watch into the Atlantic from Riis Landing on Thursday afternoon noted about 25 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, plus two humpback whales. Out on eastern Long Island along Dune Road, west of Shinnecock Inlet, the low tide mussel beds and mudflats just west of the Ponquogue Bridge have been attracting one to three WHIMBREL during the week. A MARBLED GODWIT, perhaps the same one seen there the last weekend in July, was noted around the bay island west of the bridge on Wednesday and Thursday. It was still present today, but a bit farther east, frequenting the deep water around the easternmost mussel bed. On the North Fork, Cedar Beach County Park in Southold has been attracting some WHIMBREL for a week or more, and six were counted there just yesterday. This is historically a good location to find WHIMBREL. Last Sunday two AMERICAN AVOCETS appeared briefly on Downs Creek in Cutchogue, quickly flying off to the south. These may have been part of the three visiting Jamaica Bay on Monday. Recent land bird migrants noted in the city area have included several species of regionally-breeding warblers, including BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, and CANADA WARBLER. To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126, or weekdays call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483. This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling. [~END TAPE~] ~ End Transcript ~ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)
