[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Sora

2013-10-12 Thread Rob Bate 
I had a relatively short look at a Sora in the same muddy area in the reeds
along the south shoreline of the Penninsula Meadow in Brooklyn's Prospect
Park where a Sora gave many of us good and extended views up to a week ago.

I'm going to guess that this is a different bird.  The bird was farther
back in the reeds and gave good binocular looks but I was unable to get my
camera on it for a record shot.  This bird's bill was all yellow unlike the
previous Sora which has a darker bill tip.  Also, today's bird had
extensive gray on its throat and breast - sorry, I wasn't able to recall if
there was black on its face near its bill.  I assumed the bird would give
better looks like the original Sora but this one seemed to just melt into
the reeds and wouldn't reappear in the 30-40 minutes I waited.

Rob Bate
Brooklyn, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Birding

2013-10-12 Thread JGIUNTA746 
Date: Oct. 12, 2013
 
The BBG (Brooklyn Botanic Garden) birding class recorded 38 species during  
our trip at Jones Beach. The day started off very slowly with few birds on 
the  sandbar at the Coast Guard station. The tides were wrong so we  
revisited  this area later with better tides. I'm very glad we did because with 
high tide  approaching we saw: Royal Tern (3), Oystercatchers (100), Red Knot 
(4), Dunlin  (x), Sanderling (x), Short-billed Dowitchers (2), Black Skimmer 
(3),  Black-bellied Plover (15). For landbirds the highlight was a 
Clay-colored  Sparrow mixed in with Chipping Sparrows at the picnic area of 
Zacks 
Bay. The  only hawks seen today were three Northern Harriers.
 
Best
Joe 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Sora, Bryant Park (Manhattan), Oct. 11

2013-10-12 Thread Goldstein Gina 
Sora still in the same area.

From: Ed Gaillard [mailto:gaill...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 10:58 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu 
Cc: David 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Sora, Bryant Park (Manhattan), Oct. 11

Melissa Berube found this bird in the SE lawn border of Bryant Park and brought 
me over to see it. I had never seen a Sora and was not able to confirm her ID, 
but I tweeted the sighting and David Barrett and Matt L came by and were able 
to see and ID it.  I got some photos in the unfortunately poor light, and I've 
put a selection of them at 
http://edgaillard.smugmug.com/Bird-ID/Sora/32481521_4ZmmW6 and my eBird 
checklist at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15381410  has some 
more details.

Good birding,
Ed Gaillard
Manhattan

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 11 October 2013

2013-10-12 Thread Karen Fung 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Oct 11, 2013
* NYNY1310.11

- Birds Mentioned:
Selasphorus Hummingbird+
[Eurasian Linnet]+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Common Eider
Cory's Shearwater
Peregrine Falcon
SORA
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
AMERICAN AVOCET
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
WILSON'S PHALAROPE
Lesser Black-backed Gull
CASPIAN TERN
Royal Tern
Black Skimmer
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
WESTERN KINGBIRD
American Pipit
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Lark Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
BLUE GROSBEAK
Dickcissel


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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:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

~ 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 (Long Island)

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, October
11th, at 11:00pm.  The highlights of today's tape are WESTERN
KINGBIRD, AMERICAN AVOCET, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, WILSON'S PHALAROPE,
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, CASPIAN TERN, LARK  SPARROW, CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW, BLUE GROSBEAK, SORA, and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER.

A decent week, sprinkled with some nice birds, though hampered again
by easterly components to the winds, was highlighted by a WESTERN
KINGBIRD appearing last Sunday near the turnaround at Jones Beach West
End.  Present much of the day, we have no subsequent reports of the
bird.  Other birds at Jones Beach West End featured a flyover AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER on Saturday.  Shorebirds gathered on the bar included
WESTERN SANDPIPER and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, and a YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT popped up in the hedgerow by the Coast Guard Station.  Over 300
BLACK SKIMMERS have also been visiting the bar at West End, with two
ROYAL TERNS there Saturday, when an immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
appeared around the turnaround, followed by a BLUE GROSBEAK there on
Wednesday.

Last Sunday, an AMERICAN AVOCET was found near Captree State Park,
while over the bridge at Robert Moses State Park, two ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLERS reported near the hawk watch Saturday were apparently
replaced later in the morning by two YELLOW WARBLERS.  An excellent
PEREGRINE flight was captivating the hawk counters there.

Seen offshore at Robert Moses State Park last weekend were many
scoters on the move, a small number of jaegers, and on Sunday, over 30
CORY'S SHEARWATERS, with LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and ROYAL TERN also
noted on both days.  At nearby Gardiner's Park, two CASPIAN TERNS flew
by the beach on Saturday, and some NELSON'S SPARROWS were frequenting
the salt marsh there, with inland as well as coastal races
represented.  This species can also be found at such Brooklyn sites as
Marine Park and Plumb Beach, and presumably at other appropriate
marshes along the shores of Long Island and Westchester.

Both LARK SPARROW and CLAY-COLORED SPARROW were reported last Saturday
from the Native Plant Garden at the New York Botanical Garden in the
Bronx, and a LARK SPARROW found yesterday at the Great Hill in Central
Park was still present today.  Another CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at
Marine Park in Brooklyn last weekend.

A SORA was still at Prospect Park Lake last Saturday, and this was
followed by a more disoriented SORA seen in Manhattan's Bryant Park
today.

On Tuesday, RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were noted in several locations,
including three together at Owl's Head Park in Brooklyn, and singles
in Central Park and Caumsett State Park; these in addition to one at
Pelham Bay Park last weekend that increased to two on Wednesday.

A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was reported in Central Park Sunday and
Tuesday, but the most unexpected land bird in New York was probably
the Eurasian Linnet spotted in the Kissena Park Corridor in Queens on
Wednesday, this presumed escape seen again there today.

At now-closed Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, a WILSON'S PHALAROPE was
noted at the south end of the East Pond last Sunday and Monday,
followed by an HUDSONIAN GODWIT there today.

On eastern Long Island a rufous-type selasphorus hummingbird has been
at a private feeder in Southold recently, reminding us that it is
again vagrant hummingbird season.

Two DICKCISSELS were at the Community Garden in East Hampton last
Saturday, and two COMMON EIDER visited Shinnecock Inlet on Tuesday.

Yesterday, 21 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Fwd: Brown Booby - YES Saturday morning Update

2013-10-12 Thread WilliamWatsonSr 


 
  

 From: guthr...@gmail.com
To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu
Sent: 10/12/2013  7:29:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: [GeneseeBirds-L] Fwd: Brown Booby  - YES Saturday morning Update


At 7:13 the Booby flew toward the Canadian shore and landed in  the water 
in line with the water tower & house with blue roof on the  Canadian side, as 
seen from the tower.  As of 7:30 it was presumably  still on the water 
there but not being seen from the tower due to the distance  involved.  


Andy Guthrie
Hamlin, NY

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Date:  Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 7:12 AM
Subject: Brown Booby - YES Saturday  morning
To: "_geneseebirds-l@geneseo.edu_ (mailto:geneseebird...@geneseo.edu) "  
<_geneseebirds-l@geneseo.edu_ (mailto:geneseebird...@geneseo.edu) >


Rich  Guthrie reports that the Brown Booby is sitting on the north corner 
of the  Reef Lighthouse, visible from the tower at the Erie Basin Marina.

Andy Guthrie
Hamlin,  NY








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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [GeneseeBirds-L] Fwd: Brown Booby - YES Saturday morning Update

2013-10-12 Thread WilliamWatsonSr 


 
  

 From: guthr...@gmail.com
To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu
Sent: 10/12/2013  7:29:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: [GeneseeBirds-L] Fwd: Brown Booby  - YES Saturday morning Update


At 7:13 the Booby flew toward the Canadian shore and landed in  the water 
in line with the water tower  house with blue roof on the  Canadian side, as 
seen from the tower.  As of 7:30 it was presumably  still on the water 
there but not being seen from the tower due to the distance  involved.  


Andy Guthrie
Hamlin, NY

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From: Andy Guthrie _guthrand@gmail.com_ (mailto:guthr...@gmail.com) 
Date:  Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 7:12 AM
Subject: Brown Booby - YES Saturday  morning
To: _geneseebirds-l@geneseo.edu_ (mailto:geneseebird...@geneseo.edu)   
_geneseebirds-l@geneseo.edu_ (mailto:geneseebird...@geneseo.edu) 


Rich  Guthrie reports that the Brown Booby is sitting on the north corner 
of the  Reef Lighthouse, visible from the tower at the Erie Basin Marina.

Andy Guthrie
Hamlin,  NY








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Re: [nysbirds-l] Sora, Bryant Park (Manhattan), Oct. 11

2013-10-12 Thread Goldstein Gina 
Sora still in the same area.

From: Ed Gaillard [mailto:gaill...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 10:58 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Cc: David mil...@gmail.com
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Sora, Bryant Park (Manhattan), Oct. 11

Melissa Berube found this bird in the SE lawn border of Bryant Park and brought 
me over to see it. I had never seen a Sora and was not able to confirm her ID, 
but I tweeted the sighting and David Barrett and Matt L came by and were able 
to see and ID it.  I got some photos in the unfortunately poor light, and I've 
put a selection of them at 
http://edgaillard.smugmug.com/Bird-ID/Sora/32481521_4ZmmW6 and my eBird 
checklist at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15381410  has some 
more details.

Good birding,
Ed Gaillard
Manhattan

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Birding

2013-10-12 Thread JGIUNTA746 
Date: Oct. 12, 2013
 
The BBG (Brooklyn Botanic Garden) birding class recorded 38 species during  
our trip at Jones Beach. The day started off very slowly with few birds on 
the  sandbar at the Coast Guard station. The tides were wrong so we  
revisited  this area later with better tides. I'm very glad we did because with 
high tide  approaching we saw: Royal Tern (3), Oystercatchers (100), Red Knot 
(4), Dunlin  (x), Sanderling (x), Short-billed Dowitchers (2), Black Skimmer 
(3),  Black-bellied Plover (15). For landbirds the highlight was a 
Clay-colored  Sparrow mixed in with Chipping Sparrows at the picnic area of 
Zacks 
Bay. The  only hawks seen today were three Northern Harriers.
 
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[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Sora

2013-10-12 Thread Rob Bate 
I had a relatively short look at a Sora in the same muddy area in the reeds
along the south shoreline of the Penninsula Meadow in Brooklyn's Prospect
Park where a Sora gave many of us good and extended views up to a week ago.

I'm going to guess that this is a different bird.  The bird was farther
back in the reeds and gave good binocular looks but I was unable to get my
camera on it for a record shot.  This bird's bill was all yellow unlike the
previous Sora which has a darker bill tip.  Also, today's bird had
extensive gray on its throat and breast - sorry, I wasn't able to recall if
there was black on its face near its bill.  I assumed the bird would give
better looks like the original Sora but this one seemed to just melt into
the reeds and wouldn't reappear in the 30-40 minutes I waited.

Rob Bate
Brooklyn, NY

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