[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay Park - Eurasian Wigeon 1/26
Hi All, The drake Eurasian Wigeon found yesterday continues among the throngs of Scaup in the lagoon between Hunter and Twin Islands . I could not find the Redheads that were also reported. Good Birding,Richard Aracil -- 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] Red-necked Grebe etc. NY Harbor
While leading an NYC Audubon Winter Birds & Seals eco-cruise today around NY Harbor, we saw some nice birds. Several large rafts of Scaup (mostly Greater I think, but too distant for me to safely say) were sheltering along Governor's Island and the Red-hook shore, probably totalling about 400 birds. Also dozens of Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser, and a couple of Hooded Merganser. In Erie Basin, we saw several Gadwall, an American Wigeon, a single American Coot, and Black Ducks. Out near Swinburne & Hoffman Islands, past the Verrazanno Narrows, we saw numerous Long-tailed Ducks, a few Common Goldeneye, a Common Loon and a Horned Grebe. Also a half-dozen Harbor Seals in the water by Swinburne, which were unusually acrobatic, splashing with their flippers and porpoising clear out of the water on several occasions. On the way back, I tried to see the Common Gull as we passed Veteran's Memorial Pier, which at that very moment Andrew et al were observing, but it was too far away (it was pretty confusing trying to explain to the folks on the tour that there were a bunch of common gulls around the pier, and one rare gull, called the Common Gull!). However, we had a great view of a Red-necked Grebe in the water off of the sewage treatment plant, which is the first I recall seeing in NY Harbor in some time. It took flight and headed west towards Staten Island. A nice (if brisk) afternoon out on the water! Stay warm, Gabriel Willow NYC Audubon -- 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] Long Island South Shore
Lance Verdarame and I spent a very productive day at Shinnecock Inlet and Dune Road today. For details see http://bashakillbirder.wordpress.com John Haas -- 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] Red Crossbills/Common Raven-Eastern Coyote communication
1/26/14 (Southwestern Essex Co., NY) At dawn this morning, I was attempting to record (on my iPhone) singing and calling Red Crossbills, when I decided to use my scope and iPhone attachment to photograph a female Red Crossbill at the top of a spruce tree. I took one photo when a male flew in and fed the female! I captured the moment - not a great photo, but enough to see some details. The male's head is upright with his bill wide open, and the female turned her head to the side to retrieve the food from the male's mouth. I posted several photos to my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian . I believe I am hearing two different "Types" of Red Crossbills at this location based on the calls. Matt Young, at the Cornell Lab, has documented two different Red Crossbill Types nesting side by side in the past. I lasted only a couple hours in the brutal cold this morning. I got a couple distant recordings that may be enough to "Type" the crossbills. I thought I had a wonderful close recording of a singing Red Crossbill, and when it finished singing, I looked down to see that I failed to hit the record button! My hands were so numb that I could barely work the scope and iPhone. I heard some fascinating Red Crossbill vocalizations this morning, and I wished I had a large recording dish! I am a bit late with a blog on one of the most interesting animal behaviors I've witnessed. The October 2011 observation was just a few months after the unexpected death of my mother. I put a number of writing projects on hold, and I am still catching up. Here is a blog post of my observation of Common Raven-Eastern Coyote communication: http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/behavior/communication-between-com mon-ravens-and-eastern-coyotes-an-observation . Mario Davalos, an artist/photographer/birder/writer, from the Dominican Republic, recently wrote a lovely blog about the Adirondacks/Northern NY: http://mariodavalos.com/2014/01/16/snowy-vacation-in-the-adirondacks/ . (He also visited NYC this past month and there is a lovely blog from that experience also!) It was so interesting to watch Mario photograph birds and landscapes with an artist's eye. He gave me a copy of his book, "Wildscapes: Travels to Cure a Restless Soul", which is spectacular! Unfortunately, it is not for sale, but he can be contacted for a copy. He has a number of book projects underway, and they will be for sale when finished. I meet very interesting people in my birding life, and Mario is one of those remarkable people that you know you'll be hearing a lot more about over time. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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] Northville Pink-footed Goose--YES
The main highlight of a full day spent on both the north and south shores of eastern Suffolk County was the previously reported PINK-FOOTED GOOSE. I found it in a field at the intersection of Northville Turnpike and Sound Avenue, one of the locations it was seen at before if I'm not mistaken. It only stuck around for a few minutes (long enough for a few distant digiscoped photos) before flying out with part of the Canada Goose flock in which it was embedded. As that group flew south, it broke into smaller groups heading in different directions, so I can't say for sure exactly which way the Pink-footed went. I later found another large gathering of geese in a stubble field on the west side of Route 105, south of Northville Tpke. Despite it's size, this flock held only Canadas as far as I could see. Other highlights (and some misses) of the day are as follows: Shinnecock Inlet/Dune Road: King Eider (1 female), Iceland Gull (1-2, 1st winter), Boat-tailed Grackle (2), Ipswich Savannah Sparrow (2). No Red-necked Grebe at any of the docks--lots of ice in the water. No Snowy Owls. Northville/Riverhead area: 1 Iceland Gull (Iron Pier beach, returning adult); ~150 Horned Lark and 10-12 Snow Bunting (field at corner of Doctor's Path and Reeve's Ave.); 4-5 American Pipit and 1 imm. White-crowned Sparrow (Buffalo ranch, Reeve's and Roanoke Ave.); 1 American Kestrel (female, Penny's Road); 2-3 N. Harriers throughout the area, all gray ghosts. At the Buffalo ranch it was interesting to see Brown-headed Cowbirds in something close to their original milieu--feeding in the footsteps of bison. Hulse Landing Road: another 100 or so Horned Larks. EPCAL: 1 E. Meadowlark, 8 Savannah Sparrows, 12 Horned Larks; unfortunately I saw no Short-eared Owls, despite staying until 5:30. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/sets/72157639292692304/ -- 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] Orange County SEOW
On an afternoon trip to Orange County between rte 94, Indiana road, and skinners lane, john grant, miles grant and I had approx. 12 rough legged hawks, 4 dark phase w several kiting, 10+ N. Harrier including 2 grey ghost, 30+ red tail hawk, (no falcons), 100 horned lark (saw no buntings or longspurs) and 15 short eared owls (all of those on Indiana road) -- eleven in the air at one time! -- there also had been a snowy owl seen on Indiana earlier (we did not see it) nor did we find one on a drive down Missionland Road (large mixed flock of juncos, goldfinch, tree and song sparrows there) -- before dusk we hit the platform at oil city road and added a few more harriers, one rough legged, several hundred Canada geese flying over, and taking flight at 430 or so, another dozen or so SEOW. I would be surprised if our tally for short eareds today was not 30 truly amazing. L. Trachtenberg Ossining, NY Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Orange County, Newburgh Gulls
Yesterday, my wife Clara and I, checked the Newburgh waterfront briefly for gulls. Searching over what now looks like Arctic Pack Ice, we did see several hundred gulls, at too great a distance to ID in the falling snow. We were pleased to see 2 first year Iceland Gulls, among the 20 or so gulls, feeding on Donuts in the parking lot of Gully's Restaurant. Gully's is located at the foot of Washington St., at the Public Boat Launch. Good Birding, Curt McDermott -- 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] Additional Dune Rd sightings (and the Pink-footed Goose is in RIVERHEAD, Suffolk County sorry for the confusion!)
Not to clutter up people's inboxes, but the Pink-footed Goose is in Riverhead on the sod fields not far from where it has been seen in the previous weeks. Again beside viewed from Sound Ave (coordinates: 40.966597, -72.652892). Anyway the day started with brutal winds and cold at Shinnecock inlet which produced an immature male King Eider early which could not be refound when we went to check again after warming up. Surf conditions made it difficult. No iceland or glaucous gulls were seen but that is not to say there are not still there. And only a quick look failed to turn up the red-necked grebe. There was however and extremely cooperative Clapper Rail at the Quogue Nature Trail on Dune Road right in the first ditch down the trail which also contained Seaside Sparrow. Also viewed from there, besides a Northern Harrier, in the distance was an immature Bald Eagle moving east over the bay. -- 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] Water Fowl and more: The saga of the Old Squaw.
Sorry for the very late post. Yesterday, I started on the late side in Riverhead, by covering Merritt Pond for John McNeil's section of the Water Fowl Census. The highlight being 7 Snow Geese, 3 of which were blue morphs, I adult & 2 juveniles. I then headed to the Buffalo Farm and missed again on the Yellow-headed Blackbird. I did however find an adult Iceland Gull (w/dark wing tips) at Iron Pier Beach in Jamesport. Next up was Dune Rd., east to Shinnicock Inlet and then west to the Beach Rd. Bridge. After reading about Ken Feustel's bountiful A.M. down there, all I can say is that my much leaner P.M. (including the fierce winds) could only come up with1 of the species he found, King Eider. I had 2 females in the inlet, which was where most of all the other ducks were congregated. The area, just w/o the inlet (where they normally have been for weeks) was just to rough, even by their hardy standards. It was here that the above "saga" occurred, but please indulge me, for leaving it till last. I then drove to the Calverton Grasslands, where I saw the following: an adult male N. Harrier; an adult male Merlin; a pair of E. Bluebirds; 14 E. Meadowlarks and 16 Savannah Sparrows. Ending the day at nearby Hulse Landing Rd., Wading River, I found the harvested field on the e/s, between Rt. 25A and the electric transmission lines, loaded with Snow Buntings and Horned Larks. The time was ~ 4 to 4:45 P.M., it was snowing, getting dark and the birds were constantly feeding/ moving. A rough count would be 50 + for both species, with a few Savannahs thrown in. I couldn't come up with a longspur, but the prospect of earlier on a future day, looks promising ! Getting back to Shinnicock Inlet, after checking the birds in the inlet, I noticed something moving in the yellow-green "sea foam' that covered at least 50' of the sand, from the roiling water inward. What I saw blew my mind ! A male Long-tailed Duck, had, I assume, been in the water very close to shore (along with a few other Long-tails still there) and had been blown in with the foam, to a spot where the only part of it's body sticking out of the "goo" was it's head. When I first saw the bird it was heading n/e toward the w/breakwater, and after a huge effort, finally got itself out from under the foam, and by the time it reached the rocks, most of the foam had been blown off. It then went out of sight for a good 2 minutes, and fearing for it's successful breeching of the rocks (either by hopping or flying) I asked another observer (Mike Banner from Bellport and his friend, whose name I didn't get) to join me, in checking on the status of the bird. We found it wedged between 2 crevices and hopelessly flailing it's wings. Mike, a much younger man than myself, volunteered, by jumping into the void and wiggling the Long-tail free. After it calmed down, Mike walked closer to the water and tossed it into the air, whereupon the bird flew down to the water and proceeded to swim away toward the flock. Mike & I felt good about our rolls in this saga, and also in the possibility of Mike (and maybe his friend ) checking out ELIAS' next Audubon meeting ! Cheers, Bob -- 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Common Gull update (YES)...update..,
Just flew off heading towards the Verazanno Bridge.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
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On Jan 26, 2014, at 1:48 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote:
Resting on the pier right now. Being observed now with Jim Merwin.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
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On Jan 25, 2014, at 3:11 PM, Sean Sime wrote:
The common gull is currently being seen on the break wall 150ft north of
pier!
Sean sime
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 25, 2014, at 1:56 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote:
Heydi Lopes and I have checked several known Ring-billed Gull roosting
areas along the Belt to no avail.
While so far we have not connected with the Coon Gull, we have seen
Canvasback Ducks at Coney Island Creek Park.
In addition, following ski tracks left by Peter Dorosh, we were able to
track down 2 Lesser Black-blacked Gulls found and reported earlier by Peter
via a tweet.
The birds were loafing on ice in Coney Island Creek behind the Home Depot.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
On Jan 25, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Andrew Baksh wrote:
Figured I would post an update for anyone contemplating a trip. No sign of
the Common Gull as of yet.
A few of us continue to brave the frigid conditions made more so by the
winds. Hopefully someone will have good news to report shortly.
B.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
On Jan 24, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Shane Blodgett wrote:
This afternoon in Brooklyn, after dropping my daughter off at the train, I
made a couple of stops on the way back home to check for birds, planning
not to leave the warmth of the car. There was an adult male European Wigeon
off the 58th Street pier in Brooklyn and 330 RBGU roosting on the pier. A
few minutes glassing the gulls circling over the Owl's Head WWTP revealed
nothing of interest, but as I turned onto Shore Road to head home I saw
there were a good number of RBGU roosting on Veteran's Memorial pier. I
only had my binoculars and not enough warm clothing but decided to park and
walk out on the pier far enough to make sure the BHGU that had frequented
this area over the past few years was not roosting among them. This is what
I found instead:
*http://tinyurl.com/k3of77w *
I actually had to go home and retrieve my camera (and some warmer clothes)
to get these shots, and luckily the bird was still there. I say lucky
because shortly thereafter the whole flock upped with some birds heading
south and some north and some settling on the water. I lost the Common Gull
and then did not relocate it in the next 1 hour and 45 minutes. It was a
little after high tide and in total the bird was on or in the area for ~30
minutes before I lost track of it. I initially sdaw the bird around 2:00.
I was initially drawn to the dark eye, smallish yellow-green bill with
smudgy black subterminal markings, a more rounded head giving it a gentler
expression than the nearby Ring-bills. A prominent tertial crescent and
decidedly larger mirror in P10 all seemed good. The mantle color seemed
concolorous with the surrounding RBGU and the legs appeared more yellow
than I expected, but some research online and in my gull reference books at
home seem to indicate a high degree of variability in Larus Canus, as there
is in most of the larger gull taxa.
Unfortunately I was not able to get any spread wing or flight shots but I
did note that there was a sizable mirror on P9 and moons somewhere on
P6-8/9, though I'm not exactly sure of their placement.
Regards,
Shane Blodgett
Brooklyn NY
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[nysbirds-l] Randall's island, NYC: Red-necked Grebe
There's a RED-NECKED GREBE floating on the bay nr the Barnacle Goose looking from baseball diamonds #29 and #34. This is NE corner of Randall's Is. Nice bird for NYC. Angus Wilson, New York City & The Springs, 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] Barbacle Goose randalls isl Yrs
Being seen now with Ian Resnick and Donna Schulman Here is a link to my current location: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:40.797079,-73.917118 01/26/2014 @ 1:53 PM Arie Gilbert No. Baylon NY Sent from "Loretta IV" in the field -- 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Common Gull update (YES)...
Resting on the pier right now. Being observed now with Jim Merwin.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
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(= '.'=)
(") _ (") Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
On Jan 25, 2014, at 3:11 PM, Sean Sime wrote:
The common gull is currently being seen on the break wall 150ft north of
pier!
Sean sime
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 25, 2014, at 1:56 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote:
Heydi Lopes and I have checked several known Ring-billed Gull roosting
areas along the Belt to no avail.
While so far we have not connected with the Coon Gull, we have seen
Canvasback Ducks at Coney Island Creek Park.
In addition, following ski tracks left by Peter Dorosh, we were able to
track down 2 Lesser Black-blacked Gulls found and reported earlier by Peter
via a tweet.
The birds were loafing on ice in Coney Island Creek behind the Home Depot.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
(\__/)
(= '.'=)
(") _ (") Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
On Jan 25, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Andrew Baksh wrote:
Figured I would post an update for anyone contemplating a trip. No sign of
the Common Gull as of yet.
A few of us continue to brave the frigid conditions made more so by the
winds. Hopefully someone will have good news to report shortly.
B.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
(\__/)
(= '.'=)
(") _ (") Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
On Jan 24, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Shane Blodgett wrote:
This afternoon in Brooklyn, after dropping my daughter off at the train, I
made a couple of stops on the way back home to check for birds, planning
not to leave the warmth of the car. There was an adult male European Wigeon
off the 58th Street pier in Brooklyn and 330 RBGU roosting on the pier. A
few minutes glassing the gulls circling over the Owl's Head WWTP revealed
nothing of interest, but as I turned onto Shore Road to head home I saw
there were a good number of RBGU roosting on Veteran's Memorial pier. I
only had my binoculars and not enough warm clothing but decided to park and
walk out on the pier far enough to make sure the BHGU that had frequented
this area over the past few years was not roosting among them. This is what
I found instead:
*http://tinyurl.com/k3of77w *
I actually had to go home and retrieve my camera (and some warmer clothes)
to get these shots, and luckily the bird was still there. I say lucky
because shortly thereafter the whole flock upped with some birds heading
south and some north and some settling on the water. I lost the Common Gull
and then did not relocate it in the next 1 hour and 45 minutes. It was a
little after high tide and in total the bird was on or in the area for ~30
minutes before I lost track of it. I initially sdaw the bird around 2:00.
I was initially drawn to the dark eye, smallish yellow-green bill with
smudgy black subterminal markings, a more rounded head giving it a gentler
expression than the nearby Ring-bills. A prominent tertial crescent and
decidedly larger mirror in P10 all seemed good. The mantle color seemed
concolorous with the surrounding RBGU and the legs appeared more yellow
than I expected, but some research online and in my gull reference books at
home seem to indicate a high degree of variability in Larus Canus, as there
is in most of the larger gull taxa.
Unfortunately I was not able to get any spread wing or flight shots but I
did note that there was a sizable mirror on P9 and moons somewhere on
P6-8/9, though I'm not exactly sure of their placement.
Regards,
Shane Blodgett
Brooklyn NY
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Pink footed goose YES
Ok it's the triangle area cross river parkway, sound ave and northville turnpike. Great views, also at least one cackling goose, best viewed from sound ave Sent from my iPhone On Jan 26, 2014, at 1:08 PM, David La Magna wrote: > Just east of cross river right now > > Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Ravens, Rusty Blackbirds and a Peregrine Falcon at Kissena Park
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[nysbirds-l] Pink footed goose YES
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose at Randall's island, NYC (Yes)...
The Barnacle Goose continues at Randall's Island. Being observed at the
moment with Tom Burke and Gail Benson. See Andrew Farnsworth e-mail for
the location.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
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On Jan 25, 2014, at 12:17 PM, Andrew Farnsworth
wrote:
Hi all,
Anya Auerbach found a barnacle goose this morning at Randall's island,
which was still present as of about 12:15pm in the channel along the NE
shoreline of the island between field 44 and the ny post building.
Good luck if you go.
Best,
Andrew
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose at Randall's island, NYC (Yes)...
The Barnacle Goose continues at Randall's Island. Being observed at the moment with Tom Burke and Gail Benson. See Andrew Farnsworth e-mail for the location. Don't start none, won't be none ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (\__/) (= '.'=) () _ () Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Jan 25, 2014, at 12:17 PM, Andrew Farnsworth andrew.farnswo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Anya Auerbach found a barnacle goose this morning at Randall's island, which was still present as of about 12:15pm in the channel along the NE shoreline of the island between field 44 and the ny post building. Good luck if you go. Best, Andrew -- 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 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] Pink footed goose YES
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[nysbirds-l] Ravens, Rusty Blackbirds and a Peregrine Falcon at Kissena Park
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Pink footed goose YES
Ok it's the triangle area cross river parkway, sound ave and northville turnpike. Great views, also at least one cackling goose, best viewed from sound ave Sent from my iPhone On Jan 26, 2014, at 1:08 PM, David La Magna dlama...@gmail.com wrote: Just east of cross river right now Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Common Gull update (YES)...
Resting on the pier right now. Being observed now with Jim Merwin. Don't start none, won't be none ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (\__/) (= '.'=) () _ () Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Jan 25, 2014, at 3:11 PM, Sean Sime s...@seansime.com wrote: The common gull is currently being seen on the break wall 150ft north of pier! Sean sime Sent from my iPhone On Jan 25, 2014, at 1:56 PM, Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com wrote: Heydi Lopes and I have checked several known Ring-billed Gull roosting areas along the Belt to no avail. While so far we have not connected with the Coon Gull, we have seen Canvasback Ducks at Coney Island Creek Park. In addition, following ski tracks left by Peter Dorosh, we were able to track down 2 Lesser Black-blacked Gulls found and reported earlier by Peter via a tweet. The birds were loafing on ice in Coney Island Creek behind the Home Depot. Don't start none, won't be none ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (\__/) (= '.'=) () _ () Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Jan 25, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com wrote: Figured I would post an update for anyone contemplating a trip. No sign of the Common Gull as of yet. A few of us continue to brave the frigid conditions made more so by the winds. Hopefully someone will have good news to report shortly. B. Don't start none, won't be none ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (\__/) (= '.'=) () _ () Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Jan 24, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Shane Blodgett shaneblodg...@yahoo.com wrote: This afternoon in Brooklyn, after dropping my daughter off at the train, I made a couple of stops on the way back home to check for birds, planning not to leave the warmth of the car. There was an adult male European Wigeon off the 58th Street pier in Brooklyn and 330 RBGU roosting on the pier. A few minutes glassing the gulls circling over the Owl's Head WWTP revealed nothing of interest, but as I turned onto Shore Road to head home I saw there were a good number of RBGU roosting on Veteran's Memorial pier. I only had my binoculars and not enough warm clothing but decided to park and walk out on the pier far enough to make sure the BHGU that had frequented this area over the past few years was not roosting among them. This is what I found instead: *http://tinyurl.com/k3of77w http://tinyurl.com/k3of77w* I actually had to go home and retrieve my camera (and some warmer clothes) to get these shots, and luckily the bird was still there. I say lucky because shortly thereafter the whole flock upped with some birds heading south and some north and some settling on the water. I lost the Common Gull and then did not relocate it in the next 1 hour and 45 minutes. It was a little after high tide and in total the bird was on or in the area for ~30 minutes before I lost track of it. I initially sdaw the bird around 2:00. I was initially drawn to the dark eye, smallish yellow-green bill with smudgy black subterminal markings, a more rounded head giving it a gentler expression than the nearby Ring-bills. A prominent tertial crescent and decidedly larger mirror in P10 all seemed good. The mantle color seemed concolorous with the surrounding RBGU and the legs appeared more yellow than I expected, but some research online and in my gull reference books at home seem to indicate a high degree of variability in Larus Canus, as there is in most of the larger gull taxa. Unfortunately I was not able to get any spread wing or flight shots but I did note that there was a sizable mirror on P9 and moons somewhere on P6-8/9, though I'm not exactly sure of their placement. Regards, Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY -- *NYSbirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html *Please submit your observations to **eBird*http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ *!* -- -- *NYSbirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leavehttp://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archivehttp://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html *Please submit your observations to
[nysbirds-l] Randall's island, NYC: Red-necked Grebe
There's a RED-NECKED GREBE floating on the bay nr the Barnacle Goose looking from baseball diamonds #29 and #34. This is NE corner of Randall's Is. Nice bird for NYC. Angus Wilson, New York City The Springs, 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] Orange County, Newburgh Gulls
Yesterday, my wife Clara and I, checked the Newburgh waterfront briefly for gulls. Searching over what now looks like Arctic Pack Ice, we did see several hundred gulls, at too great a distance to ID in the falling snow. We were pleased to see 2 first year Iceland Gulls, among the 20 or so gulls, feeding on Donuts in the parking lot of Gully's Restaurant. Gully's is located at the foot of Washington St., at the Public Boat Launch. Good Birding, Curt McDermott -- 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] Orange County SEOW
On an afternoon trip to Orange County between rte 94, Indiana road, and skinners lane, john grant, miles grant and I had approx. 12 rough legged hawks, 4 dark phase w several kiting, 10+ N. Harrier including 2 grey ghost, 30+ red tail hawk, (no falcons), 100 horned lark (saw no buntings or longspurs) and 15 short eared owls (all of those on Indiana road) -- eleven in the air at one time! -- there also had been a snowy owl seen on Indiana earlier (we did not see it) nor did we find one on a drive down Missionland Road (large mixed flock of juncos, goldfinch, tree and song sparrows there) -- before dusk we hit the platform at oil city road and added a few more harriers, one rough legged, several hundred Canada geese flying over, and taking flight at 430 or so, another dozen or so SEOW. I would be surprised if our tally for short eareds today was not 30 truly amazing. L. Trachtenberg Ossining, NY Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Northville Pink-footed Goose--YES
The main highlight of a full day spent on both the north and south shores of eastern Suffolk County was the previously reported PINK-FOOTED GOOSE. I found it in a field at the intersection of Northville Turnpike and Sound Avenue, one of the locations it was seen at before if I'm not mistaken. It only stuck around for a few minutes (long enough for a few distant digiscoped photos) before flying out with part of the Canada Goose flock in which it was embedded. As that group flew south, it broke into smaller groups heading in different directions, so I can't say for sure exactly which way the Pink-footed went. I later found another large gathering of geese in a stubble field on the west side of Route 105, south of Northville Tpke. Despite it's size, this flock held only Canadas as far as I could see. Other highlights (and some misses) of the day are as follows: Shinnecock Inlet/Dune Road: King Eider (1 female), Iceland Gull (1-2, 1st winter), Boat-tailed Grackle (2), Ipswich Savannah Sparrow (2). No Red-necked Grebe at any of the docks--lots of ice in the water. No Snowy Owls. Northville/Riverhead area: 1 Iceland Gull (Iron Pier beach, returning adult); ~150 Horned Lark and 10-12 Snow Bunting (field at corner of Doctor's Path and Reeve's Ave.); 4-5 American Pipit and 1 imm. White-crowned Sparrow (Buffalo ranch, Reeve's and Roanoke Ave.); 1 American Kestrel (female, Penny's Road); 2-3 N. Harriers throughout the area, all gray ghosts. At the Buffalo ranch it was interesting to see Brown-headed Cowbirds in something close to their original milieu--feeding in the footsteps of bison. Hulse Landing Road: another 100 or so Horned Larks. EPCAL: 1 E. Meadowlark, 8 Savannah Sparrows, 12 Horned Larks; unfortunately I saw no Short-eared Owls, despite staying until 5:30. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/sets/72157639292692304/ -- 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] Red Crossbills/Common Raven-Eastern Coyote communication
1/26/14 (Southwestern Essex Co., NY) At dawn this morning, I was attempting to record (on my iPhone) singing and calling Red Crossbills, when I decided to use my scope and iPhone attachment to photograph a female Red Crossbill at the top of a spruce tree. I took one photo when a male flew in and fed the female! I captured the moment - not a great photo, but enough to see some details. The male's head is upright with his bill wide open, and the female turned her head to the side to retrieve the food from the male's mouth. I posted several photos to my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian . I believe I am hearing two different Types of Red Crossbills at this location based on the calls. Matt Young, at the Cornell Lab, has documented two different Red Crossbill Types nesting side by side in the past. I lasted only a couple hours in the brutal cold this morning. I got a couple distant recordings that may be enough to Type the crossbills. I thought I had a wonderful close recording of a singing Red Crossbill, and when it finished singing, I looked down to see that I failed to hit the record button! My hands were so numb that I could barely work the scope and iPhone. I heard some fascinating Red Crossbill vocalizations this morning, and I wished I had a large recording dish! I am a bit late with a blog on one of the most interesting animal behaviors I've witnessed. The October 2011 observation was just a few months after the unexpected death of my mother. I put a number of writing projects on hold, and I am still catching up. Here is a blog post of my observation of Common Raven-Eastern Coyote communication: http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/behavior/communication-between-com mon-ravens-and-eastern-coyotes-an-observation . Mario Davalos, an artist/photographer/birder/writer, from the Dominican Republic, recently wrote a lovely blog about the Adirondacks/Northern NY: http://mariodavalos.com/2014/01/16/snowy-vacation-in-the-adirondacks/ . (He also visited NYC this past month and there is a lovely blog from that experience also!) It was so interesting to watch Mario photograph birds and landscapes with an artist's eye. He gave me a copy of his book, Wildscapes: Travels to Cure a Restless Soul, which is spectacular! Unfortunately, it is not for sale, but he can be contacted for a copy. He has a number of book projects underway, and they will be for sale when finished. I meet very interesting people in my birding life, and Mario is one of those remarkable people that you know you'll be hearing a lot more about over time. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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] Long Island South Shore
Lance Verdarame and I spent a very productive day at Shinnecock Inlet and Dune Road today. For details see http://bashakillbirder.wordpress.com John Haas -- 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] Red-necked Grebe etc. NY Harbor
While leading an NYC Audubon Winter Birds Seals eco-cruise today around NY Harbor, we saw some nice birds. Several large rafts of Scaup (mostly Greater I think, but too distant for me to safely say) were sheltering along Governor's Island and the Red-hook shore, probably totalling about 400 birds. Also dozens of Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser, and a couple of Hooded Merganser. In Erie Basin, we saw several Gadwall, an American Wigeon, a single American Coot, and Black Ducks. Out near Swinburne Hoffman Islands, past the Verrazanno Narrows, we saw numerous Long-tailed Ducks, a few Common Goldeneye, a Common Loon and a Horned Grebe. Also a half-dozen Harbor Seals in the water by Swinburne, which were unusually acrobatic, splashing with their flippers and porpoising clear out of the water on several occasions. On the way back, I tried to see the Common Gull as we passed Veteran's Memorial Pier, which at that very moment Andrew et al were observing, but it was too far away (it was pretty confusing trying to explain to the folks on the tour that there were a bunch of common gulls around the pier, and one rare gull, called the Common Gull!). However, we had a great view of a Red-necked Grebe in the water off of the sewage treatment plant, which is the first I recall seeing in NY Harbor in some time. It took flight and headed west towards Staten Island. A nice (if brisk) afternoon out on the water! Stay warm, Gabriel Willow NYC Audubon -- 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] Pelham Bay Park - Eurasian Wigeon 1/26
Hi All, The drake Eurasian Wigeon found yesterday continues among the throngs of Scaup in the lagoon between Hunter and Twin Islands . I could not find the Redheads that were also reported. Good Birding,Richard Aracil -- 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/ --
