[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 4/13

[Thomas Fiore]

Sunday, 13 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

Some reports of interest include a very bright breeding-plumaged Red- 
necked Grebe seen at the Meer quite early, unfortunately flushed from  
the water, along with most other nearby birds, by a dog jumping in.  
(There are, without doubts, far, far fewer regular sightings of some  
birds in this park than there once were due to totally uncontrolled  
off-leash dogs, a situation that sadly has only worsened and is  
oblivious to some [not all] of the dog-owners, and some of the park's  
upper management. The birds most affected are those which already face  
very highest risks overall, "meadow" dependents.) A short while later,  
a number of observers were seeing a Red-necked Grebe again at the  
reservoir, & again, in breeding plumage. It is not entirely possible  
to know if there was a 5th, or even 6th (of this year, in Central  
Park) Red-necked Grebe visiting Central Park today but there have  
without any question been 4 individuals, each in somewhat distinct  
stages of plumage. To my knowledge there have not been any  
simultaneous sightings of more than one individual Red-necked Grebe on  
any given day yet this year.


There are some other interesting reports of various birds from today  
in Central, yet overall many observers noted that it was not really  
that "active" for migration in the park, perhaps a bit of a  
"lull".Look for the possibility of unusual or unexpectedly  
early birds in the next week, esp. as a modestly strong warm front -  
right now - is pushed east, by a storm/cool front, & also as indicated  
by (so far) a modest number of more southerly species showing up a bit  
early in the northeast.  A few of these, such as Swallow-tailed Kite  
in Massachusetts today may have already been in that area or maybe  
not.  Also, some out-of-range (or date) birds may just gradually get  
noticed, depending on how well-birded the locality is & a good reason  
why "local patch" birding is also of great interest, value, &  
sometimes, excitement.


good birding,

Tom Fiore
Manhattan



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[nysbirds-l] EPCAL - calverton

[leormand .]

EPCAL was very quiet birdwise but there were a lot of Kestrels around on
the Western runway.  I checked the old radar station on the north side of
25 and found even more Kestrels - there were probably 10 utilizing that
site.  There are very few perches at the radar site due to a recent mowing
which seems to concentrate the birds.

Nothing else of note

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[nysbirds-l] 9 owls/Green Heron/Golden Eagle

[Joan Collins]

4/12/14 to 4/13/14 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)

 

Last night, I once again drove to the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area to
listen for owls.  I found 7 owls on Sabattis Circle Road and the road to
Sabattis Station - added to the 2 Barred Owls at our home, 9 owls in one
night might be a new record for me.  I was out until 2:30 a.m. and if I
didn't have an Audubon meeting this morning, I would have stayed out all
night since I was in owl heaven.  I found 2 Northern Saw-whet Owls, 3 Great
Horned Owls (a pair hooting back and forth, and another bird with prey), and
2 Barred Owls.  Back toward Sabattis Station I had to swerve to avoid
something white in the road when I came over the crest of a hill.  It looked
like it might be a dead animal and I decided to look more closely on the way
out.  As I approached it later on, I could see it was a Snowshoe Hare
(transitioning from white to brown fur) - and suddenly an owl flew up from
the road into a tree.  It was a Great Horned Owl about 10 to 15 feet up in a
branch.  The scene was a bit comical as the owl looked back and forth from
me to the hare - it almost appeared as if the owl feared I would take its
meal!  I was driving our Prius (which makes loud beeping sounds in reverse)
so I put the car in neutral so it would coast back down the hill without
sound - to distance myself from the owl and prey.  The owl never moved.  It
watched me for a while and then flew to a tree over the hare.  I was worried
that I was keeping the owl from its food, and that it likely had young to
feed, so I left.  The owl's strange body and head movements were fascinating
and I wish I could have taken a video of the whole scene.  It is really
impressive that Great Horned Owls can kill such large prey.

 

The surprise of the night was finding a vocalizing *Green Heron (4/12/14)
near the Round Lake outlet into Little Tupper Lake!  I also heard the chewer
again - it was definitely a Beaver since it gave a loud tail splash when I
got out of my car to listen to a Northern Saw-whet Owl!  Last night, I kept
count of American Woodcocks from the outlet of Little Tupper Lake past
Sabattis Bog to the intersection with Route 30, and then back to Sabattis
Station - about 11 miles (I didn't do any stops on the way to Little Tupper
Lake from the Long Lake end).  I found 27 Amer. Woodcocks - at nearly every
stop and many were in the road, and one I nearly hit as it suddenly shot
across the road in front of my car.  One of the birds in the road refused to
move, so I watched it for a long time.  I am out at night a lot in breeding
season and Route 30 between Long Lake and Tupper Lake also has remarkable
numbers of woodcocks - you can stop nearly anywhere along that road and hear
several.

 

An adult *Golden Eagle was observed soaring over Long Lake this afternoon by
Charlotte Demers and myself as we drove to Long Lake from Tupper Lake.

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Brewer's Blackbird - Town of Porter, Niagara County

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

Late this afternoon, while participating in the long-standing Buffalo
Ornithological Society April Count with Betsy Potter, I found a male
BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.  It was in a large flock of Red-wingeds, Grackles,
Cowbirds, and Starlings that were feeding in a cattle pasture.  This is the
same pasture where I found a Cattle Egret a few years ago.  The bird was not
cooperative and foiled my attempts at digiscoping it.  After a few minutes,
the flock lifted off and most flew into some nearby trees.  We never were
able to relocate the Brewer's.  We thought that the flock might return to
feed some more but after a while it dissipated, so we left for home.

 

The location is on the south side of Balmer Road, a couple hundred yards
east of Porter-Center Road.  Beware that there were also a few Rusty
Blackbirds in the area, which we heard and saw singing from the trees.
Although we did not see any Rustys feeding in the pasture, it seems likely
that they would on occasion.

 

The Brewer's Blackbird was our last new species for the day.  I did not
tally our list yet but it is close to 100 species!

 

Good birding!

Willie

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Odenates: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/dragonflies

 


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[nysbirds-l] Ruby-throated hummingbird

[MacBookPro]

Today I had the pleasure of seeing my first adult male ruby-throated 
hummingbird on my feeder in my yard in wading river.
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[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

[Jack Rothman]

This morning, a group of about 30 people walked the trails of Pelham Bay Park. 
There were great views of both male and female Great Horned Owls and then a 
very adorable owlet. 
Other highlights included a gorgeous Red-headed Woodpecker, a Glossy Ibis, 
several Osprey, a pair of Kingfishers, an Eastern Kingbird, several Snowy 
Egrets and many Greater Yellowlegs, all down at Turtle Cove.
It was a beautiful day to be out there!

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[nysbirds-l] Male Summer Tanager, Lenoir Preserve, Westchester County

[Michael C Bochnik]

I found a male Summer Tanager at Lenoir Nature Preserve in Yonkers, lower 
Westchester County at 11:30 AM today. It was?along the path between the nature 
center and the Beverly E Smith Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden. I lost sight 
of it and could not relocate it in the 30 minutes I had before having to leave.
?
Directions and a map of the park can be found at 
www.hras.org/wtobird/lenoir.html
? 
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[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake & Oceanside

[syschiff]

Hempstead Lake SP 13 Apr
A visit this morning (they are now charging on weekends to enter) was mostly a 
continuation of the last few days. Warblers included PINE, PALM and 
YELLOW-RUMPED. A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER made an appearance along with multiple 
TREE and BARN SWALLOWS and a lone CHIMNEY SWIFT.

Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside 13 Apr
Birding is slowly beginning to pick up (now open on Sundays till late Fall). No 
Night-Herons seen today, but plenty of GREAT and SNOWY EGRETS with an adult 
LITTLE BLUE HERON. A CLAPPER RAIL was in a cut. A LEAST SANDPIPER and lots of 
GREATER YELLOWLEGS made up the shorebird contingent. In the channel a FOS 
FORSTER'S TERN flew by.

Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] Correction YTWA

[Robert Bate]

Dave heerwagon found bird not me.

Dennis H

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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler - Prospect Park

[Robert Bate]

Yellow-throated Warbler found by Dennis Hrehowsik by the Lower Pool. Confirmed 
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[nysbirds-l] Great Egret, Wilson's Snipe, Upland Sandpiper, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler

[Mickey Scilingo]

The subject birds were the highlights of the few hours I was out birding this 
morning in Oswego County.

The GREAT EGRET was at the ponds at the golf course along Rt 49 in West Monroe 
at 7:00 AM and was still present on my return at 11:00.

The WILSON’S SNIPE was in the roadside ditch along Toad Harbor Rd near the 
ponds of the golf course.

The UPLAND SANDPIPER was at the Fulton Airport – well actually, it was near the 
parking lot for the small race track just east of the airport.  Visible from 
Howard Rd near the entrance to the racetrack.  Also present were SAVANNAH 
SPARROWS and EASTERN MEADOWLARKS.  The small pond there had at least 37 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL as well.

The Rt 6 marsh in Volney was chock full of waterfowl, with 12 species accounted 
for, plus 2 other water bird species.  I tried to make an accurate count of all 
the birds, but they were moving around way too much.  I am sure these numbers 
are probably on the low side:

Canada Goose – 7
Wood Duck – 2 (1 pair male and female)
American Wigeon – 41
American Black Duck – 4
Mallard – 20
BLUE-WINGED TEAL – 2 males
NORTHERN SHOVELER – 5 (4 males, 1 female)
Northern Pintail – 9
Green-winged Teal – 43
Ring-necked Duck – 137 (probably undercounted)
Bufflehead – 3
Hooded Merganser – 19
Pied-billed Grebe – 2
Common Gallinule - 3


Mickey Scilingo
Constantia
Oswego County, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Queens County Bird Club Inc. - Upcoming Meeting Info-

[Arie Gilbert]

  
  
The Queens County Bird Club Inc. will be meeting 
at the Alley Pond Environmental Center
228-06
Northern


  Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362-1906
http://www.alleypond.com/directions.htm

at 8pm on Wednesday April 16th  { the third Wednesday of the
month} 

Our Speakers will be Donna Schulman & Ian Resnick
doing a presentation on *Birding Ecuador and the Galapagos *

The Galapagos Islands and Mindo are two of the most visited areas in
Ecuador, very different in geography and biodiversity, both full of
wonders. Donna and Ian visited the Galapagos in 2011, also birding
Yanacocha Reserve and Mindo beforehand. They will show photographs
and video of the birds, giant tortoises, fur seals, lizards,
butterflies, and other wildlife encountered in their journey. The
Galapagos is known for its Blue-footed and Red-footed Boobies,
Frigatebirds, endangered Lava Gulls, the finches that inspired
Darwin's theory of evolution, Giant Tortoises, and more. The cloud
forests and mountains of northwest Ecuador house Sword-billed
Hummingbirds, Cock-of-the-Rock leks, Antpittas, beautiful
butterflies and assassin caterpillers. Donna and Ian will talk about
what it is like to visit the many islands one needs to visit to see
every bird (but one) that lives on the Galapagos Islands and the
nature reserves of Ecuador, connecting their adventures to the
conservation challenges of ecotourism. 

Non members and guests are invited to join us for our meetings
featuring noted guest speakers and to join us on our renowned field
trips. 

* QCBC is a tax exempt, charitable organization {501c3}.  *


Arie Gilbert 
President: *Queens


  County Bird Club Inc*. 
See http://www.qcbirdclub.org/
for more information on trips, speakers, and other events! 


  
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[Arie Gilbert]

  
  
The Queens County Bird Club Inc. will be meeting 
at the Alley Pond Environmental Center
228-06
Northern


  Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362-1906
http://www.alleypond.com/directions.htm

at 8pm on Wednesday April 16th { the third Wednesday of the
month} 

Our Speakers will be Donna Schulman  Ian Resnick
doing a presentation on *Birding Ecuador and the Galapagos *

The Galapagos Islands and Mindo are two of the most visited areas in
Ecuador, very different in geography and biodiversity, both full of
wonders. Donna and Ian visited the Galapagos in 2011, also birding
Yanacocha Reserve and Mindo beforehand. They will show photographs
and video of the birds, giant tortoises, fur seals, lizards,
butterflies, and other wildlife encountered in their journey. The
Galapagos is known for its Blue-footed and Red-footed Boobies,
Frigatebirds, endangered Lava Gulls, the finches that inspired
Darwin's theory of evolution, Giant Tortoises, and more. The cloud
forests and mountains of northwest Ecuador house Sword-billed
Hummingbirds, Cock-of-the-Rock leks, Antpittas, beautiful
butterflies and assassin caterpillers. Donna and Ian will talk about
what it is like to visit the many islands one needs to visit to see
every bird (but one) that lives on the Galapagos Islands and the
nature reserves of Ecuador, connecting their adventures to the
conservation challenges of ecotourism. 

Non members and guests are invited to join us for our meetings
featuring noted guest speakers and to join us on our renowned field
trips. 

* QCBC is a tax exempt, charitable organization {501c3}. *


Arie Gilbert 
President: *Queens


  County Bird Club Inc*. 
See http://www.qcbirdclub.org/
for more information on trips, speakers, and other events! 


  
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[nysbirds-l] Great Egret, Wilson's Snipe, Upland Sandpiper, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler

[Mickey Scilingo]

The subject birds were the highlights of the few hours I was out birding this 
morning in Oswego County.

The GREAT EGRET was at the ponds at the golf course along Rt 49 in West Monroe 
at 7:00 AM and was still present on my return at 11:00.

The WILSON’S SNIPE was in the roadside ditch along Toad Harbor Rd near the 
ponds of the golf course.

The UPLAND SANDPIPER was at the Fulton Airport – well actually, it was near the 
parking lot for the small race track just east of the airport.  Visible from 
Howard Rd near the entrance to the racetrack.  Also present were SAVANNAH 
SPARROWS and EASTERN MEADOWLARKS.  The small pond there had at least 37 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL as well.

The Rt 6 marsh in Volney was chock full of waterfowl, with 12 species accounted 
for, plus 2 other water bird species.  I tried to make an accurate count of all 
the birds, but they were moving around way too much.  I am sure these numbers 
are probably on the low side:

Canada Goose – 7
Wood Duck – 2 (1 pair male and female)
American Wigeon – 41
American Black Duck – 4
Mallard – 20
BLUE-WINGED TEAL – 2 males
NORTHERN SHOVELER – 5 (4 males, 1 female)
Northern Pintail – 9
Green-winged Teal – 43
Ring-necked Duck – 137 (probably undercounted)
Bufflehead – 3
Hooded Merganser – 19
Pied-billed Grebe – 2
Common Gallinule - 3


Mickey Scilingo
Constantia
Oswego County, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler - Prospect Park

[Robert Bate]

Yellow-throated Warbler found by Dennis Hrehowsik by the Lower Pool. Confirmed 
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[nysbirds-l] Correction YTWA

[Robert Bate]

Dave heerwagon found bird not me.

Dennis H

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[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake Oceanside

[syschiff]

Hempstead Lake SP 13 Apr
A visit this morning (they are now charging on weekends to enter) was mostly a 
continuation of the last few days. Warblers included PINE, PALM and 
YELLOW-RUMPED. A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER made an appearance along with multiple 
TREE and BARN SWALLOWS and a lone CHIMNEY SWIFT.

Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside 13 Apr
Birding is slowly beginning to pick up (now open on Sundays till late Fall). No 
Night-Herons seen today, but plenty of GREAT and SNOWY EGRETS with an adult 
LITTLE BLUE HERON. A CLAPPER RAIL was in a cut. A LEAST SANDPIPER and lots of 
GREATER YELLOWLEGS made up the shorebird contingent. In the channel a FOS 
FORSTER'S TERN flew by.

Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] Male Summer Tanager, Lenoir Preserve, Westchester County

[Michael C Bochnik]

I found a male Summer Tanager at Lenoir Nature Preserve in Yonkers, lower 
Westchester County at 11:30 AM today. It was?along the path between the nature 
center and the Beverly E Smith Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden. I lost sight 
of it and could not relocate it in the 30 minutes I had before having to leave.
?
Directions and a map of the park can be found at 
www.hras.org/wtobird/lenoir.html
? 
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[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

[Jack Rothman]

This morning, a group of about 30 people walked the trails of Pelham Bay Park. 
There were great views of both male and female Great Horned Owls and then a 
very adorable owlet. 
Other highlights included a gorgeous Red-headed Woodpecker, a Glossy Ibis, 
several Osprey, a pair of Kingfishers, an Eastern Kingbird, several Snowy 
Egrets and many Greater Yellowlegs, all down at Turtle Cove.
It was a beautiful day to be out there!

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[nysbirds-l] Ruby-throated hummingbird

[MacBookPro]

Today I had the pleasure of seeing my first adult male ruby-throated 
hummingbird on my feeder in my yard in wading river.
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[nysbirds-l] Brewer's Blackbird - Town of Porter, Niagara County

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

Late this afternoon, while participating in the long-standing Buffalo
Ornithological Society April Count with Betsy Potter, I found a male
BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.  It was in a large flock of Red-wingeds, Grackles,
Cowbirds, and Starlings that were feeding in a cattle pasture.  This is the
same pasture where I found a Cattle Egret a few years ago.  The bird was not
cooperative and foiled my attempts at digiscoping it.  After a few minutes,
the flock lifted off and most flew into some nearby trees.  We never were
able to relocate the Brewer's.  We thought that the flock might return to
feed some more but after a while it dissipated, so we left for home.

 

The location is on the south side of Balmer Road, a couple hundred yards
east of Porter-Center Road.  Beware that there were also a few Rusty
Blackbirds in the area, which we heard and saw singing from the trees.
Although we did not see any Rustys feeding in the pasture, it seems likely
that they would on occasion.

 

The Brewer's Blackbird was our last new species for the day.  I did not
tally our list yet but it is close to 100 species!

 

Good birding!

Willie

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Willie D'Anna

Betsy Potter

Wilson, NY

dannapotterATroadrunner.com

http://www.betsypottersart.com http://www.betsypottersart.com/ 

2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year/

Big Year List:
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Odenates: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/dragonflies

 


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[nysbirds-l] 9 owls/Green Heron/Golden Eagle

[Joan Collins]

4/12/14 to 4/13/14 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)

 

Last night, I once again drove to the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area to
listen for owls.  I found 7 owls on Sabattis Circle Road and the road to
Sabattis Station - added to the 2 Barred Owls at our home, 9 owls in one
night might be a new record for me.  I was out until 2:30 a.m. and if I
didn't have an Audubon meeting this morning, I would have stayed out all
night since I was in owl heaven.  I found 2 Northern Saw-whet Owls, 3 Great
Horned Owls (a pair hooting back and forth, and another bird with prey), and
2 Barred Owls.  Back toward Sabattis Station I had to swerve to avoid
something white in the road when I came over the crest of a hill.  It looked
like it might be a dead animal and I decided to look more closely on the way
out.  As I approached it later on, I could see it was a Snowshoe Hare
(transitioning from white to brown fur) - and suddenly an owl flew up from
the road into a tree.  It was a Great Horned Owl about 10 to 15 feet up in a
branch.  The scene was a bit comical as the owl looked back and forth from
me to the hare - it almost appeared as if the owl feared I would take its
meal!  I was driving our Prius (which makes loud beeping sounds in reverse)
so I put the car in neutral so it would coast back down the hill without
sound - to distance myself from the owl and prey.  The owl never moved.  It
watched me for a while and then flew to a tree over the hare.  I was worried
that I was keeping the owl from its food, and that it likely had young to
feed, so I left.  The owl's strange body and head movements were fascinating
and I wish I could have taken a video of the whole scene.  It is really
impressive that Great Horned Owls can kill such large prey.

 

The surprise of the night was finding a vocalizing *Green Heron (4/12/14)
near the Round Lake outlet into Little Tupper Lake!  I also heard the chewer
again - it was definitely a Beaver since it gave a loud tail splash when I
got out of my car to listen to a Northern Saw-whet Owl!  Last night, I kept
count of American Woodcocks from the outlet of Little Tupper Lake past
Sabattis Bog to the intersection with Route 30, and then back to Sabattis
Station - about 11 miles (I didn't do any stops on the way to Little Tupper
Lake from the Long Lake end).  I found 27 Amer. Woodcocks - at nearly every
stop and many were in the road, and one I nearly hit as it suddenly shot
across the road in front of my car.  One of the birds in the road refused to
move, so I watched it for a long time.  I am out at night a lot in breeding
season and Route 30 between Long Lake and Tupper Lake also has remarkable
numbers of woodcocks - you can stop nearly anywhere along that road and hear
several.

 

An adult *Golden Eagle was observed soaring over Long Lake this afternoon by
Charlotte Demers and myself as we drove to Long Lake from Tupper Lake.

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY


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[nysbirds-l] EPCAL - calverton

[leormand .]

EPCAL was very quiet birdwise but there were a lot of Kestrels around on
the Western runway.  I checked the old radar station on the north side of
25 and found even more Kestrels - there were probably 10 utilizing that
site.  There are very few perches at the radar site due to a recent mowing
which seems to concentrate the birds.

Nothing else of note

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