[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Collared-Dove - Wilson Tuscarora State Park

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

While I was off stalking the Glossy Ibis, Betsy went to the nearby park to
look for warblers.  She dipped on the warblers but came up with a EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVE instead.  She first heard it singing, followed the sound, then
found it on a wire.  Unfortunately, it flew before she could snap a photo.
The location was near the bathrooms at the northeast corner of the park,
near the boat launch into Wilson Harbor.  After dinner this evening, I went
with her to look for it but we were unable to find it.  I would like to
think it is still around, and I will likely try again in the morning, but
the location so near the lake suggests that it is a bird on the move.

 

Good birding!

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 29 August 2014

[Ben Cacace]

- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Aug. 29, 2014
* NYNY1408.29

- Birds mentioned

AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER+
COMMON RINGED PLOVER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

King Eider
Cory's Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Gannet
Bald Eagle
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
AMERICAN AVOCET
Solitary Sandpiper
Whimbrel
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
MARBLED GODWIT
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
Royal Tern
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Cape May Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
LARK SPARROW
BLUE GROSBEAK
DICKCISSEL

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Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
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Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

To report sightings call:
Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day)
Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island)

Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, August 29th
2014 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are COMMON RINGED PLOVER,
AMERICAN AVOCET, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, MARBLED GODWIT, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER,
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER, DICKCISSEL, BLUE GROSBEAK and
LARK SPARROW.

Last Sunday at Cupsogue County Park in Westhampton Dunes a male COMMON
RINGED PLOVER was skillfully picked out from among the shorebirds gathered
on the mudflats north of the Cupsogue parking lot. The bird was shortly
lost as the tide dropped further and the shorebirds spread out. But later
in the afternoon as the tide was rising the plover again appeared on the
flats where it was nicely photographed. Regrettably the bird did not do the
same routine on Monday and has not been relocated since.

Also on the flats at Cupsogue one or two MARBLED GODWITS have been spending
time between the flats themselves on the large bar that opens up in the
inlet just to the west. Showing very different behavior on Monday an
HUDSONIAN GODWIT stopped for less than a minute on the flats before
continuing east similar to an earlier WHIMBREL that at least stayed for a
few minutes. Other shorebirds there featured two quick visits from an
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER Monday and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER while ROYAL TERN
numbers have grown to over 20. Offshore Monday morning were single CORY'S
SHEARWATER and NORTHERN GANNET.

At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the successful Shorebird Festival last
Saturday featured very nice looks at a MARBLED GODWIT on the East Pond with
a decent variety of other shorebirds there including several WESTERN
SANDPIPERS plus a flyover adult BALD EAGLE. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER showed up
on the East Pond Wednesday and continued at least through Thursday.

An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen today in the tidal marsh at the Oceanside
Marine Nature Study Area where SOLITARY SANDPIPERS and juvenile WESTERN
SANDPIPER were in the pools along the boardwalk by the ballfields west of
Jones Beach field 2 last Saturday.

A young male KING EIDER was spotted today off Plumb Beach in Brooklyn and a
WHIMBREL also appeared there. Three AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were at Floyd
Bennett Field today.

A fishing trip to Block Canyon Wednesday noted 3 CORY'S SHEARWATER, one
SOOTY SHEARWATER and 20 AUDUBON'S SHEARWATERS plus 71 WILSON'S
STORM-PETRELS.

Some interesting landbirds this past week began with a DICKCISSEL at the
Marine Park Saltmarsh Nature Center in Brooklyn and an OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER at Floyd Bennett Field last Saturday these followed by a BLUE
GROSBEAK in Brooklyn's Green-wood Cemetery and a LARK SPARROW at Heckscher
State Park both on Sunday. An early CAPE MAY WARBLER was spotted at Leeds
Pond Preserve in Manhasset last Sunday and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT appeared
at Jones Beach West End today. Other recently reported warblers have
included BAY-BREASTED, PRAIRIE and HOODED plus the expected early migration
species. Even RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH appeared locally Thursday.

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weekdays call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483.

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[nysbirds-l] Glossy Ibis - Goose (Stafford's) Pond, Oak Orchard WMA, Genesee County

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

Like Pat Martin yesterday, I was able to get very good views of the Plegadis
ibis at Goose Pond today and confirm that it is a GLOSSY.  The bird was at
the far northeast corner of the marsh.  My description is below in my eBird
checklist.  Lots of shorebirds here too.  A SORA was nice to see.

 

Good birding!

Willie

 

Oak Orchard WMA--Stafford Marsh overlook, Genesee, US-NY Aug 29, 2014 11:20
AM - 2:30 PM

Protocol: Traveling

1.2 mile(s)

Comments: I walked from the southwest end of the marsh almost to the
northeast end, moving up to the edge of the marsh to study the ibis and
shorebirds here.  I was distracted much of the time by dragonflies.
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.5.1

36 species

 

Wood Duck  X

Mallard  X

Blue-winged Teal  X

Northern Shoveler  4

Green-winged Teal  X

Hooded Merganser  X

Great Blue Heron  X

Great Egret  X

Glossy Ibis  1 Good views in good light, about 50-60 yards away.
Unfortunately, I left my camera in the car but I scoped the bird.
Long-legged wader with a heavy long decurved bill.  Much smaller than a
Great Blue Heron but much larger than the many yellowlegs (both species)
nearby.  Plumage overall was very dark, appearing blackish at a distance.
Wings and tail were dark greenish, body dark brownish.  The underside and
top side of the spread wings were all dark (bird spread wings and also took
a short flight).  Short whitish streaks on the rear crown, sides and back of
neck.  Very thin line light blue from top part of bill to top of eyes, which
did not go around the back of the eye.  Very thin light blue line from lower
part of base of bill to lower part of eyes, which also did not go around the
back of the eye.  Facial skin between these lines was dark.  The eyes were
dark.  There were no reddish or pinkish tones in the facial skin nor the
eyes.  The legs were dark with no reddish tones at the joints.  The bill was
grayish at the base but most of the bill was a fleshy brown color.

Turkey Vulture  4

Sora  1 seen well as it walked on the mud near some cattails.

Common Gallinule  3

Semipalmated Plover  X

Killdeer  X

Solitary Sandpiper  5

Greater Yellowlegs  6

Lesser Yellowlegs  82

Stilt Sandpiper  2

Least Sandpiper  X

Semipalmated Sandpiper  2

Short-billed Dowitcher  10 all juveniles.

Wilson's Snipe  5

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Purple Martin  1

Tree Swallow  X

Barn Swallow  X

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Marsh Wren  2

Gray Catbird  3

Cedar Waxwing  6

Eastern Meadowlark  2

American Goldfinch  2

 

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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Coast Birds +"yellow bellied" Kingbird

[Sean Sime]

Birds were obviously on the move today.

I was able to see both the young male King Eider and Whimbrel this morning
at Plumb Beach. For those not familiar with the location it is located
along the Belt Parkway just west of Flatbush Avenue.
I spent the middle of the day searching Gravesend Bay following a report of
a probably Brown Booby flying west off Ft. Tilden in Queens. I did not
locate any Sulids, but even at the mid day hour there was visible migration
in effect with 5 Baltimore Orioles, 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and a
Louisiana Waterthrush all moving west through Coney Island Creek Park.
Scoping the pilings across the creek a Lesser Black-backed Gull was resting
with Herring Gulls.
While running errands after birding I had a "yellow bellied" Kingbird fly
over me near 6th Ave and 64th Street in Bay Ridge. The bird was heading SE
just over the treetops. Unfortunately, no bins and no camera so this one
will remain nameless.

Good birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn King Eider - NO

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hi all,
I arrived to Plumb Beach at about 11am and searched for the King Eider
together with two other birders for almost 2 hours without connecting with
it. When we started working along the beach towards the eastern end a group
of jet skiers blasted back and forth off the beach. I'm guessing they may
have been what drove the eider away.

Maybe someone else with a bit of luck will relocate it?

not so good birding, and the train back home went local...

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

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[nysbirds-l] Avocet info.

[syschiff]

Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside 29 August

With the approaching high tide, the Avocet along with most of the birds in the 
pool west of the pond flew off. (High tide is 40 minutes past Jones Inlet).  
After a review with Mike Farina, staff Biologist, it appears that sightings in 
prior years were from 2 days to a month in one case. So, fair chance the Avocet 
will show tomorrow morning.

Other birds of interest were a Cooper's Hawk, imm. Little Blue Heron and a 
SEASIDE SPARROW.

Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] avocet Oceanside nature center

[David Klauber]

Sy Schiff found an Avocet at Oceanside this mroning. It was still present at 11 
AM in the flats / pools west of the Osprey platform 
  
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Marbled Godwit - Cupsogue, Suffolk County

[Arie Gilbert]

For those interested, I visited the flats yesterday [8-28-14] late 
evening, and the Marbled Godwit was still present .


Arie Gilbert
North Babylon, NY



On 8/16/2014 9:30 AM, Eileen Schwinn wrote:

Currently being seen on the sand flats at Cupsogue, one Marbled Godwit.  
Earlier this AM, a Black Tern, two Horned Larks and two Little Blue Egrets were 
seen as well as a Clapper Rail with three young and a flock of seven Royal 
Terns.
Eileen Schwinn and
Multiple Observers from the Eastern Long Island Audubon Society Field Trip to 
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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn King Eider - YES

[Rob Jett]

As of around 10am the bird was just a short distance from the shore and 
slightly east of the rock jetty.

Thanks Shane for my first Kings King Eider.

Good birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Chat at Jones Beach

[Steve Walter]

Yellow - breasted Chat in the hedgerow adjacent to the coast guard station at 
about 7:30. East end of the hedgerow. Not showing itself much, though. Not a 
whole lot else on migrants.

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[nysbirds-l] KING EIDER Plum Beach/Brooklyn

[Heydi]

I tried to post an update earlier, but looks like it didn't go through.  The 
King Eider was still present when I left around 7:30 am, and Keir Randall  
reported that it is still there, (around 8:30) now closer to shore.

Good luck if you go!

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Brooklyn, NY
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[nysbirds-l] KING EIDER Plum Beach/Brooklyn

[Shane Blodgett]

Young male King Eider swimming west 100 yards off Plum Beach towards Sheepshead 
Bay Marina in Brooklyn Kings County.

Shane  Blodgett 
Brooklyn NY

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[nysbirds-l] Possible Brown Booby - Queens

[Corey Finger]

Luke Musher and I just had what we are reasonably certain was a young Brown 
Booby flying west past Fort Tilden. It was headed along the north shore of 
Staten Island when we lost sight of it. Luke got distant pics that we hope will 
confirm the ID when we get them on the computer.

If you can get to the vicinity of the Verrazano Bridge it might be worth taking 
a look.

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[nysbirds-l] Possible Brown Booby - Queens

[Corey Finger]

Luke Musher and I just had what we are reasonably certain was a young Brown 
Booby flying west past Fort Tilden. It was headed along the north shore of 
Staten Island when we lost sight of it. Luke got distant pics that we hope will 
confirm the ID when we get them on the computer.

If you can get to the vicinity of the Verrazano Bridge it might be worth taking 
a look.

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[nysbirds-l] KING EIDER Plum Beach/Brooklyn

[Heydi]

I tried to post an update earlier, but looks like it didn't go through.  The 
King Eider was still present when I left around 7:30 am, and Keir Randall  
reported that it is still there, (around 8:30) now closer to shore.

Good luck if you go!

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[nysbirds-l] Chat at Jones Beach

[Steve Walter]

Yellow - breasted Chat in the hedgerow adjacent to the coast guard station at 
about 7:30. East end of the hedgerow. Not showing itself much, though. Not a 
whole lot else on migrants.

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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn King Eider - YES

[Rob Jett]

As of around 10am the bird was just a short distance from the shore and 
slightly east of the rock jetty.

Thanks Shane for my first Kings King Eider.

Good birding,

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Marbled Godwit - Cupsogue, Suffolk County

[Arie Gilbert]

For those interested, I visited the flats yesterday [8-28-14] late 
evening, and the Marbled Godwit was still present .


Arie Gilbert
North Babylon, NY



On 8/16/2014 9:30 AM, Eileen Schwinn wrote:

Currently being seen on the sand flats at Cupsogue, one Marbled Godwit.  
Earlier this AM, a Black Tern, two Horned Larks and two Little Blue Egrets were 
seen as well as a Clapper Rail with three young and a flock of seven Royal 
Terns.
Eileen Schwinn and
Multiple Observers from the Eastern Long Island Audubon Society Field Trip to 
Cupsogue






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[nysbirds-l] avocet Oceanside nature center

[David Klauber]

Sy Schiff found an Avocet at Oceanside this mroning. It was still present at 11 
AM in the flats / pools west of the Osprey platform 
  
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[nysbirds-l] Avocet info.

[syschiff]

Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside 29 August

With the approaching high tide, the Avocet along with most of the birds in the 
pool west of the pond flew off. (High tide is 40 minutes past Jones Inlet).  
After a review with Mike Farina, staff Biologist, it appears that sightings in 
prior years were from 2 days to a month in one case. So, fair chance the Avocet 
will show tomorrow morning.

Other birds of interest were a Cooper's Hawk, imm. Little Blue Heron and a 
SEASIDE SPARROW.

Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn King Eider - NO

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hi all,
I arrived to Plumb Beach at about 11am and searched for the King Eider
together with two other birders for almost 2 hours without connecting with
it. When we started working along the beach towards the eastern end a group
of jet skiers blasted back and forth off the beach. I'm guessing they may
have been what drove the eider away.

Maybe someone else with a bit of luck will relocate it?

not so good birding, and the train back home went local...

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Coast Birds +yellow bellied Kingbird

[Sean Sime]

Birds were obviously on the move today.

I was able to see both the young male King Eider and Whimbrel this morning
at Plumb Beach. For those not familiar with the location it is located
along the Belt Parkway just west of Flatbush Avenue.
I spent the middle of the day searching Gravesend Bay following a report of
a probably Brown Booby flying west off Ft. Tilden in Queens. I did not
locate any Sulids, but even at the mid day hour there was visible migration
in effect with 5 Baltimore Orioles, 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and a
Louisiana Waterthrush all moving west through Coney Island Creek Park.
Scoping the pilings across the creek a Lesser Black-backed Gull was resting
with Herring Gulls.
While running errands after birding I had a yellow bellied Kingbird fly
over me near 6th Ave and 64th Street in Bay Ridge. The bird was heading SE
just over the treetops. Unfortunately, no bins and no camera so this one
will remain nameless.

Good birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Glossy Ibis - Goose (Stafford's) Pond, Oak Orchard WMA, Genesee County

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

Like Pat Martin yesterday, I was able to get very good views of the Plegadis
ibis at Goose Pond today and confirm that it is a GLOSSY.  The bird was at
the far northeast corner of the marsh.  My description is below in my eBird
checklist.  Lots of shorebirds here too.  A SORA was nice to see.

 

Good birding!

Willie

 

Oak Orchard WMA--Stafford Marsh overlook, Genesee, US-NY Aug 29, 2014 11:20
AM - 2:30 PM

Protocol: Traveling

1.2 mile(s)

Comments: I walked from the southwest end of the marsh almost to the
northeast end, moving up to the edge of the marsh to study the ibis and
shorebirds here.  I was distracted much of the time by dragonflies.
Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.5.1

36 species

 

Wood Duck  X

Mallard  X

Blue-winged Teal  X

Northern Shoveler  4

Green-winged Teal  X

Hooded Merganser  X

Great Blue Heron  X

Great Egret  X

Glossy Ibis  1 Good views in good light, about 50-60 yards away.
Unfortunately, I left my camera in the car but I scoped the bird.
Long-legged wader with a heavy long decurved bill.  Much smaller than a
Great Blue Heron but much larger than the many yellowlegs (both species)
nearby.  Plumage overall was very dark, appearing blackish at a distance.
Wings and tail were dark greenish, body dark brownish.  The underside and
top side of the spread wings were all dark (bird spread wings and also took
a short flight).  Short whitish streaks on the rear crown, sides and back of
neck.  Very thin line light blue from top part of bill to top of eyes, which
did not go around the back of the eye.  Very thin light blue line from lower
part of base of bill to lower part of eyes, which also did not go around the
back of the eye.  Facial skin between these lines was dark.  The eyes were
dark.  There were no reddish or pinkish tones in the facial skin nor the
eyes.  The legs were dark with no reddish tones at the joints.  The bill was
grayish at the base but most of the bill was a fleshy brown color.

Turkey Vulture  4

Sora  1 seen well as it walked on the mud near some cattails.

Common Gallinule  3

Semipalmated Plover  X

Killdeer  X

Solitary Sandpiper  5

Greater Yellowlegs  6

Lesser Yellowlegs  82

Stilt Sandpiper  2

Least Sandpiper  X

Semipalmated Sandpiper  2

Short-billed Dowitcher  10 all juveniles.

Wilson's Snipe  5

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Purple Martin  1

Tree Swallow  X

Barn Swallow  X

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Marsh Wren  2

Gray Catbird  3

Cedar Waxwing  6

Eastern Meadowlark  2

American Goldfinch  2

 

View this checklist online at
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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 29 August 2014

[Ben Cacace]

- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Aug. 29, 2014
* NYNY1408.29

- Birds mentioned

AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER+
COMMON RINGED PLOVER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

King Eider
Cory's Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Gannet
Bald Eagle
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
AMERICAN AVOCET
Solitary Sandpiper
Whimbrel
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
MARBLED GODWIT
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
Royal Tern
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Cape May Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
LARK SPARROW
BLUE GROSBEAK
DICKCISSEL

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You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44(at)nybirds{dot}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

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

To report sightings call:
Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day)
Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island)

Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, August 29th
2014 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are COMMON RINGED PLOVER,
AMERICAN AVOCET, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, MARBLED GODWIT, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER,
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER, DICKCISSEL, BLUE GROSBEAK and
LARK SPARROW.

Last Sunday at Cupsogue County Park in Westhampton Dunes a male COMMON
RINGED PLOVER was skillfully picked out from among the shorebirds gathered
on the mudflats north of the Cupsogue parking lot. The bird was shortly
lost as the tide dropped further and the shorebirds spread out. But later
in the afternoon as the tide was rising the plover again appeared on the
flats where it was nicely photographed. Regrettably the bird did not do the
same routine on Monday and has not been relocated since.

Also on the flats at Cupsogue one or two MARBLED GODWITS have been spending
time between the flats themselves on the large bar that opens up in the
inlet just to the west. Showing very different behavior on Monday an
HUDSONIAN GODWIT stopped for less than a minute on the flats before
continuing east similar to an earlier WHIMBREL that at least stayed for a
few minutes. Other shorebirds there featured two quick visits from an
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER Monday and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER while ROYAL TERN
numbers have grown to over 20. Offshore Monday morning were single CORY'S
SHEARWATER and NORTHERN GANNET.

At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the successful Shorebird Festival last
Saturday featured very nice looks at a MARBLED GODWIT on the East Pond with
a decent variety of other shorebirds there including several WESTERN
SANDPIPERS plus a flyover adult BALD EAGLE. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER showed up
on the East Pond Wednesday and continued at least through Thursday.

An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen today in the tidal marsh at the Oceanside
Marine Nature Study Area where SOLITARY SANDPIPERS and juvenile WESTERN
SANDPIPER were in the pools along the boardwalk by the ballfields west of
Jones Beach field 2 last Saturday.

A young male KING EIDER was spotted today off Plumb Beach in Brooklyn and a
WHIMBREL also appeared there. Three AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were at Floyd
Bennett Field today.

A fishing trip to Block Canyon Wednesday noted 3 CORY'S SHEARWATER, one
SOOTY SHEARWATER and 20 AUDUBON'S SHEARWATERS plus 71 WILSON'S
STORM-PETRELS.

Some interesting landbirds this past week began with a DICKCISSEL at the
Marine Park Saltmarsh Nature Center in Brooklyn and an OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER at Floyd Bennett Field last Saturday these followed by a BLUE
GROSBEAK in Brooklyn's Green-wood Cemetery and a LARK SPARROW at Heckscher
State Park both on Sunday. An early CAPE MAY WARBLER was spotted at Leeds
Pond Preserve in Manhasset last Sunday and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT appeared
at Jones Beach West End today. Other recently reported warblers have
included BAY-BREASTED, PRAIRIE and HOODED plus the expected early migration
species. Even RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH appeared locally Thursday.

To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 or
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[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Collared-Dove - Wilson Tuscarora State Park

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

While I was off stalking the Glossy Ibis, Betsy went to the nearby park to
look for warblers.  She dipped on the warblers but came up with a EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVE instead.  She first heard it singing, followed the sound, then
found it on a wire.  Unfortunately, it flew before she could snap a photo.
The location was near the bathrooms at the northeast corner of the park,
near the boat launch into Wilson Harbor.  After dinner this evening, I went
with her to look for it but we were unable to find it.  I would like to
think it is still around, and I will likely try again in the morning, but
the location so near the lake suggests that it is a bird on the move.

 

Good birding!

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