[nysbirds-l] Many Morphs
After trying 3 X for the Rough-legged Hawk seen locally in the the Roanoke area of Riverhead by 2 local birders, and not connecting, I decided to try for at least one of the Ocean Pkwy/Jones Beach birds today. This trip became moot while driving through Calverton, en-route to the LIE, when a light-morph individual (my FOS) appeared over a field bordered by Manor La., Rt. 25, Edwards Ave and the "high line". This stroke of good fortune allowed me to "go locally", and since I was fairly close to the area that used to be the best bet out this way to see this specie, I headed for the Calverton Grasslands. While the light-morph bird found there probably was the 2nd of the day, it certainly could have been the one seen earlier. I then headed toward the Roanoke area, to try for the immature N. Goshawk seen intermittently by a couple of local birders (I've seen photograph) on Reeves Ave, between Roanoke Ave & Doctors Path. Reeves Ave has mostly been associated with goose flocks, sparrows, raptors and bison, and although today offered no goshawk, it did provide 4 species of raptors: N. Harrier (Gray Ghost); Red-ta[l Hawk; A. Kestrel and another light morph Rough-legged Hawk(either the 2nd or 3rd of the day) ! And now for the kicker - I may have also seen a white morph Gyrfalcon off of Reeves Ave too ! This quick glimpse happened while I was still in the car and trying to make a perched Red-tail into a Rough-legged. I was still behind the wheel, looking through the open passenger-side window, when suddenly I became aware of a large, mostly white bird flying through the back of my binocular field. I was able to move with it for a very short time, before it passed behind buildings, and out of sight. By the time I got to the other side of the house, etc., it was gone. The Red-tail was ~ 100 yards n/o the road, with the mystery bird way out in the field, ~ 3 to 4 X that distance. It was flying fairly low ( ~ 30 to 40' off the ground), body mostly white, with dark wing tips, while it's back appeared light gray. The "jizz" I received from this bird was not that of a an owl, harrier, goose, etc., but that of a flying "Gyr". Initially, I was not going to mention this sighting, since my perception of this quick encounter could be faulty, but because of other's past postings re: "a large, white, falcon type bird" in this general area, as well as Angus Wilson's urging to be on the lookout for it, I have ! 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Barrier Beach Raptors (Suffolk/Nassau Counties)
An otherwise unremarkable birding trip on the Jones Barrier Beach (Captree State Park to West End) was highlighted by eight species of raptors, including: Bald Eagle (2) - Two immature birds, one at Tobay, the other flying over the marsh at Jones as seen from Bay Parkway. Rough-legged Hawk (2) - one dark morph at Tobay, as seen from the parking lot. A second dark morph bird perched in a shrub right along the biking trail east of Field 6 (photo). Red-shouldered Hawk (1) - An immature bird sitting on a guardrail on the north side of the parkway west of the water tower (photo). Red-tailed Hawk (1) West End. Northern Harrier (5). Various Locations. Cooper's Hawk (1) - At West End. Merlin (1) - East of Field 6. Perergrine Falcon (1)- Jones Water Tower. An added bonus on our return home was a Common Raven loudly calling as it flew over our home in Babylon. Ken & Sue Feustel http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/ -- 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] GYRFALCON NO 2/11
Birder's et al, CORRECTION UPDATE: 2/11 2:05PM on location & #Gyrfalcon has NOT been seen TODAY Hoagerburgh Rd Wallkill, NY. Apologies for 2 past posts! The Internet is wonky up here. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hoagerburgh+Rd,+Wallkill,+NY+12589/@41.6312745,-74.2274051,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89dcd80fff500d4b:0x62624de00efc6f27 Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk, CT www.kymrygroup.com Cheers, Mardi W. Dickinson www.kymrygroup.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] GYRFALCON - NO 2/10
Birder's et al, UPDATE: 2/10 1:24PM on location & # has NOT been seen TODAY Hoagerburgh Rd Wallkill, NY. Apologies for past post broken link.corrected link https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hoagerburgh+Rd,+Wallkill,+NY+12589/@41.6312745,-74.2274051,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89dcd80fff500d4b:0x62624de00efc6f27 Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk, CT www.kymrygroup.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] GYRFALCON NO today 2/10
Birder's et al, UPDATE: 2/10 1:03PM on location & #GYRFALCON has NOT been seen TODAY Hoagerburgh Rd Wallkill, NY. http://t.co/TSFwV48EdZ #mardiwd Cheers, Mardi W. Dickinson Norwalk, CT www.kymrygroup.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] GYRFALCON NO 2/11
Birder's et al, CORRECTION UPDATE: 2/11 2:05PM on location #Gyrfalcon has NOT been seen TODAY Hoagerburgh Rd Wallkill, NY. Apologies for 2 past posts! The Internet is wonky up here. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hoagerburgh+Rd,+Wallkill,+NY+12589/@41.6312745,-74.2274051,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89dcd80fff500d4b:0x62624de00efc6f27 Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk, CT www.kymrygroup.com Cheers, Mardi W. Dickinson www.kymrygroup.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] GYRFALCON - NO 2/10
Birder's et al, UPDATE: 2/10 1:24PM on location # has NOT been seen TODAY Hoagerburgh Rd Wallkill, NY. Apologies for past post broken link.corrected link https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hoagerburgh+Rd,+Wallkill,+NY+12589/@41.6312745,-74.2274051,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89dcd80fff500d4b:0x62624de00efc6f27 Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk, CT www.kymrygroup.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Many Morphs
After trying 3 X for the Rough-legged Hawk seen locally in the the Roanoke area of Riverhead by 2 local birders, and not connecting, I decided to try for at least one of the Ocean Pkwy/Jones Beach birds today. This trip became moot while driving through Calverton, en-route to the LIE, when a light-morph individual (my FOS) appeared over a field bordered by Manor La., Rt. 25, Edwards Ave and the high line. This stroke of good fortune allowed me to go locally, and since I was fairly close to the area that used to be the best bet out this way to see this specie, I headed for the Calverton Grasslands. While the light-morph bird found there probably was the 2nd of the day, it certainly could have been the one seen earlier. I then headed toward the Roanoke area, to try for the immature N. Goshawk seen intermittently by a couple of local birders (I've seen photograph) on Reeves Ave, between Roanoke Ave Doctors Path. Reeves Ave has mostly been associated with goose flocks, sparrows, raptors and bison, and although today offered no goshawk, it did provide 4 species of raptors: N. Harrier (Gray Ghost); Red-ta[l Hawk; A. Kestrel and another light morph Rough-legged Hawk(either the 2nd or 3rd of the day) ! And now for the kicker - I may have also seen a white morph Gyrfalcon off of Reeves Ave too ! This quick glimpse happened while I was still in the car and trying to make a perched Red-tail into a Rough-legged. I was still behind the wheel, looking through the open passenger-side window, when suddenly I became aware of a large, mostly white bird flying through the back of my binocular field. I was able to move with it for a very short time, before it passed behind buildings, and out of sight. By the time I got to the other side of the house, etc., it was gone. The Red-tail was ~ 100 yards n/o the road, with the mystery bird way out in the field, ~ 3 to 4 X that distance. It was flying fairly low ( ~ 30 to 40' off the ground), body mostly white, with dark wing tips, while it's back appeared light gray. The jizz I received from this bird was not that of a an owl, harrier, goose, etc., but that of a flying Gyr. Initially, I was not going to mention this sighting, since my perception of this quick encounter could be faulty, but because of other's past postings re: a large, white, falcon type bird in this general area, as well as Angus Wilson's urging to be on the lookout for it, I have ! 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/ --
