[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 17 April 2015
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Apr. 17, 2015 * NYNY1504.17 - Birds Mentioned CRESTED CARACARA+ COMMON MURRE+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) EURASIAN WIGEON Red-necked Grebe Sooty Shearwater Northern Gannet Tricolored Heron Black Vulture Short-billed Dowitcher American Woodcock Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Least Tern Forster’s Tern Razorbill SNOWY OWL CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW Eastern Whip-poor-will Chimney Swift White-eyed Vireo Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow House Wren Marsh Wren Yellow Warbler YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44nybirdsorg 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 Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Gail Benson [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 17 at 8:00 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are CRESTED CARACARA, pelagic trip results including COMMON MURRE, CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW, SNOWY OWL, EURASIAN WIGEON and spring migrants, including YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER. A CRESTED CARACARA, the northern Crested species, has been present in the Montgomery area of Orange County since first being spotted there last Friday, the 10th. Though moving about a bit, the bird has recently been staying around Scott’s Corners Golf Course, especially along the entrance road to the golf course, where it has been consuming a former possum. The unfortunate bit of news, though, is that the CARACARA was looked for extensively today but could not be found. The CARACARA is missing its left eye, which might cause it to stay around longer. The golf course entrance road is off of the west side of Route 208 about a quarter mile or so north of Route 17K, east of Montgomery. Please do not park along this narrow road, but park at the golf course itself if you are looking for the bird there. A pelagic trip last Saturday sponsored by See Life Paulagics aboard the Brooklyn VI out of Sheepshead Bay encountered very cool waters for this time of year, presumably limiting the number and variety of birds seen. Highlights included three COMMON MURRES, one sitting bird in nice full breeding plumage, a small number of RAZORBILLS, 11 RED-NECKED GREBES, and a single SOOTY SHEARWATER. Over 100 NORTHERN GANNETS were tallied, and a decent following of gulls included an immature GLAUCOUS, 3 ICELANDS and 9 or so LESSER BLACK-BACKEDS in varying plumages. Another interesting lingering bird has been a CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW roosting during the day in bare trees in Bryant Park in central Manhattan, first seen there last Monday and still present today. It’s easy to conjecture that the Chuck’s stay in what seems rather unlikely habitat for this species might be due to an unpleasant encounter with one of the surrounding buildings while migrating. This park is off 6th Avenue on the south side of 42nd Street, and the Chuck has been in trees in the northeast corner of the park. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK, perhaps also a building strike victim, was very visible just off the southeast corner of the lawn Monday; a number of injured WOODCOCKS have been treated in the city recently, some with better results than others. Among the winter species this week, a SNOWY OWL was still near Shinnecock Inlet Wednesday, a drake EURASIAN WIGEON was on Playland Lake in Rye, Westchester County, on Thursday, and single GLAUCOUS GULLS were seen on Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn, Saturday and on Wednesday at Jones Beach Field 6 and at Orient Point County Park. Besides at Connetquot River State Park, two other YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS featured one still around the south end of Valley Stream State Park Saturday and one at Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island starting on Saturday. EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILLS were singing in Amagansett on eastern Long Island last Tuesday and should be returning to most breeding areas shortly. Four BLACK VULTURES were noted together over the east side of Manhattan last Saturday. Other seasonal migrants continue to drift into our area, some new reports include TRICOLORED HERON Thursday in Oceanside, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER at Cedar Beach, LEAST TERN along with more FORSTER’S TERNS, additional CHIMNEY SWIFTS, a WHITE-EYED VIREO last Saturday in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, HOUSE WREN from Monday and MARSH WREN on Tuesday, and a few more BANK and CLIFF SWALLOWS; new Warblers have featured YELLOW WARBLER in Westchester Monday, and NORTHERN
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 4/17, & prev. dates
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Perhaps some fresh migration tonight / tomorrow to further liven the season... a lot of individuals passed this week (& the past weekend) but many species also were represented by just one or a few individuals at Central Park. A smattering of modestly-early arrivals, also a definite push of migrants that overshot CP and a lot more that found their way farther north. Incidentally, raptor migration has been in full swing, with Broad-winged Hawks & other spp. moving, as seen from traditional watch-sites around the region. At least a few birds were reported in addition to the list below: Glossy Ibis, Killdeer, American Woodcock, Yellowlegs [sp.!], Belted Kingfisher, Merlin, Common Raven & likely a few others. This list also leaves out some common / resident species that have been around all year along with the 3 "feral" urban species (Rock Pigeon, Euro. or "common" Starling, and House Sparrow.) Central Park sightings from Sun. 4/12 thru today: Friday, 17 April 2015 Common Loon (reservoir; breeding plumage, present thru today 4/17) Pied-billed Grebe (seen earlier in week, reservoir) Double-crested Cormorant (many, reservoir, etc.) Great Blue Heron (singles) Great Egret (multiple) Snowy Egret (a few low flyovers & 1 or 2 at reservoir on some mornings) Green Heron (Meer, today, 4/17) Black-crowned Night-Heron (multiple) Black Vulture (at least 2 earlier in the week, and the past weekend) Turkey Vulture (multiple) Wood Duck (several still around) Gadwall American Black Duck Northern Shoveler (few remaining at reservoir) Bufflehead (fairly good no's. lingering) Red-breasted Merganser (earlier in week, res.) Hooded Merganser (several thru at least Wed.) Ruddy Duck (at least 2 lingering to today, res.) Osprey (few fly-overs) Bald Eagle (several fly-overs in the past 6 days) Sharp-shinned Hawk Broad-winged Hawk (several, & 1 in park 4/14) Red-tailed Hawk American Coot (few at reservoir earlier in week) Solitary Sandpiper (sunrise; Meer, Thurs. 4/16) Spotted Sandpiper (several sightings, reservoir) Laughing Gull (1, reservoir earlier in week, not first of year) Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Mourning Dove Chimney Swift (very few, from 4/15) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Ramble Wed. 4/15) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (most passed thru now) Yellow-shafted Flicker (many thru the week) American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Eastern Phoebe (few; almost none lingering) Blue-headed Vireo (1 as of 4/14; few more today) Tree Swallow (earlier in week & prior dates) N. Rough-winged Swallow (multiple) Bank Swallow (at least 1 today, Meer, also earlier) Barn Swallow (multiple, including many fly-overs) Cliff Swallow (1 today, after missing for 5 days, Meer) Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch (small numbers) White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper (mostly passed thru now) Carolina Wren House Wren (1, poss. 2, Ramble & vic.) Winter Wren (at least several thru the week) Blue Jay (many) American Crow Fish Crow (pr. active across n. end recently) Golden-crowned Kinglet (few lingering) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (multiple) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (multiple) Hermit Thrush (multiple, more expected soon) Brown Thrasher (more than a few spring arrivals; few had wintered) Cedar Waxwing (small numbers, so far) Northern Parula (1 seen singing, Summit Rock, early a.m. today 4/17) [Myrtle] Yellow-rumped Warbler (modest no's. so far) Pine Warbler (multiple, esp. in areas in south half of park) Palm Warbler (many thru week) Black-and-white Warbler (1 or 2, north end, from 4/14-16) Northern Waterthrush (singing, from 4/15) Louisiana Waterthrush (a few continuing) Common Yellowthroat (at least 2 continuing, modestly early) Eastern Towhee (many earlier in week & continuing today) Field Sparrow (small no's. this week) Chipping Sparrow (fair no's., now diminished) Savannah Sparrow (few this week) "red" Fox Sparrow (last seen 4/13?) Song Sparrow (lingering nesters etc.) Swamp Sparrow (still modest no's.) White-throated Sparrow (many migrants, overwintered ones moved on) Dark-eyed Junco (still a few in north end, 4/17) Brown-headed Cowbird Eastern Meadowlark (Monday 4/13, one, Great Lawn) Rusty Blackbird (several thru week, & most moved on) Common Grackle Red-winged Blackbird Baltimore Oriole (adult male, early, 4/14, n. of reservoir by tennis courts) Pine Siskin (a few, earlier in week) Purple Finch (many on passage as fly-thrus, also a few in Ramble area) American Goldfinch (modest no's.) Good spring birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- 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:
[nysbirds-l] Montgomery Caracara
Today I spent from about 1:30pm to 4:00pm looking for the Caracara at the golf course, up the road from there where I has perched and across the river at its' ORIGINAL location without finding the bird. There were other birders also in the area and none were successful today. Not good news for those who were not able to get here during the week and were counting on a weekend trip. If any good reports come in we will let all know.Best wishes and GOOD BIRDING, Ken McDermott -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] blue winged teal, FOS barnswallows and chipping sparrows
Beginning to look a lot more spring-like in East Hampton these days. Georgica Cove has a pair of blue winged teal that seem to have arrived this morning, multiple barn swallows and lots of female red-winged blackbirds, joining the tree swallows and male red wings who arrived a few weeks ago. Chipping sparrow have replaced the juncos, although a few white throated sparrows remain. Jane F. Ross International Education Consultant 1112 Park Avenue New York, New York 10128 212-348-7975 / 631-324-3296 -- 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] Tricolored Heron
This is a second hand report that the Tricolored Heron found yesterday at the Oceanside Marine Study preserve in the town of Oceanside was refound by Bob Berlingeri as it flew into the eastside of the preserve by the golf course bulkheads. I had the bird this morning fly out from the westside to the marshes across from the Osprey platform. Robert A. Proniewych -- 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] Letter to Riverhead Town Board RE- EPCAL by Luke Orman
Thank you Luke, for sending this well done letter to Riverhead Town Board. I have been bothered about this for some time. When I inquired, of the Riverhead Police Dept., I was told that if I wanted to have permission to go birding in the parks and town open fields all I needed to get was a hunting license. It seems that when one has a hunting license you have permission to go anywhere in and around these public areas that traditionally permitted hunting. Is not this insane? It simply reflects the traditional nature of this Suffolk area population and its politics. We could and should get this up dated changed! It is out of date!! There are a lot more people birding out here than hunting and they all probably vote more than the remaining number of traditional hunters. Andrew Murphy In a message dated 4/17/2015 9:29:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, andya...@aol.com writes: Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: "leormand ." <_leormand@gmail.com_ (mailto:leorm...@gmail.com) > Date: April 16, 2015 at 9:55:37 PM EDT To: NYSBIRDS-L-for posts posts <_NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu_ (mailto:NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu) > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Letter to Riverhead Town Board RE- EPCAL Reply-To: "leormand ." <_leormand@gmail.com_ (mailto:leorm...@gmail.com) > All: I have drafted and sent a letter to the Riverhead Town Board regarding runway access to EPCAL and have included some of my favorite images. The letter and images can be seen by viewing the link below. I encourage all of you who have visited EPCAL over the years to contact the Board. If our voices are strong, we cannot be ignored. Intimidating people who are birding on public land with the threat of JAIL is absurd and preposterous. Thank you. http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2015/04/epcal-letter-to-riverhead-town -board.html On a note related to actual birds, I saw a Merlin devouring a small bird this morning while on my morning run in East Patchogue. -- - Luke Orman _www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com_ (http://www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: _Welcome and Basics_ (http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME) _Rules and Information_ (http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES) _Subscribe, Configuration and Leave_ (http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm) Archives: _The Mail Archive_ (http://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: 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] Caracara Reports? - Montgomery Co.
Hi All, In the past 45 min., I have checked both the Scott's Corners Golf Course as well as the original spot on River Road where the bird was first found. At this time I have not located the bird but will continue to check likely local locations. For those slightly north, Blue Chip Farm and the the surrounding area, would be an ideal spot for this bird. Curt McDermott Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 17, 2015, at 11:58 AM, "Phillip Magnussen" > wrote: > > Good day, > > I wonder if anyone has reports (positive or negative) regarding the Crested > Caracara in Montgomery County. > > Með Kveðju, > Phillip W Magnussen > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to 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] Caracara Reports? - Montgomery Co.
Good day, I wonder if anyone has reports (positive or negative) regarding the Crested Caracara in Montgomery County. Með Kveðju, Phillip W Magnussen -- 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] Broad-winged Hawks/Palm Warblers/Pine Warblers/White-throated Sparrow, etc.
4/17/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) * First-of-the-season Bufflehead - on the Little Tupper Lake outlet (they have been moving through for nearly a week now) Ruffed Grouse - 2 along Sabattis Circle Road (one drumming) Common Loon - one on Long Lake Great Blue Heron - at the small (yearly) rookery on Minnow Pond along Route 30 in Long Lake. The bird was sitting up in the nest in foggy conditions with Minnow Pond below - still totally frozen! (Photo on Facebook.) *Broad-winged Hawk - 2; 1 perched along Route 30 in Long Lake (photos on my Facebook page below) and 1 outside our home Hermit Thrush - singing that lovely song at dawn outside our home! *Palm Warbler - at least 4 singing at Sabattis Bog Chipping Sparrow - flocks still moving through Fox Sparrow - we've had a singing Fox Sparrow outside our home for 4 days now and there was one singing along Sabattis Road. *White-throated Sparrow - singing outside our home this morning Rusty Blackbird - 3 flew over Sabattis Bog vocalizing 4/16/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) & Newcomb (Essex Co.) *Common Loon - arrival on Long Lake - report from Bill Labes, Long Lake *Belted Kingfisher - at the Newcomb Adirondack Interpretive Center (AIC) between Rich Lake and Belden Lake *Pine Warbler - 2; one singing in the pines at the parking area for the Newcomb AIC and one singing near Belden Lake Fox Sparrow - singing near the parking area for the Newcomb AIC Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders 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] Addition to last post
(6) FOS N. Gannet, in fairly close to shore, seen from Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays. 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] Bryant Park, NYC: Chuck-will's-widow continues
Hi all, Before going to work I spent a few minutes looking for The Chuck. It's still here. Today it is roosting on a branch right above the most northern path inside the park. If you stand on that path near the bathrooms in the NE corner, look West and up above the path, you'll find the Chuck. good urban birding, Anders Peltomaa Manhattan ‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.' – Martin Luther King, Jr. -- 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] From The Sound to The Ocean
On Thursday, I spent from ~ 1015 to 1330 getting some good exercise, but not many birds, at the North Fork Preserve, Jamesport. There were at least 3 Turkey Vultures, with the possibility of that # swelling up to 6, unless "Lonesome George" was responsible for #'s 3 to 6. The only other bird of interest was an E. Phoebe. After a stop at home for lunch, I proceeded down to Dune Road (Post Lane to Shinnicock Inlet) and saw the following species: FOS Great Cormorant ; FOS Black-crowned Night-Heron; FOS Greater Yellowlegs (5-6) ; FOS Boat-tailed Grackle( (4) no females) all singing. 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] From The Sound to The Ocean
On Thursday, I spent from ~ 1015 to 1330 getting some good exercise, but not many birds, at the North Fork Preserve, Jamesport. There were at least 3 Turkey Vultures, with the possibility of that # swelling up to 6, unless Lonesome George was responsible for #'s 3 to 6. The only other bird of interest was an E. Phoebe. After a stop at home for lunch, I proceeded down to Dune Road (Post Lane to Shinnicock Inlet) and saw the following species: FOS Great Cormorant ; FOS Black-crowned Night-Heron; FOS Greater Yellowlegs (5-6) ; FOS Boat-tailed Grackle( (4) no females) all singing. 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] Addition to last post
(6) FOS N. Gannet, in fairly close to shore, seen from Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays. 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] Bryant Park, NYC: Chuck-will's-widow continues
Hi all, Before going to work I spent a few minutes looking for The Chuck. It's still here. Today it is roosting on a branch right above the most northern path inside the park. If you stand on that path near the bathrooms in the NE corner, look West and up above the path, you'll find the Chuck. good urban birding, Anders Peltomaa Manhattan ‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.' – Martin Luther King, Jr. -- 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] Letter to Riverhead Town Board RE- EPCAL by Luke Orman
Thank you Luke, for sending this well done letter to Riverhead Town Board. I have been bothered about this for some time. When I inquired, of the Riverhead Police Dept., I was told that if I wanted to have permission to go birding in the parks and town open fields all I needed to get was a hunting license. It seems that when one has a hunting license you have permission to go anywhere in and around these public areas that traditionally permitted hunting. Is not this insane? It simply reflects the traditional nature of this Suffolk area population and its politics. We could and should get this up dated changed! It is out of date!! There are a lot more people birding out here than hunting and they all probably vote more than the remaining number of traditional hunters. Andrew Murphy In a message dated 4/17/2015 9:29:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, andya...@aol.com writes: Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: leormand . _leormand@gmail.com_ (mailto:leorm...@gmail.com) Date: April 16, 2015 at 9:55:37 PM EDT To: NYSBIRDS-L-for posts posts _NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu_ (mailto:NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu) Subject: [nysbirds-l] Letter to Riverhead Town Board RE- EPCAL Reply-To: leormand . _leormand@gmail.com_ (mailto:leorm...@gmail.com) All: I have drafted and sent a letter to the Riverhead Town Board regarding runway access to EPCAL and have included some of my favorite images. The letter and images can be seen by viewing the link below. I encourage all of you who have visited EPCAL over the years to contact the Board. If our voices are strong, we cannot be ignored. Intimidating people who are birding on public land with the threat of JAIL is absurd and preposterous. Thank you. http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2015/04/epcal-letter-to-riverhead-town -board.html On a note related to actual birds, I saw a Merlin devouring a small bird this morning while on my morning run in East Patchogue. -- - Luke Orman _www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com_ (http://www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: _Welcome and Basics_ (http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME) _Rules and Information_ (http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES) _Subscribe, Configuration and Leave_ (http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm) Archives: _The Mail Archive_ (http://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: 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] Caracara Reports? - Montgomery Co.
Hi All, In the past 45 min., I have checked both the Scott's Corners Golf Course as well as the original spot on River Road where the bird was first found. At this time I have not located the bird but will continue to check likely local locations. For those slightly north, Blue Chip Farm and the the surrounding area, would be an ideal spot for this bird. Curt McDermott Sent from my iPhone On Apr 17, 2015, at 11:58 AM, Phillip Magnussen pwmagnus...@gmail.com wrote: Good day, I wonder if anyone has reports (positive or negative) regarding the Crested Caracara in Montgomery County. Með Kveðju, Phillip W Magnussen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to 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] Broad-winged Hawks/Palm Warblers/Pine Warblers/White-throated Sparrow, etc.
4/17/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) * First-of-the-season Bufflehead - on the Little Tupper Lake outlet (they have been moving through for nearly a week now) Ruffed Grouse - 2 along Sabattis Circle Road (one drumming) Common Loon - one on Long Lake Great Blue Heron - at the small (yearly) rookery on Minnow Pond along Route 30 in Long Lake. The bird was sitting up in the nest in foggy conditions with Minnow Pond below - still totally frozen! (Photo on Facebook.) *Broad-winged Hawk - 2; 1 perched along Route 30 in Long Lake (photos on my Facebook page below) and 1 outside our home Hermit Thrush - singing that lovely song at dawn outside our home! *Palm Warbler - at least 4 singing at Sabattis Bog Chipping Sparrow - flocks still moving through Fox Sparrow - we've had a singing Fox Sparrow outside our home for 4 days now and there was one singing along Sabattis Road. *White-throated Sparrow - singing outside our home this morning Rusty Blackbird - 3 flew over Sabattis Bog vocalizing 4/16/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) Newcomb (Essex Co.) *Common Loon - arrival on Long Lake - report from Bill Labes, Long Lake *Belted Kingfisher - at the Newcomb Adirondack Interpretive Center (AIC) between Rich Lake and Belden Lake *Pine Warbler - 2; one singing in the pines at the parking area for the Newcomb AIC and one singing near Belden Lake Fox Sparrow - singing near the parking area for the Newcomb AIC Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders 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] Caracara Reports? - Montgomery Co.
Good day, I wonder if anyone has reports (positive or negative) regarding the Crested Caracara in Montgomery County. Með Kveðju, Phillip W Magnussen -- 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] blue winged teal, FOS barnswallows and chipping sparrows
Beginning to look a lot more spring-like in East Hampton these days. Georgica Cove has a pair of blue winged teal that seem to have arrived this morning, multiple barn swallows and lots of female red-winged blackbirds, joining the tree swallows and male red wings who arrived a few weeks ago. Chipping sparrow have replaced the juncos, although a few white throated sparrows remain. Jane F. Ross International Education Consultant 1112 Park Avenue New York, New York 10128 212-348-7975 / 631-324-3296 -- 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] Montgomery Caracara
Today I spent from about 1:30pm to 4:00pm looking for the Caracara at the golf course, up the road from there where I has perched and across the river at its' ORIGINAL location without finding the bird. There were other birders also in the area and none were successful today. Not good news for those who were not able to get here during the week and were counting on a weekend trip. If any good reports come in we will let all know.Best wishes and GOOD BIRDING,Ken McDermott -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 4/17, prev. dates
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Perhaps some fresh migration tonight / tomorrow to further liven the season... a lot of individuals passed this week ( the past weekend) but many species also were represented by just one or a few individuals at Central Park. A smattering of modestly-early arrivals, also a definite push of migrants that overshot CP and a lot more that found their way farther north. Incidentally, raptor migration has been in full swing, with Broad-winged Hawks other spp. moving, as seen from traditional watch-sites around the region. At least a few birds were reported in addition to the list below: Glossy Ibis, Killdeer, American Woodcock, Yellowlegs [sp.!], Belted Kingfisher, Merlin, Common Raven likely a few others. This list also leaves out some common / resident species that have been around all year along with the 3 feral urban species (Rock Pigeon, Euro. or common Starling, and House Sparrow.) Central Park sightings from Sun. 4/12 thru today: Friday, 17 April 2015 Common Loon (reservoir; breeding plumage, present thru today 4/17) Pied-billed Grebe (seen earlier in week, reservoir) Double-crested Cormorant (many, reservoir, etc.) Great Blue Heron (singles) Great Egret (multiple) Snowy Egret (a few low flyovers 1 or 2 at reservoir on some mornings) Green Heron (Meer, today, 4/17) Black-crowned Night-Heron (multiple) Black Vulture (at least 2 earlier in the week, and the past weekend) Turkey Vulture (multiple) Wood Duck (several still around) Gadwall American Black Duck Northern Shoveler (few remaining at reservoir) Bufflehead (fairly good no's. lingering) Red-breasted Merganser (earlier in week, res.) Hooded Merganser (several thru at least Wed.) Ruddy Duck (at least 2 lingering to today, res.) Osprey (few fly-overs) Bald Eagle (several fly-overs in the past 6 days) Sharp-shinned Hawk Broad-winged Hawk (several, 1 in park 4/14) Red-tailed Hawk American Coot (few at reservoir earlier in week) Solitary Sandpiper (sunrise; Meer, Thurs. 4/16) Spotted Sandpiper (several sightings, reservoir) Laughing Gull (1, reservoir earlier in week, not first of year) Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Mourning Dove Chimney Swift (very few, from 4/15) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Ramble Wed. 4/15) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (most passed thru now) Yellow-shafted Flicker (many thru the week) American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Eastern Phoebe (few; almost none lingering) Blue-headed Vireo (1 as of 4/14; few more today) Tree Swallow (earlier in week prior dates) N. Rough-winged Swallow (multiple) Bank Swallow (at least 1 today, Meer, also earlier) Barn Swallow (multiple, including many fly-overs) Cliff Swallow (1 today, after missing for 5 days, Meer) Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch (small numbers) White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper (mostly passed thru now) Carolina Wren House Wren (1, poss. 2, Ramble vic.) Winter Wren (at least several thru the week) Blue Jay (many) American Crow Fish Crow (pr. active across n. end recently) Golden-crowned Kinglet (few lingering) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (multiple) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (multiple) Hermit Thrush (multiple, more expected soon) Brown Thrasher (more than a few spring arrivals; few had wintered) Cedar Waxwing (small numbers, so far) Northern Parula (1 seen singing, Summit Rock, early a.m. today 4/17) [Myrtle] Yellow-rumped Warbler (modest no's. so far) Pine Warbler (multiple, esp. in areas in south half of park) Palm Warbler (many thru week) Black-and-white Warbler (1 or 2, north end, from 4/14-16) Northern Waterthrush (singing, from 4/15) Louisiana Waterthrush (a few continuing) Common Yellowthroat (at least 2 continuing, modestly early) Eastern Towhee (many earlier in week continuing today) Field Sparrow (small no's. this week) Chipping Sparrow (fair no's., now diminished) Savannah Sparrow (few this week) red Fox Sparrow (last seen 4/13?) Song Sparrow (lingering nesters etc.) Swamp Sparrow (still modest no's.) White-throated Sparrow (many migrants, overwintered ones moved on) Dark-eyed Junco (still a few in north end, 4/17) Brown-headed Cowbird Eastern Meadowlark (Monday 4/13, one, Great Lawn) Rusty Blackbird (several thru week, most moved on) Common Grackle Red-winged Blackbird Baltimore Oriole (adult male, early, 4/14, n. of reservoir by tennis courts) Pine Siskin (a few, earlier in week) Purple Finch (many on passage as fly-thrus, also a few in Ramble area) American Goldfinch (modest no's.) Good spring birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- 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] NYC Area RBA: 17 April 2015
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Apr. 17, 2015 * NYNY1504.17 - Birds Mentioned CRESTED CARACARA+ COMMON MURRE+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) EURASIAN WIGEON Red-necked Grebe Sooty Shearwater Northern Gannet Tricolored Heron Black Vulture Short-billed Dowitcher American Woodcock Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Least Tern Forster’s Tern Razorbill SNOWY OWL CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW Eastern Whip-poor-will Chimney Swift White-eyed Vireo Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow House Wren Marsh Wren Yellow Warbler YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44atnybirdsdotorg 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 Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Gail Benson [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 17 at 8:00 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are CRESTED CARACARA, pelagic trip results including COMMON MURRE, CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW, SNOWY OWL, EURASIAN WIGEON and spring migrants, including YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER. A CRESTED CARACARA, the northern Crested species, has been present in the Montgomery area of Orange County since first being spotted there last Friday, the 10th. Though moving about a bit, the bird has recently been staying around Scott’s Corners Golf Course, especially along the entrance road to the golf course, where it has been consuming a former possum. The unfortunate bit of news, though, is that the CARACARA was looked for extensively today but could not be found. The CARACARA is missing its left eye, which might cause it to stay around longer. The golf course entrance road is off of the west side of Route 208 about a quarter mile or so north of Route 17K, east of Montgomery. Please do not park along this narrow road, but park at the golf course itself if you are looking for the bird there. A pelagic trip last Saturday sponsored by See Life Paulagics aboard the Brooklyn VI out of Sheepshead Bay encountered very cool waters for this time of year, presumably limiting the number and variety of birds seen. Highlights included three COMMON MURRES, one sitting bird in nice full breeding plumage, a small number of RAZORBILLS, 11 RED-NECKED GREBES, and a single SOOTY SHEARWATER. Over 100 NORTHERN GANNETS were tallied, and a decent following of gulls included an immature GLAUCOUS, 3 ICELANDS and 9 or so LESSER BLACK-BACKEDS in varying plumages. Another interesting lingering bird has been a CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW roosting during the day in bare trees in Bryant Park in central Manhattan, first seen there last Monday and still present today. It’s easy to conjecture that the Chuck’s stay in what seems rather unlikely habitat for this species might be due to an unpleasant encounter with one of the surrounding buildings while migrating. This park is off 6th Avenue on the south side of 42nd Street, and the Chuck has been in trees in the northeast corner of the park. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK, perhaps also a building strike victim, was very visible just off the southeast corner of the lawn Monday; a number of injured WOODCOCKS have been treated in the city recently, some with better results than others. Among the winter species this week, a SNOWY OWL was still near Shinnecock Inlet Wednesday, a drake EURASIAN WIGEON was on Playland Lake in Rye, Westchester County, on Thursday, and single GLAUCOUS GULLS were seen on Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn, Saturday and on Wednesday at Jones Beach Field 6 and at Orient Point County Park. Besides at Connetquot River State Park, two other YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS featured one still around the south end of Valley Stream State Park Saturday and one at Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island starting on Saturday. EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILLS were singing in Amagansett on eastern Long Island last Tuesday and should be returning to most breeding areas shortly. Four BLACK VULTURES were noted together over the east side of Manhattan last Saturday. Other seasonal migrants continue to drift into our area, some new reports include TRICOLORED HERON Thursday in Oceanside, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER at Cedar Beach, LEAST TERN along with more FORSTER’S TERNS, additional CHIMNEY SWIFTS, a WHITE-EYED VIREO last Saturday in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, HOUSE WREN from Monday and MARSH WREN on Tuesday, and a few more BANK and CLIFF SWALLOWS; new Warblers have featured YELLOW WARBLER in Westchester Monday, and NORTHERN
