[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 1 January 2016

[Ben Cacace]

- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 1, 2016
* NYNY1601.01

- Birds mentioned
SWAINSON'S HAWK+
COMMON MURRE+
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+
PAINTED BUNTING+

(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Snow Goose
Brant (subspecies "Black Brant")
TUNDRA SWAN
EURASIAN WIGEON
Green-winged Teal (Eurasian form "Common Teal")
TUFTED DUCK
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Northern Gannet
Great Egret
Black Vulture
Clapper Rail
Virginia Rail
Long-billed Dowitcher
DOVEKIE
Razorbill
BLACK GUILLEMOT
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Laughing Gull
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Barn Owl
SNOWY OWL
Barred Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Common Raven
Marsh Wren
Black-and-white Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
LARK SPARROW
Dickcissel
Rusty Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin

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

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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, January 1st
2016 at 8pm. The highlights of today's tape are PAINTED BUNTING, SWAINSON'S
HAWK, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, BLACK GUILLEMOT, COMMON MURRE, DOVEKIE,
TUFTED DUCK, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, BLACK-HEADED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL,
SNOWY OWL, TUNDRA SWAN, EURASIAN WIGEON, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, LARK
SPARROW and CLAY-COLORED SPARROW.

The two Christmas Counts held last Sunday started out with heavy fog but at
least it wasn't snow.

The Bronx-Westchester recorded 115 species including an interesting late
movement of SNOW GEESE with several flocks producing a total of 377 plus 4
NORTHERN GANNETS, a GREAT EGRET, 2 BLACK VULTURES, 3 VIRGINIA RAILS, 15
LAUGHING GULLS, single SNOWY, BARRED and NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, 8 COMMON
RAVENS, MARSH WREN, a BLACK-AND-WHITE and 3 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 32
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and a PINE SISKIN. Count period birds included RED-NECKED
GREBE and another BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER the latter new for the count.

The Smithtown Count highlights included 45 SNOWY GEESE, EURASIAN WIGEON and
Eurasian form of GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the Setauket Mill Pond, one CLAPPER
and 2 VIRGINIA RAILS, 4 RAZORBILLS, 1 GLAUCOUS and 2 ICELAND GULLS, 2 BARN
OWLS, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at Blydenburgh County Park near the north
entrance off New Mill Road, one each of COMMON RAVEN, MARSH WREN, BALTIMORE
ORIOLE, PURPLE FINCH and 6 PINE SISKINS,

Otherwise this week's rarities mostly featured lingering birds but the
incoming cold weather might change that. There are also a few surprises
today. The male PAINTED BUNTING at Prospect Park in Brooklyn continues
around the green roof of the LeFrak Center and Skating Rink in the
southeastern corner of the park and just to the west of there the immature
BLACK-HEADED GULL can usually be found around the western portion of
Prospect Lake. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER has also continued in the park in
the Wellhouse area.

On Staten Island the immature SWAINSON'S HAWK remains at Freshkills Park
which unfortunately has very restricted access so birders generally must
cope with scanning the landfill from the outside hoping the SWAINSON'S
flies by. It has been seen a few times from near the Dick's Sporting Goods
store off Richmond Avenue near Richmond Hill Road as this area is near the
East Mound where the hawk appears to frequent.

The young male TUFTED DUCK was still on Lake Capri in West Islip today this
lake on the north side of Route 27A 0.7 miles west of the Robert Moses
Causeway. A little west of there at least 9 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS continue
along Santapogue Creek off Venetian Boulevard in Lindenhurst and out in the
Montauk area the ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER found on the count on the 19th was
still foraging at Fort Hill Cemetery today located just west of the Montauk
Manor. The cemetery can be reached from Essex Street. Look along the brush
line especially on the north and east sides of the cemetery and at Montauk
Point besides good numbers of RAZORBILLS other alcids reported today
included a BLACK GUILLEMOT just off the rocks in front of the lighthouse, a
COMMON MURRE off the point in the afternoon and a flyby DOVEKIE. Also there
were the drake KING EIDER and HARLEQUIN DUCK and a GLAUCOUS GULL was

[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull at Premium Mill Pond, Larchmont (Westchester County)

[James Coe]

I posted the sighting down below on Nov 30, 2014.   Again yesterday,  Jan 2,
2016,   I saw a Black-headed Gull at the same location.  

 

Yesterday's bird was in adult basic plumage - and I am intrigued that it may
be the same individual that was seen last winter as an immature along the
shore of northern New Rochelle and Larchmont at the Premium Mill Pond. 

 

The gull was seen (and photographed)  swimming in the back left corner of
the Mill Pond -(if you are looking from Red Bridge on Pryer Manor Road) -
at around 3:30 PM yesterday.

 

Nothing else remarkable was spotted on the water.There were about  15
Hooded Mergansers, a few American Wigeon,  a pair of Mute Swans,  and a few
dozen Mallards and Canada Geese. 

 

Jim Coe

 

 

From: James Coe [mailto:j...@jamescoe.com] 
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2014 12:22 AM
To: 'NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu'
Subject: Black-headed Gull at Premium Mill Pond, Larchmont (Westchester
County)

 

On an otherwise lackluster and rather routine afternoon of birding the
Premium Mill Pond and Larchmont shoreline, I found one immature Black-headed
Gull wading along the shore of the Mill Pond at low tide, with a Ring-bill.

 

I was just visiting the area for the holiday, but I grew up nearby, and have
birded the Premium Mill Pond area consistently for more than 40 years.  This
was the very first Black-headed Gull I've seen in Larchmont. 

 

Photo posted on Flicker:   https://www.flickr.com/photos/128937910@N05/15291103373;
title="BlackheadGull Premium 11 28 14 by James Coe, on Flickr">https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7564/15291103373_ae7dd338d8_z.jpg;
width="640" height="480" alt="BlackheadGull Premium 11 28 14">

 

 

 

 

James Coe

168 Alcove Road

Hannacroix, NY  12087

 

518 731-6981

www.jamescoe.com 

 


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[nysbirds-l] Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch--end of season and wrapup

[Andy Mason]

The 2015 season wrapped up today at the Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch, near
Oneonta, NY, sponsored by the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Soc.-the 27th
continuous year of counting at this site.  No birds were recorded on light
to moderate SW winds, with snow limiting visibility.

 

Counting began Aug. 25 and included 100 dates of coverage.

 

It was an off year at the hawkwatch.  Total raptors tallied were 4312-18%
below the 13 year average since full-time coverage began.  Several species
were 40-50% down from this average, including Osprey, Sharp-shinned and
Cooper's Hawk.  Red-tailed Hawk was down 23%, Golden Eagle 21%, and American
Kestrel 59%.

 

The few bright spots were Bald Eagle, up 39% and Peregrine Falcon 23%.

 

The biggest Broad-winged Hawk day was 9/15, with 480 birds.  There were four
double-digit Golden Eagle days, including 26 on both 10/30 and 11/14.  The
peak day for red-tails was 10/30, with 188.

 

There is not a clear reason for the declines.  A warm fall with few strong
cold fronts is probably a factor.  The warm December was particularly dismal
with only 30 birds counted during 15 days of coverage.  Western Pennsylvania
sites had big numbers of Golden Eagles early on, suggesting the birds passed
through NY west of Franklin Mt.  And there is evidence that Red-tailed Hawks
may be migrating in fewer numbers, remaining north due to warming
conditions.

 

All data for the Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch is available at www.hawkcount.org.

 

Many thanks to our dedicated team of volunteer counters and spotters who put
in nearly 600 hours of coverage:  Larry Dake, Fred Fries, Becky Gretton,
Steve Hall, Richard Hendricks, Marilyn Leahy. Andy Mason, Pam Peters, Leslie
Preston, and Tom Salo.  Special recognition to Steve Hall who covered over
half of the dates this season.

 

Andy Mason 

 

 

Andrew Mason

1039 Peck St.

Jefferson, NY  12093

(607) 652-2162

andyma...@earthling.net

 


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Painted Bunting

[James Vellozzi]

On the matter of the painted bunting why doesn't everyone just stop feeding 
birds at bird feeders. Let's assume an oriole or some other bird that belongs 
in warmer places arrives then we should definitely stop feeding birds.  




James Vellozzi 


> On Jan 3, 2016, at 6:48 PM, Rob Bate  wrote:
> 
> It has come to our attention that at least one individual has been attempting 
> to lure the Painted Bunting with meal worms, ostensibly to get a better 
> photograph opportunity.  PABU, being a seed eater with a plentiful supply of 
> food on the Lefrak Greenroof, has no need of supplemental nutrition and 
> inappropriate feeding could potentially interfere with his impulse to leave 
> for warmer climes should the weather around here turn really nasty. 
> 
> Many of the people who still come to see the PP-PABU come from the general 
> public and photographer populations and may have little acquaintance with the 
> ethics of birding hammered out by countless birder hours in the field.  As 
> members of the birding community it behooves us to try and educate people a 
> bit on birding ethics and perhaps reduce some of the more potentially harmful 
> and disruptive behavior. 
> 
> People have been generally respectful of the plantings and stay mostly on the 
> paths, and we certainly don't have the crowds of a few weeks ago, but there 
> are always those who, either from ignorance or high motivation, step into the 
> planted areas for a closer look, and now we may have some who may be trying 
> to feed the PABU, also from ignorance or motivation.  
> 
> Please be polite and instructive when working with these people so as to help 
> correct the unwanted behavior as well as maintain the good reputation birders 
> have as caretakers of wildlife and natural habitat.  I have found that the 
> large percentage of people respond favorably once they understand the 
> dynamics of the greenroof and needs of the Painted Bunting.
> 
> Rob Bate
> Brooklyn
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[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Painted Bunting

[Rob Bate]

It has come to our attention that at least one individual has been
attempting to lure the Painted Bunting with meal worms, ostensibly to get a
better photograph opportunity.  PABU, being a seed eater with a plentiful
supply of food on the Lefrak Greenroof, has no need of supplemental
nutrition and inappropriate feeding could potentially interfere with his
impulse to leave for warmer climes should the weather around here turn
really nasty.

Many of the people who still come to see the PP-PABU come from the general
public and photographer populations and may have little acquaintance with
the ethics of birding hammered out by countless birder hours in the field.
As members of the birding community it behooves us to try and educate
people a bit on birding ethics and perhaps reduce some of the more
potentially harmful and disruptive behavior.

People have been generally respectful of the plantings and stay mostly on
the paths, and we certainly don't have the crowds of a few weeks ago, but
there are always those who, either from ignorance or high motivation, step
into the planted areas for a closer look, and now we may have some who may
be trying to feed the PABU, also from ignorance or motivation.

Please be polite and instructive when working with these people so as to
help correct the unwanted behavior as well as maintain the good reputation
birders have as caretakers of wildlife and natural habitat.  I have found
that the large percentage of people respond favorably once they understand
the dynamics of the greenroof and needs of the Painted Bunting.

Rob Bate
Brooklyn

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[nysbirds-l] Continues: King Eider, Montauk Point

[tomster101]

Adult male King Eider previously reported continues in same location.

Tom Moran
Shoreham


Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S® 4 mini ™, an AT 4G LTE smartphone

 Original message From: mscheibe...@gmail.com 
Date:01/01/2016  11:21 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: NYSBIRDS 
 Cc:  Subject: [nysbirds-l] King 
Eider, Montauk Point 
Adult male with mixed flock of scoters, mostly surf; viewing now from 
rocks directly seaward of the lighthouse
Mike & Lynne Scheibel
Brookhaven 

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[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake

[Tim Healy]

Between errands this morning I briefly stopped at Hempstead Lake to search for 
some year birds I missed on yesterday's CBC. There's at least one Rusty 
Blackbird in the area between around the trails by the southernmost lake: I 
might've heard some calls in response to her vocalizations. Also saw four pairs 
of Wigeons (south lake), five Shovelers (north lake), a female Wood Duck (north 
lake, with Canadas), many Ruddy Ducks (south lake), and a few Black Ducks among 
the many Mallards. Large flocks of both Fish and American crowd are moving 
through the area as well. Plenty of other typical woodland birds around as 
well. 

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26640638

Cheers, and Happy New Year!
-Tim H


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[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull-Prospect Park Brooklyn

[Deborah Martin]

10:15 AM-Black-headed Gull continues on lake. 

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[nysbirds-l] PABU - Prospect Park

[Deborah Martin]

9:30 AM Painted Bunting continues at Prospect Park usual area. 

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[nysbirds-l] TUDU continues @ Lake Capri

[Andrew Baksh]

The Tufted Duck (TUDU) continues this morning on Lake Capri.

Nice number of Redheads (for LI) also on the pond.

Cheers,

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Painted Bunting

[James Vellozzi]

On the matter of the painted bunting why doesn't everyone just stop feeding 
birds at bird feeders. Let's assume an oriole or some other bird that belongs 
in warmer places arrives then we should definitely stop feeding birds.  




James Vellozzi 


> On Jan 3, 2016, at 6:48 PM, Rob Bate  wrote:
> 
> It has come to our attention that at least one individual has been attempting 
> to lure the Painted Bunting with meal worms, ostensibly to get a better 
> photograph opportunity.  PABU, being a seed eater with a plentiful supply of 
> food on the Lefrak Greenroof, has no need of supplemental nutrition and 
> inappropriate feeding could potentially interfere with his impulse to leave 
> for warmer climes should the weather around here turn really nasty. 
> 
> Many of the people who still come to see the PP-PABU come from the general 
> public and photographer populations and may have little acquaintance with the 
> ethics of birding hammered out by countless birder hours in the field.  As 
> members of the birding community it behooves us to try and educate people a 
> bit on birding ethics and perhaps reduce some of the more potentially harmful 
> and disruptive behavior. 
> 
> People have been generally respectful of the plantings and stay mostly on the 
> paths, and we certainly don't have the crowds of a few weeks ago, but there 
> are always those who, either from ignorance or high motivation, step into the 
> planted areas for a closer look, and now we may have some who may be trying 
> to feed the PABU, also from ignorance or motivation.  
> 
> Please be polite and instructive when working with these people so as to help 
> correct the unwanted behavior as well as maintain the good reputation birders 
> have as caretakers of wildlife and natural habitat.  I have found that the 
> large percentage of people respond favorably once they understand the 
> dynamics of the greenroof and needs of the Painted Bunting.
> 
> Rob Bate
> Brooklyn
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[nysbirds-l] Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch--end of season and wrapup

[Andy Mason]

The 2015 season wrapped up today at the Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch, near
Oneonta, NY, sponsored by the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Soc.-the 27th
continuous year of counting at this site.  No birds were recorded on light
to moderate SW winds, with snow limiting visibility.

 

Counting began Aug. 25 and included 100 dates of coverage.

 

It was an off year at the hawkwatch.  Total raptors tallied were 4312-18%
below the 13 year average since full-time coverage began.  Several species
were 40-50% down from this average, including Osprey, Sharp-shinned and
Cooper's Hawk.  Red-tailed Hawk was down 23%, Golden Eagle 21%, and American
Kestrel 59%.

 

The few bright spots were Bald Eagle, up 39% and Peregrine Falcon 23%.

 

The biggest Broad-winged Hawk day was 9/15, with 480 birds.  There were four
double-digit Golden Eagle days, including 26 on both 10/30 and 11/14.  The
peak day for red-tails was 10/30, with 188.

 

There is not a clear reason for the declines.  A warm fall with few strong
cold fronts is probably a factor.  The warm December was particularly dismal
with only 30 birds counted during 15 days of coverage.  Western Pennsylvania
sites had big numbers of Golden Eagles early on, suggesting the birds passed
through NY west of Franklin Mt.  And there is evidence that Red-tailed Hawks
may be migrating in fewer numbers, remaining north due to warming
conditions.

 

All data for the Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch is available at www.hawkcount.org.

 

Many thanks to our dedicated team of volunteer counters and spotters who put
in nearly 600 hours of coverage:  Larry Dake, Fred Fries, Becky Gretton,
Steve Hall, Richard Hendricks, Marilyn Leahy. Andy Mason, Pam Peters, Leslie
Preston, and Tom Salo.  Special recognition to Steve Hall who covered over
half of the dates this season.

 

Andy Mason 

 

 

Andrew Mason

1039 Peck St.

Jefferson, NY  12093

(607) 652-2162

andyma...@earthling.net

 


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[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull at Premium Mill Pond, Larchmont (Westchester County)

[James Coe]

I posted the sighting down below on Nov 30, 2014.   Again yesterday,  Jan 2,
2016,   I saw a Black-headed Gull at the same location.  

 

Yesterday's bird was in adult basic plumage - and I am intrigued that it may
be the same individual that was seen last winter as an immature along the
shore of northern New Rochelle and Larchmont at the Premium Mill Pond. 

 

The gull was seen (and photographed)  swimming in the back left corner of
the Mill Pond -(if you are looking from Red Bridge on Pryer Manor Road) -
at around 3:30 PM yesterday.

 

Nothing else remarkable was spotted on the water.There were about  15
Hooded Mergansers, a few American Wigeon,  a pair of Mute Swans,  and a few
dozen Mallards and Canada Geese. 

 

Jim Coe

 

 

From: James Coe [mailto:j...@jamescoe.com] 
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2014 12:22 AM
To: 'NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu'
Subject: Black-headed Gull at Premium Mill Pond, Larchmont (Westchester
County)

 

On an otherwise lackluster and rather routine afternoon of birding the
Premium Mill Pond and Larchmont shoreline, I found one immature Black-headed
Gull wading along the shore of the Mill Pond at low tide, with a Ring-bill.

 

I was just visiting the area for the holiday, but I grew up nearby, and have
birded the Premium Mill Pond area consistently for more than 40 years.  This
was the very first Black-headed Gull I've seen in Larchmont. 

 

Photo posted on Flicker:   https://www.flickr.com/photos/128937910@N05/15291103373;
title="BlackheadGull Premium 11 28 14 by James Coe, on Flickr">https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7564/15291103373_ae7dd338d8_z.jpg;
width="640" height="480" alt="BlackheadGull Premium 11 28 14">

 

 

 

 

James Coe

168 Alcove Road

Hannacroix, NY  12087

 

518 731-6981

www.jamescoe.com 

 


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[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Painted Bunting

[Rob Bate]

It has come to our attention that at least one individual has been
attempting to lure the Painted Bunting with meal worms, ostensibly to get a
better photograph opportunity.  PABU, being a seed eater with a plentiful
supply of food on the Lefrak Greenroof, has no need of supplemental
nutrition and inappropriate feeding could potentially interfere with his
impulse to leave for warmer climes should the weather around here turn
really nasty.

Many of the people who still come to see the PP-PABU come from the general
public and photographer populations and may have little acquaintance with
the ethics of birding hammered out by countless birder hours in the field.
As members of the birding community it behooves us to try and educate
people a bit on birding ethics and perhaps reduce some of the more
potentially harmful and disruptive behavior.

People have been generally respectful of the plantings and stay mostly on
the paths, and we certainly don't have the crowds of a few weeks ago, but
there are always those who, either from ignorance or high motivation, step
into the planted areas for a closer look, and now we may have some who may
be trying to feed the PABU, also from ignorance or motivation.

Please be polite and instructive when working with these people so as to
help correct the unwanted behavior as well as maintain the good reputation
birders have as caretakers of wildlife and natural habitat.  I have found
that the large percentage of people respond favorably once they understand
the dynamics of the greenroof and needs of the Painted Bunting.

Rob Bate
Brooklyn

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[nysbirds-l] PABU - Prospect Park

[Deborah Martin]

9:30 AM Painted Bunting continues at Prospect Park usual area. 

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[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull-Prospect Park Brooklyn

[Deborah Martin]

10:15 AM-Black-headed Gull continues on lake. 

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[nysbirds-l] TUDU continues @ Lake Capri

[Andrew Baksh]

The Tufted Duck (TUDU) continues this morning on Lake Capri.

Nice number of Redheads (for LI) also on the pond.

Cheers,

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

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> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
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[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake

[Tim Healy]

Between errands this morning I briefly stopped at Hempstead Lake to search for 
some year birds I missed on yesterday's CBC. There's at least one Rusty 
Blackbird in the area between around the trails by the southernmost lake: I 
might've heard some calls in response to her vocalizations. Also saw four pairs 
of Wigeons (south lake), five Shovelers (north lake), a female Wood Duck (north 
lake, with Canadas), many Ruddy Ducks (south lake), and a few Black Ducks among 
the many Mallards. Large flocks of both Fish and American crowd are moving 
through the area as well. Plenty of other typical woodland birds around as 
well. 

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26640638

Cheers, and Happy New Year!
-Tim H


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[nysbirds-l] Continues: King Eider, Montauk Point

[tomster101]

Adult male King Eider previously reported continues in same location.

Tom Moran
Shoreham


Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S® 4 mini ™, an AT 4G LTE smartphone

 Original message From: mscheibe...@gmail.com 
Date:01/01/2016  11:21 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: NYSBIRDS 
 Cc:  Subject: [nysbirds-l] King 
Eider, Montauk Point 
Adult male with mixed flock of scoters, mostly surf; viewing now from 
rocks directly seaward of the lighthouse
Mike & Lynne Scheibel
Brookhaven 

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