[nysbirds-l] State bird of New York...Eastern Bluebird

[Martin P. Pohl]

Not being a frequent mailer to the list...I do have to however report
spotting a beautiful & stunning bird at our house in the Catskills near
Woodstock today..
 
An Eastern Bluebird with his stunning colors !!!
My wife spotthe him sitting on the telephone wire and flying back and forth
between the ground picking a work and returning to the wire
ore nearby apple tree. Studying him through the Nikon glass, was stunning
and a truly beautiful encounter.
A red bellied woodpecker, 3 times the size of the bluebird also landed in
the apple treeanother stunner ...but the bluebird wouldn't want him
nearby.
 
That's the news from Boiceville, happy Monday everyone...
 
Martin Pohl
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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[nysbirds-l] State bird of New York...Eastern Bluebird

[Martin P. Pohl]

Not being a frequent mailer to the list...I do have to however report
spotting a beautiful & stunning bird at our house in the Catskills near
Woodstock today..
 
An Eastern Bluebird with his stunning colors !!!
My wife spotthe him sitting on the telephone wire and flying back and forth
between the ground picking a work and returning to the wire
ore nearby apple tree. Studying him through the Nikon glass, was stunning
and a truly beautiful encounter.
A red bellied woodpecker, 3 times the size of the bluebird also landed in
the apple treeanother stunner ...but the bluebird wouldn't want him
nearby.
 
That's the news from Boiceville, happy Monday everyone...
 
Martin Pohl
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For an update of our actvivities please visit:
  http://p-pohl-news.blogspot.com/
 
 
 
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[nysbirds-l] Palm/Pine/Yellow-rumped Warblers/Osprey/Red Crossbills/Sandhill Cranes & more

[Joan Collins]

4/17/16 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)

 

On this hot day in April, I found Coltsfoot in bloom (the first wildflower
of the season).  I bushwhacked off the Round Lake Trail to a beautiful
unnamed pond that was literally covered with vocalizing Wood Frogs - the
sound was deafening!  They were all just floating on the pond's surface and
for a moment, I thought how nice it must be to be a frog!  Here are some of
the birds found:

 

Bufflehead - pair on Little Tupper Lake

Ruffed Grouse - 2 observed and many heard drumming

Common Loon - pair on Little Tupper Lake

*Osprey - eating a fish (that was still alive) in a dead snag on Minnow Pond
in Long Lake

Belted Kingfisher - several, including a pair

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - many

Black-backed Woodpecker - 2 at Sabattis Bog calling back and forth

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Eastern Phoebe - several

Gray Jay - 4 (2 along Route 30 and 2 at the Round Lake Trailhead - they
followed me as I hiked out the trail to my car)

Boreal Chickadee - 1 at Sabattis Bog

Red-breasted Nuthatch - many excavating nest holes

Brown Creeper

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Palm Warbler - several singing at Sabattis Bog

*Yellow-rumped Warbler - several singing along the Round Lake Trail

 

4/16/16 Massawepie Mire (St. Lawrence Co.) and Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.)

 

On a half-day tour with 5 people (2 from Tupper Lake, 1 from Vermont, and 2
from Kansas) we hiked over 5 miles round trip at Massawepie and then found
the Sandhill Cranes in Tupper Lake.  Palm Warblers were numerous!  Here are
some of the species found:

 

Ruffed Grouse

Wild Turkey

Common Loon - observed early in the morning and vocalizing!

Bald Eagle - adult

Sandhill Crane - pair in the marshes along the Raquette River in Tupper Lake

Belted Kingfisher - pair

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - several drumming and calling

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker - several

Merlin - pair showing courtship behavior by their nest site!

Gray Jay - 2

Common Raven

Tree Swallow

Boreal Chickadee - 1

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper - many singing

Winter Wren - several singing

Golden-crowned Kinglet - many singing

*Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 (first-of-the-season)

Hermit Thrush - 1 calling

*Palm Warbler - many (first-of-the-season)

*Pine Warbler - 1 singing (first-of-the-season)

Fox Sparrow - 1 migrant singing

Purple Finch - many singing

Pine Siskin - everywhere!

 

We also heard Wood Frogs and observed Moose tracks in several locations at
Massawepie.  One small, orange butterfly was very briefly observed.  We
heard Northern Leopard Frogs near the marshes along the Raquette River in
Tupper Lake.

 

On my drive back to Long Lake, I found a pair of Red Crossbills drinking
water in a wetland along Route 30.  I also heard Spring Peepers at Shaw
Pond.

 

4/15/16 Long Lake and Tupper Lake

 

I drove to Spring Pond Bog.  The road is extremely muddy, so I didn't go
far.  I stopped to turn around in a particularly muddy section and found a
female Black-backed Woodpecker foraging right outside my car!  I observed a
Mourning Cloak on the long drive in.  Here are some of the species found:

 

Ruffed Grouse

Common Loon - Little Tupper Lake and Simon Pond

Sandhill Crane - pair in Tupper Lake

Black-backed Woodpecker - female in the Spring Pond Bog complex

Eastern Phoebe

Gray Jay - 5 (all in Long Lake - 2 at the Round Lake Trailhead, groups of 2
and 1 along Route 30)

*Tree Swallow - Tupper Lake

 

I added many new photos to my Facebook page below.

 

Joan Collins

President, NYS Ornithological Association

Editor, New York Birders

Long Lake, NY

(315) 244-7127 cell   

(518) 624-5528 home

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http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian

 

 


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[nysbirds-l] Palm/Pine/Yellow-rumped Warblers/Osprey/Red Crossbills/Sandhill Cranes & more

[Joan Collins]

4/17/16 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)

 

On this hot day in April, I found Coltsfoot in bloom (the first wildflower
of the season).  I bushwhacked off the Round Lake Trail to a beautiful
unnamed pond that was literally covered with vocalizing Wood Frogs - the
sound was deafening!  They were all just floating on the pond's surface and
for a moment, I thought how nice it must be to be a frog!  Here are some of
the birds found:

 

Bufflehead - pair on Little Tupper Lake

Ruffed Grouse - 2 observed and many heard drumming

Common Loon - pair on Little Tupper Lake

*Osprey - eating a fish (that was still alive) in a dead snag on Minnow Pond
in Long Lake

Belted Kingfisher - several, including a pair

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - many

Black-backed Woodpecker - 2 at Sabattis Bog calling back and forth

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Eastern Phoebe - several

Gray Jay - 4 (2 along Route 30 and 2 at the Round Lake Trailhead - they
followed me as I hiked out the trail to my car)

Boreal Chickadee - 1 at Sabattis Bog

Red-breasted Nuthatch - many excavating nest holes

Brown Creeper

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Palm Warbler - several singing at Sabattis Bog

*Yellow-rumped Warbler - several singing along the Round Lake Trail

 

4/16/16 Massawepie Mire (St. Lawrence Co.) and Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.)

 

On a half-day tour with 5 people (2 from Tupper Lake, 1 from Vermont, and 2
from Kansas) we hiked over 5 miles round trip at Massawepie and then found
the Sandhill Cranes in Tupper Lake.  Palm Warblers were numerous!  Here are
some of the species found:

 

Ruffed Grouse

Wild Turkey

Common Loon - observed early in the morning and vocalizing!

Bald Eagle - adult

Sandhill Crane - pair in the marshes along the Raquette River in Tupper Lake

Belted Kingfisher - pair

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - several drumming and calling

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker - several

Merlin - pair showing courtship behavior by their nest site!

Gray Jay - 2

Common Raven

Tree Swallow

Boreal Chickadee - 1

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper - many singing

Winter Wren - several singing

Golden-crowned Kinglet - many singing

*Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 (first-of-the-season)

Hermit Thrush - 1 calling

*Palm Warbler - many (first-of-the-season)

*Pine Warbler - 1 singing (first-of-the-season)

Fox Sparrow - 1 migrant singing

Purple Finch - many singing

Pine Siskin - everywhere!

 

We also heard Wood Frogs and observed Moose tracks in several locations at
Massawepie.  One small, orange butterfly was very briefly observed.  We
heard Northern Leopard Frogs near the marshes along the Raquette River in
Tupper Lake.

 

On my drive back to Long Lake, I found a pair of Red Crossbills drinking
water in a wetland along Route 30.  I also heard Spring Peepers at Shaw
Pond.

 

4/15/16 Long Lake and Tupper Lake

 

I drove to Spring Pond Bog.  The road is extremely muddy, so I didn't go
far.  I stopped to turn around in a particularly muddy section and found a
female Black-backed Woodpecker foraging right outside my car!  I observed a
Mourning Cloak on the long drive in.  Here are some of the species found:

 

Ruffed Grouse

Common Loon - Little Tupper Lake and Simon Pond

Sandhill Crane - pair in Tupper Lake

Black-backed Woodpecker - female in the Spring Pond Bog complex

Eastern Phoebe

Gray Jay - 5 (all in Long Lake - 2 at the Round Lake Trailhead, groups of 2
and 1 along Route 30)

*Tree Swallow - Tupper Lake

 

I added many new photos to my Facebook page below.

 

Joan Collins

President, NYS Ornithological Association

Editor, New York Birders

Long Lake, NY

(315) 244-7127 cell   

(518) 624-5528 home

http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/  

http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian

 

 


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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 4/16-17

[Thomas Fiore]

Article in the NY Times on birding in Central Park (shared already to  
this list, it is dated 4/17)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/nyregion/spotted-late-blooming-urban-bird-watcher.html

There's at least one N. Mockingbird in the north end of Central Park  
that's worked up a version of 'the wren', aka Winter Wren, which while  
not a convincing rendition of one of the most-complex passerine (or  
other) birdsongs on earth, is still impressive, if just for the  
dauntless airing of the attempt.  And from a different Mocker, a bit  
of a bobolink-burble is quite the wake-up, although it's sort of lost  
in the other portions of 'recalled' songs; not a mimidae member for  
naught.

Look for a good push of fresh arrivals of migrants in the next couple  
of days, starting Monday, on the southerly winds already in progress.
And don't be shocked if Tues. is also pretty good, for potential odd  
things & for some nice April raptor movement on the shifting-NW wind,
that is down in "raptor-poor" SE NY in the spring migration of them.

I had a mid-morning spin thru & past 4 of the midtown-to-West Village  
smaller parks in Manhattan, not finding all that much, & certainly  
nothing that had not been seen in recent days or prior.  Some of those  
overwintered Gray Catbirds made it thru and are looking o.k., while at  
least some of the birds that tried to overwinter may have either moved  
on or did not love the times when a temp. of zero F. was reached, or  
the snowdrift was 2 feet high... it seems a long time ago!

The U.S. Gulf Coast is where birds are massing & moving in the many- 
millions, right now - literally...
...
Saturday & Sunday, 16 & 17 April, 2016 -
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

Sunday, 17 April - While the weather induced some movement again in  
the overnight period, a lot of that was to the west of NYC, and the  
more modest movement in the city may have been as much of exodus as of  
influx.  However, some of the species that are fully-expected in the  
area as migrants were in, and a few were in reasonable numbers, if not  
close to peak.

It will wait another few days or so to find out if some early-spring  
migrants have already attained their max. no's. of the season at  
Central Park - species such as Pine Warbler, for example, which in a  
more typical spring may have reached a peak here by this date.  On  
some days this month, Pine Warbler totals in the park reached double- 
digit no's., but not often!  (It may have done so again this weekend,  
though - that's why it will be interesting to see if those no's. grow  
or decline in the next few days, as just a sampler of the migration  
thus far in 1 well-covered location.)

A modest search for Yellow-throated Warbler, mainly near its prior  
areas of observations, did not come up with the species, although I  
suspect that that individual was still floating about in the park, &  
perhaps still in the same "mid-park" general area.

One 'new' species in the park (as far as I know) was Rose-breasted  
Grosbeak, a male visiting the "lily ponds" trickle of water in the far  
n. woods, east of the Blockhouse, late in the day. It's not esp. early  
for that species, although the mass arrival is likely a few weeks  
yet.  One already reported (perhaps not to this list), is Yellow  
Warbler, which had been seen in the last week; one was present at the  
n. end of the park today, and in the Ramble area earlier in the week.  
A bit on the early side, but hardly unprecedented for Central.  These  
are single sightings, not representative of a more general arrival,  
for which the timing is later, but this year, who knows... if the  
arctic-influenced, "back-door" cold front pattern is wiped off the  
eastern seaboard's new calendar for the latter part of April, things  
may warm up in more ways than the temp's. in the migration of birds,  
locally. The general pattern has been one of suppression of land-bird  
migration for the most part lately, more evident at the near-coastal  
sites but also somewhat generally in much of the northeast.  At the  
same time, many expected mid-April arrivals have begun to reach  
breeding areas in the region, already.

The entire weekend featured at least 9 warbler species in Central, but  
nearly half may have been represented by singles. (Yellow-throated  
Warbler to at least Saturday, Ovenbird, Yellow Warbler, & N. Parula),  
while others were seen in mainly minimal no's. (Louisiana Waterthrush,  
Black-and-white Warbler, Pine Warbler, Palm Warbler, & Myrtle/Yellow- 
rumped Warbler).  There was also a reasonable 'rumor' of a (tenth)  
warbler species at the n. end of the park, but heard-only, so we'll  
wait to see it, soon.
..
Sat., 16 April -

A stronger push of migrants Friday night, more so of migrants that  
were already in the park, in particular:  Hermit Thrush, Ruby-crowned  
Kinglet, & various sparrows...  with a very 

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 4/16-17

[Thomas Fiore]

Article in the NY Times on birding in Central Park (shared already to  
this list, it is dated 4/17)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/nyregion/spotted-late-blooming-urban-bird-watcher.html

There's at least one N. Mockingbird in the north end of Central Park  
that's worked up a version of 'the wren', aka Winter Wren, which while  
not a convincing rendition of one of the most-complex passerine (or  
other) birdsongs on earth, is still impressive, if just for the  
dauntless airing of the attempt.  And from a different Mocker, a bit  
of a bobolink-burble is quite the wake-up, although it's sort of lost  
in the other portions of 'recalled' songs; not a mimidae member for  
naught.

Look for a good push of fresh arrivals of migrants in the next couple  
of days, starting Monday, on the southerly winds already in progress.
And don't be shocked if Tues. is also pretty good, for potential odd  
things & for some nice April raptor movement on the shifting-NW wind,
that is down in "raptor-poor" SE NY in the spring migration of them.

I had a mid-morning spin thru & past 4 of the midtown-to-West Village  
smaller parks in Manhattan, not finding all that much, & certainly  
nothing that had not been seen in recent days or prior.  Some of those  
overwintered Gray Catbirds made it thru and are looking o.k., while at  
least some of the birds that tried to overwinter may have either moved  
on or did not love the times when a temp. of zero F. was reached, or  
the snowdrift was 2 feet high... it seems a long time ago!

The U.S. Gulf Coast is where birds are massing & moving in the many- 
millions, right now - literally...
...
Saturday & Sunday, 16 & 17 April, 2016 -
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

Sunday, 17 April - While the weather induced some movement again in  
the overnight period, a lot of that was to the west of NYC, and the  
more modest movement in the city may have been as much of exodus as of  
influx.  However, some of the species that are fully-expected in the  
area as migrants were in, and a few were in reasonable numbers, if not  
close to peak.

It will wait another few days or so to find out if some early-spring  
migrants have already attained their max. no's. of the season at  
Central Park - species such as Pine Warbler, for example, which in a  
more typical spring may have reached a peak here by this date.  On  
some days this month, Pine Warbler totals in the park reached double- 
digit no's., but not often!  (It may have done so again this weekend,  
though - that's why it will be interesting to see if those no's. grow  
or decline in the next few days, as just a sampler of the migration  
thus far in 1 well-covered location.)

A modest search for Yellow-throated Warbler, mainly near its prior  
areas of observations, did not come up with the species, although I  
suspect that that individual was still floating about in the park, &  
perhaps still in the same "mid-park" general area.

One 'new' species in the park (as far as I know) was Rose-breasted  
Grosbeak, a male visiting the "lily ponds" trickle of water in the far  
n. woods, east of the Blockhouse, late in the day. It's not esp. early  
for that species, although the mass arrival is likely a few weeks  
yet.  One already reported (perhaps not to this list), is Yellow  
Warbler, which had been seen in the last week; one was present at the  
n. end of the park today, and in the Ramble area earlier in the week.  
A bit on the early side, but hardly unprecedented for Central.  These  
are single sightings, not representative of a more general arrival,  
for which the timing is later, but this year, who knows... if the  
arctic-influenced, "back-door" cold front pattern is wiped off the  
eastern seaboard's new calendar for the latter part of April, things  
may warm up in more ways than the temp's. in the migration of birds,  
locally. The general pattern has been one of suppression of land-bird  
migration for the most part lately, more evident at the near-coastal  
sites but also somewhat generally in much of the northeast.  At the  
same time, many expected mid-April arrivals have begun to reach  
breeding areas in the region, already.

The entire weekend featured at least 9 warbler species in Central, but  
nearly half may have been represented by singles. (Yellow-throated  
Warbler to at least Saturday, Ovenbird, Yellow Warbler, & N. Parula),  
while others were seen in mainly minimal no's. (Louisiana Waterthrush,  
Black-and-white Warbler, Pine Warbler, Palm Warbler, & Myrtle/Yellow- 
rumped Warbler).  There was also a reasonable 'rumor' of a (tenth)  
warbler species at the n. end of the park, but heard-only, so we'll  
wait to see it, soon.
..
Sat., 16 April -

A stronger push of migrants Friday night, more so of migrants that  
were already in the park, in particular:  Hermit Thrush, Ruby-crowned  
Kinglet, & various sparrows...  with a very 

RE: [nysbirds-l] Signs of Spring

[Shaibal Mitra]

Several times this week I've heard authentic-sounding "chuweeps," a la 
Semipalmated Plover, attributable to the local Mockingbirds. They know, it 
seems.

From: bounce-120381299-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-120381299-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Timothy Healy 
[tp...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2016 6:20 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Signs of Spring

I stopped by Jones Beach for about an hour early this afternoon. Boat-tailed 
Grackles were seen displaying on near the entrance gates. Spotted several Brown 
Thrashers in the median, one of which was gathering twigs. Some American crows 
were also seen carrying nest material. All loons encountered were in full 
breeding plumage. Yellow-rumped Warblers are looking sharp and singing more or 
less constantly. The Monk Parakeets next door to Norman J. Levy are 
continuously ferrying branches up to their nests on the stadium lights. Migrant 
numbers and diversity are still low for now. I heard a perfect Wood Thrush song 
in Central Park yesterday, which gave me pause until the mockingbird threw in a 
few of its own phrases. Another mocker at Jones was singing a some notes 
reminiscent of Scarlet Tanager. Perhaps they know it's almost time for the 
neotropical breeders to return.

Cheers!
-Tim H
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Signs of Spring

[Shaibal Mitra]

Several times this week I've heard authentic-sounding "chuweeps," a la 
Semipalmated Plover, attributable to the local Mockingbirds. They know, it 
seems.

From: bounce-120381299-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-120381299-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Timothy Healy 
[tp...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2016 6:20 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Signs of Spring

I stopped by Jones Beach for about an hour early this afternoon. Boat-tailed 
Grackles were seen displaying on near the entrance gates. Spotted several Brown 
Thrashers in the median, one of which was gathering twigs. Some American crows 
were also seen carrying nest material. All loons encountered were in full 
breeding plumage. Yellow-rumped Warblers are looking sharp and singing more or 
less constantly. The Monk Parakeets next door to Norman J. Levy are 
continuously ferrying branches up to their nests on the stadium lights. Migrant 
numbers and diversity are still low for now. I heard a perfect Wood Thrush song 
in Central Park yesterday, which gave me pause until the mockingbird threw in a 
few of its own phrases. Another mocker at Jones was singing a some notes 
reminiscent of Scarlet Tanager. Perhaps they know it's almost time for the 
neotropical breeders to return.

Cheers!
-Tim H
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday April 17, 2016

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC 
Sunday April 17, 2016
OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting at 9am from Turtle 
Pond until around noon. 

A bit slower today than Saturday, but many FOS sightings of birders. 

Canada Goose - Lake, Turtle Pond 
Wood Duck - flyover male at Castle (DA) and flyover male at the Point (Jeff 
Ward)
Bufflehead - 7 Reservoir (DA before walk)
Double-crested Cormorant - flyover - Turtle Pond, also more than a dozen 
Reservoir (DA before walk)
Great Egret - 2 not getting along at Turtle Pond, 1 west side of Lake
Red-tailed Hawk - pair Upper Lobe & San Remo
Herring Gull - many circling on thermals over the Ramble today
Great Black-backed Gull - a few on the Reservoir (DA)
American Kestrel - flyover Turtle Pond
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker - 3 Tupelo Field
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 females Humming Tombstone
Northern Flicker - Tupelo Field, male Warbler Rock/Summer House area
Blue Jay - nest (Xander Vitarelli)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow- 2 Turtle Pond
Black-capped Chickadee - Azalea Pond
Tufted Titmouse - singing various locations
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Humming Tombstone, the Point (Jeff Ward)
Hermit Thrush - Humming Tombstone
Gray Catbird - between Maintenance Field & Gill Source
Brown Thrasher - singing & singing Maintenance Field
Pine Warbler - 4 south side of Turtle Pond, 1 Shakespeare Garden
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Humming Tombstone (Karen Evans)
Eastern Towhee - at least 5
Chipping Sparrow - feeders
Dark-eyed Junco - the Point
Red-winged Blackbird - feeders & Oven
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3 males at Summer House
House Finch - Tupelo Field
American Goldfinch - feeders

I inadvertently omitted Eastern Phoebe, which appeared at 6:15am at the 
Maintenance Field, from Saturday's list. 

Deb Allen

Wolfgang Demisch reported a male Wood Duck at the Reservoir fountain at 8am.

Karen Evans reported a Field sparrow at Bow Bridge at 12:31pm. 

Ryan Zucker reported a Winter Wren on the Point this morning.

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday April 17, 2016

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC 
Sunday April 17, 2016
OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting at 9am from Turtle 
Pond until around noon. 

A bit slower today than Saturday, but many FOS sightings of birders. 

Canada Goose - Lake, Turtle Pond 
Wood Duck - flyover male at Castle (DA) and flyover male at the Point (Jeff 
Ward)
Bufflehead - 7 Reservoir (DA before walk)
Double-crested Cormorant - flyover - Turtle Pond, also more than a dozen 
Reservoir (DA before walk)
Great Egret - 2 not getting along at Turtle Pond, 1 west side of Lake
Red-tailed Hawk - pair Upper Lobe & San Remo
Herring Gull - many circling on thermals over the Ramble today
Great Black-backed Gull - a few on the Reservoir (DA)
American Kestrel - flyover Turtle Pond
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker - 3 Tupelo Field
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 females Humming Tombstone
Northern Flicker - Tupelo Field, male Warbler Rock/Summer House area
Blue Jay - nest (Xander Vitarelli)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow- 2 Turtle Pond
Black-capped Chickadee - Azalea Pond
Tufted Titmouse - singing various locations
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Humming Tombstone, the Point (Jeff Ward)
Hermit Thrush - Humming Tombstone
Gray Catbird - between Maintenance Field & Gill Source
Brown Thrasher - singing & singing Maintenance Field
Pine Warbler - 4 south side of Turtle Pond, 1 Shakespeare Garden
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Humming Tombstone (Karen Evans)
Eastern Towhee - at least 5
Chipping Sparrow - feeders
Dark-eyed Junco - the Point
Red-winged Blackbird - feeders & Oven
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3 males at Summer House
House Finch - Tupelo Field
American Goldfinch - feeders

I inadvertently omitted Eastern Phoebe, which appeared at 6:15am at the 
Maintenance Field, from Saturday's list. 

Deb Allen

Wolfgang Demisch reported a male Wood Duck at the Reservoir fountain at 8am.

Karen Evans reported a Field sparrow at Bow Bridge at 12:31pm. 

Ryan Zucker reported a Winter Wren on the Point this morning.

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[nysbirds-l] Brown Thrasher | Ronkonkoma, NY

[Jim Cook]

Some backyard birding today revealed a lone Brown Thrasher foraging for
insects in the large open space behind my house. Quickly glancing at the
feeders while passing by the window, I noticed something different far out
back. I haven't seen one in suburbia in over 6 years. While it may be
common for many, I thought I'd post about it. If anyone lives in the
Ronkonkoma area, north of Sachem HS, keep a lookout for the Thrasher.

Jim Cook
Ronkonkoma, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Brown Thrasher | Ronkonkoma, NY

[Jim Cook]

Some backyard birding today revealed a lone Brown Thrasher foraging for
insects in the large open space behind my house. Quickly glancing at the
feeders while passing by the window, I noticed something different far out
back. I haven't seen one in suburbia in over 6 years. While it may be
common for many, I thought I'd post about it. If anyone lives in the
Ronkonkoma area, north of Sachem HS, keep a lookout for the Thrasher.

Jim Cook
Ronkonkoma, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Upper Manhattan wild turkey

[Goldstein Gina]

Wild turkey "perched" on the roof of 350 Cabrini Blvd--a 6 story bldg in Hudson 
Hgts, near 190th St. 

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[nysbirds-l] Upper Manhattan wild turkey

[Goldstein Gina]

Wild turkey "perched" on the roof of 350 Cabrini Blvd--a 6 story bldg in Hudson 
Hgts, near 190th St. 

Sent from my iPhone

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