[nysbirds-l] Carl Schurz Park: Wed. 7-June-2017

[Ben Cacace]

*NY County Highlights*: Black-crowned Night-Heron (5 on Mill Rock Park), *Black
Skimmer* (4 heading up river then towards Central Park @ 8:15p), Chimney
Swift (4+), American Crow (150+ gathering over Mill Rock Park splitting
into two groups heading east and west), Barn Swallow (10+), Northern
Mockingbird (1 - silent), Cedar Waxwing (several with one carrying nesting
material) & House Finch.

*1st hour:* *13 spp.*; *2nd:* *+5*; *3rd:* *none* = *18 spp.*

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[nysbirds-l] Carl Schurz Park: Wed. 7-June-2017

[Ben Cacace]

*NY County Highlights*: Black-crowned Night-Heron (5 on Mill Rock Park), *Black
Skimmer* (4 heading up river then towards Central Park @ 8:15p), Chimney
Swift (4+), American Crow (150+ gathering over Mill Rock Park splitting
into two groups heading east and west), Barn Swallow (10+), Northern
Mockingbird (1 - silent), Cedar Waxwing (several with one carrying nesting
material) & House Finch.

*1st hour:* *13 spp.*; *2nd:* *+5*; *3rd:* *none* = *18 spp.*

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 6/7

[Thomas Fiore]

Wednesday, 7 June, 2017
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

Seeming as though some or all of the migrants found this day may have been 
hold-overs for the past few days, with poor conditions for a great deal of 
migration the past several nights…  A Horned Grebe continued for at least the 
4th day now, at the reservoir, again seen at near first-light, & quite active 
even then;  at least 8 warbler species were also found - Black-throated Blue, 
Black-throated Green, N. Parula, Magnolia, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, 
American Redstart, & Black-and-white - these about equally distributed in the 
Ramble & nearby, & the north end. Other species seen include those breeding in 
the park, at least in low or modest number:  Great Crested Flycatcher, E. 
Wood-Pewee, E. Kingbird, Yellow-shafted Flicker, Wood Thrush, House Wren, 
Baltimore Oriole, Red-eyed & Warbling Vireo, Green Heron, and many other 
more-common species.  Also present on the reservoir have been Gadwall, and 
drake Wood Duck just today.

A look at some areas in northern Manhattan (n. of 96 Street to the northern 
tip) on Monday found a good many Yellow Warblers, in a variety of parks, 
including some fairly small ones, and esp. in areas roughly north of a line at 
about 161 St., some of these or even most likely attempting to find mates 
(singing males thus).  Impressive too over the past few days have been numbers 
of Chimney Swifts found moving about in both Central Park, and points n. within 
Manhattan, with over 100 seen today (6/7) over all of Central Park, some of 
them seeming to move north as the first few hours of daylight progressed.

- - - - 
"Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you 
haven't done a thing. You are just talking.” 
- Wangari Muta Mathaii (1940-2011; activist, author, planter of trees, member 
of Parliament in Kenya, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, the first 
environmentalist in the world and first African woman to receive that honor)

Good -and ethical- birding,

Tom Fiore
manhattan



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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 6/7

[Thomas Fiore]

Wednesday, 7 June, 2017
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

Seeming as though some or all of the migrants found this day may have been 
hold-overs for the past few days, with poor conditions for a great deal of 
migration the past several nights…  A Horned Grebe continued for at least the 
4th day now, at the reservoir, again seen at near first-light, & quite active 
even then;  at least 8 warbler species were also found - Black-throated Blue, 
Black-throated Green, N. Parula, Magnolia, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, 
American Redstart, & Black-and-white - these about equally distributed in the 
Ramble & nearby, & the north end. Other species seen include those breeding in 
the park, at least in low or modest number:  Great Crested Flycatcher, E. 
Wood-Pewee, E. Kingbird, Yellow-shafted Flicker, Wood Thrush, House Wren, 
Baltimore Oriole, Red-eyed & Warbling Vireo, Green Heron, and many other 
more-common species.  Also present on the reservoir have been Gadwall, and 
drake Wood Duck just today.

A look at some areas in northern Manhattan (n. of 96 Street to the northern 
tip) on Monday found a good many Yellow Warblers, in a variety of parks, 
including some fairly small ones, and esp. in areas roughly north of a line at 
about 161 St., some of these or even most likely attempting to find mates 
(singing males thus).  Impressive too over the past few days have been numbers 
of Chimney Swifts found moving about in both Central Park, and points n. within 
Manhattan, with over 100 seen today (6/7) over all of Central Park, some of 
them seeming to move north as the first few hours of daylight progressed.

- - - - 
"Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you 
haven't done a thing. You are just talking.” 
- Wangari Muta Mathaii (1940-2011; activist, author, planter of trees, member 
of Parliament in Kenya, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, the first 
environmentalist in the world and first African woman to receive that honor)

Good -and ethical- birding,

Tom Fiore
manhattan



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Re:[nysbirds-l] ARCTIC TERN + @ Nickerson Beach Nassau County LI...

[Andrew Baksh]

Following up on my earlier post. Two immature Bonaparte's Gulls showed up and 
loafed in the fresh (?) water pools on the beach. Also, 2 Royal Terns made a 
late appearance sometime after 4:00 pm as I was packing it in. My last count of 
Roseate Terns was at 9.

Folks have been reporting the good Terns from Nickerson but I have seen no 
mention of the Gulls there...maybe I missed the reports.  For anyone 
interested, I counted 17 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (LBBGs) of all ages amongst 
a mixed flock of Gulls. Many of the Herring Gulls with their bleached out and 
worn appearance were also a good study.

Lastly, I was never able to reconnect with the Arctic Tern after my post. 
Unfortunately, there was an uptick in Beach traffic and the Tern colony never 
seemed to settle in as they were earlier.

Cheers,


"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

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! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Jun 7, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
> 
> The birds are up so I am taking a moment to post. I just found an adult 
> ARCTIC TERN among the many Common Terns at Nickerson Beach Nassau County.
> 
> 1 Black Tern and 6 Roseate Terns (counted thus far) also continue. The Tern 
> flock are putting up constantly so patience, is required when searching.
> 
> Other notable include a calling flyby White-rumped Sandpiper.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 
> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule 
> of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ 
> Frederick Douglass
> 
> 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! 
> 
> Andrew Baksh
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Re:[nysbirds-l] ARCTIC TERN + @ Nickerson Beach Nassau County LI...

[Andrew Baksh]

Following up on my earlier post. Two immature Bonaparte's Gulls showed up and 
loafed in the fresh (?) water pools on the beach. Also, 2 Royal Terns made a 
late appearance sometime after 4:00 pm as I was packing it in. My last count of 
Roseate Terns was at 9.

Folks have been reporting the good Terns from Nickerson but I have seen no 
mention of the Gulls there...maybe I missed the reports.  For anyone 
interested, I counted 17 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (LBBGs) of all ages amongst 
a mixed flock of Gulls. Many of the Herring Gulls with their bleached out and 
worn appearance were also a good study.

Lastly, I was never able to reconnect with the Arctic Tern after my post. 
Unfortunately, there was an uptick in Beach traffic and the Tern colony never 
seemed to settle in as they were earlier.

Cheers,


"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

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! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Jun 7, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
> 
> The birds are up so I am taking a moment to post. I just found an adult 
> ARCTIC TERN among the many Common Terns at Nickerson Beach Nassau County.
> 
> 1 Black Tern and 6 Roseate Terns (counted thus far) also continue. The Tern 
> flock are putting up constantly so patience, is required when searching.
> 
> Other notable include a calling flyby White-rumped Sandpiper.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 
> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule 
> of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ 
> Frederick Douglass
> 
> 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! 
> 
> Andrew Baksh
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

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[nysbirds-l] Shawangunk Grasslands

[syschiff]

Shawangunk Grasslands 7 June

Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) visited at the site this morning, received some 
info when we arrived and quickly found the HENSLOW'S SPARROW. The DICKCISSEL 
was a bit further along the path into the grasslands near the blind. Both birds 
were singing in full sight and very cooperative. Several sparrows flew up and 
dove into the grass as we walked and were probably GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, heard 
briefly but not seen. A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was singing along the edge in the 
trees.

As we were walking out, a pair of vultures flew by very high in the air, one of 
each, TURKEY and BLACK.  BOBOLINK were every where, almost all males, except 
for a very cooperative female with a caterpillar in its bill. It is presumed 
the missing females are on nests. EASTERN MEADOWLARKS  were singing but only a 
single one showed. Red-winged Blackbirds were also in fair numbers. . One male 
AMERICAN KESTREL was resting in a bare tree, in the grass land, A pair of 
SAVANNAH SPARROWS rounded out the morning as we approached the parking lot.

A PURPLE MARTIN house, seen from the paring lot had a pair of birds clinging to 
the outside. Not a grassland bird, but a nice addition for the day. 

A note: the place is gorgeous and impeccably maintained. The wildflowers are 
stunning. You don't have to be a birder to enjoy this place.

Sy
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[nysbirds-l] Shawangunk Grasslands

[syschiff]

Shawangunk Grasslands 7 June

Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) visited at the site this morning, received some 
info when we arrived and quickly found the HENSLOW'S SPARROW. The DICKCISSEL 
was a bit further along the path into the grasslands near the blind. Both birds 
were singing in full sight and very cooperative. Several sparrows flew up and 
dove into the grass as we walked and were probably GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, heard 
briefly but not seen. A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was singing along the edge in the 
trees.

As we were walking out, a pair of vultures flew by very high in the air, one of 
each, TURKEY and BLACK.  BOBOLINK were every where, almost all males, except 
for a very cooperative female with a caterpillar in its bill. It is presumed 
the missing females are on nests. EASTERN MEADOWLARKS  were singing but only a 
single one showed. Red-winged Blackbirds were also in fair numbers. . One male 
AMERICAN KESTREL was resting in a bare tree, in the grass land, A pair of 
SAVANNAH SPARROWS rounded out the morning as we approached the parking lot.

A PURPLE MARTIN house, seen from the paring lot had a pair of birds clinging to 
the outside. Not a grassland bird, but a nice addition for the day. 

A note: the place is gorgeous and impeccably maintained. The wildflowers are 
stunning. You don't have to be a birder to enjoy this place.

Sy
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[nysbirds-l] ARCTIC TERN + @ Nickerson Beach Nassau County LI...

[Andrew Baksh]

The birds are up so I am taking a moment to post. I just found an adult ARCTIC 
TERN among the many Common Terns at Nickerson Beach Nassau County.

1 Black Tern and 6 Roseate Terns (counted thus far) also continue. The Tern 
flock are putting up constantly so patience, is required when searching.

Other notable include a calling flyby White-rumped Sandpiper.

Cheers,


"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

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! 

Andrew Baksh
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[nysbirds-l] ARCTIC TERN + @ Nickerson Beach Nassau County LI...

[Andrew Baksh]

The birds are up so I am taking a moment to post. I just found an adult ARCTIC 
TERN among the many Common Terns at Nickerson Beach Nassau County.

1 Black Tern and 6 Roseate Terns (counted thus far) also continue. The Tern 
flock are putting up constantly so patience, is required when searching.

Other notable include a calling flyby White-rumped Sandpiper.

Cheers,


"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

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! 

Andrew Baksh
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach (addition)

[Michael Zito]

2 Bonapartes and perhaps 2 additional Roseates. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 7, 2017, at 7:41 AM, Michael Zito  wrote:
> 
> Black tern and two Roseate terns currently on the beach.
> Mike Z. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach (addition)

[Michael Zito]

2 Bonapartes and perhaps 2 additional Roseates. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 7, 2017, at 7:41 AM, Michael Zito  wrote:
> 
> Black tern and two Roseate terns currently on the beach.
> Mike Z. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach

[Michael Zito]

Black tern and two Roseate terns currently on the beach.
Mike Z. 

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[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach

[Michael Zito]

Black tern and two Roseate terns currently on the beach.
Mike Z. 

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