[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Pink-footed Goose in Nassau County

[Gus Keri]

Hi everyone,
>From the information I gathered from the replies to my initial email I found 
>out that the ballfield at the southern edge of the water is called  "Merillon 
>Field" and that Nassau county had designated this body of water as a "Sump" 
>and not a pond; Therefore, I changed the name of the location on my eBird list 
>to "Merillon Field Sump" and asked eBird to consider it as a hot spot.
Do you agree?
Gus Keri




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>From : Gus Keri 
To : "Birding alert,  NYSBirds,  Birding alert"
Date : Mon, 17 Dec 2018 18:59:51 -0800
Subject : Pink-footed Goose in Nassau County
 Forwarded message 
 > Hi everyone, 
 >  
 > Apparently, there is a confusion about the name of the pond where the goose 
 > is at. The first report said it's Lake Success. But if you put Lake Success 
 > in Google map, you get a lake that is north of the Northern State Parkway 
 > (NSP). 
 > The goose is at the pond that is south of the NSP. In the middle of the 
 > triangle that is made by NST, Marcus Ave and New Hyde Park Rd. (exit 25 on 
 > NSP toward Marcus Ave.) 
 > I couldn't find the name of this pond anywhere.  
 > Any time you click on one of the four water bodies in Lake Success Village, 
 > you see the words "Lake Success" pop up. 
 >  
 > The confusion continues with reporting this bird to eBird. You see all kind 
 > of names for this location. 
 > I hope someone who lives in the area could clarify to us the proper name. 
 > And I think eBird should assign a hot spot name for this location. 
 >  
 > I spent two hours today until the goose decided to wake up and swim around.  
 > Enjoy this video of the Pink-footed Goose:  
 >  
 > https://twitter.com/BirdQueens/status/1074853973243379712 
 >  
 > Gus Keri 
 > 


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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Pink-footed Goose in Nassau County

[Gus Keri]

Hi everyone,
>From the information I gathered from the replies to my initial email I found 
>out that the ballfield at the southern edge of the water is called  "Merillon 
>Field" and that Nassau county had designated this body of water as a "Sump" 
>and not a pond; Therefore, I changed the name of the location on my eBird list 
>to "Merillon Field Sump" and asked eBird to consider it as a hot spot.
Do you agree?
Gus Keri




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 Forwarded message 
>From : Gus Keri 
To : "Birding alert,  NYSBirds,  Birding alert"
Date : Mon, 17 Dec 2018 18:59:51 -0800
Subject : Pink-footed Goose in Nassau County
 Forwarded message 
 > Hi everyone, 
 >  
 > Apparently, there is a confusion about the name of the pond where the goose 
 > is at. The first report said it's Lake Success. But if you put Lake Success 
 > in Google map, you get a lake that is north of the Northern State Parkway 
 > (NSP). 
 > The goose is at the pond that is south of the NSP. In the middle of the 
 > triangle that is made by NST, Marcus Ave and New Hyde Park Rd. (exit 25 on 
 > NSP toward Marcus Ave.) 
 > I couldn't find the name of this pond anywhere.  
 > Any time you click on one of the four water bodies in Lake Success Village, 
 > you see the words "Lake Success" pop up. 
 >  
 > The confusion continues with reporting this bird to eBird. You see all kind 
 > of names for this location. 
 > I hope someone who lives in the area could clarify to us the proper name. 
 > And I think eBird should assign a hot spot name for this location. 
 >  
 > I spent two hours today until the goose decided to wake up and swim around.  
 > Enjoy this video of the Pink-footed Goose:  
 >  
 > https://twitter.com/BirdQueens/status/1074853973243379712 
 >  
 > Gus Keri 
 > 


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose in Nassau County

[Donna Schulman]

The original report by Steve Schellenger was referring to Lake Success the
village in the town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, not a lake. It's a
well-known area to those of us who grew up in Queens and Long Island.

*A Pink-footed Goose was found late Sunday 12/16/18 at 4pm on the Queens
County CBC on Marcus Ave. in Lake Success. It was on the ball field on the
north side of the street between Lakeville Rd. and New Hyde Park Rd. with a
flock of Canada Geese. This is in Nassau County.*
*Steve Schellenger*


Donna
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On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 10:52 PM John Gluth  wrote:

> According to Google Street View, Merillon Field is the name of the trio of
> softball/baseball diamonds which border the south side of the pond on which
> the Pink-footed Goose has been seen. If an eBird Hot Spot is created it
> should probably bear that name.
>
> John Gluth
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose in Nassau County

[Donna Schulman]

The original report by Steve Schellenger was referring to Lake Success the
village in the town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, not a lake. It's a
well-known area to those of us who grew up in Queens and Long Island.

*A Pink-footed Goose was found late Sunday 12/16/18 at 4pm on the Queens
County CBC on Marcus Ave. in Lake Success. It was on the ball field on the
north side of the street between Lakeville Rd. and New Hyde Park Rd. with a
flock of Canada Geese. This is in Nassau County.*
*Steve Schellenger*


Donna
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*


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On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 10:52 PM John Gluth  wrote:

> According to Google Street View, Merillon Field is the name of the trio of
> softball/baseball diamonds which border the south side of the pond on which
> the Pink-footed Goose has been seen. If an eBird Hot Spot is created it
> should probably bear that name.
>
> John Gluth
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[nysbirds-l] 2018 Christmas Bird Count - Rockland Audubon Society

[Alan Wells]

2018 Christmas Bird Count - Rockland Audubon Society

On Sunday, December 16, 2018 Rockland Audubon conducted its 72nd Christmas
Bird Count.  Despite the challenging weather conditions (nearly continuous
rain), 29 individuals conducted field counts. They were joined by 13 feeder
watchers. All but one of our 10 circle sub-regions was represented by at
least one counter. Preliminary results are summarized below.

During count day, 75 species were detected. To date, an additional 3 species
have been detected during count week (Merlin, Osprey, and Brown-headed
Cowbird) bringing the species total to 78. In all, 12,654 individual birds
were counted. The number of species is near the average for the post-1977
period (the count circle was shifted slightly in 1978 so prior counts are
not directly comparable). The number of individuals is the second lowest
since 1978. The lowest count was 12,136 in 2016.

New to Count in 2018: Black Scoter

Unusual Finds: Brant, Northern Pintail, and American Bittern; all found in
only 3 of the previous 71 counts.

High Counts: 92 Wild Turkey (previous high 86 in 2016).

Missed: Ring-necked Duck; Wood Duck; Ring-necked Pheasant; Ruffed Grouse;
Northern Harrier; American Kestrel; Killdeer; Barred Owl; Great Horned Owl;
Brown Creeper; Golden-crowned Kinglet; Ruby-crowned Kinglet; Hermit Thrush;
Cedar Waxwing; Yellow-rumped Warbler; Eastern Towhee; and Swamp Sparrow.

 

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[nysbirds-l] 2018 Christmas Bird Count - Rockland Audubon Society

[Alan Wells]

2018 Christmas Bird Count - Rockland Audubon Society

On Sunday, December 16, 2018 Rockland Audubon conducted its 72nd Christmas
Bird Count.  Despite the challenging weather conditions (nearly continuous
rain), 29 individuals conducted field counts. They were joined by 13 feeder
watchers. All but one of our 10 circle sub-regions was represented by at
least one counter. Preliminary results are summarized below.

During count day, 75 species were detected. To date, an additional 3 species
have been detected during count week (Merlin, Osprey, and Brown-headed
Cowbird) bringing the species total to 78. In all, 12,654 individual birds
were counted. The number of species is near the average for the post-1977
period (the count circle was shifted slightly in 1978 so prior counts are
not directly comparable). The number of individuals is the second lowest
since 1978. The lowest count was 12,136 in 2016.

New to Count in 2018: Black Scoter

Unusual Finds: Brant, Northern Pintail, and American Bittern; all found in
only 3 of the previous 71 counts.

High Counts: 92 Wild Turkey (previous high 86 in 2016).

Missed: Ring-necked Duck; Wood Duck; Ring-necked Pheasant; Ruffed Grouse;
Northern Harrier; American Kestrel; Killdeer; Barred Owl; Great Horned Owl;
Brown Creeper; Golden-crowned Kinglet; Ruby-crowned Kinglet; Hermit Thrush;
Cedar Waxwing; Yellow-rumped Warbler; Eastern Towhee; and Swamp Sparrow.

 

Alan Wells

RAS CBC Compiler

 


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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - E. Phoebe, warblers & etc. in CBC period

[Thomas Fiore]

Manhattan, N.Y. City - 

As of Monday, 17 December, there were at least 5 species of warblers accounted 
for on Manhattan island with the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) week ongoing, 
including a majority of those seen on count day, despite poor weather for most 
of the day Sunday, the 16th.  There may have been more than this total, & of 
course the area of the overall count includes part of another state - New 
Jersey, from where there are often at least a few warbler species &/or 
individuals added to the full circle’s tally - as well as any number of other 
species & loads of additional individual birds there...

The warblers found for Sunday on Manhattan include - Orange-crowned Warbler, 
Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler, Ovenbird, & Common Yellowthroat. At least one 
additional species was found Monday 12/17: Cape May Warbler.  Details of some 
of these sightings below - (note that none of the sightings noted herein are 
from Central Park, & all are from Manhattan island, all of which is a part of 
the Lower Hudson circle, the CBC’s official name for the count-area that 
includes (in part) N.Y. County & Manhattan (and of course, Central Park, plus 
multiple other parks with many birds in them. This count is also in a 2-state 
circle, shared with N.J.)

An Orange-crowned Warbler has lingered at Morningside Park, as first found & 
photo’d by Terry Zahner on Sat./15th; this bird was present on Sunday & was 
still in the same area as of Mon./17th.  It has favored an area at & near a 
large flat outcrop of rock in the lower portion of that park, closer to 
Morningside Ave. at the eastern edge, rather than the higher ground up by 
Morningside Drive, & the rock is fairly near to W. 120-121st Streets, within 
the park; a small set of steps is also in the area, and mostly to the north, 
some obvious conifer trees. Other than the Y.-b. Sapsucker in the area, which 
has provided some flowing sap for that warbler, it did not appear to be 
following with any specific flocks or other birds, & may not be esp. ‘loyal’ to 
the sapsucker, either, but that has been the 1 bird it’s slightly associated 
with. It’s also been flighty & could take a lot of patience, effort, &/or luck 
to see, and of course also may have moved on by this time.

And there’s also been a lingering E. Phoebe in Morningside Park, which has been 
around the small pond therein (there’s just one in that park) at about W. 113th 
St.; this is almost surely the same phoebe there for some weeks (or much 
longer) by now. It’s been seen on count-Sunday & was reported by T. Zahner on 
Sat.; in addition, I photographed it for Mon./17th. We’ve had a lot of E. 
Phoebes regionally lingering thru much of Nov., so this was not a tremendous 
surprise but it is an unusual find in December in Manhattan, and it’s possible 
it may try to stay on, & be a “year” bird as of January 1st, although a lot can 
happen in 2 weeks & at this time of year.

A bird apparently not found on the day of the count on Sunday - Cape May 
Warbler, a species that has been seen multiple times quite late in the year in 
Manhattan, & even has had a January appearance some years ago in Central Park - 
this found in Union Sqaure Park by Rob Bate, seen at the western side of that 
park, in the middle section between south & north, but slightly more north 
within the park itself - “15th-16th” Sts., for latitude.  It’s worth keeping an 
eye out for any ‘late’ migrants, as the push of yet another cold front could 
still usher in some surprises.

Since I was one of those counters who helped with the northern Manhattan 
section of the CBC, I’ll just note 1 warbler that was seen, a [Myrtle] 
Yellow-rumped Warbler spotted by the party I was with (& thanks to B. Inskeep 
for the insta-ID), seen by all in our section-party; that along the Hudson 
river path, immediately south of Dyckman Street.  There have been more than a 
couple of Ovenbirds & Common Yellowthroats in at least several locations in 
Manhattan over recent days, and at least a few of these have already been seen 
& reported during the count-period so far; more might be discovered by those 
still watching for warblers & whatever other late-lingerers are about or which 
could yet pass through. It’s become somewhat regular that the latter two 
warbler species will linger at least into early winter in Manhattan, some also 
attempting to stay on.

As with any C.B.C. anywhere, the full results will be known sometime after the 
count-week period is past; in the case of a 2-state count as is that which 
includes Manhattan, there will be some birds that would be unusual if not 
almost-unheard-of for Manhattan, added to the Lower Hudson CBC tally, thanks to 
dedicated birders and also some very special habitat, across the Hudson from 
NYC, in the adjacent region of New Jersey. 

- - -
The occasional legal reminder that playing of any amplified sounds whatsoever 
in Central Park of N.Y. City, without express permission (that’s a permit from 
the City of 

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - E. Phoebe, warblers & etc. in CBC period

[Thomas Fiore]

Manhattan, N.Y. City - 

As of Monday, 17 December, there were at least 5 species of warblers accounted 
for on Manhattan island with the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) week ongoing, 
including a majority of those seen on count day, despite poor weather for most 
of the day Sunday, the 16th.  There may have been more than this total, & of 
course the area of the overall count includes part of another state - New 
Jersey, from where there are often at least a few warbler species &/or 
individuals added to the full circle’s tally - as well as any number of other 
species & loads of additional individual birds there...

The warblers found for Sunday on Manhattan include - Orange-crowned Warbler, 
Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler, Ovenbird, & Common Yellowthroat. At least one 
additional species was found Monday 12/17: Cape May Warbler.  Details of some 
of these sightings below - (note that none of the sightings noted herein are 
from Central Park, & all are from Manhattan island, all of which is a part of 
the Lower Hudson circle, the CBC’s official name for the count-area that 
includes (in part) N.Y. County & Manhattan (and of course, Central Park, plus 
multiple other parks with many birds in them. This count is also in a 2-state 
circle, shared with N.J.)

An Orange-crowned Warbler has lingered at Morningside Park, as first found & 
photo’d by Terry Zahner on Sat./15th; this bird was present on Sunday & was 
still in the same area as of Mon./17th.  It has favored an area at & near a 
large flat outcrop of rock in the lower portion of that park, closer to 
Morningside Ave. at the eastern edge, rather than the higher ground up by 
Morningside Drive, & the rock is fairly near to W. 120-121st Streets, within 
the park; a small set of steps is also in the area, and mostly to the north, 
some obvious conifer trees. Other than the Y.-b. Sapsucker in the area, which 
has provided some flowing sap for that warbler, it did not appear to be 
following with any specific flocks or other birds, & may not be esp. ‘loyal’ to 
the sapsucker, either, but that has been the 1 bird it’s slightly associated 
with. It’s also been flighty & could take a lot of patience, effort, &/or luck 
to see, and of course also may have moved on by this time.

And there’s also been a lingering E. Phoebe in Morningside Park, which has been 
around the small pond therein (there’s just one in that park) at about W. 113th 
St.; this is almost surely the same phoebe there for some weeks (or much 
longer) by now. It’s been seen on count-Sunday & was reported by T. Zahner on 
Sat.; in addition, I photographed it for Mon./17th. We’ve had a lot of E. 
Phoebes regionally lingering thru much of Nov., so this was not a tremendous 
surprise but it is an unusual find in December in Manhattan, and it’s possible 
it may try to stay on, & be a “year” bird as of January 1st, although a lot can 
happen in 2 weeks & at this time of year.

A bird apparently not found on the day of the count on Sunday - Cape May 
Warbler, a species that has been seen multiple times quite late in the year in 
Manhattan, & even has had a January appearance some years ago in Central Park - 
this found in Union Sqaure Park by Rob Bate, seen at the western side of that 
park, in the middle section between south & north, but slightly more north 
within the park itself - “15th-16th” Sts., for latitude.  It’s worth keeping an 
eye out for any ‘late’ migrants, as the push of yet another cold front could 
still usher in some surprises.

Since I was one of those counters who helped with the northern Manhattan 
section of the CBC, I’ll just note 1 warbler that was seen, a [Myrtle] 
Yellow-rumped Warbler spotted by the party I was with (& thanks to B. Inskeep 
for the insta-ID), seen by all in our section-party; that along the Hudson 
river path, immediately south of Dyckman Street.  There have been more than a 
couple of Ovenbirds & Common Yellowthroats in at least several locations in 
Manhattan over recent days, and at least a few of these have already been seen 
& reported during the count-period so far; more might be discovered by those 
still watching for warblers & whatever other late-lingerers are about or which 
could yet pass through. It’s become somewhat regular that the latter two 
warbler species will linger at least into early winter in Manhattan, some also 
attempting to stay on.

As with any C.B.C. anywhere, the full results will be known sometime after the 
count-week period is past; in the case of a 2-state count as is that which 
includes Manhattan, there will be some birds that would be unusual if not 
almost-unheard-of for Manhattan, added to the Lower Hudson CBC tally, thanks to 
dedicated birders and also some very special habitat, across the Hudson from 
NYC, in the adjacent region of New Jersey. 

- - -
The occasional legal reminder that playing of any amplified sounds whatsoever 
in Central Park of N.Y. City, without express permission (that’s a permit from 
the City of