[nysbirds-l] East Pond Rarities Update…
For folks still interested in ticking some of the rarities/goodies on the East
Pond at Jamaica Bay.
The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (BBWD), continued today north of the Raunt on
the west side of the Pond. It was tucked in with a mashup of duckage and Canada
Geese.
The White-faced Ibis continued up at the Northend of the Pond. It was feeding
comfortably with Glossy Ibis’ until a Peregrine Falcon made a run at a Glossy
Ibis. I setup to grab video, thinking I might witness a take down as the
Peregrine smacked the Glossy Ibis with 2 passes. But the plucky Glossy Ibis was
not going down today and somehow mustered up the courage to finally take off
instead of just trying to “duck“ the attack.
No Long-billed Dowitchers seen today but I could have missed them or they have
departed. 2 Pectoral Sandpipers continue and the number of Stilt Sandpipers
hold steady at 31. Overall, shorebird numbers seemed down from Sunday.
Other notables include the continuing drake Lesser Scaup, a young flyover Royal
Tern, a couple of Purple Martins, summering Ruddy Ducks and an adult
Gull-billed Tern!
It’s great to see so many folks coming out to enjoy the birds that are showing
up on the Pond. Let’s hope for more birds and…people too
Cheers,
“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
"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
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> (") _ (")
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[nysbirds-l] East Pond Rarities Update…
For folks still interested in ticking some of the rarities/goodies on the East
Pond at Jamaica Bay.
The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (BBWD), continued today north of the Raunt on
the west side of the Pond. It was tucked in with a mashup of duckage and Canada
Geese.
The White-faced Ibis continued up at the Northend of the Pond. It was feeding
comfortably with Glossy Ibis’ until a Peregrine Falcon made a run at a Glossy
Ibis. I setup to grab video, thinking I might witness a take down as the
Peregrine smacked the Glossy Ibis with 2 passes. But the plucky Glossy Ibis was
not going down today and somehow mustered up the courage to finally take off
instead of just trying to “duck“ the attack.
No Long-billed Dowitchers seen today but I could have missed them or they have
departed. 2 Pectoral Sandpipers continue and the number of Stilt Sandpipers
hold steady at 31. Overall, shorebird numbers seemed down from Sunday.
Other notables include the continuing drake Lesser Scaup, a young flyover Royal
Tern, a couple of Purple Martins, summering Ruddy Ducks and an adult
Gull-billed Tern!
It’s great to see so many folks coming out to enjoy the birds that are showing
up on the Pond. Let’s hope for more birds and…people too
Cheers,
“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
"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] Manhattan (N.Y. City), 7/20 - Little Blue Heron, etc.
A juvenile-plumaged LITTLE Blue Heron was found & photographed at Inwood Hill Park (in N.Y. City) on the mudflats (& also perching up in low branches overlooking the flats), in late morning Tuesday 7/20, by N. O’Reilly, with multiple others arriving later on to view the same bird. It’s a rarely-seen species in N.Y. County, & perhaps esp. so for Manhattan (Inwood is at the northern tip of Manhattan island); there are previous records for the species, including even at Central Park, but all prior county records are rather few & far-between. Thanks to Nate for the quickly-posted eBird report. [n.b.., Great Egrets are also rather regular now.] (This bird’s appearance at that location as noted above may not be much related to the inland sightings of various wading birds, with of course some of the most notable / surprising being the multiple Roseate Spoonbills through a number of states where not expected at all, or not often - a lot of sightings this month well north of usual areas; there have also been inland sightings of Yellow-crowned Night-Herons and a number of other wading species in places and regions where not at all regular, or in some, the first for a location.) Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were starting to move in modest numbers by 7/19, with fresh sightings around the city, including in N.Y. County at several locations, which included Central Park, while a number of observers have been seeing more than one at Fort Tryon Park. Also on the move on 7/19 & 7/20 were icterids, with Red-winged Blackbird making fairly strong southbound moves (not unusual for the month of July, of course far ahead of the major movements of mid to late fall of that species and other icterids), and also some Brown-headed Cowbirds as well as a smattering of Orchard Oriole, which can be an extremely early migrant, although a good many of the latter are still on territories in & around N.Y. City (& county). Also, intriguingly, a very few cuckoos, including Black-billed Cuckoo, were in N.Y. County as of 7/19 - early migrants or simply wanderers, which might indicate some non-breeding (which is not unusual for some). good birding to all, Tom Fiore N.Y. City, & beyond -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Manhattan (N.Y. City), 7/20 - Little Blue Heron, etc.
A juvenile-plumaged LITTLE Blue Heron was found & photographed at Inwood Hill Park (in N.Y. City) on the mudflats (& also perching up in low branches overlooking the flats), in late morning Tuesday 7/20, by N. O’Reilly, with multiple others arriving later on to view the same bird. It’s a rarely-seen species in N.Y. County, & perhaps esp. so for Manhattan (Inwood is at the northern tip of Manhattan island); there are previous records for the species, including even at Central Park, but all prior county records are rather few & far-between. Thanks to Nate for the quickly-posted eBird report. [n.b.., Great Egrets are also rather regular now.] (This bird’s appearance at that location as noted above may not be much related to the inland sightings of various wading birds, with of course some of the most notable / surprising being the multiple Roseate Spoonbills through a number of states where not expected at all, or not often - a lot of sightings this month well north of usual areas; there have also been inland sightings of Yellow-crowned Night-Herons and a number of other wading species in places and regions where not at all regular, or in some, the first for a location.) Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were starting to move in modest numbers by 7/19, with fresh sightings around the city, including in N.Y. County at several locations, which included Central Park, while a number of observers have been seeing more than one at Fort Tryon Park. Also on the move on 7/19 & 7/20 were icterids, with Red-winged Blackbird making fairly strong southbound moves (not unusual for the month of July, of course far ahead of the major movements of mid to late fall of that species and other icterids), and also some Brown-headed Cowbirds as well as a smattering of Orchard Oriole, which can be an extremely early migrant, although a good many of the latter are still on territories in & around N.Y. City (& county). Also, intriguingly, a very few cuckoos, including Black-billed Cuckoo, were in N.Y. County as of 7/19 - early migrants or simply wanderers, which might indicate some non-breeding (which is not unusual for some). good birding to all, Tom Fiore N.Y. City, & beyond -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * July 20 2021 * NYSY 07.20. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): July 12 to July 20, 2021 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled: July 20 AT 3:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #761 Tuesday July 20, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 12, 2021 Highlights: --- LEAST BITTERN ROSEATE SPOONBILL SANDHILL CRANE WHIMBREL SANDERLING SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER PIPING PLOVER RED-HEADED WOODPECKER SEDGE WREN PROTHONOTARY WARBLER GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER GRASSHOPPER SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) The ROSEATE SPOONBILL has stayed around for the week. It now is being seen west of Rt. 89 in trees near the Clyde River close to Mays Point. 7/12: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road. 7/16: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen from Guy Baldessarre Marsh in the northern complex. 7/19: A LEAST BITTERN was seen in Tschache Pool. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER continues in the wooded section of Armitage Road on the west side of the bridge. Cayuga County 7/13: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was found foo of Jordan Road near the entrance to Cross Lake Marina. 7/14: A WHIMBREL was seen on the breakwater at West Barrier Bar Park in Fair Haven. 7/16: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues at Fair Haven State Park. Onondaga County 7/13: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was found on Watervale Road in Manlius. 7/15: 2 SEDGE WRENS were found in the big fields area of Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 3 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were seen from a boat at the south end of Cross Lake.A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was found at the Dewitt Marsh and Landfill area on Cedar Bay Road. 7/16: A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and a LEAST BITTERN were seen on the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. Oswego County PIPING PLOVER family groups continue at the outlet of Sandy Pond on Lake Ontario. 7/13: A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet. 714: A WHIMBREL was seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Selkirk Shores State Park. 7/16: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER continues at Great Bear Recreation Area north of Phoenix. 7/18: 7 shorebird species including PIPING PLOVER and SANDERLING were seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet. Madison county 7/18: A GREAT EGRET was seen on Black Creek Road in Kirkville. Oneida County 7/15: A SEDGE WREN was found on Walker Road in Durhamville. 717: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen south of Vienna. 7/20: A RED CROSSBILL was found on Hillside Road in Boonville. Herkimer County -- 7/14: A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was found on Sabin Road north of Little Falls. 7/15: A GREAT EGRET was seen at the Cozy haven Wildlife Marsh north of Richfield Springs. -end report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, New York 13027 Region 5 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * July 20 2021 * NYSY 07.20. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): July 12 to July 20, 2021 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled: July 20 AT 3:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #761 Tuesday July 20, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 12, 2021 Highlights: --- LEAST BITTERN ROSEATE SPOONBILL SANDHILL CRANE WHIMBREL SANDERLING SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER PIPING PLOVER RED-HEADED WOODPECKER SEDGE WREN PROTHONOTARY WARBLER GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER GRASSHOPPER SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) The ROSEATE SPOONBILL has stayed around for the week. It now is being seen west of Rt. 89 in trees near the Clyde River close to Mays Point. 7/12: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road. 7/16: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen from Guy Baldessarre Marsh in the northern complex. 7/19: A LEAST BITTERN was seen in Tschache Pool. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER continues in the wooded section of Armitage Road on the west side of the bridge. Cayuga County 7/13: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was found foo of Jordan Road near the entrance to Cross Lake Marina. 7/14: A WHIMBREL was seen on the breakwater at West Barrier Bar Park in Fair Haven. 7/16: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues at Fair Haven State Park. Onondaga County 7/13: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was found on Watervale Road in Manlius. 7/15: 2 SEDGE WRENS were found in the big fields area of Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 3 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were seen from a boat at the south end of Cross Lake.A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was found at the Dewitt Marsh and Landfill area on Cedar Bay Road. 7/16: A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and a LEAST BITTERN were seen on the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake. Oswego County PIPING PLOVER family groups continue at the outlet of Sandy Pond on Lake Ontario. 7/13: A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet. 714: A WHIMBREL was seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Selkirk Shores State Park. 7/16: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER continues at Great Bear Recreation Area north of Phoenix. 7/18: 7 shorebird species including PIPING PLOVER and SANDERLING were seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet. Madison county 7/18: A GREAT EGRET was seen on Black Creek Road in Kirkville. Oneida County 7/15: A SEDGE WREN was found on Walker Road in Durhamville. 717: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen south of Vienna. 7/20: A RED CROSSBILL was found on Hillside Road in Boonville. Herkimer County -- 7/14: A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was found on Sabin Road north of Little Falls. 7/15: A GREAT EGRET was seen at the Cozy haven Wildlife Marsh north of Richfield Springs. -end report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, New York 13027 Region 5 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
