[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Henslow’s in Green-Wood

[Ethan Goodman]

Henslows Sparrow is still showing well now. Corner of Central and Oak Leaf. 


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A Henslow’s Sparrow is showing well in Green-Wood Cemetery by Central and Oak 
Leaf Aves. Found by Tod Russo earlier this morning.
Good birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Henslow’s in Green-Wood

[Ethan Goodman]

Henslows Sparrow is still showing well now. Corner of Central and Oak Leaf. 


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A Henslow’s Sparrow is showing well in Green-Wood Cemetery by Central and Oak 
Leaf Aves. Found by Tod Russo earlier this morning.
Good birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Le Conte’s sparrow croton point

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LeConte’s continues at CPP as of 10:30am. I had it just off the center landfill 
path and just east of the path’s high point.  


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Also grasshopper sparrow; meadowlark, snow bunting horned larks and a grey 
ghost. Le Conte’s is center path

L. Tractenberg 
Ossining 

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[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Le Conte’s sparrow croton point

[Ethan Goodman]

LeConte’s continues at CPP as of 10:30am. I had it just off the center landfill 
path and just east of the path’s high point.  


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Also grasshopper sparrow; meadowlark, snow bunting horned larks and a grey 
ghost. Le Conte’s is center path

L. Tractenberg 
Ossining 

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[nysbirds-l] Re: Cackling Goose at Randall’s Island, NY County

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Seen at dusk today among a flock of about 100 CAGO at the NE Fields. Appears 
there are only a dozen or so eBird records from NY county. 
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[nysbirds-l] Re: Cackling Goose at Randall’s Island, NY County

[Ethan Goodman]

Seen at dusk today among a flock of about 100 CAGO at the NE Fields. Appears 
there are only a dozen or so eBird records from NY county. 
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-Ethangoodman 



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Re: [nysbirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Randalls Island NYC

[Ethan Goodman]

The American Golden Plover flew back into the NE fields of Randall’s Island 
just before 6pm today.  When I left it at about 6:30pm it was in the vicinity 
of field 34. 

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Hi All, 

It's important to point out that news of the American Golden-Plover initially 
went out via the Manhattan Bird Alert @BirdCentralPark maintained by David 
Barrett on twitter in a tweet from the finder, Gloria Hong @Lucent508. 

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Just to confirm the i.d. on this bird: this plover is a 
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It has a more rounded head and smaller, more slender bill than Black-bellied 
Plover and lacks the latter's black wingpits (axillaries). This young bird has 
a more distinctly speckled breast than that of an adult American Golden-Plover 
and a less sharply-defined eyebrow (supercilium). 

Here are two views of the bird in flight:

pic.twitter.com/TDVOdjynBZ


Comparing it to Pacific Golden-Plover:

It has longer wings, that is, the wings stick out farther past the end of the 
tail, and a shorter bill. 

It lacks the warm-toned underparts of a Pacific Golden-Plover in the same age 
class. The tertials and scapulars of the bird are less pointed than those of a 
Pacific Golden-Plover. In Pacific Golden-Plover these feathers have thinner, 
plainer borders that contrast more with the dark centers of the feathers. 

Another couple of photos posted on the twitter Manhattan Bird Alert earlier:

pic.twitter.com/pzNdS50uTh

The length of the wings vis-a-vis the tail can be seen in the photo on the left.

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Island, Benny Romera, Jordana Mattioli and I waited until it flew off on a 
rising tide with a few Killdeer in a northeasterly direction at around 11:30am. 
We later learned from Junko Suzuki and Linda LaBella that the bird had flown to 
the northeast corner of Randall's Island where they had seen it, and then it 
had flown back west. 

It may be worthwhile checking the northern shore of Randall's Island again 
tomorrow morning at low- to mid-tide.

Deb Allen



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>Gloria Hong just found an American Golden-Plover on the northeast corner of 
>Randalls Island, on the East River. Bird is associating with a flock of 
>Killdeer near Ballfields 33 and 34. Appears to be the first New York County 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Randalls Island NYC

[Ethan Goodman]

The American Golden Plover flew back into the NE fields of Randall’s Island 
just before 6pm today.  When I left it at about 6:30pm it was in the vicinity 
of field 34. 

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Hi All, 

It's important to point out that news of the American Golden-Plover initially 
went out via the Manhattan Bird Alert @BirdCentralPark maintained by David 
Barrett on twitter in a tweet from the finder, Gloria Hong @Lucent508. 

--

Just to confirm the i.d. on this bird: this plover is a 
hatch-year/first-fall/first-cycle American Golden-Plover. 

It has a more rounded head and smaller, more slender bill than Black-bellied 
Plover and lacks the latter's black wingpits (axillaries). This young bird has 
a more distinctly speckled breast than that of an adult American Golden-Plover 
and a less sharply-defined eyebrow (supercilium). 

Here are two views of the bird in flight:

pic.twitter.com/TDVOdjynBZ


Comparing it to Pacific Golden-Plover:

It has longer wings, that is, the wings stick out farther past the end of the 
tail, and a shorter bill. 

It lacks the warm-toned underparts of a Pacific Golden-Plover in the same age 
class. The tertials and scapulars of the bird are less pointed than those of a 
Pacific Golden-Plover. In Pacific Golden-Plover these feathers have thinner, 
plainer borders that contrast more with the dark centers of the feathers. 

Another couple of photos posted on the twitter Manhattan Bird Alert earlier:

pic.twitter.com/pzNdS50uTh

The length of the wings vis-a-vis the tail can be seen in the photo on the left.

--
After relocating the bird with the help of Mary Beth Kooper at around 11:10 
this morning, on a mudflat in the Bronx Kill on the northwest side of Randall's 
Island, Benny Romera, Jordana Mattioli and I waited until it flew off on a 
rising tide with a few Killdeer in a northeasterly direction at around 11:30am. 
We later learned from Junko Suzuki and Linda LaBella that the bird had flown to 
the northeast corner of Randall's Island where they had seen it, and then it 
had flown back west. 

It may be worthwhile checking the northern shore of Randall's Island again 
tomorrow morning at low- to mid-tide.

Deb Allen



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>Sent: Oct 9, 2020 9:15 AM
>To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
>Subject: [nysbirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Randalls Island NYC
>
>Gloria Hong just found an American Golden-Plover on the northeast corner of 
>Randalls Island, on the East River. Bird is associating with a flock of 
>Killdeer near Ballfields 33 and 34. Appears to be the first New York County 
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>
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>New York, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Madison Square Park, Manhattan, 10/5

[Ethan Goodman]

Our 6-acre jewel of a micro-park finally opened its branches to fall migration 
today.  While it's been a bit slow so far this season, last night's conditions 
made for an active morning, yielding a year-high of 24 species.  Highlights 
were a four-sparrow Redbud Lawn (Lincoln's, Swamp, White-throated, and House, 
with Winter Wren too), Sapsuckers in just about every tree, three Scarlet 
Tanagers in close association at the south end, Osprey and Raven flyovers, 
Phoebes and a Pewee.  Much fun to extract so much avian life from such a 
relatively small patch of NYC green.
-Ethan
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[nysbirds-l] Madison Square Park, Manhattan, 10/5

[Ethan Goodman]

Our 6-acre jewel of a micro-park finally opened its branches to fall migration 
today.  While it's been a bit slow so far this season, last night's conditions 
made for an active morning, yielding a year-high of 24 species.  Highlights 
were a four-sparrow Redbud Lawn (Lincoln's, Swamp, White-throated, and House, 
with Winter Wren too), Sapsuckers in just about every tree, three Scarlet 
Tanagers in close association at the south end, Osprey and Raven flyovers, 
Phoebes and a Pewee.  Much fun to extract so much avian life from such a 
relatively small patch of NYC green.
-Ethan
eBird Checklist - 5 Oct 2019 - Madison Square Park - 24 species

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[nysbirds-l] Mad Sq Park 5/17: Another banner day

[Ethan Goodman]

The weather continued to be for the birds at Madison Square Park today, with no 
less than 29 species reported on eBird so far today in this little 6-acre patch 
of Flatiron green.  The Mourning Warbler did not show (but may indeed still be 
present in its more typical obscured habitat), but the female Hooded Warbler 
continued giving great looks in the Center Oval and was joined by at least 11 
other species of wood warbler including Bay Breasted, multiple Blackpolls and 
very-uncommon-for-the-park Wilson's and N Waterthrush.  One observer reported 
Prothonotary (!) AND Kentucky (!!!) Warblers as well at midday, which 
subsequently could not be refound by others. Wood Thrush calling consistently 
from the parks northern reaches and Indigo Bunting in same area.  Other 
notables included Veery, Baltimore Oriole, Eastern Towhee and Swamp Sparrow.  
Having birded the park fairly consistently in prior years and in April and 
early-May of this year, I am at a loss to explain why the park has blown up 
over the past few days.  While observer effect is certainly responsible for a 
few of these sightings (over 40 eBird checklists added in past two days to 
park's previous total of 336), the volume and diversity in past few days has 
clearly been unlike anything so far this season and in recent memory.  While 
perhaps not matching the Great Madison Square Park Fallout of May 15, 1921 (8 
Grasshopper Sparrows anyone?!), it's nonetheless pretty cool.  And we're almost 
at 100 eBird species!
eBird reports for today here:  https://ebird.org/hotspot/L525218
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[nysbirds-l] Mad Sq Park 5/17: Another banner day

[Ethan Goodman]

The weather continued to be for the birds at Madison Square Park today, with no 
less than 29 species reported on eBird so far today in this little 6-acre patch 
of Flatiron green.  The Mourning Warbler did not show (but may indeed still be 
present in its more typical obscured habitat), but the female Hooded Warbler 
continued giving great looks in the Center Oval and was joined by at least 11 
other species of wood warbler including Bay Breasted, multiple Blackpolls and 
very-uncommon-for-the-park Wilson's and N Waterthrush.  One observer reported 
Prothonotary (!) AND Kentucky (!!!) Warblers as well at midday, which 
subsequently could not be refound by others. Wood Thrush calling consistently 
from the parks northern reaches and Indigo Bunting in same area.  Other 
notables included Veery, Baltimore Oriole, Eastern Towhee and Swamp Sparrow.  
Having birded the park fairly consistently in prior years and in April and 
early-May of this year, I am at a loss to explain why the park has blown up 
over the past few days.  While observer effect is certainly responsible for a 
few of these sightings (over 40 eBird checklists added in past two days to 
park's previous total of 336), the volume and diversity in past few days has 
clearly been unlike anything so far this season and in recent memory.  While 
perhaps not matching the Great Madison Square Park Fallout of May 15, 1921 (8 
Grasshopper Sparrows anyone?!), it's nonetheless pretty cool.  And we're almost 
at 100 eBird species!
eBird reports for today here:  https://ebird.org/hotspot/L525218
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[nysbirds-l] Mad Sq Park report: Mourning Warbler and other goodies

[Ethan Goodman]

I knew something was afoot when I walked my son to preschool through Madison 
Square Park this morning and saw lots of non-house-sparrow activity on the 
Center Oval lawn (which is usually the province of Robins, Starlings and House 
Sparrows):  First a Common Yellowthroat, then a Redstart in a tree, then a 
female Towhee in the newly-planted shrubs in the center of the lawn, then 
Ovenbird, Canada Warbler, Swainson's Thrush, and the biggie...MOURNING WARBLER! 
 Out in the open foraging in the grass, a no-doubter.  It soon became apparent 
that, for some reason, the Park drew it lots of birds today.  Baltimore Oriole 
and Wood Thush also heard in the trees.  And after I left, reports kept coming 
in of more: Magnolia Warbler, Indigo Bunting, female Hooded Warbler.  A great 
day for Madison Square Park, and now the park sits at 97 species...3 species 
away from turning from BLUE to GREEN on the eBird hotspot heat map.  Go 
microparks!
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[nysbirds-l] Mad Sq Park report: Mourning Warbler and other goodies

[Ethan Goodman]

I knew something was afoot when I walked my son to preschool through Madison 
Square Park this morning and saw lots of non-house-sparrow activity on the 
Center Oval lawn (which is usually the province of Robins, Starlings and House 
Sparrows):  First a Common Yellowthroat, then a Redstart in a tree, then a 
female Towhee in the newly-planted shrubs in the center of the lawn, then 
Ovenbird, Canada Warbler, Swainson's Thrush, and the biggie...MOURNING WARBLER! 
 Out in the open foraging in the grass, a no-doubter.  It soon became apparent 
that, for some reason, the Park drew it lots of birds today.  Baltimore Oriole 
and Wood Thush also heard in the trees.  And after I left, reports kept coming 
in of more: Magnolia Warbler, Indigo Bunting, female Hooded Warbler.  A great 
day for Madison Square Park, and now the park sits at 97 species...3 species 
away from turning from BLUE to GREEN on the eBird hotspot heat map.  Go 
microparks!
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[nysbirds-l] Madison Square Park report

[Ethan Goodman]

For those of you interested in activity at NYC's micro-parks, Madison Square 
Park would be worth a visit if you're in the Flatiron/Midtown South area.  
During fairly short walks over the past few days I've had a total of about 25 
species, including: Scarlet Tanager, Wood Thrush (singing), the park's first 
Veery, Lincoln's Sparrow, and about 8 warblers.  I had the pleasure of leading 
a bird walk for the Madison Square Park Conservancy on (a rainy) Saturday 
morning and we had a very decent 16 species over the course of one hour.  This 
is all in contrast to a very slow April/early-May for the park (perhaps due to 
late leaf-out?).  I have no doubt a careful survey of the park, including some 
neck-craning up at the high canopy, would revel a number of additional jewels.  
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[nysbirds-l] Madison Square Park report

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For those of you interested in activity at NYC's micro-parks, Madison Square 
Park would be worth a visit if you're in the Flatiron/Midtown South area.  
During fairly short walks over the past few days I've had a total of about 25 
species, including: Scarlet Tanager, Wood Thrush (singing), the park's first 
Veery, Lincoln's Sparrow, and about 8 warblers.  I had the pleasure of leading 
a bird walk for the Madison Square Park Conservancy on (a rainy) Saturday 
morning and we had a very decent 16 species over the course of one hour.  This 
is all in contrast to a very slow April/early-May for the park (perhaps due to 
late leaf-out?).  I have no doubt a careful survey of the park, including some 
neck-craning up at the high canopy, would revel a number of additional jewels.  
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[nysbirds-l] Swainson's Warbler YES at 3pm

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#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
!important; } Periodically vocal and visible in same area of Midwood as this 
morning (woods between first and second paved paths extending north from center 
drive when coming from east). Some patience may be needed. 

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On Friday, May 26, 2017, 1:02 PM, Stanley Greenberg  
wrote:

I’ve been asked by members of the Brooklyn Bird Club to post some information 
about travel to Prospect Park.  
Please do not drive here if you can avoid it, especially on the weekend.  
Parking is difficult, traffic is congested, and it is easy to reach us by 
subway.  The closest subway station is Prospect Park on the B and Q trains 
(only Q runs on the weekend).  Stay towards the front of the train if you’re 
coming from Manhattan, turn right as you exit the station on Lincoln Rd. and 
you will see the park across Ocean Avenue.  The Midwood, current location of 
the warbler, is just to the right (north) once you get into the park.  Follow 
the East Drive until you meet Center Drive, the walk left (west).  
You can also take the F, G or 2 train, and walk through the park.  There are 
many maps around the park, along with PEPs and other park workers who can 
direct you.

If you’re coming this afternoon keep in mind that Ocean Avenue becomes two 
lanes of traffic southbound at 4PM, so no parking on that side.  There are 
always many events in the park on the weekend, especially Smorgasburg on 
Sunday, which brings lots of crowds and traffic.
Thank you.  Good luck getting the bird.  Last one was 1950.


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[nysbirds-l] Swainson's Warbler YES at 3pm

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 blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px 
#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
!important; } Periodically vocal and visible in same area of Midwood as this 
morning (woods between first and second paved paths extending north from center 
drive when coming from east). Some patience may be needed. 

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On Friday, May 26, 2017, 1:02 PM, Stanley Greenberg  
wrote:

I’ve been asked by members of the Brooklyn Bird Club to post some information 
about travel to Prospect Park.  
Please do not drive here if you can avoid it, especially on the weekend.  
Parking is difficult, traffic is congested, and it is easy to reach us by 
subway.  The closest subway station is Prospect Park on the B and Q trains 
(only Q runs on the weekend).  Stay towards the front of the train if you’re 
coming from Manhattan, turn right as you exit the station on Lincoln Rd. and 
you will see the park across Ocean Avenue.  The Midwood, current location of 
the warbler, is just to the right (north) once you get into the park.  Follow 
the East Drive until you meet Center Drive, the walk left (west).  
You can also take the F, G or 2 train, and walk through the park.  There are 
many maps around the park, along with PEPs and other park workers who can 
direct you.

If you’re coming this afternoon keep in mind that Ocean Avenue becomes two 
lanes of traffic southbound at 4PM, so no parking on that side.  There are 
always many events in the park on the weekend, especially Smorgasburg on 
Sunday, which brings lots of crowds and traffic.
Thank you.  Good luck getting the bird.  Last one was 1950.


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Red-necked Grebe on CPk Reservoir probably is a bird released by WBF on Wednesday

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!important; } I seem to remember some similar questions re a released 
Prothonotary Warbler a while back.  Perhaps the kind folks at the WBF could, in 
the future, give a heads up to the birding community (via these lists, perhaps) 
when releasing locally uncommon or rare species?  This would assist both those 
who'd like to see and/or count such a bird, and those who'd skip the chase with 
such knowledge. I would not expect such notice for locally common or sensitive 
species (owls), but for a bird that is likely to be a first for many (either 
ABA, County, or CP) such consideration would be nice rather than relying on the 
detective work of the community. 


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Hi All-

A discussion on FB mentioned that a RNGR was released by the Wild Bird 
Fund (WBF) into the Central Park Reservoir this week. In a communication 
I had with them last night, the WBF confirmed that, in fact, one was 
released by them to the Reservoir on Wednesday, which happened to be the 
first day one was reported there to NYSBirds. The origin of the bird was 
rescue from on-land stranding in Brooklyn. WBF posted to their Facebook 
page a video of the bird catching live fish swimming in its waterfowl 
rehab pool (pretty amusing, actually). They do that to make sure the 
bird can catch its own food before releasing it.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Red-necked Grebe on CPk Reservoir probably is a bird released by WBF on Wednesday

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 blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px 
#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
!important; } I seem to remember some similar questions re a released 
Prothonotary Warbler a while back.  Perhaps the kind folks at the WBF could, in 
the future, give a heads up to the birding community (via these lists, perhaps) 
when releasing locally uncommon or rare species?  This would assist both those 
who'd like to see and/or count such a bird, and those who'd skip the chase with 
such knowledge. I would not expect such notice for locally common or sensitive 
species (owls), but for a bird that is likely to be a first for many (either 
ABA, County, or CP) such consideration would be nice rather than relying on the 
detective work of the community. 


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wrote:

Hi All-

A discussion on FB mentioned that a RNGR was released by the Wild Bird 
Fund (WBF) into the Central Park Reservoir this week. In a communication 
I had with them last night, the WBF confirmed that, in fact, one was 
released by them to the Reservoir on Wednesday, which happened to be the 
first day one was reported there to NYSBirds. The origin of the bird was 
rescue from on-land stranding in Brooklyn. WBF posted to their Facebook 
page a video of the bird catching live fish swimming in its waterfowl 
rehab pool (pretty amusing, actually). They do that to make sure the 
bird can catch its own food before releasing it.

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park Red-headed Woodpecker

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#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
!important; } The juvenile RH Woodpecker continues as of 3pm, frequenting the 
Shagbark Hickory tree referenced by Tom Fiore (thanks for great directions). If 
you do not immediately see the WP, it may be in a roost hole about 40' up a 
London Plane (?) tree that is across the path and just downslope from the 
Hickory tree. Directly across the path from a lamppost.  It was tending to feed 
in the area then return to the hole. 
-Ethan

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wrote:

Saturday, 7th of January, 2017 -Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
A first-winter-plumaged Red-headed Woodpecker (lacking red in the head at this 
stage) was reported yesterday 1/6/'17 from an area in the park near East 68 
Street (just west of Fifth Ave.) and this snowy Saturday morning I found the 
bird, both somewhat vocal and modestly active at times, in the area as had been 
reported (and thanks to Justin Potter for that ebird report!) - it is well east 
of the park's East Drive, and a bit nearer to Fifth Ave. but along a path that 
runs parallel with Fifth, and south from the park entrance at East 69th Street 
- there is a rustic shelter perched atop a rise, & the woodpecker was about 30+ 
yards north of that, & often came to and around a modest-sized Shagbark Hickory 
tree (it is labeled as such, with a small metal marker & is rather obvious when 
near enough to see the unusual bark) as well as being near the very narrow path 
that forks off from the main walking path noted above, which would lead one to 
the rustic shelter on the rise (standing on these paths may provide a good 
vantage point to look & listen for the woodpecker) - there is a tall flagpole 
flying the American flag, as well as the black & white POW-MIA banner at the 
park entrance area, and the path you would watch from is south of that by 50 
yards or so, this is a path that if taken south will ultimately pass under the 
Transverse & to the northern entry to the CP Zoo area, as well as the Arsenal 
building (at 64th Street-Fifth Ave.)  David Barrett was also in the vicinity 
and was able to view this bird, even in the start of the freshening snow.
Photos were obtained of the Red-headed WP - and with which it may be possible 
to see if this just might be a bird that was being seen a bit farther west, 
into late autumn of last year (it may well be, or as easily not be). This area 
of the park referenced above -known as The Dene in official parks parlance- is 
not very much birded, in general.  At least one drab-plumaged Yellow-bellied 
Sapsucker was in the vicinity, as were more-common Downy & Red-bellied 
Woodpeckers.
A select group of birds continue at & near The Pond, in the park's southeast 
corner, these including drakes of Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Wood 
Duck, as well as American Coot and songbirds such as Swamp, Song, & [Red] Fox 
Sparrow, plus Ruby-crowned Kinglet.  In the Ramble, a Brown Thrasher, Brown 
Creeper, another Ruby-crowned Kinglet, more [Red] Fox Sparrows & great numbers 
of White-throated Sparrows, as well as many other winter-regulars were about, 
both at the feeders & in the other parts of that area.
The CP reservoir has had many of the same species as have been for some weeks, 
with no "new" arrivals there of which I'm aware. Double-crested Cormorant, 
Pied-billed Grebe, Hooded Mergansers, American Coots, Buffleheads, Ruddy Ducks, 
Northern Shovelers are among these, with some additional & typical wintering 
species there;  it may be worth checking for a possibility of new species 
showing up with the quick-freeze that's expected & also as some uncommon gulls 
may come to sit on ice-shelves, if they form on that or other water-bodies.  In 
the park's northern end, there have been some sightings of Belted Kingfisher, 
and a "white-headed" (Common) Grackle has been seen & photo'd, on several 
occasions, often with a substantial grackle flock of from 100-200+ birds; the 
white-headed grackle obviously stands out pretty well when seen, maybe the more 
oddly if it's seen against snow!
- - - -Just to add, a few observers including myself have visited City Hall 
Park in recent days, & have not seen any of the rare species that had been 
semi-regular there into the first half of December; it was of course 
interesting to hear of a Western Tanager appearing in northern Queens very soon 
after the one in lower Manhattan was no longer being found there - I'm not 
suggesting it was one & the same bird, but would neither rule out the 
possibility that it might have been.  Additionally, I've been to Van Cortlandt 
park in western Bronx (County) again seeking any rarer geese but have not 
lately, or as recently as Friday (1/6), seen a Pink-footed Goose there, 
although many Canada Geese (& at least one Snow Goose) 

[nysbirds-l] Central Park Red-headed Woodpecker

[Ethan Goodman]

 blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px 
#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
!important; } The juvenile RH Woodpecker continues as of 3pm, frequenting the 
Shagbark Hickory tree referenced by Tom Fiore (thanks for great directions). If 
you do not immediately see the WP, it may be in a roost hole about 40' up a 
London Plane (?) tree that is across the path and just downslope from the 
Hickory tree. Directly across the path from a lamppost.  It was tending to feed 
in the area then return to the hole. 
-Ethan

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On Saturday, January 7, 2017, 1:40 PM, Thomas Fiore  
wrote:

Saturday, 7th of January, 2017 -Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
A first-winter-plumaged Red-headed Woodpecker (lacking red in the head at this 
stage) was reported yesterday 1/6/'17 from an area in the park near East 68 
Street (just west of Fifth Ave.) and this snowy Saturday morning I found the 
bird, both somewhat vocal and modestly active at times, in the area as had been 
reported (and thanks to Justin Potter for that ebird report!) - it is well east 
of the park's East Drive, and a bit nearer to Fifth Ave. but along a path that 
runs parallel with Fifth, and south from the park entrance at East 69th Street 
- there is a rustic shelter perched atop a rise, & the woodpecker was about 30+ 
yards north of that, & often came to and around a modest-sized Shagbark Hickory 
tree (it is labeled as such, with a small metal marker & is rather obvious when 
near enough to see the unusual bark) as well as being near the very narrow path 
that forks off from the main walking path noted above, which would lead one to 
the rustic shelter on the rise (standing on these paths may provide a good 
vantage point to look & listen for the woodpecker) - there is a tall flagpole 
flying the American flag, as well as the black & white POW-MIA banner at the 
park entrance area, and the path you would watch from is south of that by 50 
yards or so, this is a path that if taken south will ultimately pass under the 
Transverse & to the northern entry to the CP Zoo area, as well as the Arsenal 
building (at 64th Street-Fifth Ave.)  David Barrett was also in the vicinity 
and was able to view this bird, even in the start of the freshening snow.
Photos were obtained of the Red-headed WP - and with which it may be possible 
to see if this just might be a bird that was being seen a bit farther west, 
into late autumn of last year (it may well be, or as easily not be). This area 
of the park referenced above -known as The Dene in official parks parlance- is 
not very much birded, in general.  At least one drab-plumaged Yellow-bellied 
Sapsucker was in the vicinity, as were more-common Downy & Red-bellied 
Woodpeckers.
A select group of birds continue at & near The Pond, in the park's southeast 
corner, these including drakes of Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Wood 
Duck, as well as American Coot and songbirds such as Swamp, Song, & [Red] Fox 
Sparrow, plus Ruby-crowned Kinglet.  In the Ramble, a Brown Thrasher, Brown 
Creeper, another Ruby-crowned Kinglet, more [Red] Fox Sparrows & great numbers 
of White-throated Sparrows, as well as many other winter-regulars were about, 
both at the feeders & in the other parts of that area.
The CP reservoir has had many of the same species as have been for some weeks, 
with no "new" arrivals there of which I'm aware. Double-crested Cormorant, 
Pied-billed Grebe, Hooded Mergansers, American Coots, Buffleheads, Ruddy Ducks, 
Northern Shovelers are among these, with some additional & typical wintering 
species there;  it may be worth checking for a possibility of new species 
showing up with the quick-freeze that's expected & also as some uncommon gulls 
may come to sit on ice-shelves, if they form on that or other water-bodies.  In 
the park's northern end, there have been some sightings of Belted Kingfisher, 
and a "white-headed" (Common) Grackle has been seen & photo'd, on several 
occasions, often with a substantial grackle flock of from 100-200+ birds; the 
white-headed grackle obviously stands out pretty well when seen, maybe the more 
oddly if it's seen against snow!
- - - -Just to add, a few observers including myself have visited City Hall 
Park in recent days, & have not seen any of the rare species that had been 
semi-regular there into the first half of December; it was of course 
interesting to hear of a Western Tanager appearing in northern Queens very soon 
after the one in lower Manhattan was no longer being found there - I'm not 
suggesting it was one & the same bird, but would neither rule out the 
possibility that it might have been.  Additionally, I've been to Van Cortlandt 
park in western Bronx (County) again seeking any rarer geese but have not 
lately, or as recently as Friday (1/6), seen a Pink-footed Goose there, 
although many Canada Geese (& at least one Snow Goose) were continuing to 

[nysbirds-l] RMSP Ross's Geese YES & JB West End

[Ethan Goodman]

 Since I have not seen reports today, I did have the pair of Ross's Geese at 
the Robert Moses SP turnaround at approx. 2pm today, actively feeding with 
about 20 Canada's.  The turnaround is at the terminus of the Robert Moses 
Causeway.
The West End Jetty area at Jones Beach was also in full winter effect, with a 
pair of Harlequin Ducks, about a dozen Purple Sandpipers, a single Dunlin, 
Black and White-winged Scoters, Long-tailed Ducks, and other expected 
waterbirds.  Also had a few Tree Sparrows just off the WE2 parking lot, as well 
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[nysbirds-l] RMSP Ross's Geese YES & JB West End

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 Since I have not seen reports today, I did have the pair of Ross's Geese at 
the Robert Moses SP turnaround at approx. 2pm today, actively feeding with 
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Causeway.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] King Eider Nassau Yes

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#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
!important; }  As of 12:15, the Bayville King Eider female very cooperative and 
close in right in front of the Charles E Ransom beach parking lot slowly 
working east. 


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Park in the Charles E. Ransom beach parking lot and walk east toward 
playground. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] King Eider Nassau Yes

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!important; }  As of 12:15, the Bayville King Eider female very cooperative and 
close in right in front of the Charles E Ransom beach parking lot slowly 
working east. 


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[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose - YES, and Nelsons Sp.

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!important; }  The Pink-footed Goose is still amongst the Canadas as of 5:30pm 
at Hendrickson Park in Valley Stream. Alternately feeding along the narrow 
strip of grass between the tennis courts and the lake, and in the lake itself. 
Plumb Beach in Brooklyn also continues to host a pair of Nelson's Sparrows, 
albeit a shy pair. Seen at about 4:15pm today along the south side of the marsh 
closer to the inlet.
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Good morning, chasers. The original finder tells me his Pink-footed friend is 
still on the lake at Hendrickson this morning. Good luck if you still need it. 

Cheers!
-Tim H

> On Nov 2, 2016, at 6:03 PM, Timothy Healy  wrote:
> 
> The Pink-foot was still being seen on the eastern shoreline of the lake at 
> Hendrickson Park this evening. We departed at about 5:35 as the sun was 
> getting low, and the goose was happily feeding alongside its Canadian 
> brethren. It seemed more alert and active than many reports from yesterday 
> suggested, moving anxiously away from joggers and briefly pausing to eye 
> observers when it realized it was being watched. It even interacted 
> semi-aggressively with Canadas who invaded its personal space as it was 
> swimming. We kept a respectful distance from the bird as it grazed, taking 
> care not to disturb our welcome guest. The flocks of geese are clearly moving 
> around: my dad stopped by around midday and reported that he and an unknown 
> birder from the city found no sign of it, but it has been seen throughout the 
> morning and afternoon. Where they are disappearing to when they are not at 
> the lake is a mystery, but there are plenty of other options for foraging and 
> resting nearby.
> 
> Cheers!
> -Tim H

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[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose - YES, and Nelsons Sp.

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 blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px 
#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
!important; }  The Pink-footed Goose is still amongst the Canadas as of 5:30pm 
at Hendrickson Park in Valley Stream. Alternately feeding along the narrow 
strip of grass between the tennis courts and the lake, and in the lake itself. 
Plumb Beach in Brooklyn also continues to host a pair of Nelson's Sparrows, 
albeit a shy pair. Seen at about 4:15pm today along the south side of the marsh 
closer to the inlet.
-Ethan
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Good morning, chasers. The original finder tells me his Pink-footed friend is 
still on the lake at Hendrickson this morning. Good luck if you still need it. 

Cheers!
-Tim H

> On Nov 2, 2016, at 6:03 PM, Timothy Healy  wrote:
> 
> The Pink-foot was still being seen on the eastern shoreline of the lake at 
> Hendrickson Park this evening. We departed at about 5:35 as the sun was 
> getting low, and the goose was happily feeding alongside its Canadian 
> brethren. It seemed more alert and active than many reports from yesterday 
> suggested, moving anxiously away from joggers and briefly pausing to eye 
> observers when it realized it was being watched. It even interacted 
> semi-aggressively with Canadas who invaded its personal space as it was 
> swimming. We kept a respectful distance from the bird as it grazed, taking 
> care not to disturb our welcome guest. The flocks of geese are clearly moving 
> around: my dad stopped by around midday and reported that he and an unknown 
> birder from the city found no sign of it, but it has been seen throughout the 
> morning and afternoon. Where they are disappearing to when they are not at 
> the lake is a mystery, but there are plenty of other options for foraging and 
> resting nearby.
> 
> Cheers!
> -Tim H

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[nysbirds-l] Randall Is Longspur: No

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The Lapland Longspur did not appear in a search of the shoreline grasses from 
8:45 to 9:45 today. Looked from field 31 up to field 42 at NE corner of 
Ramdall's Island. 


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Monday, 1 February, 2016 -

The Lapland Longspur found yesterday (1/31, by Paul Bourdin) at the  
east end of Randall's Island (east of Manhattan & N.Y. City's East  
River) was seen again this morning by 2 observers - thanks to Tom  
Perlman for the update... the longspur was also seen later Sunday in  
the same location as reported for that morning, & was still in the  
same location this Mon. morning: roughly between ballfields 28 & 31,  
along the outer / waterside edge of the Sunken Meadow Fields loop  
drive. It may be shy or skittish, going to rocks on the water's edge,  
but also comes back to the grassy edge.

good February birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Randall Is Longspur: No

[Ethan Goodman]

The Lapland Longspur did not appear in a search of the shoreline grasses from 
8:45 to 9:45 today. Looked from field 31 up to field 42 at NE corner of 
Ramdall's Island. 


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Monday, 1 February, 2016 -

The Lapland Longspur found yesterday (1/31, by Paul Bourdin) at the  
east end of Randall's Island (east of Manhattan & N.Y. City's East  
River) was seen again this morning by 2 observers - thanks to Tom  
Perlman for the update... the longspur was also seen later Sunday in  
the same location as reported for that morning, & was still in the  
same location this Mon. morning: roughly between ballfields 28 & 31,  
along the outer / waterside edge of the Sunken Meadow Fields loop  
drive. It may be shy or skittish, going to rocks on the water's edge,  
but also comes back to the grassy edge.

good February birding,

Tom Fiore
Manhattan



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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose North Babylon HS

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the ball fields behind North Babylon HS, Suffolk Cty. Greater White-fronted in 
the flock as well. 
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On south side of Oregon Road east of Alvah's Lane in Cutchogue in flock of 
several thousand Canada Geese with single Snow and "Blue" Geese. 
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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose North Babylon HS

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the ball fields behind North Babylon HS, Suffolk Cty. Greater White-fronted in 
the flock as well. 
-Ethan Goodman


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On south side of Oregon Road east of Alvah's Lane in Cutchogue in flock of 
several thousand Canada Geese with single Snow and "Blue" Geese. 
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