[nysbirds-l] Adult Northern Goshawk, Kissena Park, Queens

[Peter Reisfeld]

On the western park of the hill overlooking the lake. 

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[nysbirds-l] Adult Northern Goshawk, Kissena Park, Queens

[Peter Reisfeld]

On the western park of the hill overlooking the lake. 

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Peter

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Re: Re: [nysbirds-l] Diurnal Migration on This Morning's Radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

Looking at the loop from last night, the reflectivities just about petered out 
at 6 AM, but then picked up again.  That would seem to favor diurnal migration 
rather than a continuation of that from overnight. 

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Re: Re: [nysbirds-l] Diurnal Migration on This Morning's Radar

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Looking at the loop from last night, the reflectivities just about petered out 
at 6 AM, but then picked up again.  That would seem to favor diurnal migration 
rather than a continuation of that from overnight. 

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[nysbirds-l] Dark downy

[Peter Reisfeld]

Today I saw a woodpecker at my backyard suet feeder for the second time in the 
past few weeks.  It appears to be a downy woodpecker but with very dark 
coloring on the face and underside.  I know that Pacific downies can be 
somewhat buffy in these areas, but none of the photos I have seen are nearly as 
dark as this bird. I assume it is a mutant variant, but thought I would post it 
to see if there were any other ideas. Link to a photo is here:

https://flic.kr/p/QhhchV 

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[nysbirds-l] Dark downy

[Peter Reisfeld]

Today I saw a woodpecker at my backyard suet feeder for the second time in the 
past few weeks.  It appears to be a downy woodpecker but with very dark 
coloring on the face and underside.  I know that Pacific downies can be 
somewhat buffy in these areas, but none of the photos I have seen are nearly as 
dark as this bird. I assume it is a mutant variant, but thought I would post it 
to see if there were any other ideas. Link to a photo is here:

https://flic.kr/p/QhhchV 

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[nysbirds-l] Kissena photo

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Looks like this state list and Yahoo mail have issues communicating Flicker 
addresses, so I’ll try again with this photo of the diving orange crowned. 

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[nysbirds-l] Kissena photo

[Peter Reisfeld]

Looks like this state list and Yahoo mail have issues communicating Flicker 
addresses, so I’ll try again with this photo of the diving orange crowned. 

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[nysbirds-l] Kissena Park, Queens Orange Crowneds, Nashville, and Lincoln

[Peter Reisfeld]

Jeff Ritter and I birded Kissena this cold but sunny morning to scope it out 
for next week's Queens CBC.  It was relatively quiet but we saw some nice 
birds.  At Kissena proper we started by flushing a couple of great horned owls 
at an undisclosed location. We  found a winter wren kip, kipping along the 
eastern bridle path, ran into a flock of rusty blackbirds near the lake outflow 
with a purple finch nestled amongst them.  After finding a pair of late eastern 
towhees,  we discovered an orange crowned warbler on our way back to the 
velodrome lot.  Here's a photo of him taking a dive off the top of a vine 
behind the ballfields:
Orange crowned diving off a vine at Kissena Park

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what with the eastern section terribly overgrown.  Even without leaves today it 
was still pretty poor habitat.  However in the westen section we were rewarded 
with a birding trifecta, a second orange crowned, a nashville warbler and a 
Lincoln sparrow (clearly a manifestation of Jeff's Lincoln magnetism).  

Finally we hit the secret warbler spot near the golf course where we finished 
up with a trio of hermit thrushes.  All in all a very nice morning of winter 
birding.   (Though this really puts the pressure on for next week's CBC.  Oh 
well. What will be, will be).
Wishing you good birds, 


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[nysbirds-l] Kissena Park, Queens Orange Crowneds, Nashville, and Lincoln

[Peter Reisfeld]

Jeff Ritter and I birded Kissena this cold but sunny morning to scope it out 
for next week's Queens CBC.  It was relatively quiet but we saw some nice 
birds.  At Kissena proper we started by flushing a couple of great horned owls 
at an undisclosed location. We  found a winter wren kip, kipping along the 
eastern bridle path, ran into a flock of rusty blackbirds near the lake outflow 
with a purple finch nestled amongst them.  After finding a pair of late eastern 
towhees,  we discovered an orange crowned warbler on our way back to the 
velodrome lot.  Here's a photo of him taking a dive off the top of a vine 
behind the ballfields:
Orange crowned diving off a vine at Kissena Park

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what with the eastern section terribly overgrown.  Even without leaves today it 
was still pretty poor habitat.  However in the westen section we were rewarded 
with a birding trifecta, a second orange crowned, a nashville warbler and a 
Lincoln sparrow (clearly a manifestation of Jeff's Lincoln magnetism).  

Finally we hit the secret warbler spot near the golf course where we finished 
up with a trio of hermit thrushes.  All in all a very nice morning of winter 
birding.   (Though this really puts the pressure on for next week's CBC.  Oh 
well. What will be, will be).
Wishing you good birds, 


Peter

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[nysbirds-l] Doodletown Road, Bear Mountain

[Peter Reisfeld]

Today I made my annual pilgimmage to Doodletown Road.  By the time I had 
climbed up Gray’s hill I had most of my target birds, with singing ceruleans, 
yellow-throated vireos, indigo buntings, a yellow billed cuckoo, a singing 
Louisiana waterthrush,  a blue winged warbler, a worm-eating warbler, and 
hooded in the background.  But when I ran into a bunch of Queens and Long 
Island birding buddies leaving the First June cemetery things really kicked up 
a notch. 

After a stop at the other June cemetery, we headed up Doodletown road to see if 
the Kentucky warbler was in it’s usual spot.  On the way Eric Miller found a 
female Cape may warbler in a thin, bittersweet-covered tree.  Then we saw an 
olive-sided flycatcher in a bare tree a bit further up the road.  I had to take 
a personal call and missed the pileated in the woods past the stream.  When I 
headed up the hill to see if I could catch up with it, the I got the surprise 
of the day.  Eric called out  that he has found a golden winged warbler in a 
meadow south of the road.  It was a first at Doodletown for pretty much 
everyone there.  

We missed the Kentucky, but got scattering of other birds including multiple 
worm-eatings, ceruleans, cuckoos, a few more warblers found by Eric including 
magnolia, BT green, and canada, another olive sided flycatcher, and even a 
timber rattlesnake along Pleasant Valley road.  When we were all done I had 
seen or heard 16 species of warbler for a great day of birding. 
Wishing you good birding days as well, 

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[nysbirds-l] Doodletown Road, Bear Mountain

[Peter Reisfeld]

Today I made my annual pilgimmage to Doodletown Road.  By the time I had 
climbed up Gray’s hill I had most of my target birds, with singing ceruleans, 
yellow-throated vireos, indigo buntings, a yellow billed cuckoo, a singing 
Louisiana waterthrush,  a blue winged warbler, a worm-eating warbler, and 
hooded in the background.  But when I ran into a bunch of Queens and Long 
Island birding buddies leaving the First June cemetery things really kicked up 
a notch. 

After a stop at the other June cemetery, we headed up Doodletown road to see if 
the Kentucky warbler was in it’s usual spot.  On the way Eric Miller found a 
female Cape may warbler in a thin, bittersweet-covered tree.  Then we saw an 
olive-sided flycatcher in a bare tree a bit further up the road.  I had to take 
a personal call and missed the pileated in the woods past the stream.  When I 
headed up the hill to see if I could catch up with it, the I got the surprise 
of the day.  Eric called out  that he has found a golden winged warbler in a 
meadow south of the road.  It was a first at Doodletown for pretty much 
everyone there.  

We missed the Kentucky, but got scattering of other birds including multiple 
worm-eatings, ceruleans, cuckoos, a few more warblers found by Eric including 
magnolia, BT green, and canada, another olive sided flycatcher, and even a 
timber rattlesnake along Pleasant Valley road.  When we were all done I had 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Interesting radar observation

[Peter Reisfeld]

I don’t have an explanation for it. The activity over water near the shoreline 
most likely indicates shorebird migration and would not explain high density of 
songbirds birds over our parks.  If you look at the landing density on both 
mornings of your maps, it concentrates fairly symmetrically at sites of radar 
stations in NY and NJ.  This is expected as when birds, start to land, their 
altitudes drop so that the birds in areas further from the radar no longer 
reflect as they are “under the radar”.  If the concentration is very asymmetric 
it could suggest birds concentrating in one or more geographic areas, but here 
(except for the shoreline migration) it looks pretty even. 

The best I could say is that the migration was pretty diffuse and covered a 
wide swath. But if you look at paul hurtado’s map for night before last it 
looks even denser.  

http://www.pauljhurtado.com/US_Composite_Radar/2018-5-9/ 


So it would be hard for me to explain Chris Cooper’s tweet of a dozen Cape Mays 
in one tree at Central just based on that landing pattern. Perhaps the 
shorebird migration is a clue that densities of birds were greater than they 
appeared to be based on reflectivities.  But I’m not an expert, just a 
dedicated amateur.  Any other comments are welcomed. 

Good birding to all,

Peter

> On May 11, 2018, at 3:44 PM, Gus Keri  wrote:
> 
> Hi every one,
> 
> I would like to share this observation with all of you and I like to know 
> what you think of it, especially those who know radar well.
> 
> Look at this radar map: (go to the minute 4:41 am CT and zoom to NYC area.)
> http://www.pauljhurtado.com/US_Composite_Radar/2018-5-10/ 
> 
> 
> You will see some radar activities (blue color) in the water between NYC and 
> Long Island and New Jersey. All the activities on water with no activities on 
> the surrounding land.
> This morning was the best birding day in the whole city this season.
> 
> I remembered that I saw the same activities last year and saved a photo of it 
> in my record.
> Watch this map: (and again go to minute 4:41 am CT and zoom to NYC)
> http://www.pauljhurtado.com/US_Composite_Radar/2017-5-15/ 
> 
> 
> You will see the same pattern. A lot of activities (blue color) in the water 
> between NYC and LI and NJ with no activities on land.
> That day also was the best birding day in NYC that season.
> 
> I am trying to explain this phenomenon.
> It only happened once last year but it correlated with a huge number of birds.
> Any one has any explanation?
> 
> Gus
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Interesting radar observation

[Peter Reisfeld]

I don’t have an explanation for it. The activity over water near the shoreline 
most likely indicates shorebird migration and would not explain high density of 
songbirds birds over our parks.  If you look at the landing density on both 
mornings of your maps, it concentrates fairly symmetrically at sites of radar 
stations in NY and NJ.  This is expected as when birds, start to land, their 
altitudes drop so that the birds in areas further from the radar no longer 
reflect as they are “under the radar”.  If the concentration is very asymmetric 
it could suggest birds concentrating in one or more geographic areas, but here 
(except for the shoreline migration) it looks pretty even. 

The best I could say is that the migration was pretty diffuse and covered a 
wide swath. But if you look at paul hurtado’s map for night before last it 
looks even denser.  

http://www.pauljhurtado.com/US_Composite_Radar/2018-5-9/ 


So it would be hard for me to explain Chris Cooper’s tweet of a dozen Cape Mays 
in one tree at Central just based on that landing pattern. Perhaps the 
shorebird migration is a clue that densities of birds were greater than they 
appeared to be based on reflectivities.  But I’m not an expert, just a 
dedicated amateur.  Any other comments are welcomed. 

Good birding to all,

Peter

> On May 11, 2018, at 3:44 PM, Gus Keri  wrote:
> 
> Hi every one,
> 
> I would like to share this observation with all of you and I like to know 
> what you think of it, especially those who know radar well.
> 
> Look at this radar map: (go to the minute 4:41 am CT and zoom to NYC area.)
> http://www.pauljhurtado.com/US_Composite_Radar/2018-5-10/ 
> 
> 
> You will see some radar activities (blue color) in the water between NYC and 
> Long Island and New Jersey. All the activities on water with no activities on 
> the surrounding land.
> This morning was the best birding day in the whole city this season.
> 
> I remembered that I saw the same activities last year and saved a photo of it 
> in my record.
> Watch this map: (and again go to minute 4:41 am CT and zoom to NYC)
> http://www.pauljhurtado.com/US_Composite_Radar/2017-5-15/ 
> 
> 
> You will see the same pattern. A lot of activities (blue color) in the water 
> between NYC and LI and NJ with no activities on land.
> That day also was the best birding day in NYC that season.
> 
> I am trying to explain this phenomenon.
> It only happened once last year but it correlated with a huge number of birds.
> Any one has any explanation?
> 
> Gus
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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[nysbirds-l] Radar musings

[Peter Reisfeld]

Being resubmitted as it did not appear in 30 minutes.

Gus makes an excellent point that you can sometimes get valuable information on 
landing radar that you would not have predicted when making a report the night 
before (see Stephane Perrault's report from Hempstead Lake yesterday).  But I 
have still found significant discrepancies.  I can't tell you how many times I 
have headed for the final spot of high landing density on radar only to find it 
dead.  

David, there is no doubt that large birds reflect more than small birds.  So in 
that case you would argue that the reason there are days when the reflectivity 
is high but the ground is quiet is due to the fact that that night mostly large 
birds migrated.  This could be a factor, but I have not noted it on the ground. 
 I will try to be more aware of the possibility in the future though.  On the 
other hand, there is some reason to think that when birds are mostly small, 
e.g. a predominantly warbler migration, that any effects of velocity to 
spuriously increase reflectivity will be exaggerated rather than reduced.

The analogy again would be cars in the rain. The cars are birds and the rain is 
radar. If the windshields are almost vertical, there's little surface to hit 
the windshield.  These are warbler windshields. If they are almost horizontal 
they are flickers. If you make the horizontal windshields flatter and flatter 
corresponding to bigger and bigger birds, eventually it doesn't matter how fast 
the car is driving, the rain hitting it will approach that of a flat non-moving 
surface and speed will no longer increase reflectivity. 

That being said, after thinking about it a bit more and an off-line discussion 
with meteorologist John Kent, I have come to the conclusion that my theory is 
flawed.  The reason is that it did not take into account the relative speed of 
radar and birds.  Using the car analogy again, while doubling speed of a car 
from 30 to 60mph would have a have a significant effect on the rate of rain 
hitting your windshield over baseline, increasing from 1mph to 2mph would not 
likely produce a perceptible increase. Given the fact that radar travels at the 
speed of light, the speed of the radar is so much faster than the bird velocity 
it would be as if the birds were standing (flying?) still, so that increasing 
migration speed from 20 to 60 knots would not likely have an effect. 

John did note that some nights with high reflectivity but low turnout could be 
due to birds that are not new or notable which could be lead to an 
underinterpretation of the true migration.  

Theories about the discrepancy from David La Puma include:

1. The radar is sensitive, and even low densities of migrants can show up as 
strong signatures on the radar.
2. Birds concentrated at a particular altitude can also produce a stronger 
signal, which appears to be heavier migration when it’s actually fewer birds 
concentrated at a particular altitude. I see this a lot with strong upper level 
winds, or when conditions are less favorable at upper levels, and birds are 
concentrated closer to the ground.
3. Heavy migration but low concentration. Migration is heavy, but conditions 
are such that birds are spread out, and therefore not concentrated when they 
land. We see this in the spring when we have heavy migration but no westerly 
component to the wind, so no forcing of birds to Cape May.
4. It’s not all birds. Bats and insects can contaminate the imagery, and if 
there are birds involved, they can mask any lower velocity of insects (although 
insects can have significant positive velocities especially when the tailwind 
is favorable to the direction of migration)

So ultimately we have a number of theories for why radar is often not reliable 
for predicting birds on the ground, but I'm not sure we have the answer.  But 
imperfect as it is, though, it's fun to watch the reflectivities bloom, 
imagining hordes of birds up there in the sky headed our way.  Because 
anticipation of birds is half of the enjoyment (or, almost half), and when we 
actually do see what we anticipate, I think we enjoy it more.  So that in 
itself may be a reason for you, Steve, to keep on looking at that radar.  
Because one day soon, Forest Park will be filled with birds.  And if you are 
chomping at the bit when you enter the park , when you hear that birdsong, you 
will enjoy it even more.

Good birding to all,

Peter


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[nysbirds-l] Radar musings

[Peter Reisfeld]

Being resubmitted as it did not appear in 30 minutes.

Gus makes an excellent point that you can sometimes get valuable information on 
landing radar that you would not have predicted when making a report the night 
before (see Stephane Perrault's report from Hempstead Lake yesterday).  But I 
have still found significant discrepancies.  I can't tell you how many times I 
have headed for the final spot of high landing density on radar only to find it 
dead.  

David, there is no doubt that large birds reflect more than small birds.  So in 
that case you would argue that the reason there are days when the reflectivity 
is high but the ground is quiet is due to the fact that that night mostly large 
birds migrated.  This could be a factor, but I have not noted it on the ground. 
 I will try to be more aware of the possibility in the future though.  On the 
other hand, there is some reason to think that when birds are mostly small, 
e.g. a predominantly warbler migration, that any effects of velocity to 
spuriously increase reflectivity will be exaggerated rather than reduced.

The analogy again would be cars in the rain. The cars are birds and the rain is 
radar. If the windshields are almost vertical, there's little surface to hit 
the windshield.  These are warbler windshields. If they are almost horizontal 
they are flickers. If you make the horizontal windshields flatter and flatter 
corresponding to bigger and bigger birds, eventually it doesn't matter how fast 
the car is driving, the rain hitting it will approach that of a flat non-moving 
surface and speed will no longer increase reflectivity. 

That being said, after thinking about it a bit more and an off-line discussion 
with meteorologist John Kent, I have come to the conclusion that my theory is 
flawed.  The reason is that it did not take into account the relative speed of 
radar and birds.  Using the car analogy again, while doubling speed of a car 
from 30 to 60mph would have a have a significant effect on the rate of rain 
hitting your windshield over baseline, increasing from 1mph to 2mph would not 
likely produce a perceptible increase. Given the fact that radar travels at the 
speed of light, the speed of the radar is so much faster than the bird velocity 
it would be as if the birds were standing (flying?) still, so that increasing 
migration speed from 20 to 60 knots would not likely have an effect. 

John did note that some nights with high reflectivity but low turnout could be 
due to birds that are not new or notable which could be lead to an 
underinterpretation of the true migration.  

Theories about the discrepancy from David La Puma include:

1. The radar is sensitive, and even low densities of migrants can show up as 
strong signatures on the radar.
2. Birds concentrated at a particular altitude can also produce a stronger 
signal, which appears to be heavier migration when it’s actually fewer birds 
concentrated at a particular altitude. I see this a lot with strong upper level 
winds, or when conditions are less favorable at upper levels, and birds are 
concentrated closer to the ground.
3. Heavy migration but low concentration. Migration is heavy, but conditions 
are such that birds are spread out, and therefore not concentrated when they 
land. We see this in the spring when we have heavy migration but no westerly 
component to the wind, so no forcing of birds to Cape May.
4. It’s not all birds. Bats and insects can contaminate the imagery, and if 
there are birds involved, they can mask any lower velocity of insects (although 
insects can have significant positive velocities especially when the tailwind 
is favorable to the direction of migration)

So ultimately we have a number of theories for why radar is often not reliable 
for predicting birds on the ground, but I'm not sure we have the answer.  But 
imperfect as it is, though, it's fun to watch the reflectivities bloom, 
imagining hordes of birds up there in the sky headed our way.  Because 
anticipation of birds is half of the enjoyment (or, almost half), and when we 
actually do see what we anticipate, I think we enjoy it more.  So that in 
itself may be a reason for you, Steve, to keep on looking at that radar.  
Because one day soon, Forest Park will be filled with birds.  And if you are 
chomping at the bit when you enter the park , when you hear that birdsong, you 
will enjoy it even more.

Good birding to all,

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Radar musings

[Peter Reisfeld]

 Gus makes an excellent point that you can sometimes get valuable information 
on landing radar that you would not have predicted when making a report the 
night before (see Stephane Perrault's report from Hempstead Lake yesterday).  
But I have still found significant discrepancies.  I can't tell you how many 
times I have headed for the final spot of high landing density on radar only to 
find it dead.  

David, there is no doubt that large birds reflect more than small birds.  So in 
that case you would argue that the reason there are days when the reflectivity 
is high but the ground is quiet is due to the fact that that night mostly large 
birds migrated.  This could be a factor, but I have not noted it on the ground. 
 I will try to be more aware of the possibility in the future though.  On the 
other hand, there is some reason to think that when birds are mostly small, 
e.g. a predominantly warbler migration, that any effects of velocity to 
spuriously increase reflectivity will be exaggerated rather than reduced.

The analogy again would be cars in the rain. The cars are birds and the rain is 
radar. If the windshields are almost vertical, there's little surface to hit 
the windshield.  These are warbler windshields. If they are almost horizontal 
they are flickers. If you make the horizontal windshields flatter and flatter 
corresponding to bigger and bigger birds, eventually it doesn't matter how fast 
the car is driving, the rain hitting it will approach that of a flat non-moving 
surface and speed will no longer increase reflectivity. 

That being said, after thinking about it a bit more and an off-line discussion 
with meteorologist John Kent, I have come to the conclusion that my theory is 
flawed.  The reason is that it did not take into account the relative speed of 
radar and birds.  Using the car analogy again, while doubling speed of a car 
from 30 to 60mph would have a have a significant effect on the rate of rain 
hitting your windshield over baseline, increasing from 1mph to 2mph would not 
likely produce a perceptible increase. Given the fact that radar travels at the 
speed of light, the speed of the radar is so much faster than the bird velocity 
it would be as if the birds were standing (flying?) still, so that increasing 
migration speed from 20 to 60 knots would not likely have an effect. 

John did note that some nights with high reflectivity but low turnout could be 
due to birds that are not new or notable which could be lead to an 
underinterpretation of the true migration.  

Theories about the discrepancy from David La Puma include:

1. The radar is sensitive, and even low densities of migrants can show up as 
strong signatures on the radar.
2. Birds concentrated at a particular altitude can also produce a stronger 
signal, which appears to be heavier migration when it’s actually fewer birds 
concentrated at a particular altitude. I see this a lot with strong upper level 
winds, or when conditions are less favorable at upper levels, and birds are 
concentrated closer to the ground.
3. Heavy migration but low concentration. Migration is heavy, but conditions 
are such that birds are spread out, and therefore not concentrated when they 
land. We see this in the spring when we have heavy migration but no westerly 
component to the wind, so no forcing of birds to Cape May.
4. It’s not all birds. Bats and insects can contaminate the imagery, and if 
there are birds involved, they can mask any lower velocity of insects (although 
insects can have significant positive velocities especially when the tailwind 
is favorable to the direction of migration)

So ultimately we have a number of theories for why radar is often not reliable 
for predicting birds on the ground, but I'm not sure we have the answer.  But 
imperfect as it is, though, it's fun to watch the reflectivities bloom, 
imagining hordes of birds up there in the sky headed our way.  Because 
anticipation of birds is half of the enjoyment (or, almost half), and when we 
actually do see what we anticipate, I think we enjoy it more.  So that in 
itself may be a reason for you, Steve, to keep on looking at that radar.  
Because one day soon, Forest Park will be filled with birds.  And if you are 
chomping at the bit when you enter the park , when you hear that birdsong, you 
will enjoy it even more.

Good birding to all,

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Radar musings

[Peter Reisfeld]

 Gus makes an excellent point that you can sometimes get valuable information 
on landing radar that you would not have predicted when making a report the 
night before (see Stephane Perrault's report from Hempstead Lake yesterday).  
But I have still found significant discrepancies.  I can't tell you how many 
times I have headed for the final spot of high landing density on radar only to 
find it dead.  

David, there is no doubt that large birds reflect more than small birds.  So in 
that case you would argue that the reason there are days when the reflectivity 
is high but the ground is quiet is due to the fact that that night mostly large 
birds migrated.  This could be a factor, but I have not noted it on the ground. 
 I will try to be more aware of the possibility in the future though.  On the 
other hand, there is some reason to think that when birds are mostly small, 
e.g. a predominantly warbler migration, that any effects of velocity to 
spuriously increase reflectivity will be exaggerated rather than reduced.

The analogy again would be cars in the rain. The cars are birds and the rain is 
radar. If the windshields are almost vertical, there's little surface to hit 
the windshield.  These are warbler windshields. If they are almost horizontal 
they are flickers. If you make the horizontal windshields flatter and flatter 
corresponding to bigger and bigger birds, eventually it doesn't matter how fast 
the car is driving, the rain hitting it will approach that of a flat non-moving 
surface and speed will no longer increase reflectivity. 

That being said, after thinking about it a bit more and an off-line discussion 
with meteorologist John Kent, I have come to the conclusion that my theory is 
flawed.  The reason is that it did not take into account the relative speed of 
radar and birds.  Using the car analogy again, while doubling speed of a car 
from 30 to 60mph would have a have a significant effect on the rate of rain 
hitting your windshield over baseline, increasing from 1mph to 2mph would not 
likely produce a perceptible increase. Given the fact that radar travels at the 
speed of light, the speed of the radar is so much faster than the bird velocity 
it would be as if the birds were standing (flying?) still, so that increasing 
migration speed from 20 to 60 knots would not likely have an effect. 

John did note that some nights with high reflectivity but low turnout could be 
due to birds that are not new or notable which could be lead to an 
underinterpretation of the true migration.  

Theories about the discrepancy from David La Puma include:

1. The radar is sensitive, and even low densities of migrants can show up as 
strong signatures on the radar.
2. Birds concentrated at a particular altitude can also produce a stronger 
signal, which appears to be heavier migration when it’s actually fewer birds 
concentrated at a particular altitude. I see this a lot with strong upper level 
winds, or when conditions are less favorable at upper levels, and birds are 
concentrated closer to the ground.
3. Heavy migration but low concentration. Migration is heavy, but conditions 
are such that birds are spread out, and therefore not concentrated when they 
land. We see this in the spring when we have heavy migration but no westerly 
component to the wind, so no forcing of birds to Cape May.
4. It’s not all birds. Bats and insects can contaminate the imagery, and if 
there are birds involved, they can mask any lower velocity of insects (although 
insects can have significant positive velocities especially when the tailwind 
is favorable to the direction of migration)

So ultimately we have a number of theories for why radar is often not reliable 
for predicting birds on the ground, but I'm not sure we have the answer.  But 
imperfect as it is, though, it's fun to watch the reflectivities bloom, 
imagining hordes of birds up there in the sky headed our way.  Because 
anticipation of birds is half of the enjoyment (or, almost half), and when we 
actually do see what we anticipate, I think we enjoy it more.  So that in 
itself may be a reason for you, Steve, to keep on looking at that radar.  
Because one day soon, Forest Park will be filled with birds.  And if you are 
chomping at the bit when you enter the park , when you hear that birdsong, you 
will enjoy it even more.

Good birding to all,

Peter

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[nysbirds-l] Radar musings

[Peter Reisfeld]

The radar pattern tonight is similar to what it was last night.  High 
reflectivity and high velocity in a NW direction.  Does this mean tomorrow will 
be birdy or quiet? I can’t say for sure but I’d like to share some thoughts 
about it.  

Steve brings up the issue of promising radar reports but poor showings on the 
ground.  The mediocre showing today despite high reflectivity on radar is a 
phenomenon I have seen a number of times before. It has been my impression that 
this occurs more frequently on nights when migration velocity is high.  I have 
never seen an explanation for it, but thinking about it today, a theory 
occurred to me.  

To illustrate the theory, I’d like to use the analogy of rain on a windshield.  
Whenever I am driving on the highway in the rain, the faster I drive, the 
harder it seems to rain.  While driving fast does not increase the density of 
raindrops falling from the sky, it does cause many more drops to hit the 
windshield per second as you drive into a steadily falling stream.

Perhaps it is the same with bird radar.  When birds are flying particularly 
rapidly, more of them may intersect with the radar beam per second.  This 
produces an increase in reflectivity, without an increase in density of birds.  
Since we generally assume that high reflectivity is due to high bird density, 
the spurious increased reflectivity would make it seem that more birds were up 
there than really were. Hence a disapointing showing on the ground the next 
morning. This scenario could explain what happened last night. 

While I have not heard of this theory before, I doubt I am the first to think 
of it.  I emailed Cape May radar-maven David La Puma about it today. If he gets 
back to me, I’ll let you know what he thinks.
So what about tomorrow?  I would just say this.  Birds are up there and 
migrating rapidly.  It's just that the numbers MAY NOT be as high as it appears 
based on reflectivities.  


In any case, good luck out there, 


Peter

 

On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 7:17:58 PM EDT, Shaibal Mitra 
 wrote:  
 
 Hi Steve and all,

At Robert Moses SP, to the east of Jones beach, I didn't see any Red-headed 
Woodpeckers this morning, but I did see 14 Red-bellied Woodpeckers--all 
migrating east to west. Those familiar with the barrier beaches, and the usual 
absence of most forest "resident" species there, will understand that this was 
a remarkable sight. Stephane Perrault has some interesting ideas on the 
relationship between these irruptive flights and inter-year variations in the 
regional population density. 

Southwest winds tonight?--let's get some more Melanerpes data!

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-122535933-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-122535933-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Steve Walter 
[swalte...@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 7:09 PM
To: NYSBIRDS
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpeckers at Jones Beach

I had two adult Red-headed Woodpeckers at Jones Beach West End this morning, 
essentially as fly-bys. The first flew by me while I was in the median and 
turned east on the blind side of the tree line. The second, about a minute 
later, made brief stops in the higher trees before also moving east and out of 
sight. Also, one or two Red-bellied Woodpeckers were around. So it was 
Melanerpes Moving Day.

I hadn’t planned on going down to the beach, but an early assessment of the 
Queens parks suggested the much anticipated and overdue first big wave had not 
materialized – at least not here. I’ve gotten into the radar watching, like 
others have.  I can’t say that I feel comfortable with what I see – but. The 
other day, someone mentioned the radar showing birds. Looking at the referenced 
radar image, it didn’t look that way to me. But I do appreciate people looking 
at that and offering alerts or opinions. We might figure this out. What I 
looked at on radar this morning suggested there was movement along the coast. 
So I figured why not change plans and check that out. I can’t say that what I 
saw on the ground should have lit up the radar, but there were a variety of 
migrants at Jones. Not much unusual other than the woodpeckers, but 5 Baltimore 
Orioles in one tree was a sight to see. Maybe the most interesting bird I came 
across was an immature Great Cormorant on a piling outside the boat basin. It 
doesn’t look like a record late date, but close as far I can see.

So what happened with the migration? It’s May 2, there was no flight of note 
recently, and winds last night were SW to WSW. There should have been migrants 
everywhere. One thing I had been noting and saying to people is that the trees 
have barely begun to leaf out – which would also limit insect hatches. Arboreal 
birds don’t want to be in that. Would that retard the migration? Wouldn’t they 
actually have to get here to know what the situation is here? Well, SW again 
tonight. It can only get 

[nysbirds-l] Radar musings

[Peter Reisfeld]

The radar pattern tonight is similar to what it was last night.  High 
reflectivity and high velocity in a NW direction.  Does this mean tomorrow will 
be birdy or quiet? I can’t say for sure but I’d like to share some thoughts 
about it.  

Steve brings up the issue of promising radar reports but poor showings on the 
ground.  The mediocre showing today despite high reflectivity on radar is a 
phenomenon I have seen a number of times before. It has been my impression that 
this occurs more frequently on nights when migration velocity is high.  I have 
never seen an explanation for it, but thinking about it today, a theory 
occurred to me.  

To illustrate the theory, I’d like to use the analogy of rain on a windshield.  
Whenever I am driving on the highway in the rain, the faster I drive, the 
harder it seems to rain.  While driving fast does not increase the density of 
raindrops falling from the sky, it does cause many more drops to hit the 
windshield per second as you drive into a steadily falling stream.

Perhaps it is the same with bird radar.  When birds are flying particularly 
rapidly, more of them may intersect with the radar beam per second.  This 
produces an increase in reflectivity, without an increase in density of birds.  
Since we generally assume that high reflectivity is due to high bird density, 
the spurious increased reflectivity would make it seem that more birds were up 
there than really were. Hence a disapointing showing on the ground the next 
morning. This scenario could explain what happened last night. 

While I have not heard of this theory before, I doubt I am the first to think 
of it.  I emailed Cape May radar-maven David La Puma about it today. If he gets 
back to me, I’ll let you know what he thinks.
So what about tomorrow?  I would just say this.  Birds are up there and 
migrating rapidly.  It's just that the numbers MAY NOT be as high as it appears 
based on reflectivities.  


In any case, good luck out there, 


Peter

 

On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 7:17:58 PM EDT, Shaibal Mitra 
 wrote:  
 
 Hi Steve and all,

At Robert Moses SP, to the east of Jones beach, I didn't see any Red-headed 
Woodpeckers this morning, but I did see 14 Red-bellied Woodpeckers--all 
migrating east to west. Those familiar with the barrier beaches, and the usual 
absence of most forest "resident" species there, will understand that this was 
a remarkable sight. Stephane Perrault has some interesting ideas on the 
relationship between these irruptive flights and inter-year variations in the 
regional population density. 

Southwest winds tonight?--let's get some more Melanerpes data!

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-122535933-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-122535933-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Steve Walter 
[swalte...@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 7:09 PM
To: NYSBIRDS
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpeckers at Jones Beach

I had two adult Red-headed Woodpeckers at Jones Beach West End this morning, 
essentially as fly-bys. The first flew by me while I was in the median and 
turned east on the blind side of the tree line. The second, about a minute 
later, made brief stops in the higher trees before also moving east and out of 
sight. Also, one or two Red-bellied Woodpeckers were around. So it was 
Melanerpes Moving Day.

I hadn’t planned on going down to the beach, but an early assessment of the 
Queens parks suggested the much anticipated and overdue first big wave had not 
materialized – at least not here. I’ve gotten into the radar watching, like 
others have.  I can’t say that I feel comfortable with what I see – but. The 
other day, someone mentioned the radar showing birds. Looking at the referenced 
radar image, it didn’t look that way to me. But I do appreciate people looking 
at that and offering alerts or opinions. We might figure this out. What I 
looked at on radar this morning suggested there was movement along the coast. 
So I figured why not change plans and check that out. I can’t say that what I 
saw on the ground should have lit up the radar, but there were a variety of 
migrants at Jones. Not much unusual other than the woodpeckers, but 5 Baltimore 
Orioles in one tree was a sight to see. Maybe the most interesting bird I came 
across was an immature Great Cormorant on a piling outside the boat basin. It 
doesn’t look like a record late date, but close as far I can see.

So what happened with the migration? It’s May 2, there was no flight of note 
recently, and winds last night were SW to WSW. There should have been migrants 
everywhere. One thing I had been noting and saying to people is that the trees 
have barely begun to leaf out – which would also limit insect hatches. Arboreal 
birds don’t want to be in that. Would that retard the migration? Wouldn’t they 
actually have to get here to know what the situation is here? Well, SW again 
tonight. It can only get better.


Steve Walter

[nysbirds-l] Metro NYC radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

For the second night in a row, despite unfavorable winds, there is moderately 
high reflectivity on radar, indicating a fairly good density of migrating 
birds.  But while yesterday things petered out (no pun intended) in NJ, tonight 
it looks like they will be reaching the NYC metro area.  Though the numbers 
aren’t huge, and I have been know to have radar hallucinations in the past, it 
looks promising for a decent little influx tomorrow. 

Wishing you good birds, 

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[nysbirds-l] Metro NYC radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

For the second night in a row, despite unfavorable winds, there is moderately 
high reflectivity on radar, indicating a fairly good density of migrating 
birds.  But while yesterday things petered out (no pun intended) in NJ, tonight 
it looks like they will be reaching the NYC metro area.  Though the numbers 
aren’t huge, and I have been know to have radar hallucinations in the past, it 
looks promising for a decent little influx tomorrow. 

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[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake State Park

[Peter Reisfeld]

Arriving at Hempstead Lake in late morning seemed to have been the right time, 
as there was a moderate break from the rain.  It was surprisingly birdy around 
Schodack pond with lots of yellow rumps, good numbers of palm and pine 
warblers, rublets, gnatcatchers and both waterthrushes, which at one point 
seemed to be singing to one another. But the highlight was the summer tanager, 
initially found by Bill Belford on Tuesday, still making the rounds of the 
southeast section.  Here’s a link to a video:

https://vimeo.com/265635157

Wishing you good birds, 

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[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake State Park

[Peter Reisfeld]

Arriving at Hempstead Lake in late morning seemed to have been the right time, 
as there was a moderate break from the rain.  It was surprisingly birdy around 
Schodack pond with lots of yellow rumps, good numbers of palm and pine 
warblers, rublets, gnatcatchers and both waterthrushes, which at one point 
seemed to be singing to one another. But the highlight was the summer tanager, 
initially found by Bill Belford on Tuesday, still making the rounds of the 
southeast section.  Here’s a link to a video:

https://vimeo.com/265635157

Wishing you good birds, 

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[nysbirds-l] Summer tanager Hempstead lake

[Peter Reisfeld]

Presumably continuing bird.  Adult male flitting around SE Schodack pond. 
Fairly birds here. 

Good birding

Peter

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[nysbirds-l] Summer tanager Hempstead lake

[Peter Reisfeld]

Presumably continuing bird.  Adult male flitting around SE Schodack pond. 
Fairly birds here. 

Good birding

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[nysbirds-l] Restoration Pond Douglaston

[Peter Reisfeld]

In another sighting by Eric Miller yesterday multiple pines, including the pale 
billed one, and the snipe were relocated along with an orange crowned warbler.  

But has anyone sighted Eric Miller?

Good spring birding, 

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[nysbirds-l] Restoration Pond Douglaston

[Peter Reisfeld]

In another sighting by Eric Miller yesterday multiple pines, including the pale 
billed one, and the snipe were relocated along with an orange crowned warbler.  

But has anyone sighted Eric Miller?

Good spring birding, 

Peter
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[nysbirds-l] Restoration pond warbler

[Peter Reisfeld]

As we are in a slowdown waiting for migration to pick up I thought it may be a 
good time to start thinking about warblers.  I had an interesting one on Sunday 
at the Restoration pond in Alley Pond park.  It was most likely a dull first 
year pine warbler, but was interesting in that it had a very pale bill, and 
almost no white eye arcs or spectacles, both a bit unusual for pines.  Photos 
are on my ebird list (not the photos labelled as pines, but of the one listed 
as “warbler species”.  Any comments from those with experience in these matters 
are welcomed. 

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44160049

Good spring birding, 

Peter
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[nysbirds-l] Restoration pond warbler

[Peter Reisfeld]

As we are in a slowdown waiting for migration to pick up I thought it may be a 
good time to start thinking about warblers.  I had an interesting one on Sunday 
at the Restoration pond in Alley Pond park.  It was most likely a dull first 
year pine warbler, but was interesting in that it had a very pale bill, and 
almost no white eye arcs or spectacles, both a bit unusual for pines.  Photos 
are on my ebird list (not the photos labelled as pines, but of the one listed 
as “warbler species”.  Any comments from those with experience in these matters 
are welcomed. 

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44160049

Good spring birding, 

Peter
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[nysbirds-l] radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

The storm on radar last night headed north and never quite reached the metro 
area, and landing densities this AM were on the weak side.  There still may be 
a few new birds, though more in western sites over NJ than here. 

Good early spring birding,

Peter

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[nysbirds-l] radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

The storm on radar last night headed north and never quite reached the metro 
area, and landing densities this AM were on the weak side.  There still may be 
a few new birds, though more in western sites over NJ than here. 

Good early spring birding,

Peter

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[nysbirds-l] radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

The storm on radar last night headed north and never quite reached the metro 
area, and landing densities this AM were on the weak side.  There still may be 
a few new birds, though more in western sites over NJ than here. 

Good early spring birding,

Peter



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[nysbirds-l] radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

The storm on radar last night headed north and never quite reached the metro 
area, and landing densities this AM were on the weak side.  There still may be 
a few new birds, though more in western sites over NJ than here. 

Good early spring birding,

Peter



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[nysbirds-l] radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

For the first night this year there is movement on radar in the NY metro area, 
and with a surprisingly moderate level of reflectivity. The velocity image 
shows movement at a rapid clip of perhaps 50-60 knots in a northwest direction. 
 And while this might ordinarily favor flyover, there is a stormy weather 
pattern  rapidly approaching from  the west in the next hour so that could 
bring our little feathered friends down for a visit.  While not a firm 
prediction, if the weather is decent tomorrow, it might pay to check out your 
local birding patch for early migrants.

Wishing you good birds, 

Peter
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[nysbirds-l] radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

For the first night this year there is movement on radar in the NY metro area, 
and with a surprisingly moderate level of reflectivity. The velocity image 
shows movement at a rapid clip of perhaps 50-60 knots in a northwest direction. 
 And while this might ordinarily favor flyover, there is a stormy weather 
pattern  rapidly approaching from  the west in the next hour so that could 
bring our little feathered friends down for a visit.  While not a firm 
prediction, if the weather is decent tomorrow, it might pay to check out your 
local birding patch for early migrants.

Wishing you good birds, 

Peter
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[nysbirds-l] Immature King Eider continues at Point Lookout

[Peter Reisfeld]

There were plenty of birds at Point Lookout today including 28 purple 
sandpipers, 4 harlequin ducks and a continuing first winter male King Eider.  
The eider was off the second easternmost pile of rocks (just trying to keep 
safe on terminology).  That guy sure could hold his breath because he 
dissapeared  for over 25 minutes before resurfacing (though I might have missed 
it if he briefly resurfaced just behind the rocks).  Video at this link:

vimeo.com/254211651

Wishing you good birds, 


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[nysbirds-l] Immature King Eider continues at Point Lookout

[Peter Reisfeld]

There were plenty of birds at Point Lookout today including 28 purple 
sandpipers, 4 harlequin ducks and a continuing first winter male King Eider.  
The eider was off the second easternmost pile of rocks (just trying to keep 
safe on terminology).  That guy sure could hold his breath because he 
dissapeared  for over 25 minutes before resurfacing (though I might have missed 
it if he briefly resurfaced just behind the rocks).  Video at this link:

vimeo.com/254211651

Wishing you good birds, 


Peter
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[nysbirds-l] King Eider continues at Point Lookout

[Peter Reisfeld]

The male King Eider was present again today at Point Lookout near the second 
westernmost jetty.   Though the temperatures were mild, the waters were pretty 
choppy, making spotting challenging at times.  So I considered myself lucky to 
get some passable video of the bird.  

When reviewing my footage, I noted an interesting eider-like bird.  I suspect 
it was an immature common eider, as it had a black cap and some white on the 
back. But its bill seemed on the small side (particularly compared to a nearby 
eider), in some frames it seemed to have a bit of a yellow to orangish hue, and 
it had an “uncommon” smile-like facial pattern.  I wondered if it might be a 
common-king hybrid.  I linked a photo and video of the bird, as well as a video 
of the king eider to my ebird post:  
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42101440

 Wishing you good birds, 


Peter
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[nysbirds-l] King Eider continues at Point Lookout

[Peter Reisfeld]

The male King Eider was present again today at Point Lookout near the second 
westernmost jetty.   Though the temperatures were mild, the waters were pretty 
choppy, making spotting challenging at times.  So I considered myself lucky to 
get some passable video of the bird.  

When reviewing my footage, I noted an interesting eider-like bird.  I suspect 
it was an immature common eider, as it had a black cap and some white on the 
back. But its bill seemed on the small side (particularly compared to a nearby 
eider), in some frames it seemed to have a bit of a yellow to orangish hue, and 
it had an “uncommon” smile-like facial pattern.  I wondered if it might be a 
common-king hybrid.  I linked a photo and video of the bird, as well as a video 
of the king eider to my ebird post:  
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42101440

 Wishing you good birds, 


Peter
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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager, Crocheron Park, Queens County

[Peter Reisfeld]

The Western Tanager found by Eric Miller yesterday ranged a bit today, from the 
willow at the pond to the shrubby area south and even to the vegetation on the 
north side of 35th avenue (where the Wilson’s was foraging). While not always 
easy to find, when present, she put on quite a show.  Here’s a link to a video: 

https://vimeo.com/246339824

Wishing you good birds, 

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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager, Crocheron Park, Queens County

[Peter Reisfeld]

The Western Tanager found by Eric Miller yesterday ranged a bit today, from the 
willow at the pond to the shrubby area south and even to the vegetation on the 
north side of 35th avenue (where the Wilson’s was foraging). While not always 
easy to find, when present, she put on quite a show.  Here’s a link to a video: 

https://vimeo.com/246339824

Wishing you good birds, 

Peter
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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager continues, Alley pond restoration area, Queens county

[Peter Reisfeld]

Seen adjacent to the marsh along the entrance trail, about 50 yards before it 
turns east and heads towards the artificial pond. 

Good birding

Peter

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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager continues, Alley pond restoration area, Queens county

[Peter Reisfeld]

Seen adjacent to the marsh along the entrance trail, about 50 yards before it 
turns east and heads towards the artificial pond. 

Good birding

Peter

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[nysbirds-l] Western tanager, East Alley creek

[Peter Reisfeld]

Sorry to tempt people into jeopardizing family relationships on Thanksgiving, 
but I just happened upon the Western Tanager originally found by Eric Miller in 
East Alley Creek a couple weeks ago. It was seen along a tractor path west of 
the original sighting which takes its origin at two orange cones near the 
artificial lake at the north end of the property. Also seen were 2 Orange 
crowned warblers, 8 fox sparrows and a rusty blackbird. I'm sure it will it 
will still be around tomorrow, so enjoy your Thanksgiving dinners. 

Good November birding

Peter

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[nysbirds-l] Western tanager, East Alley creek

[Peter Reisfeld]

Sorry to tempt people into jeopardizing family relationships on Thanksgiving, 
but I just happened upon the Western Tanager originally found by Eric Miller in 
East Alley Creek a couple weeks ago. It was seen along a tractor path west of 
the original sighting which takes its origin at two orange cones near the 
artificial lake at the north end of the property. Also seen were 2 Orange 
crowned warblers, 8 fox sparrows and a rusty blackbird. I'm sure it will it 
will still be around tomorrow, so enjoy your Thanksgiving dinners. 

Good November birding

Peter

Sent from who knows where

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[nysbirds-l] crake video

[Peter Reisfeld]

While I saw a lot of photos posted on ebirds, I didn’t see any video.  So if 
anyone is interested, here is a video of the newest Long Island avian 
celebrity. Kudos to the Feustels for the discovery. 

https://vimeo.com/241949564

Wishing you good birds, 

Peter
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[nysbirds-l] crake video

[Peter Reisfeld]

While I saw a lot of photos posted on ebirds, I didn’t see any video.  So if 
anyone is interested, here is a video of the newest Long Island avian 
celebrity. Kudos to the Feustels for the discovery. 

https://vimeo.com/241949564

Wishing you good birds, 

Peter
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[nysbirds-l] Ammodrammus sparrow Turtle cove Pelham bay near metal bridge

[Peter Reisfeld]

White medial crown stripe
Minimal chest striping. No grey in nape.  Photo link
https://flic.kr/p/ZQbYDu

Possible Le Conte's ?

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[nysbirds-l] Ammodrammus sparrow Turtle cove Pelham bay near metal bridge

[Peter Reisfeld]

White medial crown stripe
Minimal chest striping. No grey in nape.  Photo link
https://flic.kr/p/ZQbYDu

Possible Le Conte's ?

Sent from who knows where
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Re:[nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] Kissena Park Queens

[Peter Reisfeld]

I meant warbler 

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> Good birds near velodrome. Vesper sparrow around ballfield 6 west of drone.. 
> Orange crowned sparrow in orchard east of it. 
> 
> Good birding
> 
> Peter
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Re:[nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] Kissena Park Queens

[Peter Reisfeld]

I meant warbler 

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> On Oct 21, 2017, at 12:57 PM, Peter Reisfeld drpi...@yahoo.com [ebirdsnyc] 
>  wrote:
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> Good birds near velodrome. Vesper sparrow around ballfield 6 west of drone.. 
> Orange crowned sparrow in orchard east of it. 
> 
> Good birding
> 
> Peter
> 
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[nysbirds-l] Kissena Park Queens

[Peter Reisfeld]

Good birds near velodrome. Vesper sparrow around ballfield 6 west of drone.  
Orange crowned sparrow in orchard east of it.  

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[nysbirds-l] Kissena Park Queens

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Good birds near velodrome. Vesper sparrow around ballfield 6 west of drone.  
Orange crowned sparrow in orchard east of it.  

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[nysbirds-l] Connecticut warbler at Alley Pond Park

[Peter Reisfeld]

Off trail bordering the Grand Central Parkway where it meets the Cross Island 
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[nysbirds-l] Connecticut warbler at Alley Pond Park

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Re: [nysbirds-l] nysbirds-l digest: May 26, 2017

[Peter Reisfeld]

That’s ridiculous.  Mastodons don’t congregate in colonies.  It’s obviously 
pseudomonas mendocina. 

Peter
> On May 26, 2017, at 7:35 AM, Rick  wrote:
> 
> Pleistocene Mastodon? 
>  
> From: bounce-121561409-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
> [mailto:bounce-121561409-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jay D
> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 5:47 AM
> To: & [NYSBIRDS] 
> Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] nysbirds-l digest: May 26, 2017
>  
> "Raven attacking PM colony"
> What does "PM" mean?
>  
> On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 12:09 AM, & [NYSBIRDS] digest 
> > wrote:
>> NYSBIRDS-L Digest for Friday, May 26, 2017.
>> 
>> 1. Swainson's Warbler yes. Prospect Park
>> 2. Raven in Shelter Island
>> 3. Re: Henslow's Sparrow
>> 4. Swainson's Warbler Prospect Park
>> 5. Red necked Phalarope on Staten Island
>> 6. Swainson's Warbler persists in Prospect Park Mid Wood area circa 3PM 
>> Thursday
>> 7. Raven attacking PM colony
>> 8. Prospect park Swainson's warbler kings
>> 9. RBA Buffalo Bird Report 25 May 2017
>> 10. eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists
>> 11. Franklin's Gull, shorebirds - Niagara and Orleans Counties
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Subject: Swainson's Warbler yes. Prospect Park
>> From: Rob Bate >
>> Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 07:24:48 -0400
>> X-Message-Number: 1
>> 
>> Tom Stephenson reports the Swainson's Warbler is still present in the 
>> Midwood area of Prospect Park. Same area as yesterday.
>> 
>> Rob Bate
>> Brooklyn
>> --
>> 
>> Subject: Raven in Shelter Island
>> From: Orhan Birol >
>> Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 10:19:51 -0400
>> X-Message-Number: 2
>> 
>> Not sure reportable any more but there was a Raven soaring and calling over
>> my house yesterday evening.
>> Orhan Birol
>> Shelter Island
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Subject: Re: Henslow's Sparrow
>> From: Anders Peltomaa > >
>> Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 10:41:53 -0400
>> X-Message-Number: 3
>> 
>> Brilliant photos of the Henslow's Sparrow at Shawangunk posted by Felipe
>> Pimentel to New York Birders Facebook page.
>> The photo album is public so it should be viewable on the web, without
>> Facebook account.
>> 
>> https://www.facebook.com/felipe.pimentel1 
>> 
>> 
>> good birding,
>> 
>> Anders Peltomaa
>> Manhattan
>> 
>> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 4:59 PM, syschiff > > wrote:
>> 
>> > Henslow's Sparrow update
>> >
>> > This species was long a resident on the grass lands of the Saratoga
>> > Battlefields. The staff found that the birds needed to have the grass
>> > burned or cut for the habitat to be maintained and for them to continue to
>> > breed in the area.  So they cut the grass at the proper time of year all
>> > over. And the sparrows disappeared.  What subsequent research discovered
>> > was, the Henslow's Sparrows breed in second and third year growth. You
>> > can't cut the grass every year. You have to rotate your cutting.
>> >
>> > Attempts to reintroduce this species anywhere has been mostly a total
>> > failure. Hence, the sighting of a singing bird in the Shawangunk Grassland
>> >   is an *extraordinary event.*  They are doing every thing right.  It's a
>> > great place to visit and it's a paradise for birders looking for grassland
>> > birds. They have parking, viewing platforms and blinds.
>> >
>> > The bird song is unique. They sing loudly from a clump top but are can be
>> > hard to see. Lets not go playing songs and chasing the bird. Be patient and
>> > look. This is a new breeding area and we need them to be successful now and
>> > for the future.
>> >
>> > Sy Schiff
>> >
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Re: [nysbirds-l] nysbirds-l digest: May 26, 2017

[Peter Reisfeld]

That’s ridiculous.  Mastodons don’t congregate in colonies.  It’s obviously 
pseudomonas mendocina. 

Peter
> On May 26, 2017, at 7:35 AM, Rick  wrote:
> 
> Pleistocene Mastodon? 
>  
> From: bounce-121561409-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
> [mailto:bounce-121561409-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jay D
> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 5:47 AM
> To: & [NYSBIRDS] 
> Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] nysbirds-l digest: May 26, 2017
>  
> "Raven attacking PM colony"
> What does "PM" mean?
>  
> On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 12:09 AM, & [NYSBIRDS] digest 
> mailto:nysbird...@list.cornell.edu>> wrote:
>> NYSBIRDS-L Digest for Friday, May 26, 2017.
>> 
>> 1. Swainson's Warbler yes. Prospect Park
>> 2. Raven in Shelter Island
>> 3. Re: Henslow's Sparrow
>> 4. Swainson's Warbler Prospect Park
>> 5. Red necked Phalarope on Staten Island
>> 6. Swainson's Warbler persists in Prospect Park Mid Wood area circa 3PM 
>> Thursday
>> 7. Raven attacking PM colony
>> 8. Prospect park Swainson's warbler kings
>> 9. RBA Buffalo Bird Report 25 May 2017
>> 10. eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists
>> 11. Franklin's Gull, shorebirds - Niagara and Orleans Counties
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Subject: Swainson's Warbler yes. Prospect Park
>> From: Rob Bate mailto:robsb...@gmail.com>>
>> Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 07:24:48 -0400
>> X-Message-Number: 1
>> 
>> Tom Stephenson reports the Swainson's Warbler is still present in the 
>> Midwood area of Prospect Park. Same area as yesterday.
>> 
>> Rob Bate
>> Brooklyn
>> --
>> 
>> Subject: Raven in Shelter Island
>> From: Orhan Birol mailto:orhanbir...@gmail.com>>
>> Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 10:19:51 -0400
>> X-Message-Number: 2
>> 
>> Not sure reportable any more but there was a Raven soaring and calling over
>> my house yesterday evening.
>> Orhan Birol
>> Shelter Island
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Subject: Re: Henslow's Sparrow
>> From: Anders Peltomaa > >
>> Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 10:41:53 -0400
>> X-Message-Number: 3
>> 
>> Brilliant photos of the Henslow's Sparrow at Shawangunk posted by Felipe
>> Pimentel to New York Birders Facebook page.
>> The photo album is public so it should be viewable on the web, without
>> Facebook account.
>> 
>> https://www.facebook.com/felipe.pimentel1 
>> 
>> 
>> good birding,
>> 
>> Anders Peltomaa
>> Manhattan
>> 
>> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 4:59 PM, syschiff > > wrote:
>> 
>> > Henslow's Sparrow update
>> >
>> > This species was long a resident on the grass lands of the Saratoga
>> > Battlefields. The staff found that the birds needed to have the grass
>> > burned or cut for the habitat to be maintained and for them to continue to
>> > breed in the area.  So they cut the grass at the proper time of year all
>> > over. And the sparrows disappeared.  What subsequent research discovered
>> > was, the Henslow's Sparrows breed in second and third year growth. You
>> > can't cut the grass every year. You have to rotate your cutting.
>> >
>> > Attempts to reintroduce this species anywhere has been mostly a total
>> > failure. Hence, the sighting of a singing bird in the Shawangunk Grassland
>> >   is an *extraordinary event.*  They are doing every thing right.  It's a
>> > great place to visit and it's a paradise for birders looking for grassland
>> > birds. They have parking, viewing platforms and blinds.
>> >
>> > The bird song is unique. They sing loudly from a clump top but are can be
>> > hard to see. Lets not go playing songs and chasing the bird. Be patient and
>> > look. This is a new breeding area and we need them to be successful now and
>> > for the future.
>> >
>> > Sy Schiff
>> >
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>> 

[nysbirds-l] Summer tanager Forest park

[Peter Reisfeld]

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#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
!important; } ON Park Lane South at waterhole entrance along w Cape May and 
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[nysbirds-l] Summer tanager Forest park

[Peter Reisfeld]

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#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
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[nysbirds-l] prothonotary Strack pond Forest park

[Peter Reisfeld]

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!important; } Photo of a beauty. Thanks Corey and Ceasar. Prothonotary Strack 
pond 
  
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[nysbirds-l] prothonotary Strack pond Forest park

[Peter Reisfeld]

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#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Hooded Warblers and the Slingshot

[Peter Reisfeld]

Great article (evidencing a ton of hard work) by Shai and Pat proposing a 
slingshot event to describe the migration of early 2005, and which showed the 
same pattern as our current April migration.  

There is corroborating evidence on radar to suggest a weather related boost for 
the most recent migration wave.  Looking at the radar loops at Paul Hurtado’s 
radar site: http://www.pauljhurtado.com/US_Composite_Radar/ , you can see that 
on the nights of April 24 and 25 there was storm activity from the southeast 
which reached landfall along a broad area in of the mid-Atlantic coastline. 
This was followed by a pattern of fairly heavy migration starting from Delaware 
and Maryland on the 26, and fully reaching our area over the night of the 27th. 
 This corresponds well to the most recent surge of “southern” migrants with 
ebird and listserv reports  starting 4/28 of summer tanager, blue grosbeak,  
and kentucky warbler, along with smaller numbers of prothonotary warbler and 
yellow throated warbler.

In light of this phenomenon, this might be a good time to get out and check 
some of our underbirded parks. Who knows? There might be a Swainson’s out there 
somewhere waiting to be discovered. 

Good spring birding

Peter 
> On Apr 29, 2017, at 8:47 PM, Shaibal Mitra  wrote:
> 
> An unusual number of Hooded Warblers were found on Long Island and vicinity 
> today, in conjunction with Blue Grosbeaks and Summer Tanagers--and also 
> seasonally early examples of female Indigo Buntings and Rose-breasted 
> Grosbeaks. In contrast, the migrant species typically most abundant at this 
> date--Myrtle & Palm Warblers, Savannah & White-throated Sparrows, etc.--were 
> present in at best modest numbers at Long Island's migrant traps today. This 
> disparity is the signature of a slingshot event, set in motion days ago and 
> hundreds of miles away, with the displacement of trans-Gulf migrants over the 
> Atlantic.
> 
> Please be sure to report or eBird all Hooded Warblers seen in coastal New 
> York, so that an accurate total can be tabulated.
> 
> Whereas most rare-scarce warblers in southeastern NYS tend to occur during 
> the biggest spring flights of common warblers, Hooded and Prothonotary tend 
> to occur here in association with grosbeaks and tanagers, on otherwise slow 
> days. For a discussion of slingshots and different kinds of spring flights, 
> see:
> 
> http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2005v55n3/y2005v55n3p213-227mitra.pdf#
> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Hooded Warblers and the Slingshot

[Peter Reisfeld]

Great article (evidencing a ton of hard work) by Shai and Pat proposing a 
slingshot event to describe the migration of early 2005, and which showed the 
same pattern as our current April migration.  

There is corroborating evidence on radar to suggest a weather related boost for 
the most recent migration wave.  Looking at the radar loops at Paul Hurtado’s 
radar site: http://www.pauljhurtado.com/US_Composite_Radar/ , you can see that 
on the nights of April 24 and 25 there was storm activity from the southeast 
which reached landfall along a broad area in of the mid-Atlantic coastline. 
This was followed by a pattern of fairly heavy migration starting from Delaware 
and Maryland on the 26, and fully reaching our area over the night of the 27th. 
 This corresponds well to the most recent surge of “southern” migrants with 
ebird and listserv reports  starting 4/28 of summer tanager, blue grosbeak,  
and kentucky warbler, along with smaller numbers of prothonotary warbler and 
yellow throated warbler.

In light of this phenomenon, this might be a good time to get out and check 
some of our underbirded parks. Who knows? There might be a Swainson’s out there 
somewhere waiting to be discovered. 

Good spring birding

Peter 
> On Apr 29, 2017, at 8:47 PM, Shaibal Mitra  wrote:
> 
> An unusual number of Hooded Warblers were found on Long Island and vicinity 
> today, in conjunction with Blue Grosbeaks and Summer Tanagers--and also 
> seasonally early examples of female Indigo Buntings and Rose-breasted 
> Grosbeaks. In contrast, the migrant species typically most abundant at this 
> date--Myrtle & Palm Warblers, Savannah & White-throated Sparrows, etc.--were 
> present in at best modest numbers at Long Island's migrant traps today. This 
> disparity is the signature of a slingshot event, set in motion days ago and 
> hundreds of miles away, with the displacement of trans-Gulf migrants over the 
> Atlantic.
> 
> Please be sure to report or eBird all Hooded Warblers seen in coastal New 
> York, so that an accurate total can be tabulated.
> 
> Whereas most rare-scarce warblers in southeastern NYS tend to occur during 
> the biggest spring flights of common warblers, Hooded and Prothonotary tend 
> to occur here in association with grosbeaks and tanagers, on otherwise slow 
> days. For a discussion of slingshots and different kinds of spring flights, 
> see:
> 
> http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2005v55n3/y2005v55n3p213-227mitra.pdf#
> 
> Shai Mitra
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[nysbirds-l] Kentucky warbler. Alley pond park, Queens.

[Peter Reisfeld]

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#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
!important; } 
Birding with Jeff Ritter and the Veltris north of Decadon pond.   Hooded and 
blue-winged found earlier by the Veltris in an area reached by taking the trail 
east of the pond north and past an intersecting trail.  Continue north for 
about 100 yards. Kentucky was seen on the left in area of singing blue wing.  
Kentucky was not vocalizing.  Responded one time to spishing.  




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[nysbirds-l] Kentucky warbler. Alley pond park, Queens.

[Peter Reisfeld]

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#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white 
!important; } 
Birding with Jeff Ritter and the Veltris north of Decadon pond.   Hooded and 
blue-winged found earlier by the Veltris in an area reached by taking the trail 
east of the pond north and past an intersecting trail.  Continue north for 
about 100 yards. Kentucky was seen on the left in area of singing blue wing.  
Kentucky was not vocalizing.  Responded one time to spishing.  




Good birding




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[nysbirds-l] Dueling Prothonotaries

[Peter Reisfeld]

The curse has been broken.  After dipping on my last 8 attempts in 3 states, 
today I got not only one, but TWO prothonotary warblers!  Many thanks to the 
wonderful birding community, to Gabriel Willow for finding the Marine Park 
bird, to Eric Miller for valiantly rescuing it from the clutches of a mussel a 
couple days ago, and to Jeff Ritter for relocating it today for Bobby Veltri 
and I.  And thanks as well to Sam Jannazzo for finding the Lido bird (along 
with an orange-crowned warbler!).  This one was possibly even cuter.  You 
decide.  

Here are links to videos of both prothonotaries. 

Marine Park:  https://vimeo.com/213370132

Lido Preserve:  https://vimeo.com/213370448

(Notice how I deftly took a snapshot of the Lido bird precisely after it had 
just flown.) 

As a bonus, we had clapper rail and marsh wren at Marine park.  Here’s a video 
(of it clapping??):  https://vimeo.com/213370919

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[nysbirds-l] Dueling Prothonotaries

[Peter Reisfeld]

The curse has been broken.  After dipping on my last 8 attempts in 3 states, 
today I got not only one, but TWO prothonotary warblers!  Many thanks to the 
wonderful birding community, to Gabriel Willow for finding the Marine Park 
bird, to Eric Miller for valiantly rescuing it from the clutches of a mussel a 
couple days ago, and to Jeff Ritter for relocating it today for Bobby Veltri 
and I.  And thanks as well to Sam Jannazzo for finding the Lido bird (along 
with an orange-crowned warbler!).  This one was possibly even cuter.  You 
decide.  

Here are links to videos of both prothonotaries. 

Marine Park:  https://vimeo.com/213370132

Lido Preserve:  https://vimeo.com/213370448

(Notice how I deftly took a snapshot of the Lido bird precisely after it had 
just flown.) 

As a bonus, we had clapper rail and marsh wren at Marine park.  Here’s a video 
(of it clapping??):  https://vimeo.com/213370919

Happy spring migration birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Eared Grebe Oak Beach

[Peter Reisfeld]

Third time was a charm.  This morning around 10 AM the eared grebe finally 
graciously cooperated by appearing relatively close to shore, and then by 
joining with his horned cousin for prolonged looks.  Seen far west of the 
entrance approaching the Sore Thumb peninsula.  Here’s a link to a video. (It 
was windy so you may want to turn down the volume.):

https://vimeo.com/210827442

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[nysbirds-l] Eared Grebe Oak Beach

[Peter Reisfeld]

Third time was a charm.  This morning around 10 AM the eared grebe finally 
graciously cooperated by appearing relatively close to shore, and then by 
joining with his horned cousin for prolonged looks.  Seen far west of the 
entrance approaching the Sore Thumb peninsula.  Here’s a link to a video. (It 
was windy so you may want to turn down the volume.):

https://vimeo.com/210827442

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[nysbirds-l] Woodcocks in Massapequa

[Peter Reisfeld]

Timberdoodlemania is not just confined to New York City. Around 1PM today as I 
was searching (unsuccessfully) for the Northern Goshawk at the Massapequa 
Preserve I surprised 3 American woodcocks just west of the Pittsburgh Avenue 
lake. Also seen in the park were killdeer and an overwintering catbird. Looks 
to be an interesting migration this year. 

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[nysbirds-l] Woodcocks in Massapequa

[Peter Reisfeld]

Timberdoodlemania is not just confined to New York City. Around 1PM today as I 
was searching (unsuccessfully) for the Northern Goshawk at the Massapequa 
Preserve I surprised 3 American woodcocks just west of the Pittsburgh Avenue 
lake. Also seen in the park were killdeer and an overwintering catbird. Looks 
to be an interesting migration this year. 

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[nysbirds-l] Townsend Solitaire Southold

[Peter Reisfeld]

For the benefit of birding procrastinators everywhere the Townsend Solitaire 
was again present at about 8:05 on the cedar between 1725 and 1625 North Sea 
Drive in Southold.  He then erratically flew into various bare deciduous trees 
south of the road.  Dull video on ebird checklist for couch birders and those 
having a slow day. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33580421

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[nysbirds-l] Townsend Solitaire Southold

[Peter Reisfeld]

For the benefit of birding procrastinators everywhere the Townsend Solitaire 
was again present at about 8:05 on the cedar between 1725 and 1625 North Sea 
Drive in Southold.  He then erratically flew into various bare deciduous trees 
south of the road.  Dull video on ebird checklist for couch birders and those 
having a slow day. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33580421

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[nysbirds-l] Continuing birds at Kissena and Plandome

[Peter Reisfeld]

Having done the Christmas bird count with Jeff Ritter last week, I decided to 
revisit the Kissena Park on Christmas day to see what was still around.  While 
numbers were down a bit from last week, the Red-headed woodpecker continues to 
be an active presence, and can heard loudly rattling on the western side of the 
hill south of the lake.  

While looking for the winter wren seen last week at Eric Miller’s secret 
warbler spot north of the golf course, I was surprised to find a house wren, a 
pretty rare bird for late December. (And one which would have been a nice 
addition to the count last week.  Oh well...)  

Then on my way home I stopped at the parking area north of the Plandome train 
station looking for the yellow-breasted chat.  Having dipped on Thursday and 
not heard any further reports, I didn’t expect much. But when I arrived, he was 
sitting on top of a brush pile on the left of the path near the 5 door garage.  
And in typical chat fashion, he disappeared before I could take a photo.  

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[nysbirds-l] Continuing birds at Kissena and Plandome

[Peter Reisfeld]

Having done the Christmas bird count with Jeff Ritter last week, I decided to 
revisit the Kissena Park on Christmas day to see what was still around.  While 
numbers were down a bit from last week, the Red-headed woodpecker continues to 
be an active presence, and can heard loudly rattling on the western side of the 
hill south of the lake.  

While looking for the winter wren seen last week at Eric Miller’s secret 
warbler spot north of the golf course, I was surprised to find a house wren, a 
pretty rare bird for late December. (And one which would have been a nice 
addition to the count last week.  Oh well...)  

Then on my way home I stopped at the parking area north of the Plandome train 
station looking for the yellow-breasted chat.  Having dipped on Thursday and 
not heard any further reports, I didn’t expect much. But when I arrived, he was 
sitting on top of a brush pile on the left of the path near the 5 door garage.  
And in typical chat fashion, he disappeared before I could take a photo.  

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Fwd: [nysbirds-l] New Empidonax identification tip

[Peter Reisfeld]

While I do not profess expertise in this matter, I just wanted to comment on 
the study by Baumann et. al in the Journal of Field Ornithology on 
distinguishing Western and yellow bellied flycatchers.  While precise 
separation of these species required in-the-hand measurement of wing and buffy 
fringe lengths, as others have noted, the space between the proximal edge of 
the buffy fringing on the secondaries and lower wing bar was judged to be a 
good field mark, with a larger space favoring yellow-bellied. 

Some have suggested that this article supports categorizing the Inwood 
flycatcher as yellow-bellied. Yet in the photo on page 395 used to illustrate 
this, the band between the lower wing bar and the top edge of the fringe is 
about 1/3 of the length of the visible secondaries on the yellow-bellied, while 
not more than 1/4 of this length on the western.  Looking at some of the photos 
of the Inwood bird, the band is much closer to 1/4 than 1/3.  While there may 
well be some variability in this feature in the field, if the photo from the 
article is an accurate representation of the validity of this field mark, it 
would suggest that the Inwood bird is more likely western than yellow-bellied, 
not the reverse.

Peter

(This message was resent as I could not find my first response on the list. 
Pardon any duplication.) 

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Anders Peltomaa 
> Subject: Re: FW: [nysbirds-l] New Empidonax identification tip
> Date: December 9, 2016 at 11:01:36 AM EST
> To: Shaibal Mitra 
> Cc: "NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu)" 
> Reply-To: Anders Peltomaa 
> 
> Thanks for the reminder Shai,
> 
> Here is a link to a PDF of the article that Joe referenced.
> 
> https://biology.unm.edu/Witt/pub_files/Baumann-etal-2014-JFO-yellow-Empid-ID-jofo12078.pdf
> 
> good birding,
> 
> Anders Peltomaa
> Manhattan
> 
> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Shaibal Mitra 
> wrote:
> 
>> In a really nice example of how this list serves as institutional memory
>> for our community, Dave Klauber just reminded me of this very relevant post
>> from Joe DiCostanzo, from December 2014. It details the foundation of the
>> wing pattern feature mentioned in the Whatbird discussions, and I would
>> agree that this feature also favors Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.
>> 
>> It's not fun to admit this, but the things I learn nowadays don't stick
>> with me to nearly the same degree as the things I learned before, say 2000!
>> So n.b. to those whose brains are still limber: don't put off learning
>> until later, front-load the data hoarding as much as possible!
>> 
>> From: bounce-118614530-3714...@list.cornell.edu > list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Joe DiCostanzo 
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 7:24 PM
>> To: NYSBirds
>> Subject: [nysbirds-l] New Empidonax identification tip
>> 
>> 
>> Just got the current issue of the Journal of Field Ornithology (vol. 85,
>> no. 4, December 2014). I figure this is not a journal that most birders
>> check for ID articles so I thought I would draw attention to an article in
>> it: “Simple technique for distinguishing Yellow-bellied Flycatchers from
>> Cordilleran and Pacific-slope flycatchers by M. J. Baumann, S. C. Galen, N.
>> D. Pederson and C. C. Witt. Pp. 391-396. Anyone interested should read the
>> article for all the details, many of which involve measurements that can
>> only be done in the hand, but there is one character that can be used to
>> distinguish Yellow-bellied Flycatcher from “Western Flycatcher” (the
>> complex composed of Cordilleran and Pacific-slope flys.). It involves the
>> space on the folded wing between the lower wing bar and the start of the
>> pale fringes on the secondaries. This space is much larger in the
>> Yellow-bellied than in the “Western”. I pulled out a few field guides from
>> my bookshelf to see if it was distinguishable in published illustrations. I
>> found it was apparent in the photos in Kenn Kaufman’s Birds of North
>> America (at least in the first edition that I have). It was also obvious in
>> Dave Sibley’s paintings of these species in his Second Edition of the
>> Sibley Guide to Birds (I didn’t check the first edition). The authors of
>> the Journal of Field Ornithology article tested their technique on 113
>> museum specimens that had been identified based on locality. They found
>> their technique correctly place 112 of the specimens. One specimen labeled
>> as a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher that had been collected in Illinois was
>> identified as a “Western Flycatcher” by their technique. Amazingly, when
>> the mtDNA of this specimen was examined, the specimen proved to be a
>> “Western Flycatcher”, the first for the complex for Illinois!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Distinguishing a Yellow-bellied Fly from a “Western Fly” has not 

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] New Empidonax identification tip

[Peter Reisfeld]

While I do not profess expertise in this matter, I just wanted to comment on 
the study by Baumann et. al in the Journal of Field Ornithology on 
distinguishing Western and yellow bellied flycatchers.  While precise 
separation of these species required in-the-hand measurement of wing and buffy 
fringe lengths, as others have noted, the space between the proximal edge of 
the buffy fringing on the secondaries and lower wing bar was judged to be a 
good field mark, with a larger space favoring yellow-bellied. 

Some have suggested that this article supports categorizing the Inwood 
flycatcher as yellow-bellied. Yet in the photo on page 395 used to illustrate 
this, the band between the lower wing bar and the top edge of the fringe is 
about 1/3 of the length of the visible secondaries on the yellow-bellied, while 
not more than 1/4 of this length on the western.  Looking at some of the photos 
of the Inwood bird, the band is much closer to 1/4 than 1/3.  While there may 
well be some variability in this feature in the field, if the photo from the 
article is an accurate representation of the validity of this field mark, it 
would suggest that the Inwood bird is more likely western than yellow-bellied, 
not the reverse.

Peter

(This message was resent as I could not find my first response on the list. 
Pardon any duplication.) 

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Anders Peltomaa 
> Subject: Re: FW: [nysbirds-l] New Empidonax identification tip
> Date: December 9, 2016 at 11:01:36 AM EST
> To: Shaibal Mitra 
> Cc: "NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu)" 
> Reply-To: Anders Peltomaa 
> 
> Thanks for the reminder Shai,
> 
> Here is a link to a PDF of the article that Joe referenced.
> 
> https://biology.unm.edu/Witt/pub_files/Baumann-etal-2014-JFO-yellow-Empid-ID-jofo12078.pdf
> 
> good birding,
> 
> Anders Peltomaa
> Manhattan
> 
> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Shaibal Mitra 
> wrote:
> 
>> In a really nice example of how this list serves as institutional memory
>> for our community, Dave Klauber just reminded me of this very relevant post
>> from Joe DiCostanzo, from December 2014. It details the foundation of the
>> wing pattern feature mentioned in the Whatbird discussions, and I would
>> agree that this feature also favors Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.
>> 
>> It's not fun to admit this, but the things I learn nowadays don't stick
>> with me to nearly the same degree as the things I learned before, say 2000!
>> So n.b. to those whose brains are still limber: don't put off learning
>> until later, front-load the data hoarding as much as possible!
>> 
>> From: bounce-118614530-3714...@list.cornell.edu > list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Joe DiCostanzo 
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 7:24 PM
>> To: NYSBirds
>> Subject: [nysbirds-l] New Empidonax identification tip
>> 
>> 
>> Just got the current issue of the Journal of Field Ornithology (vol. 85,
>> no. 4, December 2014). I figure this is not a journal that most birders
>> check for ID articles so I thought I would draw attention to an article in
>> it: “Simple technique for distinguishing Yellow-bellied Flycatchers from
>> Cordilleran and Pacific-slope flycatchers by M. J. Baumann, S. C. Galen, N.
>> D. Pederson and C. C. Witt. Pp. 391-396. Anyone interested should read the
>> article for all the details, many of which involve measurements that can
>> only be done in the hand, but there is one character that can be used to
>> distinguish Yellow-bellied Flycatcher from “Western Flycatcher” (the
>> complex composed of Cordilleran and Pacific-slope flys.). It involves the
>> space on the folded wing between the lower wing bar and the start of the
>> pale fringes on the secondaries. This space is much larger in the
>> Yellow-bellied than in the “Western”. I pulled out a few field guides from
>> my bookshelf to see if it was distinguishable in published illustrations. I
>> found it was apparent in the photos in Kenn Kaufman’s Birds of North
>> America (at least in the first edition that I have). It was also obvious in
>> Dave Sibley’s paintings of these species in his Second Edition of the
>> Sibley Guide to Birds (I didn’t check the first edition). The authors of
>> the Journal of Field Ornithology article tested their technique on 113
>> museum specimens that had been identified based on locality. They found
>> their technique correctly place 112 of the specimens. One specimen labeled
>> as a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher that had been collected in Illinois was
>> identified as a “Western Flycatcher” by their technique. Amazingly, when
>> the mtDNA of this specimen was examined, the specimen proved to be a
>> “Western Flycatcher”, the first for the complex for Illinois!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Distinguishing a Yellow-bellied Fly from a “Western Fly” has not come up
>> yet in New York, but hey, you never know.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Joe DiCostanzo
>> 
>> www.greatgullisland.org
>> 
>> 

Re: [nysbirds-l] New Empidonax identification tip

[Peter Reisfeld]

While I do not profess expertise in this matter, I just wanted to comment on 
the study by Baumann et. al in the Journal of Field Ornithology on 
distinguishing Western and yellow bellied flycatcher. While precise separation 
required in the hand measurement of wing and buffy fringe lengths, as others 
have noted the space space between the proximal edge of the buffy fringing on 
the secondaries and lower wing bar was judged to be a good field mark. 

On the photo used to illustrate this, the band between the lower wing bar and 
the top edge of the fringe is about 1/3 of the length of the visible 
secondaries on the yellow-bellied, while not more than 1/4 of this length on 
the western.  Looking at several of the photos of the Inwood bird, the band is 
much closer to 1/4 than 1/3.  I think this would support western, rather than 
yellow, as some have previously commented.

Peter
> On Dec 9, 2016, at 11:01 AM, Anders Peltomaa  
> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the reminder Shai,
> 
> Here is a link to a PDF of the article that Joe referenced.
> 
> https://biology.unm.edu/Witt/pub_files/Baumann-etal-2014-JFO-yellow-Empid-ID-jofo12078.pdf
> 
> good birding,
> 
> Anders Peltomaa
> Manhattan
> 
> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Shaibal Mitra 
> wrote:
> 
>> In a really nice example of how this list serves as institutional memory
>> for our community, Dave Klauber just reminded me of this very relevant post
>> from Joe DiCostanzo, from December 2014. It details the foundation of the
>> wing pattern feature mentioned in the Whatbird discussions, and I would
>> agree that this feature also favors Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.
>> 
>> It's not fun to admit this, but the things I learn nowadays don't stick
>> with me to nearly the same degree as the things I learned before, say 2000!
>> So n.b. to those whose brains are still limber: don't put off learning
>> until later, front-load the data hoarding as much as possible!
>> 
>> From: bounce-118614530-3714...@list.cornell.edu > list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Joe DiCostanzo 
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 7:24 PM
>> To: NYSBirds
>> Subject: [nysbirds-l] New Empidonax identification tip
>> 
>> 
>> Just got the current issue of the Journal of Field Ornithology (vol. 85,
>> no. 4, December 2014). I figure this is not a journal that most birders
>> check for ID articles so I thought I would draw attention to an article in
>> it: “Simple technique for distinguishing Yellow-bellied Flycatchers from
>> Cordilleran and Pacific-slope flycatchers by M. J. Baumann, S. C. Galen, N.
>> D. Pederson and C. C. Witt. Pp. 391-396. Anyone interested should read the
>> article for all the details, many of which involve measurements that can
>> only be done in the hand, but there is one character that can be used to
>> distinguish Yellow-bellied Flycatcher from “Western Flycatcher” (the
>> complex composed of Cordilleran and Pacific-slope flys.). It involves the
>> space on the folded wing between the lower wing bar and the start of the
>> pale fringes on the secondaries. This space is much larger in the
>> Yellow-bellied than in the “Western”. I pulled out a few field guides from
>> my bookshelf to see if it was distinguishable in published illustrations. I
>> found it was apparent in the photos in Kenn Kaufman’s Birds of North
>> America (at least in the first edition that I have). It was also obvious in
>> Dave Sibley’s paintings of these species in his Second Edition of the
>> Sibley Guide to Birds (I didn’t check the first edition). The authors of
>> the Journal of Field Ornithology article tested their technique on 113
>> museum specimens that had been identified based on locality. They found
>> their technique correctly place 112 of the specimens. One specimen labeled
>> as a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher that had been collected in Illinois was
>> identified as a “Western Flycatcher” by their technique. Amazingly, when
>> the mtDNA of this specimen was examined, the specimen proved to be a
>> “Western Flycatcher”, the first for the complex for Illinois!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Distinguishing a Yellow-bellied Fly from a “Western Fly” has not come up
>> yet in New York, but hey, you never know.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Joe DiCostanzo
>> 
>> www.greatgullisland.org
>> 
>> www.inwoodbirder.blogspot.com
>> 
>> [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zlSALCVoYnM/U0SFqj6uWfI/
>> AWQ/xYjr3pf15r0/s80/Joe.jpg]>> 
>> 
>> Inwood Birder
>> www.inwoodbirder.blogspot.com
>> A very pretty morning in the Ramble for my Thursday morning AMNH bird walk
>> group. It would have been an even prettier morning if there had been more
>> birds around!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] New Empidonax identification tip

[Peter Reisfeld]

While I do not profess expertise in this matter, I just wanted to comment on 
the study by Baumann et. al in the Journal of Field Ornithology on 
distinguishing Western and yellow bellied flycatcher. While precise separation 
required in the hand measurement of wing and buffy fringe lengths, as others 
have noted the space space between the proximal edge of the buffy fringing on 
the secondaries and lower wing bar was judged to be a good field mark. 

On the photo used to illustrate this, the band between the lower wing bar and 
the top edge of the fringe is about 1/3 of the length of the visible 
secondaries on the yellow-bellied, while not more than 1/4 of this length on 
the western.  Looking at several of the photos of the Inwood bird, the band is 
much closer to 1/4 than 1/3.  I think this would support western, rather than 
yellow, as some have previously commented.

Peter
> On Dec 9, 2016, at 11:01 AM, Anders Peltomaa  
> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the reminder Shai,
> 
> Here is a link to a PDF of the article that Joe referenced.
> 
> https://biology.unm.edu/Witt/pub_files/Baumann-etal-2014-JFO-yellow-Empid-ID-jofo12078.pdf
> 
> good birding,
> 
> Anders Peltomaa
> Manhattan
> 
> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Shaibal Mitra 
> wrote:
> 
>> In a really nice example of how this list serves as institutional memory
>> for our community, Dave Klauber just reminded me of this very relevant post
>> from Joe DiCostanzo, from December 2014. It details the foundation of the
>> wing pattern feature mentioned in the Whatbird discussions, and I would
>> agree that this feature also favors Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.
>> 
>> It's not fun to admit this, but the things I learn nowadays don't stick
>> with me to nearly the same degree as the things I learned before, say 2000!
>> So n.b. to those whose brains are still limber: don't put off learning
>> until later, front-load the data hoarding as much as possible!
>> 
>> From: bounce-118614530-3714...@list.cornell.edu > list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Joe DiCostanzo 
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 7:24 PM
>> To: NYSBirds
>> Subject: [nysbirds-l] New Empidonax identification tip
>> 
>> 
>> Just got the current issue of the Journal of Field Ornithology (vol. 85,
>> no. 4, December 2014). I figure this is not a journal that most birders
>> check for ID articles so I thought I would draw attention to an article in
>> it: “Simple technique for distinguishing Yellow-bellied Flycatchers from
>> Cordilleran and Pacific-slope flycatchers by M. J. Baumann, S. C. Galen, N.
>> D. Pederson and C. C. Witt. Pp. 391-396. Anyone interested should read the
>> article for all the details, many of which involve measurements that can
>> only be done in the hand, but there is one character that can be used to
>> distinguish Yellow-bellied Flycatcher from “Western Flycatcher” (the
>> complex composed of Cordilleran and Pacific-slope flys.). It involves the
>> space on the folded wing between the lower wing bar and the start of the
>> pale fringes on the secondaries. This space is much larger in the
>> Yellow-bellied than in the “Western”. I pulled out a few field guides from
>> my bookshelf to see if it was distinguishable in published illustrations. I
>> found it was apparent in the photos in Kenn Kaufman’s Birds of North
>> America (at least in the first edition that I have). It was also obvious in
>> Dave Sibley’s paintings of these species in his Second Edition of the
>> Sibley Guide to Birds (I didn’t check the first edition). The authors of
>> the Journal of Field Ornithology article tested their technique on 113
>> museum specimens that had been identified based on locality. They found
>> their technique correctly place 112 of the specimens. One specimen labeled
>> as a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher that had been collected in Illinois was
>> identified as a “Western Flycatcher” by their technique. Amazingly, when
>> the mtDNA of this specimen was examined, the specimen proved to be a
>> “Western Flycatcher”, the first for the complex for Illinois!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Distinguishing a Yellow-bellied Fly from a “Western Fly” has not come up
>> yet in New York, but hey, you never know.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Joe DiCostanzo
>> 
>> www.greatgullisland.org
>> 
>> www.inwoodbirder.blogspot.com
>> 
>> [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zlSALCVoYnM/U0SFqj6uWfI/
>> AWQ/xYjr3pf15r0/s80/Joe.jpg]>> 
>> 
>> Inwood Birder
>> www.inwoodbirder.blogspot.com
>> A very pretty morning in the Ramble for my Thursday morning AMNH bird walk
>> group. It would have been an even prettier morning if there had been more
>> birds around!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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[nysbirds-l] City Hall Park Videos

[Peter Reisfeld]

While I was able to get nice video from the cooperative Chat 
(https://vimeo.com/193100449) , the Tanager just kept moving, mostly up high in 
bad light.  The only decent shot was a snippet of the bird pooping.  So for 
those interested, enjoy:

https://vimeo.com/193100508

Happy vagrant birding,

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[nysbirds-l] City Hall Park Videos

[Peter Reisfeld]

While I was able to get nice video from the cooperative Chat 
(https://vimeo.com/193100449) , the Tanager just kept moving, mostly up high in 
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https://vimeo.com/193100508

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[nysbirds-l] Western tanager City hall park

[Peter Reisfeld]

Present this AM spotted by Paul Bordon in trees above eastern portion of east 
west path

Peter

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[nysbirds-l] Western tanager City hall park

[Peter Reisfeld]

Present this AM spotted by Paul Bordon in trees above eastern portion of east 
west path

Peter

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[nysbirds-l] Kissena Park 10/30

[Peter Reisfeld]

I birded Kissena Park for a couple hours this AM with Jeff Ritter and Bob and 
Collen Veltri.  A bit of stuff must have come in under the radar during the 
past few days, because it was surprisingly birdy.  Most numerous were robins 
and song sparrows,many of whom were singing on this warm fall morning, but 
there were more interesting birds as well.  

We started at the ballfields.  With multiple football games going on, field 9 
was the only quiet one.  Things were quite active there, with white-crowned, 
field and Savannah sparrows seen.  But the highlight was a trio of vesper 
sparrows first noted on the chain link backstop, and later on the field where 
they were joined by an American Pippit. (Of note, when I returned later in the 
morning the vespers had moved to field 6.).  

We then headed for the orchard, east of the velodrome, were we saw swamp and 
song sparrows, a few ruby crowned kinglets, and a brown thrasher. The orchard’s 
highlight, however, was a delicate, orange-crowned warbler, flitting around the 
cottony flower seeds.  On the way out, we looked into the middle of the 
velodrome were we saw a bright yellow Eastern Meadowlark amongst all the 
robins.  (It may have been the one Cesar Castillo had found earlier in the 
week.)  What a beauty. 

Lastly, we headed over to the corridor for a quick once around.  In addition to 
phoebes, hermit thrushes, and blue headed vireos, we finally saw good numbers 
of finches, including gold, house, and and at least 2 female purple finches. 

Here is a link to some photos of these birds, and to a video of the meadowlark:

https://flic.kr/s/aHskKz9yRt
https://vimeo.com/189529619

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[nysbirds-l] Kissena Park 10/30

[Peter Reisfeld]

I birded Kissena Park for a couple hours this AM with Jeff Ritter and Bob and 
Collen Veltri.  A bit of stuff must have come in under the radar during the 
past few days, because it was surprisingly birdy.  Most numerous were robins 
and song sparrows,many of whom were singing on this warm fall morning, but 
there were more interesting birds as well.  

We started at the ballfields.  With multiple football games going on, field 9 
was the only quiet one.  Things were quite active there, with white-crowned, 
field and Savannah sparrows seen.  But the highlight was a trio of vesper 
sparrows first noted on the chain link backstop, and later on the field where 
they were joined by an American Pippit. (Of note, when I returned later in the 
morning the vespers had moved to field 6.).  

We then headed for the orchard, east of the velodrome, were we saw swamp and 
song sparrows, a few ruby crowned kinglets, and a brown thrasher. The orchard’s 
highlight, however, was a delicate, orange-crowned warbler, flitting around the 
cottony flower seeds.  On the way out, we looked into the middle of the 
velodrome were we saw a bright yellow Eastern Meadowlark amongst all the 
robins.  (It may have been the one Cesar Castillo had found earlier in the 
week.)  What a beauty. 

Lastly, we headed over to the corridor for a quick once around.  In addition to 
phoebes, hermit thrushes, and blue headed vireos, we finally saw good numbers 
of finches, including gold, house, and and at least 2 female purple finches. 

Here is a link to some photos of these birds, and to a video of the meadowlark:

https://flic.kr/s/aHskKz9yRt
https://vimeo.com/189529619

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[nysbirds-l] Sparrows at Jones Beach 10/15

[Peter Reisfeld]

I birded Jones Beach this morning with Bob Veltri and Jeff Ritter, hoping to 
see some migrating sparrows.  Bob’s intuition to pick Jones was a good one, and 
was confirmed by the moderate levels of reflectivity on radar dispersing over 
mid long island this morning.  

While initially things were slow, presumably due to a combination of cold and 
numerous raptors (including merlins, sharp-shinned and Coopers hawks, peregrine 
falcon, and northern harrier), the activity picked up later in the morning.  
Amongst all the yellow rumps and golden-crowned kinglets, we were able to find 
11 species of sparrow including lark, clay-colored, white-crowned, field, 
savannah, chipping, swamp, song, white-throated, junco and towee.   I had to 
leave early and missed the lark (originally found by Ken Feustel).  Jeff had 
located the clay-colored for our group at the far west turnaround, and I 
returned in the late afternoon, to see if I could absorb this subtly beautiful 
bird.  It was still there at sunset, if you’d like to try tomorrow.  Here is a 
link to a video:

https://vimeo.com/187499936

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[nysbirds-l] Sparrows at Jones Beach 10/15

[Peter Reisfeld]

I birded Jones Beach this morning with Bob Veltri and Jeff Ritter, hoping to 
see some migrating sparrows.  Bob’s intuition to pick Jones was a good one, and 
was confirmed by the moderate levels of reflectivity on radar dispersing over 
mid long island this morning.  

While initially things were slow, presumably due to a combination of cold and 
numerous raptors (including merlins, sharp-shinned and Coopers hawks, peregrine 
falcon, and northern harrier), the activity picked up later in the morning.  
Amongst all the yellow rumps and golden-crowned kinglets, we were able to find 
11 species of sparrow including lark, clay-colored, white-crowned, field, 
savannah, chipping, swamp, song, white-throated, junco and towee.   I had to 
leave early and missed the lark (originally found by Ken Feustel).  Jeff had 
located the clay-colored for our group at the far west turnaround, and I 
returned in the late afternoon, to see if I could absorb this subtly beautiful 
bird.  It was still there at sunset, if you’d like to try tomorrow.  Here is a 
link to a video:

https://vimeo.com/187499936

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[nysbirds-l] Connecticut warbler Alley pond

[Peter Reisfeld]

A Connecticut warbler was found this AM by Eric Miller on the paved path to 
Little Alley Pond as reached from the stairway going down from Vanderbilt 
Parkway

Great birds here today

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[nysbirds-l] Connecticut warbler Alley pond

[Peter Reisfeld]

A Connecticut warbler was found this AM by Eric Miller on the paved path to 
Little Alley Pond as reached from the stairway going down from Vanderbilt 
Parkway

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[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Park 8/27 AM including Lawrence's hybrid

[Peter Reisfeld]

While not exactly hopping, there were clearly more migrants at Alley Pond park 
today than on my 2 previous jaunts this fall season. I saw 8 species of warbler 
including Canada, BT green and a remarkable 7 chestnut-sided warblers in 
various locations within the park.  But the highlight was a male Lawrence’s 
hybrid warbler in a poorly accessible area at the southern end of the Acadaian 
kettle.  Documenting photos are on my ebird list: 

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31270784
  
For those who wish to try, from Vanderbilt motor parkway take the short 3 or 4 
step stairway (with the Caution sign at the top) up to the asphalt path that 
parallels the parkway just north of it.  There you can look down into a deep 
kettle hole with a stand of Aralia at the bottom. The bird (along with a couple 
of chestnut-sideds) was in this area. 

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[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Park 8/27 AM including Lawrence's hybrid

[Peter Reisfeld]

While not exactly hopping, there were clearly more migrants at Alley Pond park 
today than on my 2 previous jaunts this fall season. I saw 8 species of warbler 
including Canada, BT green and a remarkable 7 chestnut-sided warblers in 
various locations within the park.  But the highlight was a male Lawrence’s 
hybrid warbler in a poorly accessible area at the southern end of the Acadaian 
kettle.  Documenting photos are on my ebird list: 

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31270784
  
For those who wish to try, from Vanderbilt motor parkway take the short 3 or 4 
step stairway (with the Caution sign at the top) up to the asphalt path that 
parallels the parkway just north of it.  There you can look down into a deep 
kettle hole with a stand of Aralia at the bottom. The bird (along with a couple 
of chestnut-sideds) was in this area. 

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[nysbirds-l] EPCAL, Calverton 6/11

[Peter Reisfeld]

I visited EPCAL in Calverton in hoping to see the resident blue grosbeak.  
While I struck out with the grosbeak, I had a very pleasant morning at this 
lovely property, viewing grasshopper and field sparrows, good numbers of pine 
and prairie warblers, orchard orioles, flycatchers, and a yellow-billed cuckoo 
who, withstanding the traffic on Grumman Blvd and my phone alarm, remarkably 
continued c-c-c-c-c-c-c-kowlping for almost 3 minutes, all while being 
serenaded by oriole and prairie warbler song. 

Here is a link to a video if this, along with a puffy little grasshopper 
sparrow, and an eastern kingbird regurgitating a pellet:

https://www.flickr.com/gp/50403904@N03/s64e9Q

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[nysbirds-l] EPCAL, Calverton 6/11

[Peter Reisfeld]

I visited EPCAL in Calverton in hoping to see the resident blue grosbeak.  
While I struck out with the grosbeak, I had a very pleasant morning at this 
lovely property, viewing grasshopper and field sparrows, good numbers of pine 
and prairie warblers, orchard orioles, flycatchers, and a yellow-billed cuckoo 
who, withstanding the traffic on Grumman Blvd and my phone alarm, remarkably 
continued c-c-c-c-c-c-c-kowlping for almost 3 minutes, all while being 
serenaded by oriole and prairie warbler song. 

Here is a link to a video if this, along with a puffy little grasshopper 
sparrow, and an eastern kingbird regurgitating a pellet:

https://www.flickr.com/gp/50403904@N03/s64e9Q

Happy summer birding,

Peter 
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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Kentucky warbler, Muttontown preserve continues

[Peter Reisfeld]

Ooops. East-west path is just SOUTH of trail 7. 

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Peter Reisfeld <drpi...@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Kentucky warbler, Muttontown preserve continues
> Date: May 30, 2016 at 10:45:07 AM EDT
> To: "NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu" <NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu>
> 
> Heard off of an asphalt east-west path, just north of trial 7 and east of the 
> Walled garden.  Coordinates are 40.826833,-73.534751.   The bird was singing 
> intermittently at 9AM in this location and then headed further south into an 
> area further from pathways. 
> 
> Happy birding, 
> 
> Peter


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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Kentucky warbler, Muttontown preserve continues

[Peter Reisfeld]

Ooops. East-west path is just SOUTH of trail 7. 

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Peter Reisfeld 
> Subject: Kentucky warbler, Muttontown preserve continues
> Date: May 30, 2016 at 10:45:07 AM EDT
> To: "NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu" 
> 
> Heard off of an asphalt east-west path, just north of trial 7 and east of the 
> Walled garden.  Coordinates are 40.826833,-73.534751.   The bird was singing 
> intermittently at 9AM in this location and then headed further south into an 
> area further from pathways. 
> 
> Happy birding, 
> 
> Peter


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[nysbirds-l] Kentucky warbler, Muttontown preserve continues

[Peter Reisfeld]

Heard off of an asphalt east-west path, just north of trial 7 and east of the 
Walled garden.  Coordinates are 40.826833,-73.534751.   The bird was singing 
intermittently at 9AM in this location and then headed further south into an 
area further from pathways. 

Happy birding, 

Peter
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[nysbirds-l] Kentucky warbler, Muttontown preserve continues

[Peter Reisfeld]

Heard off of an asphalt east-west path, just north of trial 7 and east of the 
Walled garden.  Coordinates are 40.826833,-73.534751.   The bird was singing 
intermittently at 9AM in this location and then headed further south into an 
area further from pathways. 

Happy birding, 

Peter
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[nysbirds-l] Red headed woodpecker Connetquot park Oakdale

[Peter Reisfeld]

There is a gorgeous redheaded woodpecker frequenting the feeders south of the 
paddock between the blue barn and the main houses at Connetquot. Here is a link 
to a video

https://flic.kr/p/HxcCcP

Happy late spring birding

Peter

Sent from who knows where
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[nysbirds-l] Red headed woodpecker Connetquot park Oakdale

[Peter Reisfeld]

There is a gorgeous redheaded woodpecker frequenting the feeders south of the 
paddock between the blue barn and the main houses at Connetquot. Here is a link 
to a video

https://flic.kr/p/HxcCcP

Happy late spring birding

Peter

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