Re: [nysbirds-l] The species of snail that the Limpkin was eating in Lewiston

[Gabriel Willow]

I shared this thread with my friend Susan Hewitt, who is a snail expert of some 
renown. She agrees with the ID:

“The snail is an introduced species of European land snail, Cepaea nemoralis.

That species is fairly common in some places, but it is not really considered 
to be an invasive.”

Fascinating discussion!

GW

> On Dec 6, 2022, at 10:54 AM, steve rosenthal  wrote:
> 
> It's interesting to see this bird was eating terrestrial snails.  When
> seeing the subject line of the email chain I would have guessed that
> it had been eating the  freshwater 'chinese mystery snail',
> Cipangopaludina chinensis, a
> widespread, established invasive, which is present in the Hudson and
> Niagara River systems (and probably lots of other places in upstate
> NY- they are widespread here on Long Island).
> 
> The 'mystery snail' approximates the size and shape (and possibly the
> nutritional value) of the normal prey species down South (apple
> snails- genus Pomacea-   1 native and several introduced species).
> 
> 
>> On 12/6/22, Andy Guthrie  wrote:
>> Here's an iNat entry from Tim Healy of a closely-related Brown-lipped Snail
>> in the Limpkin's bill -
>> 
>> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142160854
>> 
>> Andy Guthrie
>> Hamlin, NY
>> 
>>> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 9:47 AM Seth Ausubel  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Looks like the White-lipped Snail, Cepaea hortensis:
>>> https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51039-Cepaea-hortensis
>>> 
>>> On Dec 6, 2022, at 7:33 AM, Willie D'Anna 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello birders!
>>> 
>>> Almost everyone who was able to watch the Limpkin this November in
>>> Lewiston, noted that it was eating a prodigious number of snails. You
>>> usually only had to wait a few seconds before you would see it probing
>>> into
>>> the ground, pulling out a snail, cracking it open, peeling off the shell,
>>> then throwing it down the hatch. I was told that this was not a native
>>> species of snail but unfortunately, after seeing so many people, I don’t
>>> remember who told me that.
>>> 
>>> It is well known that Limpkins are expanding their breeding range in the
>>> southeastern US, due to the presence of an invasive species of apple
>>> snail.
>>> However, that apple snail has not made it anywhere close to NYS, as far
>>> as
>>> I am aware. It is also much larger than the snails that the Limpkin was
>>> feeding on in Lewiston.
>>> 
>>> If anyone knows anything about the snails that the Lewiston Limpkin was
>>> feeding on, I would appreciate hearing from you. If you can provide a
>>> published reference or let me know where your information is from, that
>>> would be great. This could be used in an article I am currently writing.
>>> 
>>> There are several photos of the bird with a snail. You can look through
>>> all of the photos of this bird on eBird:
>>> https://media.ebird.org/catalog?taxonCode=limpki=US-NY-063
>>> Some nice ones with a snail are in this checklist from Karen Lee Lewis:
>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122604545  Here is another from Brian Morse:
>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122609092  There is a nice close-up of the
>>> snail in this checklist from Alan Bloom:
>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122570469  Another close-up here, from Tim
>>> Healy: https://ebird.org/checklist/S122510990 One from Kyle Gage:
>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122518905  From Joel Farwell:
>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122507081
>>> 
>>> Thanks, and good birding!
>>> Willie
>>> --
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>>> Wilson, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] The species of snail that the Limpkin was eating in Lewiston

[Gabriel Willow]

I shared this thread with my friend Susan Hewitt, who is a snail expert of some 
renown. She agrees with the ID:

“The snail is an introduced species of European land snail, Cepaea nemoralis.

That species is fairly common in some places, but it is not really considered 
to be an invasive.”

Fascinating discussion!

GW

> On Dec 6, 2022, at 10:54 AM, steve rosenthal  wrote:
> 
> It's interesting to see this bird was eating terrestrial snails.  When
> seeing the subject line of the email chain I would have guessed that
> it had been eating the  freshwater 'chinese mystery snail',
> Cipangopaludina chinensis, a
> widespread, established invasive, which is present in the Hudson and
> Niagara River systems (and probably lots of other places in upstate
> NY- they are widespread here on Long Island).
> 
> The 'mystery snail' approximates the size and shape (and possibly the
> nutritional value) of the normal prey species down South (apple
> snails- genus Pomacea-   1 native and several introduced species).
> 
> 
>> On 12/6/22, Andy Guthrie  wrote:
>> Here's an iNat entry from Tim Healy of a closely-related Brown-lipped Snail
>> in the Limpkin's bill -
>> 
>> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142160854
>> 
>> Andy Guthrie
>> Hamlin, NY
>> 
>>> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 9:47 AM Seth Ausubel  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Looks like the White-lipped Snail, Cepaea hortensis:
>>> https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51039-Cepaea-hortensis
>>> 
>>> On Dec 6, 2022, at 7:33 AM, Willie D'Anna 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello birders!
>>> 
>>> Almost everyone who was able to watch the Limpkin this November in
>>> Lewiston, noted that it was eating a prodigious number of snails. You
>>> usually only had to wait a few seconds before you would see it probing
>>> into
>>> the ground, pulling out a snail, cracking it open, peeling off the shell,
>>> then throwing it down the hatch. I was told that this was not a native
>>> species of snail but unfortunately, after seeing so many people, I don’t
>>> remember who told me that.
>>> 
>>> It is well known that Limpkins are expanding their breeding range in the
>>> southeastern US, due to the presence of an invasive species of apple
>>> snail.
>>> However, that apple snail has not made it anywhere close to NYS, as far
>>> as
>>> I am aware. It is also much larger than the snails that the Limpkin was
>>> feeding on in Lewiston.
>>> 
>>> If anyone knows anything about the snails that the Lewiston Limpkin was
>>> feeding on, I would appreciate hearing from you. If you can provide a
>>> published reference or let me know where your information is from, that
>>> would be great. This could be used in an article I am currently writing.
>>> 
>>> There are several photos of the bird with a snail. You can look through
>>> all of the photos of this bird on eBird:
>>> https://media.ebird.org/catalog?taxonCode=limpki=US-NY-063
>>> Some nice ones with a snail are in this checklist from Karen Lee Lewis:
>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122604545  Here is another from Brian Morse:
>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122609092  There is a nice close-up of the
>>> snail in this checklist from Alan Bloom:
>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122570469  Another close-up here, from Tim
>>> Healy: https://ebird.org/checklist/S122510990 One from Kyle Gage:
>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122518905  From Joel Farwell:
>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122507081
>>> 
>>> Thanks, and good birding!
>>> Willie
>>> --
>>> Willie D'Anna
>>> Wilson, NY
>>> dannapotterATroadrunnerDOTcom
>>> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Golden plovers and whimbrel in queens

[Gabriel Willow]

Following up on Jen’s (and Kestrel’s!) finds, I walked East a ways and found 
nothing aside from a bunch of Sanderling and a few American Oystercatchers.

To the west, by the Silver Gull Club, I found 25 roosting Whimbrel but no 
Golden-Plovers. A handful of Ruddy Turnstones and a Western Sandpiper with some 
Sanderlings as well.

There was a Peregrine strafing the beach so it may have scared off the Plovers.

Good birding,

Gabriel 

> On Sep 24, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Jennifer Kepler  wrote:
> 
> We had two golden plover (juv plumage) and about 9 whimbrel east of the 
> fisherman’s lot at Ft Tilden in queens about two hours ago. Some off leash 
> dogs arrived and I hear the birds were no longer in that direction, but folks 
> may have better luck east of the lot to find them. Perhaps they will chime in 
> and provide an update.
> Lifer golden plover and whimbrel for my 1.5 year old 
> Happy birding,
> Jen & Kestrel
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Golden plovers and whimbrel in queens

[Gabriel Willow]

Following up on Jen’s (and Kestrel’s!) finds, I walked East a ways and found 
nothing aside from a bunch of Sanderling and a few American Oystercatchers.

To the west, by the Silver Gull Club, I found 25 roosting Whimbrel but no 
Golden-Plovers. A handful of Ruddy Turnstones and a Western Sandpiper with some 
Sanderlings as well.

There was a Peregrine strafing the beach so it may have scared off the Plovers.

Good birding,

Gabriel 

> On Sep 24, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Jennifer Kepler  wrote:
> 
> We had two golden plover (juv plumage) and about 9 whimbrel east of the 
> fisherman’s lot at Ft Tilden in queens about two hours ago. Some off leash 
> dogs arrived and I hear the birds were no longer in that direction, but folks 
> may have better luck east of the lot to find them. Perhaps they will chime in 
> and provide an update.
> Lifer golden plover and whimbrel for my 1.5 year old 
> Happy birding,
> Jen & Kestrel
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[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird, Governors Island

[Gabriel Willow]

I found a Western Kingbird by Fort Jay on Governors Island, NYC. Seconds later 
an immature Cooper’s Hawk blasted in a pursued it, ignoring the numerous nearby 
Flickers, Robins, and Starlings.

I relocated the Kingbird in the tall trees in nearby Nolan Park so happily it 
wasn’t caught. Being seen now (2pm) hawking insects from tops of trees.

Gabriel Willow
NYC



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[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird, Governors Island

[Gabriel Willow]

I found a Western Kingbird by Fort Jay on Governors Island, NYC. Seconds later 
an immature Cooper’s Hawk blasted in a pursued it, ignoring the numerous nearby 
Flickers, Robins, and Starlings.

I relocated the Kingbird in the tall trees in nearby Nolan Park so happily it 
wasn’t caught. Being seen now (2pm) hawking insects from tops of trees.

Gabriel Willow
NYC



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[nysbirds-l] Likely Connecticut Warbler Bryant Park NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

I spotted an interesting warbler on my (new resumed!) Bryant Park bird walk 
this morning. My spidey-senses said Connecticut but then it didn’t have the 
bold eye-ring I’d have expected. A fairly full gray hood, large pink bill, 
fairly long UTC (but not extending to tip of tail). It flushed from the hedges 
& flowerbeds among the south edge of lawn, landed near the Grill, and then flew 
into the plane trees to the north of the grill & Bryant monument. I lost track 
of it there. I saw it walk lengthwise along a tree branch, which is another 
check in the COWA box. But I can’t 100% rule out Mourning with the glimpses I 
had. Several experienced observers have said Connecticut based on the mediocre 
photos I got. Last seen at 10:10am.

Good birding,

Gabriel Willow

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[nysbirds-l] Likely Connecticut Warbler Bryant Park NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

I spotted an interesting warbler on my (new resumed!) Bryant Park bird walk 
this morning. My spidey-senses said Connecticut but then it didn’t have the 
bold eye-ring I’d have expected. A fairly full gray hood, large pink bill, 
fairly long UTC (but not extending to tip of tail). It flushed from the hedges 
& flowerbeds among the south edge of lawn, landed near the Grill, and then flew 
into the plane trees to the north of the grill & Bryant monument. I lost track 
of it there. I saw it walk lengthwise along a tree branch, which is another 
check in the COWA box. But I can’t 100% rule out Mourning with the glimpses I 
had. Several experienced observers have said Connecticut based on the mediocre 
photos I got. Last seen at 10:10am.

Good birding,

Gabriel Willow

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: [eBird Alert] New York Rare Bird Alert

[Gabriel Willow]

Exactly! I was surprised to see how many introduced British species are in NZ...

> On Jan 4, 2020, at 11:28 AM, browncreep...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> 
> It looks like someone in New Zealand may have entered coordinates of 42, -76 
> instead of -42, 176.
>  
> -- Bill Ostrander
>  
> From: bounce-124243445-56188...@list.cornell.edu 
>  On Behalf Of José R. 
> Ramírez-Garofalo
> Sent: Saturday, January 4, 2020 10:36 AM
> To: Jane Ross 
> Cc: NYSBIRDS-L 
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: [eBird Alert] New York Rare Bird Alert 
>  
> It just looks like they picked the wrong location. It has happened several 
> times (recently) with the Tompkins County list. 
>  
> On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 10:14 AM Jane Ross  wrote:
>  
> I appreciate these ebird alerts...BUT should we assume that the list from 
> Ithaca was from a zoo of some sort?? kelp gull, fluttering shearwater, sacred 
> kingfisher, tui, variable oystercatcher..etc.  really in New York State??? IF 
> so some of us should be making a bee-line up there, but I doubt it... 
>  
> Jane F. Ross, PhD
> International Education Consultant
> 1112 Park Avenue  New York, NY 10128 
> mobile:  917-992-6708
>  
>  
> From: ebird-al...@cornell.edu 
> Sent: Saturday, January 4, 2020 9:13 AM
> Subject: [eBird Alert] New York Rare Bird Alert 
>  
> *** Species Summary:
> 
> Snow Goose (1 Essex)
> Greater White-fronted Goose (1 Westchester)
> Mute Swan (3 Tompkins)
> Blue-winged Teal (1 Nassau)
> Eurasian Wigeon (1 Suffolk)
> Harlequin Duck (2 Niagara, 1 Suffolk)
> Barrow's Goldeneye (1 Jefferson, 1 Suffolk)
> Common Merganser (1 Kings)
> Ruddy Duck (1 Genesee)
> Red-necked Grebe (1 Suffolk)
> Western Grebe (2 Monroe)
> Common Gallinule (3 Nassau)
> Variable Oystercatcher (1 Tompkins)
> Red-breasted Dotterel (1 Tompkins)
> Western Sandpiper (2 Nassau)
> Razorbill (1 Queens)
> Black-legged Kittiwake (2 Niagara)
> Silver Gull (Red-billed) (1 Tompkins)
> Black-headed Gull (1 Nassau, 1 Niagara, 1 Suffolk)
> Iceland Gull (1 Kings)
> Kelp Gull (1 Tompkins)
> Caspian Tern (1 Tompkins)
> White-fronted Tern (1 Tompkins)
> Fluttering Shearwater (1 Tompkins)
> Australasian Gannet (1 Tompkins)
> Little Pied Cormorant (1 Tompkins)
> Pied Cormorant (1 Tompkins)
> Double-crested Cormorant (1 Essex)
> Osprey (1 Ulster)
> Golden Eagle (1 Orange)
> Red-tailed Hawk (abieticola) (1 Orange)
> Rough-legged Hawk (3 Suffolk)
> Eastern Screech-Owl (1 New York)
> Snowy Owl (9 Seneca)
> Short-eared Owl (1 Suffolk)
> Sacred Kingfisher (1 Tompkins)
> Red-headed Woodpecker (1 Erie, 3 New York, 1 Oneida, 2 Queens, 1 Suffolk)
> Willow Flycatcher (1 Suffolk)
> Eastern Phoebe (3 Kings, 2 Suffolk)
> Tui (1 Tompkins)
> Northern Shrike (3 Seneca)
> Common Raven (1 Niagara)
> Tree Swallow (1 Queens)
> Welcome Swallow (1 Tompkins)
> Winter Wren (1 Seneca)
> Common Myna (1 Tompkins)
> Brown Thrasher (2 Kings)
> Varied Thrush (17 Kings, 12 Tioga)
> Song Thrush (1 Tompkins)
> Eurasian Blackbird (1 Tompkins)
> Dunnock (1 Tompkins)
> Common Chaffinch (1 Tompkins)
> European Greenfinch (1 Tompkins)
> European Goldfinch (1 Tompkins)
> Yellowhammer (1 Tompkins)
> Chipping Sparrow (1 Albany, 1 Broome, 1 Chemung, 1 Putnam, 1 Suffolk)
> Field Sparrow (1 Tompkins)
> White-throated Sparrow (2 Franklin)
> Song Sparrow (1 Essex)
> Eastern Towhee (1 Livingston)
> Yellow-breasted Chat (2 Westchester)
> Rusty Blackbird (1 Suffolk)
> Common Grackle (1 Ontario)
> Pine Warbler (1 Nassau, 2 Suffolk)
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (1 Seneca)
> Townsend's Warbler (2 Nassau)
> Painted Bunting (6 Kings, 7 Nassau)
> 
> -
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> 
> Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) (1)
> - Reported Jan 03, 2020 15:02 by Stacy Robinson
> - Albee Road, Essex, New York
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> Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser 

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: [eBird Alert] New York Rare Bird Alert

[Gabriel Willow]

Exactly! I was surprised to see how many introduced British species are in NZ...

> On Jan 4, 2020, at 11:28 AM, browncreep...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> 
> It looks like someone in New Zealand may have entered coordinates of 42, -76 
> instead of -42, 176.
>  
> -- Bill Ostrander
>  
> From: bounce-124243445-56188...@list.cornell.edu 
>  On Behalf Of José R. 
> Ramírez-Garofalo
> Sent: Saturday, January 4, 2020 10:36 AM
> To: Jane Ross 
> Cc: NYSBIRDS-L 
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: [eBird Alert] New York Rare Bird Alert 
>  
> It just looks like they picked the wrong location. It has happened several 
> times (recently) with the Tompkins County list. 
>  
> On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 10:14 AM Jane Ross  wrote:
>  
> I appreciate these ebird alerts...BUT should we assume that the list from 
> Ithaca was from a zoo of some sort?? kelp gull, fluttering shearwater, sacred 
> kingfisher, tui, variable oystercatcher..etc.  really in New York State??? IF 
> so some of us should be making a bee-line up there, but I doubt it... 
>  
> Jane F. Ross, PhD
> International Education Consultant
> 1112 Park Avenue  New York, NY 10128 
> mobile:  917-992-6708
>  
>  
> From: ebird-al...@cornell.edu 
> Sent: Saturday, January 4, 2020 9:13 AM
> Subject: [eBird Alert] New York Rare Bird Alert 
>  
> *** Species Summary:
> 
> Snow Goose (1 Essex)
> Greater White-fronted Goose (1 Westchester)
> Mute Swan (3 Tompkins)
> Blue-winged Teal (1 Nassau)
> Eurasian Wigeon (1 Suffolk)
> Harlequin Duck (2 Niagara, 1 Suffolk)
> Barrow's Goldeneye (1 Jefferson, 1 Suffolk)
> Common Merganser (1 Kings)
> Ruddy Duck (1 Genesee)
> Red-necked Grebe (1 Suffolk)
> Western Grebe (2 Monroe)
> Common Gallinule (3 Nassau)
> Variable Oystercatcher (1 Tompkins)
> Red-breasted Dotterel (1 Tompkins)
> Western Sandpiper (2 Nassau)
> Razorbill (1 Queens)
> Black-legged Kittiwake (2 Niagara)
> Silver Gull (Red-billed) (1 Tompkins)
> Black-headed Gull (1 Nassau, 1 Niagara, 1 Suffolk)
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> Fluttering Shearwater (1 Tompkins)
> Australasian Gannet (1 Tompkins)
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> Osprey (1 Ulster)
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> Eurasian Blackbird (1 Tompkins)
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> White-throated Sparrow (2 Franklin)
> Song Sparrow (1 Essex)
> Eastern Towhee (1 Livingston)
> Yellow-breasted Chat (2 Westchester)
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[nysbirds-l] Saltmarsh Sparrow, Union Square NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

There is currently a cooperative Saltmarsh Sparrow in the SE corner of Union 
Square, discovered earlier by Alex Tey. It’s on a grassy square, visible from 
inside the park or sidewalk.

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[nysbirds-l] Saltmarsh Sparrow, Union Square NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

There is currently a cooperative Saltmarsh Sparrow in the SE corner of Union 
Square, discovered earlier by Alex Tey. It’s on a grassy square, visible from 
inside the park or sidewalk.

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[nysbirds-l] Hooded Warbler in the Battery (NYC)

[Gabriel Willow]

I led my weekly bird walk in the Battery, at the southern tip of Manhattan, 
this morning. We had 26 species, including a pair of American Kestrel, a couple 
of Eastern Towhees, a lingering Magnolia Warbler, and several Yellow-bellied 
Sapsuckers.

The undoubted highlight however was a bright male Hooded Warbler flitting about 
between the beehive area and the Biergarten at the SW corner of the park. He 
was quite cooperative, hopping on the ground and chipping loudly.

Good late fall birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Hooded Warbler in the Battery (NYC)

[Gabriel Willow]

I led my weekly bird walk in the Battery, at the southern tip of Manhattan, 
this morning. We had 26 species, including a pair of American Kestrel, a couple 
of Eastern Towhees, a lingering Magnolia Warbler, and several Yellow-bellied 
Sapsuckers.

The undoubted highlight however was a bright male Hooded Warbler flitting about 
between the beehive area and the Biergarten at the SW corner of the park. He 
was quite cooperative, hopping on the ground and chipping loudly.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park NYC

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I led the first of my fall twice-weekly NYC Audubon bird walks in Bryant Park 
this morning. We had fairly low diversity but good numbers of several Warbler 
species: about a dozen Common Yellowthroat, 5 Northern Waterthrush, several 
Ovenbirds and American Redstarts, a B Warbler, and my FOS White-throated 
Sparrows. Also of interest were a family of recently-fledged Gray Catbirds (at 
least 3 fledgelings); this is the second year I’ve observed them nesting in the 
park.

There was also an Empidonax high in a planetree, likely a Least.

Good Fall Birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

I led the first of my fall twice-weekly NYC Audubon bird walks in Bryant Park 
this morning. We had fairly low diversity but good numbers of several Warbler 
species: about a dozen Common Yellowthroat, 5 Northern Waterthrush, several 
Ovenbirds and American Redstarts, a B Warbler, and my FOS White-throated 
Sparrows. Also of interest were a family of recently-fledged Gray Catbirds (at 
least 3 fledgelings); this is the second year I’ve observed them nesting in the 
park.

There was also an Empidonax high in a planetree, likely a Least.

Good Fall Birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Connecticut Warbler Vale of Cashmere PP Brooklyn

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I just had a rather handsome adult CT Warbler at the NE edge of the Vale of 
Cashmere in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Rather early for the species I believe?

It was in dense undergrowth on the path leading east from the Vale on the slope 
covered in pokeweed where the bamboo used to grow.

Also 13 other Warbler species (including multiple Blackburnian), Veery, Scarlet 
Tanager, etc.

Good Birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Connecticut Warbler Vale of Cashmere PP Brooklyn

[Gabriel Willow]

I just had a rather handsome adult CT Warbler at the NE edge of the Vale of 
Cashmere in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Rather early for the species I believe?

It was in dense undergrowth on the path leading east from the Vale on the slope 
covered in pokeweed where the bamboo used to grow.

Also 13 other Warbler species (including multiple Blackburnian), Veery, Scarlet 
Tanager, etc.

Good Birding,

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Prothonotary continues

[Gabriel Willow]

Also, the Yellow-throated Warbler continues by the Lower Pool, viewing now.

> On Apr 19, 2019, at 10:05 AM, Rob Bate  wrote:
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> Now being seen on the Lower Lullwater below the Terrace bridge downstream 
> from previous location near the Audubon Center. 
> 
> Rob Bate
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Prothonotary continues

[Gabriel Willow]

Also, the Yellow-throated Warbler continues by the Lower Pool, viewing now.

> On Apr 19, 2019, at 10:05 AM, Rob Bate  wrote:
> 
> Now being seen on the Lower Lullwater below the Terrace bridge downstream 
> from previous location near the Audubon Center. 
> 
> Rob Bate
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Pacific loon query

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 Someone sent me a photo of it this morning around 8am. Yesterday afternoon it 
was hiding out in the enclosed dock area to the east at the end of the private 
marina. It would disappear for ~20min at a time, perhaps sheltering underneath 
the docks, and then pop back up, but was sometimes hard to see among the docks.
Good luck if you go!
Gabriel
On Thursday, February 7, 2019, 11:55:14 AM EST, Carena Pooth 
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 Any sightings of the lion today?Thank you. Carena Pooth 


On Feb 5, 2019 at 8:54 AM,  wrote:


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To my knowledge, the loon was last seen around 1:30 off Florence Ave. It had 
spent maybe 4 hours going back and forth between a cove to the left and a bit 
beyond the end of the pier just to the left of the viewing spot. It showed no 
inclination to go anywhere beyond, but I’d think the falling tide might have 
forced it to change that pattern a bit. From all appearances so far, it seems 
to prefer to stay reasonably close to structures (piers, marinas, docks). So 
these create blind spots, where it could be hidden for extended periods. 
Hopefully, it’s still in the area and will come out into a better viewing spot. 
But I have not seen any reports yet today. High tide is around noon, for 
whatever effect that might have.

  

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Pacific loon query

[gabriel willow]

 Someone sent me a photo of it this morning around 8am. Yesterday afternoon it 
was hiding out in the enclosed dock area to the east at the end of the private 
marina. It would disappear for ~20min at a time, perhaps sheltering underneath 
the docks, and then pop back up, but was sometimes hard to see among the docks.
Good luck if you go!
Gabriel
On Thursday, February 7, 2019, 11:55:14 AM EST, Carena Pooth 
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 Any sightings of the lion today?Thank you. Carena Pooth 


On Feb 5, 2019 at 8:54 AM,  wrote:


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To my knowledge, the loon was last seen around 1:30 off Florence Ave. It had 
spent maybe 4 hours going back and forth between a cove to the left and a bit 
beyond the end of the pier just to the left of the viewing spot. It showed no 
inclination to go anywhere beyond, but I’d think the falling tide might have 
forced it to change that pattern a bit. From all appearances so far, it seems 
to prefer to stay reasonably close to structures (piers, marinas, docks). So 
these create blind spots, where it could be hidden for extended periods. 
Hopefully, it’s still in the area and will come out into a better viewing spot. 
But I have not seen any reports yet today. High tide is around noon, for 
whatever effect that might have.

  

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush, Richmond Co. NY (NYC) 1/16 & 1/17 (& Eve. Grosbeak, Manhattan, + extra-limitals)

[Gabriel Willow]

As negative reports can be useful, I’ll say I was just in Clove Lakes Park for 
the past ~ 2 hours and found neither the Thrush nor the Chat. 

The Chat was, however, seen by another observer in the previously reported 
location around 3:30 this afternoon.

I’m sure they’re both still skulking there somewhere...

Hopefully I’ll get luckier next time,

Gabriel Willow

> On Jan 17, 2019, at 4:28 PM, Thomas Fiore  wrote:
> 
> Wed. & Thursday. 16 - 17 January, 2019 
> 
> It may be noted to this list that the Varied Thrush on Staten Island was 
> [re]-found on Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 (again, for the 2nd time in less 
> than 2 months) by Catherine Barron, a long-reliable and regular Staten Island 
> (Richmond County, NYC) birder.  Her 1/16 eBird report was filed, and also her 
> 1/16-Wed. report given to the longstanding local alert, “SINaturaList”.  See: 
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51741862
> 
> Incidentally, this Varied Thrush may well be spending parts of its time in 
> that area in private yards, near where seen in Clove Lakes Park (which is a 
> NYC public park).  Also of some note had been a Yellow-breasted Chat seen at 
> Clove Lakes Park but in a different section, to at least Wed., Jan. 16th, & 
> that bird could certainly still be present as well; the location of the Chat 
> was near the larger Clove Lake, a bit east of where the Varied Thrush has 
> been reported.  
> 
> It seems that the Varied Thrush moved away from the public park and perhaps 
> up towards a church and also private homes by mid-day or so, on Thursday. 
> This follows a sort of situation that also was seen with the early December 
> appearances of this bird, when it was not seen for long periods by multiple 
> seekers, and not seen in a very long interval of the dates from early 
> December to now mid-January...
> 
> I might emphasize, it is very possible that this Varied Thrush is 'making a 
> living' in private properties, as much as in publicly-viewable places, & if 
> so, obviously any who come seeking views should respect the privacy of local 
> home-owners. The area where the Varied Thrush has appeared is not at all far 
> from streets with a lot of single-family homes, private yards, and - a fair 
> amount of possible / potential feeding, roosting, “hiding” places for a bird 
> of this kind.   Thanks to I. Grant for the update to this list, and to any 
> others who may update on this rarity!
> 
> Additionally, there’s been a very late-lingering Esatern Phoebe in the same 
> park, but in a yet-different location, near Martling’s Pond as reliably 
> reported from 1/16 (& there was also a reliable sighting of E. Phoebe at a 
> nearby location, Snug Harbor also on the n. end of Staten Island, from 1/14 
> as well), not necessarily the same individual in this winter of multiple E. 
> Phoebes in the region (& even of all 3 of the 3 Phoebe species - in a 
> modestly wider, just barely 2-state, region!)
> 
>   - - -
> - The long-lingering male Evening Grosbeak is continuing in Manhattan, NYC at 
> Riverside Park - this bird was found on the Manhattan portion of the Lower 
> Hudson Christmas Bird Count (that’s the count that covers ALL of Manhattan, 
> including Central, and Riverside, and Inwood Hill, & multiple other parks on 
> the day) back on December 16, 2018, this now a month-plus stay for a species 
> that’s not at all too regular in NYC; the Eve. Grosbeak has ranged about, but 
> is somewhat regularly encountered by birders using the leaf-covered trail in 
> the “Forever Wild” - white signs - of the Ladies Grove Sanctuary, which has 
> entrances in that park near about W. 116-117th Streets & also a bit to the 
> north near about W. 119-120th Streets, with some forays by the grosbeak to as 
> far as across Riverside Drive, & n. of Riverside Church in smaller Sakura 
> Park, and more often, in Riverside Park’s wooded area, a bit north of the 
> noted area which is the best area to work, seeking this lingerer. It’s also 
> occasionally seen from Riverside Drive and simply looking into the park over 
> a long, low stone wall.  Thanks to all who orginally found this bird back on 
> Dec. 16th, & also to K. Fung for a number of more recent sightings and 
> reports.  
> 
> -  -  -
> Extra-limitally but just barely to NY’s east, an adult ‘Kamchatka’ Mew Gull 
> has been contiuning in Stamford, Fairfield Co. in Connecticut as noted by 
> some on this list, & regularly updated on the CT Birds list-serve as well as 
> in eBird & etc. - thanks to Patrick Dugan in particular for many sightings & 
> updates on that bird in CT.
> 
> VERY extra-limitally, congrat’s are due to Linda Grant for discovering & 
> reporting the first-ever White-throated Thrush in Arizon

Re: [nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush, Richmond Co. NY (NYC) 1/16 & 1/17 (& Eve. Grosbeak, Manhattan, + extra-limitals)

[Gabriel Willow]

As negative reports can be useful, I’ll say I was just in Clove Lakes Park for 
the past ~ 2 hours and found neither the Thrush nor the Chat. 

The Chat was, however, seen by another observer in the previously reported 
location around 3:30 this afternoon.

I’m sure they’re both still skulking there somewhere...

Hopefully I’ll get luckier next time,

Gabriel Willow

> On Jan 17, 2019, at 4:28 PM, Thomas Fiore  wrote:
> 
> Wed. & Thursday. 16 - 17 January, 2019 
> 
> It may be noted to this list that the Varied Thrush on Staten Island was 
> [re]-found on Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 (again, for the 2nd time in less 
> than 2 months) by Catherine Barron, a long-reliable and regular Staten Island 
> (Richmond County, NYC) birder.  Her 1/16 eBird report was filed, and also her 
> 1/16-Wed. report given to the longstanding local alert, “SINaturaList”.  See: 
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51741862
> 
> Incidentally, this Varied Thrush may well be spending parts of its time in 
> that area in private yards, near where seen in Clove Lakes Park (which is a 
> NYC public park).  Also of some note had been a Yellow-breasted Chat seen at 
> Clove Lakes Park but in a different section, to at least Wed., Jan. 16th, & 
> that bird could certainly still be present as well; the location of the Chat 
> was near the larger Clove Lake, a bit east of where the Varied Thrush has 
> been reported.  
> 
> It seems that the Varied Thrush moved away from the public park and perhaps 
> up towards a church and also private homes by mid-day or so, on Thursday. 
> This follows a sort of situation that also was seen with the early December 
> appearances of this bird, when it was not seen for long periods by multiple 
> seekers, and not seen in a very long interval of the dates from early 
> December to now mid-January...
> 
> I might emphasize, it is very possible that this Varied Thrush is 'making a 
> living' in private properties, as much as in publicly-viewable places, & if 
> so, obviously any who come seeking views should respect the privacy of local 
> home-owners. The area where the Varied Thrush has appeared is not at all far 
> from streets with a lot of single-family homes, private yards, and - a fair 
> amount of possible / potential feeding, roosting, “hiding” places for a bird 
> of this kind.   Thanks to I. Grant for the update to this list, and to any 
> others who may update on this rarity!
> 
> Additionally, there’s been a very late-lingering Esatern Phoebe in the same 
> park, but in a yet-different location, near Martling’s Pond as reliably 
> reported from 1/16 (& there was also a reliable sighting of E. Phoebe at a 
> nearby location, Snug Harbor also on the n. end of Staten Island, from 1/14 
> as well), not necessarily the same individual in this winter of multiple E. 
> Phoebes in the region (& even of all 3 of the 3 Phoebe species - in a 
> modestly wider, just barely 2-state, region!)
> 
>   - - -
> - The long-lingering male Evening Grosbeak is continuing in Manhattan, NYC at 
> Riverside Park - this bird was found on the Manhattan portion of the Lower 
> Hudson Christmas Bird Count (that’s the count that covers ALL of Manhattan, 
> including Central, and Riverside, and Inwood Hill, & multiple other parks on 
> the day) back on December 16, 2018, this now a month-plus stay for a species 
> that’s not at all too regular in NYC; the Eve. Grosbeak has ranged about, but 
> is somewhat regularly encountered by birders using the leaf-covered trail in 
> the “Forever Wild” - white signs - of the Ladies Grove Sanctuary, which has 
> entrances in that park near about W. 116-117th Streets & also a bit to the 
> north near about W. 119-120th Streets, with some forays by the grosbeak to as 
> far as across Riverside Drive, & n. of Riverside Church in smaller Sakura 
> Park, and more often, in Riverside Park’s wooded area, a bit north of the 
> noted area which is the best area to work, seeking this lingerer. It’s also 
> occasionally seen from Riverside Drive and simply looking into the park over 
> a long, low stone wall.  Thanks to all who orginally found this bird back on 
> Dec. 16th, & also to K. Fung for a number of more recent sightings and 
> reports.  
> 
> -  -  -
> Extra-limitally but just barely to NY’s east, an adult ‘Kamchatka’ Mew Gull 
> has been contiuning in Stamford, Fairfield Co. in Connecticut as noted by 
> some on this list, & regularly updated on the CT Birds list-serve as well as 
> in eBird & etc. - thanks to Patrick Dugan in particular for many sightings & 
> updates on that bird in CT.
> 
> VERY extra-limitally, congrat’s are due to Linda Grant for discovering & 
> reporting the first-ever White-throated Thrush in Arizon

[nysbirds-l] Birdy morning in The Battery (Battery Park) NYC

[gabriel willow]

I led a bird walk in The Battery (formerly known as Battery Park), the 
southernmost point in Manhattan, this morning. I think this park has a ton of 
potential, even more so than other pocket parks in NYC: it's fairly large (at 
25 acres, much larger than Bryant, Madison Square, or Washington Square Park) 
and even better, has an excellent mix of mature native trees, mostly the oaks 
that are so beloved by migrating warblers. It also has extensive lawns that are 
often fenced off to the public and to dogs, and it overlooks the harbor, 
providing sea-watching opportunities and possible storm-blown vagrants. For 
anyone who works in lower Manhattan, it could be a really productive patch.
This morning was my personal best day in the park out of maybe a dozen birding 
visits total: 42 species in about three hours, which would be a respectable 
morning in Central Park to say nothing of the Battery! Six of these were new 
for the park according to eBird. The oaks were fairly crawling with warblers of 
a dozen species, and there were 6-8 Scarlet Tanagers fly-catching around the 
park (there was some sort of small brown flying ant hatch-out happening).
Additional highlights included:
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (a very cooperative individual perching low in a 
Willow Oak near the Battery Tunnel air exchange tower vent at the SW corner of 
the park)Yellow-throated VireoBlackburnian Warbler (several)Bay-breasted 
Warbler (one male)Canada Warbler (2 or 3)Wilson's Warbler (2)
Here's the whole list:
Canada GooseMallardDouble-crested CormorantGreat Black-backed GullRock Pigeon 
(Feral Pigeon)Red-bellied WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerYellow-bellied 
FlycatcherEmpidonax sp. (likely Least)Eastern KingbirdYellow-throated 
VireoRed-eyed VireoBlue JayFish CrowVeerySwainson's ThrushAmerican RobinGray 
CatbirdNorthern MockingbirdEuropean StarlingCedar 
WaxwingOvenbirdBlack-and-white WarblerCommon YellowthroatAmerican 
RedstartNorthern ParulaMagnolia WarblerBay-breasted WarblerBlackburnian 
WarblerBlackpoll WarblerBlack-throated Blue WarblerCanada WarblerWilson's 
WarblerChipping SparrowWhite-throated SparrowSwamp SparrowScarlet 
TanagerNorthern CardinalRose-breasted GrosbeakIndigo BuntingBaltimore 
OrioleCommon GrackleHouse Sparrow
Good late spring migration!
Gabriel WillowNYC Audubon

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[nysbirds-l] Birdy morning in The Battery (Battery Park) NYC

[gabriel willow]

I led a bird walk in The Battery (formerly known as Battery Park), the 
southernmost point in Manhattan, this morning. I think this park has a ton of 
potential, even more so than other pocket parks in NYC: it's fairly large (at 
25 acres, much larger than Bryant, Madison Square, or Washington Square Park) 
and even better, has an excellent mix of mature native trees, mostly the oaks 
that are so beloved by migrating warblers. It also has extensive lawns that are 
often fenced off to the public and to dogs, and it overlooks the harbor, 
providing sea-watching opportunities and possible storm-blown vagrants. For 
anyone who works in lower Manhattan, it could be a really productive patch.
This morning was my personal best day in the park out of maybe a dozen birding 
visits total: 42 species in about three hours, which would be a respectable 
morning in Central Park to say nothing of the Battery! Six of these were new 
for the park according to eBird. The oaks were fairly crawling with warblers of 
a dozen species, and there were 6-8 Scarlet Tanagers fly-catching around the 
park (there was some sort of small brown flying ant hatch-out happening).
Additional highlights included:
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (a very cooperative individual perching low in a 
Willow Oak near the Battery Tunnel air exchange tower vent at the SW corner of 
the park)Yellow-throated VireoBlackburnian Warbler (several)Bay-breasted 
Warbler (one male)Canada Warbler (2 or 3)Wilson's Warbler (2)
Here's the whole list:
Canada GooseMallardDouble-crested CormorantGreat Black-backed GullRock Pigeon 
(Feral Pigeon)Red-bellied WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerYellow-bellied 
FlycatcherEmpidonax sp. (likely Least)Eastern KingbirdYellow-throated 
VireoRed-eyed VireoBlue JayFish CrowVeerySwainson's ThrushAmerican RobinGray 
CatbirdNorthern MockingbirdEuropean StarlingCedar 
WaxwingOvenbirdBlack-and-white WarblerCommon YellowthroatAmerican 
RedstartNorthern ParulaMagnolia WarblerBay-breasted WarblerBlackburnian 
WarblerBlackpoll WarblerBlack-throated Blue WarblerCanada WarblerWilson's 
WarblerChipping SparrowWhite-throated SparrowSwamp SparrowScarlet 
TanagerNorthern CardinalRose-breasted GrosbeakIndigo BuntingBaltimore 
OrioleCommon GrackleHouse Sparrow
Good late spring migration!
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[nysbirds-l] Orange-crowned Warbler, NYBG, Bronx

[Gabriel Willow]

I led a walk this morning at NYBG for NYC Audubon - normally the Botanic 
Gardens are the realm of the inimitable Debbie Becker of course, but I venture 
up there now and then.

It was a gorgeous day today, but there didn’t seem to be much in the way of new 
migratory movement, which surprised me given the mild conditions and favorable 
winds the night before.

Nonetheless, we spotted 36 species, including a cooperative Orange-crowned 
Warbler loosely associating with a flock of Yellow-rumps on the Thain Forest 
path just north of the old snuff factory.

We also had a Louisiana Waterthrush along the Bronx River further north in the 
forest, as well as many more Yellow-rumps, several Palms, and two 
Black-and-White Warblers.

Nothing else out of the ordinary... Tree & Northern Rough-winged Swallows over 
the “Lakes”, a small flock of Cedar Waxwings nearby, lots of nest-building 
activity among the Grackles & Robins.

Happy Earth Day,

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[nysbirds-l] Orange-crowned Warbler, NYBG, Bronx

[Gabriel Willow]

I led a walk this morning at NYBG for NYC Audubon - normally the Botanic 
Gardens are the realm of the inimitable Debbie Becker of course, but I venture 
up there now and then.

It was a gorgeous day today, but there didn’t seem to be much in the way of new 
migratory movement, which surprised me given the mild conditions and favorable 
winds the night before.

Nonetheless, we spotted 36 species, including a cooperative Orange-crowned 
Warbler loosely associating with a flock of Yellow-rumps on the Thain Forest 
path just north of the old snuff factory.

We also had a Louisiana Waterthrush along the Bronx River further north in the 
forest, as well as many more Yellow-rumps, several Palms, and two 
Black-and-White Warblers.

Nothing else out of the ordinary... Tree & Northern Rough-winged Swallows over 
the “Lakes”, a small flock of Cedar Waxwings nearby, lots of nest-building 
activity among the Grackles & Robins.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Bryant Park

[Gabriel Willow]

Joseph et al,

If anyone is free Sunday afternoon & so inclined, I’ll be doing a little 
Christmas Bird Count in Bryant Park from 2:30-4pm. We sometimes get a few saves 
for NY County (Ovenbird, Woodcock). Meet me in the NW corner by the Waffles & 
Dinges stand if you want to join!

Cheers,

Gabriel Willow

> On Dec 14, 2017, at 8:16 PM, Joseph Wallace <joew...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Wow, that's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, Anders!
> 
> I'm looking forward to regular visits to Bryant Park throughout the year, so 
> I can get a sense of its ebb and flow.
> 
>> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Anders Peltomaa <anders.pelto...@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> Hi Joseph,
>> This paper by Jacob Drucker came to my mind.
>> 
>> The Mysteries of Micro-Parks
>> http://linnaeannewyork.org/birding-resources-rba/bird-micro-parks.html
>> 
>> Anders Peltomaa
>> Manhattan
>> 
>>> On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 11:14 PM Joseph Wallace <joew...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> A check-in at the park today found a pair of intrepid Hermit Thrushes and a 
>>> lone male Yellowthroat still hanging in amid the White-throats, but no sign 
>>> of last week's Woodcock, Orange-Crowned Warbler, or Catbird (which may have 
>>> been a holdover from those I was told nested in the park over the summer). 
>>> 
>>> My new fascination with these small urban parks has provokes a question: 
>>> Having written often about the rainforest over the years, I remember when 
>>> ornithologists suddenly thought to study the river islands that dot the 
>>> Amazon...and found an unexpected and distinctive avifauna there. Has anyone 
>>> studied the migrant and nesting bird populations at NYC's little "islands," 
>>> and how they compare to the larger parks? Are the Yellowthroats, Ovenbirds, 
>>> etc, just spillovers, or do some species actually prefer the smaller parks? 
>>> And if so, why? Hope it's okay to ponder this here. --Joe Wallace
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Bryant Park

[Gabriel Willow]

Joseph et al,

If anyone is free Sunday afternoon & so inclined, I’ll be doing a little 
Christmas Bird Count in Bryant Park from 2:30-4pm. We sometimes get a few saves 
for NY County (Ovenbird, Woodcock). Meet me in the NW corner by the Waffles & 
Dinges stand if you want to join!

Cheers,

Gabriel Willow

> On Dec 14, 2017, at 8:16 PM, Joseph Wallace  wrote:
> 
> Wow, that's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, Anders!
> 
> I'm looking forward to regular visits to Bryant Park throughout the year, so 
> I can get a sense of its ebb and flow.
> 
>> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Anders Peltomaa  
>> wrote:
>> Hi Joseph,
>> This paper by Jacob Drucker came to my mind.
>> 
>> The Mysteries of Micro-Parks
>> http://linnaeannewyork.org/birding-resources-rba/bird-micro-parks.html
>> 
>> Anders Peltomaa
>> Manhattan
>> 
>>> On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 11:14 PM Joseph Wallace  wrote:
>>> A check-in at the park today found a pair of intrepid Hermit Thrushes and a 
>>> lone male Yellowthroat still hanging in amid the White-throats, but no sign 
>>> of last week's Woodcock, Orange-Crowned Warbler, or Catbird (which may have 
>>> been a holdover from those I was told nested in the park over the summer). 
>>> 
>>> My new fascination with these small urban parks has provokes a question: 
>>> Having written often about the rainforest over the years, I remember when 
>>> ornithologists suddenly thought to study the river islands that dot the 
>>> Amazon...and found an unexpected and distinctive avifauna there. Has anyone 
>>> studied the migrant and nesting bird populations at NYC's little "islands," 
>>> and how they compare to the larger parks? Are the Yellowthroats, Ovenbirds, 
>>> etc, just spillovers, or do some species actually prefer the smaller parks? 
>>> And if so, why? Hope it's okay to ponder this here. --Joe Wallace
>>> --
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[nysbirds-l] Five shorebird species, GW Teal on Governors Island

[gabriel willow]

Leading a bird walk on NYC's Governors Island (where NYC Audubon has a summer 
residency) this afternoon, we encountered a surprising diversity of shorebirds 
at some unprepossessing mud-puddles in a construction area. The spot is along 
Enright Road (not labelled on all maps), to the SE of The Hills.  You have to 
peek through a construction fence to see the puddles.

On one puddle was a Solitary Sandpiper alongside a single Lesser Yellowlegs and 
a lone female Green-winged Teal. In another puddle nearby were 11 Least 
Sandpipers and 6 Semipalmated Sandpipers, as well as a pair of Killdeer. This 
spot seems like a prime locale for a Pectoral or other rarer "grasspiper" to 
potentially show up as well.
Little in the way of songbird diversity here today, with a lone Black-and-white 
Warbler being the only migrant passerine noted.
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[nysbirds-l] Five shorebird species, GW Teal on Governors Island

[gabriel willow]

Leading a bird walk on NYC's Governors Island (where NYC Audubon has a summer 
residency) this afternoon, we encountered a surprising diversity of shorebirds 
at some unprepossessing mud-puddles in a construction area. The spot is along 
Enright Road (not labelled on all maps), to the SE of The Hills.  You have to 
peek through a construction fence to see the puddles.

On one puddle was a Solitary Sandpiper alongside a single Lesser Yellowlegs and 
a lone female Green-winged Teal. In another puddle nearby were 11 Least 
Sandpipers and 6 Semipalmated Sandpipers, as well as a pair of Killdeer. This 
spot seems like a prime locale for a Pectoral or other rarer "grasspiper" to 
potentially show up as well.
Little in the way of songbird diversity here today, with a lone Black-and-white 
Warbler being the only migrant passerine noted.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Brown Booby is deceased

[Gabriel Willow]

There were also several deceased Great Shearwaters on the beach at Nickerson. I 
considered grabbing some for you, but was taking public transit and decided 
against traveling on the LIRR with a smelly shearwater corpse in a bag. Might 
raise questions...

You should make little self-addressed bird body bags to pass around, then I 
could've just popped it in the mail.

> On Jun 20, 2017, at 3:41 PM, Paul R Sweet  wrote:
> 
> Please find a way to get this to AMNH. I'm currently in Alaska you can 
> contact Peter Capainolo or Tom Trombone. Contact info on AMNH website. 
> Thanks. I believe this will be our 2nd NY Brown Bobby. Paul
> 
> Paul Sweet | Department of Ornithology | American Museum of Natural History | 
> Central Park West @ 79th St | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | Mob 718 757 5941
> 
>> On Jun 18, 2017, at 1:52 AM, Sean Sime  wrote:
>> 
>> The Brown Booby has died. Just wanted to get the word out. Any body with a 
>> collecting permit
>> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Brown Booby is deceased

[Gabriel Willow]

There were also several deceased Great Shearwaters on the beach at Nickerson. I 
considered grabbing some for you, but was taking public transit and decided 
against traveling on the LIRR with a smelly shearwater corpse in a bag. Might 
raise questions...

You should make little self-addressed bird body bags to pass around, then I 
could've just popped it in the mail.

> On Jun 20, 2017, at 3:41 PM, Paul R Sweet  wrote:
> 
> Please find a way to get this to AMNH. I'm currently in Alaska you can 
> contact Peter Capainolo or Tom Trombone. Contact info on AMNH website. 
> Thanks. I believe this will be our 2nd NY Brown Bobby. Paul
> 
> Paul Sweet | Department of Ornithology | American Museum of Natural History | 
> Central Park West @ 79th St | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | Mob 718 757 5941
> 
>> On Jun 18, 2017, at 1:52 AM, Sean Sime  wrote:
>> 
>> The Brown Booby has died. Just wanted to get the word out. Any body with a 
>> collecting permit
>> 
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[nysbirds-l] Mourning Warbler, Prospect Park BK

[Gabriel Willow]

I just had a lovely male Mourning Warbler among dense brush & fallen logs on 
slope below Breeze Hill (to south towards Lakeside) in Brooklyn's Prospect 
Park. He sang briefly even.  This was the rarest of 18 species of warblers I've 
had in the past hour birding in the park!

Gabriel Willow

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[nysbirds-l] Mourning Warbler, Prospect Park BK

[Gabriel Willow]

I just had a lovely male Mourning Warbler among dense brush & fallen logs on 
slope below Breeze Hill (to south towards Lakeside) in Brooklyn's Prospect 
Park. He sang briefly even.  This was the rarest of 18 species of warblers I've 
had in the past hour birding in the park!

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Ross's Gull benefits the Tupper Lake area (no sighting)

[gabriel willow]

I just wanted to chime in to agree with Tom's excellent point, and along those 
lines, to heartily recommend Larkin's Deli in Tupper Lake.  It looks like an 
unprepossessing gas station/general store, but they have incredible food 
(breakfast sandwiches and such) and make everything from scratch (and I mean 
everything - the bread for the sandwiches, the fudge by the register, and the 
most amazing apple fritters I've ever had).
Celebrate your Ross's Gull sighting with an apple fritter, and maybe bring some 
back as a consolation prize for your birder friends who don't make it up to see 
the bird!  And say hi to Sheila at Larkin's, she's awesome.
Cheers,
Gabriel WillowNYC Audubon 

On Sunday, January 29, 2017 6:06 AM, Thomas Fiore  
wrote:
 

 The Ross's Gull that is being enjoyed by birders and others, and  
hopefully may continue in and around Tupper Lake for even more  
observers to see is bringing a major influx of visitors and their  
spending to the area - it may be obvious, but this is a great and  
simple opportunity to all who are coming in hopes of observing this  
very rare bird to mention to everyone in that region that they are  
there primarily thanks to that bird's appearance, and of course to  
spend $ at many local businesses, and give something to the community  
and region in exchange for the hospitality received;  it would be a  
nice opportunity as well for someone, in the area, to work out just  
how many visitors are coming to see the rare gull (and other wildlife  
and perhaps other attractions) especially how many birders show up in  
total thru the full stay of this bird, and then, at least very  
roughly, work out how much money may have been spent, given to local  
and regional businesses through the big influx -  it may end up being  
a very substantial amount!  It sounds as though birders from many  
states & at least some provinces are or have been there, and it is  
very possible, should the Ross's Gull remain for viewing for some  
time, that seekers from countries beyond Canada will come in hopes of  
seeing this bird: yes, it's that rare - & a bird that a very many  
birders world-wide have not seen (even some who have spent time in the  
Arctic regions)!  For those that have time, explore more of the ADK  
region; perhaps some other rarity is waiting discovery, and if not,  
the whole region is one with many winter wonders.

good searching / finding,

Tom Fiore,
manhattan
island, NY

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Ross's Gull benefits the Tupper Lake area (no sighting)

[gabriel willow]

I just wanted to chime in to agree with Tom's excellent point, and along those 
lines, to heartily recommend Larkin's Deli in Tupper Lake.  It looks like an 
unprepossessing gas station/general store, but they have incredible food 
(breakfast sandwiches and such) and make everything from scratch (and I mean 
everything - the bread for the sandwiches, the fudge by the register, and the 
most amazing apple fritters I've ever had).
Celebrate your Ross's Gull sighting with an apple fritter, and maybe bring some 
back as a consolation prize for your birder friends who don't make it up to see 
the bird!  And say hi to Sheila at Larkin's, she's awesome.
Cheers,
Gabriel WillowNYC Audubon 

On Sunday, January 29, 2017 6:06 AM, Thomas Fiore  
wrote:
 

 The Ross's Gull that is being enjoyed by birders and others, and  
hopefully may continue in and around Tupper Lake for even more  
observers to see is bringing a major influx of visitors and their  
spending to the area - it may be obvious, but this is a great and  
simple opportunity to all who are coming in hopes of observing this  
very rare bird to mention to everyone in that region that they are  
there primarily thanks to that bird's appearance, and of course to  
spend $ at many local businesses, and give something to the community  
and region in exchange for the hospitality received;  it would be a  
nice opportunity as well for someone, in the area, to work out just  
how many visitors are coming to see the rare gull (and other wildlife  
and perhaps other attractions) especially how many birders show up in  
total thru the full stay of this bird, and then, at least very  
roughly, work out how much money may have been spent, given to local  
and regional businesses through the big influx -  it may end up being  
a very substantial amount!  It sounds as though birders from many  
states & at least some provinces are or have been there, and it is  
very possible, should the Ross's Gull remain for viewing for some  
time, that seekers from countries beyond Canada will come in hopes of  
seeing this bird: yes, it's that rare - & a bird that a very many  
birders world-wide have not seen (even some who have spent time in the  
Arctic regions)!  For those that have time, explore more of the ADK  
region; perhaps some other rarity is waiting discovery, and if not,  
the whole region is one with many winter wonders.

good searching / finding,

Tom Fiore,
manhattan
island, NY

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Re: [nysbirds-l] [NFBirds Report 2905] I Have Never Seen This Before !!

[Gabriel Willow]

Agreeing with others on this thread, I believe squirrels are opportunistic 
feeders, and likely consume a higher quantity of meat than we may suspect (much 
as coyotes, foxes, and other carnivores eat substantial quantities of vegetable 
matter during certain seasons).

Many years ago I had the disturbing experience of hearing the alarm calls of a 
pair of Wood Thrushes, and upon investigation, discovered a Gray Squirrel 
devouring their entire nestful of small nestlings. Seeing the blood-smeared 
squirrel calmly sitting on its haunches in their nest, gnawing on chicks was 
certainly memorable.  I have since witnessed squirrels poaching eggs on more 
than one occasion.

It is my understanding that Red Squirrels are more carnivorous than Grays, and 
Chipmunks are still more meat-loving.  In fact, chipmunks are one of the major 
predators of eggs and nestlings in our region.

Cheers,

Gabriel Willow
Nyc Audubon 

> On Dec 9, 2016, at 1:50 PM, Joan Collins <joan.coll...@frontier.com> wrote:
> 
> Shai - wonderful description of the squirrel spinning the drumstick like a 
> pine cone!  That is exactly how I describe what it looks like when a Red 
> Squirrel eats a bird.  I take photos and videos of lots of behaviors - many 
> that my husband objects to me putting on Facebook (too gross) - but after the 
> list discussion about the Gray Squirrel behavior, I decided to post a short 
> clip of one of the videos I took on May 8, 2016 of a Red Squirrel that 
> captured, killed, and then consumed a Pine Siskin foraging on the ground 
> under our feeders (I could go into the details, but I’d rather not re-live 
> it).  (On my Facebook page below)  I suspect that this (killing) behavior is 
> much more frequent in Red Squirrels - they are extremely fast compared to 
> Gray Squirrels and quite capable of capturing a bird if an opportunity exists.
> 
> In the winter, I put down sunflower seeds for the Black-capped Chickadees at 
> Sabattis Bog where I feed Gray Jays.  All of the birds keep a good distance 
> from the Red Squirrels that venture to the food.  The chickadees are 
> extremely observant and let out alarm calls - when the Red Squirrels first 
> come in and anytime they are within striking distance.
> 
> Joan Collins
> 
> President, NYS Ornithological Association
> 
> Editor, New York Birders
> 
> Long Lake, NY
> 
> (315) 244-7127 cell  
> 
> (518) 624-5528 home
> 
> http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/  
> 
> http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: bounce-121071933-13418...@list.cornell.edu 
> [mailto:bounce-121071933-13418...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Shaibal Mitra
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2016 1:01 PM
> To: NYS BIRDS <NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu>
> Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] [NFBirds Report 2905] I Have Never Seen This Before 
> !!
> 
> Benign explanations, such as hunger or calcium deficit, are certainly 
> plausible, but I wouldn't rule out depravity. These little mammals are smart 
> enough that they probably form some sort of conviction of right and 
> wrong--along with the concomitant and irresistible urge to transgress.
> 
> When I lived on the South Side of Chicago in the early 90s, I kept notes on 
> what the squirrels ate. Bagels, pizza, and other high-carb items were 
> visually amusing in their little paws, but not notably deviant. Battered and 
> fried drumsticks from Harold's Chicken Shack took the optics to a new plane, 
> especially when spun as dexterously as a pine cone between furry little 
> fingers. The worst was one deplorable individual whom I discovered dragging a 
> fairly large slab of pork ribs with its mouth. To test whether it really 
> needed the ribs in some pardonable way, or was just too far gone in some 
> moral abyss, I approached the rodent to assess the point at which 
> self-preservation might take over from gluttony. It would not let go! I could 
> have caught it, but what good would that have done? I walked away, Desiderata 
> in my mind's ear.
> 
> Shai Mitra
> 
> Bay Shore
> 
> 
> 
> From: bounce-121071794-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
> [bounce-121071794-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Nancy Jane Kern 
> [kerns...@hotmail.com]
> 
> Sent: Friday, December 9, 2016 12:21 PM
> 
> To: NYS BIRDS; Rick & Linda
> 
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] [NFBirds Report 2905] I Have Never Seen This Before 
> !!
> 
> I have seen gray squirrels gnaw on a deer carcass, regularly eat suet, eat on 
> road kill, and chew MacDonald's hamburgers taken out of a dumpster in Albany. 
> Not that often, but some will do it. Maybe it relates to their level of 
> hunger.
> 
> 
> Nancy Kern
> 
> 
> Austerlitz, NY
> 
> 

Re: [nysbirds-l] [NFBirds Report 2905] I Have Never Seen This Before !!

[Gabriel Willow]

Agreeing with others on this thread, I believe squirrels are opportunistic 
feeders, and likely consume a higher quantity of meat than we may suspect (much 
as coyotes, foxes, and other carnivores eat substantial quantities of vegetable 
matter during certain seasons).

Many years ago I had the disturbing experience of hearing the alarm calls of a 
pair of Wood Thrushes, and upon investigation, discovered a Gray Squirrel 
devouring their entire nestful of small nestlings. Seeing the blood-smeared 
squirrel calmly sitting on its haunches in their nest, gnawing on chicks was 
certainly memorable.  I have since witnessed squirrels poaching eggs on more 
than one occasion.

It is my understanding that Red Squirrels are more carnivorous than Grays, and 
Chipmunks are still more meat-loving.  In fact, chipmunks are one of the major 
predators of eggs and nestlings in our region.

Cheers,

Gabriel Willow
Nyc Audubon 

> On Dec 9, 2016, at 1:50 PM, Joan Collins  wrote:
> 
> Shai - wonderful description of the squirrel spinning the drumstick like a 
> pine cone!  That is exactly how I describe what it looks like when a Red 
> Squirrel eats a bird.  I take photos and videos of lots of behaviors - many 
> that my husband objects to me putting on Facebook (too gross) - but after the 
> list discussion about the Gray Squirrel behavior, I decided to post a short 
> clip of one of the videos I took on May 8, 2016 of a Red Squirrel that 
> captured, killed, and then consumed a Pine Siskin foraging on the ground 
> under our feeders (I could go into the details, but I’d rather not re-live 
> it).  (On my Facebook page below)  I suspect that this (killing) behavior is 
> much more frequent in Red Squirrels - they are extremely fast compared to 
> Gray Squirrels and quite capable of capturing a bird if an opportunity exists.
> 
> In the winter, I put down sunflower seeds for the Black-capped Chickadees at 
> Sabattis Bog where I feed Gray Jays.  All of the birds keep a good distance 
> from the Red Squirrels that venture to the food.  The chickadees are 
> extremely observant and let out alarm calls - when the Red Squirrels first 
> come in and anytime they are within striking distance.
> 
> Joan Collins
> 
> President, NYS Ornithological Association
> 
> Editor, New York Birders
> 
> Long Lake, NY
> 
> (315) 244-7127 cell  
> 
> (518) 624-5528 home
> 
> http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/  
> 
> http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: bounce-121071933-13418...@list.cornell.edu 
> [mailto:bounce-121071933-13418...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Shaibal Mitra
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2016 1:01 PM
> To: NYS BIRDS 
> Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] [NFBirds Report 2905] I Have Never Seen This Before 
> !!
> 
> Benign explanations, such as hunger or calcium deficit, are certainly 
> plausible, but I wouldn't rule out depravity. These little mammals are smart 
> enough that they probably form some sort of conviction of right and 
> wrong--along with the concomitant and irresistible urge to transgress.
> 
> When I lived on the South Side of Chicago in the early 90s, I kept notes on 
> what the squirrels ate. Bagels, pizza, and other high-carb items were 
> visually amusing in their little paws, but not notably deviant. Battered and 
> fried drumsticks from Harold's Chicken Shack took the optics to a new plane, 
> especially when spun as dexterously as a pine cone between furry little 
> fingers. The worst was one deplorable individual whom I discovered dragging a 
> fairly large slab of pork ribs with its mouth. To test whether it really 
> needed the ribs in some pardonable way, or was just too far gone in some 
> moral abyss, I approached the rodent to assess the point at which 
> self-preservation might take over from gluttony. It would not let go! I could 
> have caught it, but what good would that have done? I walked away, Desiderata 
> in my mind's ear.
> 
> Shai Mitra
> 
> Bay Shore
> 
> 
> 
> From: bounce-121071794-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
> [bounce-121071794-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Nancy Jane Kern 
> [kerns...@hotmail.com]
> 
> Sent: Friday, December 9, 2016 12:21 PM
> 
> To: NYS BIRDS; Rick & Linda
> 
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] [NFBirds Report 2905] I Have Never Seen This Before 
> !!
> 
> I have seen gray squirrels gnaw on a deer carcass, regularly eat suet, eat on 
> road kill, and chew MacDonald's hamburgers taken out of a dumpster in Albany. 
> Not that often, but some will do it. Maybe it relates to their level of 
> hunger.
> 
> 
> Nancy Kern
> 
> 
> Austerlitz, NY
> 
> Columbia County
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
&

[nysbirds-l] Birdy morning in Bryant Park, NYC

[gabriel willow]

Had a very productive morning on my twice-weekly Bryant Park Bird Walk in 
midtown Manhattan.  We spotted 21 species, and I'm sure there's some we missed!
The park is a chaotic mess right now, as they build the skating rink and 
holiday market.  There is hammering and the beeping of backhoes backing up and 
construction fences and barricades everywhere.  In spite of this, we had great 
views of some nice birds.  
The most intriguing and frustrating sighting was right as I arrived at 7:50, in 
the hedgerow area by the fence immediately to the south of the Waffles & Dinges 
booth: a brief glimpse of a round little sparrow with a short, cocked tail and 
smudgy gray streaks below.  My first instinct was "Nelson's!", but it scurried 
off into some dense begonias before I could get my binoculars on it, not to be 
refound. You know how sometimes your spidey-senses (birdie-senses?) tingle when 
you see something good?  Although I barely glimpsed this bird, I'm pretty sure 
it was something cool, probably a Nelson's.  Interestingly, the one other 
record of the species from the park is from almost exactly this date last year 
(Oct. 8 & 9, 2015).  
Other species seen well enough to ID:
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 7, mostly in locust trees 
in front of LibraryAmerican Kestrel - 1 immature, perched on flagpole in front 
of Library, found by Jeanne TaoBlue Jay - 2 calling in treetops... somewhat 
uncommon in BPHouse Wren - 1, found by Vinnie Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 at 
sapsucker wells in locustsSwainson's Thrush - 1 in NW corner of park, near 
ping-pongWood Thrush - 1 in NW corner of park, near waffles standAmerican Robin 
- 1, surprisingly uncommon sight in the parkGray Catbird - a dozen or moreBrown 
Thrasher - 1 in NW corner of park, near ping-pongEuropean Starling - resident 
pairOvenbird - 4, eBird thought this was noteworthyCommon Yellowthroat - at 
least 25!  Everywhere...Palm Warbler - 1 in front of LibraryWhite-crowned 
Sparrow - 1 handsome adult, in NW corner of park, near ping-pongWhite-throated 
Sparrow - ~ 50, huge influxSong Sparrow - 1Swamp Sparrow - 2, in NW corner of 
park, near ping-pongEastern Towhee - 1 male in NW corner of park, near 
ping-pongHouse Sparrow
Good fall urban birding!
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[nysbirds-l] Birdy morning in Bryant Park, NYC

[gabriel willow]

Had a very productive morning on my twice-weekly Bryant Park Bird Walk in 
midtown Manhattan.  We spotted 21 species, and I'm sure there's some we missed!
The park is a chaotic mess right now, as they build the skating rink and 
holiday market.  There is hammering and the beeping of backhoes backing up and 
construction fences and barricades everywhere.  In spite of this, we had great 
views of some nice birds.  
The most intriguing and frustrating sighting was right as I arrived at 7:50, in 
the hedgerow area by the fence immediately to the south of the Waffles & Dinges 
booth: a brief glimpse of a round little sparrow with a short, cocked tail and 
smudgy gray streaks below.  My first instinct was "Nelson's!", but it scurried 
off into some dense begonias before I could get my binoculars on it, not to be 
refound. You know how sometimes your spidey-senses (birdie-senses?) tingle when 
you see something good?  Although I barely glimpsed this bird, I'm pretty sure 
it was something cool, probably a Nelson's.  Interestingly, the one other 
record of the species from the park is from almost exactly this date last year 
(Oct. 8 & 9, 2015).  
Other species seen well enough to ID:
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 7, mostly in locust trees 
in front of LibraryAmerican Kestrel - 1 immature, perched on flagpole in front 
of Library, found by Jeanne TaoBlue Jay - 2 calling in treetops... somewhat 
uncommon in BPHouse Wren - 1, found by Vinnie Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 at 
sapsucker wells in locustsSwainson's Thrush - 1 in NW corner of park, near 
ping-pongWood Thrush - 1 in NW corner of park, near waffles standAmerican Robin 
- 1, surprisingly uncommon sight in the parkGray Catbird - a dozen or moreBrown 
Thrasher - 1 in NW corner of park, near ping-pongEuropean Starling - resident 
pairOvenbird - 4, eBird thought this was noteworthyCommon Yellowthroat - at 
least 25!  Everywhere...Palm Warbler - 1 in front of LibraryWhite-crowned 
Sparrow - 1 handsome adult, in NW corner of park, near ping-pongWhite-throated 
Sparrow - ~ 50, huge influxSong Sparrow - 1Swamp Sparrow - 2, in NW corner of 
park, near ping-pongEastern Towhee - 1 male in NW corner of park, near 
ping-pongHouse Sparrow
Good fall urban birding!
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park NYC: 14+ species

[Gabriel Willow]

Good movement overnight, with an influx of later-season migrants this morning. 
On my twice-weekly Bryant Park walk (free, Mondays 8-9am & Thursdays 5-6pm) we 
spotted some nice diversity in an hour, mostly around the central lawn area. I 
suspect there were many birds we missed, especially in the treetops; if anyone 
is headed to work late or can go on their lunch break, definitely worth a look!

We found:

Rock Pigeon
Eastern Phoebe (1, treetops)
Gray Catbird (7+, more than in recent days)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1, FOS, trees)
European Starling (recent breeding residents in the park, in small numbers)
Ovenbird (1)
Blackpoll Warbler (FOS, bright Imm. female, feeding on lawn, very confiding)
Common Yellowthroat (many)
Lincoln's Sparrow (1, found by Jeanne Tao)
Swamp Sparrow (2, on lawn)
Song Sparrow (1, lawn)
Dark-eyed Junco (1, FOS, lawn)
White-throated Sparrow (5, lawn & shrubs)
House Sparrow (many)

Fall is here!

Gabriel Willow
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park NYC: 14+ species

[Gabriel Willow]

Good movement overnight, with an influx of later-season migrants this morning. 
On my twice-weekly Bryant Park walk (free, Mondays 8-9am & Thursdays 5-6pm) we 
spotted some nice diversity in an hour, mostly around the central lawn area. I 
suspect there were many birds we missed, especially in the treetops; if anyone 
is headed to work late or can go on their lunch break, definitely worth a look!

We found:

Rock Pigeon
Eastern Phoebe (1, treetops)
Gray Catbird (7+, more than in recent days)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1, FOS, trees)
European Starling (recent breeding residents in the park, in small numbers)
Ovenbird (1)
Blackpoll Warbler (FOS, bright Imm. female, feeding on lawn, very confiding)
Common Yellowthroat (many)
Lincoln's Sparrow (1, found by Jeanne Tao)
Swamp Sparrow (2, on lawn)
Song Sparrow (1, lawn)
Dark-eyed Junco (1, FOS, lawn)
White-throated Sparrow (5, lawn & shrubs)
House Sparrow (many)

Fall is here!

Gabriel Willow
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[nysbirds-l] Bobolink, Eastern Meadowlark @ Croton PP

[gabriel willow]

I led a trip for NYC Audubon today to Croton Point Park.  It started out 
moderate temps and overcast before becoming hot and sunny. Bird activity was 
low but we saw a nice diversity nonetheless, including a few target species.
In addition to large flocks of Canada Geese, Brown-headed Cowbirds, and other 
common species (many with fledged young), we spotted:
a family of Red-tailed Hawks (two adults and two immatures)an Ospreyfour 
Bobolink (all in their warm yellowish-buff immature or non-breeding plumage)an 
Eastern Meadowlark (right on top of the former landfill)singing Yellow 
Warblermany American Goldfinches, including a female gathering tent caterpillar 
silk, presumably for a late nest
A nice outing!  Only wish we'd seen a Grasshopper Sparrow or some owls, then it 
would've been a home run...
Good Summer birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Bobolink, Eastern Meadowlark @ Croton PP

[gabriel willow]

I led a trip for NYC Audubon today to Croton Point Park.  It started out 
moderate temps and overcast before becoming hot and sunny. Bird activity was 
low but we saw a nice diversity nonetheless, including a few target species.
In addition to large flocks of Canada Geese, Brown-headed Cowbirds, and other 
common species (many with fledged young), we spotted:
a family of Red-tailed Hawks (two adults and two immatures)an Ospreyfour 
Bobolink (all in their warm yellowish-buff immature or non-breeding plumage)an 
Eastern Meadowlark (right on top of the former landfill)singing Yellow 
Warblermany American Goldfinches, including a female gathering tent caterpillar 
silk, presumably for a late nest
A nice outing!  Only wish we'd seen a Grasshopper Sparrow or some owls, then it 
would've been a home run...
Good Summer birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park 20 species

[Gabriel Willow]

On my penultimate NYC Audubon Bryant Park bird walk this morning, we spotted 17 
species and I added three more after the walk (2.5 hours birding total).  Most 
of the activity was high in the plane trees on the S side of the park, except 
for Ovenbirds and Gray Catbirds, which are everywhere!

Of other species, numbers are low but diversity is high, so it might reward 
some extended tree-gazing if anybody in midtown can pop by on their lunch 
break.  I'm sure there's more that I missed high in the foliage.

Seen:

Rock Pigeon
Eastern Wood-Pewee (1)
Least Flycatcher (1)
Hermit Thrush (2, getting late)
Wood Thrush (1)
Gray Catbird (scads)
Starlings (nesting in tree holes)
Ovenbird (tons! Probably over 30)
Northern Waterthrush (3)
B Warbler (2)
Common Yellowthroat (5+)
American Redstart (5)
Northern Parula (1)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (1 male)
W-T Sparrow (many, a fresh influx it seems)
Swamp Sparrow (1)
Song Sparrow (2)
Eastern Towhee (1)
Scarlet Tanager (gorgeous male)
House Sparrow

Aside from Least & Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, there are no confirmed Empids in 
Bryant Park, so take an extra-close look at any flycatchers found! Acadian is 
entirely possible... That or Yellow-throated Vireo would be my prediction for 
bird species #122 found in the park.

Good midtown birding,

Gabriel Willow
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park 20 species

[Gabriel Willow]

On my penultimate NYC Audubon Bryant Park bird walk this morning, we spotted 17 
species and I added three more after the walk (2.5 hours birding total).  Most 
of the activity was high in the plane trees on the S side of the park, except 
for Ovenbirds and Gray Catbirds, which are everywhere!

Of other species, numbers are low but diversity is high, so it might reward 
some extended tree-gazing if anybody in midtown can pop by on their lunch 
break.  I'm sure there's more that I missed high in the foliage.

Seen:

Rock Pigeon
Eastern Wood-Pewee (1)
Least Flycatcher (1)
Hermit Thrush (2, getting late)
Wood Thrush (1)
Gray Catbird (scads)
Starlings (nesting in tree holes)
Ovenbird (tons! Probably over 30)
Northern Waterthrush (3)
B Warbler (2)
Common Yellowthroat (5+)
American Redstart (5)
Northern Parula (1)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (1 male)
W-T Sparrow (many, a fresh influx it seems)
Swamp Sparrow (1)
Song Sparrow (2)
Eastern Towhee (1)
Scarlet Tanager (gorgeous male)
House Sparrow

Aside from Least & Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, there are no confirmed Empids in 
Bryant Park, so take an extra-close look at any flycatchers found! Acadian is 
entirely possible... That or Yellow-throated Vireo would be my prediction for 
bird species #122 found in the park.

Good midtown birding,

Gabriel Willow
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[nysbirds-l] Lots of warblers at Wave Hill, Bronx

[Gabriel Willow]

Very busy morning on my monthly Wave Hill bird walk (2nd Sunday of every month, 
free).  We had very few participants, presumably due to the rainy weather 
earlier this AM or to Mother's Day plans, but it was their loss as it was a 
wonderful morning of birding, approaching fallout conditions.

We walked for 2 hours, the clouds cleared and the sun briefly came out towards 
the end of the walk, causing a frenzy of activity in the flowering oaks.

A highlight was a soaring Broad-winged Hawk being harassed by grackles.

FOY Eastern Kingbird

Three vireo species:
Red-eyed
Blue-headed
Yellow-throated

Many singing male warblers, 14 spp total:
Ovenbird
Black-and-White Warbler (many)
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler (FOY, several)
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler (females)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (many, both sexes)
Prairie Warbler (2 singing males)
Black-throated Green Warbler (many)
Wilson's Warbler (FOY, male)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (several)

Baltimore Orioles (many)
Orchard Oriole (2 singing makes, 1 female)

I'm sure there are more birds that I missed.  I'm going to go look for more now 
in fact!

Happy Mother's Day Birding,

Gabriel Willow
Wave Hill
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[nysbirds-l] Lots of warblers at Wave Hill, Bronx

[Gabriel Willow]

Very busy morning on my monthly Wave Hill bird walk (2nd Sunday of every month, 
free).  We had very few participants, presumably due to the rainy weather 
earlier this AM or to Mother's Day plans, but it was their loss as it was a 
wonderful morning of birding, approaching fallout conditions.

We walked for 2 hours, the clouds cleared and the sun briefly came out towards 
the end of the walk, causing a frenzy of activity in the flowering oaks.

A highlight was a soaring Broad-winged Hawk being harassed by grackles.

FOY Eastern Kingbird

Three vireo species:
Red-eyed
Blue-headed
Yellow-throated

Many singing male warblers, 14 spp total:
Ovenbird
Black-and-White Warbler (many)
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler (FOY, several)
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler (females)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (many, both sexes)
Prairie Warbler (2 singing males)
Black-throated Green Warbler (many)
Wilson's Warbler (FOY, male)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (several)

Baltimore Orioles (many)
Orchard Oriole (2 singing makes, 1 female)

I'm sure there are more birds that I missed.  I'm going to go look for more now 
in fact!

Happy Mother's Day Birding,

Gabriel Willow
Wave Hill
Nyc Audubon 




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[nysbirds-l] Birding in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn

[gabriel willow]

In keeping with the recent recurring theme of birding in pocket parks, which I 
think is a wonderful trend, I birded in Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn on Tuesday 
& Wednesday.  Apologies for the belated report, but there were no rarities that 
I felt were urgent to report.
However, I did see a nice smattering of seasonal species, and I think there's 
great potential for more interesting sightings.  As of now, the park only has 
49 species on eBird, of which I added 5 or 6 on my brief afternoon strolls.  
The park has a nice mix of introduced and native trees, grassy areas, and 
brush/ flowerbeds.  It's a bit open and heavily eroded, and has a lot of 
soccer-players and dogs, but still, great potential for bird sightings!  
Currently, there's a fenced-off weedy construction area near the middle of the 
eastern side of the park, which attracted large numbers of sparrows.
In my two hour-long strolls (one without binoculars), I spotted:
American Kestrel (nest in cornices nearby)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
(several)Downy WoodpeckerHairy WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerEastern Phoebe 
(4+)Brown CreeperW-b NuthatchRuby-crowned KingletGolden-crowned KingletCedar 
WaxwingPine Warbler (at least two, in Japanese Pines near visitor's 
center)Yellow-rumped WarblerChipping Sparrow (30+)Field SparrowDark-eyed 
JuncoHouse Finch
I thought the large flock of Chipping Sparrows was particularly promising.  I 
wouldn't be surprised to pull out a Clay-colored or Lark Sparrow there, but no 
such luck this time...
Good Fall Birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Birding in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn

[gabriel willow]

In keeping with the recent recurring theme of birding in pocket parks, which I 
think is a wonderful trend, I birded in Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn on Tuesday 
& Wednesday.  Apologies for the belated report, but there were no rarities that 
I felt were urgent to report.
However, I did see a nice smattering of seasonal species, and I think there's 
great potential for more interesting sightings.  As of now, the park only has 
49 species on eBird, of which I added 5 or 6 on my brief afternoon strolls.  
The park has a nice mix of introduced and native trees, grassy areas, and 
brush/ flowerbeds.  It's a bit open and heavily eroded, and has a lot of 
soccer-players and dogs, but still, great potential for bird sightings!  
Currently, there's a fenced-off weedy construction area near the middle of the 
eastern side of the park, which attracted large numbers of sparrows.
In my two hour-long strolls (one without binoculars), I spotted:
American Kestrel (nest in cornices nearby)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
(several)Downy WoodpeckerHairy WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerEastern Phoebe 
(4+)Brown CreeperW-b NuthatchRuby-crowned KingletGolden-crowned KingletCedar 
WaxwingPine Warbler (at least two, in Japanese Pines near visitor's 
center)Yellow-rumped WarblerChipping Sparrow (30+)Field SparrowDark-eyed 
JuncoHouse Finch
I thought the large flock of Chipping Sparrows was particularly promising.  I 
wouldn't be surprised to pull out a Clay-colored or Lark Sparrow there, but no 
such luck this time...
Good Fall Birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park migrants, 8/22

[Gabriel Willow]

I led a walk for NYC Audubon in Prospect Park, Brooklyn this morning, and was 
pleasantly surprised by the number of migrants we encountered.  Earlier emails 
about promising radar & favorable winds last night were spot-on!

We started at Grand Army Plaza at 8am, and made our way along the Rose Garden, 
Vale of Cashmere, through the Midwood, ending by the Lullwater & Boathouse. 
It's a measure of the activity levels that this short route took us 2.5 hours...

Almost immediately upon entering the park we encountered a mixed flock of 
Black-throated Blue Warblers & American Redstarts (about 4 of each). There was 
quite a bit of activity at treetop level of warblers I didn't see well enough 
to ID (twitching twigs, mostly).

We had a stunning male Canada Warbler in the Vale of Cashmere.

In the Midwood we had the most activity, with a mixed flock of Warbling & 
Red-eyed Vireos (cool to see them together), the latter being followed by a 
begging Brown-headed Cowbird fledgling, so presumably they were local breeders.

Nearby we encountered another Canada Warbler, two each of Blue-winged & 
Chestnut-sided Warblers, a Black-and-white Warbler, and more Redstarts (all 
female-type plumage).

The highlight of the walk was an extremely cooperative basic plumage male or 
bright female Blackburnian Warbler feeding at eye-level for about ten minutes.  
A bright male Northern Parula was spotted overhead as well.

Other sightings included a pair of Baltimore Orioles, Eastern Kingbirds, and 
plenty of cardinals, catbirds, and robins (mostly fledglings).

An odd and slightly disturbing sighting was a White-footed Mouse that ran into 
a path right near our feet and commenced running in circles for several 
minutes.  I assume it was suffering the affects of rodenticide?

Aside from that, a lovely morning.
Migration is officially underway!

- Gabriel Willow, NYC Audubon 



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[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park migrants, 8/22

[Gabriel Willow]

I led a walk for NYC Audubon in Prospect Park, Brooklyn this morning, and was 
pleasantly surprised by the number of migrants we encountered.  Earlier emails 
about promising radar  favorable winds last night were spot-on!

We started at Grand Army Plaza at 8am, and made our way along the Rose Garden, 
Vale of Cashmere, through the Midwood, ending by the Lullwater  Boathouse. 
It's a measure of the activity levels that this short route took us 2.5 hours...

Almost immediately upon entering the park we encountered a mixed flock of 
Black-throated Blue Warblers  American Redstarts (about 4 of each). There was 
quite a bit of activity at treetop level of warblers I didn't see well enough 
to ID (twitching twigs, mostly).

We had a stunning male Canada Warbler in the Vale of Cashmere.

In the Midwood we had the most activity, with a mixed flock of Warbling  
Red-eyed Vireos (cool to see them together), the latter being followed by a 
begging Brown-headed Cowbird fledgling, so presumably they were local breeders.

Nearby we encountered another Canada Warbler, two each of Blue-winged  
Chestnut-sided Warblers, a Black-and-white Warbler, and more Redstarts (all 
female-type plumage).

The highlight of the walk was an extremely cooperative basic plumage male or 
bright female Blackburnian Warbler feeding at eye-level for about ten minutes.  
A bright male Northern Parula was spotted overhead as well.

Other sightings included a pair of Baltimore Orioles, Eastern Kingbirds, and 
plenty of cardinals, catbirds, and robins (mostly fledglings).

An odd and slightly disturbing sighting was a White-footed Mouse that ran into 
a path right near our feet and commenced running in circles for several 
minutes.  I assume it was suffering the affects of rodenticide?

Aside from that, a lovely morning.
Migration is officially underway!

- Gabriel Willow, NYC Audubon 



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Re: [nysbirds-l] Unknown mammal - escaped illegal pet @ Jamaica Bay East Pond Trail

[Gabriel Willow]

Yes, Paul is correct, it appears to be either a Kinkajou or Olingo (both are 
neotropical cousins of raccoons and ringtails) - notice the prehensile tail, 
which only opossums have around our parts.  Who would have one for a pet, and 
if they did, why would they toss it at a temperate wildlife refuge where it 
surely wouldn't survive the winter?

I hope someone can tempt it down with some bananas or something and send it to 
a zoo or animal rescue. 

You really never know what you'll see in NYC parks!

- Gabriel Willow



> On Aug 14, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Nadine Scarpa  
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> Could it be a mink?  From what I understand, they sometimes use trees to 
> escape from predators. 
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>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Cesar Castillo  wrote:
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>> Yesterday I found this mammal resting at the top of trees to the left of the 
>> blind at Big John's Pond.  It seems to be a an escaped or released illegal 
>> pet.  Does anyone have any idea what it could be?  Check out the Flicker 
>> link.
>> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Unknown mammal - escaped illegal pet @ Jamaica Bay East Pond Trail

[Gabriel Willow]

Yes, Paul is correct, it appears to be either a Kinkajou or Olingo (both are 
neotropical cousins of raccoons and ringtails) - notice the prehensile tail, 
which only opossums have around our parts.  Who would have one for a pet, and 
if they did, why would they toss it at a temperate wildlife refuge where it 
surely wouldn't survive the winter?

I hope someone can tempt it down with some bananas or something and send it to 
a zoo or animal rescue. 

You really never know what you'll see in NYC parks!

- Gabriel Willow



 On Aug 14, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Nadine Scarpa nadinescarpaho...@gmail.com 
 wrote:
 
 Could it be a mink?  From what I understand, they sometimes use trees to 
 escape from predators. 
 
 On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Cesar Castillo czar3...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Hi all,
 
 Yesterday I found this mammal resting at the top of trees to the left of the 
 blind at Big John's Pond.  It seems to be a an escaped or released illegal 
 pet.  Does anyone have any idea what it could be?  Check out the Flicker 
 link.
 
 Escaped/Released Animal
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
 Escaped/Released Animal
 View on www.flickr.com
 Preview by Yahoo
  
  
 César 
 
 Una tarde la princesa  vio una estrella aparecer;  la princesa era traviesa  
 y la quiso ir a coger.  
 La quería para hacerla  decorar un prendedor,  con un verso y una perla,  
 una pluma y una flor.  
 A princesas primorosas  se parecen mucho a ti;  cortan lirios, cortan rosas, 
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[nysbirds-l] More NYC Night-Heron News

[Gabriel Willow]

I was on Governors Island today for NYC Audubon's "It's Your Tern" festival, 
celebrating the nesting colonies of Common Terns there (now on all 3 piers 
along Buttermilk Channel, with young ranging in age from week-old little 
fuzzies to fledglings practicing flying the length of the piers).

I visited the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron nest, and am happy to report they have 
2 fairly large nestlings now, which both parents were shading with half-spread 
wings today, in punishing heat & sun.

There is a second YCNH nest which I discovered along with another birder 
yesterday, which has an adult sitting on eggs or chicks. This nest is much 
smaller & more fragile-looking than the aforementioned one that Ben & I 
initially reported.  I only saw one adult at this nest.  I wonder if it doesn't 
have a mate, or if the male at the other nest mated with two females?

Also of note on the island are large numbers of Barn & Northern Rough-winged 
Swallows; I presume both are nesting there.

Good albeit hot birding,

Gabriel Willow



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[nysbirds-l] More NYC Night-Heron News

[Gabriel Willow]

I was on Governors Island today for NYC Audubon's It's Your Tern festival, 
celebrating the nesting colonies of Common Terns there (now on all 3 piers 
along Buttermilk Channel, with young ranging in age from week-old little 
fuzzies to fledglings practicing flying the length of the piers).

I visited the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron nest, and am happy to report they have 
2 fairly large nestlings now, which both parents were shading with half-spread 
wings today, in punishing heat  sun.

There is a second YCNH nest which I discovered along with another birder 
yesterday, which has an adult sitting on eggs or chicks. This nest is much 
smaller  more fragile-looking than the aforementioned one that Ben  I 
initially reported.  I only saw one adult at this nest.  I wonder if it doesn't 
have a mate, or if the male at the other nest mated with two females?

Also of note on the island are large numbers of Barn  Northern Rough-winged 
Swallows; I presume both are nesting there.

Good albeit hot birding,

Gabriel Willow



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[nysbirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush, Bryant Park NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

There is a nice Louisiana Waterthrush working the flower beds on the north side 
of the lawn in Bryant Park. It periodically flies up into the trees too.

No sign of the Chuck-will's-widow, although they are masters of camouflage so 
who knows?

Also seen: Brown Thrasher, W-t Sparrow, Song Sparrow.

Good rainy birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Louisiana Waterthrush, Bryant Park NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

There is a nice Louisiana Waterthrush working the flower beds on the north side 
of the lawn in Bryant Park. It periodically flies up into the trees too.

No sign of the Chuck-will's-widow, although they are masters of camouflage so 
who knows?

Also seen: Brown Thrasher, W-t Sparrow, Song Sparrow.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Chuck-will's-widow--YES

[gabriel willow]

Thanks for your thoughtful analysis Angus.  I have been birding in Bryant Park 
for years, and am myself at a loss for why birds often remain there for so 
long.  I think it makes sense that it's a migrant trap in the first place given 
the dearth of other appropriate habitat nearby.  I suspect other similar-sized 
parks like Washington Square, Tompkins, and Madison Square have more migrant 
activity than generally reported as well.  But perhaps less concentrated than 
Bryant Park, due to the more widespread backyard gardens and street trees in 
those neighborhoods.
I also subscribe to the theory that birds get confused and "trapped" by the 
canyon effect and bright lights.  Notably, when viewing from the observation 
deck on the Empire State Building, Bryant Park is quite visible and shines 
green in the flood lights.  I imagine birds, exhausted from circling the ESB 
lights, might drop into the park to rest.  Some seem to thrive and survive 
(Ovenbirds have overwintered there) and others don't make it (one of the two 
Yellow-breasted Chats there a couple of winters ago was found dead).
I wanted to add that NYC Audubon has trained the maintenance staff of Bryant 
Park as part of our Project Safe Flight initiative, which tracks the impact of 
buildings and lights on migratory birds 
(http://www.nycaudubon.org/project-safe-flight), and they report any dead birds 
they find.  They patrol and clean the park constantly, and I'm sure they'd find 
the body of the Chuck-will's-widow, were it to expire, before any scavengers 
did.  But let's hope it finds some snacks and moves on soon, before it comes to 
that.
If anyone finds any dead birds around the city, please report them directly via 
NYC Audubon's D-Bird database: http://d-bird.org/
Cheers,
Gabriel WillowNYC Audubon  


 On Thursday, April 16, 2015 12:53 PM, Angus Wilson 
 wrote:
   

 I wonder if any late night visitors to Bryant Park (New York Co.) have seen 
the bird feeding or at least taking flight from its daytime roost? Evidently it 
has moved its roost site each day but on Monday the bird remained in situ well 
after sunset which was surprising. For those who haven't visited at night, the 
park is brightly illuminated at night, including a set of very bright 
floodlights positioned on skyscraper over looking the park. This is due west of 
the roosting sites being used by the Chuck. Indeed, I actually found it easier 
to see details on the bird AFTER the sky had gone dark because of these very 
bright lights shining down from above. 

The park for those who don't know it is quite tiny and developed, yet in past 
few years of close observation has retained many unusual birds (warblers to 
woodcocks) from days or even months and there has been much speculation among 
local observers as to why this is. The enclosed canyon effect of the tall, 
glass-covered buildings all around and the nighttime illumination might be a 
key factor. 

Presumably the bird would need to range beyond the park to feed but returnthere 
 to roost. I have no idea how many suitable insects are flying at this time 
with so little leaf activity on the trees. On Monday, I noticed someone showing 
the chuck to one of the grounds staff. If birds linger until they expire the 
ground staff might come across the carcasses, although I am sure rats and mice 
will make short work of any protein source that falls from the heavens.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Chuck-will's-widow--YES

[gabriel willow]

Thanks for your thoughtful analysis Angus.  I have been birding in Bryant Park 
for years, and am myself at a loss for why birds often remain there for so 
long.  I think it makes sense that it's a migrant trap in the first place given 
the dearth of other appropriate habitat nearby.  I suspect other similar-sized 
parks like Washington Square, Tompkins, and Madison Square have more migrant 
activity than generally reported as well.  But perhaps less concentrated than 
Bryant Park, due to the more widespread backyard gardens and street trees in 
those neighborhoods.
I also subscribe to the theory that birds get confused and trapped by the 
canyon effect and bright lights.  Notably, when viewing from the observation 
deck on the Empire State Building, Bryant Park is quite visible and shines 
green in the flood lights.  I imagine birds, exhausted from circling the ESB 
lights, might drop into the park to rest.  Some seem to thrive and survive 
(Ovenbirds have overwintered there) and others don't make it (one of the two 
Yellow-breasted Chats there a couple of winters ago was found dead).
I wanted to add that NYC Audubon has trained the maintenance staff of Bryant 
Park as part of our Project Safe Flight initiative, which tracks the impact of 
buildings and lights on migratory birds 
(http://www.nycaudubon.org/project-safe-flight), and they report any dead birds 
they find.  They patrol and clean the park constantly, and I'm sure they'd find 
the body of the Chuck-will's-widow, were it to expire, before any scavengers 
did.  But let's hope it finds some snacks and moves on soon, before it comes to 
that.
If anyone finds any dead birds around the city, please report them directly via 
NYC Audubon's D-Bird database: http://d-bird.org/
Cheers,
Gabriel WillowNYC Audubon  


 On Thursday, April 16, 2015 12:53 PM, Angus Wilson 
oceanwander...@gmail.com wrote:
   

 I wonder if any late night visitors to Bryant Park (New York Co.) have seen 
the bird feeding or at least taking flight from its daytime roost? Evidently it 
has moved its roost site each day but on Monday the bird remained in situ well 
after sunset which was surprising. For those who haven't visited at night, the 
park is brightly illuminated at night, including a set of very bright 
floodlights positioned on skyscraper over looking the park. This is due west of 
the roosting sites being used by the Chuck. Indeed, I actually found it easier 
to see details on the bird AFTER the sky had gone dark because of these very 
bright lights shining down from above. 

The park for those who don't know it is quite tiny and developed, yet in past 
few years of close observation has retained many unusual birds (warblers to 
woodcocks) from days or even months and there has been much speculation among 
local observers as to why this is. The enclosed canyon effect of the tall, 
glass-covered buildings all around and the nighttime illumination might be a 
key factor. 

Presumably the bird would need to range beyond the park to feed but returnthere 
 to roost. I have no idea how many suitable insects are flying at this time 
with so little leaf activity on the trees. On Monday, I noticed someone showing 
the chuck to one of the grounds staff. If birds linger until they expire the 
ground staff might come across the carcasses, although I am sure rats and mice 
will make short work of any protein source that falls from the heavens.

Angus Wilson
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Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

I'm pretty confident at this point that it's a female Chuck-Will's-Widow: 
female by buffy undertail with no white visible.  Phil Jeffrey's post from a 
couple years back has some very helpful points:

http://www.philjeffrey.net/ChuckWhip.html

Like those birds, this one shows a uniformly warm buff undertail, and the whole 
bird is fairly warm brown. It appeared large and large-headed (although not as 
large as some other Chucks I've seen).  I'm not sure this is a good field mark 
(it's surprisingly hard to find good, diagnostic information on this stuff, I 
need a copy of Pyle I guess) but on a Whip-poor-will, the black borders of the 
"braces" appear in pictures to be more solid, further emphasizing the paler 
braces.  On the Chuck, the border is a series of smaller black spots, which was 
the case in this bird.  The throat was brownish, the same tone as breast. In a 
Whip I believe the throat would be darker and the breast/belly grayer & paler.

Any other clinchers I'm missing?

Cheers,

Gabriel Willow


> On Apr 13, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Hugh McGuinness  wrote:
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> Nice technical info, but what species of Nightjar is it? ;)
> 
> Hugh
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>>> Without getting into a lengthy e-mail the issue with Yahoo and Aol has to 
>>> do with both  Yahoo and Aol changing their Domain-based Message 
>>> Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) policy such that “all 
>>> other mail services [are to] reject emails claiming to come from a Yahoo 
>>> user, but not signed by Yahoo.”
>>> 
>>> This policy was put in place to address "spoofing." I won't bore anyone 
>>> with more but be aware that Gmail could follow suit.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> 風　Swift as the wind
>>> 林　Quiet as the forest
>>> 火　Conquer like the fire
>>> 山　Steady as the mountain
>>> Sun Tzu  The Art of War
>>> 
>>>> (\__/)
>>>> (= '.'=)
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>>> 
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>>>> On Apr 13, 2015, at 9:22 AM, Karen Fung easternblueb...@gmail.com 
>>>> [ebirdsnyc]  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> Update: it was Gabe Willow, so am forwarding.  I see that the message went 
>>>> into my Spam folder.  Seems that quite a few legitimate messages from 
>>>> people using Yahoo or AOL are ending up in Spam when posted to the NYS 
>>>> list.
>>>> Anyone know why?  Karen
>>>> 
>>>> -- Forwarded message --
>>>> From: Gabriel Willow 
>>>> Date: Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 8:24 AM
>>>> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park NYC
>>>> To: NYSBIRDS-L 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> There is a sleeping nightjar, I think a Whippoorwill, on a horizontal 
>>>> branch on the Eastern side of Bryant Park behind library, near NE corner 
>>>> of lawn.
>>>> 
>>>> Many other species present as well.
>>>> 
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[nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

There is a sleeping nightjar, I think a Whippoorwill, on a horizontal branch on 
the Eastern side of Bryant Park behind library, near NE corner of lawn.

Many other species present as well.


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Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

I'm pretty confident at this point that it's a female Chuck-Will's-Widow: 
female by buffy undertail with no white visible.  Phil Jeffrey's post from a 
couple years back has some very helpful points:

http://www.philjeffrey.net/ChuckWhip.html

Like those birds, this one shows a uniformly warm buff undertail, and the whole 
bird is fairly warm brown. It appeared large and large-headed (although not as 
large as some other Chucks I've seen).  I'm not sure this is a good field mark 
(it's surprisingly hard to find good, diagnostic information on this stuff, I 
need a copy of Pyle I guess) but on a Whip-poor-will, the black borders of the 
braces appear in pictures to be more solid, further emphasizing the paler 
braces.  On the Chuck, the border is a series of smaller black spots, which was 
the case in this bird.  The throat was brownish, the same tone as breast. In a 
Whip I believe the throat would be darker and the breast/belly grayer  paler.

Any other clinchers I'm missing?

Cheers,

Gabriel Willow


 On Apr 13, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Hugh McGuinness hdmcguinn...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Nice technical info, but what species of Nightjar is it? ;)
 
 Hugh
 
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 wrote:
 For Gmail users:
 
 Go to Settings, then click the Filters tab, then create the following filter:
 to: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu; Do this: Never send it to Spam
 I frequently get emails from the NYSBirds-L and ebirdsNYC lists with a 
 yellow banner in the top of the email reading This message was not sent to 
 Spam because of a filter you created—including the email from Gabriel this 
 morning. 
 
 Here's a Google help page on using filters.
 
 On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com wrote:
 Without getting into a lengthy e-mail the issue with Yahoo and Aol has to 
 do with both  Yahoo and Aol changing their Domain-based Message 
 Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) policy such that “all 
 other mail services [are to] reject emails claiming to come from a Yahoo 
 user, but not signed by Yahoo.”
 
 This policy was put in place to address spoofing. I won't bore anyone 
 with more but be aware that Gmail could follow suit.
 
 Cheers,
 
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 林　Quiet as the forest
 火　Conquer like the fire
 山　Steady as the mountain
 Sun Tzu  The Art of War
 
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 (= '.'=)
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 Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 
 
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 www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
 
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 [ebirdsnyc] ebirdsnyc-nore...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
 
  
 Update: it was Gabe Willow, so am forwarding.  I see that the message went 
 into my Spam folder.  Seems that quite a few legitimate messages from 
 people using Yahoo or AOL are ending up in Spam when posted to the NYS 
 list.
 Anyone know why?  Karen
 
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[nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

There is a sleeping nightjar, I think a Whippoorwill, on a horizontal branch on 
the Eastern side of Bryant Park behind library, near NE corner of lawn.

Many other species present as well.


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[nysbirds-l] Woodcock & Meadowlark, FBF

[Gabriel Willow]

Yesterday (Saturday) evening I led a Spring Equinox woodcock walk for NYC 
Audubon to Floyd Bennett Field.

We arrived around 6pm, so didn't have too much time to look for birds before 
sunset at 7.  In that time, we found some nice early migrants: a pair of 
Killdeer, numerous singing Red-winged Blackbirds, and my FOS Eastern Meadowlark.

We were distracted when some young men driving their pickup truck a bit 
aggressively around the parking lot managed to flip it (not sure how). Luckily 
no one was hurt, but there were a lot of sirens and hubbub when the police, 
firemen, and ambulances came, and all stared at the truck laying there like a 
beetle on its back. They flipped it back over somehow.

Shortly after sunset, the sky was darkening and the Woodcocks still hadn't 
appeared. I was a bit worried that perhaps the previous day's snow had 
dissuaded them from performing, but suddenly we heard a "beent!" And then 
another and another, and all at once we were surrounded by them. There must 
have been at least a dozen displaying, chasing one another, giving their 
territorial chatter. It was quite a show!

As Andrew mentioned of his woodcock walk, they seemed to end early... All 
activity ceased within 45 minutes.  But it was quite a frenzy for that short 
while.

Happy spring,

Gabriel Willow
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[nysbirds-l] Woodcock Meadowlark, FBF

[Gabriel Willow]

Yesterday (Saturday) evening I led a Spring Equinox woodcock walk for NYC 
Audubon to Floyd Bennett Field.

We arrived around 6pm, so didn't have too much time to look for birds before 
sunset at 7.  In that time, we found some nice early migrants: a pair of 
Killdeer, numerous singing Red-winged Blackbirds, and my FOS Eastern Meadowlark.

We were distracted when some young men driving their pickup truck a bit 
aggressively around the parking lot managed to flip it (not sure how). Luckily 
no one was hurt, but there were a lot of sirens and hubbub when the police, 
firemen, and ambulances came, and all stared at the truck laying there like a 
beetle on its back. They flipped it back over somehow.

Shortly after sunset, the sky was darkening and the Woodcocks still hadn't 
appeared. I was a bit worried that perhaps the previous day's snow had 
dissuaded them from performing, but suddenly we heard a beent! And then 
another and another, and all at once we were surrounded by them. There must 
have been at least a dozen displaying, chasing one another, giving their 
territorial chatter. It was quite a show!

As Andrew mentioned of his woodcock walk, they seemed to end early... All 
activity ceased within 45 minutes.  But it was quite a frenzy for that short 
while.

Happy spring,

Gabriel Willow
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Female Rose Breasted Grosbeak

[gabriel willow]

There was a female-type Rose-breasted Grosbeak reported from the Bronx Zoo on 
Feb. 17.  That's quite close to NYBG, I wonder if she is the same bird who 
survived the past three weeks or so?  Seems likely.  And if so, I'd guess she 
overwintered, rather than being an early arrival.  There's a photo of the Zoo 
bird on eBird, perhaps it could be determined if it's the same individual by 
molt or plumage details?
Good sighting!
Gabriel WillowNYC Audubon 

 On Friday, March 13, 2015 6:47 PM, Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 
 wrote:
   

 There's a photo on Facebook and it's definitely a Grosbeak.


On Mar 13, 2015, at 6:41 PM, Will Raup  wrote:


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It's an almost an extraordinary sighting.
Typical arrival times is late April downstate, and around May 1st for areas 
south of the Adirondacks.
Was female Purple Finch ruled out?  They seem to be moving right now.
Any photos?
Will RaupGlenmont, NY

Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:36:54 -0400
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Female Rose Breasted Grosbeak
From: croc...@gmail.com
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu


I've been told that this is an early sighting.  New York Botanical Garden, 
Bronx, NY, Thursday 3/12/15 around 2:00 at the swamp (Mitsubishi Wetlands) ...

Sharron Crocker
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Female Rose Breasted Grosbeak

[gabriel willow]

There was a female-type Rose-breasted Grosbeak reported from the Bronx Zoo on 
Feb. 17.  That's quite close to NYBG, I wonder if she is the same bird who 
survived the past three weeks or so?  Seems likely.  And if so, I'd guess she 
overwintered, rather than being an early arrival.  There's a photo of the Zoo 
bird on eBird, perhaps it could be determined if it's the same individual by 
molt or plumage details?
Good sighting!
Gabriel WillowNYC Audubon 

 On Friday, March 13, 2015 6:47 PM, Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 
zac...@gmail.com wrote:
   

 There's a photo on Facebook and it's definitely a Grosbeak.


On Mar 13, 2015, at 6:41 PM, Will Raup hoaryredp...@hotmail.com wrote:


#yiv3409626248 #yiv3409626248 --.yiv3409626248hmmessage 
P{margin:0px;padding:0px;}#yiv3409626248 
body.yiv3409626248hmmessage{font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;}#yiv3409626248 
It's an almost an extraordinary sighting.
Typical arrival times is late April downstate, and around May 1st for areas 
south of the Adirondacks.
Was female Purple Finch ruled out?  They seem to be moving right now.
Any photos?
Will RaupGlenmont, NY

Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:36:54 -0400
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Female Rose Breasted Grosbeak
From: croc...@gmail.com
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu


I've been told that this is an early sighting.  New York Botanical Garden, 
Bronx, NY, Thursday 3/12/15 around 2:00 at the swamp (Mitsubishi Wetlands) ...

Sharron Crocker
NYC

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[nysbirds-l] Rough-legged Hawks, Red-necked Grebes etc. in BK & QNS

[gabriel willow]

Yesterday I led a daylong trip for NYC Audubon to Floyd Bennett Field, Fort 
Tilden, and nearby locales.
The Rough-legs at FBF put on a great show.  Just like Steve Walter, we only saw 
2 at any given time, but identified them as 3 individuals by plumage.  They 
were hovering, perching on the ground and in bushes, and sitting on signs right 
by the runways.
We also had two American Kestrels, a female Northern Harrier, the immature 
Red-shouldered Hawk perched across Mill Basin by the north end, a couple of 
Cooper's Hawks, and Red-tailed Hawks.
A Black-bellied Plover was hanging out with 4 Dunlin near the FBF kayak launch. 
 About 35 Horned Grebes and a couple hundred Greater Scaup were seen in the 
distance out by Ruffle Bar.
Over at Riis Landing, we had 2 Red-throated Loons, one handsome Great Cormorant 
and one Double-crested, and 6 Long-tailed Ducks, mostly males, who were calling 
and displaying.  Otherwise it was pretty quiet there, with fewer ducks than in 
recent weeks.
At Ft. Tilden we saw a flyover flock of at least 60 Horned Larks, and found a 
few in the fields.  We ran into Andrew Baksh, who found a drake Pintail with 
the grazing Brant.  On the beach-side, 4 Red-necked Grebes (one of which was 
already molting into breeding plumage) were swimming in the surf close to the 
sand.  There were also distant flocks of Black Scoter.
We stopped by the Salt Marsh Nature Center to look for the Short-eared Owls, 
which didn't show themselves, but we did have two Northern Harriers, a female 
and a "Gray Ghost", a Killdeer, and single drake Northern Shoveler and American 
Widgeon with the Mallards.
A satisfying day even without any owls.
Cheers,
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[nysbirds-l] Rough-legged Hawks, Red-necked Grebes etc. in BK QNS

[gabriel willow]

Yesterday I led a daylong trip for NYC Audubon to Floyd Bennett Field, Fort 
Tilden, and nearby locales.
The Rough-legs at FBF put on a great show.  Just like Steve Walter, we only saw 
2 at any given time, but identified them as 3 individuals by plumage.  They 
were hovering, perching on the ground and in bushes, and sitting on signs right 
by the runways.
We also had two American Kestrels, a female Northern Harrier, the immature 
Red-shouldered Hawk perched across Mill Basin by the north end, a couple of 
Cooper's Hawks, and Red-tailed Hawks.
A Black-bellied Plover was hanging out with 4 Dunlin near the FBF kayak launch. 
 About 35 Horned Grebes and a couple hundred Greater Scaup were seen in the 
distance out by Ruffle Bar.
Over at Riis Landing, we had 2 Red-throated Loons, one handsome Great Cormorant 
and one Double-crested, and 6 Long-tailed Ducks, mostly males, who were calling 
and displaying.  Otherwise it was pretty quiet there, with fewer ducks than in 
recent weeks.
At Ft. Tilden we saw a flyover flock of at least 60 Horned Larks, and found a 
few in the fields.  We ran into Andrew Baksh, who found a drake Pintail with 
the grazing Brant.  On the beach-side, 4 Red-necked Grebes (one of which was 
already molting into breeding plumage) were swimming in the surf close to the 
sand.  There were also distant flocks of Black Scoter.
We stopped by the Salt Marsh Nature Center to look for the Short-eared Owls, 
which didn't show themselves, but we did have two Northern Harriers, a female 
and a Gray Ghost, a Killdeer, and single drake Northern Shoveler and American 
Widgeon with the Mallards.
A satisfying day even without any owls.
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[nysbirds-l] Common Merganser CP Reservoir

[Gabriel Willow]

I led a winter bird walk for NYC Audubon in Central Park today.  It was chilly 
and damp but we saw some nice stuff.

Highlights included a stunning male Common Merganser in the reservoir (open 
water near the fountain at south end), along with 3 female Hooded Merganser, 2 
Am. Coot, and numerous mallards, Canada geese, and gulls (no rare gulls that I 
could pick out).

At the feeders we had the lingering Common Redpoll along with ~ 20 American 
Goldfinches, an American Tree Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, and 4 Fox Sparrows.

A Brown Thrasher was a surprise at Strawberry Fields.  

We also saw 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, which seems like a lot for a cold 
winter...

Good Cold Birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Common Merganser CP Reservoir

[Gabriel Willow]

I led a winter bird walk for NYC Audubon in Central Park today.  It was chilly 
and damp but we saw some nice stuff.

Highlights included a stunning male Common Merganser in the reservoir (open 
water near the fountain at south end), along with 3 female Hooded Merganser, 2 
Am. Coot, and numerous mallards, Canada geese, and gulls (no rare gulls that I 
could pick out).

At the feeders we had the lingering Common Redpoll along with ~ 20 American 
Goldfinches, an American Tree Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, and 4 Fox Sparrows.

A Brown Thrasher was a surprise at Strawberry Fields.  

We also saw 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, which seems like a lot for a cold 
winter...

Good Cold Birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon NO 2/12

[Gabriel Willow]

David Burg and I scoured the area around Blue Chip Farm & the Shawangunk 
Grasslands in Wallkill for the Gyrfalcon today from about 9-1.  We did not 
locate the bird; however, we also noted a surprising absence of other birders, 
only encountering 2 or 3, so it's entirely possible the bird was hiding out 
somewhere undetected (there's a lot of meadows & woods to cover up there).

We went down Old Hoagerburgh Rd, Bates Ln/ Old Fort Rd, Burnt Meadows Rd, Red 
Mill Rd & Watchtower Farm, and Sax/Sac Rd, to no avail.

However, we had a lovely morning and some other nice sightings:

Numerous Red-tailed Hawk (at least 9)
Rough-legged Hawk (2 dark morph & 2-3 light morph, mostly at the Grasslands)
Turkey Vulture (2)
Black Vulture (2)
Merlin (1 female)
American Kestrel (1 male)
Wild Turkey (flock of 19)
Pileated Woodpecker (a confiding pair at close range)
Eastern Bluebird (flock of 5 at Grasslands parking lot)
American Tree Sparrow
Typical feeder birds (titmice, chickadees, juncos, song sparrow etc)

I hope others locate the falcon!

Good winter birding,

Gabriel Willow
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[nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon NO 2/12

[Gabriel Willow]

David Burg and I scoured the area around Blue Chip Farm  the Shawangunk 
Grasslands in Wallkill for the Gyrfalcon today from about 9-1.  We did not 
locate the bird; however, we also noted a surprising absence of other birders, 
only encountering 2 or 3, so it's entirely possible the bird was hiding out 
somewhere undetected (there's a lot of meadows  woods to cover up there).

We went down Old Hoagerburgh Rd, Bates Ln/ Old Fort Rd, Burnt Meadows Rd, Red 
Mill Rd  Watchtower Farm, and Sax/Sac Rd, to no avail.

However, we had a lovely morning and some other nice sightings:

Numerous Red-tailed Hawk (at least 9)
Rough-legged Hawk (2 dark morph  2-3 light morph, mostly at the Grasslands)
Turkey Vulture (2)
Black Vulture (2)
Merlin (1 female)
American Kestrel (1 male)
Wild Turkey (flock of 19)
Pileated Woodpecker (a confiding pair at close range)
Eastern Bluebird (flock of 5 at Grasslands parking lot)
American Tree Sparrow
Typical feeder birds (titmice, chickadees, juncos, song sparrow etc)

I hope others locate the falcon!

Good winter birding,

Gabriel Willow
Nyc Audubon 




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Re: [nysbirds-l] Sibley's issues - Clarification

[gabriel willow]

Thanks for the heads-up Richard.  FWIW, I just called to have my first printing 
replaced, and the customer service guy on the phone sounded a bit overwhelmed.  
He said they've been getting thousands of calls this morning since this news 
was posted on the internet, but that there wasn't a wholesale replacement 
program or policy in effect.  According the rep, one person had called, and the 
publisher had offered to replace their volume since they were dissatisfied with 
it.  But it's not a more comprehensive policy than that, and he wasn't sure if 
they'd be able to replace mine or not.  We shall see...
Cheers,
Gabriel WillowNYC Audubon 

 On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 10:11 AM, Richard Guthrie 
 wrote:
   

 Sorry for bringing this up again, and for my earlier somewhat confusing post 
about the Sibley Guide to Birds..
The problem is with the first printing of the second edition. If you have that 
edition, you'll recognize the issue. If not, no worries.
The colors were off, and more importantly, the print too light, making it very 
difficult to read.
Subsequent printings were fine.
It was a huge disappointment to many of us Sibley fans.
The voluntary action by Knopf is commendable.
To reiterate, if you are in this class, you can call Knopf at 1-800-793-2665 to 
request a free replacement.
-- 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Sibley's issues - Clarification

[gabriel willow]

Thanks for the heads-up Richard.  FWIW, I just called to have my first printing 
replaced, and the customer service guy on the phone sounded a bit overwhelmed.  
He said they've been getting thousands of calls this morning since this news 
was posted on the internet, but that there wasn't a wholesale replacement 
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publisher had offered to replace their volume since they were dissatisfied with 
it.  But it's not a more comprehensive policy than that, and he wasn't sure if 
they'd be able to replace mine or not.  We shall see...
Cheers,
Gabriel WillowNYC Audubon 

 On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 10:11 AM, Richard Guthrie 
richardpguth...@gmail.com wrote:
   

 Sorry for bringing this up again, and for my earlier somewhat confusing post 
about the Sibley Guide to Birds..
The problem is with the first printing of the second edition. If you have that 
edition, you'll recognize the issue. If not, no worries.
The colors were off, and more importantly, the print too light, making it very 
difficult to read.
Subsequent printings were fine.
It was a huge disappointment to many of us Sibley fans.
The voluntary action by Knopf is commendable.
To reiterate, if you are in this class, you can call Knopf at 1-800-793-2665 to 
request a free replacement.
-- 
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[nysbirds-l] Couch's Photos?

[Gabriel Willow]

Hey all,

So although the kingbird has been hiding this far today, CBS News was here to 
film a story on the bird, and they want photos for the piece.  If anyone has 
any good ones and wants to share their photos or video, email them to 
mbaker(at)CBS.com ASAP.

Cheers,

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[nysbirds-l] Couch's Photos?

[Gabriel Willow]

Hey all,

So although the kingbird has been hiding this far today, CBS News was here to 
film a story on the bird, and they want photos for the piece.  If anyone has 
any good ones and wants to share their photos or video, email them to 
mbaker(at)CBS.com ASAP.

Cheers,

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[nysbirds-l] Wave Hill (Bronx) 11/9/14

[Gabriel Willow]

I led my monthly 2nd Sunday walk at Wave Hill in Riverdale, The Bronx this 
morning.

We saw 35 species, mostly the usual suspects, but with some nice highlights 
including some surprising late migrant stragglers.

Most unexpected was a female-type Black-throated Green Warbler, apparently the 
first reported to eBird since October 26 in all of NYC! Seen with her was a 
female Black-throated Blue Warbler, and a more expected Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Also had nice views of an immature Bald Eagle soaring over the Hudson, a 
Sharp-shinned Hawk strafing a Red-tail, a Common Raven croaking while soaring 
by, and Swamp, Song, and a White-crowned Sparrow in addition to numerous 
White-throateds & Juncos. Purple Finches were heard calling in flight but 
remained unseen.

After the walk, this afternoon I spotted two Turkey Vultures and a "gray ghost" 
Northern Harrier soaring south. 

A beautiful fall day!  Now I'm gonna go see if I can find that Dickcissel in 
Inwood...

Good birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Wave Hill (Bronx) 11/9/14

[Gabriel Willow]

I led my monthly 2nd Sunday walk at Wave Hill in Riverdale, The Bronx this 
morning.

We saw 35 species, mostly the usual suspects, but with some nice highlights 
including some surprising late migrant stragglers.

Most unexpected was a female-type Black-throated Green Warbler, apparently the 
first reported to eBird since October 26 in all of NYC! Seen with her was a 
female Black-throated Blue Warbler, and a more expected Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Also had nice views of an immature Bald Eagle soaring over the Hudson, a 
Sharp-shinned Hawk strafing a Red-tail, a Common Raven croaking while soaring 
by, and Swamp, Song, and a White-crowned Sparrow in addition to numerous 
White-throateds  Juncos. Purple Finches were heard calling in flight but 
remained unseen.

After the walk, this afternoon I spotted two Turkey Vultures and a gray ghost 
Northern Harrier soaring south. 

A beautiful fall day!  Now I'm gonna go see if I can find that Dickcissel in 
Inwood...

Good birding,

Gabriel Willow



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Re: [nysbirds-l] huge movement - smiths point suffolk Co

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I'm in Cape May (not NY I know), and it's a huge morning down here too: 
thousands of robins & blackbirds flying high (Red-winged and Rusty), 
Yellow-rumps & Swamp Sparrows everywhere, siskins & Purple Finches flying over 
regularly as well.  Guess it's hopping all along the coast this AM?

- Gabriel Willow



> On Oct 25, 2014, at 8:17 AM, Mike  wrote:
> 
> Thousands if birds overhead and on the ground at Smiths Point park now. So 
> far mainly sparrows- white throat predominating and lots of overhead Siskins. 
> 
> Mike Cooper
> Ridge NY
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
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>> 
>> Early this afternoon Bobby Rosetti and I saw an unusual looking junco. The 
>> gray head contrasted strongly with its brown back, and there was a small 
>> black "mask" through the eyes and lores. The underparts were typical 
>> Slate-colored gray and white - no browns or reddish tinges. The closest 
>> match we could find was Red-backed Junco, which should be nowhere near here. 
>> Sorry no photos. If any one is around tomorrow it may be worth a look. It 
>> was along the northern side of the parking lot of field 2, a short distance 
>> west of the entrance booths 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] huge movement - smiths point suffolk Co

[Gabriel Willow]

I'm in Cape May (not NY I know), and it's a huge morning down here too: 
thousands of robins  blackbirds flying high (Red-winged and Rusty), 
Yellow-rumps  Swamp Sparrows everywhere, siskins  Purple Finches flying over 
regularly as well.  Guess it's hopping all along the coast this AM?

- Gabriel Willow



 On Oct 25, 2014, at 8:17 AM, Mike mike...@optonline.net wrote:
 
 Thousands if birds overhead and on the ground at Smiths Point park now. So 
 far mainly sparrows- white throat predominating and lots of overhead Siskins. 
 
 Mike Cooper
 Ridge NY
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
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 Early this afternoon Bobby Rosetti and I saw an unusual looking junco. The 
 gray head contrasted strongly with its brown back, and there was a small 
 black mask through the eyes and lores. The underparts were typical 
 Slate-colored gray and white - no browns or reddish tinges. The closest 
 match we could find was Red-backed Junco, which should be nowhere near here. 
 Sorry no photos. If any one is around tomorrow it may be worth a look. It 
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park Incl. Black-billed Cuckoo etc.

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I led two tours for NYC Audubon in Central Park today, mostly around Strawberry 
Fields and The Ramble.  We saw 48 species of birds, not bad considering the 
rain.  Actually, there was quite a bit of activity!  Towhees seemed to be 
everywhere, along with Hermit Thrushes and of course White-throated Sparrows 
which have arrived by the hundreds if not thousands in the park.
Highlights included several Swamp Sparrows; 4 White-crowned Sparrows (an adult 
and an immature at Strawberry Fields, an immature by Tupelo Meadow, and an 
immature at Maintenance); a Black-billed Cuckoo sitting quietly in the rain in 
an oak by the westernmost edge of the Ramble by the lake a bit south of the 
Upper Lobe; and a Tennessee Warbler feeding from Sapsucker wells right by the 
72nd St. entrance (plus 9 other species of warbler).
Full list:
Canada Goose MallardNorthern ShovelerSharp-shinned HawkRing-billed GullRock 
PigeonMourning DoveBlack-billed CuckooRed-bellied WoodpeckerYellow-bellied 
SapsuckerDowny WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerEastern PhoebeBlue-headed VireoBlue 
Jaycrow sp. Corvus sp. (crow sp.)Tufted TitmouseWhite-breasted NuthatchBrown 
CreeperHouse WrenWinter WrenGolden-crowned KingletRuby-crowned KingletHermit 
ThrushWood ThrushGray CatbirdEuropean StarlingOvenbirdBlack-and-white 
WarblerTennessee WarblerCommon YellowthroatAmerican RedstartNorthern 
ParulaMagnolia WarblerBlackpoll WarblerBlack-throated Blue WarblerYellow-rumped 
WarblerEastern TowheeChipping SparrowSong SparrowSwamp SparrowWhite-throated 
SparrowWhite-crowned SparrowDark-eyed JuncoNorthern CardinalRose-breasted 
GrosbeakIndigo BuntingCommon GrackleHouse Sparrow
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park Incl. Black-billed Cuckoo etc.

[gabriel willow]

I led two tours for NYC Audubon in Central Park today, mostly around Strawberry 
Fields and The Ramble.  We saw 48 species of birds, not bad considering the 
rain.  Actually, there was quite a bit of activity!  Towhees seemed to be 
everywhere, along with Hermit Thrushes and of course White-throated Sparrows 
which have arrived by the hundreds if not thousands in the park.
Highlights included several Swamp Sparrows; 4 White-crowned Sparrows (an adult 
and an immature at Strawberry Fields, an immature by Tupelo Meadow, and an 
immature at Maintenance); a Black-billed Cuckoo sitting quietly in the rain in 
an oak by the westernmost edge of the Ramble by the lake a bit south of the 
Upper Lobe; and a Tennessee Warbler feeding from Sapsucker wells right by the 
72nd St. entrance (plus 9 other species of warbler).
Full list:
Canada Goose MallardNorthern ShovelerSharp-shinned HawkRing-billed GullRock 
PigeonMourning DoveBlack-billed CuckooRed-bellied WoodpeckerYellow-bellied 
SapsuckerDowny WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerEastern PhoebeBlue-headed VireoBlue 
Jaycrow sp. Corvus sp. (crow sp.)Tufted TitmouseWhite-breasted NuthatchBrown 
CreeperHouse WrenWinter WrenGolden-crowned KingletRuby-crowned KingletHermit 
ThrushWood ThrushGray CatbirdEuropean StarlingOvenbirdBlack-and-white 
WarblerTennessee WarblerCommon YellowthroatAmerican RedstartNorthern 
ParulaMagnolia WarblerBlackpoll WarblerBlack-throated Blue WarblerYellow-rumped 
WarblerEastern TowheeChipping SparrowSong SparrowSwamp SparrowWhite-throated 
SparrowWhite-crowned SparrowDark-eyed JuncoNorthern CardinalRose-breasted 
GrosbeakIndigo BuntingCommon GrackleHouse Sparrow
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[nysbirds-l] Mourning Warbler - NO

[Gabriel Willow]

Ok this is frustrating: I was leading my weekly bird walk in Bryant Park at the 
very moment Sam spotted the Mourning, but we were on the opposite side of the 
park. We arrived at the spot where the Mourning was seen less than ten minutes 
after the report, and no sign of the bird!  Several birders have been gleaning 
the area for the last two hours to no avail.

However, we did turn up a nice Gray-cheeked Thrush as well as a Swainson's, 
Swamp Sparrow, a couple of N. Waterthrushes, many Ovenbirds & Common 
Yellowthroats, an American Redstart, B Warbler, Yellow-rumped, Pine, and a 
probable female Blackburnian high in a plane tree.

So plenty of activity here! Wish that Mourning had been a bit more cooperative 
(poor form not showing itself for an Audubon group), but since I saw a 
Connecticut last night, I guess I can't complain...

Onward,

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[nysbirds-l] Mourning Warbler - NO

[Gabriel Willow]

Ok this is frustrating: I was leading my weekly bird walk in Bryant Park at the 
very moment Sam spotted the Mourning, but we were on the opposite side of the 
park. We arrived at the spot where the Mourning was seen less than ten minutes 
after the report, and no sign of the bird!  Several birders have been gleaning 
the area for the last two hours to no avail.

However, we did turn up a nice Gray-cheeked Thrush as well as a Swainson's, 
Swamp Sparrow, a couple of N. Waterthrushes, many Ovenbirds  Common 
Yellowthroats, an American Redstart, BW Warbler, Yellow-rumped, Pine, and a 
probable female Blackburnian high in a plane tree.

So plenty of activity here! Wish that Mourning had been a bit more cooperative 
(poor form not showing itself for an Audubon group), but since I saw a 
Connecticut last night, I guess I can't complain...

Onward,

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[nysbirds-l] Connecticut Warbler Strawberry Fields

[Gabriel Willow]

There is currently a very cooperative immature CT Warbler in the lawn on the N 
side of Strawberry Fields in Central Park, found by Nadir Souirgi, who joined 
my weekly Central Park evening walk as a guest guide. Nice work!

Oh it just flew to rocks on S side...

Good birding!

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[nysbirds-l] Connecticut Warbler Strawberry Fields

[Gabriel Willow]

There is currently a very cooperative immature CT Warbler in the lawn on the N 
side of Strawberry Fields in Central Park, found by Nadir Souirgi, who joined 
my weekly Central Park evening walk as a guest guide. Nice work!

Oh it just flew to rocks on S side...

Good birding!

Gabriel Willow
NYC Audubon 
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park rainy morning migrants

[gabriel willow]

I led the first of a five-week series of walks in Bryant Park this morning 
(they are free, drop-in walks, every Thursday morning from 8-9am).
In spite of the driving rain, we saw a few nice migrants:
Swainson's Thrush (1)Numerous Gray Catbirds, at least 20.Ovenbirds (4 or 
more)Northern Waterthrush (1)Common Yellowthroats (many)Swamp Sparrow (1, FOS 
for me)White-throated Sparrow (1, FOS for me)
I'm sure many more species would have been present or more visible if the 
weather was better...
Soggy birding,
Gabriel Willow
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park rainy morning migrants

[gabriel willow]

I led the first of a five-week series of walks in Bryant Park this morning 
(they are free, drop-in walks, every Thursday morning from 8-9am).
In spite of the driving rain, we saw a few nice migrants:
Swainson's Thrush (1)Numerous Gray Catbirds, at least 20.Ovenbirds (4 or 
more)Northern Waterthrush (1)Common Yellowthroats (many)Swamp Sparrow (1, FOS 
for me)White-throated Sparrow (1, FOS for me)
I'm sure many more species would have been present or more visible if the 
weather was better...
Soggy birding,
Gabriel Willow
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[nysbirds-l] Cape May Warbler etc, Central Park

[gabriel willow]

I led a walk for NYC Audubon in Central Park this evening, through Strawberry 
Fields and The Ramble. It was pretty quiet, but we had several nice warbler 
sightings.  

Namely:

Northern Parula (several)
Tennessee Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler (dull female)
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Cape May Warbler (quite dull female, in the two pitch pines a bit to the south 
of the Bow Bridge)

Other highlights were numerous Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Rose-breasted 
Grosbeaks at various jewelweed patches, and large numbers (20+) of Chimney 
Swifts bugging out overhead.

Yesterday I was remiss in not writing, but saw Wilson's Warbler, Blue-winged 
Warbler, and Veery in Central Park.  Some nice stuff in spite of low overall 
numbers...

Fall is in the air!

Gabriel Willow
NYC Audubon
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[nysbirds-l] Cape May Warbler etc, Central Park

[gabriel willow]

I led a walk for NYC Audubon in Central Park this evening, through Strawberry 
Fields and The Ramble. It was pretty quiet, but we had several nice warbler 
sightings.  

Namely:

Northern Parula (several)
Tennessee Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler (dull female)
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Cape May Warbler (quite dull female, in the two pitch pines a bit to the south 
of the Bow Bridge)

Other highlights were numerous Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Rose-breasted 
Grosbeaks at various jewelweed patches, and large numbers (20+) of Chimney 
Swifts bugging out overhead.

Yesterday I was remiss in not writing, but saw Wilson's Warbler, Blue-winged 
Warbler, and Veery in Central Park.  Some nice stuff in spite of low overall 
numbers...

Fall is in the air!

Gabriel Willow
NYC Audubon
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[nysbirds-l] Marbled Godwit JBNWR

[Gabriel Willow]

> Marbled Godwit near the center of East Pond among various gulls. At West Pond 
> spotted a flyover Royal Tern & 2 immature (still dark) Clapper Rails, among 
> the usual suspects.
> 
> Good birding,
> 
> Gabriel Willow
> NYC Audubon

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[nysbirds-l] Marbled Godwit JBNWR

[Gabriel Willow]

Marbled Godwit near the center of East Pond among various gulls. At West Pond 
spotted a flyover Royal Tern & 2 immature (still dark) Clapper Rails, among the 
usual suspects.

Good birding,

Gabriel Willow
NYC Audubon
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[nysbirds-l] Marbled Godwit JBNWR

[Gabriel Willow]

Marbled Godwit near the center of East Pond among various gulls. At West Pond 
spotted a flyover Royal Tern  2 immature (still dark) Clapper Rails, among the 
usual suspects.

Good birding,

Gabriel Willow
NYC Audubon
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[nysbirds-l] Marbled Godwit JBNWR

[Gabriel Willow]

 Marbled Godwit near the center of East Pond among various gulls. At West Pond 
 spotted a flyover Royal Tern  2 immature (still dark) Clapper Rails, among 
 the usual suspects.
 
 Good birding,
 
 Gabriel Willow
 NYC Audubon

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[nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

Last night while walking in Prospect Park around 10:30pm, I was surprised to 
see several Black Skimmers emerge from the darkness to silently glide over the 
lake near the new Lakeside Center, with their distinctive skimming motion. 
There were 8 or 9 in the flock. Beautiful birds! I didn't know they frequented 
fresh water away from beaches... They're an unusual sight even in the East 
River.

Nocturnal perambulations reveal many wonders!

Gabriel Willow
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[nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

[Gabriel Willow]

Last night while walking in Prospect Park around 10:30pm, I was surprised to 
see several Black Skimmers emerge from the darkness to silently glide over the 
lake near the new Lakeside Center, with their distinctive skimming motion. 
There were 8 or 9 in the flock. Beautiful birds! I didn't know they frequented 
fresh water away from beaches... They're an unusual sight even in the East 
River.

Nocturnal perambulations reveal many wonders!

Gabriel Willow
NYC Audubon
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