RE: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows NO - Venetian beach Suffolk County

[Grover, Bob]

I had been at Venetian a little earlier, from 7:00 to 7:45 with similar 
results, minus the Common Tern.  There was a third skimmer a little west of the 
other two, so all three remaining birds are still present.  There was also a 
very infirm juv. Laughing Gull on the beach that probably didn't survive the 
day.
In the tardy department, I set off Saturday to various coastal locations 
expecting to inventory numbers of Franklin's Gulls.  I ran up a total of zero 
between Gilgo, Ocean Parkway, Robert Moses 2 and 5, Captree SP, Captree Island 
and the Bay Shore Marina.  Talk about a one day wonder! Of note at Bay Shore 
Marina were 65 Laughing Gulls, along with a Forster's Tern.  When I visited 
again Sunday morning, there were only two Laughing Gulls.
The Venetian "hot spot" is nice, but we really need to just attach a GPS 
locator beacon to Pete Morris's bike if we want ready access to the latest 
rarities.
Bob Grover









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Subject: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows NO - Venetian beach Suffolk County

 The Cave Swallows that had been the last 2 days at Venetian Beach in 
Lindenhurst were not seen from 8:30 -11:30 this morning. The 2 immature 
skimmers were still on the beach with the gulls, also sometimes joined by an 
immature Common Tern. A 1st cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull was at the western 
end of the beach, and a flock of 6 Monk Parakeets occasionally flew around the 
area. 1 Long-billed Dowitcher was noted with the Greater Yellowlegs nearby 
along Venetian Avenue(?) by the boat dock
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows NO - Venetian beach Suffolk County

[Grover, Bob]

I had been at Venetian a little earlier, from 7:00 to 7:45 with similar 
results, minus the Common Tern.  There was a third skimmer a little west of the 
other two, so all three remaining birds are still present.  There was also a 
very infirm juv. Laughing Gull on the beach that probably didn't survive the 
day.
In the tardy department, I set off Saturday to various coastal locations 
expecting to inventory numbers of Franklin's Gulls.  I ran up a total of zero 
between Gilgo, Ocean Parkway, Robert Moses 2 and 5, Captree SP, Captree Island 
and the Bay Shore Marina.  Talk about a one day wonder! Of note at Bay Shore 
Marina were 65 Laughing Gulls, along with a Forster's Tern.  When I visited 
again Sunday morning, there were only two Laughing Gulls.
The Venetian "hot spot" is nice, but we really need to just attach a GPS 
locator beacon to Pete Morris's bike if we want ready access to the latest 
rarities.
Bob Grover









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Subject: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows NO - Venetian beach Suffolk County

 The Cave Swallows that had been the last 2 days at Venetian Beach in 
Lindenhurst were not seen from 8:30 -11:30 this morning. The 2 immature 
skimmers were still on the beach with the gulls, also sometimes joined by an 
immature Common Tern. A 1st cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull was at the western 
end of the beach, and a flock of 6 Monk Parakeets occasionally flew around the 
area. 1 Long-billed Dowitcher was noted with the Greater Yellowlegs nearby 
along Venetian Avenue(?) by the boat dock
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows NO - Venetian beach Suffolk County

[David Klauber]

 The Cave Swallows that had been the last 2 days at Venetian Beach in 
Lindenhurst were not seen from 8:30 -11:30 this morning. The 2 immature 
skimmers were still on the beach with the gulls, also sometimes joined by an 
immature Common Tern. A 1st cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull was at the western 
end of the beach, and a flock of 6 Monk Parakeets occasionally flew around the 
area. 1 Long-billed Dowitcher was noted with the Greater Yellowlegs nearby 
along Venetian Avenue(?) by the boat dock  
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows NO - Venetian beach Suffolk County

[David Klauber]

 The Cave Swallows that had been the last 2 days at Venetian Beach in 
Lindenhurst were not seen from 8:30 -11:30 this morning. The 2 immature 
skimmers were still on the beach with the gulls, also sometimes joined by an 
immature Common Tern. A 1st cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull was at the western 
end of the beach, and a flock of 6 Monk Parakeets occasionally flew around the 
area. 1 Long-billed Dowitcher was noted with the Greater Yellowlegs nearby 
along Venetian Avenue(?) by the boat dock  
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows @ Breezy Point Queens County

[Andrew Baksh]

2 right now at the end of the 4 wheel drive trail, just before you get onto the 
beach.

Posting "promptly" from the field.

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
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Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows Venetian Shores Suffolk County Correction

[Patricia Lindsay]

EAST border, not north

PJLINDSAY 

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> Date: November 15, 2015 at 12:10:58 PM EST
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> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows Venetian Shores Suffolk County
> Reply-To: Patricia Lindsay 
> 
> 3-4 birds favoring the phragmites along the north border of park and around 
> the exercise equipment for past hour or so.   Park is at border of West 
> Babylon and Lindenhurst
> 
> Not so promptly from the field...
> Patricia Lindsay
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows Venetian Shores Suffolk County

[Patricia Lindsay]

3-4 birds favoring the phragmites along the north border of park and around the 
exercise equipment for past hour or so.   Park is at border of West Babylon and 
Lindenhurst

Not so promptly from the field...
Patricia Lindsay


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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[pwpost]

Present at the 23th street and the boardwalk at Coney Island now. Many 
observers. 

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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[pwpost]

Present at the 23th street and the boardwalk at Coney Island now. Many 
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Sent from my iPhone
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Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows Venetian Shores Suffolk County Correction

[Patricia Lindsay]

EAST border, not north

PJLINDSAY 

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> Date: November 15, 2015 at 12:10:58 PM EST
> To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows Venetian Shores Suffolk County
> Reply-To: Patricia Lindsay <pjlind...@optonline.net>
> 
> 3-4 birds favoring the phragmites along the north border of park and around 
> the exercise equipment for past hour or so.   Park is at border of West 
> Babylon and Lindenhurst
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> Not so promptly from the field...
> Patricia Lindsay
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[Jack Rothman]

4 Cave Swallows behind  Bartow-
Pell Mansion, Pelham Bay Park.
Jack Rothman and Bronx Brendan Keogh.
 
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows, Rye

[Gail Benson]

Two Cave Swallows are circling at Rye Town Park, Dearborn Rd now
(Westchester). Tom Burke and Gail Benson

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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows on Staten Island

[Isaac Grant]

Seen in multiple locations this morning by multiple observers on south shore. 
Groups of 6 and 5 seen a few miles apart. 

Isaac Grant
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows on Staten Island

[Isaac Grant]

Seen in multiple locations this morning by multiple observers on south shore. 
Groups of 6 and 5 seen a few miles apart. 

Isaac Grant
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[Jack Rothman]

4 Cave Swallows behind  Bartow-
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Jack Rothman and Bronx Brendan Keogh.
 
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows, Rye

[Gail Benson]

Two Cave Swallows are circling at Rye Town Park, Dearborn Rd now
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[Isaac Grant]

My guess is  that we just miss them.  So much area to cover and so few people 
covering it.  I think this is just a perfect example of how many good birds get 
by us without being detected.  That is not the case for Cape May.  Very small 
area and loads of coverage.  All the birds bottleneck there before heading out 
over the bay.  Take the birds I found today as an example.  I spent 6 and a 
half hours on the beach from morning until early afternoon and did not see a 
single swallow.  Picked my kids from school, dropped them off at a friend and 
went back out to see what I could find.  Went back exactly where I was earlier 
and there they were.  May not have noticed them if one did not fly right past 
me while I was walking out to the beach.  Takes lots of luck to be right where 
they are and looking in their direction when the happen to be flying by.

> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:30:07 -0500
> From: jgl...@optonline.net
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows
> To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
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> Maybe I’m jumping the gun on this and good numbers of Cave Swallows will 
> be seen along the Atlantic coast of NY this weekend, but I find it 
> puzzling that so many have been seen down in Cape May recently and only 
> a handful here thus far.
> Even taking into account Cape May’s history of hosting substantial 
> November incursions of Cave Swallows, and it’s penchant for 
> concentrating large numbers of southbound migrants in general, the 
> disparity between the numbers seen there over the past week (~400, Wed. 
> -- today) relative to the rest of the NE U.S. (16, 11 in only 6 eBird 
> reports plus Isaac Grant’s Staten Is. birds today) is striking. I don’t 
> think even the greater density of birders in Cape May would account for 
> such an imbalance. My understanding of past Cave Swallow invasions 
> (correct me if I’m wrong) had the birds being transported to the NE by 
> prolonged SW winds (like we’ve had recently) and first being seen in 
> numbers along the shores of the Great Lakes, then subsequently (1-2 days 
> later) along the Atlantic coast after the wind shifted NW. Any 
> hypotheses on how/why so many swallows have reached Cape May while 
> eluding detection by savvy birders elsewhere? Whatever the explanation, 
> I’ll be out early tomorrow looking for some — and Franklin’s Gulls too!
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[J GLUTH]

Maybe I’m jumping the gun on this and good numbers of Cave Swallows will 
be seen along the Atlantic coast of NY this weekend, but I find it 
puzzling that so many have been seen down in Cape May recently and only 
a handful here thus far.
Even taking into account Cape May’s history of hosting substantial 
November incursions of Cave Swallows, and it’s penchant for 
concentrating large numbers of southbound migrants in general, the 
disparity between the numbers seen there over the past week (~400, Wed. 
-- today) relative to the rest of the NE U.S. (16, 11 in only 6 eBird 
reports plus Isaac Grant’s Staten Is. birds today) is striking. I don’t 
think even the greater density of birders in Cape May would account for 
such an imbalance. My understanding of past Cave Swallow invasions 
(correct me if I’m wrong) had the birds being transported to the NE by 
prolonged SW winds (like we’ve had recently) and first being seen in 
numbers along the shores of the Great Lakes, then subsequently (1-2 days 
later) along the Atlantic coast after the wind shifted NW. Any 
hypotheses on how/why so many swallows have reached Cape May while 
eluding detection by savvy birders elsewhere? Whatever the explanation, 
I’ll be out early tomorrow looking for some — and Franklin’s Gulls too!

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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows on Staten Island

[Isaac Grant]

Total of 5 birds at Miller Field. Seen by many. 

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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[J GLUTH]

Maybe I’m jumping the gun on this and good numbers of Cave Swallows will 
be seen along the Atlantic coast of NY this weekend, but I find it 
puzzling that so many have been seen down in Cape May recently and only 
a handful here thus far.
Even taking into account Cape May’s history of hosting substantial 
November incursions of Cave Swallows, and it’s penchant for 
concentrating large numbers of southbound migrants in general, the 
disparity between the numbers seen there over the past week (~400, Wed. 
-- today) relative to the rest of the NE U.S. (16, 11 in only 6 eBird 
reports plus Isaac Grant’s Staten Is. birds today) is striking. I don’t 
think even the greater density of birders in Cape May would account for 
such an imbalance. My understanding of past Cave Swallow invasions 
(correct me if I’m wrong) had the birds being transported to the NE by 
prolonged SW winds (like we’ve had recently) and first being seen in 
numbers along the shores of the Great Lakes, then subsequently (1-2 days 
later) along the Atlantic coast after the wind shifted NW. Any 
hypotheses on how/why so many swallows have reached Cape May while 
eluding detection by savvy birders elsewhere? Whatever the explanation, 
I’ll be out early tomorrow looking for some — and Franklin’s Gulls too!

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[Isaac Grant]

Total of 5 birds at Miller Field. Seen by many. 

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[Isaac Grant]

My guess is  that we just miss them.  So much area to cover and so few people 
covering it.  I think this is just a perfect example of how many good birds get 
by us without being detected.  That is not the case for Cape May.  Very small 
area and loads of coverage.  All the birds bottleneck there before heading out 
over the bay.  Take the birds I found today as an example.  I spent 6 and a 
half hours on the beach from morning until early afternoon and did not see a 
single swallow.  Picked my kids from school, dropped them off at a friend and 
went back out to see what I could find.  Went back exactly where I was earlier 
and there they were.  May not have noticed them if one did not fly right past 
me while I was walking out to the beach.  Takes lots of luck to be right where 
they are and looking in their direction when the happen to be flying by.

> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:30:07 -0500
> From: jgl...@optonline.net
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows
> To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
> 
> Maybe I’m jumping the gun on this and good numbers of Cave Swallows will 
> be seen along the Atlantic coast of NY this weekend, but I find it 
> puzzling that so many have been seen down in Cape May recently and only 
> a handful here thus far.
> Even taking into account Cape May’s history of hosting substantial 
> November incursions of Cave Swallows, and it’s penchant for 
> concentrating large numbers of southbound migrants in general, the 
> disparity between the numbers seen there over the past week (~400, Wed. 
> -- today) relative to the rest of the NE U.S. (16, 11 in only 6 eBird 
> reports plus Isaac Grant’s Staten Is. birds today) is striking. I don’t 
> think even the greater density of birders in Cape May would account for 
> such an imbalance. My understanding of past Cave Swallow invasions 
> (correct me if I’m wrong) had the birds being transported to the NE by 
> prolonged SW winds (like we’ve had recently) and first being seen in 
> numbers along the shores of the Great Lakes, then subsequently (1-2 days 
> later) along the Atlantic coast after the wind shifted NW. Any 
> hypotheses on how/why so many swallows have reached Cape May while 
> eluding detection by savvy birders elsewhere? Whatever the explanation, 
> I’ll be out early tomorrow looking for some — and Franklin’s Gulls too!
> 
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows - Golden Hill State Park

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

A little before 10:30 this morning, Celeste Morien and I had three swallows
flying right along the lakeshore at Golden Hill State Park in Niagara
County. I was able to get two in the scope and confirm that they were CAVE
SWALLOWS, noting the square tail tip, buffy throat, and pale rump. The third
swallow was likely the same species but we were unable to confirm that. Our
complete checklist follows.

 

Golden Hill SP, Niagara, New York, US

Nov 12, 2015 8:43 AM - 1:43 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.1 mile(s)

Comments: With Celeste Morien.  Submitted from eBird for iOS, version
1.1.3 Build 30

33 species (+2 other taxa)

 

Canada Goose  400

American Wigeon  1

Northern Pintail  3

Ring-necked Duck  1

Greater Scaup  4

White-winged Scoter  38

Surf/Black Scoter  1

Long-tailed Duck  134

Bufflehead  2

Common Goldeneye  21

Common Merganser  1

Red-breasted Merganser  403

Red-throated Loon  144

Common Loon  24

Horned Grebe  10

Red-necked Grebe  32 About 12 on the water and the rest in flight.

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Bonaparte's Gull  229

Ring-billed Gull  69

Herring Gull  91

Great Black-backed Gull  9

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  3

Cave Swallow  2 I noticed a swallow right in front of and above us and
got Celeste on it. It had a pale buffy throat, was darkish above, and had a
square tail. After it was past us I got it in the scope and could see that
it had a pale rump. Celeste noted another swallow with it and I got it in
the scope, eventually seeing a pale throat and rump, as well as similar size
and shape to the first swallow. Celeste then noted a third swallow with the
first two but I never saw that one.

swallow sp.  1 Celeste saw this bird in binoculars and said that it
looked similar to the Cave Swallows it was with but she could not see color
details.

Black-capped Chickadee  3

American Robin  2

European Starling  6

Cedar Waxwing  75

Snow Bunting  1

American Tree Sparrow  1

Dark-eyed Junco  14

White-crowned Sparrow  1

Northern Cardinal  1

American Goldfinch  1

 

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Good birding!

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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows - Golden Hill State Park

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

A little before 10:30 this morning, Celeste Morien and I had three swallows
flying right along the lakeshore at Golden Hill State Park in Niagara
County. I was able to get two in the scope and confirm that they were CAVE
SWALLOWS, noting the square tail tip, buffy throat, and pale rump. The third
swallow was likely the same species but we were unable to confirm that. Our
complete checklist follows.

 

Golden Hill SP, Niagara, New York, US

Nov 12, 2015 8:43 AM - 1:43 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.1 mile(s)

Comments: With Celeste Morien.  Submitted from eBird for iOS, version
1.1.3 Build 30

33 species (+2 other taxa)

 

Canada Goose  400

American Wigeon  1

Northern Pintail  3

Ring-necked Duck  1

Greater Scaup  4

White-winged Scoter  38

Surf/Black Scoter  1

Long-tailed Duck  134

Bufflehead  2

Common Goldeneye  21

Common Merganser  1

Red-breasted Merganser  403

Red-throated Loon  144

Common Loon  24

Horned Grebe  10

Red-necked Grebe  32 About 12 on the water and the rest in flight.

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Bonaparte's Gull  229

Ring-billed Gull  69

Herring Gull  91

Great Black-backed Gull  9

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  3

Cave Swallow  2 I noticed a swallow right in front of and above us and
got Celeste on it. It had a pale buffy throat, was darkish above, and had a
square tail. After it was past us I got it in the scope and could see that
it had a pale rump. Celeste noted another swallow with it and I got it in
the scope, eventually seeing a pale throat and rump, as well as similar size
and shape to the first swallow. Celeste then noted a third swallow with the
first two but I never saw that one.

swallow sp.  1 Celeste saw this bird in binoculars and said that it
looked similar to the Cave Swallows it was with but she could not see color
details.

Black-capped Chickadee  3

American Robin  2

European Starling  6

Cedar Waxwing  75

Snow Bunting  1

American Tree Sparrow  1

Dark-eyed Junco  14

White-crowned Sparrow  1

Northern Cardinal  1

American Goldfinch  1

 

View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25804719

 

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Betsy Potter

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http://www.betsypottersart.com  

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[nysbirds-l] Cave swallows Point Lookout

[Arie Gilbert]

3+ cave swallows resting on south facing side of house @ end of mineola ave.  
Visible from street 

Please exercize discretion when viewing pvt property!! 

Harlequin d. Too.

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[Arie Gilbert]

3+ cave swallows resting on south facing side of house @ end of mineola ave.  
Visible from street 

Please exercize discretion when viewing pvt property!! 

Harlequin d. Too.

Arie Gilbert 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hi again,
The photos I posted was for determining the size of the flock, and in the
latter few photos confirming the ID of the birds.

Click through the individual photos to see the large versions. They are
1600 pixels on the long side.

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

PS. If you want sharp, crisp photos of Cave Swallows, don't bother.
On Nov 20, 2012 9:02 PM, "Anders Peltomaa" 
wrote:

> Click through. The images are 1600 pixels large.
> On Nov 20, 2012 9:00 PM, "mbmathis" 
> wrote:
>
>> **
>> ???  The pictures are gray, with tiny black spots!
>>
>

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hello all,
I have posted a few full frame images of the flock of Cave Swallows I saw
today. When I looked at the photos I saw that there were one Tree Swallow
mixed in the flock. In one of the images I counted 34 swallows, but when I
pulled my zoom lens back and fired off the "flock shots" there were at
least five swallows outside of the view finder. So in total this flock of
swallows were more like 40 birds large.

None of the photos are sharp, so take it for what they are - ID photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/landp/sets/72157632063444384/

good birding,

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Anders Peltomaa
wrote:

> Hello all,
> One flock of about 25-30 Cave Swallows appeared over the perpendicular
> pond about 3 minutes ago. They buzzed around over the pond for about 20-30
> seconds and then disappeared. Almost two hours of MRS and half-an-hour of
> waiting at the pond. Awesome. Life bird.
>
> Anders Peltomaa
> Manhattan
> On Nov 20, 2012 10:42 AM, "Robert A. Proniewych" 
> wrote:
>
>> The previously reported cave swallows continue at the pond in the
>> cemetery on Staten Island. They put in a brief appearance around 9:15am.
>> The flock consisted of 10 birds and contained only cave swallows and they
>> flew around and drank from the pond. A single tree swallow preceded them
>> and did not associate with the cave swallows.
>> Robert A. Proniewych
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hello again,
That was two hours of MTA (not MRS, darn auto correct). I got some photos
of the flock of Cave Swallows and will post what came out good enough
tonite.

Anders Peltomaa
On Nov 20, 2012 1:29 PM, "Anders Peltomaa" 
wrote:

> Hello all,
> One flock of about 25-30 Cave Swallows appeared over the perpendicular
> pond about 3 minutes ago. They buzzed around over the pond for about 20-30
> seconds and then disappeared. Almost two hours of MRS and half-an-hour of
> waiting at the pond. Awesome. Life bird.
>
> Anders Peltomaa
> Manhattan
> On Nov 20, 2012 10:42 AM, "Robert A. Proniewych" 
> wrote:
>
>> The previously reported cave swallows continue at the pond in the
>> cemetery on Staten Island. They put in a brief appearance around 9:15am.
>> The flock consisted of 10 birds and contained only cave swallows and they
>> flew around and drank from the pond. A single tree swallow preceded them
>> and did not associate with the cave swallows.
>> Robert A. Proniewych
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[Robert A. Proniewych]

The previously reported cave swallows continue at the pond in the cemetery
on Staten Island. They put in a brief appearance around 9:15am. The flock
consisted of 10 birds and contained only cave swallows and they flew around
and drank from the pond. A single tree swallow preceded them and did not
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[Robert A. Proniewych]

The previously reported cave swallows continue at the pond in the cemetery
on Staten Island. They put in a brief appearance around 9:15am. The flock
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hello again,
That was two hours of MTA (not MRS, darn auto correct). I got some photos
of the flock of Cave Swallows and will post what came out good enough
tonite.

Anders Peltomaa
On Nov 20, 2012 1:29 PM, Anders Peltomaa anders.pelto...@gmail.com
wrote:

 Hello all,
 One flock of about 25-30 Cave Swallows appeared over the perpendicular
 pond about 3 minutes ago. They buzzed around over the pond for about 20-30
 seconds and then disappeared. Almost two hours of MRS and half-an-hour of
 waiting at the pond. Awesome. Life bird.

 Anders Peltomaa
 Manhattan
 On Nov 20, 2012 10:42 AM, Robert A. Proniewych baobab...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 The previously reported cave swallows continue at the pond in the
 cemetery on Staten Island. They put in a brief appearance around 9:15am.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hello all,
I have posted a few full frame images of the flock of Cave Swallows I saw
today. When I looked at the photos I saw that there were one Tree Swallow
mixed in the flock. In one of the images I counted 34 swallows, but when I
pulled my zoom lens back and fired off the flock shots there were at
least five swallows outside of the view finder. So in total this flock of
swallows were more like 40 birds large.

None of the photos are sharp, so take it for what they are - ID photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/landp/sets/72157632063444384/

good birding,

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Anders Peltomaa
anders.pelto...@gmail.comwrote:

 Hello all,
 One flock of about 25-30 Cave Swallows appeared over the perpendicular
 pond about 3 minutes ago. They buzzed around over the pond for about 20-30
 seconds and then disappeared. Almost two hours of MRS and half-an-hour of
 waiting at the pond. Awesome. Life bird.

 Anders Peltomaa
 Manhattan
 On Nov 20, 2012 10:42 AM, Robert A. Proniewych baobab...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 The previously reported cave swallows continue at the pond in the
 cemetery on Staten Island. They put in a brief appearance around 9:15am.
 The flock consisted of 10 birds and contained only cave swallows and they
 flew around and drank from the pond. A single tree swallow preceded them
 and did not associate with the cave swallows.
 Robert A. Proniewych
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hi again,
The photos I posted was for determining the size of the flock, and in the
latter few photos confirming the ID of the birds.

Click through the individual photos to see the large versions. They are
1600 pixels on the long side.

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

PS. If you want sharp, crisp photos of Cave Swallows, don't bother.
On Nov 20, 2012 9:02 PM, Anders Peltomaa anders.pelto...@gmail.com
wrote:

 Click through. The images are 1600 pixels large.
 On Nov 20, 2012 9:00 PM, mbmathis laddiesmbmat...@frontiernet.net
 wrote:

 **
 ???  The pictures are gray, with tiny black spots!



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[nysbirds-l] Cave swallows at cemetery of the resurrection, Staten Island

[Isaac Grant]

To follow up on Joe Trezza's email, there were at least 65 and more likely 80 
cave Swallows. Yes I said 80. One flock had at least 50 birds. The other had 
15-20 and there were birds flying between them. The flock was quickly forming 
and breaking up and dispersing, only to reappear minutes later. They are being 
seen over the pond as you enter off of Sharrott Avenue. This entrance is very 
close to Hylan Boulevard. For those not familiar, this is basically across the 
street and behind Mt. loretto unique area. 

Major kudos to Seth Wollney an Dave Eib, who were the original finders of the 
flock of 30 yesterday. Hard to believe seeing so many, after being the finder 
of NY States 2nd Cave Swallow some time in the late 90's. what a difference 15 
years makes.

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[nysbirds-l] Cave swallows at cemetery of the resurrection, Staten Island

[Isaac Grant]

To follow up on Joe Trezza's email, there were at least 65 and more likely 80 
cave Swallows. Yes I said 80. One flock had at least 50 birds. The other had 
15-20 and there were birds flying between them. The flock was quickly forming 
and breaking up and dispersing, only to reappear minutes later. They are being 
seen over the pond as you enter off of Sharrott Avenue. This entrance is very 
close to Hylan Boulevard. For those not familiar, this is basically across the 
street and behind Mt. loretto unique area. 

Major kudos to Seth Wollney an Dave Eib, who were the original finders of the 
flock of 30 yesterday. Hard to believe seeing so many, after being the finder 
of NY States 2nd Cave Swallow some time in the late 90's. what a difference 15 
years makes.

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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows at Jones Beach

[Seth Ausubel]

At least 4 Cave Swallows over the West End 2 parking lot now. Interacting with 
Tree Swallows.

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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows - Hamlin Beach (Monroe County)

[Andy Guthrie]

There has been a good flight of Cave Swallows at Hamlin Beach (Monroe
County) today - through about 10:15 there were a total of 96, all going
west.  Initially they were passing by in small groups (2-3 birds) but there
were several groups of around 15-20 birds.  Other birds passing by included
7 Evening Grosbeaks, good numbers of American Goldfinch and Pine Siskin,
 Although I spent little time watching the lake, the assembled group of
birders noted good numbers of Black Scoters (120+), Surf Scoters (including
a single flock of c. 60), c.100 Brant, and three jaegers, at least one of
which was Parasitic (I didn't see the other two or hear them IDed to
species).

Cheers,
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Hamlin, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows - Hamlin Beach (Monroe County)

[Andy Guthrie]

There has been a good flight of Cave Swallows at Hamlin Beach (Monroe
County) today - through about 10:15 there were a total of 96, all going
west.  Initially they were passing by in small groups (2-3 birds) but there
were several groups of around 15-20 birds.  Other birds passing by included
7 Evening Grosbeaks, good numbers of American Goldfinch and Pine Siskin,
 Although I spent little time watching the lake, the assembled group of
birders noted good numbers of Black Scoters (120+), Surf Scoters (including
a single flock of c. 60), c.100 Brant, and three jaegers, at least one of
which was Parasitic (I didn't see the other two or hear them IDed to
species).

Cheers,
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Hamlin, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows @ Breezy Point - Queens County...

[Andrew Baksh]

I birded Breezy Point, from mid morning until around 4:30 p.m. this
afternoon.  Highlights included 5 Cave Swallows - first 3 and then 2 seen
within 1/2 hour of each other, all on the Oceanside.

The other notable was the huge flock of Bonaparte Gulls that were in a
feeding frenzy near some fishing boats all on the Oceanside.  A conservative
estimate put the number of Bonaparte Gulls somewhere around 800.

Good and responsible birding!

Andrew Baksh
Queens, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows @ Breezy Point - Queens County...

[Andrew Baksh]

I birded Breezy Point, from mid morning until around 4:30 p.m. this
afternoon.  Highlights included 5 Cave Swallows - first 3 and then 2 seen
within 1/2 hour of each other, all on the Oceanside.

The other notable was the huge flock of Bonaparte Gulls that were in a
feeding frenzy near some fishing boats all on the Oceanside.  A conservative
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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows appearing along Lake Ontario shore

[Angus Wilson]

Posted on Genesee Birds only but worthy of wider dissemination. A few
Cave Swallows were reported from CT and NJ in late Oct, but I'm not
aware of any being reported from coastal sites today or over the
weekend. Suspect they are following an arc and will perhaps filter
east and/or south during the week.

Subject: Cave Swallows - Hamlin Beach
From: Andy Guthrie 
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:15:56 -0500

There has been a nice movement of Cave Swallows at Hamlin Beach so far
today.  Dave Tetlow called me a little before 10 am to say two had
passed going east.  As of noon when I arrived they were up to 8.
Between about 12:40 and 1:30, several flocks went by, totaling another
47 birds.  All of the latter birds were moving west, a fair ways in
from the shoreline, and getting pretty high at times.  There was also
a lone Northern Rough-winged Swallow moving east earlier in the
morning, not associated with any Cave Swallows.

Cheers,
Andy Guthrie
Hamlin, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows appearing along Lake Ontario shore

[Angus Wilson]

Posted on Genesee Birds only but worthy of wider dissemination. A few
Cave Swallows were reported from CT and NJ in late Oct, but I'm not
aware of any being reported from coastal sites today or over the
weekend. Suspect they are following an arc and will perhaps filter
east and/or south during the week.

Subject: Cave Swallows - Hamlin Beach
From: Andy Guthrie guthrand AT gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:15:56 -0500

There has been a nice movement of Cave Swallows at Hamlin Beach so far
today.  Dave Tetlow called me a little before 10 am to say two had
passed going east.  As of noon when I arrived they were up to 8.
Between about 12:40 and 1:30, several flocks went by, totaling another
47 birds.  All of the latter birds were moving west, a fair ways in
from the shoreline, and getting pretty high at times.  There was also
a lone Northern Rough-winged Swallow moving east earlier in the
morning, not associated with any Cave Swallows.

Cheers,
Andy Guthrie
Hamlin, NY


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