[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach area
After taking a friend to the airport I decided to take a quick look in the Jones Beach area for stuff. Not a lot around. Had an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Black Scoters, and 4 Pintails at the coast guard station. At Pt. Lookout there were many Red-throated Loons. Other than that not much around. At Cammans Pond I had 3 Black-crowned Night-Herons, several shovelers, and two hoodies. At Merrick Rd. Park I had a large colony of 10 Monk Parakeet nests with more than 25+ birds present at the time. I had never noticed those there before. I also hadn't realized how much had changed since Sandy in this area. I hadn't been down here since before then. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach area
After taking a friend to the airport I decided to take a quick look in the Jones Beach area for stuff. Not a lot around. Had an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Black Scoters, and 4 Pintails at the coast guard station. At Pt. Lookout there were many Red-throated Loons. Other than that not much around. At Cammans Pond I had 3 Black-crowned Night-Herons, several shovelers, and two hoodies. At Merrick Rd. Park I had a large colony of 10 Monk Parakeet nests with more than 25+ birds present at the time. I had never noticed those there before. I also hadn't realized how much had changed since Sandy in this area. I hadn't been down here since before then. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach area 10/17 - Migration Highlights
Spent almost exactly 10 hours at Jones Beach West End today, beginning just before sunrise. The favorable conditions and strong winds resulted in a lot of movement. The birders who were out on this brisk fall day definitely reaped the rewards. Two Red-headed Woodpeckers were observed, an adult male and a younger bird. The adult was seen all over the area, at the median, the Coast Guard, and the police station. I heard the bird IDed by others as a youngster while watching the adult. Yellow-breasted Chat was a welcome surprise at the Coast Guard hedgerow. Though characteristically skulky, it showed beautifully at least half-a-dozen times throughout the day. Sparrows were out in force. I saw Lark Sparrows at the outer turnaround and the Coast Guard, and other birders confirmed they were being seen near simultaneously. Vesper, White-crowned, Field, Swamp, Savannah, Chipping, White-throated, Song, juncos, and towhees were also seen. Raptor movement was good, mostly Merlins and the accipiters but also including Osprey, harrier, and kestrel. The biggest flights today were Tree Swallow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Northern Flicker. Other notes: Palm, Pine, and Black-throated Blue Warblers, Blue-headed and Red-eyed Vireos, Baltimore Oriole, both kinglets, Royal Terns, and a decent spread of other species adding up to 70 total. Individual numbers and overall diversity were some of the best I've seen this season. Favorable winds are forecast to continue, so tomorrow could be interesting as well. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25450355 Cheers! -Tim H -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach area Sunday, April 3, 2011
Barb Saunders and I (Ardith Bondi) started at Nickerson Beach (Nick) this morning, where we found 4 pairs of Oystercatchers, one actively mating and at least 2 pairs of Piping Plovers with one extra alone (at least when we saw it). When we reached the jetty at West End 2 (WE2), there was another mating pair of Oystercatchers and, along the beach, another pair of Piping Plovers. Birds seen today: Common Loon (WE2 jetty) Horned Grebe (Nick) Northern Gannet (offshore, both places) Great Cormorant Double-crested Cormorant Canada Goose Brant (still many around) Mute Swan (pond seen from Meadowbrook Parkway on the way up from the beach) Common Eider (1 female by WE2 jetty) Black Scoter (8, WE2) Red-breasted Merganser (widespread) Osprey (near Point Lookout exit from Meadowbrook) Red-tailed Hawk Peregrine Falcon (eating prey on Jones Beach water tower) Piping Plover (Nick & WE2) American Oystercatcher (Nick & WE2) Dunlin (1 individual near WE2 jetty) Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Northern Flicker (WE) American Crow Horned Lark (1 bird, Nick) Tree Swallow (WE) American Robin Northern Mockingbird (Nick & Jones Beach) European Starling American Tree Sparrow (median near Coast Guard Station) Song Sparrow (WE, Coast Guard Station) Red-winged Blackbird (mixed flocks of blackbirds at WE median) Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird House Sparrow one seal sp. seen from the WE2 jetty -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach area Sunday, April 3, 2011
Barb Saunders and I (Ardith Bondi) started at Nickerson Beach (Nick) this morning, where we found 4 pairs of Oystercatchers, one actively mating and at least 2 pairs of Piping Plovers with one extra alone (at least when we saw it). When we reached the jetty at West End 2 (WE2), there was another mating pair of Oystercatchers and, along the beach, another pair of Piping Plovers. Birds seen today: Common Loon (WE2 jetty) Horned Grebe (Nick) Northern Gannet (offshore, both places) Great Cormorant Double-crested Cormorant Canada Goose Brant (still many around) Mute Swan (pond seen from Meadowbrook Parkway on the way up from the beach) Common Eider (1 female by WE2 jetty) Black Scoter (8, WE2) Red-breasted Merganser (widespread) Osprey (near Point Lookout exit from Meadowbrook) Red-tailed Hawk Peregrine Falcon (eating prey on Jones Beach water tower) Piping Plover (Nick WE2) American Oystercatcher (Nick WE2) Dunlin (1 individual near WE2 jetty) Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Northern Flicker (WE) American Crow Horned Lark (1 bird, Nick) Tree Swallow (WE) American Robin Northern Mockingbird (Nick Jones Beach) European Starling American Tree Sparrow (median near Coast Guard Station) Song Sparrow (WE, Coast Guard Station) Red-winged Blackbird (mixed flocks of blackbirds at WE median) Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird House Sparrow one seal sp. seen from the WE2 jetty -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
