Re: [nysbirds-l] Northern Goshawk Report: Kings Co

2017-03-03 Thread Robert Taylor 
Mike Z and I just saw one at Massapequa Preserve - immature, lost it,
trying to relocate.  Annoying lady with dogs scared it off

Rob in Massapequa

On Friday, March 3, 2017, Sean Sime  wrote:

> I just received word a Northern Goshawk was photographed in Prospect Park
> near the feeders this past Tuesday. The bird was posted on Facebook and
> this morning additional photos were posted on the Brooklyn Urban Birders
> page asking for help with the ID (which is clearly a young Goshawk).
> Thank you to Isaac Grant for bringing it to my attention as well as to
> Kathleen Toomey for raising the red flag on Facebook this morning and
> ultimately to the person who took the photos (referred to only as Lotus).
>
> Good birding,
>
> Sean Sime
> Brooklyn, NY
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Northern Goshawk

2014-12-12 Thread Will Raup 
Adult or Immature Goshawk?
Will RaupGlenmont, NYDate: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:56:52 -0500
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Northern Goshawk
From: baobab...@gmail.com
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu

A phone call from Bob Anderson alerted myself and Ed Becher to a N. Goshawk at 
the nature center at West End ll, Jones Beach. We went from St. Charles after a 
successful chase for the Barnacle Goose to the nature center poking around when 
the Goshawk appeared flying past the ponds heading west. It then put down at 
the western most part of the pond and could not be located. The Snow Bunting 
flock put down in front of us and a single Lapland Longspur showed well.

Robert A. Proniewych

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Northern Goshawk

2014-12-12 Thread Will Raup 
Adult or Immature Goshawk?
Will RaupGlenmont, NYDate: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:56:52 -0500
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Northern Goshawk
From: baobab...@gmail.com
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu

A phone call from Bob Anderson alerted myself and Ed Becher to a N. Goshawk at 
the nature center at West End ll, Jones Beach. We went from St. Charles after a 
successful chase for the Barnacle Goose to the nature center poking around when 
the Goshawk appeared flying past the ponds heading west. It then put down at 
the western most part of the pond and could not be located. The Snow Bunting 
flock put down in front of us and a single Lapland Longspur showed well.

Robert A. Proniewych

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Northern Goshawk in Queens, and an owl query

2013-02-01 Thread Jesse Ross 
I'd like to add a quick word to this. I don't know Ken, but he is an
extraordinarily prolific contributor to xeno-canto, having contributed
thousands of recordings of Panamanian birds.

When I was doing field research in Panama, Ken's recordings were absolutely
invaluable in helping me get a handle on the sometimes-overwhelming local
avifauna. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who's profited from them.

Here's one of his recordings of my study species, the Stripe-throated Wren.
He's captured all three of its common vocalizations in one recording, how
delightful! http://xeno-canto.org/18673

I don't live in NYC anymore, but if anybody there has a fix on an owl, it
would be a mitzvah to help out somebody who's contributed so much to the
birding community.

Best wishes,
Jesse Ross


On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 5:28 PM, kenalla...@earthlink.net <
kenalla...@earthlink.net> wrote:

>  Fellow Birders;
> Early this morning (about 7:30) I stepped out in front of my mother's
> home in Flushing, Queens county, and a large raptor flew in front of me,
> perhaps 25' away, and landed in a tree a couple of doors down.  Fortunately
> by bins were just inside the door, I was able to grab them quickly enough
> to get a confirmation of the i.d.; it was a Northern Goshawk, an adult, and
> probably a female based on size (I did not get a clean look from the
> front).  It headed south after less than a minute when somebody walked by--
> it may have come from Kissena Corridor, which is about 6 blocks away, and I
> might speculate that it was heading towards Jamaica Bay.  What a thrilling
> sighting on a block of row houses, and a wonderful addition to my "2nd Life
> List" (species seen since brain surgery about 10 months ago)!  I hope this
> magnificent bird lands somewhere where it might be enjoyed by other birders.
> On another matter:  I do appreciate the care we take on this list
> serve regarding the posting of locations of roosting owls, and the reasons
> for doing so.  Unfortunately, this does make such locations sort of
> "privileged information" for those who have each other on speed dial!  I've
> got my wife and daughter here for another week, visiting the US for the
> first time, from Panama.  I sure would love to show my daughter an owl
> before they leave-- ironically, the only owl they have seen thus far was a
> Barn Owl, which breeds in Panama as well!  We whiffed on the Snowl Owl at
> Jones Beach on Monday, as did I think everyone-- there were birders
> scattered all over the West End (and many off-trail), it wouldn't surprise
> me if the owl sought a more private location!  Pelham Bay Park is
> convenient to us, but it's a big place, and it's hard to cover much ground
> with a 6 year-old who is not used to the cold.  So I w! onder if anyone
> would be willing to write me privately ( kenallaireearthlink.net )
> and give me enough details to point me in the right direction, for this
> location or somewhere else in Queens/Bronx.  For the record, I have a
> 'scope and do not photograph, I have no need for close approach, and my
> daughter is well-versed in birding ethics; her last owl in Panama was a
> trio of Spectacled Owls that she watched in silence for about 5 minutes!
> Thanks in advance for any advice you might offer-- a new owl would be a
> great finish to a trip in which my family has seen a lot of new birds...
> Cheers,
>
> Ken Allaire
> El Valle de Anton, Panama
> skypename: kenallaire
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Northern Goshawk in Queens, and an owl query

2013-02-01 Thread Jesse Ross 
I'd like to add a quick word to this. I don't know Ken, but he is an
extraordinarily prolific contributor to xeno-canto, having contributed
thousands of recordings of Panamanian birds.

When I was doing field research in Panama, Ken's recordings were absolutely
invaluable in helping me get a handle on the sometimes-overwhelming local
avifauna. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who's profited from them.

Here's one of his recordings of my study species, the Stripe-throated Wren.
He's captured all three of its common vocalizations in one recording, how
delightful! http://xeno-canto.org/18673

I don't live in NYC anymore, but if anybody there has a fix on an owl, it
would be a mitzvah to help out somebody who's contributed so much to the
birding community.

Best wishes,
Jesse Ross


On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 5:28 PM, kenalla...@earthlink.net 
kenalla...@earthlink.net wrote:

  Fellow Birders;
 Early this morning (about 7:30) I stepped out in front of my mother's
 home in Flushing, Queens county, and a large raptor flew in front of me,
 perhaps 25' away, and landed in a tree a couple of doors down.  Fortunately
 by bins were just inside the door, I was able to grab them quickly enough
 to get a confirmation of the i.d.; it was a Northern Goshawk, an adult, and
 probably a female based on size (I did not get a clean look from the
 front).  It headed south after less than a minute when somebody walked by--
 it may have come from Kissena Corridor, which is about 6 blocks away, and I
 might speculate that it was heading towards Jamaica Bay.  What a thrilling
 sighting on a block of row houses, and a wonderful addition to my 2nd Life
 List (species seen since brain surgery about 10 months ago)!  I hope this
 magnificent bird lands somewhere where it might be enjoyed by other birders.
 On another matter:  I do appreciate the care we take on this list
 serve regarding the posting of locations of roosting owls, and the reasons
 for doing so.  Unfortunately, this does make such locations sort of
 privileged information for those who have each other on speed dial!  I've
 got my wife and daughter here for another week, visiting the US for the
 first time, from Panama.  I sure would love to show my daughter an owl
 before they leave-- ironically, the only owl they have seen thus far was a
 Barn Owl, which breeds in Panama as well!  We whiffed on the Snowl Owl at
 Jones Beach on Monday, as did I think everyone-- there were birders
 scattered all over the West End (and many off-trail), it wouldn't surprise
 me if the owl sought a more private location!  Pelham Bay Park is
 convenient to us, but it's a big place, and it's hard to cover much ground
 with a 6 year-old who is not used to the cold.  So I w! onder if anyone
 would be willing to write me privately ( kenallaireatearthlink.net )
 and give me enough details to point me in the right direction, for this
 location or somewhere else in Queens/Bronx.  For the record, I have a
 'scope and do not photograph, I have no need for close approach, and my
 daughter is well-versed in birding ethics; her last owl in Panama was a
 trio of Spectacled Owls that she watched in silence for about 5 minutes!
 Thanks in advance for any advice you might offer-- a new owl would be a
 great finish to a trip in which my family has seen a lot of new birds...
 Cheers,

 Ken Allaire
 El Valle de Anton, Panama
 skypename: kenallaire


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