RE: [nysbirds-l] query

2013-08-15 Thread Will Raup 
Red-headed Woodpecker is listed as species of special concern by the NYSDEC.  
As a species it has had a rather steep long term decline, especially in New 
England and parts of adjacent New York.  Once fairly common from the Champlain 
Valley into the Capital District and Eastern Mohawk Valley, this species is 
indeed, now rare.

The species has held out fairly well however in parts of Ulster County and in 
the Western Part of the State, but even there has declined.

The arrival of a supposed pair at the Albany Pine Bush in recently restored and 
appropriate habitat is a good sign that perhaps this species can reclaim some 
of its past territory.

Hope this helps!

Good Birding!

Will Raup
Albany, NY


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I am curious if anyone knows the actual status of the red-headed woodpecker in 
NY, especially in the Albany and southern areas of the state?  Is it considered 
a rare sighting, is it endangered?
 
Claudia P.
Newburgh, nY
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RE: [nysbirds-l] query

2013-08-15 Thread Shaibal Mitra 
Hi Claudia and all,

Red-headed Woodpecker is a scarce, local, and declining breeder throughout low- 
and mid-elevation parts of NYS. In many areas it is also notably irregular from 
year to year. It is a regular migrant along the outer coast, where it is more 
frequent in fall than in spring. I believe it is currently listed as a Species 
of Special Concern in NYS, but it probably merits designation as 
State-Threatened as a breeder.

That said, there are a number of  very accessible and authoritative resources 
relevant to queries such as yours, many produced by or in collaboration with 
the New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA). In particular, check out 
"The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State"--

http://www.nybirds.org/ProjAtlas.htm

--and also "Bull's Birds of New York State"--

http://www.nybirds.org/Publications/BullsBirds.htm

--and the quarterly journal of record, The Kingbird--

http://nybirds.org/Publications/kingbird.htm

Every issue includes detailed regional reports describing notable events and 
trends in the bird life of each of ten geographic regions of NYS (the Albany 
area is NYSOA Region 8, where Will Yandik does a great job distilling masses of 
information on bird occurrence each quarter).

Finally, for those interested in cutting edge, NYS-specific research on this 
and other species, I recommend attending this year's New York Birders' 
Conference and Annual Meeting of NYSOA, at Uniondale, Long Island, 1-3 
November--

http://nybirdersconference.org/

Just this afternoon, I received a poster abstract titled, "Red-headed 
Woodpecker Nest-site Selection and Reproductive Success at the Northern Limit 
of Its Range" by researchers from West Virginia University and Fort Drum.

Come check it out!

Shai Mitra
Editor, The Kingbird



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Subject: [nysbirds-l] query

I am curious if anyone knows the actual status of the red-headed woodpecker in 
NY, especially in the Albany and southern areas of the state?  Is it considered 
a rare sighting, is it endangered?

Claudia P.
Newburgh, nY
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RE: [nysbirds-l] query

2013-08-15 Thread Shaibal Mitra 
Hi Claudia and all,

Red-headed Woodpecker is a scarce, local, and declining breeder throughout low- 
and mid-elevation parts of NYS. In many areas it is also notably irregular from 
year to year. It is a regular migrant along the outer coast, where it is more 
frequent in fall than in spring. I believe it is currently listed as a Species 
of Special Concern in NYS, but it probably merits designation as 
State-Threatened as a breeder.

That said, there are a number of  very accessible and authoritative resources 
relevant to queries such as yours, many produced by or in collaboration with 
the New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA). In particular, check out 
The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State--

http://www.nybirds.org/ProjAtlas.htm

--and also Bull's Birds of New York State--

http://www.nybirds.org/Publications/BullsBirds.htm

--and the quarterly journal of record, The Kingbird--

http://nybirds.org/Publications/kingbird.htm

Every issue includes detailed regional reports describing notable events and 
trends in the bird life of each of ten geographic regions of NYS (the Albany 
area is NYSOA Region 8, where Will Yandik does a great job distilling masses of 
information on bird occurrence each quarter).

Finally, for those interested in cutting edge, NYS-specific research on this 
and other species, I recommend attending this year's New York Birders' 
Conference and Annual Meeting of NYSOA, at Uniondale, Long Island, 1-3 
November--

http://nybirdersconference.org/

Just this afternoon, I received a poster abstract titled, Red-headed 
Woodpecker Nest-site Selection and Reproductive Success at the Northern Limit 
of Its Range by researchers from West Virginia University and Fort Drum.

Come check it out!

Shai Mitra
Editor, The Kingbird



From: bounce-107834166-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-107834166-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of CLAUDIA PERRETTI 
[beec...@verizon.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 2:46 PM
To: Cornell Birds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] query

I am curious if anyone knows the actual status of the red-headed woodpecker in 
NY, especially in the Albany and southern areas of the state?  Is it considered 
a rare sighting, is it endangered?

Claudia P.
Newburgh, nY
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RE: [nysbirds-l] query

2013-08-15 Thread Will Raup 
Red-headed Woodpecker is listed as species of special concern by the NYSDEC.  
As a species it has had a rather steep long term decline, especially in New 
England and parts of adjacent New York.  Once fairly common from the Champlain 
Valley into the Capital District and Eastern Mohawk Valley, this species is 
indeed, now rare.

The species has held out fairly well however in parts of Ulster County and in 
the Western Part of the State, but even there has declined.

The arrival of a supposed pair at the Albany Pine Bush in recently restored and 
appropriate habitat is a good sign that perhaps this species can reclaim some 
of its past territory.

Hope this helps!

Good Birding!

Will Raup
Albany, NY


From: beec...@verizon.net
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] query
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:46:18 -0400

I am curious if anyone knows the actual status of the red-headed woodpecker in 
NY, especially in the Albany and southern areas of the state?  Is it considered 
a rare sighting, is it endangered?
 
Claudia P.
Newburgh, nY
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