[nysbirds-l] 10/19: Queens & Brooklyn Migration
A 4 hour stationary count, with Sean Sime and Luke Musher, on the hawkwatch platform atop Battery Harris at Fort Tilden this morning was predictably productive. Echoing other reports from throughout the region, our most abundant mover was "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler. We tallied just under 8,000 Yellow-rumpeds flying west, and also had some decent numbers of other species of passerines (flying west unless otherwise specified), the highlights being: 123 Pine Siskin 31 Purple Finch 22 American Pipit 1 Horned Lark (heading east) The non-passerine flight was also highly entertaining, with lots of Canada Geese, Brant, and Double-crested Cormorant (the latter being early in the morning almost exclusively). Highlights of birds over the water were *21* westbound Royal Terns, a very high count for this location, and single westbound Common Tern, which is getting a bit late. Raptor-wise, the Sharp-shinned Hawk (82) flight was very heavy, the American Kestrel (77) flight seemed phenomenal for the late date, and we also tallied 15 Northern Harriers ranging across all compass points and from right over the water to way up in the clouds. It would have been lots of fun to stay for much longer and see what type of raptor totals we could have accrued on the beach, but alas we had to vacate around 11 AM, right as the hawk flight was starting to get even denser. As seen from reports and observations from elsewhere later in the day, not least of which is Corey Finger's Golden Eagle from Edgemere in the afternoon, the raptor flight clearly stayed strong late into the day. The two most notable single individual birds in my mind were an *AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER* that flew over in a flock of 8 Black-bellied Plovers, and a stunning leucistic male Red-winged Blackbird, that was completely pale except for the epaulets. A photo of the awesome looking Whitebird is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29840397@N08/15393166088/ Complete eBird checklist from Fort Tilden here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20280619 An afternoon jaunt around Prospect Park in Brooklyn produced *15 species *of Warblers among 73 total species, and good sparrow diversity. A complete list from Prospect Park can be found here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20279918 Good Birding! -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -- 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn songbird & raptor flight
It was interesting to hear about the large movement at Floyd Bennet Field this morning, and that the birds were heading west northwest, not south. The radar last night showed a very high bird density moving southeast, ending centered on mid Long Island. The density dissipated by 6 AM (1000 UTC) as the birds descended. I wonder if this mass of birds having been blown too far eastward, might have hit the coastline and turned back west, veering up at sites of favorable habitat along their way. I saved the radar loop at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50403904@N03/14958138434/ Happy fall birding, Peter On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:22 PM, Rob Jett wrote: > Just a quick note about today's bird flight from the perspective of Floyd > Bennett Field. It was one of the birdiest days at this location that I can > remember in a very, very long time. > > I led a trip for the Linnaean Society and it was clear from very early that > the overnight winds brought in a huge number of passerines. In addition, > there seemed to be a near constant stream of raptors with accipiters topping > the list for abundance. It was interesting to note that, for whatever > reasons, most appeared to be moving WNW not south. > > During the early morning there were hundreds of birds (mainly yellow-rumps > and robins) passing overhead or dropping into the community gardens or North > 40. Yellow-rumped Warblers were ubiquitous, with my best "guesstimate" being > easily a couple of thousand seen or heard. Sparrow numbers were noticeably > way up from last weekend, the highlights being a Vesper Sparrow and > Clay-colored Sparrow. Both were seen along the berm at the east side of the > field opposite Aviator Sports and the soccer fields. > > Hurrah for cold fronts! > > Good birding, > > Rob > > ** > > Floyd Bennett Field, Kings, US-NY > Oct 19, 2014 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM > Protocol: Traveling > 6.0 mile(s) > Comments: Linnaean Society trip led by me. Strong NW winds overnight > followed by strong WNW to N winds gusting to 20 mph. Mostly just birded > gardens, Ecology Village and North 40. > 62 species > > Brant X Huge number of migrating flocks. > Canada Goose X > Double-crested Cormorant X > Osprey 1 > Northern Harrier 8 Huge raptor flight most of the day. > Sharp-shinned Hawk X Approx. 20 - 25 > Cooper's Hawk X Approx. 15 - 20 > Red-shouldered Hawk 1 > Broad-winged Hawk 1 Immature, flying over North 40 and grassland. > Red-tailed Hawk 3 > Killdeer 4 Flying off field on north side of community gardens. > American Woodcock 1 North 40 trail. > Laughing Gull X > Ring-billed Gull X > Herring Gull X > Great Black-backed Gull X > Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X > Mourning Dove X > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 > Downy Woodpecker X > Northern Flicker X > American Kestrel 6 Huge raptor flight most of the day. > Merlin 2 > Peregrine Falcon 2 > Eastern Phoebe X Approx. 15. > Blue Jay 5 > American Crow X > Tree Swallow 2 > Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 > Brown Creeper 2 > Winter Wren 1 Heard in community garden. > Carolina Wren 3 > Golden-crowned Kinglet X > Ruby-crowned Kinglet X Abundant. > Hermit Thrush 4 > American Robin X > Gray Catbird X > Northern Mockingbird X > European Starling X > Cedar Waxwing X > Common Yellowthroat 3 > Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 > Palm Warbler 30 > Yellow-rumped Warbler X Abundant, best estimate is approximately 2,000 > individuals. > Chipping Sparrow X > Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Field opposite Aviator Sports and soccer fields. > Photo to follow. > Field Sparrow 2 > Vesper Sparrow 1 > Savannah Sparrow X > Song Sparrow X > Swamp Sparrow X > White-throated Sparrow X > White-crowned Sparrow 5 > Dark-eyed Junco X > Northern Cardinal X > Indigo Bunting 1 > Red-winged Blackbird X > Brown-headed Cowbird X > House Finch X > Pine Siskin 6 2 flyovers, 4 perched in tree near Return-a-Gift Pond. > American Goldfinch X > House Sparrow X > > View this checklist online at > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20280990 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) > > http://citybirder.blogspot.com > @thecitybirder > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- 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] Brooklyn songbird & raptor flight
Just a quick note about today's bird flight from the perspective of Floyd Bennett Field. It was one of the birdiest days at this location that I can remember in a very, very long time. I led a trip for the Linnaean Society and it was clear from very early that the overnight winds brought in a huge number of passerines. In addition, there seemed to be a near constant stream of raptors with accipiters topping the list for abundance. It was interesting to note that, for whatever reasons, most appeared to be moving WNW not south. During the early morning there were hundreds of birds (mainly yellow-rumps and robins) passing overhead or dropping into the community gardens or North 40. Yellow-rumped Warblers were ubiquitous, with my best "guesstimate" being easily a couple of thousand seen or heard. Sparrow numbers were noticeably way up from last weekend, the highlights being a Vesper Sparrow and Clay-colored Sparrow. Both were seen along the berm at the east side of the field opposite Aviator Sports and the soccer fields. Hurrah for cold fronts! Good birding, Rob ** Floyd Bennett Field, Kings, US-NY Oct 19, 2014 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.0 mile(s) Comments: Linnaean Society trip led by me. Strong NW winds overnight followed by strong WNW to N winds gusting to 20 mph. Mostly just birded gardens, Ecology Village and North 40. 62 species Brant X Huge number of migrating flocks. Canada Goose X Double-crested Cormorant X Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 8 Huge raptor flight most of the day. Sharp-shinned Hawk X Approx. 20 - 25 Cooper's Hawk X Approx. 15 - 20 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Immature, flying over North 40 and grassland. Red-tailed Hawk 3 Killdeer 4 Flying off field on north side of community gardens. American Woodcock 1 North 40 trail. Laughing Gull X Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull X Great Black-backed Gull X Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X Mourning Dove X Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker X Northern Flicker X American Kestrel 6 Huge raptor flight most of the day. Merlin 2 Peregrine Falcon 2 Eastern Phoebe X Approx. 15. Blue Jay 5 American Crow X Tree Swallow 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 2 Winter Wren 1 Heard in community garden. Carolina Wren 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet X Ruby-crowned Kinglet X Abundant. Hermit Thrush 4 American Robin X Gray Catbird X Northern Mockingbird X European Starling X Cedar Waxwing X Common Yellowthroat 3 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 30 Yellow-rumped Warbler X Abundant, best estimate is approximately 2,000 individuals. Chipping Sparrow X Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Field opposite Aviator Sports and soccer fields. Photo to follow. Field Sparrow 2 Vesper Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow X Song Sparrow X Swamp Sparrow X White-throated Sparrow X White-crowned Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco X Northern Cardinal X Indigo Bunting 1 Red-winged Blackbird X Brown-headed Cowbird X House Finch X Pine Siskin 6 2 flyovers, 4 perched in tree near Return-a-Gift Pond. American Goldfinch X House Sparrow X View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20280990 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) http://citybirder.blogspot.com @thecitybirder -- 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] Sands Point Preserve (Nassau)
I birded the Sands Point Preserve this morning from 8-10. There was quite a bit of migratory movement. Both kinglets were numerous as were Cedar Waxwing and Hermit Thrush. Warblers were limited to Palm, Yellow-rumped, and a single Black-throated Blue. Sparrows were well represented by Song, White-throated, and Chipping, plus single White-crowned and Field, and a bonus of 2 Lincoln’s. Winter Wren was also present. After the preserve, I walked along the beach to East Creek where I found the previously posted Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Still trying to upload video to an old Flickr account (what an awful web service this is). Brant were very numerous with over 1000 sitting on the out going tide mudflats, with several hundred more flying east to west in small flocks all morning. I photographed one individual with a curious white spot on the head behind the eye. It seemed to be acting different from the others, too. Nothing else on the sound save gulls and cormorants. A bonus to the flycatcher was 3 American Pipits feeding on the beach, along with several Savannah Sparrows. Hawks were curiously absent today. 2 local Red-tails were all I could find. Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- 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 coast guard 2 marbled godwit
Right now on sandbar, also brants are back -- 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] SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, Sands Point (Nassau)
This morning, at 10:40 AM, I found a stunning adult Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on private land in Sands Point. Right about here: 40.86798,-73.710962 I observed it at close range for about 10 minutes and took some truly, truly awful video of it which I will try and crop and post somewhere later. For those of you familiar with this area, I found the bird at an area called East Creek which is adjacent/part of Prospect Point in Sands Point (Nassau County). East Creek is a salt marsh bordering Long Island Sound and there is a wide border of dune scrub growth between the salt marsh and the sound. The bird was perching nicely on the bushes here but eventually disappeared behind the large creek that feeds this marsh. I searched for it again for about an hour before moving on. This area is unfortunately on private land. There is no access to this area by car. You can walk to it (about half to three quarters mile) by heading west from the Sands Point Preserve beach. The beachfront is of course public all the way but the salt marsh area is private village land. There was plenty of other movement in the area today, too, I’ll post results later when I get home again. Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- 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] SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, Sands Point (Nassau)
This morning, at 10:40 AM, I found a stunning adult Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on private land in Sands Point. Right about here: 40.86798,-73.710962 I observed it at close range for about 10 minutes and took some truly, truly awful video of it which I will try and crop and post somewhere later. For those of you familiar with this area, I found the bird at an area called East Creek which is adjacent/part of Prospect Point in Sands Point (Nassau County). East Creek is a salt marsh bordering Long Island Sound and there is a wide border of dune scrub growth between the salt marsh and the sound. The bird was perching nicely on the bushes here but eventually disappeared behind the large creek that feeds this marsh. I searched for it again for about an hour before moving on. This area is unfortunately on private land. There is no access to this area by car. You can walk to it (about half to three quarters mile) by heading west from the Sands Point Preserve beach. The beachfront is of course public all the way but the salt marsh area is private village land. There was plenty of other movement in the area today, too, I’ll post results later when I get home again. Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- 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 coast guard 2 marbled godwit
Right now on sandbar, also brants are back -- 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] Sands Point Preserve (Nassau)
I birded the Sands Point Preserve this morning from 8-10. There was quite a bit of migratory movement. Both kinglets were numerous as were Cedar Waxwing and Hermit Thrush. Warblers were limited to Palm, Yellow-rumped, and a single Black-throated Blue. Sparrows were well represented by Song, White-throated, and Chipping, plus single White-crowned and Field, and a bonus of 2 Lincoln’s. Winter Wren was also present. After the preserve, I walked along the beach to East Creek where I found the previously posted Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Still trying to upload video to an old Flickr account (what an awful web service this is). Brant were very numerous with over 1000 sitting on the out going tide mudflats, with several hundred more flying east to west in small flocks all morning. I photographed one individual with a curious white spot on the head behind the eye. It seemed to be acting different from the others, too. Nothing else on the sound save gulls and cormorants. A bonus to the flycatcher was 3 American Pipits feeding on the beach, along with several Savannah Sparrows. Hawks were curiously absent today. 2 local Red-tails were all I could find. Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- 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] Brooklyn songbird raptor flight
Just a quick note about today's bird flight from the perspective of Floyd Bennett Field. It was one of the birdiest days at this location that I can remember in a very, very long time. I led a trip for the Linnaean Society and it was clear from very early that the overnight winds brought in a huge number of passerines. In addition, there seemed to be a near constant stream of raptors with accipiters topping the list for abundance. It was interesting to note that, for whatever reasons, most appeared to be moving WNW not south. During the early morning there were hundreds of birds (mainly yellow-rumps and robins) passing overhead or dropping into the community gardens or North 40. Yellow-rumped Warblers were ubiquitous, with my best guesstimate being easily a couple of thousand seen or heard. Sparrow numbers were noticeably way up from last weekend, the highlights being a Vesper Sparrow and Clay-colored Sparrow. Both were seen along the berm at the east side of the field opposite Aviator Sports and the soccer fields. Hurrah for cold fronts! Good birding, Rob ** Floyd Bennett Field, Kings, US-NY Oct 19, 2014 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.0 mile(s) Comments: Linnaean Society trip led by me. Strong NW winds overnight followed by strong WNW to N winds gusting to 20 mph. Mostly just birded gardens, Ecology Village and North 40. 62 species Brant X Huge number of migrating flocks. Canada Goose X Double-crested Cormorant X Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 8 Huge raptor flight most of the day. Sharp-shinned Hawk X Approx. 20 - 25 Cooper's Hawk X Approx. 15 - 20 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Immature, flying over North 40 and grassland. Red-tailed Hawk 3 Killdeer 4 Flying off field on north side of community gardens. American Woodcock 1 North 40 trail. Laughing Gull X Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull X Great Black-backed Gull X Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X Mourning Dove X Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker X Northern Flicker X American Kestrel 6 Huge raptor flight most of the day. Merlin 2 Peregrine Falcon 2 Eastern Phoebe X Approx. 15. Blue Jay 5 American Crow X Tree Swallow 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 2 Winter Wren 1 Heard in community garden. Carolina Wren 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet X Ruby-crowned Kinglet X Abundant. Hermit Thrush 4 American Robin X Gray Catbird X Northern Mockingbird X European Starling X Cedar Waxwing X Common Yellowthroat 3 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 30 Yellow-rumped Warbler X Abundant, best estimate is approximately 2,000 individuals. Chipping Sparrow X Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Field opposite Aviator Sports and soccer fields. Photo to follow. Field Sparrow 2 Vesper Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow X Song Sparrow X Swamp Sparrow X White-throated Sparrow X White-crowned Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco X Northern Cardinal X Indigo Bunting 1 Red-winged Blackbird X Brown-headed Cowbird X House Finch X Pine Siskin 6 2 flyovers, 4 perched in tree near Return-a-Gift Pond. American Goldfinch X House Sparrow X View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20280990 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) http://citybirder.blogspot.com @thecitybirder -- 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn songbird raptor flight
It was interesting to hear about the large movement at Floyd Bennet Field this morning, and that the birds were heading west northwest, not south. The radar last night showed a very high bird density moving southeast, ending centered on mid Long Island. The density dissipated by 6 AM (1000 UTC) as the birds descended. I wonder if this mass of birds having been blown too far eastward, might have hit the coastline and turned back west, veering up at sites of favorable habitat along their way. I saved the radar loop at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50403904@N03/14958138434/ Happy fall birding, Peter On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:22 PM, Rob Jett citybir...@earthlink.net wrote: Just a quick note about today's bird flight from the perspective of Floyd Bennett Field. It was one of the birdiest days at this location that I can remember in a very, very long time. I led a trip for the Linnaean Society and it was clear from very early that the overnight winds brought in a huge number of passerines. In addition, there seemed to be a near constant stream of raptors with accipiters topping the list for abundance. It was interesting to note that, for whatever reasons, most appeared to be moving WNW not south. During the early morning there were hundreds of birds (mainly yellow-rumps and robins) passing overhead or dropping into the community gardens or North 40. Yellow-rumped Warblers were ubiquitous, with my best guesstimate being easily a couple of thousand seen or heard. Sparrow numbers were noticeably way up from last weekend, the highlights being a Vesper Sparrow and Clay-colored Sparrow. Both were seen along the berm at the east side of the field opposite Aviator Sports and the soccer fields. Hurrah for cold fronts! Good birding, Rob ** Floyd Bennett Field, Kings, US-NY Oct 19, 2014 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.0 mile(s) Comments: Linnaean Society trip led by me. Strong NW winds overnight followed by strong WNW to N winds gusting to 20 mph. Mostly just birded gardens, Ecology Village and North 40. 62 species Brant X Huge number of migrating flocks. Canada Goose X Double-crested Cormorant X Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 8 Huge raptor flight most of the day. Sharp-shinned Hawk X Approx. 20 - 25 Cooper's Hawk X Approx. 15 - 20 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Immature, flying over North 40 and grassland. Red-tailed Hawk 3 Killdeer 4 Flying off field on north side of community gardens. American Woodcock 1 North 40 trail. Laughing Gull X Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull X Great Black-backed Gull X Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X Mourning Dove X Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker X Northern Flicker X American Kestrel 6 Huge raptor flight most of the day. Merlin 2 Peregrine Falcon 2 Eastern Phoebe X Approx. 15. Blue Jay 5 American Crow X Tree Swallow 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 2 Winter Wren 1 Heard in community garden. Carolina Wren 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet X Ruby-crowned Kinglet X Abundant. Hermit Thrush 4 American Robin X Gray Catbird X Northern Mockingbird X European Starling X Cedar Waxwing X Common Yellowthroat 3 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 30 Yellow-rumped Warbler X Abundant, best estimate is approximately 2,000 individuals. Chipping Sparrow X Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Field opposite Aviator Sports and soccer fields. Photo to follow. Field Sparrow 2 Vesper Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow X Song Sparrow X Swamp Sparrow X White-throated Sparrow X White-crowned Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco X Northern Cardinal X Indigo Bunting 1 Red-winged Blackbird X Brown-headed Cowbird X House Finch X Pine Siskin 6 2 flyovers, 4 perched in tree near Return-a-Gift Pond. American Goldfinch X House Sparrow X View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20280990 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) http://citybirder.blogspot.com @thecitybirder -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- 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] 10/19: Queens Brooklyn Migration
A 4 hour stationary count, with Sean Sime and Luke Musher, on the hawkwatch platform atop Battery Harris at Fort Tilden this morning was predictably productive. Echoing other reports from throughout the region, our most abundant mover was Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler. We tallied just under 8,000 Yellow-rumpeds flying west, and also had some decent numbers of other species of passerines (flying west unless otherwise specified), the highlights being: 123 Pine Siskin 31 Purple Finch 22 American Pipit 1 Horned Lark (heading east) The non-passerine flight was also highly entertaining, with lots of Canada Geese, Brant, and Double-crested Cormorant (the latter being early in the morning almost exclusively). Highlights of birds over the water were *21* westbound Royal Terns, a very high count for this location, and single westbound Common Tern, which is getting a bit late. Raptor-wise, the Sharp-shinned Hawk (82) flight was very heavy, the American Kestrel (77) flight seemed phenomenal for the late date, and we also tallied 15 Northern Harriers ranging across all compass points and from right over the water to way up in the clouds. It would have been lots of fun to stay for much longer and see what type of raptor totals we could have accrued on the beach, but alas we had to vacate around 11 AM, right as the hawk flight was starting to get even denser. As seen from reports and observations from elsewhere later in the day, not least of which is Corey Finger's Golden Eagle from Edgemere in the afternoon, the raptor flight clearly stayed strong late into the day. The two most notable single individual birds in my mind were an *AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER* that flew over in a flock of 8 Black-bellied Plovers, and a stunning leucistic male Red-winged Blackbird, that was completely pale except for the epaulets. A photo of the awesome looking Whitebird is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29840397@N08/15393166088/ Complete eBird checklist from Fort Tilden here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20280619 An afternoon jaunt around Prospect Park in Brooklyn produced *15 species *of Warblers among 73 total species, and good sparrow diversity. A complete list from Prospect Park can be found here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20279918 Good Birding! -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -- 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/ --
