[nysbirds-l] Goose "hunting"

2015-01-06 Thread robert adamo 
Hoping to catch up with some of the recent "specials" seen in the Riverhead
area, I spent ~ 3 hours touring the sod farms, and other agricultural
fields. I did find 2 moderately sized Canada flocks, with only 1 Snow Goose
to show for it...but I'm not complaining...with it being my FOS, which
speaks volumes as to how little I've been in the field lately. Since the
day was overcast/snowing, and thinking a Short-eared Owl might be hungry
and confused, I headed for the Calverton Grasslands. Over Hulse Landing Rd.
in Wading River, a flock of ~ 50 (mostly) Horn Larks were getting their
exercise, but never landed. The grasslands were quiet, with ~ 6 Savannah
Sparrows and 1 N.Harrier (a Gray Ghost). If there was a Short-eared on the
property mid-morning, it wasn't confused !

Cheers,
Bob

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Comments and photos re: Cassin's Kingbird at Floyd Bennett Field

2015-01-06 Thread redknot 
Deborah: Thanks for putting together this information. It is informative, 
interesting, and fun to conjecture about where these birds spent their previous 
cold weather seasons.. 

John Turner 

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From: Deborah Allen 
Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 4:36 pm
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Comments and photos re: Cassin's Kingbird at Floyd 
Bennett Field
To: NYSBIRDS-L 

> On Saturday, December 27th, Bob DeCandido and I paid a visit to 
> the Cassin's Kingbird at Floyd Bennett Field, obtaining several 
> photos, among them:
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935335
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935268 
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935269
> 
> An examination of the photos reveals that the bird is an adult 
> male. 
> 
> Pyle discusses Cassin's Kingbird in his "Identification Guide to 
> North American Birds: Part 1" with illustrations of the wing 
> formula (Figure 171), the shape of the outermost primary (p10) 
> by sex and age (Figure 173), and a comparison of the shape of P6 
> in adult male and female Cassin's Kingbirds (Figure 174). 
> 
> Here's a close-up of the outer primaries of the Floyd Bennett 
> Field Cassin's Kingbird:
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17941419 
> 
> Here we can see that not only is the outermost primary less 
> deeply notched than that of the similar Western Kingbird (Figure 
> 176 in Pyle), but P6 is narrower than that of an adult female 
> Cassin's Kingbird (Figure 174). 
> 
> The Slater Museum of Natural History Wing & Tail Image 
> Collection is also useful in this regard. 
> 
> Here's the dorsal surface of an adult male Cassin's Kingbird 
> from the Slater collection (specimen 78061a):
> 
> http://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/slaterwing/id/13198/rec/1
> 
> And the dorsal surface of a male Western Kingbird [not an adult] 
> from the Slater collection (specimen 17298a) for comparison. P10 
> is an adult feathers and has a very long and narrow sickle shape:
> 
> http://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/slaterwing/id/12466/rec/1
> 
> We tend to think that birds found outside their normal range are 
> young birds, but both the Cassin's Kingbird and Couch's Kingbird 
> are adult males. One wonders where they spent the previous fall 
> and winter. 
> 
> Deborah Allen
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Couch's Kingbird report

2015-01-06 Thread Corey Finger 
I had the bird in flight heading northwest over the Bleecker Street
playground at about 3 PM today. I thought it was heading towards the
Washington Street location but did not find it there - though there were
many American Robins and starlings feeding in the trees there.

Good Birding,
Corey Finger


On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 8:21 PM,  wrote:

> Shai Mitra, Joan Quinlan and I arrived in the West Village at 10:46 a.m.
> in conditions that felt oppressive--21 degrees, overcast skies and
> constant light snow. At least it wasn't very windy. We found no kingbird
> and no watchers at Jane and Washington Streets, nor at the Bleeker
> Playground area. At W. 4th and 11th we found two birders, Eric and
> Rodney, on site but no sign of the kingbird.  We spent some time walking
> adjacent blocks. At 11:40 the Couch's Kingbird appeared in the top of a
> tree at 11th and 4th calling repeatedly. It remained there for several
> minutes, long enough for a total of six birders (incuding us, Eric and
> Rodney) to assemble, before retreating to a roof top garden and then
> flying off to the northwest. We tried unsuccessfully to relocate the
> bird for another 30 minutes, then departed for Long Island.
>
> A 50 minute search at Floyd Bennett Field failed to reveal the Cassin's
> Kingbird but we did find a Common Yellowthroat in the community gardens.
> A pot of mealworms was left in the picnic area for enjoyment by "Mr.
> Cassin's" by "Karen", thank you, Karen. Perhaps scattering some of these
> in the gardens would be a good idea too, something we probably should
> have done but didn't.
>
> Patricia Lindsay
> Bay Shore
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[nysbirds-l] Couch's Kingbird report

2015-01-06 Thread pjlindsay 
Shai Mitra, Joan Quinlan and I arrived in the West Village at 10:46 a.m. 
in conditions that felt oppressive--21 degrees, overcast skies and 
constant light snow. At least it wasn't very windy. We found no kingbird 
and no watchers at Jane and Washington Streets, nor at the Bleeker 
Playground area. At W. 4th and 11th we found two birders, Eric and 
Rodney, on site but no sign of the kingbird.  We spent some time walking 
adjacent blocks. At 11:40 the Couch's Kingbird appeared in the top of a 
tree at 11th and 4th calling repeatedly. It remained there for several 
minutes, long enough for a total of six birders (incuding us, Eric and 
Rodney) to assemble, before retreating to a roof top garden and then 
flying off to the northwest. We tried unsuccessfully to relocate the 
bird for another 30 minutes, then departed for Long Island.

A 50 minute search at Floyd Bennett Field failed to reveal the Cassin's 
Kingbird but we did find a Common Yellowthroat in the community gardens. 
A pot of mealworms was left in the picnic area for enjoyment by "Mr. 
Cassin's" by "Karen", thank you, Karen. Perhaps scattering some of these 
in the gardens would be a good idea too, something we probably should 
have done but didn't.

Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Re: Important Hearing Tomorrow

2015-01-06 Thread Arie Gilbert 

  
  
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[nysbirds-l] Comments and photos re: Cassin's Kingbird at Floyd Bennett Field

2015-01-06 Thread Deborah Allen 
On Saturday, December 27th, Bob DeCandido and I paid a visit to the Cassin's 
Kingbird at Floyd Bennett Field, obtaining several photos, among them:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935335

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935268 

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935269

An examination of the photos reveals that the bird is an adult male. 

Pyle discusses Cassin's Kingbird in his "Identification Guide to North American 
Birds: Part 1" with illustrations of the wing formula (Figure 171), the shape 
of the outermost primary (p10) by sex and age (Figure 173), and a comparison of 
the shape of P6 in adult male and female Cassin's Kingbirds (Figure 174). 

Here's a close-up of the outer primaries of the Floyd Bennett Field Cassin's 
Kingbird:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17941419 

Here we can see that not only is the outermost primary less deeply notched than 
that of the similar Western Kingbird (Figure 176 in Pyle), but P6 is narrower 
than that of an adult female Cassin's Kingbird (Figure 174). 

The Slater Museum of Natural History Wing & Tail Image Collection is also 
useful in this regard. 

Here's the dorsal surface of an adult male Cassin's Kingbird from the Slater 
collection (specimen 78061a):
 
http://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/slaterwing/id/13198/rec/1

And the dorsal surface of a male Western Kingbird [not an adult] from the 
Slater collection (specimen 17298a) for comparison. P10 is an adult feathers 
and has a very long and narrow sickle shape:

http://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/slaterwing/id/12466/rec/1

We tend to think that birds found outside their normal range are young birds, 
but both the Cassin's Kingbird and Couch's Kingbird are adult males. One 
wonders where they spent the previous fall and winter. 

Deborah Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Couch's Kingbird (YES)

2015-01-06 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Shai Mitra just called to pass on a report that Joan Quinlan had the
Couch's Kingbird at 4th and 11th Streets.

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*


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Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!


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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose

2015-01-06 Thread Tim Dunn 
The roving Barnacle Goose left Belmont Lake and is now with a flock of Canada's 
on Colonial Springs Golf Course, across Wellwood Avenue from St Charles 
Cemetery. 

Thanks,
Tim Dunn
Babylon, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose - Belmont Lake

2015-01-06 Thread Pat Palladino 
The Barnacle Goose is mixed in with hundreds of Canadas on the west side of 
Belmont Lake. 

Patrick F. Palladino


> On Jan 4, 2015, at 3:47 PM, "Pat Palladino"  wrote:
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> At the Meadowbrook Polo Club on Whitney Lane right now with about 500 Canada 
> Geese.
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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose - Belmont Lake

2015-01-06 Thread Pat Palladino 
The Barnacle Goose is mixed in with hundreds of Canadas on the west side of 
Belmont Lake. 

Patrick F. Palladino


 On Jan 4, 2015, at 3:47 PM, Pat Palladino dino1...@hotmail.com wrote:
 
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[nysbirds-l] Comments and photos re: Cassin's Kingbird at Floyd Bennett Field

2015-01-06 Thread Deborah Allen 
On Saturday, December 27th, Bob DeCandido and I paid a visit to the Cassin's 
Kingbird at Floyd Bennett Field, obtaining several photos, among them:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935335

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935268 

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935269

An examination of the photos reveals that the bird is an adult male. 

Pyle discusses Cassin's Kingbird in his Identification Guide to North American 
Birds: Part 1 with illustrations of the wing formula (Figure 171), the shape 
of the outermost primary (p10) by sex and age (Figure 173), and a comparison of 
the shape of P6 in adult male and female Cassin's Kingbirds (Figure 174). 

Here's a close-up of the outer primaries of the Floyd Bennett Field Cassin's 
Kingbird:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17941419 

Here we can see that not only is the outermost primary less deeply notched than 
that of the similar Western Kingbird (Figure 176 in Pyle), but P6 is narrower 
than that of an adult female Cassin's Kingbird (Figure 174). 

The Slater Museum of Natural History Wing  Tail Image Collection is also 
useful in this regard. 

Here's the dorsal surface of an adult male Cassin's Kingbird from the Slater 
collection (specimen 78061a):
 
http://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/slaterwing/id/13198/rec/1

And the dorsal surface of a male Western Kingbird [not an adult] from the 
Slater collection (specimen 17298a) for comparison. P10 is an adult feathers 
and has a very long and narrow sickle shape:

http://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/slaterwing/id/12466/rec/1

We tend to think that birds found outside their normal range are young birds, 
but both the Cassin's Kingbird and Couch's Kingbird are adult males. One 
wonders where they spent the previous fall and winter. 

Deborah Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Re: Important Hearing Tomorrow

2015-01-06 Thread Arie Gilbert 

  
  
Birders and other concerned people who are able to attend should
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Arie Gilbert
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Comments and photos re: Cassin's Kingbird at Floyd Bennett Field

2015-01-06 Thread redknot 
Deborah: Thanks for putting together this information. It is informative, 
interesting, and fun to conjecture about where these birds spent their previous 
cold weather seasons.. 

John Turner 

- Original Message -
From: Deborah Allen 
Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 4:36 pm
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Comments and photos re: Cassin's Kingbird at Floyd 
Bennett Field
To: NYSBIRDS-L 

 On Saturday, December 27th, Bob DeCandido and I paid a visit to 
 the Cassin's Kingbird at Floyd Bennett Field, obtaining several 
 photos, among them:
 
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935335
 
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935268 
 
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935269
 
 An examination of the photos reveals that the bird is an adult 
 male. 
 
 Pyle discusses Cassin's Kingbird in his Identification Guide to 
 North American Birds: Part 1 with illustrations of the wing 
 formula (Figure 171), the shape of the outermost primary (p10) 
 by sex and age (Figure 173), and a comparison of the shape of P6 
 in adult male and female Cassin's Kingbirds (Figure 174). 
 
 Here's a close-up of the outer primaries of the Floyd Bennett 
 Field Cassin's Kingbird:
 
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17941419 
 
 Here we can see that not only is the outermost primary less 
 deeply notched than that of the similar Western Kingbird (Figure 
 176 in Pyle), but P6 is narrower than that of an adult female 
 Cassin's Kingbird (Figure 174). 
 
 The Slater Museum of Natural History Wing  Tail Image 
 Collection is also useful in this regard. 
 
 Here's the dorsal surface of an adult male Cassin's Kingbird 
 from the Slater collection (specimen 78061a):
 
 http://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/slaterwing/id/13198/rec/1
 
 And the dorsal surface of a male Western Kingbird [not an adult] 
 from the Slater collection (specimen 17298a) for comparison. P10 
 is an adult feathers and has a very long and narrow sickle shape:
 
 http://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/slaterwing/id/12466/rec/1
 
 We tend to think that birds found outside their normal range are 
 young birds, but both the Cassin's Kingbird and Couch's Kingbird 
 are adult males. One wonders where they spent the previous fall 
 and winter. 
 
 Deborah Allen
 
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[nysbirds-l] Goose hunting

2015-01-06 Thread robert adamo 
Hoping to catch up with some of the recent specials seen in the Riverhead
area, I spent ~ 3 hours touring the sod farms, and other agricultural
fields. I did find 2 moderately sized Canada flocks, with only 1 Snow Goose
to show for it...but I'm not complaining...with it being my FOS, which
speaks volumes as to how little I've been in the field lately. Since the
day was overcast/snowing, and thinking a Short-eared Owl might be hungry
and confused, I headed for the Calverton Grasslands. Over Hulse Landing Rd.
in Wading River, a flock of ~ 50 (mostly) Horn Larks were getting their
exercise, but never landed. The grasslands were quiet, with ~ 6 Savannah
Sparrows and 1 N.Harrier (a Gray Ghost). If there was a Short-eared on the
property mid-morning, it wasn't confused !

Cheers,
Bob

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[nysbirds-l] Couch's Kingbird report

2015-01-06 Thread pjlindsay 
Shai Mitra, Joan Quinlan and I arrived in the West Village at 10:46 a.m. 
in conditions that felt oppressive--21 degrees, overcast skies and 
constant light snow. At least it wasn't very windy. We found no kingbird 
and no watchers at Jane and Washington Streets, nor at the Bleeker 
Playground area. At W. 4th and 11th we found two birders, Eric and 
Rodney, on site but no sign of the kingbird.  We spent some time walking 
adjacent blocks. At 11:40 the Couch's Kingbird appeared in the top of a 
tree at 11th and 4th calling repeatedly. It remained there for several 
minutes, long enough for a total of six birders (incuding us, Eric and 
Rodney) to assemble, before retreating to a roof top garden and then 
flying off to the northwest. We tried unsuccessfully to relocate the 
bird for another 30 minutes, then departed for Long Island.

A 50 minute search at Floyd Bennett Field failed to reveal the Cassin's 
Kingbird but we did find a Common Yellowthroat in the community gardens. 
A pot of mealworms was left in the picnic area for enjoyment by Mr. 
Cassin's by Karen, thank you, Karen. Perhaps scattering some of these 
in the gardens would be a good idea too, something we probably should 
have done but didn't.

Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Couch's Kingbird report

2015-01-06 Thread Corey Finger 
I had the bird in flight heading northwest over the Bleecker Street
playground at about 3 PM today. I thought it was heading towards the
Washington Street location but did not find it there - though there were
many American Robins and starlings feeding in the trees there.

Good Birding,
Corey Finger


On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 8:21 PM, pjlind...@optonline.net wrote:

 Shai Mitra, Joan Quinlan and I arrived in the West Village at 10:46 a.m.
 in conditions that felt oppressive--21 degrees, overcast skies and
 constant light snow. At least it wasn't very windy. We found no kingbird
 and no watchers at Jane and Washington Streets, nor at the Bleeker
 Playground area. At W. 4th and 11th we found two birders, Eric and
 Rodney, on site but no sign of the kingbird.  We spent some time walking
 adjacent blocks. At 11:40 the Couch's Kingbird appeared in the top of a
 tree at 11th and 4th calling repeatedly. It remained there for several
 minutes, long enough for a total of six birders (incuding us, Eric and
 Rodney) to assemble, before retreating to a roof top garden and then
 flying off to the northwest. We tried unsuccessfully to relocate the
 bird for another 30 minutes, then departed for Long Island.

 A 50 minute search at Floyd Bennett Field failed to reveal the Cassin's
 Kingbird but we did find a Common Yellowthroat in the community gardens.
 A pot of mealworms was left in the picnic area for enjoyment by Mr.
 Cassin's by Karen, thank you, Karen. Perhaps scattering some of these
 in the gardens would be a good idea too, something we probably should
 have done but didn't.

 Patricia Lindsay
 Bay Shore

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[nysbirds-l] Couch's Kingbird (YES)

2015-01-06 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Shai Mitra just called to pass on a report that Joan Quinlan had the
Couch's Kingbird at 4th and 11th Streets.

風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu  *The Art of War*
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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose

2015-01-06 Thread Tim Dunn 
The roving Barnacle Goose left Belmont Lake and is now with a flock of Canada's 
on Colonial Springs Golf Course, across Wellwood Avenue from St Charles 
Cemetery. 

Thanks,
Tim Dunn
Babylon, NY
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