[nysbirds-l] Painted Bunting on Staten Island

2017-01-13 Thread isaac grant 
Forwarding this email on behalf of Mike Shanley as his emails go to spam
many times for me.

The end of Arden Avenue is just off of Hylan Blvd and looks over Raritan
Bay.

Mike falec...@yahoo.com [SINaturaList] 
5:17 PM (2 minutes ago)
to NYSBIRDS_L

Maya Shikman and Liz Dluhos found a female type Painted Bunting late this
afternoon at the foot of Arden Ave in Annadale Staten Island. The bird was
still there when I left at 5pm. It was frequenting the grasses on both
sides of Arden. Last spotted by large pine over near Martin house area.

Great find Maya!

-Mike Shanley

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 13 January 2017

2017-01-13 Thread Gail Benson 
-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 13, 2017
* NYNY1701.13

- Birds Mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
BARNACLE GOOSE+
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE+
PAINTED BUNTING+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS’S GOOSE
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
TUNDRA SWAN
Eurasian Wigeon
HARLEQUIN DUCK
SANDHILL CRANE
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Snowy Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Orange-crowned Warbler
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
RED CROSSBILL
EVENING GROSBEAK

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 13,
2017 at 6:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, PAINTED BUNTING,
SANDHILL CRANE, PINK-FOOTED, BARNACLE, ROSS’S and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED
GEESE, TUNDRA SWAN, HARLEQUIN DUCK, BLACK-HEADED and GLAUCOUS GULLS,
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, RED CROSSBILL, and EVENING GROSBEAK.

With most of this week’s rarities holdovers from earlier, one that wasn’t
was a male PAINTED BUNTING appearing briefly at a Yonkers feeder last
Sunday morning, its visit presumably prompted by the weekend’s storm.  Then
today a female PAINTED BUNTING was spotted on Staten Island at the end of
Arden Avenue, which is in Annadale, reached from Hylan Boulevard.

The TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, first spotted on the north fork last Friday, was
still feeding in the cedars along North Sea Drive northwest of Southold as
of today.  Look for the bird around the cedars usually on the Long Island
Sound side of the road in the vicinity of a blue house #1625 N. Sea Drive –
it does range along the road and occasionally to the other side and can sit
quietly, sometimes hidden, for awhile.  Please park carefully; this is a
narrow road.

A SANDHILL CRANE has been present on Wainscott Pond recently, at least
through Wednesday, and is best viewed from Wainscott Main Road at the north
end of the pond.  Three other SANDHILLS were noted flying southwest over
Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers late Monday morning, these likely the three
moving north over Fort Tryon Park back on the 5th.

For the GEESE, the PINK-FOOTED was still frequenting Hendrickson Park in
Valley Stream yesterday, and the BARNACLE has been most regularly seen in
the morning at Belmont Lake State Park before the geese fly out towards the
Pinelawn and St. Charles cemeteries and adjacent golf course west of
Belmont Lake.  ROSS’S GEESE continue to pop up in the area, with 1 at
Hendrickson Park, 3 visiting Elda Lake off Phelps Lane in north Babylon and
another flying over Aquabogue, all last Sunday, with 4 off Alvah’s Lane in
Cutchogue Thursday and noted flying by there today.

Among the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE reports were singles at Southard’s
Pond Saturday and nearby Elda Lake Monday, 1 at Georgica Pond in East
Hampton Monday, 1 on Agawam Lake in Southampton, and 1 back on Playland
Lake in Rye at least Monday and Tuesday, this bird flying out early.

CACKLING GEESE are sometimes found in the local CANADA flocks, and the 2
TUNDRA SWANS were still on Lake Ronkonkoma today.

A drake EURASION WIGEON was still visiting the Salt Marsh Nature Center at
Marine Park Brooklyn to Tuesday, with 1 on Pepperidge Lake in Eastport
Wednesday, 1 still on Staten Island, off Arthur Kill Road Thursday, and 1
near Fresh Pond in Northport today.

Look for HARLEQUIN DUCKS along the Jones inlet and Shinnecock inlet jetties.

Adult BLACK-HEADED GULLS continue on Cammans Pond in Merrick and at Five
Islands Park in New Rochelle.

A GLAUCOUS GULL was spotted at Bush Terminal Piers Park, Brooklyn,
Wednesday, another continues at Shinnecock Inlet, and a couple remain in
Bellport, often on ponds in the Atlantic Point Apartments complex in North
Bellport, where up to 4 ICELAND GULLS have also been reported.  Another
ICELAND visited Prospect Park Lake Monday and 1 or more have been along the
Brooklyn waterfront between Bush Terminal Piers Park and the Brooklyn Army
Terminal Pier 4.

The arrival of wintering SNOWY, NORTHERN SAW-WHET, LONG-EARED and
SHORT-EARED OWLS in our area once again prompts us to remind birders to
please keep a respectful distance from roosting OWLS – do not in any way
hinder their ability to survive with irresponsible disturbances.

RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS have recently been in

[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

2017-01-13 Thread Ben Cacace 
When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar
chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or
deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the
date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted
checklists from several months/years ago.

It isn't possible to spot these additions from old checklists. On the
'Overview' page you can sort on 'First Seen' but if the species wasn't
added recently it won't appear at the top of the list.

For each county on the wiki click the 'Overview' link on the 'Explore a
Location' line:
— http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York

Yellow highlights a species added for the first time over the past few
months.

*Albany County:*
Ross's Goose (15-Dec-2016)

*Dutchess County:*
Barnacle Goose (11-Mar-1990)
Yellow Rail (16-Sep-1992)

*Rockland County:*
Trumpeter Swan (2-Jan-2017)

*Saratoga County:*
Ross's Goose (7-Jan-2017)

*Westchester County:*
Little Gull (22-Apr-1985)

-- 
Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC
Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots

Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots


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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:
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[nysbirds-l] Alvah's Lane, Cutchogue - Ross's - Yes

2017-01-13 Thread Eileen Schwinn 
At 9:10, four Ross's Geese, flying tightly together, approached the massive 
group of Canada Geese, feeding at the north west side of Alvah's Lane, 
Cutchogue.  They did not land, however, and were last seen flying south west.  
We are attempting to relocate-
Eileen Schwinn
Mike Higgiston 

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Canvasback Playland Lake

2017-01-13 Thread Dave Medd 
3 Canvasvacks ~10 am

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Townsend's Solitaire- Yes - Southold

2017-01-13 Thread Eileen Schwinn 
The previously reported Townsend's Solitaire was seen  around 10:00, and again 
at 10:15.  Most recently flying in from the open field toward the homes along 
the shore.
Eileen Schwinn
Mike Higgiston 

Sent from my iPhone

--

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Please submit your observations to eBird:
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[nysbirds-l] Alvah's Lane, Cutchogue - Ross's - Yes

2017-01-13 Thread Eileen Schwinn 
At 9:10, four Ross's Geese, flying tightly together, approached the massive 
group of Canada Geese, feeding at the north west side of Alvah's Lane, 
Cutchogue.  They did not land, however, and were last seen flying south west.  
We are attempting to relocate-
Eileen Schwinn
Mike Higgiston 

Sent from my iPhone

--

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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:
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[nysbirds-l] Townsend's Solitaire- Yes - Southold

2017-01-13 Thread Eileen Schwinn 
The previously reported Townsend's Solitaire was seen  around 10:00, and again 
at 10:15.  Most recently flying in from the open field toward the homes along 
the shore.
Eileen Schwinn
Mike Higgiston 

Sent from my iPhone

--

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http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
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http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

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2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
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[nysbirds-l] Canvasback Playland Lake

2017-01-13 Thread Dave Medd 
3 Canvasvacks ~10 am

Sent from my iPhone

--

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2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

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[nysbirds-l] Painted Bunting on Staten Island

2017-01-13 Thread isaac grant 
Forwarding this email on behalf of Mike Shanley as his emails go to spam
many times for me.

The end of Arden Avenue is just off of Hylan Blvd and looks over Raritan
Bay.

Mike falec...@yahoo.com [SINaturaList] 
5:17 PM (2 minutes ago)
to NYSBIRDS_L

Maya Shikman and Liz Dluhos found a female type Painted Bunting late this
afternoon at the foot of Arden Ave in Annadale Staten Island. The bird was
still there when I left at 5pm. It was frequenting the grasses on both
sides of Arden. Last spotted by large pine over near Martin house area.

Great find Maya!

-Mike Shanley

--

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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:
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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 13 January 2017

2017-01-13 Thread Gail Benson 
-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 13, 2017
* NYNY1701.13

- Birds Mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
BARNACLE GOOSE+
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE+
PAINTED BUNTING+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS’S GOOSE
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
TUNDRA SWAN
Eurasian Wigeon
HARLEQUIN DUCK
SANDHILL CRANE
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Snowy Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Orange-crowned Warbler
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
RED CROSSBILL
EVENING GROSBEAK

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 13,
2017 at 6:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, PAINTED BUNTING,
SANDHILL CRANE, PINK-FOOTED, BARNACLE, ROSS’S and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED
GEESE, TUNDRA SWAN, HARLEQUIN DUCK, BLACK-HEADED and GLAUCOUS GULLS,
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, RED CROSSBILL, and EVENING GROSBEAK.

With most of this week’s rarities holdovers from earlier, one that wasn’t
was a male PAINTED BUNTING appearing briefly at a Yonkers feeder last
Sunday morning, its visit presumably prompted by the weekend’s storm.  Then
today a female PAINTED BUNTING was spotted on Staten Island at the end of
Arden Avenue, which is in Annadale, reached from Hylan Boulevard.

The TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, first spotted on the north fork last Friday, was
still feeding in the cedars along North Sea Drive northwest of Southold as
of today.  Look for the bird around the cedars usually on the Long Island
Sound side of the road in the vicinity of a blue house #1625 N. Sea Drive –
it does range along the road and occasionally to the other side and can sit
quietly, sometimes hidden, for awhile.  Please park carefully; this is a
narrow road.

A SANDHILL CRANE has been present on Wainscott Pond recently, at least
through Wednesday, and is best viewed from Wainscott Main Road at the north
end of the pond.  Three other SANDHILLS were noted flying southwest over
Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers late Monday morning, these likely the three
moving north over Fort Tryon Park back on the 5th.

For the GEESE, the PINK-FOOTED was still frequenting Hendrickson Park in
Valley Stream yesterday, and the BARNACLE has been most regularly seen in
the morning at Belmont Lake State Park before the geese fly out towards the
Pinelawn and St. Charles cemeteries and adjacent golf course west of
Belmont Lake.  ROSS’S GEESE continue to pop up in the area, with 1 at
Hendrickson Park, 3 visiting Elda Lake off Phelps Lane in north Babylon and
another flying over Aquabogue, all last Sunday, with 4 off Alvah’s Lane in
Cutchogue Thursday and noted flying by there today.

Among the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE reports were singles at Southard’s
Pond Saturday and nearby Elda Lake Monday, 1 at Georgica Pond in East
Hampton Monday, 1 on Agawam Lake in Southampton, and 1 back on Playland
Lake in Rye at least Monday and Tuesday, this bird flying out early.

CACKLING GEESE are sometimes found in the local CANADA flocks, and the 2
TUNDRA SWANS were still on Lake Ronkonkoma today.

A drake EURASION WIGEON was still visiting the Salt Marsh Nature Center at
Marine Park Brooklyn to Tuesday, with 1 on Pepperidge Lake in Eastport
Wednesday, 1 still on Staten Island, off Arthur Kill Road Thursday, and 1
near Fresh Pond in Northport today.

Look for HARLEQUIN DUCKS along the Jones inlet and Shinnecock inlet jetties.

Adult BLACK-HEADED GULLS continue on Cammans Pond in Merrick and at Five
Islands Park in New Rochelle.

A GLAUCOUS GULL was spotted at Bush Terminal Piers Park, Brooklyn,
Wednesday, another continues at Shinnecock Inlet, and a couple remain in
Bellport, often on ponds in the Atlantic Point Apartments complex in North
Bellport, where up to 4 ICELAND GULLS have also been reported.  Another
ICELAND visited Prospect Park Lake Monday and 1 or more have been along the
Brooklyn waterfront between Bush Terminal Piers Park and the Brooklyn Army
Terminal Pier 4.

The arrival of wintering SNOWY, NORTHERN SAW-WHET, LONG-EARED and
SHORT-EARED OWLS in our area once again prompts us to remind birders to
please keep a respectful distance from roosting OWLS – do not in any way
hinder their ability to survive with irresponsible disturbances.

RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS have recently been in

[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

2017-01-13 Thread Ben Cacace 
When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar
chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or
deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the
date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted
checklists from several months/years ago.

It isn't possible to spot these additions from old checklists. On the
'Overview' page you can sort on 'First Seen' but if the species wasn't
added recently it won't appear at the top of the list.

For each county on the wiki click the 'Overview' link on the 'Explore a
Location' line:
— http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York

Yellow highlights a species added for the first time over the past few
months.

*Albany County:*
Ross's Goose (15-Dec-2016)

*Dutchess County:*
Barnacle Goose (11-Mar-1990)
Yellow Rail (16-Sep-1992)

*Rockland County:*
Trumpeter Swan (2-Jan-2017)

*Saratoga County:*
Ross's Goose (7-Jan-2017)

*Westchester County:*
Little Gull (22-Apr-1985)

-- 
Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC
Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots

Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots


--

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/

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