[nysbirds-l] Cattle Egret, & Central Park, NYC - migrants are IN, 4/27

[Thomas Fiore]

A Western Cattle Egret was still present on the north side of West 28th Street 
this Thuesday morning at 6:45 a.m., seen slightly nearer to the Ninth Ave. end 
of the long linear greenspace there, rather than up in the center or nearer to 
Eighth Ave. (i.e., just a bit more to the west than it’s most often been over 
recent days). This is in Manhattan, N.Y. City, in the Chelsea neighborhood.

- - - - - - - - - - -

There’s been very good migration overnight thru the fog & drizzles, and at 
least some areas in Central Park, in Manhattan are hopping with freshly-arrived 
migrants - 

Already before even 9 a.m. there are at least 20 warbler species in the park, 
and such specials as SUMMER Tanager (in the north woods, a bit south of the 
Blockhouse as of 8:15 a.m. but may be moving a bit);  there are also many 
new-for-year species just-in, & certain to be some additionals, perhaps 
including a few more uncommon / rarer species found.   It remains to be seen if 
all of the park is active with migrants, or possibly the 2 regularly-busy areas 
for fresh migrant arrivals, which are the Ramble (likely to be hopping with 
observers for a good while, too!) and the north end of the park.

It looks likely this is the largest arrival of neotropical migrant passerines 
so far this year, at least in this county.  

Further reports as warranted, and no doubts by day’s end…  and recommended for 
at least NYC birders to, if possible, have a look around any local patch, where 
you work, atttend school, or live, as there might be some bird[s] of note, or 
at the least, a chance of some migrants.  This is also the sort of day (with 
moderate to locally-thick fog) when the day could get more “birdy” as it rolls 
on, or, (perhaps) see a greater dispersal, & thus a bit less of any hot-spot 
sort of activity concentrated, as fog lifts or clears out.

good -and ethical- birding,

Tom Fiore
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[nysbirds-l] Bronx Red-headed Woodpecker

[Jack Rothman]

Continues at Hunter Island, Pelham Bay Park. 

Jack Rothman

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[nysbirds-l] Hudson River

[Larry Trachtenberg]

Not a bird sighting but right along the shoreline between Scarborough and 
Phillipse Manor stations a river otter was gliding southwards just now. Too 
foggy to see from train if any birds flying up river.  Those riding Hudson line 
lookout. 

L. Trachtenberg 
Ossining. 

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[nysbirds-l] Green Heron at Pond Park, Great Neck

[matt klein]

For the second year in a row, there is a green heron. Hanging out on the far 
end (western) of the pond. 

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: Bobolink etc

[Robert Taylor]

male Bobolink on south side of median, single Black Skimmer at Coast Guard
Station.

Rob from Massapequa

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Re: [nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)

[Ed Gaillard]

I saw a tweet relayed from a good source just before 2.  I was at the park
from 2:10 to 2:35, and the bird was not present. A walk around the block
didn't turn it up, either.

Very small park, maybe 100 feet long and 50 wide; not a lot of place to
hide.

Regards,
Ed Gaillard
Manhattan


On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Ben Cacace  wrote:

> I saw a reliable report this morning at 10:30am. Nothing since. Worth a
> check.
>
> On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 2:46 PM, Larry Trachtenberg <
> trachtenb...@amsllp.com> wrote:
>
>> Is that bird still being seen at that location?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 2:44 PM, Ben Cacace  wrote:
>>
>> A marker was created for 'Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)' in New
>> York County (Manhattan). This is a true pocket park where a male Summer
>> Tanager was seen today. The hotspot should be available within 12 hours.
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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] LITTLE EGRET - HEISLERVILLE WMA, CUMBERLAND CO.

[Shane Blodgett]

Out of state but notable

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Phil Jeffrey phil.jeff...@gmail.com [ebirdsnyc]" 
> 
> Date: April 27, 2017 at 9:41:06 AM EDT
> To: ebirds NYC 
> Subject: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] LITTLE EGRET - HEISLERVILLE WMA, 
> CUMBERLAND CO.
> Reply-To: Phil Jeffrey 
> 
> Heislerville WMA is on the Delaware Bay shore of NJ.  One Little Egret spent 
> quite a lot of time in Maine last year.
> The impoundment at the WMA is a regular spot for Curlew Sandpiper, and a Ruff 
> (Reeve) was seen this past week.
> 
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: David Lapuma
> Date: Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 9:21 AM
> Subject: [JERSEYBI] LITTLE EGRET - HEISLERVILLE WMA, CUMBERLAND CO.
> 
> Cameron Cox found a full alternate LITTLE EGRET at the Heislerville main 
> pool, Cumberland County. The bird is currently not in view, but most likely 
> still in the vicinity.
> 
> Way to go Cameron!
> 
> Good Luck for those who chase!
> 
> Original Telegram app transcript below:
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> Cameron Cox, [Apr 27, 2017, 7:27 AM]:
> There is a full alternate, fully plumed Little Egret at Heislerville main 
> pool. This ain't a joke. This is the real freakin deal
> 
> Cameron Cox, [Apr 27, 2017, 7:30 AM]:
> Little Egret just flew to the NE corner of the north pool
> 
> LE has disappeared. May be hiding in the frag
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[nysbirds-l] Pacific Loon Timber Point (Suffolk)

[d Futuyma]

At. 3:45, with Dave Klauber and Bobby Rossetti, saw the loon along edge of the 
second grassy island east of the parking lot at east marina. Thick neck, 
characteristically silver-gray crown and rear neck, much of fore-neck dark; 
dark body. Last seen as it went around the northern (left) green tip of the 
island.
Doug Futuyma

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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)

[Ben Cacace]

A marker was created for 'Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)' in New
York County (Manhattan). This is a true pocket park where a male Summer
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Re: [nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)

[Ben Cacace]

I saw a reliable report this morning at 10:30am. Nothing since. Worth a
check.

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 2:46 PM, Larry Trachtenberg  wrote:

> Is that bird still being seen at that location?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 27, 2017, at 2:44 PM, Ben Cacace  wrote:
>
> A marker was created for 'Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)' in New
> York County (Manhattan). This is a true pocket park where a male Summer
> Tanager was seen today. The hotspot should be available within 12 hours.
>
> If you wish to merge your personal location with an existing hotspot here
> are the steps:
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> page
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> Country, State/Province, County, Type* or # of Checklists
> — Select your personal location (it will show a letter "P" under Type*) by
> clicking "Edit" on the right side of the line
> — Select the "Merge" button and you'll see all nearby hotspots as red icons
> — Keep the checkmark for "Delete after merging" selected
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[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 27 Apr 2017

[David Suggs]

- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 04/27/2017
* NYBU1704.27
- Birds mentioned

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  Green Heron
  Bl.-cr. Night-Heron
  Broad-winged Hawk
  Rough-legged Hawk
  Virginia Rail
  Sora
  Common Moorhen
  Bonaparte's Gull
  Caspian Tern
  Common Tern
  Forster's Tern
  House Wren
  Ruby-cr. Kinglet
  Hermit Thrush
  Brown Thrasher
  Blue-headed Vireo
  Warbling Vireo
  Yellow Warbler
  Yellow-r. Warbler
  Pine Warbler
  Palm Warbler
  Northern Waterthrush
  Eastern Towhee
  White-thr. Sparrow
  Rusty Blackbird

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  Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science
  Date: 04/27/2017
  Number: 716-896-1271
  To Report: Same
  Compiler: David F. Suggs
  Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
  Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org

  Thursday, April 27, 2017

  The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided
  by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the
  Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the
  Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press the pound
  key to report sightings before the end of this
  report.

  Highlights of reports received April 20 through
  April 27 from the Niagara Frontier Region.

  Cool weather early in the week limited warbler
  reports to YELLOW-R. WARBLER, PINE WARBLER and
  PALM WARBLER at Forest Lawn and Tifft Nature
  Preserve in Buffalo. With the sudden warm up in
  the past two days, YELLOW WARBLER and NORTHERN
  WATERTHRUSH, with WARBLING VIREO, at Tifft
  Nature Preserve.

  Other recent arrivals and migrants at Tifft
  Nature Preserve - GREEN HERON, BROAD-WINGED
  HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA,
  COMMON MOORHEN, HOUSE WREN, RUBY-CR. KINGLET,
  HERMIT THRUSH, BROWN THRASHER, EASTERN TOWHEE,
  WHITE-THR. SPARROW and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.

  April 23 at Golden Hill State Forest in
  Cattaraugus County, BROAD-WINGED HAWK and BLUE-
  HEADED VIREO.

  From Dunkirk Harbor on Lake Erie, FORSTER'S
  TERN on the 24th, among 24 CASPIAN TERNS.
  Smaller numbers of CASPIAN TERNS also on the
  Niagara River in Buffalo, at Unity Island, with
  over 100 COMMON TERNS and one BONAPARTE'S GULL.
  Also on the Niagara River, 5 BL.-CR. NIGHT-
  HERONS at Beaver Island State Park on Grand
  Island.

  The Bird Report will be updated Thursday
  evening, May 4. Please call in your sightings
  by noon Thursday. You may report sightings
  after the tone. Thank you for calling and
  reporting.

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[nysbirds-l] Pacific Loon and Reeve Timber Point Suffolk County

[David Klauber]

After my original post we had a better look at the loon. Doug Futuyma arrived 
later and confirmed it was a Pacific. The bird was mostly in winter adult 
plumage, but with a few large white marks more visible from one side (Right? 
not sure) which were probably the beginnings of the white bars that it gets in 
breeding plumage. There was a sharp demarcation between the dark gray neck side 
and white, more so on the lower neck, where it curved inward towards the 
center. It appeared to have a necklace, and the neck had a pale buffy wash to 
it. What first caught Bobby Rosetti's eye was the brownish look to the side of 
the neck. The back of the neck was silvery gray contrasting with the brown 
sides of the neck and the blackish back.

The bird stayed very close to the shore along the marsh northwest of the dock, 
often disappearing for a while. Eventually it swam out into the bay eastwards 
disappearing behind the distant island where the Osprey nest is, maybe around 
3:30 or so.


We did not see the previously reported Ruff, however we did spot a breeding 
plumage type Reeve, very mottled looking with greenish legs and lacking the 
white at the base of the darkish bill. It was first seen directly opposite 
(north) of the dock by the pilings in the open water around 3 PM, and shortly 
afterwards flew northwest and disappeared into the marsh where it could not be 
relocated.


Between April 13 and 24 in 2013 2 ruffs were also seen here

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[nysbirds-l] Reeve - NOT

[David Klauber]

Sorry for the error, but upon examination of photos what I called  Reeve 
appears to be an oddly darker plumaged Willet. Sorry for the confusion. The 
Pacific Loon is a Pacific though - nicely spoteed by Bobby Rosetti

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC Thursday, 4/27

[Thomas Fiore]

A male Blue Grosbeak was seen by quite a few birders in Brooklyn’s (Kings Co.) 
Prospect Park, this Thursday. I’m not sure who first found, but it was 
apparently there much of, or perhaps all of this day.

-   -   -   -   -  -
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Thursday, 27 April, 2017

A male Summer Tanager, not entirely red with a bit of peach-yellow color in the 
belly, which was calling just occasionally but not heard singing, was in the 
north woods in the morning hours & at least to just after the noon hour; this 
bird was re-found 3 times in 6+ hours, but was not especially cooperative, 
staying quite high in larger oaks or other tall trees and was not seen (by me) 
later in the day, despite some additional seeking.

Another Summer Tanager was sighted on Manhattan’s east side at a very small 
pocket park, but apparently was not re-found there a bit later in the day. 

The long-lingering Red-headed Woodpecker was seen again today, into the 
afternoon; it was pretty much in it’s usual area, inside the park a bit west of 
East 68th Street - & a bit more specifically, very slightly west of the first 
park path that runs parallel with Fifth Avenue, & mostly up rather high, & also 
not vocal while I (and another birder & photographer) were there.

There was a notable movement of Purple Finch in Central, with easily 35+ which 
is actually a very conservative count; a majority of those seen were in the 
north woods, but there were multiples in the Ramble area, & scattered ones, 
twos, or more in odd areas thru the park.

Although some may have been modestly surprised by the good arrival of a fairly 
diverse mix of migrants today, these (newer) birds were pushing up through New 
Jersey, at least, thru Wednesday night & on into not just the wee hours, but 
almost certainly for some (perhaps many) hours with the foggy conditions… which 
varied a lot, place to place locally.

Note: no one can prove OR disprove that the Red-necked Grebe on the CP 
reservoir is the same which was released after rehab. by the Wild Bird Fund of 
Manhattan. If you can prove so, do.

Since they featured pretty strongly in many birder’s time spent in Central Park 
today, a listing of those, followed by some of the other migrants & asst’d. 
regulars which were seen on 4/27.

Blue-winged Warbler (few, seemed to be no more than 5 in all of the park)
Orange-crowned Warbler (one lingering, near the n.w. arm of the lake, & a bit 
east at times, also this area is the n.w. edge of the Ramble proper)
Nashville Warbler (possibly 8+, somewhat hard to sort as the day went on, with 
early movement by some of these, but surely more than 6, and in several areas 
including Ramble & n. end)
Northern Parula (not many detected, but 5-6+ park-wide)
Yellow Warbler (not that many yet, which is typical, the bigger push of these 
comes in May, and can go deep into May; wonder why, in part? Look at the 
northern range limit to the species!)
Cape May Warbler (adult male, singing but mainly seen & not heard, in larger 
oak at edge of N. Woods, very near West Drive at approx. W. 107 Street, not 
found again later despite some searching there - & not particularly ‘early’ on 
this date & in this area)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (several adult males, both in Ramble & n. woods)
[Myrtle] Yellow-rumped Warbler (many hundreds still in the park thru the day, a 
possible passage in early morning of far more)
Black-throated Green Warbler (10+, park-wide, with several in view & audible at 
times in the n. woods, & also elsewhere at varying times)
Blackburnian Warbler (minimum of 2 adult males, each singing, one in Ramble, 
another in the far n. end woods, in a.m.)
Yellow-throated Warbler (one male of undetermined race, unless someone has very 
good photos, seen to later in the day in the Ramble, south edge by the lake, 
east of Bow Bridge)
Pine Warbler (several, not all males, Ramble areas & also in n. end)
Prairie Warbler (few, those seen were male, a few singing; Ramble, S. end, & N. 
end)
Palm Warbler (60++, this species can be quite high in trees as many were, 
finding food along with most of the other numerous warblers, some extremely 
high in oaks & other trees; males & females were seen)
Black-and-white Warbler (30+, a very good push of this species, with some 
sightings in odd out-of-the-way areas of the park, & many in the n. woods as 
well as numerous in the Ramble; at one point 3 males were seen chasing each 
other within the Hallett Sanctuary in mid-day.)
American Redstart (at least several adult males, but possibly more than a few, 
seen in several areas, including Ramble & adjacent sections, & also in the n. 
woods)
Ovenbird (not many, but 8-10+, found in many areas, but perhaps more in n. 
woods, where less-disturbed by human activity)
Northern Waterthrush (15+, and that’s a conservative number, as there were many 
in odd locations / not all near water, typical of a first strong push of this 
species thru such an urban park)
Louisiana Waterthrush (at 

Re: [nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)

[Larry Trachtenberg]

Is that bird still being seen at that location?

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 27, 2017, at 2:44 PM, Ben Cacace 
> wrote:

A marker was created for 'Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)' in New York 
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[nysbirds-l] Hudson River

[Larry Trachtenberg]

Not a bird sighting but right along the shoreline between Scarborough and 
Phillipse Manor stations a river otter was gliding southwards just now. Too 
foggy to see from train if any birds flying up river.  Those riding Hudson line 
lookout. 

L. Trachtenberg 
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[nysbirds-l] Green Heron at Pond Park, Great Neck

[matt klein]

For the second year in a row, there is a green heron. Hanging out on the far 
end (western) of the pond. 

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[nysbirds-l] Cattle Egret, & Central Park, NYC - migrants are IN, 4/27

[Thomas Fiore]

A Western Cattle Egret was still present on the north side of West 28th Street 
this Thuesday morning at 6:45 a.m., seen slightly nearer to the Ninth Ave. end 
of the long linear greenspace there, rather than up in the center or nearer to 
Eighth Ave. (i.e., just a bit more to the west than it’s most often been over 
recent days). This is in Manhattan, N.Y. City, in the Chelsea neighborhood.

- - - - - - - - - - -

There’s been very good migration overnight thru the fog & drizzles, and at 
least some areas in Central Park, in Manhattan are hopping with freshly-arrived 
migrants - 

Already before even 9 a.m. there are at least 20 warbler species in the park, 
and such specials as SUMMER Tanager (in the north woods, a bit south of the 
Blockhouse as of 8:15 a.m. but may be moving a bit);  there are also many 
new-for-year species just-in, & certain to be some additionals, perhaps 
including a few more uncommon / rarer species found.   It remains to be seen if 
all of the park is active with migrants, or possibly the 2 regularly-busy areas 
for fresh migrant arrivals, which are the Ramble (likely to be hopping with 
observers for a good while, too!) and the north end of the park.

It looks likely this is the largest arrival of neotropical migrant passerines 
so far this year, at least in this county.  

Further reports as warranted, and no doubts by day’s end…  and recommended for 
at least NYC birders to, if possible, have a look around any local patch, where 
you work, atttend school, or live, as there might be some bird[s] of note, or 
at the least, a chance of some migrants.  This is also the sort of day (with 
moderate to locally-thick fog) when the day could get more “birdy” as it rolls 
on, or, (perhaps) see a greater dispersal, & thus a bit less of any hot-spot 
sort of activity concentrated, as fog lifts or clears out.

good -and ethical- birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Bronx Red-headed Woodpecker

[Jack Rothman]

Continues at Hunter Island, Pelham Bay Park. 

Jack Rothman

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: Bobolink etc

[Robert Taylor]

male Bobolink on south side of median, single Black Skimmer at Coast Guard
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[nysbirds-l] Timber point suffolk county interesting loon

[David Klauber]

Looking at a transitional loon in the bay that may be a Pacific. Some large 
white marks on back. Thicker bill than red throat

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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)

[Ben Cacace]

A marker was created for 'Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)' in New
York County (Manhattan). This is a true pocket park where a male Summer
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Re: [nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)

[Larry Trachtenberg]

Is that bird still being seen at that location?

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 27, 2017, at 2:44 PM, Ben Cacace 
mailto:bcac...@gmail.com>> wrote:

A marker was created for 'Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)' in New York 
County (Manhattan). This is a true pocket park where a male Summer Tanager was 
seen today. The hotspot should be available within 12 hours.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)

[Ben Cacace]

I saw a reliable report this morning at 10:30am. Nothing since. Worth a
check.

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 2:46 PM, Larry Trachtenberg  wrote:

> Is that bird still being seen at that location?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 27, 2017, at 2:44 PM, Ben Cacace  wrote:
>
> A marker was created for 'Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)' in New
> York County (Manhattan). This is a true pocket park where a male Summer
> Tanager was seen today. The hotspot should be available within 12 hours.
>
> If you wish to merge your personal location with an existing hotspot here
> are the steps:
>
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> page
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> Country, State/Province, County, Type* or # of Checklists
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Re: [nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)

[Ed Gaillard]

I saw a tweet relayed from a good source just before 2.  I was at the park
from 2:10 to 2:35, and the bird was not present. A walk around the block
didn't turn it up, either.

Very small park, maybe 100 feet long and 50 wide; not a lot of place to
hide.

Regards,
Ed Gaillard
Manhattan


On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Ben Cacace  wrote:

> I saw a reliable report this morning at 10:30am. Nothing since. Worth a
> check.
>
> On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 2:46 PM, Larry Trachtenberg <
> trachtenb...@amsllp.com> wrote:
>
>> Is that bird still being seen at that location?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 2:44 PM, Ben Cacace  wrote:
>>
>> A marker was created for 'Greenacre Park (51st St. E of 3rd Ave.)' in New
>> York County (Manhattan). This is a true pocket park where a male Summer
>> Tanager was seen today. The hotspot should be available within 12 hours.
>>
>> If you wish to merge your personal location with an existing hotspot here
>> are the steps:
>>
>> — Sign into eBird.org
>> — Go to "My eBird" & select "Manage My Locations" in the right panel
>> — At the bottom of the screen click "Show All" to see all locations on
>> one page
>> — You can sort the list by clicking on any of the headers: Location,
>> Country, State/Province, County, Type* or # of Checklists
>> — Select your personal location (it will show a letter "P" under Type*)
>> by clicking "Edit" on the right side of the line
>> — Select the "Merge" button and you'll see all nearby hotspots as red
>> icons
>> — Keep the checkmark for "Delete after merging" selected
>> — Click the icon that best fits your location
>> — ... now you'll see the hotspot description above the 'Merge' button
>> along with the # of checklists you'll be merging
>> — Click on the 'Merge' button
>> — Answer Yes to the 'Yes or No' query
>>
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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] LITTLE EGRET - HEISLERVILLE WMA, CUMBERLAND CO.

[Shane Blodgett]

Out of state but notable

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> From: "Phil Jeffrey phil.jeff...@gmail.com [ebirdsnyc]" 
> 
> Date: April 27, 2017 at 9:41:06 AM EDT
> To: ebirds NYC 
> Subject: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] LITTLE EGRET - HEISLERVILLE WMA, 
> CUMBERLAND CO.
> Reply-To: Phil Jeffrey 
> 
> Heislerville WMA is on the Delaware Bay shore of NJ.  One Little Egret spent 
> quite a lot of time in Maine last year.
> The impoundment at the WMA is a regular spot for Curlew Sandpiper, and a Ruff 
> (Reeve) was seen this past week.
> 
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: David Lapuma
> Date: Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 9:21 AM
> Subject: [JERSEYBI] LITTLE EGRET - HEISLERVILLE WMA, CUMBERLAND CO.
> 
> Cameron Cox found a full alternate LITTLE EGRET at the Heislerville main 
> pool, Cumberland County. The bird is currently not in view, but most likely 
> still in the vicinity.
> 
> Way to go Cameron!
> 
> Good Luck for those who chase!
> 
> Original Telegram app transcript below:
> 
> Cameron Cox, [Apr 27, 2017, 7:27 AM]:
> There is a full alternate, fully plumed Little Egret at Heislerville main 
> pool. This ain't a joke. This is the real freakin deal
> 
> Cameron Cox, [Apr 27, 2017, 7:30 AM]:
> Little Egret just flew to the NE corner of the north pool
> 
> LE has disappeared. May be hiding in the frag
> 
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[nysbirds-l] Pacific Loon Timber Point (Suffolk)

[d Futuyma]

At. 3:45, with Dave Klauber and Bobby Rossetti, saw the loon along edge of the 
second grassy island east of the parking lot at east marina. Thick neck, 
characteristically silver-gray crown and rear neck, much of fore-neck dark; 
dark body. Last seen as it went around the northern (left) green tip of the 
island.
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[nysbirds-l] Pacific Loon and Reeve Timber Point Suffolk County

[David Klauber]

After my original post we had a better look at the loon. Doug Futuyma arrived 
later and confirmed it was a Pacific. The bird was mostly in winter adult 
plumage, but with a few large white marks more visible from one side (Right? 
not sure) which were probably the beginnings of the white bars that it gets in 
breeding plumage. There was a sharp demarcation between the dark gray neck side 
and white, more so on the lower neck, where it curved inward towards the 
center. It appeared to have a necklace, and the neck had a pale buffy wash to 
it. What first caught Bobby Rosetti's eye was the brownish look to the side of 
the neck. The back of the neck was silvery gray contrasting with the brown 
sides of the neck and the blackish back.

The bird stayed very close to the shore along the marsh northwest of the dock, 
often disappearing for a while. Eventually it swam out into the bay eastwards 
disappearing behind the distant island where the Osprey nest is, maybe around 
3:30 or so.


We did not see the previously reported Ruff, however we did spot a breeding 
plumage type Reeve, very mottled looking with greenish legs and lacking the 
white at the base of the darkish bill. It was first seen directly opposite 
(north) of the dock by the pilings in the open water around 3 PM, and shortly 
afterwards flew northwest and disappeared into the marsh where it could not be 
relocated.


Between April 13 and 24 in 2013 2 ruffs were also seen here

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[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 27 Apr 2017

[David Suggs]

- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 04/27/2017
* NYBU1704.27
- Birds mentioned

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  Green Heron
  Bl.-cr. Night-Heron
  Broad-winged Hawk
  Rough-legged Hawk
  Virginia Rail
  Sora
  Common Moorhen
  Bonaparte's Gull
  Caspian Tern
  Common Tern
  Forster's Tern
  House Wren
  Ruby-cr. Kinglet
  Hermit Thrush
  Brown Thrasher
  Blue-headed Vireo
  Warbling Vireo
  Yellow Warbler
  Yellow-r. Warbler
  Pine Warbler
  Palm Warbler
  Northern Waterthrush
  Eastern Towhee
  White-thr. Sparrow
  Rusty Blackbird

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  Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science
  Date: 04/27/2017
  Number: 716-896-1271
  To Report: Same
  Compiler: David F. Suggs
  Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
  Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org

  Thursday, April 27, 2017

  The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided
  by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the
  Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the
  Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press the pound
  key to report sightings before the end of this
  report.

  Highlights of reports received April 20 through
  April 27 from the Niagara Frontier Region.

  Cool weather early in the week limited warbler
  reports to YELLOW-R. WARBLER, PINE WARBLER and
  PALM WARBLER at Forest Lawn and Tifft Nature
  Preserve in Buffalo. With the sudden warm up in
  the past two days, YELLOW WARBLER and NORTHERN
  WATERTHRUSH, with WARBLING VIREO, at Tifft
  Nature Preserve.

  Other recent arrivals and migrants at Tifft
  Nature Preserve - GREEN HERON, BROAD-WINGED
  HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA,
  COMMON MOORHEN, HOUSE WREN, RUBY-CR. KINGLET,
  HERMIT THRUSH, BROWN THRASHER, EASTERN TOWHEE,
  WHITE-THR. SPARROW and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.

  April 23 at Golden Hill State Forest in
  Cattaraugus County, BROAD-WINGED HAWK and BLUE-
  HEADED VIREO.

  From Dunkirk Harbor on Lake Erie, FORSTER'S
  TERN on the 24th, among 24 CASPIAN TERNS.
  Smaller numbers of CASPIAN TERNS also on the
  Niagara River in Buffalo, at Unity Island, with
  over 100 COMMON TERNS and one BONAPARTE'S GULL.
  Also on the Niagara River, 5 BL.-CR. NIGHT-
  HERONS at Beaver Island State Park on Grand
  Island.

  The Bird Report will be updated Thursday
  evening, May 4. Please call in your sightings
  by noon Thursday. You may report sightings
  after the tone. Thank you for calling and
  reporting.

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[nysbirds-l] Reeve - NOT

[David Klauber]

Sorry for the error, but upon examination of photos what I called  Reeve 
appears to be an oddly darker plumaged Willet. Sorry for the confusion. The 
Pacific Loon is a Pacific though - nicely spoteed by Bobby Rosetti

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Thursday Apr. 27, 2017 Yellow-throated, Orange-crowned, & Nashville Warblers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC 
Thursday Apr. 27, 2017 
OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walks starting from the dock on Turtle 
Pond at 9am & 6pm
(Reservoir birds after lunch - Deb)

Highlights:13 species of Wood Warblers including Yellow-throated, 
Orange-crowned, & Nashville Warblers, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole. 

Canada Goose - starting a nest Bow Bridge island
Wood Duck - male Reservoir
Gadwall - pair Reservoir
Mallard - Reservoir & Turtle Pond
Northern Shoveler - 3 males Reservoir
Bufflehead - 2 pairs Reservoir
Red-necked Grebe - WBF release continues NE Reservoir
Mourning Dove - various locations
Laughing Gull - 2 left Reservoir at about 4pm
Herring Gull - 85 Reservoir, flyovers in Ramble
Great Black-backed Gull - 7 Reservoir
Double-crested Cormorants - Reservoir & Turtle Pond
Great Egret - turtle Pond
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Turtle Pond
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residnets
Downy Woodpecker - residents
Northern Flicker - pairs
Yellow-throated Vireo - Shakespeare Garden
Blue-headed Vireo - 4
Red-eyed Vireo - uphill from Boathouse 7:15pm (6pm walk)
Blue Jay - residents
Barn Swallow- 2 Turtle Pond
Black-capped Chickadee - 3 Summer House
White-breasted Nuthatch - Tupelo Field
House Wren - Ramble
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 20+
Hermit Thrush - 10
Wood Thrush - Mugger's Woods
American Robin - residents - nests
House Finch - 2
Purple Finch - a dozen (Mayra Cruz) Captain's Bench/Balancing Rock
American Goldfinch - 2 (Feeders & Shakespeare Garden)
Ovenbird - Ramble (David Barrett)
Northern Waterthrush - 7
Black-and-white Warbler - 5 all males
Orange-crowned Warbler - singing Upper Lobe
Nashville Warbler - singing NE Upper Lobe
American Redstart - 2 males & female Captain's  Bench/Balancing Rock
Yellow Warbler - 10 to 15
Black-throated Blue Warbler - male Azalea Pond
Palm Warbler - in oaks
Pine Warbler - in pines south side Turtle Pond
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 75 
Yellow-throated Warbler - north of Bow Bridge
Black-throated Green Warbler - 3 males
Eastern Towhee - 2
Chipping Sparrow - East Turtle Pond
Savannah Sparrow - Sparrow Rock (Deb after lunch)
Song Sparrow - singing near Bow Bridge
Swamp Sparrow - Bow Bridge (Deb after lunch)
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal - residents
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - near feeders
Red-winged Blackbird - 50 to 100 feeding in oaks
Common Grackle - residents
Brown-headed Cowbird - flock of 8 , plus others
Baltimore Oriole - male west side of Ramble near the Gill

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC Thursday, 4/27

[Thomas Fiore]

A male Blue Grosbeak was seen by quite a few birders in Brooklyn’s (Kings Co.) 
Prospect Park, this Thursday. I’m not sure who first found, but it was 
apparently there much of, or perhaps all of this day.

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Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Thursday, 27 April, 2017

A male Summer Tanager, not entirely red with a bit of peach-yellow color in the 
belly, which was calling just occasionally but not heard singing, was in the 
north woods in the morning hours & at least to just after the noon hour; this 
bird was re-found 3 times in 6+ hours, but was not especially cooperative, 
staying quite high in larger oaks or other tall trees and was not seen (by me) 
later in the day, despite some additional seeking.

Another Summer Tanager was sighted on Manhattan’s east side at a very small 
pocket park, but apparently was not re-found there a bit later in the day. 

The long-lingering Red-headed Woodpecker was seen again today, into the 
afternoon; it was pretty much in it’s usual area, inside the park a bit west of 
East 68th Street - & a bit more specifically, very slightly west of the first 
park path that runs parallel with Fifth Avenue, & mostly up rather high, & also 
not vocal while I (and another birder & photographer) were there.

There was a notable movement of Purple Finch in Central, with easily 35+ which 
is actually a very conservative count; a majority of those seen were in the 
north woods, but there were multiples in the Ramble area, & scattered ones, 
twos, or more in odd areas thru the park.

Although some may have been modestly surprised by the good arrival of a fairly 
diverse mix of migrants today, these (newer) birds were pushing up through New 
Jersey, at least, thru Wednesday night & on into not just the wee hours, but 
almost certainly for some (perhaps many) hours with the foggy conditions… which 
varied a lot, place to place locally.

Note: no one can prove OR disprove that the Red-necked Grebe on the CP 
reservoir is the same which was released after rehab. by the Wild Bird Fund of 
Manhattan. If you can prove so, do.

Since they featured pretty strongly in many birder’s time spent in Central Park 
today, a listing of those, followed by some of the other migrants & asst’d. 
regulars which were seen on 4/27.

Blue-winged Warbler (few, seemed to be no more than 5 in all of the park)
Orange-crowned Warbler (one lingering, near the n.w. arm of the lake, & a bit 
east at times, also this area is the n.w. edge of the Ramble proper)
Nashville Warbler (possibly 8+, somewhat hard to sort as the day went on, with 
early movement by some of these, but surely more than 6, and in several areas 
including Ramble & n. end)
Northern Parula (not many detected, but 5-6+ park-wide)
Yellow Warbler (not that many yet, which is typical, the bigger push of these 
comes in May, and can go deep into May; wonder why, in part? Look at the 
northern range limit to the species!)
Cape May Warbler (adult male, singing but mainly seen & not heard, in larger 
oak at edge of N. Woods, very near West Drive at approx. W. 107 Street, not 
found again later despite some searching there - & not particularly ‘early’ on 
this date & in this area)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (several adult males, both in Ramble & n. woods)
[Myrtle] Yellow-rumped Warbler (many hundreds still in the park thru the day, a 
possible passage in early morning of far more)
Black-throated Green Warbler (10+, park-wide, with several in view & audible at 
times in the n. woods, & also elsewhere at varying times)
Blackburnian Warbler (minimum of 2 adult males, each singing, one in Ramble, 
another in the far n. end woods, in a.m.)
Yellow-throated Warbler (one male of undetermined race, unless someone has very 
good photos, seen to later in the day in the Ramble, south edge by the lake, 
east of Bow Bridge)
Pine Warbler (several, not all males, Ramble areas & also in n. end)
Prairie Warbler (few, those seen were male, a few singing; Ramble, S. end, & N. 
end)
Palm Warbler (60++, this species can be quite high in trees as many were, 
finding food along with most of the other numerous warblers, some extremely 
high in oaks & other trees; males & females were seen)
Black-and-white Warbler (30+, a very good push of this species, with some 
sightings in odd out-of-the-way areas of the park, & many in the n. woods as 
well as numerous in the Ramble; at one point 3 males were seen chasing each 
other within the Hallett Sanctuary in mid-day.)
American Redstart (at least several adult males, but possibly more than a few, 
seen in several areas, including Ramble & adjacent sections, & also in the n. 
woods)
Ovenbird (not many, but 8-10+, found in many areas, but perhaps more in n. 
woods, where less-disturbed by human activity)
Northern Waterthrush (15+, and that’s a conservative number, as there were many 
in odd locations / not all near water, typical of a first strong push of this 
species thru such an urban park)
Louisiana Waterthrush (at