[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 22 Dec 2011

2011-12-22 Thread dfsuggs 


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* 12/22/2011
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 BL. AND W. WARBLER
 BLACK-HEADED GULL
 SNOWY OWL
 Common Loon
 Bl.-cr. Night-Heron
 Tundra Swan
 Harlequin Duck
 White-winged Scoter
 Common Goldeneye
 Hooded Merganser
 Bonaparte's Gull
 Herring Gull
 Thayer's Gull
 Iceland Gull
 L. Black-b. Gull
 Great Black-b. Gull
 Black-leg. Kittiwake
 Great Horned Owl
 Eastern Phoebe
 Winter Wren
 Golden-cr. Kinglet
 American Robin
 Gray Catbird
 Song Sparrow

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 Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science
 Date: 12/22/2011
 Number:   716-896-1271
 To Report:Same
 Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs localnet com)
 Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
 Website:  www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org

 Thursday, December 22, 2011

 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.


 First of all, best holiday wishes and my thanks to the many  
contributors and callers to the the Buffalo Dial-a-Bird  Report.


 Highlights of reports received December 15 through December  22 from 
the Niagara Frontier Region include BL. AND W.  WARBLER, BLACK-HEADED 
GULL and SNOWY OWL.


 December 18, on one of the region's many Christmas Bird  Counts, a 
BL. AND W. WARBLER at the mouth of Spicer Creek,  off East River Road 
on Grand Island. This may be the first  December record of BL. AND W. 
WARBLER in the BOS archives.


 Also on the 18th, EASTERN PHOEBE at the Baker Creek bridge  in Fort 
Erie, Ontario. GRAY CATBIRD on Two Mile Creek Road,  south of Fletcher 
Street in Tonawanda. And on the Three  Sisters Islands off Goat Island 
in Niagara Falls, New York,  2 WINTER WRENS, GOLDEN-CR. KINGLET, SONG 
SPARROW and numbers  of AMERICAN ROBINS.


 Another count find on the 18th - a BLACK-HEADED GULL on the  upper 
Niagara River, among thousands of BONAPARTE'S GULLS at  the entrance to 
the Black Rock Canal. This gull was seen  from both the Austin Street 
marina, and the south end of  Squaw Island Park. Also, a second hand 
report of a BLACK-

 LEG. KITTIWAKE on the canal.

 A count section including the Ontario side of Niagara Falls  reported 
60 species. Above the falls, 4 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, one  male and three 
females, 2 THAYER'S GULLS, 4 ICELAND GULLS, 7  L. BLACK-B. GULLS, 150 
GREAT BLACK-B. GULLS and 7420 HERRING  GULLS. Also, a BL.-CR. 
NIGHT-HERON at Dufferin Islands Park.  The previously reported 
SLATY-BACKED GULL may still be above  Niagara Falls.


 Thirty-five species in an upper Niagara River section  between Fort 
Erie and Chippawa, Ontario, included 61 TUNDRA
 SWANS, 705 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 21 HOODED MERGANSERS,  WHITE-WINGED 
SCOTER and COMMON LOON.


 The morning of December 17, a SNOWY OWL on the roof of the  Target 
store on Transit Road in Depew.


 Also this week - on Grand Island, two GREAT HORNED OWLS  calling near 
the West River Parkway. And, 78 TUNDRA SWANS on  Crane Road near the 
Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area.


 The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, December  29. 
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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RE: [nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH Black Dome Mt near Windham, NY

2011-12-22 Thread Will Raup 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danikabelle/6556898629/ 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danikabelle/6556898537/in/photostream/ For those 
not on the Mid-Hudson Birds List Serv.  The photos were taken by David Rankin 
(see bottom of e-mail), not me. Will RaupAlbany, NY

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 Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 4:11 PM
 Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds]
 GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH Black Dome Mt near Windham, NY
  





 
Photo is up on the Midhudsonbirds yahoo site (need to be a member).  Initial 
photo looks good.

Will Raup

Albany, NY


 
From: hoaryredp...@hotmail.com
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH   Black Dome 
Mt near Windham, NY
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:01:45 -0500




 


 
Interesting.

Will Raup

Albany, NY


 
To: midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com
From: davidtran...@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:56:45 +
Subject: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH   Black Dome Mt near Windham, 
NY


















 



  



  
  
  While hiking today in the Blackhead mountains, a friend asked me "what's 
this bird that just flew off the trail?" The bird in question was a finch sized 
bird with an unmistakable brownish pink hue, gray and black crown and bright 
pink of the belly and wings; a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch! I was speechless for a 
moment, thinking at any second it would fly off, and surely no one would 
believe me! After watching it for a few minutes, I was able to WALK DIRECTLY 
UNDER THE BIRD, which was perched only 15' off the ground, and get to a place 
where I could take a picture that showed enough detail to be identifiable. It 
appears to be an adult of the interior race, and seemed to be waiting until we 
left so it could go back to feeding on the ground on the trail. I'll upload a 
few pictures to the group as soon as I can. The bird was near the peak of Black 
Dome, about 3800' in elevation. It stayed (silent) in the same area for about 
15 minutes as we watched and
 photographed it. The photos, while not great, are diagnostic. The exact 
coordinates it was observed at are: 42 degrees 16.191'N, 74 degrees 07.361'. 



David Rankin

Accord, NY



Also, if anyone could forward this to the NY listserv, that'd be great.







 


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[nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH Black Dome Mt near Windham, NY

2011-12-22 Thread Carena Pooth 
Photos are now posted on the yahoo group listed below the note.
 
From: midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of DavidR
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 3:57 PM
To: midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH Black Dome Mt near
Windham, NY
While hiking today in the Blackhead mountains, a friend asked me "what's
this bird that just flew off the trail?" The bird in question was a finch
sized bird with an unmistakable brownish pink hue, gray and black crown and
bright pink of the belly and wings; a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch! I was
speechless for a moment, thinking at any second it would fly off, and surely
no one would believe me! After watching it for a few minutes, I was able to
WALK DIRECTLY UNDER THE BIRD, which was perched only 15' off the ground, and
get to a place where I could take a picture that showed enough detail to be
identifiable. It appears to be an adult of the interior race, and seemed to
be waiting until we left so it could go back to feeding on the ground on the
trail. I'll upload a few pictures to the group as soon as I can. The bird
was near the peak of Black Dome, about 3800' in elevation. It stayed
(silent) in the same area for about 15 minutes as we watched and
photographed it. The photos, while not great, are diagnostic. The exact
coordinates it was observed at are: 42 degrees 16.191'N, 74 degrees 07.361'.


David Rankin
Accord, NY

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RE: [nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH Black Dome Mt near Windham, NY

2011-12-22 Thread Will Raup 

 Photo is up on the Midhudsonbirds yahoo site (need to be a member).  Initial 
photo looks good.

Will Raup

Albany, NY


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To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH   Black Dome 
Mt near Windham, NY
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:01:45 -0500







 
Interesting.

Will Raup

Albany, NY


 
To: midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com
From: davidtran...@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:56:45 +
Subject: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH   Black Dome Mt near Windham, 
NY


















 



  



  
  
  While hiking today in the Blackhead mountains, a friend asked me "what's 
this bird that just flew off the trail?" The bird in question was a finch sized 
bird with an unmistakable brownish pink hue, gray and black crown and bright 
pink of the belly and wings; a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch! I was speechless for a 
moment, thinking at any second it would fly off, and surely no one would 
believe me! After watching it for a few minutes, I was able to WALK DIRECTLY 
UNDER THE BIRD, which was perched only 15' off the ground, and get to a place 
where I could take a picture that showed enough detail to be identifiable. It 
appears to be an adult of the interior race, and seemed to be waiting until we 
left so it could go back to feeding on the ground on the trail. I'll upload a 
few pictures to the group as soon as I can. The bird was near the peak of Black 
Dome, about 3800' in elevation. It stayed (silent) in the same area for about 
15 minutes as we watched and photographed it. The photos, while not great, are 
diagnostic. The exact coordinates it was observed at are: 42 degrees 16.191'N, 
74 degrees 07.361'. 



David Rankin

Accord, NY



Also, if anyone could forward this to the NY listserv, that'd be great.







 


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[nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH Black Dome Mt near Windham, NY

2011-12-22 Thread Will Raup 

 Interesting.

Will Raup

Albany, NY


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From: davidtran...@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:56:45 +
Subject: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH   Black Dome Mt near Windham, 
NY


















 



  



  
  
  While hiking today in the Blackhead mountains, a friend asked me "what's 
this bird that just flew off the trail?" The bird in question was a finch sized 
bird with an unmistakable brownish pink hue, gray and black crown and bright 
pink of the belly and wings; a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch! I was speechless for a 
moment, thinking at any second it would fly off, and surely no one would 
believe me! After watching it for a few minutes, I was able to WALK DIRECTLY 
UNDER THE BIRD, which was perched only 15' off the ground, and get to a place 
where I could take a picture that showed enough detail to be identifiable. It 
appears to be an adult of the interior race, and seemed to be waiting until we 
left so it could go back to feeding on the ground on the trail. I'll upload a 
few pictures to the group as soon as I can. The bird was near the peak of Black 
Dome, about 3800' in elevation. It stayed (silent) in the same area for about 
15 minutes as we watched and photographed it. The photos, while not great, are 
diagnostic. The exact coordinates it was observed at are: 42 degrees 16.191'N, 
74 degrees 07.361'. 



David Rankin

Accord, NY



Also, if anyone could forward this to the NY listserv, that'd be great.






 


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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach State Park This Morning (Nassau Co.)

2011-12-22 Thread ken feustel 
We did a little early scouting for the Southern Nassau CBC at West End this 
morning. Upon arrival we noticed a pair of Common Ravens being harassed by 
Common Crows in the parkway median opposite the WE2 concession. The crows 
quickly chased the Ravens out of sight to the west. We observed two Razorbills 
off the tip of the West End jetty. Only five Bonaparte's Gulls were observed - 
not a good sign. A male and female Harlequin Duck were working their way along 
the Pt. Lookout jetty, while nine Snow Geese and four Common Eider were on the 
sandbar on the north side of Jones Inlet and south of Meadow Island. Other 
birds of some interest were six American Oystercatchers, a single Great Egret, 
and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Otherwise, land birds were pretty scarce. 

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[nysbirds-l] eBirding, Science and Conservation

2011-12-22 Thread Christopher Wood 
Hi everyone,
I thought some of you may be interested in a paper that appears in
PLoS Biology, a peer-reviewed open-access journal published by the
Public Library of Science. Our hope is that this paper shows some of
the ways the birding community has shaped our thinking about citizen
science and helped build eBird to where it is today--now gathering
over 3 million records of birds each month. By combining literally
millions of records from around the world we are able to visualize and
understand migration in ways we only fantasized about a few years ago.
I encourage you to check out the White-throated Sparrow map, which
shows details of breeding, winter and migration that still amaze me --
and I look at this stuff everyday!
Since PLoS Biology is an open access journal, anyone can access this
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If you don't use eBird, check out the article anyway. And maybe we can
help you with your New Years Resolution. :)
Please feel free to share this with others.
Thanks. Good eBirding. And Happy Holidays.
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park birds' survival strategy

2011-12-22 Thread Ardith Bondi 

I took this photo last Saturday:)
http://ardithbondi.com/slideshow55.html#5

Ardith

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[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC

2011-12-22 Thread Shaibal Mitra 
The Captree CBC was conducted for the 50th time on 18 December 2011. In the 
weeks and days leading up to the count, I spoke with both of the count's 
founders, Joe Horowitz and Guy Tudor, who shared some thoughts on the origins 
of this count back in December 1962. Neither was able to join us on Sunday, but 
we hope they’ll be pleased to know that the tradition is still going strong.

We recorded 116 species, which is about average for recent years.

Highlights included:

Snow Goose (Connetquot, 35th time recorded)
3 Cackling Goose (Belmont, Seatuck, Connetquot; third time recorded)
5 Wood Duck (Belmont, Gardiner, East; 37th time recorded)
75 Redhead (our max count; Gardiner)
4 Common Merganser (Seatuck, 24th time recorded)
Red-necked Grebe (Fire Island, 18th time recorded)
2 American Bittern (Jones, Heckscher, 37th time recorded)
Great Egret (Seatuck, 10th time recorded)
3 Merlin (Jones, Heckscher; 30th time recorded)
7 Peregrine Falcon (five areas, 27th time recorded)
Black Rail (see below)
3 Greater Yellowlegs (Gardiner, 22nd time recorded)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gardiner, fifth time recorded)
Black-legged Kittiwake (Fire Island, 30th time recorded)
4 Razorbill (Fire Island,16th time recorded)
2 Monk Parakeet (North, third time recorded)
3 Great Horned Owl (North, Gardiner, 35th time recorded)
Snowy Owl (Fire Island, 19th time recorded)
Short-eared Owl (Jones, 36th time recorded)
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Seatuck, East; 22nd time recorded)
460 Fish Crow (more than three times American Crow total)
House Wren (Seatuck, fourth time recorded)
Marsh Wren (Heckscher, 30th time recorded)
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Fire Island, Seatuck, Heckscher; 36th time recorded)
5 Eastern Bluebird (Heckscher, 16th time recorded)
2 Brown Thrasher (Fire Island, 37th time recorded)
4 American Pipit (Heckscher, 27th time recorded)
8 Cedar Waxwing (North, East; 26th time recorded)
Pine Warbler (Fire Island, 10th time recorded)
4 Western Palm Warbler (Fire Island, Heckscher, 27th time recorded)
Chipping Sparrow (Heckscher, 22nd time recorded)
Vesper Sparrow (Fire Island, 9th time recorded)
Seaside Sparrow (Heckscher, 23rd time recorded, but just the first since Dec 
2002)

On the down side, we finally missed Canvasback, for the first time ever, after 
a steady decline over several decades (this count used to record 1,000+ back in 
the 1970s).
Northern Pintail was another painful miss (just the fifth ever), but not 
surprising in view of recent trends.
No Gallinaceous birds were found, despite repeated, massive dumps of baby quail 
at several sites within the circle in recent years.
American Kestrel was missed for the fifth time ever, but for the fourth time in 
the last 12 years.
Killdeer was missed for the 12th time.
Red-breasted Nuthatch was missed for just the third time ever, evidence of the 
species’ scarcity in the region this winter.
Ipswich Savannah Sparrow was missed for the 13th time.
Eastern Meadowlark was missed for just the fifth time ever, but for the fourth 
time in the last nine years.
Other blackbirds were also a weak point on this year’s count, with four 
reasonably expectable species missed (only Red-wing was found).
Finally, finches were completely absent, except for House and Goldfinch.

A Black Rail was reported from a mainland site where they have been reported in 
prior years (never before on the CBC), but where crepuscular and nocturnal 
access is limited. I’m aware that interest in this species is intense among 
birders (it would be a lifebird for me, too!), but the finders and I agree that 
discretion is desirable, at the very least until we have a chance to discuss 
matters with the managers of the property.

Shai Mitra
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[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC

2011-12-22 Thread Shaibal Mitra 
The Captree CBC was conducted for the 50th time on 18 December 2011. In the 
weeks and days leading up to the count, I spoke with both of the count's 
founders, Joe Horowitz and Guy Tudor, who shared some thoughts on the origins 
of this count back in December 1962. Neither was able to join us on Sunday, but 
we hope they’ll be pleased to know that the tradition is still going strong.

We recorded 116 species, which is about average for recent years.

Highlights included:

Snow Goose (Connetquot, 35th time recorded)
3 Cackling Goose (Belmont, Seatuck, Connetquot; third time recorded)
5 Wood Duck (Belmont, Gardiner, East; 37th time recorded)
75 Redhead (our max count; Gardiner)
4 Common Merganser (Seatuck, 24th time recorded)
Red-necked Grebe (Fire Island, 18th time recorded)
2 American Bittern (Jones, Heckscher, 37th time recorded)
Great Egret (Seatuck, 10th time recorded)
3 Merlin (Jones, Heckscher; 30th time recorded)
7 Peregrine Falcon (five areas, 27th time recorded)
Black Rail (see below)
3 Greater Yellowlegs (Gardiner, 22nd time recorded)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gardiner, fifth time recorded)
Black-legged Kittiwake (Fire Island, 30th time recorded)
4 Razorbill (Fire Island,16th time recorded)
2 Monk Parakeet (North, third time recorded)
3 Great Horned Owl (North, Gardiner, 35th time recorded)
Snowy Owl (Fire Island, 19th time recorded)
Short-eared Owl (Jones, 36th time recorded)
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Seatuck, East; 22nd time recorded)
460 Fish Crow (more than three times American Crow total)
House Wren (Seatuck, fourth time recorded)
Marsh Wren (Heckscher, 30th time recorded)
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Fire Island, Seatuck, Heckscher; 36th time recorded)
5 Eastern Bluebird (Heckscher, 16th time recorded)
2 Brown Thrasher (Fire Island, 37th time recorded)
4 American Pipit (Heckscher, 27th time recorded)
8 Cedar Waxwing (North, East; 26th time recorded)
Pine Warbler (Fire Island, 10th time recorded)
4 Western Palm Warbler (Fire Island, Heckscher, 27th time recorded)
Chipping Sparrow (Heckscher, 22nd time recorded)
Vesper Sparrow (Fire Island, 9th time recorded)
Seaside Sparrow (Heckscher, 23rd time recorded, but just the first since Dec 
2002)

On the down side, we finally missed Canvasback, for the first time ever, after 
a steady decline over several decades (this count used to record 1,000+ back in 
the 1970s).
Northern Pintail was another painful miss (just the fifth ever), but not 
surprising in view of recent trends.
No Gallinaceous birds were found, despite repeated, massive dumps of baby quail 
at several sites within the circle in recent years.
American Kestrel was missed for the fifth time ever, but for the fourth time in 
the last 12 years.
Killdeer was missed for the 12th time.
Red-breasted Nuthatch was missed for just the third time ever, evidence of the 
species’ scarcity in the region this winter.
Ipswich Savannah Sparrow was missed for the 13th time.
Eastern Meadowlark was missed for just the fifth time ever, but for the fourth 
time in the last nine years.
Other blackbirds were also a weak point on this year’s count, with four 
reasonably expectable species missed (only Red-wing was found).
Finally, finches were completely absent, except for House and Goldfinch.

A Black Rail was reported from a mainland site where they have been reported in 
prior years (never before on the CBC), but where crepuscular and nocturnal 
access is limited. I’m aware that interest in this species is intense among 
birders (it would be a lifebird for me, too!), but the finders and I agree that 
discretion is desirable, at the very least until we have a chance to discuss 
matters with the managers of the property.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park birds' survival strategy

2011-12-22 Thread Ardith Bondi 

I took this photo last Saturday:)
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[nysbirds-l] eBirding, Science and Conservation

2011-12-22 Thread Christopher Wood 
Hi everyone,
I thought some of you may be interested in a paper that appears in
PLoS Biology, a peer-reviewed open-access journal published by the
Public Library of Science. Our hope is that this paper shows some of
the ways the birding community has shaped our thinking about citizen
science and helped build eBird to where it is today--now gathering
over 3 million records of birds each month. By combining literally
millions of records from around the world we are able to visualize and
understand migration in ways we only fantasized about a few years ago.
I encourage you to check out the White-throated Sparrow map, which
shows details of breeding, winter and migration that still amaze me --
and I look at this stuff everyday!
Since PLoS Biology is an open access journal, anyone can access this
paper for free at the following link:
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Most importantly, thanks to the thousands of people who use eBird who
make this possible and inspire us to do all we can to make it better.
If you don't use eBird, check out the article anyway. And maybe we can
help you with your New Years Resolution. :)
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Thanks. Good eBirding. And Happy Holidays.
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach State Park This Morning (Nassau Co.)

2011-12-22 Thread ken feustel 
We did a little early scouting for the Southern Nassau CBC at West End this 
morning. Upon arrival we noticed a pair of Common Ravens being harassed by 
Common Crows in the parkway median opposite the WE2 concession. The crows 
quickly chased the Ravens out of sight to the west. We observed two Razorbills 
off the tip of the West End jetty. Only five Bonaparte's Gulls were observed - 
not a good sign. A male and female Harlequin Duck were working their way along 
the Pt. Lookout jetty, while nine Snow Geese and four Common Eider were on the 
sandbar on the north side of Jones Inlet and south of Meadow Island. Other 
birds of some interest were six American Oystercatchers, a single Great Egret, 
and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Otherwise, land birds were pretty scarce. 

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[nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH Black Dome Mt near Windham, NY

2011-12-22 Thread Will Raup 

 Interesting.

Will Raup

Albany, NY


 To: midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com
From: davidtran...@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:56:45 +
Subject: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH   Black Dome Mt near Windham, 
NY


















 



  



  
  
  While hiking today in the Blackhead mountains, a friend asked me what's 
this bird that just flew off the trail? The bird in question was a finch sized 
bird with an unmistakable brownish pink hue, gray and black crown and bright 
pink of the belly and wings; a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch! I was speechless for a 
moment, thinking at any second it would fly off, and surely no one would 
believe me! After watching it for a few minutes, I was able to WALK DIRECTLY 
UNDER THE BIRD, which was perched only 15' off the ground, and get to a place 
where I could take a picture that showed enough detail to be identifiable. It 
appears to be an adult of the interior race, and seemed to be waiting until we 
left so it could go back to feeding on the ground on the trail. I'll upload a 
few pictures to the group as soon as I can. The bird was near the peak of Black 
Dome, about 3800' in elevation. It stayed (silent) in the same area for about 
15 minutes as we watched and photographed it. The photos, while not great, are 
diagnostic. The exact coordinates it was observed at are: 42 degrees 16.191'N, 
74 degrees 07.361'. 



David Rankin

Accord, NY



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RE: [nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH Black Dome Mt near Windham, NY

2011-12-22 Thread Will Raup 

 Photo is up on the Midhudsonbirds yahoo site (need to be a member).  Initial 
photo looks good.

Will Raup

Albany, NY


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To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH   Black Dome 
Mt near Windham, NY
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:01:45 -0500







 
Interesting.

Will Raup

Albany, NY


 
To: midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com
From: davidtran...@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:56:45 +
Subject: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH   Black Dome Mt near Windham, 
NY


















 



  



  
  
  While hiking today in the Blackhead mountains, a friend asked me what's 
this bird that just flew off the trail? The bird in question was a finch sized 
bird with an unmistakable brownish pink hue, gray and black crown and bright 
pink of the belly and wings; a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch! I was speechless for a 
moment, thinking at any second it would fly off, and surely no one would 
believe me! After watching it for a few minutes, I was able to WALK DIRECTLY 
UNDER THE BIRD, which was perched only 15' off the ground, and get to a place 
where I could take a picture that showed enough detail to be identifiable. It 
appears to be an adult of the interior race, and seemed to be waiting until we 
left so it could go back to feeding on the ground on the trail. I'll upload a 
few pictures to the group as soon as I can. The bird was near the peak of Black 
Dome, about 3800' in elevation. It stayed (silent) in the same area for about 
15 minutes as we watched and photographed it. The photos, while not great, are 
diagnostic. The exact coordinates it was observed at are: 42 degrees 16.191'N, 
74 degrees 07.361'. 



David Rankin

Accord, NY



Also, if anyone could forward this to the NY listserv, that'd be great.







 


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[nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH Black Dome Mt near Windham, NY

2011-12-22 Thread Carena Pooth 
Photos are now posted on the yahoo group listed below the note.
 
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On Behalf Of DavidR
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To: midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH Black Dome Mt near
Windham, NY
While hiking today in the Blackhead mountains, a friend asked me what's
this bird that just flew off the trail? The bird in question was a finch
sized bird with an unmistakable brownish pink hue, gray and black crown and
bright pink of the belly and wings; a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch! I was
speechless for a moment, thinking at any second it would fly off, and surely
no one would believe me! After watching it for a few minutes, I was able to
WALK DIRECTLY UNDER THE BIRD, which was perched only 15' off the ground, and
get to a place where I could take a picture that showed enough detail to be
identifiable. It appears to be an adult of the interior race, and seemed to
be waiting until we left so it could go back to feeding on the ground on the
trail. I'll upload a few pictures to the group as soon as I can. The bird
was near the peak of Black Dome, about 3800' in elevation. It stayed
(silent) in the same area for about 15 minutes as we watched and
photographed it. The photos, while not great, are diagnostic. The exact
coordinates it was observed at are: 42 degrees 16.191'N, 74 degrees 07.361'.


David Rankin
Accord, NY

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RE: [nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH Black Dome Mt near Windham, NY

2011-12-22 Thread Will Raup 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danikabelle/6556898629/ 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danikabelle/6556898537/in/photostream/ For those 
not on the Mid-Hudson Birds List Serv.  The photos were taken by David Rankin 
(see bottom of e-mail), not me. Will RaupAlbany, NY

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 Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 4:11 PM
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 GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH Black Dome Mt near Windham, NY
  





 
Photo is up on the Midhudsonbirds yahoo site (need to be a member).  Initial 
photo looks good.

Will Raup

Albany, NY


 
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Subject: [nysbirds-l] FW: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH   Black Dome 
Mt near Windham, NY
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:01:45 -0500




 


 
Interesting.

Will Raup

Albany, NY


 
To: midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com
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Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:56:45 +
Subject: [MidHudsonBirds] GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH   Black Dome Mt near Windham, 
NY


















 



  



  
  
  While hiking today in the Blackhead mountains, a friend asked me what's 
this bird that just flew off the trail? The bird in question was a finch sized 
bird with an unmistakable brownish pink hue, gray and black crown and bright 
pink of the belly and wings; a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch! I was speechless for a 
moment, thinking at any second it would fly off, and surely no one would 
believe me! After watching it for a few minutes, I was able to WALK DIRECTLY 
UNDER THE BIRD, which was perched only 15' off the ground, and get to a place 
where I could take a picture that showed enough detail to be identifiable. It 
appears to be an adult of the interior race, and seemed to be waiting until we 
left so it could go back to feeding on the ground on the trail. I'll upload a 
few pictures to the group as soon as I can. The bird was near the peak of Black 
Dome, about 3800' in elevation. It stayed (silent) in the same area for about 
15 minutes as we watched and
 photographed it. The photos, while not great, are diagnostic. The exact 
coordinates it was observed at are: 42 degrees 16.191'N, 74 degrees 07.361'. 



David Rankin

Accord, NY



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[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 22 Dec 2011

2011-12-22 Thread dfsuggs 


- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 12/22/2011
* NYBU1112.22
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 BL. AND W. WARBLER
 BLACK-HEADED GULL
 SNOWY OWL
 Common Loon
 Bl.-cr. Night-Heron
 Tundra Swan
 Harlequin Duck
 White-winged Scoter
 Common Goldeneye
 Hooded Merganser
 Bonaparte's Gull
 Herring Gull
 Thayer's Gull
 Iceland Gull
 L. Black-b. Gull
 Great Black-b. Gull
 Black-leg. Kittiwake
 Great Horned Owl
 Eastern Phoebe
 Winter Wren
 Golden-cr. Kinglet
 American Robin
 Gray Catbird
 Song Sparrow

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 Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science
 Date: 12/22/2011
 Number:   716-896-1271
 To Report:Same
 Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs localnet com)
 Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
 Website:  www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org

 Thursday, December 22, 2011

 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.


 First of all, best holiday wishes and my thanks to the many  
contributors and callers to the the Buffalo Dial-a-Bird  Report.


 Highlights of reports received December 15 through December  22 from 
the Niagara Frontier Region include BL. AND W.  WARBLER, BLACK-HEADED 
GULL and SNOWY OWL.


 December 18, on one of the region's many Christmas Bird  Counts, a 
BL. AND W. WARBLER at the mouth of Spicer Creek,  off East River Road 
on Grand Island. This may be the first  December record of BL. AND W. 
WARBLER in the BOS archives.


 Also on the 18th, EASTERN PHOEBE at the Baker Creek bridge  in Fort 
Erie, Ontario. GRAY CATBIRD on Two Mile Creek Road,  south of Fletcher 
Street in Tonawanda. And on the Three  Sisters Islands off Goat Island 
in Niagara Falls, New York,  2 WINTER WRENS, GOLDEN-CR. KINGLET, SONG 
SPARROW and numbers  of AMERICAN ROBINS.


 Another count find on the 18th - a BLACK-HEADED GULL on the  upper 
Niagara River, among thousands of BONAPARTE'S GULLS at  the entrance to 
the Black Rock Canal. This gull was seen  from both the Austin Street 
marina, and the south end of  Squaw Island Park. Also, a second hand 
report of a BLACK-

 LEG. KITTIWAKE on the canal.

 A count section including the Ontario side of Niagara Falls  reported 
60 species. Above the falls, 4 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, one  male and three 
females, 2 THAYER'S GULLS, 4 ICELAND GULLS, 7  L. BLACK-B. GULLS, 150 
GREAT BLACK-B. GULLS and 7420 HERRING  GULLS. Also, a BL.-CR. 
NIGHT-HERON at Dufferin Islands Park.  The previously reported 
SLATY-BACKED GULL may still be above  Niagara Falls.


 Thirty-five species in an upper Niagara River section  between Fort 
Erie and Chippawa, Ontario, included 61 TUNDRA
 SWANS, 705 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 21 HOODED MERGANSERS,  WHITE-WINGED 
SCOTER and COMMON LOON.


 The morning of December 17, a SNOWY OWL on the roof of the  Target 
store on Transit Road in Depew.


 Also this week - on Grand Island, two GREAT HORNED OWLS  calling near 
the West River Parkway. And, 78 TUNDRA SWANS on  Crane Road near the 
Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area.


 The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, December  29. 
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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