What is a far worse thing happening on Broad Channel Island are the 200
- 300 fuel oil tanks that are turned over, missing and leaking all over
town because of Sandy. We have already seen some oiled birds. Add to
that many propane tanks that were also carried away by the storm. I have
to think
This is a very interesting observation of migration by a species that is often
regarded as a "permanent resident" but which actually undertakes large-scale
movements. Patricia Lindsay and I tallied a conservative total of 24 House
Finches at Orient Pt yesterday morning, during a fairly brief
I went to Kissena Park for the first time since Sandy. There are some
trees damaged or down, but the park is for the most part OK. The
attendance at the park was light. The birds were abundant in number of
species (51) and number of each species. It was probably my best day
of birding at the park.
While waiting to be seated at the Fountain Diner on Central Ave in
Harstdale this morning around 11am I noticed three Monk Parakeets flying west
over me and continued over the trees and disappeared. They were surprisingly
quiet for Monks. I guess they were coming from one of the colonies in
Early this morning Heydi Lopes relocated the Grasshopper Sparrow in Prospect
Park. It was still feeding on seeds along the sidewalk opposite the Quaker
Cemetery at the edge of the Nethermead Meadow. Peter Dorosh reported that it
was still present as of approximately 3pm.
I spent the entire day
Not knowing if there is yet any access to the south shore in central Long
Island, I went to the shore of Long Island Sound in Setauket this morning,
hoping for passing migrants. After a fruitless half-hour at West Meadow
Beach, I stationed myself at the Oldfield Point lighthouse (at the end of
All -
Areas around the Harlem Meer and Great Hill in the North end of Central Park
were very productive today. Highlights included:
White-winged Crossbill - 1 red male type see flying overhead by Harlem Meer
9amRed-shouldered Hawk - adults and young seen from several locationsAmerican
Pipit -
i have been following the discussion thread on the pond conditions at JBay. i
am not so sure that salt water intrusion into these ponds is the worst thing
that could happen. yes, a lot of fresh water pond life will perish. but
flushing out these ponds with salt water may not be bad either. once
On this blustery Sunday morning, upon noting the streams of blackbirds
and finches migrating over my house, I headed down to the bay in East
Patchogue. From 7:10 to 10:40, I watched the coastal flight which was
highlighted by a robust number of finches.
Around 7:30, I had a flock of 10
This morning, November 4th, there was a Cave Swallow flying over the
ballfields near 14th and Benson Avenues at Dyker Beach Park. It flew around
for a few minutes presenting good views before heading West over the golf
course.
Other birds present included 8 sparrow species, highlighted by a
Hi everyone,
I have posted a few photos of the Orchard Park, NY oriole on Betsy's web
site. The bird was originally identified as a Flame-colored Tanager,
reidentified as a Streak-backed Oriole, then finally identified as a
Baltimore Oriole. The direct link is here:
A Blue Grosbeak continued this morning at Kissena Park near the path
the bisects the park corridor at 146th Street.
Other Kissena highlights included a mix of lingering migrants and
arriving winter species:
Vesper Sparrow (ballfields west of the Vellodrome)
Lincoln Sparrow (community
Usually, I do not post about my yard birds, but this one is worth it!
Just minutes ago, thinking I had heard a Common Redpoll in the backyard, I
ventured outside with camera in hand. No Redpoll, but while looking over
the birds at my feeders that included Siskins *(finally) *and Purple
Finches.
Perhaps volunteers with shovels could slowly move that new sandbar back into
the breech to close the gap, if NPS would allow it.
Bob Gochfeld
-Original Message-
From: Christina Wilkinson
To: nysbirds-l
Sent: Sun, Nov 4, 2012 2:14 pm
Subject: [nysbirds-l] West Pond Jamaica Bay
Hi All,
Things are no better on the West Pond of Jamaica Bay.
West Pond before Sandy:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8064/8154890394_99ed5e9edb_b.jpg
West Pond 11/3/2012:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7115/8154890474_496f97381c_o.jpg
It appears the West Pond is also now connected
If that breech is showing unsupported trackage, it will be repaired, either by
supporting the tracks with bridging or by rebuilding the dike underneath the
tracks. That is an active MTA track for the "A" train to the Rockaways.
It is not so clear that the breech in the West Pond dike would be
Hi All,
I took some screenshots of the East Pond area of Jamaica Bay from Google
Maps.
East Pond before Sandy:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8350/8154825955_c3dc61482a_o.jpg
East Pond 11/3/2012:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8210/8154854274_737a0286a8_o.jpg
It appears the East
Spent about 2.5 hours in the Ramble this morning. Highlight was a
flock of about 30 Pine Siskins, seen by 10 birders at Maintenance at
about 8:45--all descended onto a tree, perched for about 30 seconds,
and then left abruptly. Later, about 11am, I saw 3 Siskins at the
stovepipe feeder at
Got a call apparently it is only a Baltimore Oriole and NOT a streaked
backed Oriole.
My apologies ,
Bill Watson
In a message dated 11/4/2012 11:54:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
williamwatso...@aol.com writes:
I would recommend calling Larry at 716-662-1250 before you go to make sure
I've changed the Vesper Sparrow sighting to 5 passerines. The birds were
heavily backlit and the field mark that "clinched" the ID were the white
edged tail feathers seen clearly in flight. These could easily have been
pipits. I didn't see the eyering and don't have a clear memory of the bill
I would recommend calling Larry at 716-662-1250 before you go to make sure
there is access to the feeder. The bird has NOT been seen since early this
morning.
Bill Watson
In a message dated 11/4/2012 11:02:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
williamwatso...@aol.com writes:
The
From: williamwatso...@aol.com
To: rsp...@prodigy.net, geneseebird...@geneseo.edu
Sent: 11/4/2012 11:02:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Streaked-back Oriole not Tanager
The latest evaluation is that it is a Streaked-back
From: williamwatso...@aol.com
To: rsp...@prodigy.net, geneseebird...@geneseo.edu
Sent: 11/4/2012 11:02:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Streaked-back Oriole not Tanager
The latest evaluation is that it is a Streaked-back
I would recommend calling Larry at 716-662-1250 before you go to make sure
there is access to the feeder. The bird has NOT been seen since early this
morning.
Bill Watson
In a message dated 11/4/2012 11:02:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
williamwatso...@aol.com writes:
The
I've changed the Vesper Sparrow sighting to 5 passerines. The birds were
heavily backlit and the field mark that clinched the ID were the white
edged tail feathers seen clearly in flight. These could easily have been
pipits. I didn't see the eyering and don't have a clear memory of the bill
shape.
Spent about 2.5 hours in the Ramble this morning. Highlight was a
flock of about 30 Pine Siskins, seen by 10 birders at Maintenance at
about 8:45--all descended onto a tree, perched for about 30 seconds,
and then left abruptly. Later, about 11am, I saw 3 Siskins at the
stovepipe feeder at
Hi All,
I took some screenshots of the East Pond area of Jamaica Bay from Google
Maps.
East Pond before Sandy:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8350/8154825955_c3dc61482a_o.jpg
East Pond 11/3/2012:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8210/8154854274_737a0286a8_o.jpg
It appears the East
If that breech is showing unsupported trackage, it will be repaired, either by
supporting the tracks with bridging or by rebuilding the dike underneath the
tracks. That is an active MTA track for the A train to the Rockaways.
It is not so clear that the breech in the West Pond dike would be
Hi All,
Things are no better on the West Pond of Jamaica Bay.
West Pond before Sandy:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8064/8154890394_99ed5e9edb_b.jpg
West Pond 11/3/2012:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7115/8154890474_496f97381c_o.jpg
It appears the West Pond is also now connected
Perhaps volunteers with shovels could slowly move that new sandbar back into
the breech to close the gap, if NPS would allow it.
Bob Gochfeld
-Original Message-
From: Christina Wilkinson nutrich...@rcn.com
To: nysbirds-l nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Sent: Sun, Nov 4, 2012 2:14 pm
Usually, I do not post about my yard birds, but this one is worth it!
Just minutes ago, thinking I had heard a Common Redpoll in the backyard, I
ventured outside with camera in hand. No Redpoll, but while looking over
the birds at my feeders that included Siskins *(finally) *and Purple
Finches.
A Blue Grosbeak continued this morning at Kissena Park near the path
the bisects the park corridor at 146th Street.
Other Kissena highlights included a mix of lingering migrants and
arriving winter species:
Vesper Sparrow (ballfields west of the Vellodrome)
Lincoln Sparrow (community
Hi everyone,
I have posted a few photos of the Orchard Park, NY oriole on Betsy's web
site. The bird was originally identified as a Flame-colored Tanager,
reidentified as a Streak-backed Oriole, then finally identified as a
Baltimore Oriole. The direct link is here:
This morning, November 4th, there was a Cave Swallow flying over the
ballfields near 14th and Benson Avenues at Dyker Beach Park. It flew around
for a few minutes presenting good views before heading West over the golf
course.
Other birds present included 8 sparrow species, highlighted by a
On this blustery Sunday morning, upon noting the streams of blackbirds
and finches migrating over my house, I headed down to the bay in East
Patchogue. From 7:10 to 10:40, I watched the coastal flight which was
highlighted by a robust number of finches.
Around 7:30, I had a flock of 10
i have been following the discussion thread on the pond conditions at JBay. i
am not so sure that salt water intrusion into these ponds is the worst thing
that could happen. yes, a lot of fresh water pond life will perish. but
flushing out these ponds with salt water may not be bad either. once
All -
Areas around the Harlem Meer and Great Hill in the North end of Central Park
were very productive today. Highlights included:
White-winged Crossbill - 1 red male type see flying overhead by Harlem Meer
9amRed-shouldered Hawk - adults and young seen from several locationsAmerican
Pipit -
Not knowing if there is yet any access to the south shore in central Long
Island, I went to the shore of Long Island Sound in Setauket this morning,
hoping for passing migrants. After a fruitless half-hour at West Meadow
Beach, I stationed myself at the Oldfield Point lighthouse (at the end of
Early this morning Heydi Lopes relocated the Grasshopper Sparrow in Prospect
Park. It was still feeding on seeds along the sidewalk opposite the Quaker
Cemetery at the edge of the Nethermead Meadow. Peter Dorosh reported that it
was still present as of approximately 3pm.
I spent the entire day
While waiting to be seated at the Fountain Diner on Central Ave in
Harstdale this morning around 11am I noticed three Monk Parakeets flying west
over me and continued over the trees and disappeared. They were surprisingly
quiet for Monks. I guess they were coming from one of the colonies in
I went to Kissena Park for the first time since Sandy. There are some
trees damaged or down, but the park is for the most part OK. The
attendance at the park was light. The birds were abundant in number of
species (51) and number of each species. It was probably my best day
of birding at the park.
This is a very interesting observation of migration by a species that is often
regarded as a permanent resident but which actually undertakes large-scale
movements. Patricia Lindsay and I tallied a conservative total of 24 House
Finches at Orient Pt yesterday morning, during a fairly brief
What is a far worse thing happening on Broad Channel Island are the 200
- 300 fuel oil tanks that are turned over, missing and leaking all over
town because of Sandy. We have already seen some oiled birds. Add to
that many propane tanks that were also carried away by the storm. I have
to think
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