[nysbirds-l] Montauk 11/16/12
Ardith Bondi and I spent most of day in the Montauk area. Highlights included: 2 RED CROSSBILLS (at the airport), a COMMON REDPOLL and 6-8 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS ( just west of the IGA Market in the village). A first year Lesser Black-backed Gull on the jetty at the harbor. At the Point: all 3 Scoter species, Long-tailed Ducks, Common Eiders, Gannets and both loons. NO grebes, Red-breasted Mergansers or alcids. We didn't see a single raptor the entire day. Peter Peter Post New York City pwp...@nyc.rr.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park, Brooklyn 11/16/12
A female EVENING GROSBEAK was a first for me in Prospect today, seen briefly perched above the Binnen Bridge. There did not appear to be much diurnal movement going on, but other birds included EASTERN MEADOWLARK, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and my first of season AMERICAN TREE SPARROW. Good birding, Alex Wilson Brooklyn Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY Nov 16, 2012 54 species Canada Goose 5 Mute Swan 9 American Black Duck 1 Mallard 75 Northern Shoveler 150 Bufflehead 1 (Female.) Hooded Merganser 5 Ruddy Duck 50 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Red-tailed Hawk 5 American Coot 15 Ring-billed Gull 100 Herring Gull 20 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon 25 Mourning Dove 30 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 5 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 Blue Jay 20 American Crow 20 Fish Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 20 Tufted Titmouse 6 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 7 Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Hermit Thrush 6 American Robin 25 European Starling 100 American Tree Sparrow 1 (Fallkill meadow, FoS.) Fox Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 4 Swamp Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 50 Dark-eyed Junco 25 Northern Cardinal 30 Red-winged Blackbird 7 Eastern Meadowlark 1 (Nethermead, 8:00 AM; intent on feeding, unusually tolerant of dogs but eventually flushed to treetops, called a few times, and flew over Quaker Ridge. Photographed.) Rusty Blackbird 1 (Vale of Cashmere.) Common Grackle 1 Purple Finch 2 (Feeders.) House Finch 20 Pine Siskin 30 American Goldfinch 75 Evening Grosbeak 1 (Female, flying over Binnen Bridge to perch briefly in treetop, 8:45 AM; only seen from underneath. Large, plain, big-headed, finch-type bird; big, pale, cardinal-sized bill, short, notched tail with white spots on underside. Flew north, showing white patches in wings. Photographed.) House Sparrow 10 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 16 November 2012
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Nov. 16, 2012 * NYNY1211.16 - Birds mentioned BARNACLE GOOSE+ NORTHERN LAPWING+ ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+ (possible) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER+ VIRGINIA'S WARBLER+ PAINTED BUNTING+ BREWER'S BLACKBIRD+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Cackling Goose Canada Goose (possible "Dusky" subspecies) EURASIAN WIGEON HARLEQUIN DUCK White-rumped Sandpiper Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl SELASPHOROUS HUMMINGBIRD WESTERN KINGBIRD NORTHERN SHRIKE Orange-crowned Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Evening Grosbeak - Transcript 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 nysa...@nybirds.org. 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) 486 High Street Victor, NY 14564 Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Number: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day) Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Ben Cacace BEGIN TAPE Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, November 16th 2012 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are VIRGINIA'S WARBLER, NORTHERN LAPWING, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, PAINTED BUNTING, WESTERN KINGBIRD, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARNACLE GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON, HARLEQUIN DUCK, NORTHERN SHRIKE, lots of winter finches and even unidentified selasphorous hummingbird and myiarchus flycatcher. Wow! A spectacular week locally topped by the eventually more findable VIRGINIA'S WARBLER at Alley Pond Park in Queens. Last Saturday the warbler was spotted in a stretch of woods on the west side of the park where this elusive bird has more frequently been seen though missed on Tuesday and Thursday. It has remained very skulky and is usually only visible for a minute or two. From the initial sighting on October 31st the bird has only been seen once on November 5th until last Saturday and was in that same area today. For this area, to concentrate on, closest parking is along 73rd Avenue at the Cloverdale Boulevard intersection. Cloverdale would also be 227th Street. Go up the path into the park to a paved path on the other side of the path is a wooded scrubby area and the warbler has been working this stretch east and west along the path. The area can also be viewed from a parallel path on the other side of the scrubby area. Park parking is also available off 76th Avenue. It should be a first New York State record once accepted by NYSARC. Also at Alley Pond Park has been NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL and COMMON REDPOLL among others. Out at the Montauk area two NORTHERN LAPWINGS were discovered Saturday at the Deep Hollow Ranch complex along Route 27 east of the town of Montauk. The lapwings had been seen daily to Wednesday but not reported Thursday or today. At times they were on pastures on the south side of Route 27 but also ranged north to the pastures that were viewable from the Theodore Roosevelt County Park along the west side of Deep Hollow Ranch. For these park at Roosevelt and walk north along the white trail using various vantage points to view the pastures. On the south side on Sunday were also a CACKLING GOOSE and an apparent "Dusky" CANADA GOOSE. Also on Montauk on Sunday a female BREWER'S BLACKBIRD was present around the pond at Rita's Horse Farm. This farm is between Montauk Town and Deep Hollow Ranch on the north side of Route 27. This is an operating stable so do not park there when so requested or there is commercial activity going on. The pond can be viewed from the side of Route 27 but make sure to park off the road. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was also there Sunday. A myiarchus flycatcher possibly ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was at Rita's on Saturday but could not be relocated. In the town of Montauk at the west end is small Kirk Park, a parking lot surrounded by pines, where a flock of 25 plus WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS spent much of last Sunday with a few lingering into the week. Another NORTHERN LAPWING was photographed on November 8th in the median at the now closed Robert Moses State Park. By Saturday an adult male PAINTED BUNTING was photographed at a private feeder in Port Jefferson and on Sunday afternoon a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was photographed near parking field 3 at Sunken Meadow State Park but could not subsequently be relocated. In Manhattan single selasphorous hummingbirds were seen last Sunday at the
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach and Sunken Meadow State Park...
After learning that West End II at Jones Beach was open, I birded the area this morning. The highlights were several flocks of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS that flew overhead with a few PURPLE FINCHES in the mix. Only one flock of the WW Crossbills touched down very briefly in the pines at the turn around near the West End II parking lot, but just as they landed they were up and away. The number of White-winged Crossbills observed in flight were as follows: 25, 1, 9, 5, 2, 1. There were also a small Swallow movement, which were very high up; during my observation, I only noted Tree as the lone species. Later with the tide lowering enough to show some of sand bar near the Coast Guard Station, I counted the following: 210 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, 347 DUNLINS, 49 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 1 RED-KNOT and 7 SANDERLINGS. With the high tide this morning, I was concerned about the sand bar. However, while it seemed lower than usual with a small cut appearing near the middle, it appears intact. Hopefully, some more sand will get washed up to shore up the bar. >From Jones Beach, I visited Sunken Meadow State Park where I spent a few hours canvassing the area; not many birds around and my only highlight was an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL in parking lot 2. Locally, this morning I had a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT in the backyard. The second excellent yard bird for the week; on Wednesday, I observed and photographed a male EVENING GROSBEAK at the feeders. Good Birding on Long Island! Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbills at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)
Late this afternoon at Heckscher State Park there was a flock of approx. thirty Red Crossbills in the pines east of Field 7. Ken & Sue Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach report (Sandy results)
Jones Beach West End 16 Nov Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) stopped by the Coast Guard Station parking lot, now open for visitors. No bathrooms open. A "Sandy" high water line in the concession stand shows the level about two feet. So there was a pretty strong wash over. The main glass door facing the bay is smashed. Lots of debris. The board walk is ripped loose from the concession stand to the Coast Guard property, most boards and sections tossed and piled in front of the hedge row. The gazebo appears untouched with the usual picnic tables underneath. I suspect the staff had cleaned up a bit. The landscape is changed. The close bar and far bar through which you can access the island at low tide are gone.The island is very much smaller. We were there at high tide, so it remains to be seen how much sand, if any, will be exposed at low tide. The drifting of sand in the area has become a problem. No dredging is now required, but the sand may come back eventually. The medium is OK, but sections of bayberry shrubs have brown leaves while others are still green. Looks like salt water came in. The pines weathered the storm, but obviously are still not healthy. BIRDS. On the island edge were about 200 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS and 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS with DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS mixed in.. In the inlet, there were 3 RED-THROATED and 6 COMMON LOONS; 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS flew by. The best bird was a very late immature COMMON TERN resting on a piling and then flying around.. The median had many RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH and a few other species. Some winter finches flew over (unidentified). Raptors included a COOPER'S HAWK, 2 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS and a NORTHERN HARRIER. As to be expected the swale is a lake. No birds noticed, but a fair number of fishermen and a group of surfers going out to the ocean . Sy -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Montauk-Lapwings-NO
I searched for the birds late this afternoon in both pastures, Montauk Airport, and Rita's Horse Farm. No luck. If people are out here searching tomorrow, it may be worth searching all of the fields between East Hampton and Mecox Bay south of Rte 27. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] RFI: Niagara River birding
Fellow Subscribers, I'm new to the list as of yesterday.. In 10 days, I'll be leaving home and spending 4 days in Niagara Falls, ON. I've birded the Canadian side before but never the US side. Would it be worthwhile for me to also spend time on the New York side of the river? Additionally is this the best New York listserv for me to subscribe to if I'm only interested in sightings around the Niagara area? Any replies to me personally would be appreciated. Tom Schlack Sterling Heights, MI Macomb County -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Montauk Lapwings - no positive news so far
By way of information, I have not heard any positive reports from yesterday or today. Please send word if you can add anything. Thanks, Angus -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, Great Lawn: Barred Owl, Eastern Bluebird
Following directions from a birder on this list, I set out this morning to look for Barred Owls. There were a great number of Blue Jays on the Great Lawn, and the area west of the lawn and south of the Pinetum was heavily patrolled by Titmouseen. There I saw the unmistakable sign of owl presence: birders looking straight up in a tree. I had a decent view of the Barred Owl, which was restless (though not under any pressure from other birds that I could tell), and flew to another nearby tree, which gave an even better angle. While leaving the park, I saw an Eastern Bluebird along the path towards Winterdale, which moved off in the direction of Summit Rock. Good birding, Ed Gaillard Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Virginia's: YES: Friday
Happy to report, I observed the Virginia"s at 9:30am. I first found it at the base of the south facing slope towards 76th Ave. in the area known as Nutmeg Meadow. The bird worked it was up the slope parallel to the trail (trail starts at metal posts), went into the kettle, but then went back towards where I first observed the bird. Good luck to all -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Virginia's: YES: Friday
Happy to report, I observed the Virginias at 9:30am. I first found it at the base of the south facing slope towards 76th Ave. in the area known as Nutmeg Meadow. The bird worked it was up the slope parallel to the trail (trail starts at metal posts), went into the kettle, but then went back towards where I first observed the bird. Good luck to all -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, Great Lawn: Barred Owl, Eastern Bluebird
Following directions from a birder on this list, I set out this morning to look for Barred Owls. There were a great number of Blue Jays on the Great Lawn, and the area west of the lawn and south of the Pinetum was heavily patrolled by Titmouseen. There I saw the unmistakable sign of owl presence: birders looking straight up in a tree. I had a decent view of the Barred Owl, which was restless (though not under any pressure from other birds that I could tell), and flew to another nearby tree, which gave an even better angle. While leaving the park, I saw an Eastern Bluebird along the path towards Winterdale, which moved off in the direction of Summit Rock. Good birding, Ed Gaillard Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Montauk Lapwings - no positive news so far
By way of information, I have not heard any positive reports from yesterday or today. Please send word if you can add anything. Thanks, Angus -- Angus Wilson New York City The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] RFI: Niagara River birding
Fellow Subscribers, I'm new to the list as of yesterday.. In 10 days, I'll be leaving home and spending 4 days in Niagara Falls, ON. I've birded the Canadian side before but never the US side. Would it be worthwhile for me to also spend time on the New York side of the river? Additionally is this the best New York listserv for me to subscribe to if I'm only interested in sightings around the Niagara area? Any replies to me personally would be appreciated. Tom Schlack Sterling Heights, MI Macomb County -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Montauk-Lapwings-NO
I searched for the birds late this afternoon in both pastures, Montauk Airport, and Rita's Horse Farm. No luck. If people are out here searching tomorrow, it may be worth searching all of the fields between East Hampton and Mecox Bay south of Rte 27. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach report (Sandy results)
Jones Beach West End 16 Nov Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) stopped by the Coast Guard Station parking lot, now open for visitors. No bathrooms open. A Sandy high water line in the concession stand shows the level about two feet. So there was a pretty strong wash over. The main glass door facing the bay is smashed. Lots of debris. The board walk is ripped loose from the concession stand to the Coast Guard property, most boards and sections tossed and piled in front of the hedge row. The gazebo appears untouched with the usual picnic tables underneath. I suspect the staff had cleaned up a bit. The landscape is changed. The close bar and far bar through which you can access the island at low tide are gone.The island is very much smaller. We were there at high tide, so it remains to be seen how much sand, if any, will be exposed at low tide. The drifting of sand in the area has become a problem. No dredging is now required, but the sand may come back eventually. The medium is OK, but sections of bayberry shrubs have brown leaves while others are still green. Looks like salt water came in. The pines weathered the storm, but obviously are still not healthy. BIRDS. On the island edge were about 200 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS and 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS with DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS mixed in.. In the inlet, there were 3 RED-THROATED and 6 COMMON LOONS; 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS flew by. The best bird was a very late immature COMMON TERN resting on a piling and then flying around.. The median had many RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH and a few other species. Some winter finches flew over (unidentified). Raptors included a COOPER'S HAWK, 2 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS and a NORTHERN HARRIER. As to be expected the swale is a lake. No birds noticed, but a fair number of fishermen and a group of surfers going out to the ocean . Sy -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbills at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)
Late this afternoon at Heckscher State Park there was a flock of approx. thirty Red Crossbills in the pines east of Field 7. Ken Sue Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach and Sunken Meadow State Park...
After learning that West End II at Jones Beach was open, I birded the area this morning. The highlights were several flocks of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS that flew overhead with a few PURPLE FINCHES in the mix. Only one flock of the WW Crossbills touched down very briefly in the pines at the turn around near the West End II parking lot, but just as they landed they were up and away. The number of White-winged Crossbills observed in flight were as follows: 25, 1, 9, 5, 2, 1. There were also a small Swallow movement, which were very high up; during my observation, I only noted Tree as the lone species. Later with the tide lowering enough to show some of sand bar near the Coast Guard Station, I counted the following: 210 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, 347 DUNLINS, 49 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 1 RED-KNOT and 7 SANDERLINGS. With the high tide this morning, I was concerned about the sand bar. However, while it seemed lower than usual with a small cut appearing near the middle, it appears intact. Hopefully, some more sand will get washed up to shore up the bar. From Jones Beach, I visited Sunken Meadow State Park where I spent a few hours canvassing the area; not many birds around and my only highlight was an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL in parking lot 2. Locally, this morning I had a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT in the backyard. The second excellent yard bird for the week; on Wednesday, I observed and photographed a male EVENING GROSBEAK at the feeders. Good Birding on Long Island! Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 16 November 2012
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Nov. 16, 2012 * NYNY1211.16 - Birds mentioned BARNACLE GOOSE+ NORTHERN LAPWING+ ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+ (possible) SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER+ VIRGINIA'S WARBLER+ PAINTED BUNTING+ BREWER'S BLACKBIRD+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Cackling Goose Canada Goose (possible Dusky subspecies) EURASIAN WIGEON HARLEQUIN DUCK White-rumped Sandpiper Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl SELASPHOROUS HUMMINGBIRD WESTERN KINGBIRD NORTHERN SHRIKE Orange-crowned Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Evening Grosbeak - Transcript 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 nysa...@nybirds.org. 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) 486 High Street Victor, NY 14564 Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Number: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day) Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Ben Cacace BEGIN TAPE Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, November 16th 2012 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are VIRGINIA'S WARBLER, NORTHERN LAPWING, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, PAINTED BUNTING, WESTERN KINGBIRD, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARNACLE GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON, HARLEQUIN DUCK, NORTHERN SHRIKE, lots of winter finches and even unidentified selasphorous hummingbird and myiarchus flycatcher. Wow! A spectacular week locally topped by the eventually more findable VIRGINIA'S WARBLER at Alley Pond Park in Queens. Last Saturday the warbler was spotted in a stretch of woods on the west side of the park where this elusive bird has more frequently been seen though missed on Tuesday and Thursday. It has remained very skulky and is usually only visible for a minute or two. From the initial sighting on October 31st the bird has only been seen once on November 5th until last Saturday and was in that same area today. For this area, to concentrate on, closest parking is along 73rd Avenue at the Cloverdale Boulevard intersection. Cloverdale would also be 227th Street. Go up the path into the park to a paved path on the other side of the path is a wooded scrubby area and the warbler has been working this stretch east and west along the path. The area can also be viewed from a parallel path on the other side of the scrubby area. Park parking is also available off 76th Avenue. It should be a first New York State record once accepted by NYSARC. Also at Alley Pond Park has been NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL and COMMON REDPOLL among others. Out at the Montauk area two NORTHERN LAPWINGS were discovered Saturday at the Deep Hollow Ranch complex along Route 27 east of the town of Montauk. The lapwings had been seen daily to Wednesday but not reported Thursday or today. At times they were on pastures on the south side of Route 27 but also ranged north to the pastures that were viewable from the Theodore Roosevelt County Park along the west side of Deep Hollow Ranch. For these park at Roosevelt and walk north along the white trail using various vantage points to view the pastures. On the south side on Sunday were also a CACKLING GOOSE and an apparent Dusky CANADA GOOSE. Also on Montauk on Sunday a female BREWER'S BLACKBIRD was present around the pond at Rita's Horse Farm. This farm is between Montauk Town and Deep Hollow Ranch on the north side of Route 27. This is an operating stable so do not park there when so requested or there is commercial activity going on. The pond can be viewed from the side of Route 27 but make sure to park off the road. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was also there Sunday. A myiarchus flycatcher possibly ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was at Rita's on Saturday but could not be relocated. In the town of Montauk at the west end is small Kirk Park, a parking lot surrounded by pines, where a flock of 25 plus WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS spent much of last Sunday with a few lingering into the week. Another NORTHERN LAPWING was photographed on November 8th in the median at the now closed Robert Moses State Park. By Saturday an adult male PAINTED BUNTING was photographed at a private feeder in Port Jefferson and on Sunday afternoon a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was photographed near parking field 3 at Sunken Meadow State Park but could not subsequently be relocated. In Manhattan single selasphorous hummingbirds were seen last Sunday at the Heather
[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park, Brooklyn 11/16/12
A female EVENING GROSBEAK was a first for me in Prospect today, seen briefly perched above the Binnen Bridge. There did not appear to be much diurnal movement going on, but other birds included EASTERN MEADOWLARK, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and my first of season AMERICAN TREE SPARROW. Good birding, Alex Wilson Brooklyn Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY Nov 16, 2012 54 species Canada Goose 5 Mute Swan 9 American Black Duck 1 Mallard 75 Northern Shoveler 150 Bufflehead 1 (Female.) Hooded Merganser 5 Ruddy Duck 50 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Red-tailed Hawk 5 American Coot 15 Ring-billed Gull 100 Herring Gull 20 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Rock Pigeon 25 Mourning Dove 30 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 5 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 Blue Jay 20 American Crow 20 Fish Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 20 Tufted Titmouse 6 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 7 Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Hermit Thrush 6 American Robin 25 European Starling 100 American Tree Sparrow 1 (Fallkill meadow, FoS.) Fox Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 4 Swamp Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 50 Dark-eyed Junco 25 Northern Cardinal 30 Red-winged Blackbird 7 Eastern Meadowlark 1 (Nethermead, 8:00 AM; intent on feeding, unusually tolerant of dogs but eventually flushed to treetops, called a few times, and flew over Quaker Ridge. Photographed.) Rusty Blackbird 1 (Vale of Cashmere.) Common Grackle 1 Purple Finch 2 (Feeders.) House Finch 20 Pine Siskin 30 American Goldfinch 75 Evening Grosbeak 1 (Female, flying over Binnen Bridge to perch briefly in treetop, 8:45 AM; only seen from underneath. Large, plain, big-headed, finch-type bird; big, pale, cardinal-sized bill, short, notched tail with white spots on underside. Flew north, showing white patches in wings. Photographed.) House Sparrow 10 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Montauk 11/16/12
Ardith Bondi and I spent most of day in the Montauk area. Highlights included: 2 RED CROSSBILLS (at the airport), a COMMON REDPOLL and 6-8 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS ( just west of the IGA Market in the village). A first year Lesser Black-backed Gull on the jetty at the harbor. At the Point: all 3 Scoter species, Long-tailed Ducks, Common Eiders, Gannets and both loons. NO grebes, Red-breasted Mergansers or alcids. We didn't see a single raptor the entire day. Peter Peter Post New York City pwp...@nyc.rr.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
