Hi Bob, All,
The Razorbill trend in the southeast is definitely intriguing,
unprecedented, and perhaps alarming. For anyone interested, the
ornithologists over at eBird and BirdCast have tried to make sense of this
as well, concluding that the cause may be atypically warmer sea
temperatures in
From: rada...@msn.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:57:40 -0500
With thanks to Tom Burke et al for finding/posting the Ponquogue Bridge Western
Grebe this afternoon. Because this has only been the 2nd time I've been in the
field since a week before Christmas, coupled with Ken Fuestel's
Hi All,
Spent the afternoon in the Northern end of the park. Scanning from Orchard
Beach resulted in the most interesting stuff. Despite the fog, managed to find
3 Canvasback in with a raft of scaup against the shore of High Island, A
White-winged Scoter fairly close to shore affording great
Good evening, everyone.
I wanted to let you all know that the Cornell Lyris Server for all eLists at
Cornell University temporarily stalled early yesterday (Saturday) through late
morning today (Sunday). After alerting the Cornell List Manager, he worked
through Sunday morning to resolve the
It was a wonderful day on Saturday for a Day Tour (1/12) along the Niagara
River. We covered Goat Island on the U.S. side, and from the Horseshoe Falls
all the way to Fort Erie on the Canadian side. We ended with 46 species, with
many highlights, of which the Spotted Sandpiper on the south end
A lucky day on the 13th with dense fog becoming intermittent as the morning
progressed and finally clearing up in mid afternoon , revealing our best
sighting of the day.
The morning's early dense fog impacted our birding , forcing our attention
towards land birds, which right off the start
After whiffing on the Western Grebe at Montauk earlier this week, i was able to
catch the Western Grebe at Ponquogue Bridge later this afternoon. Kudos to Tom
Burke and Gail Bensin for discovering the bird, and thanks to Pat Lindsay and
Shai Mitra for alerting me to the birds presence. A few
The bird has made it way north east an is now near shore bordering the golf
course. It is farther down the trail at the marine nature center and is near
the cages for the driving range.
Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
Still being seen when I .left the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center Area.
Earlier, Eric Miller, Doug Futumya and I made the schelp down the beach/muddy
shoreline along Gerristen Creek trying to catch up with the swift moving *
THICK-BILLED MURRE*.
Many thanks to Rob Jett who provided intel on
Eric Miller just called to report the new location of the Thick-billed Murre.
It is now in the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center area (Gerristen Creek).
He said it was hanging out in the water just north of the island, near the
wooden overlook and bench that uis along the main trail.
Tom Burke, Bob Shriber and I are looking at the Western Grebe 1:30 just
west of the Ponquogue Bridge. Gail Benson
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
I found the Tufted Duck on the pond next to St. John's Church in the extreme ne
corner of Nassau County about 11:30 this morning. This is adjacent to the fish
hatchery for those unfamiliar with the area on 25A. It was with a group of Ring
necked ducks very close to the fence behind the
Currently being seen in shellbank creek
view location: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:40.587348,-73.91612
01/13/2013 @ 12:50 PM
Arie Gilbert
No. Babylon, NY
WWW.QCBirdClub.ORG
WWW.PowerBirder.blogspot.com
Maps: WWW.QCBirdClub.ORG/birding-site-maps
Sent from "Loretta" in the field
Dave Klauber called to report (re?) locating a Tufted duck in the pond at the
St. John's church pond today in cold spring harbor
01/13/2013
Arie Gilbert
No. Babylon, NY
WWW.QCBirdClub.ORG
WWW.PowerBirder.blogspot.com
Maps: WWW.QCBirdClub.ORG/birding-site-maps
Sent from "Loretta" in the
For those trying to catch the Barrow's in the morning before it flies out keep
in mind that the West Pond is now a tidal lagoon and high tide was around 9
today. Last week I made the mistake of trying when it was low tide and there
were 0 Goldeneyes on the "pond" pre-dawn. The North Channel
Continues m/f at S Lake Dr
Tom Moran
Sent from my iPod
On Jan 10, 2013, at 12:51 PM, Arie Gilbert wrote:
>
> 01/10/2013 @ 12:50 PM
>
> Arie Gilbert
> No. Babylon, NY
>
> WWW.QCBirdClub.ORG
> WWW.PowerBirder.blogspot.com
> Maps: WWW.QCBirdClub.ORG/birding-site-maps
>
>
> Sent from
A misty day at the Saturday morning bird walk. Highlights include Great Horned
Owls and White Winged Crossbills. The cloudy day forced most the hawks down and
their presence controlled the ground birds from foraging. Cooper's and Red
tailed hawks dominated the Garden. A Goshawk, hiding inside
One CACKLING GOOSE continues on the Parade Grounds. No sign of the
Barnacle Goose, although the flock does seem smaller, so it may be
somewhere else (trying to be optimistic).
Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
--
NYSbirds-L List
I observed a drake BARROWS GOLDENEYE on a raft of approximately 100
COMMON GOLDENEYE on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay early this morning.
I was aware that a BARROWS was around Jamaica Bay again this winter
since the Brooklyn Christmas Count when it was spotted by Doug Gochfeld.
I arrived
Yes, that's plural. I got around to checking out Smith Pond's as part of a
normal winter circuit that I do in that area of Nassau (including Mill River
and Bay Park). Instead of the ho hum of seeing a known bird, I unexpectedly
saw that there are two Common Eurasian Green-winged Teals. That became
We started our day at Cupsogue County Park, where we saw more scoters
in ten minutes than we saw in two and a half hours of birding at
Montauk Pt. the other day. Highlights included a flock of forty-seven
White-winged Crossbills with about three Red Crossbills in the pines
at the west end
The following species were inadvertently omitted from our list of 1/12/13 :
City Island Birds and Brooklyn Birding Club
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Winter Wren
Hairy Woodpecker
Wild Turkey
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged
Thirty or so birders from City Island Birds and the Brooklyn Birding Club
joined forces for a great day of birding in Pelham Bay Park on 1/12/13.
Highlights included two Barred Owls, a Saw-Whet Owl and a Great Horned Owl.
Other birds included:
Dunlin
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Carolina Wren
Despite foggy conditions, Eric Miller and I just enjoyed looks at the
continuing Drake Barrow's Goldeneye at Jamaica Bay West Pond.
Unfortunately, the Goldeneyes are already on the move. Thanks to Jeff
Ritter for his report yesterday.
Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Rob Jett just called to report that he and Heydi Lopes have just found a
Thick-billed Murre in Dead Horse Bay.
It is behind the usual massive flock of Greater Scaup (which includes at least
one Canvasback that they just found).
>From his description, it sounds like the Murre is roughly here:
Despite foggy conditions, Eric Miller and I just enjoyed looks at the
continuing Drake Barrow's Goldeneye at Jamaica Bay West Pond.
Unfortunately, the Goldeneyes are already on the move. Thanks to Jeff
Ritter for his report yesterday.
Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Thirty or so birders from City Island Birds and the Brooklyn Birding Club
joined forces for a great day of birding in Pelham Bay Park on 1/12/13.
Highlights included two Barred Owls, a Saw-Whet Owl and a Great Horned Owl.
Other birds included:
Dunlin
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Carolina Wren
The following species were inadvertently omitted from our list of 1/12/13 :
City Island Birds and Brooklyn Birding Club
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Winter Wren
Hairy Woodpecker
Wild Turkey
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged
We started our day at Cupsogue County Park, where we saw more scoters
in ten minutes than we saw in two and a half hours of birding at
Montauk Pt. the other day. Highlights included a flock of forty-seven
White-winged Crossbills with about three Red Crossbills in the pines
at the west end
Yes, that's plural. I got around to checking out Smith Pond's as part of a
normal winter circuit that I do in that area of Nassau (including Mill River
and Bay Park). Instead of the ho hum of seeing a known bird, I unexpectedly
saw that there are two Common Eurasian Green-winged Teals. That became
I observed a drake BARROWS GOLDENEYE on a raft of approximately 100
COMMON GOLDENEYE on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay early this morning.
I was aware that a BARROWS was around Jamaica Bay again this winter
since the Brooklyn Christmas Count when it was spotted by Doug Gochfeld.
I arrived
One CACKLING GOOSE continues on the Parade Grounds. No sign of the
Barnacle Goose, although the flock does seem smaller, so it may be
somewhere else (trying to be optimistic).
Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
--
NYSbirds-L List
Continues m/f at S Lake Dr
Tom Moran
Sent from my iPod
On Jan 10, 2013, at 12:51 PM, Arie Gilbert ariegilb...@optonline.net wrote:
01/10/2013 @ 12:50 PM
Arie Gilbert
No. Babylon, NY
WWW.QCBirdClub.ORG
WWW.PowerBirder.blogspot.com
Maps: WWW.QCBirdClub.ORG/birding-site-maps
Tom Burke, Bob Shriber and I are looking at the Western Grebe 1:30 just
west of the Ponquogue Bridge. Gail Benson
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
Eric Miller just called to report the new location of the Thick-billed Murre.
It is now in the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center area (Gerristen Creek).
He said it was hanging out in the water just north of the island, near the
wooden overlook and bench that uis along the main trail.
Still being seen when I .left the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center Area.
Earlier, Eric Miller, Doug Futumya and I made the schelp down the beach/muddy
shoreline along Gerristen Creek trying to catch up with the swift moving *
THICK-BILLED MURRE*.
Many thanks to Rob Jett who provided intel on
The bird has made it way north east an is now near shore bordering the golf
course. It is farther down the trail at the marine nature center and is near
the cages for the driving range.
Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
It was a wonderful day on Saturday for a Day Tour (1/12) along the Niagara
River. We covered Goat Island on the U.S. side, and from the Horseshoe Falls
all the way to Fort Erie on the Canadian side. We ended with 46 species, with
many highlights, of which the Spotted Sandpiper on the south end
Good evening, everyone.
I wanted to let you all know that the Cornell Lyris Server for all eLists at
Cornell University temporarily stalled early yesterday (Saturday) through late
morning today (Sunday). After alerting the Cornell List Manager, he worked
through Sunday morning to resolve the
Hi All,
Spent the afternoon in the Northern end of the park. Scanning from Orchard
Beach resulted in the most interesting stuff. Despite the fog, managed to find
3 Canvasback in with a raft of scaup against the shore of High Island, A
White-winged Scoter fairly close to shore affording great
From: rada...@msn.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:57:40 -0500
With thanks to Tom Burke et al for finding/posting the Ponquogue Bridge Western
Grebe this afternoon. Because this has only been the 2nd time I've been in the
field since a week before Christmas, coupled with Ken Fuestel's
Hi Bob, All,
The Razorbill trend in the southeast is definitely intriguing,
unprecedented, and perhaps alarming. For anyone interested, the
ornithologists over at eBird and BirdCast have tried to make sense of this
as well, concluding that the cause may be atypically warmer sea
temperatures in
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