[nysbirds-l] Bronx: Pelham Bay Park - Red-necked Grebe, C. Ravens 2/10
Hi All, Scanning the Sound from Orchard Beach produced some good stuff. Highlights included a Red-necked Grebe, 2 White-winged Scoters, 2 Long-tailed Ducks. Good number of both loons and Common Goldeneyes, 12 Harbor Seals out on the rocks. A Common Raven was heard but not seen. This past week, I have been seeing a common Raven Pair hanging around Co-Op City. Yesterday, I walked by 120 Elgar Place and saw one of the pair perched at the nest site they used last year. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12924052 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12923451 Good Birding, Richard Aracil -- 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] Riverhead's Farm Roads and Mary Laura's Feeders
Due to the late start of 2:15 PM in Riverhead, Tom Moran and I decided to ride the local farm roads in search of larks and longspurs, in addition to looking for gulls/shorebirds at both Iron Pier Beach, Jamesport, and Mattituck Inlet. With the fields blanketed with snow, Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs can usually be found "feeding" by the roadsides. Today we encountered many larks, but nary a longspur ! The beach and the inlet did not live up to expectations, but we did find 3 Snow Buntings at the latter. One of the "pluses" of driving to I/P/B, is that you can route yourself past Mary Laura & Eric Lamont's home...and their feeders ! When we arrived, to our good fortune, Mary Laura was busy filling some of them. We stayed for ~ 20 minutes, left, to check out the beach, and then returned, after M.L. had completed refreshing her "feeder complex". Her backyard, which "butts up" against The Northville Preserve, is a birder's dream ! It houses ~ 12-15 feeders (of all persuasions) and can best be described as "very active". During our stays there today we totaled 21 species, of which 8 were sparrows, including 2 Fox Sparrows. For all we saw in her backyard, the highlight of the day was what we heard coming from the preserve. Mary, of course, heard it first and called our attention to it. Even though the hour was ~ 4:30, but still bright, a resident pair of Great-horned Owls were calling back and forth - calls, she was able to ID by gender. After she explained that the lower of the calls were made by the female, with the males being higher, Tom and I were able to distinguish between them ourselves ! Cheers,Bob . -- 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] Hudson River Gulls
Today, between 4:30 and 5:30PM, Clara Montenegro and I stopped at the Hudson River along Newburgh waterfront to check on gulls. We were not disappointed. My best guess is around 7500 gulls, that were riding the ice flows to Cornwall and then flying back to Newburgh to start the ride over again. The highlight, was 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, with a probably 4th. All adult birds with one 3rd winter going into 4th year. The number of gulls were so great, that I am sure there were immature birds that I missed. Could have used some extra eyes, as they were traveling by at a pretty good clip. Oddly, we did not see a white winged gull of any species although it is hard to believe that none were present. There has to be something better among all those birds. I hope this encourages some to check. Good Birding, Curt McDermott -- 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] Brooklyn Eurasian Wigeon
Floyd Bennett Field has now re-opened to the public (at least most of it). This afternoon Heydi Lopes and I were there and spotted a female Eurasian Wigeon near the old wooden pilings. It was a very distinctive rufous morph individual. Heydi has photos posted here: https://picasaweb.google.com/103054725183047536935/FloydBennettField021013 Good birding, R http://citybirder.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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Iceland Gull on Central Park Lake
Thanks to Ardith Bondi for posting this for me. As a result a number of birders come to see the bird. It was present all afternoon and is extremely tame, coming to bread, within five feet of the observer. Peter Peter Post New York City pwp...@nyc.rr.com On Feb 10, 2013, at 2:11 PM, Ardith Bondi wrote: Peter Post just asked me to post that there is an Iceland Gull on the Central Park Lake at the Ramble side of Bow Bridge that is very tame and comes in to bread. Ardith Bondi -- 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 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] Mid-Hamptons - Am Bittern and Common Redpoll
Today, along Dune Road, Hampton Bays, 1 American Bittern (near LIPA pole 489) and Northern Harrier. The road is quite passible until east of the Ponquogue Bridge, where snow and ice puddles are frequent. During a late afternoon visit to the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, four Common Redpoll were found in the area of the wooden bridge at the north end of the Ice Pond. The birds remained there for at least an hour, and were still there as sunset approached. Access is easiest with X-country skis or snowshoes - however, the snow is hard-packed and passable. Eileen Schwinn -- 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] Iceland Gull on Central Park Lake
Peter Post just asked me to post that there is an Iceland Gull on the Central Park Lake at the Ramble side of Bow Bridge that is very tame and comes in to bread. Ardith Bondi -- 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Grasshopper Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow Is still at the same location (see e-mail below). Incoming traffic at the turn around has the bird moving around a lot, but it returns to the area. Other notables from Jones Beach so far include the continuing Lapland Longspur seen near the Coast Guard station. The bird was in with a mixed flock of Horned Larks and Snow Buntings. Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Feb 10, 2013, at 8:46 AM, Corey Finger wrote: > There is currently a Grasshopper Sparrow foraging at the turnaround at Jones > Beach West End. > > Good Birding, > Corey Finger > > Sent from my iPhone > -- > > 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 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] Grasshopper Sparrow
There is currently a Grasshopper Sparrow foraging at the turnaround at Jones Beach West End. Good Birding, Corey Finger Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Starr Saphir - NYT obituary
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/nyregion/starr-saphir-bird-watching-guide-in-central-park-dies-at-73.html February 9, 2013 Starr Saphir, Bird-Watching Guide in Central Park, Dies at 73 By DOUGLAS MARTIN When Starr Saphir looked up at the star-speckled night sky, she thought of the multitude of moths, mosquitoes and other insects being pursued by swooping nighthawks. She shared this observation with the thousands of people who followed her through Central Park on the tours she led four times a week for nearly four decades, starting at 7:30 a.m. and continuing until she thought there were no more species to see that day. A tour might not end until dusk. Along the way, people might see wonders like the olive-sided flycatcher, the ruby-crowned kinglet and the black-throated blue warbler. It was not uncommon to see 35 species of birds, and not unusual to see 50. But the most compelling attraction was often Ms. Saphir herself, in her trademark blue scarf, binoculars in hand, translating chirps into the names of species and even specific behaviors. She was renowned among birders, as bird-watchers prefer to be called, for both her eyes and ears, spying birds in distant treetops and detecting them in the brush through the slightest rustle or the tiniest tweet. Last year, a national audience came to know her through an HBO documentary about the birders of Central Park. Ms. Saphir (pronounced sapphire) was still leading birders until several months ago, despite having metastatic breast cancer, cataracts, a bad back, a limp and arthritis. She died of complications of the cancer on Tuesday at a hospice in the Bronx, her daughter Shawna Leigh said. She was 73. Ms. Saphir identified her first bird 67 years ago and began leading the tours in the 1970s. She became an institution among birders because of her avian acuity and eagerness to share observations and knowledge. But she was the first to acknowledge that the star of the show was not her, despite the nickname Starr, which she acquired as a girl and kept from an earlier career as an actress. (Her given name was Muriel.) The real star, she said, was Central Park. Major flyways converge over the city, making the 843 acres of the park an oasis for migrating birds eager for a green place to rest and feed. More than 280 bird species have been identified in the park. Birders mention it along with places like the Everglades and Yosemite National Park as a birding mecca. The 200 or so hard-core birders of Central Park share information in a big notebook kept in the park’s Boathouse. Unlike fishermen who zealously guard a fishing hole’s location, birders can increase their lifetime sightings — a holy grail for many — by sharing. It is the number of watchful eyes, as much as the number of birds, that have accounted for the impressive list of species recorded in the park. Ms. Saphir, who left 80 notebooks of her daily sightings, identified 259 species in the park. Those who took her tours were rewarded by her solicitude: if someone glimpsed a particular warbler, she would spend hours finding it, or another, for the others. She kept her guide’s fee low — most recently $8 — because she wanted more people to appreciate birds, particularly as their populations decrease. Her expertise came from experience and research. “The reason she was so good was because she worked very hard at it,” said Jeffrey Kimble, who produced and directed the 2012 HBO documentary “Birders: The Central Park Effect.” In the film, Ms. Saphir, one of the main characters, explained her motivation. “Looking at birds really takes away sadness in a lot of us,” she said, alluding to her illness. “Looking at birds takes you out of yourself into the real world.” Muriel Theodora Saphir was born on July 21, 1939, on Long Island. She grew up in Brooklyn. She traced her enthusiasm for birds to the time her grandfather’s car broke down, when she was 6. While waiting for help, she spotted an intriguing bird and later studied copies of old Audubon prints to identify it. It was a black-and-white warbler. She began birding in Prospect Park. Ms. Saphir graduated from American University with a theater degree. Her marriage to Michael Henisse ended in divorce. She was legally separated from her second husband, Stephen Gussman. She acted in Off Broadway and traveling theatrical productions. In 1975, when no one showed up to conduct a guided walk in Central Park, she volunteered to take over. “I found out I could teach,” she said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal last year. “I had never known that, and I found out what a joy that was.” Ms. Saphir, who is also survived by another daughter, Lara Willis, counted 2,582 different species of birds in her lifetime. Her favorite was the cerulean warbler, and she asked that people contribute to the protection of its habitat in Colombia instead of sending flowers to her funeral.
[nysbirds-l] Starr Saphir - NYT obituary
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/nyregion/starr-saphir-bird-watching-guide-in-central-park-dies-at-73.html February 9, 2013 Starr Saphir, Bird-Watching Guide in Central Park, Dies at 73 By DOUGLAS MARTIN When Starr Saphir looked up at the star-speckled night sky, she thought of the multitude of moths, mosquitoes and other insects being pursued by swooping nighthawks. She shared this observation with the thousands of people who followed her through Central Park on the tours she led four times a week for nearly four decades, starting at 7:30 a.m. and continuing until she thought there were no more species to see that day. A tour might not end until dusk. Along the way, people might see wonders like the olive-sided flycatcher, the ruby-crowned kinglet and the black-throated blue warbler. It was not uncommon to see 35 species of birds, and not unusual to see 50. But the most compelling attraction was often Ms. Saphir herself, in her trademark blue scarf, binoculars in hand, translating chirps into the names of species and even specific behaviors. She was renowned among birders, as bird-watchers prefer to be called, for both her eyes and ears, spying birds in distant treetops and detecting them in the brush through the slightest rustle or the tiniest tweet. Last year, a national audience came to know her through an HBO documentary about the birders of Central Park. Ms. Saphir (pronounced sapphire) was still leading birders until several months ago, despite having metastatic breast cancer, cataracts, a bad back, a limp and arthritis. She died of complications of the cancer on Tuesday at a hospice in the Bronx, her daughter Shawna Leigh said. She was 73. Ms. Saphir identified her first bird 67 years ago and began leading the tours in the 1970s. She became an institution among birders because of her avian acuity and eagerness to share observations and knowledge. But she was the first to acknowledge that the star of the show was not her, despite the nickname Starr, which she acquired as a girl and kept from an earlier career as an actress. (Her given name was Muriel.) The real star, she said, was Central Park. Major flyways converge over the city, making the 843 acres of the park an oasis for migrating birds eager for a green place to rest and feed. More than 280 bird species have been identified in the park. Birders mention it along with places like the Everglades and Yosemite National Park as a birding mecca. The 200 or so hard-core birders of Central Park share information in a big notebook kept in the park’s Boathouse. Unlike fishermen who zealously guard a fishing hole’s location, birders can increase their lifetime sightings — a holy grail for many — by sharing. It is the number of watchful eyes, as much as the number of birds, that have accounted for the impressive list of species recorded in the park. Ms. Saphir, who left 80 notebooks of her daily sightings, identified 259 species in the park. Those who took her tours were rewarded by her solicitude: if someone glimpsed a particular warbler, she would spend hours finding it, or another, for the others. She kept her guide’s fee low — most recently $8 — because she wanted more people to appreciate birds, particularly as their populations decrease. Her expertise came from experience and research. “The reason she was so good was because she worked very hard at it,” said Jeffrey Kimble, who produced and directed the 2012 HBO documentary “Birders: The Central Park Effect.” In the film, Ms. Saphir, one of the main characters, explained her motivation. “Looking at birds really takes away sadness in a lot of us,” she said, alluding to her illness. “Looking at birds takes you out of yourself into the real world.” Muriel Theodora Saphir was born on July 21, 1939, on Long Island. She grew up in Brooklyn. She traced her enthusiasm for birds to the time her grandfather’s car broke down, when she was 6. While waiting for help, she spotted an intriguing bird and later studied copies of old Audubon prints to identify it. It was a black-and-white warbler. She began birding in Prospect Park. Ms. Saphir graduated from American University with a theater degree. Her marriage to Michael Henisse ended in divorce. She was legally separated from her second husband, Stephen Gussman. She acted in Off Broadway and traveling theatrical productions. In 1975, when no one showed up to conduct a guided walk in Central Park, she volunteered to take over. “I found out I could teach,” she said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal last year. “I had never known that, and I found out what a joy that was.” Ms. Saphir, who is also survived by another daughter, Lara Willis, counted 2,582 different species of birds in her lifetime. Her favorite was the cerulean warbler, and she asked that people contribute to the protection of its habitat in Colombia instead of sending flowers to her funeral.
[nysbirds-l] Grasshopper Sparrow
There is currently a Grasshopper Sparrow foraging at the turnaround at Jones Beach West End. Good Birding, Corey Finger Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Grasshopper Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow Is still at the same location (see e-mail below). Incoming traffic at the turn around has the bird moving around a lot, but it returns to the area. Other notables from Jones Beach so far include the continuing Lapland Longspur seen near the Coast Guard station. The bird was in with a mixed flock of Horned Larks and Snow Buntings. Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Feb 10, 2013, at 8:46 AM, Corey Finger here...@yahoo.com wrote: There is currently a Grasshopper Sparrow foraging at the turnaround at Jones Beach West End. Good Birding, Corey Finger Sent from my iPhone -- 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 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] Iceland Gull on Central Park Lake
Peter Post just asked me to post that there is an Iceland Gull on the Central Park Lake at the Ramble side of Bow Bridge that is very tame and comes in to bread. Ardith Bondi -- 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] Mid-Hamptons - Am Bittern and Common Redpoll
Today, along Dune Road, Hampton Bays, 1 American Bittern (near LIPA pole 489) and Northern Harrier. The road is quite passible until east of the Ponquogue Bridge, where snow and ice puddles are frequent. During a late afternoon visit to the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, four Common Redpoll were found in the area of the wooden bridge at the north end of the Ice Pond. The birds remained there for at least an hour, and were still there as sunset approached. Access is easiest with X-country skis or snowshoes - however, the snow is hard-packed and passable. Eileen Schwinn -- 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Iceland Gull on Central Park Lake
Thanks to Ardith Bondi for posting this for me. As a result a number of birders come to see the bird. It was present all afternoon and is extremely tame, coming to bread, within five feet of the observer. Peter Peter Post New York City pwp...@nyc.rr.com On Feb 10, 2013, at 2:11 PM, Ardith Bondi wrote: Peter Post just asked me to post that there is an Iceland Gull on the Central Park Lake at the Ramble side of Bow Bridge that is very tame and comes in to bread. Ardith Bondi -- 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 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] Brooklyn Eurasian Wigeon
Floyd Bennett Field has now re-opened to the public (at least most of it). This afternoon Heydi Lopes and I were there and spotted a female Eurasian Wigeon near the old wooden pilings. It was a very distinctive rufous morph individual. Heydi has photos posted here: https://picasaweb.google.com/103054725183047536935/FloydBennettField021013 Good birding, R http://citybirder.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] Hudson River Gulls
Today, between 4:30 and 5:30PM, Clara Montenegro and I stopped at the Hudson River along Newburgh waterfront to check on gulls. We were not disappointed. My best guess is around 7500 gulls, that were riding the ice flows to Cornwall and then flying back to Newburgh to start the ride over again. The highlight, was 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, with a probably 4th. All adult birds with one 3rd winter going into 4th year. The number of gulls were so great, that I am sure there were immature birds that I missed. Could have used some extra eyes, as they were traveling by at a pretty good clip. Oddly, we did not see a white winged gull of any species although it is hard to believe that none were present. There has to be something better among all those birds. I hope this encourages some to check. Good Birding, Curt McDermott -- 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] Riverhead's Farm Roads and Mary Laura's Feeders
Due to the late start of 2:15 PM in Riverhead, Tom Moran and I decided to ride the local farm roads in search of larks and longspurs, in addition to looking for gulls/shorebirds at both Iron Pier Beach, Jamesport, and Mattituck Inlet. With the fields blanketed with snow, Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs can usually be found feeding by the roadsides. Today we encountered many larks, but nary a longspur ! The beach and the inlet did not live up to expectations, but we did find 3 Snow Buntings at the latter. One of the pluses of driving to I/P/B, is that you can route yourself past Mary Laura Eric Lamont's home...and their feeders ! When we arrived, to our good fortune, Mary Laura was busy filling some of them. We stayed for ~ 20 minutes, left, to check out the beach, and then returned, after M.L. had completed refreshing her feeder complex. Her backyard, which butts up against The Northville Preserve, is a birder's dream ! It houses ~ 12-15 feeders (of all persuasions) and can best be described as very active. During our stays there today we totaled 21 species, of which 8 were sparrows, including 2 Fox Sparrows. For all we saw in her backyard, the highlight of the day was what we heard coming from the preserve. Mary, of course, heard it first and called our attention to it. Even though the hour was ~ 4:30, but still bright, a resident pair of Great-horned Owls were calling back and forth - calls, she was able to ID by gender. After she explained that the lower of the calls were made by the female, with the males being higher, Tom and I were able to distinguish between them ourselves ! Cheers,Bob . -- 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/ --
