[nysbirds-l] Manhattan - Summer Shorebirds

[Ben Cacace]

During yesterday's low tide four Spotted Sandpipers were on the mudflats of
Sherman Creek at Swindler Cove Park. The official website for the park at
NYRP appears to be renaming the site from Swindler Cove Park to Sherman
Creek Park.

These Spotted's are the first shorebirds on Manhattan for the current
summer reported to eBird.org.

The path along Sherman Creek that leads to Swindler Cove Park is open and
close to completion. There's an entrance about halfway down the path from
the parking lot for P.S. 5.

Access to the mudflats on the creek are not as open as they were before.
The alley where they use to do the composting is still accessible but the
portion closest to the flats are overgrown and one of the workers pointed
out Poison Ivy in the area. The overlook along the path where the
stonehenge benches are is equally overgrown. The west edge of the flats
offers the best viewing location but no path exists to get down to them.
Walking along the fence near the benches off 10th Ave. leading to the flats
is the best bet for now.

I've visited North Cove, Inwood which is just off 9th Ave. There are
mudflats here that might be productive. Here's the view of the entrance on
Google Maps:

http://tinyurl.com/NorthCoveInwood

A shared location on eBIrd exists for both locations: 'North Cove, Inwood'
and 'Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek'.

Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC

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[nysbirds-l] Royal Tern

[Tim Dunn]

One westbound royal tern seen this afternoon at Ocean Beach, Fire Island. 
Continuous stream of westbound adult common terns seen throughout the 
afternoon. Two sanderlings were the only shorebirds seen this afternoon. 

Thanks,
Tim Dunn
Babylon NY
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[nysbirds-l] TVs at Wading River

[Tom Moran]

At 6pm today there was a kettle of 20 turkey vultures about 1/2 mile west of 
Hulse Landing Rd on 25A.

Tom Moran
Shoreham

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[nysbirds-l] Shorebirding at Jamaica Bay East Pond 7-26

[Andrew Baksh]

This morning, I checked the water level and confirmed that the East Pond,
is at the lowest level before the rains that brought up the water to
unacceptable levels.

Just in time too, as many new arrivals were on the pond today for a total
of 14 species. There was a huge spike of Semipalmated Sandpipers as my
count was at 2100. An amazing turn around from the week.

The shorebird highlights were: *WESTERN SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER (3) and
PECTORAL SANDPIPER.*

Other shorebird notables adding to the diversity were Black-belied Plovers
and Rudy Turnstone. The latter always a good one to get on the pond.

In light of the concern regrading the health of the pond. I stayed for a
few hours after high tide observing the birds that stuck around. Despite
the notable movement of birds off the pond, once the tide turned, there
were still a decent number of shorebirds still feeding on the pond when I
left.

I should also add that most of the shorebirds birds were feeding
comfortably after the tide turned. It was only after an adult Peregrine
Falcon came through that they began to disperse.

This is further supports what a few of us have noted with birds moving off
the pond once Peregrines show up. I wonder just how many rescued Peregrine
Falcons have been released at the Refuge.

Cheers,

風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*


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[nysbirds-l] Adult Baird's Sandpiper at WE2( Nassau Co.)

[Ken Feustel]

At about 11:30AM an adult Baird's Sandpiper was observed in the ponds between 
the nature center and the West End 2 parking lot. The bird flew out of the pond 
about 11:45AM and has not been relocated. The bird was seen going down in one 
of western-most ponds and is probably still present.

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] King Rail and large gathering of herons at Liberty Loop

[Anders Peltomaa]

This might be of interest to NY birders as the King Rail was hard on the
New York side. See posting below from Michael Britt, NJ and details on his
blog.

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

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– Martin Luther King, Jr.
-- Forwarded message --
From: "Michael Britt" 
Date: Jul 26, 2014 9:54 AM
Subject: [JERSEYBI] King Rail and large gathering of herons at Liberty Loop
To: 
Cc:

http://pelagicaddict.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/king-rail-the-heron-show/

Mike Britt
Bayonne

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[nysbirds-l] Bobwhite- pound ridge

[James Vellozzi]

Have a northern bobwhite singing here in ward pound ridge reservation. From 
what I experience this bird is not all too common anymore in these parts, yes? 
Anyhow it's singing all morning in the large meadow. 

James Vellozzi

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Coast Guard Marina this morning: Semi-Palmated Sandpipers etc.

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

Following Sy Schiff's report yesterday, I was at the Coast Guard area
before sunrise to 6:30 this morning.  There are numerous amounts of
shorebirds all over the sandbar and surrounding shorelines - it was
actually overwhelming.

Today, most are Semi-Palmated Sandpipers - rest are Sanderlings, Short
Billed Dowitchers, Ruddy Turnstones  -all in great numbers.  Other species
included American Oystercatchers, Black Skimmers, Semi-Palmated Plover (1),
Spotted Sandpiper (1, summer resident), Common and Least Terns, Common
Loons (2, there were 4 a few days ago), one each of Black Crowned Night
Heron, Great Egret and Snowy Egret. I tried to find more uncommon types in
the mixed flock but did find any.  I did find a tagged Semi-Palmated
Sandpiper - blue tag with "UCH" on it.  It seemed to have a problem with
one of  it's legs.

Good birding, great to check out if you need a shorebird experience -
hopefully someone can spot a rarity in the mix,
Rob in Massapequa
http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Coast Guard Marina this morning: Semi-Palmated Sandpipers etc.

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

Following Sy Schiff's report yesterday, I was at the Coast Guard area
before sunrise to 6:30 this morning.  There are numerous amounts of
shorebirds all over the sandbar and surrounding shorelines - it was
actually overwhelming.

Today, most are Semi-Palmated Sandpipers - rest are Sanderlings, Short
Billed Dowitchers, Ruddy Turnstones  -all in great numbers.  Other species
included American Oystercatchers, Black Skimmers, Semi-Palmated Plover (1),
Spotted Sandpiper (1, summer resident), Common and Least Terns, Common
Loons (2, there were 4 a few days ago), one each of Black Crowned Night
Heron, Great Egret and Snowy Egret. I tried to find more uncommon types in
the mixed flock but did find any.  I did find a tagged Semi-Palmated
Sandpiper - blue tag with UCH on it.  It seemed to have a problem with
one of  it's legs.

Good birding, great to check out if you need a shorebird experience -
hopefully someone can spot a rarity in the mix,
Rob in Massapequa
http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/

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[nysbirds-l] Bobwhite- pound ridge

[James Vellozzi]

Have a northern bobwhite singing here in ward pound ridge reservation. From 
what I experience this bird is not all too common anymore in these parts, yes? 
Anyhow it's singing all morning in the large meadow. 

James Vellozzi

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] King Rail and large gathering of herons at Liberty Loop

[Anders Peltomaa]

This might be of interest to NY birders as the King Rail was hard on the
New York side. See posting below from Michael Britt, NJ and details on his
blog.

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.'
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
-- Forwarded message --
From: Michael Britt sootysh...@gmail.com
Date: Jul 26, 2014 9:54 AM
Subject: [JERSEYBI] King Rail and large gathering of herons at Liberty Loop
To: jerse...@lists.princeton.edu
Cc:

http://pelagicaddict.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/king-rail-the-heron-show/

Mike Britt
Bayonne

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[nysbirds-l] Adult Baird's Sandpiper at WE2( Nassau Co.)

[Ken Feustel]

At about 11:30AM an adult Baird's Sandpiper was observed in the ponds between 
the nature center and the West End 2 parking lot. The bird flew out of the pond 
about 11:45AM and has not been relocated. The bird was seen going down in one 
of western-most ponds and is probably still present.

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Shorebirding at Jamaica Bay East Pond 7-26

[Andrew Baksh]

This morning, I checked the water level and confirmed that the East Pond,
is at the lowest level before the rains that brought up the water to
unacceptable levels.

Just in time too, as many new arrivals were on the pond today for a total
of 14 species. There was a huge spike of Semipalmated Sandpipers as my
count was at 2100. An amazing turn around from the week.

The shorebird highlights were: *WESTERN SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER (3) and
PECTORAL SANDPIPER.*

Other shorebird notables adding to the diversity were Black-belied Plovers
and Rudy Turnstone. The latter always a good one to get on the pond.

In light of the concern regrading the health of the pond. I stayed for a
few hours after high tide observing the birds that stuck around. Despite
the notable movement of birds off the pond, once the tide turned, there
were still a decent number of shorebirds still feeding on the pond when I
left.

I should also add that most of the shorebirds birds were feeding
comfortably after the tide turned. It was only after an adult Peregrine
Falcon came through that they began to disperse.

This is further supports what a few of us have noted with birds moving off
the pond once Peregrines show up. I wonder just how many rescued Peregrine
Falcons have been released at the Refuge.

Cheers,

風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu  *The Art of War*
http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War

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[nysbirds-l] TVs at Wading River

[Tom Moran]

At 6pm today there was a kettle of 20 turkey vultures about 1/2 mile west of 
Hulse Landing Rd on 25A.

Tom Moran
Shoreham

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[nysbirds-l] Royal Tern

[Tim Dunn]

One westbound royal tern seen this afternoon at Ocean Beach, Fire Island. 
Continuous stream of westbound adult common terns seen throughout the 
afternoon. Two sanderlings were the only shorebirds seen this afternoon. 

Thanks,
Tim Dunn
Babylon NY
Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan - Summer Shorebirds

[Ben Cacace]

During yesterday's low tide four Spotted Sandpipers were on the mudflats of
Sherman Creek at Swindler Cove Park. The official website for the park at
NYRP appears to be renaming the site from Swindler Cove Park to Sherman
Creek Park.

These Spotted's are the first shorebirds on Manhattan for the current
summer reported to eBird.org.

The path along Sherman Creek that leads to Swindler Cove Park is open and
close to completion. There's an entrance about halfway down the path from
the parking lot for P.S. 5.

Access to the mudflats on the creek are not as open as they were before.
The alley where they use to do the composting is still accessible but the
portion closest to the flats are overgrown and one of the workers pointed
out Poison Ivy in the area. The overlook along the path where the
stonehenge benches are is equally overgrown. The west edge of the flats
offers the best viewing location but no path exists to get down to them.
Walking along the fence near the benches off 10th Ave. leading to the flats
is the best bet for now.

I've visited North Cove, Inwood which is just off 9th Ave. There are
mudflats here that might be productive. Here's the view of the entrance on
Google Maps:

http://tinyurl.com/NorthCoveInwood

A shared location on eBIrd exists for both locations: 'North Cove, Inwood'
and 'Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek'.

Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC

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