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[nysbirds-l] Junco x White-throated Sparrow hybird, Central Park, New York City

2014-10-10 Thread Joe DiCostanzo

This morning while leading the Friday morning AMNH bird walk in Central
Park, I found an apparent hybrid Junco x White-throated Sparrow in the
Ramble. The bird was on the paved path by the northeast corner of the
"Swampy Pin Oak" fenced in area east of the Rustic Shelter. Photos of this
interesting form can be seen on my blog
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Joe DiCostanzo

www.greatgullisland.org  

www.inwoodbirder.blogspot.com

 


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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

2014-10-10 Thread Tim Dunn

After seeing this morning's reports of significant bird movement, but being 
stuck going to work, I was able to swing past Jones Beach west end at 
lunchtime. What was most interesting was the sheer volume of migrants around 
the Coast Guard station. So many passerines were moving around that I actually 
had to duck to avoid 2 different GC Kinglets and my FOS RB Nuthatch as I stood 
along the edge of the parking lot by the CG Sta.  

YR Warblers were the most abundant, but E. Phoebes, N. Flickers, and GC 
Kinglets were also strongly represented. Brown Creepers were in, and several RB 
Nuthatches were heard. RC Kinglets were present in smaller numbers than GC. 

Other warblers included Common Yellowthroat, Pine, Black-and-white, 
Black-throated Blue, eastern and western Palm. A Red-eyed Vireo bathed in a 
puddle, giving me the rare chance to look down on one of these birds, rather 
than the usual overhead views. 

The hedgerow area produced several each of Chipping, Field, Savannah, 
White-throated and Song Sparrows and one White-crowned Sparrow. I didn't have 
any of the Pine Siskins that were present earlier, but a lone Bobolink was a 
bit of a surprise. 

Raptors included a Kestrel, Cooper's Hawk and a couple of Merlins. All were 
perching and seemed quite interested in the busy scene and accompanying 
potential meal opportunities. 

Two Royal Terns did a fly-by and the Skimmer flock was around 65 birds, 
including mostly adults. Black-bellied Plovers and Ruddy Turnstones were on the 
sandbar, but all shorebirds were flushed before I could look for anything more 
unusual. 

Tree Swallows swirled overhead, easily numbering into the thousands and 
impossible to count as they moved about, occasionally swirling into a funnel 
and giving me the feeling of one of those David Attenborough documentary 
moments. 

Nothing terribly rare, but an inspiring hour of birding. 

Thanks,
Tim Dunn
Babylon NY
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Re:[nysbirds-l] CONNECTICUT WARBLER @ Hoyt Farm Park

2014-10-10 Thread John Gluth

Three photos of the Connecticut Warbler at Hoyt Farm can be viewed here: 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/sets/72157648208873737/
Coordinates for the area I described in my earlier post are 40.820629, 
-73.271779.


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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 10 October 2014

2014-10-10 Thread Gail Benson

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Oct. 10, 2014
* NYNY1410.10

- Birds Mentioned

SAY’S PHOEBE+
NORTHERN WHEATEAR+
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

EURASIAN WIGEON
Red-necked Grebe
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
American Oystercatcher
Whimbrel
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
MARBLED GODWIT
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Black Skimmer
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Common Raven
American Pipit
CONNECTICUT WARBLER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin

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electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
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You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

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)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, October 10th at
6:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are NORTHERN WHEATEAR, SAY’S PHOEBE,
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, EURASIAN WIGEON, MARBLED and HUDSONIAN GODWITS,
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, CONNECTICUT
WARBLER, and CLAY-COLORED and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS.

Happily, the NORTHERN WHEATEAR found Wednesday October 1 at Plumb Beach in
Brooklyn continued at that site through the weekend, but unfortunately it
could be very difficult to locate at times as it ranged around the eastern
tip of the park.  It was actually easier to find Saturday in the driving
wind and rain than on much improved Sunday, when seen only briefly.  It
posed nicely for photographs Tuesday, but just a single e-bird report from
Wednesday might have marked its departure, though its reclusive habits at
times give some hope it may still linger there.

Another very nice find was a SAY’S PHOEBE spotted Sunday at the Edgemere
Landfill, now also known as Rockaway Community Park, in Far Rockaway.  This
capped landfill, covered with fairly dense low vegetation but providing
numerous perches, many used by the Phoebe, is reached from the northern
terminus of Beach 51st Street.  A very narrow gravel road encircles and
crosses over the landfill, so be careful if using it.  The Phoebe was not
seen after Sunday, when other birds present included numerous hunting
hawks, including three species of falcons.

Perhaps the most intriguing report of the week was a BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK
at Heckscher State Park on Wednesday morning.  Subsequent searches for this
bird had uncertain results, and the key would be to separate this bird from
what can be an extremely similar plumage in 1st fall male Rose-breasted
Grosbeaks.  The Heckscher bird was initially heard calling, a slightly
different note than that of Rose-breasted, and the darker upper mandible
was noted, a field mark for Black-Headed but perhaps not as consistent
among 1st fall birds.  Unfortunately the color of the wing linings was not
seen, this a more positive point of separation.  Photographs of this bird
would be much desired.

At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the drake EURASIAN WIGEON was still on the
East Pond Wednesday, and a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER found on the pond Sunday was
joined by a 2nd as of Wednesday.  Other birds noted on Wednesday included
CASPIAN TERN, COMMON RAVEN and AMERICAN PIPIT, and an HUDSONIAN GODWIT was
spotted flying by the former West Pond last Saturday, that area apparently
in too poor a condition to induce it to land.

Other shorebirds locally featured an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER at Floyd
Bennett Field with BLACK-BELLIEDS on Saturday, 2 MARBLED GODWITS flying
over Plumb Beach Saturday morning, and a WHIMBREL at Jones Beach West End
Tuesday.  Other birds at Jones Beach West End included the large gatherings
of AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, and BLACK SKIMMERS, and ROYAL TERN.

Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were noted Thursday at Robert Moses State Park,
these among a decent coastal flight that also featured a good number of
PINE SISKINS and PURPLE FINCHES, plus a few RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.  A larger
flight Friday morning along the coast featured many hundred PINE SISKINS
and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER again at Moses.

One or two PHILADELPHIA VIREOS and a decent variety of warblers continue to
be seen, a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was reported at Hoyt Farm Park in Commack,
today and a large influx of sparrows Thursday and today included a
GRASSHOPPER at Jamaica Bay yesterday, a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW in Brookhaven
today, and several LINCOLN’S.

The RED-NECKED GREBE was still at Mecox Saturday.

To phone in reports, on Long

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walk - North End on Friday October 10th

2014-10-10 Thread Deborah Allen

Central Park NYC Bird Walk - North End on Friday October 10thWe saw eight species of wood warblers:Black-and-white Warbler - 3Common Yellowthroat - 10+ American Redstart - 3 or 4 including an adult maleMagnolia WarblerBlack-throated Blue Warbler - males & femalesPalm Warbler - at least 4Yellow-rumped WarblerBlack-throated Green Warbler - adult male bathing in the LochA Common Raven circled over the Grassy Knoll eliciting yawns from the Brits on the walk. Also:Gadwall - fewer than last week - MeerNorthern Shoveler - more than 20 - MeerRuby-throated Hummingbird - Conservatory GardenAmerican Kestrel - one or twoYellow-bellied Sapsucker - not as many as last weekNorthern Flicker - manyEastern Phoebe - 6 mostly at the Great HillBlue-headed VireoRed-eyed VireoWhite-breasted NuthatchBrown CreeperHouse WrenWinter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet - severalRuby-crowned Kinglet - more than 20 - stopped countingSwainson's ThrushHermit ThrushWood ThrushGray Catbird - manyBrown ThrasherNorthern MockingbirdCedar Waxwing - small flock at Fort ClintonEastern TowheeChipping SparrowSong Sparrow - lotsSwamp Swamp Indigo BuntingPurple Finch - adult male and young male feeding on seeds of Beggar's Ticks on the north side of the Loch& other common birds.After the walk I saw a Black-billed Cuckoo at the Wildflower Meadow. Deborah Allen, m.ob.
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[nysbirds-l] South Shore Beaches

2014-10-10 Thread syschiff

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) encountered the fallout at Jones Beach West End. 
Surprisingly, the number of species was modest, but some of the numbers made up 
for it. Starting with Quantity, TREE SWALLOW-3-5.000 (hard to count or 
guesstimate when the sky was covered and full of them); PINE SISKIN-400 
(streaming through early in the morning in medium sized flocks); YELLOW-RUMPED 
WARBLER-hundreds; BLACK SKIMMER-100+; NORTHERN FLICKER-scores;EASTERN 
PHOEBE-50+ (they were everywhere, there were 5 closely lined up on the Coast 
Guard fence at one time); only 6 species of warbler and 7 species of sparrows. 
Other birds included 3 widely scattered BLUE-HEADED VIREO, BROUN CREEPER, RUBY 
and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS and INDIGO BUNTING.

Hawks were few but included TWO BALD EAGLES, adult and immature; a COOPER'S 
HAWK, PEREGRINE FALCONS and several MERLIN. (Eagles at the beach are always 
special.)

We arrived at Robert Moses SP later in the morning where the activity had died 
down. Just before the turnaround to Field #2 we encountered Shai Mitra, who was 
focused on a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. We stopped to look.. The Hawk Watch 
counters starting earlier in the morning, reported few hawks, but much greater 
numbers of Yellow-rumped Warblers and Pine Siskin than we had seen at the other 
end of the Jones strip.  They  had not seen any eagles.

Beautiful Fall day, Great to be out.
Sy 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Goose me, please

2014-10-10 Thread Ben Cacace

Allan,

Word from individuals is always best but you can track all the birds
reported to eBird.org with the following webpage that shows all species for
2014 for both Oct. and Nov. When you click on the MAP icon next to each
bird it'll bring up a map with Red icons for observations within the past
30 days:

eBird.org Bar Charts: NYS for 2014 (Oct & Nov)


On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 2:47 PM, Allan Mueller  wrote:

> I am working on my New York list and noticed that I need several geese -
> White-fronted Goose, Ross's Goose, Cackling Goose, and Brant.
>
> Sometime in the next week or so, my wife and I will be traveling across
> New York, so if you find any of these species, please contact me.
>
> I will also need directions (Lat Long works great).
>
> Thanks,
>
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[nysbirds-l] Goose me, please

2014-10-10 Thread Allan Mueller

I am working on my New York list and noticed that I need several geese -
White-fronted Goose, Ross's Goose, Cackling Goose, and Brant.

Sometime in the next week or so, my wife and I will be traveling across New
York, so if you find any of these species, please contact me.

I will also need directions (Lat Long works great).

Thanks,

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Conway, AR 72032
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[nysbirds-l] CONNECTICUT WARBLER @ Hoyt Farm Park (Commack, Suffolk Co.)

2014-10-10 Thread John Gluth

I found a CONNECTICUT WARBLER earlier this afternoon (~12:40) at Hoyt Farm in 
Commack. It flushed from dense mugwort and perched up nicely for a couple of 
minutes within the locust grove in the center of the field adjacent to a dried 
up ephemeral pond. There were loads of sparrows--primarily White-throated 
(100+) and Swamp (~20)--and abundant Common Yellowthroats (~15) in this field 
and in other areas of the park. Other notable finds included 1 House Wren, 2 
Blue-headed Vireos, several Y-b Sapsuckers, and 2 Hermit Thrushes.

John Gluth

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[nysbirds-l] Holtsville Ecology Site

2014-10-10 Thread rtmanddgm

Steve Walter's post got me moving to the nearest site for migrants as Jones 
Beach wasn't in the timeline for the day. This Brookhaven town facility is 
actually situated on a closed landfill, but can at times support a fair number 
of nice species. It is one of the few locations in western Brookhaven where 
Northern Bobwhite still can be found, heard, and presumably breeding. Notable 
species encountered during a one hour walk were:
Clay-colored Sparrow (drinking water from a puddle in the maintenance area)
Savannah Sparrow
Black-throated Blue warbler
Western and Eastern races of Palm Warbler
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed and Red-eyed Vireo(s)
Ruby and Golden-crown Kinglet(s)
American Redstart
All in all a productive hour of birding
Bob McGrath



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[nysbirds-l] Lake-watching Friday in Wilson (Niagara County)

2014-10-10 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter

I watched Lake Ontario from in front of the house this morning.  There was a 
great steady flight of BONAPARTE'S GULLS.  One LITTLE GULL accompanied them.  
Also, a good variety of ducks, including 11 SURF SCOTERS and 80 WHITE-WINGED 
SCOTERS.  New for me this fall were 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS and one RED-THROATED 
LOON.  Also had a distant Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger.

My eBird checklist is below.

Good birding!
Willie

Home, Niagara, US-NY
Oct 10, 2014 8:00 AM - 12:01 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: I watched the lake from Yolanda's.  Submitted from BirdLog NA for 
iOS, version 1.5.1
26 species (+5 other taxa)

Canada Goose  39
American Black Duck  10
Mallard  15
Northern Pintail  33
Green-winged Teal  2
Greater Scaup  40
Greater/Lesser Scaup  53
Surf Scoter  11
White-winged Scoter  80
Long-tailed Duck  3 Flying east to west.  Distant but easily recognizable 
by strong flight, small compact shape, pale whitish head, and pale rear end 
behind all dark wings.
Red-breasted Merganser  41
duck sp.  46
Red-throated Loon  1
Common Loon  18
Horned Grebe  45
Red-necked Grebe  2
Double-crested Cormorant  59
shorebird sp.  8 A group of seven, perhaps Dunlin, and a single that may 
have been a phalarope.  As usual, they were very distant and I could not 
confidently stick a name to them.
Pomarine/Parasitic Jaeger  1 Appeared to be an adult due to blackish rather 
than dark brownish plumage, and white belly.  This bird was very distant.  It 
chased a gull briefly, providing a slightly better view.
Bonaparte's Gull  408 These birds went by in singles, a steady stream 
throughout the watch and at all distances.
Little Gull  1 adult.
Ring-billed Gull  66
Herring Gull  32
gull sp.  30
Common Tern  8 2 singles and a group of six that first flew east, then 
shortly came by again flying west.
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  2
Pine Siskin  9

View this checklist online at 
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[nysbirds-l] Manitou Marsh Report, Putnam County, NY

2014-10-10 Thread Ryan J. Bass

Echoing the reports ~50 miles south in NYC and LI, Putnam County, NY in the
Lower Hudson Valley was very "birdy" this morning. I walked approximately
2.5 miles in Manitou Marsh in Garrison, NY. In the very short stretch of
road from the Manitou MTA - Metro North Station to the Manitou Marsh gate,
there were approximately (3) dozen individual sparrow species and their
allies:

2 Lincoln's Sparrow
1 Field Sparrow
11 Song Sparrow
14 White-throated Sparrow
8 Swamp Sparrow
4 Dark-eyed Junco
Notable lack of Savannah Sparrow (0)

Yellow-rumped Warblers (14) were ubiquitous, but diversity was
non-existent, as somewhat expected given the mid-Oct date and location. The
only other warbler sp. was a Blackpoll.

Good numbers and diversity among woodpeckers: Pileated (1), Downy (5),
Red-bellied (4), Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (4), N. Flicker (1)...

A Blue-headed Vireo came in close, (surprisingly) singing in a halfhearted
manner... Other birds included a brilliant adult male Purple Finch and a
smattering of kinglets...

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20187090

Cheers,
Ryan
Garrison, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Kissena Park morning report, Queens NY

2014-10-10 Thread Cesar Castillo

Hi all,

Thought it was worth mentioning that Kissena Park was very birdy this morning.  
Birds were everywhere and the common invasives were low in numbers. I didn't 
even see any house sparrows!

Highlights included 11 Warbler species with 1 Nashville Warbler and 1 Wilson's 
Warbler, Several BT-Blues and the yellow-rumps were out in force. 
Blue-headed and Red-eyed vireos were still around.
Found 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, WB Nuthatches.  Brown Creeper and two Brown 
Thrashers too.
There were several groups of Purple Finches, many Samp & Savannah Sparrows, a 
few of Chipping Sparrows, 1 Field Sparrow, 1 White-crowned Sparrow, and 1 
Lincoln's Sparrow, also 1 Indigo.  
In total I saw 58 species in two hours 40 minutes, and this did not include 
Kissena Corridor.
 
César Castillo
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Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Coastal Fallout

2014-10-10 Thread Peter Reisfeld

There was nice correlation of last night's radar and Steve's observations at 
Jones Beach.  The density of radar reflectivity was moderate, but the overall 
migration appeared to be southeasterly, with peaks ending centered on the 
Nassau-Suffolk border.  Looks like there might be some corrective east-west 
migration on the island during the day. 

Link to loop of last night's radar follows. Most intense reflectivity, 
corresponding to bird density, is in green:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/50403904@N03/15492631781/

NEXRAD images from the National Center for Atmospheric research  
(http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/radar/).

Happy fall birding!

Peter

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steve Walter 
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Coastal Fallout
> Date: October 10, 2014 8:42:05 AM EDT
> To: "nysbirds-l@cornell.edu" 
> Reply-To: Steve Walter 
> 
> Just want to get the word out that Jones Beach and the coast are loaded with 
> birds this morning. Good variety.
> 
> Steve Walter
> 
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
> 
> 
>  Original message 
> From: Shaibal Mitra
> Date:10/09/2014 1:09 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
> Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Heckscher SP, East Islip, 
> Suffolk Co.
> 
> Sean Sime and I searched without success late this morning, and Sean is still 
> on site.
> 
> I heard third hand through Pat of a possible re-sighting earlier this 
> morning, in the same area as Phil's last night and of Pat's yesterday 
> morning, but I don't have any details about how well this last bird was seen.
> 
> For those considering trying for this bird, I would caution that there is a 
> prodigious amount of fruiting tupelo in the area, attracting hordes of 
> Robins, Waxwings, Starlings, and other birds. Although this enhances the 
> likelihood that the Black-headed Grosbeak might have remained in the area, it 
> also means that it would be natural to expect Rose-breasts to be present also.
> 
> Sean had a Red-headed Woodpecker and a Bay-breasted Warbler before I joined 
> him, while I had two Red-headed Woodpeckers at Robert Moses SP, on the beach, 
> earlier in the morning (in addition to large flocks, some >100, of Pine 
> Siskins, many Purple Finches, more than a dozen Rusty Blackbirds, etc.).
> 
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
> 
> From: bounce-118156826-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
> [bounce-118156826-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of 
> pjlind...@optonline.net [pjlind...@optonline.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 10:08 AM
> To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Heckscher SP, East Islip, 
> Suffolk Co.
> 
> Seen around 8:35 AM from along the bike/exercise trail in the
> southwest corner of the parking lot at Field 1. The call, lower and less
> squeaky than Rose-breasted, reminiscent of a short Downy Woodpecker
> note, got
> my attention and I made a concerted effort to locate it. I had decent
> views of
> the bird for several minutes high in a tree, showing fine streaking on
> the
> sides of the buffy upper breast, and noted the dark upper mandible
> though I did
> not remember the significance of this field mark at the time. The bird
> flew
> across the bike trail towards the north and I lost sight of it behind
> the
> treetops; I did not see the underwings. Very late for work, I had to
> abandon
> the area. Shai Mitra is searching now.
> 
> I apologize for not posting sooner--a busy morning at work delayed me.
> 
> Patricia Lindsay
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[nysbirds-l] Coastal Fallout

2014-10-10 Thread Steve Walter

Just want to get the word out that Jones Beach and the coast are loaded with 
birds this morning. Good variety.

Steve Walter


Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

 Original message From: Shaibal Mitra 
 Date:10/09/2014  1:09 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] 
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Heckscher SP, East Islip,
  Suffolk Co. 
Sean Sime and I searched without success late this morning, and Sean is 
still on site.

I heard third hand through Pat of a possible re-sighting earlier this morning, 
in the same area as Phil's last night and of Pat's yesterday morning, but I 
don't have any details about how well this last bird was seen.

For those considering trying for this bird, I would caution that there is a 
prodigious amount of fruiting tupelo in the area, attracting hordes of Robins, 
Waxwings, Starlings, and other birds. Although this enhances the likelihood 
that the Black-headed Grosbeak might have remained in the area, it also means 
that it would be natural to expect Rose-breasts to be present also.

Sean had a Red-headed Woodpecker and a Bay-breasted Warbler before I joined 
him, while I had two Red-headed Woodpeckers at Robert Moses SP, on the beach, 
earlier in the morning (in addition to large flocks, some >100, of Pine 
Siskins, many Purple Finches, more than a dozen Rusty Blackbirds, etc.).

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-118156826-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-118156826-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of 
pjlind...@optonline.net [pjlind...@optonline.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 10:08 AM
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Heckscher SP, East Islip, Suffolk 
Co.

Seen around 8:35 AM from along the bike/exercise trail in the
southwest corner of the parking lot at Field 1. The call, lower and less
squeaky than Rose-breasted, reminiscent of a short Downy Woodpecker
note, got
my attention and I made a concerted effort to locate it. I had decent
views of
the bird for several minutes high in a tree, showing fine streaking on
the
sides of the buffy upper breast, and noted the dark upper mandible
though I did
not remember the significance of this field mark at the time. The bird
flew
across the bike trail towards the north and I lost sight of it behind
the
treetops; I did not see the underwings. Very late for work, I had to
abandon
the area. Shai Mitra is searching now.

I apologize for not posting sooner--a busy morning at work delayed me.

Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore


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[nysbirds-l] Coastal Fallout

2014-10-10 Thread Steve Walter

Just want to get the word out that Jones Beach and the coast are loaded with 
birds this morning. Good variety.

Steve Walter


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div Original message /divdivFrom: Shaibal Mitra 
shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu /divdivDate:10/09/2014  1:09 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
/divdivTo: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu /divdivSubject: RE: [nysbirds-l] 
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Heckscher SP, East Islip,
  Suffolk Co. /divdiv
/divSean Sime and I searched without success late this morning, and Sean is 
still on site.

I heard third hand through Pat of a possible re-sighting earlier this morning, 
in the same area as Phil's last night and of Pat's yesterday morning, but I 
don't have any details about how well this last bird was seen.

For those considering trying for this bird, I would caution that there is a 
prodigious amount of fruiting tupelo in the area, attracting hordes of Robins, 
Waxwings, Starlings, and other birds. Although this enhances the likelihood 
that the Black-headed Grosbeak might have remained in the area, it also means 
that it would be natural to expect Rose-breasts to be present also.

Sean had a Red-headed Woodpecker and a Bay-breasted Warbler before I joined 
him, while I had two Red-headed Woodpeckers at Robert Moses SP, on the beach, 
earlier in the morning (in addition to large flocks, some 100, of Pine 
Siskins, many Purple Finches, more than a dozen Rusty Blackbirds, etc.).

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-118156826-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-118156826-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of 
pjlind...@optonline.net [pjlind...@optonline.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 10:08 AM
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Heckscher SP, East Islip, Suffolk 
Co.

Seen around 8:35 AM from along the bike/exercise trail in the
southwest corner of the parking lot at Field 1. The call, lower and less
squeaky than Rose-breasted, reminiscent of a short Downy Woodpecker
note, got
my attention and I made a concerted effort to locate it. I had decent
views of
the bird for several minutes high in a tree, showing fine streaking on
the
sides of the buffy upper breast, and noted the dark upper mandible
though I did
not remember the significance of this field mark at the time. The bird
flew
across the bike trail towards the north and I lost sight of it behind
the
treetops; I did not see the underwings. Very late for work, I had to
abandon
the area. Shai Mitra is searching now.

I apologize for not posting sooner--a busy morning at work delayed me.

Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore


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Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Coastal Fallout

2014-10-10 Thread Peter Reisfeld

There was nice correlation of last night's radar and Steve's observations at 
Jones Beach.  The density of radar reflectivity was moderate, but the overall 
migration appeared to be southeasterly, with peaks ending centered on the 
Nassau-Suffolk border.  Looks like there might be some corrective east-west 
migration on the island during the day. 

Link to loop of last night's radar follows. Most intense reflectivity, 
corresponding to bird density, is in green:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/50403904@N03/15492631781/

NEXRAD images from the National Center for Atmospheric research  
(http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/radar/).

Happy fall birding!

Peter

Begin forwarded message:

 From: Steve Walter swalte...@verizon.net
 Subject: [nysbirds-l] Coastal Fallout
 Date: October 10, 2014 8:42:05 AM EDT
 To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
 Reply-To: Steve Walter swalte...@verizon.net
 
 Just want to get the word out that Jones Beach and the coast are loaded with 
 birds this morning. Good variety.
 
 Steve Walter
 
 
 Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
 
 
  Original message 
 From: Shaibal Mitra
 Date:10/09/2014 1:09 PM (GMT-05:00)
 To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
 Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Heckscher SP, East Islip, 
 Suffolk Co.
 
 Sean Sime and I searched without success late this morning, and Sean is still 
 on site.
 
 I heard third hand through Pat of a possible re-sighting earlier this 
 morning, in the same area as Phil's last night and of Pat's yesterday 
 morning, but I don't have any details about how well this last bird was seen.
 
 For those considering trying for this bird, I would caution that there is a 
 prodigious amount of fruiting tupelo in the area, attracting hordes of 
 Robins, Waxwings, Starlings, and other birds. Although this enhances the 
 likelihood that the Black-headed Grosbeak might have remained in the area, it 
 also means that it would be natural to expect Rose-breasts to be present also.
 
 Sean had a Red-headed Woodpecker and a Bay-breasted Warbler before I joined 
 him, while I had two Red-headed Woodpeckers at Robert Moses SP, on the beach, 
 earlier in the morning (in addition to large flocks, some 100, of Pine 
 Siskins, many Purple Finches, more than a dozen Rusty Blackbirds, etc.).
 
 Shai Mitra
 Bay Shore
 
 From: bounce-118156826-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
 [bounce-118156826-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of 
 pjlind...@optonline.net [pjlind...@optonline.net]
 Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 10:08 AM
 To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
 Subject: [nysbirds-l] BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Heckscher SP, East Islip, 
 Suffolk Co.
 
 Seen around 8:35 AM from along the bike/exercise trail in the
 southwest corner of the parking lot at Field 1. The call, lower and less
 squeaky than Rose-breasted, reminiscent of a short Downy Woodpecker
 note, got
 my attention and I made a concerted effort to locate it. I had decent
 views of
 the bird for several minutes high in a tree, showing fine streaking on
 the
 sides of the buffy upper breast, and noted the dark upper mandible
 though I did
 not remember the significance of this field mark at the time. The bird
 flew
 across the bike trail towards the north and I lost sight of it behind
 the
 treetops; I did not see the underwings. Very late for work, I had to
 abandon
 the area. Shai Mitra is searching now.
 
 I apologize for not posting sooner--a busy morning at work delayed me.
 
 Patricia Lindsay
 Bay Shore
 
 
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[nysbirds-l] Kissena Park morning report, Queens NY

2014-10-10 Thread Cesar Castillo

Hi all,

Thought it was worth mentioning that Kissena Park was very birdy this morning.  
Birds were everywhere and the common invasives were low in numbers. I didn't 
even see any house sparrows!

Highlights included 11 Warbler species with 1 Nashville Warbler and 1 Wilson's 
Warbler, Several BT-Blues and the yellow-rumps were out in force. 
Blue-headed and Red-eyed vireos were still around.
Found 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, WB Nuthatches.  Brown Creeper and two Brown 
Thrashers too.
There were several groups of Purple Finches, many Samp  Savannah Sparrows, a 
few of Chipping Sparrows, 1 Field Sparrow, 1 White-crowned Sparrow, and 1 
Lincoln's Sparrow, also 1 Indigo.  
In total I saw 58 species in two hours 40 minutes, and this did not include 
Kissena Corridor.
 
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[nysbirds-l] Manitou Marsh Report, Putnam County, NY

2014-10-10 Thread Ryan J. Bass

Echoing the reports ~50 miles south in NYC and LI, Putnam County, NY in the
Lower Hudson Valley was very birdy this morning. I walked approximately
2.5 miles in Manitou Marsh in Garrison, NY. In the very short stretch of
road from the Manitou MTA - Metro North Station to the Manitou Marsh gate,
there were approximately (3) dozen individual sparrow species and their
allies:

2 Lincoln's Sparrow
1 Field Sparrow
11 Song Sparrow
14 White-throated Sparrow
8 Swamp Sparrow
4 Dark-eyed Junco
Notable lack of Savannah Sparrow (0)

Yellow-rumped Warblers (14) were ubiquitous, but diversity was
non-existent, as somewhat expected given the mid-Oct date and location. The
only other warbler sp. was a Blackpoll.

Good numbers and diversity among woodpeckers: Pileated (1), Downy (5),
Red-bellied (4), Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (4), N. Flicker (1)...

A Blue-headed Vireo came in close, (surprisingly) singing in a halfhearted
manner... Other birds included a brilliant adult male Purple Finch and a
smattering of kinglets...

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20187090

Cheers,
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[nysbirds-l] Holtsville Ecology Site

2014-10-10 Thread rtmanddgm

Steve Walter's post got me moving to the nearest site for migrants as Jones 
Beach wasn't in the timeline for the day. This Brookhaven town facility is 
actually situated on a closed landfill, but can at times support a fair number 
of nice species. It is one of the few locations in western Brookhaven where 
Northern Bobwhite still can be found, heard, and presumably breeding. Notable 
species encountered during a one hour walk were:
Clay-colored Sparrow (drinking water from a puddle in the maintenance area)
Savannah Sparrow
Black-throated Blue warbler
Western and Eastern races of Palm Warbler
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed and Red-eyed Vireo(s)
Ruby and Golden-crown Kinglet(s)
American Redstart
All in all a productive hour of birding
Bob McGrath



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[nysbirds-l] CONNECTICUT WARBLER @ Hoyt Farm Park (Commack, Suffolk Co.)

2014-10-10 Thread John Gluth

I found a CONNECTICUT WARBLER earlier this afternoon (~12:40) at Hoyt Farm in 
Commack. It flushed from dense mugwort and perched up nicely for a couple of 
minutes within the locust grove in the center of the field adjacent to a dried 
up ephemeral pond. There were loads of sparrows--primarily White-throated 
(100+) and Swamp (~20)--and abundant Common Yellowthroats (~15) in this field 
and in other areas of the park. Other notable finds included 1 House Wren, 2 
Blue-headed Vireos, several Y-b Sapsuckers, and 2 Hermit Thrushes.

John Gluth

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[nysbirds-l] Goose me, please

2014-10-10 Thread Allan Mueller

I am working on my New York list and noticed that I need several geese -
White-fronted Goose, Ross's Goose, Cackling Goose, and Brant.

Sometime in the next week or so, my wife and I will be traveling across New
York, so if you find any of these species, please contact me.

I will also need directions (Lat Long works great).

Thanks,

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Goose me, please

2014-10-10 Thread Ben Cacace

Allan,

Word from individuals is always best but you can track all the birds
reported to eBird.org with the following webpage that shows all species for
2014 for both Oct. and Nov. When you click on the MAP icon next to each
bird it'll bring up a map with Red icons for observations within the past
30 days:

eBird.org Bar Charts: NYS for 2014 (Oct  Nov)
http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?src=changeDategetLocations=statesstates=US-NYparentState=US-NYreportType=locationmonthRadio=onbMonth=10eMonth=11bYear=2014eYear=2014continue.x=35continue.y=9continue=Continue

On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 2:47 PM, Allan Mueller akcmuel...@gmail.com wrote:

 I am working on my New York list and noticed that I need several geese -
 White-fronted Goose, Ross's Goose, Cackling Goose, and Brant.

 Sometime in the next week or so, my wife and I will be traveling across
 New York, so if you find any of these species, please contact me.

 I will also need directions (Lat Long works great).

 Thanks,

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 Conway, AR 72032
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 501-339-8071 cell


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[nysbirds-l] South Shore Beaches

2014-10-10 Thread syschiff

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) encountered the fallout at Jones Beach West End. 
Surprisingly, the number of species was modest, but some of the numbers made up 
for it. Starting with Quantity, TREE SWALLOW-3-5.000 (hard to count or 
guesstimate when the sky was covered and full of them); PINE SISKIN-400 
(streaming through early in the morning in medium sized flocks); YELLOW-RUMPED 
WARBLER-hundreds; BLACK SKIMMER-100+; NORTHERN FLICKER-scores;EASTERN 
PHOEBE-50+ (they were everywhere, there were 5 closely lined up on the Coast 
Guard fence at one time); only 6 species of warbler and 7 species of sparrows. 
Other birds included 3 widely scattered BLUE-HEADED VIREO, BROUN CREEPER, RUBY 
and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS and INDIGO BUNTING.

Hawks were few but included TWO BALD EAGLES, adult and immature; a COOPER'S 
HAWK, PEREGRINE FALCONS and several MERLIN. (Eagles at the beach are always 
special.)

We arrived at Robert Moses SP later in the morning where the activity had died 
down. Just before the turnaround to Field #2 we encountered Shai Mitra, who was 
focused on a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. We stopped to look.. The Hawk Watch 
counters starting earlier in the morning, reported few hawks, but much greater 
numbers of Yellow-rumped Warblers and Pine Siskin than we had seen at the other 
end of the Jones strip.  They  had not seen any eagles.

Beautiful Fall day, Great to be out.
Sy 

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walk - North End on Friday October 10th

2014-10-10 Thread Deborah Allen

Central Park NYC Bird Walk - North End on Friday October 10thWe saw eight species of wood warblers:Black-and-white Warbler - 3Common Yellowthroat - 10+ American Redstart - 3 or 4 including an adult maleMagnolia WarblerBlack-throated Blue Warbler - males  femalesPalm Warbler - at least 4Yellow-rumped WarblerBlack-throated Green Warbler - adult male bathing in the LochA Common Raven circled over the Grassy Knoll eliciting yawns from the Brits on the walk. Also:Gadwall - fewer than last week - MeerNorthern Shoveler - more than 20 - MeerRuby-throated Hummingbird - Conservatory GardenAmerican Kestrel - one or twoYellow-bellied Sapsucker - not as many as last weekNorthern Flicker - manyEastern Phoebe - 6 mostly at the Great HillBlue-headed VireoRed-eyed VireoWhite-breasted NuthatchBrown CreeperHouse WrenWinter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet - severalRuby-crowned Kinglet - more than 20 - stopped countingSwainson's ThrushHermit ThrushWood ThrushGray Catbird - manyBrown ThrasherNorthern MockingbirdCedar Waxwing - small flock at Fort ClintonEastern TowheeChipping SparrowSong Sparrow - lotsSwamp Swamp Indigo BuntingPurple Finch - adult male and young male feeding on seeds of Beggar's Ticks on the north side of the Loch other common birds.After the walk I saw a Black-billed Cuckoo at the Wildflower Meadow. Deborah Allen, m.ob.
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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 10 October 2014

2014-10-10 Thread Gail Benson

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Oct. 10, 2014
* NYNY1410.10

- Birds Mentioned

SAY’S PHOEBE+
NORTHERN WHEATEAR+
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

EURASIAN WIGEON
Red-necked Grebe
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
American Oystercatcher
Whimbrel
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
MARBLED GODWIT
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Black Skimmer
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Common Raven
American Pipit
CONNECTICUT WARBLER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin

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
nysarc44atnybirdsdotorg

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)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, October 10th at
6:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are NORTHERN WHEATEAR, SAY’S PHOEBE,
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, EURASIAN WIGEON, MARBLED and HUDSONIAN GODWITS,
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, CONNECTICUT
WARBLER, and CLAY-COLORED and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS.

Happily, the NORTHERN WHEATEAR found Wednesday October 1 at Plumb Beach in
Brooklyn continued at that site through the weekend, but unfortunately it
could be very difficult to locate at times as it ranged around the eastern
tip of the park.  It was actually easier to find Saturday in the driving
wind and rain than on much improved Sunday, when seen only briefly.  It
posed nicely for photographs Tuesday, but just a single e-bird report from
Wednesday might have marked its departure, though its reclusive habits at
times give some hope it may still linger there.

Another very nice find was a SAY’S PHOEBE spotted Sunday at the Edgemere
Landfill, now also known as Rockaway Community Park, in Far Rockaway.  This
capped landfill, covered with fairly dense low vegetation but providing
numerous perches, many used by the Phoebe, is reached from the northern
terminus of Beach 51st Street.  A very narrow gravel road encircles and
crosses over the landfill, so be careful if using it.  The Phoebe was not
seen after Sunday, when other birds present included numerous hunting
hawks, including three species of falcons.

Perhaps the most intriguing report of the week was a BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK
at Heckscher State Park on Wednesday morning.  Subsequent searches for this
bird had uncertain results, and the key would be to separate this bird from
what can be an extremely similar plumage in 1st fall male Rose-breasted
Grosbeaks.  The Heckscher bird was initially heard calling, a slightly
different note than that of Rose-breasted, and the darker upper mandible
was noted, a field mark for Black-Headed but perhaps not as consistent
among 1st fall birds.  Unfortunately the color of the wing linings was not
seen, this a more positive point of separation.  Photographs of this bird
would be much desired.

At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the drake EURASIAN WIGEON was still on the
East Pond Wednesday, and a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER found on the pond Sunday was
joined by a 2nd as of Wednesday.  Other birds noted on Wednesday included
CASPIAN TERN, COMMON RAVEN and AMERICAN PIPIT, and an HUDSONIAN GODWIT was
spotted flying by the former West Pond last Saturday, that area apparently
in too poor a condition to induce it to land.

Other shorebirds locally featured an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER at Floyd
Bennett Field with BLACK-BELLIEDS on Saturday, 2 MARBLED GODWITS flying
over Plumb Beach Saturday morning, and a WHIMBREL at Jones Beach West End
Tuesday.  Other birds at Jones Beach West End included the large gatherings
of AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, and BLACK SKIMMERS, and ROYAL TERN.

Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were noted Thursday at Robert Moses State Park,
these among a decent coastal flight that also featured a good number of
PINE SISKINS and PURPLE FINCHES, plus a few RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.  A larger
flight Friday morning along the coast featured many hundred PINE SISKINS
and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER again at Moses.

One or two PHILADELPHIA VIREOS and a decent variety of warblers continue to
be seen, a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was reported at Hoyt Farm Park in Commack,
today and a large influx of sparrows Thursday and today included a
GRASSHOPPER at Jamaica Bay yesterday, a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW in Brookhaven
today, and several LINCOLN’S.

The RED-NECKED GREBE was still at Mecox Saturday.

To phone in reports, on

Re:[nysbirds-l] CONNECTICUT WARBLER @ Hoyt Farm Park

2014-10-10 Thread John Gluth

Three photos of the Connecticut Warbler at Hoyt Farm can be viewed here: 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/sets/72157648208873737/
Coordinates for the area I described in my earlier post are 40.820629, 
-73.271779.


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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

2014-10-10 Thread Tim Dunn

After seeing this morning's reports of significant bird movement, but being 
stuck going to work, I was able to swing past Jones Beach west end at 
lunchtime. What was most interesting was the sheer volume of migrants around 
the Coast Guard station. So many passerines were moving around that I actually 
had to duck to avoid 2 different GC Kinglets and my FOS RB Nuthatch as I stood 
along the edge of the parking lot by the CG Sta.  

YR Warblers were the most abundant, but E. Phoebes, N. Flickers, and GC 
Kinglets were also strongly represented. Brown Creepers were in, and several RB 
Nuthatches were heard. RC Kinglets were present in smaller numbers than GC. 

Other warblers included Common Yellowthroat, Pine, Black-and-white, 
Black-throated Blue, eastern and western Palm. A Red-eyed Vireo bathed in a 
puddle, giving me the rare chance to look down on one of these birds, rather 
than the usual overhead views. 

The hedgerow area produced several each of Chipping, Field, Savannah, 
White-throated and Song Sparrows and one White-crowned Sparrow. I didn't have 
any of the Pine Siskins that were present earlier, but a lone Bobolink was a 
bit of a surprise. 

Raptors included a Kestrel, Cooper's Hawk and a couple of Merlins. All were 
perching and seemed quite interested in the busy scene and accompanying 
potential meal opportunities. 

Two Royal Terns did a fly-by and the Skimmer flock was around 65 birds, 
including mostly adults. Black-bellied Plovers and Ruddy Turnstones were on the 
sandbar, but all shorebirds were flushed before I could look for anything more 
unusual. 

Tree Swallows swirled overhead, easily numbering into the thousands and 
impossible to count as they moved about, occasionally swirling into a funnel 
and giving me the feeling of one of those David Attenborough documentary 
moments. 

Nothing terribly rare, but an inspiring hour of birding. 

Thanks,
Tim Dunn
Babylon NY
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[nysbirds-l] Junco x White-throated Sparrow hybird, Central Park, New York City

2014-10-10 Thread Joe DiCostanzo

This morning while leading the Friday morning AMNH bird walk in Central
Park, I found an apparent hybrid Junco x White-throated Sparrow in the
Ramble. The bird was on the paved path by the northeast corner of the
Swampy Pin Oak fenced in area east of the Rustic Shelter. Photos of this
interesting form can be seen on my blog
http://www.inwoodbirder.blogspot.com/ .

 

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[nysbirds-l] Junco x White-throated Sparrow hybird, Central Park, New York City

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

Re:[nysbirds-l] CONNECTICUT WARBLER @ Hoyt Farm Park

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 10 October 2014

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walk - North End on Friday October 10th

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Goose me, please

[nysbirds-l] South Shore Beaches

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 10 October 2014

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

[nysbirds-l] Junco x White-throated Sparrow hybird, Central Park, New York City

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