[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach addendum

[syschiff]

Add Black-throated Blue Warbler.  The Blue-throated Blue Warbler was last seen 
hiding between the keys on my key board.

Sy

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

[syschiff]

Jones Beach West End 14 Oct

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) birded the west end this morning to find fewer 
birds but still 50+ species The bar still harbors a few hundred AMERICAN 
OYSTERCATCHERS plus an undetermined number of mostly hatching year BLACK 
SKIMMERS. As the tide increased, the dozen DUNLIN were joined by BLACK-BELLIED 
PLOVER, RED KNOT, a few SANDERLING, more DUNLIN and a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 
Best additions were 2 ROYAL TERNS.

A COMMON LOON was in the basin and moved out into the channel where FOSTER'S 
TERNS were feeding. RUDDY TURNSTONES continue on the Coast Guard breakwater.  
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continue on West End #2 parking lot.

Raptors included NORTHERN HARRIER, SHARP-SHINNED, COOPER'S HAWKS, MERLIN and 
PEREGRINE FALCON (are falcons still raptors now that they've been classified as 
Parrots?---just a thought).

A WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH (rare on the beach) joined RED-BREASTED in the 
median. We saw  a PINE, a number of PALM,  loads of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, a 
male BLUE-THROATED BLUE WARBLER and a BLUE-HEADED VIREO. Sparrow species were 
limited but WHITE-CROWNED were present.

Briefly seen by others was the continuing CLAY-COLORED SPARROW. Also, a BLACK 
TERN was reported at the jetty.

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[nysbirds-l] OK Slip Falls Trail/September sighting/migrants

[Joan Collins]

9/29/14 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)

 

A Blackpoll Warbler migrant was observed at the summit of The Pinnacle, the
mountain we live on in Long Lake.  A Pine Warbler was singing for a long
time in the pines along the lake behind the Long Lake Central School.

 

9/28/14 Long Lake

 

My husband and I boated to Turtle Beach at the north end of 14-mile Long
Lake.  I posted photos to my Facebook page below of the beach, lake, Common
Loons in changing plumage, Bald Eagle nest, and seaplane.  There were two
Bald Eagles observed staying close to the nest area - which they do well
into the fall each year.

 

9/27/14 Low's Ridge - Upper Dam Trail (along Hitchins Bog to Hitchins Pond
on the Bog River in St. Lawrence Co.)

 

I led a walk to Hitchins Pond and up Low's Ridge that was co-sponsored by
Northern NY Audubon and the Town of Long Lake.  It was a gorgeous, peak leaf
color weekend.  Nineteen people took part and we began around 9 a.m.  The
day was quite hot, so birds were fairly quiet.  In addition to Yellow-rumped
Warblers, we observed a tail-pumping (yellow) Palm Warbler at Hitchins Bog.
We heard several flocks of Pine Siskins - the first day I noted a movement
for this species which has continued.  Views from the summit of Low's Ridge
were spectacular!  I posted photos to my Facebook page.

 

9/19/14 Pre-dawn migration in Long Lake

 

I was out pre-dawn and there was a huge movement of Swainson's Thrushes.
Locally, 3 Barred Owls and Common Loons were vocalizing.  A porcupine,
startled by my husband and I talking, climbed a tree along our lawn (Sept. -
Oct. is breeding season for porcupines and they have been very active!).  I
also saw 2 meteors.

 

9/17/14 Trail to OK Slip Falls and the Hudson River Gorge (Hamilton Co.)

 

I hiked the newly opened trail to spectacular OK Slip Falls and the Hudson
River Gorge.  Photos (trail, waterfall, flora, fauna) and video of the
waterfall can be seen in my latest blog for "Adirondack Experience" at:
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2014/10/hike-spectacular-ok-slip-fa
lls .  An Eastern Wood-Pewee sang at the trailhead.  A Barred Owl vocalized
midday near the falls.  Winter Wrens were abundant.  Blue-headed Vireos and
Common Yellowthroats sang, and Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green,
and Yellow-rumped Warblers were observed.  I believe the 4-inch slug I
photographed is a Carolina Mantleslug - if there are any shell-less
terrestrial gastropod mollusc experts out there, I'd love to hear from you!
This is going to be a very popular trail in the Central Adirondacks.

 

9/14/14 - 9/15/14 Essex Chain Lakes Canoe - Camping Trip (Essex and Hamilton
Counties)

 

I camped at the most remote site in the chain - Sixth Lake (#2) and nearly
had the Essex Chain Lakes to myself (only one other party on Third Lake).
It was a Sunday night with a forecast for 30 degrees, so I thought I might
have complete solitude!  This newly opened area is lovely - I have a blog
with many, many photos that will be published soon by Adirondack Experience.
Jeff Nadler camped in the chain earlier in the season and heard Olive-sided
Flycatchers.  There is certainly habitat for this species between Fifth and
Sixth Lakes.  Common Loons are abundant in the chain.  Once again, there was
a nocturnal movement of Swainson's Thrushes and I could hear their call
notes through the tent walls all night.  At dawn, my camp was surrounded by
their "whit" call notes.  Barred Owls were abundant hooting and
"monkey-calling" all around the lake during the night!

 

9/12/14 Massawepie Mire (St. Lawrence Co.)

 

David Buckley and I hiked 6 miles round trip (to Silver Brook) at Massawepie
Mire.  Some of the species found:

 

Ruffed Grouse - drumming

American Kestrel - 2

Gray Jay - 7 (groups of 3 and 4) (photo on Facebook)

American Redstart - at David's house in Piercefield

Cape May Warbler - 2 different birds

Magnolia Warbler

Palm Warbler - many

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Purple Finch

 

David spotted a huge Black Bear on the trail just as I sat down at Silver
Brook for a food break.  I had a nice view, but not long enough to get a
photo!

 

9/10/14 Mountaineer Trail near Massawepie Lake (St. Lawrence Co.)

 

The Boy Scouts have done a great deal of wonderful work on the trail since
the last time I hiked it - lots of new wooden walkways over wet areas, and
they completely rebuilt the bridge over the outlet of the lake (photos on
Facebook).  This continues to be one of my favorite Adirondack trails.  An
adult Common Loon was still feeding a juvenile on Massawepie Lake.  I
photographed a female Black-backed Woodpecker (photo on Facebook).
Warblers: Nashville, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Palm, Pine, Yellow-rumped, and
Black-throated Green.

 

9/8/14 Long Lake

 

I was out pre-dawn and this was the most active migration night that I've
noted all season.  The sky was filled with Swainson's Thrushes - just
remarkable!  An Ovenbird landed and 

[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon-Blydenburgh County Park, Suffolk Co.

[pjlindsay]

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Blydenburgh Park, in Hauppauge (or Smithtown, depending on which website 
you look at). Other waterfowl species of interest were 12 Wood Duck, 70+ 
Am. Wigeon, 6 Green-winged Teal and 12 Ring-necked Duck.

Katydids were singing in three locations on this summer-like afternoon.

Pat Lindsay
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[nysbirds-l] Seaside Sparrow, Randall's Island, New York County

[David Barrett]

The saltmarsh on the northeast shore of Randall's Island, just north of
baseball field #42, is known to attract *Ammodramus* sparrows such as
Nelson's Sparrow at this time of year. I did not have any of those today,
but I had a brief glimpse of my first SEASIDE SPARROW there, which
responded to pishing by climbing atop a reed and then promptly disappeared
and was not seen again in nearly an hour of further searching. To reach
this bird I had to climb down onto the rocks that line the shore and
proceed west to near the middle of the marsh, which is possible only when
the tide is relatively low.

David Barrett
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[nysbirds-l] Golden Eagle/other October migrants/Boreal Birds/etc.

[Joan Collins]

Just a few general observations from up north.

 

Pine Siskins continue to be heard everywhere I hike/camp in the Adirondacks.
Purple Finches are also moving around.  Golden-crowned Kinglets are abundant
- as Shai Mitra mentioned regarding Downy Woodpecker movements, it can be
tricky to distinguish movements in local, year-round residents.
Golden-crowned Kinglets are typically found year-round in the Adirondacks,
but they appear to currently be much more abundant than normal - seemingly
in every bush and tree!  Wild Turkeys had another good year and they are
abundant.  Barred Owls are heard every night outside our home and everywhere
I camp.  Small mammal populations were way up this past summer, and numbers
are dropping off a bit now.  Last winter, we had Blue Jays at our feeders
(in the Central Adirondacks) throughout the winter for the first time.  Blue
Jays have been perching on our porch railing for the past few days and
appear to be searching for the feeders!  I normally wait until late October
to start feeding birds to avoid Black Bears and Raccoons, but I decided to
start feeding this week.

 

We have been observing an Eastern Coyote outside our house for the past week
or so.  I took a dawn photo of the coyote on 10/12/14 and posted it to my
Facebook page listed below.

 

10/12/14 Long Lake (Hamilton County)

 

I observed the season's first (juvenile) Golden Eagle migrant over Big Brook
along Route 30 in Long Lake at 2 p.m.  It appeared to be taking off (it was
right over the road) with a Common Raven encouraging it to leave.  It soared
higher and higher - in the background of my scope view, I could just make
out several much smaller raptors in the same thermal with the eagle!  (This
was the same day that the first Golden Eagle was tallied at Franklin
Mountain Hawk watch.)

 

There was a female Eastern Towhee migrant at the outlet of Little Tupper
Lake with a bill covered in berry juice!  (Photo on my Facebook page.)  This
location is a magnet for many migrating species and one of my favorite
birding locations, because you never know what you'll find. (Other sparrows:
White-crowned, White-throated, Chipping, Song, and Dark-eyed Junco)

 

Among many Yellow-rumped Warblers at Sabattis Bog, a tail pumping (yellow)
Palm Warbler appeared.  Gray Jays have been actively feeding along the road
by Sabattis Bog for several days.  Dragonflies were active and I
photographed a lovely butterfly at Sabattis Bog (photo on Facebook).

 

10/11/14 Bloomingdale Areas (Franklin Co.)

 

On a half-day tour with a couple from New Jersey, we visited boreal habitat
areas.  Here are some of the species found:

 

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Black-backed Woodpecker - two different birds calling (one upset by the
appearance of the 2 friendly Gray Jays!)

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

American Kestrel

Blue-headed Vireo

Gray Jay - 5 (two different groups of 2 and a 5th heard vocalizing) - we
encountered two very friendly Gray Jays in an area where I didn't think they
would be tame!  (Photo on my Facebook page.)

Common Raven

Boreal Chickadee - at least 6 (flock of at least 4 and another group of at
least 2)

Brown Creeper

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Hermit Thrush - several

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Purple Finch

Pine Siskin

 

On my way back to Long Lake, I found a calling/rattling Black-backed
Woodpecker across Sabattis Bog (Sabattis Circle Road) and 3 foraging Gray
Jays by the bog.  I nearly hit a Ruffed Grouse that suddenly ran into Route
30.  There was a solo Ring-necked Duck and Wood Ducks on Shaw Pond in Long
Lake.

 

10/9/14 Long Lake - I observed an Eastern Towhee migrant with the hordes of
Dark-eyed Juncos on our lawn.

 

10/5/14 Whiteface Mountain & Bloomingdale (Essex and Franklin Counties)

 

Larry Master and I went up Whiteface Mountain pre-dawn on 10/5 and
encountered freezing temps and blowing fog (& some snow on the trees - see
my Facebook page!).  It was tough to get out of the car.  We found many
birds, including a couple of Bicknell's Thrushes.  We also found a couple of
Boreal Chickadees on the drive down.  I spent time birding in lowland areas
(River Road and Bloomingdale) after we came down to a warmer climate!  Here
are some of the species:

 

Ruffed Grouse - 2

All 6 possible woodpecker species, including a male Black-backed Woodpecker
(photos on my Facebook page)

Blue-headed Vireo

Gray Jay - 2

Boreal Chickadee - 7 (2 on Whiteface, and groups of 2 and 5 in the
Bloomingdale area)

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Eastern Bluebird - large flock

Bicknell's Thrush - at least 2 on Whiteface

Swainson's Thrush - 2 (one on Whiteface and another along River Road
foraging with robins and bluebirds)

Hermit Thrush

Nashville Warbler - 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Sparrows: Savannah, Song, White-throated, White-crowned, and Dark-eyed Junco

Finches: Purple, Pine Siskin, and Amer. Goldfinch

 

10/2/14 to 10/3/14 Canoe-camp trip on Lake Lila in the 

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] VERMILLION Flycatcher

[Ardith Bondi]

Thought this might interest a few New Yorkers.

Ardith Bondi


Hi All,

A 1st year male Vermillion Flycatcher is currently putting on a great show
at Rea's Farm " the beanery" in Cape May.

Good Birding!

Mike
Cape May Point

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] VERMILLION Flycatcher

[Ardith Bondi]

Thought this might interest a few New Yorkers.

Ardith Bondi


Hi All,

A 1st year male Vermillion Flycatcher is currently putting on a great show
at Rea's Farm  the beanery in Cape May.

Good Birding!

Mike
Cape May Point

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[nysbirds-l] Golden Eagle/other October migrants/Boreal Birds/etc.

[Joan Collins]

Just a few general observations from up north.

 

Pine Siskins continue to be heard everywhere I hike/camp in the Adirondacks.
Purple Finches are also moving around.  Golden-crowned Kinglets are abundant
- as Shai Mitra mentioned regarding Downy Woodpecker movements, it can be
tricky to distinguish movements in local, year-round residents.
Golden-crowned Kinglets are typically found year-round in the Adirondacks,
but they appear to currently be much more abundant than normal - seemingly
in every bush and tree!  Wild Turkeys had another good year and they are
abundant.  Barred Owls are heard every night outside our home and everywhere
I camp.  Small mammal populations were way up this past summer, and numbers
are dropping off a bit now.  Last winter, we had Blue Jays at our feeders
(in the Central Adirondacks) throughout the winter for the first time.  Blue
Jays have been perching on our porch railing for the past few days and
appear to be searching for the feeders!  I normally wait until late October
to start feeding birds to avoid Black Bears and Raccoons, but I decided to
start feeding this week.

 

We have been observing an Eastern Coyote outside our house for the past week
or so.  I took a dawn photo of the coyote on 10/12/14 and posted it to my
Facebook page listed below.

 

10/12/14 Long Lake (Hamilton County)

 

I observed the season's first (juvenile) Golden Eagle migrant over Big Brook
along Route 30 in Long Lake at 2 p.m.  It appeared to be taking off (it was
right over the road) with a Common Raven encouraging it to leave.  It soared
higher and higher - in the background of my scope view, I could just make
out several much smaller raptors in the same thermal with the eagle!  (This
was the same day that the first Golden Eagle was tallied at Franklin
Mountain Hawk watch.)

 

There was a female Eastern Towhee migrant at the outlet of Little Tupper
Lake with a bill covered in berry juice!  (Photo on my Facebook page.)  This
location is a magnet for many migrating species and one of my favorite
birding locations, because you never know what you'll find. (Other sparrows:
White-crowned, White-throated, Chipping, Song, and Dark-eyed Junco)

 

Among many Yellow-rumped Warblers at Sabattis Bog, a tail pumping (yellow)
Palm Warbler appeared.  Gray Jays have been actively feeding along the road
by Sabattis Bog for several days.  Dragonflies were active and I
photographed a lovely butterfly at Sabattis Bog (photo on Facebook).

 

10/11/14 Bloomingdale Areas (Franklin Co.)

 

On a half-day tour with a couple from New Jersey, we visited boreal habitat
areas.  Here are some of the species found:

 

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Black-backed Woodpecker - two different birds calling (one upset by the
appearance of the 2 friendly Gray Jays!)

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

American Kestrel

Blue-headed Vireo

Gray Jay - 5 (two different groups of 2 and a 5th heard vocalizing) - we
encountered two very friendly Gray Jays in an area where I didn't think they
would be tame!  (Photo on my Facebook page.)

Common Raven

Boreal Chickadee - at least 6 (flock of at least 4 and another group of at
least 2)

Brown Creeper

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Hermit Thrush - several

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Purple Finch

Pine Siskin

 

On my way back to Long Lake, I found a calling/rattling Black-backed
Woodpecker across Sabattis Bog (Sabattis Circle Road) and 3 foraging Gray
Jays by the bog.  I nearly hit a Ruffed Grouse that suddenly ran into Route
30.  There was a solo Ring-necked Duck and Wood Ducks on Shaw Pond in Long
Lake.

 

10/9/14 Long Lake - I observed an Eastern Towhee migrant with the hordes of
Dark-eyed Juncos on our lawn.

 

10/5/14 Whiteface Mountain  Bloomingdale (Essex and Franklin Counties)

 

Larry Master and I went up Whiteface Mountain pre-dawn on 10/5 and
encountered freezing temps and blowing fog ( some snow on the trees - see
my Facebook page!).  It was tough to get out of the car.  We found many
birds, including a couple of Bicknell's Thrushes.  We also found a couple of
Boreal Chickadees on the drive down.  I spent time birding in lowland areas
(River Road and Bloomingdale) after we came down to a warmer climate!  Here
are some of the species:

 

Ruffed Grouse - 2

All 6 possible woodpecker species, including a male Black-backed Woodpecker
(photos on my Facebook page)

Blue-headed Vireo

Gray Jay - 2

Boreal Chickadee - 7 (2 on Whiteface, and groups of 2 and 5 in the
Bloomingdale area)

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Eastern Bluebird - large flock

Bicknell's Thrush - at least 2 on Whiteface

Swainson's Thrush - 2 (one on Whiteface and another along River Road
foraging with robins and bluebirds)

Hermit Thrush

Nashville Warbler - 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Sparrows: Savannah, Song, White-throated, White-crowned, and Dark-eyed Junco

Finches: Purple, Pine Siskin, and Amer. Goldfinch

 

10/2/14 to 10/3/14 Canoe-camp trip on Lake Lila in the 

[nysbirds-l] Seaside Sparrow, Randall's Island, New York County

[David Barrett]

The saltmarsh on the northeast shore of Randall's Island, just north of
baseball field #42, is known to attract *Ammodramus* sparrows such as
Nelson's Sparrow at this time of year. I did not have any of those today,
but I had a brief glimpse of my first SEASIDE SPARROW there, which
responded to pishing by climbing atop a reed and then promptly disappeared
and was not seen again in nearly an hour of further searching. To reach
this bird I had to climb down onto the rocks that line the shore and
proceed west to near the middle of the marsh, which is possible only when
the tide is relatively low.

David Barrett
www.bigmanhattanyear.com

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[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon-Blydenburgh County Park, Suffolk Co.

[pjlindsay]

  There is a male Eurasian Wigeon among the waterfowl on Stump Pond at 
Blydenburgh Park, in Hauppauge (or Smithtown, depending on which website 
you look at). Other waterfowl species of interest were 12 Wood Duck, 70+ 
Am. Wigeon, 6 Green-winged Teal and 12 Ring-necked Duck.

Katydids were singing in three locations on this summer-like afternoon.

Pat Lindsay
Bay Shore

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[nysbirds-l] OK Slip Falls Trail/September sighting/migrants

[Joan Collins]

9/29/14 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)

 

A Blackpoll Warbler migrant was observed at the summit of The Pinnacle, the
mountain we live on in Long Lake.  A Pine Warbler was singing for a long
time in the pines along the lake behind the Long Lake Central School.

 

9/28/14 Long Lake

 

My husband and I boated to Turtle Beach at the north end of 14-mile Long
Lake.  I posted photos to my Facebook page below of the beach, lake, Common
Loons in changing plumage, Bald Eagle nest, and seaplane.  There were two
Bald Eagles observed staying close to the nest area - which they do well
into the fall each year.

 

9/27/14 Low's Ridge - Upper Dam Trail (along Hitchins Bog to Hitchins Pond
on the Bog River in St. Lawrence Co.)

 

I led a walk to Hitchins Pond and up Low's Ridge that was co-sponsored by
Northern NY Audubon and the Town of Long Lake.  It was a gorgeous, peak leaf
color weekend.  Nineteen people took part and we began around 9 a.m.  The
day was quite hot, so birds were fairly quiet.  In addition to Yellow-rumped
Warblers, we observed a tail-pumping (yellow) Palm Warbler at Hitchins Bog.
We heard several flocks of Pine Siskins - the first day I noted a movement
for this species which has continued.  Views from the summit of Low's Ridge
were spectacular!  I posted photos to my Facebook page.

 

9/19/14 Pre-dawn migration in Long Lake

 

I was out pre-dawn and there was a huge movement of Swainson's Thrushes.
Locally, 3 Barred Owls and Common Loons were vocalizing.  A porcupine,
startled by my husband and I talking, climbed a tree along our lawn (Sept. -
Oct. is breeding season for porcupines and they have been very active!).  I
also saw 2 meteors.

 

9/17/14 Trail to OK Slip Falls and the Hudson River Gorge (Hamilton Co.)

 

I hiked the newly opened trail to spectacular OK Slip Falls and the Hudson
River Gorge.  Photos (trail, waterfall, flora, fauna) and video of the
waterfall can be seen in my latest blog for Adirondack Experience at:
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2014/10/hike-spectacular-ok-slip-fa
lls .  An Eastern Wood-Pewee sang at the trailhead.  A Barred Owl vocalized
midday near the falls.  Winter Wrens were abundant.  Blue-headed Vireos and
Common Yellowthroats sang, and Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green,
and Yellow-rumped Warblers were observed.  I believe the 4-inch slug I
photographed is a Carolina Mantleslug - if there are any shell-less
terrestrial gastropod mollusc experts out there, I'd love to hear from you!
This is going to be a very popular trail in the Central Adirondacks.

 

9/14/14 - 9/15/14 Essex Chain Lakes Canoe - Camping Trip (Essex and Hamilton
Counties)

 

I camped at the most remote site in the chain - Sixth Lake (#2) and nearly
had the Essex Chain Lakes to myself (only one other party on Third Lake).
It was a Sunday night with a forecast for 30 degrees, so I thought I might
have complete solitude!  This newly opened area is lovely - I have a blog
with many, many photos that will be published soon by Adirondack Experience.
Jeff Nadler camped in the chain earlier in the season and heard Olive-sided
Flycatchers.  There is certainly habitat for this species between Fifth and
Sixth Lakes.  Common Loons are abundant in the chain.  Once again, there was
a nocturnal movement of Swainson's Thrushes and I could hear their call
notes through the tent walls all night.  At dawn, my camp was surrounded by
their whit call notes.  Barred Owls were abundant hooting and
monkey-calling all around the lake during the night!

 

9/12/14 Massawepie Mire (St. Lawrence Co.)

 

David Buckley and I hiked 6 miles round trip (to Silver Brook) at Massawepie
Mire.  Some of the species found:

 

Ruffed Grouse - drumming

American Kestrel - 2

Gray Jay - 7 (groups of 3 and 4) (photo on Facebook)

American Redstart - at David's house in Piercefield

Cape May Warbler - 2 different birds

Magnolia Warbler

Palm Warbler - many

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Purple Finch

 

David spotted a huge Black Bear on the trail just as I sat down at Silver
Brook for a food break.  I had a nice view, but not long enough to get a
photo!

 

9/10/14 Mountaineer Trail near Massawepie Lake (St. Lawrence Co.)

 

The Boy Scouts have done a great deal of wonderful work on the trail since
the last time I hiked it - lots of new wooden walkways over wet areas, and
they completely rebuilt the bridge over the outlet of the lake (photos on
Facebook).  This continues to be one of my favorite Adirondack trails.  An
adult Common Loon was still feeding a juvenile on Massawepie Lake.  I
photographed a female Black-backed Woodpecker (photo on Facebook).
Warblers: Nashville, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Palm, Pine, Yellow-rumped, and
Black-throated Green.

 

9/8/14 Long Lake

 

I was out pre-dawn and this was the most active migration night that I've
noted all season.  The sky was filled with Swainson's Thrushes - just
remarkable!  An Ovenbird landed and gave its 

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

[syschiff]

Jones Beach West End 14 Oct

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) birded the west end this morning to find fewer 
birds but still 50+ species The bar still harbors a few hundred AMERICAN 
OYSTERCATCHERS plus an undetermined number of mostly hatching year BLACK 
SKIMMERS. As the tide increased, the dozen DUNLIN were joined by BLACK-BELLIED 
PLOVER, RED KNOT, a few SANDERLING, more DUNLIN and a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 
Best additions were 2 ROYAL TERNS.

A COMMON LOON was in the basin and moved out into the channel where FOSTER'S 
TERNS were feeding. RUDDY TURNSTONES continue on the Coast Guard breakwater.  
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continue on West End #2 parking lot.

Raptors included NORTHERN HARRIER, SHARP-SHINNED, COOPER'S HAWKS, MERLIN and 
PEREGRINE FALCON (are falcons still raptors now that they've been classified as 
Parrots?---just a thought).

A WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH (rare on the beach) joined RED-BREASTED in the 
median. We saw  a PINE, a number of PALM,  loads of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, a 
male BLUE-THROATED BLUE WARBLER and a BLUE-HEADED VIREO. Sparrow species were 
limited but WHITE-CROWNED were present.

Briefly seen by others was the continuing CLAY-COLORED SPARROW. Also, a BLACK 
TERN was reported at the jetty.

Sy

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach addendum

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Add Black-throated Blue Warbler.  The Blue-throated Blue Warbler was last seen 
hiding between the keys on my key board.

Sy

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