[nysbirds-l] Reminder: BBC Evening Program

[Dennis Hrehowsik]

Please join the Brooklyn Bird Club tomorrow Tuesday, June 23rd, 7:00 PM for:

An environmental DNA (eDNA) approach to discovering life in NYC Ponds.

Presenter: Seth Wollney

Location: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza

Various human impacts, such as pollution and buildings, can shape freshwater 
pond ecosystems in the urban landscape of New York City. Ponds are important 
centers of biodiversity in cities and benefit humans in many ways. At our June 
meeting, Seth Wollney will talk about his project to inventory the biological 
communities in seven local ponds using cutting-edge environmental DNA 
collection techniques. The data collected will lead to a deeper understanding 
of what humans can do to help conserve these important ecosystems for future 
generations.

As a native New Yorker, Seth Wollney has been a life-long naturalist exploring 
the ponds, woods, fields and beaches of the city. While passionate about almost 
everything that concerns ecology and natural history, he has a particular 
interest in birds, turtles, dragonflies and moths. He is currently working on 
his doctoral degree at the Conservation Genetics lab at the College of Staten 
Island, CUNY. His thesis project investigates how biological communities found 
in urban ponds are impacted by human activities with a particular focus on 
painted turtle ecology and population biology. In March 2015, he received an 
Honorable Mention from the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research 
Fellowship Program!

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[nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibis No

[Susan Joseph]

The White-faced Ibis did not show up between the hours of 4:45 and 6:15 this 
evening. 
Thanks to all my new acquaintances who kindly provided me with helpful tips. 

Susan Joseph

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* June 22 2015*  NYSY  06. 22. 15 Hotline: Syracuse 
Rare bird AlertDates(s):June 15, 2015 - June 22, 2015to report by e-mail: 
brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National 
Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga 
County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & 
Cortlandcompiled: June 22  AT 5:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga 
Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  #447 Monday June 22, 2015 Greetings. 
This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 15, 2014 
Highlights:---LEAST BITTERN BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONBLACK 
SCOTERSANDHILL CRANEUPLAND SANDPIPERRED-HEADED WOODPECKERACADIAN 
FLYCATCHERHENSLOW’S SPARROWORCHARD ORIOLEPINE SISKIN


Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)
     6/16: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was found along the Wildlife Trail. One RED-HEADED 
WOODPECKER was seen on Mays Point Road. A single bird was seen also on the 
20th.     6/19: Tow adult and one young SANDHILL CRANES continue to be seen 
from the Knox-Marsellus overlook on East Road.     6/21: 2 or possibly more 
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen from Van-Dyne Spoor Road in the marsh. A 
LEAST BITTERN was seen in Tschache Pool.

Onondaga county
     6/17: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was again seen at Three Rivers WMA north of 
Baldwinsville.     6/19: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Green Lakes State Park. 
A PINE SISKIN was seen in the Onondaga Hill area.
     Oswego County
     6/20: A PINE SISKIN was found at Derby Hill. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER made 
a brief appearance in Constantia.

Madison County
     6/21: A BLACK SCOTER was seen and well photographed in Bradley Brook 
Reservoir.

Oneida County
     6/16: 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW were seen in a field 
from Harris Road south of Poland.

Cauyga County
     6/19: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was found nesting at the Sterling Nature 
Center.

Jefferson County
     6/17: 3 HENSLOW’S SPARROWS were seen from Dog Hill Road at the Perch River 
WMA.
    

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Red Headed Woodpecker Hamlin Beach State Park June 22 2015

[Shaibal Mitra]

Hi Dave and all,

Although adult Common Terns in summer are generally described and depicted as 
having black-tipped bills, it is not unusual for some to show almost no black, 
even early in the breeding season:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/CommonTernsOnLongIsland#5745388961926028146

 --and this condition actually becomes the rule later in the season:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/RoseateTern#5643725119113510242

Similarly, adult Roseate Terns are supposed to have black bills, but it is not 
unusual for some to show an orange base, even early in the season:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/RoseateTern#5755742905123461890
https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/RoseateTern#5221895637478416418

--and this condition becomes the rule later in the season:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/RoseateTern#5098225142376276930
https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/RoseateTern#6049291680108800850

Finally, adult (or near-adult) Arctic Terns are supposed to have completely red 
bills, but only a minority of those seen in NYS actually do:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/ArcticTernsOnLongIsland#5221895639803196402

Instead, adult-like NYS ARTE are much more likely to show black-tipped bills:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/ArcticTernsOnLongIsland#5747336943467462930
https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/OnThisDate#5479786977293842002

Thus it is very important to use a combination of characters, with due 
attention to how each varies in relation to age and season, when identifying 
any Sterna.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-119397132-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-119397132-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of david nicosia 
[daven1...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 3:16 PM
To: Genesee Birds; Cayuga birds; NY Birds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Red Headed Woodpecker Hamlin Beach State Park June 22 2015


> There were many COMMON TERNS too, one that had almost an entirely red bill. 
> There was a small touch of gray at the very tip but only from the right side 
> of bird. When the bird looked left it was all red!!! I got great looks at 
> this bird as it was on a buoy. Its legs were the same size as the other 
> commons, wing pattern similar when it flew, plus body was gray like wings so 
> I am going with COTE. I could see how this can be a difficult id and confused 
> with ARCTIC TERN. I presume the amount of black on the end of the bill of the 
> COTE varies

Dave Nicosia




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[nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibis

[Susan Joseph]

Does anyone have an update for today on the White-faced Ibis at Captree?

Thanks. 
Susan Joseph
Rhinebeck 

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[cayugabirds-l] Red Headed Woodpecker Hamlin Beach State Park June 22 2015

[David Nicosia]

Red headed woodpecker was calling by snackbar between area 1 and 2. Also
had an almost adult COMMON LOON. There were plenty of CASPIAN TERNS. There
were many COMMON TERNS too, one that had almost an entirely red bill. There
was a small touch of gray at the very tip but only from the right side of
bird. When the bird looked left it was all red!!! I got great looks at this
bird as it was on a buoy. Its legs were the same size as the other commons,
wing pattern similar when it flew, plus body was gray like wings so I am
going with COTE. I could see how this can be a difficult id and confused
with ARCTIC TERN. I presume the amount of black on the end of the bill of
the COTE varies

Dave Nicosia
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[nysbirds-l] Red Headed Woodpecker Hamlin Beach State Park June 22 2015

[david nicosia]

Red headed woodpecker was calling by snackbar between area 1 and 2. Also had an 
almost adult COMMON LOON. There were plenty of CASPIAN TERNS. There were many 
COMMON TERNS too, one that had almost an entirely red bill. There was a small 
touch of gray at the very tip but only from the right side of bird. When the 
bird looked left it was all red!!! I got great looks at this bird as it was on 
a buoy. Its legs were the same size as the other commons, wing pattern similar 
when it flew, plus body was gray like wings so I am going with COTE. I could 
see how this can be a difficult id and confused with ARCTIC TERN. I presume the 
amount of black on the end of the bill of the COTE varies


Dave Nicosia


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[nysbirds-l] Shearwaters Dune Road

[Gail Benson]

Relative to recent Shearwater posts, belatedly from Saturday the
composition of Shearwaters off Dune Road was similar to the prior
Wednesday.  At  Cupsogue County Park there were at least  six Cory's
Shearwaters milling about in the feeding flocks of Terns and Gulls, and one
Great Shearwater was seen moving by. At Shinnecock Inlet later on at least
eight Great Shearwaters were present, at one point following a returning
trawler up to the inlet mouth, and one Cory's Shearwater was seen moving
east. The Common Eider flock also continues at Shinnecock.

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* June 22 2015*  NYSY  06. 22. 15 Hotline: Syracuse 
Rare bird AlertDates(s):June 15, 2015 - June 22, 2015to report by e-mail: 
brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National 
Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga 
County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison  
Cortlandcompiled: June 22  AT 5:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga 
Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  #447 Monday June 22, 2015 Greetings. 
This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 15, 2014 
Highlights:---LEAST BITTERN BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONBLACK 
SCOTERSANDHILL CRANEUPLAND SANDPIPERRED-HEADED WOODPECKERACADIAN 
FLYCATCHERHENSLOW’S SPARROWORCHARD ORIOLEPINE SISKIN


Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)
     6/16: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was found along the Wildlife Trail. One RED-HEADED 
WOODPECKER was seen on Mays Point Road. A single bird was seen also on the 
20th.     6/19: Tow adult and one young SANDHILL CRANES continue to be seen 
from the Knox-Marsellus overlook on East Road.     6/21: 2 or possibly more 
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen from Van-Dyne Spoor Road in the marsh. A 
LEAST BITTERN was seen in Tschache Pool.

Onondaga county
     6/17: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was again seen at Three Rivers WMA north of 
Baldwinsville.     6/19: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Green Lakes State Park. 
A PINE SISKIN was seen in the Onondaga Hill area.
     Oswego County
     6/20: A PINE SISKIN was found at Derby Hill. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER made 
a brief appearance in Constantia.

Madison County
     6/21: A BLACK SCOTER was seen and well photographed in Bradley Brook 
Reservoir.

Oneida County
     6/16: 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW were seen in a field 
from Harris Road south of Poland.

Cauyga County
     6/19: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was found nesting at the Sterling Nature 
Center.

Jefferson County
     6/17: 3 HENSLOW’S SPARROWS were seen from Dog Hill Road at the Perch River 
WMA.
    

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[nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibis No

[Susan Joseph]

The White-faced Ibis did not show up between the hours of 4:45 and 6:15 this 
evening. 
Thanks to all my new acquaintances who kindly provided me with helpful tips. 

Susan Joseph

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[nysbirds-l] Reminder: BBC Evening Program

[Dennis Hrehowsik]

Please join the Brooklyn Bird Club tomorrow Tuesday, June 23rd, 7:00 PM for:

An environmental DNA (eDNA) approach to discovering life in NYC Ponds.

Presenter: Seth Wollney

Location: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza

Various human impacts, such as pollution and buildings, can shape freshwater 
pond ecosystems in the urban landscape of New York City. Ponds are important 
centers of biodiversity in cities and benefit humans in many ways. At our June 
meeting, Seth Wollney will talk about his project to inventory the biological 
communities in seven local ponds using cutting-edge environmental DNA 
collection techniques. The data collected will lead to a deeper understanding 
of what humans can do to help conserve these important ecosystems for future 
generations.

As a native New Yorker, Seth Wollney has been a life-long naturalist exploring 
the ponds, woods, fields and beaches of the city. While passionate about almost 
everything that concerns ecology and natural history, he has a particular 
interest in birds, turtles, dragonflies and moths. He is currently working on 
his doctoral degree at the Conservation Genetics lab at the College of Staten 
Island, CUNY. His thesis project investigates how biological communities found 
in urban ponds are impacted by human activities with a particular focus on 
painted turtle ecology and population biology. In March 2015, he received an 
Honorable Mention from the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research 
Fellowship Program!

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[cayugabirds-l] Red Headed Woodpecker Hamlin Beach State Park June 22 2015

[David Nicosia]

Red headed woodpecker was calling by snackbar between area 1 and 2. Also
had an almost adult COMMON LOON. There were plenty of CASPIAN TERNS. There
were many COMMON TERNS too, one that had almost an entirely red bill. There
was a small touch of gray at the very tip but only from the right side of
bird. When the bird looked left it was all red!!! I got great looks at this
bird as it was on a buoy. Its legs were the same size as the other commons,
wing pattern similar when it flew, plus body was gray like wings so I am
going with COTE. I could see how this can be a difficult id and confused
with ARCTIC TERN. I presume the amount of black on the end of the bill of
the COTE varies

Dave Nicosia

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[nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibis

[Susan Joseph]

Does anyone have an update for today on the White-faced Ibis at Captree?

Thanks. 
Susan Joseph
Rhinebeck 

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Red Headed Woodpecker Hamlin Beach State Park June 22 2015

[Shaibal Mitra]

Hi Dave and all,

Although adult Common Terns in summer are generally described and depicted as 
having black-tipped bills, it is not unusual for some to show almost no black, 
even early in the breeding season:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/CommonTernsOnLongIsland#5745388961926028146

 --and this condition actually becomes the rule later in the season:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/RoseateTern#5643725119113510242

Similarly, adult Roseate Terns are supposed to have black bills, but it is not 
unusual for some to show an orange base, even early in the season:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/RoseateTern#5755742905123461890
https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/RoseateTern#5221895637478416418

--and this condition becomes the rule later in the season:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/RoseateTern#5098225142376276930
https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/RoseateTern#6049291680108800850

Finally, adult (or near-adult) Arctic Terns are supposed to have completely red 
bills, but only a minority of those seen in NYS actually do:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/ArcticTernsOnLongIsland#5221895639803196402

Instead, adult-like NYS ARTE are much more likely to show black-tipped bills:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/ArcticTernsOnLongIsland#5747336943467462930
https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/OnThisDate#5479786977293842002

Thus it is very important to use a combination of characters, with due 
attention to how each varies in relation to age and season, when identifying 
any Sterna.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-119397132-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-119397132-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of david nicosia 
[daven1...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 3:16 PM
To: Genesee Birds; Cayuga birds; NY Birds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Red Headed Woodpecker Hamlin Beach State Park June 22 2015


 There were many COMMON TERNS too, one that had almost an entirely red bill. 
 There was a small touch of gray at the very tip but only from the right side 
 of bird. When the bird looked left it was all red!!! I got great looks at 
 this bird as it was on a buoy. Its legs were the same size as the other 
 commons, wing pattern similar when it flew, plus body was gray like wings so 
 I am going with COTE. I could see how this can be a difficult id and confused 
 with ARCTIC TERN. I presume the amount of black on the end of the bill of the 
 COTE varies

Dave Nicosia




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[nysbirds-l] Red Headed Woodpecker Hamlin Beach State Park June 22 2015

[david nicosia]

Red headed woodpecker was calling by snackbar between area 1 and 2. Also had an 
almost adult COMMON LOON. There were plenty of CASPIAN TERNS. There were many 
COMMON TERNS too, one that had almost an entirely red bill. There was a small 
touch of gray at the very tip but only from the right side of bird. When the 
bird looked left it was all red!!! I got great looks at this bird as it was on 
a buoy. Its legs were the same size as the other commons, wing pattern similar 
when it flew, plus body was gray like wings so I am going with COTE. I could 
see how this can be a difficult id and confused with ARCTIC TERN. I presume the 
amount of black on the end of the bill of the COTE varies


Dave Nicosia


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[nysbirds-l] Shearwaters Dune Road

[Gail Benson]

Relative to recent Shearwater posts, belatedly from Saturday the
composition of Shearwaters off Dune Road was similar to the prior
Wednesday.  At  Cupsogue County Park there were at least  six Cory's
Shearwaters milling about in the feeding flocks of Terns and Gulls, and one
Great Shearwater was seen moving by. At Shinnecock Inlet later on at least
eight Great Shearwaters were present, at one point following a returning
trawler up to the inlet mouth, and one Cory's Shearwater was seen moving
east. The Common Eider flock also continues at Shinnecock.

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