[nysbirds-l] Thayer's gull phoenix ny yes.

[Arie Gilbert]

.
viewed from this location at 8.46am on 03-05-2017
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.22804733,-76.30019235
43.22804733,-76.30019235
Arie Gilbert 
No. Babylon NY 
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[nysbirds-l] Thayer's gull phoenix ny yes.

[Arie Gilbert]

.
viewed from this location at 8.46am on 03-05-2017
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.22804733,-76.30019235
43.22804733,-76.30019235
Arie Gilbert 
No. Babylon NY 
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 3/5 (& otherwhere in Manhattan)

[Thomas Fiore]

There were a modest number of birders out Sunday in the area where, on  
Saturday 3/4, a Long-eared Owl was reported (elsewhere, not to this  
list, and seen Saturday by 50+ observers, all on best-behavior with a  
bird that was rather low in a tree but did move a bit to a -slightly-  
more protected bit of cover (this may have been the first of the year  
in Central Park, but is not the first for Manhattan island - the story  
on that, perhaps, in another month or so).  Saturday's CP owl sighting  
was posted to the eBird site and thus was fully-accessible to the  
public by afternoon & many birders responded; a fly-out was observed  
at dusk as well, by a respectful -and much smaller- group of birders.  
Thanks to the keen birder & to the blue jays who assisted him on the  
find, and those discriminating reports.  To my knowledge this owl was  
not re-found on Sunday - if it, or any were in Central Park, it's  
assumed that any who enjoyed it did so with the greatest respect for  
the well-being of the bird, above all - and thanks to all for that  
which was seen on Saturday.


SUNDAY, 5 March, 2017 -
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

Some of the highlights from the day in Central, & some other areas in  
Manhattan as noted, & as seen by myself and about 30 other observers  
in total:

A young Red-headed Woodpecker in first-year plumage continues just  
west of East 68th Street within Central Park, a good amount of red now  
showing on this bird.

A modest movement of, in particular, Vultures, with at least 2 Black  
Vultures and up to 14 Turkey Vultures, all noted in mid-day hours,  
thru about 3 pm, from Central Park's northern half & then from the  
Upper East Side including Carl Schurz Park - seen by other observers  
as well, in varying numbers & possibly representing different &  
additional individuals, esp. of Turkey Vultures - additional 'light'  
movement added 2 near-adult-plumaged Bald Eagles, 1 Cooper's Hawk (sub- 
adult plumage), 1 American Kestrel (this perhaps not a migrant), &  
several Red-tailed Hawks that appeared to be migrating; the general  
direction of all of these headed north/northeast; and of other birds  
-   It might be added that of Black Vulture, there have been sightings  
and reports coming from almost across the continent - including in  
some states & a few provinces where these are relatively scarce, or  
were not so many years ago - this "feels" like an ongoing range- 
extension for this species - first record for Barrow, AK, anyone?!   
(And in NY state, please name the county that has not had this species  
by now - in this decade, that is?)

Some waterfowl (not much, but some Canada Geese, and a few Aythya- 
genus ducks that I took to be Ring-necked, but a bit too high to know,  
as well as some Red-breasted Mergansers along the East River, those  
perhaps just moving more locally), and a nice, if modest movement of  
Killdeer, with at least 7 in total (I said modest!), perhaps 3  
lingering a bit - 1 seen & tellied-texted-tweeted-eBirded, etc. from  
Riverside Park near West 80th, 2 seen & still around 2 hours later  
near East 116 Street public school-yard, 2 more at a site off East  
Dyckman Street (edge of Sherman Creek), & 2 in a small not-so-open  
part of a trail south of Dyckman Street at the Hudson river, which is  
a 'dead-end' ped-bike path. I was actually on that path seeking  
potential passerines, & did find some, but none notable at that area.   
There was again a modest movement of icterids, all identified (in  
flight, by sight as well as calls) were either Red-winged Blackbird or  
Common Grackle, a total of perhaps 200+ of the former and 400+ of the  
latter species, in the 2nd hour of the day, all moving north, seen  
from Central Park. There were also a very modest number of American  
Robins & some smaller passerines in flight in the morning, northbound  
as well - despite the freeze, the winds were quite light in morning  
hours and never that strong all day, at least at the surface.

An annotated list for some of today's sightings:

Red-throated Loon (1 non-breeding plumage, East River off about East  
91st Street)
Pied-billed Grebe (2 continue at the Central Park reservoir)
Red-necked Grebe (1 - that which was rehabbed & released weeks ago  
continues at the CP reservoir)
Great Cormorant (1, East River - distant but ok views near end of the  
day)
Double-crested Cormorant (several locations including in Central  
Park's waters)
Great Blue Heron (Central Park, The Pond - SE part of the park)
Black Vulture (as noted above)
Turkey Vulture (" " ")
Canada Goose
Brant (usuals, East River areas; all presumed Atlantic Brant as is  
usual, too)
Mute Swan (very distant, from East River shore path)
Wood Duck (several, Central Park in 'usual locations')
Gadwall (various areas in 2 rivers, & in Central Park)
American Black Duck (" " " " " " " ")
Mallard (ubiquitous)
Northern Shoveler (good numbers continue in Central Park)
Northern 

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 3/5 (& otherwhere in Manhattan)

[Thomas Fiore]

There were a modest number of birders out Sunday in the area where, on  
Saturday 3/4, a Long-eared Owl was reported (elsewhere, not to this  
list, and seen Saturday by 50+ observers, all on best-behavior with a  
bird that was rather low in a tree but did move a bit to a -slightly-  
more protected bit of cover (this may have been the first of the year  
in Central Park, but is not the first for Manhattan island - the story  
on that, perhaps, in another month or so).  Saturday's CP owl sighting  
was posted to the eBird site and thus was fully-accessible to the  
public by afternoon & many birders responded; a fly-out was observed  
at dusk as well, by a respectful -and much smaller- group of birders.  
Thanks to the keen birder & to the blue jays who assisted him on the  
find, and those discriminating reports.  To my knowledge this owl was  
not re-found on Sunday - if it, or any were in Central Park, it's  
assumed that any who enjoyed it did so with the greatest respect for  
the well-being of the bird, above all - and thanks to all for that  
which was seen on Saturday.


SUNDAY, 5 March, 2017 -
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

Some of the highlights from the day in Central, & some other areas in  
Manhattan as noted, & as seen by myself and about 30 other observers  
in total:

A young Red-headed Woodpecker in first-year plumage continues just  
west of East 68th Street within Central Park, a good amount of red now  
showing on this bird.

A modest movement of, in particular, Vultures, with at least 2 Black  
Vultures and up to 14 Turkey Vultures, all noted in mid-day hours,  
thru about 3 pm, from Central Park's northern half & then from the  
Upper East Side including Carl Schurz Park - seen by other observers  
as well, in varying numbers & possibly representing different &  
additional individuals, esp. of Turkey Vultures - additional 'light'  
movement added 2 near-adult-plumaged Bald Eagles, 1 Cooper's Hawk (sub- 
adult plumage), 1 American Kestrel (this perhaps not a migrant), &  
several Red-tailed Hawks that appeared to be migrating; the general  
direction of all of these headed north/northeast; and of other birds  
-   It might be added that of Black Vulture, there have been sightings  
and reports coming from almost across the continent - including in  
some states & a few provinces where these are relatively scarce, or  
were not so many years ago - this "feels" like an ongoing range- 
extension for this species - first record for Barrow, AK, anyone?!   
(And in NY state, please name the county that has not had this species  
by now - in this decade, that is?)

Some waterfowl (not much, but some Canada Geese, and a few Aythya- 
genus ducks that I took to be Ring-necked, but a bit too high to know,  
as well as some Red-breasted Mergansers along the East River, those  
perhaps just moving more locally), and a nice, if modest movement of  
Killdeer, with at least 7 in total (I said modest!), perhaps 3  
lingering a bit - 1 seen & tellied-texted-tweeted-eBirded, etc. from  
Riverside Park near West 80th, 2 seen & still around 2 hours later  
near East 116 Street public school-yard, 2 more at a site off East  
Dyckman Street (edge of Sherman Creek), & 2 in a small not-so-open  
part of a trail south of Dyckman Street at the Hudson river, which is  
a 'dead-end' ped-bike path. I was actually on that path seeking  
potential passerines, & did find some, but none notable at that area.   
There was again a modest movement of icterids, all identified (in  
flight, by sight as well as calls) were either Red-winged Blackbird or  
Common Grackle, a total of perhaps 200+ of the former and 400+ of the  
latter species, in the 2nd hour of the day, all moving north, seen  
from Central Park. There were also a very modest number of American  
Robins & some smaller passerines in flight in the morning, northbound  
as well - despite the freeze, the winds were quite light in morning  
hours and never that strong all day, at least at the surface.

An annotated list for some of today's sightings:

Red-throated Loon (1 non-breeding plumage, East River off about East  
91st Street)
Pied-billed Grebe (2 continue at the Central Park reservoir)
Red-necked Grebe (1 - that which was rehabbed & released weeks ago  
continues at the CP reservoir)
Great Cormorant (1, East River - distant but ok views near end of the  
day)
Double-crested Cormorant (several locations including in Central  
Park's waters)
Great Blue Heron (Central Park, The Pond - SE part of the park)
Black Vulture (as noted above)
Turkey Vulture (" " ")
Canada Goose
Brant (usuals, East River areas; all presumed Atlantic Brant as is  
usual, too)
Mute Swan (very distant, from East River shore path)
Wood Duck (several, Central Park in 'usual locations')
Gadwall (various areas in 2 rivers, & in Central Park)
American Black Duck (" " " " " " " ")
Mallard (ubiquitous)
Northern Shoveler (good numbers continue in Central Park)
Northern 

[nysbirds-l] Great Great Owl Hotspots for Essex County ...

[Ben Cacace]

Please note that you will no longer see the markers for 'Bark Eater Inn'
and 'Lime Kilm Rd. & Alstead Hill Rd. vicinity, Keene'. These have been
merged into the hotspot 'stakeout Great Gray Owl, Town of Keene (2017)' by
the hotspot moderator for the county.

I much prefer hotspots that can be used after the stakeout bird is no
longer around.

Clearly this is good birding habitat.

Thanks.
-- 
Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC
Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots

Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots


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[nysbirds-l] Great Great Owl Hotspots for Essex County ...

[Ben Cacace]

Please note that you will no longer see the markers for 'Bark Eater Inn'
and 'Lime Kilm Rd. & Alstead Hill Rd. vicinity, Keene'. These have been
merged into the hotspot 'stakeout Great Gray Owl, Town of Keene (2017)' by
the hotspot moderator for the county.

I much prefer hotspots that can be used after the stakeout bird is no
longer around.

Clearly this is good birding habitat.

Thanks.
-- 
Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC
Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots

Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots


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Re:[nysbirds-l] Alphabetized List of NYS Hotspots with Links

[Ben Cacace]

I've added a feature on the alphabetized list of the current 5,520
hotspots. I found I wanted to look at the county list of hotspots while
browsing the alphabetized list so I added a link to the county page. To get
there just click on the county name to the right of each hotspot name.

Alphabetized list: http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/AlphaHotspots

You can get to this list from the main page on the 'Go to >' line by
selecting 'Alphabetized List of Hotspots':

http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York

Ben

On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 5:34 PM, Ben Cacace  wrote:

> I've just setup a page showing all hotspots for New York State
> alphabetized on a single page. There are 'quick links' for every
> alphabetical section from # - Z.
>
> Alphabetical list of hotspots:
> http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/AlphaHotspots
>
> This is based on a page created by Ken Ostermiller for the Ohio state
> wikipage which was the first state with pages setup on the wikispaces site.
> All states with wikipages can be found in the left sidebar of the NYS page
> under 'wikis for eBird Hotspots'.
>
> There is a link to the Alphabetical list of hotspots on the main page
> below on the 'Go To >' line above the bar charts table:
>
> http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York
>
> Enjoy!
> --
> Ben Cacace
> Manhattan, NYC
> Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots
> 
> Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots
> 
>



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Manhattan, NYC
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Alphabetized List of NYS Hotspots with Links

[Ben Cacace]

I've added a feature on the alphabetized list of the current 5,520
hotspots. I found I wanted to look at the county list of hotspots while
browsing the alphabetized list so I added a link to the county page. To get
there just click on the county name to the right of each hotspot name.

Alphabetized list: http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/AlphaHotspots

You can get to this list from the main page on the 'Go to >' line by
selecting 'Alphabetized List of Hotspots':

http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York

Ben

On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 5:34 PM, Ben Cacace  wrote:

> I've just setup a page showing all hotspots for New York State
> alphabetized on a single page. There are 'quick links' for every
> alphabetical section from # - Z.
>
> Alphabetical list of hotspots:
> http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/AlphaHotspots
>
> This is based on a page created by Ken Ostermiller for the Ohio state
> wikipage which was the first state with pages setup on the wikispaces site.
> All states with wikipages can be found in the left sidebar of the NYS page
> under 'wikis for eBird Hotspots'.
>
> There is a link to the Alphabetical list of hotspots on the main page
> below on the 'Go To >' line above the bar charts table:
>
> http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York
>
> Enjoy!
> --
> Ben Cacace
> Manhattan, NYC
> Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots
> 
> Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots
> 
>



-- 
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[nysbirds-l] Clark's Grebe - yes

[John Kent]

The Clark's Grebe in Oswego is present as of 9:35 AM, about halfway between the 
museum and the lighthouse.

John Kent
Selkirk, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Clark's Grebe - yes

[John Kent]

The Clark's Grebe in Oswego is present as of 9:35 AM, about halfway between the 
museum and the lighthouse.

John Kent
Selkirk, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Keene Great Gray Owl

[Scott Gilbert]

It was out again in same location this morning. I observed it hunting from
7 am to 7:30 am.

Scott Gilbert
Huntington

On Mar 5, 2017 12:16 AM, "Joshua Malbin"  wrote:

> I have not seen a post from today with an update, though there may have
> been one on the NNY list. The owl appeared today at around 5:10 and was
> still hunting in the fields when I gave in to the cold and left at around
> 5:50. We got to see it catch and swallow at least one small mammal.
> --
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Keene Great Gray Owl

[Scott Gilbert]

It was out again in same location this morning. I observed it hunting from
7 am to 7:30 am.

Scott Gilbert
Huntington

On Mar 5, 2017 12:16 AM, "Joshua Malbin"  wrote:

> I have not seen a post from today with an update, though there may have
> been one on the NNY list. The owl appeared today at around 5:10 and was
> still hunting in the fields when I gave in to the cold and left at around
> 5:50. We got to see it catch and swallow at least one small mammal.
> --
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[nysbirds-l] Great Grays, 3/4 (Saturday), Massena, St. Lawrence Co. (RMSP)

[Thomas Fiore]

Two owls continued Saturday, at Massena, NY:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34968992


-
good luck,
Tom Fiore
manhattan

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[nysbirds-l] Great Grays, 3/4 (Saturday), Massena, St. Lawrence Co. (RMSP)

[Thomas Fiore]

Two owls continued Saturday, at Massena, NY:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34968992


-
good luck,
Tom Fiore
manhattan

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