[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sun., May 14, 2017 - Female Summer Tanager & 15 Species of Wood Warblers

2017-05-14 Thread Deborah Allen 
Central Park NYC
Sunday, May 14, 2017
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, and many others

Highlights: Fewer birds than earlier in the week but a female Summer Tanager & 
15 Species of Wood Warblers including Cape May Warbler. 

Mallard - Turtle Pond
Mourning Dove - residents
Chimney Swift - small flock overhead
Herring Gull - flyover
Great Black-backed Gull - flyover
Double-crested Cormorant - Turtle Pond & flyovers
Black-crowned Night-Heron - mouth of the Gill (Jeff Ward)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Downy Woodpecker - residents including 2 males displaying at Evodia Field with 
a female nearby
Northern Flicker - residents - including excavation of 2 possible nest sites 
(Andrea Hessel)
Great Crested Flycatcher - Swampy Pin Oak/Summer House Meadow
Eastern Kingbird - Turtle Pond (Victor Lloyd & Mark Siegeltuch)
Warbling Vireo - west of Iphigene's Walk
Blue Jay - residents including pair at nest near Turtle Pond
Tree Swallow - flyovers Upper Lobe
Barn Swallow - flyovers Turtle Pond & Belvedere Castle
Black-capped Chickadee - heard Belvedere Castle
Tufted Titmouse - heard west of Evodia Field
White-breasted Nuthatch - Gill Overlook
Veery - Ramble
Wood Thrush - heard east of Summer House
American Robin - residents
Gray Catbird - residents
Cedar Waxwing - flock of around 8 in Tuliptree seen from Warbler Rock
House Finch - 2 or 3 Turtle Pond Dock
American Goldfinch - south of Azalea Pond (Jeff Ward)
Ovenbird - Belvedere Castle & heard elsewhere
Worm-eating Warbler - (Jeff Ward & Bob)
Northern Waterthrush - Upper Lobe and heard at Azalea Pond
Black-and-white Warbler - 7
Common Yellowthroat - 5 to 7
American Redstart - 5 to 7
Cape May Warbler - male south side Turtle Pond (Stefan Passlick)
Northern Parula - 5
Magnolia Warbler - 2 (south side Turtle Pond & Summer House (Stefan Passlick))
Yellow Warbler - 3 - 2 females & 1 male - south side Turtle Pond
Chestnut-sided Warbler - singing male NE of Summer House
Blackpoll Warbler - 3 males
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2 males (Summer House & south side Turtle Pond)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 (female south of Azalea Pond, male south side Turtle 
Pond)
Wilson's Warbler - 2 (female at Oven (Meredith Barges), male on the Point 
(Kathleen Massey))
White-throated Sparrow
Summer Tanager - female in hawthorn w of Maint. Fld bathrooms moved to field 
east of Maint. Field (Deb)
Scarlet Tanager - female Warbler Rock (Jeff Ward)
Northern Cardinal - residents
Red-winged Blackbird - male & female Turtle Pond
Common Grackle - residents
Brown-headed Cowbird - male Summer House
Baltimore Oriole - 10 (fewer than in previous days)

Tweet of the day from Adrian Burke: a Bank Swallow at the north end of the 
Reservoir at 11:43AM. See @BirdCentralPark.

Deb Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sun., May 14, 2017 - Female Summer Tanager & 15 Species of Wood Warblers

2017-05-14 Thread Deborah Allen 
Central Park NYC
Sunday, May 14, 2017
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, and many others

Highlights: Fewer birds than earlier in the week but a female Summer Tanager & 
15 Species of Wood Warblers including Cape May Warbler. 

Mallard - Turtle Pond
Mourning Dove - residents
Chimney Swift - small flock overhead
Herring Gull - flyover
Great Black-backed Gull - flyover
Double-crested Cormorant - Turtle Pond & flyovers
Black-crowned Night-Heron - mouth of the Gill (Jeff Ward)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Downy Woodpecker - residents including 2 males displaying at Evodia Field with 
a female nearby
Northern Flicker - residents - including excavation of 2 possible nest sites 
(Andrea Hessel)
Great Crested Flycatcher - Swampy Pin Oak/Summer House Meadow
Eastern Kingbird - Turtle Pond (Victor Lloyd & Mark Siegeltuch)
Warbling Vireo - west of Iphigene's Walk
Blue Jay - residents including pair at nest near Turtle Pond
Tree Swallow - flyovers Upper Lobe
Barn Swallow - flyovers Turtle Pond & Belvedere Castle
Black-capped Chickadee - heard Belvedere Castle
Tufted Titmouse - heard west of Evodia Field
White-breasted Nuthatch - Gill Overlook
Veery - Ramble
Wood Thrush - heard east of Summer House
American Robin - residents
Gray Catbird - residents
Cedar Waxwing - flock of around 8 in Tuliptree seen from Warbler Rock
House Finch - 2 or 3 Turtle Pond Dock
American Goldfinch - south of Azalea Pond (Jeff Ward)
Ovenbird - Belvedere Castle & heard elsewhere
Worm-eating Warbler - (Jeff Ward & Bob)
Northern Waterthrush - Upper Lobe and heard at Azalea Pond
Black-and-white Warbler - 7
Common Yellowthroat - 5 to 7
American Redstart - 5 to 7
Cape May Warbler - male south side Turtle Pond (Stefan Passlick)
Northern Parula - 5
Magnolia Warbler - 2 (south side Turtle Pond & Summer House (Stefan Passlick))
Yellow Warbler - 3 - 2 females & 1 male - south side Turtle Pond
Chestnut-sided Warbler - singing male NE of Summer House
Blackpoll Warbler - 3 males
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2 males (Summer House & south side Turtle Pond)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 (female south of Azalea Pond, male south side Turtle 
Pond)
Wilson's Warbler - 2 (female at Oven (Meredith Barges), male on the Point 
(Kathleen Massey))
White-throated Sparrow
Summer Tanager - female in hawthorn w of Maint. Fld bathrooms moved to field 
east of Maint. Field (Deb)
Scarlet Tanager - female Warbler Rock (Jeff Ward)
Northern Cardinal - residents
Red-winged Blackbird - male & female Turtle Pond
Common Grackle - residents
Brown-headed Cowbird - male Summer House
Baltimore Oriole - 10 (fewer than in previous days)

Tweet of the day from Adrian Burke: a Bank Swallow at the north end of the 
Reservoir at 11:43AM. See @BirdCentralPark.

Deb Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Red-bellied Woodpecker Saga

2017-05-14 Thread Jack Rothman 
In mid-April, we found a Red-headed Woodpecker on Hunter Island in Pelham Bay 
Park in the Bronx. We watched as the bird constantly hammered away, inches from 
a Red-bellied Woodpecker cavity. The Red-bellied female would poke her head out 
of the cavity and use her bill to sometimes chase the Red-headed. Eventually 
the male Red-bellied would return and attack the Red-headed. who would 
immediately fly away. Minutes later the Red-headed would return and the whole 
cycle would begin again. We watched this on many occasions. Nearby were other 
Red-bellied nests in tree cavities and Flickers nesting as well. For whatever 
reason, the Red-headed was relentless and continued to hammer away inches away 
from the one desired cavity. 

A local photographer, Bruno Attisani, observed and photographed the Red-headed 
finally getting into the cavity and removing three eggs. (photo link below) 
Bruno reports that the Red- headed seemed to be eating the eggs. Four local 
observers told me they saw a second Red-headed, but I have yet to see it and 
there are no photos of two of them. It would be great if they nested here.

Today I observed the absence of the Red-bellied in the desired cavity and Bruno 
told me he saw the Red-headed inside excavating it. I stayed a while this 
morning and noticed the absence of the Flickers and other Red-bellied 
woodpeckers that occupied/nested in other tree cavities nearby. I also observed 
the Red-headed going from one tree cavity to another and looking inside. I 
believe he has driven out all the other nesting woodpeckers from the area and 
now has the exact tree cavity he wants.

 It seems that after a month of harassment, his persistence has paid off. It 
will be interesting to see what happens in the next few weeks and if there is 
indeed a female nearby. 

He also frequents an area further back in the woods and I wonder if there is 
already a nest and if he just doesn’t want any competition nearby.

Photos: http://www.cityislandbirds.com/Red-headed_Woodpecker.html

Jack Rothman
cityislandbirds.com
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[nysbirds-l] Red-bellied Woodpecker Saga

2017-05-14 Thread Jack Rothman 
In mid-April, we found a Red-headed Woodpecker on Hunter Island in Pelham Bay 
Park in the Bronx. We watched as the bird constantly hammered away, inches from 
a Red-bellied Woodpecker cavity. The Red-bellied female would poke her head out 
of the cavity and use her bill to sometimes chase the Red-headed. Eventually 
the male Red-bellied would return and attack the Red-headed. who would 
immediately fly away. Minutes later the Red-headed would return and the whole 
cycle would begin again. We watched this on many occasions. Nearby were other 
Red-bellied nests in tree cavities and Flickers nesting as well. For whatever 
reason, the Red-headed was relentless and continued to hammer away inches away 
from the one desired cavity. 

A local photographer, Bruno Attisani, observed and photographed the Red-headed 
finally getting into the cavity and removing three eggs. (photo link below) 
Bruno reports that the Red- headed seemed to be eating the eggs. Four local 
observers told me they saw a second Red-headed, but I have yet to see it and 
there are no photos of two of them. It would be great if they nested here.

Today I observed the absence of the Red-bellied in the desired cavity and Bruno 
told me he saw the Red-headed inside excavating it. I stayed a while this 
morning and noticed the absence of the Flickers and other Red-bellied 
woodpeckers that occupied/nested in other tree cavities nearby. I also observed 
the Red-headed going from one tree cavity to another and looking inside. I 
believe he has driven out all the other nesting woodpeckers from the area and 
now has the exact tree cavity he wants.

 It seems that after a month of harassment, his persistence has paid off. It 
will be interesting to see what happens in the next few weeks and if there is 
indeed a female nearby. 

He also frequents an area further back in the woods and I wonder if there is 
already a nest and if he just doesn’t want any competition nearby.

Photos: http://www.cityislandbirds.com/Red-headed_Woodpecker.html

Jack Rothman
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[nysbirds-l] Tricolored heron Lido prsv. Nassau co

2017-05-14 Thread Arie Gilbert 

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viewed from this location at 2.32pm on 05-14-2017
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.59492239,-73.5987441
40.59492239,-73.5987441
Arie Gilbert 
No. Babylon NY 
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[nysbirds-l] Tricolored heron Lido prsv. Nassau co

2017-05-14 Thread Arie Gilbert 

.
viewed from this location at 2.32pm on 05-14-2017
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.59492239,-73.5987441
40.59492239,-73.5987441
Arie Gilbert 
No. Babylon NY 
www.powerbirder.blogspot 
www.qcbirdclub.org
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[nysbirds-l] Top 10 Locations: Additional Counties - 2 (NYS eBird Hotspots)

2017-05-14 Thread Ben Cacace 
Location pages have been created for the current top 10 sites for both
Delaware and Oneida Counties based on total species seen. Numbers in
parentheses represents the # of sub-locations for these sites.

If you spot any issues with the pages please let me know[ off list]. Also,
could you help verify that the 'Directions' link on the location pages
points to a public parking spot or to an entrance to the site? Thanks!

Total # of shared locations (hotspots) added to 22 new pages is 28 bringing
the total coverage to 1,490 hotspots or 26.4% of 5,654 for New York State.

*DELAWARE COUNTY *
Andrew Gray Rd.
Bear Spring Mtn--Launt Pond & Campground
Bridge St., Downsville
Cannonsville Reservoir, below dam
Emmons Pond Bog Preserve
Franklin Mountain, DOAS Sanctuary
Pepacton Reservoir (3)
Unadilla Boat Launch
Unadilla Rest Area, I-88 (eastbound)
West Branch Nature Preserve

*ONEIDA COUNTY* 
Albert J. Woodford Memorial State Forest (2)
Delta Lake State Park & Dam (3)
Erie Canal SP--Lock 21
Forest Park, Camden
Godfrey Point DEC Boat Launch
Hamilton College--Kirkland Woods
Jug Point Rd., swamp, Durhamville
Oneida Creek Fishing Access, Sterling Rd.
Rome Sand Plains Preserve
Sylvan Beach
Utica Marsh
Verona Beach State Park (2)

Oneida County has Top 10+2 locations since the # of spp. is so close for
the bottom 3: Jug Point Rd., swamp, Durhamville (66 spp.), Erie Canal
SP--Lock 21 (65 spp.) & Oneida Creek Fishing Access, Sterling Rd. (63 spp.).

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[nysbirds-l] Top 10 Locations: Additional Counties - 2 (NYS eBird Hotspots)

2017-05-14 Thread Ben Cacace 
Location pages have been created for the current top 10 sites for both
Delaware and Oneida Counties based on total species seen. Numbers in
parentheses represents the # of sub-locations for these sites.

If you spot any issues with the pages please let me know[ off list]. Also,
could you help verify that the 'Directions' link on the location pages
points to a public parking spot or to an entrance to the site? Thanks!

Total # of shared locations (hotspots) added to 22 new pages is 28 bringing
the total coverage to 1,490 hotspots or 26.4% of 5,654 for New York State.

*DELAWARE COUNTY *
Andrew Gray Rd.
Bear Spring Mtn--Launt Pond & Campground
Bridge St., Downsville
Cannonsville Reservoir, below dam
Emmons Pond Bog Preserve
Franklin Mountain, DOAS Sanctuary
Pepacton Reservoir (3)
Unadilla Boat Launch
Unadilla Rest Area, I-88 (eastbound)
West Branch Nature Preserve

*ONEIDA COUNTY* 
Albert J. Woodford Memorial State Forest (2)
Delta Lake State Park & Dam (3)
Erie Canal SP--Lock 21
Forest Park, Camden
Godfrey Point DEC Boat Launch
Hamilton College--Kirkland Woods
Jug Point Rd., swamp, Durhamville
Oneida Creek Fishing Access, Sterling Rd.
Rome Sand Plains Preserve
Sylvan Beach
Utica Marsh
Verona Beach State Park (2)

Oneida County has Top 10+2 locations since the # of spp. is so close for
the bottom 3: Jug Point Rd., swamp, Durhamville (66 spp.), Erie Canal
SP--Lock 21 (65 spp.) & Oneida Creek Fishing Access, Sterling Rd. (63 spp.).

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Manhattan, NYC
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RE:[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanager Forest Park

2017-05-14 Thread Steve Walter 


Female (new one? same one?) continuing with intermittent visits to the water 
hole. Rusty Blackbird still here, if you're big daying. Hopefully you're not, 
since there isn't much otherwise.
Steve Walter


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 Original message 
From: Steve Walter  
Date: 05/09/2017  1:58 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: NYSBIRDS  
Subject: Summer Tanager Forest Park 




High up around waterhole. Orange colored bird, so different than previous one.
Steve Walter

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RE:[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanager Forest Park

2017-05-14 Thread Steve Walter 


Female (new one? same one?) continuing with intermittent visits to the water 
hole. Rusty Blackbird still here, if you're big daying. Hopefully you're not, 
since there isn't much otherwise.
Steve Walter


Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

 Original message 
From: Steve Walter  
Date: 05/09/2017  1:58 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: NYSBIRDS  
Subject: Summer Tanager Forest Park 




High up around waterhole. Orange colored bird, so different than previous one.
Steve Walter

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