[nysbirds-l] Queens co. Jamaica Bay East Pond Shorebird Report 7-30
I spent a few hours surveying shorebirds this AM. An estimated 1500 shorebirds
with a total of 10 species, dominated by Semipalmated Sandpipers.
The highlights were White-rumped Sandpiper (6), Stilt Sandpiper (4), WESTERN
SANDPIPER (1) - this one, the kind that Steve Walter and I have debated over in
the past and a very difficult bird to pick out due to the worn plumage.
Also notable were my first observation of juvenile Least Sandpiper,
Semipalmated Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs.
Cheers,
"You come at the King, you best not miss." ~ Omar
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Queens co. Jamaica Bay East Pond Shorebird Report 7-30
I spent a few hours surveying shorebirds this AM. An estimated 1500 shorebirds
with a total of 10 species, dominated by Semipalmated Sandpipers.
The highlights were White-rumped Sandpiper (6), Stilt Sandpiper (4), WESTERN
SANDPIPER (1) - this one, the kind that Steve Walter and I have debated over in
the past and a very difficult bird to pick out due to the worn plumage.
Also notable were my first observation of juvenile Least Sandpiper,
Semipalmated Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs.
Cheers,
"You come at the King, you best not miss." ~ Omar
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
> (__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (")
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
Please submit your observations to eBird:
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sun., July 30, 2017 - Very Early Bay-breasted Warblers
Central Park NYC Sunday, July 30, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Two VERY EARLY Bay-breasted Warblers in Shakespeare Garden - a record early date for Central Park, but not for NYC. Also Yellow Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, and American Redstart. Canada Goose - 12 (10 Reservoir, 2 Turtle Pond) Wood Duck - male Turtle Pond Mallard - 18 Reservoir, around 20 Turtle Pond Mourning Dove Spotted Sandpiper - hatch-year Reservoir (Mayra Cruz) Ring-billed Gull - 9 Reservoir Herring Gull - 22 Reservoir & flyovers Great Black-backed Gull - 5 Reservoir Double-crested Cormorant - at lest 24 (23 Reservoir, 1 Turtle Pond, & flyovers) Great Egret - flyover Turkey Vulture - adult 8:37am (seen over Oak Bridge by Mayra Cruz & Deb, over the feeders by Jeffrey M. Ward) Red-tailed Hawk - 2 perched (hatch-year Tupelo Field (Will Schenck) & one-year-old at Summer House Meadow) Red-bellied Woodpecker - male Summer House Downy Woodpecker - 3 (juvenile Azalea Pond, male Iphigene's Walk, Warbler Rock) Northern Flicker - 4 together Maintenance Field Great Crested Flycatcher - at least one (heard south of Azalea Pond, seen Tupelo Field) Eastern Kingbird - 4 (3 Turtle Pond, 1 Reservoir, others heard) Warbling Vireo - 4 (Tupelo Field (Linda Yuen), Iphigene's Walk, Humming Tombstone, Bow Bridge Island) Blue Jay - 2 mobbing Red-tailed Hawk at Tupelo Field Barn Swallow - 3 Reservoir, flyovers Ramble American Robin - many Northern Mockingbird - 2 Reservoir Gray Catbird - many Cedar Waxwing - small flocks in several locations House Finch - Shakespeare Garden & Bow Bridge Island Song Sparrow - 4 (1 Bow Bridge (Signe Hammer), 3 heard at Reservoir) White-throated Sparrow - (early Bob) Baltimore Oriole - 2 Bow Bridge Island Red-winged Blackbird - small flyover flock southbound Common Grackle Black-and-white Warbler - adult female between Laupot Bridge & Summer House (Gillian Henry) American Redstart - 14 Bay-breasted Warbler - 2 VERY EARLY adults molting into basic plumage Shakespeare Garden (Sean Nixon & Jeff Ward) Yellow Warbler - 9 Northern Cardinal Monarch Butterflies arriving yesterday & today. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sun., July 30, 2017 - Very Early Bay-breasted Warblers
Central Park NYC Sunday, July 30, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Two VERY EARLY Bay-breasted Warblers in Shakespeare Garden - a record early date for Central Park, but not for NYC. Also Yellow Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, and American Redstart. Canada Goose - 12 (10 Reservoir, 2 Turtle Pond) Wood Duck - male Turtle Pond Mallard - 18 Reservoir, around 20 Turtle Pond Mourning Dove Spotted Sandpiper - hatch-year Reservoir (Mayra Cruz) Ring-billed Gull - 9 Reservoir Herring Gull - 22 Reservoir & flyovers Great Black-backed Gull - 5 Reservoir Double-crested Cormorant - at lest 24 (23 Reservoir, 1 Turtle Pond, & flyovers) Great Egret - flyover Turkey Vulture - adult 8:37am (seen over Oak Bridge by Mayra Cruz & Deb, over the feeders by Jeffrey M. Ward) Red-tailed Hawk - 2 perched (hatch-year Tupelo Field (Will Schenck) & one-year-old at Summer House Meadow) Red-bellied Woodpecker - male Summer House Downy Woodpecker - 3 (juvenile Azalea Pond, male Iphigene's Walk, Warbler Rock) Northern Flicker - 4 together Maintenance Field Great Crested Flycatcher - at least one (heard south of Azalea Pond, seen Tupelo Field) Eastern Kingbird - 4 (3 Turtle Pond, 1 Reservoir, others heard) Warbling Vireo - 4 (Tupelo Field (Linda Yuen), Iphigene's Walk, Humming Tombstone, Bow Bridge Island) Blue Jay - 2 mobbing Red-tailed Hawk at Tupelo Field Barn Swallow - 3 Reservoir, flyovers Ramble American Robin - many Northern Mockingbird - 2 Reservoir Gray Catbird - many Cedar Waxwing - small flocks in several locations House Finch - Shakespeare Garden & Bow Bridge Island Song Sparrow - 4 (1 Bow Bridge (Signe Hammer), 3 heard at Reservoir) White-throated Sparrow - (early Bob) Baltimore Oriole - 2 Bow Bridge Island Red-winged Blackbird - small flyover flock southbound Common Grackle Black-and-white Warbler - adult female between Laupot Bridge & Summer House (Gillian Henry) American Redstart - 14 Bay-breasted Warbler - 2 VERY EARLY adults molting into basic plumage Shakespeare Garden (Sean Nixon & Jeff Ward) Yellow Warbler - 9 Northern Cardinal Monarch Butterflies arriving yesterday & today. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Large numbers of Shearwaters off Montauk
The prevailing east winds have pushed a lot of shearwaters (thousands) up against the eastern tip of Long Island and into Block Island Sound. Easily visible at Montauk Inlet just beyond the jetties. Predominantly Cory's but also Great, Sooty and one or two Manx. Birds still present today, although the wind has slackened a bit. Interestingly quite a few Wilson's Storm-Petrels this morning, most NW of Montauk Point. Another Brown Pelican continues off Orient Point. Angus Wilson, New York City & The Springs, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Large numbers of Shearwaters off Montauk
The prevailing east winds have pushed a lot of shearwaters (thousands) up against the eastern tip of Long Island and into Block Island Sound. Easily visible at Montauk Inlet just beyond the jetties. Predominantly Cory's but also Great, Sooty and one or two Manx. Birds still present today, although the wind has slackened a bit. Interestingly quite a few Wilson's Storm-Petrels this morning, most NW of Montauk Point. Another Brown Pelican continues off Orient Point. Angus Wilson, New York City & The Springs, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
