[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay Park birds
As Jack mentioned earlier the Barrow's Goldeneye was still around the island with the towers, hanging with a female Common. Didn't see the Razorbill or Pileated Woodpecker, but did have the four Surf Scoters, a Cooper's Hawk, a Peregrine Falcon in the lot, and two Barred Owls. Also had three raccoons sleeping in the trees, one just above the old electrical building by the pines. I also had an American Kestrel fly over the Hutch just north of Sanford Blvd. On my way out to PBP I had a kestrel fly into the pine in my neighbors yard too. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- 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] Pelham Bay Park birds
As Jack mentioned earlier the Barrow's Goldeneye was still around the island with the towers, hanging with a female Common. Didn't see the Razorbill or Pileated Woodpecker, but did have the four Surf Scoters, a Cooper's Hawk, a Peregrine Falcon in the lot, and two Barred Owls. Also had three raccoons sleeping in the trees, one just above the old electrical building by the pines. I also had an American Kestrel fly over the Hutch just north of Sanford Blvd. On my way out to PBP I had a kestrel fly into the pine in my neighbors yard too. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- 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/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow RFI
Apologies, didn't realize it was on private property when I first posted. Congrats to Lance on the find. Happy New Year to all and good birding. Menachem Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 7:45 AM, Menachem Goldstein wrote: Just saw eBird reports of a Golden-crowned Sparrow in Downsville Delaware County. Any more details as to a specific location would be greatly appreciated. I'm sure many birders would like to search for it. Thanks, Menachem Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- 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/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow RFI
Apologies, didn't realize it was on private property when I first posted. Congrats to Lance on the find. Happy New Year to all and good birding. Menachem Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 7:45 AM, Menachem Goldstein wrote: Just saw eBird reports of a Golden-crowned Sparrow in Downsville Delaware County. Any more details as to a specific location would be greatly appreciated. I'm sure many birders would like to search for it. Thanks, Menachem Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- 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] Syracuse RBA
RBA *New York - Syracuse - December 31 2018 - NYSY 12.31.18 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: December 24 - December 31, 2018 To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex compiled: December 31 AT 3:00 p.m. EDT compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on December 24, 2018 Highlights: PEREGRINE FALCON ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK NORTHERN HARRIER BALD EAGLE SANDHILL CRANE KILLDEER GLAUCOUS GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE EASTERN TOWHEE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW FIELD SPARROW EVENING GROSBEAK COMMON REDPOLL PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 12/25: A first year NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on VanDyne Spoor Road. 12/30: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen in Mays Pool. Onondaga County 12/25: An EASTERN TOWHEE continues at a feeder south of Manlius. 12/30: 14 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on the west shore trail of Onondaga Lake. A PINE SISKIN was seen on Harrington Road in Syracuse. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen from Bennett Corners Road east of Elbridge. A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport. A FIELD SPARROW was seen on the west shore trail of Onondaga Lake. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at a feeder in Elbridge. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and an EASTERN TOWHEEE were seen on New Seneca Turnpike west of Marcellus. 12/31: 2 PINE SISKINS were seen at a feeder in Manlius. 8 BALD EAGLES were seen near Murphy’s Island near Destiny in Syracuse. Oswego County 12/21: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found at Lake Neatahwanta in Fulton. 12/27: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, not as plentiful as in past years, was seen on Morey Road east of Hastings. Madison County 12/27: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Eden Hollow Road. 12/28: The New Woodstock CBC found EVENING GROSBEAKS in the following locations. Mutton Hill Road, Eaton Reservoir, Jones Road and Ecden Hollow Road. A KILLDEER was heard onSouth Hill Road in DeRuyter. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was again seen on Eden Hollow Road. 23 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on Hatch Lake Road. 12/31: 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Eden Hollow Road. A NORTHERN HARRIER was seen on Ditchbank Road north of Chittenango. Oneida County 12/30: 16 BALD EAGLES, 7 adults and 9 immatures, were seen on the east end of Oneida Lake from Verona Beach State Park to Sylvan Beach. Herkimer County EVENING GROSBEAKS continue to be seen almost daily at a feeder north of Dolgeville. 12/26: 2 PINE SISKINS were seen at a feeder in Dolgeville. 12/30: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Snell’s Bush Road south of Dolgeville. Cayuga County 12/24: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at West Barrier Beach in Fair Haven. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, NY 13027 USA -- 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] Syracuse RBA
RBA *New York - Syracuse - December 31 2018 - NYSY 12.31.18 Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert Dates: December 24 - December 31, 2018 To report by email: brinjoseph AT yahoo DOT com Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Cayuga, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands complex compiled: December 31 AT 3:00 p.m. EDT compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondgaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week on December 24, 2018 Highlights: PEREGRINE FALCON ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK NORTHERN HARRIER BALD EAGLE SANDHILL CRANE KILLDEER GLAUCOUS GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE EASTERN TOWHEE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW FIELD SPARROW EVENING GROSBEAK COMMON REDPOLL PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 12/25: A first year NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on VanDyne Spoor Road. 12/30: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen in Mays Pool. Onondaga County 12/25: An EASTERN TOWHEE continues at a feeder south of Manlius. 12/30: 14 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on the west shore trail of Onondaga Lake. A PINE SISKIN was seen on Harrington Road in Syracuse. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen from Bennett Corners Road east of Elbridge. A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hancock Airport. A FIELD SPARROW was seen on the west shore trail of Onondaga Lake. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at a feeder in Elbridge. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and an EASTERN TOWHEEE were seen on New Seneca Turnpike west of Marcellus. 12/31: 2 PINE SISKINS were seen at a feeder in Manlius. 8 BALD EAGLES were seen near Murphy’s Island near Destiny in Syracuse. Oswego County 12/21: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found at Lake Neatahwanta in Fulton. 12/27: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, not as plentiful as in past years, was seen on Morey Road east of Hastings. Madison County 12/27: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Eden Hollow Road. 12/28: The New Woodstock CBC found EVENING GROSBEAKS in the following locations. Mutton Hill Road, Eaton Reservoir, Jones Road and Ecden Hollow Road. A KILLDEER was heard onSouth Hill Road in DeRuyter. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was again seen on Eden Hollow Road. 23 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on Hatch Lake Road. 12/31: 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS continue at a feeder on Eden Hollow Road. A NORTHERN HARRIER was seen on Ditchbank Road north of Chittenango. Oneida County 12/30: 16 BALD EAGLES, 7 adults and 9 immatures, were seen on the east end of Oneida Lake from Verona Beach State Park to Sylvan Beach. Herkimer County EVENING GROSBEAKS continue to be seen almost daily at a feeder north of Dolgeville. 12/26: 2 PINE SISKINS were seen at a feeder in Dolgeville. 12/30: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Snell’s Bush Road south of Dolgeville. Cayuga County 12/24: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at West Barrier Beach in Fair Haven. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, NY 13027 USA -- 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] Evening Grosbeak photos from Riverside Park, Manhattan, today (31 December)
All -- I included some photos in today's eBird checklist. Amazing that the bird has stuck around this long (assuming it's the same individual from the Riverside Park CBC on 16 December). Let's hope it will be there tomorrow to welcome in the New Year. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51127754 Wishing everyone good birds in 2019 ! Karen Fung NYC -- 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] Evening Grosbeak photos from Riverside Park, Manhattan, today (31 December)
All -- I included some photos in today's eBird checklist. Amazing that the bird has stuck around this long (assuming it's the same individual from the Riverside Park CBC on 16 December). Let's hope it will be there tomorrow to welcome in the New Year. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51127754 Wishing everyone good birds in 2019 ! Karen Fung NYC -- 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] Barrow's Goldeneye, Orchard Beach, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx.
I re-found the Barrow’s Goldeneye first located by Ricard Aracil off Orchard Beach yesterday, swimming with some Common Goldeneye. There were also a few Surf Scoter mixed in with a large raft of Greater Scaup. As of yesterday, the Pileated Woodpecker remains on Hunter Island. Jack Rothman cityislandbirds.com -- 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] Barrow's Goldeneye, Orchard Beach, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx.
I re-found the Barrow’s Goldeneye first located by Ricard Aracil off Orchard Beach yesterday, swimming with some Common Goldeneye. There were also a few Surf Scoter mixed in with a large raft of Greater Scaup. As of yesterday, the Pileated Woodpecker remains on Hunter Island. Jack Rothman cityislandbirds.com -- 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 & Riverside Parks NYC - Sun. Dec. 30, 2018 - N. Saw-whet, Barred, and Great Horned Owls, Evening Grosbeak
Central & Riverside Parks, NYC Sunday, December 30, 2018 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Central Park: Northern Saw-whet Owl (2), Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, Cooper's Hawk and other wintering birds. Between 7 & 7:20AM Bob & I watched a Barred Owl repeatedly flying from tree to tree in response to some rambunctious squirrels. Later on, the group watched a couple of American Crows mobbing the owl. The loud cawing attracted a Cooper's Hawk, which eventually chased away the crows, leaving the owl to sleep in peace. A male Evening Grosbeak continued in Riverside Park. Central Park: Canada Goose - 8 Northern Shoveler - 27 Lake Mallard - 75 (Lake & Turtle Pond) American Black Duck - male Turtle Pond Bufflehead - male Turtle Pond Mourning Dove - 16 (Evodia Field & Great Lawn) Great Blue Heron - 1 or 2 (Boathouse & Turtle Pond) Cooper's Hawk - 4 Red-tailed Hawk - 2 or 3 Great Horned Owl - continuing Barred Owl - continuing (mobbed by American Crows) Northern Saw-whet Owl - 2 continuing in same location Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 or 6 Downy Woodpecker - Warbler Rock Blue Jay - 20 American Crow - 7 (2 mobbing Barred Owl, flock of 5 Great Lawn) Black-capped Chickadee - 4 (2 Upper Lobe, 1 Turtle Pond, 1 feeders) Tufted Titmouse - 40-50 Red-breasted Nuthatch - Evodia Field feeders White-breasted Nuthatch - 7 Brown Creeper - the Oven Winter Wren - Delacorte Theater American Robin - small numbers Gray Catbird - Shakespeare Garden Northern Mockingbird - Winterdale Arch Cedar Waxwing - flock of around 10 over Shakespeare Garden American Goldfinch - 6 Eastern Towhee - heard in two locations White-throated Sparrow - many Common Grackle - around 300 Noorthern Cardinal - 15 Riverside Park: The male Evening Grosbeak, first reported on the Christmas Count Dec. 16th, continued, while a Peregrine Falcon called from a perch outside the Riverside Church nest and later circled overhead. Deb Allen Follow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC & @DAllenNYC. -- 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 & Riverside Parks NYC - Sun. Dec. 30, 2018 - N. Saw-whet, Barred, and Great Horned Owls, Evening Grosbeak
Central & Riverside Parks, NYC Sunday, December 30, 2018 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Central Park: Northern Saw-whet Owl (2), Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, Cooper's Hawk and other wintering birds. Between 7 & 7:20AM Bob & I watched a Barred Owl repeatedly flying from tree to tree in response to some rambunctious squirrels. Later on, the group watched a couple of American Crows mobbing the owl. The loud cawing attracted a Cooper's Hawk, which eventually chased away the crows, leaving the owl to sleep in peace. A male Evening Grosbeak continued in Riverside Park. Central Park: Canada Goose - 8 Northern Shoveler - 27 Lake Mallard - 75 (Lake & Turtle Pond) American Black Duck - male Turtle Pond Bufflehead - male Turtle Pond Mourning Dove - 16 (Evodia Field & Great Lawn) Great Blue Heron - 1 or 2 (Boathouse & Turtle Pond) Cooper's Hawk - 4 Red-tailed Hawk - 2 or 3 Great Horned Owl - continuing Barred Owl - continuing (mobbed by American Crows) Northern Saw-whet Owl - 2 continuing in same location Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 or 6 Downy Woodpecker - Warbler Rock Blue Jay - 20 American Crow - 7 (2 mobbing Barred Owl, flock of 5 Great Lawn) Black-capped Chickadee - 4 (2 Upper Lobe, 1 Turtle Pond, 1 feeders) Tufted Titmouse - 40-50 Red-breasted Nuthatch - Evodia Field feeders White-breasted Nuthatch - 7 Brown Creeper - the Oven Winter Wren - Delacorte Theater American Robin - small numbers Gray Catbird - Shakespeare Garden Northern Mockingbird - Winterdale Arch Cedar Waxwing - flock of around 10 over Shakespeare Garden American Goldfinch - 6 Eastern Towhee - heard in two locations White-throated Sparrow - many Common Grackle - around 300 Noorthern Cardinal - 15 Riverside Park: The male Evening Grosbeak, first reported on the Christmas Count Dec. 16th, continued, while a Peregrine Falcon called from a perch outside the Riverside Church nest and later circled overhead. Deb Allen Follow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC & @DAllenNYC. -- 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] Shinnecock Murre (Suffolk)
The Thick-billed Murre continues in Shinnecock Inlet, quite close to the wall on the western side. Multiple observers have also seen at least 200 Razorbills, a few Black-legged Kittiwakes (distant), etc. Doug Futuyma Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Shinnecock Murre (Suffolk)
The Thick-billed Murre continues in Shinnecock Inlet, quite close to the wall on the western side. Multiple observers have also seen at least 200 Razorbills, a few Black-legged Kittiwakes (distant), etc. Doug Futuyma Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow and private property birds
Fellow Birders, Chasers, and others similarly afflicted. There is the exciting report of a Golden-crowned Sparrow representing perhaps the 4th NYS sighting. It is on private property (unfortunately), and as of yet the location, permission to visit, and other parameters have not been disclosed. Some of you ( myself included ) would like to have this information so that we might enjoy this bird as well, while there are some out there who promote non-disclosure. *Unfortunately* there is precedent for discretion or non-disclosure being a good idea, and that sucks: don't you be the cause of that idea being perpetuated! So if you are one of those who would like to see this bird, and would like *subsequent* good birds in such places be made known, perhaps the following would be something to take note of and put into practice... Private property is, well, ~private~. Remember that. Most if not all of us would be alarmed or at least concerned if an unexpected group of people assembled outside. So behave *as if it were your home* and treat them as you would hope to be treated. You don't have the "right", but if you are nice you will be given permission. It is so much better to ask permission first, than try to after you have already pissed them off. Should a non birder inquire, show them your book with the bird in it, offer them a look through your optics, and *share your enthusiasm*. Also put yourself in the shoes of the finder of a rarity, or the person who puts themselves out to obtain access for the marauding hoards that will descend upon the hapless home-owner. DON'T MAKE THEM REGRET REPORTING OR REQUESTING ACCESS. As a visitor, it should be of utmost concern to each and every one of us to dispel any qualms the residents may have. This is for the benefit of the resident, for you, and for future birders hoping to get to the location in question. IOW don't make them conclude birders are jerks, and don't ruin it for others! How to do this? First of all, be *exceedingly* polite. NEVER TRESPASS. Do not enter onto the property unless *you specifically* have been given permission to enter onto the property. Don't knock on their door, don't ask to use their bathroom etc. Don't block the road or driveways, and be conscious of the effect on the neighbors too. Be polite to them *as well*. If you see someone blocking the road and creating a potential issue, *gently* remind them that we will all suffer and that we are trying to avoid any potential problems. If reports are posted with instructions on where to park, where to go, what to do/not do etc. -follow the suggestions- Remember 'first impressions': If the first on the scene create an issue no matter how small, it may ruin it for others thereafter. OTOH if the first on the scene create a positive experience and the take away is that 'birders are such nice people' it will keep the door open. "The only thing better than seeing a good bird is getting others on it" - A.G. FWIW I have been to many a private residence that had hosted a rarity. Many hosts come away with it being a positive experience; some have sign-in books I bring a case of suet or bag of bird seed to leave as a gift. If you are a good photographer ( or even if you're not ) maybe send them a print. *It promotes good will*. It would be great if we collectively could disabuse those who believe it, that disclosure of these birds will create a problem. If that doesn't work, we can always tar and feather the transgressors and release them in Central Park so we can receive thrice hourly ebird sighting reports of them. ;) Happy impending new year and here's to good birds, Arie Gilbert North Babylon, NY WWW.Powerbirder.blogspot.com WWW.qcbirdclub.org Where's That Bird? Maps to Local Birding Hotspots! http://www.qcbirdclub.org/birding-site-maps -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow and private property birds
Fellow Birders, Chasers, and others similarly afflicted. There is the exciting report of a Golden-crowned Sparrow representing perhaps the 4th NYS sighting. It is on private property (unfortunately), and as of yet the location, permission to visit, and other parameters have not been disclosed. Some of you ( myself included ) would like to have this information so that we might enjoy this bird as well, while there are some out there who promote non-disclosure. *Unfortunately* there is precedent for discretion or non-disclosure being a good idea, and that sucks: don't you be the cause of that idea being perpetuated! So if you are one of those who would like to see this bird, and would like *subsequent* good birds in such places be made known, perhaps the following would be something to take note of and put into practice... Private property is, well, ~private~. Remember that. Most if not all of us would be alarmed or at least concerned if an unexpected group of people assembled outside. So behave *as if it were your home* and treat them as you would hope to be treated. You don't have the "right", but if you are nice you will be given permission. It is so much better to ask permission first, than try to after you have already pissed them off. Should a non birder inquire, show them your book with the bird in it, offer them a look through your optics, and *share your enthusiasm*. Also put yourself in the shoes of the finder of a rarity, or the person who puts themselves out to obtain access for the marauding hoards that will descend upon the hapless home-owner. DON'T MAKE THEM REGRET REPORTING OR REQUESTING ACCESS. As a visitor, it should be of utmost concern to each and every one of us to dispel any qualms the residents may have. This is for the benefit of the resident, for you, and for future birders hoping to get to the location in question. IOW don't make them conclude birders are jerks, and don't ruin it for others! How to do this? First of all, be *exceedingly* polite. NEVER TRESPASS. Do not enter onto the property unless *you specifically* have been given permission to enter onto the property. Don't knock on their door, don't ask to use their bathroom etc. Don't block the road or driveways, and be conscious of the effect on the neighbors too. Be polite to them *as well*. If you see someone blocking the road and creating a potential issue, *gently* remind them that we will all suffer and that we are trying to avoid any potential problems. If reports are posted with instructions on where to park, where to go, what to do/not do etc. -follow the suggestions- Remember 'first impressions': If the first on the scene create an issue no matter how small, it may ruin it for others thereafter. OTOH if the first on the scene create a positive experience and the take away is that 'birders are such nice people' it will keep the door open. "The only thing better than seeing a good bird is getting others on it" - A.G. FWIW I have been to many a private residence that had hosted a rarity. Many hosts come away with it being a positive experience; some have sign-in books I bring a case of suet or bag of bird seed to leave as a gift. If you are a good photographer ( or even if you're not ) maybe send them a print. *It promotes good will*. It would be great if we collectively could disabuse those who believe it, that disclosure of these birds will create a problem. If that doesn't work, we can always tar and feather the transgressors and release them in Central Park so we can receive thrice hourly ebird sighting reports of them. ;) Happy impending new year and here's to good birds, Arie Gilbert North Babylon, NY WWW.Powerbirder.blogspot.com WWW.qcbirdclub.org Where's That Bird? Maps to Local Birding Hotspots! http://www.qcbirdclub.org/birding-site-maps -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbills - RMSP
Anyone looking for a good year end twitch, there were 4 cooperative Red Crossbills, 2 male and 2 females, along the boardwalk to the Robert Moses Lighthouse (about 3/4 of the way to the lighthouse). (Yes there are Razorbills on the ocean) Enjoy! -Dave Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Red Crossbills - RMSP
Anyone looking for a good year end twitch, there were 4 cooperative Red Crossbills, 2 male and 2 females, along the boardwalk to the Robert Moses Lighthouse (about 3/4 of the way to the lighthouse). (Yes there are Razorbills on the ocean) Enjoy! -Dave Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Manhattan Evening Grosbeak: yes 12/31
Looking at it now in Riverside Park. High in A tree, visible from RSD at 121st. Calling. Karen Fung NYC http://BIRDSiVIEWS.com Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Manhattan Evening Grosbeak: yes 12/31
Looking at it now in Riverside Park. High in A tree, visible from RSD at 121st. Calling. Karen Fung NYC http://BIRDSiVIEWS.com Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow RFI
According to the notes in the eBird checklist the bird is/was on private property and not chaseable. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51100687 John Gluth, sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow RFI
According to the notes in the eBird checklist the bird is/was on private property and not chaseable. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51100687 John Gluth, sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow RFI
Any eBird report links and or were there photos? If so, please share.
Thank You.
"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
> On Dec 31, 2018, at 7:45 AM, Menachem Goldstein
> wrote:
>
> Just saw eBird reports of a Golden-crowned Sparrow in Downsville Delaware
> County. Any more details as to a specific location would be greatly
> appreciated. I'm sure many birders would like to search for it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Menachem
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> --
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow RFI
Any eBird report links and or were there photos? If so, please share.
Thank You.
"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
> On Dec 31, 2018, at 7:45 AM, Menachem Goldstein
> wrote:
>
> Just saw eBird reports of a Golden-crowned Sparrow in Downsville Delaware
> County. Any more details as to a specific location would be greatly
> appreciated. I'm sure many birders would like to search for it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Menachem
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> --
> NYSbirds-L List Info:
> Welcome and Basics
> Rules and Information
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> Archives:
> The Mail Archive
> Surfbirds
> ABA
> Please submit your observations to eBird!
> --
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http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
ARCHIVES:
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2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01
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[nysbirds-l] Thick-billed Murre - Shinnecock Inlet (Suffolk Co.)
The Thick-billed Murre reported yesterday on eBird continues on the west side of the west jetty at Shinnecock Inlet. Seen with Taylor Sturm. Brent Bomkamp Eatons Neck, 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] Thick-billed Murre - Shinnecock Inlet (Suffolk Co.)
The Thick-billed Murre reported yesterday on eBird continues on the west side of the west jetty at Shinnecock Inlet. Seen with Taylor Sturm. Brent Bomkamp Eatons Neck, 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] Golden-crowned Sparrow RFI
Just saw eBird reports of a Golden-crowned Sparrow in Downsville Delaware County. Any more details as to a specific location would be greatly appreciated. I'm sure many birders would like to search for it. Thanks, Menachem Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- 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] Golden-crowned Sparrow RFI
Just saw eBird reports of a Golden-crowned Sparrow in Downsville Delaware County. Any more details as to a specific location would be greatly appreciated. I'm sure many birders would like to search for it. Thanks, Menachem Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- 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/ --
