Re: [nysbirds-l] Miriam Levine, 1923-2019

2019-08-26 Thread Judith Thurber
Thank you for letting us know...and sharing a few memories.

Judy Thurber 
Liverpool NY

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> On Aug 26, 2019, at 7:25 PM, Shaibal Mitra  wrote:
> 
> Dear New York Birders,
> 
> We learned today that Miriam Levine passed away yesterday, peacefully at home.
> 
> For more than 70 years, Mickey was an sharp observer of birders, scoring 
> their strengths and flaws with an inimitable wit. Her husband Manny forged a 
> prominent role in the New York birding community, starting young before World 
> War II, then taking an active role in Long Island birding after his return 
> from service and during the post-war blossoming of birding culture.
> 
> Generations of birders have known Mickey. An accomplished sculptress, she 
> fashioned many memorable pieces in many media. Her bronze Kingbird sculptures 
> have for decades been a ceremonial means of honoring the presidents of the 
> Federation of New York State Bird Clubs and the New York State Ornithological 
> Association. Her incisive sociological observations, covering more than a 
> half century of meetings of the Linnaean Society of New York, and the 
> inception of world birding, could fill volumes. Often related to the Baldwin 
> team during afternoon breaks from the Southern Nassau County CBC for 
> cocktails at the Levine home, her stories surely helped to shape our views of 
> the world.
> 
> We celebrated Mickey's 96th birthday with her just last week, at that home, 
> with her aide Anna and longtime friend Joan Quinlan. We are saddened at 
> losing her; there are so many things we will never learn, or never again be 
> coaxed into remembering--dependent now forever on our own fragile memories.
> 
> Her life was a great one, and she shared so much with so many of us.
> 
> Shai Mitra & Patricia Lindsay
> Bay Shore
> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Miriam Levine, 1923-2019

2019-08-26 Thread Judith Thurber
Thank you for letting us know...and sharing a few memories.

Judy Thurber 
Liverpool NY

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 26, 2019, at 7:25 PM, Shaibal Mitra  wrote:
> 
> Dear New York Birders,
> 
> We learned today that Miriam Levine passed away yesterday, peacefully at home.
> 
> For more than 70 years, Mickey was an sharp observer of birders, scoring 
> their strengths and flaws with an inimitable wit. Her husband Manny forged a 
> prominent role in the New York birding community, starting young before World 
> War II, then taking an active role in Long Island birding after his return 
> from service and during the post-war blossoming of birding culture.
> 
> Generations of birders have known Mickey. An accomplished sculptress, she 
> fashioned many memorable pieces in many media. Her bronze Kingbird sculptures 
> have for decades been a ceremonial means of honoring the presidents of the 
> Federation of New York State Bird Clubs and the New York State Ornithological 
> Association. Her incisive sociological observations, covering more than a 
> half century of meetings of the Linnaean Society of New York, and the 
> inception of world birding, could fill volumes. Often related to the Baldwin 
> team during afternoon breaks from the Southern Nassau County CBC for 
> cocktails at the Levine home, her stories surely helped to shape our views of 
> the world.
> 
> We celebrated Mickey's 96th birthday with her just last week, at that home, 
> with her aide Anna and longtime friend Joan Quinlan. We are saddened at 
> losing her; there are so many things we will never learn, or never again be 
> coaxed into remembering--dependent now forever on our own fragile memories.
> 
> Her life was a great one, and she shared so much with so many of us.
> 
> Shai Mitra & Patricia Lindsay
> Bay Shore
> 
> --
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[nysbirds-l] Miriam Levine, 1923-2019

2019-08-26 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Dear New York Birders,

We learned today that Miriam Levine passed away yesterday, peacefully at home.

For more than 70 years, Mickey was an sharp observer of birders, scoring their 
strengths and flaws with an inimitable wit. Her husband Manny forged a 
prominent role in the New York birding community, starting young before World 
War II, then taking an active role in Long Island birding after his return from 
service and during the post-war blossoming of birding culture.

Generations of birders have known Mickey. An accomplished sculptress, she 
fashioned many memorable pieces in many media. Her bronze Kingbird sculptures 
have for decades been a ceremonial means of honoring the presidents of the 
Federation of New York State Bird Clubs and the New York State Ornithological 
Association. Her incisive sociological observations, covering more than a half 
century of meetings of the Linnaean Society of New York, and the inception of 
world birding, could fill volumes. Often related to the Baldwin team during 
afternoon breaks from the Southern Nassau County CBC for cocktails at the 
Levine home, her stories surely helped to shape our views of the world.

We celebrated Mickey's 96th birthday with her just last week, at that home, 
with her aide Anna and longtime friend Joan Quinlan. We are saddened at losing 
her; there are so many things we will never learn, or never again be coaxed 
into remembering--dependent now forever on our own fragile memories.

Her life was a great one, and she shared so much with so many of us.

Shai Mitra & Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore

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[nysbirds-l] Miriam Levine, 1923-2019

2019-08-26 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Dear New York Birders,

We learned today that Miriam Levine passed away yesterday, peacefully at home.

For more than 70 years, Mickey was an sharp observer of birders, scoring their 
strengths and flaws with an inimitable wit. Her husband Manny forged a 
prominent role in the New York birding community, starting young before World 
War II, then taking an active role in Long Island birding after his return from 
service and during the post-war blossoming of birding culture.

Generations of birders have known Mickey. An accomplished sculptress, she 
fashioned many memorable pieces in many media. Her bronze Kingbird sculptures 
have for decades been a ceremonial means of honoring the presidents of the 
Federation of New York State Bird Clubs and the New York State Ornithological 
Association. Her incisive sociological observations, covering more than a half 
century of meetings of the Linnaean Society of New York, and the inception of 
world birding, could fill volumes. Often related to the Baldwin team during 
afternoon breaks from the Southern Nassau County CBC for cocktails at the 
Levine home, her stories surely helped to shape our views of the world.

We celebrated Mickey's 96th birthday with her just last week, at that home, 
with her aide Anna and longtime friend Joan Quinlan. We are saddened at losing 
her; there are so many things we will never learn, or never again be coaxed 
into remembering--dependent now forever on our own fragile memories.

Her life was a great one, and she shared so much with so many of us.

Shai Mitra & Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore

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[nysbirds-l] Mecox bay- avocet-yes

2019-08-26 Thread kevin rogers
We're sitting by the avocet as it actively feeds...7:03 pm... west side of the 
bay on the west side!! 
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[nysbirds-l] Mecox bay- avocet-yes

2019-08-26 Thread kevin rogers
We're sitting by the avocet as it actively feeds...7:03 pm... west side of the 
bay on the west side!! 
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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2019-08-26 Thread Joseph Brin

RBA




*New York




August 26, 2019




NYSY 08. 26. 19




Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert




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: August 26 at 11:00 a.m.




Compiler: Joseph Brin




Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org













Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 19, 
2019













Highlights:

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AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN

SNOWY EGRET

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON

CANVASBACK

REDHEAD

WILSON’S PHALAROPE

WHIMBREL

RUDY TURNSTONE

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER

STILT SANDPIPER

SANDERLING

LAUGHING GULL

COMMON NIGHTHAWK

RED-HEADED WOODPECKER

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER

SWAINSON’S THRUSH

DICKCISSEL

ORCHARD ORIOLE







Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)






     Shorebirds reported at the complex this week.

     -




     RUDY TURNSTONE

     SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER

     BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER

     AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER

     LEAST SANDPIPER

     SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER

     SPOTTED SANDPIPER

     GREATER YELLOWLEGS

     LESSER YELLOWLEGS

     KILLDEER

     STILT SANDPIPER

     PECTORAL SANDPIPER

     SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER

     WILSON’S SNIPE

     WILSON’S PHALAROPE

     SOLITARY SANDPIPER

     BAIRD’S SANDPIPER

     WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER




     An adult male CANVASBACK and at least two REDHEAD continue in 
Knox-Marsellus Marsh.

     8/19: A RUDY TURNSTONE was seen along the Willdlife Trail. A first year 
LAUGHING GULL was again seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh and has continued up to 
Sunday. No report yet today. 11 species of Shorebirds including a WILSON’S 
PHALAROPE were seen in Knox Marsellus Marsh. 2 ORCHARD ORIOLES were seen at 
VanDyne Spoor Road.

     8/21: An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was again seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh and 
continued through Sunday. A SNOWY EGRET was found in Knox-Marsellus Marsh and 
continued until Saturday.

     8/25: A shorebird walk along Knox-Marsellus and Puddler’s Marshes produced 
15 species of shorebirds and 95 species of avifauna overall. The most 
interesting non shorebird was a DICKCISSEL heard and seen in flight at the 
overlook. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was noted also. The WHITE PELICAN and the 
LAUGHING GULL were found but the SNOWY EGRET was a no show.







Cayuga County






     A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found on West Bay Road and a WHIMBREL was 
found at West Barrier Bar.







Onondaga County






     8/20: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen hawking in Oakwood Cemetery in 
Syracuse.

     8/25: A female RED-BREASTED MERGANSER continues in the Seneca River in 
Baldwinsville.







Oswego County

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     8/22: 3 SANDERLING, a PEREGRINE FALCON and a MERLIN were all seen at 
Oswego Harbor.

     8/25: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen on HInman Road north of Port 
Ontario. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen near Three Mile Bay on Oneida Lake.







Madison County






     8/22: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Woodman Pond north of 
Hamilton.

     8/25:  3 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen at Woodman Pond.







Oneida County






     8/21: An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen near Lakeport on Oneida Lake.







Herkimer County






     8/23: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and a SWAINSON’S THRUSH were noted on 
Bald Mountain near Eagle Bay.







 End Transcript















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Baldwinsville, NY, 13027, USA







     
     
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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2019-08-26 Thread Joseph Brin

RBA




*New York




August 26, 2019




NYSY 08. 26. 19




Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert




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: August 26 at 11:00 a.m.




Compiler: Joseph Brin




Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org













Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 19, 
2019













Highlights:

--




AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN

SNOWY EGRET

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON

CANVASBACK

REDHEAD

WILSON’S PHALAROPE

WHIMBREL

RUDY TURNSTONE

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER

STILT SANDPIPER

SANDERLING

LAUGHING GULL

COMMON NIGHTHAWK

RED-HEADED WOODPECKER

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER

SWAINSON’S THRUSH

DICKCISSEL

ORCHARD ORIOLE







Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)






     Shorebirds reported at the complex this week.

     -




     RUDY TURNSTONE

     SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER

     BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER

     AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER

     LEAST SANDPIPER

     SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER

     SPOTTED SANDPIPER

     GREATER YELLOWLEGS

     LESSER YELLOWLEGS

     KILLDEER

     STILT SANDPIPER

     PECTORAL SANDPIPER

     SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER

     WILSON’S SNIPE

     WILSON’S PHALAROPE

     SOLITARY SANDPIPER

     BAIRD’S SANDPIPER

     WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER




     An adult male CANVASBACK and at least two REDHEAD continue in 
Knox-Marsellus Marsh.

     8/19: A RUDY TURNSTONE was seen along the Willdlife Trail. A first year 
LAUGHING GULL was again seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh and has continued up to 
Sunday. No report yet today. 11 species of Shorebirds including a WILSON’S 
PHALAROPE were seen in Knox Marsellus Marsh. 2 ORCHARD ORIOLES were seen at 
VanDyne Spoor Road.

     8/21: An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was again seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh and 
continued through Sunday. A SNOWY EGRET was found in Knox-Marsellus Marsh and 
continued until Saturday.

     8/25: A shorebird walk along Knox-Marsellus and Puddler’s Marshes produced 
15 species of shorebirds and 95 species of avifauna overall. The most 
interesting non shorebird was a DICKCISSEL heard and seen in flight at the 
overlook. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was noted also. The WHITE PELICAN and the 
LAUGHING GULL were found but the SNOWY EGRET was a no show.







Cayuga County






     A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found on West Bay Road and a WHIMBREL was 
found at West Barrier Bar.







Onondaga County






     8/20: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen hawking in Oakwood Cemetery in 
Syracuse.

     8/25: A female RED-BREASTED MERGANSER continues in the Seneca River in 
Baldwinsville.







Oswego County

-




     8/22: 3 SANDERLING, a PEREGRINE FALCON and a MERLIN were all seen at 
Oswego Harbor.

     8/25: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen on HInman Road north of Port 
Ontario. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen near Three Mile Bay on Oneida Lake.







Madison County






     8/22: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Woodman Pond north of 
Hamilton.

     8/25:  3 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen at Woodman Pond.







Oneida County






     8/21: An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen near Lakeport on Oneida Lake.







Herkimer County






     8/23: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and a SWAINSON’S THRUSH were noted on 
Bald Mountain near Eagle Bay.







 End Transcript















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Region 5




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[nysbirds-l] Brown Booby+ Robert Moses SP, Suffolk County

2019-08-26 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Around 9:00 this morning an adult Brown Booby flew east to west past Robert 
Moses SP, parking field 2. Its uniformly dark brown upperparts, head, and upper 
breast were discernible, as was the sharp contrast between the last and the 
white belly and underwing linings. Moreover, its flight style differed markedly 
from that of Northern Gannet, of which several were also present, including 
birds flying on the same bearing in relation to the northeasterly winds. 
Specifically, its wingbeats were more rapid, powerful, and continuous than 
those of a gannet, and the overall impression was of a significantly smaller 
bird. Conversely, its very long, slim wings, long and pointed neck and head 
projection, and long tail were all clearly those of a sulid and not a 
shearwater, petrel, jaeger, or gull. The bird was quite distant, and I was 
troubled that I was unable to make out the bill color. This might have been 
attributable to the bill having a dull pale color that blended in with the tone 
of the background water and sky.

This was the last bird I saw during a generally slow seawatch, because I quit 
after it passed and raced around to the other side of the Fire Island Inlet, on 
the chance that the booby might enter and fly past or perch. Earlier, over the 
course of an hour I saw a close Manx Shearwater, an adult-like Parasitic Jaeger 
(w to e), and at least five Northern Gannets, but very little else. These 
observations, together with those yesterday morning of Manx Shearwater at Sagg 
Main Beach and Cory's Shearwaters there and off Shinnecock Inlet, suggest an 
improvement over the past several weeks' dismal seawatching conditions--perhaps 
attributable to the recent northeasterly winds. We also saw Humpback Whales and 
Bottlenose Dolphins at a couple of sites yesterday.

Shai Mitra
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[nysbirds-l] Brown Booby+ Robert Moses SP, Suffolk County

2019-08-26 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Around 9:00 this morning an adult Brown Booby flew east to west past Robert 
Moses SP, parking field 2. Its uniformly dark brown upperparts, head, and upper 
breast were discernible, as was the sharp contrast between the last and the 
white belly and underwing linings. Moreover, its flight style differed markedly 
from that of Northern Gannet, of which several were also present, including 
birds flying on the same bearing in relation to the northeasterly winds. 
Specifically, its wingbeats were more rapid, powerful, and continuous than 
those of a gannet, and the overall impression was of a significantly smaller 
bird. Conversely, its very long, slim wings, long and pointed neck and head 
projection, and long tail were all clearly those of a sulid and not a 
shearwater, petrel, jaeger, or gull. The bird was quite distant, and I was 
troubled that I was unable to make out the bill color. This might have been 
attributable to the bill having a dull pale color that blended in with the tone 
of the background water and sky.

This was the last bird I saw during a generally slow seawatch, because I quit 
after it passed and raced around to the other side of the Fire Island Inlet, on 
the chance that the booby might enter and fly past or perch. Earlier, over the 
course of an hour I saw a close Manx Shearwater, an adult-like Parasitic Jaeger 
(w to e), and at least five Northern Gannets, but very little else. These 
observations, together with those yesterday morning of Manx Shearwater at Sagg 
Main Beach and Cory's Shearwaters there and off Shinnecock Inlet, suggest an 
improvement over the past several weeks' dismal seawatching conditions--perhaps 
attributable to the recent northeasterly winds. We also saw Humpback Whales and 
Bottlenose Dolphins at a couple of sites yesterday.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore
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[nysbirds-l] Avocet continues at Mecox Cut (Suffolk Co.)

2019-08-26 Thread Ken Feustel


Observed at 8:00AM this morning on west side of cut (which is currently closed 
to ocean) with Greater Yellowlegs and a few gulls.

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[nysbirds-l] Avocet continues at Mecox Cut (Suffolk Co.)

2019-08-26 Thread Ken Feustel


Observed at 8:00AM this morning on west side of cut (which is currently closed 
to ocean) with Greater Yellowlegs and a few gulls.

Sent from my iPhone

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