Birds observed this morning on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge included three previously reported Wilson's Phalaropes in the
northeast corner of the East Pond, an American Avocet ranging from the
island south to Mud Cove, an immature Sora, feeding along the line of
Phragmites
the northeastern corner of the golf course. Other birds
observed included Baltimore Oriole, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted
Grosbeak, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Palm Warbler.
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Sue and I just returned from a three day trip to one of our favorite
North American birding destinations - Monhegan Island, Maine. Monhegan
Island is a well known fall migrant trap twelve miles off the coast of
Maine (roughly opposite Rockland, Maine). On Friday, September 25th,
after
Overlook Beach.
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Sparrow was feeding near the bayberry on the west
side of the entrance road to the WE2 Coast Guard Station. An adult Red-
headed Woodpecker was reported from the WE2 parkway turnaround but
could not be relocated. All in all a good (and overdue) morning of
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We found neither the previously reported Pink-footed or Barnacle Goose
at Sunken Meadow State Park today around 1:00PM. Small flocks of
Canada Geese were widely scattered around the park. The flocks
appeared restless, moving frequently.
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A female King Eider was discovered this morning in Jones Inlet towards the Pt.
Lookout side of the Inlet, floating south on the outgoing tide. Also present in
the inlet were scattered flocks of approx. fifty Common Eider. Land birding was
very slow, with a few flyover pipits and goldfinch.
Ken
- this might be a hard to find
species on some CBC's.
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if the weather patterns had been kinder and hope for better
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We took a short walk this afternoon at Belmont Lake State Park (BLSP) to walk
off our Christmas Eve dinner. When we arrived there were perhaps twenty-four
Canada Geese on partially frozen Belmont Lake. Shortly after we started scoping
at about 1:30PM geese started flying in from the northwest.
At Belmont Lake State Park this morning the previously reported White-fronted
Geese (7), Cackling Goose (1) and Wood Duck (4) were still present until at
least 8:00AM. We missed the Eurasian Wigeon on Santapogue Creek(south side of
Montauk Highway) in West Babylon but were treated to an adult
by an
unidentified female goldeneye. The pair were further to the west and closer
to shore. At Shu Swamp (Mill Neck Preserve) there were fifteen Rusty Blackbirds
among many Robins feeding in the unfrozen portion of the freshwater marsh.
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Birders who arrived at Montauk Pt. at dawn this morning were treated to the
sight of flocks of Razorbills, ranging from small groups of two to five birds
to flocks of fifty birds, flying north of the Point and landing in the water.
The flight was particularly intense from 7:00AM to 8:00AM, but
This morning we stopped by Pruyn Sanctuary in Millwood (8:00AM-9:00AM) but did
not observe the previously reported Yellow-headed Blackbird. From the Pruyn
Sanctuary we took a short drive to nearby Rockefeller State Park Preserve on
Route 117, where the immature Red-headed Woodpecker (10:15AM)
A sub-adult Red-headed Woodpecker was discovered this morning at Caumsett State
Park. The bird had a few remaining dark streaks on the white secondary patches
and some brown around the base of the bill, but the majority of the head was
dull red. The bird was observed caching food in the woods
of the broken concrete
that forms part of the southwestern border of the Bergen Pt. Sewage Treatment
Plant, as viewed from the west side of the creek at Venetian Shores Town Park.
The looks at the bird were mediocre, and a scope was necessary to locate the
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We travelled upstate on Saturday, February 27th from Long Island and headed for
Rouses Point to search for the Ivory Gull. Fortunately, the Ivory Gull was on
the ice south of the Stoney Point Road breakwater at about 1:00PM. A nasty snow
squall came up the lake and sent us to Prospect Street in
We talk a loop around Jones Inlet from the West End side this morning, starting
at the WE2 marina. Good numbers of Horned Grebes, Common and Red-throated Loons
were in the Inlet. Six Harlequin Ducks were off the Pt. Lookout jetty.
Approximately twenty-two Common Eider were in the Inlet. On the
the collar numbers for three Canada Geese to the U.S. Fish Wildlife
Service and recently received the results. The three birds were banded by the
Canadian Wildlife Service and Quebec University near Varennes, east of
Montreal, Quebec in 2007.
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Birding was slow at HLSP early this morning, where there were more birders than
birds. Other than Golden-crowned Kinglets there were few migrants. However,
later in the morning the birding picked up (after we left). At West End there
were good numbers of Eastern Phoebe's (approx. 25), a
Birding highlights this morning from Shu Swamp included a Red-shouldered Hawk,
Pine Warbler (3), our FOS Palm Warbler (1), and Rusty Blackbird (6). Also
present were Osprey, Golden-crowned Kinglet, and Eastern Phoebe.
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CRSP was host to a good number, but poor variety, of recent spring migrants
Sunday morning. Present in good numbers were Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (10), Pine
Warbler (24), and Chipping Sparrow (8). One, possibly two, American Kestrels
were observed, with one individual chasing a Red-tailed Hawk,
Joan Quinlan and Gerta Fritz found a White-winged Dove at the WE2 Marina (Jones
Beach) this morning about 10:00AM. The bird is in the company of Rock Pigeons
that congregate near the WE2 Marina restrooms. It was still being observed at
11:00AM.
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We took a run at SMSP about noon this morning after the heavy morning rains and
the birds were singing everywhere. We saw and/or heard nine species of warblers
including Worm-eating (Breeds), Blue-winged (B), Black-throated Blue, Am.
Redstart (B), Prairie (B), Common Yellowthroat (B), Ovenbird
I was starting to write this report when I heard the tragic news of Matt
Bayer's passing. Long Island has lost not only an excellent birder but a first
class naturalist - he will be missed.
There was a good movement of bird's this morning at Alley. Unfortunately, they
were much easier to hear
This morning at windy Alley Pond Park there was a decent variety of birds, and
unlike previous visits, a few species made there way down to the lower reaches
where they could be seen. Our best bird was a female Summer Tanager in the
Oaks just north of the handball courts, near the Mel Kaplan
in the picnic area were Nashville,
Blackburnian, Magnolia, Parula, Blackpoll, BT Blue, Black and White, and
Redstart. Other locations in the Park had Blue-winged, Prairie, Yellow, and
Yellowthroat.
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of being on the barrier beach this morning was witnessing the
huge flight of butterflies chiefly comprising Red Admirals and American Ladies.
This may have been an island-wide phenomena as we observed good numbers of
these species in the early morning at SMSP as well.
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feeding with a
single Glossy Ibis near Bench 12. Just before seeing the Ibis, a young male
Summer Tanager flew by where I was standing and settled into the shrubbery east
of Bench 12.
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A sea watch from RMSP Field 2 from 7:30AM to 8:30AM this morning yielded five
Cory's Shearwaters and two Wilson's Storm-Petrels. One of the Cory's
Shearwaters was fifty yards from shore, feeding with a group of terns.
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are well within the arrival dates
for Baird's Sandpiper and they should be looked for in the grassy areas of the
swale.
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swale in front of the WE2 concession building from the car which appeared
birdless (and waterless), but did not cover the area thoroughly.
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We spent a disappointing morning at JBWR this morning, where the water levels
were up in both the East and West Ponds, providing scant habitat for
shorebirds. At the South end of the East Pond there was a young Common Moorhen,
as well as distant views of a Black Tern and the White Pelican at
. The most common
warbler was American Redstart (14) while Red-breasted Nuthatch (13) numbers at
WE2 continue to increase. No shorebirds of note were found in the swale, but
American Oystercatcher numbers (475) were impressive as well as Western Willet
(32) on the sandbar in the WE2 Marina.
Ken
We spent the better part of the morning at WE2 anticipating a good movement on
northwest winds. Upon arriving at WE2 at 6:45AM we noticed the winds appeared
to be W/NW. Nevertheless, birds were moving down the beach, mostly Cedar
Waxwings and Robins. In less than a half hour the winds were
were observed all morning at WE2, today
was a bonanza.
At Heckscher State Park, Sue Feustel found a single Buff-breasted Sandpiper
feeding in the median east of the pool accompanied by ten Killdeer. Warblers
observed were Parula, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, and Am. Redstart.
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. At Heckscher State Park the
Buff-breasted Sandpiper was observed with Killdeer at about 9:30AM, feeding in
the median of the parkway road system in the vicinity of Parking Field 8.
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) of the dirt road leading to the
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not observed in many
years.
On Monday at RMSP there were two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, one each in the
Field 2 and 5 parking lots.
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This morning at RMSP Field 2 a diverse group of migrants were moving down the
barrier beach. Highlights included sixty-five Purple Finch and twenty eight
Pine Siskin. Decent numbers of American Robin (350), Red-winged Blackbird
(125), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (750-1000, difficult to estimate)
At WE this morning there was an American Golden Plover on the sandbar in the
WE2 Marina along with three Western Willets and twenty-five Red Knots. On the
ocean south of the swale the calm winds resulted in excellent viewing
conditions. We observed a single Parasitic Jaeger harassing Laughing
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As Shai Mitra indicated in an earlier post, there was a good movement of
passerines down the beach this morning. We counted birds from the west end of
parking field 2 from 7:45AM to 9:00AM. Birds continued to migrate down the
beach after we stopped counting and were still moving by late in the
We birded West End this morning (Saturday), first attempting to do a walking
loop from WE2 down to the TR Nature Center and back. The tide was high and
ocean water was washing over the beach into the low lying areas in the back
dunes, so we were unable to complete the loop. We walked back to
the Western Kingbird briefly along the west side of the road to the
upper (south) parking lot.
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most of us headed down to the median west of the large
poplar tree at WE and quickly came across a young male White-winged Crossbill
feeding in a Japanese Black Pine just west of the poplar tree.
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Sue and I talk a walk down to the Jone Inlet jetty this morning from the
southwest corner of the WE2 parking lot. On the way down to the beach we
encountered an Orange-crowned Warbler with a group of Yellow-rumped Warblers.
There were a good number of gulls near the jetty, with Laughing Gulls,
A search for the Hermit Warbler at mid-morning at Sunken Meadow State Park was
unsuccessful. A cat was sunning itself in the leaves by where the warbler had
been seen - not a good sign. I would encourage birders to still continue to
check out this location on the chance the bird is still in the
. Here's hoping for some better CBC weather than last year!
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News 12 LI indicated at about 3:00PM this afternoon that law enforcement
authorities will decide tonight whether to continue the search along Ocean
Parkway for evidence related to the discovery of the four bodies east of Gilgo
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the median, and two
Boat-tailed Grackles were feeding along the shore of the Boat Basin.
At RMSP Field 5 there were ten Horned Larks, two Snow Buntings and a single
Lapland Longspur feeding in the center of the traffic circle.
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days ago when the CBC was in
progress. I noted that coastal New England recorded a fair number of Dovekies,
apparently related to the December 26th coastal storm. Perhaps there are other
birds around. Has anyone checked the Timber Point Boat Basin in Great River?
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We went north to Cold Spring Harbor this morning around 8:00AM and found a
group of birders eyeing the Tufted Duck. Satisfied with the looks we had of the
bird we moved on to Bayville in the hope that the Barrow's Goldeneye might be
present - no luck. Our next stop was an icy Shu Swamp where a
(accessed by walking
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is definitely not my flickr site. My apologies and i will attempt to post an
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Pipits
scattered in small groups of 1-3 birds, an American Bittern, two (Ipswich)
Savannah Sparrows, and a Wilson's Snipe (salt marsh near Dolphin Lane).
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A single Common Redpoll was feeding on the south shoulder of the Ocean Parkway
east of JBSP Field 6 with a few Song Sparrows at about 1100AM this morning.
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Sue and I did a walk on snowshoes this morning up the east side of the
Connetquot River to the fish hatchery and down the west side of the river.
Although the woods were fairly quiet we observed a single Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, five Wood Duck, and most surprising of all, an Eastern Phoebe at
. Cooper's Neck Pond had some open water
and held small numbers of Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Hooded Merganser and Ruddy
Duck.
On Dune Road there were two American Bitterns and a Clapper Rail west of Tiana
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Sue and I ventured out to Montauk Pt. today on what the National Weather
Service promised to be a relatively calm day (winds of 6-9mph). On our way out
we passed a group of fifteen Wild Turkeys perched in trees on the south side of
Montauk State Parkway. Once at the point (about 7:00AM) we
At Connetquot River State Park this morning there were 202 Common Mergansers on
the lower river. The trail east of the river was very quiet; our only bird on
this portion of the hike was a single Golden-crowned Kinglet. At the feeders
just west of the fish hatchery we found a young male
The previously reported four White-fronted Geese were present at 1:30PM today
with about 200 Canada Geese at St. Charles Cemetery. Specifically, the birds
were in the fields on the west side of Wellwood Ave. south of the main
(Wellwood Ave.) entrance to the cemetery.
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of eight
hundred Canada Geese on Mitchell Lane. Flocks of Canada Geese were moving back
and forth during the morning and early afternoon, with an estimated 4,000 birds
observed between Sag Pond (partially frozen) and Short's Pond (totally frozen).
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The last few days we have noticed a buildup of numbers of Lesser Scaup at some
of their favorite freshwater ponds, lakes and rivers. A stop at Connetquot
River State Park (CRSP) this morning yielded only about seventy Lesser Scaup.
After leaving CRSP we went to the southern portion of the river
Sue and I have spent the last few days birding in the Saranac/Bloomingdale
area. Friday morning we managed to get in about two hours birding before the
heavy snow limited visibility and forced us inside. Many of the feeders we
checked had Common Redpoll, between 25-125 birds. Other than the
An early Eastern Phoebe was on the north side of the RMSP parkway opposite
Field 4 this morning. A photo of the bird can be seen at:
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An Eared Grebe was observed Thursday afternoon with three Horned Grebes from
the end of Indian Wells Plain Highway in Amagansett. This individual is perhaps
the same bird seen by birders further east off Atlantic Avenue the day before.
This particular bird is not a well-marked individual,
. On Seatuck Creek Pond in Eastport there were approx.
1200 Lesser Scaup as well as Redhead and Canvasback.
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Grackle, and Tree
Swallow. After spending ten days in the Rio Grande Valley with daytime
temperatures in the mid 80's the return to 25-35F temperatures was a bit of a
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This morning at Connetquot River State Park (CRSP) there were three Osprey, an
immature Bald Eagle, Pied-billed Grebe (1), Wood Duck (1), Great Egret (1),
Tree Swallow (5), Eastern Bluebird (2), Golden-crowned Kinglet (12), and Pine
Warbler (11).
At Sunken Meadow State Park in late morning
noticed a flock of fifty Dunlin with two
Purple Sandpipers mixed in. I enjoyed the winter birds but, bring on the
warblers!
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HLSP early this afternoon I noted my FOY Indigo Bunting on
the side of the Ocean Parkway east of the entrance to JBSP Parking Field # 6.
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It was a disappointing morning of birding at most locales we visited this
morning. Robert Moses State Park was very quiet, as was WestEnd/Jones Beach. We
stopped at Hempstead Lake State Park in mid-morning but no one we talked to had
seen the previously reported Yellow-throated Warbler. We did
Pines in and around the old
airport. Eastern Meadowlarks were also present, and I counted fifteen American
Kestrels hunting in the fields around the airport runways.
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other warblers observed were Yellow and Black White. All three warblers (not
YTWA) breed at CRSP.
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We spent an hour birding at Southard's Pond this morning hoping for a repeat of
yesterday's movement. Unfortunately, bird numbers and variety seemed reduced,
with our only new birds being Baltimore Oriole (2) and Prairie Warbler and a
big influx of Catbirds.
At Sunken Meadow State Park we were
We started our morning at Alley Pond Park (APP) where we quickly found a Hooded
Warbler, perhaps the same bird that has been there for the last week in the dry
gullies on the west side of the Park. A Worm-eating Warbler was singing in the
tops of the oaks just north of the athletic fields. We
A visit to Basherkill yesterday morning yielded a modest 74 species. Early
morning found the marsh blanketed in fog, with temperatures in the low forty's.
Marsh birds either seen and/or heard included American Bittern, Virginia Rail,
Common Moorhen, and Green Heron. Shorebirds included Solitary
There is a good movement of seabirds currently going on at Robert Moses State
Park Field 2. We received a call early this morning from Pat Lindsay of
numerous Wilson's Storm Petrels, Loons, and Gannets. Upon arriving at 8:15AM we
quickly observed the Wilson's Storm Petrels fairly close to
The Red-necked Phalarope was observed at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge at 1:45PM
in the northeastern corner of the West Pond as seen from Bench #12.
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SP) included Turkey Vulture (1),
Laughing Gulls (5), and Forster's Terns (2).
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Sue and I spent Tuesday morning conducting a breeding bird survey at Caumsett
State Park. It was a warm day and bird song was light after 9:00AM.
Nevertheless, we recorded 62 species for the morning. Highlights included an
Eastern Meadowlark on territory in the western fields; two tardy
A forty-five minute sea watch this morning from RMSP Field 2 yielded one Cory's
Shearwater, two Wilson's Storm Petrels, and four Northern Gannets. A first
summer Lesser Black-backed Gull was in the RMSP Field 2 parking lot.
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At Massapequa Preserve the previously reported Least Bittern was present at
10:30AM on the east side of the pond that lies about a half mile north of the
Pittsburgh Ave. Pond.
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on a bent over
Phragmites stalk,, while the other, perhaps younger bird stayed well back in
the reeds. During the time Sue and i were there we did not observe an adult
Least Bittern. If you go to MP, a spotting scope is a big help in locating
these shy birds.
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At approximately 11:25AM, while standing on the south end of the East Pond, our
cell phone rang. It was Andrew Baksh, who was at The Raunt (wooden docks) on
the East Pond just north of us. Andrew informed us that the previously reported
Hudsonian Godwit had just flown in. We were able to go
not particularly
impressive. At Pike's Beach a brief sea watch yielded a few Cory's Shearwaters
and a Parasitic Jaeger harassing terns.
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At Robert Moses State Park this morning a modest flight of migrants was
observed, including Least Flycatcher, American Redstart, Canada Warbler, and
Bobolink. At West End later in the morning fifteen species of shorebirds were
on the sandbar in the WE2 Marina, including Hudsonian Godwit (1),
of rainwater pools. Despite
observing sixteen species of shorebirds, no godwits were seen.
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Anticipating a migration along the barrier beach this morning, we arrived at
RMSP Field 2 a little before 7:00AM. As soon as we got out of the car flocks
of Red-winged Blackbirds and Robins were flying west along the beach,
accompanied by a small but steady stream of swallows, predominantly
We visited HSP this evening in hopes of seeing migrating nighthawks. As we
drove the oval we briefly stopped in Field 7, which still has standing water
from the latest rainfall. The only shorebird present was a Baird's Sandpiper
that was frightened away by someone operating a remote-controlled
Sue and I evacuated our home Saturday night, staying with friends on the north
shore. Upon returning to our home we found a large tree limb blocking the
driveway that we had to cut up. We did not get out to the beach till after
12:00PM. Nevertheless, we did see a few good species. At Cedar
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