A Queens County Bird Club Trip had most if not all expected/hoped for
species on it's trip there yesterday.
Two notes:
Powerline construction continues, but the trail at the terminus of
Ironwood road to the right remained open and productive.
Tick numbers yesterday were low; not absurdly
Like many of us, birding began as a visual endeavor for me. Over the years
I have become more and more interested in bird song and vocalizations and
have been amazed year after year at the variability within species.
What I have witnessed in the past few years has been incredibly eye opening
and
2014 Great South Channel trip - August 10-12, 2014. Same price as last
year. Reservations are required and can be made as of at
http://www.cresli.org/cresli/reservations/offshore_res.html.
The Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island is a non-profit
research and education
On Monday, May 26, 2014 8:41 AM, Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph.D.
kopel...@optonline.net wrote:
2014 Great South Channel trip – August 10-12, 2014. Same price as last year.
Reservations are required and can be made as of at
http://www.cresli.org/cresli/reservations/offshore_res.html.
The
No migration was evident this morning along Old Sleepy Hollow Trail,
Rockefeller Preserve, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County.
The previously reported White-eyed Vireo is still at about the same location,
seen and heard well. This morning around 10:15 am it was at the intersection
of Old
Earlier today Mike Yuan reported a vocalizing Alder Flycatcher in Prospect Park
by the Maryland Monument. Heydi Lopes and I subsequently tracked down the bird
on the hillside between a woodchip trail and the back of the Wellhouse. It
responded to a brief playback and the bird frequently sang as
Sorry for the late report, but I had some fairly good birding at Alley Pond
yesterday. The highlights of the Upper woodlands area was a GREAT-CRESTED
FLYCATCHER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH.
Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) was a bit more productive, with
really numerous
Should have put on my reading glasses before starting to type … the bird was
actually an Alder, not the rare Alder / Murrelet hybrid Aldet.
Rob
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Endicott, NY
www.WilsonsWarbler.com
On May 26, 2014, at 1:25 PM, Rob Jett citybir...@earthlink.net wrote:
Should have put on my reading glasses before starting to type … the
Had the Kentucky Warbler again today at Doodletown Rd., Bear Mtn. S.P. in the
am. It was not in the usual spot on the road to the nursery but just up the
left fork up hill from the pond and June Cemetery. After turning left onto the
fork it was on the left directly across from the stone wall
Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist
20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629
Phone: 914-963-3080; Cell: 914-319-9701
On , Andrew Block ablock22...@yahoo.com wrote:
Oh, I thought you were on the list already. It's strange, I can
These rattlesnakes (probably the same pair) have been at that site for many
years, plus their progeny. They are venerable citizens of the property.
Just one request, be careful when walking in the area, but please LEAVE THEM
ALONE.
Thanks,
Rick Cech
P.S. One time a few years back a
Don't pet them indeed. That's how most people get bitten, esp. after some
imbibing:
Approximately 40 percent of all snakebites occur in people who are handling
or playing with snakes, and 40 percent of all people bitten had a blood
alcohol level of greater than 0.1 percent. Sixty-five percent
Unfortunately, in the case of the rattlesnake seen by the EA Mearns and
Linnaean Society, the snake had little, if any, rattle. Claudia Perretti
From: bounce-115943024-3954...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-115943024-3954...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Rick
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014
I guess we should be mindful of where we find a bush and not
treat these animals as creatures of a wildlife reality show. They deserve and
require respect.
From: Rick rc...@nyc.rr.com
To: 'Steve Walter' swalte...@verizon.net; NYSBIRDS-L NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
The senior adult I photographed on May 31, 2009, had 13 rattle segments.
Yours may have been 'progeny.' Or, the elder rattles had broken off.
http://rbc-pix.smugmug.com/Doodletown-Rattler/
From: bounce-115944009-3714...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-115944009-3714...@list.cornell.edu]
Despite my abysmal record of success at finding target birds this year, I
visited Doodletown Road today hoping to get the Cerulean and Kentucky warblers
that had eluded me thus far. I arrived early, only to be swarmed with
mosquitos and flies. There was plenty of birdsong, but I had to keep
I haven't yet seen a photo of the rattlesnake from this weekend, but I
photographed this one on Lemmon Road on May 15, 2009.
http://ardithbondi.com/pictures/slide1717.jpg
Same family? It's a pretty colored Timber Rattler.
Ardith Bondi
On 5/26/14 8:22 PM, Rick wrote:
Don’t pet them indeed.
A Queens County Bird Club Trip had most if not all expected/hoped for
species on it's trip there yesterday.
Two notes:
Powerline construction continues, but the trail at the terminus of
Ironwood road to the right remained open and productive.
Tick numbers yesterday were low; not absurdly
Like many of us, birding began as a visual endeavor for me. Over the years
I have become more and more interested in bird song and vocalizations and
have been amazed year after year at the variability within species.
What I have witnessed in the past few years has been incredibly eye opening
and
2014 Great South Channel trip - August 10-12, 2014. Same price as last
year. Reservations are required and can be made as of at
http://www.cresli.org/cresli/reservations/offshore_res.html.
The Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island is a non-profit
research and education
Re: Doodletown: A yard-long Timber Rattlesnake was seen by both the AE
Mearns Bird Club and the Linnaean Society of NYC on Saturday in late
morning. It was on the edge of the walking path to Herbert Cemetery. We
also saw 19 species of warblers, Kentucky was a good one and a total of 71
species
On Monday, May 26, 2014 8:41 AM, "Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph.D."
wrote:
2014 Great South Channel trip – August 10-12, 2014. Same price as last year.
Reservations are required and can be made as of at
http://www.cresli.org/cresli/reservations/offshore_res.html.
The Coastal Research and
Sounds like there were two rattlesnakes. Ours was on the main trail still on
the upslope, and was at least five feet in length.
Interesting to see the NY range map for timber rattlesnake:
Timber Rattlesnake Distribution Map - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Timber Rattlesnake
No migration was evident this morning along Old Sleepy Hollow Trail,
Rockefeller Preserve, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County.
The previously reported White-eyed Vireo is still at about the same location,
seen and heard well. This morning around 10:15 am it was at the intersection
of Old
Earlier today Mike Yuan reported a vocalizing Alder Flycatcher in Prospect Park
by the Maryland Monument. Heydi Lopes and I subsequently tracked down the bird
on the hillside between a woodchip trail and the back of the Wellhouse. It
responded to a brief playback and the bird frequently sang as
Sorry for the late report, but I had some fairly good birding at Alley Pond
yesterday. The highlights of the Upper woodlands area was a GREAT-CRESTED
FLYCATCHER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH.
Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) was a bit more productive, with
really numerous
Should have put on my reading glasses before starting to type … the bird was
actually an Alder, not the rare Alder / Murrelet hybrid "Aldet".
Rob
Sent via Reality Distortion Field
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* May 26, 2014
* NYSY 05. 26. 14
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
May 19, 2013 - May 26, 2014
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
To City Birder, I do NOT have a password to get through your spam blocker SO I
guess I can't contact you.
Glenn Wilson
Endicott, NY
www.WilsonsWarbler.com
On May 26, 2014, at 1:25 PM, Rob Jett wrote:
Should have put on my reading glasses before starting to type … the bird was
actually an
Had the Kentucky Warbler again today at Doodletown Rd., Bear Mtn. S.P. in the
am. It was not in the usual spot on the road to the nursery but just up the
left fork up hill from the pond and June Cemetery. After turning left onto the
fork it was on the left directly across from the stone wall
Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist
20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629
Phone: 914-963-3080; Cell: 914-319-9701
On , Andrew Block wrote:
Oh, I thought you were on the list already. It's strange, I can send but it
doesn't
These rattlesnakes (probably the same pair) have been at that site for many
years, plus their progeny. They are venerable citizens of the property.
Just one request, be careful when walking in the area, but please LEAVE THEM
ALONE.
Thanks,
Rick Cech
P.S. One time a few years back a
Don't pet them indeed. That's how most people get bitten, esp. after some
imbibing:
Approximately 40 percent of all snakebites occur in people who are handling
or playing with snakes, and 40 percent of all people bitten had a blood
alcohol level of greater than 0.1 percent. Sixty-five percent
Unfortunately, in the case of the rattlesnake seen by the EA Mearns and
Linnaean Society, the snake had little, if any, rattle. Claudia Perretti
From: bounce-115943024-3954...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-115943024-3954...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Rick
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014
I guess we should be mindful of where we "find a bush" and not
treat these animals as creatures of a wildlife reality show. They deserve and
require respect.
From: Rick
To: 'Steve Walter' ; NYSBIRDS-L
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 8:22 PM
Subject: RE:
The senior adult I photographed on May 31, 2009, had 13 rattle segments.
Yours may have been 'progeny.' Or, the elder rattles had broken off.
http://rbc-pix.smugmug.com/Doodletown-Rattler/
From: bounce-115944009-3714...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-115944009-3714...@list.cornell.edu]
Despite my abysmal record of success at finding target birds this year, I
visited Doodletown Road today hoping to get the Cerulean and Kentucky warblers
that had eluded me thus far. I arrived early, only to be swarmed with
mosquitos and flies. There was plenty of birdsong, but I had to keep
I haven't yet seen a photo of the rattlesnake from this weekend, but I
photographed this one on Lemmon Road on May 15, 2009.
http://ardithbondi.com/pictures/slide1717.jpg
Same family? It's a pretty colored Timber Rattler.
Ardith Bondi
On 5/26/14 8:22 PM, Rick wrote:
Don’t pet them indeed.
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