[nysbirds-l] Red-breasted Nuthatches in N.Y. County (& in Central Park), NYC (from JUNE 21st onward to July 3rd...)
As I had already posted to this list, in a *report appearing on June 24th* of this year, and noted therein as follows: - - - - New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and Governors Island summertime sightings - esp. Tues. 6/21 to Thursday, 6/23 - Some highlights include Black Skimmer, Cliff Swallow (nesting), & (uncommon so late) Red-breasted Nuthatch, plus many other species either nesting, visiting, or still-lingering. plus the following in the body of the same report to this list made June 24th - Uncommon siighting so deep into the year (indeed, on summer-solstice day), a Red-breasted Nuthatch was photographed at Central Park on Tuesday, **JUNE 21** (**photo** is in the Macaulay Library archive); the one definitely-breeding nuthatch species of that park & elsewhere in the county is White-breasted. It was a very strong spring (& last winter to some extent) for Red-breasteds and this presumably is a lingerer, though rather unusually late for this area, however there were other sightings (& in other locations) in the county this month. — I’ll EMPHASIZE that, in case needed - the Red-breasted Nuthatch from Central Park seen June 21st of this year has its’ photograph archived in the Macaulay Library - to be clear-as-a-bell, that bird was in an eBird report, and it is confirmed. Since that bird was noted on THAT exact date, there have been slightly more than -Twenty- sightings of Red-breasted Nuthatch in Central Park (alone), some involving the same singleton, and more that were not (including up to 7 on one day), which will be further-detailed in a few days time, as there have also been others in the county, esp. on one recent day. and - it’s been clear for the past week+ that Red-breasted Nuthatches are ‘irrupting' again - and have started to increase - the phenomenon is not limited to N.Y. County or N.Y. City. see also the following extracted from my report to this list on June 29th (as written-up late-night of June 28th) - which included: >> Although this is still a ‘developing story’ in the greater Northeast, there are increasing reports of, at least - Red-breasted Nuthatches showing this time of the year where they are not thought to be breeding (and including -lately- in N.Y. County), with some sense that this could predict an influx of other irruptive-breeding and flock-feeding wanderer-species - there are also reports in some northeast & mid-Atlantic locations of unusual-for-site[s], and some uncommonly-high numbers, of at least Red Crossbill, including some not too far out from N.Y. City; and also some increases in sightings of Pine Siskins that include signs of flocking-up and some wandering already. See below for some sightings of Red-breasted Nuthatches in N.Y. County, in the past week or less. There also were 2 Purple Finches at Inwood on Sat., 6/25 which is possibly almost-unprecedented at such a late date; that species was running-late well into May with a few still going in early June. No signs that the 2 at Inwood show any pairing, however. —and— >> Red-breasted Nuthatch - (minimum of FOUR individuals just on Sunday, June 26th - Union Square Park, City Hall Park, and 2 for Central Park, at Ramble area and Pinetum area same-time) <<< Those (above) reports in the >> brackets << are mine, with multiple additional sightings of Red-breasted Nuthatches, by more than 25 individual birders independently-birding and/or with non-profit guided walks. A Happy and Safe Fourth to all, Tom Fiore manhattan -- 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-breasted Nuthatches in N.Y. County (& in Central Park), NYC (from JUNE 21st onward to July 3rd...)
As I had already posted to this list, in a *report appearing on June 24th* of this year, and noted therein as follows: - - - - New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and Governors Island summertime sightings - esp. Tues. 6/21 to Thursday, 6/23 - Some highlights include Black Skimmer, Cliff Swallow (nesting), & (uncommon so late) Red-breasted Nuthatch, plus many other species either nesting, visiting, or still-lingering. plus the following in the body of the same report to this list made June 24th - Uncommon siighting so deep into the year (indeed, on summer-solstice day), a Red-breasted Nuthatch was photographed at Central Park on Tuesday, **JUNE 21** (**photo** is in the Macaulay Library archive); the one definitely-breeding nuthatch species of that park & elsewhere in the county is White-breasted. It was a very strong spring (& last winter to some extent) for Red-breasteds and this presumably is a lingerer, though rather unusually late for this area, however there were other sightings (& in other locations) in the county this month. — I’ll EMPHASIZE that, in case needed - the Red-breasted Nuthatch from Central Park seen June 21st of this year has its’ photograph archived in the Macaulay Library - to be clear-as-a-bell, that bird was in an eBird report, and it is confirmed. Since that bird was noted on THAT exact date, there have been slightly more than -Twenty- sightings of Red-breasted Nuthatch in Central Park (alone), some involving the same singleton, and more that were not (including up to 7 on one day), which will be further-detailed in a few days time, as there have also been others in the county, esp. on one recent day. and - it’s been clear for the past week+ that Red-breasted Nuthatches are ‘irrupting' again - and have started to increase - the phenomenon is not limited to N.Y. County or N.Y. City. see also the following extracted from my report to this list on June 29th (as written-up late-night of June 28th) - which included: >> Although this is still a ‘developing story’ in the greater Northeast, there are increasing reports of, at least - Red-breasted Nuthatches showing this time of the year where they are not thought to be breeding (and including -lately- in N.Y. County), with some sense that this could predict an influx of other irruptive-breeding and flock-feeding wanderer-species - there are also reports in some northeast & mid-Atlantic locations of unusual-for-site[s], and some uncommonly-high numbers, of at least Red Crossbill, including some not too far out from N.Y. City; and also some increases in sightings of Pine Siskins that include signs of flocking-up and some wandering already. See below for some sightings of Red-breasted Nuthatches in N.Y. County, in the past week or less. There also were 2 Purple Finches at Inwood on Sat., 6/25 which is possibly almost-unprecedented at such a late date; that species was running-late well into May with a few still going in early June. No signs that the 2 at Inwood show any pairing, however. —and— >> Red-breasted Nuthatch - (minimum of FOUR individuals just on Sunday, June 26th - Union Square Park, City Hall Park, and 2 for Central Park, at Ramble area and Pinetum area same-time) <<< Those (above) reports in the >> brackets << are mine, with multiple additional sightings of Red-breasted Nuthatches, by more than 25 individual birders independently-birding and/or with non-profit guided walks. A Happy and Safe Fourth to all, Tom Fiore manhattan -- 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-breasted Nuthatches - Central Park, NYC & NYBG, Bronx
Red-breasted Nuthatches - Central Park, NYC & NYBG, BronxTuesday, June 26, 2018OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhDPrompted by the discovery of a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the Central Park Ramble Sunday Morning (June 24) with a photo posted on twitter by @jian_birdcp (see https://twitter.com/birdcentralpark for details), Bob found at least three Red-breasted Nuthatches today in the extensive conifer plantings at the NYBG in the Bronx.The last time Red-breasted Nuthatches appeared in NYC this early was in 2016, when we found two on Saturday June 25 at NYBG in the Bronx on our Saturday morning bird walk. The following day, Sunday June 26, again on our bird walk, Jeff Ward found one on the east side of the Ramble. That same week in June 2016, others had previously reported seeing early arriving Red-breasted Nuthatches in New Jersey as well as Connecticut on their respective state lists. Autumn 2016 proved to be an irruption year for Red-breasted Nuthatches until mid-October when the numbers of bird reported declined significantly in our area.Twitter, particularly the different alerts for each NYC borough, has been invaluable in getting immediate information out to interested persons - and has helped birders to communicate with each other in real time. Thank You to David Barrett for setting up these alerts.There does not appear to be any correlation between irruptions of Red-breasted Nuthatches and irruptions of winter finches, as this 2005 post from the Delaware list (http://birding.aba.org/maillist/DE) points out: . "Probably the greatest year for winter finches was 1969-1970, which was also a good year for Red-Breasted Nuthatches. 1977 was another good winter finch year, but there were almost no RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES found. 1982 was a good year for RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, but there were only PURPLE FINCHES in the area. Despite all efforts, there doesn't seem to be a correlation between invasion years for RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES and winter finches. You can get this information from looking at Christmas Count Data."Bob also found fledged Cedar Waxwings this morning at the NYBG.Deb AllenFollow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC & @DAllenNYC -- 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-breasted Nuthatches - Central Park, NYC & NYBG, Bronx
Red-breasted Nuthatches - Central Park, NYC & NYBG, BronxTuesday, June 26, 2018OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhDPrompted by the discovery of a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the Central Park Ramble Sunday Morning (June 24) with a photo posted on twitter by @jian_birdcp (see https://twitter.com/birdcentralpark for details), Bob found at least three Red-breasted Nuthatches today in the extensive conifer plantings at the NYBG in the Bronx.The last time Red-breasted Nuthatches appeared in NYC this early was in 2016, when we found two on Saturday June 25 at NYBG in the Bronx on our Saturday morning bird walk. The following day, Sunday June 26, again on our bird walk, Jeff Ward found one on the east side of the Ramble. That same week in June 2016, others had previously reported seeing early arriving Red-breasted Nuthatches in New Jersey as well as Connecticut on their respective state lists. Autumn 2016 proved to be an irruption year for Red-breasted Nuthatches until mid-October when the numbers of bird reported declined significantly in our area.Twitter, particularly the different alerts for each NYC borough, has been invaluable in getting immediate information out to interested persons - and has helped birders to communicate with each other in real time. Thank You to David Barrett for setting up these alerts.There does not appear to be any correlation between irruptions of Red-breasted Nuthatches and irruptions of winter finches, as this 2005 post from the Delaware list (http://birding.aba.org/maillist/DE) points out: . "Probably the greatest year for winter finches was 1969-1970, which was also a good year for Red-Breasted Nuthatches. 1977 was another good winter finch year, but there were almost no RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES found. 1982 was a good year for RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, but there were only PURPLE FINCHES in the area. Despite all efforts, there doesn't seem to be a correlation between invasion years for RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES and winter finches. You can get this information from looking at Christmas Count Data."Bob also found fledged Cedar Waxwings this morning at the NYBG.Deb AllenFollow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC & @DAllenNYC -- 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-breasted Nuthatches in the Bronx
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Wednesday September 7, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD More evidence of a Red-breasted Nuthatch irruption: This morning in two hours at the NYBG Bob observed 21 Red-breasted Nuthatches, including 10 in one Cedar of Lebanon just outside the Rock Garden. Conversely, yesterday on a visit to Bartow-Pell in Pelham Bay Park from 4-5PM none were observed in conifers in the area of the parking lot. On June 26th our bird walk group saw a Red-breasted Nuthatch at the Maintenance Field spotted by Jeff Ward. The day before (June 25th) we found two Red-breasted Nuthatches at the NYBG in the Bronx. These June reports certainly appear to have been an early indication of an irruption year. Hoping for Xbills, Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red-breasted Nuthatches in the Bronx
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Wednesday September 7, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD More evidence of a Red-breasted Nuthatch irruption: This morning in two hours at the NYBG Bob observed 21 Red-breasted Nuthatches, including 10 in one Cedar of Lebanon just outside the Rock Garden. Conversely, yesterday on a visit to Bartow-Pell in Pelham Bay Park from 4-5PM none were observed in conifers in the area of the parking lot. On June 26th our bird walk group saw a Red-breasted Nuthatch at the Maintenance Field spotted by Jeff Ward. The day before (June 25th) we found two Red-breasted Nuthatches at the NYBG in the Bronx. These June reports certainly appear to have been an early indication of an irruption year. Hoping for Xbills, Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red-breasted Nuthatches
I usually don't ever post any backyard sightings save for noteworthy
observations, which of course is subjective.
In in the interest of data mining and tracking irruptive behavior, I thought it
might be worth posting my observation of 5 Red-breasted Nuthatches in the
backyard just a few minutes ago.
I was alerted to the presence of the said species and did a bit of pishing to
get a sense of how many since I detected by ear, multiple birds. This is a
high backyard count for me and falls in line with earlier reports of RBNU
(Red-breasted Nuthatches) showing up in several other locations in our area.
Could this mean that we might see Pine Siskins, Purple Finches and Crossbills
in decent numbers our way this year??
Cheers,
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
> (__/)
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> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
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[nysbirds-l] Red-breasted Nuthatches
I usually don't ever post any backyard sightings save for noteworthy
observations, which of course is subjective.
In in the interest of data mining and tracking irruptive behavior, I thought it
might be worth posting my observation of 5 Red-breasted Nuthatches in the
backyard just a few minutes ago.
I was alerted to the presence of the said species and did a bit of pishing to
get a sense of how many since I detected by ear, multiple birds. This is a
high backyard count for me and falls in line with earlier reports of RBNU
(Red-breasted Nuthatches) showing up in several other locations in our area.
Could this mean that we might see Pine Siskins, Purple Finches and Crossbills
in decent numbers our way this year??
Cheers,
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
> (__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (")
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Red-breasted Nuthatches
A pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches were observed in the pine stand behind the nature center at Westmoreland Sanctuary, Westchester County at 11am this morning (8/22/2012). Additional species observed were American Robin, Common Grackle, Pine Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, Carolina Wren, Black-capped Chickadee and Northern Cardinal. Adam Zorn Westmoreland Sanctuary Naturalist -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red-breasted Nuthatches
A pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches were observed in the pine stand behind the nature center at Westmoreland Sanctuary, Westchester County at 11am this morning (8/22/2012). Additional species observed were American Robin, Common Grackle, Pine Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, Carolina Wren, Black-capped Chickadee and Northern Cardinal. Adam Zorn Westmoreland Sanctuary Naturalist -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red-breasted Nuthatches
Heard in several places this morning on and around the Sarah Lawrence College campus in ne Yonkers. --Fred-- Fred Baumgarten Sharon, CT/Westchester, NY and points in between fredbee.ea...@gmail.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red-breasted Nuthatches
Heard in several places this morning on and around the Sarah Lawrence College campus in ne Yonkers. --Fred-- Fred Baumgarten Sharon, CT/Westchester, NY and points in between fredbee.ea...@gmail.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red-breasted Nuthatches (and Bar-tailed Godwit in Mass. 8/28)
A number of posts to this and other regional lists have mentioned Red- breasted Nuthatch being seen in varying numbers. Some of the area & regional hawk-watch sites have been reporting these in up to high double-digit numbers (on a single day) and it will be interesting to see if the movements continue, as well as whether it portends any other trends - as some have been wondering - a summer-fall movement of this species is not all that unusual, although the numbers being seen in some places seem notable. This species does regularly migrate (albeit a "short-distance" migrant in comparison) along with warblers moving & may even peak around times when warbler movement peaks (as well as sometimes having later movements well after peak fall warbler migration). Peak diversity for fall warbler migration can be at about this time - the mass movements of Myrtle [Yellow-rumped] Warblers that typically happen much later in fall (and can be very obvious in terms of overall numbers of birds of a single specie) is not that representative of the peak of diversity for warblers or even of all 'long-haul' land bird migration generally. With favorable conditions right now & perhaps into the coming month, migrants in general are streaming south, and it doesn't look likely we will see a "fall-out" situation for a while in this area - but those out seeking may find a lot anyhow. There's an interesting report from Ontario (Canada) of a Western Wood-Pewee apparently heard calling as well as seen by many birders, a rare sighting in the east and a reminder that a lot of unexpected species can and do turn up in early "fall" migration as well as later as calendar fall comes along and cooler weather prevails... BAR-TAILED Godwit again, Chatham, Massachusetts 8/28: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MASS.html#1283052493 Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red-breasted Nuthatches (and Bar-tailed Godwit in Mass. 8/28)
A number of posts to this and other regional lists have mentioned Red- breasted Nuthatch being seen in varying numbers. Some of the area regional hawk-watch sites have been reporting these in up to high double-digit numbers (on a single day) and it will be interesting to see if the movements continue, as well as whether it portends any other trends - as some have been wondering - a summer-fall movement of this species is not all that unusual, although the numbers being seen in some places seem notable. This species does regularly migrate (albeit a short-distance migrant in comparison) along with warblers moving may even peak around times when warbler movement peaks (as well as sometimes having later movements well after peak fall warbler migration). Peak diversity for fall warbler migration can be at about this time - the mass movements of Myrtle [Yellow-rumped] Warblers that typically happen much later in fall (and can be very obvious in terms of overall numbers of birds of a single specie) is not that representative of the peak of diversity for warblers or even of all 'long-haul' land bird migration generally. With favorable conditions right now perhaps into the coming month, migrants in general are streaming south, and it doesn't look likely we will see a fall-out situation for a while in this area - but those out seeking may find a lot anyhow. There's an interesting report from Ontario (Canada) of a Western Wood-Pewee apparently heard calling as well as seen by many birders, a rare sighting in the east and a reminder that a lot of unexpected species can and do turn up in early fall migration as well as later as calendar fall comes along and cooler weather prevails... BAR-TAILED Godwit again, Chatham, Massachusetts 8/28: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MASS.html#1283052493 Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
