[nysbirds-l] "Back in the saddle again......"

[robert adamo]

A really good bird sighting always makes me think I have a really good
singing voice ! Being realistic, I drop the tune, but try to work out a
plan to see, and possibly hear, that avian prize ! Today was one of those
days ! With the prize being the adult, male, Calliope Hummingbird, found by
Darlene Massey on her property in Eastport, L.I. on 11/06/22. After making
sure of her identification, she contacted a number of birders and then set
up a sane way for others to share in her find ! Darlene, over many years,
has turned her gardens into mega - birding attractions. I arrived at ~
1530, hearing about some of today's earlier visits by the hummer.
Approximately 35 minutes later the prize appeared, and gave a good showing
of himself ! A handsome fellow, whose movements were "slow" enough when
changing perches, to be able to stay up with, and get some photos ! This
perfect outing was even more profound, as we were starting to leave, when
Darlene pointed skyward and yelled out "2 eagles"...which all 3 of us got
to see ! The gravity of the moment made me realize that we, standing on the
same piece of ground, had just witnessed 2 of the largest bird species  we
will ever encounter on L.I., while also seeing a Calliope Hummingbird, the
smallest species you can see on L.I. "Oh what a wonderful day.."

This bird marks the 2nd time I have seen this species in N.Y.S. The first
was with Jim Clinton Sr. at Ft.Tryon Park, Manhattan on 12/27/01. We
recorded the bird as an immature male. We then pressed our luck and headed
for Lenoir Park in Yonkers, Westchester Co. to find the Rufous Hummingbird
that had been recorded there recently. Once again, we found our prize,
another immature male.

In total I have seen this species 5 times, going back to 6/24/77 at
Sequoia National Park, Ca. I will never forget meeting the park ranger in
the parking lot for a bird walk. As he was describing some of the species
we might see on the walk, he had just begun talking about a really small
bird (the Calliope Hummingbird) when a young boy asked him if what he was
talking about was the bird in the tree right above him ? It was, of course,
and got everybody off to a great experience !

Cheers,
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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Correction to my post of 8/16/22, re: 7 immature White Ibis

[robert adamo]

Forwarded Conversation
Subject: Correction to my post of 8/16/22, re: 7 immature White Ibis


From: robert adamo 
Date: Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 12:01 AM
To: NY2 BIRDS2 


With credit to Glenn Quinn, who in his later post on 8/16//22, stated facts
that made me realize my memory from 45 years past had failed me...the above
7 birds were seen in the Mt.Sinai Marsh (from the Port Jefferson side)
rather than at West Meadow Beach, S.B. - everything else included in my
post happened as reported !

Here is why (I think) my "bad" raised its confused head ! First, my 84
year, 8 month and 7 days old mind reacted to the same number, of the same
rare species, and location (close, but no cigar) and in haste, ran with it
! Sure, I checked my birding bible, only to find the entry (as I remarked
in the post in question, while less than I usually include now...did have
the location as the Mt.Sinai Marsh. Why I didn't note that very important
fact then, must have been glossed over by my desire to relate to the
excitement of the moment...if that makes any sense ?

So Patrice, I still thank you for the visit back to a wonderful set of
memories ! To you Glenn, thank you for righting my reporting, and getting
me to be a tad more observant, when dealing with ordinary tasks !   And,
since I meet the requirements necessary to fill in the history of the White
Ibis on L.I., as you suggest, I will carry through on that !

Cheers,
Bob


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From: robert adamo 
Date: Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 12:04 AM
To: Glenn Wilson , Patrice Domeischel <
patrice5...@hotmail.com>, Bob Adamo 

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[nysbirds-l] Lightening strikes twice (maybe in the very same spot).......a tad over 45 years ago !

[robert adamo]

First congratulations Patrice on a great sighting ! Since you've started
birding you have put the time and perseverance into your forays out of
doors, with many of us being impressed, but not surprised !

So here's what happened on 7/18/77, as best I can remember, without the
benefit of the fuller notes I have come to write up. I don't know how I
heard of the ibises, but they were there waiting for me ! That time too,
there were 7 birds, with all of them being immatures (Patrice, what were
your birds ?) I'll never forget what happened next...A speeding car
approached me, and then hit the brakes with a vengeance - maybe he thought
I was closer than I was !  Anyway, he gave himself about twice the
distance  he had to cover while running with his spotting scope that looked
close to falling all apart ! He made it (albeit out of breath) got on the
birds quickly, and that is how I met Steve Dempsey - a true birder ! It
seems he took off early from work in Nassau Co, and I'm sure set some kind
of a speed record enroute ! Steve had traveled the world chasing birds, but
still had the "fire in his belly" Among his accomplishments was being
president of NYSOA, although it was still called the Federation of
N.Y.S.Bird Clubs back then.


So Patrice, thanks again for reminding me of good times, with accompanying
old friends and past birds !

Cheers,
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[nysbirds-l] "Don't cry for me Argentina"...........

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Today, on my 5th try (8/13/22), I finally caught up with the Bar-tailed
Godwit at Cupsogue C.P. This frustrating period of time was mainly due to
my own shortcomings, ie, medical restraints, equipment limitations, newly
applied transportation concerns, and let us not forget the recent scorching
weather conditions. Without going into all of these contentions, I'll try
to sum it all up by stating the following: Due to my Kowa spotting scope
away being repaired, trying to ID *Limosa* *lapponica* by binoculars
(8x42), from the highest spot on the beach boardwalk, until today, proved
to be too much of a challenge ! Today, however, the bird was closer, the
lighting, the sizes and shapes of the birds nearest the godwit, the stances
that the godwit took, and especially the many views I had of the bill, all
combined to allow me to record my 3rd sighting of this species.

The 1st time was in Australia, on Phillips Island, s/o Melbourne, on
January 8, 2004.The bird was pointed out by Elizabeih Shaw, the bird guide
I had the great fortune to hire. Before leaving Phillips Island, she also
found a 2nd "lifer" for me - the Far Eastern Curlew *Numenius
madagascariensis ! * While I can't remember the exact cost of her services
that day, I still remember her saying that she would be most happy if I
paid for her shopping at her neighborhood supermarket after we were done
birding - I know it didn't amount to much ! Elizabeth was one of the many
Australian citizens, whose friendships we grew to cherish !

My 2nd encounter with Bar-tailed Godwit was due to Ken & Sue Fuestel, who
on May 28, 2004, found one at Mecox Bay, in Water Mill ! Some of the
"blessed" got to see it that day, with many of us "brethren" getting to see
it the next morning, the 29thoh, happy day !! Unlike the Cupsogue bird,
that one took off later that day for parts unknown !

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[nysbirds-l] Reports for Wednesday 3'/23/22 & Thursday 3/24/22

[robert adamo]

Due to 2 mistakes, the 1st caused by my memory, and the 2nd by my computer,
I will now try to post the few birds of interest I saw on the above dates.

On Wednesday, I had my FOS Merlin perched in a tree just outside Gabreski
Airport, Westhampton. Next, on the bayside of Dune Rd., just e/o Cupsogue
County Park, I saw a W.Turkey (a "Tom") which was the 1st of its species I
have ever seen on that section of the barrier beach (from Moriches Inlet to
Shinnicock Inlet)and I've been coming to Cupsogue since 1969 !

On Thursday, it was quiet also, but I did see an Ipswich Sparrow, for the
first time in many years ! The bird, a subspecies of  Savannah Sparrow, was
so light in color, when I first saw it, while it was perched on a
shrub looking straight at me, I thought it might be a Redpoll. It was found
on the short road, just e/o the Ponquogue Bridge, that leads to the remains
of the old bridge, and was seen in the company of Song Sparrows.

Cheers,
Bob
P.SI don't how much of my first attempt to post the above information
made it to NYBirds - L
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[nysbirds-l] Recovery of a "senior moment" !

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[nysbirds-l] "Getting better" !

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Drove Dune Rd. (between Post La. Bridge & Shinnicock Inlet) late this
afternoon. Highlights were:7 Great Egrets;  A.Kestrel; 3 Lesser Yellowlegs;
and a pair of Killdeers.

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[nysbirds-l] Go east young man, go east !

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This afternoon I found myself birding on Dune Rd., from the Post La. Bridge
to Shinnicock Inlet, for the 4th day in a row ! Today's jaunt was very
quiet, although I did get 4 Boat-tailed Grackles ! Using this outing's low
production as a challenge, when I reached Montauk Highway on my way home,
instead of turning left, I turned right (easterly) and headed to
Southampton, to ride the "other" Dune Rd., aka Meadow La. This is the
western end of Meadow La.- running from Halsey Neck La. to the e/s of
Shinnicock Inlet. While driving the 1,or,2 miles to the inlet you pass many
large, gorgeous homes (ie, small castles) mostly on the ocean side, with
most of the bay side filled up by marshes ! Through the years this location
has provided many good birds, ranging from the Curlew Sandpiper, found by
Julius & Cecilia Hastings, members of Moriches Bay Audubon Society, before
it was called ELIAS, to the Short-eared Owl that we spooked during a "Big
Day" in May, led by Steve Biasetti, a few years back ! Today's providence
came on the wings of my FOS Osprey, sitting on the only Osprey nest along
this great blue way ! Another highlight was the female N.Harrier that was
hunting while flying in a westerly direction !

Cheers,
Bob
P.S...After not using the "term" FOS for quite awhile, I now found myself
using it 2 days running. I had been using it for many, many "seasons",
until a very knowledgeable and respected birder asked me about my use of
it. He then asked me if I had ever thought of another interpretation, which
stopped me cold ! My look of shock gave him a good laugh, and I can't
remember using it until yesterday ! His words of wisdom brought forth the
possibility of FOS standing for "Full of  ! I just love the birds and
people I have met during these 53 years of birding !

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[nysbirds-l] Sentinels up to 43 today !

[robert adamo]

This afternoon, for the 3rd day in a row, I traveled Dune Road, from
Shinnicock Inlet to the Post Lane Bridge. Great Blue Herons were up, from 1
to 2, but the species of the trip was Boat-tailed Grackle. First seen as
they were preening, the small flock of 9 was made up by both males &
females, with at least 2 of the males vocalizingmay I always get a kick
out of seeing a "FOS" bird ! I imagine there are multiple reasons for an
increase of 24 birds in the RWBL count ?

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[nysbirds-l] Another omission...sorry !

[robert adamo]

In my earlier post this evening, entitled "Sentinels of Spring", I, once
again, left out a timely item I meant to include. For the 2nd afternoon in
a row, at approximately the same time, in the same section of marsh, along
the same road, I had the same species and gender of the following bird...I
refer to a female N.Harrier, along Dune Rd., between H.Bays & Quogue.

Cheers,
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[nysbirds-l] Sentinels of Spring

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Once again, I did a few hours of birding this afternoon on Dune Rd.,
between Quogue and Hampton Bays, although I reversed the direction I
usually start at from the west (Quogue) beginning today from the east
(Shinnicock Inlet). Along the way there were 18 Red-winged Blackbirds*
(some singing) on the wires on both sides of the road, with another RWBL
trying to pass himself off as an Osprey - as it rested on the perching arm
of one of the latter species' nests !  I also noticed a dark stump in the
marsh that, as I approached it, expanded into a Great Blue Heron and flew
away !

Cheers,
Bob
*All were singletons

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[nysbirds-l] Patroling Dune Rd, Quogue to Hampton Bays.

[robert adamo]

Spent a few, fairly quiet hours on Dune Rd. Sunday afternoon. Was rewarded
for my intrepidness with the sighting of a hunting, female N.Harrier, and 2
separate sightings of Killdeers, the first of a pair, followed by a
singleton.

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [NFBirds Report 4444] Fwd: "New field" in Old Field

[robert adamo]

This apology is for the confusion caused by my 3/4/22 post. entitled "New
Field" in Old Field   The gull I commented on, seen on 4/28/07 on the
Island of Capri, Italy, was recorded by me as Larus
cachinnans  michahellis, per the field guide I used at the time. The
current prayed for bird is L.a argentatus, put forth by Shai Mitra as a
strong candidate for the mysterious "Yellow-legged Larus Gull '', (L.a
argentatus). The decision not to mention its name at the time of my first
post was...untimely !

Sorry,
Bob  😚 - Forwarded message -

From: Richard Willott 


Howyadoin' Bob - I *know* I missed something, but after reading your
classic prose regarding a 'possible super bird' I couldn't ascertain the
actual species you were referring to. Is this the suspected European
Herring Gull? Awaiting further info with bated breath... Rich😳

On Sat, Mar 5, 2022 at 12:12 AM robert adamo  wrote:

>
>
> -- Forwarded message -
> From: robert adamo 
> Date: Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 11:56 PM
> Subject: "New field" in Old Field
> To: NY BIRDS 
>
>
> Today, at ~ 1300, I saw what I hope will be the latest addition to my (and
> countless others) NYS bird list...while also filling a myriad of other
> "lists", i.e., life, hemisphere, region, county, etc. I was led into battle
> by Patrice Domeischel, the very "finder" of this very possible super bird,
> back on 2/22 /22. I believe I first saw this species on the island of
> Capri, Italy on 4/28/07, in it's full adult plumage, and remember it
> vividly...partly due to the excellent sardine dinner we had just consumed !
>
> After scoping 2 of the bird's usual haunts, Patrice was reasonably sure we
> were looking at the subject of our quest, but until it stood to show us
> it's leg color, we were left to hover in a holding pattern. This glorious
> moment did materialize about 10 minutes into our "purgatory", with me being
> blessed by looking through the scope at the very instance of this
> "epiphany" ! To my old eyes the brilliance of this yellow was the equal of
> a Van Gogh painting...maybe even more intense ! The joy of this experience
> reminded me of The Alula Birding & Natural History Tours bird trip to south
> Texas, that Patrice & I were on when we saw Aplomado Falcon, Ferruginous
> Pygmy-Owl and Pyrrhuloxia, to name just a few of the "biggies".
>
> While at Old Field Point, 2 of the other "good" gulls (Iceland and Lesser
> Black-Backed) showed themselves, with only the Glaucous Gull not making
> roll-call.
>
> Although the wind was not blowing, the temperature did not lend itself to
> dawdling, so we headed for some hot soup. We found it at Uncle Giuseppe's
> in P.J.Station - squash for Patrice and lentil for me. A satisfying finish
> to a most satisfying adventure...now all we can do is pray ! 👼
>
> Cheers,
> Bob
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[nysbirds-l] Addendum to previous post

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First paragraph should have held only the following: Two of the meanings of
the word "field" found in Webster's 9th New College Dictionary are 1) land
containing a natural resource, and 2) a place where a battle is fought.
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[nysbirds-l] "New field" in Old Field

[robert adamo]

Today, at ~ 1300, I saw what I hope will be the latest addition to my (and
countless others) NYS bird list...while also filling a myriad of other
"lists", i.e., life, hemisphere, region, county, etc. I was led into battle
by Patrice Domeischel, the very "finder" of this very possible super bird,
back on 2/22 /22. I believe I first saw this species on the island of
Capri, Italy on 4/28/07, in it's full adult plumage, and remember it
vividly...partly due to the excellent sardine dinner we had just consumed !

After scoping 2 of the bird's usual haunts, Patrice was reasonably sure we
were looking at the subject of our quest, but until it stood to show us
it's leg color, we were left to hover in a holding pattern. This glorious
moment did materialize about 10 minutes into our "purgatory", with me being
blessed by looking through the scope at the very instance of this
"epiphany" ! To my old eyes the brilliance of this yellow was the equal of
a Van Gogh painting...maybe even more intense ! The joy of this experience
reminded me of The Alula Birding & Natural History Tours bird trip to south
Texas, that Patrice & I were on when we saw Aplomado Falcon, Ferruginous
Pygmy-Owl and Pyrrhuloxia, to name just a few of the "biggies".

While at Old Field Point, 2 of the other "good" gulls (Iceland and Lesser
Black-Backed) showed themselves, with only the Glaucous Gull not making
roll-call.

Although the wind was not blowing, the temperature did not lend itself to
dawdling, so we headed for some hot soup. We found it at Uncle Giuseppe's
in P.J.Station - squash for Patrice and lentil for me. A satisfying finish
to a most satisfying adventure...now all we can do is pray ! 👼

Cheers,
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[nysbirds-l] A corral full of Canadas, 1 Bison and a few other species !

[robert adamo]

Today (Monday) I decided to try for the N.Shrike again, what with it not
snowing yet ! Halfway there, I realized I forgot to call Mary Laura Lamont
to invite her along, as well as realizing I forgot to take my C-phone.
Making a command decision, I made a left on Penny La., heading for M.L's.,
and promptly caused a cock pheasant to scatter from "gritting" to the
closest hedge - 1st of the year for me ! (Turns out M.L. had 5 there
yesterday !). She, of course, wanted to go along, with one of her
reasons being she hadn't seen it yet - and she lives right there ! We
failed in our quest, after checking all of the areas that the NSHR had been
reported from. We crossed paths with 2 other birders from the Setauket
Area, whose success rate was similar to our own !

After dropping Mary Laura off at her place, I went home by way of
the Riverhead Buffalo Farm. Instead of finding the feeding corral full of
buffalo...it was full of brantas - about 2,000 of them !  Among this # was
a single adult Snow Goose, a blue morph ! There were also ~ a dozen
mallards, ~ a dozen mourning doves and a flyover raptor, which I was late
to identify, but knew about it early on because of the din raised by the
concerned flock ! The most unusual bird of the afternoon was the adult,
male, non breeding Pintail Duck, which I took to be a hen mallard on first
perusal !

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[nysbirds-l] "Out Oregon Way"

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Today was a day that, at least in part, should have been spent out of doors
! So, it was at ~ 1500 I headed east to Cutchogue, and it's fall
magnat...the sod fields around Oregon Road. On Depot Lane, s/o Oregon I met
a couple who summer on L.I., but live in Maryland. They had seen
Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpipers on previous days, but not today,
having to settle with some of the more common species, ie, semipalmated
plovers. While still together, further east on Oregon, we came across a
group of 5 Ospreys, who were spread out on an entire irrigation line, which
ran north for the length of the sod field. Some on the wheels, some on the
connecting pipes...I took this to be a family outing !

After they left  I joined a solitary birder, who was checking out a group
of shorebirds on the s/s of Oregon, e/o Depot. While Cathy Cammann and I
were trying to I.D.the birds before us (mostly Semi-plovers, with some we
couldn't I.D. due to not having a scope between us ) - what a time for my
Kowa to show its age !  When the birds relocated closer to Depot, we chased
them and were rewarded for our intrepidness with a close and well lit view
of the buffy ! There were ~ 12-15 Semi-plovers across the entire field,
plus a possible large plover, that I thought I had seen when I first joined
Cathy, but couldn't relocate it !

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[nysbirds-l] Monday...a bad news/ good news kind of day !

[robert adamo]

The 26th started out with a dead battery on the Prius. It needed a jump
from our mechanic, who advised a good ride before shutting it off ! I
decided on a jaunt out east on Sound Ave, where in Jamesport, I came upon
16 Turkey Vultures slowly circling eastward (the largest # I've seen in
awhile, with none in, and about, the Roanoke Ave Roost in Riverhead.

I then participated in a Physical Therapy session back in Riverhead, before
setting out in search of the fairly local Roseate Spoonbill, reported from
Cold Spring Harbor, Suffolk Co and its neighbor, Laurel Hollow, Nassau Co.
I made a quick stop enroute at the VA Hospital in Northport,
finally arriving at the Fish Hatchery/ST.John's Church, where 2 birders
(names unknown) pointed out the distant, partially hidden, white object
that so many have traveled so far to see ! By walking to the back of the
church, and looking out to the s/e end (?) of the adjoining pond, you were
afforded a closer viewpoint. There were ~ a dozen birders there,  one being
Shai Mitra...who immediately offered me his scope, pointing out that the
bird was a juvenile. After Shai had to leave, the bird took 2 short flights
along the e/s (?) of the pond, getting closer to us and providing better
views of the bill shape & color, the bird's plumage and it's flight jizz.
The 3rd time the spoonbill took off, it left the pond and headed west !

Cheers,
Bob
P.S...In the future, the answer to a trivia question might be Shai Mitra &
Pat Lindsay - the question might be "what couple had 3 seperate Roseate
Spoonbill sightings inside of 2 days in N.Y.S., with 100's of miles between
the 1st bird, and 2nd/3rd birds ?

P.S.x 2..With thanks to Pat Aitken, whose post to the listserve was the
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[nysbirds-l] 3 Clapper Rails

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On Wednesday, a quick mid-afternoon  drive along Dune Rd., from the Quogue
Bridge to the Ponquogue Bridge, Hampton Bays, produced 3 Clapper Rails. A
pair, in the marsh, quite close to the road just e/o Dockers Res't. were
not shy. The 3rd rail was found in the marsh w/o the dirt road which
parallels the potholed road with the osprey nest - this bird was also not
shy !

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[nysbirds-l] Mycteria americana/ Westhampton, N.Y./ gorgeous weather/ gorgeous people !

[robert adamo]

Today, I was among the crowd ( ~ 20 coming & going) that feasted on the
impressive image of *Mycteria americana *as it fed along the e/s of
Beaverdam Creek, ~ 100 yards s/o Montauk Highway, at the intersection of
Mill Rd. I was part of a 3 car caravan that was "trolling" for the bird,
after checking out the spots it had been seen earlier in the week, without
success. Upon pulling into the "Casa Boso" parking lot, which provided a
look-see at Beaverdam Creek, the moment arrived...the stork struck ! After
about 2 minutes, while we viewed & photographed our prize, the owner of the
property was demanding we leave his land immediately ! He gave us another
minute to take one more photo, but that was it ! As we headed east on
Montauk Highway, we happened to see a group of birders (Shai, Pat, et al)
looking at "our" bird from a closer and better angle. What transpired was a
moment for the ages ! Due to the pandemic, contact between many birders had
ceased, or been curtailed at the least. The Wood Stork brought a good
number of folks close-up and almost touching ! For me, this was the best
part of this avian adventure ! Sure, getting a state bird, a region bird
and a suffolk co. bird was neat, but all those records still came up 2nd
for me !

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[nysbirds-l] A # of 1sts

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After keeping an appointment at the VA Hospital in E.Northport, and
impressed by all the bird calls/songs I heard getting back to my car in the
parking lot -  I made a command decision to stop at Sunken Meadow SP on my
way east. Since I haven't been birding for a while, today's haul put a
smile on my face. FOY species were Green Heron, Tree & Barn Swallows,
Yellow Warbler and Baltimore Oriole.
While the heron appears to be early, the highlight of firsts (hands down)
was the sight of 3 crows "escorting" a drone over the water as it headed
east. They never got closer than ~ 4 ft at it's 9, 12 & 3 o'clock
positions, but did not utter one vocalization, which at first struck me as
strange. Leading me to wonder, if the crow's reputation of being smart is
deserved, if this was the first drone they had ever experienced, and didn't
know how it would respond to their closeness, they played it smart, using
their collective brains, instead of their brawn !

Cheers,
Bob




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[nysbirds-l] Late posting/ Sandhill Crane

[robert adamo]

When Willie Becker asked me to post the above, he was a day late getting to
me, and I compounded it by taking ~ 9 hours to get it on the
listserve...sorry !

On Thursday, ~ 1630 Willie had the bird flying east to west over Tobay
Sanctuary. His friend took the picture that Willie sent me -  a SACR in all
its glory !

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[nysbirds-l] Riverhead Vulture Roost

[robert adamo]

Today at ~ 1600 hours there were a probable 38 Turkey Vultures, along with
3 Black Vultures at the above general location. The TV's were spread among
the Roanoke Ave Elementary School, the spruce trees just n/o the firehouse
right opposite the school, the spruce trees on the w/s/o Griffing Ave, s/o
Lincoln St. between the 1st & 2nd houses, plus a few flying above. The
Black Vultures were on the school's chimney, along with 5-6 TV's.

Cheers,
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[nysbirds-l] Where did you see that bird ?

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Today's afternoon had too much sunshine to stay inside, so I headed north
and east of Riverhead to check for goose flocks - would you believe I
didn't see a single goose in my travels today...both in the air or on the
ground ! On Doctor's Path, n/o Reeve's Ave, I came upon a flock of ~ 20
Horned Larks feeding along the side of the road. After checking for
longspurs, pipits and sparrows after each time a vehicle went by causing
the birds to disperse* and then return to their "sweet spot", I moved on
with my spirit on the rise !

Heading east, I happen to notice what looked like a mound of snow atop a ~
30 ft conifer, with no other snow on the rest of the tree - unfortunately,
a bell didn't go off ! About 15 minutes later it did, and of course, when I
hightailed it back, the "snow" was gone...with no evidence of its remains
on the rest of the tree nor on the ground around it ! I believe I saw the
back of a large white bird's head and shoulders, and after discounting
Gyrfalcon, I believe the bird was a Snowy Owl ! Per Mary Laura Lamont, this
species spent part of the winter 2 years ago in this general farm
area. This is the only time I have ever thought I had a Snowy Owl at the
top of a tall tree, so please feel free to contact me offline to let me
know of your experiences.

Mary has had a C.Redpoll at her feeders on & off for a month now, but it
wasn't there for me this afternoon ! As a consolation prize, I did get 1 of
the 2 Brown Creepers that have been responding to the peanut butter/suet
she has been pressing into cracks in the sides of a stump in her backyard !

Thanks,
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[nysbirds-l] Spotted Towhee

[robert adamo]

After missing this bird on Monday (1/4) by 25 minutes, I found myself
getting on the LIE from Riverhead at 0540 this morning to try once more for
this rarity. Arriving on station at 0650 (possibly, the first seeker of the
day) I spent all of the time up to ~ 0800 near the sand-pile, until
noticing a group of animated folks on the paved path, ~ 50 yards n/o the
p/lot. This short walk was quite rewarding and I thank this aforementioned
group of happy birders !

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[nysbirds-l] Dune Rd, Hampton Bays...1/4 mile east & west of Ponquoge Bridge

[robert adamo]

Found 6 American Pipits feeding along road w/o above and hundreds
of C.Eiders, etc. in inlet, but did not have time to check out 😦

Best sighting of day, Tom Burke & Gail Benson at inlet !

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[nysbirds-l] Wild Turkeys in farm field, s/s Middle Rd., Riverhead, 1/4 mile w/o Roanoke Ave.

[robert adamo]

Today,at mid-afternoon, I observed 37 "Toms" (no "Hens")  feeding along the
w/s of a farm field, at the tree line ( probably in case a quick exit
became necessary). This is the largest concentration of this species I have
ever seen on L.I., or anywhere else, for that matter ! A truly amazing
comeback for this species on L.I.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch

[robert adamo]

Hi John,et al,

Thanks for keeping us informed - August 29 must have been "bananas on the
bridge" !

Cheers,
Bob

On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 8:38 AM TURNER  wrote:

> The 2020 season for the Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch concluded last night
> with three nighthawks seen. As has been the case in past years, the last
> couple of days of the Watch saw little in the way of nighthawk movement.
> What distinguishes this year from the past three were the high number of
> birds that passed through in August, "frontloading" the count.
>
> Thanks to all who participated. It was wonderful to see and meet so many
> people interested in observing, and learning about, Common Nighthawks!
>
> We'll see you again next year.
>
> John Turner & Patrice Domeischel (on behalf of Four Harbors Audubon
> Society)
>
>
> *2020 Summary*
>
> *Common Nighthawk Watch*
>
> *Frank Melville Park - Stone Bridge 2020*
>
> August 27th - 44 nighthawks, 106 minutes (44 nighthawks, 106 minutes, .415
> bpm)
>
> August 28th - 351 nighthawks, 131 minutes (395 nighthawks, 237 minutes,
> 1.66 bpm)
>
> August 29th -  487 nighthawks, 139 minutes (882 nighthawks, 376 minutes,
> 2.34 bpm)
>
> August 30th - 39 nighthawks, 139 minutes(921 nighthawks, 515 minutes, 1.78
> bpm)
>
> August 31st - 169 nighthawks, 130 minutes (1090 nighthawks, 645 minutes,
> 1.68 bpm)
>
> September 1st - 177 nighthawks, 130 minutes (1267 nighthawks, 775 minutes,
> 1.63 bpm)
>
> September 2nd - 58 nighthawks, 125 minutes (1325 nighthawks, 900 minutes,
> 1.47 bpm)
>
> September 3rd - 149 nighthawks, 120 minutes (1474 nighthawks, 1020
> minutes, 1.44 bpm)
>
> September 4th - 108 nighthawks, 124 minutes (1582 nighthawks, 1144
> minutes, 1.38 bpm)
>
> September 5th - 9 nighthawks, 120 minutes (1591 nighthawks, 1264 minutes,
> 1.25 bpm)
>
> September 6th - 15 nighthawks, 120 minutes (1604 nighthawks, 1384 minutes,
> 1.15 bpm)
>
> September 7th - 54 nighthawks, 115 minutes (1658 nighthawks, 1499 minutes,
> 1.10 bpm)
>
> September 8th - 30 nighthawks, 122 minutes (1688 nighthawks, 1621 minutes,
> 1.04 bpm)
>
> September 9th - 6 nighthawks, 111 minutes (1694 nighthawks, 1732 minutes,
> .978 bpm)
>
> September 10th - 28 nighthawks, 110 minutes (1722 nighthawks, 1842
> minutes, .934 bpm)
>
> September 11th - 16 nighthawks, 112 minutes (1738 nighthawks, 1956
> minutes, .888 bpm)
>
> September 12th - 8 nighthawks, 117 minutes (1746 nighthawks, 2073 minutes.
> .844 bpm)
>
> September 13th - 10 nighthawks, 106 minutes (1756 nighthawks, 2089
> minutes, .840 bpm)
>
> September 14th - 0 nighthawks, 100 minutes (1756 nighthawks, 2189 minutes,
> .802 bpm)
>
> September 15th - 10 nighthawks, 110 minutes (1766 nighthawks, 2299
> minutes, .768 bpm)
>
> September 16th - 12 nighthawks, 101 minutes (1778 nighthawks, 2400
> minutes, .740 bpm)
>
> September 17th - 15 nighthawks, 96 minutes (1793 nighthawks, 2496 minutes,
> .718 bpm)
>
> September 18th - 4 nighthawks, 100 minutes (1797 nighthawks, 2596 minutes,
> .692 bpm)
>
> September 19th - 6 nighthawks, 101 minutes (1803 nighthawks, 2697 minutes,
> .668 bpm)
>
> September 20th - 3 nighthawks, 97 minutes (1806 nighthawks, 2794 minutes,
> .646 bpm)
>
> September 21st - 1 nighthawk, 90 minutes (1807 nighthawks, 2884 minutes,
> .626 bpm)
>
> September 22nd - 9 nighthawks, 90 minutes (1816 nighthawks, 2974 minutes,
> .610 bpm)
>
> September 23rd - 31 nighthawks, 90 minutes (1847 nighthawks, 3064 minutes,
> .602 bpm)
>
> September 24th - 16 nighthawks, 90 minutes (1863 nighthawks, 3154 minutes,
> .590 bpm)
>
> September 25th - 53 nighthawks, 90 minutes (1916 nighthawks, 3244 minutes,
> .590 bpm)
>
> September 26th - 42 nighthawks, 90 minutes (1958 nighthawks, 3334 minutes,
> .587 bpm)
>
> September 27th - 61 nighthawks, 88 minutes (2019 nighthawks, 3422 minutes,
> .590 bpm)
>
> September 28th - 57 nighthawks, 87 minutes (2076 nighthawks, 3509 minutes,
> .591 bpm)
>
> September 29th - 70 nighthawks, 83 minutes (2146 nighthawks, 3592 minutes,
> .597 bpm)
>
> September 30th - 42 nighthawks, 87 minutes (2188 nighthawks, 3682 minutes,
> .594 bpm)
>
> October 1st - 42 ni hthawks, 84 minutes (2230 nighthawks, 3766 minutes,
> .592 bpm)
>
> October 2nd - 6 nighthawks, 75 minutes (2236 nighthawks, 3841 minutes,
> .582 bpm)
>
> October 3rd - 1 nighthawk, 70 minutes (2237 nighthawks, 3911 minutes, .571
> bpm)
>
> October 4th - 1 nighthawk, 75 minutes (2238 nighthawks, 3986 minutes, .561
> bpm)
>
> October 5th - 1 nighthawk, 73 minutes (2239 nighthawks, 4059 minutes, .551
> bpm)
>
> October 6th - 3 nighthawks, 72 minutes (2242 nighthawks, 4131 minutes,
> .542 bpm)
>
>
> This year's total was the second highest total in the four years of the
> watch:
>
> *2017 - 2,046 nighthawks seen. *
>
> *2018 - 2,018 nighthawks seen. *
>
> *2019 - 2,757 nighthawks seen *
>
> *2020 - 2,242 nighthawks seen.*
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[nysbirds-l] The Seasonal Build Up

[robert adamo]

Today, between 1715 and 1740, the # of vultures (since 9/22) at the
Riverhead Roost Complex* grew to ~ 40 birds, 30 definitely being T.V's,
with the remaining birds, while big and black, were buried in the Spruce
boughs, just enough for me to not be able to I.D**. them, in the short time
span available to me.

Cheers,
Bob
*Roanoke Ave Elementary School chimney, on antenna atop the Roanoke Ave
FireHouse, in the spruces on the w/s of Roanoke Ave, at the intersection of
Elton St.

**3 Black Vultures in the mix on 9/22.

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[nysbirds-l] Return of the Riverhead Vultures

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Once again, on my return leg from the Riverhead Library, I swung by the
Roanoke Ave Elementary School, only to find it barren - however, right
opposite it atop the roof and antenna of the Riverhead Fire Dep't were 8
vultures...3 of them *Coragyps atratus* ! The time was 1515, the sun was in
evidence, and I was able to get some die-no-mite* shots !

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Bob
* Thanks to Jimmy !

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[nysbirds-l] Migration on an Aquebogue Duck Farm

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Feeding at one of the filtering pools was a Lesser Yellowlegs, a Spotted
Sandpiper and 4 Least Sandpipers.

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[nysbirds-l] Today's 3 firsts

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Got out for a little birding around Riverhead this gorgeous afternoon, and
was duly rewarded. Found my 1st Killdeer of the season at the Riverhead
Buffalo Farm, c/o Roanoke & Reeves Aves. While driving through the
Riverhead Vulture Roosting Area, in addition to the single, airbourne
Turkey Vulture (Lonesome George ?) I noticed a large dark bird on the
antena of the Riverhead Fire House on Roanoke Ave. Spurred on by the memory
of the Black Vulture I had found there on 3/26, I was both disappointed and
surprised by the Osprey that was waiting for me ! This bird was also my 1st
of the season, as well as being the very 1st of this species I've seen
resting on this structure.

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[nysbirds-l] The Riverhead Vulture Roost

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>From its inception, the epicenter of the above has been the Roanoke Ave
Elementary School, right opposite the new Riverhead Fire Department
Headquarters Building. The chimney of the school has been the vultures
favorite resting spot on the school (I've seen as many as 16 birds on it at
the same time) and this perch can be seen from the parking lot of the
Riverhead Free Library. Although I knew that the library was closed because
of the coronavirus, I still thought I could return the books I had read in
the outside receptacles, as I normally do...but that was not the case
today. All 4 return receptacles had their receiving ports duct-taped
closed...I guess they didn't want their books waiting there until the
library was once again open for business. From habit, before leaving the
parking lot, I checked out the school's chimney, and while there were no
vultures on it, there was 1 on the F.D's antenna. Upon arrival, I was
pleasantly surprised to find it to be a Black Vulture...the time was 1620.
After checking all the other roosts (I did find 1 Turkey Vulture in the
spruces on the w/s of Roanoke Ave, at the intersection of Elton St., as
well as 1 flying overhead) when I returned to the F.D. (~ 1645) the B.V.
was gone...but only across the street to the school's chimney !

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[nysbirds-l] Cooper's Hawk (with physic powers) on way to library.

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This afternoon I happened on an adult COHA perched in a tree near the
intersection of Mill Rd. & Middle Rd., Riverhead. The bird stayed put while
I past it, turned around, lowered the window, readied the camera, and
slowly advanced to a spot directly opposite it. I then pushed the envelope
by turning off the engine, while the "coop", uncharacteristically, didn't
budge ! When an appropriate time past in my mind (~ 10 sec's) but before I
moved to bring the camera up to take a photo, the bird flew ! Not when I
moved, but when I decided to move...now that is powerful, or am I in need
of a Bronx Egg Cream !

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[nysbirds-l] Update of Riverhead Vulture Roost

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Today, between ~ 4:30 & 4:45 P.M. there were ~ 34 turkey Vultures in the
spruce trees located between the 1st & 2nd houses on the w/s of Griffing
Ave,just s/o. Lincoln St., as well as 7 T.V's. on the chimney of the
Roanoke Ave Elementary School.

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[nysbirds-l] Corrections to my last posts !

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With thanks to John Gluth, who, after congratulating me on finally
achieving a long sought  species, cared enough to inform me of a couple of
"my bads" !  First, the upstate bird (Downsville) I referenced was not
N.Y.State's first Golden-crowned Sparrow, and the correct spelling of it's
finder's is Lance Verderame.

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[nysbirds-l] "Big day 'near' Sayville High"

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After spending 4 days upstate in Oneonta pursuing the fortunes of Hartwick
College's basketball team (grandson #2 is a member) we arrived home Monday
night to answer John McNeil's call re: the "golden moment" (read lifer) he
had earlier in the day ! Today, the earliest I could get up to Brookside
County Park was 1545, and as luck would have it, the only person there was
someone with prior experience with this Golden-crowned Sparrow, the actual
birder who found it...Patty Orgera (sp ?) !  She made my day by stating the
bird had made an appearance already, and within a short time, after a
number of White-throated Sparrows, a few Mourning Doves, and 2 Fox Sparrows
started feeding, the GCSP arrived ! It made one more visit before Patty
left, actively feeding under the hanging feeders. Just before I left (dusk)
It came in one more time, with the same cast of birds, although the Fox
Sparrow count had grown to 3.

Like John, this bird was a "lifer" for me - a species I had begun to wonder
if it had become a personal nemesis. This mindset was fueled by a futile
record after traveling, on many different trips, along much of the pacific
coast, from the Mexican border, through California, Oregon, Washington and
up into Alaska. This black cloud then followed me back East, when, in the
near past, I traveled upstate while unsuccessfully seeking out our state's
1st record for this species !  On that occasion also, the bird's founder
(Lance Ferderame (sp ?) was the only birder on location when I arrived, ~
0800, and it remained that way until we left ~ 1245. You can believe that
this was the first thing that entered my mind when Patty told me of her
great fortune !

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[nysbirds-l] Riverhead Vulture Roost

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During my first trip to the Riverhead Library after getting back from
Portugal, I found a total of 4 Black Vultures located in the center of the
roost area, which is visible from the library parking lot. At ~ 1410, there
were 2 atop the chimney of the Roanoke Ave Elementary School, while the
other 2 were on the antenna of the Riverhead Fire Department, directly
across the street from the school.

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[nysbirds-l] Both correction and additions to my last post, with thanks to Bill O !

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We did not have an American Kestrel at the swamp location near New Paltz.
The full names of the two ladies in our party yesterday were Gail Norwood
and Christine Brown.

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[nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker and raptor activity in a busy swamp outside New Paltz on 09/15/19.

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During this past weekend ( 9 /13-15/ 19 ) I attended the NYSOA Annual
Meeting in Kingston. It was hosted by the Catskill Center for Conservation
and Development, with assistance by the John Burroughs Natural History
Society, and was highlighted by the keynote speaker at the Saturday
banquet, Nathan Pieplow. His presentation, entitled "The Language of
Birds", was chocked full of his experiences from both the field and
laboratory, ie, the Brown Thrasher is capable of over 2100 different
vocalizations - the most of any bird species in the world...who knew ?

Field trips are always a popular activity during our statewide convention,
with this year's meeting being fairly productive ! On Sunday, after taking
part in the excursion to the Shawangunk Grasslands NWR, 4 of us left the
main group, and took off for the "hot swamp", near New Paltz, where a grand
total of 12 Red-headed Woodpeckers were recorded on Saturday. Upon reaching
our destination, but before even getting out of our cars, we were greeted
by an adult Bald Eagle, circling over the swamp. Once out, we, in this
case, being 3 NYSOA members from the Elmira area (Bill Ostrander, and 2
ladies, Gail & Christine, whom I apologize to for not remembering their
surnames. Christine was the first to spot a RHWO, an immature, the first of
a total of 6 birds, 3 immatures and 3 adults ! When we weren't looking for
the woodpeckers, or listening to their noise making, we were kept busy with
a good supply of raptors. In addition to the BAEA, they were: Turkey
Vulture; Black Vulture; Sharp-shinned Hawk; Red-shouldered Hawk; Red-tailed
Hawk and American Kestrel. Also, while at the Shawangunk Grasslands, we had
Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk and American Kestrel.

See you next year in Syracuse,
Bob

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[nysbirds-l] My previous post

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With an apology to Arie Gilbert for my confusion re: the location he
provided for the A. Avocet at Mecox yesterday -  his coordinates were
correct !

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[nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

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After reading Arie Gilbert's post re: finding an A. Avocet at "Mecox" this
AM (although his coordinates put the bird at the Tiana Beach Bay Side
Marina, Dune Rd., E. Quogue) I found this Avocet at 4:30 PM, just a tad
east of the marina, at the sandy beach built up by the breach caused by our
last hurricane. This evening, upon reading the posts of Chris Gangemi and
Anthony Collerton, I see we almost assuredly had 2 of this species here on
the East End Thursday !

I first saw this species on 6/17/75 in Montana, which was followed by my
first in NYS on 8/31/78 at JBWR, and then by my first in Nassau County on
9/24/04, at the Oceanside Marsh. Therefore, today's sighting was quite
special for me, being my very first AMAV in Suffolk County...my home county
!

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[nysbirds-l] Pursuing the possibility of a Raven's nest: you never know what you'll find !

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First, kudos to Orhan Birol for his recent post of a pair of C.Ravens on
Shelter Islandwhich reminded me to follow up on a Raven sighting I had
a while back near the water tower on Pulaski St., in Riverhead. On
Wednesday afternoon, I did not see the bird (or, with my fingers crossed, a
pair) although I think I did see some nesting material. I say "think", due
to the unusual amount of small wires all around the tank itself. When
querying  the T/of/R Water District Office Staff re: their knowledge of any
bird activity on their tower, I did find out the reason for the many wires.
! While answering "none" re: the Ravens, and to my 2nd question re: the
possibility of their maintenance workers knowing, I learned that the town
leases the exterior of their tower to an electronics firm, who by contract
are the only ones allowed to climb the tower in order to service their
hardware - hence, the large # of  attached wires ! Obviously, I will
certainly remember to check on the  wire/nest in the near future...but now
for the surprises !

This spring has been mostly a "non-birding" affair for me because of an
operation, followed by ~ 6 weeks of not being able to drive, while having
to wear a boot on my right foot. This past Tuesday was the end of my
personal purgatory when my foot fit in a regular shoe, and I was allowed to
legally take to the streets once again - oh how sweet it was !

Accordingly, on the next day, as I circled the bottom of the tower looking
upward in quest of a viable nest, I suddenly realized a Chimney Swift had
flown through my binocular field, becoming my first of this species for the
season ! Upon regaining the bird, I was thrilled by the speed and
"out-of-sync" quality of it's flight...close to 60 days, with only about a
total of an hour birding, will do this to you !  A moment later, as juiced
up as I was, I experienced the 2nd, and even more exciting surprise of the
day, which really got me jumping ! Flying low across the road in hot
pursuit of a similar sized, light plumaged bird, was an adult male Scarlet
Tanager ! While being completely mesmerized by this quick, unusual
encounter, I just did not pick up any more detail on the bird that was
chased ! I also can't remember ever having seen a SCTA in such an
aggressive  activity, and in a mixed industrial/residential area - not your
usual singing, perched bird, basked in sunshine, with blossoming, native
Dogwoods close by ! This too, was a FOY for me !

Cheers,
Bob








While my primary objective was put on hold, I did have 2 serendipitous
moments, one more striking than the other ! While looking up

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[nysbirds-l] G = Glorious__GD = Glorious Day__GG = Glorious Grosbeak

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Tuesday was a light-weight shirt day, with the temperature in the
mid-seventies, by the time Mary Laura Lamont called in the A.M., to alert
me to the lone, probable female, Evening Grosbeak she had at her
feeders.She was quite excited about her good fortune, for it had been 30
years since this specie had last stopped at her property !

Due to an operation on my right foot on 4/11, I'm still in a special boot,
and while able to walk, I am unable to drive. So, having to wait for my
busy chauffeur (wife, RuthAnn) it wasn't until 1420 before "speed-canning"
to a halt in front of "the" sunflower feeder, which at that moment was only
nourishing the likes of woodpeckers, finches and tits ! Mary Laura then
delivered the dreaded news, "the bird hadn't been seen or heard in over an
hour" !

We then settled into a pair of Adirondack chairs and had a nice "catching
up" conversation, while being kept busy checking out the 11 common species
flitting around the Lamont's bustling backyard. After about 20 minutes, ML
heard the EVGR call (a single grating note) a welcomed sign that it hadn't
moved out !  Although continuing to call, it took ~ another 20 minutes to
locate the bird, which was a good 60 yards away. It remained there a short
time before moving ~ 10 yards closer, only to disappear 5 minutes later.
While never getting within my camera's range for a good shot, Mary Laura
had, earlier getting a few nice photos of the bird at the feeder !

I, of course, was thrilled with hearing and seeing this species - the last
time being on the GD of 4/21/07 in East Quogue, when a single, male GG flew
over at a height of ~ 50 feet...while being bathed in GL !

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[nysbirds-l] (1) White-tailed Deer carcass, (25) Turkey Vultures., and (1) Black Vulture

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Yesterday, late afternoon found me checking out the Baiting Hollow W.T.
Deer carcass, but it was not drawing any avian attention. I then stopped at
the Honda dealership to set up an appointment, and wound up watching a
single T.V. fly-over. This sighting motivated me to head toward the Roanoke
Ave Roost. While en-route, I had a group of 10 T.V's. airborne, and upon
arrival, found a group of 6 more standing around the chimney. A short time
afterward, a single B.V. joined the chimney crew. For the first time ever,
I observed T.V's. on the courthouse building, which is only 2 blocks
away.There were 8 birds roosting there, making a grand total of 26 birds !

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[nysbirds-l] Bare bones...almost !

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The earliest I could check on the White-tailed Deer carcass today was 1800.
Just as I pulled over to park, a Red-tailed Hawk parked itself next to the
deer. A moment later it was actively feeding on it...or at least, was
trying to !  I say this because, after just a couple of minutes the bird
took off. I immediately looked skyward, expecting to see at least 1 Bald
Eagle descending to reclaim its cache - but that was not the case !
Bringing the deer back into focus, I couldn't help but see 3 bare rib-bones
pointing upwards, with bits of fur on the other parts of the body that were
visible to me. Before leaving, a 2nd Red-tail flew-by, but did not seem
interested in the deer.

Cheers,
Bob
P.S...En-route to the above, I had a single Turkey Vulture fly over the
Middle Road/Osborn Ave/Horton Ave traffic circle...could it have been
"Lonesome George" ?

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[nysbirds-l] A dead White-tailed Deer, a live Bald Eagle, and a frustrated Great Black-backed Gull

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Today, at 1715, I arrived at the location referred to by Mike Cooper on
3/24, and found the deer and the 2nd year plumaged eagle, which, while
standing next to the corpse, was constantly scanning its surroundings. The
1st bird that flew over somewhat near the deer & eagle ( ~ 150 ft to the
east, at a height of ~ 75 ft) was an adult N.Goshawk, who continued to the
north till out of sight - ye !   When I turned back to the deer
& eagle, the bird was now standing on the carrion, in defiance to the adult
GBBG which was diving on the eagle in hopes of scaring it off its
food-source. This action was repeated another 5-6 times, along with
accompanying vocals, before the gull gave up and flew away ! This location
is ~ 10 minutes from my home, so I'll try to check on it daily to see what
develops.

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[nysbirds-l] The tale of "Robert the Right", along with the saga of "Robert the Wrong"

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"Robert the Right", after seeking the current status of the Golden-Crowned
Sparrow on this listserve, made the correct decision to pursue the bird on
Wednesday, 3/20/19, and was rewarded in fortuitous fashion !  "R the R", of
course, is Robert Lewis, and I congratulate him for his conviction, his
effort, and his success !

While reading of "R the R,s" good fortune, "Robert the Wrong", decided to
reach for the "brass ring" and so on the following Sunday, 3/24/19, he
headed upstate toward the town of Downsville ! Leaving from Riverhead, L.I.
at 0330, alone (after striking out trying to gather some company for this
long trip) "R the W" arrived on Depot St..at ~ 0715, finding Lance
Verderame at the scene ! We had never met before, but were both aware of
the other because of our contributions to this listserve, as well as
leading some NYSYBC field trips. It was then that I learned of Lance's
being the original finder of the GCSP, and looked at this development as a
"godsend"...but I was wrong !  Although there was ample bird activity,
including 2 Bald Eagles, the sparrow was a no-show. I believe Lance left at
~ 1030, while I finally left at 1300.

After seeing "R the R's" post re: the GCSP, I contacted John Haas, who
provided additional info. on the bird, besides giving me info. on 3 good
spots to find Evening Grosbeak and C.Redpolls. On my way home, I stopped at
all of them, finding Redpolls at each, and Grosbeaks at none. I made it
home by 1940, a long day, that while seeing 1 of 2 species not seen earlier
this season, I did not get the 1 species I have not seen ever !

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[nysbirds-l] A hectic 1/4 hour at the Riverhead Vulture Roost

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Monday night, at dusk (between 7 & 7:15) after helping at the
Congregationalist Church's Soup Kitchen, I drove past the Roanoke Ave
Elementary School ( the "Hub" of the R/V/R) only to find no vultures on the
school's chimney, or in the immediate vicinity. I then headed toward the
Riverhead Library, a few blocks away, which took me bye one of the R/V/R's
"spokes" - a stand of spruces located on the w/s of Griffing Ave, between
the 1st & 2nd houses s/o of Lincoln Ave.
 Upon seeing some dark "shadows" moving around, I moved out of the car and
started to count. While I'm not sure of the exact number of T.V's. (45 to
50) I am sure of at least 1 Black Vulture. Trying to get a full count
(lighting was tough) I noticed a T.V., with his back toward me, hunching
over on a paved driveway under the spruces...along with a black cat
creeping up on it for an attack. When it finally sprang, the bird was able
to make a successful getaway ! After the cat came back into view, it
started to sniff the driveway something fierce, making me curious as to
what odor had its attention...was it from the bird itself, or the smell of
carrion ? If it was the latter, I guess the bird took the food in its beak
as it flew up into the tree, because there wasn't anything visible on the
driveway. Shortly afterward, many of the vultures lifted off, heading
toward Roanoke Ave, with about 1/3 of them returning in just a few minutes.
It was during this time that I was able to firm up the ~ total, along with
seeing the Black Vulture.

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[nysbirds-l] 1 "Gray Ghost" and 22 "T.V's."

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At ~ 1530, while traveling n/e on Northville Turnpike, Riverhead, a male
N.Harrier came charging across the road, after passing by an old potato
barn at a height no more than half way up the barn - a real "pick-er up a"
!  Awhile afterward, between 1600-1615, there were 22 Turkey Vultures on or
around the Roanoke Ave Elementary School Roost, Riverhead. There were a
total of 9 birds sitting on its chimney ledge, or flying nearby. Another 4
were in the spruces that sit right across the road, along the north
property line of the Riverhead Firehouse. There were also 9 "T.V's." in the
spruces that sit between the 1st and 2nd houses, on the w/s of Griffing
Ave, just s/o Lincoln Ave.

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[nysbirds-l] Both eiders, 2 out of 3 scoters, a pair of mergansers, and 1 species of shore bird.

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On Thursday afternoon, between ~ 4 to 5:30 PM, I birded Dune Rd in Quogue,
starting at the Post La. Bridge and ending at Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton
Bays. Early into the drive, 3 Greater Yellowlegs were found
resting/preening in shallow water on the n/s of the road. Nothing notable
was seen until arriving at the inlet, where ~ 2/3 of its length held a
skein of ducks, consisting of  ~ 100 C.Eiders, ~ 100 Black Scoters, and a
lone pair of Red-breasted Mergansers. The same round numbers of COEI and
BLSC were also seen in Shinnicock Bay, just north of, and west of, the
inlet. It was in these last locations where an immature male King Eider,
and 6 Surf Scoters were seen.

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[nysbirds-l] Both vulture species back at Riverhead

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On Wednesday, at ~ 1500, as I came out of the Riverhead Library, I observed
12 Turkey Vultures "rocking & rolling" while coursing the sky between the
library and the Roanoke Ave Elementary School, a few blocks to the east.
Noticing a couple of  T.V's warming themselves by bathing in the hot fumes
of the schools chimney, I decided to check the site out. Upon arrival at
the school, I found 2 Black Vultures, along with 5 "Turkeys" on the
chimney. Since the flying flock had dissipated, I went with a total of 14
T.V's. for the day.

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[nysbirds-l] 3 happy, and 1 sad, firsts

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On my way to the Aquebogue P.O. I observed a "birder", standing on his
car's "running board", binoculars in hand,while checking out the large
goose flock on the sod farm located on the n/s of Northville Turnpike,
between Doctor's Path & Route 105, Riverhead. I stopped and asked what he
had seen, whereby Luis Ramos, new to N.Y., responded with "single Greater
White-fronted and blue-morph Snow geese". I, in turn, said I would return
(with my scope) within a 1/2 hour. Once back, after getting on the Snow
Goose, I was able to find a Barnacle Goose, which was a new species for
Luis ! I missed on the GWFG there, but found one in a larger flock fairly
close to the e/s of Doctor's Path (opposite the apartment complex). I
haven't been out in the field much lately, evidenced by these 3 geese
species being the first of the season for me.

Cheers,
Bob
P.S. Another first today was learning of the coming rise of the $.50 stamp
to $.55 on 1/27/19 - ugh !

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[nysbirds-l] New Year's Day feast - Turkey, with a dash of Blacks !

[robert adamo]

Due to a house full of company, tonight was the 1st time I turned on the
computer in over a week - so I don't know if someone has reported this
sighting already.Today, at noontime, there were 8 Turkey Vultures riding
the winds in the general area of the Roanoke Ave Elementary School, while 2
Black Vultures were resting and soaking up the vapors emitting from the
school's chimney...my first of the season. Left unreported was a daily high
of 18 T.V's. flying & roosting in the same area, within the past 2 weeks.

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[nysbirds-l] Here today - gone tomorrow !

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We spent all of Saturday, and most of Sunday up west. In the A.M. we
watched our  #3 grandson, Brendan, play for the Chaminade J.V. Football
Team, which beat a good Cardinal Hayes squad, and qualified for the CHSAA
championship against Iona Prep next Saturday...Go Flyers !  In the P.M., I
went down to Jones Beach in search of the Gray Kingbird, without success.
The west end was quiet, although I did have a total of 8 Lesser
Black-backed Gulls in West End Field 2 (7 in the west parking lot, with an
additional bird in the eastern p/lot. I then went as far east as the Gilgo
Marina Community, which was equally as quiet - I did, however, see single
Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk and Merlin !

After sleeping over at our daughter's in Rockville Centre, on Sunday
afternoon we routed ourselves  through Jones Beach, which was even quieter
than the day before. Nary a single Lesser Black-backed Gull was found at
WEJB2, with a perched Merlin in the east lot the only bird of note. Another
resting Merlin, was the only notable bird seen along the entire length of
the Ocean Parkway !

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[nysbirds-l] Annual Seed Sale at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, Quogue, sponsored jointly by the refuge and ELIAS.

[robert adamo]

The seed sale today was certainly enhanced by the delightful weather, as
well as by the Bald Eagle that flew over the refuge's "Old Ice Pond" !
After the sale ended at 1430, I took a ride down to the beach, birding Dune
Road from the Post Ave Bridge to Shinnicock Inlet. Highlights included: 3
Common Eiders;  a large # of Surf Scoters (100-125); a massive # of Black
Scoters (possibly as large as 300-350 birds}; 1 N.Harrier; 1 Peregrine
Falcon; 5 Greater Yellowlegs and 3 Purple Finches, my 1st of the season.

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[nysbirds-l] T.V. numbers increasing in Riverhead

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On Tuesday at ~ 1600 there were a total of 9 Turkey Vultures resting on the
Roanoke Ave Elementary School. 3 on the chimney and the rest on the roof,
some of which in spots I have not seen them at before - these were the only
vultures found on a quick tour of the local T.V. circuit.

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[nysbirds-l] They're back !

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I happened to look skyward as I was leaving the Riverhead Library at ~ 1600
and saw 2 Turkey Vultures circling above. My eyes automatically moved to
the nearby Roanoke Ave Elementary School, where a another bird was resting
on the chimney. Driving closer toward the school, I noticed 7 more TV's on
the antennae of the Riverhead Fire Dept building, located just across the
street from the school. By the time I finished driving the entire vulture
circuit (and not finding any more) I returned to the F.D. (at ~ 1630) all
the vultures had moved on !

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[nysbirds-l] It was a 3 "s-f-d" !!!

[robert adamo]

Today was a 3 😆😉😊 day for us !

The first occurred in Mineola when the Chaminade J.V. Football Team beat
St.Francis Prep. Our #3 grandson, sophomore  Brendan Connors, plays right
guard on the offensive line...and does a good job !

The 2nd took place in Garden City while enjoying a celebratory family
lunch, and yes, Brendan sure had worked up an appetite !

The 3rd happened back in Riverhead, when, after dropping off my non-birding
wife at home, I checked all the sod farms located between Route 105 on the
east and Osborn Ave to the west. The only one that had any shorebirds was
the Delea field, on the s/s of Sound Ave, about half way between Doctors
Path and Roanoke Ave. Actively feeding were 8 large plovers, which I took
to be Black-bellied, 4 Least Sandpipers and 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers  -
the time was ~ 1700-1730.

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[nysbirds-l] The view from the east facing deck of Oakland's Restaurant, Hampton Bays !

[robert adamo]

This sighting, from 9/3/18 in late afternoon, is very late - my sincere
apology !

Once a year in the summer, my wife and I eat at the above, which stands as
the last building before reaching the w/s of Shinnicock Inlet. Deck seating
is either at tables, or on high stools, which allow you to eat on a wide
ledge, located on top of the rails that rim the deck. The views it offers
of the bay, the inlet and the ocean are spectacular !  Add a beer and some
fish to this setting {with binoculars at the ready) is "prime time" !

While the recently reported Manx Shearwater was not to be seen, the eiders
were still located on, and swimming near the rocks, a tad to the east of
the north end of the east breakwater. I counted 15 Common and 1 King Eider,
along with another possible eider species - the Rock Eider !

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[nysbirds-l] Short and sweet: T Y 2 T H

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It was a quiet Sunday afternoon until I checked the listserve and found Tim
Healy's post re: the Buff-breasted Sandpiper he found earlier today at the
DeLalio Sod Farm on the e/s of Doctor's Path in Riverhead - thanks Tim, for
my first of the season ! Within an hour & a quarter I had seen the BBSA
(3:55 PM), picked up 6 Least Sandpipers working the Delea Sod Farm on the
s/s Sound Ave, between Doctor's Path & Roanoke Ave...and was back home
doing chores !

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[nysbirds-l] Finally, a Golden !

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This early afternoon, after losing at our Condo's weekly Horseshoe
Tournament, I decided to go birding and change my luck ! "The Golden
Trapezium" was barren, but the sod field on the s/s of Sound Ave between
Doctor's Path & Roanoke in Riverhead had shorebirds, albeit, less than on
8/23. There were 23 large plovers that I took to be Black-bellied, and 6
Killdeers. I then hit all the other sod farms heading west to Wading River,
with the same results.

Driving through the Grumman Grasslands, on my way to Yaphank, was equally
as unproductive. I did not find any shorebirds on the Yaphank Road sod
field, but am fairly sure I had 2 C.Ravens, including one I flushed while
drinking water from a puddle in the field.

I then went further east to the E.Moriches sod fields. Birding from the
road (Route 51) I had 13 large plovers, probably all Black-bellies, except
for one, an A.Golden Plover still in almost full breeding plumage. When I
changed positions to see the back of the fields, I found Keith Cashman
counting birds. He had counted 56 Black-bellied Plovers, and 2 A.Golden
Plovers, near full breeding plumage, as well Killdeers and Semipalmated
Plovers. We then checked the sod field just to the west of Route 51 and
just north of Route 27, without success.

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[nysbirds-l] A start to the seasonal canvassing of the "Golden Trapezium": "The game is afoot" !

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Today, in response to Ken Feustels post of 8/21, I checked out the east
Riverhead sod farms on Doctors Path, Sound Ave and Northville Tpke, finding
only swallows & starlings at those locations. Driving east on Sound Ave to
view some of the construction going on at the North Fork Preserve, in
Jamesport, I did have a group of 4 turkey vultures as they circled
overhead. On my way home, I had the following species on the DeLea Sod
Farm, s/s Sound Ave, about 1/2 way between Roanoke Ave & Doctors Path: 33
large plovers, probably all Black-bellied, although I only saw 6 fly; 32
Killdeer and 24 Semipalmated Plovers.

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[nysbirds-l] Henslow's Sparrow...finally !

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Today, 7/9, after being sufficiently buoyed by Mike Britt's post of 7/7,
and Karen Fung's up to date information on the "Star(s) of Shawangunk",
Patrice Domeischel and I arrived at the Grasslands at 0740, whereupon
Patrice, while stepping out of the car, announced "I hear it" ! Before
hearing the Henslow's song again, we heard and saw Grasshopper Sparrows and
Bobolinks...what a wonderful welcome ! In fact, the handrails of the
boardwalk which leads you up to the platform, held a few Grasshoppers that
looked and acted like centuries as we approached, albeit, leaving their
posts when we got to close !

Once on the platform, we continued to hear the Henslow's vocalize, but did
not see it right away. As we scanned the "ridgeline" to the south for the
bird's favored perch (a small, but prominent shrub) we noticed a similar
described shrub, somewhat closer to the platform, but picked up in the same
"field" as you worked the "ridgeline". In short order, the Henslow's
appeared on it, and proceeded to sing. It was neat to be able to see it
vocalize through the scope, and hear it's song a millisecond afterward !
During our stay (till ~ noon time) the bird left and returned to sing from
this shrub at least 6-7 times !  Among these stays, it twice shared this
perch with a Savannah Sparrow.

In addition to the blessings of the bird, the fine weather, the number of
other species, we met some fine folks ! The highly respected, Ralph Tabor
visited us, and provided us with much appreciated information re: the
Grasslands ! Toward the end of our stay, a couple from Brooklyn (Linda &
Eric Ewing) arrived in pursuit of the Henslow's. Since they didn't have a
scope, we left ours with them, while we checked out the nearby waterhole,
in hopes of seeing/hearing a family of Virginia Rails Ralph had told us
about. Although we dipped on the rails, we did hear some unusual
vocalizations coming from the nearby, well occupied Purple Martin house !
Upon  returning to the platform, we were gladdened to hear of the Ewing's
success !

This specie was quite special for me - in addition to being my first in
Ulster Co. and first in N.Y.S., it is the very first I've ever seen/heard
anywhere ! The closest I've ever come to getting *Ammodramus henslowii,* was
a day late for the bird which stopped by Eric & Lorna Salzman's beautiful
woods/marsh property in E.Quogue a few years ago. Sadly, Eric is no longer
with us, but his memory is !

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[nysbirds-l] Mecox Bay today - Black & Roseate Terns

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Per Willie Becker, at 1615 there were 1 of the former, and 4 of the latter
- way to go Willie !

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[nysbirds-l] Roanoke Ave Elementary School Turkey Vulture Roost, Riverhead

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The first T.V. I saw today ( Lonesome George ? ) was at ~ 1545 on the way
to help at the Riverhead "Soup Kitchen". The bird was circling over the
Bishop McGann-Mercy Catholic High School, and, as the school just graduated
its final Senior Class, prior to closing permanently due to financial
problems, I found this "moment in time" a bit "weird" !  Here you have a
hunter of carrion flying over an object about to cease living - the bird
moved on, and one can only hope the other can have new life breathed into
it, before too much time has elapsed !

After the S.K., spurred on by the earlier T.V. contact, I decided to check
for any possible activity at the R/A/E/S/T/V/R, finding a total of 10 T.V's
on the school's chimney, its roof, or flying onto same ! I haven't checked
this location recently, but will now...hey, you never know !

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[nysbirds-l] 2nd Unofficial Fauna-thon, led by Steve Biasetti of Group for the East End.

[robert adamo]

While spending 3.5 hours this AM helping with the above, I had a Common
Nighthawk feeding over the North Fork Preserve, Jamesport.

Cheers,
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P.S...I should note that prior to last year's "1st Unofficial Fauna-thon",
Steve had organized and led 21 "Official Fauna-thons", which played a key
role in many of us "birdwatchers" learning about  other related facets of
nature, ie, butterflies, mammals, amphibians, etc. His work ,at first
"Group for the South Fork", and now as Director of Environmental Education
for "Group For the East End", has been intrepid, and warrants our gratitude
and continued encouragement !

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[nysbirds-l] Nomanclature

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For those listserve folks (who like myself) were not familiar with the name
"Wilson's Thrush" - it is now known as the Veery. I found this info. in one
of my favorite tomes...*A Natural History of American Birds of Eastern and
Central North America* by Edward Howe Forbush and John Bichard May.

 This book has a long history dating back to 1925 and E.H.Forbush's *Birds
of Massachusetts and Other New England States.* What it has grown into is
an accepted "classic", written in a style of the day, which gives the
reader all the technical knowledge needed, as well as a species other
names, which has led to quite a few chuckles along the way ! Did you know
that the Purple Gallinule was once called "Blue Pete" or that American
Woodcock was a.k.a. Little Whistler; Whistler; Bogsucker; Timber Doodle;
Hill Partridge and Wood Snipe. Lastly, how about the Great Black-backed
Gull being referred to as Saddle-Back; Coffin-bearer; Minister and Turkey
Gull

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[nysbirds-l] Belated Report of a Swallow-tailed Kite in Montauk on 5/4/18

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My computer was out getting repaired by The Geek Squad since 5/3/18, and
only got it back at 1900 tonight. Among the 250 + emails waiting on me was
one from Hannah Mirando, from the 4th. It seems that she and her Dad were
heading east to do some birding at The Point when Hannah's attention was
drawn to some birds heading toward them. Before they flew over heading west
(the last time the birds were seen) the kite's size, in comparison to
another one in the group, a Red-tailed Hawk , color, body shape and deep
forked tail were well seen by Hannah and her Dad (Mike). Stopping as quick
as possible, and then jumping out of the car, frustration was the only
thing in sight.

 For those who don't know Hannah, I can only share my knowledge of her
birding background and skills. She lives in Montauk, is, I believe, a
senior at East Hampton H.S., has been a member of the New York State Young
Birders Club for a number of years, and has served as its President. The
YBC has produced many outstanding birders (Hope Batcheller, Brent Bomkamp,
Brendan Fogarty, Benjamin Van Doren and Michael McBrien to name a few) and
I can tell you Hannah is right up there with them !

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[nysbirds-l] Heading East

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After finishing up at the dentist by 1530, I decided to try for the River
Otters found at Arshamomaque Preserve in Greenport a month or two back, and
which have been spotted a few times since. I saw a Red-tail in Jamesport
and a Peregrine in Cutchouge on the way out, and my FOY Yellow Warbler
right at the entrance to the preserve ! These 3 sightings juiced my
expectations up for at least one of the otters, and, therefore, walked
fairly fast to the back ponds, and their observation tower. While seeing
some of the common bird species that breed there, I dipped on the mammals.
The 1 & 1/4 hours I spent up on the tower were pleasing to the eye, restful
for the "bod", but a tad frustrating on the soul !  The 7 Osprey, about the
same # of swallows, as well as blackbirds, helped to pass the time, but
having to have ( similar to crewing on a whale watch) "eyes on stations"
most of the time, did make me a bit wishful...like, why didn't I pack a
picnic basket  !

Thanks for the opportunity and the memories Jack,
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[nysbirds-l] Eastern L.I. Audubon Society field trip to Rocky Point DEC Property

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Each year ELIAS schedules a number of field trips during the month of May.
This year we have 10 set up, with today being the first. It was a fine day
weather wise, but "form" held forth re: the birds!  We don't get the early
influx of species, as do our cousins up west, coming up with just 15
species. Our most notable bird was C. Raven, the 2nd year in a row for this
location. We did get  5  species of warblers, namely Yellow-rumped, Palm,
Black & White, Ovenbird and Northern Waterthrush. All 8 "trippers" were
glad to be out and about...let the "fallouts" begin !

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[nysbirds-l] Riverhead Vulture Roosting Complex

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Tonight between 6:45 & 7:00 PM, I drove the above locations.. The only
birds seen was a single Turkey Vulture in the spruce stand at the
intersection of Roanoke Ave and Elton St., and 2 Black Vultures on the
chimney of the Roanoke Ave Elementary School.

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[nysbirds-l] .Raven in Riverhead

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At ~ 1745, I had a single C.Raven flying over Middle Rd., between Osborn
and Harrison Avenues - will have to start checking out Riverhead water
towers !

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd:

[robert adamo]

-- Forwarded message --
From: robert adamo 
Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 11:31 PM
Subject: Downtown Birds
To: NY BIRDS 


A quick trip to the V.A. office in Riverhead this afternoon enabled me to
see my 1st Osprey of the year (over the Peconic River), as well as 8 Turkey
Vultures on, or flying near, the Roanoke Ave Elementary School. A slow ride
throughout the roosting complex dd not produce any other TV's, nor Black
Vultures, for that matter !

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[nysbirds-l] Riverhead Vulture Roosting Complex

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Because of chores today, I only was able to check the complex from 1655 to
1710. There were ~ 10 T.V's in the air above the Roanoke Ave School and the
Riverhead Firehouse, with 1 on the school's chimney, along with 2 B.V's.

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[nysbirds-l] Riverhead Vulture Roosting Complex

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Today's count was a "soft" 24 Turkey Vultures and 3 Black Vultures. All the
vultures were seen along Roanoke Ave, in the pine tree behind house #542,
in the spruce trees along the n/s of the Riverhead Firehouse parking lot,
and across the street at the Roanoke Ave Elementary School.

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[nysbirds-l] North Sea, L.I. Birds

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Willie Becker asked me to post the following: He just had his first Osprey
of the season up there on his marsh, and also reported 2 immature Bald
Eagles over it on Saturday !

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[nysbirds-l] Record number of Turkey Vultures at Riverhead Roost

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Spurred on by an email to me re: an ongoing Turkey Vulture presence in
Asharoken, I decided to check out our local roosting complex today.
Arriving at the Roanoke Ave Elementary School ~ 1730, I found 3 T.V's. atop
the school's chimney. After finding 3 of the other regular spots empty, I
hit today's "mother load" at the spruce stand located on the w/s of
Griffing Ave, just s/o the intersection with Lincoln St. My first count was
a soft 21-24, but after awhile a group of them took off, flew around a bit
and came back, with some of them landing on other nearby spruces located on
Lincoln St., to both the east & west of Griffing Ave. While trying to find
a B.V. among them, I noticed more T.V's. arriving. When I left at ~ 1910,
the T.V. count had climbed to 55...the highest ever !

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[nysbirds-l] Rough-legged Hawk

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On my way home from shopping on Saturday afternoon, the above bird flew
across Ostrander Ave, between Route 58 & Middle Rd, Riverhead. It landed in
a tree behind the empty bank building, and in the time it took to bring my
binoculars into play, the Rough-legged was gone. I rode around for awhile
trying to press my luck, but was unsuccessful.

.Is this individual one of the few of this species seen on L.I. this
winter, or is it a new arrival that will continue northward ?

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[nysbirds-l] A quick visit to the Calverton Grasslands (EPCAL)

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Seen Wednesday afternoon were: 3 N. Harriers, 1 being a "Gray Ghost"; 1,
possibly 2, Red-tailed Hawks, 1, while it was eating "something" on
snow-covered ground; and 5 Horned Larks, also eating (weed seeds) out on
the runways.

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[nysbirds-l] Addendum to my post of 3/11/18

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While describing the huge number of Long-tailed Ducks seen in Shinnicock
Bay, I used both its current name, as well as the species' former
name...adding that I "missed" the latter.

This prompted Molly Adams to respond to me privately, stating "The name was
changed for a reason. What's fun to say and nostalgic for you is offensive,
racist and sexist to others". After being shocked, confused and indignant,
I then realized I had much to learn and understand about Molly's comments !
When the name was changed I had not heard nor read anything that suggested
it was due to being politically correct.

My response to her consisted of trying to explain the meaning I gave
(without any malice whatsoever) to the words I used, and asked for any
information she could send to help educate me !

The four links she sent were conclusive - she was right - I stood corrected
! The old name of the Long-tailed Duck was disparaging to a proud portion
of our American Heritage ! I know I will refrain from using it while
writing in the future, but can only hope I don't blurt it out during the
heat of battle (birding) ie, "Marsh  Hawk", "Myrtle Warbler" or "Upland
Plover" !

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[nysbirds-l] Birding with"Group for the East End", from Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays west along Dune Rd. to Triton La.,Quogue.

[robert adamo]

This AM, from 1000 to ~ 1145, Steve Biasetti led the above field trip.
There were ~ 25 participants, who were thrilled with the way it started out
! Before even taking a step away from our meeting location (the west
breakwater) we had wonderful views of the "bird of the day"...a lingering
Snowy Owl. "Oakland's Restaurant", while closed for the season, did a brisk
bit of birding business today ! Out in the bay, the most numerous specie
was Long-tailed Duck, with a rough count of ~ 1000...certainly the largest
group of Old Squaws* I have ever seen on L.I., or for that matter,
anywhere.  Also seen were ~ 200 C.Eiders, all 3 Scoters, and ~ 50 Harbor
Seals. The series of stops, as we moved west, produced good numbers of
Black Ducks, Buffleheads and at least 1 N.Harrier.

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[nysbirds-l] Both species of vultures in Riverhead.

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Arriving at the Roanoke Ave Elementary School ~ 1530, I found 3 vultures
"hanging out" on it's chimney...all Blacks ! Within 15 minutes, 14 TV's
joined them - some liting on the chimney, with most just staying
air-borne...seemingly, having fun !

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[nysbirds-l] March 5, it took a dive...

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...at least at ~ 1430  !

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[nysbirds-l] March 4, and once more

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This afternoon at ~ 1435, the Ross's Goose was again at the horse pasture
on the s/s of Middle Rd., between Northville Tpke and Ostrander Ave,
Riverhead !

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[nysbirds-l] March 3, only 1 to see

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This afternoon, at 1710, the Ross's Goose was the only avian specie in the
horse pasture on the s/s of Middle Rd., between Northville Tpke & Ostrander
Ave, Riverhead.

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[nysbirds-l] March 2, saw a few !

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This A.M. at ~ 1030, 14 Turkey Vultures were seen near the center of the
Roanoke Ave T.V. Roosting Complex, 7 in the spruces on the north side of
the Riverhead F.D. parking lot, with the remaining 7 flying close by.

At ~ 1100, the Ross's Goose was seen at his previous location, the horse
pasture on the s/s of Middle Rd., between Northville Tpke & Ostrander Ave,
Riverhead. This afternoon at 1550, it was seen again...although it is not
known if it was there for the entire time.

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[nysbirds-l] March 1, and the fun has begun !

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This A.M., I started out a tad late to insure a leisurely ride east to be
on time for a dental appointment in Jamesport. My travel time took another
"hit" when I had to stop to verify that the Ross's Goose was back in the
horse pasture on the s/s Middle Rd., between Northville Tpke & Ostrander
Ave, Riverhead...it was ! After taking care of my teeth, I then took time
to care for my psyche, and spent a few hours birding !

Blackbirds(mostly C.Grackles) were seen in modest numbers from Jamesport
back to Riverhead, along with 7 Turkey Vultures, 1 N.Harrier, 1 adult
N.Goshawk (Church La., Jamesport) 1 Red-tailed Hawk, and a flock of ~ 400
Canada Geese, behind the Wells Farm, n/s Sound Ave, J'port. In with this
group were 2 Snow Geese, 1 adult & 1 juvenile. I also stopped at Mary Laura
Lamont's "birdy" property in Northville, only to find no one home, but as
usual, her feeders were busy, with 12 species (all, but 1, residents)
feeding on black oil seed, thistle seed, cracked corn, and suet - it was
good to see them again !

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[nysbirds-l] "Bad weather - good birding" : Results of 0730 Reconnaissance Report by Robert (USMC, not "ex", but inactive) on Ross's Goose in Riverhead/ 2/25/18

[robert adamo]

The R/G was sighted at the designated rendezvous s/s Middle Rd., Riverhead,
in the company of Mallard Ducks, which, because of their similar size,
could be ID without use of optics. See Rec. Rep. of  2/24/18 for more.

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[nysbirds-l] After almost 17 years, and still no Cattle Egret...but a Ross's Goose "ain't half bad" !

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There is a horse pasture on the s/s of Middle Rd., between Ostrander Ave &
Northville Tpke, Riverhead, that I've known about since 1968, when I
transferred from Garden City to Riverhead, for the local utility company.
Then known as LILCO, but after ~ 7 name changes, operates now as the
National Grid / PSE&G Power Company. I myself, retired in 1999 when it was
still Keyspan, after 42 years, 8 months, and 23 days...but who's counting !

>From the moment I saw this pasture, (which is less than 5 minutes from my
house) I was sure this had to be a good spot to find Cattle Egret*. *So
today, on my way down to Dune Rd., as I approached the pasture...could it
be, or were my eyes playing tricks on me in the form of a white bird (of
any species), something which hadn't happened in 16 + years ? Well no, they
weren't ! There was a white bird toward the back of the pasture (the only
bird within it, of any species) feeding away, but the shape was wrong for
an egret, but right-on for a goose ! Fully expecting to get my scope on a
Snow Goose, I was quite surprised to find an adult Ross's, my 1st of the
season ! The time of day was ~ 1430, but when I passed this location at ~
1700, it was gone, with 2 Canadas taking its place. I will try again
tomorrow AM, and will post if it has returned.

Following my usual route, I rode Dune Road., from the Post La. Bridge,
Quogue to Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays. There were only 2 birds of note,
a N.Harrier seen early in the ride, and a Snowy Owl seen at the end. This
bird (only the 2nd of the season for me) was spectacular for (a) its very
"being", and (b) for where it decided to show off that "being" !  Would you
believe atop the highest "cupola" on the roof of Oakland's Restaurant,
which is the last (and biggest) restaurant on Shinnicock Bay, before the
inlet ! Through the years I have seen this exciting species many times
along Dune Rd., but this has to be the best photographic opportunity I have
ever been afforded - and yes, I did get a few good ones !

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P.S...As Gil Raynor used to say, "good weather - bad birding" / "bad
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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: NYSYBC Montauk Field Trip 2/18

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From: robert adamo 
Date: Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 2:33 PM
Subject: NYSYBC Montauk Field Trip 2/18
To: Carena Pooth , Susan Joseph <
susan.joseph.bir...@gmail.com>


Sorry for the late post, but my 80 year old body suddenly requires a
certain amount of "turn-around time" !

On Sunday, the New York State Young Birders Club, held its monthly field
trip. This trip was sponsored by The Eastern L.I.Audubon Society, and was
hosted by the Third House Nature Center, Montauk County Park. Its staff,
headed by director Ed Yohann provided a generous welcome (early morning
pit-stop), a more than ample room to have lunch (brought in individually by
the young birders and their parents) with beverages supplied by the n/c. Ed
gave a talk re: the early history of Montauk, including the part involving
the "1st", "2nd", and "3rd" houses, especially the latter's importance to,
at that time, Col. Theodore Roosevelt and his "Roughriders" ! After his
talk, Ed also led a walk to Big Reed Pond, aka "The Jewel of Montauk",
after lunch.

We got one of the best birds of the day at our 1st stop, which happened to
be only ~ 200 yards from the n/c, at the Deep Hollow Ranch, in its field on
the s/s of Montauk Highway. The Pink-footed Goose, found by Ryan Zucker,
was difficult to see, but persistence won out, with all getting to see it.

Our next stop was "The Point", where we found the birding to be relatively
quiet. Everyone was able to see C.Eiders, all 3 scoters, and a single
gannet (with all 5 species being lifers for some of the y/b's). We then
walked around/under the lighthouse to Turtle Cove - again, a first for many
of the participants ! The story doesn't end there however, due to the
intrepid young birder, Aidan Perkins. Before moving on, he alone went back
to the Restaurant's rear patio, to try again for the Little Gull, which has
been visiting this location for awhile now. Well, he didn't find the
gull...but he did get a Razorbill - the only one seen on the trip !

We then drove the short distance to the cliffs of Camp Hero, where we were
met with similar results...without the alcid.

We then drove the length of East Lake Drive, arriving at the east jetty of
Montauk Inlet, along with neighboring Gin Beach, only to find even less
bird activity, but we did add 2 species -  a Common Loon, and a far
distanced Iceland Gull, courtesy of that sharp-eyed, young birder, A.P.

Our last stop before lunch was Ditch Plains, where bird activity picked up
considerably ! In addition to all the sea ducks seen earlier, we added
C.Goldeneye, Long-tailed Duck, Horned Grebe, a flock of ~ 125 Bonaparte's
Gull, and hanging out with them, a single Little Gull ! Which, don't you
know, was found by those familiar initials, A.P.

After lunch, a small group birded the west side of Montauk Inlet, where we
had a small flock of A.Wigeon, and a single Iceland Gull (Kumlien's, with
gray marked wing tips).

A stop at Culloden Point did not produce a Red-necked Grebe, where this
uncommon species, has historically been the area's best location for seeing
this large grebe.

Our last stop was at Hick's Island, o/o Lazy Point, Napeague, in the hopes
of finding a Snowy Owl. We  did not find *Nyctea scandiaca*, but we did
find a drake Long-tailed Duck, resting at water's edge, with the bright sun
shining all over it ! We were ~ 50 ' from it, with August Davidson-Onsgard
and I getting some nice photos. But was this enough for August...certainly
not ! He preceded to get down on his belly, with his long-lensed camera
extended before him and started to take more shots. At that moment, younger
brother Clay, joined in the fun, and while taking ~ 10 minute, they
proceeded to crawl (over damp pebbles) to within ~ 30 ', without spooking
this very accommodating, gorgeous duck ! I, of course, took a couple of
shots of the brothers as they inched closer, which are possibly
"blackmailing material"...boys will be boys ! For me, as well as for their
dad, Shawn, this was one of the highlights of the day ! I also saw one of
August's photos...definitely "National Geographic" quality !

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[nysbirds-l] A T.V. Day !

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On my way home this A.M. after a dentist appointment in Jamesport, I had 11
Turkey Vultures heading n/e, as they circled over Sound Ave. Also had 2
more over Middle Rd., Riverhead, a short time afterward.

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[nysbirds-l] Riverhead Turkey Vulture Roosting Complex

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This afternoon, between 1545 and 1635, I recorded between 32 and 39 TV's,
plus 3 Black Vultures. The latter were all next to each other on the
Roanoke Ave Elementary School's chimney, along with, at different times, up
to 7 TV's...and was able to get some neat pictures to boot ! There were
also 32 TV's in the spruces on the w/s of Griffing Ave, 2 houses s/o
Lincoln St. While I was counting at this location, a number of birds flew
in, and as I was heading home, realized,that since I didn't return to the
school to see how many of the TV's were still there, wasn't sure of the
total # of TV's I actually saw !

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[nysbirds-l] "A long time coming"

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Today I saw my first Snowy Owl of the season...but it almost didn't happen
! Arriving at Dune Rd., by way of the Post Lane Bridge, Quogue, I headed
east, on my 3rd or 4th try for this season's much reported, *Nyctea
scandiaca.* While I had some nice birds on D.R. before reaching Shinnicock
Inlet, ie: a single Pintail, first water, bayside, w/o Dockers Restaurant;
lone A.Bittern, bayside (P # 407); 3 Great Blue Herons, spread out to
Ponquogue Bridge, I still needed to"hunt the great, white whale", err... I
mean bird !

Starting for home, when I reach Ponquogue Ave at this late time of the
afternoon, I normally turn right to go over the bridge, but today I decided
to go back along D.R. The sun had set, and there wasn't much light, but the
possibility of a Short-eared Owl, rather than a snowy, was the reason for
me going straight ! Heading west, as I swiveled my head left and right, a
big lump* on top of a pole on the ocean-side (e/o Triton La) materialized
into a lovely Snowy Owl ! Lovely, because it was my first of the season,
and also because of its being cast in an orangey hue, due to the available
light from the setting sun !

Cheers,
Bob

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[nysbirds-l] In pursuit of 3 correctly sized sheet-metal screws: hello raptor rapture !

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While trying to repair my shower door, I found the need for 3 larger screws
than I  had in my stockpile. Arriving at Griffing's Hardware in Riverhead,
as I got out of the car, I looked up to see a Red-tailed Hawk circling
overhead...a possible sign ? After purchasing what I needed, I routed
myself through the "Turkey Vulture Roosting Complex"...with the center of
same being the Roanoke Elementary School, and then branching out for about
a "city block" in all directions.

First, as I was heading n/on Griffing Ave, I saw 2 T.V. on, and at the rear
of, the school's chimney. As I continued on Griffing, I noticed a huge # of
vultures in the 3 spruces located on the w/s, between the 1st & 2nd houses
s/o Lincoln St. While trying to get an accurate count, something caused
most of them to take flight. Over no more than 5 minutes, all the birds
flew off and scattered. My suspect count, grew to 40-45 vultures, including
2 sure, plus 1 possible, Black Vultures. This # would coincide with a pers.
comm. I received earlier in the week of 3 B.V. on the school's chimney. I
then checked the front of said chimney, finding 4 T.V. there. My last
sighting was of a large # of vultures in the 3 spruce trees on the w/s of
Roanoke Ave, at the intersection of Elton Ave, but It was too dark to get a
meaningful count. Today's activity took place between 1645 and 1710.
Because none of the locations noted are within sight of each other, the
true # of vultures today might even have reached 50. To be continued...by
man people, I hope !

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[nysbirds-l] Snowy Owl Quest

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Having yet to see my first snowy this season, this afternoon I headed down
to Dune Rd., and wound up covering it completely, from Shinnicock Inlet
(Hampton Bays) to Cupsogue Co. Park (West Hampton Dunes)...with no change
in that dubious distinction ! I did, however, see an A.Bittern in open
water on the bay side, opposite house #79, in addition to a single Clapper
Rail, in open water on the bay side, between the 1st & 2nd poles w/o house
# 79.

Earlier, while heading s/on Rt.105 in Riverhead, I had a possible old
friend pass overhead - I refer, of course, to "Lonesome George", the
solitary Turkey Vulture !

Cheers,
Bob
P.S...I mention the following in a historical sense: On 1/5/18 a pair of
C.Ravens rested for a short while in the White Pines located in our
backyard. This is the first time this species has been recorded either on,
or over, or in the bordering properties of our Condo in Riverhead. This
represents a span of 16 years, 7 months and 6 days, and brings the Condo's
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[nysbirds-l] " Return of the TV i "

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Today at ~ 1530, after picking up clothes at the dry-cleaners in Riverhead,
my route home took me past the Roanoke Ave Elementary School, where
lo-and-behold, 4 Turkey Vultures were up warming themselves atop the
school's chimney ! Across the street at # 542 (1st house n/o the Firehouse)
there were 7 more roosting in the pine tree in its backyard. The
"motherload" however, was waiting for me at the intersection of Roanoke Ave
& Elton Street ! In the 3 spruce trees on the w/s of Roanoke, there were a
total of 21 vultures, with 1 being a Black.yess!  Life is
good !

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[nysbirds-l] Joyful, joyful !

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After attending the 1100 Mass today, while walking to my car, I looked up
and saw a single Turkey Vulture ( could it have been "Lonesome George")
making its way in an easterly direction. My immediate thought was that I
was being rewarded with a "legal" reason to send this post to wish all on
our listserve a joyful and healthy Christmas Season, which continues
through the New Year !

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[nysbirds-l] Back to the basics, after a weekend at the NYSOA Annual Meeting in Niagara Falls.

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Today, I freed up by noon, and headed out toward Orient Point County Park
to try to find the Snowy Owl found by John Sep earlier this week. With the
advent of a C.Raven in flight over the intersection of Northville Turnpike
& Route 105 before leaving Riverhead, my hopes were high for viewing *Bubo
scandiacus *! Although I missed it at the "Point" (and later at Orient
Point State Park, as well) the following seasonal species were recorded:
C.Loon; C.Eider; Long-tailed Duck; White-winged Scoter; Red-breasted
Merganser and Snow Bunting. While at the state park, a Merlin was busily
trying to connect with a meal !

This year's annual meeting, NYSOA's 70th, set attendance records for both
the conference and the banquet dinner, whose keynote speaker's
presentation, entitled "An Accidental Big Year", was outstanding. Neal
Heyward's humorous telling and showing of his ABA record setting 749
species in 2013, is almost beyond comprehension, when you factor in his
late start at the beginning of April, and the almost 250,000 miles he had
to travel ! Next year's annual meeting is scheduled for October 5-7, 2018
in Rochester, and with Derby Hill as one of its birding hotspots, should be
an outstanding meeting too !

Brendan Fogarty and I spent 4 days driving to, attending, and returning
from, the above meeting. Brendan (a phone/gps whiz) routed out ~ 15 stops
along the way, which produced < 90 > species* for the trip, highlighted by
the 52 Sandhill Cranes we saw in the same field (part of the Greater
Montezuma Refuge Area) in Savannah. This was Brendan's first annual
meeting, and his participation is fairly unique. He started birding at age
9, at age 14 he was part of the first group of NYSYBC members, and now, 10
years later, is still part of the club as an Adult Sponsor. He also was
voted in as member of NYSOA's Board of Directors at this past weekend's
delegate meeting - way to go Brendan !

Cheers,
Bob

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[nysbirds-l] "Barney Oldfield" rides again !

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It was mid-afternoon when I nonchalantly turned the computer on to see what
was happening, and from then, to ~ 4 PM when I *safely* arrived at "The
Spot" on the Ocean Parkway and saw the "Crazy Crake", the Lord was my
co-pilot ! It was a "perfect storm/ not" of a trip, with no traffic
holdups, no accident, no police "pullovers", and finally, with enough
light*, to see the wonderful gift Ken & Sue presented to us !

Cheers,
Bob

* Weather permitting, I plan on being back in the AM to see the bird in
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