[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC 4 Wood Warbler Species Saturday July 12, 2014
Central Park NYC Bird Walk Saturday July 12, 2014 On a bird walk in Central Park this morning led by Dr. Bob DeCandido we saw the following (not the entire list): Adult male Chestnut-sided Warbler - Laupot Bridge (new for the season) Black-and-white Warbler - 2 females - Tupelo Field Humming Tombstone (seen last weekend at the Upper Lobe) American Redstart - very short tail with female-like plumage - Maintenance Field (not the bird we saw last weekend). In addition, a British birder who joined us reported an adult male Northern Parula in the Ramble. He gave a good description, and we had seen an adult male in the Ramble last weekend. House Wren - singing Eastern Kingbird - 4 Black-capped Chickadee - 3 or 4 Warbling Vireos with older fledglings Baltimore Orioles - somewhere between 10 15 of these - adults and young - various locations A couple of small flocks of southbound Red-winged Blackbirds Wood Ducks continue at the Reservoir and Turtle Pond. My apologies for not texting the Chestnut-sided Warbler at the time (some sort of cell phone dead zone). Here's one of the Black-and-white Warblers: http://www.agpix.com/view_caption.php?image_id=686479photog=1 Deborah Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walk on Sunday, July 13, 2014
Central Park NYC Bird Walk on Sunday, July 13, 2014 On today's bird walk in Central Park led by Dr. Robert DeCandido we saw the following: Blackpoll Warbler - adult male in alternate (breeding) plumage at Tupelo Field - new for the season. Black-and-white Warbler - two females together on the west side of Mugger's Woods - same birds as yesterday. Before the walk Bob I saw the American Redstart again at the Maintenance Field. Carine spotted a fledgling Warbling Vireo begging for food from an adult - Mugger's Woods. Two young Northern Flickers were visible in the nest at the Gill Overlook, attended by both parents. Adults Barn Swallows fed two young ones on the Point. A Blue Jay pair feeding a young fledgling at the Summer House (Brad). Eastern Kingbird at the Gill Overlook (Carine). Cedar Waxwing west of Iphigene's Walk (Meredith). Other common summer birds. Here's a photo of one of the young House Wrens that Bob I saw before the walk at the Summer House Meadow: http://www.agpix.com/view_caption.php?image_id=686501photog=1 Waiting for the next cold front, Deborah Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walk on Sunday July 27, 2014
Central Park NYC Bird Walk on Sunday July 27, 2014 (Highlights)Yellow Warbler - at least 5 (Shakespeare Garden, Mugger's Woods Maintenance Field)Black-and-white Warbler - at least 3 (Mugger's Woods Humming Tombstone)Northern Waterthrush - 2 (Upper Lobe Azalea Pond)American Redstart - 2 (Mugger's Woods Humming Tombstone)We also saw a flyover Osprey and 4 Peregrine Falcons circling around over buildings on Central Park West (a pair of peregrines nested on 25 CPW this year and fledged 2 young). We also found two Tufted Titmice at the Tupelo Field, at least one of them a hatch-year bird. For the Central Park birders who remember the lack of titmice this past winter, it was a real delight to see and hear these birds.http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17823227Here's a link to a photo of another Yellow Warbler I found along the Gill after lunch:http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17823226Deb Allen, m.ob. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walk on Sunday August 3, 2014
Central Park NYC Bird Walk on Sunday August 3, 2014 Just the highlights of a walk around the Ramble: Yellow Warbler - 6 on the walk including an adult male, but mostly immatures, more later in the day American Redstart - 7 including 2 adult males Northern Waterthrush - continues at Azalea Pond Black-and-white Warbler - east of the Upper Lobe We received two reports of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak on the island near Bow Bridge. And one report of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird at the Upper Lobe on Saturday (likely the female that nested). For those interested in breeding birds, we saw many young birds being fed by adults including Eastern Kingbirds and Warbling Vireos, and a bumper crop of young Gray Catbirds. The Song Sparrows nesting on the island also produced young. Deborah Allen, m.ob. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walk on Sunday August 10, 2014
Central Park NYC Bird Walk on Sunday August 10, 2014 Highlights: Blackpoll Warbler - spotted by the 3 amigas - Alice Deutsch, Sally Weiner, Susan Schulz Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Chestnut-sided Warbler Yellow Warbler Canada Warbler Least Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Red-eyed Vireo After lunch two Swedish birders, Gustav Nyman and his son spotted a Cerulean Warbler at the Upper Lobe, also seen by Sandra Critelli. I didn't see the bird myself, but it was described as blue above and white below with streaks on the flanks. Later on I found a singing male Northern Parula at the Gill Overlook. A male Wood Duck continues at Turtle Pond. Deborah Allen, m.ob. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] 8/17 JBWR East Pond - Dickcissel, Caspian Tern
Sorry not to have posted this earlier. On Saturday afternoon I found a Wilson's Phalarope very close to the entrance at the south end of the East Pond at around 2:20pm. I took a few photos of the bird then went along the east side of the pond to see what else was around (not much). When I returned at around 4pm I couldn't relocate the bird. Here's a photo: http://www.agpix.com/view_caption.php?image_id=690005photog=1 Deborah Allen -Original Message- From: Richard Aracil Sent: Aug 18, 2014 4:53 AM To: nys bird listserve Subject: [nysbirds-l] 8/17 JBWR East Pond - Dickcissel, Caspian Tern Hi All, Jared Cole and I walked the length of the east shore of the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge this afternoon starting at the south entrance about 45 mins after peak high tide. The highlights included a Caspian Tern first seen resting on the west shore about half-way between the raunt and the island. It was then re-found on the beach at low tide on the bayshore opposite the north end of the pond. Along the gravel road at the north end, we were excited to stumble upon a female? Dickcissel. The gate that leads onto the gravel road off Cross Bay Blvd was closed and locked, and I'm not sure if it's possible to walk around it, so keep that in mind if you want to try for that bird. The water level on the pond was still somewhat high and some parts were sticky especially toward the north side, but we had no problems with knee-high rubber boots. Shorebird numbers and diversity were very disappointing. With photos:http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19503379 Good Birding!Richard Aracil -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walks on Saturday Sunday Aug. 23-24
Central Park NYC Bird Walks on Saturday Sunday Aug. 23-24 We birded in the Ramble both days. On Saturday (8/23): Ovenbird - rock wall near Stone Arch Northern Waterthrush - the Point the Gill Blue-winged Warbler - 4, including 2 at the Upper Lobe and one bathing in the Gill Black-and-white Warbler - 4 Common Yellowthroat - Upper Lobe American Redstart - various locations --- Probable Cooper's Hawk described by visiting British birder Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Oven Empidonax Flycatcher (probable Least) - Upper Lobe Great Crested Flycatcher - Warbler Rock Eastern Kingbird Warbling and Red-eyed Vireos Barn Swallows mobbing a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk over the Maintenance Field Veery - our first of the season - Mugger's Woods Cedar Waxwing Baltimore Oriole - hatch-year birds Sunday (8/24) highlights: Northern Waterthrush - Laupot Bridge (also reported at the Oven) Black-and-white Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Common Yellowthroat - Warbler Rock American Redstart - several Magnolia Warbler - seen after lunch with Sandra Critelli Richard Lieberman Yellow Warbler (Jane) Chestnut-sided Warbler - Laupot Bridge Canada Warbler - Point Azalea Pond --- Ruby-throated Hummingbird seen after lunch at the Oven Shakespeare Garden with Sandra Critelli Eastern Wood-Pewee - at least 2 on the Point - our first for the season Eastern Kingbird Great Crested Flycatcher - 7 or 8 various locations Warbling Red-eyed Vireos Scarlet Tanager - female - the Point Baltimore Oriole Wood Ducks continue at Turtle Pond. Deborah Allen, m.ob. In addition, Karen Evans reported a first-fall Prairie Warbler on Wednesday (8/20). -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walks Saturday 9/13/14 Friday 9/12/14
Central Park Bird Walks Saturday 9/13/14 Friday 9/12/14On Saturday (9/13) in the Ramble Strawberry Fields (best spot):Cape May Warbler - at the PointAmerican Redstart Black-and-white WarblerCommon YellowthroatMagnolia WarblerChestnut-sided WarblerCanada WarblerNorthern WaterthrushPeregrine FalconOspreySharp-shinned HawkRed-tailed Hawk Wood Duck - maleRed-headed Woodpecker - juvenile continues - found by Ricki Ravitz at Azalea PondRuby-throated Hummingbird - at least 6 Oven Upper LobeRose-breasted GrosbeakCarolina WrenHouse Wren Red-eyed Vireo---Friday (9/12) North End:We found most of the warblers along the Loch. Northern Shoveler - at least 20 on the Meer not a complete countGadwall - also on the MeerAmerican Kestrel - female circling below a flock of Chimney SwiftsBlue-winged WarblerWilson's WarblerAmerican RedstartCommon YellowthroatChestnut-sided WarblerNorthern WaterthrushMagnolia WarblerEastern Wood-Pewee - Great HillRed-eyed VireoNorthern MockingbirdCarolina WrenMonk Parakeet - 3 in crab apples at the Conservatory Garden just after the walk. Deborah Allen, m.ob. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - North End Ramble Friday September 19, 2014
Central Park NYC - North End Ramble Friday September 19, 2014 On our bird walk at the north end this morning we found nine species of warblers: Northern Waterthrush - Loch Black-and-white Warbler – various locations Common Yellowthroat – various locations American Redstart – various locations Northern Parula – various locations Magnolia Warbler – various locations Blackburnian Warbler - Conservatory Garden Black-throated Blue Warbler – various locations Prairie Warbler – the Pool Conservatory Garden Bob Ruvolo and I continued south toward the Ramble adding Black-throated Green Warbler and Canada Warbler west of the Reservoir, a Pine Warbler in the Pinetum, and an Ovenbird west of the Evodia Field for a total of 13 warbler species. Other birds (North End and Ramble) – not a complete list: Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, American Kestrel, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-headed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Black-capped Chickadee, House Wren, Swainson’s Thrush, Brown Thrasher, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, American Goldfinch. Deborah Allen, m.ob. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walks on Saturday Sunday Sept. 20-21, 2014
Central Park NYC Bird Walks on Saturday Sunday Sept. 20-21, 2014 Saturday (9/20) Highlights: Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler - Upper Lobe American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Green Heron - 2 at Azalea Pond/Source of the Gill Ruby-throated Hummingbird - continues in good numbers including one less than 3 feet away in Mugger's Woods Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher - very nice looks Iphigene's Walk Red-eyed Vireo House Wren Swainson's Thrush Wood Thrush Brown Thrasher White-throated Sparrow - at least three our first for the season Rose-breasted Grosbeak Matthieu Benoit and I continued birding after lunch adding an Ovenbird and a Veery. In the morning Jacob Drucker and Wolfgang Demisch reported a Belted Kingfisher at the Upper Lobe. Sunday (9/21) highlights: Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler - west side of Azalea Pond Black-throated Green Warbler - 2 chased by a Ruby-throated Hummingbird at the Gill Overlook Wilson's Warbler - Upper Lobe Yellow-billed Cuckoo - nice looks from every angle at the Upper Lobe Chimney Swifts - we see these regularly but many were quite low because of the weather Ruby-throated Hummingbird - lost count Belted Kingfisher - male at Turtle Pond House Wren Brown Thrasher Deborah Allen, m.ob. (many observers) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walks on Friday Saturday Sept. 26-27
Central Park NYC Bird Walks on Friday Saturday Sept. 26-27 On Friday and Saturday it was evident that some of the later fall migrants had arrived: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Dark-eyed Junco, Hermit Thrush, Ruby- and Golden-crowned Kinglets, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Brown Creeper. Friday Sept. 26th - North End Gadwall - around 20 Northern Shoveler - around 20 Black-crowned Night-Heron - before walk Bald Eagle - adult with salt-water fish circling over Conservatory Garden at a little after 9am Red-tailed Hawk - various locations Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - a few Northern Flicker - many American Kestrel - Conservatory Garden Grassy Knoll Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Phoebe Red-eyed Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush - south of Conservatory Garden Swainson's Thrush Brown Thrasher House Wren Cedar Waxwing Northern Waterthrush - two or three Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Chipping Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak American Goldfinch - Saturday Sept. 27th - Ramble Strawberry Fields - Strawberry Fields the best spot Sunday Sharp-shinned Hawk - over Maintenance Field Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - various locations Northern Flicker - many Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Phoebe Red-eyed Vireo White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 at Azalea Pond Brown Creeper House Wren Winter Wren - at the Oven after lunch Carolina Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet - Strawberry Fields Ruby-crowned Kinglet - various locations Veery Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Black-and-white Warbler Tennessee Warbler - Strawberry Fields Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Chestnut-sided Warbler - Maintenance Field Strawberry Fields Black-throated Blue Warbler Magnolia Warbler Palm Warbler - 2 Strawberry Fields Pine Warbler - adult males and a young female or two Strawberry Fields Yellow-rumped Warbler - Strawberry Fields Eastern Towhee - male female Strawberry Fields Chipping Sparrow - Strawberry Fields White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco - Maintenance Field and Tupelo Field Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Deborah Allen, m.ob. (many observers) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walk - North End on Friday October 10th
Central Park NYC Bird Walk - North End on Friday October 10thWe saw eight species of wood warblers:Black-and-white Warbler - 3Common Yellowthroat - 10+ American Redstart - 3 or 4 including an adult maleMagnolia WarblerBlack-throated Blue Warbler - males femalesPalm Warbler - at least 4Yellow-rumped WarblerBlack-throated Green Warbler - adult male bathing in the LochA Common Raven circled over the Grassy Knoll eliciting yawns from the Brits on the walk. Also:Gadwall - fewer than last week - MeerNorthern Shoveler - more than 20 - MeerRuby-throated Hummingbird - Conservatory GardenAmerican Kestrel - one or twoYellow-bellied Sapsucker - not as many as last weekNorthern Flicker - manyEastern Phoebe - 6 mostly at the Great HillBlue-headed VireoRed-eyed VireoWhite-breasted NuthatchBrown CreeperHouse WrenWinter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet - severalRuby-crowned Kinglet - more than 20 - stopped countingSwainson's ThrushHermit ThrushWood ThrushGray Catbird - manyBrown ThrasherNorthern MockingbirdCedar Waxwing - small flock at Fort ClintonEastern TowheeChipping SparrowSong Sparrow - lotsSwamp Swamp Indigo BuntingPurple Finch - adult male and young male feeding on seeds of Beggar's Ticks on the north side of the Loch other common birds.After the walk I saw a Black-billed Cuckoo at the Wildflower Meadow. Deborah Allen, m.ob. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday Oct. 24th Sunday Oct. 26th
Central Park NYC - Friday Oct. 24th Sunday Oct. 26th Friday Oct. 24th - North End to Reservoir Gadwall - 6 on Meer Northern Shoveler - male Hooded Merganser - male Reservoir Ruddy Duck - pair at the Meer, 25+ Reservoir Pied-billed Grebe 2 Reservoir Sharp-shinned Hawk - migrant Cooper's Hawk - migrant Bald Eagle - adult flying over east side of park Fifth Avenue near Conservatory Garden (spotted by Bob Ruvolo) Red-tailed Hawk - several Downy Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker - many American Kestrel - male (spotted by Jack Rothman) near compost Eastern Phoebe - Blowdown Meadow Blue-headed Vireo - Loch Black-capped Chickadee - Pool north side of Loch Tufted Titmouse Brown Creeper - north side of Loch Winter Wren - Great Hill, Children's Glade Reservoir Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet - many Hermit Thrush - many Northern Mockingbird Cedar Waxwing - around 20 Nashville Warbler - Loch Black-throated Blue Warbler - Loch Palm Warbler - Great Hill Yellow-rumped Warbler - south of Conservatory Garden, Great Hill, Children's Glade, etc. Eastern Towhee - Children's Glade Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow - Grassy Knoll Meer Song Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow - Grassy Knoll White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Purple Finch - flock of 4 north side of Loch American Goldfinch - Sunday October 26th - Turtle Pond, Shakespeare Garden, Pinetum, West side of Reservoir, Ramble Northern Shoveler - more than 60 Reservoir Ruddy Duck - at least 75 Reservoir Red-tailed Hawk - adult Pinetum The usual gulls - Ring-billed, Herring Great Black-backed Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - many mostly Pinetum Eastern Phoebe Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch - Pinetum Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren - Mugger's Woods Golden-crowned Kinglet - Shakespeare Garden Ruby-crowned Kinglet - many Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird - Shakespeare Garden (uncommon now) Palm Warbler - 6 or 7 Pinetum Yellow-rumped Warbler - at least five in Pinetum, also at Sparrow Rock Eastern Towhee - Mugger's Woods Chipping Sparrow - more than 50 Field Sparrow - Sparrow Rock Song Sparrow - many Lincoln's Sparrow - (spotted by Ryan Zucker) west side of Great Lawn Swamp Sparrow - Laupot Bridge White-crowned Sparrow - 2 near Turtle Pond Dark-eyed Junco - many Purple Finch -3 Evodia Field Feeders Pine Siskin - around 20 in tall hemlock in Shakespeare Garden American Goldfinch - Shakespeare Garden Deborah Allen, m.ob. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park Bird Walk Sunday December 7, 2014
Central Park Bird Walk Sunday December 7, 2014 Canada Goose American Black Duck - female at Indian Cave Mallard Northern Shoveler - more than 40 on the Lake, others on the Reservoir Bufflehead - flock reservoir Hooded Merganser - pair on Turtle Pond, others at the Reservoir Ruddy Duck - flock on the Reservoir Red-shouldered Hawk -a flyover seen from Shakespeare Garden (spotted by Andrea Hessel) Red-tailed Hawk - several The usual gulls - Reservoir Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse - many White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren - between the Boathouse and the Point (thanks to Steve Gott) American Tree Sparrow - the Gill side of Laupot Bridge White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal House Finch American Goldfinch Sandra Paci reported the two male Ring-necked Ducks at the Reservoir (northwest). Anne Shanahan alerted me to an immature Cooper's Hawk at the feeders after lunch, which I saw with her, Martha Marshall, Dennis Geisel, and Sandra Paci. Before the walk I found a Veery (very late) at Balancing Rock/Captain's Bench, a Fox Sparrow at the feeders, a Winter Wren and Song Sparrow at the Upper Lobe, and a small flock of American Goldfinches feeding on the seeds of Evening Primrose (not Sweetgum seeds) next to Oak/Bank Rock Bridge.. Deborah Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] CBC results for Central Park, NY from 14 Dec
Thank you, Susan, for reporting the Central Park Christmas Count results. The Red-breasted Nuthatch seen at the Pinetum by the Great Lawn team is missing from the list. On our bird walk this morning (12/21) we saw a Ruby-crowned Kinglet at the north end of the Point, and early this morning I found a Pine Siskin (perhaps the same bird reported from the Ramble on the count) near Laupot Bridge with a small flock of American Goldfinches. The three male Ring-necked Ducks continue on the Reservoir. Deborah Allen -Original Message- From: Susan Elbin Sent: Dec 21, 2014 1:12 PM To: ebirds...@yahoogroups.com, nysbird...@list.cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] CBC results for Central Park, NY from 14 Dec Here are the results from last week's 115th CBC at Central Park No big surprises this year. Counts from the other locations in Manhattan as well as for the full count circle will be posted on nycaudubon.org. Good birding in the New Year! Susan Susan B. Elbin, Ph.D. Director of Conservation and Science New York City Audubon -- Canada Goose 328 Wood Duck 8 Gadwall 4 Black Duck 11 Mallard 419 Ring-necked Duck 3 Northern Shoveler 129 Bufflehead 17 Hooded Merganser 14 Ruddy Duck 105 Great Blue Heron 1 Cooper's Hawk 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 13 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 American Coot 5 Ring-billed Gull 255 Herring Gull 56 Great Black-backed Gull 31 Rock Pigeon 265 Mourning Dove 103 Red-bellied Woodpecker 46 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 19 Downy Woodpecker 21 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 5 Blue Jay 299 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 61 Tufted Titmouse 186 White-breasted Nuthatch 91 Brown Creeper 3 Carolina Wren 4 Winter Wren 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7 Hermit Thrush 10 American Robin 121 Gray Catbird 3 Northern Mockingbird 8 European Starling 347 Cedar Waxwing 1 Eastern Towhee 3 Fox Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 18 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 417 Dark-eyed Junco 73 Northern Cardinal 78 Common Grackle 64 Purple Finch* 1 House Finch 26 Pine Siskin* 2 American Goldfinch 41 House Sparrow 573 Total Birds: 4315 Total Species 57 Count Week: Merlin, Brown-headed Cowbird, Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] 12/26- Couch's Cassin's Kingbirds (including Couch's AUDIO)
Some additional details re: today's Couch's Kingbird at Abingdon Square: Photo showing the spread wing indicates that the bird is an adult male by the very pointed outer primary (P10): http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17932675 It also appears that P6 is slightly notched unlike the P6 on a Tropical Kingbird. Photo showing the relatively shallow tail fork, characteristic of an adult Couch's Kingbird: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17932677 It was wonderful to see this bird today. Thanks to everyone for the stream of updates on its location. Deborah Allen -Original Message- From: Doug Gochfeld Sent: Dec 26, 2014 10:01 PM To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] 12/26- Couch's Cassin's Kingbirds (including Couch's AUDIO) Here are a couple of photos, and more importantly a video, of the Couch's Kingbird, taken early(ish) this morning, when the bird was on Hudson St.:https://www.flickr.com/photos/29840397@N08/ You can go directly to the video, in which the Kingbird calls repeatedly, here:https://www.flickr.com/photos/29840397@N08/15929914767/in/photostream/ The video will be embedded into this eBird list at some point soon, courtesy of vimeo (since the Flickr/eBird embedding seems buggy):http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21034505 We also found the Cassin's Kingbird in the Community Garden at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn in the early afternoon, and spent time with it until ~1:40 PM. All in all a very pleasant day of birding in the city, thanks to vagrant kingbirds, glorious weather, and the MTA (NYC public transit system). Good Birding-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Comments and photos re: Cassin's Kingbird at Floyd Bennett Field
On Saturday, December 27th, Bob DeCandido and I paid a visit to the Cassin's Kingbird at Floyd Bennett Field, obtaining several photos, among them: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935335 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935268 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17935269 An examination of the photos reveals that the bird is an adult male. Pyle discusses Cassin's Kingbird in his Identification Guide to North American Birds: Part 1 with illustrations of the wing formula (Figure 171), the shape of the outermost primary (p10) by sex and age (Figure 173), and a comparison of the shape of P6 in adult male and female Cassin's Kingbirds (Figure 174). Here's a close-up of the outer primaries of the Floyd Bennett Field Cassin's Kingbird: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17941419 Here we can see that not only is the outermost primary less deeply notched than that of the similar Western Kingbird (Figure 176 in Pyle), but P6 is narrower than that of an adult female Cassin's Kingbird (Figure 174). The Slater Museum of Natural History Wing Tail Image Collection is also useful in this regard. Here's the dorsal surface of an adult male Cassin's Kingbird from the Slater collection (specimen 78061a): http://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/slaterwing/id/13198/rec/1 And the dorsal surface of a male Western Kingbird [not an adult] from the Slater collection (specimen 17298a) for comparison. P10 is an adult feathers and has a very long and narrow sickle shape: http://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/slaterwing/id/12466/rec/1 We tend to think that birds found outside their normal range are young birds, but both the Cassin's Kingbird and Couch's Kingbird are adult males. One wonders where they spent the previous fall and winter. Deborah Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Drake Eurasian Wigeon - Pelham Bay Park, Bronx NY Tuesday March 22.
Drake Eurasian Wigeon - Pelham Bay Park, Bronx NY Tuesday March 22. Today while birding in Pelham Bay Park Bob DeCandido I saw a male Eurasian Wigeon off Hunter Island. Here are some photos of the bird: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17992512 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17992514 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17992516 Other ducks seen nearby: Gadwall, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye (3), and Red-breasted Merganser. We also saw four American Oystercatchers. Otherwise a quiet day. Deborah Allen Bronx, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Drake Eurasian Wigeon - Pelham Bay Park, Bronx NY Tuesday March 22 - should be March 24..
Sorry, I meant to say Drake Eurasian Wigeon - Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, NY Tuesday March 24. -Original Message- From: Deborah Allen dalle...@earthlink.net Sent: Mar 24, 2015 11:42 PM To: NYSBIRDS-L NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu Subject: Drake Eurasian Wigeon - Pelham Bay Park, Bronx NY Tuesday March 22. Drake Eurasian Wigeon - Pelham Bay Park, Bronx NY Tuesday March 22. Today while birding in Pelham Bay Park Bob DeCandido I saw a male Eurasian Wigeon off Hunter Island. Here are some photos of the bird: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17992512 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17992514 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17992516 Other ducks seen nearby: Gadwall, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye (3), and Red-breasted Merganser. We also saw four American Oystercatchers. Otherwise a quiet day. Deborah Allen Bronx, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Swainson's Warbler in Propect Park?
Michael, Your bird is a Warbling Vireo, a common breeding bird in NY State and in local urban parks. It appears to be collecting nesting material. The bill and leg color, bluish-gray, are right for Warbling Vireo, but not for Swainson's Warbler. Swainson's Warbler is warm brown on the crown, eye line and auricular, back, wings, and tail. Your bird is neutral brown on the crown and brown with an olive wash on the back wings. In addition Swainson's Warbler has a sharply-pointed bill and the crown is flattened, not rounded. Deborah Allen -Original Message- From: Michael Muchmore Sent: May 11, 2015 11:32 AM To: NYSBIRDS-L-for Posts Posts Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Swainson's Warbler in Propect Park? Here's another shot. The one on flickr was enhances to bring out yellow: From: Michael Muchmore mikem...@yahoo.com To: NYSBIRDS-L-for Posts Posts NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 11:13 AM Subject: Swainson's Warbler in Propect Park? -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NY, NY: Cliff Swallows April 10, 2015
Thanks, Anders, for posting my NYNYBIRD text. I found the two Cliff Swallows at the Meer on Bob DeCandido's bird walk and was able to get a photo of one at a little before 9:15am. By lunchtime the swallows had been seen by several more birders. Also in the flock, which had swelled to more than two dozen birds were Tree Swallows, Barn Swallows, and Northern Rough-winged Swallows. The swallows would perch in a tree on the island, then fly off together (perhaps to warm up), allowing good, but distant looks at both perched and flying birds. Cliff Swallow photo: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18002216 Other birds (not all) at the north end this morning: Wood Duck - male at the Meer Bufflehead - 4 at the Pool Double-crested Cormorant Great Egret Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Fish Crow Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Blue-gray Gnatcatchers - 2, one at either end of the Loch Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Eastern Towhee Swamp Sparrow Song Sparrow American Goldfinch At the Reservoir the Common Loon came in close at the northeast corner. Also seen there: American Black Duck (2), Northern Shoveler (10), Bufflehead (10)Hooded Merganser (2), Ruddy Duck (2), American Coot (1) and three species of gulls, but not Laughing Gull. Deborah Allen -Original Message- From: Anders Peltomaa Sent: Apr 10, 2015 9:56 AM To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu , Phil Jeffries Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NY, NY: Cliff Swallows Just got a text from Deborah Allen. two cliff swallows at meer with barn tree n rough winged. The Meer is the lake at the North end of Central Park. good birding, Anders Peltomaa ‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.' – Martin Luther King, Jr. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Saturday June 27, 2015
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Saturday June 27, 2015 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Double-crested Cormorant – perched flyovers Great Blue Heron Red-tailed Hawk Pileated Woodpecker – heard and saw characteristic oblong holes Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Northern Flicker Eastern Wood-Pewee – nest 2 adults spotted by Tom Socci Eastern Kingbird – spotted by Ginny DeLiagre Warbling Vireo – several singing Red-eyed Vireo - singing Northern Rough-winged Swallow Black-capped Chickadee – family group Tufted Titmouse – family group White-breast Nuthatch – family group of 5 House Wren – singing male Gray Catbird Common Yellowthroat – heard song Yellow Warbler – male female Song Sparrow – many singing Chipping Sparrow – adults and juvenile Red-winged Blackbird – several singing males, female collecting nesting material Common Grackle – at nest American Goldfinch - singing -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Franklin's Gull at Plum Beach, Brooklyn Sunday May 24th
Bob DeCandido and I went to Plum Beach in Brooklyn after lunch today (May 24) to look for the recently reported Nelson's Sparrows, which we didn't find. Bob headed back to the car while attempted to comb through the Laughing Gulls in search of the Black-headed Gull that had recently been reported. I wasn't able to find the Black-headed Gull, but decided to try for a few flight shots of the gulls. When we got home, I looked through my photos and found a Franklin's Gull. Here's a link to the photo: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18027240 The Franklin's Gull was hanging around with the Laughing Gulls on the beach, which kept flying up because of all the foot traffic. Most of the gulls were fairly close to the sand bar. Also a small flock of Sanderlings and some Least Terns. Deborah Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Saturday August 15, 2015
Central Park NYC Saturday August 15, 2015 R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. - reported by D. Allen Highlights: Ruby-throated Hummingbird (4 at 3 locations) Downy Woodpecker (juvenile) Olive-sided Flycatcher (in a large tree with many dead branches at Azalea Pond - thanks to Pat Pollock) Empidonax Flycatcher (adult at Maintenance Field) Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Black-capped Chickadee Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler American Redsstart Blue-winged Warbler Common Yellowthroat Magnolia Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler (Laupot Bridge thanks to Janet Wooten) Canada Warbler Wilson's Warbler (Warbler Rock) Song Sparrow Baltimore Oriole - all hatch-year birds Also a Red-banded Hairstreak near the Boathouse and a Monarch in Shakespeare Garden. One week ago a fresh Great Spangled Fritillary at the Maintenance Meadow. Pat Pollock reported a male Hooded Warbler between the west side of the Reservoir and the bridle path at about 89th Street. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Saturday August 22, 2015
Central Park, NYC - Ramble Saturday August 22, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Highlights: Red-tailed Hawk - adult Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird - immature male in Mugger's Woods near Jewelweed American Kestrel - adult male near Boathouse Cafe spotted by Anita Randolfi Empidonax Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird - hatch-year Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo White-breasted Nuthatch Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler - female near Azalea Pond American Redstart Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Canada Warbler Baltimore Oriole Gina Goldstein reported a Wilson's Warbler at the Point. Andrew Rubenfeld reported a Black-throated Blue Warbler south of Azalea Pond near the Hooded Warbler. Overall a congenial and pleasant day. Deborah Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Sunday August 23rd
Central Park, NYC - Ramble Sunday August 23, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird - two near the Summer House, one Mugger's Woods Downy Woodpecker - juvenile Northern Flicker - pair with fresh tail feathers Olive-sided Flycatcher (before the walk at Gill Overlook - usually it likes a spot overlooking Azalea Pond) Empidonax Flycatcher at Maintenance field - probably Least, not a great look Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Veery Swainson's Thrush Blue-winged Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Canada Warbler Baltimore Oriole House Finch - all molting American Goldfinch - 2 males Jean Shum reported that one of the young Red-tailed Hawks from the 5th Avenue nest that had been in rehab at Winorr was released in the park on Sunday. The bird is color-marked blue at the top of the belly band. Waiting for the next cold front, Deborah Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Thursday August Augst 20th
Central Park, NYC Thursday August 20th OBS: Deborah Allen Inspired by tweets from Adrianb, I decided to check out the Reservoir late this afternoon. The flock of 21Gadwall reported was still around, but I couldn't relocate the Northern Shoveler. The number of Ring-billed Gulls had increased to at least 200, with many Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls and Double-crested Cormorants around too. Most of the gulls were resting on the dike, including at least eight Laughing Gulls. All of the Laughing Gulls appeared to be molting and none had a solid black head. The Laughing Gulls were best viewed from the south side of the Reservoir near the gate house. A good 3/4 of the gulls took off just a bit before 4pm as is usually the case. Also quite close to the south gate house was a single juvenile Spotted Sandpiper. On the way out, I checked the mudflats at the 59th Street Pond hoping for another Spotted Sandpiper, finding only a Northern Waterthrush and some House Finches. Deborah Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC Birds Sunday August 16, 2015
Central Park, NYC Birds Sunday August 16, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Black-crowned Night-Heron (at the Upper Lobe spotted by Nina Moinester) Eastern Wood-Pewee - before the walk at Summer House Meadow Eastern Kingbird Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Common Raven - 2 soaring over Warbler Rock (Ardith Bondi told us she's seen 2 over the Pinetum a few minutes before) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Worm-eating Warbler (top of the Point spotted by Carine Mitchell) Northern Waterthrush Blue-winged Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Canada Warbler Wilson's Warbler Song Sparrow plus the usual suspects. A couple of interesting tweets on Sunday: Alice Deutsch reported a Worm-eating Warbler at the source of the Gill at around 10:30am. Ed Gaillard reported a Hooded Warbler at Tanner's Spring at around 11:30am. Alan Drogin reported that he has seen a Worm-eating Warbler at the north end of the park on Saturday (8/15). Kudos to all the birders who persisted through the weekend's hot weather, Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday October 25, 2015
Central Park NYC Sunday October 25, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Cooper's Hawk - flyover at Oven Red-tailed Hawk - flyover Red-headed Woodpecker - first fall bird seen in a couple of places including the Oven Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 3 or 4 Northern Flicker - 5 Peregrine Falcon - 2 in flight seen from Pinetum before walk Eastern Phoebe - 1 or 2 at Maintenance Field before walk Black-capped Chickadee - 3 Tufted Titmouse - 5 White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 or 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 9 Winter Wren - (Ginny) Swainson's Thrush - Humming Tombstone Hermit Thrush - 6 Gray Catbird - one or two at Humming Tombstone Black-and-white Warbler - north side of Upper Lobe Magnolia Warbler - near Boathouse after lunch Palm Warbler - 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 Wilson's Warbler - Humming Tombstone - tweeted earlier by Alice Deutsch Eastern Towhee - 3 Song Sparrow - 4 Swamp Sparrow - Turtle Pond White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco - 6 House Finch - 2 American Goldfinch - 4 near Boathouse after lunch At the Reservoir before walk: Gadwall 2, Northern Shoveler 36, Ruddy Duck 32, Great Black-backed Gull at least 70, also Herring and Ring-billed Gulls. Deb Alllen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC North End - Friday October 23, 2015
Central Park NYC - North End Friday October 23, 2015 OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob on bird walk Highlights included six species of wood warblers. Cooper's Hawk - interacting with one of the Common Ravens Sora - continues at the Loch Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 5 Northern Flicker - 2 American Kestrel Empidonax Flycatcher - Sparrow Ridge on fence Eastern Phoebe - 4 Black-capped Chickadee - 2 Tufted Titmouse - 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - around 50 Winter Wren - 3 to 4 Common Raven - 2 flew northeast Common Yellowthroat Northern Parula - 2 Magnolia Warbler - 1 Blackpoll Warbler - 1 Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler - 20 Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Song sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Rose-breasted Grosbeak - young male at the Loch Baltimore Oriole - 2 House Finch Deb Allen for Bob DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday October 24, 2015
Central Park NYC Saturday October 24, 2015 OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walks from 7:30am to around noon. Wood Duck - 4 Green-winged Teal - female Cooper's Hawk - juvenile male seen at Gill Overlook and Azalea Pond Red-headed Woodpecker - immature (first-fall) spotted by Jeffrey M. Ward at the Oven Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 Eastern Phoebe - 3 Black-capped Chickadee - at least 3 in Shakespeare Garden feeding on E. Hemlock cones Tufted Titmouse - 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 Hermit Thrush - 5 American Redstart Palm Warbler - 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 5 to 10 Field Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco - many American Goldfinch - 3 in Shakespeare Garden feeding on E. Hemlock cones Deb Allen for Bob DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday October 26, 2015 including Blue-winged Warbler & Wilson's Warbler
Central Park NYC Monday October 26, 2015 OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Strawberry Fields The highlight was a very late Blue-winged Warbler found by Wolfgang Demisch at Strawberry Fields before the walk. The latest date for Central Park is October 30th. The latest date for Wilson's Warbler in Central Park is October 31st. Wood Duck - 3 or 4 (male & female) American Black Duck - 1 Northern Shoveler - 4 Green-winged Teal - 2 Red-headed Woodpecker - dive-bombing a squirrel in a Black Locust tree Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 5 Downy Woodpecker - 2 Northern Flicker - 3 Peregrine Falcon - flyover (Ben King) Eastern Phoebe - 2 Blue-headed Vireo - found by Bob Ruvolo at the Pinetum Black-capped Chickadee - 3 Tufted Titmouse - 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 male at the Pinetum White-breasted Nuthatch - 6 Winter Wren - 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 8 Hermit Thrush - 20 Brown Thrasher - 1 Blue-winged Warbler Blackpoll Warbler - 1 Palm Warbler - 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10 Wilson's Warbler - the Oven (probably the bird found by Alice Deutsch on Sunday) Eastern Towhee - 5 Song Sparrow - 10 White-throated Sparrow - 75 Dark-eyed Junco - 10 Baltimore Oriole - immature at Maintenance Field feeding on Virginia Creeper berries House Finch - 3 Deborah Allen for Robert DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday November 8, 2015
Central Park NYC Sunday November 8, 2015 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk - thanks to Barbara, Andrea, Jeff, & Peter for the excellent bird spotting American Black Duck - 2 Turkey Vulture - over Locust Grove Red-tailed Hawk - 4 Red-headed Woodpecker - hatch-year bird continues at Oven Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker American Kestrel - buzzed by a Blue Jay at Turtle Pond American Crow - 3 Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Brown Creeper Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Triplet's Bridge & Shakespeare Garden Hermit Thrush - several Yellow-rumped Warbler - in willow at Willow Rock/Oven Fox Sparrow Song sparrow - 6 at least two of them singing Chipping Sparrow - 4 Dark-eyed Junco - 17 Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle - around 70 at Evodia Field feeder American Goldfinch - half a dozen feeding in a Sweetgum at Bow Bridge Andrea & I went up to the north end after lunch to look for the Dickcissel after a tweet from Lynn Hertzog. Found it at the south blowdown as reported with many Dark-eyed Juncos, and other sparrows. On the way a quick look at the Reservoir only from the west side yielded 12 Buffleheads, some Northern Shovelers and Ruddy Ducks and the usual gulls. Sandra Critelli reported a Peregrine Falcon flying over the north end of the park. Sol Shamilzadeh reports that he last saw the Sora at the Loch on Thursday (11/5). It was also reported on Wednesday. Deborah Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday November 15, 2015
Central Park NYC Sunday November 15, 2015 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Northern Shoveler - 13 on the Lake Cooper's Hawk - subadult near Evodia Field and juvenile catching a Common Grackle in Strawberry Fields Red-headed Woodpecker - hatch-year bird continues at the Oven Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodepcker Northern Flicker Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Winter Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Sparrow Rock & Stone Arch (another yesterday 11/14) Hermit Thrush - several Fox Sparrow (Jeff Ward) Song Sparrow - several Swamp Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Rusty Blackbird - Oven and Laupot Bridge - 3 or 4 House Finch Purple Finch - everyone seems to have seen these today in various locations American Goldfinch I found a Red-breasted Nuthatch at the Pinetum after lunch. Jeff Ward reported an American Kestrel and a Pied-billed Grebe at the Reservoir after lunch. Pine Siskin reported at Azalea Pond by Judy Chen. Andrea Hessel reported a Golden-crowned Kinglet. No reports of large nocturnal raptors in Central Park today. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday November 1, 2015 including Dickcissel
Central Park NYC - North End Sunday November 1, 2015 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Highlights: Dickcissel (female) at East Blowdown Meadow (between the Pool and the Great Hill), 4 warbler sp. & Sora. Gadwall - at least 4 at the Meer Northern Shoveler - at least 5 at the Meer Bufflehead - 3 at the Meer, 2 at the Pool Ruddy Duck - 5 at the Meer Cooper's Hawk - flyover Sora - continues at the Loch Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Kestrel - perched on west side building Eastern Phoebe - Wildflower Meadow (thanks to Peter Haskel) American Crow - 2 Tree Swallow - flyover at the Meer another or the same over the Great Hill Black-capped Chickadee - Green Bench Winter Wren - 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 Hermit Thrush - 6 Cedar Waxwing - flock of around 25 - various locations Orange-crowned Warbler - Loch Nashville Warbler - Wildflower Meadow Northern Parula - Loch Blackpoll Warbler - Loch Eastern Towhee - male Chipping Sparrow - a few before the walk at Fort Clinton Song Sparrow - 3 White-throated Sparrow - around 50 Dark-eyed Junco - around 20 Northern Cardinal Dickcissel - female at East Blowdown Meadow Brown-headed Cosbird - before walk House Finch - 8 before walk The Sora greedily devoured the unsalted peanuts (broken into small pieces) that I gave him today. Outside the breeding season Soras are mostly granivorous. They eat wild rice, smartweet seeds, and weed seeds. Smartweed is in the buckwheat family, and I'm sure the bird would appreciate some buckwheat groats (kasha), wild or brown rice, or even bird seed. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday November 7, 2015
Central Park NYC Saturday November 7, 2015 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Northern Shoveler - at least 60 Ruddy Duck - at least 30 Double-crested Cormorant Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull - at least 40 Red-headed Woodpecker - hatch-year bird continues at Oven Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Black-capped Chickadee - 4 Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch - 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Azalea Pond & Pinetum Hermit Thrush - many Cedar Waxwing - 20 most at Azalea Pond Yellow-rumped Warbler - Gill Overlook Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird - feeders American Goldfinch Birds seen before and after the walk: American Black Duck, Bufflehead (5), American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Gadwall (6), Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Mockingbird, Dickcissel (tweeted by Karen Fung - seen at the south end of the children's Glade with Dark-eyed Juncos, Song & Chipping Sparrows with Louise Fraza, Miriam Rakowski & another birder). Miriam and Louise reported what was almost certainly a Rusty Blackbird on the Point today, and Miriam told me about a Brown Creeper near Triplet's Bridge. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday October 31, 2015 - Two Red-headed Woodpeckers
Central Park NYC Saturday October 31, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walks from 7:30am - a bit after noon. The highlight of today's walk was not one but two Red-headed Woodpeckers, both immature (hatch-year) birds, one at the Oven busy storing acorns, the other at the Locust Grove (found by Jeff Ward). Wood Duck - 3 on Turtle Pond, the 2 males molting Double-crested Cormorant - "v" of about 20 heading south Cooper's Hawk - juvenile and subadult both perched and also flying Red-tailed Hawk - flyover adult and juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker - hatch-year birds Oven & Locust Grove (thanks Jeff) Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker - 2 Peregrine Falcon - adult over Pinetum Tufted Titmouse - 5 White-breasted Nuthatch - 7 (one of these chased by the Red-headed Woodpecker at the Oven) Winter Wren - Tupelo Field Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2 Hermit Thrush - 12 (probably forgot to count some) American Robin - many Gray Catbird - Maintenance Field Cedar Waxwing - 33 most at King of Poland Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3 at Azalea Pond Eastern Towhee Song Sparrow - 5 White-throated Sparrow - 5 Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak - heard only near feeders Common Grackle - flock American Goldfinch - 2 Elena Gaillard showed me some feathers from an American Woodcock near Willow Rock in the Ramble. Apparently some children made off with a dead woodcock they'd found leaving a few feathers behind.The feathers looked like they'd been plucked from the bird so perhaps one of the Cooper's Hawks or red-tails had a few bites. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday October 30, 2015 - Scarlet Tanager & Sora
Central Park NYC - North End Friday October 30, 2015 OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk Wood Duck - flock of 7 flying north at the Great Hill then back south Northern Shoveler - 5 at the Meer Buffledhead - 5 (Meer and Pool) Cooper's Hawk - subadult male sunning at the Loch Red-tailed Hawk - 2 perched at the Great Hill Sora - with injured wing continues at the Loch - eating duckweed Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 3 Downy Woodpecker - 1 American Kestrel - heard Black-capped Chickadee - 3 Tufted Titmouse - 3 White-breasted Nuthatch - 5 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 3 Ruby-cronwed Kinglet - 10 Hermit Thrush - 5 Cedar Waxwing - 5 Common Yellowthroat - 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10 Eastern Towhee - 1 Chipping Sparrow - flock of 10 Song Sparrow - 3 Swamp Sparrow - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 10 Dark-eyed Junco - 10 Scarlet Tanager - Great Hill Red-winged Blackbird - 3 American Goldfinch - 10 before the walk Malcolm Morris reported an American Redstart near the south end of the Great Hill at the Children's Glade. Deb Allen for Robert DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Sunday October 18, 2015
Central Park, NYC Sunday October 18, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Wood Duck - male at Turtle Pond Red-tailed Hawk - 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 4 Downy Woodpecker - several Northern Flicker - 4 Eastern Phoebe - 2 White-breasted Nuthatch - 3 House Wren - 2 Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet - Upper Lobe Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 16 Hermit Thrush - 12 Wood Thrush - Upper Lobe Gray Catbird - several Common Yellowthroat - Turtle Pond Northern Parula - 3 Turtle Pond & Oven Magnolia Warbler - Summer House Meadow Pine Warbler - first-fall female Pinetum, also Shakespeare Garden Yellow-rumped Warbler - 12, more at Pinetum Eastern Towhee - 4 Chipping Sparrow - around 10 Field Sparrow Song Sparrow - 29 Swamp Sparrow - 2 White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco - at least 2 Baltimore Oriole - 2 Signe Hammer reported eleven Gadwall at the south end of the Reservoir. Karen Evans reported Black-throated Green Warbler and Nashville Warbler. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Saturday October 17, 2015 - 8 species of warblers
Central Park, NYC Saturday October 17, 2015 OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk & D. Allen later on Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 30 Northern Flicker - 2 American Kestrel Eastern Phoebe - 2 Blue-headed Vireo - 3 Red-eyed Vireo - 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - around 50 Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing - 15-20 Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat American Redstart - 2 Northern Parula Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow - 2 White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco House Finch American Goldfinch Deb Allen for Bob DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday October 19, 2015 - 8 warbler species
Central Park NYC - starting from Strawberry Fields Monday October 19, 2015 R. DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk Red-tailed Hawk Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 10 Northern Flicker - 5 American Kestrel - 1 Eastern Phoebe - 2 Blue-headed Vireo - 3 Blue Jay - very friendly Strawberry Fields White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren - 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 75 Hermit Thrush - 25 Gray Catbird - 15 Brown Thrasher - 1 Cedar Waxwing - 2 flocks 15 total - King of Poland & Strawberry Fields Nashville Warbler - Maintenance Field Common Yellowthroat - 3 Northern Parula American Redstart - 2 Magnolia Warbler - Maintenance Field Black-throated Blue Warbler - male & female Palm Warbler (yellow) - 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 40 Eastern Towhee - 25 Field Sparrow - 1 Song Sparrow 15-20 Deb Allen for Bob DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday October 16, 2015
Central Park NYC - North End Friday October 16, 2015 OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk Highlights including six species of Wood Warblers Osprey - flyover Cooper's Hawk - flyover Red-tailed Hawk Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Phoebe Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 25 Downy Woodpecker - 3 Northern Flicker - 2 Blue-headed Vireo - 2 Crow - 2 or 3 (silent) Golden-cronwed Kinglet - 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 75 Ovenbird Northern Parula - close views of a bathing bird Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Baltimore Oriole - 3 House Finch American Goldfinch Deb Allen for Bob DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Saturday October 10, 2015
Central Park, NYC Saturday October 10, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walks 7:30am to around noon Highlights including 14 Wood Warbler species Cooper's Hawk - juvenile perched at Pinetum Red-tailed Hawk Chimney Swift - 5 over Maintenance Field before 9am walk (DA) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - at least 6 at Pinetum Northern Flicker Blue-headed Vireo Common Raven - 5 together in a thermal over the Pinetum Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper House Wren Winter Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 8 Swainson's Thrush Wood Thrush Brown Thrasher Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler - female at Tupelo Field & 2 or 3 Strawberry Fields American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2 males, 2 female Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler - at least 7 at Pinetum Black-throated Green Warbler Eastern Towhee - 3 Chipping Sparrow - at least 5 - Sparrow Rock Clay-colored Sparrow - Bob & Jeff at Pine Hill Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow - hatch-year White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco - Sparrow Rock Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday October 4, 2015
Central Park NYC Sunday October 4, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m. ob. on bird walk Fourteen species of Wood Warblers - not bad for October. Gadwall Northern Shoveler - 6 on the Lake Sharp-shinned Hawk - in flight over the Lake Red-tailed Hawk - flyover Pinetum American Coot Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Peregrine Falcon - juvenile perched at the Pinetum (Xander) Eastern Phoebe - 4 Blue-headed Vireo - 2 Warbling Vireo - Upper Lobe in willow (Andrea Hessel) Red-breasted Nuthatch - at least 2 at Pinetum White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Golden-crowned Kinglet - 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 15 Swainson's Thrush - 2 Gray Catbird - many Brown Thrasher - the Oven Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler - 3 (Pinetum & Strawberry Fields) Common Yellowthroat - 4 American Redstart - 4 Cape May Warbler - female Strawberry Fields & male Wagner Cove Northern Parula - 6 Magnolia Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler - Bow Bridge (another at Humming Tombstone before the walk) Blackpoll Warbler - Strawberry Fields Palm Warbler - 6 Pine Warbler - female Shakespeare Garden Prairie Warbler - Pinetum Black-throated Blue Warbler - male & female Black-throated Green Warbler Song Sparrow - 2 Swamp Sparrow - 2 Dark-eyed Junco Rose-breasted Grosbeak - island at Bow Bridge Brown-headed Cowbird - before walk Many thanks to the sharp-eyed Xander Vitarelli for spotting many of the birds. Karen Evans reported a Tennessee Warbler at Triplet's Bridge. Deb Allen for Robert DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday October 5, 2015
Central Park NYC Monday October 5, 2015 OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk Twelve warbler species today. American Coot Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 10+ Northern Flicker – 15+ Eastern Phobe – 8 Blue-headed Vireo – 4 Red-eyed Vireo – 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch – 1 White-breasted Nuthatch – 2 Brown Creeper – 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 5 Swainson’s Thrush – 2 Gray Catbird – many Brown Thrasher - many Ovenbird - 2 Black-and-white Warbler - 1 Tennessee Warbler – (John Day) Common Yellowthroat - 4 American Redstart - 2 Northern Parula - 15 Blackpoll Warbler - 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler – male & female Palm Warbler - 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler Prairie Warbler - 1 Black-throated Green Warbler Field Sparrow (Locust Grove) Song Sparrow – 6 Swamp Sparrow - 2 White-crowned Sparrow (immature Locust Grove) Dark-eyed Junco – 1 Deb Allen for R. DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday October 9, 2015
Central Park, NYC– North End Friday October 9,2015 OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk Highlights: Gadwall- 25 Green-winged Teal (John Day) Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Phoebe Winter Wren House Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet – 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 50 Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Ovenbird Nashville Warbler No Kentucky Warbler but we did not look for it (did not know about it) Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler (female) American Redtstart Cape May Warbler Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Prairie Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow (flock) Field Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Scarlet Tanager -1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Towhee Baltimore Oriole - 2 Common Nighthawk flying over the #2 train station (Bronx Park East) at 7:05am. Deb Allen for R.DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park, NYC Friday October 9, 2015
Bryant Park, NYC Friday October 9, 2015 OBS: Deborah Allen Winter Wren - 2 Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird – 18 to 20 probably more Brown Thrasher Ovenbird - 7 Common Yellowthroat – 4 to 6 probably more Song Sparrow - several Lincoln’s Sparrow Swamp Sparrow – 4 White-throated Sparrow – at least 15 I looked for but didn’t find the Marsh Wren reported this morning. Yesterday’s Nelson’s Sparrow wasn’t relocated despite at least ten other birders searching during the noon to around 4:30 time frame. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday October 12, 2015 - 14 Warbler species
Central Park NYC Monday October 12, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk Highlights including 14 wood Warbler species: Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (30) Northern Flicker (10) Red-bellied Woodpecker Eastern Wood-Pewee (4) Eastern Phoebe (2) White-eyed Vireo (1) Blue-headed Vireo (3) Red-eyedVireo (1) Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Brown Creeper (1) House Wren (3) Winter Wren (1) Golden-crowned Kinglet (1) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (25) Grey-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush Brown Thrasher Ovenbird(3) Northern Waterthrush (1) Black-and-white Warbler (3) Common Yellowthroat (2) Hooded Warbler (female) (1) American Redstart (5) Cape May Warbler (1) Northern Parula (15) Magnolia Warbler (1) Yellow Warbler (1) Blackpoll Warbler (4) Black-throated Blue Warbler(5) Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler (1) Eastern Towhee Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Chipping Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Rose-breasted Grosbeak Deb Allen for Robert DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday October 11, 2015
Central Park NYC - starting from Turtle Pond Sunday October 11, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Belted Kingfisher - male Turtle Pond Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 10 Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3 (two at the source of the Gill) Eastern Phoebe - 3 Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Black-capped Chickadee - 2 Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 House Wren Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet - male Turtle Pond Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 Gray-cheeked thrush Swainson's Thrush Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing - flock of 7 Chipping Sparrow - 7 Ovenbird (Sandra Critelli) Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler - 2 Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula - 4 Magnolia Warbler - 2 Blackpoll Warbler Palm Warbler - 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2 males Yellow-rumped Warbler - several at Pinetum Black-throated Green Warbler Eastern Towhee - 3 Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow - 2 White-throated Sparrow House Finch American Goldfinch Baltimore Oriole - hatch-year male A photographer, John Y. showed us photos of a Wood Thrush and Orange-crowned Warbler that he had just taken at the Azalea Pond. Mayra & Noa Cruz reported American Black Duck, Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Duck, Spotted Sandpiper, Herring, Ring-billed and Great Black-backed Gulls at the Reservoir. Miriam Rakowski reported an immature Red-headed Woodpecker at the north end. Karen Evans reported a Scarlet Tanager, Cape May Warbler, and Pine Warbler at Strawberry Fields. Sorry for the delay, Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday November 14, 2015
Central Park NYC Saturday November 14, 2015 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob on bird walk Wood Duck - pair on Reservoir Gadwall - 11 American Black Duck - a few Northern Shoveler - more than 100 Ring-necked Duck - male SE Reservoir Bufflehead - several Hooded Merganser - pair (3 others later total 5) Ruddy Duck - more than 150 seen from south end of Reservoir Double-crested Cormorant - at least 4 at the Reservoir Turkey Vulture - adult over Reservoir Cooper's Hawk - juvenile over Reservoir Red-tailed Hawk - adult "Pale Male" near Boathouse & two other adults together on west side building American Coot - 3 at the north end of the Reservoir after the walk Ring-billed, Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls at the Reservoir Red-headed Woodpecker - immature continues at the Oven Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker American Crow - heard Black-capped Chickadee - 5 or 6 Tufted Titmouse - several White-breasted Nuthatch - several seen, others heard Hermit Thrush - at least 5 Cedar Waxwing - around 11 at Azalea Pond Chipping Sparrow - a few in the Pinetum Swamp Sparrow - Oven White-throated Sparrows - becoming a distraction Dark-eyed Junco - half-a-dozen Pinetum, others elsewhere Red-winged Blackbird - 1/2 dozen males perched others flying over Brown-headed Cowbird - 2 males & 2 females together Common Grackle - 150-200 Purple Finch - 2 females at Gill Overlook American Goldfinch - some feeding in Sweetgums Jeff Ward reported two Red-shouldered Hawks circling over the Great Lawn a little after noon. Ryan Zucker reported five seen from the Castle. Many thanks to the birders on the walk today for the excellent bird spotting, Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Saturday August 29, 2015
Central Park NYC -Ramble Saturday August 29, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Osprey Ruby-throated Hummingbird Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo - adult Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Black-capped Chickadde Tufted Titmouse House Wren - juvenile Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Veery Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Northern Parula Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Black-throated Blue Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Baypoll Warbler (quick look probably Blackpoll) Magnolia Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Baltimore Oriole House Finch American Goldfinch Deborah Allen Green Heron reported at Turtle Pond -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Sunday August 30th
Central Park, NYC Sunday August 30th OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on birdwalk Gadwall - Turtle Pond and Reservoir before walk Bald Eagle - circling over Warbler Rock 2:22pm after walk Spotted Sandpiper - Reservoir before walk Herring Gull - flyovers Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-beilled Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker & Northern Flicker Peregrine Falcon - juvenile over Maintenance Field Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Warbling Vireo - singing at Maintenance Field Red-eyed Vireo American Crow Black-capped Chickadee - before walk Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren - juvenile Veery - Indian Cave Gray Catbird - still some noticeably younger birds Cedar Waxwing - small flock Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula - Maintenance Field before the walk Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler - Turtle Pond before the walk Chestnut-sided Warbler Canada Warbler Scarlet Tanager - Warbler Rock House Finch American Goldfinch The three usual gull species (Great Black-backed, Herring & Ring-billed) and Double-crested Cormorants at the Reservoir before & after the walk. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Friday September 4, 2015
Central Park, NYC - North End Friday September 4, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Snowy Egret - flyover Osprey - flyover Red-tailed Hawk Chimney Swift - small flock Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch House Wren - juvenile before walk (DA) Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Ovenbird - 3 before walk (RDC) Northern Waterthrush Blue-winged Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Tennessee Warbler - Wildflower Meadow Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Prairie Warbler House Finch American Goldfinch After the walk I had a quick look at the Reservoir finding only two Laughing Gulls loafing on the dike along with the three common gull species - Ring-billed, Herring and Great Black-backed. The Laughing Gulls seem to prefer to the company of Ring-billed Gulls probably because they are less intimidating than the larger gulls. It was nice to see some pale-bellied young Double-crested Cormorants along with the adults. There were also a couple of Northern Shovelers and a decent number of Gadwall at the Reservoir's south end. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Sunday September 6, 2015
Central Park, NYC - Ramble Sunday September 6, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Nice weather but not as many birds as yesterday. Red-tailed Hawk - flyover Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker Great Crested Flycatcher - flyover Warbling Vireo - still singing at Maintenance Field Red-eyed Vireo Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch House Wren Carolina Wren - before the walk Veery Gray Catbird Ovenbird Northern Waterthush Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler - before the walk Rose-breasted Grosbeak - at the Oven before the walk and heard during the walk at the Upper Lobe House Finch - young male singing American Goldfinch Many of the adult Mourning Doves are molting their tail feathers now. These are mostly gray with white tips, and the dorsal surface has a slight buffy sheen. Miriam Rakowski reported a Yellow-breasted Chat at the Maintenance Field on Saturday. I don't know if it was seen today. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NyS - Saturday September 5, 2015
Central Park, NYC Saturday September 5, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. and some excellent birders on the walk today which made life easy for Bob & I. Today we had two bird walks, one starting at 7:30 am and another starting at 9:00am with most of the 7:30 birders continuing. This is the combined list: Green Heron – (DA before 9 am walk) Red-tailed Hawk Ruby-throated Hummingbird Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Northern Flicker American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Great Crested Flycatcher – 2 together Eastern Kingbird Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Veery Wood Thrush Gray Catbird Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Blue-winged Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Baltimore Oriole Miriam Rakowski reported a Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the Upper Lobe. The Green Heron at Turtle Pond was a hatch-year bird. During the ten minutes that I watched it fishing, it made five attempts and caught four fish, an 80% success rate- not bad for a youngster on a duckweed-covered pond. Bob tells me the fish were bluegills. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Monday September 7, 2015
Central Park NYC Monday September 7, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk Yellow-billed Cuckoo – Maintenance Field Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler – before walk Black-throated Blue Warbler – female Wilson’s Warbler – before walk Yellow-breasted Chat – Maintenance Field The Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Yellow-breasted Chat had been found earlier and apparently tweeted. Deb Allen reporting for RDC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC Saturday September 12, 2015
Central Park, NYC Saturday September 12, 2015 - 7:30-noon.OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walkGadwall - 17 at Turtle PondGreat Blue Heron - flyoverGreen Heron - juvenile Turtle PondOsprey - circling over the LakeRed-tailed Hawk - adultRuby-throated Hummingbird - Upper Lobe & Shakespeare GardenAmerican KestrelEastern Wood-PeweeGreat Crested FlycatcherWarbling Vireo - still singingRed-eyed VireoBarn SwallowBlack-capped ChickadeeHouse WrenBlue-gray GnatcatcherVeerySwainson's ThrushWood ThrushGray CatbirdCedar WaxwingOvenbirdNorthern WaterthrushBlack-and-white WarblerCommon YellowthroatAmerican RedstartNorthern ParulaMagnolia WarblerYellow WarblerChestnut-sided WarblerBlackpoll WarblerBlack-throated Blue WarblerBlack-throated Green Warbler - DA before walkScarlet TanagerRose-breasted Grosbeak - jewelweed at the OvenBaltimore OrioleHouse FinchOthers reported: Prairie Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Canada Warbler, Wilson's Warbler & Black-billed Cuckoo.Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Friday September 11, 2015
Central Park, NYC - North End Friday September 11, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk Gadwall - 7 Red-tailed Hawk - 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker - Juvenile at Great Hill American Kestrel - 2 Red-eyed Vireo - 15 Fish Crow Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Ovenbird - 1 Northern Waterthrush - 2 Black-and-white Warbler - 5 Common Yellowthroat - 5 American Redstart - 25-50 Cape May Warbler - 2 Northern Parula - 3 Magnolia Warbler - 3 Yellow Warbler - 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3 Black-throated Green Warbler - 2 Wilson's Warbler - 2 Baltimore Oriole - 7 Deb Allen reporting for R. DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Monday September 14, 2015
Central Park, NYC - The Ramble starting from Strawberry Fields Monday September 14, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk Quite a few birds around Strawberry Fields before the walk seen by RDC and Bob Ruvolo including Prairie Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Northern Parula, Black-and-white Warbler & American Redstart. -- Highlights of walk: Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3 or 4 Eastern Wood-Pewee Red-eyed Vireo Blue-gray Gnatchater Black-and-white Warbler - 3 at Warbler Rock Common Yellowthroat American Redstart - common Northern Parula Yellow Warbler - Upper Lobe Chestnut-sided Warbler - Upper Lobe Prairie Warbler - adult male Laupot Bridge Black-throated Green Warbler - Mugger's Woods Rose-breasted Grosbeak - heard Baltimore Oriole - 2 or 3 RDC and tom Ahlf added a Northern Waterthrush at Triplet's Bridge after the walk. Mayra and Noa Cruz reported an American Coot at Turtle Pond. Deb Allen reporting for Robert DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Monday September 28, 2015
Central Park, NYC - Starting from Strawberry Fields Monday September 28, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk HIghlights: Ruby-throated Hummingbird Hairy Woodpecker - female (our FOS) Eastern Wood-Pewee Red-eyed Vireo Brown Thrasher Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Tennessee Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula - many Magnolia Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler - North Meadow ball fields before the walk Black-throated Green Warbler - 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Deb Allen for RDC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday October 3, 2015
Central Park NYC Saturday October 3, 2015 OBS: Roberts DeCandido, m. ob. on bird walk Cooper's Hawk - juvenile Belted Kingfisher - 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 10 Northern Flicker - 25 Eastern Phoebe - 3 Blue-headed Vireo - 2 Red-eyed Vireo - 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 20 Veery - 1 Gray-cheeked Thrush - 2 Hermit Thrush - 1 Wood Thrush - 1 Brown Thrasher - 15 Ovenbird - 7 Northern Waterthrush - 1 Black-and-white Warbler - 2 Common Yellowthroat - 5 American Redstart - about 8 including one adult male Northern Parula - about 12 Magnolia Warbler - 2 Blackpoll Warbler - 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler - (males & females) about 5 today Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 Black-throated Green Warbler - (one adult male) 2 total Eastern Towhee - 20 Song Sparrow - 3 Swamp Sprrow - 2 White-throated Sparrow - 50 Deb Allen for R. DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday October 2, 2015
Central Park NYC - North End Friday October 2, 2015 Robert DeCandido, etc. on brief bird (1.5 hour) walk Light to Heavy Drizzle Gadwall - 25-35 on the Meer Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2+ Northern Flicker - 20 Eastern Phoebe - several Red-eyed Vireo House Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 10 Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Brown Thrasher Ovenbird - 5+ Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart - 5 Northern Parula - 15 Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler - male & female Palm Warbler - 2 Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Deb Allen for R. DeCandido -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday September 27, 2015
Central Park NYC - Ramble & Strawberry Fields Sunday September 27, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Turtle Pond Sharp-shinned Hawk - Mugger's Woods Red-tailed Hawk Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 at Oven Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Red-eyed Vireo Ruby-crowned Kinglet - increasing numbers Gray-cheeked Thrush - before the walk near Upper Lobe Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher - lots of these Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart - many, but not as many as last week Cape May Warbler - 2 Strawberry Fields (thanks to Ben King) Northern Parula - many Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler - Strawberry Fields Blackpoll Warbler - Turtle Pond, etc. Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler - Turtle Pond Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 at Maintenance Field before the walk Black-throated Green Warbler Swamp Sparrow - Tupelo Field before the walk Scarlet Tanager - 2 near Azalea Pond (thanks to Karen Evans) Brown-headed Cowbird - before walk House Finch American Goldfinch - family group before walk with much wing fluttering and begging calls of immatures (thanks to Barbara Green) Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday September 26, 2015
Central Park NYC - Ramble, Triplet's Bridge & Strawberry FieldsSaturday September 26, 2015OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen on bird walks 7:30am - a little after noonChimney Swift - 2 dozen over Maintenance Field counted by Adam RudtRuby-throated Hummingbird Red-bellied WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerYellow-bellied SapsuckerNorthern FlickerEastern Wood-PeweeGreat Crested FlycatcherWarbling VireoRed-eyed VireoAmerican CrowBlack-capped ChickadeeTufted TitmouseRed-breasted NuthatchWhite-breasted NuthatchRuby-corwned KingletSwainson's ThrushWood Thrush Gray CatbirdBrown Thrasher - everywhereOvenbirdNorthern WaterthrushBlack-and-white WarblerNashville Warbler - Strawberry FieldsCommon YellowthroatAmerican RedstartNorthern PrulaMagnolia WarblerYellow WarblerBlack-throated Blue Warbler (Jeffrey M. Ward)Black-throated Green WarblerEastern TowheeSwamp SparrowWhite-throated SparrowRose-breasted GrosbeakIndigo BuntingCongratulations to Tom Perlman for today's Whip-poor-will at the North End and to Karen Fung for getting the word out so quickly. Some birds were omitted from Friday's report: Eastern Phoebe 2 at Great Hill, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Towhee, Baltimore Oriole. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday September 26, 2015
Central Park NYC - Ramble, Triplet's Bridge & Strawberry Fields Saturday September 26, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen on bird walks 7:30am - a little after noon Chimney Swift - 2 dozen over Maintenance Field counted by Adam Rudt Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Eastern Wood-Pewee Great Crested Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Ruby-corwned Kinglet Swainson's Thrush Wood Thrush Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher - everywhere Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler - Strawberry Fields Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Prula Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler (Jeffrey M. Ward) Black-throated Green Warbler Eastern Towhee Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Congratulations to Tom Perlman for today's Whip-poor-will at the North End and to Karen Fung for getting the word out so quickly. Some birds were omitted from Friday's report: Eastern Phoebe 2 at Great Hill, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Towhee, Baltimore Oriole. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Saturday September 19, 2015
Central Park, NYC Saturday September 19, 2015 - 7:30am - noon OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk 17 Wood Warblers plus reports of 2 others. Gadwall Double-crested Cormorant Osprey - flyover Red-tailed Hawk Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Wood-Pewee - many Red-eyed Vireo American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse House Wren Carolina Wren - heard Chimney Swift Ruby-crowned Kinglet - a few (Noa Cruz) Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher - 2 Ovenbird (Jeff Ward) Worm-eating Warbler Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart - many Cape May Warbler - Shakespeare Garden Northern Parula - many Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler (Tom Socci) - 2 Black-throated Green Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole House Finch We also received reliable reports of Hooded Warbler and Tennessee Warbler. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Friday September 18, 2015
Central Park NYC - North End Friday September 18, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Red-tailed Hawk Cuckoo species Chimney Swift - around 2 dozen - over the Meer early then over the Blockhouse with a swarm of Green Darners Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-bellied Woopecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker American Kestrel - male & female togther Eastern Wood-pewee - 2 Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Black-capped Chickadee House Wren Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush - 2 Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler - first-fall male at the Meer (thanks Mayra) Common Yellowthroat American Redstart - everywhere Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Canada Warbler Wilson's Warbler - noticed this in a photo later Rose-breasted Grosbeak House Finch Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday September 25, 2015
Central Park NYC - North End Friday September 25, 2015 OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk Red-tailed Hawk - 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker - 10 Eastern Wood-Pewee - Great Hill area Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Great Hill area Blue-headed Vireo - 2 Green Bench Red-eyed Vireo - 2 Green Bench American Crow Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler - 3 Common Yellowthroat - 5 American Redstart - 15-20 Northern Parula - 10 Magnolia Warbler - 3 Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2-3 Savannah Sparrow - 2 East Blowdown Meadow Swamp Sparrow - Loch White-throated Sparrow - 2-3 Pat Pollock reported a Pine Warbler at the Meer. At around 7AM this morning Bob saw an adult male Peregrine Falcon eating a pigeon accompanied by the futile protests of an American Kestrel at the corner of White Plains Road and Rhinelander Avenue in the Bronx. Deb Allen reporting for RDC. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday December 5, 2015
Central Park NYC Sunday December 5, 2015 OBS: Deborah Allen & others on bird walk American Black Duck - Reservoir Northern Shoveler - Lake & Reservoir Ring-necked Duck - male - Reservoir - after walk Bufflehead - Reservoir Hooded Merganser - Reservoir Ruddy Duck - Reservoir Pied-billed Grebe - Reservoir - before walk Cooper's Hawk - subadult south of Tupelo Field Red-tailed Hawk - juvenile male near Reservoir (Sandra Critelli) American Coot Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Blue Jay - Laupot Bridge after walk - a bit aggressive if you're hand-feeding chickadees American Crow - Reservoir Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper (Wendy Miller) Ruby-crowned Kinglet - after walk near Gill Overlook Hermit Thrush Fox Sparrow (Jeff Ward) Dark-eyed Junco - (Jeff Ward) Evodia Field and Pinetum Red-winged Blackbird House Finch American Goldfinch Tom Walsh reported an American Kestrel & Cedar Waxwing flock in the Ramble late in the day. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday December 13, 2015
Central Park NYC Sunday December 13, 2015 Deborah Allen & others on bird walk Northern Shoveler - 87 Reservoir Ring-necked Duck - continuing male at Reservoir west side at about 90th Street (Karen Evans) Bufflehead - 5 Reservoir Hooded Merganser - 2 SE Reservoir, 3 Turtle Pond Ruddy Duck - around 150 Reservoir Double-crested Cormorant - 2 Reservoir Red-tailed Hawk - before walk American Coot - before walk Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker - Locust Grove American Kestrel - male near Met Museum American Crow - heard Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Upper Lobe (Rosie Bonamusa) Hermit Thrush - Upper Lobe (Peter Haskel) Black-and-white Warbler - female Triplet's Bridge - very, very late Fox Sparrow - 4 at Upper Lobe (one singing partial song) Red-winged Blackbird - 12 American Goldfinch House Finch Sandra Critelli reported a small flock of 8 Cedar Waxwings and a Gray Catbird in Strawberry Fields. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday December 12, 2015
Central Park NYC Saturday December 12, 2015 OBS: Deborah Allen & others on bird walk At the Reservoir we walked part way up the west side from the SW corner. Northern Shoveler - more than 50 Ring-necked Duck - SW Reservoir Bufflehead - at least 6 Reservoir Hooded Merganser - 2 adult and 1 immature male Turtle Pond Ruddy Duck - more than 100 Cooper's Hawk - juvenile & subadult Red-tailed Hawk - 5 various locations The usual Reservoir gulls: Herring, Ring-billed & Great Black-backed Red-belied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Bethesda Terrace (Andrea Hessel) Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker - 2 males at Locust Grove Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper - 4 at various locations Hermit Thrush - Shakespeare Garden before walk Cedar Waxwing - 3 bathing at Azalea Pond (Peter Haskel & Carine Mitchell), others at Shakespeare Garden before walk Fox Sparrow - Upper Lobe Dark-eyed Junco White-throated Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird House Finch American Goldfinch Jean (visiting from Guernsey) reported a possible Orange-crowned Warbler (drab Chiff-chaff like bird with yellow undertail) at the Evodia Field. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday January 1, 2016
Central Park NYC Friday January 1, 2016 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Bufflehead - 3 (pair SW Reservoir, male on Turtle Pond) Ruddy Duck - 78 (from SW Reservoir) Red-tailed Hawk - flyovers Ring-billed Gull - many Herring Gull - many Great Black-backed Gull - fewer than 10 Double-crested Cormorant - 2 Mourning Dove - more than 45 Great Horned Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 Downy Woodpecker- several Northern Flicker - heard Black-capped Chickadee - 6 Tufted Titmouse - several White-breasted Nuthatch - several Brown Creeper - 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 4 Hermit Thrush - 2 American Robin Fox Sparrow - 3 Dark-eyed Junco - 4 Common Grackle - around 300 in two flocks House Finch American Goldfinch Bob DeCandido & I last saw the female Black-and-white Warbler in Shakespeare Garden before Sunday's walk (12/27/15) but did not find her today. Frank Rutella reported Northern Shovelers, Hooded Mergansers, a Pied-billed Grebe, and American Coots on the Reservoir today. Junko Suzuki (via twitter #birdcp) reported that the Wild Bird Fund released a Red-throated Loon on the Lake this afternoon. Tom Perlman reported (via Karen Fung via twitter #birdcp) that the female Wilson's Warbler continues at the East Blowdown Meadow at the North End today. Wishing everyone good birds in the New Year, Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] New York Botanical Garden, Bronx - Saturday January 2, 2016
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Saturday January 2, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Wood Duck - pair Twin Lakes Cooper's Hawk - 2 or more Red-tailed Hawk - one perched, other flyovers Great Horned Owl - resident Red-bellied Woodpecker - several Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Hairy Woodpecker - pair Downy Woodpecker - several Black-capped Chickadee - 5+ some very tame Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 White-breasted Nuthatch - several Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Swale & near Rock Garden American Crow - flock of 12 or 13 Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow - 2 Swamp Sparrow - Swale Rusty Blackbird - 6 at the Swale House Finch - several American Goldfinch - several Hope I haven't left anything out, Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday January 3, 2016 incl. Black-and-white Warbler
Central Park NYC Sunday January 3, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Birds at the Reservoir observed from the south end. Canada Goose 174 Reservoir, others on the Lake Gadwall - 8 Reservoir Mallard - 89 Reservoir, others on the Lake Northern Shoveler - 31 Reservoir, 53 Lake Bufflehead - 4 Reservoir Hooded Merganser - 5 Reservoir Ruddy Duck - 267 Reservoir Double Crested Cormorant - 2 Reservoir Turkey Vulture - 2 over Maintenance Field (Andrea Hessel) Cooper's Hawk - adult plumaged bird with yellow eyes in tupelo at Tupelo Field (Peter from Holland) Red-tailed Hawk - one perched at Pinetum, five flyovers American Coot - 2 Reservoir Ring-billed Gull - many Herring Gull - many Great Black-backed Gull - not many Great Horned Owl - continues Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 (Andrea Hessel) Downy Woodpecker - 5 Northern Flicker - Pinetum Crow species - 3 Reservoir Black-capped Chickadee - 3 Tufted Titmouse - 4 White-breasted Nuthatch - 6 Brown Creeper - Laupot Bridge (Tom Ahlf) Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Shakespeare Garden (RDC) Hermit Thrush - Azalea Pond & near Boathouse (Tom Walsh) Cedar Waxwing - 8 Azalea Pond Black-and-white Warbler - female Shakespeare Garden (DA) Fox Sparrow - Azalea Pond (Joe Giardella & RDC) White-throated Sparrow - many Dark-eyed Junco - 2 Tupelo Field House Finch - several Pine Siskin - 2 at feeders (tweeted earlier by Anders Peltomaa) American Goldfinch - at least 8 Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC & Pelham Bay Park - Sunday Dec. 20 - Orange-crowned Warbler & Ovenbird
Central Park NYC Sunday December 20, 2015 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, others After spending a good part of the morning with the Great Lawn team led by Richard Lieberman on the Central Park CBC, I joined up with Bob DeCandido's bird walk. In the Great Lawn section an Orange-crowned Warbler spotted by Richard Lieberman south of the Met Museum was notable. After the initial Orange-crowned Warbler impression I took several diagnostic (but not aesthetically pleasing) photos of the key field marks just to be absolutely certain of the i.d.before tweeting the bird. If you haven't done so already check out the #birdcp on twitter. Here's the list for Bob's bird walk: Canada Goose - Reservoir Mallard - Reservoir Ring-necked Duck - male on Reservoir Bufflehead - 3 Reservoir Ruddy Duck - around 140 on Reservoir Great Horned Owl - also reported on Christmas Count Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 Downy woodpecker - 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 4 0r 5 - near Met Museum, northwest Pinetum, & elsewhere Northern Flicker - male at the Upper Lobe (Ramble) Black-capped Chickadee - 4 Tufted Titmouse - 6 White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 (2 south of Met Museum, 2 in Ramble near Gill Overlook, 1 northwest Pinetum) Hermit Thrush - 1 south of Met Museum Orange-crowned Warbler - south of Met Museum Fox Sparrow - 3 in Mugger's Woods in the Ramble House Finch - around 20 American Goldfinch - 10 Sweetgums still attracting many birds. - Bob DeCandido & I spent part of the afternoon in Pelham Bay Park. HIghlights: Off the larger of the Twin Islands: Flock of around 40 Red-breated Mergansers Male Common Goldeneye Hunter Island - entrance to Kazimiroff trail: Northern Mockingbird Cedar Waxwing - small flock of 4 Ovenbird - spotted by Bob - very cooperative Two Red-tailed Hawks flew past us on Pelham Parkway. I could get used to seeing two warblers in one day in December. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC & Bartow-Pell Bronx - (2 warbler sp.)
Central Park - NYC - morning Friday December 25, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk American Black Duck Northern Shoveler - few Bufflehead - Reservoir Hooded Merganser - young male Turtle Pond Ruddy Duck - 57 Reservoir Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sparrow Rock, Pinetum, and the Point Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker - Bow Bridge American Crow - at least 6 Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Shakespeare Garden & Strawberry Fields Hermit Thrush - 4 (Strawberry Fields & Upper Lobe) Black-and-white Warbler - female Shakespeare Garden Song Sparrow - Wagner Cove Fox Sparrow - Oven Red-winged Blackbird - 4 Common Grackle - flock of around 100 on the Point House Finch American Goldfinch --- Bartow-Pell & briefly Orchard Beach - afternoon (highlights) Friday December 25, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen American Black Duck - many Orchard Beach Lagoon Bufflehead - 5 Orchard Beach Lagoon Great Blue Heron - Orchard Beach Lagoon Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy woodpecker - 3 or 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Bartow-Pell Carolina Wren - 2 Bartow-Pell Gray Catbird - Bartow-Pell Northern Mockingbird - Bartow-Pell Cedar Waxwing - around a dozen Bartow-Pell Yellow-rumped Warbler - Bartow-Pell Eastern Towhee - male Bartow-Pell Fox Sparrow - around a dozen Bartow-Pell Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] New York Botanical Garden, Bronx - Saturday December 26, 2015
New York Botanical Garden - Bronx Saturday December 26, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Wood Duck - male in the Swale Cooper's Hawk - adult Red-tailed Hawk Great Horned Owl - one of resident pair Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 Downy Woodpecker Common Raven - 2 Black-capped Chickadee - at least 6 Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 in pines near Conservatory White-breasted Nuthatch - 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3 or 4 Hermit Thrush - 1 or 2 American Robin - few Fox Sparrow 4 Dark-eyed Junco - few Red-winged Blackbird - 1 American Goldfinch - few Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday November 22, 2015
Central Park NYC Sunday November 22, 2015OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Ramble and south side of ReservoirGadwall - 10American Black Duck - 2Northern Shoveler - at least 90Bufflehead - 8Hooded Merganser - 3 males & 1 femaleRuddy Duck - at least 150Pied-billed Grebe - before walkDouble-crested Cormorant - 2Western (Pacific-slope/Cordilleran) Flycatcher - near Boathouse all dayCooper's Hawk - at feeders after the walk - Tom WalshUnidentified AccipiterRed-tailed Hawk - at least 3Ring-billed, Herring, and Great Black-backed gullsRed-headed Woodpecker - continuesRed-bellied WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerYellow-bellied Sapsucker - male Pinetum (Karen Evans)Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker - 2 (Andrea Hessel)American Kestrel - male with a House Mouse in his foot - Great Lawn (Andrea)American Crow - a mob early on, 2 laterBlack-capped ChickadeeTufted TitmouseWhite-breasted NuthatchCedar Waxwing - several south of ReservoirHouse FinchAmerican Goldfinch - small flock in Sweetgumand the bird that dare not speak its name. Deb AllenP. S. Really enjoying the flycatcher discussions on NYSBIRDS-L, I. D. Frontiers, and New York Birders (Facebook) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday November 21, 2015
Central Park NYC Saturday November 21, 2015 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Thanks to Adrian Burke, who tweeted the flycatcher at 8:55am our group had only to walk up the hill from the Boathouse to see the bird of the day, a flycatcher that has yet to be identified as either Pacific-slope or Cordilleran flycatcher. This is a first for Central Park. Angus Wilson has already posted a link to the NYSARC report that added the species pair to the NY State checklist. Thanks also to Bob Ruvolo who spotted the bird on Wednesday (Nov. 18) and Jack Rothman of City Island Birds and Brendan Keogh (a.k.a. Bronx Brendan) who saw the bird with him that day. Although originally reported at a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, the report got people out looking for this V.I.B. Let's hope it sticks around for more photos and sound recordings. Gadwall - 4 on the Reservoir before the walk Northern Shoveler - a few on the Lake, others on the Reservoir Ring-necked Duck (seen after the walk by Jeff Ward) Bufflehead - 9 Hooded Merganser - 2 males on Turtle Pond Ruddy Duck - 70+ in the distance Reservoir Double-crested Cormorant - a few Cooper's Hawk - subadult perched, juvenile flying Red-tailed Hawk - several Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Red-headed Woodpecker - continues near Oven Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pacific Slope/Cordilleran Flycatcher - near Boathouse American Kestrel - 4 Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Hermit Thrush Cedar Waxwing Song Sparrow - several Dark-eyed Junco - half-a-dozen Red-winged Blackbird House Finch Purple Finch - Upper Lobe Pine Siskin - 3 at Upper Lobe American Goldfinch - Upper Lobe Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYBG, Bronx - Saturday June 4, 2016 - corrected
New York Botanical Garden,Bronx - Corrected Saturday June 4, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido,PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Capitalized birds are on territory and likely nesting. Some of the other common species nest annually. WOOD DUCK - 2 females with ducklings Double-crested Cormorant - flyover Great Egret - flyovers Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD - male(Bob) & remains of nest (Jeff Ward) Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE Empidonax Flycatcher EASTERN PHOEBE GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER - pair, etc.(Peter Haskel, Jeff Ward) EASTERN KINGBIRD - pairs & others (Robert Ruvolo, Karen Evans) WARBLING VIREO RED-EYED VIREO NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW - before walk BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE TUFTED TITMOUSE House Wren - singing American Robin Gray Catbird - singing Northern Mockingbird - singing & displaying CEDAR WAXWING Common Yellowthroat - male singing American Redstart - immature male singing YELLOW WARBLER - pair etc. PINE WARBLER - pair (Bob before we met the group) Eastern Towhee - heard Chipping Sparrow - singing Song Sparrow - singing Red-winged Blackbird - a couple of pairs Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird - male ORCHARD ORIOLE - male & female (Jeff Ward) Baltimore Oriole - males (adult & imm.) & females (adult & imm.), also a nest AMERICAN GOLDFINCH - pair & flock Muskrat Bullfrog Green Frog My apologies for the half-finished report earlier. Apparently there's a key on the keyboard I didn't know about. Deb Allen -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] New York Botanical Garden, Bronx - Saturday June 4, 2016
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Saturday June 4, 2016OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.WOOD DUCK - 2 females with ducklingsDouble-crested Cormorant - flyoverGreat Egret - flyoversRed-tailed HawkMourning DoveRUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD - male (Bob) & remains of nest (Jeff Ward)Red-bellied WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerEASTERN WOOD-PEWEEEmpidonax FlycatcherEASTERN PHOEBEGREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER (Peter Haskel, Jeff Ward)EASTERN KINGBIRD - pairs & others (Robert Ruvolo, Karen Evans) WARBLING VIREORED-EYED VIREONORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW - before walkBlack-capped ChickadeeTufted TitmouseHouse WrenAmerican RobinGray CatbirdNorthern MockingbirdCedar WaxwingCommon Yellowthroat - maleAmerican Redstart - immature maleYellow Warbler - pair etc. Pine Warbler - (Bob before we met the group)Eastern Towhee - heardChipping SparrowSong SparrowRed-winged BlackbirdCommon GrackleBrown-headed Cowbird - maleOrchard Oriole - male & female (Jeff Ward)Baltimore Oriole - males (adult & immature) & females (adult & immature)American Goldfinch - male & femaleMuskratBullfrogLeopard FrogDeb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday June 6, 2016 - six species of warblers
Central Park NYC Monday June 6, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Strawberry Fields at 9am. Six species of Wood Warblers today, and two species of nesting Tyrant Flycatchers: Eastern Kingbird & Great Crested Flycatcher. Canada Goose - 2 Turtle Pond Mallard - Lake & Turtle Pond Double-crested Cormorant - flyover Black-crowned Night-Heron - flyover Mourning Dove - feeders Chimney Swifts - gathering nesting material at Belvedere Castle Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker - female chasing Great Crested Flycatcher Humming Tombstone Northern Flicker - male flyby feeders Eastern Wood-Pewee - heard Ramble Acadian Flycatcher - calling & seen Upper Lobe Great Crested Flycatcher - 3 pairs - Strawberry fields, Humming Tombstone & just west of the source of the Gill Eastern Kingbird - Warbler Rock & Strawberry Fields Warbling Vireo - many location including Upper Lobe & west of Maintenance Field Red-eyed Vireo - carrying food just west of source of Gill Black-capped Chickadee - family of 2 adults & 2 young Maintenance Field White-breasted Nuthatch House Wren - singing Mugger's Woods Gray Catbird - pairs throughout Cedar Waxwing - flock Strawberry Fields Ovenbird - heard at feeders after lunch Northern Waterthrush - calling & seen Strawberry Fields Common Yellowthroat - female Swampy Pin Oak American Redstart - total 5 (adult male, female, immature male) Northern Parula - adult female Weather Station, first-spring female Warbler Rock Black-throated Green Warbler - singing male Warbler Rock Eastern Towhee - singing male Maintenance Field Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird - male displaying at feeders Brown-headed Cowbird - male feeders Baltimore Oriole - pair feeding young in nest at Maintenance Field, oother locations included Upper Lobe & Warbler Rock House Finch - adults & fledgling Strawberry Fields Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday June 10, 2016
Central Park NYC - North end & Ramble Friday June 10, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. on bird walk starting from the Conservatory Garden at 9am with observations later at the Reservoir and in the Ramble. Canada Goose Gadwall - pair (male & female) flew in at around noon Meer, male at Reservoir Mallard - around 10 Meer and Lake Double-crested Cormorant - flyovers Great Blue Heron - flyover Great Egret - perched on North Pumphouse of Reservoir & flyovers Snowy Egret - many flyovers (3 times the number of Great Egrets) Red-tailed Hawk Ring-billed Gull - 2 Reservoir Herring Gull - 25 Reservoir Great Black-backed Gull - 10 reservoir Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker - pair west side of Loch, female North Woods, male Iron Railing near Gill Overlook Warbling Vireo - pairs North Woods to Ramble Red-eyed Vireo - pair NE Great Hill, pair south of Blockhouse Blue Jay Northern Rough-winged Swallow - flyover Barn Swallow - 8 total - Meer & Reservoir House Wren - singing - Ramble & Blockhouse Wood Thrush - 2 males singing at the Loch Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird - North End Cedar Waxwing - groups of 2-3 and pairs - feeding on mulberries and shadbush berries - Great Hill, Meer Island & Iron Railing in Ramble American Redstart - immature male singing Blockhouse Song Sparrow - pair Conservatory Garden Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird - males & females - Harlem Meer & Ramble Baltimore Oriole - pairs House Finch - 5 at feeders Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay Park, Bronx - Thursday June 9, 2016 incl. Willow Flycatcher & Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pelham Bay Park, Bronx Thursday June 9, 2016 Robert DeCandido, PhD & Deborah Allen An hour-long late afternoon walk: Osprey - flyover Laughing Gull - flyover Willow Flycatcher - vocalizing Warbling Vireo - singing Tree Swallow - male House Wren - singing Carolina Wren - heard Blue-gray Gnatcatcher American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Cedar Waxwing - at least 3 Yellow Warbler - at least 6 Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak - singing male Red-winged Blackbird - pair Orchard Oriole - second-year male & adult male Baltimore Oriole - male Deborah Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday June 5, 2016 - the Red-tails have landed
Central Park NYC Sunday June 5, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. on bird walk starting from the dock on Turtle Pond at 9am Bob reports that the park was quiet today with off-and-on light to heavy rain, 65 degrees. Canada Goose - 2 Turtle Pond Wood Duck - pair Turtle Pond Mallard - around 14 ducklings & 7 adults Turtle Pond Double-crested Cormorant - flyover Great Egret - flyover Black-crowned Night-Heron - Upper Lobe Herring Gull - flyover Mourning Dove - Shakespeare Garden Chimney Swift - 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Eastern Wood-Pewee - heard in the Ramble Great Crested Flycatcher - pair Humming Tombstone, pair Upper Lobe Eastern Kingbird - pair Turtle Pond Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay - 5 to 10 Barn Swallow - 4 over Humming Tombstone House Wren - singing Mugger's Woods American Robin - the only thrush today Gray Catbird - pairs throughout Cedar Waxwing - flock Upper Lobe, flock Shakespeare Garden, small flyover flock Humming Tombstone Black-and-white Warbler - female American Redstart - immature males 4 locations including one singing at Maintenance Field (Carine Mitchell) Eastern Towhee - singing male near feeders Chipping Sparrow - heard Cedar Hill (Carine Mitchell before walk), singing male Cedar Hill (Bob after walk) Northern Cardinal - males & females Red-winged Blackbird - male Turtle Pond Common Grackle - nesting at Turtle Pond Baltimore Oriole - 10 total - males & females in many locations House Finch - feeders American goldfinch - 3 total - male & 2 females Shakespeare Garden Sol Shamilzadeh reports that the two young red-tails in the 5th Avenue nest fledged today. Carine Mitchell reports that the Wild Bird Fund recently released an Indigo Bunting in Central Park. Real birds for real birders, Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday May 28, 2016 incl. Dickcissel, Black Vulture & Prairie Warbler
Central Park NYC Saturday May 28, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walks starting from 7:30am & 9am at the Boathouse. Late in the 9am walk some of us went up to the Great Hill to look for the Dickcissel the group had seen on Friday morning. The Dickcissel was found Friday by a British couple on the walk and identified by Bob. I'm happy to report that everyone in the group who trekked up to the north end Saturday got great looks at the bird. Karen Fung's tweet at around 7:30am this morning was very helpful as were Bok Tsim & Lee who had the bird in view when our group arrived at the Great Hill late this morning. Gadwall - pair Lake Great Egret - flyovers Black Vulture - flyover west of the park at about 105th Street & Broadway Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Summer House Chimney Swift - flyovers Red-bellied Woodpecker - Maintenance Field Downy Woodpecker - Maintenance Field & pair at Tupelo Field\ Eastern Wood-Pewee - heard Empidonax Flycatcher - one or two Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 Humming Tombstone, 1 Maintenance Field Eastern Kingbird - pair Lake Warbling Vireo - various locations Red-eyed Vireo - various locations Barn Swallow - 4 over the Lake House Wren - one or two singing south/west Blowdown & Scharf Gardens (Deb before walk) Wood Thrush - heard east of the Pool (Deb before walk) Gray Catbird - many Ovenbird - heard Scharf Gardens (Deb before walk) Common Yellowthroat - Warbler Rock (7:30am walk) American Redstart - 7 Yellow Warbler - Willow at the Oven (7:30am walk) Blackpoll Warbler - 10 - 3 of these at the Point Yellow-rumped Warbler - (7:30am walk) Prairie Warbler - singing male Alice In Wonderland Statue (Bob before 7:30 walk) Eastern Towhee - male (7:30 walk) Dickcissel - first-spring (first-cycle) male Great Hill Red-winged Blackbird - Turtle Pond Baltimore Oriole - pairs Why is the Dickcissel a first-spring male? The black on the throat is veiled with white. The tertials (inner flight feathers of the wing next to he body) are very worn. Most young Dickcissels don't molt these in fall. The outer tail feathers (a.k.a. rectrices) are tapered. The outer tail feathers are the feathers seen on the underside of the folded tail. Check out the tail feather on the bird's right side. See Pyle, Peter. 1997. Identification Guide to North American Birds, Part I. The Dickissel is on pages 623-624. Here are links to some photos of the Dickcissel from today in which you can see the points I've mentioned: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18238718 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18238719 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18238720 Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday May 27, 2016 incl. Dickcissel and Blue-headed Vireo
Central Park NYC - North End + Friday May 27, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Conservatory Garden at 9am. Canada Goose - 9 Meer Gadwall - 2 males Meer Mallard 6+ Meer Double-crested Cormorant - flyovers Great Egret - flyovers Black-crowned Night-Heron - flyovers Red-tailed Hawk - circling over Lasker Rink/Pool Herring Gull - flyovers Mourning Dove Chimney Swift - flyovers and dipping in water at the Meer Red-bellied Woodpecker - heard Downy Woodpecker - Great Hill Northern Flicker - pair west end of Loch + 2 others Blue-headed Vireo - Island in Meer Warbling Vireo - pair Ft. Clinton Red-eyed Vireo - at least 15 Eastern Wood-Pewee - calling & seen Empidonax Flycatcher - near Conservatory Garden Eastern Kingbird - (heard) Reservoir (Deb) Northern Rough-winged Swallow- 2 Perched at Loch in construction area (Peter Haskel) Barn Swallow - 2 Meer Black-capped Chickadee - Ramble (Deb) White-breasted Nuthatch - male at the Gill (Deb) House Wren - Blockhouse (group), west of Wildflower Meadow (Deb afternoon) Gray-cheeked Thrush - Loch (Bob before walk) Swainson's Thrush - Loch (Bob before walk) Wood Thrush - 3 singing males (NE, NW & SW Loch) Northern Mockingbird - Children's Glade Cedar Waxwing - pair Conservatory Garden, 8 Great Hill Black-and-white Warbler - female Gill (Deb) Common Yellowthroat - male & female Conservatory Garden American Redstart - fairly common including adult male Loch & Conservatory Garden Northern Parula - Conservatory Garden (Bob before walk) Magnolia Warbler - Conservatory Garden & Loch Yellow Warbler - Conservatory Garden Chestnut-sided Warbler - adult male Loch Blackpoll Warbler - male Meer Island, many heard Eastern Towhee - one singing & one calling south of Summer House (Deb) Song Sparrow - pair Conservatory Garden White-throated Sparrow - 1 Loch Indigo Bunting - adult male Green Bench (Bob before walk) Dickcissel - feeding with House Sparrows and European Starlings NW Great Hill found by British couple on our bird walk Red-winged Blackbird - males Meer Brown-headed Cowbird - pair Conservatory Garden House Finch - fledglings Great Hill At a little after noon Patricia Klein called to report a Prothonotary Warbler near the Azalea Pond mudflat. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Thursday May 26, 2016
Central Park NYC Thursday May 26, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. on bird walk starting from the dock on Turtle Pond at 9am. Some birds seen by Bob at the Reservoir before the walk are included in the list. Canada Goose - 2 Turtle Pond Gadwall - male Reservoir Mallard - female with 14 ducklings Turtle Pond, female with one duckling Upper Lobe Double-crested Cormorant - at least 30 Reservoir, flyovers in the Ramble Great Egret - 5 landing briefly and taking off Reservoir Black-crowned Night-Heron - flovers Reservoir Red-tailed Hawk - over west side Spotted Sandpiper - Reservoir, Upper Lobe Herring Gull - flyover Great Black-backed Gull - Reservoir Black-billed Cuckoo - Turtle Pond Dock (Bruno Boni) Chimney Swift - around 10 gathering nesting material Belvedere Castle Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Eastern-wood-Pewee - 3 total - heard at Reservoir, seen Humming Tombstone & in the Ramble Empidonax Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird - Turtle Pond Red-eyed Vireo - 50+ (everywhere) Blue Jay - multiple locations Barn Swallows - 4 flying under the Turtle Pond Dock Black-capped Chickadee - 1 Gill Overlook Swainson's Thrush - 2 Ramble Gray-cheeked Thrush - Shakespeare Garden (before walk - Bob with Rikki Ravitz), Upper Lobe (Mayra Cruz) Gray Catbird - many Cedar Waxwings - feeding on shadbush berries at Weather Station, Dock on Turtle Pond, Warbler Rock, etc. Northern Waterthrush - Upper Lobe (Tom Socci) Mourning Warbler - male Upper Lobe, male Swampy Pin Oak Common Yellowthroat - males & females American Redstart - total 20 (adult males, females, immature males) Northern Parula - less than 5 all female - Belvedere Castle, etc. Magnolia Warbler - less than 10 (adult males, females, and immatures) Blackburnian Warbler - female Upper Lobe Yellow Warbler - 3 adult males, 7 females Blackpoll Warbler - around 25 (adult males & females) Black-throated Blue Warbler - female Upper Lobe Black-throated Green Warbler - 2 females (SW Reservoir & Shakespeare Garden) Canada Warbler - a few - adult male at the Upper Lobe, the Point (Peter Haskel) Wilson's Warbler - female Mugger's Woods (Noa Cruz), Shakespeare Garden (Noa Cruz) Red-winged Blackbird - male Upper Lobe Brown-headed Cowbird - chez Armando Common Grackle - common - Turtle Pond, etc. Baltimore Oriole - pairs throughout the Ramble Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Thursday June 2, 2016 incl. male Mourning Warbler, Flyover Common Loon
Central Park NYC Thursday June 2, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. on bird walk starting from the dock on Turtle Pond at 9am. Includes birds seen by Bob at the Reservoir before the walk. Canada Goose - pair Turtle Pond, several Reservoir Mallard - around 10 Turtle Pond Common Loon - flyover Great Lawn Double-crested Cormorant - around 15 Reservoir Black-crowned Night-Heron - 4 flyovers, 1 Upper Lobe (spotted by Dorothy Lourdou) Ring-billed Gull - 2 Reservoir Herring Gull - around 20 Reservoir Great Black-backed Gull - around 10 Reservoir Mourning Dove - pair Shakespeare Garden Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Humming Tombstone (spotted by Jeff Ward) Chimney Swift - flyovers Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Empidonax Flycatcher - 3 total - Upper Lobe (possible Acadian), Oven, Summer House Great Crested Flycatcher - Humming Tombstone Eastern Kingbird - nest at Turtle Pond, pair near Bow Bridge Warbling Vireo - pair, Maintenance Field, pair Turtle Pond Red-eyed Vireo - 5 including pair in Mugger's Woods Black-capped Chickadee - Laura reports one fledgling from Mugger's Woods pair Tufted Titmouse - heard Mugger's Woods House Wren - Mugger's Woods near Stone Arch American Robin Gray Catbird - many Cedar Waxwing - 2 King of Poland Black-and-white Warbler - female Upper Lobe Mourning Warbler - singing male Upper Lobe American Redstart - 3 (Bob before walk - King of Poland, Castle, and Turtle Pond) Magnolia Warbler - Castle, Humming Tombstone Blackpoll Warbler - heard (Bob before walk - Locust Grove) Eastern Towhee - singing male Warbler Rock Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird - male Turtle Pond, male displaying at Castle Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird - chased away from Baltimore Oriole nest at Maintenance Field by female oriole Baltimore Oriole - young male bathing at Gill Overlook, others House Finch - at least 10 including adult males, adult females and fledglings Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday May 29, 2016 Hummingbirds & 7 Warbler Species
Central Park NYC Sunday May 29, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from the dock on Turtle Pond at 9am. Canada Goose - pair with brood of 6 Lake near Bethesda Fountain Gadwall - pair Turtle Pond Mallard - many half-grown ducklings Turtle Pond Double-crested Cormorant - flyover Great Egret - flyover Black-crowned Night-Heron - adult Upper Lobe (Andrea Hessel) Red-tailed Hawk - flyover Herring Gull - flyover Mourning Dove Chimney Swift - 2 over Maintenance Field Ruby-throated Hummingbird - male top of Ginkgo Upper Lobe Lawn (Deb), the Point (David & Matthew) Red-bellied Woodpecker - female Warbler Rock Downy Woodpecker - heard Azalea Pond (Deb before walk) Eastern Wood-Pewee - King of Poland/Castle Walk, Tupelo Field (landing on fence) Empidonax Flycatcher - probable Willow/Alder King of Poland/Castle Walk, Point Great Crested Flycatcher - Tupelo Field Eastern Kingbird - pair Turtle Pond, Warbler Rock, Warbler Rock, carrying food foot of Cherry Hill (Deb before walk) Warbling Vireo - King of Poland, Maintenance Field Red-eyed Vireo - Castle Walk, King of Poland, Maintenance Field, Mugger's Woods Barn Swallow - Turtle Pond flying very close to dock Black-capped Chickadee - Tupelo Field House Wren - singing next to Cheery stub Mugger's Woods American Robin - nests here & there Gray Catbird - various locations Cedar Waxwing - Delacorte Common Yellowthroat - female Point American Redstart - immature male Castle Walk, Mugger's Woods, immature male Oven, immature male Point Magnolia Warbler - Upper Lobe Yellow Warbler - female Castle Walk Chestnut-sided Warbler - female Castle Walk Blackpoll Warbler - male & singing bird that appeared to be female Shakespeare Garden, male Point Canada Warbler - south of Reservoir (British birders David & Matthew before walk) Eastern Towhee - male singing SE of Maintenance Field White-throated Sparrow - Laupot Bridge (Deb before walk) Red-winged Blackbird - singing male Turtle Pond Common Grackle - fighting with Eastern Kingbird at Turtle Pond Baltimore Oriole - still occupying nest in London Plane Maintenance Field, young female Upper Lobe, Male & female Warbler Rock House Finch - female Castle Walk American Goldfinch - 2 Castle Walk, 1 Humming Tombstone David Wood, one of the British birders on our walk today, saw and photographed a Field Sparrow at the Great Hill Saturday afternoon (5/28). Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday June 19, 2016 - incl. R-t hummingbird & 4 sp. of Wood Warblers
Central Park NYC - Ramble Sunday June 19, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from the dock on Turtle Pond at 9am. Highlights today included four species of Wood Warblers and a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Reservoir birds seen before the walk (Deb). Canada Goose - 35 plus 2 families with 3 goslings each Reservoir Gadwall - 3 males & 2 females Reservoir Mallard - at least 6 Reservoir, others Turtle Pond Double-crested Cormorant - around 20 Reservoir, 2 Turtle Pond Great Egret - 4 Reservoir Black-crowned Night-Heron - adult in flight Reservoir (spotted by Wolfgang Demisch) Red-tailed Hawk - Reservoir Herring Gull - 4 or 5 Reservoir Great Black-backed Gull - 7 Reservoir Chimney Swift - 3 Castle collecting twigs Ruby-throated Hummingbird - adult male Shakespeare Garden Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker - family Weather Station Circle with adult feeding young (Sandra Critelli), imm. Shakespeare Garden Northern Flicker - Azalea Pond Great Crested Flycatcher - pair Azalea Pond Eastern Kingbird - pair nesting at Turtle Pond Warbling Vireo - several heard/singing (Reservoir, Warbler Rock, Azalea Pond, Maintenance Field) Red-eyed Vireo - east of Evodia Field (Bob before walk) Blue Jay - several locations Barn Swallow - 2 adults Reservoir, 4 adults & fledgling Turtle Pond Black-capped Chickadee - several locations White-breasted Nuthatch - immature male molting (black feathers coming in on head) Gill Overlook House Wren - 2, one singing Mugger's Woods American Robin Gray Catbird - several locations Black-and-white Warbler - female Upper Lobe American Redstart - immature male Warbler Rock (Sandra Critelli) Northern Parula - male Summer House Yellow Warbler - adult female Upper Lobe Eastern Towhee -male singing east of Evodia Field (Bob before walk) Red-winged Blackbird - singing male Turtle Pond Common Grackle Baltimore Oriole - several locations House Finch - Upper Lobe, Balancing Rock Tom Walsh reported another Black-crowned Night-Heron in the Ramble. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] New York Botanical Garden, Bronx - Saturday June 25, 2016
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Saturday June 25, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. We set a new record for our bird walks today with five MDs attending. Turkey Vulture - flyover (Mark S.) Red-tailed Hawk - adult chased by Eastern Kingbird (Jeff Ward) Mourning Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird - female near the previously used nest (found by Jeff Ward back in May) Chimney Swift - not many Red-bellied Woodpecker - male, female, juvenile getting red on head Downy Woodpecker - family & others Hairy Woodpecker - male & female - Forest Northern Flicker - Forest Eastern Phoebe - one or two juveniles (fresh cinnamon wing bars & yellow gape) (Chris Tipton) Eastern Kingbird - chasing Red-tailed Hawk Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo - Forest Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2 (Bob & Deb before walk) Black-capped Chickadee - family Tufted Titmouse - family Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 together (we believe these birds summered & are not fall arrivals) White-breasted Nutchatch - 2 or 3 Forest House Wren - Swale (Jeff Ward) Wood Thrush - Forest (Andrea Hessel, MD) Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Cedar Waxwing - 3 (Jeff Ward) Common Yellowthroat - male singing at the Swale Pine Warbler - female carrying food (Bob before walk), male singing (group) Eastern Towhee - male singing - Forest Chipping Sparrow - juvenile Song Sparrow - singing male & others Red-winged Blackbird - singing male Common Grackle - begging young Swale (Deb before walk) Orchard Oriole - adult male Swale (Beth Breakstone, MD) Baltimore Oriole - male & female, including used nest pointed out by Jeff Ward House Finch American Goldfinch - many White-tailed Deer - Bronx River (Jeff Ward) - a security guard told us he started seeing them in 2008. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday June 26, 2016 - R-b Nuthatch Arrival, late date Black-and-white Warbler
Central Park NYC - Ramble Sunday June 26, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Turtle Pond at 9am Highlights: Jeff Ward spotted a Red-breasted Nuthatch at the Maintenance Field. Red-breasted Nuthatch does not summer in Central Park, and today's Red-breasted Nuthatch represents the park's earliest fall arrival date. We found two Red-breasted Nuthatches yesterday, June 25th, at the NYBG (Bronx), so these birds may also have been very early fall arrivals. A Red-breasted Nuthatch was also reported today from Brooklyn by Tom Preston via twitter. The group found two Black-and-white Warblers, one in Mugger's Woods, the other at the Tupelo Field. This is the latest spring date we know of for Black-and-white Warbler in Central Park. The previous record was June 25, 2006 (spotted by Sandra Critelli on another of our bird walks). One of the birds (female - Mugger's Woods) is likely the bird we saw last week, the other was an adult male still in alternate plumage at the Tupelo Field. It becomes difficult to tell at this time of year whether this new Black-and-white Warbler represents a lingering spring migrant, an early fall migrant or "post-breeding dispersal." The List: Canada Goose - Turtle Pond Gadwall - pair Turtle Pond Mallard - female with 3 young ducklings, and others Turtle Pond Double-crested Cormorant - Turtle Pond Great Egret - Turtle Pond Red-tailed Hawk - adult (Pale Male) and juvenile near Cedar Hill (after walk) Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher - Tupelo Field (Martin Cuntz), Azalea Pond (Karen Evans) Eastern Kingbird - Turtle Pond Warbling Vireo - Warbler Rock, the Point Red-eyed Vireo - Tupelo Field, pair Azalea Pond Blue Jay - juvenile fed by adult on the Point Barn Swallow - over Great Lawn (before walk) Black-capped Chickadee - 2 Mugger's Woods Red-breasted Nuthatch - Maintenance Field (spotted by Jeff Ward) White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Azalea Pond House Wren - singing Stone Arch Gray Catbird - 2 adults and 2 fledglings near Boathouse (Carine Mitchell), others elsewhere Cedar Waxwing - Oven Black-and-white Warbler - Mugger's Woods (female), Tupelo Field & Azalea Pond (alternate-plumaged male) spotted by Martin Cuntz Eastern Towhee - heard from Maintenance Field (Bob before walk) Chipping Sparrow - adult bathing at Gill Overlook (Deb before walk) White-throated Sparrow - 2 Northern Cardinal Baltimore Oriole - various locations, many molting House Finch - here & there and nice looks at a hatch-year male at the Oven Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday June 26, 2016 - R-b Nuthatch Arrival, late date Black-and-white Warbler
Thank you Shai, For the Kingbird links. The previous early fall arrival date for Red-breasted Nuthatch for Central Park was July 8, 2007 right in line with the other early arrivals listed in Ken Feustel's paper. Winter finch forecast anyone? Deb Allen -Original Message- >From: Shaibal Mitra <shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu> >Sent: Jun 26, 2016 4:33 PM >To: NYSBIRDS-L <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu> >Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday June 26, 2016 - R-b >Nuthatch Arrival, late date Black-and-white Warbler > >Hi Deborah and all, > >The nearly simultaneous appearance of this species at three sites in coastal >New York strongly suggests an early irruption. A precedent that comes to mind >is June 2007, when this species surprised many of us with its early >appearances. We can only hope that fall 2016 shapes up like that one, in terms >of irruptive species reaching the coast! > >http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2007v57n4/y2007v57n4p295-297feustel.pdf# >http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2007v57n4/y2007v57n4rgn10.pdf# >http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2008v58n1/y2008v58n1rgn10.pdf# > >Shai Mitra >Bay Shore > >From: bounce-120587102-11143...@list.cornell.edu >[bounce-120587102-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Deborah Allen >[dalle...@earthlink.net] >Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2016 4:04 PM >To: NYSBIRDS-L >Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday June 26, 2016 - R-b Nuthatch >Arrival, late date Black-and-white Warbler > >Central Park NYC - Ramble >Sunday June 26, 2016 >OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from >Turtle Pond at 9am > >Highlights: Jeff Ward spotted a Red-breasted Nuthatch at the Maintenance >Field. Red-breasted Nuthatch does not summer in Central Park, and today's >Red-breasted Nuthatch represents the park's earliest fall arrival date. >We found two Red-breasted Nuthatches yesterday, June 25th, at the NYBG >(Bronx), so these birds may also have been very early fall arrivals. A >Red-breasted Nuthatch was also reported today from Brooklyn by Tom >Preston via twitter. > >The group found two Black-and-white Warblers, one in Mugger's Woods, the other >at the Tupelo Field. This is the latest spring date we know of for >Black-and-white Warbler in Central Park. The previous record was June 25, 2006 >(spotted by Sandra Critelli on another of our bird walks). One of the birds >(female - Mugger's Woods) is likely the bird we saw last week, the other was >an adult male still in alternate plumage at the Tupelo Field. It becomes >difficult to tell at this time of year whether this new Black-and-white >Warbler represents a lingering spring migrant, an early fall migrant or >"post-breeding dispersal." > > >Take a picture. Write a caption. Win a prize. Where’s Danny the Dolphin >today?<http://www.csi.cuny.edu/wheresdanny/> > >-- > >NYSbirds-L List Info: >http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME >http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES >http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > >ARCHIVES: >1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html >2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L >3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > >Please submit your observations to eBird: >http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > >-- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday February 7, 2016
Central Park NYC Sunday February 7, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Many thanks to Jeff Ward, Carine Mitchell, Karen Evans, Peter Haskel, Xander Vitarelli, Nell Semel, and Tom Ahlf for spotting so many of the birds on Sunday's walk. Canada Goose - many Reservoir Gadwall - 5 Reservoir American Black Duck - male Reservoir Mallard - many Reservoir Northern Shoveler - around 85 Reservoir Bufflehead - pair Reservoir Hooded Merganser - a few Reservoir Common Merganser - apparent female Reservoir Ruddy Duck - around 60 Reservoir Pied-billed Grebe - Reservoir Double-crested Cormorant - 4 Reservoir Cooper's Hawk - Evodia Field (also 2 at Evodia field mixing it up with a Red-tailed Hawk before the walk) Ring-billed Gull - many Reservoir Herring Gull - Reservoir Great Black-backed Gull - Reservoir Mourning Dove - 5, not including birds at the feeders Great Horned Owl - continues Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 Downy Woodpecker - several Northern Flicker - 3 Pinetum Blue Jay - several American Crow - 5 (Great Lawn & Reservoir) Black-capped Chickadee- 4 Tufted Titmouse - 3 White-breasted Nuthatch - 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Pinetum Hermit Thrush - Gill Overlook American Robin - more than 35 various locations Northern Mockingbird - Greywacke Arch Cedar Waxwing - 7 near Boathouse Eastern Towhee - male continues near Boathouse Fox Sparrow - 4 (1 Laupot Bridge, 3 Maintenance Field, plus 1 Bow Bridge before walk) Song Sparrow - near Boathouse Northern Cardinal - several Brown-headed Cowbird - 5 Locust Grove House Finch - several American Goldfinch - feeders & elsewhere Carl Howard reported a Brown Creeper at the feeders on Saturday (Feb. 6). Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Thursday Feburary 4, 2016
Central Park NYC Thursday Feburary 4, 2016 OBS: Deborah Allen A brief afternoon visit: Wood Duck - male 59th St. Pond Northern Shoveler - 50+ Reservoir Bufflehead - at least 6 Reservoir Hooded Merganser - at least 5 Reservoir Ruddy Duck - at least 50 Reservoir Great Blue Heron - 59th St. Pond Red-tailed Hawk - 3 American Coot - Reservoir & 59th St. Pond Ring-billed Gull - good numbers Reservoir Herring Gull - not many Reservoir Great Black-backed Gull - at least 15 Reservoir Great Horned Owl - continues Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker American Crow - heard Black-capped Chickadee - 3 Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch - 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - male NW Reservoir Eastern Towhee - male near Boathouse Song Sparrow - NW Reservoir Common Grackle - around 250 between the Dairy and the 59th Street Pond American Goldfinch - feeders Sol Shamilizadeh reported a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Ruby-crowned Kinglet near Greywacke Arch. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Thursday January 21, 2016
Central Park NYC Thursday January 21, 2016 OBS: Deborah Allen Canada Goose - 200+ Gadwall - 8 (4 males & 4 females) Reservoir Mallard - 50+ Northern Shoveler - around 100 Reservoir Ring-necked Duck - male continues at Reservoir (J. Spindel & M. Kinsey looking at the bird when I arrived) Bufflehead - pair Reservoir Hooded Merganser - 8 (4 males, 4 females) Reservoir Ruddy Duck - at least 150 - Reservoir Pied-billed Grebe - reported by J. Wassmer at NE Reservoir Double-crested Cormorant - 4 Reservoir Red-tailed Hawk - spotted by L. Hertzog at the Reservoir, Pale Male near Met Museum American Coot - at least 5 Reservoir Ring-billed, Herring, and Great Black-backed Gulls (very few of the GBBGs) Great Horned Owl - back again, or has it been here all along (thanks to Jean Shum) - seen by many incl. L. Karim, K. Topping, & A. Shannahan Red-billed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - adult male continues in Leatherleaf Viburnum near Met Museum Downy Woodpecker American Crow - 2 identified by voice plus 11 others silent so not identified to species Black-capped Chickadee - feeders & elsewhere Tufted Titmouse - feeders & elsewhere White-breasted Nuthatch - feeders & elsewhere Ruby-crowned Kinglet - continues in Leatherleaf Viburnum near Met Museum American Robin - small flock in Crab Apple near Sparrow Rock Northern Mockingbird - 2 (one near Met Museum, one at Sparrow Rock) Orange-crowned Warbler - continues in Leatherleaf Viburnum near Met Museum American Goldfinch - feeders & elsewhere Birds near the Met Museum (Orange-crowned Warbler, etc.) seen by many including T. Schuchkaskie, J. Shum, A. Cannarella, S. Shamilzadeh, E. Legones, B. Levy, and B. King. No Snow Geese or white-winged gulls at the Reservoir, alas. My apologies for any misspelled names. Deborah Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bronx Zoo - Friday January 22, 2016 - Wilson's Warbler & Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bronx Zoo Friday January 22, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido & Deborah Allen Today Bob DeCandido and I went to the Bronx Zoo to check on Todd Olson's Wilson's Warbler. We found the bird just inside the Asia Gate at the camel enclosure where there are plantings of bamboo and Leatherleaf Viburnum. A Ruby-crowned Kinglet was in the same area. Here's a link to a photo of the Wilson's Warbler (click to enlarge): http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18176226 Deb Allen Bronx, NY P. S. The closest subway station is West Farms Square (2 & 5). -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Thursday Feb. 18, 2016 - Photos of Iceland Gull & Branta Goose
Central Park NYC - Thursday Feb. 18, 2016 Photos of Iceland Gull & Branta Goose OBS: Deborah Allen Thursday I saw the First-winter/first-cycle Iceland Gull that's been appearing at the Reservoir off and on since January 30th. The gull was standing on the Reservoir's retaining wall very close to the pumphouse at the north end with about thirty Ring-billed Gulls and a first-winter Great Black-backed Gull. Just after I tweeted the bird at 1:05 Annabella Cannarella happened by, and I was able to point out the gull. The gulls flew off and returned several times. Fifteen minutes later the Iceland Gull had apparently had enough of the human traffic (joggers, etc.) and flew off. I'm not sure if it came back later. Iceland Gull photos from Feb. 18th: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18189941 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18189942 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18189943 The Iceland Gull had disappeared by the time Fritz Mueller and Sharron Crocker arrived. I had seen the odd Branta goose, first reported by Peter Post on Feb. 12th, as I walked up the west side of the Reservoir earlier and decided to retrace my steps to look for it. I was called back by Sharron within minutes. Fritz had spotted the goose very close to where the Iceland Gull had been. Branta goose on the Reservoir Feb. 18th: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18189940 I would like to propose a new name for this troublesome goose - Branta desgraciada. A Red-breasted Merganser was at the south end of the Reservoir: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18189944 Other birds at the Reservoir: Great Black-backed Gull (4), Ring-billed Gull (fewer than 300), Herring Gull (not many), American Black Duck (female), Mallard, Northern Shoveler (around 50), Hooded Merganser (at least 7), Bufflehead (at least 8), Ruddy Duck (around 20), Double-crested Cormorant (9 or 10), Pied-billed Grebe. I regret I wasn't able to get a photo of a distant Turkey Vulture flying over the NE corner of the Reservoir. It arrived before I had the lens on the camera. The Wood Duck continued at the 59th Street Pond, but I was unable to locate the Great Blue Heron there, and looked for, but didn't find the Great Horned Owl. Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NyC - Sunday February 21, 2016
Central Park NYC - Sunday February 21, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob.on bird walk At the Reservoir from 8 to 9am (DA, and some of the same birds seen with the group later): Canada Goose - 486 (more or less) American Black Duck Mallard - at least 60 Northern Shoveler - around 130 Bufflehead - at least 10 - males chasing females and displaying Red-breasted Merganser - distant female or first-winter - on walk 11:55am Ruddy Duck - around 70 Pied-billed Grebe - 1 Double-crested Cormorant - 3 Red-tailed Hawk - adult collecting twigs east side American Coot - 3 Ring-billed & Herring gulls Great Black-backed Gull - 15 Red-belllied Woodpecker - 1 White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Song Sparrow - 1 singing Common Grackle - flock of at least 70 Pinetum -- Cooper's Hawk - Tupelo Field and Shakespeare Garden Red-tailed Hawk - adult Pinetum Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker - 2 at feeders Black-capped Chickadee - feeders Tufted Titmouse - notable a pair inspecting a knothole near the Reservoir White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 at feeders, others elsewhere Brown Creeper - feeders and source of the Gill American Robin - not many Song Sparrow - near Boathouse & heard at feeders Fox Sparrow - feeders White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal - many locations House Finch - 3 feeders American Goldfinch - around 10 at feeders American Woodcock reported by Andrew Rubenfeld flying toward the Tupelo field, not sure when but before 9:30. George Beckwith and Wendy Miller reported that they'd seen a Red-tailed Hawk collecting twigs at 72nd Street & Fifth Avenue. Arthur reported a Gray Catbird in the Ramble. Looking forward to spring migration, Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
