[nysbirds-l] Early Fox Sparrow
Hi Was at Oceanside Marine Nature Study area today. Nothing out of the ordinary, Yellowlegs Black-bellied Plovers Both Egrets Both night herons Salt Marsh Sparrow but what surprised me was a Fox Sparrow on the trails. here too Peregrines have been making frequent visits from the Lido Water tower. Jim -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Thanks for a NY visitor
A great big THANK YOU to all the people who have responded to my request for suggestions of places to go birding in NY. I am overwhelmed at the number of responses I have gotten. It will take me from now until we leave to sort through all the suggestions & make a "game plan". A task I relish. Whoever said New Yorkers weren't very friendly didn't know what he was talking about. But then again, I have always believed birders everywhere are a cut above the average joe. Hope we run into some of you in the field! Laura Dorna Ohio -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] 8/12- Jamaica Bay (+) American Golden Plover
I stopped at Plum Beach (about 45 mins. after Low Tide) and Floyd Bennett Field on the way out to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge this morning. Birds of interest were as follows: Plum Beach Seaside Sparrow (1 juvenile, not sure if they nested here this summer) White-rumped Sandpiper (2 calling flybys) Bank Swallow (1) Least Tern (4 juveniles) Floyd Bennett Field White-rumped Sandpiper (For those who don't want to trudge around the East Pond for a NYC WR Sandpiper, it was in the runway puddles that have hosted Baird's and Stilt Sandpiper the last two years) JBWR (East Pond) American Golden Plover (Adult, north end, on both sides of the cove. First it was by itself before joining the group of 160 Black-bellied Plovers after one of the Peregrine's run-throughs) Pectoral Sandpiper (2, one at the very south end, one on the island at the north end) Stilt Sandpiper (6, north end, where'd the rest go?) Red Knot (1, north end with Plovers) Ruddy Turnstone (1, Island at north end) There are now numerous juveniles of Least Sandpiper and Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs (as well as 4 juvenile Spotted Sandpipers). There were multiple Peregrine Falcon flybys at all 3 locations, and it was especially annoying on the East Pond where a Peregrine "re-organized" the shorebirds 6 times in just 1.5 hours, chasing a good portion of birds off of the pond, even before high tide. Good Birding Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite--look out for fledgling(s)
Folks-- We're at or near the time when young should be fledging from a Mississippi Kite nest in Montgomery Co., if the pair observed there all summer is in fact breeding. This will provide the best opportunity to confirm what would be the first known successful nesting of the species in NY State. Spotting and IDing a young bird or birds would be quite a 'feather' in someone's cap, so I hope observers will make the trip out in coming days to nail this down. If you do find a fledged bird, be sure to record details and a description. Photos are of course a big plus. Andy Mason Andrew Mason 1039 Peck St. Jefferson, NY 12093 (607) 652-2162 andyma...@earthling.net -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] NY visitor needs birding suggestions
How about getting a copy of Drennan's book on NYS bird spots? Then you can plan an itinerary. Another good place this time of year is the Walkill Valley/Galeville/Blue Chip Farms area in Ulster Co. Fred Baumgarten Sharon, CT/Bronxville, NY fred...@sbcglobal.net From: Schnaars Uvino To: Jeff Poulin Cc: Linda Orkin ; cayugabirds ; tldorna...@att.net; nysbirds-L@cornell.edu Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:16:25 AM Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] NY visitor needs birding suggestions On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Schnaars Uvino wrote: Hello Laura, >I'd just like to throw my 2 cents in for Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It is >in Broad Channel, NY in Queens county. So it is in the city but you won't >feel like you are once you get there. I often volunteer there in many >capacities and I also use it as a field site for my college courses. > >It is located on Cross Bay Boulevard which is an extension of Woodhaven >Boulevard. (From the Long Island Expressway you would exit at Woodhaven >Boulevard / Rockaways; From the Belt Parkway it is exit 17 Cross Bay >Boulevard - Rockaways) (phone and detailed info below) > >Jamaica Bay offers a great opportunity to walk and view saltwater marsh, >brackish ponds, tree'd gardens, etc. There is a free parking lot and a new >visitor's center. Jamaica Bay is only one unit of the Gateway National >Recreation Area. The other units include Fort Tilden, Breezy Point, Floyd >Bennet field - each with their own and unique birding opportunities, including >nesting piping plovers, least tern and common tern colonies and black skimmers >too. >The website for gateway - ALL units: http://www.nps.gov/gate/ > >Here is the specific info on Jamaica Bay > >Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (718) 318-4340 >From North, East, and West > * Belt Parkway to Exit 17 S, Cross Bay Boulevard. > * Proceed south on Cross Bay Boulevard across the Joseph Addabbo - > North Channel Bridge. > * The Visitor Contact Station is approximately 1.5 miles past the > bridge on the right. > * Turn right at traffic light for Visitor Contact Station parking. >Alternate, and from the South: > * Beach Channel Drive to the Cross Bay - Veterans Memorial Bridge. > * Cross the bridge toward Broad Channel. > * Follow Cross Bay Boulevard through Broad Channel, about 1 mile. > * Turn left at traffic light into the Visitor Contact Station parking > lot.I hope you have a wonderful trip! ENJOY Kit > > > >On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Jeff Poulin wrote: > >Linda, >> >> You are quite right! I only meant there wasn't much in the way of >>"displays" at the lab but I frequent the lab and trails because as you say a >>wide diversity of birds seem to know it is the place to visit when passing >>through NY. >> >>I am sorry about that! >>-jeff >>- >>Office: +1(607)751-6899 | Mobile: +1(607)725-4493 >> >> >> >> From: Linda Orkin [mailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com] >>Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:44 PM >>To: Jeff Poulin >>Cc: cayugabirds; tldorna...@att.net >>Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] NY visitor needs birding suggestions >> >>I beg to differ re the Lab of O. There are public bird walks there every >>Saturday and Sunday which I and others lead and we have been treated to many >>wonderful bird events this season including a very accessible family of >>Virginia Rails, the first Great Blue Heron nest there in the hundred year >>history with four young successfully fledged, an American Bittern that hung >>out in a close and shallow area of the marsh. a family of Kestrels etc. >>These are just some of the more unusual happenings. There are many species >>of birds along those "nice" trails, far top many to mention here and they >>are well served and attracted by several different habitats. Especially >>during migration we can be surprised over and over again. >> >>Come and check us out again Jeff and Laura, I hope you will make a point of >>coming by. >> >>And for anyone else in the area, the weekend walks are ongoing throughout the >>year. They will be at 7:30 through August and then 8 in September and >>October, then 9 in November and December. >> >>Thanks. >> >>Linda >> >> >> >> >>On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Jeff Poulin wrote: >> >>Laura, >>> >>> I live near Binghamton and also would like someone knowledgeable about >>>Jamaica Bay to provide some directions on where to go, etc. I made a trip >>>to Jamaica Bay this summer but, ahem, basically got lost. >>> >>> For the Ithaca area, go to Montezuma Refuge (N. end of Cayuga Lake). Stop >>>at the visitor's center for a map around the many pools and to look at the >>>sighting logbook before you go out. Note the "rare birds report" today on >>>this egroup for recent sightings there. If you act responsibly the staff >>>may even tell you the locations of the bald eagle nests. :-)
Re: [nysbirds-l] NY visitor needs birding suggestions
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Schnaars Uvino wrote: > Hello Laura, > I'd just like to throw my 2 cents in for Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It > is in Broad Channel, NY in Queens county. So it is in the city but you > won't feel like you are once you get there. I often volunteer there in many > capacities and I also use it as a field site for my college courses. > > It is located on Cross Bay Boulevard which is an extension of Woodhaven > Boulevard. (From the Long Island Expressway you would exit at Woodhaven > Boulevard / Rockaways; From the Belt Parkway it is exit 17 Cross Bay > Boulevard - Rockaways) (phone and detailed info below) > > Jamaica Bay offers a great opportunity to walk and view saltwater marsh, > brackish ponds, tree'd gardens, etc. There is a free parking lot and a new > visitor's center. Jamaica Bay is only one unit of the Gateway National > Recreation Area. The other units include Fort Tilden, Breezy Point, Floyd > Bennet field - each with their own and unique birding opportunities, > including nesting piping plovers, least tern and common tern colonies and > black skimmers too. > The website for gateway - ALL units: http://www.nps.gov/gate/ > > Here is the specific info on Jamaica Bay > > *Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge* (718) 318-4340 > > From North, East, and West > >- Belt Parkway to Exit 17 S, Cross Bay Boulevard. >- Proceed south on Cross Bay Boulevard across the Joseph Addabbo - >North Channel Bridge. >- The Visitor Contact Station is approximately 1.5 miles past the >bridge on the right. >- Turn right at traffic light for Visitor Contact Station parking. > > Alternate, and from the South: > >- Beach Channel Drive to the Cross Bay - Veterans Memorial Bridge. >- Cross the bridge toward Broad Channel. >- Follow Cross Bay Boulevard through Broad Channel, about 1 mile. >- Turn left at traffic light into the Visitor Contact Station parking >lot. > > I hope you have a wonderful trip! ENJOY Kit > > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Jeff Poulin wrote: > >> Linda, >> >> You are quite right! I only meant there wasn't much in the way of >> "displays" at the lab but I frequent the lab and trails because as you say a >> wide diversity of birds seem to know it is the place to visit when passing >> through NY. >> >> I am sorry about that! >> -jeff >> *-* >> *Office: +1(607)751-6899 | Mobile: +1(607)725-4493* >> >> >> >> -- >> *From:* Linda Orkin [mailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:44 PM >> *To:* Jeff Poulin >> *Cc:* cayugabirds; tldorna...@att.net >> *Subject:* Re: [nysbirds-l] NY visitor needs birding suggestions >> >> I beg to differ re the Lab of O. There are public bird walks there every >> Saturday and Sunday which I and others lead and we have been treated to many >> wonderful bird events this season including a very accessible family of >> Virginia Rails, the first Great Blue Heron nest there in the hundred year >> history with four young successfully fledged, an American Bittern that hung >> out in a close and shallow area of the marsh. a family of Kestrels etc. >> These are just some of the more unusual happenings. There are many species >> of birds along those "nice" trails, far top many to mention here and they >> are well served and attracted by several different habitats. Especially >> during migration we can be surprised over and over again. >> >> Come and check us out again Jeff and Laura, I hope you will make a point >> of coming by. >> >> And for anyone else in the area, the weekend walks are ongoing throughout >> the year. They will be at 7:30 through August and then 8 in September and >> October, then 9 in November and December. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Linda >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Jeff Poulin wrote: >> >>> Laura, >>> >>> I live near Binghamton and also would like someone knowledgeable about >>> Jamaica Bay to provide some directions on where to go, etc. I made a trip >>> to Jamaica Bay this summer but, ahem, basically got lost. >>> >>> For the Ithaca area, go to Montezuma Refuge (N. end of Cayuga Lake). >>> Stop at the visitor's center for a map around the many pools and to look at >>> the sighting logbook before you go out. Note the "rare birds report" today >>> on this egroup for recent sightings there. If you act responsibly the staff >>> may even tell you the locations of the bald eagle nests. :-) >>> >>> The road down the west side of the lake is part of the Finger Lakes >>> Wine Trail and I confess that stopping at several of them after birding >>> Montezuma is a favorite thing to do. >>> >>> Finally, Cornell U (SE corner of the lake) is home to the Ornithology >>> Lab on Sapsucker Woods Rd. Sadly the lab has little to offer visitors except >>> a few displays (including an amazing case of hummingbirds from around the >>> world). However, there are nice trails on the grounds and a Wild Birds >>>
RE: [nysbirds-l] NY visitor needs birding suggestions
Linda, You are quite right! I only meant there wasn't much in the way of "displays" at the lab but I frequent the lab and trails because as you say a wide diversity of birds seem to know it is the place to visit when passing through NY. I am sorry about that! -jeff - Office: +1(607)751-6899 | Mobile: +1(607)725-4493 _ From: Linda Orkin [mailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:44 PM To: Jeff Poulin Cc: cayugabirds; tldorna...@att.net Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] NY visitor needs birding suggestions I beg to differ re the Lab of O. There are public bird walks there every Saturday and Sunday which I and others lead and we have been treated to many wonderful bird events this season including a very accessible family of Virginia Rails, the first Great Blue Heron nest there in the hundred year history with four young successfully fledged, an American Bittern that hung out in a close and shallow area of the marsh. a family of Kestrels etc. These are just some of the more unusual happenings. There are many species of birds along those "nice" trails, far top many to mention here and they are well served and attracted by several different habitats. Especially during migration we can be surprised over and over again. Come and check us out again Jeff and Laura, I hope you will make a point of coming by. And for anyone else in the area, the weekend walks are ongoing throughout the year. They will be at 7:30 through August and then 8 in September and October, then 9 in November and December. Thanks. Linda On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Jeff Poulin wrote: Laura, I live near Binghamton and also would like someone knowledgeable about Jamaica Bay to provide some directions on where to go, etc. I made a trip to Jamaica Bay this summer but, ahem, basically got lost. For the Ithaca area, go to Montezuma Refuge (N. end of Cayuga Lake). Stop at the visitor's center for a map around the many pools and to look at the sighting logbook before you go out. Note the "rare birds report" today on this egroup for recent sightings there. If you act responsibly the staff may even tell you the locations of the bald eagle nests. :-) The road down the west side of the lake is part of the Finger Lakes Wine Trail and I confess that stopping at several of them after birding Montezuma is a favorite thing to do. Finally, Cornell U (SE corner of the lake) is home to the Ornithology Lab on Sapsucker Woods Rd. Sadly the lab has little to offer visitors except a few displays (including an amazing case of hummingbirds from around the world). However, there are nice trails on the grounds and a Wild Birds Unlimited store inside. It would be a good day spent (mostly) birding. -jeff - Office: +1(607)751-6899 | Mobile: +1(607)725-4493 _ From: bounce-4162316-9307...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-4162316-9307...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Laura Dornan Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:15 PM To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] NY visitor needs birding suggestions My husband & I will be taking a Road Trip from Ohio to NH next week to visit friends for a couple of days & on our return we would like to do some birding. We are considering going to Jamaica Bay for a day or 2 but will have 2 or 3 more days to bird our way through NY before we need to be in the Buffalo area to visit other friends. Can anyone give us some suggestions for a route to take & areas to visit? We have never been to NY to spend any real time there. Perhaps the Finger Lakes area? We are quite flexible in our plans at this point & are not fully committed to going to Jamaica Bay. I have always wanted to go there & this should be the perfect time of year but if we need more time to visit other places in NY we can change our plans. (Hubby is not really keen on the idea of driving through NYC anyway) Also please keep in mind that we are no longer "in our prime" & able to do strenuous hiking or many hills. Thanks to anyone who can help us with suggestions for places to go. We are really looking forward to seeing more of NY than we have on previous "pass throughs". Laura Dornan Stark County, Ohio -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue re-visited
On Tuesday, 8/11, between 3:45-6:00 PM, Barbara & Allan Michelin and I attempted to get out to the East Bird Island, in Moriches Bay. For the 2nd straight day, the tide turned us back. We stayed relatively dry, while observing most of the same species & numbers we had on Monday. The exceptions being a drop in Royal Terns from 10 down to 0, augmented by a rise in Black Terns from 1 to 4 individuals. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] NY visitor needs birding suggestions
How about getting a copy of Drennan's book on NYS bird spots? Then you can plan an itinerary. Another good place this time of year is the Walkill Valley/Galeville/Blue Chip Farms area in Ulster Co. Fred Baumgarten Sharon, CT/Bronxville, NY fred...@sbcglobal.net From: Schnaars Uvino kituv...@gmail.com To: Jeff Poulin jpou...@stny.rr.com Cc: Linda Orkin wingmagi...@gmail.com; cayugabirds cayugabird...@cornell.edu; tldorna...@att.net; nysbirds-L@cornell.edu Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:16:25 AM Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] NY visitor needs birding suggestions On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Schnaars Uvino kituv...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Laura, I'd just like to throw my 2 cents in for Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It is in Broad Channel, NY in Queens county. So it is in the city but you won't feel like you are once you get there. I often volunteer there in many capacities and I also use it as a field site for my college courses. It is located on Cross Bay Boulevard which is an extension of Woodhaven Boulevard. (From the Long Island Expressway you would exit at Woodhaven Boulevard / Rockaways; From the Belt Parkway it is exit 17 Cross Bay Boulevard - Rockaways) (phone and detailed info below) Jamaica Bay offers a great opportunity to walk and view saltwater marsh, brackish ponds, tree'd gardens, etc. There is a free parking lot and a new visitor's center. Jamaica Bay is only one unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area. The other units include Fort Tilden, Breezy Point, Floyd Bennet field - each with their own and unique birding opportunities, including nesting piping plovers, least tern and common tern colonies and black skimmers too. The website for gateway - ALL units: http://www.nps.gov/gate/ Here is the specific info on Jamaica Bay Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (718) 318-4340 From North, East, and West * Belt Parkway to Exit 17 S, Cross Bay Boulevard. * Proceed south on Cross Bay Boulevard across the Joseph Addabbo - North Channel Bridge. * The Visitor Contact Station is approximately 1.5 miles past the bridge on the right. * Turn right at traffic light for Visitor Contact Station parking. Alternate, and from the South: * Beach Channel Drive to the Cross Bay - Veterans Memorial Bridge. * Cross the bridge toward Broad Channel. * Follow Cross Bay Boulevard through Broad Channel, about 1 mile. * Turn left at traffic light into the Visitor Contact Station parking lot.I hope you have a wonderful trip! ENJOY Kit On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Jeff Poulin jpou...@stny.rr.com wrote: Linda, You are quite right! I only meant there wasn't much in the way of displays at the lab but I frequent the lab and trails because as you say a wide diversity of birds seem to know it is the place to visit when passing through NY. I am sorry about that! -jeff - Office: +1(607)751-6899 | Mobile: +1(607)725-4493 From: Linda Orkin [mailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:44 PM To: Jeff Poulin Cc: cayugabirds; tldorna...@att.net Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] NY visitor needs birding suggestions I beg to differ re the Lab of O. There are public bird walks there every Saturday and Sunday which I and others lead and we have been treated to many wonderful bird events this season including a very accessible family of Virginia Rails, the first Great Blue Heron nest there in the hundred year history with four young successfully fledged, an American Bittern that hung out in a close and shallow area of the marsh. a family of Kestrels etc. These are just some of the more unusual happenings. There are many species of birds along those nice trails, far top many to mention here and they are well served and attracted by several different habitats. Especially during migration we can be surprised over and over again. Come and check us out again Jeff and Laura, I hope you will make a point of coming by. And for anyone else in the area, the weekend walks are ongoing throughout the year. They will be at 7:30 through August and then 8 in September and October, then 9 in November and December. Thanks. Linda On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Jeff Poulin jpou...@stny.rr.com wrote: Laura, I live near Binghamton and also would like someone knowledgeable about Jamaica Bay to provide some directions on where to go, etc. I made a trip to Jamaica Bay this summer but, ahem, basically got lost. For the Ithaca area, go to Montezuma Refuge (N. end of Cayuga Lake). Stop at the visitor's center for a map around the many pools and to look at the sighting logbook before you go out. Note the rare birds report today on this egroup for recent sightings there. If you act responsibly the staff may even tell you the locations of the bald eagle nests. :-) The road down the west side of
