[nysbirds-l] Links to Photos of the American Golden-Plover @JBWR...
In my haste to post from the field that the American Golden-Plover was seen this afternoon at JBWR, I neglected to mention that I was attempting to get photos. I did and a few "documentation" shots are uploaded and can be viewed here. American Golden-Plover comparison with Black bellied-Plover http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdingdude/3821438277/ American Golden-Plover http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdingdude/3821438275/ Good birding in the mud at Jamaica Bay! Andrew Baksh Queens 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] NYC Area RBA: 14 August 2009
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Aug. 14, 2009 * NYNY0908.14 - Birds mentioned WHITE-FACED IBIS+ CORY'S SHEARWATER Wilson's Storm-Petrel AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER Solitary Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs WHIMBREL Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Gull-billed Tern Caspian Tern Black Tern Roseate Tern Royal Tern Blue-winged Warbler Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid: Blue-winged x Golden-winged) Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Prairie Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart PROTHONOTARY WARBLER Worm-eating Warbler Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Canada Warbler - Transcript If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysa...@nybirds.org. If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to: Jeanne Skelly - Secretary NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 420 Chili-Scottsville Rd. Churchville, NY 14428 Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Number: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day) Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Ben Cacace BEGIN TAPE Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, August 14th 2009 at 6pm. The highlights of today's tape are WHITE-FACED IBIS, CORY'S SHEARWATER, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, WHIMBREL and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. An interesting report from Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge involved a WHITE-FACED IBIS occurring on the East Pond around 2pm on Thursday afternoon. The bird eventually flying off to the west with other ibis. We have no particulars on the plumage or location of the sighting. There was a fine turnout for the Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival Sunday with participants treated to a nice variety of shorebirds on the East Pond including about a dozen WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 15 plus WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and over 20 STILT SANDPIPERS as well as the first arriving juvenile LEAST SANDPIPERS and LESSER YELLOWLEGS. A single GULL-BILLED TERN was also noted at the north end as their numbers seemed to have dropped off quickly. On Monday a PECTORAL SANDPIPER and a CASPIAN TERN appeared on the East Pond with an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER joining the growing number of Black-bellied Plovers at the north end of the pond on Wednesday. Perhaps the same AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen again on the flats at the north end of the East Pond today. Out east a group of 9 WHIMBREL was noted Saturday at Cedar Beach County Park in Southold and 4 were spotted Sunday near the Ponquogue Bridge at Shinnecock. Along Dune Road west of Shinnecock Inlet Sunday 4 BLACK TERNS were present off Triton Lane and farther west at Pike's Beach in Westhampton Dunes 46 ROYAL TERNS were counted on the sand spit. At least 5 BLACK TERNS and a few ROSEATE TERNS also occurred there. An early seawatch off Cupsogue County Park Sunday morning produced about 20 CORY'S SHEARWATERS and 6 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS. Four plus SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were at a duck farm in Aquebogue on Sunday. A brief seawatch off Robert Moses State Park field 2 Thursday morning yielded 2 CORY'S SHEARWATERS and 2 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS plus single ROSEATE TERN and BLACK TERN. WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen at Floyd Bennett Field and Plumb Beach in Brooklyn Wednesday. Southbound land birds, some of which began moving in July, have been slowly increasing in number and variety recently as witnessed by 13 species of warblers reported from Central Park Wednesday. These generally involve the more southerly nesting species and the Central Park migrants featured BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, PRAIRIE WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, HOODED WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT along with more numerous YELLOW WARBLER and AMERICAN REDSTART. Two interesting warblers found today were an immature PROTHONOTARY WARBLER spotted this morning around Lily Pond at Prospect Park and a hybrid LAWRENCE'S WARBLER seen near the blind at the south garden of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126, or weekdays call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483. This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. - End transcript -- 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:
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 8/14
Friday, 14 August, 2009 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City There were some migrants going thru &/or lingering in Central Park today although among the (at least) ten warbler species there, none that I saw were as uncommon as the Prothonotary reported from Prospect Park in Brooklyn by Scott Whittle this morning. In Central, there was a "Brewster's"-type hybrid warbler in with a couple of standard-looking Blue-winged Warblers at the n. end of the park; other migrants included a few ducks on the reservoir & lake & a few expected shorebirds, 3 Osprey going by almost all together in the morning, a Black-billed Cuckoo at the n. end, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird in the Loch, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, & at least a few Bobolinks calling as they flew low over the n. end ballfields around sunrise. Some species noted may have bred (or did) in the park this summer; my list below is not a complete list of all the species found. Great Blue Heron Wood Duck Northern Shoveler Osprey (3 headed south) Spotted Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Laughing Gull (Reservoir) Black-billed Cuckoo (N. end) Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Wood-Pewee Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Barn Swallow Carolina Wren House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wood Thrush Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Warbler Brewster's Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Canada Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak Bobolink Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch Good & hot birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan _ -- 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] JBWR Golden Plover (Yes)
I along with Karlo Mirth, Anne Lazarus, Taeko Tsujimoto, Judy Rabi and Ron Antonucci observed an American Golden Plover around the spit at the North End of the East Pond around 3:00 PM. The bird is still here as I am posting this msg. Good luck if you try for it. Good birding at Jamaica Bay Andrew Baksh Queens 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] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending August 12.. Report your sightings in the Hudson-Mohawk Region (NYSOA region 8) to birdl...@hmbc.net. Sixty-three species were reported this week. Here are the highlights. Common Loon: Lake George 8/7, 8/8. Great Egret: Stockport 8/7; Bog Meadow Brook 8/8. BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON: Cohoes Flats 8/8 (2); 8/12. Bald Eagle: Germantown 8/7; Stockport 8/7. Cooper's Hawk: Saratoga Battlefield 8/6. Broad-winged Hawk: Wilton Wildlife Preserve 8/9. Greater Yellowlegs: Cohoes Flats 8/8. Lesser Yellowlegs: Cohoes Flats 8/8. Chimney Swift: Schenectady 8/6 (4). Belted Kingfisher: Stockport 8/7; Wilton Wildlife Preserve 8/9. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Wilton Wildlife Preserve 8/9. Northern Flicker: Saratoga Battlefield 8/6; Colonie 8/7 (3). Warbling Vireo: Lake George 8/7 (2). Common Raven: Stockport 8/7; East Greenbush 8/7. Hermit Thrush: Lake George 8/7; Wilton Wildlife Preserve 8/9 (5). Wood Thrush: Saratoga Battlefield 8/6. Black-throated Blue Warbler: Wilton Wildlife Preserve 8/9. Black-throated Green Warbler: Lake George 8/7 (2). Blackburnian Warbler: Lake George 8/7 (2). Black-and-White Warbler: Lake George 8/7 (3). Scarlet Tanager: Wilton Wildlife Preserve 8/9. Savannah Sparrow: Saratoga Battlefield 8/6. Eastern Meadowlark: Saratoga Battlefield 8/6 (2). Thanks to Phil Whitney (compiler), Susan Beaudoin (Lake George (Red Rock Bay) 8/7, Saratoga Battlefield), L. Duval (Bog Meadow Brook), John Hershey (Cohoes Flats 8/8), Eric Krantz (Lake George 8/8), Marne Onderdonk (Wilton Wildlife Preserve), Ellen Pemrick (Colonie), Bob Ramonowski (Schenectady), Denise Hackert-Stoner (Stockport), David Trachtenberg (Old Chatham) and anonymous (Germantown, Cohoes Flats 8/12). -- 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] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 8-14-09
This morning I went shorebirding on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay. The highlights were 4 White-rumped sandpipers and 6 Stilt sandpipers which were foraging at the North End. Nothing else of note besides the American Oystercatcher family on the island at the north end of the East Pond. An Osprey was also feeding at the southern end. Both Northern and Lousiana Waterthrushes were around the pond's margins. Vinny Pellegrino www.flickr.com/pellegrinov East Northport, NY "It just doesn't get any better than this" -Jeff Corwin -- 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] Lawrence's Warbler at JBWR (Queens Co.)
Having had little luck with shorebirds recently, I decided to change my approach and look for some early migrant passerines in the gardens at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. I spent most the early morning observing the local breeding population of Robins (abundant), Catbirds, Yellow Warblers, American Redstarts, and White-eyed Vireos. On my way back to refuge headquarters at 8:15AM I was treated to a Lawrence's Warbler near the entrance to the blind in the South Garden. Outside of Northern Waterthrush, this was my only migrant warbler for the day. Ken Feustel -- 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] Fwd: Re: Mississippi Kite--look out for fledgling(s)
>Folks-- Below is a forwarded message from Curt Morgan with links to sample photos of fledgling Mississippi Kites. Andy Mason >For those of you making the trek to see the MKs, check out the >photos of immature Mississippi Kites at the following sites >http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025...@n06/2810407894/ >http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/stockphoto.asp?imageid=1367112 >http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/stockphoto.asp?imageid=1118592 >http://www.virtuallyjulie.com/images/2008-wildlife-babies/Fledgling-mississippi-kite.JPG >http://www.virtuallyjulie.com/images/2006-wildlife-orphans/a-couple-of-mississippi-kites.JPG * 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 8-14-09
This morning I went shorebirding on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay. The highlights were 4 White-rumped sandpipers and 6 Stilt sandpipers which were foraging at the North End. Nothing else of note besides the American Oystercatcher family on the island at the north end of the East Pond. An Osprey was also feeding at the southern end. Both Northern and Lousiana Waterthrushes were around the pond's margins. Vinny Pellegrino www.flickr.com/pellegrinov East Northport, NY It just doesn't get any better than this -Jeff Corwin -- 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] Central Park, NYC 8/14
Friday, 14 August, 2009 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City There were some migrants going thru /or lingering in Central Park today although among the (at least) ten warbler species there, none that I saw were as uncommon as the Prothonotary reported from Prospect Park in Brooklyn by Scott Whittle this morning. In Central, there was a Brewster's-type hybrid warbler in with a couple of standard-looking Blue-winged Warblers at the n. end of the park; other migrants included a few ducks on the reservoir lake a few expected shorebirds, 3 Osprey going by almost all together in the morning, a Black-billed Cuckoo at the n. end, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird in the Loch, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, at least a few Bobolinks calling as they flew low over the n. end ballfields around sunrise. Some species noted may have bred (or did) in the park this summer; my list below is not a complete list of all the species found. Great Blue Heron Wood Duck Northern Shoveler Osprey (3 headed south) Spotted Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Laughing Gull (Reservoir) Black-billed Cuckoo (N. end) Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Wood-Pewee Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Barn Swallow Carolina Wren House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wood Thrush Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Warbler Brewster's Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Canada Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak Bobolink Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch Good hot birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan _ -- 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] Links to Photos of the American Golden-Plover @JBWR...
In my haste to post from the field that the American Golden-Plover was seen this afternoon at JBWR, I neglected to mention that I was attempting to get photos. I did and a few documentation shots are uploaded and can be viewed here. American Golden-Plover comparison with Black bellied-Plover http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdingdude/3821438277/ American Golden-Plover http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdingdude/3821438275/ Good birding in the mud at Jamaica Bay! Andrew Baksh Queens 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/ --
