[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn - Black Vulture
Yesterday (Sunday, 2/7) just after 1:00 PM a Black Vulture coasted northwest over Prospect Park lake flying extremely high, and almost exclusively soaring. I know Turkey Vultures start migrating in February, but it is still pretty early in the month, and Black Vultures aren't yet common in the area (they're still downright rare in Brooklyn, even in peak migration) so it came as quite a surprise to me. It certainly looked like it was exhibiting migratory behavior. There were also ~1600 Ring-billed Gulls (counted and examined closely), including wing-tags A318 (a repeat) and A288 (a new one for me). Good Birding -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Staten Island, Sun. 7-Feb-2010 incl. Redhead
Date: Sunday, 7 February 2010 (12:30p-5:35p) Location: Wolfe's Pond Park & Lemon Creek Park Observers: Eve Levine, Ben Cacace Reported by: Ben Cacace Male Redhead continues on Raritan Bay. Abundance categories below from 'The Birds of Staten Island' checklist last updated in 2000. Abundance categories below for 'Winter'. Weather for 7-Feb for Newark, NJ (12:51p-5:51p) < http://tinyurl.com/yjbgpt4>: - Conditions: clear - partly cloudy - Temperature: 30.9 to 37.0 F (-0.6 to +2.8 C) - Wind direction: NW - WNW - Wind speed: 10 - 15 mph (gusts to 23 mph) ** Total species - 40 ** 'Rare' seen every 2-5 years [1 spp]: - Redhead - 1 male continues with scaup on Raritan Bay 'Uncommon' present but may not be seen [9 spp]: - Mute Swan - 2+ - Hooded Merganser - 2 males on water off Lemon Creek Park - Killdeer - 1 on the shore of Raritan Bay - Dunlin - 3 on the shore of Raritan Bay - Belted Kingfisher - 1 along E edge of canal off Purdy Place - Hairy Woodpecker - 2+ - American Robin - 1 - Common Grackle - 1 - American Goldfinch - 1 'Common' certain in proper habitat [11 spp]: - American Wigeon - 4+ on Raritan Bay - Long-tailed Duck - 30+ on Raritan Bay - Common Goldeneye - 20+ on Raritan Bay - Red-breasted Merganser - 4+ on Raritan Bay - Horned Grebe - 6+ at a distance on Raritan Bay - Sanderling - 6 on the shore of Raritan Bay - Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 male - Downy Woodpecker - 3+ - Black-capped Chickadee - 3+ - Northern Mockingbird - 1 - American Tree Sparrow - 6+ at Lemon Creek Park 'Abundant' sure to see [19 spp]: - Brant - 500+ - Canada Goose - 15+ - Gadwall - 15+ - American Black Duck - 50+ - Mallard - 75+ - Greater Scaup - 150+ - Bufflehead - 75+ - Red-tailed Hawk - 1 along the creek leading to Hylan Blvd - Ring-billed Gull - 1000+ - Herring Gull - 250+ - Great Black-backed Gull - 1 on a buoy on Raritan Bay - Mourning Dove - 15+ - Blue Jay - 5+ - American Crow - 4+ - European Starling - 50+ - Song Sparrow - 3+ - White-throated Sparrow - 10+ - Northern Cardinal - 2+ - House Sparrow - 25+ Taxonomic order: - Brant - 500+ - Canada Goose - 15+ - Mute Swan - 2+ - Gadwall - 15+ - American Wigeon - 4+ on Raritan Bay - American Black Duck - 50+ - Mallard - 75+ - Redhead - 1 male continues with scaup on Raritan Bay - Greater Scaup - 150+ - Long-tailed Duck - 30+ on Raritan Bay - Bufflehead - 75+ - Common Goldeneye - 20+ on Raritan Bay - Hooded Merganser - 2 males on water off Lemon Creek Park - Red-breasted Merganser - 4+ on Raritan Bay - Horned Grebe - 6+ at a distance on Raritan Bay - Red-tailed Hawk - 1 along the creek leading to Hylan Blvd - Killdeer - 1 on the shore of Raritan Bay - Sanderling - 6 on the shore of Raritan Bay - Dunlin - 3 on the shore of Raritan Bay - Ring-billed Gull - 1000+ - Herring Gull - 250+ - Great Black-backed Gull - 1 on a buoy on Raritan Bay - Mourning Dove - 15+ - Belted Kingfisher - 1 along E edge of canal off Purdy Place - Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 male - Downy Woodpecker - 3+ - Hairy Woodpecker - 2+ - Blue Jay - 5+ - American Crow - 4+ - Black-capped Chickadee - 3+ - American Robin - 1 - Northern Mockingbird - 1 - European Starling - 50+ - American Tree Sparrow - 6+ at Lemon Creek Park - Song Sparrow - 3+ - White-throated Sparrow - 10+ - Northern Cardinal - 2+ - Common Grackle - 1 - American Goldfinch - 1 - House Sparrow - 25+ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Hermit Thrush is still aorund
My little friend was back at the feeders and bath. I'm amazed it survives in my area. Quite the cute fellow. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Field Biologist & Eco-tour Leader 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: (914) 337-1229; Cell: (914) 886-5124; Fax: (914) 771-8036 "When the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again..." - William Beebe, first Curator of Birds, Bronx Zoo "Crikey! Have a look at that!" - Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter "Just like the white winged dove sings a song, sounds like she's singing whoo, baby...whoo...said whoo" - Stephanie L. Nicks, Edge of 17, Bella Donna -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach / West End - Lapland Longspur, Iceland Gull
I birded Jones Beach / Jones Beach West End 9:30AM-12:00PM. Cold biting wind was a bit of a hinderance. The Lapland Longspur, associating rather loosely with Horned Larks on the lawn adjacent to the Coast Guard Station, continues. I checked the shell field adjacent to the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center which has had longspurs in past years but today it contained only more larks. At Jones Beach field 6, someone was feeding gulls and a first-cycle Kumlien's (Iceland) Gull was amongst those attacted. Austin Mohr Edgewater, NJ mohr_aus...@yahoo.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] golden eagle
this morning at 945 i had an adult golden eagled perched(!) on rt 6 in harriman state park just west of the traffic circle as you go towards central valley. i was going east when i saw several crows mobbing the bird, and i was able to pull over and photograph the bird for a couple of minutes. sadly it flew off going away from me so i didn't get a good flight shot, but i did not see any white in the tail leading me to believe that this was a mature golden, possibly one of the birds seen this winter in the storm king mt area? its golden nape was glowing in the morning sun. i put 4 shots up on my website _www.stevesachsphotography.com_ (http://www.stevesachsphotography.com) under "NEW WINTER 2009-10" while i'm here, i'll mention my photo exhibit that is up at the Teatown nature center in Ossining -"Wintering birds of prey of the northeast". the photos will be up for the month of February and i will be having a reception there on sun feb. 28 from 3-5 so come by and check it out and say hello steve sachs white plains -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] golden eagle
this morning at 945 i had an adult golden eagled perched(!) on rt 6 in harriman state park just west of the traffic circle as you go towards central valley. i was going east when i saw several crows mobbing the bird, and i was able to pull over and photograph the bird for a couple of minutes. sadly it flew off going away from me so i didn't get a good flight shot, but i did not see any white in the tail leading me to believe that this was a mature golden, possibly one of the birds seen this winter in the storm king mt area? its golden nape was glowing in the morning sun. i put 4 shots up on my website _www.stevesachsphotography.com_ (http://www.stevesachsphotography.com) under NEW WINTER 2009-10 while i'm here, i'll mention my photo exhibit that is up at the Teatown nature center in Ossining -Wintering birds of prey of the northeast. the photos will be up for the month of February and i will be having a reception there on sun feb. 28 from 3-5 so come by and check it out and say hello steve sachs white plains -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach / West End - Lapland Longspur, Iceland Gull
I birded Jones Beach / Jones Beach West End 9:30AM-12:00PM. Cold biting wind was a bit of a hinderance. The Lapland Longspur, associating rather loosely with Horned Larks on the lawn adjacent to the Coast Guard Station, continues. I checked the shell field adjacent to the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center which has had longspurs in past years but today it contained only more larks. At Jones Beach field 6, someone was feeding gulls and a first-cycle Kumlien's (Iceland) Gull was amongst those attacted. Austin Mohr Edgewater, NJ mohr_aus...@yahoo.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Hermit Thrush is still aorund
My little friend was back at the feeders and bath. I'm amazed it survives in my area. Quite the cute fellow. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Field Biologist Eco-tour Leader 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: (914) 337-1229; Cell: (914) 886-5124; Fax: (914) 771-8036 When the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again... - William Beebe, first Curator of Birds, Bronx Zoo Crikey! Have a look at that! - Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter Just like the white winged dove sings a song, sounds like she's singing whoo, baby...whoo...said whoo - Stephanie L. Nicks, Edge of 17, Bella Donna -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Staten Island, Sun. 7-Feb-2010 incl. Redhead
Date: Sunday, 7 February 2010 (12:30p-5:35p) Location: Wolfe's Pond Park Lemon Creek Park Observers: Eve Levine, Ben Cacace Reported by: Ben Cacace Male Redhead continues on Raritan Bay. Abundance categories below from 'The Birds of Staten Island' checklist last updated in 2000. Abundance categories below for 'Winter'. Weather for 7-Feb for Newark, NJ (12:51p-5:51p) http://tinyurl.com/yjbgpt4: - Conditions: clear - partly cloudy - Temperature: 30.9 to 37.0 F (-0.6 to +2.8 C) - Wind direction: NW - WNW - Wind speed: 10 - 15 mph (gusts to 23 mph) ** Total species - 40 ** 'Rare' seen every 2-5 years [1 spp]: - Redhead - 1 male continues with scaup on Raritan Bay 'Uncommon' present but may not be seen [9 spp]: - Mute Swan - 2+ - Hooded Merganser - 2 males on water off Lemon Creek Park - Killdeer - 1 on the shore of Raritan Bay - Dunlin - 3 on the shore of Raritan Bay - Belted Kingfisher - 1 along E edge of canal off Purdy Place - Hairy Woodpecker - 2+ - American Robin - 1 - Common Grackle - 1 - American Goldfinch - 1 'Common' certain in proper habitat [11 spp]: - American Wigeon - 4+ on Raritan Bay - Long-tailed Duck - 30+ on Raritan Bay - Common Goldeneye - 20+ on Raritan Bay - Red-breasted Merganser - 4+ on Raritan Bay - Horned Grebe - 6+ at a distance on Raritan Bay - Sanderling - 6 on the shore of Raritan Bay - Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 male - Downy Woodpecker - 3+ - Black-capped Chickadee - 3+ - Northern Mockingbird - 1 - American Tree Sparrow - 6+ at Lemon Creek Park 'Abundant' sure to see [19 spp]: - Brant - 500+ - Canada Goose - 15+ - Gadwall - 15+ - American Black Duck - 50+ - Mallard - 75+ - Greater Scaup - 150+ - Bufflehead - 75+ - Red-tailed Hawk - 1 along the creek leading to Hylan Blvd - Ring-billed Gull - 1000+ - Herring Gull - 250+ - Great Black-backed Gull - 1 on a buoy on Raritan Bay - Mourning Dove - 15+ - Blue Jay - 5+ - American Crow - 4+ - European Starling - 50+ - Song Sparrow - 3+ - White-throated Sparrow - 10+ - Northern Cardinal - 2+ - House Sparrow - 25+ Taxonomic order: - Brant - 500+ - Canada Goose - 15+ - Mute Swan - 2+ - Gadwall - 15+ - American Wigeon - 4+ on Raritan Bay - American Black Duck - 50+ - Mallard - 75+ - Redhead - 1 male continues with scaup on Raritan Bay - Greater Scaup - 150+ - Long-tailed Duck - 30+ on Raritan Bay - Bufflehead - 75+ - Common Goldeneye - 20+ on Raritan Bay - Hooded Merganser - 2 males on water off Lemon Creek Park - Red-breasted Merganser - 4+ on Raritan Bay - Horned Grebe - 6+ at a distance on Raritan Bay - Red-tailed Hawk - 1 along the creek leading to Hylan Blvd - Killdeer - 1 on the shore of Raritan Bay - Sanderling - 6 on the shore of Raritan Bay - Dunlin - 3 on the shore of Raritan Bay - Ring-billed Gull - 1000+ - Herring Gull - 250+ - Great Black-backed Gull - 1 on a buoy on Raritan Bay - Mourning Dove - 15+ - Belted Kingfisher - 1 along E edge of canal off Purdy Place - Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 male - Downy Woodpecker - 3+ - Hairy Woodpecker - 2+ - Blue Jay - 5+ - American Crow - 4+ - Black-capped Chickadee - 3+ - American Robin - 1 - Northern Mockingbird - 1 - European Starling - 50+ - American Tree Sparrow - 6+ at Lemon Creek Park - Song Sparrow - 3+ - White-throated Sparrow - 10+ - Northern Cardinal - 2+ - Common Grackle - 1 - American Goldfinch - 1 - House Sparrow - 25+ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn - Black Vulture
Yesterday (Sunday, 2/7) just after 1:00 PM a Black Vulture coasted northwest over Prospect Park lake flying extremely high, and almost exclusively soaring. I know Turkey Vultures start migrating in February, but it is still pretty early in the month, and Black Vultures aren't yet common in the area (they're still downright rare in Brooklyn, even in peak migration) so it came as quite a surprise to me. It certainly looked like it was exhibiting migratory behavior. There were also ~1600 Ring-billed Gulls (counted and examined closely), including wing-tags A318 (a repeat) and A288 (a new one for me). Good Birding -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
