[nysbirds-l] New Arrivals -Calverton/Wading River,L.I. April, 8th
Hello All, I found a pair of Blue Gray Gnatcatchers today along River Road just south of the Swan Pond canoe launch site in Calverton.Later in the afternoon there were 8 Glossy Ibis out in the large wet field just south of LIE on Wading River Manorville Road. Good April Birding, Carl Starace -- 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] Bryant Park, Thu. 8-Apr-2010 incl. Winter Wren, Peregrine & Towhee
Date: Thursday, 8 April 2010 (12:15p-1:05p) Location: Bryant Park Reported by: Ben Cacace Thanks to Margo D. Beller for alerting me to the wren. I made it there for lunch hour and spotted it in the same section she reported in. I missed the continuing Louisiana Waterthrush which Margo saw today in the SE corner storage area. Winter Wren is park species #40 for me. It all started with the Chat back in November of 2002. Weather for 8-Apr in Central Park (11:51a-12:51p) < http://tinyurl.com/ycxvm4h >: - Conditions: Clear - Temperature: 77.0 to 78.1 F (25.0 to 25.6 C) - Wind direction: Variable / SE - Wind speed: 4-8 mph (no gusts reported) ** Total species - 9 ** - Peregrine Falcon - 1 perched on lower N facing antenna on Chrysler Building from 12:50-1:05p+ - Rock Pigeon - 12+ - Winter Wren - 1 in the lower storage area at SE corner of park - Hermit Thrush - 1 in the upper storage area at SE corner of park - Eastern Towhee - 1 flew over the Great Lawn to the N side gardens - Song Sparrow - 2 on the Great Lawn - White-throated Sparrow - 3+ - Dark-eyed Junco - 3 on the Great Lawn - House Sparrow - 12+ -- 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] Linnaean Society Meeting Announcement
THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK SPEAKERS PROGRAM Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m. The American Museum of Natural History, Linder Theater Speaker: Rafael Guillermo Campos-Ramirez, Senior Guide, Caligo Ventures, Inc. Subject: Bird Diversity in a Neotropical Country: Costa Rica Costa Rica, a country the size of West Virginia, has 820 species of birds. Lying between two great continents, each with its peculiar avifauna, Costa Rica is a land bridge where the faunas of the two continents meet and intermingle. This talk will discuss the unusual diversity found as a result of geography and other factors. Rafael Campos-Ramirez is the former Assistant Curator for the University of Costa Rica and Field Assistant to Gary Stiles (author of A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica). His Central American experience includes studies on birds, bats, and primates as well as a number of botanical surveys. He has more recently participated in bird banding studies of migratory birds in the New York area. The meeting is open to the public, without charge. Please join us for what promises to be a very exciting talk. Enter the Museum at West 77th Street. If you would like to meet Mr. Campos-Ramirez prior to the talk, join us at Pappardella's Restaurant, 75th Street and Columbus Avenue at 6 p.m. The reservation will be in the name of Alice. Alice Deutsch, Vice President -- 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] WNY Dial-a-Bird 08 Apr 2010
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 04/08/2010 * NYBU1004.08 - Birds mentioned - Please phone in rare sightings for update Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com Thank you, David - EURASIAN WIGEON Pied-billed Grebe American Bittern Blue-winged Teal Osprey Bald Eagle Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Wilson's Snipe American Woodcock Barred Owl Red-bellied Wdpkr. Yellow-b. Sapsucker Eastern Phoebe Horned Lark Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Common Raven Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-cr. Kinglet Ruby-cr. Kinglet Hermit Thrush Brown Thrasher Pine Warbler Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-thr. Sparrow Lapland Longspur Red-w. Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Rusty Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Purple Finch - Transcript Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 04/08/2010 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs at localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BOSBirding.org Thursday April 8, 2010 Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Press (2) to leave a message, (3) for updates, meeting and field trip information and (4) for instructions on how to report sightings. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Highlights of reports received April 1 through April 8 from the Niagara Frontier Region include EURASIAN WIGEONS and early spring migrants. From the Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area, April 3, two EURASIAN WIGEONS among abundant AMERICAN WIGEONS at Goose Pond, on Albion Road in the Town of Oakfield. At least 14 waterfowl species in the Oak Orchard, Iroquois and Tonawanda areas this week included arriving BLUE-WINGED TEAL. Also in the refuges, AMERICAN BITTERN, BALD EAGLES on nest at Cayuga Pool and OSPREYS on the power line nest on Ditch Road. On Tibbets Road in the Iroquois Refuge, WILSON'S SNIPE, HORNED LARK and LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Other LAPLAND LONGSPURS over the Goose Pond overlook. Arrival reports this week - PIED-BILLED GREBE at Beaver Island State Park on Grand Island. RUBY-CR. KINGLET and PINE WARBLER in a Town of Wilson yard and three more PINE WARBLERS at Emery Park in the Town of Wales in southern Erie County. HERMIT THRUSH at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo. A pair of BROWN THRASHERS in the Allegany County Town of Alfred. And, EASTERN TOWHEE in North Buffalo. Other widely reported species - YELLOW-B. SAPSUCKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, BROWN CREEPER, WINTER WREN, GOLDEN-CR. KINGLET, CHIPPING SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, WHITE-THR. SPARROW, female RED-W. BLACKBIRD, EASTERN MEADOWLARK and PURPLE FINCH. On Savage Road in the Town of Sardinia, three BALD EAGLES have been feeding on a deer carcass and field mice for two weeks. BALD EAGLE also at Navy Island, a former and possible future breeding site for eagles on the upper Niagara River. Other recent reports - RUFFED GROUSE displaying and WILD TURKEY calling in the Cattaraugus County Town of Hinsdale. An unexpected WILD TURKEY in Buffalo at Main Street and Kensington Avenue. AMERICAN WOODCOCK in Holland and along the backroads of Orangeville in Wyoming County. BARRED OWL and COMMON RAVEN at Foster Lake in Alfred. RED-BELLIED WDPKR. at Elmlawn Cemetery in Tonawanda. 50 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS in the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area and 20 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS at Beaver Island State Park. And, a flock of BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS on an annual stop at a feeder in Lewiston. Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, April 15. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting to Dial-a-Bird. - End Transcript -- 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] Swallow-tailed Kite, Westchester County
Swallow-tailed Kite seen from Pines Bridge Road east of Taconic Parkway (Millwood/Yorktown area), about 6:00 PM circled two or three times - headed east. Scott McCarley Valhalla, 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] Jones Barrier Beach (Nassau & Suffolk Counties)
I spent an hour or two stopping at various locations along the Jones strip this afternoon in windy conditions. At West End 2 Northern Gannets were close inshore on the ocean and also inside Jones inlet, clearly observed with binoculars from the WE2 marina. The flooded swale in front of the WE2 concession held a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Traveling east down the beach I had an increasingly uncommon American Kestrel. At the Cedar Beach Golf Course there were six Glossy Ibis feeding in some ponded water. Bob Kurtz reported that the Upland Sandpiper was still on the south shoulder of the RMSP parkway east of the entrance to Field 4 this afternoon. This bird has an interesting habit of running into the tall grass adjacent to the parkway shoulder and temporarily disappearing when it is frightened by passing traffic. If you do not see it on a first pass, don't assume it is not there. Ken Feustel -- 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] 4/8- Brooklyn/Queens- Green Heron, more GLIBs, Cormorant migration etc.
I birded Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn this morning before heading over to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. There were light ESE winds to start, but these shifted to relatively strong SSE winds by ~9:30 AM. Throughout my time in the field there was a noticeable movement of Double-crested Cormorants in groups of between 2-51 individuals. These were almost all headed east, presumably after having been blown inland by the easterly component of the winds early in the day (and possibly overnight?). A handful of Common Loons were also seen flying high, but south. Highlights follow in no particular order: Floyd Bennett Field (7:00-9:00): Brown Thrasher (1-2, FOY?) Wood Duck (6, including 5 males, R.A.G. Pond) White-crowned Sparrow (2, presumably overwintering birds, although not in a spot where they'd previously been this winter) Glossy Ibis (~35, flock to the north of FBF heading west fast upon a brief return to FBF @ ~12:45 PM) American Kestrel (3 migrants, which was nice after seeing ~8 from Greenwood Cemetery yesterday) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Ring-necked Pheasant There were 2 Lesser Yellowlegs in Spring Creek as viewed from the Erskine Street side. JBWR (9:30-12:00): Green Heron (Big John's Pond, seems early?) Little Blue Heron (2) Tricolored Heron (2) Glossy Ibis (12-20, two flocks (12 then 8) but I'm not sure if any individuals were involved in both) Greater Yellowlegs (5 flyovers) Hooded Merganser (2) ~1000 Ruddy Ducks 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] Upland Sandpiper - Yes, RMSP
The recently reported Upland Sandpiper was seen today, 12:00 -12:25PM at Robert Moses State Park. The bird was in the low grass, on the south roadside shoulder between Parking Lots 4 and 5, just east of the turn-around. It walked between the road and the berm, and was clearly visible at all times. It was there when I left. Eileen Schwinn -- 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] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline for 7 April
This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending April 7, 2010. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net. Eight-five species reported were reported this week. The most interesting reports were: GREAT CORMORANT: Germantown 4/3 (2), 4/6 (2), 4/7. BLACK VULTURE: Columbia County 4/3; Thruway Exit 21A 4/3; Coeymans 4/4 (2). RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Vischer Ferry 4/4 (50+); 4-mile Point 4/4 (2). The most-reported species include: Eastern Phoebe (13 reports), Wood Duck (12), Turkey Vulture (10), Pileated woodpecker (9), Tree Swallow (8), Great Blue Heron (8), Chipping Sparrow (8), Eastern Bluebird (7), American Kestrel (6) and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (5). Other highlights: Mute Swan : Columbia County 4/3; 4-mile Point 4/4 (4). Gadwall: 4-mile Point 4/4 (6). Blue-winged Teal: Columbia County 4/3. Ruffed Grouse: Columbia County 4/3. Pied-Billed Grebe: Round Lake 3/31; Columbia County 4/3; Vischer Ferry 4/4 (3); 4-mile Point 4/4 (2). Osprey: Spencertown 3/31; Chatham 4/4; Clifton Park 4/5. Bald Eagle: Wilton 4/1; Columbia County 4/3, 4/6; Tomhannock 4/4; Easton 4/4; Germantown 4/6. Northern Harrier: Columbia County 4/5, 4/6. Wilson's Snipe: Columbia County 4/3, 4/5. American Woodcock: Columbia County 4/3, 4/5, 4/6; Burnt Hills 4/4 (several); Vischer Ferry 4/4. Great Horned Owl: Menands 4/5 (nest with young, near Menands Northway exit). Barred Owl: Providence 4/1; Rheinstrom Hill 4/4. Northern Flicker: Columbia County 4/3, 4/5, 4/6; New Salem 4/3; Five Rivers 4/4. Fish Crow: Saratoga Springs 4/4. Common Raven: Columbia County 4/3, 4/6. Horned Lark: Saratoga County Airport 4/3 (10). Carolina Wren: Papscanee 4/1; Vischer Ferry 4/4. House Wren: Saratoga Springs 4/4. Winter Wren: Providence 4/1; Saratoga Spa SP 4/3. Golden-Crowned Kinglet: Pine Bush 4/1 (3); Saratoga Spa SP 4/3 (2); Ramshorn-Livingston 4/3. Ruby-Crowned Kinglet: Ramshorn-Livingston 4/3. Hermit Thrush: Troy 4/3; Five Rivers 4/4 (2); Rheinstrom Hill 4/4 (5). Pine Warbler: Pine Bush 4/7. Palm Warbler: Vischer Ferry 4/5. Louisiana Waterthrush: Ghent 4/6; New Salem 4/7. Eastern Towhee: Warrensburg 4/3; Edinburg 4/4; Columbia County 4/5, 4/6; Pine Bush 4/7. Field Sparrow: Five Rivers 4/4 (3); Columbia County 4/6; Pine Bush 4/7. Savannah Sparrow: Columbia County 4/3, 4/6. Swamp Sparrow: Ramshorn-Livingston 4/3. Purple Finch: Columbia County 4/3. Thanks to Phil Whitny (compiler), Dave Baim (New Salem), Karen Browne (Fort Ann), Rosalyn Chuvala (Clifton Park),Will Dwyer (Chatham), Deb Ferguson (Rheinstrom Hill ), Rich Guthrie (Germantown 4/6), Ron Harrower (Round Lake, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County Airport), Sue Hendler (Edinburg), John Hershey (Vischer Ferry 4/4), Susan Kazilas (North Broadlabin), Nancy Kern (Columbia County, Spencertown, Germantown, Ghent), Heidi Klinowski (Troy), Alan Mapes (4-mile Point, Coeymans), J. McWilliams (Menands), Marne Onderdonk (Five Rivers, Saratoga Spa SP), Barb Putnam (Wilton), Bob Ramonowski (Schenectady), Elayne Ryba (Niskayuna), Phil Seward (Colonie), Sue Stewart (Burnt Hills), Brad Walker (Brunswick), Tom Williams (Vischer Ferry 4/5, Pine Bush, Ramshorn-Livingston, Vosburgh Marsh, Exit 21A) and 2 anonymous observers (Providence, Warrensburg). -- 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] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline for 7 April
This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending April 7, 2010. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net. Eight-five species reported were reported this week. The most interesting reports were: GREAT CORMORANT: Germantown 4/3 (2), 4/6 (2), 4/7. BLACK VULTURE: Columbia County 4/3; Thruway Exit 21A 4/3; Coeymans 4/4 (2). RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Vischer Ferry 4/4 (50+); 4-mile Point 4/4 (2). The most-reported species include: Eastern Phoebe (13 reports), Wood Duck (12), Turkey Vulture (10), Pileated woodpecker (9), Tree Swallow (8), Great Blue Heron (8), Chipping Sparrow (8), Eastern Bluebird (7), American Kestrel (6) and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (5). Other highlights: Mute Swan : Columbia County 4/3; 4-mile Point 4/4 (4). Gadwall: 4-mile Point 4/4 (6). Blue-winged Teal: Columbia County 4/3. Ruffed Grouse: Columbia County 4/3. Pied-Billed Grebe: Round Lake 3/31; Columbia County 4/3; Vischer Ferry 4/4 (3); 4-mile Point 4/4 (2). Osprey: Spencertown 3/31; Chatham 4/4; Clifton Park 4/5. Bald Eagle: Wilton 4/1; Columbia County 4/3, 4/6; Tomhannock 4/4; Easton 4/4; Germantown 4/6. Northern Harrier: Columbia County 4/5, 4/6. Wilson's Snipe: Columbia County 4/3, 4/5. American Woodcock: Columbia County 4/3, 4/5, 4/6; Burnt Hills 4/4 (several); Vischer Ferry 4/4. Great Horned Owl: Menands 4/5 (nest with young, near Menands Northway exit). Barred Owl: Providence 4/1; Rheinstrom Hill 4/4. Northern Flicker: Columbia County 4/3, 4/5, 4/6; New Salem 4/3; Five Rivers 4/4. Fish Crow: Saratoga Springs 4/4. Common Raven: Columbia County 4/3, 4/6. Horned Lark: Saratoga County Airport 4/3 (10). Carolina Wren: Papscanee 4/1; Vischer Ferry 4/4. House Wren: Saratoga Springs 4/4. Winter Wren: Providence 4/1; Saratoga Spa SP 4/3. Golden-Crowned Kinglet: Pine Bush 4/1 (3); Saratoga Spa SP 4/3 (2); Ramshorn-Livingston 4/3. Ruby-Crowned Kinglet: Ramshorn-Livingston 4/3. Hermit Thrush: Troy 4/3; Five Rivers 4/4 (2); Rheinstrom Hill 4/4 (5). Pine Warbler: Pine Bush 4/7. Palm Warbler: Vischer Ferry 4/5. Louisiana Waterthrush: Ghent 4/6; New Salem 4/7. Eastern Towhee: Warrensburg 4/3; Edinburg 4/4; Columbia County 4/5, 4/6; Pine Bush 4/7. Field Sparrow: Five Rivers 4/4 (3); Columbia County 4/6; Pine Bush 4/7. Savannah Sparrow: Columbia County 4/3, 4/6. Swamp Sparrow: Ramshorn-Livingston 4/3. Purple Finch: Columbia County 4/3. Thanks to Phil Whitny (compiler), Dave Baim (New Salem), Karen Browne (Fort Ann), Rosalyn Chuvala (Clifton Park),Will Dwyer (Chatham), Deb Ferguson (Rheinstrom Hill ), Rich Guthrie (Germantown 4/6), Ron Harrower (Round Lake, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County Airport), Sue Hendler (Edinburg), John Hershey (Vischer Ferry 4/4), Susan Kazilas (North Broadlabin), Nancy Kern (Columbia County, Spencertown, Germantown, Ghent), Heidi Klinowski (Troy), Alan Mapes (4-mile Point, Coeymans), J. McWilliams (Menands), Marne Onderdonk (Five Rivers, Saratoga Spa SP), Barb Putnam (Wilton), Bob Ramonowski (Schenectady), Elayne Ryba (Niskayuna), Phil Seward (Colonie), Sue Stewart (Burnt Hills), Brad Walker (Brunswick), Tom Williams (Vischer Ferry 4/5, Pine Bush, Ramshorn-Livingston, Vosburgh Marsh, Exit 21A) and 2 anonymous observers (Providence, Warrensburg). -- 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] Upland Sandpiper - Yes, RMSP
The recently reported Upland Sandpiper was seen today, 12:00 -12:25PM at Robert Moses State Park. The bird was in the low grass, on the south roadside shoulder between Parking Lots 4 and 5, just east of the turn-around. It walked between the road and the berm, and was clearly visible at all times. It was there when I left. Eileen Schwinn -- 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] 4/8- Brooklyn/Queens- Green Heron, more GLIBs, Cormorant migration etc.
I birded Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn this morning before heading over to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. There were light ESE winds to start, but these shifted to relatively strong SSE winds by ~9:30 AM. Throughout my time in the field there was a noticeable movement of Double-crested Cormorants in groups of between 2-51 individuals. These were almost all headed east, presumably after having been blown inland by the easterly component of the winds early in the day (and possibly overnight?). A handful of Common Loons were also seen flying high, but south. Highlights follow in no particular order: Floyd Bennett Field (7:00-9:00): Brown Thrasher (1-2, FOY?) Wood Duck (6, including 5 males, R.A.G. Pond) White-crowned Sparrow (2, presumably overwintering birds, although not in a spot where they'd previously been this winter) Glossy Ibis (~35, flock to the north of FBF heading west fast upon a brief return to FBF @ ~12:45 PM) American Kestrel (3 migrants, which was nice after seeing ~8 from Greenwood Cemetery yesterday) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Ring-necked Pheasant There were 2 Lesser Yellowlegs in Spring Creek as viewed from the Erskine Street side. JBWR (9:30-12:00): Green Heron (Big John's Pond, seems early?) Little Blue Heron (2) Tricolored Heron (2) Glossy Ibis (12-20, two flocks (12 then 8) but I'm not sure if any individuals were involved in both) Greater Yellowlegs (5 flyovers) Hooded Merganser (2) ~1000 Ruddy Ducks 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] Jones Barrier Beach (Nassau Suffolk Counties)
I spent an hour or two stopping at various locations along the Jones strip this afternoon in windy conditions. At West End 2 Northern Gannets were close inshore on the ocean and also inside Jones inlet, clearly observed with binoculars from the WE2 marina. The flooded swale in front of the WE2 concession held a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Traveling east down the beach I had an increasingly uncommon American Kestrel. At the Cedar Beach Golf Course there were six Glossy Ibis feeding in some ponded water. Bob Kurtz reported that the Upland Sandpiper was still on the south shoulder of the RMSP parkway east of the entrance to Field 4 this afternoon. This bird has an interesting habit of running into the tall grass adjacent to the parkway shoulder and temporarily disappearing when it is frightened by passing traffic. If you do not see it on a first pass, don't assume it is not there. Ken Feustel -- 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] Swallow-tailed Kite, Westchester County
Swallow-tailed Kite seen from Pines Bridge Road east of Taconic Parkway (Millwood/Yorktown area), about 6:00 PM circled two or three times - headed east. Scott McCarley Valhalla, 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] WNY Dial-a-Bird 08 Apr 2010
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 04/08/2010 * NYBU1004.08 - Birds mentioned - Please phone in rare sightings for update Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com Thank you, David - EURASIAN WIGEON Pied-billed Grebe American Bittern Blue-winged Teal Osprey Bald Eagle Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Wilson's Snipe American Woodcock Barred Owl Red-bellied Wdpkr. Yellow-b. Sapsucker Eastern Phoebe Horned Lark Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Common Raven Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-cr. Kinglet Ruby-cr. Kinglet Hermit Thrush Brown Thrasher Pine Warbler Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-thr. Sparrow Lapland Longspur Red-w. Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Rusty Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Purple Finch - Transcript Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 04/08/2010 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs at localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BOSBirding.org Thursday April 8, 2010 Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Press (2) to leave a message, (3) for updates, meeting and field trip information and (4) for instructions on how to report sightings. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Highlights of reports received April 1 through April 8 from the Niagara Frontier Region include EURASIAN WIGEONS and early spring migrants. From the Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area, April 3, two EURASIAN WIGEONS among abundant AMERICAN WIGEONS at Goose Pond, on Albion Road in the Town of Oakfield. At least 14 waterfowl species in the Oak Orchard, Iroquois and Tonawanda areas this week included arriving BLUE-WINGED TEAL. Also in the refuges, AMERICAN BITTERN, BALD EAGLES on nest at Cayuga Pool and OSPREYS on the power line nest on Ditch Road. On Tibbets Road in the Iroquois Refuge, WILSON'S SNIPE, HORNED LARK and LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Other LAPLAND LONGSPURS over the Goose Pond overlook. Arrival reports this week - PIED-BILLED GREBE at Beaver Island State Park on Grand Island. RUBY-CR. KINGLET and PINE WARBLER in a Town of Wilson yard and three more PINE WARBLERS at Emery Park in the Town of Wales in southern Erie County. HERMIT THRUSH at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo. A pair of BROWN THRASHERS in the Allegany County Town of Alfred. And, EASTERN TOWHEE in North Buffalo. Other widely reported species - YELLOW-B. SAPSUCKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, BROWN CREEPER, WINTER WREN, GOLDEN-CR. KINGLET, CHIPPING SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, WHITE-THR. SPARROW, female RED-W. BLACKBIRD, EASTERN MEADOWLARK and PURPLE FINCH. On Savage Road in the Town of Sardinia, three BALD EAGLES have been feeding on a deer carcass and field mice for two weeks. BALD EAGLE also at Navy Island, a former and possible future breeding site for eagles on the upper Niagara River. Other recent reports - RUFFED GROUSE displaying and WILD TURKEY calling in the Cattaraugus County Town of Hinsdale. An unexpected WILD TURKEY in Buffalo at Main Street and Kensington Avenue. AMERICAN WOODCOCK in Holland and along the backroads of Orangeville in Wyoming County. BARRED OWL and COMMON RAVEN at Foster Lake in Alfred. RED-BELLIED WDPKR. at Elmlawn Cemetery in Tonawanda. 50 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS in the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area and 20 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS at Beaver Island State Park. And, a flock of BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS on an annual stop at a feeder in Lewiston. Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, April 15. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting to Dial-a-Bird. - End Transcript -- 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] Linnaean Society Meeting Announcement
THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK SPEAKERS PROGRAM Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m. The American Museum of Natural History, Linder Theater Speaker: Rafael Guillermo Campos-Ramirez, Senior Guide, Caligo Ventures, Inc. Subject: Bird Diversity in a Neotropical Country: Costa Rica Costa Rica, a country the size of West Virginia, has 820 species of birds. Lying between two great continents, each with its peculiar avifauna, Costa Rica is a land bridge where the faunas of the two continents meet and intermingle. This talk will discuss the unusual diversity found as a result of geography and other factors. Rafael Campos-Ramirez is the former Assistant Curator for the University of Costa Rica and Field Assistant to Gary Stiles (author of A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica). His Central American experience includes studies on birds, bats, and primates as well as a number of botanical surveys. He has more recently participated in bird banding studies of migratory birds in the New York area. The meeting is open to the public, without charge. Please join us for what promises to be a very exciting talk. Enter the Museum at West 77th Street. If you would like to meet Mr. Campos-Ramirez prior to the talk, join us at Pappardella's Restaurant, 75th Street and Columbus Avenue at 6 p.m. The reservation will be in the name of Alice. Alice Deutsch, Vice President -- 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] Bryant Park, Thu. 8-Apr-2010 incl. Winter Wren, Peregrine Towhee
Date: Thursday, 8 April 2010 (12:15p-1:05p) Location: Bryant Park Reported by: Ben Cacace Thanks to Margo D. Beller for alerting me to the wren. I made it there for lunch hour and spotted it in the same section she reported in. I missed the continuing Louisiana Waterthrush which Margo saw today in the SE corner storage area. Winter Wren is park species #40 for me. It all started with the Chat back in November of 2002. Weather for 8-Apr in Central Park (11:51a-12:51p) http://tinyurl.com/ycxvm4h : - Conditions: Clear - Temperature: 77.0 to 78.1 F (25.0 to 25.6 C) - Wind direction: Variable / SE - Wind speed: 4-8 mph (no gusts reported) ** Total species - 9 ** - Peregrine Falcon - 1 perched on lower N facing antenna on Chrysler Building from 12:50-1:05p+ - Rock Pigeon - 12+ - Winter Wren - 1 in the lower storage area at SE corner of park - Hermit Thrush - 1 in the upper storage area at SE corner of park - Eastern Towhee - 1 flew over the Great Lawn to the N side gardens - Song Sparrow - 2 on the Great Lawn - White-throated Sparrow - 3+ - Dark-eyed Junco - 3 on the Great Lawn - House Sparrow - 12+ -- 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] New Arrivals -Calverton/Wading River,L.I. April, 8th
Hello All, I found a pair of Blue Gray Gnatcatchers today along River Road just south of the Swan Pond canoe launch site in Calverton.Later in the afternoon there were 8 Glossy Ibis out in the large wet field just south of LIE on Wading River Manorville Road. Good April Birding, Carl Starace -- 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/ --
