RE:[nysbirds-l] [MidHudsonBirds] Mississippi Kite back again in Town of Root, Montgomery County

[Richard Guthrie]

Good job in relocating the kites in Root. 

 

I tried my luck last weekend. Apparently the kites were doing their elusive
stay-away routine much as last year, or simply hadn't arrived yet.

 

A note about last year. Apparently somebody's (plural?) actions managed to
upset the locals sufficiently enough for them to have put up a rather
unfriendly fence with equally unfriendly "KEEP OUT" signs around the
property. I've heard rumors that some of the locals are suspected of being
capable of rather unspeakable retaliation action, I urge all to use
restraint and good manners while visiting the area. This is not to cast
aspersions on the vast majority of the fine residents of Root. But, there
are a few we need to be mindful of.  For the sake of the kites, let's all
behave and try to avoid any ill will with the folks around the kite site.. 

 

Rich Guthrie

New Baltimore,

The Greene County

gael...@capital.net

 

 

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Greetings All,
Just received a call from Peter Schoenberger that at least one of the kites
had returned to the area in the Town of Root where a pair spent last
breeding season. Peter observed the bird from Donato Road (DeLorme pg. 65 B
4-5)

Good luck to those in pursuit,
Mark DeDea

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse - Montezuma Wildlife Refuge 5/30

[David Mouzon]

All,

 

This Saturday at Montezuma Wildlife Refuge my wife and I spent 2 hours at
the south observation tower and saw:

 

Black Tern x1

Kildeer x2

Bald Eagle (immature) x3

Turkey Vulture x5

Red-tailed Hawk x1

Prothonotary Warbler x1

Yellow Warbler 5+

Great Blue Heron 15+

Song Sparrow x2

Purple Martin 50+

Tree Swallow 10+

Barn Swallow x2

Brown-headed Cowbird 10+

Red-winged Blackbird 50+

Baltimore Oriole x1

 

David Mouzon

New York, NY

 


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Re:[nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks - Oneida Lake

[Tom Johnson]

All,
I made a typo in my post - the Brewerton site is at the WEST end of
Oneida Lake, not the east end (the coordinates provided should be
correct).
Thanks,
Tom



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[nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks - Oneida Lake

[Tom Johnson]

NYSbirders,
Five Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks were found this morning at the east
end of Oneida Lake in Brewerton.  Bill Purcell got the word out
(thanks Bill!), and a number of birders were able to view the ducks
sitting on a dock at these coordinates:  43.236545,-76.134656
The ducks reportedly flew west along the Oneida River in the evening.
Jay McGowan and I viewed the birds until 6:40PM; at 8:25PM, on our way
back south to Ithaca, we checked the dock and surrounding area and did
not see the ducks.  All birds are unbanded and have healthy-looking,
intact feet, toes, and nails (bands and clipped toes/ nails can
suggest captive origin).  The timing is consistent with natural
vagrancy of the species to the north of its normal range and I think
it is appropriate to consider the birds as wild vagrants.
Interestingly, I found a group of 5 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks in
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania yesterday morning; those birds turned up
on a golf course pond near my parents' house and flew away at 8:30AM.
This site is roughly 210 miles to the south of Brewerton, NY as
measured on Google Maps.  Without wanting to start conspiracy theories
about vagrants showing up at multiple locations, I think this is a
decent possibility in this case.  I've tried to find individual
markings on the ducks in my photos that could be used to link the two
sightings with more confidence but haven't been successful yet.  If
others have ideas on the matter, I'd be interested in learning more.
More information can be found on OneidaBirds:
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/ONEI.html
My photos of the whistling-ducks in NY and PA are here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonxie88/

Also in the realm of southern rarities turning up in Upstate NY - a
Yellow-throated Warbler found by Chris Wood and Jessie Barry spent
today singing in a Tompkins County yard, and a dead Prothonotary
Warbler was found on an Ithaca street yesterday evening.  Perhaps
there are more southern birds hiding out there...

Cheers,
Tom


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Re:[nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Cory's Shearwater, Western Sandpiper, Royal and Black Terns+

[Shaibal Mitra]

The Royal Tern was at Pikes Beach during the morning.

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Mississippi Kite back again in Town of Root, Montgomery County

[forsythnature]

Greetings All,
  I did take a ride up to Root this afternoon and at around 3:00pm found the 
kite working over a field at the first bend on Donato Road.  Thanks Peter.

Good Birding,
Mark






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Greetings All,
  Just received a call from Peter Schoenberger that at least one of the kites 
had returned to the area in the Town of Root where a pair spent last breeding 
season.  Peter observed the bird from Donato Road (DeLorme pg. 65 B 4-5)
 
Good luck to those in pursuit,
Mark DeDea




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[nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Cory's Shearwater, Western Sandpiper, Royal and Black Terns+

[Shaibal Mitra]

Patricia Lindsay and I spent today between Moriches and Shinnecock Inlets, 
Suffolk County.

While I worked the Cupsogue flats on the morning's rising tide, Pat did a 
seawatch, then counted shorebirds at Pikes Beach.

She found the seawatching slow during the morning, and it was brutally slow 
ever after today, but she did record an early Cory's Shearwater, 3 Common 
Eiders, 10 Gannets milling, and 7 Common Loons migrating.

My highlights on the flats were large numbers of shorebirds (see below), an 
early "Western" Willet and 2 Black Terns in breeding plumage.

The highlight of Pat's visit to Pikes Beach was a Western Sandpiper in full 
breeding plumage. Although we often see bright, long-billed Semipalmated 
Sandpipers in spring--including a few birds that are very suggestive of 
Western--this bird stood out as an absolutely typical, full breeding-plumaged 
Western Sandpiper. I don't believe that either of us had ever seen such a bird 
in May on Long Island before today. I returned with her after I finished on the 
flats and we spent a couple of hours searching between 11:00 and 13:00, but we 
couldn't find it again. Eileen Schwinn and Eric Salzman saw the bird earlier 
with Pat.

Shorebird numbers were excellent. The following totals are derived from 
simultaneous counts at Cupsogue and Pikes:

Black-bellied Plover--91
Ruddy Turnstone--700
Red Knot--282
Sanderling--at least 3,000
Dunlin--120
Semipalmated Sandpiper--at least 4,000
White-rumped Sandpiper--4
Short-billed Dowitcher--30

We drove Dune Rd. and looked at the ocean from Shinnecock Inlet during the mid 
afternoon, but we didn't see anything out of the ordinary.

I went back out on the flats on the falling tide and found a different mix of 
shorebirds as well as a couple of additional highlights, such as a second 
summer type Forster's Tern (my first this year east of Moriches Inlet), and a 
Roseate Tern.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore


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[cayugabirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling Duck update

[Bill Purcell]

The 5 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks at Brewerton may have left this evening 
when two birders saw them get up and fly west along the Oneida River. Reports 
from local residents varied as to how long they may have been present, one 
thought that the ducks may have been around for a "about a week" while another 
thought that they had appeared this morning - Monday May 31. If the 
Black-bellieds showed up this morning and departed this evening that could mean 
that they are the same 5 that showed up in, and departed from, Dauphin County, 
Pennsylvania yesterday. None of the birds were banded but that means little 
since wild birds can be banded and captive birds are often not banded. 

Two photos are posted at http://www.flickr.com/photos/14186...@n04/4658317812/

Several other people may have gotten better photos and will probably oost them 
as well. BTW, I am not the "finder" of these birds but the person who first 
reported them does not want a lot of people traveling down a one lane road with 
no parking and no public access to the lake trying view the ducks. At any rate, 
that appears to be a moot point now but he will be properly credited in my 
NYSARC report.

Bill Purcell
Hastings NY 13076





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Re: [nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite back again in Town of Root, Montgomery County

[Jim Osterlund]

Actual observation point;

42.827607,-74.519384 - Google Maps


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite back again in Town of Root, Montgomery County

[Peter Schoenberger]

I found the bird at the second corner of Donato as you come from  
Mapleton. It was perched in a dead tree. It flew after about one  
minute, disappearing over the tree line. It was about 11:30 am.
Peter Schoenberger
On May 31, 2010, at 4:33 PM, Jim Osterlund wrote:

> For openers, then, the intersection of Donato and Mapleton;
>
> 42.830597,-74.521637 - Google Maps
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite back again in Town of Root, Montgomery County

[Jim Osterlund]

For openers, then, the intersection of Donato and Mapleton;

42.830597,-74.521637 - Google Maps


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[nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite back again in Town of Root, Montgomery County

[forsythnature]

Greetings All,
  Just received a call from Peter Schoenberger that at least one of the kites 
had returned to the area in the Town of Root where a pair spent last breeding 
season.  Peter observed the bird from Donato Road (DeLorme pg. 65 B 4-5)

Good luck to those in pursuit,
Mark DeDea



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[nysbirds-l] 5/31- Brooklyn/Queens- Nelson's Sparrow, #'s of Shorebirds and Herons

[fresha2411]

 This morning at Plum Beach in Brooklyn there was a single subvirgatus Nelson's 
Sparrow in the marsh, along with a singing Seaside Sparrow and a couple of 
calling Clapper Rails.
On the low tide mudflats, among the dozens of stranded Horseshoe Crabs were a 
decent diversity of shorebirds, although the bulk of them spent most of the 
time on the Dead Horse Bay side of Plum(b) inlet.
The highlight of these shorebirds were 2 Red Knots, one of which was wearing a 
lime-green flag  (indicating that it was banded along the Delaware Bay) labeled 
"AXA" . It will be interesting to see when it was originally banded. Also 
lingering at Dead Horse Point were 5 Greater Scaup hauled up on shore, viewable 
from the Plum Beach side.

At the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the most notable thing was the 
16 (a minimum one-time count) Yellow-crowned Night Herons on the West Pond 
around Low Tide. Only two of these were noticeably subadults, with the rest 
appearing to be fully adult birds.

Good Birding
-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY.

 



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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  May 31, 2010
*  NYSY 3105.10
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
May 24, 2009 - May 31, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland
compiled:May 31 AT 11:00 a.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#207 -Monday May 31, 2010
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 24 , 
2010
 
Highlights:
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BRANT
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
SANDHILL CRANE
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
BLACK TERN
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER
CERULEAN WARBLER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW


Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


 5/28: A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen in the pool at the Visitor’s Center. 
2 SANDHILL CRANRS were seen at VanDyne Spoor Road. 2 SANDHILL CRANES with 2 
young were seen at Carncross Road. The family was observed again on the 30th.
 5/29: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in the Main Pool.
 5/30: BLACK TERNS were seen at Tschache Pool and May’s Point Pool. SORA 
and VIRGINIA RAIL were found at Railroad Road.


Derby Hill


 Hawks were only counted on two days this week and 179 were counted, mostly 
BROAD-WINGS with still good numbers of BALD EAGLES too.


Onondaga County


 5/26: A ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was seen and heard at the Camillus Uniqhe 
Forest area on Thompson Road in Camillus.
 5/27: A CERULEAN WARBLER was heard in Whiskey Hollow. A RED-HEADED 
WOODPECKER was seen in a swamp on Fenner Road.
 5/28: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was observed at Baltimore Woods in Marcellus 
near New Seneca Turnpike. A pair of ORCHARD ORIOLES was seen on Perry Road in 
the Town of Van Buren.


Oswego County


 5/25: At Sandy Pond SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS, SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, LESSER 
YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS, and DUNLIN were seen. On 
the 27th. the same species were also seen along with BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 
BRANT, and BLACK TERN.


Oneida County


 5/28: At the Rome Sand Plains a CERULEAN WARBLER and  a RED-SHOULDERED 
HAWK were observed.


Cayuga County


 5/25: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was observed hunting in a field on the west side 
of Cross Lake near the entrance to the Marina.
 5/28: 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were seen on the 
West Spit of Fair Have State Park.
 
 
 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Kentucky Warbler at Rockerfeller State Park Westchester

[Robert Lewis]

All,
  I heard a singing Kentucky Warbler at the area marked below, today, Monday, 
about 10:30am.  It was a bit to the west of the marked spot.  The area is 
impenetrable.  I was on the main trail.   On the other side of the main trail 
not far away (north) was a Carolina Wren.  Also in the area was a Yellow 
Warbler singing  a rather odd song, containing a bit of a trill. 
Bob LewisSleepy Hollow NY

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From: Jim Osterlund 
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Kentucky Warbler at Rockerfeller State Park 
Westchester
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010, 9:49 PM

Not easy to see the connecting trail in all the cover, but the area is marked 
(green arrow);
41.106798,-73.841933 - Google Maps
 



  
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[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Grebe at JBWR

[John Gavrity]

Found a Red-necked Grebe in the marsh opposite bench 6 on the west
pond. When I left it was swimming west. Took some photos through my
blackberry I'll try to post later.

Sorry Doug, the emails I sent got kicked back to me.

John Gavrity
Staten Island, NY

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