[nysbirds-l] Ward Pound Ridge, Westchester, NY: MISSISSIPPI KITE

[dm5078]

 Sunday 6/6/10
Ward Pound Ridge, Westchester, NY
Observers:
George Dadone, Arie Gilbert, Jean Loscalzo, Eric Miller, Ian Resnick, and Lou 
Widerka.


The Queens County Bird Club had a great trip to WPR, the weather held up with 
just a few brief showers, and in addition to the expected breeding birds, 
butterflies & dragonflies, the unquestionable highlight of the day was a 
MISSISSIPPI KITE that flew over us at 5:05pm on Michigan Road.  Since there 
were still a few hours of daylight, we tried to phone several people, but 
unfortunately, we were in a "dead zone" and no one could get a cell signal.  
The bird arrived from the east (CT) and flew over us to the west.  All in the 
group were able to get good looks and other possibilities were ruled out. 


Jean Loscalzo
Richmond Hill, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Sterling Forest

[eyeflight16]

I had a great time at Sterling Forest today. Although the weather was very 
threatening, at the Ironwood Drive powerline cut I still managed to see many 
Prairie Warblers and 3 Golden-winged Warblers. This is a bird I have been 
trying to see for 3 years, and I am so happy that I finally was able to get 
here to see them. Although they were pretty elusive, I got spectacular looks at 
an adult male singing out in the open. Something that I noticed was how I never 
heard or saw Blue-winged Warblers. I guess that's why the  golden-winged are 
here.

James Randall
Fairfield

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[nysbirds-l] Nissaquogue Bank Swallows

[Jim Osterlund]

The little colony in the bluffs of the David Weld Preserve has doubled  
in number from last season, at least to this unskilled census-taker;   
12 today, 6 last year.


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[nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Sandwich Tern+++

[Shaibal Mitra]

A Sandwich Tern was present on the blustery flats at Cupsogue, near Moriches 
Inlet, this afternoon, accompanied by two Arctic Terns--one First Summer and 
one Second Summer-type. Also seen were one Roseate, two First Summer Common, 
and five Second Summer-type Common Terns.

Photos of some of these birds can be seen at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/tixbirdz/LongIslandMiscellany2010#

Shorebird numbers around Moriches Inlet have diminished drastically since last 
week, and, as suggested above, non-breeders of various kinds have made a big 
push lately. In addition to the various sub-adult larids, which included 
Skimmers and Laughing Gulls as well as the terns mentioned above, I saw a 
winter aspect Dunlin and a flock of 19 morose-looking and apparently unemployed 
Oystercatchers on the flats today. On the other hand, Pat saw two 
breeding-plumaged White-rumps at Pikes, so this late-migrating species is still 
on the move.

Over the roiling ocean we saw one Cory's, one Greater, and two unidentified 
large shearwaters at Cupsogue and one Sooty and two unidentified large 
shearwaters at Shinnecock. Immature Gannets were present by the hundreds, 
mostly moving from east to west now.

Yesterday Tom Burke and Gail Benson saw a similar movement of Gannets, as well 
as Greater, Manx, and Sooty Shearwaters, plus Wilson's Storm-Petrel in this 
same area. They also recorded a Caspian Tern at Cupsogue yesterday.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

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[nysbirds-l] Doodletown - Kentucky Warbler and more

[Jeffrey Ritter]

There was a Kentucky Warbler in Doodletown this morning. I found the bird a 
hundred yards or so up Pleasant Valley Rd. from its start at the T intersection 
with Doodletown Rd. I heard it singing as soon as I made the left turn onto 
Pleasant Valley Rd. and saw it on both sides of the road. Around noon, I heard 
it singing fairly deep into the brush on the east side of the road. 

Other highlights included three Pileated Woodpeckers at Herbert Cemetery. I was 
within a hundred feet of the three and had prolonged, unobstructed looks. They 
seemed oblivious to my presence. There was a male and female and, I believe, a 
juvenile. 

There was also at one and perhaps two Worm-eating Warblers on Lemon Rd. up the 
hill from the reservoir. I have had them many times further up on Pleasant 
Valley Rd., but not in that area.

If you are unfamiliar with the place names that I've mentioned there are now 
maps at various locations in Doodletown showing the locations of different 
roads, house foundations, etc.

With the regular Doodletown breeders as well, I had a great morning of birding.

Jeff Ritter
Little Neck, NY


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[nysbirds-l] FW: [HMBirds] Mississippi Kite seen 6-5, Town of Root

[Richard Guthrie]

Presumably Saturday June 5, 2010

 

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Subject: [HMBirds] Mississippi Kite seen 6-5, Town of Root

 

  

A quick flyby, around 2:45 PM, at Donato and Mapletown. -Denise 
Hackert-Stoner and Scott Stoner

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[nysbirds-l] Staten Island, Sat. 5-Jun-2010 incl. Caspian Tern & Chipping Sp.

[Ben Cacace]

*Date*: Saturday, 5 June 2010 (7:30a-6:50p)
*Location*: Clove Lakes Park, Great Kills Park & Goethal's Bridge Pond
*Reported by*: Ben Cacace

Best bird of the day was the last bird. While watching every Common Tern
from the front of the docked ferry on the Staten Island side I spotted a
larger tern flying below the ferry. It's bill was red and it had an
obviously different wingbeat. The bird's bill was thicker than the Commons
and was a distinctive red. This was my first *CASPIAN TERN*.

According to the checklist I missed only 1 of the abundant summer breeders.
This was American Crow. On Staten Island I now only call crows to species
when heard. Both Fish and American have been heard fairly regularly.

*Clove Lakes Park* (2.5 hours): Typical breeders seen. According to the list
only EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, WARBLING VIREO & CHIPPING SPARROW are 'Rare' for
the Summer season. The vireo & sparrow were just north of Martling Ave.
south of the red bridge which is one of my favorite spots in the park.
Species seen - 29.

*Great Kills Park* (2.75 hours): I arrived around high tide to see what the
situation is like when the salt flats are under water. The most obvious
shorebirds were the 18+ SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS on the beach near the north end
of the flats. Also seen were 6 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, 2 KILLDEER, 1
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER & 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS. The breeding plumaged HORNED
GREBE continues off the salt flats. A blue morph LITTLE BLUE HERON continues
on the flats. Heard along Buffalo St. were YELLOW WARBLER & COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT. Additional species - 19.

*Goethal's Bridge Pond* (2.75 hours): No new shorebirds were added. Seen
were 2 KILLDEER, 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS & 16+ SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS. Other
birds seen were 1 OSPREY, 2 TURKEY VULTURES & 8 SNOWY EGRETS. Additional
species - 6.

Three additional species were *seen at the ferry* including CASPIAN TERN,
COMMON TERN & LAUGHING GULL.

Abundance categories below from 'The Birds of Staten Island' checklist last
updated in 2000. Abundance categories below are for 'Summer'. Taxonomic
order follows abundance categories.

Weather for 5-Jun for Newark, NJ (7:51a-6:51p) < http://tinyurl.com/34ujdcj>:
- Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
- Temperature: 77.0 to 90.0 F (25.0 to 32.2 C)
- Wind direction: SW / WSW to W / SW
- Wind speed: 10 - 21 mph (gusts to 28 mph)

** Total species - 57 **

*Not listed as a 'Summer' resident* [4 spp]:
- Horned Grebe - 1 in breeding plumage continues off the salt flats at Great
Kills Park
- Semipalmated Plover - 18+ at the salt flats at Great Kills Park
- Semipalmated Sandpiper - 17 incl. 1 at the Great Kills Park salt flats &
16+ at Goethal's Bridge Pond
- Bank Swallow - 30+ at Great Kills Park

*'Rare' seen every 2-5 years* [6 spp]:
- Brant - 1 continues on the salt flats at Great Kills Park
- Osprey - 1 seen several times over Goethal's Bridge Pond
- Caspian Tern - 1 seen from the docked ferry on the S.I. side
- Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1 singing S of Martling Ave. W of the stream
- Warbling Vireo - 1 N of Martling Ave. S of the red bridge
- Chipping Sparrow - 1 N of Martling Ave. S of the red bridge

*'Occasional' seen a few times per season* [6 spp]:
- Little Blue Heron - 1 blue morph continues at the Great Kills Park salt
flats
- Red-tailed Hawk - 1 over Clove Lakes Park & 1 over Goethal's Bridge Pond
- White-eyed Vireo - 1 N of Martling Ave. S of the red bridge
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 at Great Kills Park mixed in with the
Banks
- Yellow Warbler - 6+ singing along Buffalo St. in Great Kills Park
- Boat-tailed Grackle - 10+ around the Great Kills Park salt flats

*'Uncommon' present but may not be seen* [9 spp]:
- Double-crested Cormorant - 4+ off Great Kills Park
- Turkey Vulture - 2 over Goethal's Bridge Pond
- American Oystercatcher - 6 at the salt flats & off Great Kills Park
- Spotted Sandpiper - 4 incl. 2 at the Great Kills Park salt flats & 2 at
Goethal's Bridge Pond
- Fish Crow - 1 calling as it was being chased by a "blackbird" at Great
Kills Park
- Tree Swallow - 3+ at Goethal's Bridge Pond
- House Wren - 1 singing & seen close at the Goethal's Bridge Pond
observation deck
- Eastern Towhee - 1 male singing & seen close at the Goethal's Bridge Pond
observation deck
- Brown-headed Cowbird - 5 incl. 3+ at Clove Lakes Park, 1 at Great Kills
Park & 1 at Goethal's Bridge Pond

*'Common' certain in proper habitat* [15 spp]:
- Great Egret - 1 at the S end of Clove Lakes Park
- Snowy Egret - 10 incl. 2 at the Great Kills Park salt flats & 8 on
Goethal's Bridge Pond
- Black-crowned Night-Heron - 2 adults at Clove Lakes Park
- Killdeer - 4 incl. 2 at the Great Kills Park salt flats & 2 at Goethal's
Bridge Pond
- Common Tern - 10+ off the S.I. ferry both ways
- Chimney Swift - 6+ incl. 5 over Bay St. & Victory Blvd plus 1 over Clove
Lakes Park
- Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2+ heard at Clove Lakes Park
- Downy Woodpecker - 2+ incl. 1 heard at Great Kills Park & 1 at Goethal's
Bridge Pond
- Northern Flicker - 1 at the N end of Clove 

[nysbirds-l] Staten Island, Sat. 5-Jun-2010 incl. Caspian Tern Chipping Sp.

[Ben Cacace]

*Date*: Saturday, 5 June 2010 (7:30a-6:50p)
*Location*: Clove Lakes Park, Great Kills Park  Goethal's Bridge Pond
*Reported by*: Ben Cacace

Best bird of the day was the last bird. While watching every Common Tern
from the front of the docked ferry on the Staten Island side I spotted a
larger tern flying below the ferry. It's bill was red and it had an
obviously different wingbeat. The bird's bill was thicker than the Commons
and was a distinctive red. This was my first *CASPIAN TERN*.

According to the checklist I missed only 1 of the abundant summer breeders.
This was American Crow. On Staten Island I now only call crows to species
when heard. Both Fish and American have been heard fairly regularly.

*Clove Lakes Park* (2.5 hours): Typical breeders seen. According to the list
only EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, WARBLING VIREO  CHIPPING SPARROW are 'Rare' for
the Summer season. The vireo  sparrow were just north of Martling Ave.
south of the red bridge which is one of my favorite spots in the park.
Species seen - 29.

*Great Kills Park* (2.75 hours): I arrived around high tide to see what the
situation is like when the salt flats are under water. The most obvious
shorebirds were the 18+ SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS on the beach near the north end
of the flats. Also seen were 6 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, 2 KILLDEER, 1
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER  2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS. The breeding plumaged HORNED
GREBE continues off the salt flats. A blue morph LITTLE BLUE HERON continues
on the flats. Heard along Buffalo St. were YELLOW WARBLER  COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT. Additional species - 19.

*Goethal's Bridge Pond* (2.75 hours): No new shorebirds were added. Seen
were 2 KILLDEER, 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS  16+ SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS. Other
birds seen were 1 OSPREY, 2 TURKEY VULTURES  8 SNOWY EGRETS. Additional
species - 6.

Three additional species were *seen at the ferry* including CASPIAN TERN,
COMMON TERN  LAUGHING GULL.

Abundance categories below from 'The Birds of Staten Island' checklist last
updated in 2000. Abundance categories below are for 'Summer'. Taxonomic
order follows abundance categories.

Weather for 5-Jun for Newark, NJ (7:51a-6:51p)  http://tinyurl.com/34ujdcj:
- Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
- Temperature: 77.0 to 90.0 F (25.0 to 32.2 C)
- Wind direction: SW / WSW to W / SW
- Wind speed: 10 - 21 mph (gusts to 28 mph)

** Total species - 57 **

*Not listed as a 'Summer' resident* [4 spp]:
- Horned Grebe - 1 in breeding plumage continues off the salt flats at Great
Kills Park
- Semipalmated Plover - 18+ at the salt flats at Great Kills Park
- Semipalmated Sandpiper - 17 incl. 1 at the Great Kills Park salt flats 
16+ at Goethal's Bridge Pond
- Bank Swallow - 30+ at Great Kills Park

*'Rare' seen every 2-5 years* [6 spp]:
- Brant - 1 continues on the salt flats at Great Kills Park
- Osprey - 1 seen several times over Goethal's Bridge Pond
- Caspian Tern - 1 seen from the docked ferry on the S.I. side
- Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1 singing S of Martling Ave. W of the stream
- Warbling Vireo - 1 N of Martling Ave. S of the red bridge
- Chipping Sparrow - 1 N of Martling Ave. S of the red bridge

*'Occasional' seen a few times per season* [6 spp]:
- Little Blue Heron - 1 blue morph continues at the Great Kills Park salt
flats
- Red-tailed Hawk - 1 over Clove Lakes Park  1 over Goethal's Bridge Pond
- White-eyed Vireo - 1 N of Martling Ave. S of the red bridge
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 at Great Kills Park mixed in with the
Banks
- Yellow Warbler - 6+ singing along Buffalo St. in Great Kills Park
- Boat-tailed Grackle - 10+ around the Great Kills Park salt flats

*'Uncommon' present but may not be seen* [9 spp]:
- Double-crested Cormorant - 4+ off Great Kills Park
- Turkey Vulture - 2 over Goethal's Bridge Pond
- American Oystercatcher - 6 at the salt flats  off Great Kills Park
- Spotted Sandpiper - 4 incl. 2 at the Great Kills Park salt flats  2 at
Goethal's Bridge Pond
- Fish Crow - 1 calling as it was being chased by a blackbird at Great
Kills Park
- Tree Swallow - 3+ at Goethal's Bridge Pond
- House Wren - 1 singing  seen close at the Goethal's Bridge Pond
observation deck
- Eastern Towhee - 1 male singing  seen close at the Goethal's Bridge Pond
observation deck
- Brown-headed Cowbird - 5 incl. 3+ at Clove Lakes Park, 1 at Great Kills
Park  1 at Goethal's Bridge Pond

*'Common' certain in proper habitat* [15 spp]:
- Great Egret - 1 at the S end of Clove Lakes Park
- Snowy Egret - 10 incl. 2 at the Great Kills Park salt flats  8 on
Goethal's Bridge Pond
- Black-crowned Night-Heron - 2 adults at Clove Lakes Park
- Killdeer - 4 incl. 2 at the Great Kills Park salt flats  2 at Goethal's
Bridge Pond
- Common Tern - 10+ off the S.I. ferry both ways
- Chimney Swift - 6+ incl. 5 over Bay St.  Victory Blvd plus 1 over Clove
Lakes Park
- Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2+ heard at Clove Lakes Park
- Downy Woodpecker - 2+ incl. 1 heard at Great Kills Park  1 at Goethal's
Bridge Pond
- Northern Flicker - 1 at the N end of Clove Lakes Park
- Barn 

[nysbirds-l] Nissaquogue Bank Swallows

[Jim Osterlund]

The little colony in the bluffs of the David Weld Preserve has doubled  
in number from last season, at least to this unskilled census-taker;   
12 today, 6 last year.


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