[nysbirds-l] 110 Great Egrets at Tonawanda WMA
July 18- This evening with Dave Wheeler I counted 110 Great Egrets at the same roosting location as last year (where last years White Ibis was observed behind Hunters Marsh). Although I was at the swamps by 7:40 no flying egrets were observed. Many were obscured by foliage. To get an accurate count one should be at the roosting location well before 7:40 PM and count the egrets as they fly in. Also at TWMA there were two Gadwall, many Great Blue Herons and a Black-crowned Night-Heron. At Iroquois NWR Cayuga pool there were 16 Black Terns (mostly fledglings) two adult Bald Eagles, and two Black-crowned Night-Herons. Best Wishes for Great Birding, Bill Watson Tonawanda, 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] JBWR 7/18 - Add Royal Tern to JBWR seen on (7/17)
Would a report of a Royal Tern on the East Pond increase Jamaica Bay's tern excitement status? There was one seen yesterday by several birders including John Gluth, Doug Futuyma and I. In addition, I found a Bonaparte Gull (non breeding), also on the East Pond. Doug and I had birded Cupsoge earlier where our highlights was a Western Sandpiper (probably the same one seen today by the NYSOA young birders club) along with Roseate Terns. During our time at Cupsogue, I found and photographed a funky looking peep. Some photos of that peep can be see here http://bit.ly/ctiVkG - I will upload more photos as I cycle through the lot. Good summer birding! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Steve Walter wrote: > Of note other than the pelican, there were a bunch of *Bank Swallows*joining > Tree Swallows in landing in a leafless tree along the section of the > bay where the pelican is. I can't ever remember seeing perched Bank Swallows > at Jamaica Bay. While Jamaica Bay isn't going to match Cupsogue for tern > excitement, the West Pond had a large aggreagtion of Common, Forster's and > Least Terns, and Black Skimmers. A *Black Tern* was a fly by on the bay on > the south side of the West Pond and a *Gull-billed Tern* flew over the > north dike toward the East Pond. The water is high on the East Pond > (although lowering was in progress this morning), with only long-legged > shorebirds finding habitat (except for a few Least Sandpipers at the extreme > south end). The water is low on the West Pond, making it more favorable for > high tide roosting. For those with an eye for things, Needham's Skimmers > (nothing like Black Skimmers) are back along the southwest corner of the > East Pond. > > Steve Walter > Bayside, 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] JBWR 7/18
Of note other than the pelican, there were a bunch of Bank Swallows joining Tree Swallows in landing in a leafless tree along the section of the bay where the pelican is. I can't ever remember seeing perched Bank Swallows at Jamaica Bay. While Jamaica Bay isn't going to match Cupsogue for tern excitement, the West Pond had a large aggreagtion of Common, Forster's and Least Terns, and Black Skimmers. A Black Tern was a fly by on the bay on the south side of the West Pond and a Gull-billed Tern flew over the north dike toward the East Pond. The water is high on the East Pond (although lowering was in progress this morning), with only long-legged shorebirds finding habitat (except for a few Least Sandpipers at the extreme south end). The water is low on the West Pond, making it more favorable for high tide roosting. For those with an eye for things, Needham's Skimmers (nothing like Black Skimmers) are back along the southwest corner of the East Pond. Steve Walter Bayside, 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] Yellow-nosed Albatross reappears on Wolfe Island, Ontario
On 4 July 2010, Paul Martin reported an unidentified albatross (but suspected as Yellow-nosed) flying over the beach in Kingston, Ontario before promptly disappearing. Observers elsewhere on Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence River were urged to be on the lookout but no subsequent sightings have been reported.until now. John Shemilt just alerted me to a noted from Terry Sprague posted on ONTBIRDS listserve stating that a YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS was found by an unnamed person at Brown's Bay, Wolfe Island, Ontario. Evidently the albatross was in a very weakened state and is currently being cared for at the Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre in nearby Napanee. Brown's Bay is on the north side of Wolfe Island, and as the albatross flies, this is about 5 miles from the New York State Line (just east of Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co.). It is possible the albatross was attempting to the return to the ocean via the St. Lawrence River but was perhaps daunted by the narrow and lengthy waterway. There are very few examples of albatrosses being seen on freshwater and I imagine they cannot find much in the way of food. I recall there has been at least one storm-associated Laysan Albatross on the Salton Sea in California (calling the Salton Sea 'fresh water' seems an overstatement) and the fate of any seabird that ends up there is probably not a good one. -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.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] 7/18- Cupsogue: SANDWICH & Gull-billed Terns, Western Sandpiper etc.
I joined the NYSOA Young Birders Club at Cupsogue County Park (in Westhampton, Suffolk County) this morning, first for a fruitless seawatch, and then birding the flats. While we were unable to locate the Hudsonian Godwit (or the apparently one-day wonder Wilson's Phalarope for that matter), we did find some other goodies. The shorebird highlight was a cooperative adult Western Sandpiper. There were also ~14 Red Knots, at least two of which were flagged, one with a lime-green Delaware Bayshore flag, and another with a red flag from one of the South American countries (Chile?) where flagging takes place. Unfortunately we weren't able to read either, but certainly something for anyone birding Cupsogue to keep an eye out for. Also nice to see were increased numbers of Semipalmated Sandpipers and Plovers, as well as a couple more Ruddy Turnstone and Black-bellied Plover than had been around. Common Terns numbered somewhere in the vicinity of 400. The immature male Common Eider continued on the bay just off the flats, along with 2 Common Loons a bit farther out. The unquestionable highlight though, was the SANDWICH TERN that appeared amidst the Common Terns for about 5 minutes before flying off to the East towards Pike's Beach and out of sight. About 45 minutes later however, it flew over us headed west and disappeared over the Inlet, and then another half hour later as we were exiting the flats we re-sighted it once again sitting with Common Terns on the flats on the incoming tide. Hopefully it continues to stick. Also of interest was an adult Gull-billed Tern, originally sighted by Richard Kasten (sp.?), as well as 2 Royal Terns, and 2 Roseate Terns. We did not see any Black Terns. 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, Sat. 17-Jul-2010 incl. fledgling Least Tern
Date: Saturday, 17 July 2010 (6:30a-5:00p) Location: NW section of S.I., Clove Lakes Park & Great Kills Park Observers: Catherine Barron (NW section), Ben Cacace Reported by: Ben Cacace A fledgling LEAST TERN was seen close to the shoreline off the salt flats at Great Kills Park. This was one of the more interesting sightings of the day. The 1st and 2nd Atlas of Breeding Birds in N.Y.S. shows Least Terns not breeding on Staten Island. The nearest breeders are in Queens around Breezy Point which is nearly 9 miles to Great Kills. Do Least Terns disperse from the breeding site this early in a young bird's life? This bird matches the juvenile (Jul-Sep) plumage in Sibley's. Outer primaries in flight were gray to dark gray and were not restricted to the outer 2 primaries. At rest, the cap was lightly streaked and the streaking comes to a point on the nape of its neck which was easily seen when the bird was preening its chest & belly feathers. The darkest marking on the face was behind the eye and the bill was dark. The bird was first seen accompanied by 2 adults. The young bird stuck close to shore and was flying in place looking for food but didn't dive during the time I was watching. The young bird settled on the salt flats with one adult attending. A Killdeer tried scaring off the terns but the young bird flew only a few feet and landed back on the flats. Another highlight was great looks at a SALTMARSH SPARROW on the salt flats at Great Kills Park. The bird was in the grasses on the shoreline and then it flew to a perch on the beach and stayed there for a few minutes giving great scope views. The bird was perched 25 paces away at nearly 40x in the scope. Abundance categories below from 'The Birds of Staten Island' checklist last updated in 2000. Abundance categories below for 'Summer'. Taxonomic order follows abundance categories. Weather for 17-Jul for Newark, NJ (6:51a-4:51p) < http://tinyurl.com/36bkb3c>: - Conditions: Mostly Cloudy & Scattered Clouds - Temperature: 75.9 to 93.9 F (24.4 to 34.4 C) - Wind direction: West / westerly / variable / West - Wind speed: 5 - 18 mph (gusts to 25 mph) ** Total species - 59 ** Not listed as a 'Summer' resident [6 spp]: - Greater Scaup - 1 male off the salt flats at Great Kills Park in transitional plumage - Solitary Sandpiper - 1 near the S end of Brook's Lake in Clove Lakes Park - Greater Yellowlegs - 1 on Old Place Creek - Lesser Yellowlegs - 5+ on Goethal's Bridge Pond - Least Sandpiper - 10+ on Goethal's Bridge Pond - Bank Swallow - 1 over the salt flats at Great Kills Park 'Rare' seen every 2-5 years [5 spp]: - Great Blue Heron - 1 on Neck Creek - Osprey - 6+ incl. 1 from Goethal's Bridge Pond & 3 adults with 3 young near Saw Mill Creek Marsh - Warbling Vireo - 4+ incl. young at the obs. deck at Goethal's Bridge Pond - Cedar Waxwing - 4 from the obs. deck at Goethal's Bridge Pond - Saltmarsh Sparrow - 1 from the salt flats at Great Kills Park 'Occasional' seen a few times per season [4 spp]: - Red-tailed Hawk - 2 adults on the large antenna tower S of Clove Lakes Park - Willow Flycatcher - Heard at several locations incl. Chelsea Rd & Bloomfield Ave - Carolina Wren - 2 heard around Saw Mill Creek Marsh - Boat-tailed Grackle - 10+ at the salt flats at Great Kills Park 'Uncommon' present but June not be seen [11 spp]: - Double-crested Cormorant - 50+ on Upper NY Bay - Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - 3 incl. 2 flyovers from Goethal's Bridge Pond & 1 on Neck Creek - Turkey Vulture - 2 N of Goethal's Bridge Pond - American Oystercatcher - 2 off the salt flats at Great Kills Park - Spotted Sandpiper - 2 on Goethal's Bridge Pond - Least Tern - 5 incl. 2 adults at Goethal's Bridge Pond & 2 adults with 1 fledgling off the salt flats at Great Kills Park - Fish Crow - Several heard incl. 4+ at Great Kills Park - Tree Swallow - 3+ at Goethal's Bridge Pond - Marsh Wren - 2+ at Saw Mill Creek Marsh - Swamp Sparrow - Several heard incl. 2+ at Saw Mill Creek Marsh - Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 male at the obs. deck at Goethal's Bridge Pond 'Common' certain in proper habitat [16 spp]: - Great Egret - 4+ incl. 2 at Goethal's Bridge Pond & 2 over Great Kills Park - Snowy Egret - 8+ incl. 7+ at Goethals Bridge Pond & 1 at Great Kills Park - Black-crowned Night-Heron - 2 adults over Great Kills Park - Glossy Ibis - 1 heading S over Great Kills Park - Killdeer - 9+ incl. 7+ at Goethal's Bridge Pond & 2+ at Great Kills Park - Common Tern - 32+ incl. 30+ over Upper N.Y. Bay & 2 off Great Kills Park - Chimney Swift - 4+ incl. 1 over Goethal's Bridge Pond & 3 over Clove Lakes Park - Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 female in Clove Lakes Park - Downy Woodpecker - Several heard at Goethal's Bridge Pond (2+) - Northern Flicker - 1 heard at Saw Mill Creek Marsh - Eastern Kingbird - 3+ incl. 1 at Goethal's Bridge Pond, 1 off Chelsea Rd & Bloomfield Ave & 1 in Clove Lakes Park - Barn Swallow - 20+ incl. 8+ over Goethals' Bridge Pond & 12+ over Great Kills Park - Northern Mockingbird - Seen at
[nysbirds-l] American White Pelican continues @ JBWR (Queens County)...
The American White Pelican continues at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Several
birders were out at the North Channel Bridge observing the bird. Please refer
to previous postings for directions.
Good and responsible birding!
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Queens NY
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[nysbirds-l] American White Pelican continues @ JBWR (Queens County)...
The American White Pelican continues at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Several birders were out at the North Channel Bridge observing the bird. Please refer to previous postings for directions. Good and responsible birding! Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com (\__/) (= '.'=) sent from somewhere in the field via my mobile device. () _ () -- 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] 7/18- Cupsogue: SANDWICH Gull-billed Terns, Western Sandpiper etc.
I joined the NYSOA Young Birders Club at Cupsogue County Park (in Westhampton, Suffolk County) this morning, first for a fruitless seawatch, and then birding the flats. While we were unable to locate the Hudsonian Godwit (or the apparently one-day wonder Wilson's Phalarope for that matter), we did find some other goodies. The shorebird highlight was a cooperative adult Western Sandpiper. There were also ~14 Red Knots, at least two of which were flagged, one with a lime-green Delaware Bayshore flag, and another with a red flag from one of the South American countries (Chile?) where flagging takes place. Unfortunately we weren't able to read either, but certainly something for anyone birding Cupsogue to keep an eye out for. Also nice to see were increased numbers of Semipalmated Sandpipers and Plovers, as well as a couple more Ruddy Turnstone and Black-bellied Plover than had been around. Common Terns numbered somewhere in the vicinity of 400. The immature male Common Eider continued on the bay just off the flats, along with 2 Common Loons a bit farther out. The unquestionable highlight though, was the SANDWICH TERN that appeared amidst the Common Terns for about 5 minutes before flying off to the East towards Pike's Beach and out of sight. About 45 minutes later however, it flew over us headed west and disappeared over the Inlet, and then another half hour later as we were exiting the flats we re-sighted it once again sitting with Common Terns on the flats on the incoming tide. Hopefully it continues to stick. Also of interest was an adult Gull-billed Tern, originally sighted by Richard Kasten (sp.?), as well as 2 Royal Terns, and 2 Roseate Terns. We did not see any Black Terns. 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] 110 Great Egrets at Tonawanda WMA
July 18- This evening with Dave Wheeler I counted 110 Great Egrets at the same roosting location as last year (where last years White Ibis was observed behind Hunters Marsh). Although I was at the swamps by 7:40 no flying egrets were observed. Many were obscured by foliage. To get an accurate count one should be at the roosting location well before 7:40 PM and count the egrets as they fly in. Also at TWMA there were two Gadwall, many Great Blue Herons and a Black-crowned Night-Heron. At Iroquois NWR Cayuga pool there were 16 Black Terns (mostly fledglings) two adult Bald Eagles, and two Black-crowned Night-Herons. Best Wishes for Great Birding, Bill Watson Tonawanda, 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/ --
