[nysbirds-l] Montauk CBC correction
Numerous people have pointed out that we did indeed find WOODCOCK on the Montauk CBC thanks to the diligent efforts of Bob Paxton & Sarah Plimpton. The species total remains unchanged at 129. Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 -- 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] Montauk CBC redux
The Montauk CBC was held on Saturday Dec 18. Despite the low turnout, 35 observers found 129 species. Highlights of the count included 1 King Eider at Montauk Point 6 Harlequin Duck in 3 locations 7500+ Surf Scoter 1+ White-winged Scoter 785 Red-throated Loon 803 Common Loon 6 Red-necked Grebe 2 Black-crowned Night-Heron 11 Cooper's Hawk--an all time high count 2 Bald Eagle on Gardiner's Island (also visible the day before from Gerard Drive in Acacbonac) 4 Rough-legged Hawk on Gardiner's 1 Peregrine 2 Clapper Rail in Accabonac 3 Virginia Rail 4 Greater Yellowlegs 14 Purple Sandpiper 2 Iceland Gull 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull 11 Black-legged Kittiwake 176 Razorbill 43 Eastern Screech Owls--a record count 11 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Marsh Wren 10 Brown Thrasher 5 American Pipit 2 Palm Warbler 29 Eastern Bluebird 1 Yellow-breasted Chat on Gardiner's 3 Chipping Sparrow 4 Ipswich Sparrow 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW--in the Camp Hero Community 20 White-crowned Sparrow 18 Rusty Blackbird 6 Purple Finch 12 Pine Siskin Tough misses included Common Merganser, American Bittern (seen on Friday in Accabonac), and American Woodcock--we coulda been a contender!!!. Next year, everyone's invited. Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 -- 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] North Fork Report
On Monday, Dec 20, Brian Kane and I traveled to the Orient Ferry (Suffolk Co.). En route I saw the drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYE towards the east end of the East Marion causeway along Rt 25. At the ferry terminal the gimp-legged, second-year GLAUCOUS GULL was on the car ramp. Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 -- 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] Dead Barn Owl: Gilgo Beach
Found a dead barn owl today (road kill) on Ocean Parkway about a mile east of Gilgo Beach. It's in pretty good shape (not flattened), and should be good for mounting. I would like to have a consensus on who to donate it to. I was in a similar predicament a year or so ago when I found 2 dead short eared owls along the same stretch. I gave them to F Service and was later 'scolded' by birders who said they should have gone to a museum. Would appreciate suggestions. Thanks. Dick Cartwright Hydrologist U.S. Geological Survey NY Coram Water Science Center 2045 Route 112, Bldg 4 Coram, NY 11727 631-736-0783 ext. 105 -- 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] Trumpeter Swans discover eastern Long Island
Given that this marked bird demonstrably originated from a population regarded as fully established, doesn't this occurrence constitute a legitimate record for New York State? From: bounce-7597094-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-7597094-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Angus Wilson [oceanwander...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:57 PM To: NYSBIRDS-L Subject: [nysbirds-l] Trumpeter Swans discover eastern Long Island Trumpeter Swans are an increasingly familiar sight in western, central, and to some extent northern New York State, especially in the winter when parties of birds move down from Ontario in search of open water. Evidence suggests that the bulk of the NY population is derived one way or the other from the reintroduction program in Ontario. This ambitious project is based at Wye Marsh in Midland ON, which is near the southeastern corner of Georgia Bay on Lake Huron. Ontario raised swans have stayed to nest at a few spots within NYS and their offspring have spread further afield. Many of the Ontario birds are wing tagged (yellow with a unique three letter/number code) so their movements and survival can be easily tracked. There are other reintroduction programs (e.g. Ohio) but we await solid proof that any of their birds have reached into NYS. Unfortunately, few of the birds hatched in NYS have been marked and we have little information on their survival, movements or ability to nest successfully. Trumpeter Swan have remained very scarce in the eastern and southeastern portions of the state but this seems to be changing. On Monday, Bob Wilson found a wing-tagged Trumpeter Swan (number 'A60') at Agawam Lake in Southampton, Suffolk County. This is 28 miles from Yaphank, also in Suffolk Co, where two untagged Trumpeters have returned for another winter. According to Harry Lumsden of the Ontario Trumpeter Swan Restoration Program, 'A60' is a female that was hatched in 2009 by two tagged swans (981 and E51). She was banded at Hillsburg ON (northwest of the Lake Ontario shoreline) on 7 Oct 2009 and then resighted at several location within southeastern Ontario during the following winter, spring and summer. In July of this year, A60 was found injured in Rosemount ON, taken into rehab and then released a short while later near Mansfield ON. There have been no additional reports of this bird until now. Are A60 and the Yaphank pair harbingers of changes to come? I would imagine the milder marine climate and less extensive snowcover of Long Island might offer an attractive and reliable wintering ground for these long-lived birds. Time will tell. NYSARC is actively monitoring the status of Trumpeter Swan in anticipation of adding the species to the official New York State Checklist. Guidelines have been established to help decide when a species can be considered self-sustaining (remember the fate of Eurasian Skylark and European Goldfinch) and in the Committee's opinion this has not been met quite yet. Monitoring the movements of identifiable individuals such as A60 is extremely useful in this process and NYSARC encourages submissions of marked birds or birds from areas where Trumpeter Swans remain very rare. -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ Think green before you print this email. -- 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] Bronx-Westchester Christmas Bird Count - SUNDAY, December 26
It's not too late to join the Bronx-Westchester Christmas Bird Count. It will be held on SUNDAY, December 26, 2010. The count roughly covers nearly all of the Bronx and Westchester below Interstate I-287. It has found 224 species in its history and averages 117 species a year. The Bronx territories can easily be reached by the NY City Subway system and is a great opportunity for birders from the other boroughs. The compilation dinner will be at the Lenoir Nature Center, 19 Dudley Street in Yonkers. The cost is only $10 and we'll have a great selection of hot food and fabulous homemade desserts by the great bakers from the Hudson River Audubon Society. If you plan to join us on the count, visit the count’s web page at http://www.hras.org/bwcbc.html to find how to contact the leaders in the different territories. -- 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] Trumpeter Swans discover eastern Long Island
Trumpeter Swans are an increasingly familiar sight in western, central, and to some extent northern New York State, especially in the winter when parties of birds move down from Ontario in search of open water. Evidence suggests that the bulk of the NY population is derived one way or the other from the reintroduction program in Ontario. This ambitious project is based at Wye Marsh in Midland ON, which is near the southeastern corner of Georgia Bay on Lake Huron. Ontario raised swans have stayed to nest at a few spots within NYS and their offspring have spread further afield. Many of the Ontario birds are wing tagged (yellow with a unique three letter/number code) so their movements and survival can be easily tracked. There are other reintroduction programs (e.g. Ohio) but we await solid proof that any of their birds have reached into NYS. Unfortunately, few of the birds hatched in NYS have been marked and we have little information on their survival, movements or ability to nest successfully. Trumpeter Swan have remained very scarce in the eastern and southeastern portions of the state but this seems to be changing. On Monday, Bob Wilson found a wing-tagged Trumpeter Swan (number 'A60') at Agawam Lake in Southampton, Suffolk County. This is 28 miles from Yaphank, also in Suffolk Co, where two untagged Trumpeters have returned for another winter. According to Harry Lumsden of the Ontario Trumpeter Swan Restoration Program, 'A60' is a female that was hatched in 2009 by two tagged swans (981 and E51). She was banded at Hillsburg ON (northwest of the Lake Ontario shoreline) on 7 Oct 2009 and then resighted at several location within southeastern Ontario during the following winter, spring and summer. In July of this year, A60 was found injured in Rosemount ON, taken into rehab and then released a short while later near Mansfield ON. There have been no additional reports of this bird until now. Are A60 and the Yaphank pair harbingers of changes to come? I would imagine the milder marine climate and less extensive snowcover of Long Island might offer an attractive and reliable wintering ground for these long-lived birds. Time will tell. NYSARC is actively monitoring the status of Trumpeter Swan in anticipation of adding the species to the official New York State Checklist. Guidelines have been established to help decide when a species can be considered self-sustaining (remember the fate of Eurasian Skylark and European Goldfinch) and in the Committee's opinion this has not been met quite yet. Monitoring the movements of identifiable individuals such as A60 is extremely useful in this process and NYSARC encourages submissions of marked birds or birds from areas where Trumpeter Swans remain very rare. -- 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] Fwd: Floyd Bennett Field Blue Ribbon Panel Draft Recommendations Available
Dear birders and environmentalists: The Floyd Bennett Field issue has resurfaced with draft recommendations put forward by the Blue Ribbon Panel. I received this latest email today if you wished to submit comments. The primary issue for us birders is to protect the grassland habitats, particularly the core interior and the runways within those grasslands. Any "developement " should be kept to the buildings themselves and the outer perimeter. ( and I prefer all interior runways blocked off as a tradeoff; Last weekend, I found a convoy of 30 NYC Sanitation Trucks roaring up and down on the restricted closed off runway along the North Forty tract which likely they had no permission on Federal property.) Based on research I have done, out of 216 species recorded on Cornell's ebird since 2003 , 68 Floyd Bennett species recorded are deemed "Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation out of the 118 SGCN species list for NYS.So all the urgency to protect this fragile Floyd Bennett grassland habitat. this is an excerpt from my letter to the Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar in October "Further evidence of Floyd Bennett’s rich diversity and as a critical refuge for birds is found on the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) “Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) “ table (http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/9406.html). Of 118 NYSDEC SGCN bird species, 68 were recorded at Floyd Bennett (correlated with the Cornell Ebird data since 2003). Interestingly, among SGCN is Buff-breasted Sandpiper I mentioned in my last paragraph. This means 58% of NYSDEC SGCN species are found here, on the old runways, grasslands, bordering pine forest and maritime forest in the “North Forty section”, which makes Floyd Bennett a very exceptional bird sanctuary it is." Regards, Peter Dorosh President Brooklyn Bird Club -Original Message- From: Maya Borgenicht To: Maya Borgenicht Sent: Wed, Dec 22, 2010 12:21 pm Subject: Floyd Bennett Field Blue Ribbon Panel Draft Recommendations Available Hello, hank you for your interest in Floyd Bennett Field. The Blue Ribbon Panel is urrently preparing recommendations for their final report. Public input ontinues to be vital to our process and we would welcome your comments on these reliminary draft recommendations. lease go to the Panel's website, www.rpa.org/FloydBennett to download the draft ecommendations. If you would like to comment, please respond before January 1st, 2011. We will also be sending a reminder in early January for those who iss this notification over the holidays. incerely, arian S. Heiskell Deborah Shanley anel Co-Chair Panel Co-Chair aya Borgenicht esearch Associate - Regional Plan Association irector of Public Programs - Governors Island Alliance Irving Place, 7th Floor ew York, NY 10003 a...@rpa.org hone: 917.652.6359 ax: 212.253.5666 ww.rpa.org ww.governorsislandalliance.org witter @govisalliance= -- 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] Trumpeter Swans discover eastern Long Island
Trumpeter Swans are an increasingly familiar sight in western, central, and to some extent northern New York State, especially in the winter when parties of birds move down from Ontario in search of open water. Evidence suggests that the bulk of the NY population is derived one way or the other from the reintroduction program in Ontario. This ambitious project is based at Wye Marsh in Midland ON, which is near the southeastern corner of Georgia Bay on Lake Huron. Ontario raised swans have stayed to nest at a few spots within NYS and their offspring have spread further afield. Many of the Ontario birds are wing tagged (yellow with a unique three letter/number code) so their movements and survival can be easily tracked. There are other reintroduction programs (e.g. Ohio) but we await solid proof that any of their birds have reached into NYS. Unfortunately, few of the birds hatched in NYS have been marked and we have little information on their survival, movements or ability to nest successfully. Trumpeter Swan have remained very scarce in the eastern and southeastern portions of the state but this seems to be changing. On Monday, Bob Wilson found a wing-tagged Trumpeter Swan (number 'A60') at Agawam Lake in Southampton, Suffolk County. This is 28 miles from Yaphank, also in Suffolk Co, where two untagged Trumpeters have returned for another winter. According to Harry Lumsden of the Ontario Trumpeter Swan Restoration Program, 'A60' is a female that was hatched in 2009 by two tagged swans (981 and E51). She was banded at Hillsburg ON (northwest of the Lake Ontario shoreline) on 7 Oct 2009 and then resighted at several location within southeastern Ontario during the following winter, spring and summer. In July of this year, A60 was found injured in Rosemount ON, taken into rehab and then released a short while later near Mansfield ON. There have been no additional reports of this bird until now. Are A60 and the Yaphank pair harbingers of changes to come? I would imagine the milder marine climate and less extensive snowcover of Long Island might offer an attractive and reliable wintering ground for these long-lived birds. Time will tell. NYSARC is actively monitoring the status of Trumpeter Swan in anticipation of adding the species to the official New York State Checklist. Guidelines have been established to help decide when a species can be considered self-sustaining (remember the fate of Eurasian Skylark and European Goldfinch) and in the Committee's opinion this has not been met quite yet. Monitoring the movements of identifiable individuals such as A60 is extremely useful in this process and NYSARC encourages submissions of marked birds or birds from areas where Trumpeter Swans remain very rare. -- 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] Bronx-Westchester Christmas Bird Count - SUNDAY, December 26
It's not too late to join the Bronx-Westchester Christmas Bird Count. It will be held on SUNDAY, December 26, 2010. The count roughly covers nearly all of the Bronx and Westchester below Interstate I-287. It has found 224 species in its history and averages 117 species a year. The Bronx territories can easily be reached by the NY City Subway system and is a great opportunity for birders from the other boroughs. The compilation dinner will be at the Lenoir Nature Center, 19 Dudley Street in Yonkers. The cost is only $10 and we'll have a great selection of hot food and fabulous homemade desserts by the great bakers from the Hudson River Audubon Society. If you plan to join us on the count, visit the count’s web page at http://www.hras.org/bwcbc.html to find how to contact the leaders in the different territories. -- 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] Trumpeter Swans discover eastern Long Island
Given that this marked bird demonstrably originated from a population regarded as fully established, doesn't this occurrence constitute a legitimate record for New York State? From: bounce-7597094-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-7597094-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Angus Wilson [oceanwander...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:57 PM To: NYSBIRDS-L Subject: [nysbirds-l] Trumpeter Swans discover eastern Long Island Trumpeter Swans are an increasingly familiar sight in western, central, and to some extent northern New York State, especially in the winter when parties of birds move down from Ontario in search of open water. Evidence suggests that the bulk of the NY population is derived one way or the other from the reintroduction program in Ontario. This ambitious project is based at Wye Marsh in Midland ON, which is near the southeastern corner of Georgia Bay on Lake Huron. Ontario raised swans have stayed to nest at a few spots within NYS and their offspring have spread further afield. Many of the Ontario birds are wing tagged (yellow with a unique three letter/number code) so their movements and survival can be easily tracked. There are other reintroduction programs (e.g. Ohio) but we await solid proof that any of their birds have reached into NYS. Unfortunately, few of the birds hatched in NYS have been marked and we have little information on their survival, movements or ability to nest successfully. Trumpeter Swan have remained very scarce in the eastern and southeastern portions of the state but this seems to be changing. On Monday, Bob Wilson found a wing-tagged Trumpeter Swan (number 'A60') at Agawam Lake in Southampton, Suffolk County. This is 28 miles from Yaphank, also in Suffolk Co, where two untagged Trumpeters have returned for another winter. According to Harry Lumsden of the Ontario Trumpeter Swan Restoration Program, 'A60' is a female that was hatched in 2009 by two tagged swans (981 and E51). She was banded at Hillsburg ON (northwest of the Lake Ontario shoreline) on 7 Oct 2009 and then resighted at several location within southeastern Ontario during the following winter, spring and summer. In July of this year, A60 was found injured in Rosemount ON, taken into rehab and then released a short while later near Mansfield ON. There have been no additional reports of this bird until now. Are A60 and the Yaphank pair harbingers of changes to come? I would imagine the milder marine climate and less extensive snowcover of Long Island might offer an attractive and reliable wintering ground for these long-lived birds. Time will tell. NYSARC is actively monitoring the status of Trumpeter Swan in anticipation of adding the species to the official New York State Checklist. Guidelines have been established to help decide when a species can be considered self-sustaining (remember the fate of Eurasian Skylark and European Goldfinch) and in the Committee's opinion this has not been met quite yet. Monitoring the movements of identifiable individuals such as A60 is extremely useful in this process and NYSARC encourages submissions of marked birds or birds from areas where Trumpeter Swans remain very rare. -- Angus Wilson New York City The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ Think green before you print this email. -- 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] Dead Barn Owl: Gilgo Beach
Found a dead barn owl today (road kill) on Ocean Parkway about a mile east of Gilgo Beach. It's in pretty good shape (not flattened), and should be good for mounting. I would like to have a consensus on who to donate it to. I was in a similar predicament a year or so ago when I found 2 dead short eared owls along the same stretch. I gave them to FW Service and was later 'scolded' by birders who said they should have gone to a museum. Would appreciate suggestions. Thanks. Dick Cartwright Hydrologist U.S. Geological Survey NY Coram Water Science Center 2045 Route 112, Bldg 4 Coram, NY 11727 631-736-0783 ext. 105 -- 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] North Fork Report
On Monday, Dec 20, Brian Kane and I traveled to the Orient Ferry (Suffolk Co.). En route I saw the drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYE towards the east end of the East Marion causeway along Rt 25. At the ferry terminal the gimp-legged, second-year GLAUCOUS GULL was on the car ramp. Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 -- 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] Montauk CBC redux
The Montauk CBC was held on Saturday Dec 18. Despite the low turnout, 35 observers found 129 species. Highlights of the count included 1 King Eider at Montauk Point 6 Harlequin Duck in 3 locations 7500+ Surf Scoter 1+ White-winged Scoter 785 Red-throated Loon 803 Common Loon 6 Red-necked Grebe 2 Black-crowned Night-Heron 11 Cooper's Hawk--an all time high count 2 Bald Eagle on Gardiner's Island (also visible the day before from Gerard Drive in Acacbonac) 4 Rough-legged Hawk on Gardiner's 1 Peregrine 2 Clapper Rail in Accabonac 3 Virginia Rail 4 Greater Yellowlegs 14 Purple Sandpiper 2 Iceland Gull 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull 11 Black-legged Kittiwake 176 Razorbill 43 Eastern Screech Owls--a record count 11 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Marsh Wren 10 Brown Thrasher 5 American Pipit 2 Palm Warbler 29 Eastern Bluebird 1 Yellow-breasted Chat on Gardiner's 3 Chipping Sparrow 4 Ipswich Sparrow 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW--in the Camp Hero Community 20 White-crowned Sparrow 18 Rusty Blackbird 6 Purple Finch 12 Pine Siskin Tough misses included Common Merganser, American Bittern (seen on Friday in Accabonac), and American Woodcock--we coulda been a contender!!!. Next year, everyone's invited. Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 -- 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/ --
