[nysbirds-l] Bohemian Waxwings
Before leaving to visit family I had a little time to bird northern Sullivan County this morning and was surprised to find two Bohemian Waxwings in Debruce. I was able to observe them for five minutes before they flew out of sight. I did not see any food source for them in the area so I believe they were just taking a rest in their travels. Happy Holidays and Good Birding -- 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] Merry Christmas!
Dear All, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! May all of you have a lovely holiday. Christmas greetings at http://kymry.wordpress.com/ Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk,CT Twitter: http://twitter.com/MardiWD -- 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] Just Another Orange-crowned
Orange-crowned Warbler at the Jones Beach West End turnaround today. I mention it as it adds another to the seemingly unusual number of them this year, for those who crunch this sort of thing. (My group doing the CBC at Jamaica Bay WR last week found 2 individuals). Otherwise, it's gotten quite slow at Jones. A lone chickadee was unusual for the location, so I made sure I got a good look at it. 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] black vuture: katonah/golden's bridge
Hi, I'd like to report a black vulture sighting across from Grierson Preserve on Todd Rd in the Katonah/Golden's Bridge area at 3:15. I've seen black vultures in the area during winter before, and have thought nothing of it being from Texas. I had a conversation with a gentleman whose name escapes me last year about black vultures, and discovered that reporting such a sighting in winter would be helpful to those on the list. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&g=201+Todd+Rd,+Katonah,+Westchester,+New+York+10536&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=41.289771,-73.629792&spn=0.007151,0.016512&z=17&msid=213860840216628568285.0004982fa6be3105a22af -- "The test of us as a society is not necessarily how we treat the best among us but how we treat the most questionable." - Ben Loeterman -- 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 Swan and Lark Sparrow continue
The former at; 40.84243,-72.937095 - Google Maps The latter; 40.905944,-72.798294 - Google Maps -- 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] Centerport & vicinity incl. GWFG-12/24 (Suffolk Co.)
There was an immature *Greater White-fronted Goose *with around 400 Canadas on Tung Ting Pond along Centershore Road in Centerport this morning at 8:15. The geese began leaving around 9:00 when I drove by later. The previously reported waterfowl continues on the pond, now including six Lesser Scaup. Below is a list of waterfowl highlights at various ponds in the area: Fresh Pond (Ft. Salonga) 28 American Wigeon 32 Ring-necked Duck 1 American Coot Betty Allen Preserve (Northport) 1 Northern Shoveler 2 Green-winged Teal Huntington Harbor (Huntington) 37 Lesser Scaup Asharoken Beach 46 Greater Scaup 53 Lesser Scaup 1 Horned Grebe Despite again spending a significant amount of time in appropriate habitat, I only found a single Great Blue Heron all day (at the Huntington Sewage Treatment Plant) Happy Holidays, Brent Bomkamp Northport, 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] Ft Tilden - Queens - Harlequins
While looking in Ft Tilden for the King Eider reported yesterday and from the Christmas count we saw three Harlequin Ducks, 1 Drake and 2 hen, located just west of Beach 169th Street near where Shane reported the King Eider being yesterday. Also lots of Common Eider, Surf and White-winged Scoters, Common and Red-throated Loons. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- 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] Black-headed Gull/Brooklyn (first winter)
During an unsuccessful search for the adult Black-headed Gull this morning, I found a first-winter BLACK-HEADED GULL on the same fishing pier that the adult has been. It was not as windy today (15-20 mph instead of 25-30 mph) so I can't say for certain the adult has refuted my extreme wind theory I posited in my earlier post. Here are a couple of digi-bin shots of the immature: http://picasaweb.google.com/aplomadoperegrine/BlackHeadedGullSDec2010# I left briefly only to get a phone call from Heydi Lopes that she was coming to try and see the adult. Unfortunately when I got back there was a couple walking a large Black Lab on the pier and the bird was not to be found. Heydi and her sister Pam (visiting from New Orleans) joined me for an additional 30 minutes of unsuccessful searching. Shane Blodgett 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] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending December 22, 2010 Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hbmc.net. Eight-one species were reported this week including partial results from the Schenectady County, Albany County, Saratoga and Hudson Falls Christmas Counts. The most-reported species included SNOW BUNTING (10 reports); Bald Eagle (10) and Carolina Wren (7). Best birds of the week: CANVASBACK: Saratoga CBC (2). REDHEAD: Saratoga CBC; Albany County CBC. LONG-TAILED DUCK: Schenectady 12/16. NORTHERN GOSHAWK: Albany County CBC; Schenectady County CBC. MERLIN: Fort Edward 12/16; Schenectady County CBC. WILSON'S SNIPE: Albany County CBC. NORTHERN SHRIKE: Albany County CBC (2). Other notable sightings: American Wigeon: Albany County CBC. Northern Pintail: Schenectady County CBC (2). Lesser Scaup: Saratoga CBC (3). Ruffed Grouse: Schenectady County CBC. Common Loon: Albany County CBC. Great Blue Heron: Schenectady County CBC. Northern Harrier: Fort Edward 12/16 (2). Rough-legged Hawk: Fort Edward 12/16; Schenectady County CBC. Eastern Screech-Owl: Schenectady County CBC. Great Horned Owl: Schenectady County CBC. Barred Owl: Schenectady County CBC; Albany County CBC. Belted Kingfiaher: Scotia 12/18. Fish Crow: Schenectady County CBC. Common Raven: Schenectady County CBC. Horned Lark: Fort Edward 12/16; Waterford 12/16 (10); Hudson Fall CBC (8). Winter Wren: Schenectady County CBC. Gray Catbird: Schenectady County CBC. Chipping Sparrow: Rexford 12/21. White-crowned Sparrow: Stuyvesant 12/16. Purple Finch: Schenectady County CBC. Common Redpoll: Albany County CBC (18); Rensselaerville 12/18. Pine Siskin: Brunswick 12/21 (4). Thanks to Phil Whitney (compiler), Larry Alden (Schenectady County CBC ), Mona Bearor (Hudson Fall CBC), Susan Beaudoin (Saratoga CBC), Judy Dietz (Scotia), Gerry Colborn (Rensselaerville, Cohoes), Bill Dwyer (Waterford 12/16), Bernie Grossman (Fort Edward, Rexford), Ron Harrower (Latham), Stacey Holman (Tomhannock), Nancy Kern (Nutten Hooke, Stuyvesant), Bill Lee (Rotterdam, Schenectady, Schenectady County CBC), Naomi Lloyd (West Sand Lake), Alan Mapes (Albany County CBC), Jeff Nadler (Cohoes), Ellen Pemrick (Waterford 12/17), Alan Schroeder (Niskayuna, Guilderland), Brad Walker (Brunswick) and 2 anonymous observers (Nassau, Albany, Poestenkill). -- 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] King Eider/Black-headed Gull
Birded yesterday along Riis Park/Fort Tilden coast (Queens county) with Seth Ausabel, Corey Finger and Bob Dieterich. First bird of the day was the first winter KING EIDER that had initially been found on Saturdays' Brooklyn CBC. The bird was just off a jetty toward the eastern of Fort Tilden. Here is a map: http://tinyurl.com/23sl8g9 The bird was 1 or 2 jetties west of this on the CBC. A caveat though, a search for the bird yesterday afternoon was not successful. Some protracted scoping from Riis Park pulled out a couple of distant RAZORBILLS (thanks to Seth). Other highlights for day were 1500+ Black Scoters, 8-10 White-winged Scoters, 25-20 Red-throated Loon, 11 Purple Sandpipers on Breezy Point jetty and 15-20 Common Eider. A lot of seaducks went unidentified as they very far out on the ocean. Just before returning home I made a quick stop at the Veteran's Memorial Fishing Pier (end of 69th Street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn) and found the recurring adult BLACK-HEADED GULL. There seems to be a partial m.o. for this bird now. The 3x it has been seen this fall (all in the last 10 days), it was roosting on the pier with RBGU in 20-30 mph NW winds. See you afield, Shane Blodgett 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/ --
