[nysbirds-l] Peregrine Falcon
While scouting sites for kestrel box placement on Feb 24th near the Town of Claverack Highway Garage (Columbia County), Rich Nord and I came upon a juvenile peregrine sitting on a fence post. This was on Orchard Road. The bird flew up to a higher perch, then headed off to the NW. Photos revealed no bands. Larry Federman Education Coordinator Audubon New York Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, RamsHorn-Livingston Audubon Centers and Sanctuaries -- 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 February 23, 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net Seventy-two species reported The best birds were: CANVASBACK: Stafford Bridge 2/22, 2/23. REDHEAD: Stafford Bridge 2/19, 2/20 (3), 2/22 (5), 2/23 (6). BARROW'S GOLDENEYE: Fort Miller 2/17-20. TUNDRA SWAN: Stafford Bridge 2/19-21. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Fort Miller 2/18, 2/19. PIED-BILLED GREBE: Stafford Bridge 2/19, 2/21-23. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: Jonesville 2/19. MERLIN: Northumberland 2/22. GLAUCOUS GULL: Crescent / Halfmoon Park 2/19. NORTHERN SHRIKE: Schuylerville 2/20. LAPLAND LONGSPUR: Northumberland 2/19 (2). Note: Stafford Bridge is on Fish Creek in Saratoga. Other notable reports: Wood Duck: Stillwater 2/17. Greater Scaup: Stillwater 2/17; Stafford Bridge 2/20 (2). Lesser Scaup: Stafford Bridge 2/23. Great Blue Heron: Hannacroix Creek 2/14; Saratoga 2/20. Osprey: Amsterdam 2/18. Turkey Vulture: Glenmont 2/18, 2/19; Hudson 2/21 (2). Bald Eagle: Stillwater 2/17; Fort Miller 2/17; Stafford Bridge 2/19 (2), 2/20, 2/23; Northumberland 2/19, 2/22. Northern Harrier: Kingsbury 2/18. Sharp-shinned Hawk: Rexford 2/19; East Greenbush 2/19. Cooper's Hawk: Troy 2/19; Galway 2/20; Glenmont 2/18, 2/21. Rough-legged Hawk: Fort Edward 2/17, 2/22 (2); Northumberland 2/22 (2). American Kestrel: Northumberland 2/20, 2/22. American Coot: Stafford Bridge 2/20, 2/22, 2/23. Great Horned Owl: Jonesville 2/17. Barred Owl: Kingsbury 2/18; Saratoga Battlefield 2/20; Galway 2/20; Colonie 2/22. Horned Lark: Fort Edward 2/17; Northumberland 2/20 (100+), 2/22 (60-80); Coxsackie 2/21. Carolina Wren: Stillwater 2/19; Glenmont 2/21. Golden-crowned Kinglet:Stillwater 2/19; Galway 2/20 (3). Eastern Bluebird: Fort Edward 2/17, 2/18 (14), Northumberland 2/20 (5); Saratoga 2/23. Northern Mockingbird: Easton 2/17; Fort Edward 2/18 (3); Stafford Bridge 2/19. Snow Bunting: Northumberland 2/18, 2/20; Fort Edward 2/18 (10); Quaker Springs 2/19 (70); Saratoga 2/23. Red-winged Blackbird: New Scotland 2/19; Glenmont 2/18, 19, 21 (1-2). Common Grackle: Glenmont 2/18-2/21 (max 8); Colonie 2/21 (4). Brown-headed Cowbird: West Sand Lake 2/17; East Greenbush 2/19 (2); Galway 2/20 (2). Common Redpoll: Stillwater 2/19 (23), 2/20, 2/23 (40+). Pine Siskin: Stillwater 2/19 (8), 2/20, 2/23 (2). Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Stafford Bridge 2/19, 2/20,2/22, Quaker Springs), Susan Beaudoin (Fort Miller 2/18, Stafford Bridge 2/19, 2/22, 2/23, Stillwater 2/19, 2/23), Mark Fitzsimmons (Glenmont), Bernie Grossman (Rexford), Rich Guthrie (Hannacroix Creek, Fort Miller 2/18), Ron Harrower (Stafford Bridge 2/20, Northumberland 2/20), John Hershey (Fort Miller 2/19, Stafford Bridge 2/19,2/21, 2/23, Northumberland 2/19, Crescent/Halfmoon Park),Heidi Klinowski (Troy), JoryLangner (Fort Miller 2/18, Northumberland 2/22, Fort Edward 2/22), Jerry Lazarczyk (Northumberland 2/18, Amsterdam, Fort Miller 2/18), Bill Lee (Stillwater 2/17, Fort Miller 2/17, Fort Edward 2/17,2/22, Stafford Bridge 2/20,2/22, Northumberland 2/22), Priscilla Leonard (Jonesville),Naomi Lloyd (West Sand Lake), Jim deWaal Malefyt (Fort Edward 2/18, Fort Miller 2/18, Kingsbury), Alan Mapes (New Scotland), Steve Mesick (Stafford Bridge 2/20), Marne Onderdonk (Schuylerville, Saratoga Battlefield), Ellen Pemrick (Colonie 2/22), Kurt Weiskotten (Galway), Tom Williams (Colonie 2/21) and Chad Witko (Coxsackie 2/21, Hudson). -- 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] NYC Area RBA: 25 February 2011
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * February 25, 2011 * NYNY1102.25 - Birds Mentioned: BARNACLE GOOSE+ VARIED THRUSH+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) ROSS'S GOOSE Cackling Goose King Eider BARROW'S GOLDENEYE Rough-legged Hawk Red Knot Purple Sandpiper American Woodcock BLACK-HEADED GULL ICELAND GULL Lesser Black-backed Gull GLAUCOUS GULL Razorbill NORTHERN SHRIKE Common Raven COMMON REDPOLL - Not Reported This Week: WESTERN TANAGER+ If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysa...@nybirds.org . If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to: Jeanne Skelly - Secretary NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 420 Chili-Scottsville Rd. Churchville, NY 14428 ~ Transcript ~ Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 Compilers: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Karen Fung [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 25th, at 7:00pm. The highlights of today's tape are VARIED THRUSH, ROSS'S GOOSE, BARNACLE GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and a REDPOLL influx. The drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYE has returned to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. With the West Pond thawing out, the Barrow's appeared Wednesday on the pond, and on Thursday was spotted out in the bay, west of the West Pond. Its pattern the past couple of years has been to roost on the West Pond and feed in the bay, in the company of Common Goldeneye. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK displaying at Jamaica Bay Refuge Thursday indicates that they should be present now in most suitable locations. The Central Park VARIED THRUSH continues to move about, but the best shot at finding it continues to be on the slope east of the Ramble shed on the south side of the 79th Street Transverse. A late winter influx of COMMON REDPOLLS has been occurring lately -- a flashback to years when a second push of winter finches late in the season into our area was a more regular phenomenon. Redpolls have been found in good numbers all along the south shore of Long Island since last Sunday, and in lesser numbers inland. Some larger counts have included about 120 at Hither Hills State Park and others in the Montauk area Sunday, and on Wednesday about 20 at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 130 at Robert Moses State Park, and 340 at Jones Beach West End, with about 100 Thursday afternoon at Smith Point County Park in Shirley. They've also been seen at numerous other locations. A couple of RAZORBILLS were noted off Fort Tilden Wednesday, when at least two RED KNOT were roosting with Black-bellied Plovers at the Roosevelt Nature Center at Jones Beach West End. The BARNACLE GOOSE was seen again Tuesday on the Glen Cove Golf Course off Lattingtown Road, and COMMON RAVENS are back around their nesting site in Roslyn. Continuing east, on Sunday a GLAUCOUS GULL was on the McDonald's Pond [aka Orowoc Lake in Islip] on the north side of Route 27A, just east of Bay Shore. A couple of ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS continue at the former Grumman Airport grasslands in Calverton, and an ICELAND GULL appeared yesterday at Iron Pier in Northville. The drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was still on Noyack Bay on Sunday. Look for it in the southwestern corner of the bay. A good vantage point is the Long Beach parking area that is adjacent to Long Beach Road, Route 60, just east of Noyack. An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL was spotted with a few Bonapartes last Saturday afternoon off Main Beach in East Hampton, and on Sunday an immature BLACK-HEADED was with a larger number of Bonapartes off Hither Hills State Park in Montauk. The ROSS'S GOOSE was spotted again Saturday in the field west of Scuttle Hole Road north of Water Mill. The goose was seen in a Canada flock off Cook's Lane, but disappeared in a dip in the rolling fields and could require patience to find. A CACKLING GOOSE was still in East Hampton, and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was on Sag Pond in Bridgehampton Saturday, with another LESSER BLACK-BACKED continuing at Lazy Point in Napeague. Last Friday the Napeague NORTHERN SHRIKE put in another appearance, this along Route 27 near the Clam Shack east of Napeague Meadow Road. 26 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were still off Ditch Plains Sunday, and an ICELAND GULL continues along the beach west of the Montauk Harbor Inlet. Off the Camp Hero Overlook at Montauk Point Sunday, the number of KING EIDER had grown to eight, with two immature males and six females. We have no recent word on the male WESTERN TANAGER at
