[nysbirds-l] Peregrine Falcon at the Tappan Zee Bridge
I had a Peregrine Falcon sitting atop a lamp post on the Tappan Zee Bridge this morning around 9:30am. A nice change from all the Greater Black-backed Gulls. Beverly Robertson West Milford Twp, NJ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * May 02, 2011 * NYSY 0205.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): April 25, 2010 - May 02, 2011 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled:May 02 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #253 -Monday May 02, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 25 , 2010 Highlights: --- IBIS SP. BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON SANDHILL CRANE BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE PROTHONOTARY WARBLER PRAIRIE WARBLER ORCHARD ORIOLE MIGRANTS! Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 4/30: 16 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at the beginning of Towpath Road. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was found in the mucklands along Rt.31. SORA, VIRGINIA RAIL, AMERICAN BITTERN, and a possible LEAST BITTERN were found on Railroad Road.An IBIS species was seen flying in the area of the main pool to Tschache Pool. Derby Hill -- Derby Hill had its best week of the season and its best day on 4/27. In all 11,234 raptors were counted. On 4/26 a PROTHONATORY WARBLER was seen and at the end of the day a flight of over 1,200 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS was seen. 4/27 was the best day of the season so far with 6,319 raptors counted. Highlights were the seasons second BLACK VULTURE and an all time one day high count of 26 GOLDEN EAGLES. Also 4,901 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and 4 SANDHILL CRANES. 4/28 and 29 had a PRAIRIE WARBLER in the vacinity. New Arrivals Rather than try to go into detail, I will just list the large number of new birds seen this week. 4/26 was a rather eventful day with 17 new birds being reported. 4/24: BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER - Muller Hill State Forest 4/25: BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER - Syracuse 4/25: COMMON YELLOWTHROAT - Syracuse 4/26: NASHVILLE WARBLER - Erie Canal Trail 4/26: PARULA WARBLER - Erie Canal Trail 4/26: GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER - Erie Canal Trail 4/26: CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER - Erie Canal Trail 4/26: HOUSE WREN - Erie Canal Trail 4/26: WARBLING VIREO - Erie Canal Trail 4/26: YELLOW WARBLER - Derby Hill 4/26: BALTIMORE ORIOLE - Camden 4/26: ORCHARD ORIOLE - Camden 4/26: BLUE-HEADED VIREO - Syracuse 4/26: ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK - Syracuse 4/26: BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER - Derby Hill 4/26: WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW - Georgetown 4/26: CHIMNEY SWIFT - Derby Hill 4/26: CLIFF SWALLOW - Derby Hill 4/26: PROTHONOTARY WARBLER - Derby Hill 4/26: EASTERN KINGBIRD - Derby Hill 4/27: OVENBIRD - Whiskey Hollow 4/27: BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER - Whiskey Hollow 4/27: GREEN HERON - Baldwinsville 4/27: LEAST FLYCATCHER - Derby Hill 4/27: SPOTTED SANDPIPER - Sunset Bay, Lake Ontario 4/28: GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER - Noyes Sanctuary 4/28: PRAIRIE WARBLER - Derby Hill 4/28: WOOD THRUSH - Sunset Bay, Lake Ontario 4/29: SOLITARY SANDPIPER - Chittenango 4/29: REDSTART - Montezuma 4/29: MARSH WREN - Montezuma 4/29: BAY-BREASTED WARBLER - Syracuse 4/29: LEAST SANDPIPER - Chittenango 4/30: GRASSHOPPER SPARROW - Hastings 4/30: WHIP-POOR-WILL - Cleveland (Oswego Co.) 4/30: YELLOW-THROATED VIREO - Peter Scott Swamp, Schroeppel 4/30: WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER - Montezuma 4/30: CERULEAN WARBLER - Howland Island 4/30: SCARLET TANAGER - Howland Island 5/1: BLUE-WINGED WARBLER - West Monroe 5/1: BOBOLINK - West Monroe 5/1: RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD - Baldwinsville 5/2: MOURNING WARBLER - BeaverLake Nature Center --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Birds: Common Terns and Willets
This morning one Common Tern fishing in front of the Saltmarsh Nature Center in Marine Park while another Common Tern displayed for food from the shore. After catching a small prey, the first bird fed the second one and then displayed briefly before returning to work. A paired couple. Four Willets sighted earlier near the same spot, one Oystercatcher and one Greater Yellowlegs. Juan Salas Brooklyn - Original Message - From: Shaibal Mitra Date: Monday, May 2, 2011 10:40 am Subject: [nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Roseate and Common Terns To: "NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu)" > Highlights of an hour's seawatch this morning at Robert Moses SP, > southwestern Suffolk Co., were flocks of migrating Common Terns, > totaling 55 individuals, among which were three Roseate Terns. Common > Loons (33) outnumbered Red-throated (27, one breeding-plum.) for the > first time for me this spring. Otherwise, there were modest numbers of > migrating Gannets, scoters, and Oldsqaw. Ken Feustel joined me some > of the time and reported few landbirds--a White-eyed Vireo standing out. > > Shai Mitra > Bay Shore > > > > Think green before you print this email. > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Roseate and Common Terns
To add to Shai's report on terns, Helen Hays told me a short time ago that 1000-1500 terns (mostly Commons) arrived at their nesting colony on Great Gull Island, Suffolk County this morning. Joe DiCostanzo Subject: [nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Roseate and Common Terns Highlights of an hour's seawatch this morning at Robert Moses SP, southwestern Suffolk Co., were flocks of migrating Common Terns, totaling 55 individuals, among which were three Roseate Terns. Common Loons (33) outnumbered Red-throated (27, one breeding-plum.) for the first time for me this spring. Otherwise, there were modest numbers of migrating Gannets, scoters, and Oldsqaw. Ken Feustel joined me some of the time and reported few landbirds--a White-eyed Vireo standing out. Shai Mitra Bay Shore -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] 4/30/11 Saratoga Battlefield birding.
Pam Musk and I birded the Satratoga Battlefields in a rag-top Mini :) full sun, 68f, highlights: 8 American kestrels. 5+ Eastern Meadowlarks,visual. 1 Brown Creeper 1 Yellow-rumped warbler. 1 Blue-winged warbler. 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, pr. 1 Eastern wood peewee. The Blue wing was singing its heart out and provided great looks at the Nature center lower parking lot along with the Peewee. Dan Furbish. Saratoga Springs, NY. On the weekends. Weekdays, truckin' in a big rig :) Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] 4/30/11 Saratoga Battlefield birding.
Pam Musk and I birded the Satratoga Battlefields in a rag-top Mini :) full sun, 68f, highlights: 8 American kestrels. 5+ Eastern Meadowlarks,visual. 1 Brown Creeper 1 Yellow-rumped warbler. 1 Blue-winged warbler. 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, pr. 1 Eastern wood peewee. The Blue wing was singing its heart out and provided great looks at the Nature center lower parking lot along with the Peewee. Dan Furbish. Saratoga Springs, NY. On the weekends. Weekdays, truckin' in a big rig :) Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Roseate and Common Terns
To add to Shai's report on terns, Helen Hays told me a short time ago that 1000-1500 terns (mostly Commons) arrived at their nesting colony on Great Gull Island, Suffolk County this morning. Joe DiCostanzo Subject: [nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Roseate and Common Terns Highlights of an hour's seawatch this morning at Robert Moses SP, southwestern Suffolk Co., were flocks of migrating Common Terns, totaling 55 individuals, among which were three Roseate Terns. Common Loons (33) outnumbered Red-throated (27, one breeding-plum.) for the first time for me this spring. Otherwise, there were modest numbers of migrating Gannets, scoters, and Oldsqaw. Ken Feustel joined me some of the time and reported few landbirds--a White-eyed Vireo standing out. Shai Mitra Bay Shore -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Birds: Common Terns and Willets
This morning one Common Tern fishing in front of the Saltmarsh Nature Center in Marine Park while another Common Tern displayed for food from the shore. After catching a small prey, the first bird fed the second one and then displayed briefly before returning to work. A paired couple. Four Willets sighted earlier near the same spot, one Oystercatcher and one Greater Yellowlegs. Juan Salas Brooklyn - Original Message - From: Shaibal Mitra shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu Date: Monday, May 2, 2011 10:40 am Subject: [nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Roseate and Common Terns To: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu) NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu Highlights of an hour's seawatch this morning at Robert Moses SP, southwestern Suffolk Co., were flocks of migrating Common Terns, totaling 55 individuals, among which were three Roseate Terns. Common Loons (33) outnumbered Red-throated (27, one breeding-plum.) for the first time for me this spring. Otherwise, there were modest numbers of migrating Gannets, scoters, and Oldsqaw. Ken Feustel joined me some of the time and reported few landbirds--a White-eyed Vireo standing out. Shai Mitra Bay Shore Think green before you print this email. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * May 02, 2011 * NYSY 0205.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): April 25, 2010 - May 02, 2011 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison Cortland compiled:May 02 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #253 -Monday May 02, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of April 25 , 2010 Highlights: --- IBIS SP. BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON SANDHILL CRANE BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE PROTHONOTARY WARBLER PRAIRIE WARBLER ORCHARD ORIOLE MIGRANTS! Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 4/30: 16 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at the beginning of Towpath Road. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was found in the mucklands along Rt.31. SORA, VIRGINIA RAIL, AMERICAN BITTERN, and a possible LEAST BITTERN were found on Railroad Road.An IBIS species was seen flying in the area of the main pool to Tschache Pool. Derby Hill -- Derby Hill had its best week of the season and its best day on 4/27. In all 11,234 raptors were counted. On 4/26 a PROTHONATORY WARBLER was seen and at the end of the day a flight of over 1,200 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS was seen. 4/27 was the best day of the season so far with 6,319 raptors counted. Highlights were the seasons second BLACK VULTURE and an all time one day high count of 26 GOLDEN EAGLES. Also 4,901 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and 4 SANDHILL CRANES. 4/28 and 29 had a PRAIRIE WARBLER in the vacinity. New Arrivals Rather than try to go into detail, I will just list the large number of new birds seen this week. 4/26 was a rather eventful day with 17 new birds being reported. 4/24: BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER - Muller Hill State Forest 4/25: BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER - Syracuse 4/25: COMMON YELLOWTHROAT - Syracuse 4/26: NASHVILLE WARBLER - Erie Canal Trail 4/26: PARULA WARBLER - Erie Canal Trail 4/26: GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER - Erie Canal Trail 4/26: CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER - Erie Canal Trail 4/26: HOUSE WREN - Erie Canal Trail 4/26: WARBLING VIREO - Erie Canal Trail 4/26: YELLOW WARBLER - Derby Hill 4/26: BALTIMORE ORIOLE - Camden 4/26: ORCHARD ORIOLE - Camden 4/26: BLUE-HEADED VIREO - Syracuse 4/26: ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK - Syracuse 4/26: BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER - Derby Hill 4/26: WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW - Georgetown 4/26: CHIMNEY SWIFT - Derby Hill 4/26: CLIFF SWALLOW - Derby Hill 4/26: PROTHONOTARY WARBLER - Derby Hill 4/26: EASTERN KINGBIRD - Derby Hill 4/27: OVENBIRD - Whiskey Hollow 4/27: BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER - Whiskey Hollow 4/27: GREEN HERON - Baldwinsville 4/27: LEAST FLYCATCHER - Derby Hill 4/27: SPOTTED SANDPIPER - Sunset Bay, Lake Ontario 4/28: GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER - Noyes Sanctuary 4/28: PRAIRIE WARBLER - Derby Hill 4/28: WOOD THRUSH - Sunset Bay, Lake Ontario 4/29: SOLITARY SANDPIPER - Chittenango 4/29: REDSTART - Montezuma 4/29: MARSH WREN - Montezuma 4/29: BAY-BREASTED WARBLER - Syracuse 4/29: LEAST SANDPIPER - Chittenango 4/30: GRASSHOPPER SPARROW - Hastings 4/30: WHIP-POOR-WILL - Cleveland (Oswego Co.) 4/30: YELLOW-THROATED VIREO - Peter Scott Swamp, Schroeppel 4/30: WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER - Montezuma 4/30: CERULEAN WARBLER - Howland Island 4/30: SCARLET TANAGER - Howland Island 5/1: BLUE-WINGED WARBLER - West Monroe 5/1: BOBOLINK - West Monroe 5/1: RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD - Baldwinsville 5/2: MOURNING WARBLER - BeaverLake Nature Center --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Peregrine Falcon at the Tappan Zee Bridge
I had a Peregrine Falcon sitting atop a lamp post on the Tappan Zee Bridge this morning around 9:30am. A nice change from all the Greater Black-backed Gulls. Beverly Robertson West Milford Twp, NJ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
