[nysbirds-l] Upstate Birding 6/11-6/12
On Saturday morning, my dad and I had one of the previously reported Kentucky Warblers in Rockefeller Park. We saw the bird, which was singing the atypical song, along the Ash Tree Loop just south of the intersection with the Overlook Trail. Later in the day, we observed one of the continuing Mississippi Kites in Root, Montgomery County. This kite was seen hunting over the evergreen treeline to the west of Donato Road. Nearby, in Ames, we saw 3 Upland Sandpipers in the horse paddock on the south side of W. Ames Rd. Many Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlarks were seen here, as well as a single Bank Swallow. On Sunday, Bashakill had many of the usual marshbirds including 2 American Bitterns, 1 Sora, and calling Virginia Rails and Common Moorhens. In the afternoon, a stop at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station yielded 17 continuing Red Knots. A careful study of the very large concentration of motley summer-plumaged gulls ( ~475 ) in the West End 2 parking lot revealed 7 immature Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Later, on Fire Island, 3 more immature LBBG's were seen in Field 5 among a much smaller flock of 25 gulls. Good Birding, Michael McBrien East Patchogue -- 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 * June 13, 2011 * NYSY 0613.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): June 06, 2010 - June 13, 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:June 13 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #258 -Monday June 13, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 06 , 2010 Highlights: --- WHITE PELICAN WILLET YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO WHIP-POOR-WILL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER ACADIAN FLYCATCHER SEDGE WREN CERULEAN WARBLER PROTHONOTARY WARBLER ORCHARD ORIOLE Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 6/7: Two PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS continue at Armitage Road just west of the canal bridge. Also found here were 2 CERULEAN WARBLERS, 2 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, and an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER. Lingering shorebirds at Tschache Pool were one GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 5 SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS. 6/9: 2 PROTNONOTARY WARBLERS and 2 CERULEAN WARBLERS were still being heard at Armitage Road. Oswego County 6/6: The WHITE PELICAN was seen on Wantry Island from Constantia onOneida Lake and was seen as recently as yesterday (6/12). A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard just at dusk on Roosevelt Road north of Oneida Lake. Onondaga County 6/11: 10 species of Warbler including 11 MOURNINGS were found in Whiskey Hollow west of Baldwinsville. A female ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was also found. On Perry road at the west end of Whiskey Hollow Road VESPER SPARROW and ORCHARD ORIOLE were seen. On Fenner Road off of Rt. 370 near Beaver Lake Nature Center a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen. Jefferson County 6/6: A WILLET was found in a wet area at the intersection Of Rts. 3 and 193 near Southwick Beach State Park. A late report from 6/3 lists a SEDGE WREN on South Sandy Creek Trail about 2 miles north of the Oswego/Jefferson County line. The bird was near the two benches. --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] Lesser Black-backed Gull and Nickerson Beach Colonies.
Nickerson Beach 13 June. A group of about 25 gulls were on the beach early this morning consisting of several adult Great Black-backed Gulls, a breeding plumage LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (very dark, almost the same color as its larger neighbors with a bright almost orange yellow bill that was much more striking in color than its bright yellow legs), several additional 2nd year Lesser and the balance, immature of Great Black-backed and Herring Gulls. Many of the immature were typical summer non descript bleached and molting birds, the kind most birders don't bother with and with good reason. But, including in this group was one I cannot ID. Photos have been disbursed for comment and help. Stay tuned. If you go, look very carefully at the immature gulls. There may be a surprise waiting. I got distracted by the gulls . I came for the nesting birds. The TERN/ SKIMMER colonies are in full swing with at least 150 pair of SKIMMERS and at least half as many COMMON TERNS, a score of AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS; all milling around on the ground and in the air. Birds are now sitting on eggs. I did not see any young skimmers or terns, yet. Sy Schiff -- 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] Governor's Island and swallows
Rob, Good to hear about your sighting of the NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW nesting attempt on Governor's Island. For the 2nd Atlas of Breeding Birds for the block that contains Governor's Island (5750D) the swallows that have been cataloged for the survey are TREE SWALLOW (probable breeder) & BARN SWALLOW (confirmed breeder). N. Rough-winged would be completely new for this atlas block. I have the details for the 11 blocks connected to New York County < http://goo.gl/maps/EAWL > and the breeding status for Rough-winged is: - Confirmed for block 5852B which includes Van Cortlandt Park, Riverdale Park, Wave Hill and the very northern tip of Inwood Hill Park. - Confirmed for block 5852D which includes New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, Inwood Hill Park, High Bridge Park & Swindler Cove Park. At Swindler Cove Park I've spotted a single Northern Rough-winged Swallow on several of my recent visits coursing over the Harlem River. Ben Cacace @NYCbirder -- 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] East Hampton Summer Tanagers and birds at Sammy's Beach
Took a quick walk around Sammy's Beach in East Hampton yesterday. Best birds for me were 2 Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows but the whole area was fairly busy. The Least Tern colony is very active with 3 Roseate Terns also loafing on the beach and at least 2 pairs of Piping Plovers. Horned Larks are also very visible along the dirt road where they breed. Also present were American Oystercatcher, Osprey, Great Egret, Brown Thrasher and numerous Prairie Warblers. No sign of Clapper Rails unfortunately but it was mid-day. With regards to the Summer Tanagers, they still seem to be present. I heard a bird calling on Friday night, Ryan Walker saw the female in the yard on Saturday and I saw the male on Sunday. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Governor's Island and swallows
While cycling on Governor's Island yesterday I made an interesting discovery. On the East side of the island (Buttermilk Channel) there is an active pier called "Yankee Pier". A section of it is in disrepair and closed off to the public. There is usually a fair number of Common Terns nesting on that section. I had walked out to scan the terns and, as I was returning to the main roadway, I spotted a Northern Rough-winged Swallow flying into a small hole in the seawall. Once back on the island I watched that spot for about 10 minutes during which the swallow returned to the hole several times. I've been making periodic trips to Governor's Island since it opened to the public and have observed NRWS there throughout the summer months. Yesterday was the first time, however, that I'd seen signs of breeding. I'm not sure what the most recent breeding bird atlas has determined, but Bull's Birds of New York State says that Northern Rough-winged Swallow does not breed in NYC. I guess they do now. If you are interested in checking it out there is free ferry service to the island from both Brooklyn and Manhattan. Once on the island, walk along the roadway on the East side of the island to Yankee Pier. Walk a short distance onto the pier and look for an orange life preserver attached to the fence above the seawall, just south of the pier. The nest cavity is below and to the right of the life preserver. Good birding, Rob -- 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] Greenwich-Stamford summer bird count - Area 14
Myself and Westmoreland Sanctuary's director, Steve Ricker, participated in Sunday's Greenwich-Stamford summer bird count. Covering a portion of Area 14, we visited the locations of Westmoreland Sanctuary, Byram Lake Reservoir, and Merestead county park between the hours of 7:00am and 2:30pm. Cool temperatures and overcast skies created sub-par birding conditions for a count aimed at locating breeding birds. Though a handful of expected species were missed, there were a number of highlights among the species located. A few of the highlights are as follows: Byram Lake Reservoir: Double-crested Cormorant (5) Black-crowned Night-heron (1) Herring Gull (1) - attempting to steal a meal from the diving cormorants Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1) Barn Swallow (1) Orchard Oriole (1) - 1st year male singing along the north end of the lake Baltimore Oriole (3) Merestead county park: Wild Turkey (2) - toms gobbling at each other Pileated Woodpecker (1) Eastern Kingbird (3) Warbling Vireo (1) Barn Swallow (5) Northern Mockingbird (1) Brown Thrasher (4) - 2 birds were very near the historical residence on the east side of the driveway in the lawn Blue-winged Warbler (2) Pine Warbler (1) Prairie Warbler (1) Eastern Towhee (3) Field Sparrow (1) Indigo Bunting (2) Orchard Oriole (3) - a male and female were observed copulating Westmoreland Sanctuary: Red-tailed Hawk (1) Great-horned Owl (1) Common Raven (1) - made a brief stop in the top of a white pine in the cemetary near the main entrance before flying off. Flew over again (vocalizing) early Mon morning. Louisiana Waterthrush (1) Indigo Bunting (1) Regards, Adam Zorn - Adam Zorn Naturalist - Westmoreland Sanctuary Board Member - Bedford Audubon Society -- 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] Greenwich-Stamford summer bird count - Area 14
Myself and Westmoreland Sanctuary's director, Steve Ricker, participated in Sunday's Greenwich-Stamford summer bird count. Covering a portion of Area 14, we visited the locations of Westmoreland Sanctuary, Byram Lake Reservoir, and Merestead county park between the hours of 7:00am and 2:30pm. Cool temperatures and overcast skies created sub-par birding conditions for a count aimed at locating breeding birds. Though a handful of expected species were missed, there were a number of highlights among the species located. A few of the highlights are as follows: Byram Lake Reservoir: Double-crested Cormorant (5) Black-crowned Night-heron (1) Herring Gull (1) - attempting to steal a meal from the diving cormorants Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1) Barn Swallow (1) Orchard Oriole (1) - 1st year male singing along the north end of the lake Baltimore Oriole (3) Merestead county park: Wild Turkey (2) - toms gobbling at each other Pileated Woodpecker (1) Eastern Kingbird (3) Warbling Vireo (1) Barn Swallow (5) Northern Mockingbird (1) Brown Thrasher (4) - 2 birds were very near the historical residence on the east side of the driveway in the lawn Blue-winged Warbler (2) Pine Warbler (1) Prairie Warbler (1) Eastern Towhee (3) Field Sparrow (1) Indigo Bunting (2) Orchard Oriole (3) - a male and female were observed copulating Westmoreland Sanctuary: Red-tailed Hawk (1) Great-horned Owl (1) Common Raven (1) - made a brief stop in the top of a white pine in the cemetary near the main entrance before flying off. Flew over again (vocalizing) early Mon morning. Louisiana Waterthrush (1) Indigo Bunting (1) Regards, Adam Zorn - Adam Zorn Naturalist - Westmoreland Sanctuary Board Member - Bedford Audubon Society -- 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] Governor's Island and swallows
While cycling on Governor's Island yesterday I made an interesting discovery. On the East side of the island (Buttermilk Channel) there is an active pier called Yankee Pier. A section of it is in disrepair and closed off to the public. There is usually a fair number of Common Terns nesting on that section. I had walked out to scan the terns and, as I was returning to the main roadway, I spotted a Northern Rough-winged Swallow flying into a small hole in the seawall. Once back on the island I watched that spot for about 10 minutes during which the swallow returned to the hole several times. I've been making periodic trips to Governor's Island since it opened to the public and have observed NRWS there throughout the summer months. Yesterday was the first time, however, that I'd seen signs of breeding. I'm not sure what the most recent breeding bird atlas has determined, but Bull's Birds of New York State says that Northern Rough-winged Swallow does not breed in NYC. I guess they do now. If you are interested in checking it out there is free ferry service to the island from both Brooklyn and Manhattan. Once on the island, walk along the roadway on the East side of the island to Yankee Pier. Walk a short distance onto the pier and look for an orange life preserver attached to the fence above the seawall, just south of the pier. The nest cavity is below and to the right of the life preserver. Good birding, Rob -- 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] East Hampton Summer Tanagers and birds at Sammy's Beach
Took a quick walk around Sammy's Beach in East Hampton yesterday. Best birds for me were 2 Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows but the whole area was fairly busy. The Least Tern colony is very active with 3 Roseate Terns also loafing on the beach and at least 2 pairs of Piping Plovers. Horned Larks are also very visible along the dirt road where they breed. Also present were American Oystercatcher, Osprey, Great Egret, Brown Thrasher and numerous Prairie Warblers. No sign of Clapper Rails unfortunately but it was mid-day. With regards to the Summer Tanagers, they still seem to be present. I heard a bird calling on Friday night, Ryan Walker saw the female in the yard on Saturday and I saw the male on Sunday. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Governor's Island and swallows
Rob, Good to hear about your sighting of the NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW nesting attempt on Governor's Island. For the 2nd Atlas of Breeding Birds for the block that contains Governor's Island (5750D) the swallows that have been cataloged for the survey are TREE SWALLOW (probable breeder) BARN SWALLOW (confirmed breeder). N. Rough-winged would be completely new for this atlas block. I have the details for the 11 blocks connected to New York County http://goo.gl/maps/EAWL and the breeding status for Rough-winged is: - Confirmed for block 5852B which includes Van Cortlandt Park, Riverdale Park, Wave Hill and the very northern tip of Inwood Hill Park. - Confirmed for block 5852D which includes New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, Inwood Hill Park, High Bridge Park Swindler Cove Park. At Swindler Cove Park I've spotted a single Northern Rough-winged Swallow on several of my recent visits coursing over the Harlem River. Ben Cacace @NYCbirder -- 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] Lesser Black-backed Gull and Nickerson Beach Colonies.
Nickerson Beach 13 June. A group of about 25 gulls were on the beach early this morning consisting of several adult Great Black-backed Gulls, a breeding plumage LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (very dark, almost the same color as its larger neighbors with a bright almost orange yellow bill that was much more striking in color than its bright yellow legs), several additional 2nd year Lesser and the balance, immature of Great Black-backed and Herring Gulls. Many of the immature were typical summer non descript bleached and molting birds, the kind most birders don't bother with and with good reason. But, including in this group was one I cannot ID. Photos have been disbursed for comment and help. Stay tuned. If you go, look very carefully at the immature gulls. There may be a surprise waiting. I got distracted by the gulls . I came for the nesting birds. The TERN/ SKIMMER colonies are in full swing with at least 150 pair of SKIMMERS and at least half as many COMMON TERNS, a score of AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS; all milling around on the ground and in the air. Birds are now sitting on eggs. I did not see any young skimmers or terns, yet. Sy Schiff -- 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 * June 13, 2011 * NYSY 0613.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): June 06, 2010 - June 13, 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:June 13 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #258 -Monday June 13, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 06 , 2010 Highlights: --- WHITE PELICAN WILLET YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO WHIP-POOR-WILL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER ACADIAN FLYCATCHER SEDGE WREN CERULEAN WARBLER PROTHONOTARY WARBLER ORCHARD ORIOLE Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 6/7: Two PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS continue at Armitage Road just west of the canal bridge. Also found here were 2 CERULEAN WARBLERS, 2 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, and an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER. Lingering shorebirds at Tschache Pool were one GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 5 SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS. 6/9: 2 PROTNONOTARY WARBLERS and 2 CERULEAN WARBLERS were still being heard at Armitage Road. Oswego County 6/6: The WHITE PELICAN was seen on Wantry Island from Constantia onOneida Lake and was seen as recently as yesterday (6/12). A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard just at dusk on Roosevelt Road north of Oneida Lake. Onondaga County 6/11: 10 species of Warbler including 11 MOURNINGS were found in Whiskey Hollow west of Baldwinsville. A female ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was also found. On Perry road at the west end of Whiskey Hollow Road VESPER SPARROW and ORCHARD ORIOLE were seen. On Fenner Road off of Rt. 370 near Beaver Lake Nature Center a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen. Jefferson County 6/6: A WILLET was found in a wet area at the intersection Of Rts. 3 and 193 near Southwick Beach State Park. A late report from 6/3 lists a SEDGE WREN on South Sandy Creek Trail about 2 miles north of the Oswego/Jefferson County line. The bird was near the two benches. --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] Upstate Birding 6/11-6/12
On Saturday morning, my dad and I had one of the previously reported Kentucky Warblers in Rockefeller Park. We saw the bird, which was singing the atypical song, along the Ash Tree Loop just south of the intersection with the Overlook Trail. Later in the day, we observed one of the continuing Mississippi Kites in Root, Montgomery County. This kite was seen hunting over the evergreen treeline to the west of Donato Road. Nearby, in Ames, we saw 3 Upland Sandpipers in the horse paddock on the south side of W. Ames Rd. Many Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlarks were seen here, as well as a single Bank Swallow. On Sunday, Bashakill had many of the usual marshbirds including 2 American Bitterns, 1 Sora, and calling Virginia Rails and Common Moorhens. In the afternoon, a stop at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station yielded 17 continuing Red Knots. A careful study of the very large concentration of motley summer-plumaged gulls ( ~475 ) in the West End 2 parking lot revealed 7 immature Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Later, on Fire Island, 3 more immature LBBG's were seen in Field 5 among a much smaller flock of 25 gulls. Good Birding, Michael McBrien East Patchogue -- 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/ --
