[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 5/10 (great migration goes on)
Thursday, 10 May, 2012 - Manhattan, N.Y. City It was by far the biggest day for diversity (although not for sheer numbers) of migrants in Manhattan this year, with the easiest example of that the more than 30 species of wood-warblers seen on the day, plus at least one of two named hybrid forms (Brewster's); highlights including more than one PROTHONOTARY being reported (the long- lingering male at Bryant Park, & another in Central Park's Ramble), at least one KENTUCKY (in Central's near-north woods), and at least one YELLOW-THROATED Warbler (in northern Manhattan, at Fort Tryon Park's south end, about 10 yards south of the heather garden entrance), a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (still - assuming same individual but maybe not - at Central Park's Maintenance Field late in the day), plus MOURNING (male singing on the Great Hill, SE side, 5:45 a.m.), at least several HOODED, & multiple (meaning more than two) BAY-BREASTED, TENNESSEE, & CAPE MAY (well, more than 3) Warblers as well as many, many others in droves - and lingerers, such as Palm Warbler. A whole fresh batch of Thrushes with the first Gray-cheeked (type) arrivals, as well as Flycatchers - with OLIVE-SIDED in Central Park (Great Hill; perhaps also elsewhere), & some of the Empidonax increasing a bit, including calling & even singing birds, plus a nice fresh infusion of many, if not most, of the other mid-May migrant land-bird species... the flight was noted all around N.Y. City as well - and there ought to be plenty still to see in the coming days. It may already have been reported on this list, if not there's been SUMMER Tanager quite regularly in Central (and also at least one had appeared in Riverside Park although not re-found today). By far the most observers have been combing through Central Park and yet there are still areas there with hundreds & hundreds of migrants which are barely (ever) looked at by almost any birders. The areas well south and east of the Ramble, and in particular around the reservoir and the entirety of the old bridle path, as well as many sections of the park north of 96th Street are all receiving migrants in great numbers. The "drip" area in Riverside Park may well start to get much more active as things dry out a bit more and the weather warms through this weekend, especially if sun prevails, which is most-often the best predictor of good activity at or near the "drip" (located west of about W. 119 Street within the park, just south of the tennis building which does have restrooms available for all park users.) I haven't heard about Inwood Hill Park which can be excellent, even better than Central on some spring days! Birders are starting to take notice of the tremendous migratory-like movement of Red Admiral butterflies too. A great many more birds are moving tonight past the city & surely some will drop in or still be here on Friday. Good luck, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- 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] Nursery - Manorville
This morning between 10:30 and 11:30 I conducted a site inspection at a defunct nursery in Manorville north of Sunrise Highway (just west of the "eastport" sod farm). The nursery is approximately 25 acres in size and had a nice collection of birds including the following: Yellow Warblers (at least 10 - some with nesting material) Grey Catbirds Norther Mockingbirds 5 Adult Male Orchard Orioles Chipping Sparrows Song Sparrows House Finches Red-winged Blackbirds Photos of some of the birds can be seen here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2012/05/yellow-warbler-this-morning-i-had-to.html -- - Luke Ormand, East Patchogue www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com www.wildlongisland.blogspot.com -- 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] Bridgehampton Cattle Egret--YES; Hampton Bays Ravens near fledging
I took a drive out to eastern Suffolk County this afternoon, specifically in hope of seeing the above species. I spotted the CATTLE EGRET at the dairy farm on Mecox Road (intersection of Halsey Lane) before I'd even pulled over to the side of the road. It was ~50 ft. inside the fence and was preening. It then proceeded to begin foraging in the tall grass. I observed it for ~20 minutes, during which it caught and consumed a couple large earthworms. Three cows eventually meandered over into close proximity with the egret, providing a very species-appropriate tableaux for photos of the bird. At the Water Authority grounds in Hampton Bays, I observed 3 near-fledging juvenile COMMON RAVENS at the nest on the east side of the water tower. They were all fully feathered (no down seen) and at least one was doing a lot of wing-flapping and hopping. Two visits were made to the nest by an adult during the half hour I was there. The first time a food item was carried in the adult's bill, the second time within an obviously bulging crop. Both visits were enthusiastically (and loudly) greeted by the "kids". -- 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] North Fork Preserve
Bob Adamo encouraged me to get out today, and although he could not be with me because he is traveling out of town, I had the following species at North Fork Preserve: Cooper's Hawk Downy Woodpecker Tree Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow House Wren Gray Catbird Yellow Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Swamp Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Tom Moran Shoreham -- 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] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 10 May 2012
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/10/2012 * NYBU1205.10 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit email to dfsuggs localnet com --- YELLOW-THR. WARBLER RED-HEADED WDPKR. Merlin Sandhill Crane Willet Whimbrel Black-billed Cuckoo Ruby-t. Hummingbird Pileated Woodpecker Least Flycatcher Gr. Cr. Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Golden-cr. Kinglet Ruby-cr. Kinglet Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher Veery Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush Brown Thrasher Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue-winged Warbler Golden-wing. Warbler Tennessee Warbler Orange-cr. Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-s. Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Bl.-thr. Bl. Warbler Yellow-r. Warbler Bl.-thr. Green Warb. Blackburnian Warbler Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Cerulean Warbler Bl. and w. Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Canada Warbler Scarlet Tanager Rose-br. Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Eastern Towhee Lincoln's Sparrow White-thr. Sparrow White-cr. Sparrow Bobolink Orchard Oriole Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch Pine Siskin - Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 05/10/2012 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org Thursday, May 10, 2012 The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. WARBLERS were the highlight of reports received May 3 through May 10 from the Niagara Frontier Region. At least 27 warbler species this past week, highlighted by a YELLOW-THR. WARBLER at an unspecified location in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, on May 9. Also at Forest Lawn this week, MERLIN, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, and at the first right after the Delaware Avenue entrance gate, an ORCHARD ORIOLE. Other warbler highlights - GOLDEN-WING. WARBLER at Amherst State Park on the 2nd and Beaver Island State Park on the 3rd. ORANGE-CR. WARBLER among 21 warbler species in the Lake Ontario Plains on May 8, found at Four Mile Creek State Park. And, 16 warbler species at Rock Point Provincial Park in Dunnville, Ontario, on May 3, included a CERULEAN WARBLER, plus 3 ORCHARD ORIOLES. Additional warbler reports from Delaware Park and backyards in Buffalo, Bond Lake Park County Park in Lewiston and Greenwood Cemetery in the Town of Wilson. May 6, in an East Amherst yard, a rare RED-HEADED WDPKR., and in the Town of Cambria, a PILEATED WOODPECKER in an apple orchard on Shawnee Road. Migrants and arrivals reported this week - RUBY-T. HUMMINGBIRD, LEAST FLYCATCHER, GR. CR. FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, GOLDEN-CR. KINGLET, RUBY-CR. KINGLET, BL.-GR. GNATCATCHER, VEERY, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, HERMIT THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH, BROWN THRASHER, SCARLET TANAGER, EASTERN TOWHEE, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, WHITE-THR. SPARROW, WHITE-CR. SPARROW, ROSE-BR. GROSBEAK, INDIGO BUNTING, BOBOLINK, BALTIMORE ORIOLE and PURPLE FINCH. Also this week - in Ontario, a report of multiple SANDHILL CRANE nestings by the Grand River at the western limit of the BOS region, and at the Mosaic Ponds near Rock Point Park, 8 WHIMBRELS and 15 WILLETS. Four SANDHILL CRANES also over Golden Hill State Park on Lake Ontario in Somerset. And on Woodbridge Avenue in Buffalo, 8 PINE SISKINS. The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, May 17. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting. - End Transcript -- 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] Hybrid Blue-Winged Warbler- Blydenburgh
An apparent Blue-Winged Warbler with some Golden-Winged blood was at Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown this afternoon. The bird was by all appearances a Blue-Winged, except for its yellow wing bars. Also, Canada Warbler Spotted Sandpiper And at Westbury Gardens Bobolinks Worm-eating Warbler -Peter -- 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] Hooded Warbler etc in Bryant Park
This evening's NYC Audubon Bryant Park Bird Walk was quite productive. We had a large group who were treated almost immediately to the sight of a male Hooded Warbler flitting about in the plane trees at the NW corner of the park. Soon after, we encountered the Prothonotary, and witnessed the amazing sight of him catching a Red Admiral butterfly (they are so abundant this year, they must be a popular warbler snack). He couldn't fly with it, and fluttered down to the ground, where he bashed it into submission and swallowed it with apparent gusto. There were also numerous B Warblers (4 minimum), Ovenbirds (ten or more), a female American Redstart, a Common Yellowthroat, a Wood Thrush, lingering Swamp & White-throated Sparrows, two Great-crested Flycatchers, and a small flycatcher I didn't see well enough to ID, but I believe was a Least. Busy evening in Bryant Park and a great birding day! I encountered a gentleman in the park who had seen 22 species of warbler around the city today, and was looking for the Hooded to make 23. Hope he succeeded... Cheers, Gabriel Willow NYC Audubon -- 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] Alley Park incl. Hooded Warbler
Just went into Alley Pond Park (Queens) on my lunch break and it is loaded with birds. I worked the area from the 76 Ave. parking lot east toward Cloverdale Blvd. From the street at the afore mentioned streets (where the earlier Yellow-throated had been), I heard a HOODED WARBLER, which I was able to track down easily enough inside the park. A while later, I found it again a bit to the west. At that point, it seemed to turn back to the east, so a Hooded singing a bit further west (and on the other side of the trail paralleling 76 Ave.) may have been a second individual. Unusual for this locale was an adult Broad-winged Hawk flying just over the tree tops. Otherwise, it was normal northeastern migrants and newly arrived breeders, but worth a mention that Black-throated Blue Warblers were especially numerous. Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- 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 Prothonotary Warbler
While leading my weekly Green-Wood Cemetery trip this morning we spotted a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER next to the Dell Water. Here is a link to a Google Earth map of the cemetery: http://g.co/maps/wxc7h The GPS coordinates for the Dell Water (aka pond) are: 40.649204, -73.995548 It was a decent morning of birding with a HOODED WARBLER also seen. Below is my species list. Good birding, Rob ** Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY May 10, 2012 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM 55 species Great Blue Heron (2.) Osprey (1.) Red-tailed Hawk (2.) Monk Parakeet Chimney Swift Belted Kingfisher (1.) Eastern Wood-Pewee (1, Heard.) Eastern Kingbird Warbling Vireo Barn Swallow House Wren Veery Swainson's Thrush Wood Thrush Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (1, Dell Water.) Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat HOODED WARBLER (1, Near Weeping Beeches.) American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler (1.) Chipping Sparrow Swamp Sparrow (1.) White-throated Sparrow Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch Other common species seen (or heard): Canada Goose, Mallard, Herring Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, European Starling, Northern Cardinal, House Finch, House Sparrow The City Birder Weblog -- 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] Bryant Park NYC - Prothonotary Warbler
East of NYPL just north of the north lion in the Locusts. Seen seconds ago. Ben Cacace Composed in the field on an iPhone 3Gs. -- 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] Audubon NY says:
Sure, we'll show you the money.. Check out this article in today's Albany Times Union: http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/It-s-in-the-cards-Watching-birds- touted-as-big-3547131.php#photo-2917517 Rich Guthrie New Baltimore The Greener County New York gael...@capital.net -- 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] Kentucky Warblers--Doodletown, Rockland Co. 5/9/12
Two of us saw a male Kentucky Warbler in some barberry between the Pease House sign and the Timp Brook along the 1777 trail in Doodletown (Rockland Co.) yesterday (5/9). There was another one singing further north along the 1777 trail just north of the Herbert Cemetery spur trail. Elyse Fuller Tuxedo -- 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] Kentucky Warblers--Doodletown, Rockland Co. 5/9/12
Two of us saw a male Kentucky Warbler in some barberry between the Pease House sign and the Timp Brook along the 1777 trail in Doodletown (Rockland Co.) yesterday (5/9). There was another one singing further north along the 1777 trail just north of the Herbert Cemetery spur trail. Elyse Fuller Tuxedo -- 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] Audubon NY says:
Sure, we'll show you the money.. Check out this article in today's Albany Times Union: http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/It-s-in-the-cards-Watching-birds- touted-as-big-3547131.php#photo-2917517 Rich Guthrie New Baltimore The Greener County New York gael...@capital.net -- 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] Bryant Park NYC - Prothonotary Warbler
East of NYPL just north of the north lion in the Locusts. Seen seconds ago. Ben Cacace Composed in the field on an iPhone 3Gs. -- 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] Alley Park incl. Hooded Warbler
Just went into Alley Pond Park (Queens) on my lunch break and it is loaded with birds. I worked the area from the 76 Ave. parking lot east toward Cloverdale Blvd. From the street at the afore mentioned streets (where the earlier Yellow-throated had been), I heard a HOODED WARBLER, which I was able to track down easily enough inside the park. A while later, I found it again a bit to the west. At that point, it seemed to turn back to the east, so a Hooded singing a bit further west (and on the other side of the trail paralleling 76 Ave.) may have been a second individual. Unusual for this locale was an adult Broad-winged Hawk flying just over the tree tops. Otherwise, it was normal northeastern migrants and newly arrived breeders, but worth a mention that Black-throated Blue Warblers were especially numerous. Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- 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] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 10 May 2012
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/10/2012 * NYBU1205.10 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit email to dfsuggs localnet com --- YELLOW-THR. WARBLER RED-HEADED WDPKR. Merlin Sandhill Crane Willet Whimbrel Black-billed Cuckoo Ruby-t. Hummingbird Pileated Woodpecker Least Flycatcher Gr. Cr. Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Golden-cr. Kinglet Ruby-cr. Kinglet Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher Veery Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush Brown Thrasher Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue-winged Warbler Golden-wing. Warbler Tennessee Warbler Orange-cr. Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-s. Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Bl.-thr. Bl. Warbler Yellow-r. Warbler Bl.-thr. Green Warb. Blackburnian Warbler Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Cerulean Warbler Bl. and w. Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Canada Warbler Scarlet Tanager Rose-br. Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Eastern Towhee Lincoln's Sparrow White-thr. Sparrow White-cr. Sparrow Bobolink Orchard Oriole Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch Pine Siskin - Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 05/10/2012 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org Thursday, May 10, 2012 The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. WARBLERS were the highlight of reports received May 3 through May 10 from the Niagara Frontier Region. At least 27 warbler species this past week, highlighted by a YELLOW-THR. WARBLER at an unspecified location in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, on May 9. Also at Forest Lawn this week, MERLIN, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, and at the first right after the Delaware Avenue entrance gate, an ORCHARD ORIOLE. Other warbler highlights - GOLDEN-WING. WARBLER at Amherst State Park on the 2nd and Beaver Island State Park on the 3rd. ORANGE-CR. WARBLER among 21 warbler species in the Lake Ontario Plains on May 8, found at Four Mile Creek State Park. And, 16 warbler species at Rock Point Provincial Park in Dunnville, Ontario, on May 3, included a CERULEAN WARBLER, plus 3 ORCHARD ORIOLES. Additional warbler reports from Delaware Park and backyards in Buffalo, Bond Lake Park County Park in Lewiston and Greenwood Cemetery in the Town of Wilson. May 6, in an East Amherst yard, a rare RED-HEADED WDPKR., and in the Town of Cambria, a PILEATED WOODPECKER in an apple orchard on Shawnee Road. Migrants and arrivals reported this week - RUBY-T. HUMMINGBIRD, LEAST FLYCATCHER, GR. CR. FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, GOLDEN-CR. KINGLET, RUBY-CR. KINGLET, BL.-GR. GNATCATCHER, VEERY, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, HERMIT THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH, BROWN THRASHER, SCARLET TANAGER, EASTERN TOWHEE, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, WHITE-THR. SPARROW, WHITE-CR. SPARROW, ROSE-BR. GROSBEAK, INDIGO BUNTING, BOBOLINK, BALTIMORE ORIOLE and PURPLE FINCH. Also this week - in Ontario, a report of multiple SANDHILL CRANE nestings by the Grand River at the western limit of the BOS region, and at the Mosaic Ponds near Rock Point Park, 8 WHIMBRELS and 15 WILLETS. Four SANDHILL CRANES also over Golden Hill State Park on Lake Ontario in Somerset. And on Woodbridge Avenue in Buffalo, 8 PINE SISKINS. The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, May 17. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting. - End Transcript -- 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] North Fork Preserve
Bob Adamo encouraged me to get out today, and although he could not be with me because he is traveling out of town, I had the following species at North Fork Preserve: Cooper's Hawk Downy Woodpecker Tree Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow House Wren Gray Catbird Yellow Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Swamp Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Tom Moran Shoreham -- 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] Bridgehampton Cattle Egret--YES; Hampton Bays Ravens near fledging
I took a drive out to eastern Suffolk County this afternoon, specifically in hope of seeing the above species. I spotted the CATTLE EGRET at the dairy farm on Mecox Road (intersection of Halsey Lane) before I'd even pulled over to the side of the road. It was ~50 ft. inside the fence and was preening. It then proceeded to begin foraging in the tall grass. I observed it for ~20 minutes, during which it caught and consumed a couple large earthworms. Three cows eventually meandered over into close proximity with the egret, providing a very species-appropriate tableaux for photos of the bird. At the Water Authority grounds in Hampton Bays, I observed 3 near-fledging juvenile COMMON RAVENS at the nest on the east side of the water tower. They were all fully feathered (no down seen) and at least one was doing a lot of wing-flapping and hopping. Two visits were made to the nest by an adult during the half hour I was there. The first time a food item was carried in the adult's bill, the second time within an obviously bulging crop. Both visits were enthusiastically (and loudly) greeted by the kids. -- 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] Nursery - Manorville
This morning between 10:30 and 11:30 I conducted a site inspection at a defunct nursery in Manorville north of Sunrise Highway (just west of the eastport sod farm). The nursery is approximately 25 acres in size and had a nice collection of birds including the following: Yellow Warblers (at least 10 - some with nesting material) Grey Catbirds Norther Mockingbirds 5 Adult Male Orchard Orioles Chipping Sparrows Song Sparrows House Finches Red-winged Blackbirds Photos of some of the birds can be seen here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2012/05/yellow-warbler-this-morning-i-had-to.html -- - Luke Ormand, East Patchogue www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com www.wildlongisland.blogspot.com -- 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] Manhattan, NYC 5/10 (great migration goes on)
Thursday, 10 May, 2012 - Manhattan, N.Y. City It was by far the biggest day for diversity (although not for sheer numbers) of migrants in Manhattan this year, with the easiest example of that the more than 30 species of wood-warblers seen on the day, plus at least one of two named hybrid forms (Brewster's); highlights including more than one PROTHONOTARY being reported (the long- lingering male at Bryant Park, another in Central Park's Ramble), at least one KENTUCKY (in Central's near-north woods), and at least one YELLOW-THROATED Warbler (in northern Manhattan, at Fort Tryon Park's south end, about 10 yards south of the heather garden entrance), a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (still - assuming same individual but maybe not - at Central Park's Maintenance Field late in the day), plus MOURNING (male singing on the Great Hill, SE side, 5:45 a.m.), at least several HOODED, multiple (meaning more than two) BAY-BREASTED, TENNESSEE, CAPE MAY (well, more than 3) Warblers as well as many, many others in droves - and lingerers, such as Palm Warbler. A whole fresh batch of Thrushes with the first Gray-cheeked (type) arrivals, as well as Flycatchers - with OLIVE-SIDED in Central Park (Great Hill; perhaps also elsewhere), some of the Empidonax increasing a bit, including calling even singing birds, plus a nice fresh infusion of many, if not most, of the other mid-May migrant land-bird species... the flight was noted all around N.Y. City as well - and there ought to be plenty still to see in the coming days. It may already have been reported on this list, if not there's been SUMMER Tanager quite regularly in Central (and also at least one had appeared in Riverside Park although not re-found today). By far the most observers have been combing through Central Park and yet there are still areas there with hundreds hundreds of migrants which are barely (ever) looked at by almost any birders. The areas well south and east of the Ramble, and in particular around the reservoir and the entirety of the old bridle path, as well as many sections of the park north of 96th Street are all receiving migrants in great numbers. The drip area in Riverside Park may well start to get much more active as things dry out a bit more and the weather warms through this weekend, especially if sun prevails, which is most-often the best predictor of good activity at or near the drip (located west of about W. 119 Street within the park, just south of the tennis building which does have restrooms available for all park users.) I haven't heard about Inwood Hill Park which can be excellent, even better than Central on some spring days! Birders are starting to take notice of the tremendous migratory-like movement of Red Admiral butterflies too. A great many more birds are moving tonight past the city surely some will drop in or still be here on Friday. Good luck, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- 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/ --
