[nysbirds-l] Correction Chat and Oriole
The chat and the oriole were seen at the far western end of the pond, not the eastern. -- 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] Chat and orchard oriole at Oakland Lake, Queens, NYC
Today I spotted a male yellow-breasted chat and a female orchard oriole at the far eastern end of Oakland Lake at Alley Pond Park. The park goers don't frequent this area because of the muddy and wet trail, but the water and mud is usually only about an inch deep. I had an extended look at the chat. Having only seen one several years ago I needed to pull out Sibley's after it flew off into the brush. It had all the characteristics of a male chat. The orchard oriole was easier for me because I have seen them many times. Also at the park where 3+ wood ducks. There where possibly more, but they flew off before I could make an accurate identification. At Alley Pond Environmental Center there were seven egrets and herons, including one green heron. I don't recall seeing a green heron in this part of the park. On the path that runs along Little Neck Bay there were the usual mix of gulls, waterfowl, shore birds and wading birds. Of note were two black skimmers, a species I haven't seen in this area before. Notable by their absence were catbirds and red-wing blackbirds. -- 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] JBWR 8/25 - Avocet, Whimbrel, Baird's
Another AMERICAN AVOCET found its way to Jamaica Bay today, with reports of it on both ponds. From what I gather, it spent most of its time right around the North Island of the East Pond. Shortly before 9:30, I observed a WHIMBREL flying eastward over the West Pond. I notified Tom Burke, who was on the East Pond, and a while later he and Gail Benson found 2 Whimbrels on the North Island. Tom indicates that 2 different BAIRDS SANDPIPERS were on the east shore of the East Pond. And oh, the pelican was there too (west side of the pond). Perhaps overshadowing the occasional appearance of interesting shorebirds is the continued low number and diversity that has been stated by many recently. Lloyd Spitalnik, giving his shorebird festival talk, put out a theory that I had mentioned to some of the regulars. Is it possible that last years flood out has broken or is preventing the imprinting on many birds of Jamaica Bay as a stopover site? Two problems with that theory is that 1) it shouldnt affect juveniles and 2) it doesnt explain the short stay of so many birds that have dropped in. A case in point are the recent Red-necked and Wilsons Phalaropes, species that have a history of staying for days on the East Pond, but this time were one day wonders. Black-bellied Plovers are coming in in good numbers to roost at high tide (they do not feed on the pond), but its my impression that this is the only way Short-billed Dowitchers are being seen now. Usually, enough of these are round the clock feeders on the pond. Absolutely amazing to me as a symbol of how low numbers have been is that last Sunday it took me 2 ½ hours to come across my first Lesser Yellowlegs of the day. In contrast to the birds that havent been staying, perhaps the same alternate plumaged Dunlin, not exactly the shorebird species wed expect this of at JBWR, has remained since early August. 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] Buff=breasted Sandpiper-Eastport
At shortly before noon a single Buff-breasted was located while birding with Mickey & Keith Cashman in the field just south and adjacent to the model plane area east of Riverhead-Manorville Road; the bird was with scores of Killdeer, aand a few Semi-palmated Plovers. Searching the nearby sod fields, as well as the fields off Rte.105 in Riverhead for Golden Plover proved to be futile. Mike & Lynne Scheibel Brookhaven -- 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/ --
