[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 26 October 2012

2012-10-26 Thread Ben Cacace 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Oct. 26, 2012
* NYNY1210.26

- Birds mentioned

BARNACLE GOOSE+
SAY'S PHOEBE+
BICKNELL'S THRUSH+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

BROWN PELICAN
Cattle Egret
American Golden-Plover
American Oystercatcher
White-rumped Sandpiper
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Glaucous Gull
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Royal Tern
Black Skimmer
Red-headed Woodpecker
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Common Raven
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
Nelson's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
BLUE GROSBEAK
DICKCISSEL
PINE SISKIN
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak

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Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, October 26th
2012 at 9pm. The highlights of today's tape are SAY'S PHOEBE, BARNACLE
GOOSE, BROWN PELICAN, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, BICKNELL'S THRUSH, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and PINE SISKIN.

Following last Sunday's dynamic coastal flight it was anticipated that a
good rarity would show up in its aftermath. This prediction fulfilled with
the report Monday of a SAY'S PHOEBE around 11am near the Fire Island
lighthouse at the eastern end of Robert Moses State Park. Unfortunately the
phoebe quickly disappeared and could not be relocated. BLUE GROSBEAK was
also in the same area.

The Sunday flight itself produced huge presumably unprecedented numbers of
PINE SISKINS all along the coast. A dedicated count at field 2 at Robert
Moses State Park recorded 20,275 passing by starting around 8am with flocks
still moving by after 1pm. The other major mover that day was YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER with over 15 thousand counted and other totals of passing migrants
included almost 1,900 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH and 73 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES. A
PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen near the main maintenance buildings at Moses
Park Sunday. PINE SISKINS are now well dispersed throughout our area.

The big news within the city limits was the appearance Wednesday of a
BARNACLE GOOSE at Prospect Park Lake. The bird staying most of the time
around the lake itself in the company of a varying number of Canada Geese.
This BARNACLE GOOSE was still on the lake this morning. Other recent
interesting reports from Prospect included ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and
CLAY-COLORED and VESPER SPARROWS. Another good Brooklyn find was a somewhat
late BICKNELL'S THRUSH last Saturday at Green-wood Cemetery seen again on
Sunday morning.

On Staten Island 2 BROWN PELICANS were present Saturday on the water off
Mount Loretto Unique Area where a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen again
Tuesday. Mount Loretto is off Hylan Boulevard.

Also in the city a BLUE GROSBEAK was reported from Kissena Park Thursday, a
VESPER SPARROW was at Alley Pond Park Thursday and today with a GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW there last Sunday. Two COMMON RAVENS were around the Bronx Zoo
Thursday and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was a Van Cortlandt Park last
Saturday. Another GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was at Marshlands Conservancy in Rye
on Wednesday another good flight day locally.

At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Sunday afternoon there were 2 STILT, 4
PECTORAL and 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER on the
East Pond.

Out at Jones Beach West End up to 3 VESPER SPARROWS have been around the
edge of parking field 2 during the week and a bar off the Coast Guard
Station hosted 8 ROYAL TERNS last Sunday along with good numbers of
lingering AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, FORSTER'S TERNS and BLACK SKIMMERS.
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER joined some Black-bellied Plovers in the Point
Lookout Town Park parking lot last Sunday.

Farther east on Long Island a GLAUCOUS GULL along with a CASPIAN and some
ROYAL TERNS were all at Smith Point County Park in Shirley last Saturday.
Two CATTLE EGRETS have again been at the Mecox Dairy recently this off
Mecox Road where it meets Halsey Lane. BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was on the Mecox
flats, or what's left of them, last Friday and Saturday. Among the nice
congregation of birds at the ECL Farm off Long Lane in East Hampton last
Saturday

[nysbirds-l] eBird Storm Birding article on the pending arrival of hurricane Sandy...

2012-10-26 Thread Andrew Baksh 
As some folks batten down the hatches in preparation for hurricane Sandy a
different breed of people are licking their chops on the potential fallout
from hurricane Sandy.  Ebird has an excellent article on how birders should
approach birding in the pending storm and what to look for.  *Remember,
safety first and birds later.*

I suggest reading it a few times...
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/hurricane-sandy

Andrew Baksh
Queens, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Hurricane Sandy and potential seabirds

2012-10-26 Thread Tom Johnson 
Hi Pete,
There's a new article just posted at eBird.org discussing some of these
very questions.  Coastal flooding might make birding the barrier beaches
very challenging and potentially dangerous.

Good luck,
Tom


On Friday, October 26, 2012, Peter Morris wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am quite new to the area, having just moved to Babylon, Long Island with
> my girlfriend (from England). I was wondering if someone could share some
> experience with regards to storms such Sandy and their potential to produce
> seabirds in this area. Specifically, where are the best places to look
> from, the sorts of species which are most likely to be pushed here at this
> time of year and when to be out (do birds move ahead of such storms?)
> taking safety into consideration. I would be very grateful for any advice.
>
> Highlights from Southards Pond Park in Babylon today included 1 Nashville
> Warbler, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 1 Blackpoll
> Warbler and 2 Blue-headed Vireos.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Pete
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[nysbirds-l] Hurricane Sandy and potential seabirds

2012-10-26 Thread Peter Morris 
Hi all,

I am quite new to the area, having just moved to Babylon, Long Island with my 
girlfriend (from England). I was wondering if someone could share some 
experience with regards to storms such Sandy and their potential to produce 
seabirds in this area. Specifically, where are the best places to look from, 
the sorts of species which are most likely to be pushed here at this time of 
year and when to be out (do birds move ahead of such storms?) taking safety 
into consideration. I would be very grateful for any advice. 

Highlights from Southards Pond Park in Babylon today included 1 Nashville 
Warbler, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 1 Blackpoll Warbler 
and 2 Blue-headed Vireos.

Many thanks,

Pete
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Vesper Sparrow - Alley Pond Park

2012-10-26 Thread Steve Walter 
Vesper Sparrow still at same location as of 5 minutes ago. Surprising to me
that a Vesper could stay happy in a spot like this, but I'm happy to have in
the neighborhood. 

 

From: bounce-69396831-8873...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-69396831-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Walter
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:52 PM
To: 'NYSBIRDS_L'
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Vesper Sparrow - Alley Pond Park

 

I just found a VESPER SPARROW in a section of Alley Pond Park (Queens) that
I don't normally check (but I had a few minutes to fill). Being that it's a
weekday in October, the ball fields near 73rd Avenue and 224 St. are quiet,
allowing some birds to hang around. 2 Eastern Bluebirds were also here. The
Vesper twice perched on the batting cage closest to the above intersection.

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY


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[nysbirds-l] BirdCallsRadio next guests | Bill Thompson lll, Birdwatcher Digest

2012-10-26 Thread Mardi Dickinson 


Birders et al,

BirdCallsRadio next guest is Bill Thompson lll, Co-Publisher of Birdwatching 
Digest this Sunday
(Oct 28) at 1pm EST on 1490am WGCH & WORLDWIDE internet streaming. 
http://birdcallsradio.com/2012/10/26/bill-thompson-iii-next-guest-on-birdcallsradio/
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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose Prospect Park

2012-10-26 Thread Michael Scheibel 
BAGO as previously reported now being viewed with Canadas in park lake.

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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose Prospect Park

2012-10-26 Thread Michael Scheibel 
BAGO as previously reported now being viewed with Canadas in park lake.

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[nysbirds-l] BirdCallsRadio next guests | Bill Thompson lll, Birdwatcher Digest

2012-10-26 Thread Mardi Dickinson 


Birders et al,

BirdCallsRadio next guest is Bill Thompson lll, Co-Publisher of Birdwatching 
Digest this Sunday
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Vesper Sparrow - Alley Pond Park

2012-10-26 Thread Steve Walter 
Vesper Sparrow still at same location as of 5 minutes ago. Surprising to me
that a Vesper could stay happy in a spot like this, but I'm happy to have in
the neighborhood. 

 

From: bounce-69396831-8873...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-69396831-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Walter
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:52 PM
To: 'NYSBIRDS_L'
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Vesper Sparrow - Alley Pond Park

 

I just found a VESPER SPARROW in a section of Alley Pond Park (Queens) that
I don't normally check (but I had a few minutes to fill). Being that it's a
weekday in October, the ball fields near 73rd Avenue and 224 St. are quiet,
allowing some birds to hang around. 2 Eastern Bluebirds were also here. The
Vesper twice perched on the batting cage closest to the above intersection.

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Hurricane Sandy and potential seabirds

2012-10-26 Thread Peter Morris 
Hi all,

I am quite new to the area, having just moved to Babylon, Long Island with my 
girlfriend (from England). I was wondering if someone could share some 
experience with regards to storms such Sandy and their potential to produce 
seabirds in this area. Specifically, where are the best places to look from, 
the sorts of species which are most likely to be pushed here at this time of 
year and when to be out (do birds move ahead of such storms?) taking safety 
into consideration. I would be very grateful for any advice. 

Highlights from Southards Pond Park in Babylon today included 1 Nashville 
Warbler, 1 Orange-crowned Warbler, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 1 Blackpoll Warbler 
and 2 Blue-headed Vireos.

Many thanks,

Pete
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