[nysbirds-l] 12/9 C. Redpolls Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

2012-12-10 Thread Richard Aracil 

Hi,

Yesterday, I visited the Southern end of Pelham Bay Park 
where I was pleasantly surprised by a flock of 7 Common Redpolls. The 
flock was aloft most of the time and seemed to be roaming a wide area. 
The 7 disappeared and resurfaced a few times throughout my walk. Later 
on, I stumbled across an 8th Redpoll foraging busily in a patch of 
mugwort. Unfortunately, this bird looked a little under the weather as 
it only flushed a few feet when I initially found it (almost walked into
 it!), twice was seen briefly huddling in the roots of an upturned
 shrub and seemed to be "panting" a bit.

Photos here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12266177

Good Birding, 
Rich Aracil   
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[nysbirds-l] 12/10-Brooklyn: Black Brant, White-winged Crossbills

2012-12-10 Thread fresha2411 
This afternoon there was a single "Black" Brant on the ballfields at Marine 
Park in Brooklyn. It was with ~3350 "Atlantic" Brant. There were also a couple 
of duskier Atlantic-types that were interesting, but I didn't spend too much 
time trying to turn things into "Gray-bellied" Brant. This is the 3rd Black 
Brant seen in this area of Brooklyn this year, with the others being in early 
January (Floyd Bennett Field), and on October 29 (Marine Park Golf Course).
There were also ~500 Ring-billed Gulls walking around on the wet fields, and 
more were streaming in as I left. The only other species of gull there was 
Herring (of which there were only about 5).


In the late afternoon, 4 calling White-winged Crossbills flew over me while I 
was on the socked-in-fog boardwalk in Coney Island, near 36th Street. They were 
heading west.


My eBird list from Marine Park is here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12265923


I will post photos of the Black Brant later, and embed them in the checklist.


Also of interest from last week: Shane Blodgett and I came across two Snow 
Goose x Brant hybrids on the shore of Jamaica Bay just north of Canarsie Pier 
on 12/5.


Good Birding
-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY.






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Fw: [nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

2012-12-10 Thread Joseph Brin 
Sorry, I forgot to mention the male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD is still coming to a 
feeder in Phoenix (Onondaga County)


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Subject: [nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA
 

RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
* December 10, 2012
*  NYSY  12.10.12
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
December 03, 2012 - December 10, 2012
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:December 10 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#332 -Monday December 10, 2012
 
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
November 26 , 2012
 
Highlights:
---

BLACK-CROWNED
 NIGHT-HERON
TUNDRA SWAN
CACKLING GOOSE
PEREGRINE FALCON
SANDHILL CRANE
ICELAND GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
TOWNSEND’S SOLIRAIRE (Extralimital)
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
AUDUBON’S (YELLOW-RUMPED) WARBLER
WILSON’S WARBLER
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
RED CROSSBILL
EVENING GROSBEAK
COMMON REDPOLL



Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


 12/7: 400 TUNDRA SWANS and 22 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road.


Jefferson County


 12/4: 20 TUNDRA SWANS were seen near Wellesley Island.


Onondaga County


 12/4: The AUDUBON’S WARBLER was again seen along Onondaga Creek near 
Carousel Center on the other side of the creek from the Creekwalk. Also seen 
were a
 number of Eastern YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. The juvenile BLACK-CROWNED 
NIGHT-HERON was also relocated along Onondaga Creek between Bear Road and 
Hiawatha Boulevard.
 12/6: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Pleasant Valley Road east of Marcellus.
 12/7: The late WILSON’S WARBLER was again seen on the Creek Walk north of 
Hiwatha Boulevard. A small group of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were also seen.
 12/8: Over 100 COMMON REDPOLLS, 4 late WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and a 
PEREGRINE FALCON were all seen in the Sorrell Hill area south of Baldwinsville.


Oswego County


 12/4: 3 RED CROSSBILLS and 4 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at Derby Hill.
 12/6: A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen on County Rt.6 south of Rt.104 near 
Mexico.
 12/8: 6 COMMON REDPOLLS were at a feeder in
 Mexico.


Madison County


 12/6:1 GLAUCOUS, 1 ICELAND and 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were all noted 
at the Madison County Landfill on Buyea Road along with large numbers of the 
common gulls. COMMON REDPOLLS were seen near the landfill. EVENING GROSBEAKS, 
COMMON REDPOLLS and a rare in winter RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were noted at a 
feeder on Carpenter Road near DeRuyter.
 12/7: The GLAUCOUS, ICELAND and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were again 
located at the Madison County Landfill. Also noted was a possible THAYER’S GULL.


Oneida County


 12/8: A single PINE GROSBEAK was seen atop a tree in Holland Patent.


Extralimital


 12/9: A TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was found at Sampson State Park off of Rt. 
96A on the east side of Seneca Lake south of Geneva in Seneca County. The
 bird was relocated and seen by many birders today also. More specific 
instructions to the location are as follows.


To get there, Google: Sampson State Park. You will drive into the park entrance 
(Sampson State Park Rd.) heading due West. You will encounter a large rotary. 
Take this around to the "third exit", basically, continue heading due West. 
Take this to the end of the roadway to the T-intersection with East Lake Road. 
Make a right-hand turn onto East Lake Road. Drive almost one mile North, to the 
point where you can see Seneca Lake to the North, beyond a green gate and 
residential houses outside of the Park. Pull over and walk around the area to 
the South of the green gate; especially the area about 200-300 feet South of 
the green gate.


--  end report



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Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.
 
 

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-12-10 Thread Joseph Brin 
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
* December 10, 2012
*  NYSY  12.10.12
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
December 03, 2012 - December 10, 2012
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:December 10 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#332 -Monday December 10, 2012
 
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
November 26 , 2012
 
Highlights:
---

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
TUNDRA SWAN
CACKLING GOOSE
PEREGRINE FALCON
SANDHILL CRANE
ICELAND GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
TOWNSEND’S SOLIRAIRE (Extralimital)
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
AUDUBON’S (YELLOW-RUMPED) WARBLER
WILSON’S WARBLER
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
RED CROSSBILL
EVENING GROSBEAK
COMMON REDPOLL



Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


 12/7: 400 TUNDRA SWANS and 22 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road.


Jefferson County


 12/4: 20 TUNDRA SWANS were seen near Wellesley Island.


Onondaga County


 12/4: The AUDUBON’S WARBLER was again seen along Onondaga Creek near 
Carousel Center on the other side of the creek from the Creekwalk. Also seen 
were a number of Eastern YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. The juvenile BLACK-CROWNED 
NIGHT-HERON was also relocated along Onondaga Creek between Bear Road and 
Hiawatha Boulevard.
 12/6: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Pleasant Valley Road east of Marcellus.
 12/7: The late WILSON’S WARBLER was again seen on the Creek Walk north of 
Hiwatha Boulevard. A small group of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were also seen.
 12/8: Over 100 COMMON REDPOLLS, 4 late WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and a 
PEREGRINE FALCON were all seen in the Sorrell Hill area south of Baldwinsville.


Oswego County


 12/4: 3 RED CROSSBILLS and 4 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at Derby Hill.
 12/6: A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen on County Rt.6 south of Rt.104 near 
Mexico.
 12/8: 6 COMMON REDPOLLS were at a feeder in Mexico.


Madison County


 12/6:1 GLAUCOUS, 1 ICELAND and 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were all noted 
at the Madison County Landfill on Buyea Road along with large numbers of the 
common gulls. COMMON REDPOLLS were seen near the landfill. EVENING GROSBEAKS, 
COMMON REDPOLLS and a rare in winter RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were noted at a 
feeder on Carpenter Road near DeRuyter.
 12/7: The GLAUCOUS, ICELAND and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were again 
located at the Madison County Landfill. Also noted was a possible THAYER’S GULL.


Oneida County


 12/8: A single PINE GROSBEAK was seen atop a tree in Holland Patent.


Extralimital


 12/9: A TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was found at Sampson State Park off of Rt. 
96A on the east side of Seneca Lake south of Geneva in Seneca County. The bird 
was relocated and seen by many birders today also. More specific instructions 
to the location are as follows.


To get there, Google: Sampson State Park. You will drive into the park entrance 
(Sampson State Park Rd.) heading due West. You will encounter a large rotary. 
Take this around to the "third exit", basically, continue heading due West. 
Take this to the end of the roadway to the T-intersection with East Lake Road. 
Make a right-hand turn onto East Lake Road. Drive almost one mile North, to the 
point where you can see Seneca Lake to the North, beyond a green gate and 
residential houses outside of the Park. Pull over and walk around the area to 
the South of the green gate; especially the area about 200-300 feet South of 
the green gate.


--  end report



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Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.
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[nysbirds-l] Sagaponack Christmas Bird Count

2012-12-10 Thread Peter Max Polshek 

Greetings New York Birders:

The Sagaponack Christmas Count will be held on Sunday, 16 December 2012.

The count area extends east from Mecox Bay to East Hampton.  It 
includes a wonderful array of birding locations that include the 
south shore bays and ponds and surrounding farms, Three Mile Harbor, 
Northwest Creek and adjacent wooded areas and wetlands.


We are looking for additional participants.

Please contact this year's coordinator, Peter Polshek, for further information.

pm...@well.com


Thanks and Good Fortune during the 2012 Winter Season.

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[nysbirds-l] Cape May Warbler

2012-12-10 Thread Isaac Grant 
Still present between 15 Fort hill Circle and the apartment building. 

Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer

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[nysbirds-l] Common Yellowthroat

2012-12-10 Thread Alice Deutsch 
12/10/12 this afternoon in the fog/drizzle:

Common Yellowthroat foraging among House Sparrows in Union Square Park.
Also Mourning Dove, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrows, etc.

Alice Deutsch


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[nysbirds-l] Snow geese in Yorktown Heights, NY

2012-12-10 Thread Thomas Rhindress 
Was out in the yard stacking wood and had a flock of ~70 snow geese fly
over the yard.  All white morph as far as I could see (no binocs and
misty). Flock was in a broken V, behaving as though they were searching for
a landing site.  Flying very low, came in from NE and circled yard heading
NW.  There are a couple of water bodies nearby that may be the intended
landing spot.  Birders in northern Westchester/Putnam County might want to
keep a lookout for where they land.  I live just south of the Taconic/Rte
132/Rte 6 intersection

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[nysbirds-l] CORE, OCWA, HOWR, INBU ++ @ Kissena Park Queens County...

2012-12-10 Thread Andrew Baksh 
A drizzling but pleasant morning of birding at Kissena Park in Queens
yielded a few notable birds that would be a nice addition to the QCBC
Christmas Count.  Some of these birds were also seen this morning by Eric
Miller.

Highlights included *Common Redpoll* (2) at least three were seen yesterday
by Eric and I believe Jeff Ritter as well.  *Orange-crowned Warbler *(1) a
continuing bird.  *Indigo Bunting* (1); Eric Miller had two of them this
AM.  *House Wren* (1), there are at least 2 of them around according to
intelligence sharing with Eric and *American Kestrel* (1).

Good Birding in the rain!

Andrew Baksh
Queens, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Queens County CBC to be on Sunday Dec 16th

2012-12-10 Thread Arie Gilbert 

Fellow Birders,

The Queens County Bird Club will be participating in the National 
Audubon CBC as usual, scheduled this year for Sunday December 16th.


We are always looking for additional participants

please contact our coordinator Ian Resnick
via email av...@nyc.rr.com
phone 917-626-9562

or attend our planning meeting this Wednesday at the APEC center 8pm

We will also be airing the Special: _Birders: the Central Park Effect


_Arie Gilbert
President: Queens County Bird Club Inc.
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[nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center Information

2012-12-10 Thread princessjudyann 


Sorry
for not sending enough information the first time.



The
SSNC is 206 acres of land owned by the Town of Islip (thanks to the generosity
of the Decker Orr family), Suffolk County (it is unknown if there is a legal
agreement between the Town and the County), and land leased from the Nature
Conservancy.



The
legal issues are being handled by lawyers at this time.  However, I do believe 
the Town is legally
forbidden from selling the property.



If the
Town of Islip does not live up to the lease agreement with the Nature
Conservancy, that portion of the land will revert back to the Conservancy.

So far
all the Town has said is that they can’t afford it.  All budgetary line items 
regarding the SSNC
have been removed from the 2013 budget.



I’m not
a biologist so I cannot say what will happen to the environment if the
building, which houses the museum downstairs and the naturalist’s living
quarters upstairs, boardwalks, and trails are abandoned and left to 
deteriorate.  My first concern is vandalism.  The Great South Bay Audubon 
Society is the
steward of a County park that has an unoccupied historic building.  I can 
attest to the vandalism issues and the
SSNC is even more remote than this park. 

I can
only assume that the Town of Islip will close the entire preserve and restrict
access.  Allowing the public to have
unrestricted access to an abandoned building and trails and boardwalks not
maintained and repaired is a recipe for disaster.



It
would be very unfortunate to have the SSNC closed.  It offers residents and 
nonresidents the
opportunity to experience and learn about Long Island ecology.  This is the 
only tract of land on Long Island
that has eight uninterrupted habitats including upland and wetland woods,
freshwater ponds and mars, and saltwater marsh. 
The center offers affordable school programs, family programs, and
summer nature camps.  As I mentioned
previously, the SSNC is an area included in the Captree Christmas Bird Count
and has been the site of bird banding providing invaluable date. 

The Town of Islip is holding its regularly scheduled
board meeting tomorrow, December 11th at 2 pm at Town Hall, 655 Main
St, Islip.  Hopefully we will have a full house of people
willing to speak in support of the SSNC and perhaps the Town will provide us
with more information.  So far any
correspondence from the GSBAS has been met with silence.



Thank
you for your patience and time. 

Judy
Davis, PresidentGreat
South Bay Audubon Society



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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE

2012-12-10 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 


Begin forwarded message:

From: Dave K mailto:fishwatch...@hotmail.com>>
Date: December 10, 2012 11:40:47 AM EST
To: Cayuga Birds mailto:cayugabird...@cornell.edu>>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
Reply-To: Dave K mailto:fishwatch...@hotmail.com>>


TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE still in same area and very cooperative from 10:30 to 
10:45 when I left. Seems to be trying to get Cedar Waxwings out of it's 
territory and where the waxwings were the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE seemed to follow.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center, East Islip CLOSING

2012-12-10 Thread Elizabeth D Poole 
Are they closing a building or access to the entire area?
Is the area protected as a mapped park, either in the Town of Islip or the 
county or state?
Does the Town have a plan to sell the property or repurpose it or are they 
simply closing access because they can't afford to have staff present?
If it is a dedicated park, it might require State legislation to alienate 
(sell) it.

 

 

 

-Original Message-
From: princessjudyann 
To: NYSbirds-L 
Sent: Mon, Dec 10, 2012 9:05 am
Subject: [nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center, East Islip CLOSING


TheTown of Islip is closing the South Shore Nature Center in East Islip at the 
endof this year.  It provides habitat for171 species of birds and is part of 
the Great South Bay and Connetquot EstuaryImportant Bird Areas.
If theTown succeeds in closing the center, December 16, 2012 will be the 
lastChristmas Bird Count to be held in the preserve.  A Black Rail was spotted 
in the preserveduring the December 18, 2011 count.
Pleasecontact the Town of Islip and let them know you wish continued access to 
thisbeautiful preserve and educational center.
Call:  631-244-5380
Email:  constituentservi...@townofislip-ny.gov
Facebook:  facebook.com/townofislip 
Thankyou for your support.
JudyDavis, President
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[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull at Setauket Mill Pond

2012-12-10 Thread Ken Feustel 
Seen briefly at 9:50AM today in tidal portion of Setauket Mill Pond.
Ken & Sue Feustel

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[nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center, East Islip CLOSING

2012-12-10 Thread princessjudyann 


The
Town of Islip is closing the South Shore Nature Center in East Islip at the end
of this year.  It provides habitat for
171 species of birds and is part of the Great South Bay and Connetquot Estuary
Important Bird Areas.



If the
Town succeeds in closing the center, December 16, 2012 will be the last
Christmas Bird Count to be held in the preserve.  A Black Rail was spotted in 
the preserve
during the December 18, 2011 count.



Please
contact the Town of Islip and let them know you wish continued access to this
beautiful preserve and educational center.

Call:  631-244-5380



Email:  constituentservi...@townofislip-ny.gov



Facebook:  facebook.com/townofislip 

Thank
you for your support.



Judy
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South Bay Audubon Society



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[nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center, East Islip CLOSING

2012-12-10 Thread princessjudyann 


The
Town of Islip is closing the South Shore Nature Center in East Islip at the end
of this year.  It provides habitat for
171 species of birds and is part of the Great South Bay and Connetquot Estuary
Important Bird Areas.



If the
Town succeeds in closing the center, December 16, 2012 will be the last
Christmas Bird Count to be held in the preserve.  A Black Rail was spotted in 
the preserve
during the December 18, 2011 count.



Please
contact the Town of Islip and let them know you wish continued access to this
beautiful preserve and educational center.

Call:  631-244-5380



Email:  constituentservi...@townofislip-ny.gov



Facebook:  facebook.com/townofislip 

Thank
you for your support.



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[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull at Setauket Mill Pond

2012-12-10 Thread Ken Feustel 
Seen briefly at 9:50AM today in tidal portion of Setauket Mill Pond.
Ken  Sue Feustel

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Re: [nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center, East Islip CLOSING

2012-12-10 Thread Elizabeth D Poole 
Are they closing a building or access to the entire area?
Is the area protected as a mapped park, either in the Town of Islip or the 
county or state?
Does the Town have a plan to sell the property or repurpose it or are they 
simply closing access because they can't afford to have staff present?
If it is a dedicated park, it might require State legislation to alienate 
(sell) it.

 

 

 

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From: princessjudyann princessjudy...@optonline.net
To: NYSbirds-L NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
Sent: Mon, Dec 10, 2012 9:05 am
Subject: [nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center, East Islip CLOSING


TheTown of Islip is closing the South Shore Nature Center in East Islip at the 
endof this year.  It provides habitat for171 species of birds and is part of 
the Great South Bay and Connetquot EstuaryImportant Bird Areas.
If theTown succeeds in closing the center, December 16, 2012 will be the 
lastChristmas Bird Count to be held in the preserve.  A Black Rail was spotted 
in the preserveduring the December 18, 2011 count.
Pleasecontact the Town of Islip and let them know you wish continued access to 
thisbeautiful preserve and educational center.
Call:  631-244-5380
Email:  constituentservi...@townofislip-ny.gov
Facebook:  facebook.com/townofislip 
Thankyou for your support.
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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE

2012-12-10 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 


Begin forwarded message:

From: Dave K fishwatch...@hotmail.commailto:fishwatch...@hotmail.com
Date: December 10, 2012 11:40:47 AM EST
To: Cayuga Birds cayugabird...@cornell.edumailto:cayugabird...@cornell.edu
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
Reply-To: Dave K fishwatch...@hotmail.commailto:fishwatch...@hotmail.com


TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE still in same area and very cooperative from 10:30 to 
10:45 when I left. Seems to be trying to get Cedar Waxwings out of it's 
territory and where the waxwings were the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE seemed to follow.
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[nysbirds-l] South Shore Nature Center Information

2012-12-10 Thread princessjudyann 


Sorry
for not sending enough information the first time.



The
SSNC is 206 acres of land owned by the Town of Islip (thanks to the generosity
of the Decker Orr family), Suffolk County (it is unknown if there is a legal
agreement between the Town and the County), and land leased from the Nature
Conservancy.



The
legal issues are being handled by lawyers at this time.  However, I do believe 
the Town is legally
forbidden from selling the property.



If the
Town of Islip does not live up to the lease agreement with the Nature
Conservancy, that portion of the land will revert back to the Conservancy.

So far
all the Town has said is that they can’t afford it.  All budgetary line items 
regarding the SSNC
have been removed from the 2013 budget.



I’m not
a biologist so I cannot say what will happen to the environment if the
building, which houses the museum downstairs and the naturalist’s living
quarters upstairs, boardwalks, and trails are abandoned and left to 
deteriorate.  My first concern is vandalism.  The Great South Bay Audubon 
Society is the
steward of a County park that has an unoccupied historic building.  I can 
attest to the vandalism issues and the
SSNC is even more remote than this park. 

I can
only assume that the Town of Islip will close the entire preserve and restrict
access.  Allowing the public to have
unrestricted access to an abandoned building and trails and boardwalks not
maintained and repaired is a recipe for disaster.



It
would be very unfortunate to have the SSNC closed.  It offers residents and 
nonresidents the
opportunity to experience and learn about Long Island ecology.  This is the 
only tract of land on Long Island
that has eight uninterrupted habitats including upland and wetland woods,
freshwater ponds and mars, and saltwater marsh. 
The center offers affordable school programs, family programs, and
summer nature camps.  As I mentioned
previously, the SSNC is an area included in the Captree Christmas Bird Count
and has been the site of bird banding providing invaluable date. 

The Town of Islip is holding its regularly scheduled
board meeting tomorrow, December 11th at 2 pm at Town Hall, 655 Main
St, Islip.  Hopefully we will have a full house of people
willing to speak in support of the SSNC and perhaps the Town will provide us
with more information.  So far any
correspondence from the GSBAS has been met with silence.



Thank
you for your patience and time. 

Judy
Davis, PresidentGreat
South Bay Audubon Society



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[nysbirds-l] Queens County CBC to be on Sunday Dec 16th

2012-12-10 Thread Arie Gilbert 

Fellow Birders,

The Queens County Bird Club will be participating in the National 
Audubon CBC as usual, scheduled this year for Sunday December 16th.


We are always looking for additional participants

please contact our coordinator Ian Resnick
via email av...@nyc.rr.com
phone 917-626-9562

or attend our planning meeting this Wednesday at the APEC center 8pm

We will also be airing the Special: _Birders: the Central Park Effect


_Arie Gilbert
President: Queens County Bird Club Inc.
http://www.qcbirdclub.org







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[nysbirds-l] CORE, OCWA, HOWR, INBU ++ @ Kissena Park Queens County...

2012-12-10 Thread Andrew Baksh 
A drizzling but pleasant morning of birding at Kissena Park in Queens
yielded a few notable birds that would be a nice addition to the QCBC
Christmas Count.  Some of these birds were also seen this morning by Eric
Miller.

Highlights included *Common Redpoll* (2) at least three were seen yesterday
by Eric and I believe Jeff Ritter as well.  *Orange-crowned Warbler *(1) a
continuing bird.  *Indigo Bunting* (1); Eric Miller had two of them this
AM.  *House Wren* (1), there are at least 2 of them around according to
intelligence sharing with Eric and *American Kestrel* (1).

Good Birding in the rain!

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Queens, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Snow geese in Yorktown Heights, NY

2012-12-10 Thread Thomas Rhindress 
Was out in the yard stacking wood and had a flock of ~70 snow geese fly
over the yard.  All white morph as far as I could see (no binocs and
misty). Flock was in a broken V, behaving as though they were searching for
a landing site.  Flying very low, came in from NE and circled yard heading
NW.  There are a couple of water bodies nearby that may be the intended
landing spot.  Birders in northern Westchester/Putnam County might want to
keep a lookout for where they land.  I live just south of the Taconic/Rte
132/Rte 6 intersection

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[nysbirds-l] Common Yellowthroat

2012-12-10 Thread Alice Deutsch 
12/10/12 this afternoon in the fog/drizzle:

Common Yellowthroat foraging among House Sparrows in Union Square Park.
Also Mourning Dove, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrows, etc.

Alice Deutsch


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[nysbirds-l] Cape May Warbler

2012-12-10 Thread Isaac Grant 
Still present between 15 Fort hill Circle and the apartment building. 

Isaac Grant
Senior Loan Officer

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[nysbirds-l] Sagaponack Christmas Bird Count

2012-12-10 Thread Peter Max Polshek 

Greetings New York Birders:

The Sagaponack Christmas Count will be held on Sunday, 16 December 2012.

The count area extends east from Mecox Bay to East Hampton.  It 
includes a wonderful array of birding locations that include the 
south shore bays and ponds and surrounding farms, Three Mile Harbor, 
Northwest Creek and adjacent wooded areas and wetlands.


We are looking for additional participants.

Please contact this year's coordinator, Peter Polshek, for further information.

pm...@well.com


Thanks and Good Fortune during the 2012 Winter Season.

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-12-10 Thread Joseph Brin 
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
* December 10, 2012
*  NYSY  12.10.12
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
December 03, 2012 - December 10, 2012
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:December 10 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#332 -Monday December 10, 2012
 
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
November 26 , 2012
 
Highlights:
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BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
TUNDRA SWAN
CACKLING GOOSE
PEREGRINE FALCON
SANDHILL CRANE
ICELAND GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
TOWNSEND’S SOLIRAIRE (Extralimital)
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
AUDUBON’S (YELLOW-RUMPED) WARBLER
WILSON’S WARBLER
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
RED CROSSBILL
EVENING GROSBEAK
COMMON REDPOLL



Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


 12/7: 400 TUNDRA SWANS and 22 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road.


Jefferson County


 12/4: 20 TUNDRA SWANS were seen near Wellesley Island.


Onondaga County


 12/4: The AUDUBON’S WARBLER was again seen along Onondaga Creek near 
Carousel Center on the other side of the creek from the Creekwalk. Also seen 
were a number of Eastern YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. The juvenile BLACK-CROWNED 
NIGHT-HERON was also relocated along Onondaga Creek between Bear Road and 
Hiawatha Boulevard.
 12/6: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Pleasant Valley Road east of Marcellus.
 12/7: The late WILSON’S WARBLER was again seen on the Creek Walk north of 
Hiwatha Boulevard. A small group of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were also seen.
 12/8: Over 100 COMMON REDPOLLS, 4 late WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and a 
PEREGRINE FALCON were all seen in the Sorrell Hill area south of Baldwinsville.


Oswego County


 12/4: 3 RED CROSSBILLS and 4 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at Derby Hill.
 12/6: A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen on County Rt.6 south of Rt.104 near 
Mexico.
 12/8: 6 COMMON REDPOLLS were at a feeder in Mexico.


Madison County


 12/6:1 GLAUCOUS, 1 ICELAND and 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were all noted 
at the Madison County Landfill on Buyea Road along with large numbers of the 
common gulls. COMMON REDPOLLS were seen near the landfill. EVENING GROSBEAKS, 
COMMON REDPOLLS and a rare in winter RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were noted at a 
feeder on Carpenter Road near DeRuyter.
 12/7: The GLAUCOUS, ICELAND and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were again 
located at the Madison County Landfill. Also noted was a possible THAYER’S GULL.


Oneida County


 12/8: A single PINE GROSBEAK was seen atop a tree in Holland Patent.


Extralimital


 12/9: A TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was found at Sampson State Park off of Rt. 
96A on the east side of Seneca Lake south of Geneva in Seneca County. The bird 
was relocated and seen by many birders today also. More specific instructions 
to the location are as follows.


To get there, Google: Sampson State Park. You will drive into the park entrance 
(Sampson State Park Rd.) heading due West. You will encounter a large rotary. 
Take this around to the third exit, basically, continue heading due West. 
Take this to the end of the roadway to the T-intersection with East Lake Road. 
Make a right-hand turn onto East Lake Road. Drive almost one mile North, to the 
point where you can see Seneca Lake to the North, beyond a green gate and 
residential houses outside of the Park. Pull over and walk around the area to 
the South of the green gate; especially the area about 200-300 feet South of 
the green gate.


--  end report



Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.
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Fw: [nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

2012-12-10 Thread Joseph Brin 
Sorry, I forgot to mention the male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD is still coming to a 
feeder in Phoenix (Onondaga County)


- Forwarded Message -
From: Joseph Brin brinjos...@yahoo.com
To: NYSBirds NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu 
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 5:40 PM
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA
 

RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
* December 10, 2012
*  NYSY  12.10.12
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
December 03, 2012 - December 10, 2012
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:December 10 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#332 -Monday December 10, 2012
 
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
November 26 , 2012
 
Highlights:
---

BLACK-CROWNED
 NIGHT-HERON
TUNDRA SWAN
CACKLING GOOSE
PEREGRINE FALCON
SANDHILL CRANE
ICELAND GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
TOWNSEND’S SOLIRAIRE (Extralimital)
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
AUDUBON’S (YELLOW-RUMPED) WARBLER
WILSON’S WARBLER
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
RED CROSSBILL
EVENING GROSBEAK
COMMON REDPOLL



Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


 12/7: 400 TUNDRA SWANS and 22 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from East Road.


Jefferson County


 12/4: 20 TUNDRA SWANS were seen near Wellesley Island.


Onondaga County


 12/4: The AUDUBON’S WARBLER was again seen along Onondaga Creek near 
Carousel Center on the other side of the creek from the Creekwalk. Also seen 
were a
 number of Eastern YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. The juvenile BLACK-CROWNED 
NIGHT-HERON was also relocated along Onondaga Creek between Bear Road and 
Hiawatha Boulevard.
 12/6: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Pleasant Valley Road east of Marcellus.
 12/7: The late WILSON’S WARBLER was again seen on the Creek Walk north of 
Hiwatha Boulevard. A small group of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were also seen.
 12/8: Over 100 COMMON REDPOLLS, 4 late WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and a 
PEREGRINE FALCON were all seen in the Sorrell Hill area south of Baldwinsville.


Oswego County


 12/4: 3 RED CROSSBILLS and 4 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at Derby Hill.
 12/6: A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen on County Rt.6 south of Rt.104 near 
Mexico.
 12/8: 6 COMMON REDPOLLS were at a feeder in
 Mexico.


Madison County


 12/6:1 GLAUCOUS, 1 ICELAND and 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were all noted 
at the Madison County Landfill on Buyea Road along with large numbers of the 
common gulls. COMMON REDPOLLS were seen near the landfill. EVENING GROSBEAKS, 
COMMON REDPOLLS and a rare in winter RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were noted at a 
feeder on Carpenter Road near DeRuyter.
 12/7: The GLAUCOUS, ICELAND and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were again 
located at the Madison County Landfill. Also noted was a possible THAYER’S GULL.


Oneida County


 12/8: A single PINE GROSBEAK was seen atop a tree in Holland Patent.


Extralimital


 12/9: A TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was found at Sampson State Park off of Rt. 
96A on the east side of Seneca Lake south of Geneva in Seneca County. The
 bird was relocated and seen by many birders today also. More specific 
instructions to the location are as follows.


To get there, Google: Sampson State Park. You will drive into the park entrance 
(Sampson State Park Rd.) heading due West. You will encounter a large rotary. 
Take this around to the third exit, basically, continue heading due West. 
Take this to the end of the roadway to the T-intersection with East Lake Road. 
Make a right-hand turn onto East Lake Road. Drive almost one mile North, to the 
point where you can see Seneca Lake to the North, beyond a green gate and 
residential houses outside of the Park. Pull over and walk around the area to 
the South of the green gate; especially the area about 200-300 feet South of 
the green gate.


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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.
 
 

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[nysbirds-l] 12/10-Brooklyn: Black Brant, White-winged Crossbills

2012-12-10 Thread fresha2411 
This afternoon there was a single Black Brant on the ballfields at Marine 
Park in Brooklyn. It was with ~3350 Atlantic Brant. There were also a couple 
of duskier Atlantic-types that were interesting, but I didn't spend too much 
time trying to turn things into Gray-bellied Brant. This is the 3rd Black 
Brant seen in this area of Brooklyn this year, with the others being in early 
January (Floyd Bennett Field), and on October 29 (Marine Park Golf Course).
There were also ~500 Ring-billed Gulls walking around on the wet fields, and 
more were streaming in as I left. The only other species of gull there was 
Herring (of which there were only about 5).


In the late afternoon, 4 calling White-winged Crossbills flew over me while I 
was on the socked-in-fog boardwalk in Coney Island, near 36th Street. They were 
heading west.


My eBird list from Marine Park is here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12265923


I will post photos of the Black Brant later, and embed them in the checklist.


Also of interest from last week: Shane Blodgett and I came across two Snow 
Goose x Brant hybrids on the shore of Jamaica Bay just north of Canarsie Pier 
on 12/5.


Good Birding
-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY.






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[nysbirds-l] 12/9 C. Redpolls Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

2012-12-10 Thread Richard Aracil 

Hi,

Yesterday, I visited the Southern end of Pelham Bay Park 
where I was pleasantly surprised by a flock of 7 Common Redpolls. The 
flock was aloft most of the time and seemed to be roaming a wide area. 
The 7 disappeared and resurfaced a few times throughout my walk. Later 
on, I stumbled across an 8th Redpoll foraging busily in a patch of 
mugwort. Unfortunately, this bird looked a little under the weather as 
it only flushed a few feet when I initially found it (almost walked into
 it!), twice was seen briefly huddling in the roots of an upturned
 shrub and seemed to be panting a bit.

Photos here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12266177

Good Birding, 
Rich Aracil   
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