[nysbirds-l] LI South Shore Birds
Spent a morning birding locally around the Massapequa area. 4 redheads (3 male &1 female) Clocks Blvd., East Massapequa on canal on East side of Clocks. Eurasian wigeon North of second pond above Clark, near small dam. Hoping for a good year after a personally poor 2012. Pat Jones -- 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] red- head ducks
1-2-13 two red-head ducks st. johns pond cold spring harbor gary straus -- 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] Odds and Ends from the East End.
Hit a few spots between errands yesterday / today: Had a CACKLING GOOSE and a drake REDHEAD this morning among over 1,000 waterfowl on Agawan Lake in Southampton (no Pochards present I'm afraid). Cooper's Neck Pond was completely frozen, while Halsey Neck Pond had just a few duck and 5 Pied-billed Grebes. The East side of Shinecock Bay was fairly quiet but a Peregrine was noteworthy. Large numbers of American Robins and a few Cedar Waxwings are obvious along the barrier beaches. The SNOWY OWL continues at Hick's Island but can be hit or miss. 'Larry' the LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL is also present at Lazy Point. Still lots of Crossbills of both species in Montauk - had both species at Kirk Park and several other spots around Montauk. The gull collection at the South end of Lake Montauk is still hopping with many Bonaparte's and the 1st-Winter BLACK-HEADED GULL still present (yesterday and today). It took us nearly a month to pin this bird down but hopefully it will perform better for folks now as it's been a difficult bird up until now. Two BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (found by Peter Polshek) were also visible from South Lake Drive this afternoon. Two ICELAND GULLS were present at the Lake Montauk Inlet yesterday along with 3 GREAT CORMORANTS and some Purple Sandpipers. The Point / Camp Hero have all the usual suspects but numbers aren't great. Still lots of Razorbills but no Dovekies for a week or so now. American Tree Sparrows are 'back with a vengeance' this year after being quiet scarce for a number of years Out East. I've seen them in 6 spots on Montauk over the past few days. -- 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] And AGAIN! (Orange County)
Hello Hudson Valley Birders, For the third day in a row the 1st Year GLAUCOUS GULL was found on the waterfront in Newburgh. Over the past three days the best time of the day to find the bird seemed to be from 3:00pm onward. Today Curt and I and Joe Cullen and Barry Babcock met at the parking lot to the immediate south of Torches parking lot, left our cars and went out on the wooden pier just to our south with a loaf of old bread. As we walked out on the pier i did not see the gull anywhere. I started "chumming" into the river with the old bread and by the third toss I spotted the bird flying at me. Where it came from only God knows. The bird remained in the immediate area perched on the pier,and on assorted pilings until 3:45pm when we all left the area. Of additional interest is that we had a Ring-billed Gull land on the railing of the wooden pier and Barry notice that it had a metal band on it's left leg and on the right leg there was a blue band with white letters that read "3HJ". Best wishes and good birding all, Ken McDermott -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Blue Geese in Shoreham, (Suffolk)
I had sent the previous message incomplete due to being startled by a shotgun blast. I relocated the 6 Blue Geese on a sod field on Randall Road and 25 in Shoreham. This field has been holding upwards of 500 geese daily until the sod farmers get around to scare them off by gun shot. I will no longer post these Blue Geese to cease the redundancy but I imagine they will continue to be viewable on fields of Sound Avenue/25. Peter Priolo Center Moriches -- 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] Post New Year Birding
Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) started the new year (2 Jan) with a comprehensive birding day on Long Island. We started in Hempstead Harbor before dark and saw the TUFTED DUCK after the sun arrived. From there we went to Caumsett SP to look for Pipit without success, but did see a single SNOW GOOSE in the Canada Goose Flock. A RED-TAILED HAWK flew by. Moving to the South Shore and Hecksher SP, we struck out on the Longspur but did see RED CROSSBILLS, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and a single COMMON REDPOLL near closed field #7. Also, a small flock of TREE SPARROWS was feeding by the side of the road nearby. Heading west via Robert Moses causeway and Ocean Parkway, we arrived at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station and found LONG-TAILED DUCK, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, RED-THROATED and COMMON LOON and a HORNED GREBE in the water. Driving to West End #2 lot, we put up an adult RED-SHOULDER HAWK. Buteos on the barrier beaches are uncommon and this species is unprecedented. Between Captree and the west end, we observed 5 NORTHERN HARRIERS, a good number. At the Nature Center we saw SNOW BUNTINGS flying off to the west and a single HORNED LARK on the lawn. Six AMERICAN PIPIT were on the grass divider in front of closed field #1. After lunch at Pt. Lookout (in the car because of the cold), we went over to the west jetty and found LONG-TAILED DUCK, BLACK and SURF SCOTER, 17 COMMON EIDER plus BRANT in the water and 2 GREAT CORMORANT, 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, DUNLIN and SANDERLING on the rocks. A most satisfactory birding day in the cold and wind. SY -- 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] Barriow's Goldeneye-Montauk
I observed a pair of Barrow's Goldeneye at the southern end of Lake Montauk. They were with a flock of American Goldeneye. They are visible from the end of South Lake Drive off of Rte 27. Additionally, I saw the immature Black-headed Gull that has frequented Lake Montauk for the last few weeks feeding among a flock of Bonaparte's at the southeast corner of Lake Montauk. -- 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] FW: [VTBIRD] Pochard YES - Tufted - YES
Update on the POCHARD in Vermont (very near Essex County, New York). This will be the last update I will forward as those who are interested may subscribe to Vermont List serve at the address in the header below and can supply future updates as they see fit. Rich Guthrie New Baltimore, The Greene County New York gael...@capital.net -Original Message- From: Vermont Birds [mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Eric Hynes Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 1:52 PM To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu Subject: [VTBIRD] Pochard YES - Tufted - YES As of a little after 1 pm, both the Common Pochard and the Tufted Duck were still present north of the bridge as viewed from under the bridge on the VT side. Intermittent snow and wind makes for a challenging situation so patience is required. Eric Hynes Hinesburg 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] Barnacle Goose, V.C.Pk., Bronx Co., 1/2
Wednesday, 2 January, 2013 A Barnacle Goose, along with at least 1,000 Canada Geese had returned to the large Parade Ground field by mid-day; it and much of the flock feeding near (just east of) Broadway and just a short way north of W. 242 St., or in the SW portion of the large field. 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] Cormorant amendment to earlier post
I must apologize that I posted a King Cormorant in Montauk, the bird was Great Cormorant. Peter Priolo Center Moriches -- 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] South Fork LI, 1/1/13
On an afternoon trip to Montauk my fiance Julia and I saw the following: Hank's Farm b/t Southampton and Water Mill 1 Cackling Goose 1 Canada Goose with a neck band that looked home-made with the number 72 written in sharpie marker, with an aluminum USFWS leg band among 350+ Canada Geese with many having "salt and pepper" necks, some very white A farm field in Sagaponack across from "The Wine Stand" 29 Snow Geese of which 13 were first year birds with fading blue plumage 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Canada x Snow Goose with morph of Canada body with a completely white Snow Goose head including an orange bill with black grin. among ~275 Canada Geese Lazy Point 1 Horned Grebe 1 N. Goshawk 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull Montauk Village 6 White-winged Crossbills 5 American Gold Finch Lighthouse 3 N. Gannet 6 Razorbill 1 Horned Grebe Common Loon, Red-throated Loon, and Common Eider Lake Inlet 1 King Cormorant 1 Horned Grebe Peter Priolo Center Moriches -- 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] Southern Nassau County CBC, 29 Dec 2012
The Southern Nassau County CBC was conducted on Saturday, 29 December 2012, by 66 participants. The morning was nearly windless and very favorable for birding, but rain and snow began around 11:30 and greatly impeded effort thereafter. The species total was 129, slightly below our 10-year average of 130.7. We also recorded two additional distinctive subspecies and two hybrid combinations. The following highlights are presented in terms of their scarcity over the past ten years: 0 records in past ten years: 20 White-winged CrossbillsShort and Five Towns 1 record in past ten years: Yellow-crowned Night-HeronBaldwin Bald EagleHempstead 26 Red CrossbillsAtlantic, Short, and Tobay 2 records in past ten years: Snowy EgretBaldwin Pine SiskinShort 3 records in past ten years: Red-shouldered HawkMassapequa Rough-legged HawkTobay 9 (!) Semipalmated Plovers Atlantic (2) and Loop (7); remarkably, this tally is not an all-time max for this count, falling one short of the 10 recorded in the 1972-73 CBC season. 11 Monk ParakeetsMassapequa and Baldwin; they’re here now. Common YellowthroatBaldwin Chipping SparrowMassapequa 4 Purple FinchesLoop, Massapequa, and Baldwin 13 Common RedpollsShort and Tobay 4 records in past ten years: 2 Eurasian WigeonMassapequa Eurasian Green-winged TealHempstead 4 (!) Northern GoshawksShort, Tobay, Five Towns, and Massapequa In this regard, I found it interesting to analyze our results comprehensively, in terms of expectations based on the past ten years. What I found is that this year’s count was very much consistent with expectations: the number of species recorded from each frequency category was remarkably close to the number of species expected, based on the total number of potential species in that category multiplied by its probability of being detected in a given recent year. Frequency Potential 113th CBC, 29 Dec 2012 prev 10 yrs Species* Expected Observed Exp Prob Obs Prob 0 60 0 1 0.00 0.02 1 17 1.7 3 0.10 0.18 2 13 2.6 2 0.20 0.15 3 19 5.7 8 0.30 0.42 4 9 3.6 4 0.40 0.44 5 4 2 1 0.50 0.25 6 9 5.4 4 0.60 0.44 7 9 6.3 6 0.70 0.67 8 7 5.6 4 0.80 0.57 9 9 8.1 7 0.90 0.78 10 91 91 91 1.00 1.00 Totals: 247* 132* 131* *Distinctive subspecies, such as Common Teal and Ipswich Sparrow, were included in this analysis. This perspective also yields insights into the species perceived as our worst misses on Saturday, again presented in terms of frequency over the past 10 years: 10 records in past ten years: Not a single one of the 91 species in this category was missed. 9 records in past ten years: American Bittern(luck of the draw) Orange-crowned Warbler(luck of the draw) 8 records in past ten years: American Kestrel (watch for this species’ 10-year frequency to plunge) Cedar Waxwing(luck of the draw) Harlquin Duck (recorded count-week) 7 records in past ten years: Canvasback(ongoing decline in our area; totals surpassed 200 as recently as 1990) Long-billed Dowitcher(prospects poor since habitat was altered in Massapequa) Lesser Black-backed Gull (luck of the draw) Species recorded during count-week but not on the day of the count were Tundra Swan, Harlequin Duck, Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and Palm Warbler. Quantitatively, the total of 253 Common Loons was an all-time maximum for this long-standing count. I was amazed to discover that our tally of 77 White-winged Scoters on Saturday was actually a maximum over the past 20 years. This species was formerly the most numerous wintering scoter in our area, but the days of totals in the multi-thousands in this circle are receding into the past. The count of 136 Blue Jays was also a maximum for the past 20 years, whereas 80 Carolina Wrens and 38 Winter Wrens were all-time maxima. We over-indulged on Boat-tailed Grackles, a quintessential feast-or-famine species on Long Island CBCs, savoring 199, a new maximum. In contrast, no new minima were established for regularly occurring species. Finally, it is necessary to mention Hurricane Sandy, whose impacts were impressed upon us at every turn. The human costs of this storm were immense and ubiquitous, from flattened dunes to gutted homes to salt-burned pines to wavering lines of wrack farther upland than most of us have ever seen them. We lost our long-time compilation site, Otto’s Sea Grill, in Freeport. In terms of bird life, members of the Loop team mentioned a paucity of some kinds of birds in damaged marsh areas, and inland teams noted the destruction of many large trees. Overall, however, the numbers prove the resilience of wild creatures, and I was
[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck - Huntington (YES)
Hi all, Nick Sly, Emilie Ospina and I, as well as several other birders saw the TUFTED DUCK this morning between 7:30 and 8:00, initially viewed from Halesite Park. It then flew south across the harbor, and was probably then best viewed from the Harbor Club parking lot (although still visible from Halesite Park). The bird was still present when we left around 8:00 at the south end of Huntington Harbor. Good birding, Shawn Billerman Massapequa, NY -- Shawn Billerman PhD Student, Carling Lab University of Wyoming Dept. Zoo/Phys and Program in Ecology -- 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] Tufted Duck (YES)...
Matt Sabatine, a visiting birder from PA reports the Tufted Duck this morning. Please see his e-mail to me below. Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com Begin forwarded message: *From:* Matt Sabatine *Date:* January 2, 2013, 8:33:35 AM EST *To:* Andrew Baksh *Subject:* *Re: Tufted duck* Andrew, Thanks for the info. The bird is still present in the harbor as of now(8:30). It was sleeping in the southwest portion of the harbor before it flew across and landed amongst the police docks and out of sight. Feel free to post if you think it may aid others in the search. Thanks again, Matt Sabatine Bangor,PA On Jan 1, 2013, at 9:17 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote: Hi Matt, That is a sound plan. Look for the Harbor Club Parking lot which is right next to the police docks. You could park there and walk towards the said docks, which is where the bird was seen today before flying out. My advise, is to use very discrete movements and switch to communicating in signs when approaching the docks. The bird is very aware of its admirers and tends to spook with minimal disturbance. Good luck and check all the surrounding marinas. It likes to hide among the docked boats. Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Matt Sabatine wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > Myself and a fellow PA birder will be in NY tomorrow to try for the Tufted > Duck. I was wondering if you heard any further updates from today on its > status, aside from the reports of it first thing this morning. As of now > we're going to be at the place it was reported today at first light, unless > informed otherwise. Any suggestions you may have on where to start or where > else to check would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance, > > Matt Sabatine > Bangor,PA > > -- 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] Tufted Duck, Huntington - YES
In front of Knutson West Marine Inc. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville 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] FW: [VTBIRD] Common Pochard update AM Jan-2-13
More for those who might be interested: -Original Message- From: Vermont Birds [mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Mead Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 8:46 AM To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu Subject: [VTBIRD] Common Pochard update Hi all, I'm now on the VT side of the Champlain Bridge. Thanks to James Smith from MA for locating the Common Pochard. Nick Kotovich is also here and saw it. Good luck to all that try for it. Enjoy Birds, Jim Mead -- 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] FW: [VTBIRD] Common Pochard update
More from Vermont on the Pochard on Lake Champlain at the Champlain Bridge (between NYS and VT). Rich Guthrie New Baltimore The Greene County gael...@capital.net -Original Message- From: Vermont Birds [mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Allan Strong Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 8:55 PM To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu Subject: [VTBIRD] Common Pochard update I made it down to the bridge around 4:10 PM with Ted Murin and met Brendan Collins, Tyler Pockette, Justin LeClaire, and Larry Haugh. The Pochard had been relocated and soon we all had looks at the bird, although the light was fading fast. The last we saw of the Pochard, it was flying north up the Lake, but at that time, the entire scaup/goldeneye flock was getting antsy and moving around. Although it did not obviously return to the main flock, the light was sufficiently poor that it could have ended up just a little out of scope range. We saw the bird from underneath the Vermont side of the Crown Point bridge. Most of the birds were foraging within about 300 m of shore. The Pochard was primarily in the company of scaup. Although I didn't see the Tufted Duck, Tyler and Brendan had seen it a few minutes earlier (although not the Harlequin). It would be great to get a few more pictures of the bird. There doesn't appear to be any doubt that it is a Common Pochard, but additional photo documentation would be wonderful. We did not see the potential female so further information on that bird would also be helpful. While we observed the Pochard, it was not in the company of another bird and for a while it was slightly isolated from the rest of the flock. Because the flock is so large, picking the bird out of the crowd is the most difficult task but the light back color is probably the easiest field mark as scanning for "red heads" ends up with a lot of stalls on female mergansers and goldeneyes. I got a follow-up email from Jeremiah Trimble (eBird editor for MA and Curatorial Associate at the Museum of Comparative Zoology) who writes: "As you may know there is a record for Quebec of Common Pochard from Spring of 2008. Other than that there is not much (nothing?) from eastern North America! There was also a flock of 4 (I believe it was 4) in Barbados in 2011. The question of origin is of course a worry but given the company (Tufted Duck) and the presence of other European birds in the East (Little Egret, Northern Lapwings) I personally wouldn't go down the escapee route...tough though. " So, as you can see, this is a very special bird. Good luck in relocating it. Allan -- *** Allan M. Strong University of Vermont The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources 220L Aiken Center 81 Carrigan Drive Burlington, VT 05405 802-656-2910 *** -- 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] FW: [VTBIRD] Common Pochard update
More from Vermont on the Pochard on Lake Champlain at the Champlain Bridge (between NYS and VT). Rich Guthrie New Baltimore The Greene County gael...@capital.net -Original Message- From: Vermont Birds [mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Allan Strong Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 8:55 PM To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu Subject: [VTBIRD] Common Pochard update I made it down to the bridge around 4:10 PM with Ted Murin and met Brendan Collins, Tyler Pockette, Justin LeClaire, and Larry Haugh. The Pochard had been relocated and soon we all had looks at the bird, although the light was fading fast. The last we saw of the Pochard, it was flying north up the Lake, but at that time, the entire scaup/goldeneye flock was getting antsy and moving around. Although it did not obviously return to the main flock, the light was sufficiently poor that it could have ended up just a little out of scope range. We saw the bird from underneath the Vermont side of the Crown Point bridge. Most of the birds were foraging within about 300 m of shore. The Pochard was primarily in the company of scaup. Although I didn't see the Tufted Duck, Tyler and Brendan had seen it a few minutes earlier (although not the Harlequin). It would be great to get a few more pictures of the bird. There doesn't appear to be any doubt that it is a Common Pochard, but additional photo documentation would be wonderful. We did not see the potential female so further information on that bird would also be helpful. While we observed the Pochard, it was not in the company of another bird and for a while it was slightly isolated from the rest of the flock. Because the flock is so large, picking the bird out of the crowd is the most difficult task but the light back color is probably the easiest field mark as scanning for red heads ends up with a lot of stalls on female mergansers and goldeneyes. I got a follow-up email from Jeremiah Trimble (eBird editor for MA and Curatorial Associate at the Museum of Comparative Zoology) who writes: As you may know there is a record for Quebec of Common Pochard from Spring of 2008. Other than that there is not much (nothing?) from eastern North America! There was also a flock of 4 (I believe it was 4) in Barbados in 2011. The question of origin is of course a worry but given the company (Tufted Duck) and the presence of other European birds in the East (Little Egret, Northern Lapwings) I personally wouldn't go down the escapee route...tough though. So, as you can see, this is a very special bird. Good luck in relocating it. Allan -- *** Allan M. Strong University of Vermont The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources 220L Aiken Center 81 Carrigan Drive Burlington, VT 05405 802-656-2910 *** -- 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] FW: [VTBIRD] Common Pochard update AM Jan-2-13
More for those who might be interested: -Original Message- From: Vermont Birds [mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Mead Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 8:46 AM To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu Subject: [VTBIRD] Common Pochard update Hi all, I'm now on the VT side of the Champlain Bridge. Thanks to James Smith from MA for locating the Common Pochard. Nick Kotovich is also here and saw it. Good luck to all that try for it. Enjoy Birds, Jim Mead -- 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] Tufted Duck, Huntington - YES
In front of Knutson West Marine Inc. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville 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] Tufted Duck (YES)...
Matt Sabatine, a visiting birder from PA reports the Tufted Duck this morning. Please see his e-mail to me below. Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com Begin forwarded message: *From:* Matt Sabatine mattsa...@yahoo.com *Date:* January 2, 2013, 8:33:35 AM EST *To:* Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com *Subject:* *Re: Tufted duck* Andrew, Thanks for the info. The bird is still present in the harbor as of now(8:30). It was sleeping in the southwest portion of the harbor before it flew across and landed amongst the police docks and out of sight. Feel free to post if you think it may aid others in the search. Thanks again, Matt Sabatine Bangor,PA On Jan 1, 2013, at 9:17 PM, Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Matt, That is a sound plan. Look for the Harbor Club Parking lot which is right next to the police docks. You could park there and walk towards the said docks, which is where the bird was seen today before flying out. My advise, is to use very discrete movements and switch to communicating in signs when approaching the docks. The bird is very aware of its admirers and tends to spook with minimal disturbance. Good luck and check all the surrounding marinas. It likes to hide among the docked boats. Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Matt Sabatine mattsa...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi Andrew, Myself and a fellow PA birder will be in NY tomorrow to try for the Tufted Duck. I was wondering if you heard any further updates from today on its status, aside from the reports of it first thing this morning. As of now we're going to be at the place it was reported today at first light, unless informed otherwise. Any suggestions you may have on where to start or where else to check would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance, Matt Sabatine Bangor,PA -- 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] Tufted Duck - Huntington (YES)
Hi all, Nick Sly, Emilie Ospina and I, as well as several other birders saw the TUFTED DUCK this morning between 7:30 and 8:00, initially viewed from Halesite Park. It then flew south across the harbor, and was probably then best viewed from the Harbor Club parking lot (although still visible from Halesite Park). The bird was still present when we left around 8:00 at the south end of Huntington Harbor. Good birding, Shawn Billerman Massapequa, NY -- Shawn Billerman PhD Student, Carling Lab University of Wyoming Dept. Zoo/Phys and Program in Ecology -- 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] Southern Nassau County CBC, 29 Dec 2012
The Southern Nassau County CBC was conducted on Saturday, 29 December 2012, by 66 participants. The morning was nearly windless and very favorable for birding, but rain and snow began around 11:30 and greatly impeded effort thereafter. The species total was 129, slightly below our 10-year average of 130.7. We also recorded two additional distinctive subspecies and two hybrid combinations. The following highlights are presented in terms of their scarcity over the past ten years: 0 records in past ten years: 20 White-winged CrossbillsShort and Five Towns 1 record in past ten years: Yellow-crowned Night-HeronBaldwin Bald EagleHempstead 26 Red CrossbillsAtlantic, Short, and Tobay 2 records in past ten years: Snowy EgretBaldwin Pine SiskinShort 3 records in past ten years: Red-shouldered HawkMassapequa Rough-legged HawkTobay 9 (!) Semipalmated Plovers Atlantic (2) and Loop (7); remarkably, this tally is not an all-time max for this count, falling one short of the 10 recorded in the 1972-73 CBC season. 11 Monk ParakeetsMassapequa and Baldwin; they’re here now. Common YellowthroatBaldwin Chipping SparrowMassapequa 4 Purple FinchesLoop, Massapequa, and Baldwin 13 Common RedpollsShort and Tobay 4 records in past ten years: 2 Eurasian WigeonMassapequa Eurasian Green-winged TealHempstead 4 (!) Northern GoshawksShort, Tobay, Five Towns, and Massapequa In this regard, I found it interesting to analyze our results comprehensively, in terms of expectations based on the past ten years. What I found is that this year’s count was very much consistent with expectations: the number of species recorded from each frequency category was remarkably close to the number of species expected, based on the total number of potential species in that category multiplied by its probability of being detected in a given recent year. Frequency Potential 113th CBC, 29 Dec 2012 prev 10 yrs Species* Expected Observed Exp Prob Obs Prob 0 60 0 1 0.00 0.02 1 17 1.7 3 0.10 0.18 2 13 2.6 2 0.20 0.15 3 19 5.7 8 0.30 0.42 4 9 3.6 4 0.40 0.44 5 4 2 1 0.50 0.25 6 9 5.4 4 0.60 0.44 7 9 6.3 6 0.70 0.67 8 7 5.6 4 0.80 0.57 9 9 8.1 7 0.90 0.78 10 91 91 91 1.00 1.00 Totals: 247* 132* 131* *Distinctive subspecies, such as Common Teal and Ipswich Sparrow, were included in this analysis. This perspective also yields insights into the species perceived as our worst misses on Saturday, again presented in terms of frequency over the past 10 years: 10 records in past ten years: Not a single one of the 91 species in this category was missed. 9 records in past ten years: American Bittern(luck of the draw) Orange-crowned Warbler(luck of the draw) 8 records in past ten years: American Kestrel (watch for this species’ 10-year frequency to plunge) Cedar Waxwing(luck of the draw) Harlquin Duck (recorded count-week) 7 records in past ten years: Canvasback(ongoing decline in our area; totals surpassed 200 as recently as 1990) Long-billed Dowitcher(prospects poor since habitat was altered in Massapequa) Lesser Black-backed Gull (luck of the draw) Species recorded during count-week but not on the day of the count were Tundra Swan, Harlequin Duck, Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and Palm Warbler. Quantitatively, the total of 253 Common Loons was an all-time maximum for this long-standing count. I was amazed to discover that our tally of 77 White-winged Scoters on Saturday was actually a maximum over the past 20 years. This species was formerly the most numerous wintering scoter in our area, but the days of totals in the multi-thousands in this circle are receding into the past. The count of 136 Blue Jays was also a maximum for the past 20 years, whereas 80 Carolina Wrens and 38 Winter Wrens were all-time maxima. We over-indulged on Boat-tailed Grackles, a quintessential feast-or-famine species on Long Island CBCs, savoring 199, a new maximum. In contrast, no new minima were established for regularly occurring species. Finally, it is necessary to mention Hurricane Sandy, whose impacts were impressed upon us at every turn. The human costs of this storm were immense and ubiquitous, from flattened dunes to gutted homes to salt-burned pines to wavering lines of wrack farther upland than most of us have ever seen them. We lost our long-time compilation site, Otto’s Sea Grill, in Freeport. In terms of bird life, members of the Loop team mentioned a paucity of some kinds of birds in damaged marsh areas, and inland teams noted the destruction of many large trees. Overall, however, the numbers prove the resilience of wild creatures, and I was
[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI, 1/1/13
On an afternoon trip to Montauk my fiance Julia and I saw the following: Hank's Farm b/t Southampton and Water Mill 1 Cackling Goose 1 Canada Goose with a neck band that looked home-made with the number 72 written in sharpie marker, with an aluminum USFWS leg band among 350+ Canada Geese with many having salt and pepper necks, some very white A farm field in Sagaponack across from The Wine Stand 29 Snow Geese of which 13 were first year birds with fading blue plumage 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Canada x Snow Goose with morph of Canada body with a completely white Snow Goose head including an orange bill with black grin. among ~275 Canada Geese Lazy Point 1 Horned Grebe 1 N. Goshawk 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull Montauk Village 6 White-winged Crossbills 5 American Gold Finch Lighthouse 3 N. Gannet 6 Razorbill 1 Horned Grebe Common Loon, Red-throated Loon, and Common Eider Lake Inlet 1 King Cormorant 1 Horned Grebe Peter Priolo Center Moriches -- 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] Cormorant amendment to earlier post
I must apologize that I posted a King Cormorant in Montauk, the bird was Great Cormorant. Peter Priolo Center Moriches -- 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] Barnacle Goose, V.C.Pk., Bronx Co., 1/2
Wednesday, 2 January, 2013 A Barnacle Goose, along with at least 1,000 Canada Geese had returned to the large Parade Ground field by mid-day; it and much of the flock feeding near (just east of) Broadway and just a short way north of W. 242 St., or in the SW portion of the large field. 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] FW: [VTBIRD] Pochard YES - Tufted - YES
Update on the POCHARD in Vermont (very near Essex County, New York). This will be the last update I will forward as those who are interested may subscribe to Vermont List serve at the address in the header below and can supply future updates as they see fit. Rich Guthrie New Baltimore, The Greene County New York gael...@capital.net -Original Message- From: Vermont Birds [mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Eric Hynes Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 1:52 PM To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu Subject: [VTBIRD] Pochard YES - Tufted - YES As of a little after 1 pm, both the Common Pochard and the Tufted Duck were still present north of the bridge as viewed from under the bridge on the VT side. Intermittent snow and wind makes for a challenging situation so patience is required. Eric Hynes Hinesburg 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] Barriow's Goldeneye-Montauk
I observed a pair of Barrow's Goldeneye at the southern end of Lake Montauk. They were with a flock of American Goldeneye. They are visible from the end of South Lake Drive off of Rte 27. Additionally, I saw the immature Black-headed Gull that has frequented Lake Montauk for the last few weeks feeding among a flock of Bonaparte's at the southeast corner of Lake Montauk. -- 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] Post New Year Birding
Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) started the new year (2 Jan) with a comprehensive birding day on Long Island. We started in Hempstead Harbor before dark and saw the TUFTED DUCK after the sun arrived. From there we went to Caumsett SP to look for Pipit without success, but did see a single SNOW GOOSE in the Canada Goose Flock. A RED-TAILED HAWK flew by. Moving to the South Shore and Hecksher SP, we struck out on the Longspur but did see RED CROSSBILLS, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and a single COMMON REDPOLL near closed field #7. Also, a small flock of TREE SPARROWS was feeding by the side of the road nearby. Heading west via Robert Moses causeway and Ocean Parkway, we arrived at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station and found LONG-TAILED DUCK, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, RED-THROATED and COMMON LOON and a HORNED GREBE in the water. Driving to West End #2 lot, we put up an adult RED-SHOULDER HAWK. Buteos on the barrier beaches are uncommon and this species is unprecedented. Between Captree and the west end, we observed 5 NORTHERN HARRIERS, a good number. At the Nature Center we saw SNOW BUNTINGS flying off to the west and a single HORNED LARK on the lawn. Six AMERICAN PIPIT were on the grass divider in front of closed field #1. After lunch at Pt. Lookout (in the car because of the cold), we went over to the west jetty and found LONG-TAILED DUCK, BLACK and SURF SCOTER, 17 COMMON EIDER plus BRANT in the water and 2 GREAT CORMORANT, 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, DUNLIN and SANDERLING on the rocks. A most satisfactory birding day in the cold and wind. SY -- 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] And AGAIN! (Orange County)
Hello Hudson Valley Birders,For the third day in a row the 1st Year GLAUCOUS GULL was found on the waterfront in Newburgh. Over the past three days the best time of the day to find the bird seemed to be from 3:00pm onward. Today Curt and I and Joe Cullen and Barry Babcock met at the parking lot to the immediate south of Torches parking lot, left our cars and went out on the wooden pier just to our south with a loaf of old bread. As we walked out on the pier i did not see the gull anywhere. I started "chumming" into the river with the old bread and by the third toss I spotted the bird flying at me. Where it came from only God knows. The bird remained in the immediate area perched on the pier,and on assorted pilings until 3:45pm when we all left the area.Of additional interest is that we had a Ring-billed Gull land on the railing of the wooden pier and Barry notice that it had a metal band on it's left leg and on the right leg there was a blue band with white letters that read "3HJ".Best wishes and good birding all,Ken McDermott -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Odds and Ends from the East End.
Hit a few spots between errands yesterday / today: Had a CACKLING GOOSE and a drake REDHEAD this morning among over 1,000 waterfowl on Agawan Lake in Southampton (no Pochards present I'm afraid). Cooper's Neck Pond was completely frozen, while Halsey Neck Pond had just a few duck and 5 Pied-billed Grebes. The East side of Shinecock Bay was fairly quiet but a Peregrine was noteworthy. Large numbers of American Robins and a few Cedar Waxwings are obvious along the barrier beaches. The SNOWY OWL continues at Hick's Island but can be hit or miss. 'Larry' the LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL is also present at Lazy Point. Still lots of Crossbills of both species in Montauk - had both species at Kirk Park and several other spots around Montauk. The gull collection at the South end of Lake Montauk is still hopping with many Bonaparte's and the 1st-Winter BLACK-HEADED GULL still present (yesterday and today). It took us nearly a month to pin this bird down but hopefully it will perform better for folks now as it's been a difficult bird up until now. Two BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (found by Peter Polshek) were also visible from South Lake Drive this afternoon. Two ICELAND GULLS were present at the Lake Montauk Inlet yesterday along with 3 GREAT CORMORANTS and some Purple Sandpipers. The Point / Camp Hero have all the usual suspects but numbers aren't great. Still lots of Razorbills but no Dovekies for a week or so now. American Tree Sparrows are 'back with a vengeance' this year after being quiet scarce for a number of years Out East. I've seen them in 6 spots on Montauk over the past few days. -- 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] red- head ducks
1-2-13 two red-head ducks st. johns pond cold spring harbor gary straus -- 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] LI South Shore Birds
Spent a morning birding locally around the Massapequa area. 4 redheads (3 male 1 female) Clocks Blvd., East Massapequa on canal on East side of Clocks. Eurasian wigeon North of second pond above Clark, near small dam. Hoping for a good year after a personally poor 2012. Pat Jones -- 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/ --
