[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 4/16-17
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City Tues. & Wed., 16 & 17 April, 2013 (Tuesday in Central Park may have featured as much departure as arrival, although various ducks & some sparrows lingered along with the most common early migrants. it made today's arrivals feel all that much more 'fresh'.) Riverside & Central Parks (and briefly, Morningside Park) Wednesday brought (much) more influx which included more than a few neotropical-wintering birds as well as many more shorter-distance migrants. A lot of birds seemed rather generally dispersed in upper Manhattan. I found 6 warbler species in northern Riverside Park, from near 107 St. to almost 123 St.; they were: N. Parula, Ovenbird, Black-throated Green, Pine, Palm, and [Myrtle] Yellow-rumped Warblers. At Central Park, with a light drizzle falling at sunrise, a Yellow Warbler & Ovenibird were seen, the Yellow by the Meer & trending east, the Ovenbird near the Blockhouse, where there was also a Black-and-white Warbler. A Louisiana Waterthrush was at the Loch in Central, & another was at the small pond in Morningside Park later. One or more N. Watewrthrush[es] had also arrived, as of Tues. or perhaps as of Monday, at least one apparently photo'd. to confirm it's northern-ness. That last would add up to at least ten warbler species in Manhattan (and then, if a report of a Protho. is good, a nice eleventh... any details on that, anyone?) There was no big 'fall-out' of Yellow-rumped Warblers, yet Ruby-crowned Kinglets were fairly common in all 3 parks visited in the a.m. to 1 p.m. hours. Also very common were Chipping Sparrow & Slate-colored Junco, in all 3 parks. Blue-headed Vireo was also rather common with at least 7 in Riverside Park, and multiples in Central, one noted at Morningside in a short time there. In addition, the numbers of Swamp Sparrow had jumped, and some were in areas not the usual sort of habitat, but that's rather typical of any number of species as they're just arriving on migration. Some birders got to the Great Hill later on for a sparrow, first not fully identified, but eventually seen to be a nice Vesper Sparrow, a pretty much annual but quite scarce migrant through Central Park. I did get some not-great but fully-confirming ID photos, as several of us observed the sparrow up to nearly sunset. Thanks to J. Suzuki for keeping eyes on the sparrow as it moved about, partly due to various joggers & so forth. A lot of today's birds were singing at least a bit, although the dawn chorus was literally dampened by a bit of brief drizzle, which surely also slowed some migrants and got them to land. Along with many others, I too enjoyed the pair of Blue-winged Teal at the Lake, which have been less-than-annual in Central, especially in recent years. They've occurred in fall migration (seen as early as Aug.) but not often in spring, especially in the last decade. At Riverside Park, a lingering hen Red-breasted Merganser was in the Hudson river n. of 96 St., & there was a good flight of Double-crested Cormorants. Early on at Central, there was a modest movement of ducks, which included n.-bound Wood Ducks. Becoming more & more regular around the northeast, at least 3 Black Vultures went by, along with 12+ Turkey Vultures, all in afternoon. At least several Chimney Swifts were at the n. end mid-day; perhaps more were seen earlier. Thanks to all the many who put out reports and info. for a lot of today's sightings around Central & elsewhere. And there was a bright male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Riverside Park, in the area near 108-109 Sts., seen mid-day. All of the Riverside sightings were from north of W. 104 St. & as far north as about W. 123 St.; there was less activity noted later in the day than in the morning & mid-day. The sightings below reflect a strong "north end" bias for Central; many sightings were made in the Ramble & vicinity by a hundred-plus birders, & a lesser number elsewhere... I put in over ten hours in the field. Conditions look good in the area for Thursday. Wed., 4/17 - either Central or Riverside Park[s] - Common Loon (1 has been lingering, reservoir) Pied-billed Grebe " " Double-crested Cormorant (a good flight today) Great Egret (multiples on usual east & west flyway across Central n. end & adjacent streets, parks) Snowy Egret (2 fly-overs at the ~108 St. east-west cross-Manhattan flyway) Green Heron (minimum of 2, Central) Black-crowned Night-Heron Black Vulture (minimum 3) Turkey Vulture (12+) Canada Goose Mute Swan (Meer) Wood Duck Gadwall American Black Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal (2, Central) Northern Shoveler Bufflehead Hooded Merganser (still at C.P. reservoir) Red-breasted Merganser (1, Hudson river) Ruddy Duck Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon American Coot Spotted Sandpiper Laughing Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Rock Pigeon
[nysbirds-l] Little Blue Heron--Gardiner Park (Suffolk Co.)
A 2-hour afternoon walk at Gardiner County Park was highlighted by a LITTLE BLUE HERON in the bayside marsh. The marsh also yielded 11 Glossy Ibis and 5 Snowy Egrets. The woodlands to the north offered up some migrant passerines such as Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (2), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (3), Hermit Thrush (2), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (2). -- 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] Ruffs still present -Timber Point Golf Course Suffolk County
Around 4:30 Bob Adamo and I saw both ruffs (look like Ruff & Reeve to me) at fairly close range in the marsh a bit northwest of the pier. This is further west from where it was seen on Sunday. After we watched the male preening for several minutes it walked southwest towards the parking lot through the marsh, unfortunately hidden by vegetation. Also present were Least Sandpiper, mostly Lesser Yellowlegs with a couple of Greaters, Dunlin - 1 in breeding plumage, Oystercatcher and 3 Boat-tailed Grackles -- 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] Swamp Sparrow in yard again
As I write this there is a Swamp Sparrow in my birdbath. This is the third year in a row we've had them. Why after 40 years they are suddenly coming is a mystery to me. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Cell: 914-319-9701; Fax: 914-268-0242 -- 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/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler at Alley Pond
Hi Trudy, Sorry if sent you alone my initial report. I hating typing in the field. I thought I removed you and had the list only. Steve -Original Message- From: bounce-82298362-8873...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-82298362-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Gertrude R. Battaly Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 2:32 PM To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler at Alley Pond Yellow-throated Warbler at Alley Pond, 11:25AM 4/16/13 We found it on our way out of the park, in the crown of a large fallen oak tree, north of the road back to 76 Ave Parking. This was just west of the triangle intersection at the top of the steps. We heard the warbler before seeing it. It was only visible for a short time - very good looks, but did not remain still long enough for photos. Approximate location at: 40.7417, -73.7448 Trudy Battaly, Drew Panko -- Gertrude R. Battaly www.battaly.com, birdsongid.com Banding: www.battaly.com/banding Hook: http://www.battaly.com/hook/ FIRE: http://www.battaly.com/fire/ NEHW: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/ -- 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 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] Yellow-throated Warbler Still at Alley Pond
I finally caught up with the Yellow-throated Warbler at about 3:30, along a paved trail that heads north from Little Alley Pond. If walking north, the restoration area would be on your right. The warbler was near a large tree on the left side of the trail, with a fallen tree on its right. It was bopping around on and near the ground for about 5 minutes, allowing me to get killer photos. About 4:00, I relocated it (aided by its singing) in a large tree on the east side of where a pond once existed near the bottom of the large staircase. After about 15 minutes, it flew northeastward and I moved on. My inaugural Black-and-White Warbler was lower in this same tree at that time. No sign of previously unreported Kentucky or Prothonotary Warblers. Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park, Wed. 17-Apr incl. B-t. Green W. & 7 sparrow spp.
Over the garden that borders the south edge of the Great Lawn a BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was heard singing. On the Great Lawn, which is still closed off to the public, were 2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS and a FIELD SPARROW. A CHIPPING SPARROW was heard singing over the center section of the south border garden. Complete list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13780402 Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC -- 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] Massawepie Mire & more
4/17/13 Massawepie Mire (southeastern St. Lawrence Co.) & Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) 8:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. David Buckley joined me once again for the "thrilling" adventure of driving into Massawepie Mire in mid-April! It was so thrilling this year (snow, ice, and deep mud), that we decided if we were not out by noon (with temps warming up over freezing) we probably wouldn't get out. There was a tree across the road just before the area where we park, and the mud was so deep we couldn't stop, so we drove over it - it was caked with snow on both sides, but once it melts, it would not be possible to get over it. Hopefully, someone will chain-saw it soon. I won't be venturing into Massawepie again until May! Once I heard all the Palm Warblers singing, it made the scary drive in worth it! The mire was filled with singing Palm Warblers. I found it interesting that in 2011 David and I got into Massawepie on April 12 and found the mire filled with Palm Warblers and Lincoln's Sparrows, but this year, there were no detected Lincoln's Sparrows yet as of the 17th. We hiked 5.4 miles round trip, turning around at Silver Brook. The road had snow, ice, water, and mud. Here are some of the 46 species I found today between my home, the drive, and Massawepie (* is first-of-the-season for me): Common Loon - 3 on the open section of water on Long Lake Sharp-shinned Hawk - Little Tupper Lake outlet area off Sabattis Circle Rd. in Long Lake *Broad-winged Hawk - 1 soaring near Dewey Rd. in Piercefield (St. Lawrence Co.) Red-tailed Hawk - Sabattis Circle Rd. Amer. Kestrel - pair at Massawepie (& one at the causeway in Tupper Lake - Franklin Co.) Merlin - 2; 1 near Catamount Pond by the entrance to Massawepie, and 1 near Silver Brook Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Gray Jay Tree Swallow Brown Creeper - many singing Winter Wren - many singing Golden-crowned Kinglet - many singing Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 at Massawepie Eastern Bluebird - pair at a nest box at Massawepie Hermit Thrush *Palm Warbler - many singing Swamp Sparrow - one singing at the Tupper Lake causeway *White-throated Sparrow - 1 at Massawepie (calling not singing) *Purple Finch - 1 singing at Massawepie, and 1 singing outside our home in Long Lake Common Redpoll - hundreds at our Long Lake home Hoary Redpoll - 2 observed today A Raccoon found our feeders last night, so it was a sleepless night for me. I will be bringing in our 18 feeders at night now until the redpolls head north. 4/16/13 Long Lake, Hamilton Co. *Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 at Sabattis Circle Rd. Vesper Sparrow - Sabattis Circle Rd. Fox Sparrow - singing at our neighbor's home 4/15/13 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) and locations in St. Lawrence Co. *Swamp Sparrow - 1 singing at the Little Tupper Lake outlet on Sabattis Circle Rd. in Long Lake I drove the plowed part of the road into Massawepie (1.5 miles) and turned around since I was driving our Prius. I found White-winged Crossbills where I turned around. Mary Beth Warburton and I went birding in St. Lawrence Co. for a couple hours in the afternoon. Here are a few of the species found: Great Horned Owl *Wilson's Snipe - several winnowing in a Lisbon wetland *Barn Swallow - Canton *Eastern Meadowlark - 1 singing in Lisbon We hiked the trail to the observation tower at Indian Creek Nature Center. Lower Lake was open and we found a pair of Common Loons, Pied-billed Grebes vocalizing, Bufflehead, and drumming Ruffed Grouse. 4/14/13 Long Lake *Northern Flicker - on our suet within 60 seconds after it was put out! The local Hairy Woodpecker did not challenge the N. Flicker, and just waited for it to leave. 4/13/13 Long Lake Hairy Woodpeckers were observed mating. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fw: eBird Report - RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary, Apr 17, 2013
23 people attended our first Spring Birding Walk! Highlights included seeing the nesting Bald Eagles with one nestling, Merlin and Sharp-shinned Hawk passing through within 5 minutes of each other, and a few "out of habitat" species, including Savannah Sparrow and Purple Finch. Complete eBird list below. Larry Federman Education Coordinator Audubon New York Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, and RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuaries and Centers RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary, Greene, US-NY Apr 17, 2013 7:15 AM - 11:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 43 species Canada Goose 6 Wood Duck 3 American Black Duck 8 Mallard 2 Blue-winged Teal 2 Common Merganser 3 Double-crested Cormorant 6 Great Blue Heron 3 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 4 2 adults at nest with one nestling; one juvenile east of nest. Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Ring-billed Gull 30 Mourning Dove 4 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Merlin 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 American Crow 5 Fish Crow 1 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 Carolina Wren 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Hermit Thrush 3 American Robin 2 European Starling 3 American Tree Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 5 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 3 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13779752 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/ny) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] foster's terns
9 foster's terns were at Amityville beach this am. Very late. I have had them as early as 3/1 and usually during the first week of April. Pat Jones, Massapequa, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] "FOS" House Wren
Singing individual on Sarah Lawrence College campus, Yonkers, NY. --Fred-- Fred Baumgarten Westchester, NY/Sharon, CT And points in between fredbee.ea...@gmail.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] FOS House Wren
Singing individual on Sarah Lawrence College campus, Yonkers, NY. --Fred-- Fred Baumgarten Westchester, NY/Sharon, CT And points in between fredbee.ea...@gmail.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fw: eBird Report - RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary, Apr 17, 2013
23 people attended our first Spring Birding Walk! Highlights included seeing the nesting Bald Eagles with one nestling, Merlin and Sharp-shinned Hawk passing through within 5 minutes of each other, and a few out of habitat species, including Savannah Sparrow and Purple Finch. Complete eBird list below. Larry Federman Education Coordinator Audubon New York Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, and RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuaries and Centers RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary, Greene, US-NY Apr 17, 2013 7:15 AM - 11:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 43 species Canada Goose 6 Wood Duck 3 American Black Duck 8 Mallard 2 Blue-winged Teal 2 Common Merganser 3 Double-crested Cormorant 6 Great Blue Heron 3 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 4 2 adults at nest with one nestling; one juvenile east of nest. Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Ring-billed Gull 30 Mourning Dove 4 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Merlin 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 American Crow 5 Fish Crow 1 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 Carolina Wren 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Hermit Thrush 3 American Robin 2 European Starling 3 American Tree Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 5 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 3 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13779752 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/ny) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Massawepie Mire more
4/17/13 Massawepie Mire (southeastern St. Lawrence Co.) Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) 8:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. David Buckley joined me once again for the thrilling adventure of driving into Massawepie Mire in mid-April! It was so thrilling this year (snow, ice, and deep mud), that we decided if we were not out by noon (with temps warming up over freezing) we probably wouldn't get out. There was a tree across the road just before the area where we park, and the mud was so deep we couldn't stop, so we drove over it - it was caked with snow on both sides, but once it melts, it would not be possible to get over it. Hopefully, someone will chain-saw it soon. I won't be venturing into Massawepie again until May! Once I heard all the Palm Warblers singing, it made the scary drive in worth it! The mire was filled with singing Palm Warblers. I found it interesting that in 2011 David and I got into Massawepie on April 12 and found the mire filled with Palm Warblers and Lincoln's Sparrows, but this year, there were no detected Lincoln's Sparrows yet as of the 17th. We hiked 5.4 miles round trip, turning around at Silver Brook. The road had snow, ice, water, and mud. Here are some of the 46 species I found today between my home, the drive, and Massawepie (* is first-of-the-season for me): Common Loon - 3 on the open section of water on Long Lake Sharp-shinned Hawk - Little Tupper Lake outlet area off Sabattis Circle Rd. in Long Lake *Broad-winged Hawk - 1 soaring near Dewey Rd. in Piercefield (St. Lawrence Co.) Red-tailed Hawk - Sabattis Circle Rd. Amer. Kestrel - pair at Massawepie ( one at the causeway in Tupper Lake - Franklin Co.) Merlin - 2; 1 near Catamount Pond by the entrance to Massawepie, and 1 near Silver Brook Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Gray Jay Tree Swallow Brown Creeper - many singing Winter Wren - many singing Golden-crowned Kinglet - many singing Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 at Massawepie Eastern Bluebird - pair at a nest box at Massawepie Hermit Thrush *Palm Warbler - many singing Swamp Sparrow - one singing at the Tupper Lake causeway *White-throated Sparrow - 1 at Massawepie (calling not singing) *Purple Finch - 1 singing at Massawepie, and 1 singing outside our home in Long Lake Common Redpoll - hundreds at our Long Lake home Hoary Redpoll - 2 observed today A Raccoon found our feeders last night, so it was a sleepless night for me. I will be bringing in our 18 feeders at night now until the redpolls head north. 4/16/13 Long Lake, Hamilton Co. *Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 at Sabattis Circle Rd. Vesper Sparrow - Sabattis Circle Rd. Fox Sparrow - singing at our neighbor's home 4/15/13 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) and locations in St. Lawrence Co. *Swamp Sparrow - 1 singing at the Little Tupper Lake outlet on Sabattis Circle Rd. in Long Lake I drove the plowed part of the road into Massawepie (1.5 miles) and turned around since I was driving our Prius. I found White-winged Crossbills where I turned around. Mary Beth Warburton and I went birding in St. Lawrence Co. for a couple hours in the afternoon. Here are a few of the species found: Great Horned Owl *Wilson's Snipe - several winnowing in a Lisbon wetland *Barn Swallow - Canton *Eastern Meadowlark - 1 singing in Lisbon We hiked the trail to the observation tower at Indian Creek Nature Center. Lower Lake was open and we found a pair of Common Loons, Pied-billed Grebes vocalizing, Bufflehead, and drumming Ruffed Grouse. 4/14/13 Long Lake *Northern Flicker - on our suet within 60 seconds after it was put out! The local Hairy Woodpecker did not challenge the N. Flicker, and just waited for it to leave. 4/13/13 Long Lake Hairy Woodpeckers were observed mating. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park, Wed. 17-Apr incl. B-t. Green W. 7 sparrow spp.
Over the garden that borders the south edge of the Great Lawn a BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was heard singing. On the Great Lawn, which is still closed off to the public, were 2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS and a FIELD SPARROW. A CHIPPING SPARROW was heard singing over the center section of the south border garden. Complete list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13780402 Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC -- 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] Yellow-throated Warbler Still at Alley Pond
I finally caught up with the Yellow-throated Warbler at about 3:30, along a paved trail that heads north from Little Alley Pond. If walking north, the restoration area would be on your right. The warbler was near a large tree on the left side of the trail, with a fallen tree on its right. It was bopping around on and near the ground for about 5 minutes, allowing me to get killer photos. About 4:00, I relocated it (aided by its singing) in a large tree on the east side of where a pond once existed near the bottom of the large staircase. After about 15 minutes, it flew northeastward and I moved on. My inaugural Black-and-White Warbler was lower in this same tree at that time. No sign of previously unreported Kentucky or Prothonotary Warblers. Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler at Alley Pond
Hi Trudy, Sorry if sent you alone my initial report. I hating typing in the field. I thought I removed you and had the list only. Steve -Original Message- From: bounce-82298362-8873...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-82298362-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Gertrude R. Battaly Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 2:32 PM To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler at Alley Pond Yellow-throated Warbler at Alley Pond, 11:25AM 4/16/13 We found it on our way out of the park, in the crown of a large fallen oak tree, north of the road back to 76 Ave Parking. This was just west of the triangle intersection at the top of the steps. We heard the warbler before seeing it. It was only visible for a short time - very good looks, but did not remain still long enough for photos. Approximate location at: 40.7417, -73.7448 Trudy Battaly, Drew Panko -- Gertrude R. Battaly www.battaly.com, birdsongid.com Banding: www.battaly.com/banding Hook: http://www.battaly.com/hook/ FIRE: http://www.battaly.com/fire/ NEHW: http://www.battaly.com/nehw/ -- 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 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] Swamp Sparrow in yard again
As I write this there is a Swamp Sparrow in my birdbath. This is the third year in a row we've had them. Why after 40 years they are suddenly coming is a mystery to me. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Cell: 914-319-9701; Fax: 914-268-0242 -- 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] Ruffs still present -Timber Point Golf Course Suffolk County
Around 4:30 Bob Adamo and I saw both ruffs (look like Ruff Reeve to me) at fairly close range in the marsh a bit northwest of the pier. This is further west from where it was seen on Sunday. After we watched the male preening for several minutes it walked southwest towards the parking lot through the marsh, unfortunately hidden by vegetation. Also present were Least Sandpiper, mostly Lesser Yellowlegs with a couple of Greaters, Dunlin - 1 in breeding plumage, Oystercatcher and 3 Boat-tailed Grackles -- 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] Little Blue Heron--Gardiner Park (Suffolk Co.)
A 2-hour afternoon walk at Gardiner County Park was highlighted by a LITTLE BLUE HERON in the bayside marsh. The marsh also yielded 11 Glossy Ibis and 5 Snowy Egrets. The woodlands to the north offered up some migrant passerines such as Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (2), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (3), Hermit Thrush (2), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (2). -- 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/ --
