[nysbirds-l] Glossy Ibis - Berry Road Marsh, Chautauqua County

2013-05-06 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter 
The adult GLOSSY IBIS found today by Gale VerHague showed well up until
about an hour before sunset (although it would hide for periods of time).
Around that time it took extended flights out of view, eventually returning
after 10-15 minutes each time.  It flew back to the Berry Road Marsh one
last time and settled into the cattails where it slunk down and out of sight
for the night.  This is the marsh on the north side of the road, just west
of the railroad tracks and about a mile east of Rt. 5 in the Town of
Pomfret. 

 

There was also an adult male ORCHARD ORIOLE singing here.

 

Good birding!

Willie

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[nysbirds-l] Mulch on trails

2013-05-06 Thread prosbird 
Steve,


as we do at my job for Prospect Park Natural Resources, we do the same thing: 
add mulch to trails.
The purpose is to reduce foot and bike compaction, add fertilizer from organic 
breakdown into the soil to help the surrounding flora


High human traffic is much responsible for the deterioration of trees whose 
roots are compacted and eventually die from over compaction .As least the mulch 
softens the compaction and Parks dept can be defended here. ( better than 
asphalt )


see this link for basic uses of mulch.  


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulch


Peter
BBC

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[nysbirds-l] Troubles for Alley Park Now?

2013-05-06 Thread Steve Walter 
I stopped off at Alley Pond Park today and found that some of the trails at
the north end (north and northwest of Decadon Pond) were covered with deep
woodchips. This was unsightly, uncomfortable to walk on, and unnatural in
what has been one of the most natural areas of the park. And I get the sense
that more is to come. It may not be paving over, but it seems to be another
case of the Parks Dept. ruining things. Is it their credo now "If it ain't
broke, then break it"? But before I get carried away, maybe someone knows
what this is about or can tell me how, in any way, this can be a positive
thing.

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2013-05-06 Thread Joseph Brin 
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
* May 06, 2013
*  NYSY  05. 06. 13
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):

April 29, 2013 - May 06, 2013
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:May 06 AT 6:30 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#353 -Monday May 06, 2013
 
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
April 29, 2013
 
Highlights:
---

TRI-COLORED HERON
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
GLOSSY IBIS
BLACK VULTURE
SANDHILL CRANE
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
WHIP-POOR-WILL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
LAWRENCE’S WARBLER
CAPE MAY WARBLER
CERULEAN WARBLER
PRAIRIE WARBLER
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
EVENING GROSBEAK
LAPLAND LONGSPUR



Migrants this week


CERULEAN WARBLER
SCARLET TANAGER
PRAIRIE WARBLER
BALTIMORE ORIOLE
ORCHARD ORIOLE
VEERY
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
LEAST FLYCATCHER
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
INDIGO BUNTING
OVENBIRD
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
NORTHERN PARULA
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
EASTERN PEEWEE
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
CAPE MAY WARBLER


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


     5/4: A Female WILSON’S  PHALAROPE was found at Carncross Road.
     5/5: A TRI-COLORED HERON was spotted in the reeds on VanDyne Spoor Road. 2 
GLOSS IBIS were seen also flying over but did not land. Two adult and one young 
SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Carncross Road.
     There have been no reports of any of these birds today.


Derby Hill


     The flight has slowed at Derby Hill The total for the week was 4,818 hawks 
and only one day went past one thousand. Other highlights were EVENING 
GROSBEAKS on 4/29 and 4/30, a BLACK VULTURE on 4/30 and a CAPE MAY WARBLER on 
5/4.


Onondaga County


     5/2: 6 Warbler species including a PRAIRIE WARBLER were seen at Ceder Bay 
Park on the Erie Canal in Fayetteville. A WHIP-POOR-WILL has returned to the 
Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. It can be heard on 60 Road where the 
power lines cross the road.
     5/3: An adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen on Marble Street Island 
in Baldwinsville.
     5/5: EVENING GROSBEAKS were noted inPompey and at Three Rivers WMA north 
of Baldwinsville. A CERULEAN WARBLER was seen at the Camillus Unique Forest 
Area along Thompson Road.


Madison County


     4/30: EVENING GROSBEAKS were again at a feeder on Carpenter Road in Sheds 
and have continued throughout the week.


Oswego County


     5/1: BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, SORA, AMERICAN BITTERN and VIRGINIA RAIL 
were all noted at the County Rt .6 wetland north of State Rt. 3.
     5/4: GRASSHOPPER SPARROW has returned to the cemetary at Carley’s Mills 
near Hastings.
     5/5: BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, LAWRENCE’S WARBLER (a 
hybrid of Blue-wing and Golden-winged Warblers) , HOODED WARBLER, PRAIRIE 
WARBLER and 2 CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were all found at the Great Bear Recreation 
Area norht of Phoenix. The Lawrence’s Warbler was seen again today by a number 
of birders.

     
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Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.
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[nysbirds-l] Kings County twitter

2013-05-06 Thread prosbird 
Following up on NYC Central Park's twitter post, Brooklyn Birders have one 
Twitter feed I set up over a year ago in which birders can be kept apprised of 
rarities here in Kings County and I follow over 11 birders.


Simply go to this link to my twitter account that I must accept subscribers to 
my account


https://twitter.com/BBCKingsbirds


After one "follows", look for the little man menu to turn on notifications to 
your cellphone ( but you must enter your cellphone number into your account)


This way , birders interested in Kings county birds are empowering themselves 
to follow up as some birders may not be internet saavy or lack smart phones.


Furthermore, one can use their smart  phone to book mark my blog 
http://www.prospectsightings.blogspot.com/ and check up on that from time to 
time for post as I am able to send rarity reports from the field to my blog via 
my cellphone.


Or as usual I would post to Phils Jeffrey's ebirds yahoo in the nyc city local 
area as most times I do if I am able with time . These mediums enable anyone to 
look into for rarities.


Good birding


peter
Bklyn Bird Club
Kings

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[nysbirds-l] Kings County twitter

2013-05-06 Thread prosbird 
Following up on NYC Central Park's twitter post, Brooklyn Birders have one 
Twitter feed I set up over a year ago in which birders can be kept apprised of 
rarities here in Kings County and I follow over 11 birders.


Simply go to this link to my twitter account that I must accept subscribers to 
my account


https://twitter.com/BBCKingsbirds


After one follows, look for the little man menu to turn on notifications to 
your cellphone ( but you must enter your cellphone number into your account)


This way , birders interested in Kings county birds are empowering themselves 
to follow up as some birders may not be internet saavy or lack smart phones.


Furthermore, one can use their smart  phone to book mark my blog 
http://www.prospectsightings.blogspot.com/ and check up on that from time to 
time for post as I am able to send rarity reports from the field to my blog via 
my cellphone.


Or as usual I would post to Phils Jeffrey's ebirds yahoo in the nyc city local 
area as most times I do if I am able with time . These mediums enable anyone to 
look into for rarities.


Good birding


peter
Bklyn Bird Club
Kings

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2013-05-06 Thread Joseph Brin 
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
* May 06, 2013
*  NYSY  05. 06. 13
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):

April 29, 2013 - May 06, 2013
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:May 06 AT 6:30 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#353 -Monday May 06, 2013
 
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
April 29, 2013
 
Highlights:
---

TRI-COLORED HERON
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
GLOSSY IBIS
BLACK VULTURE
SANDHILL CRANE
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
WHIP-POOR-WILL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
LAWRENCE’S WARBLER
CAPE MAY WARBLER
CERULEAN WARBLER
PRAIRIE WARBLER
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
EVENING GROSBEAK
LAPLAND LONGSPUR



Migrants this week


CERULEAN WARBLER
SCARLET TANAGER
PRAIRIE WARBLER
BALTIMORE ORIOLE
ORCHARD ORIOLE
VEERY
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
LEAST FLYCATCHER
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
INDIGO BUNTING
OVENBIRD
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
NORTHERN PARULA
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
EASTERN PEEWEE
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
CAPE MAY WARBLER


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


     5/4: A Female WILSON’S  PHALAROPE was found at Carncross Road.
     5/5: A TRI-COLORED HERON was spotted in the reeds on VanDyne Spoor Road. 2 
GLOSS IBIS were seen also flying over but did not land. Two adult and one young 
SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Carncross Road.
     There have been no reports of any of these birds today.


Derby Hill


     The flight has slowed at Derby Hill The total for the week was 4,818 hawks 
and only one day went past one thousand. Other highlights were EVENING 
GROSBEAKS on 4/29 and 4/30, a BLACK VULTURE on 4/30 and a CAPE MAY WARBLER on 
5/4.


Onondaga County


     5/2: 6 Warbler species including a PRAIRIE WARBLER were seen at Ceder Bay 
Park on the Erie Canal in Fayetteville. A WHIP-POOR-WILL has returned to the 
Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. It can be heard on 60 Road where the 
power lines cross the road.
     5/3: An adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen on Marble Street Island 
in Baldwinsville.
     5/5: EVENING GROSBEAKS were noted inPompey and at Three Rivers WMA north 
of Baldwinsville. A CERULEAN WARBLER was seen at the Camillus Unique Forest 
Area along Thompson Road.


Madison County


     4/30: EVENING GROSBEAKS were again at a feeder on Carpenter Road in Sheds 
and have continued throughout the week.


Oswego County


     5/1: BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, SORA, AMERICAN BITTERN and VIRGINIA RAIL 
were all noted at the County Rt .6 wetland north of State Rt. 3.
     5/4: GRASSHOPPER SPARROW has returned to the cemetary at Carley’s Mills 
near Hastings.
     5/5: BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, LAWRENCE’S WARBLER (a 
hybrid of Blue-wing and Golden-winged Warblers) , HOODED WARBLER, PRAIRIE 
WARBLER and 2 CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were all found at the Great Bear Recreation 
Area norht of Phoenix. The Lawrence’s Warbler was seen again today by a number 
of birders.

     
--  end report



Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.
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[nysbirds-l] Troubles for Alley Park Now?

2013-05-06 Thread Steve Walter 
I stopped off at Alley Pond Park today and found that some of the trails at
the north end (north and northwest of Decadon Pond) were covered with deep
woodchips. This was unsightly, uncomfortable to walk on, and unnatural in
what has been one of the most natural areas of the park. And I get the sense
that more is to come. It may not be paving over, but it seems to be another
case of the Parks Dept. ruining things. Is it their credo now If it ain't
broke, then break it? But before I get carried away, maybe someone knows
what this is about or can tell me how, in any way, this can be a positive
thing.

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Mulch on trails

2013-05-06 Thread prosbird 
Steve,


as we do at my job for Prospect Park Natural Resources, we do the same thing: 
add mulch to trails.
The purpose is to reduce foot and bike compaction, add fertilizer from organic 
breakdown into the soil to help the surrounding flora


High human traffic is much responsible for the deterioration of trees whose 
roots are compacted and eventually die from over compaction .As least the mulch 
softens the compaction and Parks dept can be defended here. ( better than 
asphalt )


see this link for basic uses of mulch.  


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulch


Peter
BBC

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[nysbirds-l] Glossy Ibis - Berry Road Marsh, Chautauqua County

2013-05-06 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter 
The adult GLOSSY IBIS found today by Gale VerHague showed well up until
about an hour before sunset (although it would hide for periods of time).
Around that time it took extended flights out of view, eventually returning
after 10-15 minutes each time.  It flew back to the Berry Road Marsh one
last time and settled into the cattails where it slunk down and out of sight
for the night.  This is the marsh on the north side of the road, just west
of the railroad tracks and about a mile east of Rt. 5 in the Town of
Pomfret. 

 

There was also an adult male ORCHARD ORIOLE singing here.

 

Good birding!

Willie

--

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Betsy Potter

Wilson, NY

dannapotterATroadrunner.com

http://www.betsypottersart.com http://www.betsypottersart.com/ 

2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year

Big Year List: http://www.happtech.com/BigYearDanna

 


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