[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 27 December 2013

2013-12-27 Thread Karen Fung 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Dec 27, 2013
* NYNY1312.27

- Birds Mentioned:

PACIFIC LOON+
GYRFALCON+
VARIED THRUSH+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS'S GOOSE
Cackling Goose
TUNDRA SWAN
Eurasian Wigeon
KING EIDER
Harlequin Duck
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
Black Vulture
Bald Eagle
Rough-legged Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Semipalmated Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Razorbill
BLACK GUILLEMOT
Snowy Owl
Barred Owl
Long-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
NORTHERN SHRIKE
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Orange-crowned Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
Baltimore Oriole

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You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
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If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos
or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
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125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

~ Transcript ~

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070

To report sightings call:
Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays)
Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 (Long Island)

Compilers: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Karen Fung

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings.  This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, December
27th, at 7:00pm.  The highlights of today's tape are VARIED THRUSH,
GYRFALCON, PACIFIC LOON, BLACK GUILLEMOT, TUNDRA SWAN, ROSS'S GOOSE,
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, KING EIDER, GLAUCOUS
GULL, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and more.

A number of good birds, some lingering and some found recently on
local Christmas counts.

The stunning male VARIED THRUSH was still being seen in Stuyvesant
Town in lower Manhattan at least to last Saturday, but we have
received no reports since then.  The thrush had been visiting
shrubbery around the Stuyvesant Oval, east of First Avenue, roughly
adjacent to East 19th Street.

A gray GYRFALCON was reported again from the Cedar Beach Marina area
both last Saturday and on Wednesday.  Watch for the falcon perching
and hunting over the marsh north of the Marina, located off the north
side of Ocean Parkway about three miles west of Captree State Park.
Be aware that there are also some Peregrine Falcons using the same
area.

A PACIFIC LOON was also seen again just off Orient Point last Saturday
and seems to be lingering in that area.  A female KING EIDER and SNOWY
OWL were among the other birds at Orient, including Orient Beach State
Park.

The Northern Nassau Christmas Count on Saturday recorded 118 species,
the highlights including GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE,
a BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continuing off Sands Point Preserve, LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL, BLACK GUILLEMOT off Sea Cliff, LESSER YELLOWLEGS,
BALD EAGLE, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, SEASIDE SPARROW, and VESPER
SPARROW.

The BLACK GUILLEMOT was still present today in the bay west of Sea
Cliff, best viewed from the beach along The Boulevard, which is an
extension south of Shore Road. Look especially from where The
Boulevard meets Cliff Way at its southern end.

A female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was also noted this week in the Ransom
Beach area, west of Bayville.

The Bronx-Westchester Count on Sunday totaled 120 species, highlights
including two EURASIAN WIGEONS (single drakes at Turtle Cove in Pelham
Bay Park and at Marshlands Conservancy in Rye), a female KING EIDER
off Milton Point in Rye, three RED-NECKED GREBES, four BLACK VULTURES,
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a count period SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL, RAZORBILL, BARRED OWL, LONG-EARED OWL, NORTHERN
SAW-WHET OWL, seven RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS with six of these at Pelham
Bay Park, and five COMMON RAVENS.  The female KING EIDER may have been
the same one seen across Long Island Sound off Bayville yesterday.

The Jones Beach West End NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen as recently as
yesterday, east of the Roosevelt Nature Center.  Seven HARLEQUIN DUCKS
were also at the West End jetty yesterday, these often also moving
across Jones Inlet to the Point Lookout jetties, where RED-NECKED
GREBE was seen last Saturday.  A LAPLAND LONGSPUR continues to be seen
with Horned Larks and Snow Buntings at Jones West End, and of course
SNOWY OWLS remain in evidence there and at many other sites, the
amazing irruption continuing.

The nice recent run of GLAUCOUS GULLS continues.  One or two have been
at Coney Island Creek in Brooklyn, with others at Bay Park in Baldwin
Wednesday, Wolfe's Pond Park on Staten Island Saturday, and farther
east, two continuing at Shinnecock Inlet and another at Hook Pond in
East Hampton on Sunday.

Other highlights out east

[nysbirds-l] Golden Eagle

2013-12-27 Thread Gerhard Patsch 
This afternoon I spotted a Golden Eagle circling over the Hudson River from 
route 9D near Breakneck Mt.

Gerhard
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[nysbirds-l] Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz

2013-12-27 Thread Derek Rogers 
Dear New York Birders,

The International Rusty Blackbird Working Group (IRBWG), in partnership with 
eBird, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, 
is coordinating a Spring Migration Blitz in 2014 for Rusty Blackbirds. You may 
recall the recent Rusty Blackbird Winter Blitz, which was aimed at challenging 
birders to go out and search for Rusty Blackbirds on their wintering grounds. 
The Spring Migration Blitz holds the same concept but is aimed at gathering 
information on preferred migration stopover sites used by Rusties. Migration 
stopovers are still poorly understood and we are seeking your help in an effort 
to put together some pieces of this puzzle. In the end, we hope to answer 
questions such as; Are stopover areas on protected lands, and if so, does the 
availability of these lands limit their survival? Are there favored stopover 
locations that groups of Rusties use each year? These are just a couple of 
example questions that the IRBWG is attempting to answer and for this reason, 
the Blitz will run annually through Spring 2016. We know one thing, and its 
that the population of the Rusty Blackbird has declined by an estimated 85-99% 
in the past 40 years. 

The target Blitz dates for New York are March and April. All of the data and 
information will be collected via eBird where there will be an available drop 
down option to select RUBL Blitz Survey. 

To learn more about the Blitz objectives, target dates and identification 
challenges (ID pages should be available by January), please see the web pages 
launched by the IRBWG:
http://rustyblackbird.org

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds website is an additional, 
excellent source of information:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Rusty_Blackbird/id

While we still have a few months before the action begins, I thought it was 
appropriate to introduce the project and to encourage birders to start thinking 
about the Blitz. I will be coordinating the Blitz for the Long Island/NYC area 
and Mike Shanley has agreed to coordinate for the Staten Island area. The 
upstate region will be coordinated by Melanie McCormack. We are available to 
help answer any questions pertaining to the project, how to effectively submit 
observations in eBird, etc. 

Keep up to speed on current happenings with the Spring Blitz on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/rustyblackbirdspringblitz

I'll be sending out posts with additional information as the Blitz drawers 
nearer. In the meantime, I hope everyone considers the challenge of the Blitz 
and participates in this meaningful citizen science effort. 

Best, 

Derek Rogers (drogers0...@gmail.com) NYC/LI  Blitz Coordinator
Mike Shanley (falec...@yahoo.com) Staten Island Coordinator
Melanie McCormack (mruddyd...@aol.com) Upstate New York
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park Bird Report

2013-12-27 Thread Patricia Pollock 
12/27/13, Friday
Pat Pollock

Sapsucker tree near Tupelo Meadow fenced in area:
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Baltimore Oriole (m)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (m)
Song Sparrow
House Finches, many @ Feeders
Reservoir:
3 Pied-billed Grebes
4 American Coots
6 Hooded Mergansers
Buffleheads - pair
Wood Ducks 3 (2m)
Ring-necked Duck (SE)
many Northern Shovelers
ditto Mallards
Canada Geese
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrals 12/26/13 roof 91/Columbus 1 bright M, 1 F


LOOW
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[nysbirds-l] Bald Eagles - Hempstead Lake stpk

2013-12-27 Thread Arie Gilbert 
1010 WINS AM radio news reported today that Bald Eagles are nesting at 
Hempstead Lake state park, in the vicinity of Eagle Avenue.


Arie Gilbert
North Babylon, NY

WWW.Powerbirder.blogspot.com
 WWW.qcbirdclub.org


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Bayville Beach Barrow's Goldeneye

2013-12-27 Thread Mike 

Female Barrows Goldeneye easily re-found at Ransom Beach Bayville LI. Currently 
being seen west of Ransom Beach in tight flock of Goldeneye about 200 yds 
offshore. Thanks to Patrick for reporting the bird, only took about 20 minutes 
to get here from Black Guillemot in Sea Cliff. 

-Mike Shanley 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 27, 2013, at 9:36 AM, Pat Palladino  wrote:
> 
> Three of us are looking at a female Barrow's from Merritt, which is a few 
> blocks east of Ransom Beach in Bayville.
> 
> Patrick F. Palladino
> 
> 
>> On Dec 26, 2013, at 10:40 AM, "Pat Palladino"  wrote:
>> 
>> Male viewed in one of two separate flocks of a total of 38 Common Goldeneye.
>> 
>> Patrick F. Palladino
>> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 26, 2013, at 7:34 AM, "Pat Palladino"  wrote:
>>> 
>>> There is currently a Cackling Goose at Gerry Park. The Greater 
>>> White-Fronted Goose is not present.
>>> 
>>> Patrick F. Palladino
>>> 
>>> 
 On Dec 21, 2013, at 12:16 PM, "Andrew Baksh"  wrote:
 
 Steve Schellenger just called to report a Black Guillemot at the mouth
 of Captain's Cove and Sea Cliff in Glen Cove.  He suggests looking for
 a pull off at the intersection of Hollman BLvd and Cliffway to look
 for the bird.  I am in the field in the North Nassau CBC so I am not
 able to verify the intersections and hope I took the correct notes.
 
 He also reports a Greater White-fronted Goose seen at Gerry Pond Park
 earlier.  Good luck if you go and many thanks to Steve for the report.
 
 "Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
 
 Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
 
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[nysbirds-l] Large Tern in Oceanside, Nassau County

2013-12-27 Thread Sean Sime 
Jeff Glassberg just called and asked me to post that he and Jane Scott just
observed a large tern flying west from Oceanside Park.
To quote Jeff, "It looked like nothing I have seen before."

They were as far south as they could be in the park overlooking the marsh.
Anyone in the area should investigate areas to the west. One area that
comes to mind is the warm water outflow from the power plant that crosses
Long Beach Rd just north of the intersection of Austin Blvd.
If the bird flies south into Reynolds Channel it would hit the barrier
island near Lido Beach.
Hopefully more information will come, but I wanted to get the word out
quickly.

Cheers,

Sean Sime
Brooklyn, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Black guillemot Sea Cliff

2013-12-27 Thread Birding 
Still present at 12:20 off point at Sea Cliff. Observers Janet Zinn , Alan 
Baratz and Mike Shanley. 

Sent from Janet Zinn's iPhone


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[nysbirds-l] Bald Eagle Southards Pond

2013-12-27 Thread Peter Morris 
Hi all,

I just had an adult Bald Eagle circle high over Southards pond, Babylon 
(Suffolk County) and drift slowly east.

All the best,

Pete


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[nysbirds-l] Hybrid Goose Orchard Beach Bronx

2013-12-27 Thread Jack Rothman 
Mike Russo asked me to post an odd Canada x ? hybrid mixed in with the Canada 
Geese at Orchard Beach Parking Lot. The goose is larger than a Canada and not 
like anything he’s ever seen.

Jack Rothman
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[nysbirds-l] Bayville Beach Barrow's Goldeneye

2013-12-27 Thread Pat Palladino 
Three of us are looking at a female Barrow's from Merritt, which is a few 
blocks east of Ransom Beach in Bayville.

Patrick F. Palladino


On Dec 26, 2013, at 10:40 AM, "Pat Palladino"  wrote:

> Male viewed in one of two separate flocks of a total of 38 Common Goldeneye.
> 
> Patrick F. Palladino
> 
> 
> On Dec 26, 2013, at 7:34 AM, "Pat Palladino"  wrote:
> 
>> There is currently a Cackling Goose at Gerry Park. The Greater White-Fronted 
>> Goose is not present.
>> 
>> Patrick F. Palladino
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 21, 2013, at 12:16 PM, "Andrew Baksh"  wrote:
>> 
>>> Steve Schellenger just called to report a Black Guillemot at the mouth
>>> of Captain's Cove and Sea Cliff in Glen Cove.  He suggests looking for
>>> a pull off at the intersection of Hollman BLvd and Cliffway to look
>>> for the bird.  I am in the field in the North Nassau CBC so I am not
>>> able to verify the intersections and hope I took the correct notes.
>>> 
>>> He also reports a Greater White-fronted Goose seen at Gerry Pond Park
>>> earlier.  Good luck if you go and many thanks to Steve for the report.
>>> 
>>> "Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
>>> 
>>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>>> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Guillemot Continues in Sea Cliff (Nassau Co.)

2013-12-27 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Still being seen in the same area.  Observed with Andria and Corey.

"Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones

Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!

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> On Dec 26, 2013, at 4:09 PM, Mike  wrote:
>
> Plan to chase Black Guillle tomorrow morning. Driving from Staten Island, any 
> early morning reports either positive or negative would be helpful.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Mike Shanley
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 26, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Ken Feustel  wrote:
>>
>> Black Guillemot being seen at 9:45AM in Hempstead Harbor from park on west 
>> side of Shore Road near Cliff Way.
>>
>> Ken Feustel
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Gerry Park Cackling Goose--Update? NO

2013-12-27 Thread Andrew Baksh 
I checked the pond at Gerry Park this morning and did not see either a
Cackling or Greater White-fronted Goose.

Although I did see a few Lesser type Canada Geese mixed in with the other
regular Branta Canadensis.

"Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones

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On Dec 26, 2013, at 10:35 PM, "Avery Scott (SkyOfBirds)" <
wingedwond...@scottopia.com> wrote:

Any news on the Gerry Park Cackling Goose? I'm going to go try to find it
tomorrow or Saturday and would like some additional information. Which pond
is it in? Thanks.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Gerry Park Cackling Goose--Update? NO

2013-12-27 Thread Andrew Baksh 
I checked the pond at Gerry Park this morning and did not see either a
Cackling or Greater White-fronted Goose.

Although I did see a few Lesser type Canada Geese mixed in with the other
regular Branta Canadensis.

Don't start none, won't be none ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones

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On Dec 26, 2013, at 10:35 PM, Avery Scott (SkyOfBirds) 
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Any news on the Gerry Park Cackling Goose? I'm going to go try to find it
tomorrow or Saturday and would like some additional information. Which pond
is it in? Thanks.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Guillemot Continues in Sea Cliff (Nassau Co.)

2013-12-27 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Still being seen in the same area.  Observed with Andria and Corey.

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 Plan to chase Black Guillle tomorrow morning. Driving from Staten Island, any 
 early morning reports either positive or negative would be helpful.

 Thanks.

 -Mike Shanley

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[nysbirds-l] Bayville Beach Barrow's Goldeneye

2013-12-27 Thread Pat Palladino 
Three of us are looking at a female Barrow's from Merritt, which is a few 
blocks east of Ransom Beach in Bayville.

Patrick F. Palladino


On Dec 26, 2013, at 10:40 AM, Pat Palladino dino1...@hotmail.com wrote:

 Male viewed in one of two separate flocks of a total of 38 Common Goldeneye.
 
 Patrick F. Palladino
 
 
 On Dec 26, 2013, at 7:34 AM, Pat Palladino dino1...@hotmail.com wrote:
 
 There is currently a Cackling Goose at Gerry Park. The Greater White-Fronted 
 Goose is not present.
 
 Patrick F. Palladino
 
 
 On Dec 21, 2013, at 12:16 PM, Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Steve Schellenger just called to report a Black Guillemot at the mouth
 of Captain's Cove and Sea Cliff in Glen Cove.  He suggests looking for
 a pull off at the intersection of Hollman BLvd and Cliffway to look
 for the bird.  I am in the field in the North Nassau CBC so I am not
 able to verify the intersections and hope I took the correct notes.
 
 He also reports a Greater White-fronted Goose seen at Gerry Pond Park
 earlier.  Good luck if you go and many thanks to Steve for the report.
 
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[nysbirds-l] Hybrid Goose Orchard Beach Bronx

2013-12-27 Thread Jack Rothman 
Mike Russo asked me to post an odd Canada x ? hybrid mixed in with the Canada 
Geese at Orchard Beach Parking Lot. The goose is larger than a Canada and not 
like anything he’s ever seen.

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[nysbirds-l] Bald Eagle Southards Pond

2013-12-27 Thread Peter Morris 
Hi all,

I just had an adult Bald Eagle circle high over Southards pond, Babylon 
(Suffolk County) and drift slowly east.

All the best,

Pete


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[nysbirds-l] Black guillemot Sea Cliff

2013-12-27 Thread Birding 
Still present at 12:20 off point at Sea Cliff. Observers Janet Zinn , Alan 
Baratz and Mike Shanley. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Bayville Beach Barrow's Goldeneye

2013-12-27 Thread Mike 

Female Barrows Goldeneye easily re-found at Ransom Beach Bayville LI. Currently 
being seen west of Ransom Beach in tight flock of Goldeneye about 200 yds 
offshore. Thanks to Patrick for reporting the bird, only took about 20 minutes 
to get here from Black Guillemot in Sea Cliff. 

-Mike Shanley 

Sent from my iPhone

 On Dec 27, 2013, at 9:36 AM, Pat Palladino dino1...@hotmail.com wrote:
 
 Three of us are looking at a female Barrow's from Merritt, which is a few 
 blocks east of Ransom Beach in Bayville.
 
 Patrick F. Palladino
 
 
 On Dec 26, 2013, at 10:40 AM, Pat Palladino dino1...@hotmail.com wrote:
 
 Male viewed in one of two separate flocks of a total of 38 Common Goldeneye.
 
 Patrick F. Palladino
 
 
 On Dec 26, 2013, at 7:34 AM, Pat Palladino dino1...@hotmail.com wrote:
 
 There is currently a Cackling Goose at Gerry Park. The Greater 
 White-Fronted Goose is not present.
 
 Patrick F. Palladino
 
 
 On Dec 21, 2013, at 12:16 PM, Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Steve Schellenger just called to report a Black Guillemot at the mouth
 of Captain's Cove and Sea Cliff in Glen Cove.  He suggests looking for
 a pull off at the intersection of Hollman BLvd and Cliffway to look
 for the bird.  I am in the field in the North Nassau CBC so I am not
 able to verify the intersections and hope I took the correct notes.
 
 He also reports a Greater White-fronted Goose seen at Gerry Pond Park
 earlier.  Good luck if you go and many thanks to Steve for the report.
 
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[nysbirds-l] Large Tern in Oceanside, Nassau County

2013-12-27 Thread Sean Sime 
Jeff Glassberg just called and asked me to post that he and Jane Scott just
observed a large tern flying west from Oceanside Park.
To quote Jeff, It looked like nothing I have seen before.

They were as far south as they could be in the park overlooking the marsh.
Anyone in the area should investigate areas to the west. One area that
comes to mind is the warm water outflow from the power plant that crosses
Long Beach Rd just north of the intersection of Austin Blvd.
If the bird flies south into Reynolds Channel it would hit the barrier
island near Lido Beach.
Hopefully more information will come, but I wanted to get the word out
quickly.

Cheers,

Sean Sime
Brooklyn, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Bald Eagles - Hempstead Lake stpk

2013-12-27 Thread Arie Gilbert 
1010 WINS AM radio news reported today that Bald Eagles are nesting at 
Hempstead Lake state park, in the vicinity of Eagle Avenue.


Arie Gilbert
North Babylon, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park Bird Report

2013-12-27 Thread Patricia Pollock 
12/27/13, Friday
Pat Pollock

Sapsucker tree near Tupelo Meadow fenced in area:
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Baltimore Oriole (m)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (m)
Song Sparrow
House Finches, many @ Feeders
Reservoir:
3 Pied-billed Grebes
4 American Coots
6 Hooded Mergansers
Buffleheads - pair
Wood Ducks 3 (2m)
Ring-necked Duck (SE)
many Northern Shovelers
ditto Mallards
Canada Geese
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrals 12/26/13 roof 91/Columbus 1 bright M, 1 F


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[nysbirds-l] Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz

2013-12-27 Thread Derek Rogers 
Dear New York Birders,

The International Rusty Blackbird Working Group (IRBWG), in partnership with 
eBird, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, 
is coordinating a Spring Migration Blitz in 2014 for Rusty Blackbirds. You may 
recall the recent Rusty Blackbird Winter Blitz, which was aimed at challenging 
birders to go out and search for Rusty Blackbirds on their wintering grounds. 
The Spring Migration Blitz holds the same concept but is aimed at gathering 
information on preferred migration stopover sites used by Rusties. Migration 
stopovers are still poorly understood and we are seeking your help in an effort 
to put together some pieces of this puzzle. In the end, we hope to answer 
questions such as; Are stopover areas on protected lands, and if so, does the 
availability of these lands limit their survival? Are there favored stopover 
locations that groups of Rusties use each year? These are just a couple of 
example questions that the IRBWG is attempting to answer and for this reason, 
the Blitz will run annually through Spring 2016. We know one thing, and its 
that the population of the Rusty Blackbird has declined by an estimated 85-99% 
in the past 40 years. 

The target Blitz dates for New York are March and April. All of the data and 
information will be collected via eBird where there will be an available drop 
down option to select RUBL Blitz Survey. 

To learn more about the Blitz objectives, target dates and identification 
challenges (ID pages should be available by January), please see the web pages 
launched by the IRBWG:
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds website is an additional, 
excellent source of information:
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While we still have a few months before the action begins, I thought it was 
appropriate to introduce the project and to encourage birders to start thinking 
about the Blitz. I will be coordinating the Blitz for the Long Island/NYC area 
and Mike Shanley has agreed to coordinate for the Staten Island area. The 
upstate region will be coordinated by Melanie McCormack. We are available to 
help answer any questions pertaining to the project, how to effectively submit 
observations in eBird, etc. 

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nearer. In the meantime, I hope everyone considers the challenge of the Blitz 
and participates in this meaningful citizen science effort. 

Best, 

Derek Rogers (drogers0...@gmail.com) NYC/LI  Blitz Coordinator
Mike Shanley (falec...@yahoo.com) Staten Island Coordinator
Melanie McCormack (mruddyd...@aol.com) Upstate New York
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[nysbirds-l] Golden Eagle

2013-12-27 Thread Gerhard Patsch 
This afternoon I spotted a Golden Eagle circling over the Hudson River from 
route 9D near Breakneck Mt.

Gerhard
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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 27 December 2013

2013-12-27 Thread Karen Fung 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Dec 27, 2013
* NYNY1312.27

- Birds Mentioned:

PACIFIC LOON+
GYRFALCON+
VARIED THRUSH+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS'S GOOSE
Cackling Goose
TUNDRA SWAN
Eurasian Wigeon
KING EIDER
Harlequin Duck
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
Black Vulture
Bald Eagle
Rough-legged Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Semipalmated Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Razorbill
BLACK GUILLEMOT
Snowy Owl
Barred Owl
Long-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
NORTHERN SHRIKE
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Orange-crowned Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
Baltimore Oriole

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
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nysa...@nybirds.org .

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos
or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

~ Transcript ~

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070

To report sightings call:
Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays)
Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 (Long Island)

Compilers: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Karen Fung

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings.  This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, December
27th, at 7:00pm.  The highlights of today's tape are VARIED THRUSH,
GYRFALCON, PACIFIC LOON, BLACK GUILLEMOT, TUNDRA SWAN, ROSS'S GOOSE,
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, KING EIDER, GLAUCOUS
GULL, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and more.

A number of good birds, some lingering and some found recently on
local Christmas counts.

The stunning male VARIED THRUSH was still being seen in Stuyvesant
Town in lower Manhattan at least to last Saturday, but we have
received no reports since then.  The thrush had been visiting
shrubbery around the Stuyvesant Oval, east of First Avenue, roughly
adjacent to East 19th Street.

A gray GYRFALCON was reported again from the Cedar Beach Marina area
both last Saturday and on Wednesday.  Watch for the falcon perching
and hunting over the marsh north of the Marina, located off the north
side of Ocean Parkway about three miles west of Captree State Park.
Be aware that there are also some Peregrine Falcons using the same
area.

A PACIFIC LOON was also seen again just off Orient Point last Saturday
and seems to be lingering in that area.  A female KING EIDER and SNOWY
OWL were among the other birds at Orient, including Orient Beach State
Park.

The Northern Nassau Christmas Count on Saturday recorded 118 species,
the highlights including GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE,
a BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continuing off Sands Point Preserve, LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL, BLACK GUILLEMOT off Sea Cliff, LESSER YELLOWLEGS,
BALD EAGLE, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, SEASIDE SPARROW, and VESPER
SPARROW.

The BLACK GUILLEMOT was still present today in the bay west of Sea
Cliff, best viewed from the beach along The Boulevard, which is an
extension south of Shore Road. Look especially from where The
Boulevard meets Cliff Way at its southern end.

A female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was also noted this week in the Ransom
Beach area, west of Bayville.

The Bronx-Westchester Count on Sunday totaled 120 species, highlights
including two EURASIAN WIGEONS (single drakes at Turtle Cove in Pelham
Bay Park and at Marshlands Conservancy in Rye), a female KING EIDER
off Milton Point in Rye, three RED-NECKED GREBES, four BLACK VULTURES,
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a count period SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL, RAZORBILL, BARRED OWL, LONG-EARED OWL, NORTHERN
SAW-WHET OWL, seven RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS with six of these at Pelham
Bay Park, and five COMMON RAVENS.  The female KING EIDER may have been
the same one seen across Long Island Sound off Bayville yesterday.

The Jones Beach West End NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen as recently as
yesterday, east of the Roosevelt Nature Center.  Seven HARLEQUIN DUCKS
were also at the West End jetty yesterday, these often also moving
across Jones Inlet to the Point Lookout jetties, where RED-NECKED
GREBE was seen last Saturday.  A LAPLAND LONGSPUR continues to be seen
with Horned Larks and Snow Buntings at Jones West End, and of course
SNOWY OWLS remain in evidence there and at many other sites, the
amazing irruption continuing.

The nice recent run of GLAUCOUS GULLS continues.  One or two have been
at Coney Island Creek in Brooklyn, with others at Bay Park in Baldwin
Wednesday, Wolfe's Pond Park on Staten Island Saturday, and farther
east, two continuing at Shinnecock Inlet and another at Hook Pond in
East Hampton on Sunday.

Other highlights out east