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[nysbirds-l] Common Gull Brooklyn
This afternoon in Brooklyn, after dropping my daughter off at the train, I made a couple of stops on the way back home to check for birds, planning not to leave the warmth of the car. There was an adult male European Wigeon off the 58th Street pier in Brooklyn and 330 RBGU roosting on the pier. A few minutes glassing the gulls circling over the Owl's Head WWTP revealed nothing of interest, but as I turned onto Shore Road to head home I saw there were a good number of RBGU roosting on Veteran's Memorial pier. I only had my binoculars and not enough warm clothing but decided to park and walk out on the pier far enough to make sure the BHGU that had frequented this area over the past few years was not roosting among them. This is what I found instead: http://tinyurl.com/k3of77w I actually had to go home and retrieve my camera (and some warmer clothes) to get these shots, and luckily the bird was still there. I say lucky because shortly thereafter the whole flock upped with some birds heading south and some north and some settling on the water. I lost the Common Gull and then did not relocate it in the next 1 hour and 45 minutes. It was a little after high tide and in total the bird was on or in the area for ~30 minutes before I lost track of it. I initially sdaw the bird around 2:00. I was initially drawn to the dark eye, smallish yellow-green bill with smudgy black subterminal markings, a more rounded head giving it a gentler expression than the nearby Ring-bills. A prominent tertial crescent and decidedly larger mirror in P10 all seemed good. The mantle color seemed concolorous with the surrounding RBGU and the legs appeared more yellow than I expected, but some research online and in my gull reference books at home seem to indicate a high degree of variability in Larus Canus, as there is in most of the larger gull taxa. Unfortunately I was not able to get any spread wing or flight shots but I did note that there was a sizable mirror on P9 and moons somewhere on P6-8/9, though I'm not exactly sure of their placement. Regards, Shane Blodgett Brooklyn 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] NYC Area RBA: 24 January 2014
RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * January 24, 2014 Birds Mentioned: (+ Details requested by NYSARC) PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ GYRFALCON+ MEW GULL+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE TUNDRA SWAN Eurasian Wigeon KING EIDER Common Eider Northern Gannet Peregrine Falcon BLACK-HEADED GULL Ring-billed Gull Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull GLAUCOUS GULL BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE Razorbill Snowy Owl Short-eared Owl Red-headed Woodpecker NORTHERN SHRIKE Horned Lark American Pipit Lapland Longspur If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to 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: Gail Benson [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 24, 2014, at 6:00 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, GYRFALCON, MEW AND BLACK-HEADED GULLS, NORTHERN SHRIKE, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, TUNDRA SWAN, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, KING EIDER and a pelagic trip reminder. Last Saturday the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was relocated north of Riverhead, feeding with a flock of Canada Geese on the north side of Sound Avenue across from the Roanoke Vineyard, a short distance east of Roanoke Avenue. As that field is used by hunters the geese hopefully moved elsewhere, but we have no subsequent reports since Saturday. There have been no definite reports of the Jones Island GYRFALCON this week but it should be looked for, especially in the marshes, from west of Gilgo east to the area north of the Cedar Beach Marina. Though the entire extent of marshes does offer good habitat both for this bird and several PEREGRINE FALCONS using the same area. Word is just in that a COMMON GULL, the Eurasian form of Mew Gull, was identified roosting today with Ring-billed Gulls on Veterans’ Memorial Pier in Brooklyn, this area south of the Verrazano bridge near where one resided in the 2009-2010 winter. Further information will be forthcoming, The Jones Beach West-End NORTHERN SHRIKE was reported west of the West-End 2 parking lot Thursday, and another was spotted Monday in East Hampton near the intersection of Old Town Road and Gin Lane. Also in East Hampton, two TUNDRA SWANS were still on Hook Pond, at least as long as it remained unfrozen through Tuesday, and three to five GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE have been again visiting the fields along Further Lane. Shinnecock Inlet has been providing a nice selection of winter birds lately with both GLAUCOUS and ICELAND GULLS being seen there. The Iceland favors the east jetty, often feeding around its tip, while one or two GLAUCOUS GULLS are usually on the west side, often on the beach. Three female KING EIDERS and at least one young male continue at Shinnecock, usually with the Common Eiders and Scoters along the beach. On Saturday four BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES joined the Gulls and NORTHERN GANNETS feeding just offshore. Then on Monday an immature BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen in the inlet. A RAZORBILL was also seen there Saturday. The best numbers for these are at Montauk Point where over 180 were counted Sunday morning. At Montauk Point they often are cycling back and forth with the Eiders and Scoters feeding off the Point, providing nice views. A BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was also at Montauk Point Sunday. Finishing up out East, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL remains at Napeague at the end of Lazy Point Road and two SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen at the Calverton Grasslands, the former Grumman Airport, late Saturday afternoon. EURASIAN WIGEONS this week were noted Saturday at Veterans’ Memorial Pier in Brooklyn, Monday on the Oyster Bay Mill Pond, Thursday at the Sayville Country Club, and at Massapequa Preserve where Thursday a hybrid Wigeon and two WILSON’S SNIPE were also present. An ICELAND GULL was at the Coney Island Creek again this week. At Jones Beach West End a LAPLAND LONGSPUR was with four AMERICAN PIPITS and some HORNED LARKS on Thursday, and RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continued near Turtle Cove at Pelham Bay Park and in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn. And of course SNOWY OWLS continue to grace our outer beaches and other suitable as well as some unexpected sites in our region. Don’t forget to call See Life Paulagics,
[nysbirds-l] Not Gyr
Apologies. Enthusiasm got the better of my judgement. A Peregrine. -- 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] Gyrfalcon
I am currently observing the Gyrfalcon from the Gilgo Beach parking lot. It is on the Osprey platform east out in the salt marsh. -- 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] Possible Common/Mew Gull
Just spoke to Shane again and the bird is positively a Common Gull. He will post more info to the list later tonight. Good birding, Rob http://citybirder.blogspot.com @thecitybirder -- 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] Possible Common/Mew Gull
Just a heads up for local birders. Shane Blodgett called me with word of a possible Common/Mew Gull in Brooklyn. The bird was roosting on the Veterans Memorial Pier within a large flock of Ring-billed Gulls when the birds flushed and moved out into the bay. He is currently scanning the birds trying to relocate it. The pier is at the western end of Bay Ridge Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Here's an info link if you plan on going this weekend: http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/americanveteransmemorialpier/ This is not far from where he located one along Gravesend Bay during the Winter of 2010. Good birding, Rob http://citybirder.blogspot.com @thecitybirder -- 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] Snowy Owls this winter
I should add that the number I cited for Bronx/Westchester is applicable,
provided "count week" Snowy Owls are included in the stats.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
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On Jan 24, 2014, at 3:01 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote:
Zero is incorrect for Bronx/Westchester. 2 is the number that I am aware
of for the CBC. They were not publicized for obvious reasons and in
compliance with the listserve rules.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
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On Jan 24, 2014, at 2:49 PM, syschiff wrote:
If you think we had some Snowy Owls, take a look at the "preliminary"
numbers reported from the NYC and LI CBC counts comprising NYSOA Region 10.
By early January a number of owls had moved on, but lots still around. This
is a most impressive total. We'll have to wait for confirmed Region and
State totals while the compilers finish and the the lists are edited.
Sy Schiff
Montauk 11
Brooklyn 15
Queens 5
Captree 14
Staten island 1
Central Park 0 (NYC only for Lower Hudson)
Northern Nassau 0
Central Suffolk 1
Smithtown 2 CW
Southern Nassau 7
Orient 2
Bronx/Westchester 0 (Bronx only)
TOTAL 58
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls this winter
Zero is incorrect for Bronx/Westchester. 2 is the number that I am aware
of for the CBC. They were not publicized for obvious reasons and in
compliance with the listserve rules.
Don't start none, won't be none" ~ Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones
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On Jan 24, 2014, at 2:49 PM, syschiff wrote:
If you think we had some Snowy Owls, take a look at the "preliminary"
numbers reported from the NYC and LI CBC counts comprising NYSOA Region 10.
By early January a number of owls had moved on, but lots still around. This
is a most impressive total. We'll have to wait for confirmed Region and
State totals while the compilers finish and the the lists are edited.
Sy Schiff
Montauk 11
Brooklyn 15
Queens 5
Captree 14
Staten island 1
Central Park 0 (NYC only for Lower Hudson)
Northern Nassau 0
Central Suffolk 1
Smithtown 2 CW
Southern Nassau 7
Orient 2
Bronx/Westchester 0 (Bronx only)
TOTAL 58
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[nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls this winter
If you think we had some Snowy Owls, take a look at the "preliminary" numbers reported from the NYC and LI CBC counts comprising NYSOA Region 10. By early January a number of owls had moved on, but lots still around. This is a most impressive total. We'll have to wait for confirmed Region and State totals while the compilers finish and the the lists are edited. Sy Schiff Montauk 11 Brooklyn 15 Queens 5 Captree 14 Staten island 1 Central Park 0 (NYC only for Lower Hudson) Northern Nassau 0 Central Suffolk 1 Smithtown 2 CW Southern Nassau 7 Orient 2 Bronx/Westchester 0 (Bronx only) TOTAL 58 -- 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] Review This Document.
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[nysbirds-l] Possible Common/Mew Gull
Just a heads up for local birders. Shane Blodgett called me with word of a possible Common/Mew Gull in Brooklyn. The bird was roosting on the Veterans Memorial Pier within a large flock of Ring-billed Gulls when the birds flushed and moved out into the bay. He is currently scanning the birds trying to relocate it. The pier is at the western end of Bay Ridge Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Here's an info link if you plan on going this weekend: http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/americanveteransmemorialpier/ This is not far from where he located one along Gravesend Bay during the Winter of 2010. Good birding, Rob http://citybirder.blogspot.com @thecitybirder -- 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] Possible Common/Mew Gull
Just spoke to Shane again and the bird is positively a Common Gull. He will post more info to the list later tonight. Good birding, Rob http://citybirder.blogspot.com @thecitybirder -- 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] Common Gull Brooklyn
This afternoon in Brooklyn, after dropping my daughter off at the train, I made a couple of stops on the way back home to check for birds, planning not to leave the warmth of the car. There was an adult male European Wigeon off the 58th Street pier in Brooklyn and 330 RBGU roosting on the pier. A few minutes glassing the gulls circling over the Owl's Head WWTP revealed nothing of interest, but as I turned onto Shore Road to head home I saw there were a good number of RBGU roosting on Veteran's Memorial pier. I only had my binoculars and not enough warm clothing but decided to park and walk out on the pier far enough to make sure the BHGU that had frequented this area over the past few years was not roosting among them. This is what I found instead: http://tinyurl.com/k3of77w I actually had to go home and retrieve my camera (and some warmer clothes) to get these shots, and luckily the bird was still there. I say lucky because shortly thereafter the whole flock upped with some birds heading south and some north and some settling on the water. I lost the Common Gull and then did not relocate it in the next 1 hour and 45 minutes. It was a little after high tide and in total the bird was on or in the area for ~30 minutes before I lost track of it. I initially sdaw the bird around 2:00. I was initially drawn to the dark eye, smallish yellow-green bill with smudgy black subterminal markings, a more rounded head giving it a gentler expression than the nearby Ring-bills. A prominent tertial crescent and decidedly larger mirror in P10 all seemed good. The mantle color seemed concolorous with the surrounding RBGU and the legs appeared more yellow than I expected, but some research online and in my gull reference books at home seem to indicate a high degree of variability in Larus Canus, as there is in most of the larger gull taxa. Unfortunately I was not able to get any spread wing or flight shots but I did note that there was a sizable mirror on P9 and moons somewhere on P6-8/9, though I'm not exactly sure of their placement. Regards, Shane Blodgett Brooklyn 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] if tinyURL isn't working
here is the original link for Common Gull photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/aplomadoperegrine/CommonGullVeteranSMemorialPierJan242014# shane -- 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/ --
