[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 13 February 2015
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 13, 2015
* NYNY1502.13
- Birds mentioned
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
GYRFALCON+ (Ulster County)
MEW GULL+
THICK-BILLED MURRE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Cackling Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
American Bittern
Bald Eagle
Northern Goshawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Clapper Rail
Wilson's Snipe
LITTLE GULL
Bonaparte's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Razorbill
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
Orange-crowned Warbler
Lapland Longspur
Common Redpoll
- Transcript
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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
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070
To report sightings call:
Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day)
Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island)
Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Ben Cacace
BEGIN TAPE
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 13th
2015 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are MEW GULL, THICK-BILLED
MURRE, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, BOHEMIAN WAXWING, LITTLE GULL, GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK and
more plus an extralimital GYRFALCON.
Despite the weather a pretty decent week for birds. A second MEW GULL was
spotted Monday in Brooklyn. This bird is a year older than the first Winter
bird not seen this week around Cesar's Bay shopping mall. The gull appeared
on Veteran's Memorial Pier with a few hundred Ring-billed Gulls and was
nicely photographed before it flew off into New York Harbor. The pier is
off the Belt Parkway north of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
A few THICK-BILLED MURRES were noted during the week. There was one at
Brooklyn's Coney Island Creek off the Leonard Kaiser Pier Thursday morning,
another off Lemon Creek Pier on Staten Island Wednesday, one swimming west
on the ocean off Tiana Beach west of Shinnecock Inlet on Sunday and 2
around Montauk Point last Saturday.
The PINK-FOOTED GOOSE north of Riverhead was seen Saturday, Sunday and
Thursday in the large Canada Goose flock that gathers on the fields
bordered by Doctor's Path on the west, Sound Avenue on the north and Route
105 on the east. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED and CACKLING GEESE have also been
noted there.
A BOHEMIAN WAXWING, perhaps the bird wandering around Long Island since
January 9th, was seen Thursday near the turnaround at Jones Beach West End
where it lingered at least to this morning. Other West End birds during the
week featured the immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK plus 2 HARLEQUIN DUCKS last
Sunday. The HARLEQUINS at the West End jetty but if not there check the
jetties at Point Lookout across the inlet. Another nice bird was an adult
LITTLE GULL with one BONAPARTE'S GULL off the restaurant at Montauk Point
last Sunday morning. Over 20 RAZORBILLS were also counted there among the
many Common Eider and scoters.
The immature female type BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was still on the pond at
Moravian Cemetery north of Richmond Road on Staten Island yesterday. A
EURASIAN WIGEON also remains off the Tottenville train station. Another
EURASIAN WIGEON continues at Brooklyn's Bush Terminal Piers Park where 2
were again seen Thursday along with a RED-NECKED GREBE. While on the north
fork of Long Island a drake EURASIAN WIGEON remains at Deep Hole Creek in
Mattituck.
At Brooklyn's Marine Park recently have been 1 or 2 of the several
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS now present in the area with WILSON'S SNIPE, CLAPPER
RAIL and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER last weekend there. Other ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWKS have been seen fairly regularly at Floyd Bennett Field and especially
along Ocean Parkway from Jones Beach West End east to Cedar Beach. Also in
Brooklyn a GLAUCOUS GULL was seen again Sunday at Bush Terminal Piers Park
and an ICELAND GULL continues in the vicinity of the Cesar's Bay Mall.
Single LAPLAND LONGSPURS were at Floyd Bennett Field Saturday and Robert
Moses State Park Sunday and a flock of up to 30 COMMON REDPOLLS were around
Jones Beach West End at least to Thursday. Three GREATER WHITE-FRONTED
GEESE were still on Belmont Lake State Park Tuesday.
On eastern Long Island a drake KING EIDER remains in the Common Eider flock
that is usually just inside Shinnecock Inlet best viewed from the north end
of the main parking lot. An AMERICAN BITTERN continues along Dune Road west
of the inlet.
Over 100 BALD EAGLES were seen along the Hudson River from George's
[nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls/Rough-legged Hawks/Black-backed Woodpeckers/Gray Jays/Boreal Chickadees, & more
2/13/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) Happy 15th Anniversary to Northern New York Birds (a day early!). Thanks Dana! On this bitter cold day (never made it to zero) with wind, our 18 feeders saw record activity. Common Redpolls, Pine Siskins, and Amer. Goldfinches all continue to visit (the goldfinches are highly unusual for this location in the heart of winter). I continue to go through a record number of suet cakes this winter. We also had one Dark-eyed Junco make it into February, but I haven't seen it in the past few days. At Sabattis Bog, the pair of Gray Jays, along with large numbers of Black-capped Chickadees and Red-breasted Nuthatches, flew in for raisins, bread, and sunflower seeds. I only lasted a few seconds in the windy, minus 11 temperature. I drove down the road and stopped to listen for a Black-backed Woodpecker, and found a male right outside the car! I tried to photograph it outside the car but my hand went completely numb. I was able to photograph it from inside the car with the window down a bit. I spent an hour photographing the bird! (Photos on my Facebook page below) 2/12/15 Long Lake At Sabattis Bog, in addition to the pair of Gray Jays, Boreal Chickadees hung out in the trees while the Black-capped Chickadees ate sunflower seeds. 2/10 to 2/11/15 Long Lake (Sabattis Bog) and then two days in the Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence Valley (Jefferson Co.) I stopped at Sabattis Bog on my drive to the St. Lawrence Valley on Tuesday, 2/10/15. I found two Black-backed Woodpeckers (one at the Bog and one in another location along Sabattis Circle Road), a Pileated Woodpecker, 2 gray Jays, and at least 2 Boreal Chickadees. Between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., I found 12 Snowy Owls in Jefferson Co.! The last owl found was vocalizing - a very wild sound! (I posted Snowy Owl photos to my Facebook page below.) There were many Rough-legged Hawks (both light and dark morphs), Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Amer. Kestrel, and 3 Bald Eagles (all adults). There were also many Wild Turkeys, many Snow Buntings, a few Horned Larks, 1 Northern Shrike, several Northern Cardinals, many Amer. Tree Sparrows, and several flocks of Common Redpolls eating weed seeds on Point Peninsula. A female Ring-necked Pheasant was in the middle of a large, snowy field on Point Peninsula (photos on Facebook). On 2/11/15 a Snowy Owl flew down to the ground on a snow covered field. It was crouching, and occasionally looking up. Another Snowy Owl flew in and they tangled. The flying owl came in vocalizing! The crouching bird looked huge. I met a few photographers over the couple days - all well behaved! I stayed at "The Duck Away Motel" in Chaumont. I love out of the way motels and this 6 room motel fit the bill! It had a microwave, large refrig, coffee maker, Wi-Fi, TV, hot water - everything you need! Apparently, most of their customers in the fall are hunters, and fishermen in the winter. The lamp next to my bed had a huge glass stand - with a stuffed Northern Bobwhite inside!!! Above the lamp, was a painting of hunters shooting Amer. Black Ducks! And the wallpaper border featured many waterfowl species! It was "interesting"! I would stay there again - it puts you very close to spectacular birding areas. On 2/9/15, while driving along Route 30 in Long Lake, a Snowshoe Hare was sitting in the road. As I tried to slow down, the hare began to run parallel to my car before running up the snowbank. I looked in my rearview mirror and the hare went right back into the road! The snow is very deep now and unconsolidated, so it might be easier to get around in the road. 2/8/15 Long Lake - Three-Brook Loop Ski Trail off the Northville-Placid Trail My husband, George Yellott, and I skied the Three-Brook Loop Ski Trail (5 miles) on Sunday. We found two Black-backed Woodpeckers. The one we watched was a male. It was in the exact same location where I observed mating (in early May) several years ago! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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] GYR YES
Apologies. It was extremely cold, and I should have provided more detail. The bird appeared in the tall spruce south of Old Fort Road in Wallkill at 2:58 PM. It stayed put for 45 minutes-an hour before flying south, where it disappeared over a hill. > On Feb 13, 2015, at 3:48 PM, Scott Haber wrote: > > Although I know that Zach's email is in reference to the Wallkill Gyr, it > still might be helpful to out-of-state birders and others to provide a more > specific location when posting these updates. There have been other > Gyrfalcons in the state this year (and elsewhere in the northeast), so some > degree of specificity, even if posting quickly from a mobile device, would be > helpful. > > -Scott > >> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Zach Schwartz-Weinstein >> wrote: >> In Norway spruce at 2 PM >> >> ZSW >> Albany. >> >> -- >> >> 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: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L 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] GYR YES
Although I know that Zach's email is in reference to the Wallkill Gyr, it still might be helpful to out-of-state birders and others to provide a more specific location when posting these updates. There have been other Gyrfalcons in the state this year (and elsewhere in the northeast), so some degree of specificity, even if posting quickly from a mobile device, would be helpful. -Scott On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Zach Schwartz-Weinstein wrote: > In Norway spruce at 2 PM > > ZSW > Albany. > > -- > > 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] Via Facebook: Gyr YES
Stefan Martin has just posted on NY Birds Facebook that he's received word that the bird is being seen from Old Fort Rd now. -- 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] Gyrfalcon- Wallkill- YES
Old fort road perched high in spruce tree From: bounce-118806149-14379...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-118806149-14379...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Sean Camillieri [scamilli...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 3:01 PM To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon- Wallkill- YES The bird flew in from the east at 2:40 over Old Fort Rd. Currently perched and being seen by many. Sean Camillieri Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L 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] GYR YES
In Norway spruce at 2 PM ZSW Albany. -- 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] Bohemian waxwing
Just found the waxwing that was reported yesterday on the south side of the turnaround at Jones Beach.it is 9:45 AM Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- 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] Bohemian waxwing
Just found the waxwing that was reported yesterday on the south side of the turnaround at Jones Beach.it is 9:45 AM Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- 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] Via Facebook: Gyr YES
Stefan Martin has just posted on NY Birds Facebook that he's received word that the bird is being seen from Old Fort Rd now. -- 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] GYR YES
In Norway spruce at 2 PM ZSW Albany. -- 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] Gyrfalcon- Wallkill- YES
Old fort road perched high in spruce tree From: bounce-118806149-14379...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-118806149-14379...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Sean Camillieri [scamilli...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 3:01 PM To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon- Wallkill- YES The bird flew in from the east at 2:40 over Old Fort Rd. Currently perched and being seen by many. Sean Camillieri Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L 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] GYR YES
Apologies. It was extremely cold, and I should have provided more detail. The bird appeared in the tall spruce south of Old Fort Road in Wallkill at 2:58 PM. It stayed put for 45 minutes-an hour before flying south, where it disappeared over a hill. On Feb 13, 2015, at 3:48 PM, Scott Haber scotthab...@gmail.com wrote: Although I know that Zach's email is in reference to the Wallkill Gyr, it still might be helpful to out-of-state birders and others to provide a more specific location when posting these updates. There have been other Gyrfalcons in the state this year (and elsewhere in the northeast), so some degree of specificity, even if posting quickly from a mobile device, would be helpful. -Scott On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Zach Schwartz-Weinstein zac...@gmail.com wrote: In Norway spruce at 2 PM ZSW Albany. -- 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: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L 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] Snowy Owls/Rough-legged Hawks/Black-backed Woodpeckers/Gray Jays/Boreal Chickadees, more
2/13/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) Happy 15th Anniversary to Northern New York Birds (a day early!). Thanks Dana! On this bitter cold day (never made it to zero) with wind, our 18 feeders saw record activity. Common Redpolls, Pine Siskins, and Amer. Goldfinches all continue to visit (the goldfinches are highly unusual for this location in the heart of winter). I continue to go through a record number of suet cakes this winter. We also had one Dark-eyed Junco make it into February, but I haven't seen it in the past few days. At Sabattis Bog, the pair of Gray Jays, along with large numbers of Black-capped Chickadees and Red-breasted Nuthatches, flew in for raisins, bread, and sunflower seeds. I only lasted a few seconds in the windy, minus 11 temperature. I drove down the road and stopped to listen for a Black-backed Woodpecker, and found a male right outside the car! I tried to photograph it outside the car but my hand went completely numb. I was able to photograph it from inside the car with the window down a bit. I spent an hour photographing the bird! (Photos on my Facebook page below) 2/12/15 Long Lake At Sabattis Bog, in addition to the pair of Gray Jays, Boreal Chickadees hung out in the trees while the Black-capped Chickadees ate sunflower seeds. 2/10 to 2/11/15 Long Lake (Sabattis Bog) and then two days in the Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence Valley (Jefferson Co.) I stopped at Sabattis Bog on my drive to the St. Lawrence Valley on Tuesday, 2/10/15. I found two Black-backed Woodpeckers (one at the Bog and one in another location along Sabattis Circle Road), a Pileated Woodpecker, 2 gray Jays, and at least 2 Boreal Chickadees. Between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., I found 12 Snowy Owls in Jefferson Co.! The last owl found was vocalizing - a very wild sound! (I posted Snowy Owl photos to my Facebook page below.) There were many Rough-legged Hawks (both light and dark morphs), Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Amer. Kestrel, and 3 Bald Eagles (all adults). There were also many Wild Turkeys, many Snow Buntings, a few Horned Larks, 1 Northern Shrike, several Northern Cardinals, many Amer. Tree Sparrows, and several flocks of Common Redpolls eating weed seeds on Point Peninsula. A female Ring-necked Pheasant was in the middle of a large, snowy field on Point Peninsula (photos on Facebook). On 2/11/15 a Snowy Owl flew down to the ground on a snow covered field. It was crouching, and occasionally looking up. Another Snowy Owl flew in and they tangled. The flying owl came in vocalizing! The crouching bird looked huge. I met a few photographers over the couple days - all well behaved! I stayed at The Duck Away Motel in Chaumont. I love out of the way motels and this 6 room motel fit the bill! It had a microwave, large refrig, coffee maker, Wi-Fi, TV, hot water - everything you need! Apparently, most of their customers in the fall are hunters, and fishermen in the winter. The lamp next to my bed had a huge glass stand - with a stuffed Northern Bobwhite inside!!! Above the lamp, was a painting of hunters shooting Amer. Black Ducks! And the wallpaper border featured many waterfowl species! It was interesting! I would stay there again - it puts you very close to spectacular birding areas. On 2/9/15, while driving along Route 30 in Long Lake, a Snowshoe Hare was sitting in the road. As I tried to slow down, the hare began to run parallel to my car before running up the snowbank. I looked in my rearview mirror and the hare went right back into the road! The snow is very deep now and unconsolidated, so it might be easier to get around in the road. 2/8/15 Long Lake - Three-Brook Loop Ski Trail off the Northville-Placid Trail My husband, George Yellott, and I skied the Three-Brook Loop Ski Trail (5 miles) on Sunday. We found two Black-backed Woodpeckers. The one we watched was a male. It was in the exact same location where I observed mating (in early May) several years ago! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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] GYR YES
Although I know that Zach's email is in reference to the Wallkill Gyr, it still might be helpful to out-of-state birders and others to provide a more specific location when posting these updates. There have been other Gyrfalcons in the state this year (and elsewhere in the northeast), so some degree of specificity, even if posting quickly from a mobile device, would be helpful. -Scott On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Zach Schwartz-Weinstein zac...@gmail.com wrote: In Norway spruce at 2 PM ZSW Albany. -- 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] NYC Area RBA: 13 February 2015
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 13, 2015
* NYNY1502.13
- Birds mentioned
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
GYRFALCON+ (Ulster County)
MEW GULL+
THICK-BILLED MURRE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Cackling Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
American Bittern
Bald Eagle
Northern Goshawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Clapper Rail
Wilson's Snipe
LITTLE GULL
Bonaparte's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Razorbill
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
Orange-crowned Warbler
Lapland Longspur
Common Redpoll
- Transcript
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Number: (212) 979-3070
To report sightings call:
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Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Ben Cacace
BEGIN TAPE
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 13th
2015 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are MEW GULL, THICK-BILLED
MURRE, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, BOHEMIAN WAXWING, LITTLE GULL, GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK and
more plus an extralimital GYRFALCON.
Despite the weather a pretty decent week for birds. A second MEW GULL was
spotted Monday in Brooklyn. This bird is a year older than the first Winter
bird not seen this week around Cesar's Bay shopping mall. The gull appeared
on Veteran's Memorial Pier with a few hundred Ring-billed Gulls and was
nicely photographed before it flew off into New York Harbor. The pier is
off the Belt Parkway north of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
A few THICK-BILLED MURRES were noted during the week. There was one at
Brooklyn's Coney Island Creek off the Leonard Kaiser Pier Thursday morning,
another off Lemon Creek Pier on Staten Island Wednesday, one swimming west
on the ocean off Tiana Beach west of Shinnecock Inlet on Sunday and 2
around Montauk Point last Saturday.
The PINK-FOOTED GOOSE north of Riverhead was seen Saturday, Sunday and
Thursday in the large Canada Goose flock that gathers on the fields
bordered by Doctor's Path on the west, Sound Avenue on the north and Route
105 on the east. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED and CACKLING GEESE have also been
noted there.
A BOHEMIAN WAXWING, perhaps the bird wandering around Long Island since
January 9th, was seen Thursday near the turnaround at Jones Beach West End
where it lingered at least to this morning. Other West End birds during the
week featured the immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK plus 2 HARLEQUIN DUCKS last
Sunday. The HARLEQUINS at the West End jetty but if not there check the
jetties at Point Lookout across the inlet. Another nice bird was an adult
LITTLE GULL with one BONAPARTE'S GULL off the restaurant at Montauk Point
last Sunday morning. Over 20 RAZORBILLS were also counted there among the
many Common Eider and scoters.
The immature female type BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was still on the pond at
Moravian Cemetery north of Richmond Road on Staten Island yesterday. A
EURASIAN WIGEON also remains off the Tottenville train station. Another
EURASIAN WIGEON continues at Brooklyn's Bush Terminal Piers Park where 2
were again seen Thursday along with a RED-NECKED GREBE. While on the north
fork of Long Island a drake EURASIAN WIGEON remains at Deep Hole Creek in
Mattituck.
At Brooklyn's Marine Park recently have been 1 or 2 of the several
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS now present in the area with WILSON'S SNIPE, CLAPPER
RAIL and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER last weekend there. Other ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWKS have been seen fairly regularly at Floyd Bennett Field and especially
along Ocean Parkway from Jones Beach West End east to Cedar Beach. Also in
Brooklyn a GLAUCOUS GULL was seen again Sunday at Bush Terminal Piers Park
and an ICELAND GULL continues in the vicinity of the Cesar's Bay Mall.
Single LAPLAND LONGSPURS were at Floyd Bennett Field Saturday and Robert
Moses State Park Sunday and a flock of up to 30 COMMON REDPOLLS were around
Jones Beach West End at least to Thursday. Three GREATER WHITE-FRONTED
GEESE were still on Belmont Lake State Park Tuesday.
On eastern Long Island a drake KING EIDER remains in the Common Eider flock
that is usually just inside Shinnecock Inlet best viewed from the north end
of the main parking lot. An AMERICAN BITTERN continues along Dune Road west
of the inlet.
Over 100 BALD EAGLES were seen along the Hudson River from George's
