[nysbirds-l] "Get the gloves out again" !

2015-04-23 Thread robert adamo 
Because of a fairly late start, I decided not to go up west "long" (
Hempstead Lake S.P.) and instead, just went west "short' ( Smith Point
C.P.). Upon arrival there, I found Bob Gunning & Dick Belanger, who by then
had seen all the species reported yesterday, except for the Rose-breasted
Grosbeak.

Once out of the car I opened the trunk, and in addition to getting the
spotting scope, I dug out the much needed gloves - the wind at the ocean
was tough this morning ! As Bob walked up to the car, he didn't say "Hi"
first, but gave the best of "birder" greetings..."there it is" ! The Blue
Grosbeak was in the same open spot he  was in yesterday, except with
today's howling wind being most inhospitable - in a short while the bird
took off over the parking lot, heading east.

Besides finding the Savannah Sparrow I reported on yesterday, Dick & Bob
found 2 additional Savannahs fitting that description (a very bright, and
lengthy, yellow supercillium). However, when trying to show me all 3 birds,
we could only find 2, with one almost as bright as the 4/22 bird, and the
other, while being bright, certainly the lesser of the two.  They also had
a Bald Eagle, as well as a Turkey Vulture, fly over !

After going our separate ways, I headed to Dune Rd, Westhampton Beach,
taking it east to Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays, and finding it very quiet.

Cheers,
Bob
P.S...The following should have been the last paragraph in my post on 4/22,
at 20:11:39.

At my last stop of the day (the Eastport C.C.lake on Montauk Highway,
Eastport) I had the following sightings. The #'s involved, along with the
date, make them noteworthy. There were ~ 180 lingering Lesser Scaup,
together with ~ 110 Ruddy Ducks ( 8 of which were nearing full breeding
plumage ).

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Virginia Rail in Central Park (Manhattan)

2015-04-23 Thread David Barrett 
Just a follow-up on the Virginia Rail: I have seen a discussion on another
board suggesting this bird *may* have been released by the Wild Bird Fund.
It is too late to confirm either way, but I wanted people to know that
there is some question of provenance before they go out of their way to try
to see it.


On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:14 PM, David Barrett  wrote:

> There is an apparently reliable (yet still unconfirmed) eBird report this
> evening (April 23) of a *Virginia Rail* in the Loch, which is the small
> stream in the North End of Central Park.
>
> The last Virginia Rail known to visit Central Park, in September 2013,
> stayed overnight at least once. Tonight's moderate NW winds would suggest
> an overnight stay is possible. So you may want check the Loch tomorrow, at
> various times of day. The last one was not seen again, despite extensive
> searching, until the following evening.
>
> David Barrett
> www.bigmanhattanyear.com
>
>
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[nysbirds-l] Virginia Rail in Central Park (Manhattan)

2015-04-23 Thread David Barrett 
There is an apparently reliable (yet still unconfirmed) eBird report this
evening (April 23) of a *Virginia Rail* in the Loch, which is the small
stream in the North End of Central Park.

The last Virginia Rail known to visit Central Park, in September 2013,
stayed overnight at least once. Tonight's moderate NW winds would suggest
an overnight stay is possible. So you may want check the Loch tomorrow, at
various times of day. The last one was not seen again, despite extensive
searching, until the following evening.

David Barrett
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler

2015-04-23 Thread Richard Guthrie 
There was one reliably reported to eBird from Sullivan County, NY today as
well.

Rich Guthrie

On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:42 PM, syschiff  wrote:

>  A Yellow-throated Warbler made a brief appearance at Hempstead Lake SP
> this morning.  The overall numbers in the NY area are very unusual this
> Spring.
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[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 23 Apr 2015

2015-04-23 Thread David Suggs 
- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 04/23/2015
* NYBU1504.23
- Birds mentioned

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  NEOTROPIC CORMORANT
  AMERICAN AVOCET
  GOLDEN EAGLE
  Pied-billed Grebe
  Horned Grebe
  Northern Pintail
  Northern Shoveler
  Ring-necked Duck
  Lesser Scaup
  Bufflehead
  Red-br. Merganser
  Ruddy Duck
  Northern Harrier
  Sharp-sh. Hawk
  Broad-winged Hawk
  Red-tailed Hawk
  American Kestrel
  Virginia Rail
  Common Gallinule
  Yellow-b. Sapsucker
  Hermit Thrush
  Brown Thrasher
  Fox Sparrow

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  Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science
  Date: 04/23/2015
  Number:   716-896-1271
  To Report:Same
  Compiler: David F. Suggs
  Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
  Website:  www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org

  Thursday, April 23, 2015

  The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your
  Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological
  Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press
  the pound key to report sightings before the end of this
  report.

  Highlights of reports received April 16 through April 23
  from the Niagara Frontier Region.

  A new species for the region - April 23, a NEOTROPIC
  CORMORANT in the Chautauqua County Town of Pomfret.
  Originally seen in flight by a driver on the New York State
  Thruway near the SUNY Fredonia campus in the early morning;
  later the NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was located on a private pond,
  viewed from Van Buren Road, west of Route 5.

  April 18, on Lake Ontario in Ontario, a most unusual report
  - a record count of 10 AMERICAN AVOCETS, at a rare time of
  year, atypically floating in a flock, on deep water off the
  west pier at Port Dalhousie in Saint Catharines. The
  AMERICAN AVOCETS were observed from noon until at least 4
  PM.

  In Buffalo, April 19, a low flying juvenile GOLDEN EAGLE
  over Tifft Nature Preserve. Other migrant hawks over Tifft
  Nature Preserve - SHARP-SH. HAWK, NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-
  TAILED HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK and AMERICAN KESTREL. Also in
  the preserve, 3 VIRGINIA RAILS, YELLOW-B. SAPSUCKER, 7
  HERMIT THRUSHES, 2 BROWN THRASHERS and a FOX SPARROW. BROWN
  THRASHER also reported in a yard in the Village of Wilson.

  And in the Iroquois Refuge, April 17, 2 COMMON GALLINULES
  first noted at Cayuga Pool. Down the Feeder Road at Mohawk
  Pool, abundant NORTHERN PINTAILS and RING-NECKED DUCKS, with
  NORTHERN SHOVELER, LESSER SCAUP, BUFFLEHEAD, RED-BR.
  MERGANSER, RUDDY DUCK, PIED-BILLED GREBE and HORNED GREBE.

  The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, April 30.
  Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may
  report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and
  reporting.

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Neotropic Cormorant - Chatauqua County

2015-04-23 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter 
After reading the post below this morning, Gale VerHague went out looking
for the NEOTROPIC CORMORANT and she found it(!) on Lake Erie at Lake Erie
State Park, just north of Brocton. This is about five miles from where Jim
Pawlicki first saw it this morning. She sent out a text alert to WNYBIRDS at
11:30. The bird flew a little after 1:00 but Sue Barth and Gale relocated it
about two miles away at a large pond on Van Buren Road (County Route 73) in
the Town of Pomfret. The bird left the pond twice for about 15 minutes each
time. As Celeste Morien and I raced down to try for the bird, Sue kept us
updated with texts. Three times our greatest fears were realized when she
told us that it had taken off. Twice our excitement reached new heights when
she said it had been refound. When we arrived, however, the bird was not
there. But somehow it snuck in and Greg Lawrence noticed it! It stayed for
the entire time we were there, about an hour. Mostly it sat on the grass on
the back side of the pond but it was also swimming around the pond. There
were 25 or so Double-crested Cormorants at the pond also.

 

Big kudos to Jim for identifying the bird while driving, something most
mortals would not even attempt, as well as for getting the word out. The
same to Gale for having the initiative to search for the bird and having in
mind good places to check. I think it's amazing that she found it twice
(with Sue's help the second time), miles apart.

 

Record shots will be up on my Flickr site shortly.

 

DIRECTIONS:

The locations were near Lake Erie between the Dunkirk-Fredonia exit and the
Westfield exit from the NYS Thruway. If coming from the north, exit at
Dunkirk-Fredonia and turn left onto NY 60. In 0.6 miles, turn right onto Rt
20 (heading southwest). In 1.4 miles, turn right onto Temple Street in
Fredonia. In 1.1 miles turn left onto Matteson, across from SUNY Fredonia.
Matteson eventually becomes Van Buren Road. In 2.5 miles from Temple Street,
the pond will be in your right. Lake Erie S.P. is about two miles southwest
of the pond.

 

Good birding!

Willie

 

From: bounce-119086408-15084...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-119086408-15084...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Willie
D'Anna and Betsy Potter
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 7:57 AM
To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu; 'nysbirds-l'; 'David Suggs'
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Neotropic Cormorant - Fredonia, Chatauqua County

 

At 6:42 this morning, Jim Pawlicki texted to WNYBIRDS that he had an adult
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT while driving on the NYS Thruway. The bird was flying
WSW, basically following the Thruway, with a flock of 12 Double-crested
Cormorants. He pulled over onto the shoulder and got a look at the bird in
his binoculars, noting the white on the head. Fortunately, the flock flew
right over him when he was out of the car and he managed to get a record
shot of the flock with his cell phone. The photo shows a much smaller
cormorant. The location was along the I-90 between Temple Road and Brigham
Road in Fredonia. Barcelona Harbor would be a spot worth checking for this
bird. If there is a Chautauqua County birding list or facebook page, could
someone please cross-post this?

 

Earlier this month there was a Neotropic Cormorant in Hamilton, Ontario that
stayed for several days. Local birders have been looking for the species in
western NY. There are currently no accepted records of Neotropic Cormorant
in New York State. A record of one flying by Hamlin Beach SP a couple of
years ago, which was also photographed, is currently under review by the
committee.

 

Good birding!

Willie

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Odenates: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/dragonflies

 

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[nysbirds-l] State Park Birding/Warblers and Vireos

2015-04-23 Thread Robert A. Proniewych 
Some birding in the State Parks on Long Island this morning was productive
in variety if not numbers. Teaming up with Bob Anderson, Phil Uruburu and
Arie Gilbert added more eyes and skill to the mix.
Jones Beach West End 2 though not productive did turn up a FOS in the form
of a beautiful adult male Orchard Oriole by the Coast Guard Station. The
winds caused us to cut short our search and meet up at Hempstead Lake State
Park. Some intel from Ed Becher about White-eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo,
Praire Warbler and Yellow-throated Warbler brought us to the park. Pine,
Yellow-rumped and Black and white Warblers were seen but no Praire or
Yellow-throated. A Northern Parula was heard. A White-eyed Vireo was at
first elusive and then gave itself up for good views. Next on the agenda
was Valley Stream State Park. Blue headed and Warbling Vireo were on tap. A
few Yellow Warblers appeared. Arie called out American Redstart and Bob
Anderson found a Northern Waterthrush. I found a Nashville Warbler keeping
low in the multiflora rose bushes. Not great numbers of birds but a nice
variety of birds and birders. Thanks guys.
Robert A. Proniewych

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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler

2015-04-23 Thread syschiff 
A Yellow-throated Warbler made a brief appearance at Hempstead Lake SP this 
morning.  The overall numbers in the NY area are very unusual this Spring.

Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler at Greenwood Cemetery

2015-04-23 Thread Isaac Grant 
After a long search eventually found at at the Sylvan Water. It was calling 
from inside dense bushes the border the hillside next to white flowering trees. 

Isaac Grant
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[nysbirds-l] Neotropic Cormorant - Fredonia, Chatauqua County

2015-04-23 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter 
At 6:42 this morning, Jim Pawlicki texted to WNYBIRDS that he had an adult
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT while driving on the NYS Thruway. The bird was flying
WSW, basically following the Thruway, with a flock of 12 Double-crested
Cormorants. He pulled over onto the shoulder and got a look at the bird in
his binoculars, noting the white on the head. Fortunately, the flock flew
right over him when he was out of the car and he managed to get a record
shot of the flock with his cell phone. The photo shows a much smaller
cormorant. The location was along the I-90 between Temple Road and Brigham
Road in Fredonia. Barcelona Harbor would be a spot worth checking for this
bird. If there is a Chautauqua County birding list or facebook page, could
someone please cross-post this?

 

Earlier this month there was a Neotropic Cormorant in Hamilton, Ontario that
stayed for several days. Local birders have been looking for the species in
western NY. There are currently no accepted records of Neotropic Cormorant
in New York State. A record of one flying by Hamlin Beach SP a couple of
years ago, which was also photographed, is currently under review by the
committee.

 

Good birding!

Willie

-

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Betsy Potter

Wilson, NY

dannapotterATroadrunner.com

http://www.betsypottersart.com  

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

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Odenates: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/dragonflies

 


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[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler at Greenwood Cemetery

2015-04-23 Thread Isaac Grant 
After a long search eventually found at at the Sylvan Water. It was calling 
from inside dense bushes the border the hillside next to white flowering trees. 

Isaac Grant
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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler

2015-04-23 Thread syschiff 
A Yellow-throated Warbler made a brief appearance at Hempstead Lake SP this 
morning.  The overall numbers in the NY area are very unusual this Spring.

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[nysbirds-l] State Park Birding/Warblers and Vireos

2015-04-23 Thread Robert A. Proniewych 
Some birding in the State Parks on Long Island this morning was productive
in variety if not numbers. Teaming up with Bob Anderson, Phil Uruburu and
Arie Gilbert added more eyes and skill to the mix.
Jones Beach West End 2 though not productive did turn up a FOS in the form
of a beautiful adult male Orchard Oriole by the Coast Guard Station. The
winds caused us to cut short our search and meet up at Hempstead Lake State
Park. Some intel from Ed Becher about White-eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo,
Praire Warbler and Yellow-throated Warbler brought us to the park. Pine,
Yellow-rumped and Black and white Warblers were seen but no Praire or
Yellow-throated. A Northern Parula was heard. A White-eyed Vireo was at
first elusive and then gave itself up for good views. Next on the agenda
was Valley Stream State Park. Blue headed and Warbling Vireo were on tap. A
few Yellow Warblers appeared. Arie called out American Redstart and Bob
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Virginia Rail in Central Park (Manhattan)

2015-04-23 Thread David Barrett 
Just a follow-up on the Virginia Rail: I have seen a discussion on another
board suggesting this bird *may* have been released by the Wild Bird Fund.
It is too late to confirm either way, but I wanted people to know that
there is some question of provenance before they go out of their way to try
to see it.


On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:14 PM, David Barrett mil...@gmail.com wrote:

 There is an apparently reliable (yet still unconfirmed) eBird report this
 evening (April 23) of a *Virginia Rail* in the Loch, which is the small
 stream in the North End of Central Park.

 The last Virginia Rail known to visit Central Park, in September 2013,
 stayed overnight at least once. Tonight's moderate NW winds would suggest
 an overnight stay is possible. So you may want check the Loch tomorrow, at
 various times of day. The last one was not seen again, despite extensive
 searching, until the following evening.

 David Barrett
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Neotropic Cormorant - Chatauqua County

2015-04-23 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter 
After reading the post below this morning, Gale VerHague went out looking
for the NEOTROPIC CORMORANT and she found it(!) on Lake Erie at Lake Erie
State Park, just north of Brocton. This is about five miles from where Jim
Pawlicki first saw it this morning. She sent out a text alert to WNYBIRDS at
11:30. The bird flew a little after 1:00 but Sue Barth and Gale relocated it
about two miles away at a large pond on Van Buren Road (County Route 73) in
the Town of Pomfret. The bird left the pond twice for about 15 minutes each
time. As Celeste Morien and I raced down to try for the bird, Sue kept us
updated with texts. Three times our greatest fears were realized when she
told us that it had taken off. Twice our excitement reached new heights when
she said it had been refound. When we arrived, however, the bird was not
there. But somehow it snuck in and Greg Lawrence noticed it! It stayed for
the entire time we were there, about an hour. Mostly it sat on the grass on
the back side of the pond but it was also swimming around the pond. There
were 25 or so Double-crested Cormorants at the pond also.

 

Big kudos to Jim for identifying the bird while driving, something most
mortals would not even attempt, as well as for getting the word out. The
same to Gale for having the initiative to search for the bird and having in
mind good places to check. I think it's amazing that she found it twice
(with Sue's help the second time), miles apart.

 

Record shots will be up on my Flickr site shortly.

 

DIRECTIONS:

The locations were near Lake Erie between the Dunkirk-Fredonia exit and the
Westfield exit from the NYS Thruway. If coming from the north, exit at
Dunkirk-Fredonia and turn left onto NY 60. In 0.6 miles, turn right onto Rt
20 (heading southwest). In 1.4 miles, turn right onto Temple Street in
Fredonia. In 1.1 miles turn left onto Matteson, across from SUNY Fredonia.
Matteson eventually becomes Van Buren Road. In 2.5 miles from Temple Street,
the pond will be in your right. Lake Erie S.P. is about two miles southwest
of the pond.

 

Good birding!

Willie

 

From: bounce-119086408-15084...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-119086408-15084...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Willie
D'Anna and Betsy Potter
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 7:57 AM
To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu; 'nysbirds-l'; 'David Suggs'
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Neotropic Cormorant - Fredonia, Chatauqua County

 

At 6:42 this morning, Jim Pawlicki texted to WNYBIRDS that he had an adult
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT while driving on the NYS Thruway. The bird was flying
WSW, basically following the Thruway, with a flock of 12 Double-crested
Cormorants. He pulled over onto the shoulder and got a look at the bird in
his binoculars, noting the white on the head. Fortunately, the flock flew
right over him when he was out of the car and he managed to get a record
shot of the flock with his cell phone. The photo shows a much smaller
cormorant. The location was along the I-90 between Temple Road and Brigham
Road in Fredonia. Barcelona Harbor would be a spot worth checking for this
bird. If there is a Chautauqua County birding list or facebook page, could
someone please cross-post this?

 

Earlier this month there was a Neotropic Cormorant in Hamilton, Ontario that
stayed for several days. Local birders have been looking for the species in
western NY. There are currently no accepted records of Neotropic Cormorant
in New York State. A record of one flying by Hamlin Beach SP a couple of
years ago, which was also photographed, is currently under review by the
committee.

 

Good birding!

Willie

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Betsy Potter

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Odenates: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/dragonflies

 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler

2015-04-23 Thread Richard Guthrie 
There was one reliably reported to eBird from Sullivan County, NY today as
well.

Rich Guthrie

On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:42 PM, syschiff icte...@optonline.net wrote:

  A Yellow-throated Warbler made a brief appearance at Hempstead Lake SP
 this morning.  The overall numbers in the NY area are very unusual this
 Spring.

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[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 23 Apr 2015

2015-04-23 Thread David Suggs 
- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 04/23/2015
* NYBU1504.23
- Birds mentioned

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  NEOTROPIC CORMORANT
  AMERICAN AVOCET
  GOLDEN EAGLE
  Pied-billed Grebe
  Horned Grebe
  Northern Pintail
  Northern Shoveler
  Ring-necked Duck
  Lesser Scaup
  Bufflehead
  Red-br. Merganser
  Ruddy Duck
  Northern Harrier
  Sharp-sh. Hawk
  Broad-winged Hawk
  Red-tailed Hawk
  American Kestrel
  Virginia Rail
  Common Gallinule
  Yellow-b. Sapsucker
  Hermit Thrush
  Brown Thrasher
  Fox Sparrow

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  Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science
  Date: 04/23/2015
  Number:   716-896-1271
  To Report:Same
  Compiler: David F. Suggs
  Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
  Website:  www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org

  Thursday, April 23, 2015

  The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your
  Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological
  Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press
  the pound key to report sightings before the end of this
  report.

  Highlights of reports received April 16 through April 23
  from the Niagara Frontier Region.

  A new species for the region - April 23, a NEOTROPIC
  CORMORANT in the Chautauqua County Town of Pomfret.
  Originally seen in flight by a driver on the New York State
  Thruway near the SUNY Fredonia campus in the early morning;
  later the NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was located on a private pond,
  viewed from Van Buren Road, west of Route 5.

  April 18, on Lake Ontario in Ontario, a most unusual report
  - a record count of 10 AMERICAN AVOCETS, at a rare time of
  year, atypically floating in a flock, on deep water off the
  west pier at Port Dalhousie in Saint Catharines. The
  AMERICAN AVOCETS were observed from noon until at least 4
  PM.

  In Buffalo, April 19, a low flying juvenile GOLDEN EAGLE
  over Tifft Nature Preserve. Other migrant hawks over Tifft
  Nature Preserve - SHARP-SH. HAWK, NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-
  TAILED HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK and AMERICAN KESTREL. Also in
  the preserve, 3 VIRGINIA RAILS, YELLOW-B. SAPSUCKER, 7
  HERMIT THRUSHES, 2 BROWN THRASHERS and a FOX SPARROW. BROWN
  THRASHER also reported in a yard in the Village of Wilson.

  And in the Iroquois Refuge, April 17, 2 COMMON GALLINULES
  first noted at Cayuga Pool. Down the Feeder Road at Mohawk
  Pool, abundant NORTHERN PINTAILS and RING-NECKED DUCKS, with
  NORTHERN SHOVELER, LESSER SCAUP, BUFFLEHEAD, RED-BR.
  MERGANSER, RUDDY DUCK, PIED-BILLED GREBE and HORNED GREBE.

  The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, April 30.
  Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may
  report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and
  reporting.

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[nysbirds-l] Neotropic Cormorant - Fredonia, Chatauqua County

2015-04-23 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter 
At 6:42 this morning, Jim Pawlicki texted to WNYBIRDS that he had an adult
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT while driving on the NYS Thruway. The bird was flying
WSW, basically following the Thruway, with a flock of 12 Double-crested
Cormorants. He pulled over onto the shoulder and got a look at the bird in
his binoculars, noting the white on the head. Fortunately, the flock flew
right over him when he was out of the car and he managed to get a record
shot of the flock with his cell phone. The photo shows a much smaller
cormorant. The location was along the I-90 between Temple Road and Brigham
Road in Fredonia. Barcelona Harbor would be a spot worth checking for this
bird. If there is a Chautauqua County birding list or facebook page, could
someone please cross-post this?

 

Earlier this month there was a Neotropic Cormorant in Hamilton, Ontario that
stayed for several days. Local birders have been looking for the species in
western NY. There are currently no accepted records of Neotropic Cormorant
in New York State. A record of one flying by Hamlin Beach SP a couple of
years ago, which was also photographed, is currently under review by the
committee.

 

Good birding!

Willie

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Betsy Potter

Wilson, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Get the gloves out again !

2015-04-23 Thread robert adamo 
Because of a fairly late start, I decided not to go up west long (
Hempstead Lake S.P.) and instead, just went west short' ( Smith Point
C.P.). Upon arrival there, I found Bob Gunning  Dick Belanger, who by then
had seen all the species reported yesterday, except for the Rose-breasted
Grosbeak.

Once out of the car I opened the trunk, and in addition to getting the
spotting scope, I dug out the much needed gloves - the wind at the ocean
was tough this morning ! As Bob walked up to the car, he didn't say Hi
first, but gave the best of birder greetings...there it is ! The Blue
Grosbeak was in the same open spot he  was in yesterday, except with
today's howling wind being most inhospitable - in a short while the bird
took off over the parking lot, heading east.

Besides finding the Savannah Sparrow I reported on yesterday, Dick  Bob
found 2 additional Savannahs fitting that description (a very bright, and
lengthy, yellow supercillium). However, when trying to show me all 3 birds,
we could only find 2, with one almost as bright as the 4/22 bird, and the
other, while being bright, certainly the lesser of the two.  They also had
a Bald Eagle, as well as a Turkey Vulture, fly over !

After going our separate ways, I headed to Dune Rd, Westhampton Beach,
taking it east to Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays, and finding it very quiet.

Cheers,
Bob
P.S...The following should have been the last paragraph in my post on 4/22,
at 20:11:39.

At my last stop of the day (the Eastport C.C.lake on Montauk Highway,
Eastport) I had the following sightings. The #'s involved, along with the
date, make them noteworthy. There were ~ 180 lingering Lesser Scaup,
together with ~ 110 Ruddy Ducks ( 8 of which were nearing full breeding
plumage ).

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[nysbirds-l] Virginia Rail in Central Park (Manhattan)

2015-04-23 Thread David Barrett 
There is an apparently reliable (yet still unconfirmed) eBird report this
evening (April 23) of a *Virginia Rail* in the Loch, which is the small
stream in the North End of Central Park.

The last Virginia Rail known to visit Central Park, in September 2013,
stayed overnight at least once. Tonight's moderate NW winds would suggest
an overnight stay is possible. So you may want check the Loch tomorrow, at
various times of day. The last one was not seen again, despite extensive
searching, until the following evening.

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