Re: [nysbirds-l] Sterling Forest, Ironwood Drive powerline
This is the second year that this happens in Sterling Forest. Last year, they did replace the cables in the powerline towers from Ringwood (NJ) to Warwick (NY) and it was done in late spring, early summer during the nesting season. This year they have been working in the same areas (cleaning the dirt roads for the jeeps and maintenance vehicles). I was there yesterday and they were doing the same thing that Dawn has described. I was told that they would be working in the area for the rest of the week. Felipe On May 12, 2015, at 9:25 PM, Dawn Hannay wrote: > Together with Adele Gotlib, I spent the day walking the power line cut and > the Sterling Valley trail at Sterling Forest today. We were disturbed to see > that crews with chainsaws were hard at work along the north right-of-way, > usually the more productive direction for Golden-winged Warblers. I > understand that the right-of-way needs to be maintained, but the timing seems > less than ideal for the warblers. > Since the noise was disruptive, we walked south, and saw only one Blue-winged > and 2 Golden-winged Warblers. We did see Prairie, Indigo Bunting, Field and > Chipping Sparrows, Great-crested Flycatcher and Yellow-throated Vireos, and a > pair of Broad-winged Hawks along the power line. > We then turned southwest to follow the Sterling Valley trail to the lake. The > birding was tough and bugs abundant, but we saw Worm-eating, Cerulean, > Black-and-white, Ovenbird, Black-throated Green and Yellow Warblers, and an > abundance of Scarlet Tanagers. Wood Ducks were on the pond, and there was a > pair of Kingbirds at the lake. > I won't list all the birds here, but we concluded with an Eagle flying over. > Bald is the expected species. but the bird was completely silhouetted and any > markings were obscured. It definitely had no white at all on the head and > tail, but it was impossible to see the mottling, if any, on the body. > Still, an exciting conclusion to a good day! > Dawn Hannay > > -- > 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] Sterling Forest, Ironwood Drive powerline
Perhaps the local Audubon Chapter or some other constituency could contact the power company and explore the possibility of refraining from disturbing/destroying essential habitat during the spring nesting season. From our experience on Long Island the power company, in a couple of cases, has been amenable to postponing vegetation management and control efforts during the nesting season, once they understood the potential impacts and realized they could undertake the management actions during a significant fraction of the year, outside the nesting season window. John Turner - Original Message - From: Dawn Hannay Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:25 pm Subject: [nysbirds-l] Sterling Forest, Ironwood Drive powerline To: "NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu" > Together with Adele Gotlib, I spent the day walking the power > line cut and > the Sterling Valley trail at Sterling Forest today. We were > disturbed to > see that crews with chainsaws were hard at work along the north > right-of-way, usually the more productive direction for Golden-winged > Warblers. I understand that the right-of-way needs to be > maintained, but > the timing seems less than ideal for the warblers. > Since the noise was disruptive, we walked south, and saw only one > Blue-winged and 2 Golden-winged Warblers. We did see Prairie, Indigo > Bunting, Field and Chipping Sparrows, Great-crested Flycatcher and > Yellow-throated Vireos, and a pair of Broad-winged Hawks along > the power > line. > We then turned southwest to follow the Sterling Valley trail to > the lake. > The birding was tough and bugs abundant, but we saw Worm-eating, > Cerulean,Black-and-white, Ovenbird, Black-throated Green and > Yellow Warblers, and an > abundance of Scarlet Tanagers. Wood Ducks were on the pond, and > there was a > pair of Kingbirds at the lake. > I won't list all the birds here, but we concluded with an Eagle flying > over. Bald is the expected species. but the bird was completely > silhouettedand any markings were obscured. It definitely had no > white at all on the > head and tail, but it was impossible to see the mottling, if > any, on the > body. > Still, an exciting conclusion to a good day! > Dawn Hannay > > -- > > 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] Sterling Forest, Ironwood Drive powerline
Together with Adele Gotlib, I spent the day walking the power line cut and the Sterling Valley trail at Sterling Forest today. We were disturbed to see that crews with chainsaws were hard at work along the north right-of-way, usually the more productive direction for Golden-winged Warblers. I understand that the right-of-way needs to be maintained, but the timing seems less than ideal for the warblers. Since the noise was disruptive, we walked south, and saw only one Blue-winged and 2 Golden-winged Warblers. We did see Prairie, Indigo Bunting, Field and Chipping Sparrows, Great-crested Flycatcher and Yellow-throated Vireos, and a pair of Broad-winged Hawks along the power line. We then turned southwest to follow the Sterling Valley trail to the lake. The birding was tough and bugs abundant, but we saw Worm-eating, Cerulean, Black-and-white, Ovenbird, Black-throated Green and Yellow Warblers, and an abundance of Scarlet Tanagers. Wood Ducks were on the pond, and there was a pair of Kingbirds at the lake. I won't list all the birds here, but we concluded with an Eagle flying over. Bald is the expected species. but the bird was completely silhouetted and any markings were obscured. It definitely had no white at all on the head and tail, but it was impossible to see the mottling, if any, on the body. Still, an exciting conclusion to a good day! Dawn Hannay -- 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] Jones Beach Coast Guard: grosbeak or bunting
Cant make pisitive id but believe its juv blue grosbeak Rob in Massapequa -- 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] Jones Beach Coast Guard: Louisiana Waterthrush
East side of parking lot Rob in Massapequa -- 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] Western Tanager photos
Here is a link to the few photos I took of female Western Tanager in Prospect Park today. Not quality but good enough to i.d. Thanks Rob for first spotting the bird. https://picasaweb.google.com/aplomadoperegrine/WesternTanagerProspectParkMay122015?authuser=0=directlink Shane BlodgettBrooklyn 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] Brooklyn Western Tanager follow up
Here's a follow up and more details regarding the Western Tanager in Prospect Park. Just before noon today, Shane Blodgett and I had been slowly making our way north along the eastern side of the Vale of Cashmere. The fountain in the ornamental pond is broken so only a little bit of water remains at the north end where birds come to bathe and drink. At the north-western edge and overhanging the pond is a small shrub-like tree adjacent to a flowering rhododendron. I noticed what I thought might have been a female Scarlet Tanager tucked in at around 11 o'clock in said tree. It was obscured by leaves, so I couldn't see the whole bird. When it turned I noticed an eye-ring and immediately tried to get Shane on the bird. As it shifted around I then saw that it had two obvious wing bars and yellow undertail! Conveniently, it then flew across the pond and landed in a shrub at eye level only about 20 feet away from us. Shane very calmly said, "It's a Western Tanager" and snapped off a few photos. Well, maybe he wasn't exactly calm and it's possible there may have been a more colorful expletive before the word "western". Anyway, the bird seemed to be eying the muddy puddle below, but was very tentative about flying into the pond. It then flew back across the pond and into a hawthorn tree where it disappeared for a few moments. When Shane walked over to try and get some more photos I spotted it flying back into the original tree where it promptly vanished. While Shane and others walked the Rose Garden and paths above the Vale of Cashmere I stayed and monitored the water, thinking it would eventually come back. After 90 minutes I had to leave, never having relocated the bird. My possibly overly optimistic thoughts are that the bird is still in the area because we never saw it fly up and out of this woodland ringed depression. Also, it was very hot by 12:30pm and the activity in this previously birdy spot had noticeably slowed. It's interesting to note that in the 1 1/2 hours that I watched the pond a really nice mix of birds came and went. In addition to an assortment of warblers, I counted oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Lincoln's Sparrow and many goldfinches. Shane will post a note once he uploads his photos of the tanager. 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] Western Tanager/NO
4 birders as of 1:45 had not relocated the WETA. 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/ --
Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Western Tanager Brooklyn Prospect Park
-- Forwarded message -- From: Shane Blodgett Date: Tue, May 12, 2015 at 12:02 PM Subject: [nysbirds-l] Western Tanager Brooklyn Prospect Park To: nys birds Rob Jett and I just found a female Westen Tanager at the Vale of Cashmere in Prospect Park Brooklyn (Kings County). Flew back up into heavy cover so trying to relocate. Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY 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] Western Tanager Brooklyn Prospect Park
Rob Jett and I just found a female Westen Tanager at the Vale of Cashmere in Prospect Park Brooklyn (Kings County). Flew back up into heavy cover so trying to relocate. Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY 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] Western Tanager/NO
4 birders as of 1:45 had not relocated the WETA. 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/ --
Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Western Tanager Brooklyn Prospect Park
-- Forwarded message -- From: Shane Blodgett shaneblodg...@yahoo.com Date: Tue, May 12, 2015 at 12:02 PM Subject: [nysbirds-l] Western Tanager Brooklyn Prospect Park To: nys birds nysbirds-l@cornell.edu Rob Jett and I just found a female Westen Tanager at the Vale of Cashmere in Prospect Park Brooklyn (Kings County). Flew back up into heavy cover so trying to relocate. Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY 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] Western Tanager Brooklyn Prospect Park
Rob Jett and I just found a female Westen Tanager at the Vale of Cashmere in Prospect Park Brooklyn (Kings County). Flew back up into heavy cover so trying to relocate. Shane Blodgett Brooklyn NY 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] Western Tanager photos
Here is a link to the few photos I took of female Western Tanager in Prospect Park today. Not quality but good enough to i.d. Thanks Rob for first spotting the bird. https://picasaweb.google.com/aplomadoperegrine/WesternTanagerProspectParkMay122015?authuser=0feat=directlink Shane BlodgettBrooklyn 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] Brooklyn Western Tanager follow up
Here's a follow up and more details regarding the Western Tanager in Prospect Park. Just before noon today, Shane Blodgett and I had been slowly making our way north along the eastern side of the Vale of Cashmere. The fountain in the ornamental pond is broken so only a little bit of water remains at the north end where birds come to bathe and drink. At the north-western edge and overhanging the pond is a small shrub-like tree adjacent to a flowering rhododendron. I noticed what I thought might have been a female Scarlet Tanager tucked in at around 11 o'clock in said tree. It was obscured by leaves, so I couldn't see the whole bird. When it turned I noticed an eye-ring and immediately tried to get Shane on the bird. As it shifted around I then saw that it had two obvious wing bars and yellow undertail! Conveniently, it then flew across the pond and landed in a shrub at eye level only about 20 feet away from us. Shane very calmly said, It's a Western Tanager and snapped off a few photos. Well, maybe he wasn't exactly calm and it's possible there may have been a more colorful expletive before the word western. Anyway, the bird seemed to be eying the muddy puddle below, but was very tentative about flying into the pond. It then flew back across the pond and into a hawthorn tree where it disappeared for a few moments. When Shane walked over to try and get some more photos I spotted it flying back into the original tree where it promptly vanished. While Shane and others walked the Rose Garden and paths above the Vale of Cashmere I stayed and monitored the water, thinking it would eventually come back. After 90 minutes I had to leave, never having relocated the bird. My possibly overly optimistic thoughts are that the bird is still in the area because we never saw it fly up and out of this woodland ringed depression. Also, it was very hot by 12:30pm and the activity in this previously birdy spot had noticeably slowed. It's interesting to note that in the 1 1/2 hours that I watched the pond a really nice mix of birds came and went. In addition to an assortment of warblers, I counted oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Lincoln's Sparrow and many goldfinches. Shane will post a note once he uploads his photos of the tanager. 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] Jones Beach Coast Guard: Louisiana Waterthrush
East side of parking lot Rob in Massapequa -- 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] Jones Beach Coast Guard: grosbeak or bunting
Cant make pisitive id but believe its juv blue grosbeak Rob in Massapequa -- 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] Sterling Forest, Ironwood Drive powerline
Together with Adele Gotlib, I spent the day walking the power line cut and the Sterling Valley trail at Sterling Forest today. We were disturbed to see that crews with chainsaws were hard at work along the north right-of-way, usually the more productive direction for Golden-winged Warblers. I understand that the right-of-way needs to be maintained, but the timing seems less than ideal for the warblers. Since the noise was disruptive, we walked south, and saw only one Blue-winged and 2 Golden-winged Warblers. We did see Prairie, Indigo Bunting, Field and Chipping Sparrows, Great-crested Flycatcher and Yellow-throated Vireos, and a pair of Broad-winged Hawks along the power line. We then turned southwest to follow the Sterling Valley trail to the lake. The birding was tough and bugs abundant, but we saw Worm-eating, Cerulean, Black-and-white, Ovenbird, Black-throated Green and Yellow Warblers, and an abundance of Scarlet Tanagers. Wood Ducks were on the pond, and there was a pair of Kingbirds at the lake. I won't list all the birds here, but we concluded with an Eagle flying over. Bald is the expected species. but the bird was completely silhouetted and any markings were obscured. It definitely had no white at all on the head and tail, but it was impossible to see the mottling, if any, on the body. Still, an exciting conclusion to a good day! Dawn Hannay -- 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] Sterling Forest, Ironwood Drive powerline
This is the second year that this happens in Sterling Forest. Last year, they did replace the cables in the powerline towers from Ringwood (NJ) to Warwick (NY) and it was done in late spring, early summer during the nesting season. This year they have been working in the same areas (cleaning the dirt roads for the jeeps and maintenance vehicles). I was there yesterday and they were doing the same thing that Dawn has described. I was told that they would be working in the area for the rest of the week. Felipe On May 12, 2015, at 9:25 PM, Dawn Hannay dawn...@gmail.com wrote: Together with Adele Gotlib, I spent the day walking the power line cut and the Sterling Valley trail at Sterling Forest today. We were disturbed to see that crews with chainsaws were hard at work along the north right-of-way, usually the more productive direction for Golden-winged Warblers. I understand that the right-of-way needs to be maintained, but the timing seems less than ideal for the warblers. Since the noise was disruptive, we walked south, and saw only one Blue-winged and 2 Golden-winged Warblers. We did see Prairie, Indigo Bunting, Field and Chipping Sparrows, Great-crested Flycatcher and Yellow-throated Vireos, and a pair of Broad-winged Hawks along the power line. We then turned southwest to follow the Sterling Valley trail to the lake. The birding was tough and bugs abundant, but we saw Worm-eating, Cerulean, Black-and-white, Ovenbird, Black-throated Green and Yellow Warblers, and an abundance of Scarlet Tanagers. Wood Ducks were on the pond, and there was a pair of Kingbirds at the lake. I won't list all the birds here, but we concluded with an Eagle flying over. Bald is the expected species. but the bird was completely silhouetted and any markings were obscured. It definitely had no white at all on the head and tail, but it was impossible to see the mottling, if any, on the body. Still, an exciting conclusion to a good day! Dawn Hannay -- 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] Sterling Forest, Ironwood Drive powerline
Perhaps the local Audubon Chapter or some other constituency could contact the power company and explore the possibility of refraining from disturbing/destroying essential habitat during the spring nesting season. From our experience on Long Island the power company, in a couple of cases, has been amenable to postponing vegetation management and control efforts during the nesting season, once they understood the potential impacts and realized they could undertake the management actions during a significant fraction of the year, outside the nesting season window. John Turner - Original Message - From: Dawn Hannay Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:25 pm Subject: [nysbirds-l] Sterling Forest, Ironwood Drive powerline To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Together with Adele Gotlib, I spent the day walking the power line cut and the Sterling Valley trail at Sterling Forest today. We were disturbed to see that crews with chainsaws were hard at work along the north right-of-way, usually the more productive direction for Golden-winged Warblers. I understand that the right-of-way needs to be maintained, but the timing seems less than ideal for the warblers. Since the noise was disruptive, we walked south, and saw only one Blue-winged and 2 Golden-winged Warblers. We did see Prairie, Indigo Bunting, Field and Chipping Sparrows, Great-crested Flycatcher and Yellow-throated Vireos, and a pair of Broad-winged Hawks along the power line. We then turned southwest to follow the Sterling Valley trail to the lake. The birding was tough and bugs abundant, but we saw Worm-eating, Cerulean,Black-and-white, Ovenbird, Black-throated Green and Yellow Warblers, and an abundance of Scarlet Tanagers. Wood Ducks were on the pond, and there was a pair of Kingbirds at the lake. I won't list all the birds here, but we concluded with an Eagle flying over. Bald is the expected species. but the bird was completely silhouettedand any markings were obscured. It definitely had no white at all on the head and tail, but it was impossible to see the mottling, if any, on the body. Still, an exciting conclusion to a good day! Dawn Hannay -- 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/ --
