[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA
* New York* Syracuse - January 04, 2016 * NYSY 01. 04. 16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):December 28, 2015 - January 04, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortlandcompiled: December 28 AT 5:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of December 28, 2015. Highlights-- CACKLING GOOSEGREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSEICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLBLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKESHORT-EARED OWLMERLINFISH CROWGRAY CATBIRDLAPLAND LONGSPUREVENING GROSBEAK Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 1/2: 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen at the Wilgoose field on Rt.89. 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS and a CACKLING GOOSE were seen from East Road.3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen in the mucklands along Rt. 31. Onondaga County 1/2: 2 FISH CROWS were seen in Liverpool. 1/3: A MERLIN was seen on coon Hill Road north of Skaneateles. 1/4: A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found on Gulf Road south of Manlius. Oswego county 12/30: A MERLIN was seen at Oswego Harbor. 1/2: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen from Bush Road on Oneida Lake 1/3: An ICELAND GULL and a late BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE were seen from the overlook at Derby Hill. Madison county 12/29: 2 ICELAND GULLS were found at the Madison County landfill. 1/2: An ICELAND GULL, a GLAUCOUS GULL and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were all found at the Madison County landfill. Oneida county 12/29: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Sylvan Beach. 1/1: A SHORT-EARED OWL was found on the Oneida Christmas Count. No specific location was given. 1/3: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Oneida Lake from Lewis Point. An ICELAND GULL was seen where Oneida Creek enters Oneida Lake. 1/4: A GRAY CATBIRD was seen at Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary. Herkimer county 12/29: 3 EVENING GROSBEAKS were soon on Cole Road north of Little Falls. Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 13027 U.S.A. -- 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] midtown Manhattan 1/4
On the theme of lingering birds in midtown Manhattan (N.Y. City), there were up to 6 Gray Catbirds, a female E. Towhee, Hermit Thrush, Swamp Sparrow, several Song & several dozen White-throated Sparrows in Bryant Park both Sunday & Monday, Jan. 3 & 4. In a few other mid- Manhattan local parks including Madison Square and Union Square, there seemed not to be that diverse a collection. Meanwhile in Central Park, the 3 warbler species are still hanging in in respective areas where they'd been (Wilson's at the Great Hill & Pool, Orange-crowned at the n. side of E. 79 St. transverse, & Black-and-white in the area near the W. 81 St. transverse, both sides, mostly east of the W. Drive), at the same time that bone-chilling cold is, however briefly, coming to the local area. Even should the warblers survive tonight & all this month, it is February that would pose a greater challenge to survival, as it's often the toughest month for certain birds. It would be interesting to know if anyone's been out & about in the areas where last year's W. Village Couch's Kingbird spent early winter. Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- 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] Thrasher, Catbird, Towhee and Swamp Sparrow in Midtown today
Back to work in mid-town Manhattan, I thought I'd check out the "pocket park" on W. 46th Street (btwn 5th and 6th Avenues, closer to 6th) this afternoon and was nicely surprised by what I found: 1 Brown Thrasher (possibly two, but I couldn't confirm -- there has/has been a pair here for a couple of months now)2 Gray Catbird (1 fanning it's tail and picking through a garbage can -- the other didn't seem as bold and stayed mostly in the bushes while I was there)1 Eastern Towhee (female, very skulky in the underbrush on the western side of the bald cypress tree circle)1 Swamp Sparrow (has also been present since Fall -- quite skittish)8 White-throated Sparrows10 Rock Pigeons10 House Sparrows Not bad for: (1) only 10 minutes, (2) January in Manhattan, (3) such a tiny park, and (4) such a low temperature. A puddle of unfrozen water seems to have formed on a gray plastic covering that Maintenance left in the underbrush on the western side of the bald cypress tree circle, and I noticed many of the birds drinking from it. Despite the cold weather, the birds were very active -- frequently flying in and out of the sheltering bushes. Amy SimmonsNYC -- 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] Central Park NYC - Sunday January 3, 2016 incl. Black-and-white Warbler
Central Park NYC Sunday January 3, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk Birds at the Reservoir observed from the south end. Canada Goose 174 Reservoir, others on the Lake Gadwall - 8 Reservoir Mallard - 89 Reservoir, others on the Lake Northern Shoveler - 31 Reservoir, 53 Lake Bufflehead - 4 Reservoir Hooded Merganser - 5 Reservoir Ruddy Duck - 267 Reservoir Double Crested Cormorant - 2 Reservoir Turkey Vulture - 2 over Maintenance Field (Andrea Hessel) Cooper's Hawk - adult plumaged bird with yellow eyes in tupelo at Tupelo Field (Peter from Holland) Red-tailed Hawk - one perched at Pinetum, five flyovers American Coot - 2 Reservoir Ring-billed Gull - many Herring Gull - many Great Black-backed Gull - not many Great Horned Owl - continues Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 (Andrea Hessel) Downy Woodpecker - 5 Northern Flicker - Pinetum Crow species - 3 Reservoir Black-capped Chickadee - 3 Tufted Titmouse - 4 White-breasted Nuthatch - 6 Brown Creeper - Laupot Bridge (Tom Ahlf) Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Shakespeare Garden (RDC) Hermit Thrush - Azalea Pond & near Boathouse (Tom Walsh) Cedar Waxwing - 8 Azalea Pond Black-and-white Warbler - female Shakespeare Garden (DA) Fox Sparrow - Azalea Pond (Joe Giardella & RDC) White-throated Sparrow - many Dark-eyed Junco - 2 Tupelo Field House Finch - several Pine Siskin - 2 at feeders (tweeted earlier by Anders Peltomaa) American Goldfinch - at least 8 Deb Allen -- 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] Croton Park Lark Sparrow: Yes (Westchester)
Continues in the brushy area between the pavilion and the road to the Nature Center, just beyond the main parking lot. 11:25am. Karen Fung NYC http://BIRDSiVIEWS.com -- 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] R-h Woodpecker, Blydenburgh Park (Suffolk)
The immature RED-HEADED WOOD[PECKER found on the Smithtown CBC made itself almost immediately evident when I looked for it this morning. It is at the parking lot in the northeastern part of Blydenburgh County Park, at the end of New Mill Road. A flock of 9 PURPLE FINCHES was also present, near the toilet block. New Mill Road is easily accessed from Route 25 (Main Street) in Smithtown, by driving south on Brookside Drive for a short distance and then turning right. Doug Futuyma Stony Brook, 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] Dickcissel, Tufted, LB Dowitchers, Monk Parakeet - this AM
Dickcissel just north and slightly west of Tennis Courts - yes Tufted- Duck - Lake Capri, far north west corner - yes LB Dowitchers- Venetian Shores, off sail boat storage boatyard - yes Monk parakeet- Montauk Hwy, S. Wellwood Ave, Lindenhurst(CVS parking lot) - yes Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston 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/ --
