[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay - Big John's Pond stakeout

[Tim Healy]

I spent most of the morning at the Big John's Pond blind at Jamaica Bay. The 
diversity and number of migrants are greatly reduced from last week, with 
Blackpolls being the only definite passage warblers observed. Both cuckoos 
(Black-billed seen quite well!) and both night-herons in adult plumage were 
welcome additions to the day total. Many local species are raising young, and 
the stars of the today's show were the nesting Barn Owls. They were far more 
active and visible than they've been on my previous visits to the refuge, and 
there's at least one fuzzy owlet in the box. A quick jaunt over to the West 
Pond turned up Clapper Rail, Peregrine, and more water birds. Check the 
checklist for photos.

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Cheers!
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay - Big John's Pond stakeout

[Tim Healy]

I spent most of the morning at the Big John's Pond blind at Jamaica Bay. The 
diversity and number of migrants are greatly reduced from last week, with 
Blackpolls being the only definite passage warblers observed. Both cuckoos 
(Black-billed seen quite well!) and both night-herons in adult plumage were 
welcome additions to the day total. Many local species are raising young, and 
the stars of the today's show were the nesting Barn Owls. They were far more 
active and visible than they've been on my previous visits to the refuge, and 
there's at least one fuzzy owlet in the box. A quick jaunt over to the West 
Pond turned up Clapper Rail, Peregrine, and more water birds. Check the 
checklist for photos.

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29836183

Cheers!
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[nysbirds-l] Sterling Forest environs

[Andrew Block]

5/22/16 - Sterling Forest S.P., Tuxedo, Orange Co., NY
Time:  8am to 12amObservers:  Andrew Block and BRSS group
1 Green Heron2 Great Blue Herons1 Black Vulture6 Turkey Vultures10 Canada 
Geese5 Wood Ducks2 Mallards2 Red-tailed Hawks3+ Wild Turkey1 Spotted Sandpiper3 
Mourning Doves1 Black-billed Cuckoo4+ Yellow-billed Cuckoos1 Ruby-throated 
Hummingbird1 Red-bellied Woodpecker2 Pileated Woodpeckers3+ Northern Flickers6 
Eastern Phoebes3 Great Crested Flycatchers4 Eastern Kingbirds1 Blue-headed 
Vireo2 Warbling Vireos5 Red-eyed Vireos2 Blue Jays3 American Crows1 Common 
Raven3 Tree Swallows2 Northern Rough-winged Swallows6+ Barn Swallows4 
Black-capped Chickadees2 Tufted Titmice1 Carolina Wren1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher2 
Veery5 American Robins5+ Gray Catbirds2 Cedar Waxwings3 Blue-winged Warblers5+ 
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS (end of Ironwood Rd. and south end of Old Forge Dr.)5+ 
Yellow Warblers1 Pine Warbler (fighting itself in the sideview mirror of a 
parked car in the visitor center lot)3+ Prairie Warblers3+ Black-and-white 
Warblers6+ American Redstarts3 Ovenbirds1 Louisiana Waterthrush4+ Scarlet 
Tanagers1 Eastern Towhee7+ Chipping Sparrows1 Field Sparrow2 Song Sparrows2 
Northern Cardinals1 Indigo Bunting6+ Red-winged Blackbirds4+ Common Grackles6+ 
Baltimore Orioles5+ American Goldfinchpossibly 1 Pine Siskin
Andrew   Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist
20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629
Phone: 914-963-3080; Cell: 914-319-9701 


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[nysbirds-l] Sterling Forest environs

[Andrew Block]

5/22/16 - Sterling Forest S.P., Tuxedo, Orange Co., NY
Time:  8am to 12amObservers:  Andrew Block and BRSS group
1 Green Heron2 Great Blue Herons1 Black Vulture6 Turkey Vultures10 Canada 
Geese5 Wood Ducks2 Mallards2 Red-tailed Hawks3+ Wild Turkey1 Spotted Sandpiper3 
Mourning Doves1 Black-billed Cuckoo4+ Yellow-billed Cuckoos1 Ruby-throated 
Hummingbird1 Red-bellied Woodpecker2 Pileated Woodpeckers3+ Northern Flickers6 
Eastern Phoebes3 Great Crested Flycatchers4 Eastern Kingbirds1 Blue-headed 
Vireo2 Warbling Vireos5 Red-eyed Vireos2 Blue Jays3 American Crows1 Common 
Raven3 Tree Swallows2 Northern Rough-winged Swallows6+ Barn Swallows4 
Black-capped Chickadees2 Tufted Titmice1 Carolina Wren1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher2 
Veery5 American Robins5+ Gray Catbirds2 Cedar Waxwings3 Blue-winged Warblers5+ 
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS (end of Ironwood Rd. and south end of Old Forge Dr.)5+ 
Yellow Warblers1 Pine Warbler (fighting itself in the sideview mirror of a 
parked car in the visitor center lot)3+ Prairie Warblers3+ Black-and-white 
Warblers6+ American Redstarts3 Ovenbirds1 Louisiana Waterthrush4+ Scarlet 
Tanagers1 Eastern Towhee7+ Chipping Sparrows1 Field Sparrow2 Song Sparrows2 
Northern Cardinals1 Indigo Bunting6+ Red-winged Blackbirds4+ Common Grackles6+ 
Baltimore Orioles5+ American Goldfinchpossibly 1 Pine Siskin
Andrew   Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist
20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday May 22, 2016 - including 4 Blackburnian Warblers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC 
Sunday May 22, 2016
OBS: Robert DeCandido PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from 
Turtle Pond at 9am. 

Some birds seen before the walk by Deb from the south side of the Reservoir and 
Bob in the area of Turtle Pond are included. A slow day but we tallied 12 
warbler species including 4 Blackburnian Warblers with another (Northern 
Waterthrush) seen after the walk by Tom Walsh. 

Canada Goose - 2 Turtle Pond, 3 Lake
Gadwall - pair SW Reservoir, pair turtle Pond (Noa Cruz)
Mallard - a few at the south side Reservoir, a few on the Lake, 17 half-grown 
and 2 very young ducklings & a few adults Turtle Pond
Bufflehead - male with bill deformity continues SW Reservoir 
Double-crested Cormorant - at least 48 Reservoir & flyovers in the Ramble
Great Egret - 6 Reservoir
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 2 Reservoir,1  Lake then perched near island 
(Dorothy Lourdou)
Herring Gull - 19 Reservoir
Great Black-backed Gull - 10 Reservoir
Mourning Dove - various locations
Chimney Swift - 11 Reservoir
Northern Flicker - heard SW Reservoir
Peregrine Falcon - flyover (Bob)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Mouth of Gill, etc. 
Downy Woodpecker - female south of Azalea Pond
Eastern Kingbird - calling SW Reservoir, 2 Turtle Pond (Noa Cruz)
Warbling Vireo - heard SW Reservoir, Upper Lobe, near King of Poland (Will 
Papp), singing n. of Tupelo Field, singing Warbler Rock
Blue Jay - multiple locations
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - flyover (Bob)
Barn Swallow - flyover (Bob)
Black-capped Chickadee - pair, one singing Mugger's Woods
American Robin - 45 Great Lawn
Gray Catbird - several including one with nesting material Warbler Rock/Summer 
House
Brown Thrasher - north of Tupelo Field
Ovenbird - Upper Lobe, Mouth of Gill
Black-and-white Warbler - male Turtle Pond, female near King of Poland (Jim 
Massey), female Willow Rock, female Point
Common Yellowthroat - Turtle Pond (Noa/Mayra Cruz), north of Tupelo Field, male 
singing Mouth of Gill (Noa Cruz), female Willow Rock (Nancy Shamban), female 
Point
American Redstart - near King of Poland (Bob before walk)
Northern Parula - near King of Poland, Summer House (Alexi Kalogerakis), 2 
Mugger's Woods
Magnolia Warbler - Shakespeare Garden, west side Mugger's Woods, Warbler Rock, 
male & female Point
Blackburnian Warbler - male near King of Poland (male found by Bob at 7:30am & 
seen later with the group), female K of P (Will Papp), female west side 
Mugger's Wood (Carine Mitchell), male near Gill Overlook (Mayra Cruz)
Yellow Warbler - female willow on Point (Deb)
Blackpoll Warbler - 3 heard Reservoir, 2 males & female nr King of Poland, 
female Warbler Rock, male 2, 1 or 2 females Point
Black-throated Blue Warbler - female Upper Lobe (Deb before walk)
Canada Warbler - male east end of Turtle Pond
Wilson's Warbler - male Warbler Rock (Bob)
Eastern Towhee - Humming Tombstone (Nancy Shamban), singing male 1 or 2 Warbler 
Rock/Summer House, singing Azalea Pond
Song Sparrow - heard Upper Lobe
White-throated Sparrow - Upper Lobe
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird - male Turtle Pond (Noa Cruz), adult male Chez Armando
Common Grackle - several Reservoir, building nest Turtle Pond (Carine Mitchell)
Baltimore Oriole - male Turtle Pond (Carine Mitchell), male Shakespeare Garden, 
male Humming Tombstone, 2 males & female Warbler Rock, male & female Willow Rock
American Goldfinch - flyover Lake

Tom Walsh reported a Northern Waterthrush near the feeders after lunch. 

Deb Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday May 22, 2016 - including 4 Blackburnian Warblers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC 
Sunday May 22, 2016
OBS: Robert DeCandido PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from 
Turtle Pond at 9am. 

Some birds seen before the walk by Deb from the south side of the Reservoir and 
Bob in the area of Turtle Pond are included. A slow day but we tallied 12 
warbler species including 4 Blackburnian Warblers with another (Northern 
Waterthrush) seen after the walk by Tom Walsh. 

Canada Goose - 2 Turtle Pond, 3 Lake
Gadwall - pair SW Reservoir, pair turtle Pond (Noa Cruz)
Mallard - a few at the south side Reservoir, a few on the Lake, 17 half-grown 
and 2 very young ducklings & a few adults Turtle Pond
Bufflehead - male with bill deformity continues SW Reservoir 
Double-crested Cormorant - at least 48 Reservoir & flyovers in the Ramble
Great Egret - 6 Reservoir
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 2 Reservoir,1  Lake then perched near island 
(Dorothy Lourdou)
Herring Gull - 19 Reservoir
Great Black-backed Gull - 10 Reservoir
Mourning Dove - various locations
Chimney Swift - 11 Reservoir
Northern Flicker - heard SW Reservoir
Peregrine Falcon - flyover (Bob)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Mouth of Gill, etc. 
Downy Woodpecker - female south of Azalea Pond
Eastern Kingbird - calling SW Reservoir, 2 Turtle Pond (Noa Cruz)
Warbling Vireo - heard SW Reservoir, Upper Lobe, near King of Poland (Will 
Papp), singing n. of Tupelo Field, singing Warbler Rock
Blue Jay - multiple locations
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - flyover (Bob)
Barn Swallow - flyover (Bob)
Black-capped Chickadee - pair, one singing Mugger's Woods
American Robin - 45 Great Lawn
Gray Catbird - several including one with nesting material Warbler Rock/Summer 
House
Brown Thrasher - north of Tupelo Field
Ovenbird - Upper Lobe, Mouth of Gill
Black-and-white Warbler - male Turtle Pond, female near King of Poland (Jim 
Massey), female Willow Rock, female Point
Common Yellowthroat - Turtle Pond (Noa/Mayra Cruz), north of Tupelo Field, male 
singing Mouth of Gill (Noa Cruz), female Willow Rock (Nancy Shamban), female 
Point
American Redstart - near King of Poland (Bob before walk)
Northern Parula - near King of Poland, Summer House (Alexi Kalogerakis), 2 
Mugger's Woods
Magnolia Warbler - Shakespeare Garden, west side Mugger's Woods, Warbler Rock, 
male & female Point
Blackburnian Warbler - male near King of Poland (male found by Bob at 7:30am & 
seen later with the group), female K of P (Will Papp), female west side 
Mugger's Wood (Carine Mitchell), male near Gill Overlook (Mayra Cruz)
Yellow Warbler - female willow on Point (Deb)
Blackpoll Warbler - 3 heard Reservoir, 2 males & female nr King of Poland, 
female Warbler Rock, male 2, 1 or 2 females Point
Black-throated Blue Warbler - female Upper Lobe (Deb before walk)
Canada Warbler - male east end of Turtle Pond
Wilson's Warbler - male Warbler Rock (Bob)
Eastern Towhee - Humming Tombstone (Nancy Shamban), singing male 1 or 2 Warbler 
Rock/Summer House, singing Azalea Pond
Song Sparrow - heard Upper Lobe
White-throated Sparrow - Upper Lobe
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird - male Turtle Pond (Noa Cruz), adult male Chez Armando
Common Grackle - several Reservoir, building nest Turtle Pond (Carine Mitchell)
Baltimore Oriole - male Turtle Pond (Carine Mitchell), male Shakespeare Garden, 
male Humming Tombstone, 2 males & female Warbler Rock, male & female Willow Rock
American Goldfinch - flyover Lake

Tom Walsh reported a Northern Waterthrush near the feeders after lunch. 

Deb Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Pacific Loon Robert Moses SP, Suffolk County

[Shaibal Mitra]

A mid-morning seawatch at Robert Moses SP, Suffolk County, Long Island produced 
zero tube-noses but was enlivened by a Pacific Loon passing west to east at 
9:35 a.m.

This occurred within the context of a light but steady west to east flight of 
Common Loons.

The Pacific Loon passed directly in front of four observers at relatively close 
range, and when first detected it was flying a short distance in front of a 
Common Loon, allowing direct comparison.

It was obviously smaller than the Common Loon, with a noticeably smaller and 
less blocky head and a relatively smaller and slimmer bill (held closed 
throughout the observation). It was in breeding plumage, with a black throat, 
pale nape, and white dorsal markings arranged in two neat panels along the 
sides of the back--quite different from the more extensive white area on 
breeding-plumaged Common Loons. It also lacked the white collar marks that were 
conspicuous on breeding-plumaged Common Loons, even at significantly greater 
distances. It was distinguishable from Red-throated Loon most obviously by the 
presence of the white dorsal panels, but also by structure and via its 
generally darker head, with just the nape appearing paler than the blackish 
face and throat.

In comparison with Arctic Loon, several much more subtle and uncertain 
distinctions were noted: its obvious small size; a dark horizontal band along 
the whole side of the body, just below the wings, which was probably thicker 
than expected in Arctic; and the absence of visible white markings on the sides 
of the neck. These are obviously just supporting characters, illustrating the 
absence of any positive reason to suspect the much less probable species.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore



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[nysbirds-l] Pacific Loon Robert Moses SP, Suffolk County

[Shaibal Mitra]

A mid-morning seawatch at Robert Moses SP, Suffolk County, Long Island produced 
zero tube-noses but was enlivened by a Pacific Loon passing west to east at 
9:35 a.m.

This occurred within the context of a light but steady west to east flight of 
Common Loons.

The Pacific Loon passed directly in front of four observers at relatively close 
range, and when first detected it was flying a short distance in front of a 
Common Loon, allowing direct comparison.

It was obviously smaller than the Common Loon, with a noticeably smaller and 
less blocky head and a relatively smaller and slimmer bill (held closed 
throughout the observation). It was in breeding plumage, with a black throat, 
pale nape, and white dorsal markings arranged in two neat panels along the 
sides of the back--quite different from the more extensive white area on 
breeding-plumaged Common Loons. It also lacked the white collar marks that were 
conspicuous on breeding-plumaged Common Loons, even at significantly greater 
distances. It was distinguishable from Red-throated Loon most obviously by the 
presence of the white dorsal panels, but also by structure and via its 
generally darker head, with just the nape appearing paler than the blackish 
face and throat.

In comparison with Arctic Loon, several much more subtle and uncertain 
distinctions were noted: its obvious small size; a dark horizontal band along 
the whole side of the body, just below the wings, which was probably thicker 
than expected in Arctic; and the absence of visible white markings on the sides 
of the neck. These are obviously just supporting characters, illustrating the 
absence of any positive reason to suspect the much less probable species.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore



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[nysbirds-l] Scissor-tail Flycatcher NO

[Richard Guthrie]

Forwarding a report fro this morning:

Rich Guthrie 

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: zach schwartz-weinstein 
> Date: May 22, 2016 at 6:48:33 AM EDT
> To: Richard Guthrie 
> Cc: "hmbi...@yahoogroups.com" 
> Subject: Re: [HMBirds] Report of Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Columbia County 
> today
> 
> Hi.  I just drove up and down the stretch of 9h from the post office down 
> past claverack creek a half dozen times very slowly, as local traffic 
> permitted.  There was no sign of the bird, but it may be worth checking again 
> later in the day. 
> 
>> On Saturday, May 21, 2016, Richard Guthrie richardpguth...@gmail.com 
>> [hmbirds]  wrote:
>>  
>> In case you did not see this report, I'm forwarding it with hopes it is real 
>> and can be relocated.
>> 
>> Rich Guthrie
>> (currently in Buffalo)
>> 
>> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) (1)
>> - Reported May 21, 2016 11:15 by Cheryl henke
>> - ny-9h, Columbia, New York
>> - Map: 
>> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8=p=13=42.2177597,-73.7309217=42.2177597,-73.7309217
>> - Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29820070
>> - Comments: "Was traveling south on ny-9h just past valley oil company and 
>> saw a very obvious flycatcher with a very long forked tail which flew east 
>> across the road, near a residence, in front of my car and perched on a chain 
>> link fence on the east side of the road. Behind the fence was dense 
>> vegetation and a cleared area to the south and north sides. I slowed down 
>> and got good looks at it. Light Gray bird, dark wings, dark tail tips with 
>> white undertail. I turned around when i could, as it was not easy to pull 
>> over, to try and locate the bird again but could not and had to continue 
>> traveling out of state. Im not from the area and not sure if this species 
>> has ever been reported here, and i was very surprised to see it fly right in 
>> front of me."
>> 
>> -- 
>> Richard Guthrie
>> 
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[nysbirds-l] Scissor-tail Flycatcher NO

[Richard Guthrie]

Forwarding a report fro this morning:

Rich Guthrie 

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: zach schwartz-weinstein 
> Date: May 22, 2016 at 6:48:33 AM EDT
> To: Richard Guthrie 
> Cc: "hmbi...@yahoogroups.com" 
> Subject: Re: [HMBirds] Report of Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Columbia County 
> today
> 
> Hi.  I just drove up and down the stretch of 9h from the post office down 
> past claverack creek a half dozen times very slowly, as local traffic 
> permitted.  There was no sign of the bird, but it may be worth checking again 
> later in the day. 
> 
>> On Saturday, May 21, 2016, Richard Guthrie richardpguth...@gmail.com 
>> [hmbirds]  wrote:
>>  
>> In case you did not see this report, I'm forwarding it with hopes it is real 
>> and can be relocated.
>> 
>> Rich Guthrie
>> (currently in Buffalo)
>> 
>> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) (1)
>> - Reported May 21, 2016 11:15 by Cheryl henke
>> - ny-9h, Columbia, New York
>> - Map: 
>> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8=p=13=42.2177597,-73.7309217=42.2177597,-73.7309217
>> - Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29820070
>> - Comments: "Was traveling south on ny-9h just past valley oil company and 
>> saw a very obvious flycatcher with a very long forked tail which flew east 
>> across the road, near a residence, in front of my car and perched on a chain 
>> link fence on the east side of the road. Behind the fence was dense 
>> vegetation and a cleared area to the south and north sides. I slowed down 
>> and got good looks at it. Light Gray bird, dark wings, dark tail tips with 
>> white undertail. I turned around when i could, as it was not easy to pull 
>> over, to try and locate the bird again but could not and had to continue 
>> traveling out of state. Im not from the area and not sure if this species 
>> has ever been reported here, and i was very surprised to see it fly right in 
>> front of me."
>> 
>> -- 
>> Richard Guthrie
>> 
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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/

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