[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA
* New York* Syracuse - - August 22, 2016 * NYSY 22. 08.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):August 15, 2016 - August 22, 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: August 22 AT 3:00 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 15, 2015. Highlights-- BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERSANDERLINGBUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERSTILT SANDPIPERWHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERBAIRD’S SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERCOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKEROLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 14 species of shorebirds were reported at the complex this week. Except for a STILT SANDPIPER seen in flight at South Spring Pool on 8/17 all were seen in the Mail Pool or along the Wildlife Drive. Knox-Marsellus and Puddlers Marshes are nearly dry and hold little habitat. Even Mays Point Pool which had been productive in past weeks was not very active this week. 8/17: A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was reported along the Wildlife Drive. 8/20: A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was reported in the Main Pool. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found at the beginning of the Wildlife Drive. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen on Mays Point Road. Onondaga County 10 species of shorebirds were seen at the Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville this week. Most were seen from the duck blind off of Smokey Hollow Road. Highlight were 2 SANDERLINGS on 8/20. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen from the same area that evening also. Madison County 8/21: The season’s first BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at the Sky High Sod Farm on Lakeport Road north of Chittenango. Oneida County 8/17: 7 species of shorebirds including 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER were seen at Delta Lake. --end report 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] Syracuse RBA
* New York* Syracuse - - August 22, 2016 * NYSY 22. 08.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):August 15, 2016 - August 22, 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: August 22 AT 3:00 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of August 15, 2015. Highlights-- BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERSANDERLINGBUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERSTILT SANDPIPERWHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERBAIRD’S SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERCOMMON NIGHTHAWKRED-HEADED WOODPECKEROLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 14 species of shorebirds were reported at the complex this week. Except for a STILT SANDPIPER seen in flight at South Spring Pool on 8/17 all were seen in the Mail Pool or along the Wildlife Drive. Knox-Marsellus and Puddlers Marshes are nearly dry and hold little habitat. Even Mays Point Pool which had been productive in past weeks was not very active this week. 8/17: A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was reported along the Wildlife Drive. 8/20: A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was reported in the Main Pool. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found at the beginning of the Wildlife Drive. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen on Mays Point Road. Onondaga County 10 species of shorebirds were seen at the Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville this week. Most were seen from the duck blind off of Smokey Hollow Road. Highlight were 2 SANDERLINGS on 8/20. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen from the same area that evening also. Madison County 8/21: The season’s first BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at the Sky High Sod Farm on Lakeport Road north of Chittenango. Oneida County 8/17: 7 species of shorebirds including 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER were seen at Delta Lake. --end report 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] Central Park NYC - Mon. August 22, 2016 - FOS Wilson's Warbler plus 7 other Wood Warbler species
Central Park NYC - Strawberry Fields & Ramble Monday August 22, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. on a bird starting from Strawberry Fields at 9am. Today's Highlights - Wilson's Warbler at Strawberry Fields & 7 other Wood Warbler species Mallard - Turtle Pond Mourning Dove Chimney Swift - few (windy day) Ring-billed Gull - flyover Herring Gull - flyover Double-crested Cormorant - flyover Red-tailed Hawk - immature catching a rat in Strawberry Fields Red-bellied Woodpecker - Strawberry Fields & Oven Downy Woodpecker - (Jack Rothman) Northern Flicker - 3 or 4 in the Ramble feeding on the ground American Kestrel - flyby Strawberry Fields Eastern Wood-Pewee - Tupelo Field Great Crested Flycatcher - Maintenance Field Eastern Kingbird - Bow Bridge Warbling Vireo - 6 (family groups in Strawberry Fields & Maintenance Field) Blue Jay Barn Swallow - a few flyovers Tufted Titmouse - 2 hatch-year birds Summer House Swamp White-breasted Nuthatch - Strawberry Fields Carolina Wren - 3 (2 Strawberry Fields, 1 Captain's Bench/Balancing Rock) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2 (Strawberry Fields & Oak Bridge) American Robin - some eating Hackberries Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing - Castle, others heard Captain's Bench (Gillian Henry) House Finch - 7 American Goldfinch - hatch-year Summer House Swamp Ovenbird - Weather Station (Haskel Eisenstein) Blue-winged Warbler - Iphigene's Walk (Haskel Eisenstein) Black-and-white Warbler - 4 Common Yellowthroat - 3 (2 in Ramble, 1 Strawberry Fields (Robert Ruvolo before walk)) American Redstart - 12 including 3 adult males Magnolia Warbler - Tupelo Field (Will Papp) Yellow Warbler - hatch-year Strawberry Fields Wilson's Warbler - hatch-year Strawberry Fields (First-Of-Season) Northern Cardinal Common Grackle Baltimore Oriole - 3 adult males Ginny DeLiagre reported that the Hooded Warbler found by our group Sunday morning was still at the Tupelo Field. 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] Central Park NYC - Mon. August 22, 2016 - FOS Wilson's Warbler plus 7 other Wood Warbler species
Central Park NYC - Strawberry Fields & Ramble Monday August 22, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. on a bird starting from Strawberry Fields at 9am. Today's Highlights - Wilson's Warbler at Strawberry Fields & 7 other Wood Warbler species Mallard - Turtle Pond Mourning Dove Chimney Swift - few (windy day) Ring-billed Gull - flyover Herring Gull - flyover Double-crested Cormorant - flyover Red-tailed Hawk - immature catching a rat in Strawberry Fields Red-bellied Woodpecker - Strawberry Fields & Oven Downy Woodpecker - (Jack Rothman) Northern Flicker - 3 or 4 in the Ramble feeding on the ground American Kestrel - flyby Strawberry Fields Eastern Wood-Pewee - Tupelo Field Great Crested Flycatcher - Maintenance Field Eastern Kingbird - Bow Bridge Warbling Vireo - 6 (family groups in Strawberry Fields & Maintenance Field) Blue Jay Barn Swallow - a few flyovers Tufted Titmouse - 2 hatch-year birds Summer House Swamp White-breasted Nuthatch - Strawberry Fields Carolina Wren - 3 (2 Strawberry Fields, 1 Captain's Bench/Balancing Rock) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2 (Strawberry Fields & Oak Bridge) American Robin - some eating Hackberries Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing - Castle, others heard Captain's Bench (Gillian Henry) House Finch - 7 American Goldfinch - hatch-year Summer House Swamp Ovenbird - Weather Station (Haskel Eisenstein) Blue-winged Warbler - Iphigene's Walk (Haskel Eisenstein) Black-and-white Warbler - 4 Common Yellowthroat - 3 (2 in Ramble, 1 Strawberry Fields (Robert Ruvolo before walk)) American Redstart - 12 including 3 adult males Magnolia Warbler - Tupelo Field (Will Papp) Yellow Warbler - hatch-year Strawberry Fields Wilson's Warbler - hatch-year Strawberry Fields (First-Of-Season) Northern Cardinal Common Grackle Baltimore Oriole - 3 adult males Ginny DeLiagre reported that the Hooded Warbler found by our group Sunday morning was still at the Tupelo Field. 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] Jones Beach Ponds
Birded the Jones Beach Ponds this AM with Rob Taylor. Ponds are still very active. Birds included: Virginia Rail adult with Juvenile Sora Pectoral Sandpipers (3 seen) Stilt Sandpiper White-Rumped Sandpiper Blue-Winged Teal Red Knots (several) Mike Z. 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] Jones Beach Ponds
Birded the Jones Beach Ponds this AM with Rob Taylor. Ponds are still very active. Birds included: Virginia Rail adult with Juvenile Sora Pectoral Sandpipers (3 seen) Stilt Sandpiper White-Rumped Sandpiper Blue-Winged Teal Red Knots (several) Mike Z. 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/ --
