[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA
* New York* Syracuse - - September 12, 2016 * NYSY 09. 12.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):September 05, 2016 - September 12, 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: September 12 AT 5:00 p.m. (EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 05, 2015. Highlights-- BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONAMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERSTILT SANDPIPERBAIRD’S SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERWILSON’S PHALAROPERED PHALAROPELONG-TAILED JAEGERCOMMON NIGHTHAWKYELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERPHILADELPHIA VIREOLINCOLN’S SPARROWPINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) Another good week for SHOREBIRDS with 15 species reported including WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, LONG and SHORT BILLED DOWITCHERS, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, STILT SANDPIPER and BAIRD’S SANDPIPER. Most birds were reported at the Visitor’s Center and along the Wildlife Trail. Baird’s Sandpiper and Stilt Sandpiper were seen only at Morgan Road. 10 species of WARBLERS were reported also. 9/5: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen at the Visitor’s Center. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was found along Towpath Road. 9/10: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on Towpath Road. Onondaga County 9/7: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen along the Seneca River south of Phoenix. 9/9: 7 Shorebird species including SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER and PECTORAL SANDPIPER were seen at Van Buren Park south of Baldwinsville. 9/10: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was see at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at the Dewitt Landfill. 9/11: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen on the Creekwalk north of Hiawatha Boulevard in Syracuse. Oswego County 9/8: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at Derby Hill. 9/9: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at a private residence in Hastings. 9/11: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at the Great Bear Recreation Area north of Phoenix. A LONG-TAILED JAEGER was seen and photographed at Derby Hill. Madison County 9/5: 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were seen at the Sky High Sod Farm on Lakeport Road. A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was seen on Bradley Brook Resivoir south of West Eaton. 9/6: A RED PHALAROPE was seen on Bradley Brook resivoir. Oneida County 9/7: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen at the Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary south of Clinton. 9/10: A PINE SISKIN. a PHILADELPHIA VIREO and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were all seen at the Spring Farm Nature Center. Herkimer County- 9/7: A PINE SISKIN was seen on Soncody Road north of West Winfield. --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] Shorebirds-Cupsogue Area-Westhampton Dunes
Jim Cullen and I birded the low tide this morning at the Cupsogue Beach area spending most of our 3 hrs.on “Bird Island” just to the west of Cupsogue(tidal island accessible only at low tide by boat).This area was loaded with birds with many hundreds of Sanderling being the most numerous species.Of note were 120 Red Knot;not a single one was tagged or flagged.Also,we had nice views of a juvenile Western Sandpiper,two Dunlin and two very cooperative Pectoral Sandpipers.We also had two calling Whimbrel fly over and plenty of competition with diving raptors scaring thousands of birds up at once. Thanks Lee Stocker -- 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] Red-headed WP, Central Park, NYC 9/12
Monday, 12 September, 2016 Central Park, Manhattan, NYC An adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has been found in the Azalea Pond area of the Central Park Ramble at about 1 pm this Monday afternoon, thanks to Steve Chang & others for the reporting on this; a nice assortment of freshly-arrived other migrants are all about the park with pockets of good activity in about every corner; more than a few birders out a bit early were delighted with the sighting of Common Nighthawk[s] which have actually been somewhat regular in evenings, particularly as seen from the north end, but should be possible as well at such locations as the Great Lawn & perhaps the Sheep Meadow where a good swath of sky may be seen, as well as from the Belvedere Castle pavillion area & scanning the sky to the north, east & west. Perhaps a further report later, as warranted; a variety of typical migrants were about in Central with warblers still in good variety & numbers, as well as flycatchers and some thrushes, vireos, a few sparrows, and more - the slightest signs of real "fall" [birds] are there, if sought; we all might keep ears & eyes out for any finch fly- bys as things are happening in that "family" in our region! It may be added that a Red-headed Woodpecker was observed as a fly- through on Hook Mountain (hawk-watch site) in eastern Rockland County NY this past Saturday 9/10, by the counter & observers there, Danielle Gustafson & Bradley Klein on duty for the watch that day. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise." - Aldo Leopold (1887–1948), U.S. wildlife biologist, conservationist, professor, author, best known for his book "A Sand County Almanac" (1949), which has sold more than two million copies. good luck, 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] this morning in Central Park
Anders Peltomaa and I birded Central Park from 7:00 until 10:30 this morning, from the Pinetum and Shakespeare Garden through the Ramble and Maintenance to the Oven and the Point (and back), Our experience conforms to Tim Healy's report from West End (Jones Beach), minus Dickcissel and flyover Bobolinks. Migrants were surprisingly sparse; we finished with only 6 species of warblers. Other sightings included several Swainson's Thrushes, Red-eyed Vireos, and Eastern Wood Pewees, and single White-throated Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole, House Wren, Great Crested Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and Common Nighthawk (flyover). We arrived at Maintenance too late for most of the birds that had been seen by other observers, including 9 species of warblers. Doug Futuyma -- 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] Robert Moses State Park Birds (Suffolk Co.)
In anticipation of finally witnessing a Fall passerine migration we headed overt to RMSP this morning. On arriving at 6:45 AM, we noted that the winds were light out of the N/NE, and there was a smattering of migrants (primarily warblers) making they way down the beach. One of our first birds was a Yellow-breasted Chat, observed near the dumpster in the NW corner of the Field 2 parking lot. A calling Dickcissel was along the 4-wheel drive road out to Democrat Point. On heading back to our car at about 8:00AM we observed a silent Common Raven heading west down the beach, our first for RMSP. Once the winds picked up out of the NE, migration came to an abrupt halt, having left us a window of about an hour and a half to actually see some bird movement. We went down to West End to see if there was any activity, but the only thing of note was an American Woodcock flushed from the grove of trees at the West End turn-around. Ken & Sue Feustel -- 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 report, 9/12
I took advantage of a day off from work to check out the beach at first light. The winds looked favorable, the radar was busy, and last night at Lido Beach there were almost constantly flight calls of migrants passing overhead. Jones experienced an initially promising, modest flight of birds at sunrise, but the activity was short-lived. By 8:30 many of the passage birds had moved through and there was little to be found on continued sweeps of the area. My previous post described the highlight of the morning, a Dickcissel seen and heard along the fisherman's road near the Coast Guard Station. After being discovered at 6:55, the bird was heard once more around 7:25. Subsequent visits by other birders failed to relocate this individual. Bobolinks were the stars of the show, with 36 tallied passing overhead mostly early in the day. Redstarts and Yellowthroats led the warbler charge, and I found singles of Black-and-white, Magnolia, Palm, Yellow, and Parula. A very drab first-year female Cape May and one Black-throated Blue of each sex rounded out the family, though many other warblers were passing overhead with the dawn flight. Red-breasted Nuthatches continue to dominate the landscape, and catbirds were also conspicuous and numerous. Other expected landbirds were present in small numbers. Around 9:45, I spotted an aerial chase apparently involving several Merlins over the turnaround, but raising my binoculars revealed that one of the three birds was actually a Common Nighthawk which continued west. A brief stop at Hempstead Lake on the way home found it dry and mostly quiet. Ovenbird and Northern Waterthrush were added to the day list, alongside Parula, Redstart, and two more female-type Black-throated Blues. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31544870 Cheers! -Tim H -- 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 at Jones Beach
I've found a Dickcissel along the fisherman's road near the coast guard station at Jones Beach. Heard repeatedly and seen atop a bush to the west of the road. Over a dozen Bobolink flyovers in first 20 minutes here. Warblers and others heard but I'm just getting started. Cheers! -Tim H -- 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/ --