[nysbirds-l] Sands Point Preserve (Nassau): Common Ravens, Bald Eagle

[GQ]

I sent this post from the wrong e-mail account yesterday; reposting now, sorry.

There is a pair of Common Ravens hanging around the Sands Point Preserve. I saw 
them together on September 25th, horsing around with the resident Red-tailed 
Hawk.
I saw them again this morning, first coming from the direction of Falaise, and 
then later croaking away at the top of the water tower on the entrance road. 
This water tower should be checked for breeding activity as it fits with their 
preferences.
Some of the preserve staff has also noticed two “enormous blackbirds” walking 
around the grounds recently.

Yesterday there was an adult Bald Eagle soaring fairly low over the bluff just 
north of the main pond.

Glenn Quinn
Hauppauge, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Sands Point Preserve (Nassau): Common Ravens, Bald Eagle

[GQ]

I sent this post from the wrong e-mail account yesterday; reposting now, sorry.

There is a pair of Common Ravens hanging around the Sands Point Preserve. I saw 
them together on September 25th, horsing around with the resident Red-tailed 
Hawk.
I saw them again this morning, first coming from the direction of Falaise, and 
then later croaking away at the top of the water tower on the entrance road. 
This water tower should be checked for breeding activity as it fits with their 
preferences.
Some of the preserve staff has also noticed two “enormous blackbirds” walking 
around the grounds recently.

Yesterday there was an adult Bald Eagle soaring fairly low over the bluff just 
north of the main pond.

Glenn Quinn
Hauppauge, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Franklin's Gull Staten Island

[Anthony Ciancimino]

This evening at around 6:00 there was a Franklin's Gull present At Wolfe's Pond 
Park, on Staten Island's south shore. The bird was roosting with many Laughing 
Gulls and a couple of Caspian Terns on a sandbar west of the pond (at rising 
tide). After a few minutes of the observation the bird followed a few Laughing 
Gulls and flew straight out into the bay, headed toward New Jersey, probably 
because the sandbar became submerged. 
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[nysbirds-l] Franklin's Gull Staten Island

[Anthony Ciancimino]

This evening at around 6:00 there was a Franklin's Gull present At Wolfe's Pond 
Park, on Staten Island's south shore. The bird was roosting with many Laughing 
Gulls and a couple of Caspian Terns on a sandbar west of the pond (at rising 
tide). After a few minutes of the observation the bird followed a few Laughing 
Gulls and flew straight out into the bay, headed toward New Jersey, probably 
because the sandbar became submerged. 
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[nysbirds-l] Common nighthawks

[Arie Gilbert]

Saw 22+ at frank  Melville pond  with John Turner and Arlene Rawls
Viewed from this location: 40.9450709,-73.114735
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[nysbirds-l] Common nighthawks

[Arie Gilbert]

Saw 22+ at frank  Melville pond  with John Turner and Arlene Rawls
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[nysbirds-l] Results of the 3rd Annual Seatuck LI Birding Challenge

[pjlindsay]

Third Annual Seatuck Long Island Birding Challenge, 24 September, 2016

The Long Island Birding Challenge is maturing into an exciting annual 
competition. This year, 35 birders in six senior teams and three high 
school teams took up the challenge and fanned out across Long Island 
from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. A total of 166 species plus two genera not 
identified to species were found, our highest count yet. Only 38 of 
these were seen by all senior teams (and many of these by the high 
school teams as well), illustrating the diversity of species present. 
There were 38 species seen by just a single team (saves!), nine more 
than last year. An additional 21 were "almost saves” seen by only two 
parties. (See details below.)

After the rain and wind event of the Challenge's first year, and the 
hot, summer-like conditions last year, we were fortunate to have 
wonderful fall weather leading up to and into the day of the count, and 
neotropical migrant diversity remained high--no doubt the reason we saw 
20 more total species than last year.

For the third year in a row, Pteam Ptarmigeddon won the competition, 
this year with 118 species. In second place were the Captree Counters 
with 117, followed by the William T. Hornadays with 110. And once again, 
the top high school team was Team Mennecke, with 32 species. All team 
totals were up from the last two years, illustrating the luck of having 
favorable weather, and, more than likely, the two years of experience in 
planning strategy and routes.
What surprises will the Fourth Challenge bring?

Thanks to all who participated and a special thanks once again to the 
Seatuck folks for hosting this exciting event. We hope to see everybody 
next year!

Patricia Lindsay and Shai Mitra

*
Saves: species seen by only one team:

Snow Goose (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
White-winged Scoter (Captree Counters)
Northern Bobwhite (W. T. Hornadays)
Ring-necked Pheasant (Chickadee Chasers)
Common Loon (W. T. Hornadays)
Northern Gannet (Captree Counters)
American Bittern (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Clapper Rail (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
American Golden-Plover (Captree Counters)
Red Knot (Captree Counters)
Baird’s Sandpiper (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
White-rumped Sandpiper (Four Harbors Herons)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Captree Counters)
American Woodcock (W. T. Hornadays)
Parasitic Jaeger (Captree Counters)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (W. T. Hornadays)
Common Nighthawk (W. T. Hornadays)
Traill’s flycatcher sp. (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Great-crested Flycatcher (Four Harbors Herons)
Eastern Kingbird (Seatuck Tag Salers)
White-eyed Vireo (Chickadee Chasers)
Blue-headed Vireo (Four Harbors Herons)
Warbling Vireo (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Philadelphia Vireo (Four Harbors Herons)
Eastern Bluebird (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Veery (W. T. Hornadays)
Ovenbird (Chickadee Chasers)
Blue-winged Warbler (Four Harbors Herons)
Cape May Warbler (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Canada Warbler (Captree Counters)
Wilson’s Warbler (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Saltmarsh Sparrow (Chickadee Chasers)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Chickadee Chasers)
Field Sparrow (Four Harbors Herons)
Dark-eyed Junco (Seatuck Tag Salers)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (W. T. Hornadays)
Rusty Blackbird (Chickadee Chasers)
Purple Finch (Chickadee Chasers)

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Seen by only two teams:

Northern Pintail (Captree Counters and Four Harbors Herons)
Greater Scaup (Four Harbors Herons and Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Wild Turkey (W. T. Hornadays and Team Mennecke)
Spotted Sandpiper (Four Harbors Herons and Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Willet (Captree Counters and Four Harbors Herons)
Ruddy Turnstone (Captree Counters and W. T. Hornadays)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Captree Counters and Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Black Skimmer (Captree Counters and Four Harbors Herons)
Eastern Screech-Owl (Pteam Ptarmigeddon and Seatuck Tag Salers)
Chimney Swift (Chickadee Chasers and W. T. Hornadays)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Chickadee Chasers and W. T. Hornadays)
Common Raven (Four Harbors Herons and W. T. Hornadays)
Marsh Wren (Chickadee Chasers and Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Swainson’s Thrush (Chickadee Chasers and W. T. Hornadays)
Wood Thrush (Chickadee Chasers and W. T. Hornadays)
Blackburnian Warbler (Four Harbors Herons and Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Captree Counters and W. T. Hornadays)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Captree Counters and Chickadee Chasers)
Prairie Warbler (Chickadee Chasers and Four Harbors Herons)
Indigo Bunting (Four Harbors Herons and W. T. Hornadays)
Ammodramus sparrow sp. (Captree Counters and Pteam Ptarmigeddon)






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[nysbirds-l] Results of the 3rd Annual Seatuck LI Birding Challenge

[pjlindsay]

Third Annual Seatuck Long Island Birding Challenge, 24 September, 2016

The Long Island Birding Challenge is maturing into an exciting annual 
competition. This year, 35 birders in six senior teams and three high 
school teams took up the challenge and fanned out across Long Island 
from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. A total of 166 species plus two genera not 
identified to species were found, our highest count yet. Only 38 of 
these were seen by all senior teams (and many of these by the high 
school teams as well), illustrating the diversity of species present. 
There were 38 species seen by just a single team (saves!), nine more 
than last year. An additional 21 were "almost saves” seen by only two 
parties. (See details below.)

After the rain and wind event of the Challenge's first year, and the 
hot, summer-like conditions last year, we were fortunate to have 
wonderful fall weather leading up to and into the day of the count, and 
neotropical migrant diversity remained high--no doubt the reason we saw 
20 more total species than last year.

For the third year in a row, Pteam Ptarmigeddon won the competition, 
this year with 118 species. In second place were the Captree Counters 
with 117, followed by the William T. Hornadays with 110. And once again, 
the top high school team was Team Mennecke, with 32 species. All team 
totals were up from the last two years, illustrating the luck of having 
favorable weather, and, more than likely, the two years of experience in 
planning strategy and routes.
What surprises will the Fourth Challenge bring?

Thanks to all who participated and a special thanks once again to the 
Seatuck folks for hosting this exciting event. We hope to see everybody 
next year!

Patricia Lindsay and Shai Mitra

*
Saves: species seen by only one team:

Snow Goose (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
White-winged Scoter (Captree Counters)
Northern Bobwhite (W. T. Hornadays)
Ring-necked Pheasant (Chickadee Chasers)
Common Loon (W. T. Hornadays)
Northern Gannet (Captree Counters)
American Bittern (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Clapper Rail (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
American Golden-Plover (Captree Counters)
Red Knot (Captree Counters)
Baird’s Sandpiper (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
White-rumped Sandpiper (Four Harbors Herons)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Captree Counters)
American Woodcock (W. T. Hornadays)
Parasitic Jaeger (Captree Counters)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (W. T. Hornadays)
Common Nighthawk (W. T. Hornadays)
Traill’s flycatcher sp. (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Great-crested Flycatcher (Four Harbors Herons)
Eastern Kingbird (Seatuck Tag Salers)
White-eyed Vireo (Chickadee Chasers)
Blue-headed Vireo (Four Harbors Herons)
Warbling Vireo (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Philadelphia Vireo (Four Harbors Herons)
Eastern Bluebird (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Veery (W. T. Hornadays)
Ovenbird (Chickadee Chasers)
Blue-winged Warbler (Four Harbors Herons)
Cape May Warbler (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Canada Warbler (Captree Counters)
Wilson’s Warbler (Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Saltmarsh Sparrow (Chickadee Chasers)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Chickadee Chasers)
Field Sparrow (Four Harbors Herons)
Dark-eyed Junco (Seatuck Tag Salers)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (W. T. Hornadays)
Rusty Blackbird (Chickadee Chasers)
Purple Finch (Chickadee Chasers)

*
Seen by only two teams:

Northern Pintail (Captree Counters and Four Harbors Herons)
Greater Scaup (Four Harbors Herons and Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Wild Turkey (W. T. Hornadays and Team Mennecke)
Spotted Sandpiper (Four Harbors Herons and Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Willet (Captree Counters and Four Harbors Herons)
Ruddy Turnstone (Captree Counters and W. T. Hornadays)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Captree Counters and Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Black Skimmer (Captree Counters and Four Harbors Herons)
Eastern Screech-Owl (Pteam Ptarmigeddon and Seatuck Tag Salers)
Chimney Swift (Chickadee Chasers and W. T. Hornadays)
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Chickadee Chasers and W. T. Hornadays)
Common Raven (Four Harbors Herons and W. T. Hornadays)
Marsh Wren (Chickadee Chasers and Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Swainson’s Thrush (Chickadee Chasers and W. T. Hornadays)
Wood Thrush (Chickadee Chasers and W. T. Hornadays)
Blackburnian Warbler (Four Harbors Herons and Pteam Ptarmigeddon)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Captree Counters and W. T. Hornadays)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Captree Counters and Chickadee Chasers)
Prairie Warbler (Chickadee Chasers and Four Harbors Herons)
Indigo Bunting (Four Harbors Herons and W. T. Hornadays)
Ammodramus sparrow sp. (Captree Counters and Pteam Ptarmigeddon)






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Fw: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach: Dickcissel, Blue Grosbeak, Caspian Terns, and more

[David Klauber]

in addition Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in the median about 1/2 way to 
turnaround, a Willet out on a sand bar, and Pine,Palm and a possible 
Bay-breasted at the turnaround. After hiding for a while, the all brown Blue 
Grosbeak was seen around 11:30 in the grass near the entrance to the 
fisherman's lot



From: bounce-120857078-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Tim Healy 

Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2016 10:15 AM
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach: Dickcissel, Blue Grosbeak, Caspian Terns, 
and more

Despite a poor showing on the morning radar and a dismal start to the day at 
Robert Moses, Jones Beach has served up a lovely bit of excitement. The pair of 
Caspian Terns continue at the boat basin, seen resting on Short Beach earlier 
and one in flight just now. A Dickcissel was heard repeatedly calling from the 
outer turnaround as I watched a young White-eyed Vireo chase a Blue-headed in 
the bushes at the main turnaround. Stacey and Kurt found a bird of interest by 
the coast guard fence near the fisherman's road, flagging me over to confirm 
their Blue Grosbeak. Tree Swallow numbers exceed 1000, and there are plenty of 
Yellow-rumps, flickers, and nuthatches around. A single Blackpoll was the only 
non-Myrtle warbler IDed, though there have been plenty of rapid flybys and 
flyovers. Large flock of oystercatchers on the sandbar for high tide now.

Cheers!
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Fw: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach: Dickcissel, Blue Grosbeak, Caspian Terns, and more

[David Klauber]

in addition Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in the median about 1/2 way to 
turnaround, a Willet out on a sand bar, and Pine,Palm and a possible 
Bay-breasted at the turnaround. After hiding for a while, the all brown Blue 
Grosbeak was seen around 11:30 in the grass near the entrance to the 
fisherman's lot



From: bounce-120857078-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Tim Healy 

Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2016 10:15 AM
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach: Dickcissel, Blue Grosbeak, Caspian Terns, 
and more

Despite a poor showing on the morning radar and a dismal start to the day at 
Robert Moses, Jones Beach has served up a lovely bit of excitement. The pair of 
Caspian Terns continue at the boat basin, seen resting on Short Beach earlier 
and one in flight just now. A Dickcissel was heard repeatedly calling from the 
outer turnaround as I watched a young White-eyed Vireo chase a Blue-headed in 
the bushes at the main turnaround. Stacey and Kurt found a bird of interest by 
the coast guard fence near the fisherman's road, flagging me over to confirm 
their Blue Grosbeak. Tree Swallow numbers exceed 1000, and there are plenty of 
Yellow-rumps, flickers, and nuthatches around. A single Blackpoll was the only 
non-Myrtle warbler IDed, though there have been plenty of rapid flybys and 
flyovers. Large flock of oystercatchers on the sandbar for high tide now.

Cheers!
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[nysbirds-l] Oceanside, NY

[syschiff]

Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside  4 October

Dismal overcast skies, although a welcome change was the first day of migrating 
sparrows. Just a few.but included were:-- Song, Savannah, Swamp, a marsh 
species (not identified) and a White-crowned Sparrow. Other birds were Green 
Heron, Osprey, Belted Kingfisher, Kestrel and a breeding plumage female 
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[syschiff]

Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside  4 October

Dismal overcast skies, although a welcome change was the first day of migrating 
sparrows. Just a few.but included were:-- Song, Savannah, Swamp, a marsh 
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday Oct. 3, 2016 - 16 species of Wood Warblers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC 
Monday Oct. 3, 2016 
OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from 
Strawberry Fields at 9am & pre-walk birding from 8-9am.

Highlights: 16 species of Wood Warblers including 3 Tennessee Warblers, 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
attracting warblers at the Oven (others at the Pinetum).

Canada Goose - 8 east side of the Point
Gadwall - at least 35 Meer (Deb after lunch)
Mallard - Lake
Northern Shoveler - at least 24 Meer (Deb after lunch)
Mourning Dove - many locations
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Maintenance Field
Chimney Swift - more than 30 including a flock of around 25 low over the 
compost (Deb after lunch)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 (Strawberry Fields, Jewelweed at Oven)
The usual Reservoir Gulls in moderate numbers:
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant - not many Reservoir (Deb)
Sharp-shinned Hawk - flyover seen from the Point
Red-tailed Hawk - flyover seen from the Point
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 6 (Strawberry Fields, Tupelo Field adult male (Will 
Schenck), Oven, 3 on the Point)
Downy Woodpecker - residents
Northern Flicker - 3 (Upper Lobe Lawn, 2 Maintenance Field)
American Kestrel - male between North Meadow Ballfields & Compost (Deb after 
lunch)
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3 or 4 (1 or 2 Strawberry Fields, Tupelo Field, north of 
Summer House)
Eastern Phoebe - 2 Strawberry Fields & Tupelo Field (others at north end)
Blue-headed Vireo - Tupelo Field
Red-eyed Vireo - 5 (Strawberry Fields, Tupelo Field, 3 Balancing Rock)
Blue Jay - multiple locations, flock of around 40 flying south North Meadow 
Ballfields (Deb after lunch)
Black-capped Chickadee - 3 or 4 (1 or 2 Strawberry fields, 2 Summer House - fed 
by hand)
Tufted Titmouse - 2 (Summer House, Oven)
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Pinetum (Deb after lunch)
White-breasted Nuthatch - Pinetum (Deb after lunch)
Brown Creeper - Azalea Pond (Nancy Shamban)
Carolina Wren - 1 or 2 (Oven & Point)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - hill down to Boathouse (Will Schenck)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - at least 10
Gray-cheeked Thrush - Balancing Rock
Swainson's Thrush - Balancing Rock
Wood Thrush - Upper Lobe
American Robin
Gray Catbird - everywhere
Brown Thrasher - 3 Strawberry Fields, Oven, 7 Maintenance Field
Northern Mockingbird
House Finch - 3 Maintenance Field
Ovenbird - Strawberry Fields, Azalea Pond
Black-and-white Warbler -  6 (Strawberry Fields,Tupelo Field, Summer House, 2 
Azalea Pond, hill down to Boathouse)
Tennessee Warbler - 3 (2 Oven (Jeff Ward), 1 path downhill to Boathouse)
Nashville Warbler - west side of Azalea Pond (Deb after lunch)
Common Yellowthroat - 5
American Redstart - 8
Cape May Warbler - 2 or 3 in one Siberian Elm Pinetum (Deb after lunch)
Northern Parula - 13
Magnolia Warbler - Maintenance Field
Yellow Warbler - Upper Lobe
Chestnut-sided Warbler - Summer House
Blackpoll Warbler - Oak Bridge (Jeff Ward)
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2 males Strawberry Fields, male Tupelo Field, 
Azalea Pond
Palm Warbler - 3 (2 Maintenance Field, Tupelo Field) (many more at the north 
end)
Pine Warbler - 2 pines near Compost (Deb after lunch)
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2 Tupelo Field
Eastern Towhee - female Strawberry Fields
Chipping Sparrow - Maintenance Field (Jeff Ward)
White-throated Sparrow - multiple locations
Dark-eyed Junco - Maintenance Field
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 4 (1 Strawberry Fields (Nancy Shamban), 2 in Jewelweed 
at Oven, 1 Point (Jeff Ward))
Common Grackle - Upper Lobe & Locust Grove (flock)
Baltimore Oriole - Strawberry Fields (Will Papp)

Deborah Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday Oct. 3, 2016 - 16 species of Wood Warblers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC 
Monday Oct. 3, 2016 
OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from 
Strawberry Fields at 9am & pre-walk birding from 8-9am.

Highlights: 16 species of Wood Warblers including 3 Tennessee Warblers, 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
attracting warblers at the Oven (others at the Pinetum).

Canada Goose - 8 east side of the Point
Gadwall - at least 35 Meer (Deb after lunch)
Mallard - Lake
Northern Shoveler - at least 24 Meer (Deb after lunch)
Mourning Dove - many locations
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Maintenance Field
Chimney Swift - more than 30 including a flock of around 25 low over the 
compost (Deb after lunch)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 (Strawberry Fields, Jewelweed at Oven)
The usual Reservoir Gulls in moderate numbers:
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant - not many Reservoir (Deb)
Sharp-shinned Hawk - flyover seen from the Point
Red-tailed Hawk - flyover seen from the Point
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 6 (Strawberry Fields, Tupelo Field adult male (Will 
Schenck), Oven, 3 on the Point)
Downy Woodpecker - residents
Northern Flicker - 3 (Upper Lobe Lawn, 2 Maintenance Field)
American Kestrel - male between North Meadow Ballfields & Compost (Deb after 
lunch)
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3 or 4 (1 or 2 Strawberry Fields, Tupelo Field, north of 
Summer House)
Eastern Phoebe - 2 Strawberry Fields & Tupelo Field (others at north end)
Blue-headed Vireo - Tupelo Field
Red-eyed Vireo - 5 (Strawberry Fields, Tupelo Field, 3 Balancing Rock)
Blue Jay - multiple locations, flock of around 40 flying south North Meadow 
Ballfields (Deb after lunch)
Black-capped Chickadee - 3 or 4 (1 or 2 Strawberry fields, 2 Summer House - fed 
by hand)
Tufted Titmouse - 2 (Summer House, Oven)
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Pinetum (Deb after lunch)
White-breasted Nuthatch - Pinetum (Deb after lunch)
Brown Creeper - Azalea Pond (Nancy Shamban)
Carolina Wren - 1 or 2 (Oven & Point)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - hill down to Boathouse (Will Schenck)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - at least 10
Gray-cheeked Thrush - Balancing Rock
Swainson's Thrush - Balancing Rock
Wood Thrush - Upper Lobe
American Robin
Gray Catbird - everywhere
Brown Thrasher - 3 Strawberry Fields, Oven, 7 Maintenance Field
Northern Mockingbird
House Finch - 3 Maintenance Field
Ovenbird - Strawberry Fields, Azalea Pond
Black-and-white Warbler -  6 (Strawberry Fields,Tupelo Field, Summer House, 2 
Azalea Pond, hill down to Boathouse)
Tennessee Warbler - 3 (2 Oven (Jeff Ward), 1 path downhill to Boathouse)
Nashville Warbler - west side of Azalea Pond (Deb after lunch)
Common Yellowthroat - 5
American Redstart - 8
Cape May Warbler - 2 or 3 in one Siberian Elm Pinetum (Deb after lunch)
Northern Parula - 13
Magnolia Warbler - Maintenance Field
Yellow Warbler - Upper Lobe
Chestnut-sided Warbler - Summer House
Blackpoll Warbler - Oak Bridge (Jeff Ward)
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2 males Strawberry Fields, male Tupelo Field, 
Azalea Pond
Palm Warbler - 3 (2 Maintenance Field, Tupelo Field) (many more at the north 
end)
Pine Warbler - 2 pines near Compost (Deb after lunch)
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2 Tupelo Field
Eastern Towhee - female Strawberry Fields
Chipping Sparrow - Maintenance Field (Jeff Ward)
White-throated Sparrow - multiple locations
Dark-eyed Junco - Maintenance Field
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 4 (1 Strawberry Fields (Nancy Shamban), 2 in Jewelweed 
at Oven, 1 Point (Jeff Ward))
Common Grackle - Upper Lobe & Locust Grove (flock)
Baltimore Oriole - Strawberry Fields (Will Papp)

Deborah Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach: Dickcissel, Blue Grosbeak, Caspian Terns, and more

[Tim Healy]

Despite a poor showing on the morning radar and a dismal start to the day at 
Robert Moses, Jones Beach has served up a lovely bit of excitement. The pair of 
Caspian Terns continue at the boat basin, seen resting on Short Beach earlier 
and one in flight just now. A Dickcissel was heard repeatedly calling from the 
outer turnaround as I watched a young White-eyed Vireo chase a Blue-headed in 
the bushes at the main turnaround. Stacey and Kurt found a bird of interest by 
the coast guard fence near the fisherman's road, flagging me over to confirm 
their Blue Grosbeak. Tree Swallow numbers exceed 1000, and there are plenty of 
Yellow-rumps, flickers, and nuthatches around. A single Blackpoll was the only 
non-Myrtle warbler IDed, though there have been plenty of rapid flybys and 
flyovers. Large flock of oystercatchers on the sandbar for high tide now. 

Cheers!
-Tim H
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach: Dickcissel, Blue Grosbeak, Caspian Terns, and more

[Tim Healy]

Despite a poor showing on the morning radar and a dismal start to the day at 
Robert Moses, Jones Beach has served up a lovely bit of excitement. The pair of 
Caspian Terns continue at the boat basin, seen resting on Short Beach earlier 
and one in flight just now. A Dickcissel was heard repeatedly calling from the 
outer turnaround as I watched a young White-eyed Vireo chase a Blue-headed in 
the bushes at the main turnaround. Stacey and Kurt found a bird of interest by 
the coast guard fence near the fisherman's road, flagging me over to confirm 
their Blue Grosbeak. Tree Swallow numbers exceed 1000, and there are plenty of 
Yellow-rumps, flickers, and nuthatches around. A single Blackpoll was the only 
non-Myrtle warbler IDed, though there have been plenty of rapid flybys and 
flyovers. Large flock of oystercatchers on the sandbar for high tide now. 

Cheers!
-Tim H
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[nysbirds-l] From the woods, to the bay...a nice half-day !

[robert adamo]

On Monday, I walked the trail around the "Ice Pond", at the Quogue Wildlife
Refuge. Bird activity was subdued, with the highlight being a Yellow-billed
Cuckoo. I only connected with one, small, mixed flock, from which I was
able to ID single Black-throated Green & Pine Warblers, in addition to 2
Black-capped Chickadees.

I then traveled Dune Rd, from Shinnicock Inlet to Cupsoque Co. PK, with 2
species worth mentioning. There must have been close to 1000 Double-crested
Cormorant (with 80-90 % of them Juveniles) between the 2 locations. At the
"Overlook", 12 Royal Turns were resting on the longest sand bar.

Cheers,
Bob

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[nysbirds-l] From the woods, to the bay...a nice half-day !

[robert adamo]

On Monday, I walked the trail around the "Ice Pond", at the Quogue Wildlife
Refuge. Bird activity was subdued, with the highlight being a Yellow-billed
Cuckoo. I only connected with one, small, mixed flock, from which I was
able to ID single Black-throated Green & Pine Warblers, in addition to 2
Black-capped Chickadees.

I then traveled Dune Rd, from Shinnicock Inlet to Cupsoque Co. PK, with 2
species worth mentioning. There must have been close to 1000 Double-crested
Cormorant (with 80-90 % of them Juveniles) between the 2 locations. At the
"Overlook", 12 Royal Turns were resting on the longest sand bar.

Cheers,
Bob

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