[nysbirds-l] S. Nassau Canvasback
This is a copy of my ebird report from today's outing regarding this unusual occurrence. Very odd, and rare for this date. Other than 1 or 2 locations in North Nassau, Canvasback is now uncommon to rare in Nassau County, even in season. This individual apparently has been at this generally underbirded location for at least 2 weeks, and may have wintered here. Today, it was swimming in close company with a N. Shoveler pair on the fresh water pond near the parking area. It's presence was brought to my attention earlier in the week, so I gave it a go as the last stop of the day. My first thought was that this may be an injured bird, though after close examination I found this male to be in fine shape, seemingly happy, robust and preening. At no time did I observe it feeding. I'm curious to see how long this guy hangs around and if my assumption is correct regarding its health. This species is regularly missed on a number of our Marine Region CBC's in recent years, giving this record even more of an interesting twist. Bobby Berlingeri -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday April 23, 2017 - Orange-crowned Warbler, Belted Kingfisher & Common Ravens
Central Park NYC Sunday April 23, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob., on bird walk starting from the dock on Turtle Pond at 9am Highlights: Beautiful weather but slow birding with Orange-crowned Warbler & 5 other Wood Warbler species, Common Ravens overhead, and a cooperative Belted Kingfisher Canada Goose - 6 (4 Turtle Pond, 2 Lake) Mallard - small numbers Turtle Pond Mourning Dove - small groups in several locations American Coot - lone bird on the Lake near the Point/Oven Double-crested Cormorant - 4 Turtle Pond & flyovers Great Egret - 1 or 2 (fishing at Turtle Pond, Lake south of Oven) Green Heron - the Point Red-tailed Hawk - pair of adults cirling over west side Belted Kingfisher - female in Willow Oak at Turtle Pond dock Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Bow Bridge Downy Woodpecker - residents Northern Flicker - 2 Summer House Blue-headed Vireo - Riviera slope (Andrea Hessel) Blue Jay - residents Fish Crow - calling near the Point Common Raven - pair calling overhead near Bow Bridge Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2 Turtle Pond Black-capped Chickadee - Tupelo Field Tufted Titmouse - Summer House Red-breasted Nuthatch - seen at feeders (reported by many, photo by Bradley Kane) White-breasted Nuthatch - Tupelo Field Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 (Turtle Pond (Sharon Kravitz), 2 Shakespeare Garden, Riviera slope (Alison Rea)) Hermit Thrush - 2 or 3 between Tupelo Field and Gill Source American Robin - nesting House Finch - feeders (Suzanne Telsey) American Goldfinch - feeders & Upper Lobe Northern Waterthrush - singing at the Oven Orange-crowned Warbler - singing at Riviera (before walk), later at Bow Bridge (thanks to Doug Kurz) Northern Parula - Shakespeare Garden (Ally) Palm Warbler - 3 (1 Turtle Pond, 2 Point) Pine Warbler - 3 (first-spring female Turtle Pond, male & female Shakespeare Garden) Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3 (Shakespeare Garden (Carine Mitchell), Turtle Pond, Tupelo Field (Ally)) Eastern Towhee - heard 2 locations Swamp Sparrow - Oven White-throated Sparrow - numbers down Northern Cardinal - residents Red-winged Blackbird - singing male at the Point Brown-headed Cowbird - 3 (2 males top of Point (Ally), male Turtle Pond) Common Grackle - residents Deb Allen For info on bird walks - www.birdingbob.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Up in the sky
As the American Crow nesting on a White Pine on my neighbor's property was escorting a Sharpie away one of the two Purple Martin scouts in my colony flew up and started dive bombing the Sharpie. Orhan Birol Shelter Island -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Cattle Egret, & Central Park, NYC 4/22-23 + extralim. Fieldfare in ME.
Sunday, 23 April, 2017 A Fieldfare has been lingering at the same area in the state of Maine, U.S.A. - quite a rare visitor to N. America; details & photos are in eBird and on that state’s list & other bird-forums. N.Y. City A Western Cattle Egret continues its now-lengthy stay on the north side of West 28th St., between Eighth & Ninth Avenues, in Manhattan’s (N.Y. City) Chelsea neighborhood into Sunday, April 23rd. - - - - - - - Central Park (Manhattan) has had visiting Wild Turkey previously, but the latest sighting[s] received a bit more attention. The species is a long-time resident in several locations less than 10 miles from Manhattan, and not too many years ago, was also resident (for some years) on Manhattan, esp. at locations at opposite ends, at Battery Park (south end of the island), and at Inwood Hill Park (north end of the island). Of those that have wandered about elsewhere in Manhattan, it’s often been suggested that those individuals may have used the Hudson river corridor, on the island’s west edge, to move south, &/or north, but this may have been only rarely observed. One was present in Central Park from at least Thursday 4/20, as found & reported then by Carolyn Smith in the park’s north end, & (presumed the same single individual) that bird has been working zig-zaggingly but steadily south, to the southern end of the park by Sunday morning. I was able to photograph the turkey at close range this Sun. morning & with no disturbance (one man sleeping on sunny lawn 10 yards away), thousands of tourists passing, seeming unaware of the very large bird just off several heavily-used paths & the park drive near its southwestern extremity. During the time I was observing & photo’ing, no one else was watching, and the turkey was feeding undisturbed by any activities, but that may have been just a short respite from a variety of “risks” a ground-feeding bird is going to encounter in a park such as this; on the other hand, as stated above, this species has been a city-resident, including within Battery Park, which sees millions of people per year (if not per month) passing thru. A Red-necked Grebe at the C.P. reservoir has also lingered; there is no way to accurately determine that this is the bird that was rehabbed & then released there, last winter. However, as the grebe lingers on & on, it seems plausible that it may not have the strength, or ability, to fly properly. If that’s so, hopefully it will be able to, with time. Otherwise, sightings of this bird might go on into & thru the summer. The Red-headed Woodpecker in bright plumage has continued at its usual area just west of East 68th St. in the park, often may be high in trees & sometimes requires a bit of patience to see. On Saturday 4/22, at Central Park, Wood Thrush was newly-noted by multiple observers, although a few birders had tentatively (word-of-mouth) reported this species as early as 4/20; in any case, the species was more-widely seen in multiple NYC parks, in at least several boroughs (counties) of the city, as of Saturday. It had also been found in a few other counties, farther north. Some of the same warblers & other typical mid-April migrants that have been in Central for days are still in some of the same areas as previously. - - - - - - "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. peaceful -and ethical- birding, Tom Fiore manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Worm-eating Warbler
Arriving at Hempstead Lake State Park I received a reliable report of WEWA. After a little searching the bird was refound along the dirt path leading to the South Pond. Robert Proniewych -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Glossy Ibis flying over in East Hampton
9:45 am Sunday: just saw 4 glossy ibis flying east over Georgica Cove. No mudflats available for them unfortunately since Georgia Pond was not opened this spring and water levels are high. Jane F. Ross International Education Consultant 1112 Park Avenue New York, New York 10128 212-348-7975 / 631-324-3296 Call Send SMS Call from mobile Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype Call Send SMS Call from mobile Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Red breasted Nuthatch
We have had an abundance of red breasted nuthatches this year to our yard feeders in Suffolk County. At least 4 individuals continue to visit daily. And then we have the occasional white breasted who visits about twice a week. Far more red breasted this year by us than ever before. On Saturday, April 22, 2017 11:57 PM, Larry Trachtenberg wrote: Not sure if late as its been years since I have had them regularly until this year. But I also saw 1x at our feeders today. Two RB nuthatch (at least one seen) virtually every day I have been around to look since Oct. 19, 2016 which was first day last fall I noticed. L. TrachtenbergOssining. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 22, 2017, at 10:08 PM, Orhan Birol wrote: Still showing at the suet feeder been around since November, rather late??Orhan BirolShelter Island--NYSbirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsABAPlease submit your observations toeBird!-- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
