[nysbirds-l] Central & Riverside Parks, NYC 4/29 (2 RHWP's, 26 species of Warbler, etc.) / +Great Gull; & Kings Co. notables!
Very notable at Great Gull Island in NY waters, are the return of the Roseate Terns & a sighting of Gray-cheeked Thrush (which follows on a few other reports of that type of thrush in the northeast), today, 4/29. The Great Gull reports are via Joseph DiCostanzo with the Great Gull project / American Museum, Natural History, NY. And seems worthy of a note that in Brooklyn (Kings County, NY) today were these species, amongst many others - BLUE GROSBEAK, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, KENTUCKY WARBLER (these all seen in Prospect Park), & CERULEAN WARBLER (this a first site record at Dreier-Offernan park, and found by Shane Blodgett, seen also by Alex Wilson; photo’d, & appears to be a poss. 1st-spring male with less-than full breastband) - kudos to all the Brooklyn birders on these & other finds. - - - Incidentally, on Hooded Warblers pushing north & east thru the region, there are now reports of that species up into northern New England; the recent event seems to have pushed a fairly broad array of neotropical-wintering migrants to either past where they are fully-expected &/or, in particular, into areas where, if expected, the usual arrival dates are from 1 to even 2 weeks later. And that some of these migrants have moved in numbers, not merely 1’s or two’s here & there, is indicative of an event affected by weather that was rather widespread. Examples of 2 northern New England Hoodeds, just today (4/29) a report from Burlington, VT; and a lingering bird seen again today at Harpswell, mid-coast Maine. On other species much farther north from breeding areas, Prothonotary Warbler had been seen in Nova Scotia (maritime Canada) as early as 18 April; the appearance of neotrop. migrants in mid-spring in the Canadian maritime provinces is a somewhat ‘special’ case, as birds are brought not just north to such areas, but also quite far east (relative to any of NY). It can be added, a fair number of the early or early-ish migrants now being found are also not in anything even close to peak numbers; many are still in rather low numbers, yet at the same time, arrivals of species such as Indigo Bunting are now being reported from the Hudson river valley in known breeding areas, & the numbers (of that species) seem not-insignificant. Additionally, the movements of migrants in the area of SE NY, including NYC and Long Island, and some of the near-shore counties, is complex, with what appear rather diverse & often-divergent-seeming flow of species (particulart species) and massed-migration, with timings & numbers also varying from barrier-beach islands, to large-river corridors, to near-shore upland ridges, and more to consider in the movement of migrants of so many varied kinds. - - On Red Phalarope in Manhattan (NYC), there apparently are some records going back into the 1960’s including an individual that lingered for some days, using more than one of the park’s water-bodies in its visit - thanks esp. to Peter Post for the additional information. This latter referring to a bird seen in Central Park more than a half-century ago. Sightings of Hooded Merganser in Central Park in late April are modestly late; at least 3 were noted by many on Fri. 4/28, with one of these still at the same location, Turtle Pond, Saturday. There was a recent report of Ring-necked Duck in Central, and I am inclined to think this was a solid ID, for 1 bird at the reservoir. ___ Saturday, 29 April, 2017 - Central Park & Riverside Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City At least 26 species of Warblers were found in Central Park today - even in less-birded Riverside Park, 17 species of warbler were noted, and that in only-afternoon hours, and mainly in the areas from W. 83 St. north to near W. 121 St. (the “drip” itself, near about W. 118 St., seemed not be active with visiting birds, perhaps because many puddles were all about in that park from the heavy showers of the pre-dawn hours.) Two Red-headed Woodpeckers were present in Central Park today, with a freshly-arrived adult seen by 100+ observers thru part of the day in the Ramble, & the long-lingering 1st-year Red-headed still in it’s ‘territory’ - but showing some signs it might be about to get more mobile. Some notes on sightings in Central &/or Riverside Parks, 4/29: Common Loon (fly-over, early a.m.) Red-necked Grebe (the “you can’t prove it’s the rehab-release” grebe continues at the reservoir in Central) Double-crested Cormorant (lotsa fly-overs, & in Central also) Great Egret (40+ fly-overs & a few also headed north, rather than east or west; additional several in Central) Snowy Egret (6+, flyovers including one seen from Riverside Park going across the Hudson river, nr. W. 108 St.) Green Heron (Central Park) Black-crowned Night-Heron (Central Park) Turkey Vulture (5 or more fly-overs seen from Central Park) Canada Goose Brant (multiple fly-overs, a.m. - and some in Hudson river, from Riverside Park) Wood Duck (still on C.P. reservoir,
[nysbirds-l] Central & Riverside Parks, NYC 4/29 (2 RHWP's, 26 species of Warbler, etc.) / +Great Gull; & Kings Co. notables!
Very notable at Great Gull Island in NY waters, are the return of the Roseate Terns & a sighting of Gray-cheeked Thrush (which follows on a few other reports of that type of thrush in the northeast), today, 4/29. The Great Gull reports are via Joseph DiCostanzo with the Great Gull project / American Museum, Natural History, NY. And seems worthy of a note that in Brooklyn (Kings County, NY) today were these species, amongst many others - BLUE GROSBEAK, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, KENTUCKY WARBLER (these all seen in Prospect Park), & CERULEAN WARBLER (this a first site record at Dreier-Offernan park, and found by Shane Blodgett, seen also by Alex Wilson; photo’d, & appears to be a poss. 1st-spring male with less-than full breastband) - kudos to all the Brooklyn birders on these & other finds. - - - Incidentally, on Hooded Warblers pushing north & east thru the region, there are now reports of that species up into northern New England; the recent event seems to have pushed a fairly broad array of neotropical-wintering migrants to either past where they are fully-expected &/or, in particular, into areas where, if expected, the usual arrival dates are from 1 to even 2 weeks later. And that some of these migrants have moved in numbers, not merely 1’s or two’s here & there, is indicative of an event affected by weather that was rather widespread. Examples of 2 northern New England Hoodeds, just today (4/29) a report from Burlington, VT; and a lingering bird seen again today at Harpswell, mid-coast Maine. On other species much farther north from breeding areas, Prothonotary Warbler had been seen in Nova Scotia (maritime Canada) as early as 18 April; the appearance of neotrop. migrants in mid-spring in the Canadian maritime provinces is a somewhat ‘special’ case, as birds are brought not just north to such areas, but also quite far east (relative to any of NY). It can be added, a fair number of the early or early-ish migrants now being found are also not in anything even close to peak numbers; many are still in rather low numbers, yet at the same time, arrivals of species such as Indigo Bunting are now being reported from the Hudson river valley in known breeding areas, & the numbers (of that species) seem not-insignificant. Additionally, the movements of migrants in the area of SE NY, including NYC and Long Island, and some of the near-shore counties, is complex, with what appear rather diverse & often-divergent-seeming flow of species (particulart species) and massed-migration, with timings & numbers also varying from barrier-beach islands, to large-river corridors, to near-shore upland ridges, and more to consider in the movement of migrants of so many varied kinds. - - On Red Phalarope in Manhattan (NYC), there apparently are some records going back into the 1960’s including an individual that lingered for some days, using more than one of the park’s water-bodies in its visit - thanks esp. to Peter Post for the additional information. This latter referring to a bird seen in Central Park more than a half-century ago. Sightings of Hooded Merganser in Central Park in late April are modestly late; at least 3 were noted by many on Fri. 4/28, with one of these still at the same location, Turtle Pond, Saturday. There was a recent report of Ring-necked Duck in Central, and I am inclined to think this was a solid ID, for 1 bird at the reservoir. ___ Saturday, 29 April, 2017 - Central Park & Riverside Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City At least 26 species of Warblers were found in Central Park today - even in less-birded Riverside Park, 17 species of warbler were noted, and that in only-afternoon hours, and mainly in the areas from W. 83 St. north to near W. 121 St. (the “drip” itself, near about W. 118 St., seemed not be active with visiting birds, perhaps because many puddles were all about in that park from the heavy showers of the pre-dawn hours.) Two Red-headed Woodpeckers were present in Central Park today, with a freshly-arrived adult seen by 100+ observers thru part of the day in the Ramble, & the long-lingering 1st-year Red-headed still in it’s ‘territory’ - but showing some signs it might be about to get more mobile. Some notes on sightings in Central &/or Riverside Parks, 4/29: Common Loon (fly-over, early a.m.) Red-necked Grebe (the “you can’t prove it’s the rehab-release” grebe continues at the reservoir in Central) Double-crested Cormorant (lotsa fly-overs, & in Central also) Great Egret (40+ fly-overs & a few also headed north, rather than east or west; additional several in Central) Snowy Egret (6+, flyovers including one seen from Riverside Park going across the Hudson river, nr. W. 108 St.) Green Heron (Central Park) Black-crowned Night-Heron (Central Park) Turkey Vulture (5 or more fly-overs seen from Central Park) Canada Goose Brant (multiple fly-overs, a.m. - and some in Hudson river, from Riverside Park) Wood Duck (still on C.P. reservoir,
[nysbirds-l] Misses and Hits Nassau Co.
In my second attempt at seeing the apparent cooperative (for some) Lido
Preserve Prothonotary Warbler, I once again dipped. Given Bobby Berlingeri's
yesterday's report of WFIB, I scanned the marsh carefully but no White Ibis
(WFIB) was present.
There was a decent number of shorebirds on the marsh. Dunlins, Black-bellied
Plovers, Least Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitchers were the dominant numbers
with a few Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Plovers,
Semipalmated Sandpipers and Red Knots making up the rest of the ones I saw well
enough to identify. A few birders reported Tri-colored Heron.
Leaving Lido, I tried for and dipped on the Ruff and the reported Pacific Loon
from Timber Point Marina.
Heading back west, I decided on trying for the reported Blue Grosbeaks at Jones
Beach West End. Michael Scheibel and his wife who were also birding the area
compared notes with me and we confirmed seeing 4 Blue Grosbeaks. 2 females and
2 males. Tim Healy's earlier report from the same area, mentioned 3 Blue
Grosbeaks and based on his description, we could have had at the very least 5
different birds on site, since both males seen by myself were in pristine
condition.
Additional notable birds from the Jones Beach area not mentioned by Tim
included, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and an American Bittern.
The latter flying across the road just after I exited past the toll booth. It
was heading east and dropped out of site in an area known to host waterfowl at
West End.
Cheers,
"I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today" ~
William Allen White
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
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林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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[nysbirds-l] Misses and Hits Nassau Co.
In my second attempt at seeing the apparent cooperative (for some) Lido
Preserve Prothonotary Warbler, I once again dipped. Given Bobby Berlingeri's
yesterday's report of WFIB, I scanned the marsh carefully but no White Ibis
(WFIB) was present.
There was a decent number of shorebirds on the marsh. Dunlins, Black-bellied
Plovers, Least Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitchers were the dominant numbers
with a few Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Plovers,
Semipalmated Sandpipers and Red Knots making up the rest of the ones I saw well
enough to identify. A few birders reported Tri-colored Heron.
Leaving Lido, I tried for and dipped on the Ruff and the reported Pacific Loon
from Timber Point Marina.
Heading back west, I decided on trying for the reported Blue Grosbeaks at Jones
Beach West End. Michael Scheibel and his wife who were also birding the area
compared notes with me and we confirmed seeing 4 Blue Grosbeaks. 2 females and
2 males. Tim Healy's earlier report from the same area, mentioned 3 Blue
Grosbeaks and based on his description, we could have had at the very least 5
different birds on site, since both males seen by myself were in pristine
condition.
Additional notable birds from the Jones Beach area not mentioned by Tim
included, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and an American Bittern.
The latter flying across the road just after I exited past the toll booth. It
was heading east and dropped out of site in an area known to host waterfowl at
West End.
Cheers,
"I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today" ~
William Allen White
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
> (__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (")
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
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[nysbirds-l] Hooded Warblers and the Slingshot
An unusual number of Hooded Warblers were found on Long Island and vicinity today, in conjunction with Blue Grosbeaks and Summer Tanagers--and also seasonally early examples of female Indigo Buntings and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. In contrast, the migrant species typically most abundant at this date--Myrtle & Palm Warblers, Savannah & White-throated Sparrows, etc.--were present in at best modest numbers at Long Island's migrant traps today. This disparity is the signature of a slingshot event, set in motion days ago and hundreds of miles away, with the displacement of trans-Gulf migrants over the Atlantic. Please be sure to report or eBird all Hooded Warblers seen in coastal New York, so that an accurate total can be tabulated. Whereas most rare-scarce warblers in southeastern NYS tend to occur during the biggest spring flights of common warblers, Hooded and Prothonotary tend to occur here in association with grosbeaks and tanagers, on otherwise slow days. For a discussion of slingshots and different kinds of spring flights, see: http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2005v55n3/y2005v55n3p213-227mitra.pdf# Shai Mitra Bay Shore -- 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] Hooded Warblers and the Slingshot
An unusual number of Hooded Warblers were found on Long Island and vicinity today, in conjunction with Blue Grosbeaks and Summer Tanagers--and also seasonally early examples of female Indigo Buntings and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. In contrast, the migrant species typically most abundant at this date--Myrtle & Palm Warblers, Savannah & White-throated Sparrows, etc.--were present in at best modest numbers at Long Island's migrant traps today. This disparity is the signature of a slingshot event, set in motion days ago and hundreds of miles away, with the displacement of trans-Gulf migrants over the Atlantic. Please be sure to report or eBird all Hooded Warblers seen in coastal New York, so that an accurate total can be tabulated. Whereas most rare-scarce warblers in southeastern NYS tend to occur during the biggest spring flights of common warblers, Hooded and Prothonotary tend to occur here in association with grosbeaks and tanagers, on otherwise slow days. For a discussion of slingshots and different kinds of spring flights, see: http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2005v55n3/y2005v55n3p213-227mitra.pdf# Shai Mitra Bay Shore -- 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 - Sat. Apr. 29, 2017 - 19 Warblers incl. Cape May & Yellow-throated Warblers, Adult Red-headed Woodpecker
Central Park NYC Saturday Apr. 29, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on Bird Walk starting from the Boathouse at 7:30 & 9:00am. Highlights: 19 species of Wood Warblers including Cape May & Yellow-throated Warblers, adult Red-headed Woodpecker, Veeries, Swainson's, Hermit, and Wood Thrushes. Canada Goose - Turtle Pond Mallard Hooded Merganser - female Turtle Pond Mourning Dove - residents including 10 at Evodia Field Chimney Swift - 3 Spotted Sandpiper - Turtle Pond (Jeff Ward) Great Black-backed Gull - flyover Double-crested Cormorant - 5 turtle Pond & flyovers Black-crowned Night-Heron - Turtle Pond Turkey Vulture - 2 flyovers Evodia Field (after lunch) Red-tailed Hawk - adult perched over Humming Tombstone & flyovers Red-headed Woodpecker - adult seen at Humming tombstone & Evodia Field Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents Downy Woodpecker - residents Northern Flicker - 4 Great Crested Flycatcher - Tanner's Spring (Jeff Ward) & Evodia Field Eastern Kingbird - Belvedere Castle Blue-headed Vireo - 5 including 4 between King of Poland & Belvedere Castle Blue Jay - residents Fish Crow - heard Red-breasted Nuthatch - (Stefan Passlick) White-breasted Nuthatch - Azalea Pond (Jeff Ward) House Wren - Ramble & Shakespeare Garden Carolina Wren - heard Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Tanner's Spring Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 20 Veery - Humming Tombstone, Azalea Pond, south of Azalea Pond, Summit Rock Swainson's Thrush - Azalea Pond (Stefan Passlick) Hermit Thrush - Laupot Bridge, Humming Tombstone, Summit Rock/Tanner's Spring Wood Thrush - pair Maintenance Field, another south of Azalea Pond American Robin - residents Gray Catbird - multiple locations House Finch - 3 American Goldfinch - feeders and the Oven Ovenbird - 4 (Humming Tombstone, south of Evodia field, 2 Summit Rock/Tanner's Spring) Worm-eating Warbler - south of Azalea Pond (7:30 walk) Northern Waterthrush - at least 2 (Tupelo Field, Oven) Black-and-white Warbler - 8 Tennessee Warbler - Upper Lobe Nashville Warbler - Upper Lobe Common Yellowthroat - 3 (male at the Point, male Turtle Pond (Carine Mitchell), female Shakespeare Garden (Jeff Ward)) Hooded Warbler - male south of Azalea Pond (Matthieu Benoit) American Redstart - 5 all males Cape May Warbler - male Tanner's Spring Northern Parula - at least 20 Yellow Warbler - 10 Blackpoll Warbler - east side Azalea Pond Black-throated Blue Warbler - 5 Palm Warbler - 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 75 Yellow-throated Warbler - Tanner's Spring Prairie Warbler - male Upper Lobe Black-throated Green Warbler - 3 (male Turtle Pond, male Captain's Bench, male feeders) Eastern Towhee - (female Humming Tombstone, female s. of Evodia) Chipping Sparrow - 15 lawn south of Tanner's Spring White-throated Sparrows - few White-crowned Sparrow - adult south of Tanner's Spring (thanks to Jordan Spindel) Scarlet Tanager - males Evodia Field (Jeff Ward), Captain's Bench Northern Cardinal - residents Indigo Bunting - male Captain's Bench (Stefan Passlick) Red-winged Blackbird - feeders Common Grackle - residents Brown-headed Cowbird - female Maintenance Field Orchard Oriole - adult male Summit Rock (Jeff Ward) Baltimore Oriole - Evodia Field, Summit Rock (Jeff Ward) Alice Deutsch reported a Magnolia Warbler at the Summer House (Rustic Shelter). Deb Allen -- 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 - Sat. Apr. 29, 2017 - 19 Warblers incl. Cape May & Yellow-throated Warblers, Adult Red-headed Woodpecker
Central Park NYC Saturday Apr. 29, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on Bird Walk starting from the Boathouse at 7:30 & 9:00am. Highlights: 19 species of Wood Warblers including Cape May & Yellow-throated Warblers, adult Red-headed Woodpecker, Veeries, Swainson's, Hermit, and Wood Thrushes. Canada Goose - Turtle Pond Mallard Hooded Merganser - female Turtle Pond Mourning Dove - residents including 10 at Evodia Field Chimney Swift - 3 Spotted Sandpiper - Turtle Pond (Jeff Ward) Great Black-backed Gull - flyover Double-crested Cormorant - 5 turtle Pond & flyovers Black-crowned Night-Heron - Turtle Pond Turkey Vulture - 2 flyovers Evodia Field (after lunch) Red-tailed Hawk - adult perched over Humming Tombstone & flyovers Red-headed Woodpecker - adult seen at Humming tombstone & Evodia Field Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents Downy Woodpecker - residents Northern Flicker - 4 Great Crested Flycatcher - Tanner's Spring (Jeff Ward) & Evodia Field Eastern Kingbird - Belvedere Castle Blue-headed Vireo - 5 including 4 between King of Poland & Belvedere Castle Blue Jay - residents Fish Crow - heard Red-breasted Nuthatch - (Stefan Passlick) White-breasted Nuthatch - Azalea Pond (Jeff Ward) House Wren - Ramble & Shakespeare Garden Carolina Wren - heard Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Tanner's Spring Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 20 Veery - Humming Tombstone, Azalea Pond, south of Azalea Pond, Summit Rock Swainson's Thrush - Azalea Pond (Stefan Passlick) Hermit Thrush - Laupot Bridge, Humming Tombstone, Summit Rock/Tanner's Spring Wood Thrush - pair Maintenance Field, another south of Azalea Pond American Robin - residents Gray Catbird - multiple locations House Finch - 3 American Goldfinch - feeders and the Oven Ovenbird - 4 (Humming Tombstone, south of Evodia field, 2 Summit Rock/Tanner's Spring) Worm-eating Warbler - south of Azalea Pond (7:30 walk) Northern Waterthrush - at least 2 (Tupelo Field, Oven) Black-and-white Warbler - 8 Tennessee Warbler - Upper Lobe Nashville Warbler - Upper Lobe Common Yellowthroat - 3 (male at the Point, male Turtle Pond (Carine Mitchell), female Shakespeare Garden (Jeff Ward)) Hooded Warbler - male south of Azalea Pond (Matthieu Benoit) American Redstart - 5 all males Cape May Warbler - male Tanner's Spring Northern Parula - at least 20 Yellow Warbler - 10 Blackpoll Warbler - east side Azalea Pond Black-throated Blue Warbler - 5 Palm Warbler - 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 75 Yellow-throated Warbler - Tanner's Spring Prairie Warbler - male Upper Lobe Black-throated Green Warbler - 3 (male Turtle Pond, male Captain's Bench, male feeders) Eastern Towhee - (female Humming Tombstone, female s. of Evodia) Chipping Sparrow - 15 lawn south of Tanner's Spring White-throated Sparrows - few White-crowned Sparrow - adult south of Tanner's Spring (thanks to Jordan Spindel) Scarlet Tanager - males Evodia Field (Jeff Ward), Captain's Bench Northern Cardinal - residents Indigo Bunting - male Captain's Bench (Stefan Passlick) Red-winged Blackbird - feeders Common Grackle - residents Brown-headed Cowbird - female Maintenance Field Orchard Oriole - adult male Summit Rock (Jeff Ward) Baltimore Oriole - Evodia Field, Summit Rock (Jeff Ward) Alice Deutsch reported a Magnolia Warbler at the Summer House (Rustic Shelter). Deb Allen -- 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] Jones Beach: 3 Blue Grosbeaks and other migrants
Despite favorable conditions last night, THE big push of migrants is still yet to come. Radar seemed to show more birds leaving our area than coming in, and the early morning storms which might have produced fallout later in the season didn't amount to much. Nevertheless, Jones Beach featured some nice activity on this pleasant morning. The indisputable highlight was a trio of Blue Grosbeaks encountered over the course of my time there: a continuing female by the Coast Guard fence, a bright male working his way west from the tollbooth to the boat basin, and a less flashy male by the exit. Great opportunities to take photos and audio of this relatively uncommon visitor. Other migrants of note included a White-eyed Vireo, Indigo Buntings, Baltimore Orioles, and some House Wrens duking it out. Only three warblers: Palm, Yellow, and many sharp-looking Myrtles. Common Loons in vocalizing in flight were a treat. Some Fish Crows, usually less common than Americans at Jones, are apparently building a nest in the median. https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36385240 Cheers! -Tim H -- 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] Jones Beach: 3 Blue Grosbeaks and other migrants
Despite favorable conditions last night, THE big push of migrants is still yet to come. Radar seemed to show more birds leaving our area than coming in, and the early morning storms which might have produced fallout later in the season didn't amount to much. Nevertheless, Jones Beach featured some nice activity on this pleasant morning. The indisputable highlight was a trio of Blue Grosbeaks encountered over the course of my time there: a continuing female by the Coast Guard fence, a bright male working his way west from the tollbooth to the boat basin, and a less flashy male by the exit. Great opportunities to take photos and audio of this relatively uncommon visitor. Other migrants of note included a White-eyed Vireo, Indigo Buntings, Baltimore Orioles, and some House Wrens duking it out. Only three warblers: Palm, Yellow, and many sharp-looking Myrtles. Common Loons in vocalizing in flight were a treat. Some Fish Crows, usually less common than Americans at Jones, are apparently building a nest in the median. https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36385240 Cheers! -Tim H -- 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] Summer Tanager at Robert Moses State Park (Suffolk Co.)
Molting male observed feeding on north side of parkway median opposite RMSP Field 2 main entrance. Bird is extremely shy and easily frightened. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Summer Tanager at Robert Moses State Park (Suffolk Co.)
Molting male observed feeding on north side of parkway median opposite RMSP Field 2 main entrance. Bird is extremely shy and easily frightened. Sent from my iPhone -- 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 (many migrants), NYC 4/29 (Saturday)
Saturday, 29 April, 2017 - A Western Cattle Egret remains at the small greenspace along the north side of West 28th Street, between Eighth & Ninth Avenues, in Manhattan, N.Y. City as of about 8:15 a.m. today. — — — Central Park (in Manhattan) is again enjoying many expected migrants; there are a minimum of 3 singing male Hooded Warblers in the park, one at the far south end (Hallett Sanctuary area), with another in the far north end (woods) as privately & publicly reported elsewhere, and the one already noted within the Strawberry Fields section, by West 72 St. in Central. There may well be a 4th male Hooded, as there are sightings in the east-Ramble, somewhat far from Strawberry Fields, but it is also typical for many Hooded Warblers first arriving in Central to wander a bit, & sometimes quite a bit, as they seek a ‘patch' they may (or may not) settle into for a longer visit. A singing Yellow-throated Warbler is among many migrants near Summit Rock, a rise (& in fact the highest natural point of land within the park) near West 83-84 Streets, just inside the park’s western edge; thanks to Brenda Inskeep for updates on that; many other migrant species are being found at this moment throughout all of the park; as usual the highest observer effort is in the Ramble & vicinity as well as the northern end of the park. A long-lingering, now-brightly-plumaged Red-headed Woodpecker remains in the area of the park just west of East 68th Street, a short while ago it was ranging a bit more, from nearer both E. 69 St. & to nearer E. 67 St. - patience, & observing high branches from a good vantage point, may help in spotting this bird. It is not that vocal, in recent months. There are certain to be many more species of some interest to report later on. good 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] Cattle Egret, Central Park (many migrants), NYC 4/29 (Saturday)
Saturday, 29 April, 2017 - A Western Cattle Egret remains at the small greenspace along the north side of West 28th Street, between Eighth & Ninth Avenues, in Manhattan, N.Y. City as of about 8:15 a.m. today. — — — Central Park (in Manhattan) is again enjoying many expected migrants; there are a minimum of 3 singing male Hooded Warblers in the park, one at the far south end (Hallett Sanctuary area), with another in the far north end (woods) as privately & publicly reported elsewhere, and the one already noted within the Strawberry Fields section, by West 72 St. in Central. There may well be a 4th male Hooded, as there are sightings in the east-Ramble, somewhat far from Strawberry Fields, but it is also typical for many Hooded Warblers first arriving in Central to wander a bit, & sometimes quite a bit, as they seek a ‘patch' they may (or may not) settle into for a longer visit. A singing Yellow-throated Warbler is among many migrants near Summit Rock, a rise (& in fact the highest natural point of land within the park) near West 83-84 Streets, just inside the park’s western edge; thanks to Brenda Inskeep for updates on that; many other migrant species are being found at this moment throughout all of the park; as usual the highest observer effort is in the Ramble & vicinity as well as the northern end of the park. A long-lingering, now-brightly-plumaged Red-headed Woodpecker remains in the area of the park just west of East 68th Street, a short while ago it was ranging a bit more, from nearer both E. 69 St. & to nearer E. 67 St. - patience, & observing high branches from a good vantage point, may help in spotting this bird. It is not that vocal, in recent months. There are certain to be many more species of some interest to report later on. good 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] New Arrivals - Ulster County
Friday, 28 April 2017 Town of Saugerties, Northern Ulster County There was an apparently good movement of migrants into the area last night, with many new arrivals this morning. Late this morning I returned home from work and was immediately greeted with first-of-season (FOS) singing Wood Thrush, Ovenbird, American Redstart, two brilliant male Cape May Warblers, and a male Baltimore Oriole. There were at least a dozen Yellow-rumped Warblers and a FOS male Scarlet Tanager foraging in the tree tops, and a FOS male Rose-breasted Grosbeak visiting my sunflower feeder a short time later. A short walk along the edge of my meadow and adjoining woods produced FOS Least Flycatcher, Great-crested Flycatcher (already checking out a nest box), Eastern Kingbird, Blue-winged Warbler, and a pair of Common Yellowthroats, along with another singing Ovenbird and Baltimore Oriole. This afternoon on a nearby utility cut in the Town of Saugerties I encountered three FOS Prairie Warblers singing on breeding territory and one FOS Indigo Bunting. A very colorful, and very vocal, FOS adult male Orchard Oriole provided nice close-up looks as it sang from a roadside shrub on Lauren Tice Road. There was also a good showing of recently emerged butterflies on the utility cut. Clouded Sulphur (2), Eastern Pine Elfin (2), Eastern Tailed Blues (12+), and a Juvenal's Duskywing were all new for the year for me. Spring Azures and Cabbage Whites were flying in good numbers, and there were at least three Falcate Orangetips coursing the ground, including my first female of the year. Perhaps most remarkable, I encountered at least 8 fresh Gray Hairstreaks. There easily could have been more, but I conservatively did not count individuals within 100 feet of my previous sighting. I don't recall ever seeing this number of Gray Hairstreaks in one location at one time. Nearly dusk now, and my first Veery of the year is singing from the woodlands. Steve Steve M. Chorvas Saugerties, NY -- 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] New Arrivals - Ulster County
Friday, 28 April 2017 Town of Saugerties, Northern Ulster County There was an apparently good movement of migrants into the area last night, with many new arrivals this morning. Late this morning I returned home from work and was immediately greeted with first-of-season (FOS) singing Wood Thrush, Ovenbird, American Redstart, two brilliant male Cape May Warblers, and a male Baltimore Oriole. There were at least a dozen Yellow-rumped Warblers and a FOS male Scarlet Tanager foraging in the tree tops, and a FOS male Rose-breasted Grosbeak visiting my sunflower feeder a short time later. A short walk along the edge of my meadow and adjoining woods produced FOS Least Flycatcher, Great-crested Flycatcher (already checking out a nest box), Eastern Kingbird, Blue-winged Warbler, and a pair of Common Yellowthroats, along with another singing Ovenbird and Baltimore Oriole. This afternoon on a nearby utility cut in the Town of Saugerties I encountered three FOS Prairie Warblers singing on breeding territory and one FOS Indigo Bunting. A very colorful, and very vocal, FOS adult male Orchard Oriole provided nice close-up looks as it sang from a roadside shrub on Lauren Tice Road. There was also a good showing of recently emerged butterflies on the utility cut. Clouded Sulphur (2), Eastern Pine Elfin (2), Eastern Tailed Blues (12+), and a Juvenal's Duskywing were all new for the year for me. Spring Azures and Cabbage Whites were flying in good numbers, and there were at least three Falcate Orangetips coursing the ground, including my first female of the year. Perhaps most remarkable, I encountered at least 8 fresh Gray Hairstreaks. There easily could have been more, but I conservatively did not count individuals within 100 feet of my previous sighting. I don't recall ever seeing this number of Gray Hairstreaks in one location at one time. Nearly dusk now, and my first Veery of the year is singing from the woodlands. Steve Steve M. Chorvas Saugerties, NY -- 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] Male hooded warbler in Strawberry Field
Quite high up in one of the oaks over the path at the eastern side of the north field -- Tod Winston Birding Guide and Research Assistant NYC Audubon (212) 691-7483 x308 71 W. 23rd St., Suite 1523 New York, NY 10010 www.nycaudubon.org -- 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] Male hooded warbler in Strawberry Field
Quite high up in one of the oaks over the path at the eastern side of the north field -- Tod Winston Birding Guide and Research Assistant NYC Audubon (212) 691-7483 x308 71 W. 23rd St., Suite 1523 New York, NY 10010 www.nycaudubon.org -- 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/ --
