[nysbirds-l] " Return of the TEV - i "

[robert adamo]

At 1700 hours, while motoring up from downtown Riverhead, I observed two
sets of two Turkey Vultures roosting on two chimneys, located on two
separate buildings ! The Roanoke Ave Elementary School chimney has been a
favorite of up to 8-9 T.V's. at the same time throughout this past fall and
winter...especially when the school's  boilers were spewing warm flue
products. The 2nd set of birds were roosting on the close-by Court House
chimney - the first time I have seen this species on any part of that
building. Could today's sightings* have anything to do with the cooler
weather we have experienced lately ?

Cheers,
Bob

*Prior to today, it has been weeks since the last vulture was seen in this
area.

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[nysbirds-l] " Return of the TEV - i "

[robert adamo]

At 1700 hours, while motoring up from downtown Riverhead, I observed two
sets of two Turkey Vultures roosting on two chimneys, located on two
separate buildings ! The Roanoke Ave Elementary School chimney has been a
favorite of up to 8-9 T.V's. at the same time throughout this past fall and
winter...especially when the school's  boilers were spewing warm flue
products. The 2nd set of birds were roosting on the close-by Court House
chimney - the first time I have seen this species on any part of that
building. Could today's sightings* have anything to do with the cooler
weather we have experienced lately ?

Cheers,
Bob

*Prior to today, it has been weeks since the last vulture was seen in this
area.

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 12 May 2017

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* May 12, 2017
* NYNY1705.12

- Birds Mentioned

PACIFIC LOON+
YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS+
RUFF+
ARCTIC TERN+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Cory’s Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
MANX SHEARWATER
Northern Gannet
Cattle Egret
Whimbrel
White-rumped Sandpiper
Parasitic Jaeger
Razorbill
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Black Tern
Roseate Tern
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Red-headed Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Worm-eating Warbler
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Tennessee Warbler
KENTUCKY WARBLER
Hooded Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
SUMMER TANAGER
BLUE GROSBEAK

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 12, 2017 at
8:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS, PACIFIC LOON,
RUFF, ARCTIC TERN, MANX SHEARWATER, PROTHONOTARY and KENTUCKY WARBLERS,
SUMMER TANAGER, BLUE GROSBEAK and much more.

Given the generally unfavorable conditions this past week for decent
migration in our area, the best choice would have been to place yourself at
Robert Moses State Park last Saturday morning in time to watch the
ALBATROSS fly by heading east.  The descriptions of the bird, seen nicely
under the given conditions and supplemented by a few stills and a video
clip as it cruised by not too far offshore with an accompanying NORTHERN
GANNET, seem sufficient to determine it was a YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS,
rather than the quite similar Black-browed.  The ALBATROSS angled out to
sea and was not therefore spotted by other birders stationing themselves
further east along the coast.

Additional rewards for vigilant sea watching Saturday included a
substantial movement of COMMON and RED-THROATED LOONS, the few hundred of
each joined by a breeding-plumaged PACIFIC LOON also heading east and seen
from two different locations within Moses Park.  Other pelagic highlights
included a MANX SHEARWATER and two PARASITIC JAEGERS off Moses, the JAEGERS
likely the two spotted later off Smith Point County Park.  Single CORY’S
and SOOTY SHEARWATERS were seen off Dune Road in Westhampton Dunes, and an
adult ARCTIC TERN was found on the Cupsogue County Park sand flats Saturday
afternoon.  Four BLACK TERNS appeared off Smith Point County Park Saturday,
and a late RAZORBILL was also off Dune Road, with ROSEATE TERN and
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER among the many other birds along the shore that day.

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, now staging mostly along the south shore of Long
Island, included a peak of 12 at Robert Moses State Park Sunday, while
Saturday provided single ICELAND GULLS at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn
and out near Mecox.

Two WHIMBRELS were reported from Jones Beach West End Sunday, and more
intriguing was an apparent female RUFF, or REEVE, spotted Wednesday at the
Cedar Beach in Southold on the North Fork, appropriate field marks noted
before the bird suddenly got up and flew out of sight.

An EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL was in Central Park last Sunday, and birds are on
territory north of us.  The Manhattan CATTLE EGRET was last reported
Tuesday, and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was at Hempstead Lake State Park
Thursday.

SUMMER TANAGERS had a great week locally, with close to a dozen reports.  A
male in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn all week was joined by a female late
in the week, perhaps three different birds were in the vicinity of the
waterhole in Forest Park this week, females were noted in Central Park on
Wednesday and at the north end Friday, and on Wednesday two were at Jones
Beach West End, one at Cunningham Park, and one at Battery Park in
Manhattan.  The latter TANAGER joined a BLUE GROSBEAK present in Battery
Park from Monday on, and another BLUE GROSBEAK was spotted at Jones Beach
West End Thursday.

Four PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS featured one at Strack Pond at the west end of
Forest Park last weekend, one at the New York Botanical Garden Saturday,
another at
A KENTUCKY WARBLER in Prospect Park last Sunday was followed by one in
Washington Square Park in lower Manhattan Thursday and today.

A decent variety of Warblers this week has also featured WORM-EATING,
TENNESSEE, CAPE MAY, BAY-BREASTED, HOODED and WILSON’S, and WILLOW
FLYCATCHER was noted as of Tuesday.

Please note this new number for phoning in 

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 12 May 2017

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* May 12, 2017
* NYNY1705.12

- Birds Mentioned

PACIFIC LOON+
YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS+
RUFF+
ARCTIC TERN+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Cory’s Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
MANX SHEARWATER
Northern Gannet
Cattle Egret
Whimbrel
White-rumped Sandpiper
Parasitic Jaeger
Razorbill
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Black Tern
Roseate Tern
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Red-headed Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Worm-eating Warbler
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Tennessee Warbler
KENTUCKY WARBLER
Hooded Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
SUMMER TANAGER
BLUE GROSBEAK

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 12, 2017 at
8:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS, PACIFIC LOON,
RUFF, ARCTIC TERN, MANX SHEARWATER, PROTHONOTARY and KENTUCKY WARBLERS,
SUMMER TANAGER, BLUE GROSBEAK and much more.

Given the generally unfavorable conditions this past week for decent
migration in our area, the best choice would have been to place yourself at
Robert Moses State Park last Saturday morning in time to watch the
ALBATROSS fly by heading east.  The descriptions of the bird, seen nicely
under the given conditions and supplemented by a few stills and a video
clip as it cruised by not too far offshore with an accompanying NORTHERN
GANNET, seem sufficient to determine it was a YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS,
rather than the quite similar Black-browed.  The ALBATROSS angled out to
sea and was not therefore spotted by other birders stationing themselves
further east along the coast.

Additional rewards for vigilant sea watching Saturday included a
substantial movement of COMMON and RED-THROATED LOONS, the few hundred of
each joined by a breeding-plumaged PACIFIC LOON also heading east and seen
from two different locations within Moses Park.  Other pelagic highlights
included a MANX SHEARWATER and two PARASITIC JAEGERS off Moses, the JAEGERS
likely the two spotted later off Smith Point County Park.  Single CORY’S
and SOOTY SHEARWATERS were seen off Dune Road in Westhampton Dunes, and an
adult ARCTIC TERN was found on the Cupsogue County Park sand flats Saturday
afternoon.  Four BLACK TERNS appeared off Smith Point County Park Saturday,
and a late RAZORBILL was also off Dune Road, with ROSEATE TERN and
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER among the many other birds along the shore that day.

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, now staging mostly along the south shore of Long
Island, included a peak of 12 at Robert Moses State Park Sunday, while
Saturday provided single ICELAND GULLS at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn
and out near Mecox.

Two WHIMBRELS were reported from Jones Beach West End Sunday, and more
intriguing was an apparent female RUFF, or REEVE, spotted Wednesday at the
Cedar Beach in Southold on the North Fork, appropriate field marks noted
before the bird suddenly got up and flew out of sight.

An EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL was in Central Park last Sunday, and birds are on
territory north of us.  The Manhattan CATTLE EGRET was last reported
Tuesday, and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was at Hempstead Lake State Park
Thursday.

SUMMER TANAGERS had a great week locally, with close to a dozen reports.  A
male in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn all week was joined by a female late
in the week, perhaps three different birds were in the vicinity of the
waterhole in Forest Park this week, females were noted in Central Park on
Wednesday and at the north end Friday, and on Wednesday two were at Jones
Beach West End, one at Cunningham Park, and one at Battery Park in
Manhattan.  The latter TANAGER joined a BLUE GROSBEAK present in Battery
Park from Monday on, and another BLUE GROSBEAK was spotted at Jones Beach
West End Thursday.

Four PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS featured one at Strack Pond at the west end of
Forest Park last weekend, one at the New York Botanical Garden Saturday,
another at
A KENTUCKY WARBLER in Prospect Park last Sunday was followed by one in
Washington Square Park in lower Manhattan Thursday and today.

A decent variety of Warblers this week has also featured WORM-EATING,
TENNESSEE, CAPE MAY, BAY-BREASTED, HOODED and WILSON’S, and WILLOW
FLYCATCHER was noted as of Tuesday.

Please note this new number for phoning in 

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Fri., May 12, 2017 - North End Summer Tanager(s) & Ruby-throated Hummingbird

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC - North End
Friday, May 12, 2017
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD & many other observers

Highlights: Although the birding was slower again today with very few new 
arrivals, a female Summer Tanager appeared at the east side of the Loch then 
flew toward the Wildflower Meadow (south).  This was followed 30 minutes later 
by a female Summer Tanager at the East Blowdown Meadow. A male Ruby-throated 
Hummingbird appeared north of the east side of the Pool. 

Canada Goose - residents Meer
Gadwall - male Meer
Mallard - residents Meer
Mourning Dove - residents
Chimney Swift - coming down to drink at the Meer
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - male north of the east side of the Pool
Ring-billed Gull - an immature bird landed at the Meer
Herring Gull - flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - Meer & flyovers
Great Egret - Meer & flyovers
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Meer Island
Red-tailed Hawk - flyover Meer
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Downy Woodpecker - residents
Northern Flicker - residents
Blue-heaed Vireo - pair NE Great Hill
Warbling Vireo - 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - residents
House Wren - Green Bench
Swainson's Thrush - east side of the Loch
American Robin - residents
Gray Catbird - residents
House Finch - a few (Green Bench & flyovers)
American Goldfinch - pair Wildflower Meadow
Ovenbird - SW corner of the Loch
Northern Waterthrush - 2 (Loch & Meer Island)
Black-and-white warbler - 2 males & 1 female
Common Yellowthroat - 3 males & 1 female
American Redstart - 7 (3 males, 2 females, 2 first-spring males)
Northern Parula - 12 (6 males, 6 females)
Magnolia Warbler - 3 males (incl. one first-spring)
Yellow Warbler - 3 (male & female Conservatory Garden, male Great Hill)
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2 males & 1 female (North Woods & Loch)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Green Bench
Prairie Warbler - 2 (male SE corner Great Hill, female Fort Fish)
Wilson's Warbler - 2 males (Green Bench & foot of Fort Clinton)
Song Sparrow - Conservatory Garden
White-throated Sparrow 
Summer Tanager - one of two females (see note above)
Northern Cardinal - residents
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - male NE side of Great Hill
Red-winged Blackbird - 3 males Fort Fish
Common Grackle - residents
Baltimore Oriole - 4 males & 2 females (Green Bench & Great Hill)

Allen & DeCandido

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Fri., May 12, 2017 - North End Summer Tanager(s) & Ruby-throated Hummingbird

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC - North End
Friday, May 12, 2017
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD & many other observers

Highlights: Although the birding was slower again today with very few new 
arrivals, a female Summer Tanager appeared at the east side of the Loch then 
flew toward the Wildflower Meadow (south).  This was followed 30 minutes later 
by a female Summer Tanager at the East Blowdown Meadow. A male Ruby-throated 
Hummingbird appeared north of the east side of the Pool. 

Canada Goose - residents Meer
Gadwall - male Meer
Mallard - residents Meer
Mourning Dove - residents
Chimney Swift - coming down to drink at the Meer
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - male north of the east side of the Pool
Ring-billed Gull - an immature bird landed at the Meer
Herring Gull - flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - Meer & flyovers
Great Egret - Meer & flyovers
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Meer Island
Red-tailed Hawk - flyover Meer
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Downy Woodpecker - residents
Northern Flicker - residents
Blue-heaed Vireo - pair NE Great Hill
Warbling Vireo - 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - residents
House Wren - Green Bench
Swainson's Thrush - east side of the Loch
American Robin - residents
Gray Catbird - residents
House Finch - a few (Green Bench & flyovers)
American Goldfinch - pair Wildflower Meadow
Ovenbird - SW corner of the Loch
Northern Waterthrush - 2 (Loch & Meer Island)
Black-and-white warbler - 2 males & 1 female
Common Yellowthroat - 3 males & 1 female
American Redstart - 7 (3 males, 2 females, 2 first-spring males)
Northern Parula - 12 (6 males, 6 females)
Magnolia Warbler - 3 males (incl. one first-spring)
Yellow Warbler - 3 (male & female Conservatory Garden, male Great Hill)
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2 males & 1 female (North Woods & Loch)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Green Bench
Prairie Warbler - 2 (male SE corner Great Hill, female Fort Fish)
Wilson's Warbler - 2 males (Green Bench & foot of Fort Clinton)
Song Sparrow - Conservatory Garden
White-throated Sparrow 
Summer Tanager - one of two females (see note above)
Northern Cardinal - residents
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - male NE side of Great Hill
Red-winged Blackbird - 3 males Fort Fish
Common Grackle - residents
Baltimore Oriole - 4 males & 2 females (Green Bench & Great Hill)

Allen & DeCandido

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[nysbirds-l] Kentucky warbler- Wash Sq Park NYNY

[Dale Dancis]

Lovely male singing Kentucky warbler hopping through hastia plantings west side 
of Washington Square arch. 
Dale Dancis

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Kentucky warbler- Wash Sq Park NYNY

[Dale Dancis]

Lovely male singing Kentucky warbler hopping through hastia plantings west side 
of Washington Square arch. 
Dale Dancis

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

[Ben Cacace]

When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar
chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or
deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the
date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted
checklists from many months / years ago.

It isn't possible to spot these additions from old checklists. On the
'Overview' page you can sort on 'First Seen' but if the species wasn't
added recently it won't appear at the top of the list.

For each county on the wiki click the 'Overview' link on the 'Explore a
Location' line:
— http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York

Green represents a New York State first and yellow highlights a species
added for the first time over the past few months.

*Broome County:* 
Franklin's Gull (6-May-2017)

*Delaware County:* 
Marsh Wren (9-May-2017)

*Erie County:* 
Long-billed Dowitcher (5-May-2017)

*Genesee County:* 
Black-necked Stilt (8-May-2017)

*Jefferson County:* 
Summer Tanager (2-May-2017)

*Madison County:* 
Graylag Goose (should be reclassified as 'domestic' bringing the total # to
479 for NYS)

*Nassau County:* 
Mandarin Duck (should be reclassified as 'exotic' bringing the total # to
478 for NYS)

*Rensselaer County:* 
Eastern Whip-poor-will (1-May-1999)

*Suffolk County:* 
Yellow-nosed Albatross (6-May-2017)

*Warren County:* 
Kentucky Warbler (7-May-2017)

*New York County:* 
Stilt Sandpiper (removed)

-- 
Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC
Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots

Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots


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2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

[Ben Cacace]

When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar
chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or
deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the
date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted
checklists from many months / years ago.

It isn't possible to spot these additions from old checklists. On the
'Overview' page you can sort on 'First Seen' but if the species wasn't
added recently it won't appear at the top of the list.

For each county on the wiki click the 'Overview' link on the 'Explore a
Location' line:
— http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York

Green represents a New York State first and yellow highlights a species
added for the first time over the past few months.

*Broome County:* 
Franklin's Gull (6-May-2017)

*Delaware County:* 
Marsh Wren (9-May-2017)

*Erie County:* 
Long-billed Dowitcher (5-May-2017)

*Genesee County:* 
Black-necked Stilt (8-May-2017)

*Jefferson County:* 
Summer Tanager (2-May-2017)

*Madison County:* 
Graylag Goose (should be reclassified as 'domestic' bringing the total # to
479 for NYS)

*Nassau County:* 
Mandarin Duck (should be reclassified as 'exotic' bringing the total # to
478 for NYS)

*Rensselaer County:* 
Eastern Whip-poor-will (1-May-1999)

*Suffolk County:* 
Yellow-nosed Albatross (6-May-2017)

*Warren County:* 
Kentucky Warbler (7-May-2017)

*New York County:* 
Stilt Sandpiper (removed)

-- 
Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC
Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots

Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots


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[nysbirds-l] Roosevelt Island - Thursday May 11, 2017 - Purple Sandpipers & Spotted Sandpiper

[Deborah Allen]

Roosevelt Island - Four Freedoms Park
Thursday May 11, 2017 
OBS: Deborah Allen

Brant - flock of 22
Canada Goose - at least 2 batches of goslings
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Purple Sandpiper - 2
Spotted Sandpiper - female

Four Freedoms Park is at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island and is open daily 
except Tuesday. The Spotted Sandpiper, Purple Sandpipers and Brant were on the 
east (Queens) side of the FDR memorial. It appears the best time for viewing 
the Purple Sandpipers is at high tide and for a couple of hours after. Once the 
tide receded a bit and exposed rocks offshore, the Purple Sandpipers relocated 
there. 

A big thank you to the many people who have tweeted about these birds (#birdcp 
@BirdCentralPark) for the past month.

Just me,

Deborah Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Roosevelt Island - Thursday May 11, 2017 - Purple Sandpipers & Spotted Sandpiper

[Deborah Allen]

Roosevelt Island - Four Freedoms Park
Thursday May 11, 2017 
OBS: Deborah Allen

Brant - flock of 22
Canada Goose - at least 2 batches of goslings
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Purple Sandpiper - 2
Spotted Sandpiper - female

Four Freedoms Park is at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island and is open daily 
except Tuesday. The Spotted Sandpiper, Purple Sandpipers and Brant were on the 
east (Queens) side of the FDR memorial. It appears the best time for viewing 
the Purple Sandpipers is at high tide and for a couple of hours after. Once the 
tide receded a bit and exposed rocks offshore, the Purple Sandpipers relocated 
there. 

A big thank you to the many people who have tweeted about these birds (#birdcp 
@BirdCentralPark) for the past month.

Just me,

Deborah Allen

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