[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2017-07-04 Thread Joseph Brin 
*  New York*  Syracuse   
   - July 04, 2017
*  NYSY  07.04.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):June 27, 2017 - 
July 04, 2017to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY 
counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands 
Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, 
Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortlandcompiled: July 04  AT 4 p.m. 
(EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  
Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of June 27, 2017.
Highlights--
COOMON LOONEURASIAN WIGEONRED-SHOULDERED HAWKSANDHILL CRANEPEREGRINE 
FALCONUPLAND SANDPIPERBLACK TERNRED-HEADED WOODPECKERSWAINSON’S 
THRUSHGRASSHOPPER SPARROWDICKCISSEL (Extralimital)ORCHARD ORIOLERED CROSSBILL



Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)
     6/29: A pair of REDHEADED WOODPECKERS are using a nest on Mays Point Road. 
Note they are being seen beyond the dead trees where they were in the past and 
are near the houses on the right before the dead end. They have been reported 
through 7/3.         6/30: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Kip Island off of Co. 
Rt. 90 south of the Thruway.     7/2: An EURASIAN WIGEON in eclipse plumage was 
seen at Eaton Marsh on the Wildlife Drive.      7/3: BLACK TERNS were seen 
along the Wildlife Drive. at Tshhache Pooland from East Road.

Cayuga County
     6/30: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on West Bay Road on the west side 
of Little Sodus Bay in Fair Haven. A little farther down the road a PEREGRINE 
FALCON was seen at West Barrier Bar Park.     7/3: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was 
seen at the State Park Camp Grounds at Fair Haven State Park.

Onondaga County
     6/30: A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at the Dewitt Landfill along the Erie 
Canal Trail.     7/4: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER continues at Whiskey Hollow west of 
Baldwinsville.

Madison county
     6/28: 2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen gritting at Muller Hill State Forest. A 
COMMON LOON was seen on Bradley Brook Reservoir     6/29: A PEREGRINE FALCON 
was seen at Ditchbank Road north of Chittenango.     7/2: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was 
seen at a private residence in Cazenovia.

Oswego County
     6/27: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Selkirk Shores State Park. A 
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen near a Great Blue Heron Rookery in the Town of 
Albion near Happy Valley.     7/1: An UPLAND SANDPIPER continues at the Oswego 
County Airfield on Howard Road.

Herkimer County
     6/28: A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen on Jerseyfield Road in the Town of 
Salisbury.     7/3: 2 SWAINSON’S THRUSHES were found on Jerseyfield Road.

Extralimital
     DICKSISSELS were reported from two lacations this week. On 7/3 one was 
reported on Kingdom Road south of Co Rt. 117 between Seneca Falls and Waterloo 
in Seneca County. Another was reported on Co. Rt. 18 west of Gorham in Ontario 
County, also on 7/3.               
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[nysbirds-l] Great Shearwater - Great Gull Island

2017-07-04 Thread Joseph DiCostanzo 
What I assume was Julie Keefer's Great Shearwater was off the south side of 
Great Gull Island in the mouth of Long Island Sound between 2:00 and 2:30 pm.

Joe DiCostanzo

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[nysbirds-l] East End Ponds

2017-07-04 Thread Jane Ross 
Visits to Sagg Main ( yesterday)and Georgica ( this morning) yielded hundreds 
of least terns, dozens of common and/or Forsters terms,  laughing gulls and 
scattered other species. One deceased great shearwater was washed up at Sagg, 
and a possible red-throated grebe washed up at Georgica

Sagg Pond inlet (July 3)
Least terns (probably 300 or so)
Piping plovers (12)
Common/Forsters terns 45
Laughing gulls: 12
Green heron 1
Great blue heron 1
Canada geese:  28
Sanderlings 10

Georgina Pond inlet
Least terns (approximately 150)
Common/Forsters terns (50)
Black terns (2)
Laughing gulls (16)
Piping Plovers (6)
Least sandpipers (8)
Snowy egret (1)






Jane F. Ross
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins at Lemon Creek, Richmond Co.

2017-07-04 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
Princess - Prince's

Annunciation - enunciation

Spell check - ? 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 4, 2017, at 1:37 PM, Seth Wollney  wrote:
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> Mathew,
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> colony in his front yard on Purdy Place in 1917 but took it down when he left 
> Staten Island. Upon his return in the early 1950's, Cleaves once again set up 
> houses but this time put them on Johnston Terrace where they have been since 
> their construction. Beside a two-three year period in the early 2000's there 
> have been at least a few pairs there every year.
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> The proper name for the area is indeed Prince's Bay... named for which 
> English prince was around at the time it was named.  Princess Bay is an 
> incorrect monicker resulting from poor annunciation.  
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jul 4, 2017, at 1:12 PM, Matthew Wills  wrote:
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>> We stopped off at the Purple Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten 
>> Island yesterday for the first time in four years. Glad to see the birds are 
>> still returning. There were fledglings out and about, and, judging from 
>> parents still entering nests regularly, nestlings to be fed. 
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>> There are at least a half dozen Purple Martin nests in the houses; counting 
>> is complicated by all the coming and going. House Sparrows and European 
>> Starlings have taken a good number of the nest spots. 
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>> In Birds of the New York Area (1964), Ball cites a long study that marked a 
>> single pair of nesting Purple Martins at Princess Bay* (which Lemon Creek 
>> feeds into) in 1917. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961 
>> there were 50 pairs. 
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>> *"Princess Bay" is found on older maps, but it is now more generally called 
>> "Prince's Bay."
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>> Happy 4th! 
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>> fledglings
>> out and about, and, judging from parents still entering nests regularly,
>> nestlings to be fed. There are at least a half dozen nests in the houses;
>> counting is difficult with all the activity. House Sparrows and European
>> Starlings have taken a good number of the nest holes. 
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>> In Birds of the New York Area, Ball
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>> feeds
>> into) a century ago. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961
>> there were 50 pairs. 
>> 
>> *"Princess Bay" is
>> found on older maps, but it is now more generally called "Prince's Bay."
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>> Happy Fourth! 
>> 
>> Matthew
>> 
>> Backyard and Beyond
>> 
>> https://matthewwills.com
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins at Lemon Creek, Richmond Co.

2017-07-04 Thread Seth Wollney 
Mathew,

This dates are when Howard Cleaves set up the houses.  He had his first colony 
in his front yard on Purdy Place in 1917 but took it down when he left Staten 
Island. Upon his return in the early 1950's, Cleaves once again set up houses 
but this time put them on Johnston Terrace where they have been since their 
construction. Beside a two-three year period in the early 2000's there have 
been at least a few pairs there every year.

The proper name for the area is indeed Prince's Bay... named for which English 
prince was around at the time it was named.  Princess Bay is an incorrect 
monicker resulting from poor annunciation.  

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 4, 2017, at 1:12 PM, Matthew Wills  wrote:
> 
> We stopped off at the Purple Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten 
> Island yesterday for the first time in four years. Glad to see the birds are 
> still returning. There were fledglings out and about, and, judging from 
> parents still entering nests regularly, nestlings to be fed. 
> 
> There are at least a half dozen Purple Martin nests in the houses; counting 
> is complicated by all the coming and going. House Sparrows and European 
> Starlings have taken a good number of the nest spots. 
> 
> In Birds of the New York Area (1964), Ball cites a long study that marked a 
> single pair of nesting Purple Martins at Princess Bay* (which Lemon Creek 
> feeds into) in 1917. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961 
> there were 50 pairs. 
> 
> *"Princess Bay" is found on older maps, but it is now more generally called 
> "Prince's Bay."
> 
> Happy 4th! 
> 
> Matthew
> 
> Backyard and Beyond
> https://matthewwills.com
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> Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten Island yesterday for the first 
> time
> in four years. Glad to see the martins are still returning. There were 
> fledglings
> out and about, and, judging from parents still entering nests regularly,
> nestlings to be fed. There are at least a half dozen nests in the houses;
> counting is difficult with all the activity. House Sparrows and European
> Starlings have taken a good number of the nest holes. 
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> 
> In Birds of the New York Area, Ball
> cites a single pair of nesting martins at Princess Bay (which Lemon Creek 
> feeds
> into) a century ago. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961
> there were 50 pairs. 
> 
> *"Princess Bay" is
> found on older maps, but it is now more generally called "Prince's Bay."
> 
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> 
> Happy Fourth! 
> 
> Matthew
> 
> Backyard and Beyond
> 
> https://matthewwills.com
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[nysbirds-l] Purple Martins at Lemon Creek, Richmond Co.

2017-07-04 Thread Matthew Wills 
We stopped off at the Purple Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten Island 
yesterday for the first time in four years. Glad to see the birds are still 
returning. There were fledglings out and about, and, judging from parents still 
entering nests regularly, nestlings to be fed. 

There are at least a half dozen Purple Martin nests in the houses; counting is 
complicated by all the coming and going. House Sparrows and European Starlings 
have taken a good number of the nest spots. 

In Birds of the New York Area (1964), Ball cites a long study that marked a 
single pair of nesting Purple Martins at Princess Bay* (which Lemon Creek feeds 
into) in 1917. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961 there were 
50 pairs. 

*"Princess Bay" is found on older maps, but it is now more generally called 
"Prince's Bay."

Happy 4th! 

Matthew

Backyard and Beyond
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We stopped off at the Purple
Martin colony at Lemon Creek Park on Staten Island yesterday for the first time
in four years. Glad to see the martins are still returning. There were 
fledglings
out and about, and, judging from parents still entering nests regularly,
nestlings to be fed. There are at least a half dozen nests in the houses;
counting is difficult with all the activity. House Sparrows and European
Starlings have taken a good number of the nest holes. 

 

In Birds of the New York Area, Ball
cites a single pair of nesting martins at Princess Bay (which Lemon Creek feeds
into) a century ago. Then nothing until 1951, when 2 pairs nested. In 1961
there were 50 pairs. 

*"Princess Bay" is
found on older maps, but it is now more generally called "Prince's Bay."

 

Happy Fourth! 

Matthew

Backyard and Beyond

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Cupsogue 7-3

2017-07-04 Thread Robert Lewis 
I don't live on Long Island.  Can someone remind me of the parking rules at 
Cupsogue?

Bob LewisSleepy Hollow

On Tuesday, July 4, 2017, 10:09:42 AM EDT, Michael Yuan  
wrote:

All mentioned below except for the Royal Terns are here so far today. 
Mike YuanBrooklyn, NY
On Jul 4, 2017, at 6:03 AM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:



Yesterday's highlights from birding 2 tide cycles at Cupsogue include the 
following:
ARCTIC TERN (1) 1st Summer.Black Tern (1) 1st Summer.Roseate (4) AdultsRoyal 
(3) - Eric Salzman (sp) with Eileen Schwinn spotted the first one of the day. 2 
more were seen on high tide.Western Willet (1)
About 200 Terns included the expected Common, Forster's and Leasts. Several 
Portlandica types, although fewer than I saw on June 30th.
Shorebird numbers were much lower than the 30th. The Short-billed Dowitchers 
and Red Knots seemed to have pulled out with only a few remaining.
A couple of Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers were new - at least from the 
30th. Overall, lower number of birds.
No sign of the recent Sandwich Tern despite working both the Flats and the 
Mussel beds west of the flats. I opted not to check other locations on Dune 
Road to beat the traffic out of the Hampton's.
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[nysbirds-l] Shearwater? LIS Little Gull Island

2017-07-04 Thread Julie Keefer 
Sorry for the cross post, but thought this was relevant to both lists.  We
just passed a bird, swimming, that looked like a shearwater. I have no idea
what kind would be around here. Location is The Race in Long Island Sound,
near Little Gull Island. Had a white throat and dark bill, very dark brown
bird overall but the white seemed very crisp to me. Found the binos, saw it
flying away, very low to the water, it would flap twice, glide, flap,
twice, glide. Looked dark from behind, finally lost it against Big Gull
Island, it was headed west. My best guess is Great Shearwater but I don't
know pelagic species. Anyone have any ideas?

Julie Keefer
North Stonington

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Cupsogue 7-3

2017-07-04 Thread Michael Yuan 
All mentioned below except for the Royal Terns are here so far today. 

Mike Yuan
Brooklyn, NY
> On Jul 4, 2017, at 6:03 AM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
> 
> Yesterday's highlights from birding 2 tide cycles at Cupsogue include the 
> following:
> 
> ARCTIC TERN (1) 1st Summer.
> Black Tern (1) 1st Summer.
> Roseate (4) Adults
> Royal (3) - Eric Salzman (sp) with Eileen Schwinn spotted the first one of 
> the day. 2 more were seen on high tide.
> Western Willet (1)
> 
> About 200 Terns included the expected Common, Forster's and Leasts. Several 
> Portlandica types, although fewer than I saw on June 30th.
> 
> Shorebird numbers were much lower than the 30th. The Short-billed Dowitchers 
> and Red Knots seemed to have pulled out with only a few remaining.
> 
> A couple of Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers were new - at least from the 
> 30th. Overall, lower number of birds.
> 
> No sign of the recent Sandwich Tern despite working both the Flats and the 
> Mussel beds west of the flats. I opted not to check other locations on Dune 
> Road to beat the traffic out of the Hampton's.
> 
> A safe and Happy 4th to all.
> 
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> 林　Quiet as the forest
> 火　Conquer like the fire
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> Sun Tzu  The Art of War
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[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue 7-3

2017-07-04 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Yesterday's highlights from birding 2 tide cycles at Cupsogue include the 
following:

ARCTIC TERN (1) 1st Summer.
Black Tern (1) 1st Summer.
Roseate (4) Adults
Royal (3) - Eric Salzman (sp) with Eileen Schwinn spotted the first one of the 
day. 2 more were seen on high tide.
Western Willet (1)

About 200 Terns included the expected Common, Forster's and Leasts. Several 
Portlandica types, although fewer than I saw on June 30th.

Shorebird numbers were much lower than the 30th. The Short-billed Dowitchers 
and Red Knots seemed to have pulled out with only a few remaining.

A couple of Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers were new - at least from the 
30th. Overall, lower number of birds.

No sign of the recent Sandwich Tern despite working both the Flats and the 
Mussel beds west of the flats. I opted not to check other locations on Dune 
Road to beat the traffic out of the Hampton's.

A safe and Happy 4th to all.

Cheers,


"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 
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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] NYS eBird Hotspots: State, Counties & Locations Updated (Jul/'17)

2017-07-04 Thread Ben Cacace 
Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication to keeping eBird.org running
smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for their
time reviewing shared location suggestions.

The wiki page site was developed to access data on eBird.org and in places
it includes additional links to birding resources at the county and
location levels. If you have any suggestions for additional links please
[let me know] send them to me off list.

Species totals have been updated for all county pages. This includes the
total number of species with an equivalent color code highlighting the
county name based on colors used on eBird maps. The alphabetical list of
counties on the main page has been updated with total spp. #.

*Hotspot pages*: All location pages have been updated on the wiki. These
include 725 pages representing a total of 1,529 out of 5,767 hotspots
(26.5%). Updates involve # of species and color codings based on species #
along with updated 2017 periods on the bar chart tables displaying the
Current Month: *Jul./2017*, Prior Month: *Jun./2017* and the current two
month period *Jun.-Jul./2017* along with the *current year: 2017*.

For the following counties there are *individual 'dynamic' wiki pages* for
the Top 10 locations at the top of the list of shared locations: Cayuga,
Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orange, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins, Kings (Brooklyn),
Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau and Suffolk Counties. *Westchester*
and *New York (Borough of Manhattan)* Counties *have all shared locations*
linked to wikipages.

Counties with *'static' pages* do not need to be maintained on a monthly
basis. These include pages for at least the Top 10 locations and include
Albany, Bronx, Chautauqua, Delaware, Dutchess, Genesee, Hamilton,
Jefferson, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Sullivan,
Ulster & Wayne with *Putnam County* currently having *all shared locations*
linked to wikipages.

An alphabetical list of all hotspots can be found on a single page. Links
exist for any hotspot with a wikipage. Clicking the county name to the
right of any hotspot will bring up the county page showing all hotspots for
the county. The link to the alphabetical list page is at the bottom of this
message. There is a link to this page at the top of the New York State page.

*Bar Charts (Species Lists)*: For all county and top 10 location pages
there's a table showing the months, seasons and several time frames for the
current year. Clicking any of these links will bring up a complete list of
species and other taxa with bar charts representing abundance. To see a
list of species for *all* periods click on the name above the months i.e.
'New York State (479 spp.)' or 'Greene County (269 spp.)'.

*Maps of sightings*: After bringing up a bar chart list you'll see a MAP
button to the right of each species. Clicking this will produce a map of
the latest sightings. Red icons show sightings within the past 30 days.
Click on the icons to see a list of who reported each species and click on
'Checklist' to view their submission. Click on 'Explore Rich Media' in the
right sidebar to view locations with photos, audio or video. These also
exist for any multi-location page combining the hotspots associated with
the location i.e. Massapequa Preserve in Nassau County with its 2 locations.

*Printable Checklists*: a link has been created to produce an eBird
checklist (PDF format) for all hotspots on the wiki site. Additional
details are in this email sent to the list <
https://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/msg20153.html >.

*Tide Graphs exist* for New York County, Kings County (Brooklyn) and
Richmond County (Staten Island). There's a quick link to the tide graphs on
the "Go To >" line highlighted in blue for each location. If there are
multiple graphs on a page the left/right is generally north/south or
west/east. If you spot any issues please let me know off line.

Click '*Overview*' on any of the wiki pages to bring up a sortable list of
all species along with the latest checklists submitted and a list of the
Top eBirders. The default sort is for the latest additions to the State,
County or location.

Check out '*My Location Life List*', '*My County Life List*' and '*My State
Life List*' links on their respective pages.

For each location page click on '*Google Map Directions*' to bring up a
Google Map page. On Google Maps click 'Directions' then 'Transit' to plot a
public transportation route. By clicking 'More Options and Times' you can
refine your search. This also works with 'Driving' and 'Walking'.

* Home page: http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York
* Alphabetical list of hotspots:
http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/AlphaHotspots

Enjoy!
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Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC
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