Re: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

[Purbita Saha]

Speaking of Upstate, I really appreciate Joan Collins's detailed updates
from Long Lake. Her writing near rivals Thoreau's. I always learn so much.

Thanks to everyone for keeping the bird broadcasts alive!

On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 9:31 PM, Angus Wilson 
wrote:

> New York is a large and geographically diverse state and I suspect one of
> the problems undermining the usefulness of this STATEWIDE list as well as
> contributing to the impression that it is principally focused on downstate,
> is the careless use of location information.
>
> Too often posts simply assume locations will be familiar to people living
> hundreds of miles away and make no effort to accommodate the wider
> readership. I suspect cross-posting to more localized lists (where this is
> less of a problem) is a contributing factor but in truth vague subject
> lines and location information has been a problem for years. Why should a
> birder in northern NY or far western NY be expected to know the name of
> some pond or beach on Long Island? Taking a few extra clicks to include the
> county or general region in the subject line makes a HUGE difference to the
> usefulness of the list as a news sharing tool. 'Me too' posts also
> contribute to the chatter but can be useful especially with noteworthy
> rarities.
>
> It would be nice to seem more information sharing from every corner of NYS
> to know what's happening in the broader sense. I suspect most folks don't
> have the bandwidth to subscribe to all the regional lists.
>
> Angus Wilson
> New York City
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

[Purbita Saha]

Speaking of Upstate, I really appreciate Joan Collins's detailed updates
from Long Lake. Her writing near rivals Thoreau's. I always learn so much.

Thanks to everyone for keeping the bird broadcasts alive!

On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 9:31 PM, Angus Wilson 
wrote:

> New York is a large and geographically diverse state and I suspect one of
> the problems undermining the usefulness of this STATEWIDE list as well as
> contributing to the impression that it is principally focused on downstate,
> is the careless use of location information.
>
> Too often posts simply assume locations will be familiar to people living
> hundreds of miles away and make no effort to accommodate the wider
> readership. I suspect cross-posting to more localized lists (where this is
> less of a problem) is a contributing factor but in truth vague subject
> lines and location information has been a problem for years. Why should a
> birder in northern NY or far western NY be expected to know the name of
> some pond or beach on Long Island? Taking a few extra clicks to include the
> county or general region in the subject line makes a HUGE difference to the
> usefulness of the list as a news sharing tool. 'Me too' posts also
> contribute to the chatter but can be useful especially with noteworthy
> rarities.
>
> It would be nice to seem more information sharing from every corner of NYS
> to know what's happening in the broader sense. I suspect most folks don't
> have the bandwidth to subscribe to all the regional lists.
>
> Angus Wilson
> New York City
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

[Angus Wilson]

New York is a large and geographically diverse state and I suspect one of
the problems undermining the usefulness of this STATEWIDE list as well as
contributing to the impression that it is principally focused on downstate,
is the careless use of location information.

Too often posts simply assume locations will be familiar to people living
hundreds of miles away and make no effort to accommodate the wider
readership. I suspect cross-posting to more localized lists (where this is
less of a problem) is a contributing factor but in truth vague subject
lines and location information has been a problem for years. Why should a
birder in northern NY or far western NY be expected to know the name of
some pond or beach on Long Island? Taking a few extra clicks to include the
county or general region in the subject line makes a HUGE difference to the
usefulness of the list as a news sharing tool. 'Me too' posts also
contribute to the chatter but can be useful especially with noteworthy
rarities.

It would be nice to seem more information sharing from every corner of NYS
to know what's happening in the broader sense. I suspect most folks don't
have the bandwidth to subscribe to all the regional lists.

Angus Wilson
New York City

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

[Angus Wilson]

New York is a large and geographically diverse state and I suspect one of
the problems undermining the usefulness of this STATEWIDE list as well as
contributing to the impression that it is principally focused on downstate,
is the careless use of location information.

Too often posts simply assume locations will be familiar to people living
hundreds of miles away and make no effort to accommodate the wider
readership. I suspect cross-posting to more localized lists (where this is
less of a problem) is a contributing factor but in truth vague subject
lines and location information has been a problem for years. Why should a
birder in northern NY or far western NY be expected to know the name of
some pond or beach on Long Island? Taking a few extra clicks to include the
county or general region in the subject line makes a HUGE difference to the
usefulness of the list as a news sharing tool. 'Me too' posts also
contribute to the chatter but can be useful especially with noteworthy
rarities.

It would be nice to seem more information sharing from every corner of NYS
to know what's happening in the broader sense. I suspect most folks don't
have the bandwidth to subscribe to all the regional lists.

Angus Wilson
New York City

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

[Elizabeth Dinapoli]

Kevin, Funny, you should say that.

As a downstater I was literally having a similar conversation with another 
downstater last month when we had a fantastic day at the Franklin Mt. Hawk 
Watch near Oneonta. We went to the hawk watch for Golden Eagles that weekend 
because of an upstater's post.

We discussed with the local birders there that we feel the upstaters should 
post more often to the listerv and encouraged them to do so.

In my opinion, aside from the occasional icky post, I think us downstaters do 
an excellent job of sharing information that has afforded us many opportunities 
to see some darn good birds.

I appreciate your post and always love to hear what's going on upstate.



Elizabeth A. DiNapoli B.A., M.Ed.
Manager of Clerkship Education
Physician Assistant Studies
School of Health Professions
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY 11568
516.686.3827 (w)
516.404.1984 (c)



On Jan 3, 2018, at 8:33 PM, Kevin J. McGowan 
> wrote:


With all the trivial downstate chatter on this listserv, I sometimes forget 
that people might actually want to hear about state-level rare birds in our 
area. We have a few at the moment.


Best current bird in Ithaca is a male TUFTED DUCK hanging in the huge (>10,000, 
probably near 20,000) flock of ducks (mostly Redheads) in the very SW corner of 
Cayuga Lake. It is difficult to look at this flock, but views can be had from 
Rt 89 just outside the Ithaca city limits. (Look for the first and only parking 
area on the west side of the road.) Even if you don't find the Tufted Duck, 
this duck flock is an amazing sight.


Also in the area is a family group of Black Vultures (2 adults, 2 juveniles) 
that are consistently, but not constantly, hanging out at the state 
pheasant-raising facility on Game Farm Road, just east of Ithaca and SW of 
Varna.


We had a good Christmas Bird Count on the 1st, with a record-setting 102 
species. Pretty impressive, I have to say for an inland count! Tufted Duck, 
Black Vulture, and Eurasian Goldfinch were all new species for the count. We 
also had record numbers of multiple duck species. Still no sign of the northern 
finches yet, despite the abundance of cones on all the conifers.


Good birds for inland New York included Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, 
Long-tailed Duck, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, 
Gadwall, Red-throated Loon, Peregrine Falcon, Savannah Sparrow.


Good birding and happy new year!


Kevin


Happy new year!


Kevin


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

[Elizabeth Dinapoli]

Kevin, Funny, you should say that.

As a downstater I was literally having a similar conversation with another 
downstater last month when we had a fantastic day at the Franklin Mt. Hawk 
Watch near Oneonta. We went to the hawk watch for Golden Eagles that weekend 
because of an upstater's post.

We discussed with the local birders there that we feel the upstaters should 
post more often to the listerv and encouraged them to do so.

In my opinion, aside from the occasional icky post, I think us downstaters do 
an excellent job of sharing information that has afforded us many opportunities 
to see some darn good birds.

I appreciate your post and always love to hear what's going on upstate.



Elizabeth A. DiNapoli B.A., M.Ed.
Manager of Clerkship Education
Physician Assistant Studies
School of Health Professions
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY 11568
516.686.3827 (w)
516.404.1984 (c)



On Jan 3, 2018, at 8:33 PM, Kevin J. McGowan 
mailto:k...@cornell.edu>> wrote:


With all the trivial downstate chatter on this listserv, I sometimes forget 
that people might actually want to hear about state-level rare birds in our 
area. We have a few at the moment.


Best current bird in Ithaca is a male TUFTED DUCK hanging in the huge (>10,000, 
probably near 20,000) flock of ducks (mostly Redheads) in the very SW corner of 
Cayuga Lake. It is difficult to look at this flock, but views can be had from 
Rt 89 just outside the Ithaca city limits. (Look for the first and only parking 
area on the west side of the road.) Even if you don't find the Tufted Duck, 
this duck flock is an amazing sight.


Also in the area is a family group of Black Vultures (2 adults, 2 juveniles) 
that are consistently, but not constantly, hanging out at the state 
pheasant-raising facility on Game Farm Road, just east of Ithaca and SW of 
Varna.


We had a good Christmas Bird Count on the 1st, with a record-setting 102 
species. Pretty impressive, I have to say for an inland count! Tufted Duck, 
Black Vulture, and Eurasian Goldfinch were all new species for the count. We 
also had record numbers of multiple duck species. Still no sign of the northern 
finches yet, despite the abundance of cones on all the conifers.


Good birds for inland New York included Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, 
Long-tailed Duck, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, 
Gadwall, Red-throated Loon, Peregrine Falcon, Savannah Sparrow.


Good birding and happy new year!


Kevin


Happy new year!


Kevin


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

[Andrew Block]

Thanks Kevin for sending this report.  I'd love to see those incredible numbers 
of Redheads and the Tufted Duck, but it's a little far for me right now.  It's 
always nice to hear about sightings in the rest of NYS other than down here.  I 
wish more people would do this on this listserv.  I'm glad a few still do.
Andrew Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist
20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629
Phone: 914-963-3080; Cell: 914-319-9701 
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  From: Kevin J. McGowan 
 To: NYSBIRDS-L  
 Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 8:33 PM
 Subject: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities
   
 With all the trivial 
downstate chatter on this listserv, I sometimes forget that people might 
actually want to hear about state-level rare birds in our area. We have a few 
at the moment.
Best current bird in Ithaca is a male TUFTED DUCK hanging in the huge (>10,000, 
probably near 20,000) flock of ducks (mostly Redheads) in the very SW corner of 
Cayuga Lake. It is difficult to look at this flock, but views can be had from 
Rt 89 just outside the Ithaca city limits. (Look for the first and only parking 
area on the west side of the road.) Even if you don't find the Tufted Duck, 
this duck flock is an amazing sight.

Also in the area is a family group of Black Vultures (2 adults, 2 juveniles) 
that are consistently, but not constantly, hanging out at the state 
pheasant-raising facility on Game Farm Road, just east of Ithaca and SW of 
Varna.
We had a good Christmas Bird Count on the 1st, with a record-setting 102 
species. Pretty impressive, I have to say for an inland count! Tufted Duck, 
Black Vulture, and Eurasian Goldfinch were all new species for the count. We 
also had record numbers of multiple duck species. Still no sign of the northern 
finches yet, despite the abundance of cones on all the conifers.
Good birds for inland New York included Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, 
Long-tailed Duck, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, 
Gadwall, Red-throated Loon, Peregrine Falcon, Savannah Sparrow.
Good birding and happy new year!
Kevin

Happy new year!
Kevin

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Distance Learning in Bird Biology
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

[Andrew Block]

Thanks Kevin for sending this report.  I'd love to see those incredible numbers 
of Redheads and the Tufted Duck, but it's a little far for me right now.  It's 
always nice to hear about sightings in the rest of NYS other than down here.  I 
wish more people would do this on this listserv.  I'm glad a few still do.
Andrew Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist
20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629
Phone: 914-963-3080; Cell: 914-319-9701 
www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums

  From: Kevin J. McGowan 
 To: NYSBIRDS-L  
 Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 8:33 PM
 Subject: [nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities
   
 With all the trivial 
downstate chatter on this listserv, I sometimes forget that people might 
actually want to hear about state-level rare birds in our area. We have a few 
at the moment.
Best current bird in Ithaca is a male TUFTED DUCK hanging in the huge (>10,000, 
probably near 20,000) flock of ducks (mostly Redheads) in the very SW corner of 
Cayuga Lake. It is difficult to look at this flock, but views can be had from 
Rt 89 just outside the Ithaca city limits. (Look for the first and only parking 
area on the west side of the road.) Even if you don't find the Tufted Duck, 
this duck flock is an amazing sight.

Also in the area is a family group of Black Vultures (2 adults, 2 juveniles) 
that are consistently, but not constantly, hanging out at the state 
pheasant-raising facility on Game Farm Road, just east of Ithaca and SW of 
Varna.
We had a good Christmas Bird Count on the 1st, with a record-setting 102 
species. Pretty impressive, I have to say for an inland count! Tufted Duck, 
Black Vulture, and Eurasian Goldfinch were all new species for the count. We 
also had record numbers of multiple duck species. Still no sign of the northern 
finches yet, despite the abundance of cones on all the conifers.
Good birds for inland New York included Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, 
Long-tailed Duck, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, 
Gadwall, Red-throated Loon, Peregrine Falcon, Savannah Sparrow.
Good birding and happy new year!
Kevin

Happy new year!
Kevin

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Project Manager
Distance Learning in Bird Biology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Ithaca, NY 14850
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[nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

[Kevin J. McGowan]

With all the trivial downstate chatter on this listserv, I sometimes forget 
that people might actually want to hear about state-level rare birds in our 
area. We have a few at the moment.


Best current bird in Ithaca is a male TUFTED DUCK hanging in the huge (>10,000, 
probably near 20,000) flock of ducks (mostly Redheads) in the very SW corner of 
Cayuga Lake. It is difficult to look at this flock, but views can be had from 
Rt 89 just outside the Ithaca city limits. (Look for the first and only parking 
area on the west side of the road.) Even if you don't find the Tufted Duck, 
this duck flock is an amazing sight.


Also in the area is a family group of Black Vultures (2 adults, 2 juveniles) 
that are consistently, but not constantly, hanging out at the state 
pheasant-raising facility on Game Farm Road, just east of Ithaca and SW of 
Varna.


We had a good Christmas Bird Count on the 1st, with a record-setting 102 
species. Pretty impressive, I have to say for an inland count! Tufted Duck, 
Black Vulture, and Eurasian Goldfinch were all new species for the count. We 
also had record numbers of multiple duck species. Still no sign of the northern 
finches yet, despite the abundance of cones on all the conifers.


Good birds for inland New York included Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, 
Long-tailed Duck, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, 
Gadwall, Red-throated Loon, Peregrine Falcon, Savannah Sparrow.


Good birding and happy new year!


Kevin


Happy new year!


Kevin


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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Ithaca, NY 14850
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[nysbirds-l] Ithaca rarities

[Kevin J. McGowan]

With all the trivial downstate chatter on this listserv, I sometimes forget 
that people might actually want to hear about state-level rare birds in our 
area. We have a few at the moment.


Best current bird in Ithaca is a male TUFTED DUCK hanging in the huge (>10,000, 
probably near 20,000) flock of ducks (mostly Redheads) in the very SW corner of 
Cayuga Lake. It is difficult to look at this flock, but views can be had from 
Rt 89 just outside the Ithaca city limits. (Look for the first and only parking 
area on the west side of the road.) Even if you don't find the Tufted Duck, 
this duck flock is an amazing sight.


Also in the area is a family group of Black Vultures (2 adults, 2 juveniles) 
that are consistently, but not constantly, hanging out at the state 
pheasant-raising facility on Game Farm Road, just east of Ithaca and SW of 
Varna.


We had a good Christmas Bird Count on the 1st, with a record-setting 102 
species. Pretty impressive, I have to say for an inland count! Tufted Duck, 
Black Vulture, and Eurasian Goldfinch were all new species for the count. We 
also had record numbers of multiple duck species. Still no sign of the northern 
finches yet, despite the abundance of cones on all the conifers.


Good birds for inland New York included Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, 
Long-tailed Duck, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, 
Gadwall, Red-throated Loon, Peregrine Falcon, Savannah Sparrow.


Good birding and happy new year!


Kevin


Happy new year!


Kevin


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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Ithaca, NY 14850
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[nysbirds-l] Waterfowl concentration on Croton Reservoir, Westchester

[Anne Swaim]

With freeze up of other waters, concentration of waterfowl happening on New
Croton Reservoir in northern Westchester County, from Gate House Bridge to
Croton Gorge Park. Best viewed from Aqueduct Road and Croton Lake Road on
south shore

eBird list from this afternoon:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41592544

With thanks to Charlie Roberto for heads up on this. Charlie also spotted
American Wigeon and Lesser Scaup earlier today.

(Can access Aqueduct Road off Route 134 just E of Taconic Parkway in Town
of Yorktown. Take care stopping and walking on this narrow road along the
reservoir shoreline since some people drive rather fast on this road.
Google map link: https://goo.gl/maps/DLe587wezjp )



Anne Swaim
Saw Mill River Audubon
www.sawmillriveraudubon.org

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[nysbirds-l] Waterfowl concentration on Croton Reservoir, Westchester

[Anne Swaim]

With freeze up of other waters, concentration of waterfowl happening on New
Croton Reservoir in northern Westchester County, from Gate House Bridge to
Croton Gorge Park. Best viewed from Aqueduct Road and Croton Lake Road on
south shore

eBird list from this afternoon:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41592544

With thanks to Charlie Roberto for heads up on this. Charlie also spotted
American Wigeon and Lesser Scaup earlier today.

(Can access Aqueduct Road off Route 134 just E of Taconic Parkway in Town
of Yorktown. Take care stopping and walking on this narrow road along the
reservoir shoreline since some people drive rather fast on this road.
Google map link: https://goo.gl/maps/DLe587wezjp )



Anne Swaim
Saw Mill River Audubon
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[nysbirds-l] White-winged Gulls at Swan Lake, Patchogue (Suffolk Co.)

[Ken Feustel]

First winter Glaucous and second winter Iceland on mostly frozen Swan Lake, as 
viewed from Swan Lake Civic Assoc. parking lot.

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] White-winged Gulls at Swan Lake, Patchogue (Suffolk Co.)

[Ken Feustel]

First winter Glaucous and second winter Iceland on mostly frozen Swan Lake, as 
viewed from Swan Lake Civic Assoc. parking lot.

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Five Islands Park (New Rochelle) Black-headed Gull Continues

[Gail Benson]

Adult Black-headed Gull continues in harbor off Five Islands Park (New
Rochelle, Westchester County).
Tom Burke & Gail Benson

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[nysbirds-l] Five Islands Park (New Rochelle) Black-headed Gull Continues

[Gail Benson]

Adult Black-headed Gull continues in harbor off Five Islands Park (New
Rochelle, Westchester County).
Tom Burke & Gail Benson

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[nysbirds-l] Location Update

[Robert A. Proniewych]

The Red-necked Grebe is at the Coast Guard Station located at West End 2.
Jones Beach State Park. Sorry about that.
Robert A. Proniewych

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[nysbirds-l] Location Update

[Robert A. Proniewych]

The Red-necked Grebe is at the Coast Guard Station located at West End 2.
Jones Beach State Park. Sorry about that.
Robert A. Proniewych

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[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Grebe

[Robert A. Proniewych]

At Coast Guard station. Heading towards the channel.
Robert A. Proniewych

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[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Grebe

[Robert A. Proniewych]

At Coast Guard station. Heading towards the channel.
Robert A. Proniewych

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