RE: [nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gull update Heckscjer SP Suffolk - NO

2018-09-10 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Rare birds become common and vice versa. Counting Lesser Black-backed Gulls is 
still my raison d'etre, even now that they are common. Many birds are common.

And Pat's observation of a fresh juv Ring-billed Gull at Heckscher today 
gripped me off pretty badly, as I have not yet seen a juv on Long Island this 
year. Upstate birders can be forgiven for yawning, but I find it interesting to 
note the very long delay undertaken by these juvs , between fledging from 
upstate colonies in early July to appearing at last on Long Island's beaches in 
mid September. In 1923, Ludlow Griscom described this species' status in 
southeastern New York in great detail, illuminating the confusion that 
prevailed then regarding its status. It has surely become more numerous since 
then, especially in summer and winter, but it probably remains one of the most 
frequently misidentified birds in New York today, as it was then.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

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Subject: [nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gull update Heckscjer SP Suffolk - NO

This evening on my way home from work I checked the boat basin, Field 6
and Field 7 and, interestingly,  had NO Lesser Black-backed Gulls.



Of interest in Field 7 though, where the puddles continue to fill, I had
my first juvenile Black-belled Plover and juvenile Ring-billed Gull of
the season. Photos of the Ring-billed Gull are on my eBird checklist:



https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48426668


Patricia Lindsay
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gull update Heckscjer SP Suffolk - NO

2018-09-10 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Rare birds become common and vice versa. Counting Lesser Black-backed Gulls is 
still my raison d'etre, even now that they are common. Many birds are common.

And Pat's observation of a fresh juv Ring-billed Gull at Heckscher today 
gripped me off pretty badly, as I have not yet seen a juv on Long Island this 
year. Upstate birders can be forgiven for yawning, but I find it interesting to 
note the very long delay undertaken by these juvs , between fledging from 
upstate colonies in early July to appearing at last on Long Island's beaches in 
mid September. In 1923, Ludlow Griscom described this species' status in 
southeastern New York in great detail, illuminating the confusion that 
prevailed then regarding its status. It has surely become more numerous since 
then, especially in summer and winter, but it probably remains one of the most 
frequently misidentified birds in New York today, as it was then.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

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Subject: [nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gull update Heckscjer SP Suffolk - NO

This evening on my way home from work I checked the boat basin, Field 6
and Field 7 and, interestingly,  had NO Lesser Black-backed Gulls.



Of interest in Field 7 though, where the puddles continue to fill, I had
my first juvenile Black-belled Plover and juvenile Ring-billed Gull of
the season. Photos of the Ring-billed Gull are on my eBird checklist:



https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48426668


Patricia Lindsay
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[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gull update Heckscjer SP Suffolk - NO

2018-09-10 Thread Patricia Lindsay
This evening on my way home from work I checked the boat basin, Field 6 
and Field 7 and, interestingly,  had NO Lesser Black-backed Gulls.



Of interest in Field 7 though, where the puddles continue to fill, I had 
my first juvenile Black-belled Plover and juvenile Ring-billed Gull of 
the season. Photos of the Ring-billed Gull are on my eBird checklist:



https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48426668


Patricia Lindsay
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[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gull update Heckscjer SP Suffolk - NO

2018-09-10 Thread Patricia Lindsay
This evening on my way home from work I checked the boat basin, Field 6 
and Field 7 and, interestingly,  had NO Lesser Black-backed Gulls.



Of interest in Field 7 though, where the puddles continue to fill, I had 
my first juvenile Black-belled Plover and juvenile Ring-billed Gull of 
the season. Photos of the Ring-billed Gull are on my eBird checklist:



https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48426668


Patricia Lindsay
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[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Tiana Beach, Dune Rd, Hampton Bays

2018-09-10 Thread beachmed
Although obviously not in the great numbers as previously reported along the 
ocean beaches further west, a drive along Dune Rd from 4PM-5PM found at least 
three Lesser Black-backed Gulls among a small flock in the Tiana ocean beach 
parking lot.  Also there, the usual suspects of Great Black-backed, 
Ring-billed, and Herring Gulls.  

In addition, a Clapper Rail, and a Little Blue Heron, both hunkered along the 
marsh grasses, were seen.  
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[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gulls - Tiana Beach, Dune Rd, Hampton Bays

2018-09-10 Thread beachmed
Although obviously not in the great numbers as previously reported along the 
ocean beaches further west, a drive along Dune Rd from 4PM-5PM found at least 
three Lesser Black-backed Gulls among a small flock in the Tiana ocean beach 
parking lot.  Also there, the usual suspects of Great Black-backed, 
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In addition, a Clapper Rail, and a Little Blue Heron, both hunkered along the 
marsh grasses, were seen.  
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[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gulls update Robert Moses SP Suffolk Co.

2018-09-10 Thread Patricia Lindsay
 Shai Mitra reports there are currently 90 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in 
Field 5 at Robert Moses SP.


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[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gulls update Robert Moses SP Suffolk Co.

2018-09-10 Thread Patricia Lindsay
 Shai Mitra reports there are currently 90 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in 
Field 5 at Robert Moses SP.


Patricia Lindsay
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits, Jones Beach, Nassau County

2018-09-10 Thread Robert Taylor
fyi, 3 were at Nickerson on the grass by the parking lot around 10am

On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 4:09 PM Alissa Milillo  wrote:

> Both were still feeding on short beach as of 3:30pm. They moved around the
> beach a bit while I was there. They fed on the muddy shore of the cove for
> a few minutes and I lost them once the rain and wind picked up a little
> while after that. Thanks Tim for getting the word out!
>
> Alissa Milillo
>
> > On Sep 10, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Timothy Healy  wrote:
> >
> > A pair of Hudsonian Godwits are feeding alongside a good variety of
> shorebirds on the Short Beach sandbar at the Jones Beach Coast Guard
> Station. Knots, turnstones, plovers, and more, still sifting through the
> smaller birds but wanted to put the word out.
> >
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits, Jones Beach, Nassau County

2018-09-10 Thread Robert Taylor
fyi, 3 were at Nickerson on the grass by the parking lot around 10am

On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 4:09 PM Alissa Milillo  wrote:

> Both were still feeding on short beach as of 3:30pm. They moved around the
> beach a bit while I was there. They fed on the muddy shore of the cove for
> a few minutes and I lost them once the rain and wind picked up a little
> while after that. Thanks Tim for getting the word out!
>
> Alissa Milillo
>
> > On Sep 10, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Timothy Healy  wrote:
> >
> > A pair of Hudsonian Godwits are feeding alongside a good variety of
> shorebirds on the Short Beach sandbar at the Jones Beach Coast Guard
> Station. Knots, turnstones, plovers, and more, still sifting through the
> smaller birds but wanted to put the word out.
> >
> > Cheers!
> > -Tim H
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits, Jones Beach, Nassau County

2018-09-10 Thread Alissa Milillo
Both were still feeding on short beach as of 3:30pm. They moved around the 
beach a bit while I was there. They fed on the muddy shore of the cove for a 
few minutes and I lost them once the rain and wind picked up a little while 
after that. Thanks Tim for getting the word out! 

Alissa Milillo 

> On Sep 10, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Timothy Healy  wrote:
> 
> A pair of Hudsonian Godwits are feeding alongside a good variety of 
> shorebirds on the Short Beach sandbar at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station. 
> Knots, turnstones, plovers, and more, still sifting through the smaller birds 
> but wanted to put the word out. 
> 
> Cheers!
> -Tim H
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits, Jones Beach, Nassau County

2018-09-10 Thread Alissa Milillo
Both were still feeding on short beach as of 3:30pm. They moved around the 
beach a bit while I was there. They fed on the muddy shore of the cove for a 
few minutes and I lost them once the rain and wind picked up a little while 
after that. Thanks Tim for getting the word out! 

Alissa Milillo 

> On Sep 10, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Timothy Healy  wrote:
> 
> A pair of Hudsonian Godwits are feeding alongside a good variety of 
> shorebirds on the Short Beach sandbar at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station. 
> Knots, turnstones, plovers, and more, still sifting through the smaller birds 
> but wanted to put the word out. 
> 
> Cheers!
> -Tim H
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[nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits, Jones Beach, Nassau County

2018-09-10 Thread Timothy Healy
A pair of Hudsonian Godwits are feeding alongside a good variety of shorebirds 
on the Short Beach sandbar at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station. Knots, 
turnstones, plovers, and more, still sifting through the smaller birds but 
wanted to put the word out. 

Cheers!
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[nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits, Jones Beach, Nassau County

2018-09-10 Thread Timothy Healy
A pair of Hudsonian Godwits are feeding alongside a good variety of shorebirds 
on the Short Beach sandbar at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station. Knots, 
turnstones, plovers, and more, still sifting through the smaller birds but 
wanted to put the word out. 

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[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Robert Moses SP and Heckscher SP, Suffolk Co.

2018-09-10 Thread Patricia Lindsay
Shai Mitra just called to report 69 Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Robert 
Moses--17 at Field 2 and 52 at Field 5. They are of all ages, including 
1 juvenile, and many SY, older immatures and adults.

I had 4 at Heckscher SP Field 6 earlier.

The puddles at Field 7 are filling slowly but the grassy areas were 
still not flooded as of this morning. An Osprey was up to its belly 
bathing in the center puddle. There were even 14 Mallards; there haven't 
been any ducks in weeks.  While I was there 3 Greater Yellowlegs came 
and went, and 5 Semipalmated Plovers, a Least Sandpiper and the usual 
number of Killdeer (8 today) were staying put. But it is of course a 
very dynamic situation, especially with the storms around, so I expect 
there will be a lot of turnover in the next few days.

Patricia Lindsay
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[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Robert Moses SP and Heckscher SP, Suffolk Co.

2018-09-10 Thread Patricia Lindsay
Shai Mitra just called to report 69 Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Robert 
Moses--17 at Field 2 and 52 at Field 5. They are of all ages, including 
1 juvenile, and many SY, older immatures and adults.

I had 4 at Heckscher SP Field 6 earlier.

The puddles at Field 7 are filling slowly but the grassy areas were 
still not flooded as of this morning. An Osprey was up to its belly 
bathing in the center puddle. There were even 14 Mallards; there haven't 
been any ducks in weeks.  While I was there 3 Greater Yellowlegs came 
and went, and 5 Semipalmated Plovers, a Least Sandpiper and the usual 
number of Killdeer (8 today) were staying put. But it is of course a 
very dynamic situation, especially with the storms around, so I expect 
there will be a lot of turnover in the next few days.

Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore

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