[nysbirds-l] Block Island Veterans Day Count 2018 (extralimital)

[Shaibal Mitra]

The Block Island Veterans Day Count was conducted for the 23rd consecutive year 
on Monday, 12 Nov 2018, a truly beautiful day to be out in the field.

Thirteen participants divided into as many as eight parties and covered this 
island, which lies just east of Long Island, NY, in CBC style. The idea behind 
this count, as well as its late-winter counterpart around Presidents Day, has 
been to gauge changes in winter bird populations across the whole winter 
season, as well as to detect longitudinal trends in these dynamics over time.

One thing we didn't anticipate when we began these bracketing counts in 1996 
was the dramatic trend toward warmer late falls, and the associated lengthening 
of the southbound migrations of many medium-distance migrant species, which has 
resulted in a higher likelihood and volume of nocturnal migration around the 
date of our VDC than we intended. Although this has hampered our first 
objective to some extent (because we had intended for the bulk of stereotyped 
migration to have been completed for most such species as of our first 
reckoning), it has been a gratifying and fascinating example of the second kind 
of result, as we have directly observed the increased frequency of mid-November 
occurrence of various species, even Neotropical migrants that not so long ago 
were unexpected after early October.

This year's count yielded lots of late dates and high counts of species that 
will be absent soon: our first ever Green Heron, Pectoral Sandpiper, 8 American 
Woodcocks, 50 Ring-billed Gulls (this species will be nearly absent on the 
island by mid-December), Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (despite its abundance there 
as a fall migrant, Block Island has traditionally been one of the hardest 
places in the state to find this species after October), Eastern Phoebe, 6 
Brown Creepers (status similar to YBSA--a really tough bird on the CBC and 
formerly even on the VDC), 47 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Magnolia Warbler (another 
VDC first), Cape May Warbler, 2 Pine Warblers, 3 Palm Warblers, 4 Blackpoll 
Warblers, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-breasted Chat, and Indigo Bunting.

We chose Block Island for these counts in part because of its depauperate 
resident and breeding bird faunas, which make it easier to detect irruptions of 
species that are always common on the mainland. This year's count produced 
spectacularly in this regard: new all-time maxima were recorded for Red-bellied 
Woodpecker (27), White-breasted Nuthatch, and Black-capped Chickadee (232). 
Several other species whose irruptions tend to be associated with those of 
these species were also found in larger than average numbers this year: 38 
Downy Woodpeckers (avg = 15), 6 Hairy Woodpeckers (avg = 1), 56 Blue Jays (just 
shy of the VDC max of 58), 24 Red-breasted Nuthatch (avg = 16, with counts 
close to zero about every second year), and 22 Purple Finches (avg = 7).

In addition, we detected several other irruptive species that normally don't 
breed near the adjacent mainland: Common Redpoll, 186 Pine Siskin (a new max), 
and Evening Grosbeak. The last was another VDC first, and for me personally a 
new species for the island, which I managed to see just in time by sprinting 
around the southeast corner of the island on Patricia's call (this after hiking 
something like 10 miles!):

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49921333

Rarities were very few, which was surprising considering the spate of vagrants 
in surrounding areas over the past couple of weeks. These included Cave 
Swallow, Northern Goshawk (another irruptive species associated with many of 
those named above), and Northern Shoveler (really rare on BI!). Finally, a 
couple of Block Island specialties were found: Barn Owl and Black Guillemot.

Of interest to me were relatively low numbers of several common winter 
residents: 174 American Robins, 95 Myrtle Warblers, 102 White-throated 
Sparrows, and 59 Juncos. For these species, at least, we didn't get caught on 
the wrong side of a big late flight. Depending on the weather between now and 
the CBC, hard-weather dispersal from the mainland might augment these numbers 
by late December.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Block Island Veterans Day Count 2018 (extralimital)

[Shaibal Mitra]

The Block Island Veterans Day Count was conducted for the 23rd consecutive year 
on Monday, 12 Nov 2018, a truly beautiful day to be out in the field.

Thirteen participants divided into as many as eight parties and covered this 
island, which lies just east of Long Island, NY, in CBC style. The idea behind 
this count, as well as its late-winter counterpart around Presidents Day, has 
been to gauge changes in winter bird populations across the whole winter 
season, as well as to detect longitudinal trends in these dynamics over time.

One thing we didn't anticipate when we began these bracketing counts in 1996 
was the dramatic trend toward warmer late falls, and the associated lengthening 
of the southbound migrations of many medium-distance migrant species, which has 
resulted in a higher likelihood and volume of nocturnal migration around the 
date of our VDC than we intended. Although this has hampered our first 
objective to some extent (because we had intended for the bulk of stereotyped 
migration to have been completed for most such species as of our first 
reckoning), it has been a gratifying and fascinating example of the second kind 
of result, as we have directly observed the increased frequency of mid-November 
occurrence of various species, even Neotropical migrants that not so long ago 
were unexpected after early October.

This year's count yielded lots of late dates and high counts of species that 
will be absent soon: our first ever Green Heron, Pectoral Sandpiper, 8 American 
Woodcocks, 50 Ring-billed Gulls (this species will be nearly absent on the 
island by mid-December), Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (despite its abundance there 
as a fall migrant, Block Island has traditionally been one of the hardest 
places in the state to find this species after October), Eastern Phoebe, 6 
Brown Creepers (status similar to YBSA--a really tough bird on the CBC and 
formerly even on the VDC), 47 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Magnolia Warbler (another 
VDC first), Cape May Warbler, 2 Pine Warblers, 3 Palm Warblers, 4 Blackpoll 
Warblers, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-breasted Chat, and Indigo Bunting.

We chose Block Island for these counts in part because of its depauperate 
resident and breeding bird faunas, which make it easier to detect irruptions of 
species that are always common on the mainland. This year's count produced 
spectacularly in this regard: new all-time maxima were recorded for Red-bellied 
Woodpecker (27), White-breasted Nuthatch, and Black-capped Chickadee (232). 
Several other species whose irruptions tend to be associated with those of 
these species were also found in larger than average numbers this year: 38 
Downy Woodpeckers (avg = 15), 6 Hairy Woodpeckers (avg = 1), 56 Blue Jays (just 
shy of the VDC max of 58), 24 Red-breasted Nuthatch (avg = 16, with counts 
close to zero about every second year), and 22 Purple Finches (avg = 7).

In addition, we detected several other irruptive species that normally don't 
breed near the adjacent mainland: Common Redpoll, 186 Pine Siskin (a new max), 
and Evening Grosbeak. The last was another VDC first, and for me personally a 
new species for the island, which I managed to see just in time by sprinting 
around the southeast corner of the island on Patricia's call (this after hiking 
something like 10 miles!):

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49921333

Rarities were very few, which was surprising considering the spate of vagrants 
in surrounding areas over the past couple of weeks. These included Cave 
Swallow, Northern Goshawk (another irruptive species associated with many of 
those named above), and Northern Shoveler (really rare on BI!). Finally, a 
couple of Block Island specialties were found: Barn Owl and Black Guillemot.

Of interest to me were relatively low numbers of several common winter 
residents: 174 American Robins, 95 Myrtle Warblers, 102 White-throated 
Sparrows, and 59 Juncos. For these species, at least, we didn't get caught on 
the wrong side of a big late flight. Depending on the weather between now and 
the CBC, hard-weather dispersal from the mainland might augment these numbers 
by late December.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Evening Grosbeak, Central Park, NYC Monday, 11/19

[Thomas Fiore]

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - 
Monday p.m., 19 November, 2018 -

A female-plumaged Evening Grosbeak was discovered at some point during the day 
at the Great Hill, n.w. sector of Central Park & is the first photo-documented 
sighting of this year for that species in Central Park.  A number of other 
observers were on the scene, and I, just passing by, heard & briefly saw the 
grosbeak  (when it was up) from the park drive, although sightings were also 
had by others (earlier, & poss. later also) of the bird on the ground, this in 
the eastern part of the hill, not far west of the West Park Drive (roadway) & 
very slightly south from that road’s highest point on its passage over the 
hill.  Nearest park entrances to this area would be at West 103rd or West 106th 
Streets from Central Park West.

Not all who came in to particularly seek the above managed views, some may have 
heard; learning-familiarizing with vocalizations of many birds is a helpful 
addition to anyone’s suite of bird-finding skills & tools, and then where 
possible, careful attentive listening.  Let’s hope more sightings come with a 
view of these wonderful winter finches for all to see, as well as being heard.

As many as 8-10 Purple Finch were still feeding in the general area as the sun 
was nearly setting, some right where the Eve.-beak had been, & some just a bit 
south of that. A lot of birds were on the move this day, including (esp.) 
waxwings, robins, icterids (grackles in particular), & finches (with American 
Goldfinch easily the most numerous amongst the latter group, overall & as seen 
from several locations in Manhattan through the day).  There was also an 
Eastern Red Bat, a species that has been seen actively feeding in N.Y. City 
even on (some) mild winter days or evenings; this one was plenty busy, as 
insect life was very much in evidence around the Great Hill & in general with 
such a mild afternoon.

Plenty more to report on for all of Manhattan etc., at a later date.  Thanks to 
any & all who found, reported, observed, & took photos on the site this 
afternoon. My understanding, fide other birders, was that NYS Young Birders 
Club member Isaiah Sigman-Wender was the finder of this grosbeak on the Great 
Hill - sharp eyes, ears!

Good birding,

Tom Fiore
manhattan



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[nysbirds-l] Evening Grosbeak, Central Park, NYC Monday, 11/19

[Thomas Fiore]

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - 
Monday p.m., 19 November, 2018 -

A female-plumaged Evening Grosbeak was discovered at some point during the day 
at the Great Hill, n.w. sector of Central Park & is the first photo-documented 
sighting of this year for that species in Central Park.  A number of other 
observers were on the scene, and I, just passing by, heard & briefly saw the 
grosbeak  (when it was up) from the park drive, although sightings were also 
had by others (earlier, & poss. later also) of the bird on the ground, this in 
the eastern part of the hill, not far west of the West Park Drive (roadway) & 
very slightly south from that road’s highest point on its passage over the 
hill.  Nearest park entrances to this area would be at West 103rd or West 106th 
Streets from Central Park West.

Not all who came in to particularly seek the above managed views, some may have 
heard; learning-familiarizing with vocalizations of many birds is a helpful 
addition to anyone’s suite of bird-finding skills & tools, and then where 
possible, careful attentive listening.  Let’s hope more sightings come with a 
view of these wonderful winter finches for all to see, as well as being heard.

As many as 8-10 Purple Finch were still feeding in the general area as the sun 
was nearly setting, some right where the Eve.-beak had been, & some just a bit 
south of that. A lot of birds were on the move this day, including (esp.) 
waxwings, robins, icterids (grackles in particular), & finches (with American 
Goldfinch easily the most numerous amongst the latter group, overall & as seen 
from several locations in Manhattan through the day).  There was also an 
Eastern Red Bat, a species that has been seen actively feeding in N.Y. City 
even on (some) mild winter days or evenings; this one was plenty busy, as 
insect life was very much in evidence around the Great Hill & in general with 
such a mild afternoon.

Plenty more to report on for all of Manhattan etc., at a later date.  Thanks to 
any & all who found, reported, observed, & took photos on the site this 
afternoon. My understanding, fide other birders, was that NYS Young Birders 
Club member Isaiah Sigman-Wender was the finder of this grosbeak on the Great 
Hill - sharp eyes, ears!

Good birding,

Tom Fiore
manhattan



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RE: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull, Conscience Bay, Old Field

[Shaibal Mitra]

It's amazing to get these insights into the lives of individual wild birds. 
This example reminds me of an even longer run, by the Lesser Black-backed Gull 
that returned this fall for its 16th winter at Ninigret Pond, Rhode Island. 
That bird was also an adult when first found and is therefore at least 19 years 
old (maybe Steve will give me a break here and desist from publicly questioning 
my infatuation with this particular individual!).

But seriously, the lives of these two birds have spanned a period in which the 
overall statuses of their respective species in our region have changed in 
fascinating ways. When the Ninigret Pond Lesser Black-backed Gull was first 
found, this species was known to us mostly as a rare to scarce winter resident, 
with long-lived, territorial adults accounting for a large proportion of all 
observations of the species in our area (many readers undoubtedly remember 
Lester from Shinnecock Inlet, Larry from Napeague, and Lizaveta from Navy Road, 
Montauk). Sixteen years later, over-wintering birds are only slightly more 
numerous than they were then, but passage migrants and over-summering immatures 
have increased exponentially in abundance. Meanwhile, Black-headed Gulls seem 
to have become scarcer, possibly because the Bonaparte's Gull flocks in which 
many used to be embedded have themselves diminished.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-123118012-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-123118012-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Hugh McGuinness 
[hdmcguinn...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 11:50 AM
To: michael.schri...@gmail.com
Cc: NYSBIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull, Conscience Bay, Old Field

It must be at least ten years ago that Doug Futuyma (I think), Peter Scully (I 
think) and I first found what must be the same individual on the Smithtown 
Christmas Bird Count. My earliest record in e-bird was from 27 Dec 2008, but I 
have only submitted but small fraction of my records to e-bird, so I am not 
sure that was the earliest date. When first found, the bird was already in 
adult plumage, so if my assumption is correct, this individual is at least 12 
years old. Mt memory also says we first found it in nearby Flax Pond.

Hugh

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 10:53 AM Michael Schrimpf 
mailto:michael.schri...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi all,

This morning I found a Black-headed Gull on Conscience Bay, in Old Field 
(Setauket). It's a non-breeding adult, and was sticking close to the west side 
of the bay, occasionally flying among the groups of ducks. I was observing from 
my yard, and unfortunately there isn't anywhere for the public to park along 
that part of Old Field Road, though you can park at Kaltenborn Commons 
(here)
 and walk north along the road. The bay is visible at several points from the 
road. Given that the bird seemed willing to move around, it might be worth 
keeping an eye on Old Field Point and Frank Melville Park, if it can't be found 
on the bay. I wonder if this might be one of the same birds that was found 
along that stretch of the North Shore last winter as well...?

Here is my eBird checklist, with fairly distant photo of the bird:
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50049343

The remnants of the Bobwhite flock that I had reported on eBird several times 
earlier in the summer was there as well, pretending to be rocks :-)

Michael Schrimpf
Suffolk County
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull, Conscience Bay, Old Field

[Shaibal Mitra]

It's amazing to get these insights into the lives of individual wild birds. 
This example reminds me of an even longer run, by the Lesser Black-backed Gull 
that returned this fall for its 16th winter at Ninigret Pond, Rhode Island. 
That bird was also an adult when first found and is therefore at least 19 years 
old (maybe Steve will give me a break here and desist from publicly questioning 
my infatuation with this particular individual!).

But seriously, the lives of these two birds have spanned a period in which the 
overall statuses of their respective species in our region have changed in 
fascinating ways. When the Ninigret Pond Lesser Black-backed Gull was first 
found, this species was known to us mostly as a rare to scarce winter resident, 
with long-lived, territorial adults accounting for a large proportion of all 
observations of the species in our area (many readers undoubtedly remember 
Lester from Shinnecock Inlet, Larry from Napeague, and Lizaveta from Navy Road, 
Montauk). Sixteen years later, over-wintering birds are only slightly more 
numerous than they were then, but passage migrants and over-summering immatures 
have increased exponentially in abundance. Meanwhile, Black-headed Gulls seem 
to have become scarcer, possibly because the Bonaparte's Gull flocks in which 
many used to be embedded have themselves diminished.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-123118012-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-123118012-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Hugh McGuinness 
[hdmcguinn...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 11:50 AM
To: michael.schri...@gmail.com
Cc: NYSBIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull, Conscience Bay, Old Field

It must be at least ten years ago that Doug Futuyma (I think), Peter Scully (I 
think) and I first found what must be the same individual on the Smithtown 
Christmas Bird Count. My earliest record in e-bird was from 27 Dec 2008, but I 
have only submitted but small fraction of my records to e-bird, so I am not 
sure that was the earliest date. When first found, the bird was already in 
adult plumage, so if my assumption is correct, this individual is at least 12 
years old. Mt memory also says we first found it in nearby Flax Pond.

Hugh

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 10:53 AM Michael Schrimpf 
mailto:michael.schri...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi all,

This morning I found a Black-headed Gull on Conscience Bay, in Old Field 
(Setauket). It's a non-breeding adult, and was sticking close to the west side 
of the bay, occasionally flying among the groups of ducks. I was observing from 
my yard, and unfortunately there isn't anywhere for the public to park along 
that part of Old Field Road, though you can park at Kaltenborn Commons 
(here)
 and walk north along the road. The bay is visible at several points from the 
road. Given that the bird seemed willing to move around, it might be worth 
keeping an eye on Old Field Point and Frank Melville Park, if it can't be found 
on the bay. I wonder if this might be one of the same birds that was found 
along that stretch of the North Shore last winter as well...?

Here is my eBird checklist, with fairly distant photo of the bird:
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50049343

The remnants of the Bobwhite flock that I had reported on eBird several times 
earlier in the summer was there as well, pretending to be rocks :-)

Michael Schrimpf
Suffolk County
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull, Conscience Bay, Old Field

[Hugh McGuinness]

It must be at least ten years ago that Doug Futuyma (I think), Peter Scully
(I think) and I first found what must be the same individual on the
Smithtown Christmas Bird Count. My earliest record in e-bird was from 27
Dec 2008, but I have only submitted but small fraction of my records to
e-bird, so I am not sure that was the earliest date. When first found, the
bird was already in adult plumage, so if my assumption is correct, this
individual is at least 12 years old. Mt memory also says we first found it
in nearby Flax Pond.

Hugh

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 10:53 AM Michael Schrimpf <
michael.schri...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> This morning I found a Black-headed Gull on Conscience Bay, in Old Field
> (Setauket). It's a non-breeding adult, and was sticking close to the west
> side of the bay, occasionally flying among the groups of ducks. I was
> observing from my yard, and unfortunately there isn't anywhere for the
> public to park along that part of Old Field Road, though you can park at
> Kaltenborn Commons (here
> )
> and walk north along the road. The bay is visible at several points from
> the road. Given that the bird seemed willing to move around, it might be
> worth keeping an eye on Old Field Point and Frank Melville Park, if it
> can't be found on the bay. I wonder if this might be one of the same birds
> that was found along that stretch of the North Shore last winter as well...?
>
> Here is my eBird checklist, with fairly distant photo of the bird:
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50049343
>
> The remnants of the Bobwhite flock that I had reported on eBird several
> times earlier in the summer was there as well, pretending to be rocks :-)
>
> Michael Schrimpf
> Suffolk County
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull, Conscience Bay, Old Field

[Hugh McGuinness]

It must be at least ten years ago that Doug Futuyma (I think), Peter Scully
(I think) and I first found what must be the same individual on the
Smithtown Christmas Bird Count. My earliest record in e-bird was from 27
Dec 2008, but I have only submitted but small fraction of my records to
e-bird, so I am not sure that was the earliest date. When first found, the
bird was already in adult plumage, so if my assumption is correct, this
individual is at least 12 years old. Mt memory also says we first found it
in nearby Flax Pond.

Hugh

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 10:53 AM Michael Schrimpf <
michael.schri...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> This morning I found a Black-headed Gull on Conscience Bay, in Old Field
> (Setauket). It's a non-breeding adult, and was sticking close to the west
> side of the bay, occasionally flying among the groups of ducks. I was
> observing from my yard, and unfortunately there isn't anywhere for the
> public to park along that part of Old Field Road, though you can park at
> Kaltenborn Commons (here
> )
> and walk north along the road. The bay is visible at several points from
> the road. Given that the bird seemed willing to move around, it might be
> worth keeping an eye on Old Field Point and Frank Melville Park, if it
> can't be found on the bay. I wonder if this might be one of the same birds
> that was found along that stretch of the North Shore last winter as well...?
>
> Here is my eBird checklist, with fairly distant photo of the bird:
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50049343
>
> The remnants of the Bobwhite flock that I had reported on eBird several
> times earlier in the summer was there as well, pretending to be rocks :-)
>
> Michael Schrimpf
> Suffolk County
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan NYC -Am. Woodcock (deceased)

[Kaitlyn Parkins]

Hi all,

Please report these birds and any other collision victims you may find at
d-bird.org/ to help us at NYC Audubon track and learn more about
bird-window collisions-- a major issue for birds migrating though NYC.

Thanks!
Kaitlyn

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 11:13 AM Jonathan Perez 
wrote:

> I found one exactly like this two weeks ago outside a building in downtown
> Brooklyn.  Anywhere we can donate it or anyone we can report it to - for
> purposes of science.
>
> Please excuse my brevity.  Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 19, 2018, at 10:53 AM, Romi Paek  wrote:
>
> I'm terrified that I am posting this incorrectly (it's my first time) but
> thought it important to report this sad news.
>
> I found a dead American Woodcock on the east side of 5th Ave. between 39th
> and 40th Streets this morning (this is just outside Bryant Park, across the
> street from the main library).
>
> Beak seemed undamaged and legs were pointing straight back.  It was
> positioned close to an 8 story building with big windows.
>
> Romi Paek
> Tarrytown, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan NYC -Am. Woodcock (deceased)

[Kaitlyn Parkins]

Hi all,

Please report these birds and any other collision victims you may find at
d-bird.org/ to help us at NYC Audubon track and learn more about
bird-window collisions-- a major issue for birds migrating though NYC.

Thanks!
Kaitlyn

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 11:13 AM Jonathan Perez 
wrote:

> I found one exactly like this two weeks ago outside a building in downtown
> Brooklyn.  Anywhere we can donate it or anyone we can report it to - for
> purposes of science.
>
> Please excuse my brevity.  Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 19, 2018, at 10:53 AM, Romi Paek  wrote:
>
> I'm terrified that I am posting this incorrectly (it's my first time) but
> thought it important to report this sad news.
>
> I found a dead American Woodcock on the east side of 5th Ave. between 39th
> and 40th Streets this morning (this is just outside Bryant Park, across the
> street from the main library).
>
> Beak seemed undamaged and legs were pointing straight back.  It was
> positioned close to an 8 story building with big windows.
>
> Romi Paek
> Tarrytown, NY
> --
> *NYSbirds-L List Info:*
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> Rules and Information 
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> 
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> 
> Surfbirds 
> ABA 
> *Please submit your observations to **eBird*
> *!*
> --
>
> --
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> 
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> 
> Surfbirds 
> ABA 
> *Please submit your observations to **eBird*
> *!*
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>


-- 
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Conservation Biologist
New York City Audubon
71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1523
New York, NY 10010

212-691-7483 x309 <(212)%20691-7483>
646-666-8903 <(646)%20666-8903> (direct)
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan NYC -Am. Woodcock (deceased)

[Jonathan Perez]

I found one exactly like this two weeks ago outside a building in downtown 
Brooklyn.  Anywhere we can donate it or anyone we can report it to - for 
purposes of science.

Please excuse my brevity.  Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 19, 2018, at 10:53 AM, Romi Paek  wrote:
> 
> I'm terrified that I am posting this incorrectly (it's my first time) but 
> thought it important to report this sad news.
> 
> I found a dead American Woodcock on the east side of 5th Ave. between 39th 
> and 40th Streets this morning (this is just outside Bryant Park, across the 
> street from the main library).
> 
> Beak seemed undamaged and legs were pointing straight back.  It was 
> positioned close to an 8 story building with big windows.
> 
> Romi Paek
> Tarrytown, NY
> --
> NYSbirds-L List Info:
> Welcome and Basics
> Rules and Information
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
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> The Mail Archive
> Surfbirds
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan NYC -Am. Woodcock (deceased)

[Jonathan Perez]

I found one exactly like this two weeks ago outside a building in downtown 
Brooklyn.  Anywhere we can donate it or anyone we can report it to - for 
purposes of science.

Please excuse my brevity.  Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 19, 2018, at 10:53 AM, Romi Paek  wrote:
> 
> I'm terrified that I am posting this incorrectly (it's my first time) but 
> thought it important to report this sad news.
> 
> I found a dead American Woodcock on the east side of 5th Ave. between 39th 
> and 40th Streets this morning (this is just outside Bryant Park, across the 
> street from the main library).
> 
> Beak seemed undamaged and legs were pointing straight back.  It was 
> positioned close to an 8 story building with big windows.
> 
> Romi Paek
> Tarrytown, NY
> --
> NYSbirds-L List Info:
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> Rules and Information
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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan NYC -Am. Woodcock (deceased)

[Romi Paek]

I'm terrified that I am posting this incorrectly (it's my first time) but
thought it important to report this sad news.

I found a dead American Woodcock on the east side of 5th Ave. between 39th
and 40th Streets this morning (this is just outside Bryant Park, across the
street from the main library).

Beak seemed undamaged and legs were pointing straight back.  It was
positioned close to an 8 story building with big windows.

Romi Paek
Tarrytown, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan NYC -Am. Woodcock (deceased)

[Romi Paek]

I'm terrified that I am posting this incorrectly (it's my first time) but
thought it important to report this sad news.

I found a dead American Woodcock on the east side of 5th Ave. between 39th
and 40th Streets this morning (this is just outside Bryant Park, across the
street from the main library).

Beak seemed undamaged and legs were pointing straight back.  It was
positioned close to an 8 story building with big windows.

Romi Paek
Tarrytown, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull, Conscience Bay, Old Field

[Michael Schrimpf]

Hi all,

This morning I found a Black-headed Gull on Conscience Bay, in Old Field
(Setauket). It's a non-breeding adult, and was sticking close to the west
side of the bay, occasionally flying among the groups of ducks. I was
observing from my yard, and unfortunately there isn't anywhere for the
public to park along that part of Old Field Road, though you can park at
Kaltenborn Commons (here
)
and walk north along the road. The bay is visible at several points from
the road. Given that the bird seemed willing to move around, it might be
worth keeping an eye on Old Field Point and Frank Melville Park, if it
can't be found on the bay. I wonder if this might be one of the same birds
that was found along that stretch of the North Shore last winter as well...?

Here is my eBird checklist, with fairly distant photo of the bird:
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50049343

The remnants of the Bobwhite flock that I had reported on eBird several
times earlier in the summer was there as well, pretending to be rocks :-)

Michael Schrimpf
Suffolk County

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[nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull, Conscience Bay, Old Field

[Michael Schrimpf]

Hi all,

This morning I found a Black-headed Gull on Conscience Bay, in Old Field
(Setauket). It's a non-breeding adult, and was sticking close to the west
side of the bay, occasionally flying among the groups of ducks. I was
observing from my yard, and unfortunately there isn't anywhere for the
public to park along that part of Old Field Road, though you can park at
Kaltenborn Commons (here
)
and walk north along the road. The bay is visible at several points from
the road. Given that the bird seemed willing to move around, it might be
worth keeping an eye on Old Field Point and Frank Melville Park, if it
can't be found on the bay. I wonder if this might be one of the same birds
that was found along that stretch of the North Shore last winter as well...?

Here is my eBird checklist, with fairly distant photo of the bird:
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50049343

The remnants of the Bobwhite flock that I had reported on eBird several
times earlier in the summer was there as well, pretending to be rocks :-)

Michael Schrimpf
Suffolk County

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