[nysbirds-l] Slingshot birds

[Patricia Lindsay]

Shai Mitra and I traveled to RI today for Easter, gnashing teeth, 
tearing hair, and keening (Shai is, contrary to all expectation, one 
eighth Irish and prone to keening) about missing a possible/probable 
slingshot event on our Long Island beaches today, given the favorable 
weather conditions for just such an event.



As it turns out, multiple reports of early trans-gulf migrants from 
coastal Rhode Island today (E. Kingbird, Indigo Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, 
Scarlet Tanager, Summer Tanager, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak) proved our 
predictions to be true, and we're wondering if anyone on coastal LI 
found any evidence of this event, other than my 6 year old great nephew, 
Orion, who called us from his grandfather's house in Shirley to report a 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak.


Patricia Lindsay and Shai  Mitra

Bay Shore



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[nysbirds-l] Extralimital Black-headed Grosbeak in NJ

[Andrew Block]

Just in case anyone is interested I went to see an adult male Black-headed 
Grosbeak being seen at a feeder in Morristown, NJ.  A great bird that rarely is 
in our area.
Andrew
Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist
20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629 
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sun. April 21, 2019 - 6 Species of Wood Warblers, House Wren, Wood Thrush, Gray Catbird

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday April 21, 2019
OBS: Robert DeCandido, Phd, Deborah Allen, m.ob. 

Highlights: Ovenbird (FOS) Northern Parula, Pine, Palm, Yellow-rumped, and 
Black-and-white Warblers, Wood Thrush (FOS), Gray Catbird (FOS), House Wren 
(FOS).

Canada Goose - 2 Turtle Pond, 5 Reservoir incl. pair with nest
Northern Shoveler - 53 Reservoir
Gadwall - male Reservoir
Mallard - 7 Reservoir, 5 Turtle Pond, others on Lake
Bufflehead - at least 9 Reservoir
Ruddy Duck - 9 Reservoir
Mourning Dove - a dozen
American Coot - Reservoir
Herring Gull - 10+ Reservoir, & flyovers
Great Black-backed Gull - 12 Reservoir
Double-crested Cormorant - 2 Turtle Pond, at least 9 Reservoir
Black-crowned Night-Heron - the Point
Cooper's Hawk - immature female Pinetum
Red-tailed Hawk - 3 (2 adults & 1 immature circling over west side (Alexi 
Kalogerakis))
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - at least 4
Downy Woodpecker - 6
Northern Flicker - 6
Blue-headed Vireo - the Point
Blue Jay - pairs in most locations
Tufted Titmouse - 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Castle Walk
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 (Tupelo Field & the Point)
Brown Creeper - 3 at the Point
House Wren - 2 Shakespeare Garden
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2 or 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 6
Hermit Thrush - 3 in Ramble
Wood Thrush - Tanner's Spring
American Robin - 50+
Gray Catbird - just south of Oak Bridge
House Finch - 4 (3 male, 1 female)
Purple Finch - female near Evodia Field feeders
American Goldfinch - 10+
Eastern Towhee - 3
Chipping Sparrow - 20-25
Field Sparrow - 4 (2 Sparrow Rock, 1 King of Poland, 1 Tupelo Field)
Song Sparrow - 4 (Tupelo Field & Reservoir)
White-throated Sparrow - 50+
Red-winged Blackbird - 4 (Turtle Pond & the Point)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 2 males south of Evodia Field
Common Grackle - 20-30
Ovenbird - Tanner's Spring (Deb early)
Black-and-white Warbler - 2 (female at the Point, male Tanner's Spring)
Northern Parula - Gill Overlook
Palm Warbler - 2 on the Point
Pine Warbler - 3 or 4 (2 or 3 on the Point, male Castle Walk)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6
Northern Cardinal - most locations

Jane P. and Alison Schondorf reported seeing the coyote Saturday at the Azalea 
Pond.

Deb Allen
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[nysbirds-l] Black-necked Stilt at Nickerson

[Steve Walter]

I posted a picture of the Nickerson Beach (Nassau co.) Black-necked Stilt on
my website at http://stevewalternature.com/ .  It's one of 483 pictures I
took - all from my car. The main reason for taking so many was the less than
good lighting most of the morning. As I discussed with some people, adults
stilts are not just black and white. In good light - which came through
eventually -,  they look glossy - as this picture kind of shows. The stilt
was faithful to the one pool, repeatedly going from one end to the other. I
advised a few people that had stepped out of their cars that they could be
rewarded with close looks if they waited in their cars. They were indeed
rewarded. So it's unfortunate to hear of different behavior this afternoon.
I think I've heard that before - like with the puddle birds at Heckscher
last year. The afternoon is when the trouble seem to occur, for whatever
reason that is.   

 

That sort of segues to another topic. Maybe a twofold problem. One is of the
fragmentation of reporting. I went to Nickerson this morning, having heard
on a forum I subscribe to about the American Golden Plovers found yesterday.
But I talked to people today that didn't know about them, mainly because it
was not posted to this list. That's a good species for April and deserves
more pub. If you're a shorebird aficionado like I am, that's a rare
opportunity to photograph - if you behave around them - Goldens in true
non-breeding plumage (as opposed to fading alternate or juvenile). But then
maybe, if it was posted everywhere, the non-bevahers would have arrived
sooner? So I don't know. It's a conversation that's come up before, and
likely will again. But a Black-necked Stilt surely has to be shared. And
sorry if it got double posted. I never know if my own post is getting
through.

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY


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Re:[nysbirds-l] Black necked stilt Nickerson Beach Nassau co.

[ArieGilbert]

Black neck stilt continues at nickerson4:30pm



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Date: 4/21/19  8:27 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: Black 
necked stilt Nickerson Beach Nassau co. 
Posting for Steve Walter who reports a black necked stilt along with am golden 
plovers in the lawn!

Arie Gilbert
No. Babylon NY
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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC Sunday 4/21 - new migrant arrivals, etc.

[Thomas Fiore]

Easter Sunday, 21 April, 2019 -

A nice fresh arrival of various migrants on Easter Sunday morning at Central 
Park & elsewhere in Manhattan, N.Y. City, even if none (so far) nearly as 
notable (!) as the Black-necked Stilt being seen by multiple obs. at Nickerson 
Beach in southern Nassau County, NY on Sunday.

Summer Tanager has arrived in N.Y. City, found at Greenwood Cemetery in 
Brooklyn/Kings Co. NYC on Saturday, 20 April & was being seen there again on 
Sunday 4/21 (near the Dell Water).

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Sightings for Manhattan Sunday 4/21 included at least these arriving migrants 
(& local breeders) -

White-eyed Vireo (Central Park)

Wood Thrush (at least several, many observers including by the Feminist Bird 
Club group walk)

Orchard Oriole (several, Central Park and Riverside Park)

Baltimore Oriole (ad. male, Riverside Park)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (multiple, Central Park & Riverside Park)

Indigo Bunting (several males, Central Park & Riverside Park)  … likely a 
number of other new migant arrivals also will be discovered thru the day 
Sunday, with more in coming days.  Flyover (diurnal) migration appeared a bit 
slow, but there were some Common Loons moving overhead as seen from near the 
Hudson River - and some other expected species also were moving.

There have also been multiple species of warblers in Central Park in 
particular, with a modest uptick in numbers of some, & just possibly a few more 
new arrivals. 

(A Swainson’s Warbler was found at Higbee Beach, Cape May County, NEW JERSEY, 
Sunday morning, rare but no longer entirely unexpected there as an overshoot; & 
a cue that others of the species could’ve done the same and  flown a bit 
farther north.)

- - -
[N.B., at least a few Blue Grosbeaks have been seen in places north & east of 
N.Y.C., a rather typical ‘overshoot’ species, worth looking & listening for.  
As an example is one male of this species photo’d. at Hempstead Lake State 
Park, Nassau Co., N.Y. on 4/21 - see: 
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55216678 
 & others also have been found at 
points north, as has Indigo Bunting.]

good and peaceful birding,

Tom Fiore
manhattan


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[nysbirds-l] Black necked stilt Nickerson Beach Nassau co.

[ArieGilbert]

Posting for Steve Walter who reports a black necked stilt along with am golden 
plovers in the lawn!

Arie Gilbert
No. Babylon NY
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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 4/17-18-19-20 (E. Whip-poor-will, & many other migrants)

[Thomas Fiore]

Migration was in progress Saturday evening into Sunday 4/21 and some new 
arrivals are much anticipated locally and regionally.

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Manhattan and New York County (including Randall’s Island & Governors Island) - 
& the East River & Hudson river adjacent to & part of the preceding -

Note re: Governors Island: the island will open to the general public on May 
1st; until then it is visited by those who work there &/or are students there; 
I am in touch with several students who observe birds on some days there, & we 
have had reports from among others Annie Barry who works there in affiliation 
with NYC Audubon org. Ferry service for the public commences on 5/1.

Wed., 17 April, 2019 -

In addition to the (Central Park) find of an American Bittern, a rare but 
nearly-regular migrant visitor to New York County (including Manhattan), there 
has been another rare-but-regular migrant this past week, an Eastern 
Whip-poor-will.  However, one of these made contact with a building in 
Manhattan, & was then transported to a local rehabber (from info. provided by 
that rehab. center). Hopefully, it can be set free in a less stressful area.  
Some of the latter species are already on breeding territories in some 
locations north of N.Y. City, & in several nearby states.

Thursday, 18 April - 

Although migration appeared a bit slower for Manhattan on this day, there were 
interesting species on the move as seen from Randall’s Island, & a watch from 
Riverbank State Park, jutting into the Hudson river off West 137th-145th 
Streets, produced at least the following migrants later in the day, with some 
sun also appearing:  Osprey (2), Double-crested Cormorant (28), and these 
Swallows: N. Rough-winged (11), Barn (6), and Tree (3), plus a few unidentified 
hirundines at great distance out over the western part of the river.  There was 
a female Pine Warbler in the scant pine trees within the park, as well as Brown 
Thrasher, & several species of sparrows, including Savannah, Chipping, Swamp, 
White-throated, & Song. 

Good Friday, 19 April -

A strong push of migrants had moved in & also through as of Thursday night & 
Friday morning, this was already evident from reports in the southernmost 
county in New York State (Richmond Co., a.k.a. Staten Island, N.Y. City) on 
Thursday, with weather having held a lot of birds up there; as of Thurs. night, 
that little dam started to burst. Some, perhaps much, of the migration also 
went past N.Y.C. on its way north, but there was good evidence in the city as 
well, and that included diurnal migration on Friday, lasting virtually all of 
that day.

At least one (possibly 2 by some reports, & also some claims that one was 
female; the one I found was a singing male of the form albilora, “white-lored”, 
and I did not definitively see a second bird) Yellow-throated Warbler was in 
the trees along the bridle path of Central Park, and was eventually seen by 
many observers thru the day there, just south of the reservoir’s south/SE side.

Manhattan had a scattering & smattering of other apparently freshly-arrived 
migrants, & also (perhaps to greater extent), a daytime passage of some note of 
a variety of species which are at best uncommonly recorded there; many of these 
were seen from Randall’s Island, as well as (some) at Governors Island & also 
from a few Hudson River vantage points. Some parts of lower Manhattan which I 
checked quite early in the day seemed a bit “slow” and not that productive, at 
least in early-day hours. There were more than 65 species (in total, and not 
all by any one observer) found in N.Y. County on the day, & again, some were 
seen in migration, from off-island, not in or on Manhattan. This actually a 
fairly modest number of species given the apparent movement on the day, more 
generally-regionally.

Saturday & Passover, (20 April) -

A sometimes-singing Yellow-throated Warbler continued in the same area as 
Friday in Central Park. This warbler was again very loosely associated with a 
few Pine Warblers, at least one Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler, and several 
kinglets in the vicinity, but not necessarily flocking with them. Well before 
noon, I saw the Yellow-throated moving, a lot, between the north and south 
sides of the East 84th-85th / West 86th Street Transverse in various trees, 
watching esp. from the south side, in the Pinetum-East area (north of small 
basketball court, adjacent to the rear wall of the Central Park NYPD police 
precinct station-house). These warblers were all working both sides of the 
Transverse in multiple trees; later in the day, the Yellow-throated was seen 
more on the n. side of the Transverse, along the cindered bridle path (this 
being just w. of the foot bridge that leads up to the SE corner of the Central 
Park reservoir).  In other spring occurrences of YTWA (Yellow-throated Warbler) 
in Central Park, the species has sometimes lingered for many days, & also can 
have a proclivity to wander quite a bit during a mor