[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 23 August 2019

2019-08-23 Thread Gail Benson 
-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Aug. 23, 2019
* NYNY1908.23

- Birds Mentioned

BLACK-CAPPED PETREL+
WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL+
LEACH’S STORM-PETREL+
BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL+
BROWN BOOBY+
BRIDLED TERN+|

(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Cory’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Audubon’s Shearwater
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Northern Gannet
AMERICAN AVOCET
UPLAND SANDPIPER
Whimbrel
MARBLED GODWIT
Stilt Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Western Sandpiper
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
Red-necked Phalarope
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Olive-sided Flycatcher
WESTERN KINGBIRD
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Worm-eating Warbler
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Mourning Warbler
Hooded Warbler
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
LARK SPARROW


If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:
view
Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, August 23, 2019
at 10:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are pelagic trip results including
WHITE-FACED, BAND-RUMPED and LEACH’S STORM-PETRELS and BLACK-CAPPED PETREL,
BRIDLED TERN, BROWN BOOBY, AMERICAN AVOCET, BUFF-BREASTED and UPLAND
SANDPIPERS, MARBLED GODWIT, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, WESTERN KINGBIRD,
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, LARK SPARROW, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT and more.

But first, we very sadly mention that a wonderful friend and long-time
mainstay of the New York and Long Island birding community, Tony Lauro, has
recently passed away.  Tony will always be remembered as a passionate,
knowledgeable and instructive field birder, and we are grateful for his
many years of service with the RBA team.  He will definitely be missed.

A See Life Paulagics boat trip last weekend aboard the Voyager out of Point
Pleasant, New Jersey, did venture into New York waters to see some goodies,
including a WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL.  Trip totals covering both New York
and New Jersey waters featured 42 BAND-RUMPED, 7 LEACH’S, 1,451 WILSON’S
and 4 WHITE-FACED STORM-PETRELS, a BLACK-CAPPED PETREL, 13 GREAT, 31 CORY’S
and 2 AUDUBON’S SHEARWATERS; 5 BLACK TERNS, a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and a
CLIFF SWALLOW, plus some good mammals.

A BROWN BOOBY last Sunday landed on a whale watch boat out of Riis Landing
while the boat was traversing waters between Sandy Hook and Breezy Point.
There is also a report that a BROWN BOOBY has been visiting fishing boats
recently around the Point Lookout side of Jones Beach Inlet.  And today a
Sulid moving west a good distance off Mecox was felt to be a BROWN BOOBY, a
combination of field marks seemingly eliminating an immature Northern
Gannet.

An AMERICAN AVOCET was found Monday afternoon at Mecox Bay, where it was
still present today around the bay edge along the beach front, and a second
AVOCET, retaining some color, was spotted Monday just east of Tiana Beach
off Dune Road and was seen again today on the bay island off Road K just
west of the Ponquogue Bridge at Shinnecock.

A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER visited Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn Thursday
afternoon.

Recent MARBLED GODWITS featured 9 at Cupsogue County Park in Westhampton
Dunes Thursday, 1 at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn Thursday, and 2 at Breezy
Point Tuesday.

Two WILSON’S PHALAROPES were still at Jerome Reservoir in the Bronx
Saturday before it was filled back up with water.

Other shorebirds seen this week include a few WESTERN, WHITE-RUMPED and
STILT SANDIPERS and WHIMBREL, and an UPLAND SANDPIPER visited the landfill
at Croton Point Park in Westchester County last weekend.

The highlight at Croton Point was a WESTERN KINGBIRD found there last
Saturday and still present today; occasionally visiting the landfill, the
KINGBIRD is mostly seen working bare trees uphill on the north side of the
entrance road well before the park’s entrance booth.

The adult BRIDLED TERN was still around Great Gull Island last Saturday.

Six BLACK TERNS were reported from Jones Inlet Thursday, and a few CASPIAN
TERNS included 3 at Plumb Beach Wednesday.

Notable among the landbirds were a LARK SPARROW fortuitously photographed
Monday at Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, where a PHILADELPHIA VIREO was
found Tuesday, and a couple of OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS.

Single YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS were found at Floyd Bennet Field last Saturday
and in Central Park today, and 59 CLIFF SWALLOWS were counted in the BARN
SWALLOW flight at Robert Moses State Park today.

Among the WARBLERS, last Friday’s Central Park male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
was present at the Pond through the weekend, and another was on Great Gull
Island Tuesday.  A MOURNING WARBLER in Rye on Wednesday was followed by one
in Central Park today, and

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 23 August 2019

2019-08-23 Thread Gail Benson 
-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Aug. 23, 2019
* NYNY1908.23

- Birds Mentioned

BLACK-CAPPED PETREL+
WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL+
LEACH’S STORM-PETREL+
BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL+
BROWN BOOBY+
BRIDLED TERN+|

(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Cory’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Audubon’s Shearwater
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Northern Gannet
AMERICAN AVOCET
UPLAND SANDPIPER
Whimbrel
MARBLED GODWIT
Stilt Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Western Sandpiper
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
Red-necked Phalarope
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Olive-sided Flycatcher
WESTERN KINGBIRD
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Worm-eating Warbler
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Mourning Warbler
Hooded Warbler
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
LARK SPARROW


If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:
view
Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, August 23, 2019
at 10:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are pelagic trip results including
WHITE-FACED, BAND-RUMPED and LEACH’S STORM-PETRELS and BLACK-CAPPED PETREL,
BRIDLED TERN, BROWN BOOBY, AMERICAN AVOCET, BUFF-BREASTED and UPLAND
SANDPIPERS, MARBLED GODWIT, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, WESTERN KINGBIRD,
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, LARK SPARROW, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT and more.

But first, we very sadly mention that a wonderful friend and long-time
mainstay of the New York and Long Island birding community, Tony Lauro, has
recently passed away.  Tony will always be remembered as a passionate,
knowledgeable and instructive field birder, and we are grateful for his
many years of service with the RBA team.  He will definitely be missed.

A See Life Paulagics boat trip last weekend aboard the Voyager out of Point
Pleasant, New Jersey, did venture into New York waters to see some goodies,
including a WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL.  Trip totals covering both New York
and New Jersey waters featured 42 BAND-RUMPED, 7 LEACH’S, 1,451 WILSON’S
and 4 WHITE-FACED STORM-PETRELS, a BLACK-CAPPED PETREL, 13 GREAT, 31 CORY’S
and 2 AUDUBON’S SHEARWATERS; 5 BLACK TERNS, a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and a
CLIFF SWALLOW, plus some good mammals.

A BROWN BOOBY last Sunday landed on a whale watch boat out of Riis Landing
while the boat was traversing waters between Sandy Hook and Breezy Point.
There is also a report that a BROWN BOOBY has been visiting fishing boats
recently around the Point Lookout side of Jones Beach Inlet.  And today a
Sulid moving west a good distance off Mecox was felt to be a BROWN BOOBY, a
combination of field marks seemingly eliminating an immature Northern
Gannet.

An AMERICAN AVOCET was found Monday afternoon at Mecox Bay, where it was
still present today around the bay edge along the beach front, and a second
AVOCET, retaining some color, was spotted Monday just east of Tiana Beach
off Dune Road and was seen again today on the bay island off Road K just
west of the Ponquogue Bridge at Shinnecock.

A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER visited Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn Thursday
afternoon.

Recent MARBLED GODWITS featured 9 at Cupsogue County Park in Westhampton
Dunes Thursday, 1 at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn Thursday, and 2 at Breezy
Point Tuesday.

Two WILSON’S PHALAROPES were still at Jerome Reservoir in the Bronx
Saturday before it was filled back up with water.

Other shorebirds seen this week include a few WESTERN, WHITE-RUMPED and
STILT SANDIPERS and WHIMBREL, and an UPLAND SANDPIPER visited the landfill
at Croton Point Park in Westchester County last weekend.

The highlight at Croton Point was a WESTERN KINGBIRD found there last
Saturday and still present today; occasionally visiting the landfill, the
KINGBIRD is mostly seen working bare trees uphill on the north side of the
entrance road well before the park’s entrance booth.

The adult BRIDLED TERN was still around Great Gull Island last Saturday.

Six BLACK TERNS were reported from Jones Inlet Thursday, and a few CASPIAN
TERNS included 3 at Plumb Beach Wednesday.

Notable among the landbirds were a LARK SPARROW fortuitously photographed
Monday at Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, where a PHILADELPHIA VIREO was
found Tuesday, and a couple of OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS.

Single YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS were found at Floyd Bennet Field last Saturday
and in Central Park today, and 59 CLIFF SWALLOWS were counted in the BARN
SWALLOW flight at Robert Moses State Park today.

Among the WARBLERS, last Friday’s Central Park male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
was present at the Pond through the weekend, and another was on Great Gull
Island Tuesday.  A MOURNING WARBLER in Rye on Wednesday was followed by one
in Central Park today, and

[nysbirds-l] Radar map

2019-08-23 Thread Gus Keri 
My goodness!
I just checked the radar map before I go to bed. The whole north east is on 
fire (radar activities-wise).
No matter where, it is going to be a good birding day tomorrow.
Check here:
https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/northeast_loop.php
or later:
https://www.pauljhurtado.com/US_Composite_Radar/2019-8-23/



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[nysbirds-l] Radar map

2019-08-23 Thread Gus Keri 
My goodness!
I just checked the radar map before I go to bed. The whole north east is on 
fire (radar activities-wise).
No matter where, it is going to be a good birding day tomorrow.
Check here:
https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/northeast_loop.php
or later:
https://www.pauljhurtado.com/US_Composite_Radar/2019-8-23/



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[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird, Croton Point Park

2019-08-23 Thread Marc Passmann, L.Ac. 
The kingbird is still present, moving around between the snags high on the hill 
across the road from the northeastern section of the landfill and the trees 
close to the road.

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[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird, Croton Point Park

2019-08-23 Thread Marc Passmann, L.Ac. 
The kingbird is still present, moving around between the snags high on the hill 
across the road from the northeastern section of the landfill and the trees 
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[nysbirds-l] Dune Road (Westhampton Beach) Road K Avocet

2019-08-23 Thread Gail Benson 
An Avocet is present now on Road K (West of Ponwuogue bridge on the
Bayside) with a variety of other Shorebirds.   One has been lingering in
this area.

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[nysbirds-l] Dune Road (Westhampton Beach) Road K Avocet

2019-08-23 Thread Gail Benson 
An Avocet is present now on Road K (West of Ponwuogue bridge on the
Bayside) with a variety of other Shorebirds.   One has been lingering in
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[nysbirds-l] Mecox Avocet (Suffolk)

2019-08-23 Thread Douglas Futuyma 
The American Avocet was still present at 7:30 this morning, on the eastern
side of the (sometime) cut from Mecox Bay to the ocean. It had its head
tucked while I was there, despite birders' relatively close presence.
There were a very few other shorebirds (Piping Plover, Sanderling,
Semipalmated Sandpiper, both Yellowlegs), and Chris Gangemi spotted an
adult Lesser Black-backed Gull amid the Great Black-backed and Herring
Gulls.:

I returned via Shinnecock Inlet and Dune Road. Other than a strong westward
flux of Barn Swallows and a large Tree Swallow flock at Triton Lane, I saw
nothing notable, either during a short sea watch at the inlet or at various
stops to the west. Neither I nor Eileen Schwinn, whom I met at Tiana Beach,
found the Avocet that had been there earlier this week.

Doug Futuyma

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[nysbirds-l] Mecox Avocet (Suffolk)

2019-08-23 Thread Douglas Futuyma 
The American Avocet was still present at 7:30 this morning, on the eastern
side of the (sometime) cut from Mecox Bay to the ocean. It had its head
tucked while I was there, despite birders' relatively close presence.
There were a very few other shorebirds (Piping Plover, Sanderling,
Semipalmated Sandpiper, both Yellowlegs), and Chris Gangemi spotted an
adult Lesser Black-backed Gull amid the Great Black-backed and Herring
Gulls.:

I returned via Shinnecock Inlet and Dune Road. Other than a strong westward
flux of Barn Swallows and a large Tree Swallow flock at Triton Lane, I saw
nothing notable, either during a short sea watch at the inlet or at various
stops to the west. Neither I nor Eileen Schwinn, whom I met at Tiana Beach,
found the Avocet that had been there earlier this week.

Doug Futuyma

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[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird Croton Point Park seen again this morning (day 7 since first spotted)

2019-08-23 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
Between landfill and trees north side of road (past ball field before entrance 
kiosk)


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[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird Croton Point Park seen again this morning (day 7 since first spotted)

2019-08-23 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
Between landfill and trees north side of road (past ball field before entrance 
kiosk)


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[nysbirds-l] My previous post

2019-08-23 Thread robert adamo 
With an apology to Arie Gilbert for my confusion re: the location he
provided for the A. Avocet at Mecox yesterday -  his coordinates were
correct !

Cheers,
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[nysbirds-l] My previous post

2019-08-23 Thread robert adamo 
With an apology to Arie Gilbert for my confusion re: the location he
provided for the A. Avocet at Mecox yesterday -  his coordinates were
correct !

Cheers,
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

2019-08-23 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
I can understand the avocet excitement. In July 2014 I ran into Chris Letts at 
Croton Point swimming beach. I was sitting on bench w morning coffee. He walked 
down to shoreline and waved me down — American Avocet. Fortunately another CPP 
regular was there Jim Bourdan who got photo — to date it’s the last avocet 
reported in Westchester.  Certainly my only avocet in-County. Because of tide 
it lasted perhaps an hour after Chris found it. Here’s the 7/14/14 ebird report 
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S19107117

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining

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On Aug 23, 2019, at 9:48 AM, TURNER 
mailto:redk...@optonline.net>> wrote:


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how far is a tad?

On August 23, 2019 at 2:23 AM robert adamo 
mailto:radamo4...@gmail.com>> wrote:

After reading Arie Gilbert's post re: finding an A. Avocet at "Mecox" this AM 
(although his coordinates put the bird at the Tiana Beach Bay Side Marina, Dune 
Rd., E. Quogue) I found this Avocet at 4:30 PM, just a tad east of the marina, 
at the sandy beach built up by the breach caused by our last hurricane. This 
evening, upon reading the posts of Chris Gangemi and Anthony Collerton, I see 
we almost assuredly had 2 of this species here on the East End Thursday !

I first saw this species on 6/17/75 in Montana, which was followed by my first 
in NYS on 8/31/78 at JBWR, and then by my first in Nassau County on 9/24/04, at 
the Oceanside Marsh. Therefore, today's sighting was quite special for me, 
being my very first AMAV in Suffolk County...my home county !

Cheers,
Bob




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Re: [nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

2019-08-23 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
I can understand the avocet excitement. In July 2014 I ran into Chris Letts at 
Croton Point swimming beach. I was sitting on bench w morning coffee. He walked 
down to shoreline and waved me down — American Avocet. Fortunately another CPP 
regular was there Jim Bourdan who got photo — to date it’s the last avocet 
reported in Westchester.  Certainly my only avocet in-County. Because of tide 
it lasted perhaps an hour after Chris found it. Here’s the 7/14/14 ebird report 
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S19107117

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining

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mailto:redk...@optonline.net>> wrote:


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how far is a tad?

On August 23, 2019 at 2:23 AM robert adamo 
mailto:radamo4...@gmail.com>> wrote:

After reading Arie Gilbert's post re: finding an A. Avocet at "Mecox" this AM 
(although his coordinates put the bird at the Tiana Beach Bay Side Marina, Dune 
Rd., E. Quogue) I found this Avocet at 4:30 PM, just a tad east of the marina, 
at the sandy beach built up by the breach caused by our last hurricane. This 
evening, upon reading the posts of Chris Gangemi and Anthony Collerton, I see 
we almost assuredly had 2 of this species here on the East End Thursday !

I first saw this species on 6/17/75 in Montana, which was followed by my first 
in NYS on 8/31/78 at JBWR, and then by my first in Nassau County on 9/24/04, at 
the Oceanside Marsh. Therefore, today's sighting was quite special for me, 
being my very first AMAV in Suffolk County...my home county !

Cheers,
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Mecox American Avocet -yes

2019-08-23 Thread Christopher Gangemi 
And it was still there until at least 8, when I left as a small boat flushed 
all the gulls. 

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> On Aug 23, 2019, at 7:08 AM, Jane Ross  wrote:
> 
> Yes! First in the west side of the inlet then flew to east side after several 
> dogs ran along the beach 
> 
> Jane F. Ross, PhD
> 1112 Park Ave. New York, NY 10128 
> mobile:  917-992-6708
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> 
> On Aug 22, 2019, at 5:09 PM, Christopher Gangemi  wrote:
> 
>> The American Avocet found by Myles Stokowski a few days ago was still 
>> present on the southwest bank at Mecox inlet in Southampton at 4:15. 
>> 
>> It’s in with a group of mainly Greater black backed gulls, looking skinny.
>> 
>> Many people were skampering about the shore of the pond 50 feet from the 
>> bird and, with nice weekend weather forecast, many more are incoming. 
>> 
>> Wonder how long it will hang out? 
>> 
>> I’ll check back early tomorrow morning.
>> 
>> -Chris
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

2019-08-23 Thread TURNER 
how far is a tad?


> On August 23, 2019 at 2:23 AM robert adamo  wrote:
> 
> After reading Arie Gilbert's post re: finding an A. Avocet at "Mecox" 
> this AM (although his coordinates put the bird at the Tiana Beach Bay Side 
> Marina, Dune Rd., E. Quogue) I found this Avocet at 4:30 PM, just a tad east 
> of the marina, at the sandy beach built up by the breach caused by our last 
> hurricane. This evening, upon reading the posts of Chris Gangemi and Anthony 
> Collerton, I see we almost assuredly had 2 of this species here on the East 
> End Thursday ! 
> 
> I first saw this species on 6/17/75 in Montana, which was followed by my 
> first in NYS on 8/31/78 at JBWR, and then by my first in Nassau County on 
> 9/24/04, at the Oceanside Marsh. Therefore, today's sighting was quite 
> special for me, being my very first AMAV in Suffolk County...my home county ! 
>   
> 
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> Bob
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

2019-08-23 Thread TURNER 
how far is a tad?


> On August 23, 2019 at 2:23 AM robert adamo  wrote:
> 
> After reading Arie Gilbert's post re: finding an A. Avocet at "Mecox" 
> this AM (although his coordinates put the bird at the Tiana Beach Bay Side 
> Marina, Dune Rd., E. Quogue) I found this Avocet at 4:30 PM, just a tad east 
> of the marina, at the sandy beach built up by the breach caused by our last 
> hurricane. This evening, upon reading the posts of Chris Gangemi and Anthony 
> Collerton, I see we almost assuredly had 2 of this species here on the East 
> End Thursday ! 
> 
> I first saw this species on 6/17/75 in Montana, which was followed by my 
> first in NYS on 8/31/78 at JBWR, and then by my first in Nassau County on 
> 9/24/04, at the Oceanside Marsh. Therefore, today's sighting was quite 
> special for me, being my very first AMAV in Suffolk County...my home county ! 
>   
> 
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> Bob
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[nysbirds-l] Belated but maybe continuing Brown Booby, Jones Inlet area (Nassau)

2019-08-23 Thread Brendan Fogarty 
Hi all,

As Steve Walter mentioned yesterday, a Brown Booby was reported to eBird
last week from a fishing boat traveling through the bay islands north of
Jones Beach. A photo at close range was provided. The observer reports that
the bird landed on their boat near the “Point Lookout houses” while
returning from fishing and stayed on their boat for some time. The captain
of this boat reports that the bird has been doing this with some degree of
regularity since July.

There seems to have been decent coverage of the Jones Beach inlet waters in
recent weeks, thanks to Steve and others, so I am not sure what the best
strategy would be to see this thing!

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[nysbirds-l] Belated but maybe continuing Brown Booby, Jones Inlet area (Nassau)

2019-08-23 Thread Brendan Fogarty 
Hi all,

As Steve Walter mentioned yesterday, a Brown Booby was reported to eBird
last week from a fishing boat traveling through the bay islands north of
Jones Beach. A photo at close range was provided. The observer reports that
the bird landed on their boat near the “Point Lookout houses” while
returning from fishing and stayed on their boat for some time. The captain
of this boat reports that the bird has been doing this with some degree of
regularity since July.

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recent weeks, thanks to Steve and others, so I am not sure what the best
strategy would be to see this thing!

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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 8/19-22 (&, R.I.P. Ida Giriunas, Mass-birder extraordinaire)

2019-08-23 Thread Thomas Fiore 
Ida Giriunas, well-known to generations of Massachusetts & regional birders and 
a mentor and inspiration to many, has left us to meet her maker. Long a 
stalwart of the Brookline Bird Club of Massachusetts, she was active and had 
been at the forefront of making serious pelagic birding a part of that club and 
by extension, birders around the northeast and beyond, aware of the horizons on 
the sea in our area. Her legacy to birds, birders, and birding is 
broad-long-deep. Among countless achievments, she helped put the phrase 
“Extreme Pelagic” into the lexicon, a boat trip she pushed to organize for a 
couple of decades, & saw the expansion of what is possible on and from the 
ocean that is nearby.  She also saw to it that many a northeastern birder, as 
well as many from farther afield, saw great birds in the Machias area of Maine, 
on an annual big trip for the Brookline Bird Club to that region, finding sea & 
boreal birds & more.  She is now gone from us, but a true legend and legacy 
remains; tributes have been flowing in from biirders and others, some to the 
Mass. Birds list-serve & in many other forums. Ida Giriunas reached 91 years of 
age, and passed just this Tuesday, Aug. 20th. Rest in peace & although for her 
- as likely soaring.

-   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  -
Updates to the week, for Friday & on into the weekend are likely, as much 
migration of a wide variety of species is ongoing & increasing as 
fully-expected now, coming into the end of August.

--
Manhattan, N.Y. City (Including Central Park - & multiple other parks)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 19-20-21-22 August, 2019 -

A report was made to eBird for a (‘putative’) "Eurasian Collared-Dove" at 
Battery Park at the south edge of Manhattan, N.Y. City mid-day of Wed. 8/22; a 
single photo was included in the report, which (to this writer’s eyes viewing 
the somewhat low-res. photo in the report) seemed a bit inconclusive as to 
definitive species conclusion, even as it appears to be a dove species other 
than mourning dove.  Details in the photo don’t seem to make it clear; the 
single photo is available at https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/173453091  If it 
was not a Eurasian Collared-Dove, issues could include both species-ID and then 
also provenance: some doves are commonly held as pets & for-sale, & also are 
used in planned releases; the more so (potentially) at a site such as that, 
near to where many have a variety of celebrations, remembrances, & so forth - 
Battery Park is enormously popular with all manner of visitors, & very near all 
of the lower-Manhattan landmarks; sites of remembrance, historical and 
modern-day.  There do not appear to have been any further sightings of the 
reported dove there.

- - -
Fair amounts of migration took place; although likely much was only overhead at 
night & very early mornings, there were also some drop-ins, & a bit of diurnal 
movement detected.  Warblers continued as the most species-rich group seen with 
at least 15 species, & that number was found just in Central Park (with 
warblers also showing well in some other parks & greenspaces).  A few tanagers 
started to appear, as did a few more migrant thrushes. Uncommon, especially in 
the city & the 3rd week in August, an adult Broad-winged Hawk came into the 
Ravine/Loch area of Central Park on 8/20, in mid-morning, a rather 
early-migrant drop-in (but Broad-winged Hawk migration had already begun as is 
typical for the date, with of course very modest no’s. of birds thru the region 
so far.)  There have been ongoing swallow movements all week, with Barn & Tree 
the most evident, also some N. Rough-winged, & (few) Bank;  Cliff Swallows have 
been noted on the move elsewhere in N.Y. City.

An ongoing highlight has been the occurence of Semiplamated Plovers, in numbers 
ranging well up in low double-digits, along the river-estuary mudflats at 
Sherman Creek & Swindler Cove Park, east of the east end of Dyckman Street & 
slightly north, in northern Manhattan. These are 'formerly-uncommon’ with the 
exception of a few sites in New York County. Multiple observers have been 
coming to see these & the other ‘waders' of the island of Manhattan this 
summer; at least 8 spp. of these shorebirds have been found most regularly on 
the island, as well as some on the adjacent isles of N.Y. County.

Some highlights, including warblers:

Broad-winged Hawk (adult, the Loch, Central Park, 8/20 - uncommonly early for a 
“drop-in”)  A Merlin also appeared in Central Park on Monday, 8/19.  N.B. - 
some area hawk-watches saw their first B.-w. Hawks on 8/20, or in prior days, & 
multiple Broad-wingeds were reported from watch-sites across the wider region, 
although in predictably very modest numbers so far.

Chimney Swift (modest but evident movement, some days to 40+ per day in 
southward movements)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (increasing, daily)

Belted Kingfisher (at least several; new arrivals)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (at least several,

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 8/19-22 (&, R.I.P. Ida Giriunas, Mass-birder extraordinaire)

2019-08-23 Thread Thomas Fiore 
Ida Giriunas, well-known to generations of Massachusetts & regional birders and 
a mentor and inspiration to many, has left us to meet her maker. Long a 
stalwart of the Brookline Bird Club of Massachusetts, she was active and had 
been at the forefront of making serious pelagic birding a part of that club and 
by extension, birders around the northeast and beyond, aware of the horizons on 
the sea in our area. Her legacy to birds, birders, and birding is 
broad-long-deep. Among countless achievments, she helped put the phrase 
“Extreme Pelagic” into the lexicon, a boat trip she pushed to organize for a 
couple of decades, & saw the expansion of what is possible on and from the 
ocean that is nearby.  She also saw to it that many a northeastern birder, as 
well as many from farther afield, saw great birds in the Machias area of Maine, 
on an annual big trip for the Brookline Bird Club to that region, finding sea & 
boreal birds & more.  She is now gone from us, but a true legend and legacy 
remains; tributes have been flowing in from biirders and others, some to the 
Mass. Birds list-serve & in many other forums. Ida Giriunas reached 91 years of 
age, and passed just this Tuesday, Aug. 20th. Rest in peace & although for her 
- as likely soaring.

-   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  -
Updates to the week, for Friday & on into the weekend are likely, as much 
migration of a wide variety of species is ongoing & increasing as 
fully-expected now, coming into the end of August.

--
Manhattan, N.Y. City (Including Central Park - & multiple other parks)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 19-20-21-22 August, 2019 -

A report was made to eBird for a (‘putative’) "Eurasian Collared-Dove" at 
Battery Park at the south edge of Manhattan, N.Y. City mid-day of Wed. 8/22; a 
single photo was included in the report, which (to this writer’s eyes viewing 
the somewhat low-res. photo in the report) seemed a bit inconclusive as to 
definitive species conclusion, even as it appears to be a dove species other 
than mourning dove.  Details in the photo don’t seem to make it clear; the 
single photo is available at https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/173453091  If it 
was not a Eurasian Collared-Dove, issues could include both species-ID and then 
also provenance: some doves are commonly held as pets & for-sale, & also are 
used in planned releases; the more so (potentially) at a site such as that, 
near to where many have a variety of celebrations, remembrances, & so forth - 
Battery Park is enormously popular with all manner of visitors, & very near all 
of the lower-Manhattan landmarks; sites of remembrance, historical and 
modern-day.  There do not appear to have been any further sightings of the 
reported dove there.

- - -
Fair amounts of migration took place; although likely much was only overhead at 
night & very early mornings, there were also some drop-ins, & a bit of diurnal 
movement detected.  Warblers continued as the most species-rich group seen with 
at least 15 species, & that number was found just in Central Park (with 
warblers also showing well in some other parks & greenspaces).  A few tanagers 
started to appear, as did a few more migrant thrushes. Uncommon, especially in 
the city & the 3rd week in August, an adult Broad-winged Hawk came into the 
Ravine/Loch area of Central Park on 8/20, in mid-morning, a rather 
early-migrant drop-in (but Broad-winged Hawk migration had already begun as is 
typical for the date, with of course very modest no’s. of birds thru the region 
so far.)  There have been ongoing swallow movements all week, with Barn & Tree 
the most evident, also some N. Rough-winged, & (few) Bank;  Cliff Swallows have 
been noted on the move elsewhere in N.Y. City.

An ongoing highlight has been the occurence of Semiplamated Plovers, in numbers 
ranging well up in low double-digits, along the river-estuary mudflats at 
Sherman Creek & Swindler Cove Park, east of the east end of Dyckman Street & 
slightly north, in northern Manhattan. These are 'formerly-uncommon’ with the 
exception of a few sites in New York County. Multiple observers have been 
coming to see these & the other ‘waders' of the island of Manhattan this 
summer; at least 8 spp. of these shorebirds have been found most regularly on 
the island, as well as some on the adjacent isles of N.Y. County.

Some highlights, including warblers:

Broad-winged Hawk (adult, the Loch, Central Park, 8/20 - uncommonly early for a 
“drop-in”)  A Merlin also appeared in Central Park on Monday, 8/19.  N.B. - 
some area hawk-watches saw their first B.-w. Hawks on 8/20, or in prior days, & 
multiple Broad-wingeds were reported from watch-sites across the wider region, 
although in predictably very modest numbers so far.

Chimney Swift (modest but evident movement, some days to 40+ per day in 
southward movements)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (increasing, daily)

Belted Kingfisher (at least several; new arrivals)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (at least several,

Re: [nysbirds-l] Mecox American Avocet -yes

2019-08-23 Thread Jane Ross 
Yes! First in the west side of the inlet then flew to east side after several 
dogs ran along the beach

Jane F. Ross, PhD
1112 Park Ave. New York, NY 10128
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On Aug 22, 2019, at 5:09 PM, Christopher Gangemi 
mailto:cjgang...@icloud.com>> wrote:

The American Avocet found by Myles Stokowski a few days ago was still present 
on the southwest bank at Mecox inlet in Southampton at 4:15.

It’s in with a group of mainly Greater black backed gulls, looking skinny.

Many people were skampering about the shore of the pond 50 feet from the bird 
and, with nice weekend weather forecast, many more are incoming.

Wonder how long it will hang out?

I’ll check back early tomorrow morning.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Mecox American Avocet -yes

2019-08-23 Thread Jane Ross 
Yes! First in the west side of the inlet then flew to east side after several 
dogs ran along the beach

Jane F. Ross, PhD
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On Aug 22, 2019, at 5:09 PM, Christopher Gangemi 
mailto:cjgang...@icloud.com>> wrote:

The American Avocet found by Myles Stokowski a few days ago was still present 
on the southwest bank at Mecox inlet in Southampton at 4:15.

It’s in with a group of mainly Greater black backed gulls, looking skinny.

Many people were skampering about the shore of the pond 50 feet from the bird 
and, with nice weekend weather forecast, many more are incoming.

Wonder how long it will hang out?

I’ll check back early tomorrow morning.

-Chris

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[nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

2019-08-23 Thread robert adamo 
After reading Arie Gilbert's post re: finding an A. Avocet at "Mecox" this
AM (although his coordinates put the bird at the Tiana Beach Bay Side
Marina, Dune Rd., E. Quogue) I found this Avocet at 4:30 PM, just a tad
east of the marina, at the sandy beach built up by the breach caused by our
last hurricane. This evening, upon reading the posts of Chris Gangemi and
Anthony Collerton, I see we almost assuredly had 2 of this species here on
the East End Thursday !

I first saw this species on 6/17/75 in Montana, which was followed by my
first in NYS on 8/31/78 at JBWR, and then by my first in Nassau County on
9/24/04, at the Oceanside Marsh. Therefore, today's sighting was quite
special for me, being my very first AMAV in Suffolk County...my home county
!

Cheers,
Bob

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[nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

2019-08-23 Thread robert adamo 
After reading Arie Gilbert's post re: finding an A. Avocet at "Mecox" this
AM (although his coordinates put the bird at the Tiana Beach Bay Side
Marina, Dune Rd., E. Quogue) I found this Avocet at 4:30 PM, just a tad
east of the marina, at the sandy beach built up by the breach caused by our
last hurricane. This evening, upon reading the posts of Chris Gangemi and
Anthony Collerton, I see we almost assuredly had 2 of this species here on
the East End Thursday !

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first in NYS on 8/31/78 at JBWR, and then by my first in Nassau County on
9/24/04, at the Oceanside Marsh. Therefore, today's sighting was quite
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!

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