[nysbirds-l] NYC Connecticut Warblers Yesterday (including 2 together)
After volunteering at the Tribute In Light in lower Manhattan overnight September 11-12, I drove straight to Coney Island Creek Park in Brooklyn on Thursday morning to see if the overnight cold front had produced any turnover. There was a modest flight of songbirds evident at the park, with dozens each of warblers, Bobolinks, and Cedar Waxwings. The lack of volume wasn't terribly surprising given the late passage of the front and the light radar signature overnight. Though from a favorable direction, the wind was light, and this conspired with the steadily clearing skies to allow migrants to stay fairly high in the sky, with plenty of warblers going by unidentified (including some calling overhead unseen). A second motive for checking the park rather than collapsing into bed was that pre-dawn rain (which was evident yesterday morning looking south from Manhattan and at the radar) often produces interesting birds on the ground in Coney Island, even in the absence of a visible diurnal migration flight. Indeed, as I birded my way through the woods between the beach and the street, I came upon a *CONNECTICUT WARBLER* foraging in the open understory. After a while I was able to confirm *TWO* slightly different looking individuals when they were cooperative enough to both be in view simultaneously. One of them was apparently a young male, and in addition to some chip notes, it was doing a half-hearted whisper song- a behavior I haven't experienced from these seldom seen fall skulkers. An eBird list with a couple of low quality but demonstrative recordings of the vocalizations (and some photos of both individuals) is here: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59724410 This is the fourth new species added to the park list for this tiny patch since southbound migration started this year, after Prothonotary and Cerulean warblers and White-winged Dove in August. While running through my photos yesterday afternoon from the Tribute in Light memorial the night before, another Connecticut Warbler materialized on my computer screen. Poor photos of that can be found on eBird by searching for the Tribute in Light hotspot and looking at the recent checklists. Good Birding -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYC Connecticut Warblers Yesterday (including 2 together)
After volunteering at the Tribute In Light in lower Manhattan overnight September 11-12, I drove straight to Coney Island Creek Park in Brooklyn on Thursday morning to see if the overnight cold front had produced any turnover. There was a modest flight of songbirds evident at the park, with dozens each of warblers, Bobolinks, and Cedar Waxwings. The lack of volume wasn't terribly surprising given the late passage of the front and the light radar signature overnight. Though from a favorable direction, the wind was light, and this conspired with the steadily clearing skies to allow migrants to stay fairly high in the sky, with plenty of warblers going by unidentified (including some calling overhead unseen). A second motive for checking the park rather than collapsing into bed was that pre-dawn rain (which was evident yesterday morning looking south from Manhattan and at the radar) often produces interesting birds on the ground in Coney Island, even in the absence of a visible diurnal migration flight. Indeed, as I birded my way through the woods between the beach and the street, I came upon a *CONNECTICUT WARBLER* foraging in the open understory. After a while I was able to confirm *TWO* slightly different looking individuals when they were cooperative enough to both be in view simultaneously. One of them was apparently a young male, and in addition to some chip notes, it was doing a half-hearted whisper song- a behavior I haven't experienced from these seldom seen fall skulkers. An eBird list with a couple of low quality but demonstrative recordings of the vocalizations (and some photos of both individuals) is here: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59724410 This is the fourth new species added to the park list for this tiny patch since southbound migration started this year, after Prothonotary and Cerulean warblers and White-winged Dove in August. While running through my photos yesterday afternoon from the Tribute in Light memorial the night before, another Connecticut Warbler materialized on my computer screen. Poor photos of that can be found on eBird by searching for the Tribute in Light hotspot and looking at the recent checklists. Good Birding -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] 2 sand wich and 1 caspian Sagg Beach
Update. 3 Sandwich. 2 Caspian. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Original message From: ArieGilbert Date: 9/13/19 4:49 PM (GMT-05:00) To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] 2 sand wich and 1 caspian Sagg Beach viewed from this location at 16.47 on 9-13-19 Other terns too... HTTP://MAPS.GOOGLE.COM/maps?q=40.90810524,-72.28797691 40.90810524,-72.28797691 Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY www.PowerBirder.Blogspot.com www.QCBirdClub.org Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] 2 sand wich and 1 caspian Sagg Beach
Update. 3 Sandwich. 2 Caspian. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Original message From: ArieGilbert Date: 9/13/19 4:49 PM (GMT-05:00) To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] 2 sand wich and 1 caspian Sagg Beach viewed from this location at 16.47 on 9-13-19 Other terns too... HTTP://MAPS.GOOGLE.COM/maps?q=40.90810524,-72.28797691 40.90810524,-72.28797691 Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY www.PowerBirder.Blogspot.com www.QCBirdClub.org Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] 2 sand wich and 1 caspian Sagg Beach
viewed from this location at 16.47 on 9-13-19 Other terns too... HTTP://MAPS.GOOGLE.COM/maps?q=40.90810524,-72.28797691 40.90810524,-72.28797691 Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY www.PowerBirder.Blogspot.com www.QCBirdClub.org Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] 2 sand wich and 1 caspian Sagg Beach
viewed from this location at 16.47 on 9-13-19 Other terns too... HTTP://MAPS.GOOGLE.COM/maps?q=40.90810524,-72.28797691 40.90810524,-72.28797691 Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY www.PowerBirder.Blogspot.com www.QCBirdClub.org Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] marine nature study area-oceanside
A nice group of shorebirds at MNSA this morning consisting of 9 species. Included were a Long-billed Dowitcher and a mostly molted Golden Plover. Sy Schiff -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] marine nature study area-oceanside
A nice group of shorebirds at MNSA this morning consisting of 9 species. Included were a Long-billed Dowitcher and a mostly molted Golden Plover. Sy Schiff -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Fri. Sept. 13, 2019: 13 Species of Wood Warblers, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Central Park NYC Friday September 13, 2019 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. Highlights: Thirteen Species of Wood Warblers, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Canada Goose - 29 Mallard - 16 Mourning Dove - 6 Chimney Swift - 11 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 4 Herring Gull - 6 Reservoir Great Black-backed Gull - 2 Reservoir Double-crested Cormorant - 7 Reservoir Osprey - flyover (Ryan Serio) Cooper's Hawk - flyover (Ryan Serio) Red-tailed Hawk - 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 Loch Downy Woodpecker - 4 Northern Flicker - 3 Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 west side of Wildflower Meadow Eastern Wood-Pewee -5 Warbling Vireo - 2 just west of Fort Clinton Red-eyed Vireo - around 40 Blue Jay - 3 Crow species - silent flyover House Wren - 2 (Wildflower Meadow & Jug Handle) Veery - 1 Loch Swainson's Thrush - 1 Loch Wood Thrush - 1 east side of the Great Hill (Ryan Serio) American Robin - moderate numbers Gray Catbird - around 10 Northern Mockingbird - 5 Cedar Waxwing - 24 in 3 flocks House Finch - 8 Fort Clinton American Goldfinch - Wildflower Meadow Baltimore Oriole - Wildflower Meadow (Bob - early) Common Grackle - flyover flock of 8 heading north Northern Waterthrush - 1 Loch Black-and-white Warbler - 8 Common Yellowthroat - 20, most of these seen before 8am American Redstart - 30 including 2 adult males Cape May Warbler - 1 Great Hill (Vicki Seabrook) Northern Parula - 4 Magnolia Warbler - 6 Yellow Warbler - 9 Chestnut-sided Warbler - 5 Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4 (2 male, 2 female) Prairie Warbler - 1 Loch (Ryan Serio) Canada Warbler - 3 Wilson's Warbler - 2 (Loch & Meer Island) Northern Cardinal - 6 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 11 (5 seen, 6 heard-only) Deb Allen Follow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC & @DAllenNYC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Fri. Sept. 13, 2019: 13 Species of Wood Warblers, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Central Park NYC Friday September 13, 2019 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. Highlights: Thirteen Species of Wood Warblers, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Canada Goose - 29 Mallard - 16 Mourning Dove - 6 Chimney Swift - 11 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 4 Herring Gull - 6 Reservoir Great Black-backed Gull - 2 Reservoir Double-crested Cormorant - 7 Reservoir Osprey - flyover (Ryan Serio) Cooper's Hawk - flyover (Ryan Serio) Red-tailed Hawk - 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 Loch Downy Woodpecker - 4 Northern Flicker - 3 Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 west side of Wildflower Meadow Eastern Wood-Pewee -5 Warbling Vireo - 2 just west of Fort Clinton Red-eyed Vireo - around 40 Blue Jay - 3 Crow species - silent flyover House Wren - 2 (Wildflower Meadow & Jug Handle) Veery - 1 Loch Swainson's Thrush - 1 Loch Wood Thrush - 1 east side of the Great Hill (Ryan Serio) American Robin - moderate numbers Gray Catbird - around 10 Northern Mockingbird - 5 Cedar Waxwing - 24 in 3 flocks House Finch - 8 Fort Clinton American Goldfinch - Wildflower Meadow Baltimore Oriole - Wildflower Meadow (Bob - early) Common Grackle - flyover flock of 8 heading north Northern Waterthrush - 1 Loch Black-and-white Warbler - 8 Common Yellowthroat - 20, most of these seen before 8am American Redstart - 30 including 2 adult males Cape May Warbler - 1 Great Hill (Vicki Seabrook) Northern Parula - 4 Magnolia Warbler - 6 Yellow Warbler - 9 Chestnut-sided Warbler - 5 Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4 (2 male, 2 female) Prairie Warbler - 1 Loch (Ryan Serio) Canada Warbler - 3 Wilson's Warbler - 2 (Loch & Meer Island) Northern Cardinal - 6 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 11 (5 seen, 6 heard-only) Deb Allen Follow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC & @DAllenNYC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] AMAV continues
The American Avocet continues at Sagaponack Pond with no less than 6 Lesser Blacked Back Gulls. Very little activity at Mecox, where the cut remains closed. -Chris Sent from my iPod -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] AMAV continues
The American Avocet continues at Sagaponack Pond with no less than 6 Lesser Blacked Back Gulls. Very little activity at Mecox, where the cut remains closed. -Chris Sent from my iPod -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Yellow-breasted chat, philly vireo etc Central Park North End
Still out birding, but thought I should report that Alex Hale and I just had a (very skulky) yellow-breasted chat at the southwest corner of wildflower meadow in Central Park, as well as Philadelphia and white-eyed vireos on the great hill. Loads of birds around after the north winds last night, though not much active migration visible from the park. Happy Birding! Anya Auerbach -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Yellow-breasted chat, philly vireo etc Central Park North End
Still out birding, but thought I should report that Alex Hale and I just had a (very skulky) yellow-breasted chat at the southwest corner of wildflower meadow in Central Park, as well as Philadelphia and white-eyed vireos on the great hill. Loads of birds around after the north winds last night, though not much active migration visible from the park. Happy Birding! Anya Auerbach -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
