[nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Philip B. Healey Beach

[Ben Cacace]

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*'
in
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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - Philip B. Healey Beach

[Ben Cacace]

A marker was created for '*Philip B. Healey Beach
*'
in
Nassau County. The hotspot is currently available.

If you wish to merge your personal location with an existing hotspot here
are the steps:

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— Go to "My eBird" & select "Manage My Locations" in the right panel
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— You can sort the list by clicking on any of the headers: Location,
Country, State/Province, County, Type* or # of Checklists
— Select your personal location (it will show a letter "P" under Type*) by
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— Select the "Merge" button and you'll see all nearby hotspots as red icons
— Keep the checkmark for "Delete after merging" selected
— Click the icon that best fits your location
— ... now you'll see the hotspot description above the 'Merge' button along
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— Answer Yes to the 'Yes or No' query

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[nysbirds-l] Southern Nassau Updates

[Steve Walter]

To my knowledge, the Townsend's Warbler was not seen today at Phillip Healey
Beach. But a consolation prize appeared in the form of a Black-headed Gull,
first spotted by Alicia Williams. The BHGU was seen on the beach among the
Ring-billed Gulls. The Painted Bunting continues at Jones Beach near the so
called Gatsby Playground. I would say it's rather dependable, although a
wait is sometimes required. The Western Grebe was not seen at Point Lookout.
Hopefully not, but maybe it's a one day wonder - a day which I believe is
one too late for the CBC count period. There was a drake Harlequin Duck by
the third jetty. Two days too late for the count period, but found today by
Ernst is a Lapland Longspur at the top of the swale area at Jones Beach West
End 2. Some of these birds were snagged by my camera recently, and can be
seen at my web site http://stevewalternature.com/ .

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY 


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[nysbirds-l] Southern Nassau Updates

[Steve Walter]

To my knowledge, the Townsend's Warbler was not seen today at Phillip Healey
Beach. But a consolation prize appeared in the form of a Black-headed Gull,
first spotted by Alicia Williams. The BHGU was seen on the beach among the
Ring-billed Gulls. The Painted Bunting continues at Jones Beach near the so
called Gatsby Playground. I would say it's rather dependable, although a
wait is sometimes required. The Western Grebe was not seen at Point Lookout.
Hopefully not, but maybe it's a one day wonder - a day which I believe is
one too late for the CBC count period. There was a drake Harlequin Duck by
the third jetty. Two days too late for the count period, but found today by
Ernst is a Lapland Longspur at the top of the swale area at Jones Beach West
End 2. Some of these birds were snagged by my camera recently, and can be
seen at my web site http://stevewalternature.com/ .

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY 


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RE: [nysbirds-l] NY BBA 3 has started

[Schlesinger, Matthew D (DEC)]

If only we got to name the blocks! Each block is 1/6 of a USGS quadrangle (a 
7.5-minute topo map), and that quad must happen to fall mostly in New 
Jersey--or at least, it got its name from there. The blocks are given the quad 
name plus NW, NE, CW, CE, SW, or SE.

Happy birding,
Matt

~~
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Chief Zoologist, New York Natural Heritage Program
Adjunct Assistant Professor, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
matthew.schlesin...@dec.ny.gov
(518) 402-8939, cell (518) 478-5261



-Original Message-
From: bounce-124239688-7051...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Gus Keri
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2020 7:44 AM
To: Dave Spier 
Cc: NYSbirds-L (post) 
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] NY BBA 3 has started

ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open attachments or 
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Thanks for this great project.
But I think some Birders who go birding in the west shores of Brooklyn might 
get offended by naming their block (Jersey City_SE), especially that not a 
square foot of the land area located in New Jersey.  :) I suggest the name (Bay 
Ridge) or (Sunset Park).
This area has a lot of interesting breeding birds like Common Ravens, Fish 
Crows and at one occasion, Ospreys.
Looking forward to helping with this project and Keep up the good work Gus


Sent using Zoho Mail


  On Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:44:16 -0500 Dave Spier  
wrote   > The 3rd NY Breeding Bird Atlas officially started today, January 
1, 2020. We hope that you will join thousands of other birders in documenting 
the state's breeding species over the next five years. New York is home to a 
wonderful and diverse group of breeding birds, but it is a vast region, so we 
will need your help! We encourage birders of all backgrounds, from new birders 
to experienced Atlasers, to help document as many breeding birds as possible.
 >
 > The New York Breeding Bird Atlas III website 
 > (https://ebird.org/atlasny/about) contains a lot of great information about 
 > the Atlas, and we encourage you to explore the many resources on the site, 
 > including a new handbook. As the breeding season of many species starts 
 > later in the spring, there will be more Atlas training workshops and other 
 > opportunities to learn about Atlas goals and how atlasing works. If you're 
 > eager to get started right away in January, here are a few key points:
 >
 > All of the data entry for the project will be via a dedicated eBird portal 
 > for NY Breeding Bird Atlas III. eBird offers real-time data entry and 
 > outputs, so you’ll be able to follow along with results throughout the 
 > breeding season and across the entire project period.
 >
 > For this Atlas, New York State has been divided into a GPS-based system of 
 > 5,710 blocks, each roughly 3.2 miles by 2.8 miles in size which is a change 
 > from previous atlases.* (see https://ebird.org/atlasny/about/atlas-blocks 
 > for details) From these new blocks covering the entire state, the Atlas Team 
 > has selected a subset of priority blocks that are evenly distributed to 
 > ensure broad coverage. To complete the Atlas, we need to adequately survey 
 > all of the priority blocks, which make up 1/3 of all Atlas blocks. Priority 
 > blocks contain many popular birding spots and great breeding habitats in our 
 > region, and are where the focus should be. But if your backyard or favorite 
 > birding destination does not fall within a priority block, you are 
 > encouraged to submit your breeding observations for those areas, too.
 >
 > A new map overlay 
 > (https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=091898b9-553eace2-091a618c-000babd905ee-79967cdbd1eb6d0e=1=4ae91eaf-e099-4348-9038-d575be4cf6b8=https%3A%2F%2Flab.nynhp.org%2Fbba%2F)
 >  allows you to search for priority blocks near you and download detailed 
 > block maps. This is also where you will be able to sign up for blocks. 
 > Anybody can atlas in any Atlas block, so it is not necessary to sign up for 
 > a block. But if you are especially interested in atlasing in a certain 
 > block, signing up is a great way to indicate your interest and commitment in 
 > documenting the breeding birds in that block.
 >
 > Only a very small number of species, particularly Great Horned Owl, might be 
 > showing signs of breeding behavior in January. If you head up to the North 
 > Country, you might encounter Red and/or White-winged Crossbills singing or 
 > carrying twigs. This chart 
 > (https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=78625228-24446673-7860ab1d-000babd905ee-9bb4bb9392ec791c=1=4ae91eaf-e099-4348-9038-d575be4cf6b8=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fis-ebird-wordpress-prod-s3%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F79%2F2019%2F11%2FBreeding-Guideline-Chart.pdf)
 >  provides very detailed information about when species are breeding in New 
 > York, although I would allow for some variation between the coast and the 
 > High Peaks. In general, breeding codes should 

RE: [nysbirds-l] NY BBA 3 has started

[Schlesinger, Matthew D (DEC)]

If only we got to name the blocks! Each block is 1/6 of a USGS quadrangle (a 
7.5-minute topo map), and that quad must happen to fall mostly in New 
Jersey--or at least, it got its name from there. The blocks are given the quad 
name plus NW, NE, CW, CE, SW, or SE.

Happy birding,
Matt

~~
Matthew Schlesinger, Ph.D.
Chief Zoologist, New York Natural Heritage Program
Adjunct Assistant Professor, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
matthew.schlesin...@dec.ny.gov
(518) 402-8939, cell (518) 478-5261



-Original Message-
From: bounce-124239688-7051...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Gus Keri
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2020 7:44 AM
To: Dave Spier 
Cc: NYSbirds-L (post) 
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] NY BBA 3 has started

ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open attachments or 
click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.

Thanks for this great project.
But I think some Birders who go birding in the west shores of Brooklyn might 
get offended by naming their block (Jersey City_SE), especially that not a 
square foot of the land area located in New Jersey.  :) I suggest the name (Bay 
Ridge) or (Sunset Park).
This area has a lot of interesting breeding birds like Common Ravens, Fish 
Crows and at one occasion, Ospreys.
Looking forward to helping with this project and Keep up the good work Gus


Sent using Zoho Mail


  On Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:44:16 -0500 Dave Spier  
wrote   > The 3rd NY Breeding Bird Atlas officially started today, January 
1, 2020. We hope that you will join thousands of other birders in documenting 
the state's breeding species over the next five years. New York is home to a 
wonderful and diverse group of breeding birds, but it is a vast region, so we 
will need your help! We encourage birders of all backgrounds, from new birders 
to experienced Atlasers, to help document as many breeding birds as possible.
 >
 > The New York Breeding Bird Atlas III website 
 > (https://ebird.org/atlasny/about) contains a lot of great information about 
 > the Atlas, and we encourage you to explore the many resources on the site, 
 > including a new handbook. As the breeding season of many species starts 
 > later in the spring, there will be more Atlas training workshops and other 
 > opportunities to learn about Atlas goals and how atlasing works. If you're 
 > eager to get started right away in January, here are a few key points:
 >
 > All of the data entry for the project will be via a dedicated eBird portal 
 > for NY Breeding Bird Atlas III. eBird offers real-time data entry and 
 > outputs, so you’ll be able to follow along with results throughout the 
 > breeding season and across the entire project period.
 >
 > For this Atlas, New York State has been divided into a GPS-based system of 
 > 5,710 blocks, each roughly 3.2 miles by 2.8 miles in size which is a change 
 > from previous atlases.* (see https://ebird.org/atlasny/about/atlas-blocks 
 > for details) From these new blocks covering the entire state, the Atlas Team 
 > has selected a subset of priority blocks that are evenly distributed to 
 > ensure broad coverage. To complete the Atlas, we need to adequately survey 
 > all of the priority blocks, which make up 1/3 of all Atlas blocks. Priority 
 > blocks contain many popular birding spots and great breeding habitats in our 
 > region, and are where the focus should be. But if your backyard or favorite 
 > birding destination does not fall within a priority block, you are 
 > encouraged to submit your breeding observations for those areas, too.
 >
 > A new map overlay 
 > (https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=091898b9-553eace2-091a618c-000babd905ee-79967cdbd1eb6d0e=1=4ae91eaf-e099-4348-9038-d575be4cf6b8=https%3A%2F%2Flab.nynhp.org%2Fbba%2F)
 >  allows you to search for priority blocks near you and download detailed 
 > block maps. This is also where you will be able to sign up for blocks. 
 > Anybody can atlas in any Atlas block, so it is not necessary to sign up for 
 > a block. But if you are especially interested in atlasing in a certain 
 > block, signing up is a great way to indicate your interest and commitment in 
 > documenting the breeding birds in that block.
 >
 > Only a very small number of species, particularly Great Horned Owl, might be 
 > showing signs of breeding behavior in January. If you head up to the North 
 > Country, you might encounter Red and/or White-winged Crossbills singing or 
 > carrying twigs. This chart 
 > (https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=78625228-24446673-7860ab1d-000babd905ee-9bb4bb9392ec791c=1=4ae91eaf-e099-4348-9038-d575be4cf6b8=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fis-ebird-wordpress-prod-s3%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F79%2F2019%2F11%2FBreeding-Guideline-Chart.pdf)
 >  provides very detailed information about when species are breeding in New 
 > York, although I would allow for some variation between the coast and the 
 > High Peaks. In general, breeding codes should 

[nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush prospect Park

[Rob Bate]

Tripper reports the Varied Thrush near original spot behind pool by the 
Nethermead. 
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[nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush prospect Park

[Rob Bate]

Tripper reports the Varied Thrush near original spot behind pool by the 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Prospect varied thrush YES

[peter paul]

The Varied Thrush continues - we found it in the lower mid wood near center
drive. It just flew to the original location near the pond at the bottom of
the ravine.

On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 15:34, Thomas Gray  wrote:

> At least between 12h30 & 15h00. And I believe earlier as well.
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Prospect varied thrush YES

[peter paul]

The Varied Thrush continues - we found it in the lower mid wood near center
drive. It just flew to the original location near the pond at the bottom of
the ravine.

On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 15:34, Thomas Gray  wrote:

> At least between 12h30 & 15h00. And I believe earlier as well.
>
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Greater white-fronted goose. Hook Pond, East Hampton

[TURNER]

horned grebe?


> On January 2, 2020 at 2:24 PM Bruce Horwith  wrote:
> 
> I checked out Hook Pond, looking for tundra swan, where it shows up 
> pretty reliably each year. No swans, but 1 greater white-fronted goose among 
> several hundred Canada. It had a pinkish-gray bill, no orange evident. Also 
> present, 1 grey ghost, 1 bald eagle (like several other spots on LI, you can 
> expect to see bald eagle in East Hampton year round now), 8 hooded grebe, 3 
> common mergansers, 4 gadwall, several black ducks and a few mallard.
>   
> Bruce Horwith
> 16 Salt Marsh Path
> East Hampton, NY 11937
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Greater white-fronted goose. Hook Pond, East Hampton

[TURNER]

horned grebe?


> On January 2, 2020 at 2:24 PM Bruce Horwith  wrote:
> 
> I checked out Hook Pond, looking for tundra swan, where it shows up 
> pretty reliably each year. No swans, but 1 greater white-fronted goose among 
> several hundred Canada. It had a pinkish-gray bill, no orange evident. Also 
> present, 1 grey ghost, 1 bald eagle (like several other spots on LI, you can 
> expect to see bald eagle in East Hampton year round now), 8 hooded grebe, 3 
> common mergansers, 4 gadwall, several black ducks and a few mallard.
>   
> Bruce Horwith
> 16 Salt Marsh Path
> East Hampton, NY 11937
> (631) 599-0040 cell phone
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[nysbirds-l] Prospect varied thrush NO

[Thomas Gray]

At least between 12h30 & 15h00. And I believe earlier as well.

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[nysbirds-l] Prospect varied thrush NO

[Thomas Gray]

At least between 12h30 & 15h00. And I believe earlier as well.

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[nysbirds-l] Harlequin/peregrine

[Michael Higgiston]

Harlequin duck west side of west jetty at
Shinnecock inlet

Peregrine under Ponquogue bridge. South end of bridge. East side of bridge 
mid-span
Mike Higgiston 

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[nysbirds-l] Harlequin/peregrine

[Michael Higgiston]

Harlequin duck west side of west jetty at
Shinnecock inlet

Peregrine under Ponquogue bridge. South end of bridge. East side of bridge 
mid-span
Mike Higgiston 

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[nysbirds-l] Southern Nassau County CBC--Preliminary Results

[Shaibal Mitra]

Saturday 28 December 2019 was a fine day for the 80th iteration of the Southern 
Nassau County CBC, with mild temperatures, light winds, and no precipitation. 
The total of 135 species recorded on count day was above our recent average of 
about 130. This count has an impressive resume of genuine rarities discovered 
on count-day, and our participants added to this legacy twice again this year: 
a Painted Bunting found near the Gatsby restaurant at Jones Beach by Pete 
Morris and Taylor Sturm, and a Townsend's Warbler found at the Florence Avenue 
Beach, along the bay shore in Massapequa, by John Gluth. By my calculations, 
the overall count probably missed three or four species that would otherwise 
have been found, as a result of effort re-directed to admiring these little 
green birds.

As usual, there were many other notable species as well:

Blue-winged Teal at Bellmore Mill Pond
Red-necked Grebe from Jones Beach
Clapper Rail from the boat
Common Gallinule at Bellmore Mill Pond
12 Red Knots at Point Lookout
36 Purple Sandpipers at and westward from Point Lookout
99 Razorbills along the oceanfront
Black-headed Gull at Jones Beach West End
American Bittern at Tobay
2 Barn Owls somewhere near water of some kind
Short-eared Owl also, curiously, somewhere near water of some kind
Northern Saw-whet Owl somewhere
6 Eastern Phoebes at various places in Jones Beach, Hempstead Lake, and Mitchell
House Wren in Massapequa
3 Marsh Wrens from Jones Beach and the boat
a count-week Grasshopper Sparrow at Point Lookout
3 Eastern Meadowlarks in the Five Towns
Nashville Warbler in Baldwin
3 Orange-crowned Warblers from Jones Beach, Tobay, and the Five Towns
Common Yellowthroat in the Five Towns
Palm Warbler at Jones Beach

As often is the case on good-weather days, high counts were recorded for many 
species: 
23 Cooper's Hawk
40 Red-tailed Hawk
213 Blue Jay
130 Carolina Wren
24 Gray Catbird
190 Northern Mockingbird
17 Hermit Thrush
660 Song Sparrow
66 Swamp Sparrow
288 Boat-tailed Grackle (this impressive number being the remainder after 
careful excision of potential duplicate flocks)
16 Common Ravens (again, after adjustment for possible duplications; meanwhile, 
Bald Eagle has aged out of being notable!)
7 Chipping Sparrows

Only two species were recorded in unusually low numbers:
25 Snow Bunting
2573 Herring Gull 

And only three more or less regular species were missed:
Purple Finch
Lapland Longspur
Rusty Blackbird

--though Snowy Owl should be cued here, too, given their documented presence 
(and torment) within the circle, both before and right after the CBC.

There are many lessons to be learned from these data, but I'd like to take this 
opportunity to point attention to just two questions. First, it is not by 
chance that all three of our rarest species (Grasshopper Sparrow, Painted 
Bunting, and Townsend's Warbler) have shown distinct waves of occurrence in the 
Northeast this season. Those who dismiss vagrancy as a passive consequence of 
weather systems ought to ponder why so many other species, present in the same 
source regions and experiencing the same weather patterns, have NOT been lining 
up along our shores lately, as these species have.

But perhaps even more mysterious is the great Chipping Sparrow flood of 2019. 
Although our tally of 7 was admittedly smaller than the rounding errors 
suffered by Hugh McGuinness et al. in Accabonnac, it is still a very large 
number for urban western Long Island. And all of the counts I know of or 
participated in this season, from southern New England to Long Island, 
encountered this species in much higher than usual numbers--close to triple 
digits in some cases. There are a lot of parallels between Chipping Sparrow and 
White-crowned Sparrow: both are good CBC species at our latitude, but unlike 
other half-hardies, both show a preference for inland and rural settings vs. 
coastal/urban migrant traps. And this December's Chipping Sparrow phenomenon 
reminds me a lot of last year's large numbers of White-crowned Sparrows on all 
the CBCs. How does this happen?

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compilation.

Happy New Year and the best of birding in 2020!
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[nysbirds-l] Southern Nassau County CBC--Preliminary Results

[Shaibal Mitra]

Saturday 28 December 2019 was a fine day for the 80th iteration of the Southern 
Nassau County CBC, with mild temperatures, light winds, and no precipitation. 
The total of 135 species recorded on count day was above our recent average of 
about 130. This count has an impressive resume of genuine rarities discovered 
on count-day, and our participants added to this legacy twice again this year: 
a Painted Bunting found near the Gatsby restaurant at Jones Beach by Pete 
Morris and Taylor Sturm, and a Townsend's Warbler found at the Florence Avenue 
Beach, along the bay shore in Massapequa, by John Gluth. By my calculations, 
the overall count probably missed three or four species that would otherwise 
have been found, as a result of effort re-directed to admiring these little 
green birds.

As usual, there were many other notable species as well:

Blue-winged Teal at Bellmore Mill Pond
Red-necked Grebe from Jones Beach
Clapper Rail from the boat
Common Gallinule at Bellmore Mill Pond
12 Red Knots at Point Lookout
36 Purple Sandpipers at and westward from Point Lookout
99 Razorbills along the oceanfront
Black-headed Gull at Jones Beach West End
American Bittern at Tobay
2 Barn Owls somewhere near water of some kind
Short-eared Owl also, curiously, somewhere near water of some kind
Northern Saw-whet Owl somewhere
6 Eastern Phoebes at various places in Jones Beach, Hempstead Lake, and Mitchell
House Wren in Massapequa
3 Marsh Wrens from Jones Beach and the boat
a count-week Grasshopper Sparrow at Point Lookout
3 Eastern Meadowlarks in the Five Towns
Nashville Warbler in Baldwin
3 Orange-crowned Warblers from Jones Beach, Tobay, and the Five Towns
Common Yellowthroat in the Five Towns
Palm Warbler at Jones Beach

As often is the case on good-weather days, high counts were recorded for many 
species: 
23 Cooper's Hawk
40 Red-tailed Hawk
213 Blue Jay
130 Carolina Wren
24 Gray Catbird
190 Northern Mockingbird
17 Hermit Thrush
660 Song Sparrow
66 Swamp Sparrow
288 Boat-tailed Grackle (this impressive number being the remainder after 
careful excision of potential duplicate flocks)
16 Common Ravens (again, after adjustment for possible duplications; meanwhile, 
Bald Eagle has aged out of being notable!)
7 Chipping Sparrows

Only two species were recorded in unusually low numbers:
25 Snow Bunting
2573 Herring Gull 

And only three more or less regular species were missed:
Purple Finch
Lapland Longspur
Rusty Blackbird

--though Snowy Owl should be cued here, too, given their documented presence 
(and torment) within the circle, both before and right after the CBC.

There are many lessons to be learned from these data, but I'd like to take this 
opportunity to point attention to just two questions. First, it is not by 
chance that all three of our rarest species (Grasshopper Sparrow, Painted 
Bunting, and Townsend's Warbler) have shown distinct waves of occurrence in the 
Northeast this season. Those who dismiss vagrancy as a passive consequence of 
weather systems ought to ponder why so many other species, present in the same 
source regions and experiencing the same weather patterns, have NOT been lining 
up along our shores lately, as these species have.

But perhaps even more mysterious is the great Chipping Sparrow flood of 2019. 
Although our tally of 7 was admittedly smaller than the rounding errors 
suffered by Hugh McGuinness et al. in Accabonnac, it is still a very large 
number for urban western Long Island. And all of the counts I know of or 
participated in this season, from southern New England to Long Island, 
encountered this species in much higher than usual numbers--close to triple 
digits in some cases. There are a lot of parallels between Chipping Sparrow and 
White-crowned Sparrow: both are good CBC species at our latitude, but unlike 
other half-hardies, both show a preference for inland and rural settings vs. 
coastal/urban migrant traps. And this December's Chipping Sparrow phenomenon 
reminds me a lot of last year's large numbers of White-crowned Sparrows on all 
the CBCs. How does this happen?

Many thanks to our 90+ participants and to Otto's Freeport for hosting our 
compilation.

Happy New Year and the best of birding in 2020!
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Bay Shore
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Greater white-fronted goose. Hook Pond, East Hampton

[Bruce Horwith]

oops, meant hooded merganser
*Bruce Horwith*
*16 Salt Marsh Path*
*East Hampton, NY 11937*
*(631) 599-0040 cell phone*


On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 2:24 PM Bruce Horwith 
wrote:

> I checked out Hook Pond, looking for tundra swan, where it shows up pretty
> reliably each year. No swans, but 1 greater white-fronted goose among
> several hundred Canada. It had a pinkish-gray bill, no orange evident. Also
> present, 1 grey ghost, 1 bald eagle (like several other spots on LI, you
> can expect to see bald eagle in East Hampton year round now), 8 hooded
> grebe, 3 common mergansers, 4 gadwall, several black ducks and a few
> mallard.
>
> *Bruce Horwith*
> *16 Salt Marsh Path*
> *East Hampton, NY 11937*
> *(631) 599-0040 cell phone*
>

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Greater white-fronted goose. Hook Pond, East Hampton

[Bruce Horwith]

oops, meant hooded merganser
*Bruce Horwith*
*16 Salt Marsh Path*
*East Hampton, NY 11937*
*(631) 599-0040 cell phone*


On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 2:24 PM Bruce Horwith 
wrote:

> I checked out Hook Pond, looking for tundra swan, where it shows up pretty
> reliably each year. No swans, but 1 greater white-fronted goose among
> several hundred Canada. It had a pinkish-gray bill, no orange evident. Also
> present, 1 grey ghost, 1 bald eagle (like several other spots on LI, you
> can expect to see bald eagle in East Hampton year round now), 8 hooded
> grebe, 3 common mergansers, 4 gadwall, several black ducks and a few
> mallard.
>
> *Bruce Horwith*
> *16 Salt Marsh Path*
> *East Hampton, NY 11937*
> *(631) 599-0040 cell phone*
>

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[nysbirds-l] Greater white-fronted goose. Hook Pond, East Hampton

[Bruce Horwith]

I checked out Hook Pond, looking for tundra swan, where it shows up pretty
reliably each year. No swans, but 1 greater white-fronted goose among
several hundred Canada. It had a pinkish-gray bill, no orange evident. Also
present, 1 grey ghost, 1 bald eagle (like several other spots on LI, you
can expect to see bald eagle in East Hampton year round now), 8 hooded
grebe, 3 common mergansers, 4 gadwall, several black ducks and a few
mallard.

*Bruce Horwith*
*16 Salt Marsh Path*
*East Hampton, NY 11937*
*(631) 599-0040 cell phone*

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[nysbirds-l] Greater white-fronted goose. Hook Pond, East Hampton

[Bruce Horwith]

I checked out Hook Pond, looking for tundra swan, where it shows up pretty
reliably each year. No swans, but 1 greater white-fronted goose among
several hundred Canada. It had a pinkish-gray bill, no orange evident. Also
present, 1 grey ghost, 1 bald eagle (like several other spots on LI, you
can expect to see bald eagle in East Hampton year round now), 8 hooded
grebe, 3 common mergansers, 4 gadwall, several black ducks and a few
mallard.

*Bruce Horwith*
*16 Salt Marsh Path*
*East Hampton, NY 11937*
*(631) 599-0040 cell phone*

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[nysbirds-l] Results of the 2019 Montauk CBC

[Brent Bomkamp]

The 2019 Montauk Christmas Bird Count – actually the 90th in the Count’s
history - was conducted on Saturday 21st December.  After several years of
miserable weather, this year’s count benefitted from a complete absence of
precipitation and light winds.  However, low temperatures persisted from
the prior two days, freezing almost all standing freshwater within the
circle. On the count day, temperatures ranged from 22 to 38° F.

Despite the frozen water, forty-nine participants in six territories
recorded 123 species on count day.  Two additional species were recorded
during the count period. Highlights included PAINTED BUNTING (2nd count
record—Point North), PRAIRIE WARBLER (2nd count record—Lake West), 2
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE (4th count record—Gardiner’s Island and Lake West),
DOVEKIE (Lake West), four YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (Point North, Point South,
Accabonac, and Gardiner’s Island), KING EIDER (Lake West), CLAPPER RAIL
(Accabonac), HARLEQUIN DUCK (Accabonac), RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (Napeague),
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (Point North), SHORT-EARED OWL (Point South), 10 NORTHERN
SAW-WHET OWL (all territories), 2 EASTERN PHOEBE (Lake West and Accabonac),
2 RING-NECKED PHEASANT (Gardiner’s Island and Lake West), and NORTHERN
BOBWHITE (Point South).  Additionally, count week-only species included
ATLANTIC PUFFIN (which would represent the count’s 1st record) from Montauk
Point, NORTHERN SHRIKE along East Lake Drive, and BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE
from Montauk Point.

Strong observer effort, good coverage, and favorable weather resulted in
several notable all-time high counts for the nearly 100-year-old CBC.
These included 24 PINE WARBLER, 49 CHIPPING SPARROW, 90 SWAMP SPARROW, 882
SONG SPARROW, 52 EASTERN SCREECH-OWL, 14 GREAT HORNED OWL, 86 RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKER, 25 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 265 CAROLINA WREN, and 2,509
AMERICAN ROBIN.  Despite only representing the fourth count record,
participants in all six territories reported 12 COMMON RAVENS—further
evidence of this species’ recent expansion across southern New York State
and Long Island.

Still, the cold temperatures and lack of open water resulted in several bad
misses.  Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, American Coot, Killdeer,
Greater Yellowlegs, and American Pipit was not recorded.  Horned Lark was
absent for just the twelfth time in the history of the count, likely due to
population declines and habitat changes within the circle.

We would like to thank the South Fork Natural History Museum and its
Executive Director, Frank Quevedo, for generously hosting the compilation
and providing dinner to our participants.  And thanks to the Hampton Coffee
Company for providing coffee to fuel our tired participants’ drive home.
Finally, thank you to all our participants, territory leaders, and the
Goelet Family and their staff on Gardiner’s Island for making this historic
count possible.

Mark your calendars for next year’s count, which will take place on
December 19th, 2020.  Please contact the compilers or territory leaders if
you or your friends are interested in participating.

Angus Wilson and Brent Bomkamp (co-compilers of the MTK CBC)

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[nysbirds-l] Results of the 2019 Montauk CBC

[Brent Bomkamp]

The 2019 Montauk Christmas Bird Count – actually the 90th in the Count’s
history - was conducted on Saturday 21st December.  After several years of
miserable weather, this year’s count benefitted from a complete absence of
precipitation and light winds.  However, low temperatures persisted from
the prior two days, freezing almost all standing freshwater within the
circle. On the count day, temperatures ranged from 22 to 38° F.

Despite the frozen water, forty-nine participants in six territories
recorded 123 species on count day.  Two additional species were recorded
during the count period. Highlights included PAINTED BUNTING (2nd count
record—Point North), PRAIRIE WARBLER (2nd count record—Lake West), 2
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE (4th count record—Gardiner’s Island and Lake West),
DOVEKIE (Lake West), four YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (Point North, Point South,
Accabonac, and Gardiner’s Island), KING EIDER (Lake West), CLAPPER RAIL
(Accabonac), HARLEQUIN DUCK (Accabonac), RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (Napeague),
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (Point North), SHORT-EARED OWL (Point South), 10 NORTHERN
SAW-WHET OWL (all territories), 2 EASTERN PHOEBE (Lake West and Accabonac),
2 RING-NECKED PHEASANT (Gardiner’s Island and Lake West), and NORTHERN
BOBWHITE (Point South).  Additionally, count week-only species included
ATLANTIC PUFFIN (which would represent the count’s 1st record) from Montauk
Point, NORTHERN SHRIKE along East Lake Drive, and BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE
from Montauk Point.

Strong observer effort, good coverage, and favorable weather resulted in
several notable all-time high counts for the nearly 100-year-old CBC.
These included 24 PINE WARBLER, 49 CHIPPING SPARROW, 90 SWAMP SPARROW, 882
SONG SPARROW, 52 EASTERN SCREECH-OWL, 14 GREAT HORNED OWL, 86 RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKER, 25 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 265 CAROLINA WREN, and 2,509
AMERICAN ROBIN.  Despite only representing the fourth count record,
participants in all six territories reported 12 COMMON RAVENS—further
evidence of this species’ recent expansion across southern New York State
and Long Island.

Still, the cold temperatures and lack of open water resulted in several bad
misses.  Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, American Coot, Killdeer,
Greater Yellowlegs, and American Pipit was not recorded.  Horned Lark was
absent for just the twelfth time in the history of the count, likely due to
population declines and habitat changes within the circle.

We would like to thank the South Fork Natural History Museum and its
Executive Director, Frank Quevedo, for generously hosting the compilation
and providing dinner to our participants.  And thanks to the Hampton Coffee
Company for providing coffee to fuel our tired participants’ drive home.
Finally, thank you to all our participants, territory leaders, and the
Goelet Family and their staff on Gardiner’s Island for making this historic
count possible.

Mark your calendars for next year’s count, which will take place on
December 19th, 2020.  Please contact the compilers or territory leaders if
you or your friends are interested in participating.

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[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Townsend’s Warbler -No

[Robert Lewis]

Not seen as of 1:15pm today Jan 2.  However there is an adult Black-headed gull 
on the little beach right there.  

Bob Lewis, Sleepy Hollow. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 31, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Jack Rothman  wrote:
> 
> About a dozen birders here but the warbler has not yet been seen.
> Jack Rothman
> 
> Sent from Jack's phone.
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[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Townsend’s Warbler -No

[Robert Lewis]

Not seen as of 1:15pm today Jan 2.  However there is an adult Black-headed gull 
on the little beach right there.  

Bob Lewis, Sleepy Hollow. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 31, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Jack Rothman  wrote:
> 
> About a dozen birders here but the warbler has not yet been seen.
> Jack Rothman
> 
> Sent from Jack's phone.
> 
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[nysbirds-l] Townsends no. Black-headed Gull yes.

[Rob Bate]

On the beach at Phillip Healey Beach bear Townsends area. 

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[nysbirds-l] Townsends no. Black-headed Gull yes.

[Rob Bate]

On the beach at Phillip Healey Beach bear Townsends area. 

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[nysbirds-l] Philip Healey Park Black-headed Gull

[Gail Benson]

Alicia Williams was first to spot a Black-headed Gull on the beach with
other gulls.

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[nysbirds-l] Philip Healey Park Black-headed Gull

[Gail Benson]

Alicia Williams was first to spot a Black-headed Gull on the beach with
other gulls.

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[nysbirds-l] Townsends- no

[Rob Bate]

As of noon no sightings. 

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[nysbirds-l] Townsends- no

[Rob Bate]

As of noon no sightings. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] NY BBA 3 has started

[Gus Keri]

Thanks for this great project.
But I think some Birders who go birding in the west shores of Brooklyn might 
get offended by naming their block (Jersey City_SE), especially that not a 
square foot of the land area located in New Jersey.  :)
I suggest the name (Bay Ridge) or (Sunset Park).
This area has a lot of interesting breeding birds like Common Ravens, Fish 
Crows and at one occasion, Ospreys.
Looking forward to helping with this project and Keep up the good work
Gus


Sent using Zoho Mail


  On Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:44:16 -0500 Dave Spier  
wrote 
 > The 3rd NY Breeding Bird Atlas officially started today, January 1, 2020. We 
 > hope that you will join thousands of other birders in documenting the 
 > state's breeding species over the next five years. New York is home to a 
 > wonderful and diverse group of breeding birds, but it is a vast region, so 
 > we will need your help! We encourage birders of all backgrounds, from new 
 > birders to experienced Atlasers, to help document as many breeding birds as 
 > possible.
 > 
 > The New York Breeding Bird Atlas III website 
 > (https://ebird.org/atlasny/about) contains a lot of great information about 
 > the Atlas, and we encourage you to explore the many resources on the site, 
 > including a new handbook. As the breeding season of many species starts 
 > later in the spring, there will be more Atlas training workshops and other 
 > opportunities to learn about Atlas goals and how atlasing works. If you're 
 > eager to get started right away in January, here are a few key points:
 > 
 > All of the data entry for the project will be via a dedicated eBird portal 
 > for NY Breeding Bird Atlas III. eBird offers real-time data entry and 
 > outputs, so you’ll be able to follow along with results throughout the 
 > breeding season and across the entire project period.
 > 
 > For this Atlas, New York State has been divided into a GPS-based system of 
 > 5,710 blocks, each roughly 3.2 miles by 2.8 miles in size which is a change 
 > from previous atlases.* (see https://ebird.org/atlasny/about/atlas-blocks 
 > for details) From these new blocks covering the entire state, the Atlas Team 
 > has selected a subset of priority blocks that are evenly distributed to 
 > ensure broad coverage. To complete the Atlas, we need to adequately survey 
 > all of the priority blocks, which make up 1/3 of all Atlas blocks. Priority 
 > blocks contain many popular birding spots and great breeding habitats in our 
 > region, and are where the focus should be. But if your backyard or favorite 
 > birding destination does not fall within a priority block, you are 
 > encouraged to submit your breeding observations for those areas, too.
 > 
 > A new map overlay (https://lab.nynhp.org/bba/) allows you to search for 
 > priority blocks near you and download detailed block maps. This is also 
 > where you will be able to sign up for blocks. Anybody can atlas in any Atlas 
 > block, so it is not necessary to sign up for a block. But if you are 
 > especially interested in atlasing in a certain block, signing up is a great 
 > way to indicate your interest and commitment in documenting the breeding 
 > birds in that block.
 > 
 > Only a very small number of species, particularly Great Horned Owl, might be 
 > showing signs of breeding behavior in January. If you head up to the North 
 > Country, you might encounter Red and/or White-winged Crossbills singing or 
 > carrying twigs. This chart 
 > (https://s3.amazonaws.com/is-ebird-wordpress-prod-s3/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2019/11/Breeding-Guideline-Chart.pdf)
 >  provides very detailed information about when species are breeding in New 
 > York, although I would allow for some variation between the coast and the 
 > High Peaks. In general, breeding codes should only be used for a species if 
 > the species is in the "E" or "B" portion of its breeding calendar.
 > 
 > We realize that for some of you, either atlasing or using eBird will be new, 
 > but don't worry – there are lots of resources to help you learn more. The 
 > Atlas III website is a great place to start. If you have questions, there's 
 > a facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/nybbadiscussion/ Working 
 > with Atlas Project Coordinator Julie Hart, a team of regional coordinators 
 > will be coordinating Atlas activities across New York State. Feel free to 
 > ask questions or message me. (https://www.facebook.com/northeastnaturalist)
 > 
 > Good Atlasing,
 > Dave Spier (ebirder_14...@yahoo.com)
 > (My thanks to Matt Medler for allowing me to customize his message.)
 > 
 > *If you helped with the 2nd atlas in 2000-2004, note that the new blocks for 
 > the 3rd atlas have changed. Instead of the old 5X5 km square grid (with 
 > numbers like 3176D), there is now a GPS-based system using the USGS 
 > 7.5-minute (arc-minute) Quadrangle ("Quad") maps. Each is divided into six 
 > blocks, two of which are Priority.   -- 

Re: [nysbirds-l] NY BBA 3 has started

[Gus Keri]

Thanks for this great project.
But I think some Birders who go birding in the west shores of Brooklyn might 
get offended by naming their block (Jersey City_SE), especially that not a 
square foot of the land area located in New Jersey.  :)
I suggest the name (Bay Ridge) or (Sunset Park).
This area has a lot of interesting breeding birds like Common Ravens, Fish 
Crows and at one occasion, Ospreys.
Looking forward to helping with this project and Keep up the good work
Gus


Sent using Zoho Mail


  On Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:44:16 -0500 Dave Spier  
wrote 
 > The 3rd NY Breeding Bird Atlas officially started today, January 1, 2020. We 
 > hope that you will join thousands of other birders in documenting the 
 > state's breeding species over the next five years. New York is home to a 
 > wonderful and diverse group of breeding birds, but it is a vast region, so 
 > we will need your help! We encourage birders of all backgrounds, from new 
 > birders to experienced Atlasers, to help document as many breeding birds as 
 > possible.
 > 
 > The New York Breeding Bird Atlas III website 
 > (https://ebird.org/atlasny/about) contains a lot of great information about 
 > the Atlas, and we encourage you to explore the many resources on the site, 
 > including a new handbook. As the breeding season of many species starts 
 > later in the spring, there will be more Atlas training workshops and other 
 > opportunities to learn about Atlas goals and how atlasing works. If you're 
 > eager to get started right away in January, here are a few key points:
 > 
 > All of the data entry for the project will be via a dedicated eBird portal 
 > for NY Breeding Bird Atlas III. eBird offers real-time data entry and 
 > outputs, so you’ll be able to follow along with results throughout the 
 > breeding season and across the entire project period.
 > 
 > For this Atlas, New York State has been divided into a GPS-based system of 
 > 5,710 blocks, each roughly 3.2 miles by 2.8 miles in size which is a change 
 > from previous atlases.* (see https://ebird.org/atlasny/about/atlas-blocks 
 > for details) From these new blocks covering the entire state, the Atlas Team 
 > has selected a subset of priority blocks that are evenly distributed to 
 > ensure broad coverage. To complete the Atlas, we need to adequately survey 
 > all of the priority blocks, which make up 1/3 of all Atlas blocks. Priority 
 > blocks contain many popular birding spots and great breeding habitats in our 
 > region, and are where the focus should be. But if your backyard or favorite 
 > birding destination does not fall within a priority block, you are 
 > encouraged to submit your breeding observations for those areas, too.
 > 
 > A new map overlay (https://lab.nynhp.org/bba/) allows you to search for 
 > priority blocks near you and download detailed block maps. This is also 
 > where you will be able to sign up for blocks. Anybody can atlas in any Atlas 
 > block, so it is not necessary to sign up for a block. But if you are 
 > especially interested in atlasing in a certain block, signing up is a great 
 > way to indicate your interest and commitment in documenting the breeding 
 > birds in that block.
 > 
 > Only a very small number of species, particularly Great Horned Owl, might be 
 > showing signs of breeding behavior in January. If you head up to the North 
 > Country, you might encounter Red and/or White-winged Crossbills singing or 
 > carrying twigs. This chart 
 > (https://s3.amazonaws.com/is-ebird-wordpress-prod-s3/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2019/11/Breeding-Guideline-Chart.pdf)
 >  provides very detailed information about when species are breeding in New 
 > York, although I would allow for some variation between the coast and the 
 > High Peaks. In general, breeding codes should only be used for a species if 
 > the species is in the "E" or "B" portion of its breeding calendar.
 > 
 > We realize that for some of you, either atlasing or using eBird will be new, 
 > but don't worry – there are lots of resources to help you learn more. The 
 > Atlas III website is a great place to start. If you have questions, there's 
 > a facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/nybbadiscussion/ Working 
 > with Atlas Project Coordinator Julie Hart, a team of regional coordinators 
 > will be coordinating Atlas activities across New York State. Feel free to 
 > ask questions or message me. (https://www.facebook.com/northeastnaturalist)
 > 
 > Good Atlasing,
 > Dave Spier (ebirder_14...@yahoo.com)
 > (My thanks to Matt Medler for allowing me to customize his message.)
 > 
 > *If you helped with the 2nd atlas in 2000-2004, note that the new blocks for 
 > the 3rd atlas have changed. Instead of the old 5X5 km square grid (with 
 > numbers like 3176D), there is now a GPS-based system using the USGS 
 > 7.5-minute (arc-minute) Quadrangle ("Quad") maps. Each is divided into six 
 > blocks, two of which are Priority.   --