Re: [nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite NY Botanical Gardens

[Paul R Sweet]

Thanks Andrew. Eyes up!

Paul Sweet | Collection Manager | Department of Ornithology | American Museum 
of Natural History | 200 Central Park West | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | Mob 
718 757 5941

On May 9, 2021, at 5:51 PM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:


EXTERNAL SENDER

I just tweeted your sighting @ 
https://twitter.com/nyrarebirdalert/status/1391509849654050823?s=21

Good spotting and a great bird for the Bronx.

Cheers,


“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun 
Tzu
  The Art of 
War

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On May 9, 2021, at 5:46 PM, Paul R Sweet  wrote:

Five minutes ago I saw a Mississippi Kite flying west out of the forested area 
at NYBG. Keep your eyes in the sky.

Paul Sweet | Collection Manager | Department of Ornithology | American Museum 
of Natural History | 200 Central Park West | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | Mob 
718 757 5941
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite NY Botanical Gardens

[Paul R Sweet]

Thanks Andrew. Eyes up!

Paul Sweet | Collection Manager | Department of Ornithology | American Museum 
of Natural History | 200 Central Park West | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | Mob 
718 757 5941

On May 9, 2021, at 5:51 PM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:


EXTERNAL SENDER

I just tweeted your sighting @ 
https://twitter.com/nyrarebirdalert/status/1391509849654050823?s=21

Good spotting and a great bird for the Bronx.

Cheers,


“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun 
Tzu
  The Art of 
War

(\__/)
(= '.'=)
(") _ (")
Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

On May 9, 2021, at 5:46 PM, Paul R Sweet  wrote:

Five minutes ago I saw a Mississippi Kite flying west out of the forested area 
at NYBG. Keep your eyes in the sky.

Paul Sweet | Collection Manager | Department of Ornithology | American Museum 
of Natural History | 200 Central Park West | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | Mob 
718 757 5941
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite NY Botanical Gardens

[Andrew Baksh]

I just tweeted your sighting @ 
https://twitter.com/nyrarebirdalert/status/1391509849654050823?s=21

Good spotting and a great bird for the Bronx. 

Cheers,


“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On May 9, 2021, at 5:46 PM, Paul R Sweet  wrote:
> 
> Five minutes ago I saw a Mississippi Kite flying west out of the forested 
> area at NYBG. Keep your eyes in the sky.
> 
> Paul Sweet | Collection Manager | Department of Ornithology | American Museum 
> of Natural History | 200 Central Park West | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | 
> Mob 718 757 5941
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite NY Botanical Gardens

[Andrew Baksh]

I just tweeted your sighting @ 
https://twitter.com/nyrarebirdalert/status/1391509849654050823?s=21

Good spotting and a great bird for the Bronx. 

Cheers,


“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but 
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran

"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On May 9, 2021, at 5:46 PM, Paul R Sweet  wrote:
> 
> Five minutes ago I saw a Mississippi Kite flying west out of the forested 
> area at NYBG. Keep your eyes in the sky.
> 
> Paul Sweet | Collection Manager | Department of Ornithology | American Museum 
> of Natural History | 200 Central Park West | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | 
> Mob 718 757 5941
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[nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite NY Botanical Gardens

[Paul R Sweet]

Five minutes ago I saw a Mississippi Kite flying west out of the forested area 
at NYBG. Keep your eyes in the sky.

Paul Sweet | Collection Manager | Department of Ornithology | American Museum 
of Natural History | 200 Central Park West | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | Mob 
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[nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite NY Botanical Gardens

[Paul R Sweet]

Five minutes ago I saw a Mississippi Kite flying west out of the forested area 
at NYBG. Keep your eyes in the sky.

Paul Sweet | Collection Manager | Department of Ornithology | American Museum 
of Natural History | 200 Central Park West | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 | Mob 
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sun. May 9, 2021: 17 Species of Wood Warblers, Turkey Vulture, Ruby-throated Hummingbird

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday May 9, 2021
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.

Highlights: 17 Species of Wood Warblers, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Least 
Flycatcher. 

Canada Goose - 4 
Gadwall - pair at 59th Street Pond (Deb)
Mallard - 4
Mourning Dove - 10, plus at a nest near the Pond (Deb)
Chimney Swift - 15
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Azalea Pond
Double-crested Cormorant - 28
Great Egret - 1 at the Lake
Black-crowned Night-Heron - flyover at the Lake
Turkey Vulture - flyover at the Lake
Red-tailed Hawk - 4
Barred Owl - continuing
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 6
Downy Woodpecker - 2 in the Ramble
Northern Flicker - 3
Great Crested Flycatcher - heard in Ramble
Least Flycatcher - Bow Bridge island chasing Wilson's Warbler (Deb)
Blue-headed Vireo - 4
Warbling Vireo - 4 (2 pairs)
Blue Jay - 10-15
Black-capped Chickadee - singing at the Pond (Deb)
White-breasted Nuthatch - Warbler Rock
House Wren - 1 Balcony Bridge
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2 east side of Turtle Pond
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 4
Veery - 1 uphill from Boathouse Cafe
Hermit Thrush - 1 near Azalea Pond
Wood Thrush - 2 singing in the Ramble
American Robin - 30-50
Gray Catbird - 40-60
House Finch - 3-5
American Goldfinch - 5-10
White-crowned Sparrow - adult Wagner Cove (Deb)
White-throated Sparrow - 20-30
Song Sparrow - 1 Wagner Cove
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 Weather Station
Eastern Towhee - 3 heard-only
Orchard Oriole - female Summer House (Deb)*
Baltimore Oriole - 15-20
Red-winged Blackbird - 5
Common Grackle - 10-15
Ovenbird - 10-15
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 south side of the Pond (Deb)
Northern Waterthrush - 1 Upper Lobe
Black-and-white Warbler - 4-6
Nashville Warbler - 1 Laupot Bridge
Common Yellowthroat - 10-15
American Redstart - 5-7
Northern Parula - 5
Magnolia Warbler - 7-10
Yellow Warbler - 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3 males
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 5 males
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 turtle Pond
Prairie Warbler - 3
Black-throated Green Warbler - 4
Canada Warbler - 2 (Balcony Bridge, Oak Bridge)
Wilson's Warbler - male Bow Bridge island (Deb)
Northern Cardinal - 10-15

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Bridge after lunch. 

At the north end a cooperative male Summer Tanager at the Great Hill was the 
star attraction with many photos posted on the twitter Manhattan Bird Alert 
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sun. May 9, 2021: 17 Species of Wood Warblers, Turkey Vulture, Ruby-throated Hummingbird

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday May 9, 2021
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.

Highlights: 17 Species of Wood Warblers, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Least 
Flycatcher. 

Canada Goose - 4 
Gadwall - pair at 59th Street Pond (Deb)
Mallard - 4
Mourning Dove - 10, plus at a nest near the Pond (Deb)
Chimney Swift - 15
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Azalea Pond
Double-crested Cormorant - 28
Great Egret - 1 at the Lake
Black-crowned Night-Heron - flyover at the Lake
Turkey Vulture - flyover at the Lake
Red-tailed Hawk - 4
Barred Owl - continuing
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 6
Downy Woodpecker - 2 in the Ramble
Northern Flicker - 3
Great Crested Flycatcher - heard in Ramble
Least Flycatcher - Bow Bridge island chasing Wilson's Warbler (Deb)
Blue-headed Vireo - 4
Warbling Vireo - 4 (2 pairs)
Blue Jay - 10-15
Black-capped Chickadee - singing at the Pond (Deb)
White-breasted Nuthatch - Warbler Rock
House Wren - 1 Balcony Bridge
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2 east side of Turtle Pond
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 4
Veery - 1 uphill from Boathouse Cafe
Hermit Thrush - 1 near Azalea Pond
Wood Thrush - 2 singing in the Ramble
American Robin - 30-50
Gray Catbird - 40-60
House Finch - 3-5
American Goldfinch - 5-10
White-crowned Sparrow - adult Wagner Cove (Deb)
White-throated Sparrow - 20-30
Song Sparrow - 1 Wagner Cove
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 Weather Station
Eastern Towhee - 3 heard-only
Orchard Oriole - female Summer House (Deb)*
Baltimore Oriole - 15-20
Red-winged Blackbird - 5
Common Grackle - 10-15
Ovenbird - 10-15
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 south side of the Pond (Deb)
Northern Waterthrush - 1 Upper Lobe
Black-and-white Warbler - 4-6
Nashville Warbler - 1 Laupot Bridge
Common Yellowthroat - 10-15
American Redstart - 5-7
Northern Parula - 5
Magnolia Warbler - 7-10
Yellow Warbler - 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3 males
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 5 males
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 turtle Pond
Prairie Warbler - 3
Black-throated Green Warbler - 4
Canada Warbler - 2 (Balcony Bridge, Oak Bridge)
Wilson's Warbler - male Bow Bridge island (Deb)
Northern Cardinal - 10-15

--
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Bridge after lunch. 

At the north end a cooperative male Summer Tanager at the Great Hill was the 
star attraction with many photos posted on the twitter Manhattan Bird Alert 
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC Sat.-Sun., 5/8-9 - Sum. Tanagers, Eve. Grosbeaks, Y.-b. Chat, Red Fox Sparrow, etc.

[Tom Fiore]

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City 
Saturday & Sunday, May 8th & 9th:

Several Summer Tanagers were found in Central Park with at least 2 adult males, 
and one in female plumage, and at least one of the males (likely same 
individual as seen & photographed by many observers on Sat.) still present 
Sunday in the same area of the park.

Multiple Evening Grosbeaks were again present in the park, with a minimum of 
six altogether, perhaps more, generally seen in twos or singly. 

The Yellow-breasted Chat (first found & reported by R. Zucker with 3 birding 
colleagues working on a ‘big day’ for World Migratory Bird Day) was seen by 
many dozens of patient observers in the north end of the park later on 
Saturday, 5/8.

A notably late Red Fox Sparrow was found (photographed by K. Fung & others) in 
the park’s n. end on Saturday, and it may be added that stragglers of this 
species have been documented elsewhere in the greater region in the past week. 
Some birders (including the finders of this Fox Sparrow) were participating in 
the World Series of Birding event, held this & last year in areas beyond solely 
New Jersey.

More than 100 species of birds were found in Central Park alone for Saturday, 
May 8 (nearly one quarter of those species being warblers), and well over 130 
species for all of N.Y. County on that day.

Many more sightings, to be noted at another time.

good wide-ranging May birding,

Tom Fiore
manhattan





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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC Sat.-Sun., 5/8-9 - Sum. Tanagers, Eve. Grosbeaks, Y.-b. Chat, Red Fox Sparrow, etc.

[Tom Fiore]

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City 
Saturday & Sunday, May 8th & 9th:

Several Summer Tanagers were found in Central Park with at least 2 adult males, 
and one in female plumage, and at least one of the males (likely same 
individual as seen & photographed by many observers on Sat.) still present 
Sunday in the same area of the park.

Multiple Evening Grosbeaks were again present in the park, with a minimum of 
six altogether, perhaps more, generally seen in twos or singly. 

The Yellow-breasted Chat (first found & reported by R. Zucker with 3 birding 
colleagues working on a ‘big day’ for World Migratory Bird Day) was seen by 
many dozens of patient observers in the north end of the park later on 
Saturday, 5/8.

A notably late Red Fox Sparrow was found (photographed by K. Fung & others) in 
the park’s n. end on Saturday, and it may be added that stragglers of this 
species have been documented elsewhere in the greater region in the past week. 
Some birders (including the finders of this Fox Sparrow) were participating in 
the World Series of Birding event, held this & last year in areas beyond solely 
New Jersey.

More than 100 species of birds were found in Central Park alone for Saturday, 
May 8 (nearly one quarter of those species being warblers), and well over 130 
species for all of N.Y. County on that day.

Many more sightings, to be noted at another time.

good wide-ranging May birding,

Tom Fiore
manhattan





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Re: [nysbirds-l] Global Big Day and Massive White-Winged Scoter Flight Broome Co. NY

[Shaibal Mitra]

Dear Dave and all,

This is great stuff and a reminder that it is long past time for us to connect 
the dots and write up a note about the overland spring migration of 
White-winged Scoters, Red-necked Grebes, and other seafowl in the Northeast.

Following Dave's note below, I've pasted several notes relating to these 
species' visible spring movements along the outer coast of Long Island, and 
especially along the more recessed coast of the mainland, from Westchester 
County and Connecticut to Rhode Island. To summarize very briefly, we often see 
White-winged Scoters migrating from east to west along these coasts during May, 
and the folks in the far western LI Sound have documented them heading overland 
in the evening. Presumably these birds usually make it at least to the Great 
Lakes, but Dave's observations suggest that sometimes they don't. On a related 
topic, but in the fall, observers on the ocean coast sometimes fortuitously 
detect scoters arriving from the north in the morning. Because the flocks are 
striking the coast on a perpendicular track, the observer must be lucky to be 
standing at a more or less random place along the shore. These arriving scoter 
flocks drop lower when they reach the ocean, and then turn either left (ene) or 
right (wsw), presumably toward wintering grounds off eastern LI/southern New 
England or further south along the coast, respectively.

The notes copied below, include specific instances of westward spring flights 
of White-winged Scoters and a link to an old paper showing that this phenomenon 
has been known for more than a century.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-125619177-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-125619177-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of David Nicosia 
[daven102...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 8, 2021 7:50 PM
To: NY Birds; BroomeBirds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Global Big Day and Massive White-Winged Scoter Flight 
Broome Co. NY

All,

Had about 7 hours to bird today so I made the most of it and began at one of 
our local hotspots - Whitney Point Dam. along Keibal Rd. Jim Hoteling, one of 
our fine local birders, made it there early and reported an amazing 250+ WW 
SCOTERS on the dam. I came up quickly and we found even more up the reservoir. 
We had a close estimate of 400 WW SCOTERS which crushed the Broome Co previous 
high count record of 27. I also looked around the Finger Lakes county's ebird 
reports and it looks like this could be a record for upstate NY in the counties 
away from Lake Ontario/Lake Erie and of course it pales in comparison to the 
staggering numbers that have been counted from Long Island.  This is the most 
of this species I have ever seen away from the coast by far. There were also 
other reports of high numbers of WW SCOTERS around the Finger Lakes too. I 
suspect last night's heavy rain coincided with a big migratory flight of this 
species and many of these birds were forced down. Amazingly we carefully 
checked all the scoters and only came up with 1 SURF SCOTER. We also had 4 
RED-NECKED GREBES which are rare in Broome Co but regular each year.

Keibal rd in Whitney Point is unique in that it has woodland and field habitat 
that comes right up to the lake.  There were quite a few warbler flocks mostly 
Yellow-rumped, but we also had several other species   List for Keibal Rd is 
here https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S87440451

Upper Lisle County Park was quiet as we hit it midday and it was beginning to 
get windy with temperatures around 40F. Upper Lisle Co. Park list is here 
https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S87472754

I totaled 103 species in Broome County which was decent. I wish I had more time.

I hope many of you had an awesome day too!

Good Birding to all!
Best,
Dave Nicosia



From: Shaibal Mitra
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 11:54 PM
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: RE: westward spring migration of White-winged Scoters

Around 6:00 pm this evening, while watching an impressive gathering of 
shorebirds on the Cupsogue flats, Suffolk Co., I saw something I've thought 
about for many years but never seen before. Included below is a thread on the 
westward spring migration of several species of ocean-wintering waterfowl; we 
observers on the outer beach see this sort of thing quite often. But sharp 
observers such as Dick Ferren and Tom Burke, one or two geographic layers up in 
southwestern RI, CT, and Westchester Co., have sometimes seen these birds 
actually heading north overland, like Brant.

This evening at Cupsogue, I saw a distant flock over the ocean to the east that 
seemed too high to be cormorants. Putting the scope on them, I saw that most 
were White-winged Scoters, along with a contingent of dark-winged scoters. 
Tracking them, they turned north and crossed the barrier beach over the 
monstrous mansions in Westhampton Beach, at which point the non-White-wings 
peeled off and returned to the ocean. The 

Re: [nysbirds-l] Global Big Day and Massive White-Winged Scoter Flight Broome Co. NY

[Shaibal Mitra]

Dear Dave and all,

This is great stuff and a reminder that it is long past time for us to connect 
the dots and write up a note about the overland spring migration of 
White-winged Scoters, Red-necked Grebes, and other seafowl in the Northeast.

Following Dave's note below, I've pasted several notes relating to these 
species' visible spring movements along the outer coast of Long Island, and 
especially along the more recessed coast of the mainland, from Westchester 
County and Connecticut to Rhode Island. To summarize very briefly, we often see 
White-winged Scoters migrating from east to west along these coasts during May, 
and the folks in the far western LI Sound have documented them heading overland 
in the evening. Presumably these birds usually make it at least to the Great 
Lakes, but Dave's observations suggest that sometimes they don't. On a related 
topic, but in the fall, observers on the ocean coast sometimes fortuitously 
detect scoters arriving from the north in the morning. Because the flocks are 
striking the coast on a perpendicular track, the observer must be lucky to be 
standing at a more or less random place along the shore. These arriving scoter 
flocks drop lower when they reach the ocean, and then turn either left (ene) or 
right (wsw), presumably toward wintering grounds off eastern LI/southern New 
England or further south along the coast, respectively.

The notes copied below, include specific instances of westward spring flights 
of White-winged Scoters and a link to an old paper showing that this phenomenon 
has been known for more than a century.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-125619177-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-125619177-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of David Nicosia 
[daven102...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 8, 2021 7:50 PM
To: NY Birds; BroomeBirds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Global Big Day and Massive White-Winged Scoter Flight 
Broome Co. NY

All,

Had about 7 hours to bird today so I made the most of it and began at one of 
our local hotspots - Whitney Point Dam. along Keibal Rd. Jim Hoteling, one of 
our fine local birders, made it there early and reported an amazing 250+ WW 
SCOTERS on the dam. I came up quickly and we found even more up the reservoir. 
We had a close estimate of 400 WW SCOTERS which crushed the Broome Co previous 
high count record of 27. I also looked around the Finger Lakes county's ebird 
reports and it looks like this could be a record for upstate NY in the counties 
away from Lake Ontario/Lake Erie and of course it pales in comparison to the 
staggering numbers that have been counted from Long Island.  This is the most 
of this species I have ever seen away from the coast by far. There were also 
other reports of high numbers of WW SCOTERS around the Finger Lakes too. I 
suspect last night's heavy rain coincided with a big migratory flight of this 
species and many of these birds were forced down. Amazingly we carefully 
checked all the scoters and only came up with 1 SURF SCOTER. We also had 4 
RED-NECKED GREBES which are rare in Broome Co but regular each year.

Keibal rd in Whitney Point is unique in that it has woodland and field habitat 
that comes right up to the lake.  There were quite a few warbler flocks mostly 
Yellow-rumped, but we also had several other species   List for Keibal Rd is 
here https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S87440451

Upper Lisle County Park was quiet as we hit it midday and it was beginning to 
get windy with temperatures around 40F. Upper Lisle Co. Park list is here 
https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S87472754

I totaled 103 species in Broome County which was decent. I wish I had more time.

I hope many of you had an awesome day too!

Good Birding to all!
Best,
Dave Nicosia



From: Shaibal Mitra
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 11:54 PM
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: RE: westward spring migration of White-winged Scoters

Around 6:00 pm this evening, while watching an impressive gathering of 
shorebirds on the Cupsogue flats, Suffolk Co., I saw something I've thought 
about for many years but never seen before. Included below is a thread on the 
westward spring migration of several species of ocean-wintering waterfowl; we 
observers on the outer beach see this sort of thing quite often. But sharp 
observers such as Dick Ferren and Tom Burke, one or two geographic layers up in 
southwestern RI, CT, and Westchester Co., have sometimes seen these birds 
actually heading north overland, like Brant.

This evening at Cupsogue, I saw a distant flock over the ocean to the east that 
seemed too high to be cormorants. Putting the scope on them, I saw that most 
were White-winged Scoters, along with a contingent of dark-winged scoters. 
Tracking them, they turned north and crossed the barrier beach over the 
monstrous mansions in Westhampton Beach, at which point the non-White-wings 
peeled off and returned to the ocean. The 

[nysbirds-l] Wood Stork, Westhampton, Suffolk county YES

[Michael Yuan]

Viewing from near the end of Baycrest Avenue now. 

40°48'33.3"N 72°39'50.8"W
https://goo.gl/maps/d9Jvyww92uqtYdiT9
 
Good thing it’s not at Casa Basso, where a local resident is giving Territorial 
Defense (T). 

Mike Yuan
Brooklyn, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Wood Stork, Westhampton, Suffolk county YES

[Michael Yuan]

Viewing from near the end of Baycrest Avenue now. 

40°48'33.3"N 72°39'50.8"W
https://goo.gl/maps/d9Jvyww92uqtYdiT9
 
Good thing it’s not at Casa Basso, where a local resident is giving Territorial 
Defense (T). 

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[nysbirds-l] Wood Stork -Westhampton - Yes

[mike rath]

Currently being viewed from the end of Baycrest Ave just before it curves to 
the left.  In the marsh feeding near a large white boat.  
Mike Rath

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[nysbirds-l] Wood Stork -Westhampton - Yes

[mike rath]

Currently being viewed from the end of Baycrest Ave just before it curves to 
the left.  In the marsh feeding near a large white boat.  
Mike Rath

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Wood Stork - YES - Westhampton

[Patrick Shure]

Wood Stork continues in the creek, visible from Baycrest Ave looking west

40.8093010, -72.6640390

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[nysbirds-l] Wood Stork - YES - Westhampton

[Patrick Shure]

Wood Stork continues in the creek, visible from Baycrest Ave looking west

40.8093010, -72.6640390

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[nysbirds-l] wood stork - yes

[Ryan]

being seen by a few other birders from the end of baycrest avenue in 
westhampton 

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[Ryan]

being seen by a few other birders from the end of baycrest avenue in 
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