[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * June 01, 2021 * NYSY 06. 01. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): May 25 to June 01, 2021 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled: June 01 AT 5:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #755 Tuesday June 01, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 25, 2021 Highlights: --- LEAST BITTERN GLOSSY IBIS BRANT RED KNOT BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER RUDDY TURNSTONE WHIMBREL WILLET MARBLED GODWIT COMMON NIGHTHAWK WHIP-POOR-WILL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER ACADIAN FLYCATCHER OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER SWAINSON’S THRUSH GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH SEDGE WREN PROTHONOTARY WARBLER GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER LAWRENCE’S WARBLER (Hybrid) YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT GRASSHOPPER SPARROW CLAY-COLORED SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen throughout the week on the South Spring Pool trail. 5/27: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER and an ORCHARD ORIOLE were seen on Carncross Road. 5/29: Seen on the Wildlife Drive: 20 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 3 RED KNOTS, 1 GLOSSY IBIS, 1WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER continues in the forested area of Armitage Road. 5/30: Seen on the Wildlife Drive: 6 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 3 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS, 3 RUDDY TURNSTONES, 1 RED KNOT which was seen crossing the Seneca River into Cayuga County. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen on Howland Island. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on VanDyne Spoor Road. 6/1: A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen in the Main Pool. Onondaga County Up to 5 LEAST BITTERNS are being heard at the Ladd Road Marsh near Oneida Shores Park. A SEDGE WREN was heard and seen at two locations in the big fields area of Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville.5/25: 80 RED KNOTS, 345 WHIMBRELS and 20 BRANT were counted from Muskrat Bay on Oneida Lake.4 RUDY TURNSTONES were seen from the West Shore Trail of Onondaga lake. 5/26: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was found in Whiskey Hollow west of Baldwinsville. A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was found at Woodchuck Preserve near Fayetteville. 5/27: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was herd in Whiskey Hollow. 5/28: A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at Cedar Bay Parkin Fayetteville. 5/29: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at the Jamesville Reservoir fishing area. Derby Hill Bird Observatory This was the last week of official Hawk counting at Derby Hill. Only 773 hawks were tallied. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen on 5/30. Oswego County A MARBLED GODWIT was seen on Carl Island from Green Point from 5/27 to 5/31. An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was seen fro 5/27 to 5/30 on Searles Road in Parish. A WILLET was seen at the outlet to Sandy Pond from 5/27 to today. 5/26: A SEDGE WREN was found on Hellinger Road in West Monroe. A WHIP-POOR-WILL was again heard at the Roosevelt Road sand pits north of Oneida Lake. 5/27: 8 WHIMBREL, 8 RUDDY TURNSTONES and 2 RED KNOTS were seen from Mill Street in Constantia on Oneida Lake. 5/28: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were found at Sunset Bay Park on Lake Ontario. 5/30: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was again seen at Freat Bear Recreation Area north of Phoenix. 5/31: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was seen on Gray Road off of Rt. 48 south of Oswego. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at the Oswego County Airport . 6/1: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER and the rare hybrid LAWRENCE’S WARBLER were seen on Johnson Road south of Mexico. Madison County 5/29: 20 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the corner of Damon and Holmes Roads near New Woodstock. 5/31: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen on Co. Rt. 20 near Perryville. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was see at woodman Pond north of Hamilton. Oneida County 5/25: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard on Preston Hill Road north of Oneida Lake. A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was seen at Forest Park in Camden. 5/26: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen on Rt.40 west of Lauther Road west of Rome. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Spring Farms nature Sanctuary south of Clinton.A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen on State Rt. 8 south of Poland. 5/28: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Rt. 49 east of Cleveland on Oneida Lake. 5/29: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Lock 21 on the Erie Canal east of Verona Beach 5/30: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Lakeshore Road at the northeast end of Oneida Lake. another was again present at verona Beach State Park. Herkimer County 5/26: A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen on
[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * June 01, 2021 * NYSY 06. 01. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): May 25 to June 01, 2021 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled: June 01 AT 5:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #755 Tuesday June 01, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of May 25, 2021 Highlights: --- LEAST BITTERN GLOSSY IBIS BRANT RED KNOT BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER RUDDY TURNSTONE WHIMBREL WILLET MARBLED GODWIT COMMON NIGHTHAWK WHIP-POOR-WILL RED-HEADED WOODPECKER YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER ACADIAN FLYCATCHER OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER SWAINSON’S THRUSH GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH SEDGE WREN PROTHONOTARY WARBLER GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER LAWRENCE’S WARBLER (Hybrid) YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT GRASSHOPPER SPARROW CLAY-COLORED SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE RED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen throughout the week on the South Spring Pool trail. 5/27: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER and an ORCHARD ORIOLE were seen on Carncross Road. 5/29: Seen on the Wildlife Drive: 20 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 3 RED KNOTS, 1 GLOSSY IBIS, 1WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER continues in the forested area of Armitage Road. 5/30: Seen on the Wildlife Drive: 6 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 3 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS, 3 RUDDY TURNSTONES, 1 RED KNOT which was seen crossing the Seneca River into Cayuga County. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen on Howland Island. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on VanDyne Spoor Road. 6/1: A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen in the Main Pool. Onondaga County Up to 5 LEAST BITTERNS are being heard at the Ladd Road Marsh near Oneida Shores Park. A SEDGE WREN was heard and seen at two locations in the big fields area of Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville.5/25: 80 RED KNOTS, 345 WHIMBRELS and 20 BRANT were counted from Muskrat Bay on Oneida Lake.4 RUDY TURNSTONES were seen from the West Shore Trail of Onondaga lake. 5/26: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was found in Whiskey Hollow west of Baldwinsville. A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was found at Woodchuck Preserve near Fayetteville. 5/27: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was herd in Whiskey Hollow. 5/28: A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at Cedar Bay Parkin Fayetteville. 5/29: An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at the Jamesville Reservoir fishing area. Derby Hill Bird Observatory This was the last week of official Hawk counting at Derby Hill. Only 773 hawks were tallied. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen on 5/30. Oswego County A MARBLED GODWIT was seen on Carl Island from Green Point from 5/27 to 5/31. An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was seen fro 5/27 to 5/30 on Searles Road in Parish. A WILLET was seen at the outlet to Sandy Pond from 5/27 to today. 5/26: A SEDGE WREN was found on Hellinger Road in West Monroe. A WHIP-POOR-WILL was again heard at the Roosevelt Road sand pits north of Oneida Lake. 5/27: 8 WHIMBREL, 8 RUDDY TURNSTONES and 2 RED KNOTS were seen from Mill Street in Constantia on Oneida Lake. 5/28: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were found at Sunset Bay Park on Lake Ontario. 5/30: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was again seen at Freat Bear Recreation Area north of Phoenix. 5/31: An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was seen on Gray Road off of Rt. 48 south of Oswego. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at the Oswego County Airport . 6/1: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER and the rare hybrid LAWRENCE’S WARBLER were seen on Johnson Road south of Mexico. Madison County 5/29: 20 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the corner of Damon and Holmes Roads near New Woodstock. 5/31: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen on Co. Rt. 20 near Perryville. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was see at woodman Pond north of Hamilton. Oneida County 5/25: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard on Preston Hill Road north of Oneida Lake. A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was seen at Forest Park in Camden. 5/26: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen on Rt.40 west of Lauther Road west of Rome. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Spring Farms nature Sanctuary south of Clinton.A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen on State Rt. 8 south of Poland. 5/28: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Rt. 49 east of Cleveland on Oneida Lake. 5/29: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Lock 21 on the Erie Canal east of Verona Beach 5/30: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Lakeshore Road at the northeast end of Oneida Lake. another was again present at verona Beach State Park. Herkimer County 5/26: A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen on
[nysbirds-l] Free Black Birders Week Virtual Presentation #LIFERMEMORIES IN AN URBAN PATCH on Wednesday, June 2 from 7-8pm
BLACK BIRDERS WEEK: #LIFERMEMORIES IN AN URBAN PATCH Wednesday, June 2, 7-8pm Online Discussion with Georgia Silvera Seamans, PhD and Leo Douglas, PhD with The Feminist Bird Club and NYC Audubon Join a virtual discussion of lifer moments and urban patch parks featuring Georgia Silvera Seamans and Leo Douglas, hosted by NYC Audubon Conservation Associate Aurora Crooks. All ages will be able to enjoy this birdy discussion. Registration required. Limited to 500. Free. Register here: https://nycaudubon.z2systems.com/np/clients/nycaudubon/eventRegistration.jsp?event=2440; Georgia Silvera Seamans is an urban and community forester. She is the founder of Local Nature Lab and directs Washington Square Park Eco Projects. Georgia is one of the organizers of #BlackBotanistsWeek and co-developed the #NYCNatureForum. She is a researcher and writer with articles in *Urban Forestry & Urban Greening*, *Arboriculture & Urban Forestry*, *Popular Science*, and *Audubon*. Leo Douglas is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Liberal Studies. He received his PhD and a Masters in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology from Columbia University, New York City. He has also received an Advanced Environmental Policy Certificate from Columbia. Additionally, he holds a Masters in Zoology from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, where he studied the effects of forest degradation on endemic and Neotropical migratory birds. He is a past-president of BirdsCaribbean, the largest single international NGO focusing on the conservation of flora and fauna within the greater Caribbean region. He is a former board member of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). He is a 2004 Fulbright OAS Scholar, a 2016 – Partners in Flight (PIF) Leadership Award recipient for Outstanding Contribution to Bird Conservation, a 2018 Musgrave Medal recipient – for Distinguished Eminence in the Field of Science on the island of Jamaica, and 2021 NYU Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Faculty Award recipient. Program description and registration link can also be found on the NYC Audubon homepage, www.nycaudubon.org. Kathryn Heintz Pronouns: she/her/hers Executive Director New York City Audubon 71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1523 New York, NY 10010 646.434.0423 khei...@nycaudubon.org www.nycaudubon.org -- 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] Free Black Birders Week Virtual Presentation #LIFERMEMORIES IN AN URBAN PATCH on Wednesday, June 2 from 7-8pm
BLACK BIRDERS WEEK: #LIFERMEMORIES IN AN URBAN PATCH Wednesday, June 2, 7-8pm Online Discussion with Georgia Silvera Seamans, PhD and Leo Douglas, PhD with The Feminist Bird Club and NYC Audubon Join a virtual discussion of lifer moments and urban patch parks featuring Georgia Silvera Seamans and Leo Douglas, hosted by NYC Audubon Conservation Associate Aurora Crooks. All ages will be able to enjoy this birdy discussion. Registration required. Limited to 500. Free. Register here: https://nycaudubon.z2systems.com/np/clients/nycaudubon/eventRegistration.jsp?event=2440; Georgia Silvera Seamans is an urban and community forester. She is the founder of Local Nature Lab and directs Washington Square Park Eco Projects. Georgia is one of the organizers of #BlackBotanistsWeek and co-developed the #NYCNatureForum. She is a researcher and writer with articles in *Urban Forestry & Urban Greening*, *Arboriculture & Urban Forestry*, *Popular Science*, and *Audubon*. Leo Douglas is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Liberal Studies. He received his PhD and a Masters in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology from Columbia University, New York City. He has also received an Advanced Environmental Policy Certificate from Columbia. Additionally, he holds a Masters in Zoology from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, where he studied the effects of forest degradation on endemic and Neotropical migratory birds. He is a past-president of BirdsCaribbean, the largest single international NGO focusing on the conservation of flora and fauna within the greater Caribbean region. He is a former board member of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). He is a 2004 Fulbright OAS Scholar, a 2016 – Partners in Flight (PIF) Leadership Award recipient for Outstanding Contribution to Bird Conservation, a 2018 Musgrave Medal recipient – for Distinguished Eminence in the Field of Science on the island of Jamaica, and 2021 NYU Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Faculty Award recipient. Program description and registration link can also be found on the NYC Audubon homepage, www.nycaudubon.org. Kathryn Heintz Pronouns: she/her/hers Executive Director New York City Audubon 71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1523 New York, NY 10010 646.434.0423 khei...@nycaudubon.org www.nycaudubon.org -- 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] Oystercatchers at Plumb Beach
Sad news this morning.
The Oystercatcher nest has vanished and no eggs were to be found.
I don't know what happened overnight because yesterday, they were still there.
NPS didn't come in time to save this nest, though.
No evidence of egg shells either. at least, this ruled out the possibility of
an accident (someone stepping on them).
The other nest at Dead Horse Point is still intact with three eggs. Nests in
DHP have better chance of survival because of the absence of dogs over there
and the treasure-diggers are not interested in these kind of eggs.
Gus
On Thu, 27 May 2021 17:38:54 -0400 Joe Jannsen wrote
> Yes—that was already arranged with NPS. Thanks for also following up.
>
> Joe
> On May 27, 2021, at 4:55 PM, Gus Keri wrote:
>
> Thank you Jason for immediate response and action.
> I hope this nest will survive until the weekend.
> Gus
>
> On Thu, 27 May 2021 14:01:31 -0400 Smith, Jason Y (DEC)
> wrote
> > div.zm_-5476009931034783622_parse_-1648336103378843337 P { margin-top: 0;
> > margin-bottom: 0 }Gus,
> > Some potential good news. I was able to contact NPS and they will try and
> > get to the area by Saturday morning to put up a symbolic fence around the
> > nest.
> > It leaves them vulnerable for the next few days...but hopefully they can
> > get the area marked off before anything happens.
> > Jason
> > Jason C. Smith |Biodiversity Ecologist
> > New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
> > 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
> > Phone: 718-482-4919 | Fax: 718-482-4502
> > Email: jason.sm...@dec.ny.gov
> > "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when
> > we created them" -Einstein
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Smith, Jason Y (DEC)
> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2021 12:34 PM
> > To: gusk...@zoho.com
> > Subject: Oystercatchers at Plumb Beach Gus,
> > I'm a biologist with the NYDEC out of the Long Island City regional
> > office. A co-worker forwarded me your email about the Oystercatcher nest
> > at Plumb Beach.
> > While I am not familiar with this nest in 2021, I am very familiar with
> > where the Oystercatchers have tried to nest in the past on that beach.
> > Unfortunately, it has never ended well.
> > Both the National Park Service and the NYC Parks & Recreation are
> > responsible for managing that property and it is generally managed as a
> > recreational access area and not as protected area for nesting shorebirds
> > or waterbirds. Plumb Beach primarily serves as a kayak/wind surfing
> > launch, and a rest area for vehicles travelling on the Belt Parkway. As
> > you note, there is a lot of recreational foot traffic through there. And
> > folks with dogs usually take them off their leash there to run. Which is
> > prohibited, but largely goes unenforced as there are no permanent staff
> > there.
> > The area just north of Plumb Beach, Marine Park does have an area that is
> > preserved for wildlife. Here is a link to the NYC Parks website for the
> > preserve: Forever Wild : NYC Parks (nycgovparks.org)Forever Wild : NYC
> > ParksMost of the Marine Park Preserve consists of salt marshes and uplands
> > that flank Gerritsen Creek, the westernmost freshwater inlet of Jamaica
> > Bay. Jamaica Bay is an 18,000-acre wetland estuary that provides a unique
> > environment for both wildlife preservation and urban recreation. Enclosed
> > by the ...www.nycgovparks.org
> > This area is the reason why Plumb Beach is so attractive to
> > Oystercatchers. So, in a way it was the NPS and NYC Parks' way of finding
> > a compromise for the two land use issues in the area. If the
> > Oystercatchers would only nest across the channel(north of the marina and
> > south of the bridge crossing the channel between Plumb and Marine Park)
> > from where you are likely seeing them (as you go around the bend towards
> > the wetland north of the beach) that would eliminate the conflict. That
> > area isn't currently suited obviously, otherwise the Oystercatchers would
> > nest there. But it could be set up to.
> >
> > The area where they are (likely) nesting is suited, if not for the high
> > level of recreational activity. Even without any dogs off their leash.
> > I will however reach out to colleagues at the NPS and make sure they are
> > aware of the nest and ask if they can demark the area. Unfortunately,
> > American Oystercatcher are not protected under NYS law as a threatened,
> > endangered, or special concern species. So, I cannot require them to take
> > any action. But they have tried to help Oystercatchers nesting in
> > precarious locations in the past, so there is hope.
> > From a longer-term solution perspective, I will reach out to NYC Parks and
> > see if they can't provide some signs near the concessions/restroom area
> > that alert visitors to the potential for encountering beach nesting
Re: [nysbirds-l] Oystercatchers at Plumb Beach
Sad news this morning.
The Oystercatcher nest has vanished and no eggs were to be found.
I don't know what happened overnight because yesterday, they were still there.
NPS didn't come in time to save this nest, though.
No evidence of egg shells either. at least, this ruled out the possibility of
an accident (someone stepping on them).
The other nest at Dead Horse Point is still intact with three eggs. Nests in
DHP have better chance of survival because of the absence of dogs over there
and the treasure-diggers are not interested in these kind of eggs.
Gus
On Thu, 27 May 2021 17:38:54 -0400 Joe Jannsen wrote
> Yes—that was already arranged with NPS. Thanks for also following up.
>
> Joe
> On May 27, 2021, at 4:55 PM, Gus Keri wrote:
>
> Thank you Jason for immediate response and action.
> I hope this nest will survive until the weekend.
> Gus
>
> On Thu, 27 May 2021 14:01:31 -0400 Smith, Jason Y (DEC)
> wrote
> > div.zm_-5476009931034783622_parse_-1648336103378843337 P { margin-top: 0;
> > margin-bottom: 0 }Gus,
> > Some potential good news. I was able to contact NPS and they will try and
> > get to the area by Saturday morning to put up a symbolic fence around the
> > nest.
> > It leaves them vulnerable for the next few days...but hopefully they can
> > get the area marked off before anything happens.
> > Jason
> > Jason C. Smith |Biodiversity Ecologist
> > New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
> > 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
> > Phone: 718-482-4919 | Fax: 718-482-4502
> > Email: jason.sm...@dec.ny.gov
> > "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when
> > we created them" -Einstein
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Smith, Jason Y (DEC)
> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2021 12:34 PM
> > To: gusk...@zoho.com
> > Subject: Oystercatchers at Plumb Beach Gus,
> > I'm a biologist with the NYDEC out of the Long Island City regional
> > office. A co-worker forwarded me your email about the Oystercatcher nest
> > at Plumb Beach.
> > While I am not familiar with this nest in 2021, I am very familiar with
> > where the Oystercatchers have tried to nest in the past on that beach.
> > Unfortunately, it has never ended well.
> > Both the National Park Service and the NYC Parks & Recreation are
> > responsible for managing that property and it is generally managed as a
> > recreational access area and not as protected area for nesting shorebirds
> > or waterbirds. Plumb Beach primarily serves as a kayak/wind surfing
> > launch, and a rest area for vehicles travelling on the Belt Parkway. As
> > you note, there is a lot of recreational foot traffic through there. And
> > folks with dogs usually take them off their leash there to run. Which is
> > prohibited, but largely goes unenforced as there are no permanent staff
> > there.
> > The area just north of Plumb Beach, Marine Park does have an area that is
> > preserved for wildlife. Here is a link to the NYC Parks website for the
> > preserve: Forever Wild : NYC Parks (nycgovparks.org)Forever Wild : NYC
> > ParksMost of the Marine Park Preserve consists of salt marshes and uplands
> > that flank Gerritsen Creek, the westernmost freshwater inlet of Jamaica
> > Bay. Jamaica Bay is an 18,000-acre wetland estuary that provides a unique
> > environment for both wildlife preservation and urban recreation. Enclosed
> > by the ...www.nycgovparks.org
> > This area is the reason why Plumb Beach is so attractive to
> > Oystercatchers. So, in a way it was the NPS and NYC Parks' way of finding
> > a compromise for the two land use issues in the area. If the
> > Oystercatchers would only nest across the channel(north of the marina and
> > south of the bridge crossing the channel between Plumb and Marine Park)
> > from where you are likely seeing them (as you go around the bend towards
> > the wetland north of the beach) that would eliminate the conflict. That
> > area isn't currently suited obviously, otherwise the Oystercatchers would
> > nest there. But it could be set up to.
> >
> > The area where they are (likely) nesting is suited, if not for the high
> > level of recreational activity. Even without any dogs off their leash.
> > I will however reach out to colleagues at the NPS and make sure they are
> > aware of the nest and ask if they can demark the area. Unfortunately,
> > American Oystercatcher are not protected under NYS law as a threatened,
> > endangered, or special concern species. So, I cannot require them to take
> > any action. But they have tried to help Oystercatchers nesting in
> > precarious locations in the past, so there is hope.
> > From a longer-term solution perspective, I will reach out to NYC Parks and
> > see if they can't provide some signs near the concessions/restroom area
> > that alert visitors to the potential for encountering beach nesting
[nysbirds-l] First-summer Arctic Tern at Nickerson Beach, Nassau County
A first-summer (= almost one year-old) Arctic Tern was observed this morning at Nickerson Beach, Nassau County. It was resting with Common Terns in a small beach-front loafing flock which was soon disturbed by passers-by, after which the Arctic Tern was not seen again. As is characteristic of the occurrence of this species on Long Island, this morning's follow-up effort, after yesterday's adult Arctic Tern at this site, failed to produce that bird but instead yielded a recognizably different individual. These birds seem to drop in for short visits to favorable loafing sites, for periods ranging from a few minutes to a few hours, and only rarely does a particular bird persist for multiple days. There are several places at Nickerson that are currently attracting loafing/visiting terns not directly associated with the nearby breeding colony, including a large flock next to the fenced-off freshwater pool next to the western colony--ideal for our purposes because it is less vulnerable to disturbance than are the beach-front flocks. Photos of this morning's bird can be seen here: https://flic.kr/p/2m34yJq Shai Mitra Bay Shore -- 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] First-summer Arctic Tern at Nickerson Beach, Nassau County
A first-summer (= almost one year-old) Arctic Tern was observed this morning at Nickerson Beach, Nassau County. It was resting with Common Terns in a small beach-front loafing flock which was soon disturbed by passers-by, after which the Arctic Tern was not seen again. As is characteristic of the occurrence of this species on Long Island, this morning's follow-up effort, after yesterday's adult Arctic Tern at this site, failed to produce that bird but instead yielded a recognizably different individual. These birds seem to drop in for short visits to favorable loafing sites, for periods ranging from a few minutes to a few hours, and only rarely does a particular bird persist for multiple days. There are several places at Nickerson that are currently attracting loafing/visiting terns not directly associated with the nearby breeding colony, including a large flock next to the fenced-off freshwater pool next to the western colony--ideal for our purposes because it is less vulnerable to disturbance than are the beach-front flocks. Photos of this morning's bird can be seen here: https://flic.kr/p/2m34yJq Shai Mitra Bay Shore -- 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] N.Y. County (NYC), 5/31 - many ongoing migrants, 19 warbler spp. & more
Memorial Day - Monday, May 31st - Some of the many birds found in N.Y. County on the day are listed below. Those (also) found within Central Park are noted with [C.P.] There were at least 18 species of warblers still lingering / passing through at Central Park, and at least 19 species for all of N.Y. County on the day. Nice movements of Chimney Swifts & some swallows in the morning, some still on the move late-day. Both Y.-b. & B.-b. Cuckoos were present in Central Park, skulking & rather quiet. A few species listed below have no locations listed so as not to bring additional attention. A fairly good variety of the birds were vocalizing, including male songbirds such as warblers giving song. However, a high proportion overall were either female, or non-vocal 1st-spring males. In addition, some warblers that were singing were giving less-typical versions of some of their songs. None that I saw were id’d. solely on hearing in Central Park, while elsewhere a few were if seen previously. Weather clearing (fully) late, and putting smiles back on a lot of faces with the temp’s recovering out of the 40’s, and sunny skies by midafternoon. Birds were active for all 15+ hours of daylight. Canada Goose - Central Park [C.P.] & elsewhere. [Atlantic] Brant (most may have departed by now) Wood Duck - [C.P.] (at least 2 drakes continue, w/ multiple observers) Gadwall - [C.P.] & elsewhere. American Black Duck Mallard - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Double-crested Cormorant - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Great Blue Heron (scarce now) Great Egret - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Snowy Egret - [C.P.] & elsewhere (as fly-overs). Green Heron - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Black-crowned Night-Heron - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (scarce) Black Vulture - again seen from n. Manhattan. Turkey Vulture - seen from [C.P.] & elsewhere - (multiple observations). Osprey - seen from [C.P.] & elsewhere - (w/ multiple observers at C.P.) Bald Eagle (over Hudson River, fly-by; species also reported by others. Red-tailed Hawk - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Killdeer (ongoing at several locations) Spotted Sandpiper - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Laughing Gull - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Ring-billed Gull (much scarcer now) [American] Herring Gull - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Great Black-backed Gull - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Common Tern - from lower Manhattan & esp. on Governors Island. ['feral'] Rock Pigeon - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Mourning Dove - [C.P.] & elsewhere. American Kestrel - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Peregrine Falcon - seen from [C.P.] & elsewhere. Black-billed Cuckoo - [C.P.] Yellow-billed Cuckoo - [C.P.] & elsewhere. 2 owls - and Common Nighthawk. Chimney Swift - [C.P. & elsewhere] - great no’s. moving thru in early a.m., still many thru the day to dusk. Ruby-throated Hummingbird - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Belted Kingfisher (scarce) Red-bellied Woodpecker - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Downy Woodpecker - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Hairy Woodpecker (relatively scarce) Yellow-shafted Flicker - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Olive-sided Flycatcher - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Eastern Wood-Pewee - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - [C.P.] & elsewhere (seen singing/calling, C.P.; & late in day, 2 seen quite well at R’side. Park-north) Acadian Flycatcher - [C.P.] & elsewhere. (multiple singing birds, incl. in the Central Park Ramble) [‘Traill’s'-type Empidonax genus] Flycatcher - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Willow Flycatcher [Least Flycatcher] - (at least several seen-not-heard Empidonax, best fitting this species plumage & bill… *at least* of expected sp.!) Eastern Phoebe (scarce) Great Crested Flycatcher - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Eastern Kingbird - [C.P.] & elsewhere. [White-eyed Vireo - possible; and this is a potential breeding species, which has bred in NYC regularly] Warbling Vireo - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Red-eyed Vireo - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Blue Jay - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Common Raven - ongoing in Manhattan. American Crow - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Fish Crow (not that scarce at some locations in the county) Tree Swallow - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Northern Rough-winged Swallow - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Barn Swallow - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Black-capped Chickadee - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Tufted Titmouse - [C.P.] & elsewhere. White-breasted Nuthatch - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Carolina Wren - [C.P.] & elsewhere. House Wren - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (scarce) Veery - at least 2, one in Central Park; quite late for here. Gray-cheeked Thrush - [C.P.] & elsewhere. [possibility also for non-vocal Bicknell's Thrush, which are still migrating]. Swainson's Thrush - [C.P.] & elsewhere - this species is still being found rather widely in Manhattan & a fair no. have been singing at times, esp. with the recent rains. Veery - [C.P.] - 1, or poss. 2. **[Hermit Thrush - this species has been reported a few times lately & we have, rather-rarely, had the species even later, into June here.] Wood Thrush - [C.P.] & elsewhere. American Robin - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Gray Catbird - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Northern Mockingbird - [C.P.] &
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 5/31 - many ongoing migrants, 19 warbler spp. & more
Memorial Day - Monday, May 31st - Some of the many birds found in N.Y. County on the day are listed below. Those (also) found within Central Park are noted with [C.P.] There were at least 18 species of warblers still lingering / passing through at Central Park, and at least 19 species for all of N.Y. County on the day. Nice movements of Chimney Swifts & some swallows in the morning, some still on the move late-day. Both Y.-b. & B.-b. Cuckoos were present in Central Park, skulking & rather quiet. A few species listed below have no locations listed so as not to bring additional attention. A fairly good variety of the birds were vocalizing, including male songbirds such as warblers giving song. However, a high proportion overall were either female, or non-vocal 1st-spring males. In addition, some warblers that were singing were giving less-typical versions of some of their songs. None that I saw were id’d. solely on hearing in Central Park, while elsewhere a few were if seen previously. Weather clearing (fully) late, and putting smiles back on a lot of faces with the temp’s recovering out of the 40’s, and sunny skies by midafternoon. Birds were active for all 15+ hours of daylight. Canada Goose - Central Park [C.P.] & elsewhere. [Atlantic] Brant (most may have departed by now) Wood Duck - [C.P.] (at least 2 drakes continue, w/ multiple observers) Gadwall - [C.P.] & elsewhere. American Black Duck Mallard - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Double-crested Cormorant - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Great Blue Heron (scarce now) Great Egret - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Snowy Egret - [C.P.] & elsewhere (as fly-overs). Green Heron - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Black-crowned Night-Heron - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (scarce) Black Vulture - again seen from n. Manhattan. Turkey Vulture - seen from [C.P.] & elsewhere - (multiple observations). Osprey - seen from [C.P.] & elsewhere - (w/ multiple observers at C.P.) Bald Eagle (over Hudson River, fly-by; species also reported by others. Red-tailed Hawk - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Killdeer (ongoing at several locations) Spotted Sandpiper - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Laughing Gull - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Ring-billed Gull (much scarcer now) [American] Herring Gull - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Great Black-backed Gull - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Common Tern - from lower Manhattan & esp. on Governors Island. ['feral'] Rock Pigeon - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Mourning Dove - [C.P.] & elsewhere. American Kestrel - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Peregrine Falcon - seen from [C.P.] & elsewhere. Black-billed Cuckoo - [C.P.] Yellow-billed Cuckoo - [C.P.] & elsewhere. 2 owls - and Common Nighthawk. Chimney Swift - [C.P. & elsewhere] - great no’s. moving thru in early a.m., still many thru the day to dusk. Ruby-throated Hummingbird - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Belted Kingfisher (scarce) Red-bellied Woodpecker - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Downy Woodpecker - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Hairy Woodpecker (relatively scarce) Yellow-shafted Flicker - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Olive-sided Flycatcher - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Eastern Wood-Pewee - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - [C.P.] & elsewhere (seen singing/calling, C.P.; & late in day, 2 seen quite well at R’side. Park-north) Acadian Flycatcher - [C.P.] & elsewhere. (multiple singing birds, incl. in the Central Park Ramble) [‘Traill’s'-type Empidonax genus] Flycatcher - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Willow Flycatcher [Least Flycatcher] - (at least several seen-not-heard Empidonax, best fitting this species plumage & bill… *at least* of expected sp.!) Eastern Phoebe (scarce) Great Crested Flycatcher - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Eastern Kingbird - [C.P.] & elsewhere. [White-eyed Vireo - possible; and this is a potential breeding species, which has bred in NYC regularly] Warbling Vireo - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Red-eyed Vireo - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Blue Jay - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Common Raven - ongoing in Manhattan. American Crow - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Fish Crow (not that scarce at some locations in the county) Tree Swallow - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Northern Rough-winged Swallow - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Barn Swallow - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Black-capped Chickadee - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Tufted Titmouse - [C.P.] & elsewhere. White-breasted Nuthatch - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Carolina Wren - [C.P.] & elsewhere. House Wren - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (scarce) Veery - at least 2, one in Central Park; quite late for here. Gray-cheeked Thrush - [C.P.] & elsewhere. [possibility also for non-vocal Bicknell's Thrush, which are still migrating]. Swainson's Thrush - [C.P.] & elsewhere - this species is still being found rather widely in Manhattan & a fair no. have been singing at times, esp. with the recent rains. Veery - [C.P.] - 1, or poss. 2. **[Hermit Thrush - this species has been reported a few times lately & we have, rather-rarely, had the species even later, into June here.] Wood Thrush - [C.P.] & elsewhere. American Robin - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Gray Catbird - [C.P.] & elsewhere. Northern Mockingbird - [C.P.] &
