[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - 20 Warbler spp.+1 hybrid-form [Brewster's] and other Friday 8/12 migrants
As an [extra-limital] addendum-corrigendum, the flock of White Ibis in the state of *Maine* (at Wells, southern-coast area) had grown to more than thirty (31 of that species may have been a highest count on the day) on Aug. 11th, and many of the same flock were seen again in that state and area, on Friday 8/12. Additionally in **New Jersey**, multiple kind readers (and my own further read-thru’s of reports) showed that *phenomenal* numbers of White Ibis were *just-lately* well-observed and reported for in-particular, Cape May County in southern New Jersey. High tallies there have come to **more than one-thousand of White Ibis**, with also very impressive numbers of various other wading-type/colonial birds. - - - - New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s Island and Governors Island and skies & waters adjacent. Friday, August 12th: Some of the migrants found Friday in a big push (some definitely earlier than is ‘expected’, although many not, and some just very-slightly-so) of warblers, in particular, which are listed below. Those with one asterisk below had multiple locations / observations, those with 2 asterisks had many observations, while those left with no star may have been singletons or, in any event, were not so widely-seen / reported, all of which may be amended w/ some additions as with other various other groups of migrants. Ovenbird*, Worm-eating Warbler*, Louisiana Waterthrush*, Northern Waterthrush**, Blue-winged Warbler*, Golden-wingedxBlue-winged Warbler (hybrid - “Brewster’s" type), Black-and-white Warbler**, Tennessee Warbler*, Nashville Warbler*, Mourning Warbler, Common Yellowthroat**, Hooded Warbler, American Redstart**, Northern Parula*, Yellow Warbler**, Chestnut-sided Warbler*, Black-throated Blue Warbler, [“Myrtle"]/Yellow-rumped Warbler, Prairie Warbler*, Canada Warbler**, Wilson's Warbler. There may be some additional species - a very large-diverse push of these warblers, although preceded by a day or two of fairly good new arrivals and passage-movements. A fair to high number also going on past the county, and almost certainly well-beyond the city and thus on to state[s] to the south of N.Y. The “Myrtle”/Yellow-rumped Warbler is definitely early, yet a few others of that species which does not nest in N.Y. City have been coming through the city, & at least a few also have been recorded to the south of the state (in areas where not breeding). The big uptick in species-diversity was possibly a bit overshadowed by the sheer numbers of the most-numerous newly-arrived ‘additionals', such as (more of) Ovenbird, N. Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart, and Yellow Warbler as well as a modest but substantial uptick of Canada Warbler, just from Thursday into Friday. A good migration day for all of the county. Amongst other migrants on the day: Bobolinks, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, Red-winged Blackbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds… Indigo Buntings, Scarlet Tanagers… Swainson’s Thrush (latter rather early), Veery… Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.s.. Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Purple Martin, Tree Swallow (at least some on local-movement), Bank Swallow, and especially, Barn Swallows… OLIVE-SIDED Flycatcher (not really early, always an anticipated boreal-breeding migrant), Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (one), Alder/Willow Flycatcher (often-lumped for a sighting-report, when ID is not clinched to the particular species in this closely related ‘pair’ & often noted as Traill's Flycatcher - the older common name before that became 2 species, whch we now know as Alder and Willow in their individual designations), plus species in the genus-Empidonax, possibly including Acadian, and Great Crested Flycatcher, plus Eastern Kingbirds (latter including a moderate diurnal flight, the first somewhat larger flight of this summer’s southbound-season here) … Ospreys (at least a few migrating as well as locally-active birds continuing), Bald Eagle (same as with ospreys) … Black Vultures, Turkey Vulture (these both mentioned as either might be poss. migrants even now, in mid-August, but also may be of local-movements only for now) … there also were sightings of Common Ravens in higher-than-average for the county numbers, and *perhaps* beyond-local-movement … Great Blue Heron (some movement, although not clear that this species was / is ‘southbound’ at all, now) … Common Terns, Ring-billed Gulls… Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (& hummingbird-species, even if by-default generally considered all the 1 named species for now; these moving diurnally, as well as stop-overs in flower-feeding areas) … Chimney Swifts (in numbers at times and some areas) … Yellow-billed Cuckoo … & some shorebirds, with Spotted Sandipers the more-evident of those in the county for the day. LIKELY some additional species of migrants were on the move in & over the county. There may have been an uptick in Red-eyed Vireo numbers, however
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - 20 Warbler spp.+1 hybrid-form [Brewster's] and other Friday 8/12 migrants
As an [extra-limital] addendum-corrigendum, the flock of White Ibis in the state of *Maine* (at Wells, southern-coast area) had grown to more than thirty (31 of that species may have been a highest count on the day) on Aug. 11th, and many of the same flock were seen again in that state and area, on Friday 8/12. Additionally in **New Jersey**, multiple kind readers (and my own further read-thru’s of reports) showed that *phenomenal* numbers of White Ibis were *just-lately* well-observed and reported for in-particular, Cape May County in southern New Jersey. High tallies there have come to **more than one-thousand of White Ibis**, with also very impressive numbers of various other wading-type/colonial birds. - - - - New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s Island and Governors Island and skies & waters adjacent. Friday, August 12th: Some of the migrants found Friday in a big push (some definitely earlier than is ‘expected’, although many not, and some just very-slightly-so) of warblers, in particular, which are listed below. Those with one asterisk below had multiple locations / observations, those with 2 asterisks had many observations, while those left with no star may have been singletons or, in any event, were not so widely-seen / reported, all of which may be amended w/ some additions as with other various other groups of migrants. Ovenbird*, Worm-eating Warbler*, Louisiana Waterthrush*, Northern Waterthrush**, Blue-winged Warbler*, Golden-wingedxBlue-winged Warbler (hybrid - “Brewster’s" type), Black-and-white Warbler**, Tennessee Warbler*, Nashville Warbler*, Mourning Warbler, Common Yellowthroat**, Hooded Warbler, American Redstart**, Northern Parula*, Yellow Warbler**, Chestnut-sided Warbler*, Black-throated Blue Warbler, [“Myrtle"]/Yellow-rumped Warbler, Prairie Warbler*, Canada Warbler**, Wilson's Warbler. There may be some additional species - a very large-diverse push of these warblers, although preceded by a day or two of fairly good new arrivals and passage-movements. A fair to high number also going on past the county, and almost certainly well-beyond the city and thus on to state[s] to the south of N.Y. The “Myrtle”/Yellow-rumped Warbler is definitely early, yet a few others of that species which does not nest in N.Y. City have been coming through the city, & at least a few also have been recorded to the south of the state (in areas where not breeding). The big uptick in species-diversity was possibly a bit overshadowed by the sheer numbers of the most-numerous newly-arrived ‘additionals', such as (more of) Ovenbird, N. Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart, and Yellow Warbler as well as a modest but substantial uptick of Canada Warbler, just from Thursday into Friday. A good migration day for all of the county. Amongst other migrants on the day: Bobolinks, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, Red-winged Blackbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds… Indigo Buntings, Scarlet Tanagers… Swainson’s Thrush (latter rather early), Veery… Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.s.. Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Purple Martin, Tree Swallow (at least some on local-movement), Bank Swallow, and especially, Barn Swallows… OLIVE-SIDED Flycatcher (not really early, always an anticipated boreal-breeding migrant), Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (one), Alder/Willow Flycatcher (often-lumped for a sighting-report, when ID is not clinched to the particular species in this closely related ‘pair’ & often noted as Traill's Flycatcher - the older common name before that became 2 species, whch we now know as Alder and Willow in their individual designations), plus species in the genus-Empidonax, possibly including Acadian, and Great Crested Flycatcher, plus Eastern Kingbirds (latter including a moderate diurnal flight, the first somewhat larger flight of this summer’s southbound-season here) … Ospreys (at least a few migrating as well as locally-active birds continuing), Bald Eagle (same as with ospreys) … Black Vultures, Turkey Vulture (these both mentioned as either might be poss. migrants even now, in mid-August, but also may be of local-movements only for now) … there also were sightings of Common Ravens in higher-than-average for the county numbers, and *perhaps* beyond-local-movement … Great Blue Heron (some movement, although not clear that this species was / is ‘southbound’ at all, now) … Common Terns, Ring-billed Gulls… Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (& hummingbird-species, even if by-default generally considered all the 1 named species for now; these moving diurnally, as well as stop-overs in flower-feeding areas) … Chimney Swifts (in numbers at times and some areas) … Yellow-billed Cuckoo … & some shorebirds, with Spotted Sandipers the more-evident of those in the county for the day. LIKELY some additional species of migrants were on the move in & over the county. There may have been an uptick in Red-eyed Vireo numbers, however
[nysbirds-l] EXTRALIMITAL: CAPE VERDE SHEARWATER MA
By now, some of you might have learned of the massive find of a Cape Verde
Shearwater offshore of Chatham Massachusetts this morning. First record for MA
and 2nd for North America.
The lucky party of 5 consisted of some heavy hitters in Ian Davies, Jeremiah
Trimble (credited with the spot), Peter Trimble, Nick Bonomo and Julian Hough.
I immediately thought of the Sunday Pelagic out of Brooklyn. Good luck to all
of you who are on that boat. Study up on your Pelagic birds as who knows what
might show up and you need to be ready for it.
Cheers,
“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our
mind.” ~ Bob Marley
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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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[nysbirds-l] EXTRALIMITAL: CAPE VERDE SHEARWATER MA
By now, some of you might have learned of the massive find of a Cape Verde
Shearwater offshore of Chatham Massachusetts this morning. First record for MA
and 2nd for North America.
The lucky party of 5 consisted of some heavy hitters in Ian Davies, Jeremiah
Trimble (credited with the spot), Peter Trimble, Nick Bonomo and Julian Hough.
I immediately thought of the Sunday Pelagic out of Brooklyn. Good luck to all
of you who are on that boat. Study up on your Pelagic birds as who knows what
might show up and you need to be ready for it.
Cheers,
“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our
mind.” ~ Bob Marley
“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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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Fri. Aug. 12, 2022: Seven Species of Wood Warblers including Hooded and Blue-winged Warblers, Scarlet Tanager
Central Park NYC - North End Friday, August. 12, 2022 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. Highlights: Seven Species of Wood Warblers including Hooded and Blue-winged Warblers, Scarlet Tanager. Canada Goose - 2 at the Pool Wood Duck - male northeast Reservoir Mallard - 10 Double-crested Cormorant - 2 Reservoir Great Egret - 2 flyovers Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 adult at the Pool Red-tailed Hawk - 1 flyover Great Horned Owl - continues Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 adult at the Loch Downy Woodpecker - 1 North Meadow Ball Fields Northern Flicker - 2 heard-only Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 Loch Eastern Kingbird - 2 at the Pool Empidonax Flycatcher - Conservatory Garden Warbling Vireo - 4 Red-eyed Vireo - 3 Blue Jay - 3 American Crow - 5 near owl Barn Swallow - 3 North Meadow Ball Fields Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 4 along the Loch, reported by E. J. Bartolazo Carolina Wren - heard-only Loch Gray Catbird - 6 American Robin - 8 American Goldfinch - male at Wildflower Meadow Baltimore Oriole - 3 Common Grackle - 4 Northern Waterthrush - 3 Blue-winged Warbler - 1 west side of the Pool Hooded Warbler - 1 female west end of the Loch American Redstart - 9 Yellow Warbler - 4 Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 (Fort Clinton the Loch) Canada Warbler - 4 Scarlet Tanager - male at the Pool Northern Cardinal - 3 Nice to see fall migration well underway, Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Fri. Aug. 12, 2022: Seven Species of Wood Warblers including Hooded and Blue-winged Warblers, Scarlet Tanager
Central Park NYC - North End Friday, August. 12, 2022 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. Highlights: Seven Species of Wood Warblers including Hooded and Blue-winged Warblers, Scarlet Tanager. Canada Goose - 2 at the Pool Wood Duck - male northeast Reservoir Mallard - 10 Double-crested Cormorant - 2 Reservoir Great Egret - 2 flyovers Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 adult at the Pool Red-tailed Hawk - 1 flyover Great Horned Owl - continues Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 adult at the Loch Downy Woodpecker - 1 North Meadow Ball Fields Northern Flicker - 2 heard-only Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 Loch Eastern Kingbird - 2 at the Pool Empidonax Flycatcher - Conservatory Garden Warbling Vireo - 4 Red-eyed Vireo - 3 Blue Jay - 3 American Crow - 5 near owl Barn Swallow - 3 North Meadow Ball Fields Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 4 along the Loch, reported by E. J. Bartolazo Carolina Wren - heard-only Loch Gray Catbird - 6 American Robin - 8 American Goldfinch - male at Wildflower Meadow Baltimore Oriole - 3 Common Grackle - 4 Northern Waterthrush - 3 Blue-winged Warbler - 1 west side of the Pool Hooded Warbler - 1 female west end of the Loch American Redstart - 9 Yellow Warbler - 4 Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 (Fort Clinton the Loch) Canada Warbler - 4 Scarlet Tanager - male at the Pool Northern Cardinal - 3 Nice to see fall migration well underway, Deb Allen -- 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] White Ibis, Dewilt Avenue Marsh - YES
The White Ibis continues in the marshes at the end of Dewilt Avenue. Initially seen preening to the left of the vantage point, but just took off and flew to the right and landed at the far end. Cheers, -Tim H -- 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] White Ibis, Dewilt Avenue Marsh - YES
The White Ibis continues in the marshes at the end of Dewilt Avenue. Initially seen preening to the left of the vantage point, but just took off and flew to the right and landed at the far end. Cheers, -Tim H -- 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] Staten Island White Ibis (YES)
Robert Proniewych just reported the White Ibis White Ibis currently is in the
marshes at the end of Delwit Avenue.
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林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
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[nysbirds-l] Staten Island White Ibis (YES)
Robert Proniewych just reported the White Ibis White Ibis currently is in the
marshes at the end of Delwit Avenue.
“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our
mind.” ~ Bob Marley
“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
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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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[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 8/10-11 - migrants incl. (at least) 12 warbler spp.; also, rarity-notes.
Extra-limitally, the STELLER’S Sea-Eagle, still of course one of, if not the, rarest [wild-&-free] birds in North America this summer / year, was ongoing thru Thursday, 8/11 at ’Spaniard’s Cove’, Trinity Bay on Newfoundland, the eastern Maritime province of Canada, where it has been for some while this summer. Many observers have lately been out to that area of NFLD. to view the Steller’s Sea-Eagle just this month; also as some will have recalled, super views of that sea-eagle are not at all guaranteed and also not especially ‘easy’, however and nonetheless some very nice documentation images have been obtained in recent days. And a GRAY Heron was being seen on Prince Edward Island, one of Canada’s Maritime (eastern) provinces, from at least Aug. 6th to 8th, first (apparently) reported by Bonnyman & McCarthy and subsequenly seen & further confirmed by multiple others. *If* that heron has moved on, while New England states (& other eastern provinces in Canada, of course) are possible stop-over destinations, NY state is not at all out-of the running as a potential site for such a rare visitor. - - - Since it was specifically asked-for to this list, the Neotropic Cormorant had been seen in the morning (at least) on Thursday 8/11 (an eBird report w/photos, B. Nott) at the “Global Oil” terminal site near Newburgh NY (Orange County), where it has been on many days this summer. The BAR-TAILED Godwit was still being seen into Wed., 8/10 at Cupsogue Beach Park in Suffolk County (Long Island) NY; this may reasonably be held as the rarest bird recently in NY state. For some additional context, the juvenile / immature White Ibis seen on Staten Island [Richmond County, N.Y. City] on 8/10 by at least 3 observers who all made eBird-confirmed reports soon-after, and again seen by more observers Thurs., 8/11 - was a part of a broader general movement of Ibis-species along with other 'wading-types’ of birds - it’s worth keeping eyes-out for any Ibis anywhere at all - in the entire region. The reports of (at least) 15 - that’s fifteen - White Ibis, all apparent juvenile / immature birds at Wells, MAINE, suggest the scale of some of this movement recently. Also, those looking at (or there to see from) New Jersey and other mid-Atlantic-states' sightings may have been seeing the sometimes-high no’s. of White Ibis, more-frequently seen in recent years, and for this year - this summer - in particular. There had been an adult-plumaged White Ibis in Quincy, Massachusetts for at least 4 days from Aug. 2nd thru 5th. At least 14 White Ibis were seen in Salisbury Maryland on 8/11. There are more examples such as from Ohio. - - - New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s Island and Governors Island; Wed. and Thursday, August 10th & 11th: The Dickcissel found & priorly-reported to this list (D. Gochfeld) was also seen later the same day at Governors Island, and further photo-documented; that species will of course sometimes move on soon after a find in some areas however some individuals may also linger for days, weeks and occasionally longer, so that’s a bird to keep in mind (and also as more may pass in the rest of all of this year’s southbound movements) for that location and just generally including of course all of N.Y. County. (A lot of small patches of habitat fairly conducive to that species in fact exist scattered about, and it’s also worth recalling that Dickcissels will sometimes spend inordinate amounts of time around House Sparrow flocks.) The Black Tern also reported from Governors Island is a further reminder of what is potentially ‘out there’, and moving through as fall-migrations & movements are here, & as well that a willingness & ability to carry a scope, &/or a seriously powerful lens on camera or video-device, will potentially give some dividends, albeit often combined with good old-fashioned work, a.k.a. time and efforts. Blue-winged Warbler was among species of that group of birds which were starting to arrive (in N.Y. County, including in Central Park & also elsewhere in the region as arriving / passing migrants, including also at least 2nd-of-season-movement Prairie Warbler, as some changes to weather-fronts were occuring regionally. Ovenbirds, Black-and-white Warblers, American Redstarts, Yellow Warblers and both species of Waterthrush (bit more of Northern, as expected by now) were some of other warbler spp. coming along in their numbers, with small or single-no’s. of Tennessee, Worm-eating, Canada, and the possibility some Common Yellowthroats also were on the move (although some of the latter have been in a number of areas thru later in spring and to recently, nest-attempting or at least lingering for summer). Some observers have been managing to find at least a few warbler spp. in some locations even in short watches, this week. Certainly the larger uptick in both diversity and numbers of warblers came by
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 8/10-11 - migrants incl. (at least) 12 warbler spp.; also, rarity-notes.
Extra-limitally, the STELLER’S Sea-Eagle, still of course one of, if not the, rarest [wild-&-free] birds in North America this summer / year, was ongoing thru Thursday, 8/11 at ’Spaniard’s Cove’, Trinity Bay on Newfoundland, the eastern Maritime province of Canada, where it has been for some while this summer. Many observers have lately been out to that area of NFLD. to view the Steller’s Sea-Eagle just this month; also as some will have recalled, super views of that sea-eagle are not at all guaranteed and also not especially ‘easy’, however and nonetheless some very nice documentation images have been obtained in recent days. And a GRAY Heron was being seen on Prince Edward Island, one of Canada’s Maritime (eastern) provinces, from at least Aug. 6th to 8th, first (apparently) reported by Bonnyman & McCarthy and subsequenly seen & further confirmed by multiple others. *If* that heron has moved on, while New England states (& other eastern provinces in Canada, of course) are possible stop-over destinations, NY state is not at all out-of the running as a potential site for such a rare visitor. - - - Since it was specifically asked-for to this list, the Neotropic Cormorant had been seen in the morning (at least) on Thursday 8/11 (an eBird report w/photos, B. Nott) at the “Global Oil” terminal site near Newburgh NY (Orange County), where it has been on many days this summer. The BAR-TAILED Godwit was still being seen into Wed., 8/10 at Cupsogue Beach Park in Suffolk County (Long Island) NY; this may reasonably be held as the rarest bird recently in NY state. For some additional context, the juvenile / immature White Ibis seen on Staten Island [Richmond County, N.Y. City] on 8/10 by at least 3 observers who all made eBird-confirmed reports soon-after, and again seen by more observers Thurs., 8/11 - was a part of a broader general movement of Ibis-species along with other 'wading-types’ of birds - it’s worth keeping eyes-out for any Ibis anywhere at all - in the entire region. The reports of (at least) 15 - that’s fifteen - White Ibis, all apparent juvenile / immature birds at Wells, MAINE, suggest the scale of some of this movement recently. Also, those looking at (or there to see from) New Jersey and other mid-Atlantic-states' sightings may have been seeing the sometimes-high no’s. of White Ibis, more-frequently seen in recent years, and for this year - this summer - in particular. There had been an adult-plumaged White Ibis in Quincy, Massachusetts for at least 4 days from Aug. 2nd thru 5th. At least 14 White Ibis were seen in Salisbury Maryland on 8/11. There are more examples such as from Ohio. - - - New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s Island and Governors Island; Wed. and Thursday, August 10th & 11th: The Dickcissel found & priorly-reported to this list (D. Gochfeld) was also seen later the same day at Governors Island, and further photo-documented; that species will of course sometimes move on soon after a find in some areas however some individuals may also linger for days, weeks and occasionally longer, so that’s a bird to keep in mind (and also as more may pass in the rest of all of this year’s southbound movements) for that location and just generally including of course all of N.Y. County. (A lot of small patches of habitat fairly conducive to that species in fact exist scattered about, and it’s also worth recalling that Dickcissels will sometimes spend inordinate amounts of time around House Sparrow flocks.) The Black Tern also reported from Governors Island is a further reminder of what is potentially ‘out there’, and moving through as fall-migrations & movements are here, & as well that a willingness & ability to carry a scope, &/or a seriously powerful lens on camera or video-device, will potentially give some dividends, albeit often combined with good old-fashioned work, a.k.a. time and efforts. Blue-winged Warbler was among species of that group of birds which were starting to arrive (in N.Y. County, including in Central Park & also elsewhere in the region as arriving / passing migrants, including also at least 2nd-of-season-movement Prairie Warbler, as some changes to weather-fronts were occuring regionally. Ovenbirds, Black-and-white Warblers, American Redstarts, Yellow Warblers and both species of Waterthrush (bit more of Northern, as expected by now) were some of other warbler spp. coming along in their numbers, with small or single-no’s. of Tennessee, Worm-eating, Canada, and the possibility some Common Yellowthroats also were on the move (although some of the latter have been in a number of areas thru later in spring and to recently, nest-attempting or at least lingering for summer). Some observers have been managing to find at least a few warbler spp. in some locations even in short watches, this week. Certainly the larger uptick in both diversity and numbers of warblers came by
[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] RE: [ebirdsnyc] Jamaica Bay East & West Pond Shorebird Updates…
Hi all,
Please, let’s all just all dial it back. This thread was all in good fun about
the potentially good birds one could add to their Kings County list and I
rather enjoyed the discussion and appreciated the participation until it was
derailed.
We have much work to do. There are potentially Limpkins, White Ibis and who
knows what else might be awaiting discovery, so let’s get out there and find
some birds
Have a blessed day and stay hydrated.
“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our
mind.” ~ Bob Marley
“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 Aug 12, 2022, at 1:29 AM, rcech wrote:
>
>
> My point exactly. Andrew is a hero, but needn't toil alone. Don is a
> long-time, hard-working hero who (imho) deserves our conscientious support as
> well. That's all.
>
> Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device
>
>
> Original message
> From: Gordon Lam
> Date: 8/12/22 12:59 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: rcech
> Cc: Joshua Malbin , ebirds...@groups.io, nysbirds-l
>
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] RE: [ebirdsnyc] Jamaica Bay East &
> West Pond Shorebird Updates…
>
> With all deference to Andrew, have any of you heard of Don Riepe?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>>> On Aug 11, 2022, at 9:57 PM, rcech wrote:
>>>
>>
>> I agree.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device
>>
>>
>> Original message
>> From: Joshua Malbin
>> Date: 8/12/22 12:40 AM (GMT-05:00)
>> To: rc...@nyc.rr.com
>> Cc: ebirds...@groups.io, nysbirds-l
>> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] RE: [ebirdsnyc] Jamaica Bay East & West Pond
>> Shorebird Updates…
>>
>> If anyone has put more effort into Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge habitat than
>> Andrew over the last decade, I would be shocked.
>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 9:35 PM wrote:
>>> Friends, I’ve erased most of the back-and-forth notes on borough boundaries
>>> at Jamaica Bay (I was XMas count compiler for Bklyn count for 26 years,
>>> have been through all that).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have one gentle observation – if the community put as much energy into
>>> insisting on a habitat management plan to return JBWR to its former
>>> ascendant glory, as on worrying over what county list a sighting might go
>>> on, our efforts might extend more positively into the future.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yours in having protected Brooklyn’s East Pond/West Pond compromise line
>>> for all those years – but also having submitted habitat planning comments
>>> on behalf of NYC Butterfly Club,
>>>
>>> Rick Cech
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: ebirds...@groups.io On Behalf Of Andrew Baksh
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 10:04 PM
>>> To: nysbirds-l
>>> Cc: NycEbirds
>>> Subject: [ebirdsnyc] Jamaica Bay East & West Pond Shorebird Updates…
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Alas, my plans to up my Kings County list went awry as none of the
>>> shorebird rarities seen on the Brooklyn side of the West Pond was there
>>> today. And so I must remain patient. Shane Blodgett, came to mind today as
>>> I finally understood his persistence in waiting for a 2010 West Pond
>>> Black-bellied Whistling-Duck to cross over into Brooklyn’s territory
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As for the East Pond. Well, I decided to take a crack at the Northend this
>>> afternoon and it was a good decision. 22 species of Shorebirds is not too
>>> shabby.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The highlights were:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> HUDSONIAN GODWIT (2)
>>>
>>> MARBLED GODWIT (2)
>>>
>>> WILSON’s PHALAROPE (2 - adult and juvenile)
>>>
>>> WHIMBREL (flyover) my second flyover bird of the season, also seen by Eric
>>> Miller and Jean Loscalzo. The bird was last seen heading across the road
>>> towards the West Pond.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Shorebird numbers have tailed off as to be expected; however, the diversity
>>> is increasing. Juvenile Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers numbers are up.
>>> Though, I have not seen any juvenile Western Sandpiper as of yet and it has
>>> been awhile since I was able to pull out any adult from the mass of “brown
>>> jobs” that now dominate the peep scene. Watch out for those big billed
>>> Semis.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Greater Yellowlegs remain sparse in numbers. Lesser Yellowlegs numbers are
>>> way down but counts remain somewhat decent, with several juveniles. Stilt
>>> Sandpipers are still showing in double digits but well down from weeks ago.
>>>
[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] RE: [ebirdsnyc] Jamaica Bay East & West Pond Shorebird Updates…
Hi all,
Please, let’s all just all dial it back. This thread was all in good fun about
the potentially good birds one could add to their Kings County list and I
rather enjoyed the discussion and appreciated the participation until it was
derailed.
We have much work to do. There are potentially Limpkins, White Ibis and who
knows what else might be awaiting discovery, so let’s get out there and find
some birds
Have a blessed day and stay hydrated.
“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our
mind.” ~ Bob Marley
“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 Aug 12, 2022, at 1:29 AM, rcech wrote:
>
>
> My point exactly. Andrew is a hero, but needn't toil alone. Don is a
> long-time, hard-working hero who (imho) deserves our conscientious support as
> well. That's all.
>
> Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device
>
>
> Original message
> From: Gordon Lam
> Date: 8/12/22 12:59 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: rcech
> Cc: Joshua Malbin , ebirds...@groups.io, nysbirds-l
>
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] RE: [ebirdsnyc] Jamaica Bay East &
> West Pond Shorebird Updates…
>
> With all deference to Andrew, have any of you heard of Don Riepe?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>>> On Aug 11, 2022, at 9:57 PM, rcech wrote:
>>>
>>
>> I agree.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device
>>
>>
>> Original message
>> From: Joshua Malbin
>> Date: 8/12/22 12:40 AM (GMT-05:00)
>> To: rc...@nyc.rr.com
>> Cc: ebirds...@groups.io, nysbirds-l
>> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] RE: [ebirdsnyc] Jamaica Bay East & West Pond
>> Shorebird Updates…
>>
>> If anyone has put more effort into Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge habitat than
>> Andrew over the last decade, I would be shocked.
>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 9:35 PM wrote:
>>> Friends, I’ve erased most of the back-and-forth notes on borough boundaries
>>> at Jamaica Bay (I was XMas count compiler for Bklyn count for 26 years,
>>> have been through all that).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have one gentle observation – if the community put as much energy into
>>> insisting on a habitat management plan to return JBWR to its former
>>> ascendant glory, as on worrying over what county list a sighting might go
>>> on, our efforts might extend more positively into the future.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yours in having protected Brooklyn’s East Pond/West Pond compromise line
>>> for all those years – but also having submitted habitat planning comments
>>> on behalf of NYC Butterfly Club,
>>>
>>> Rick Cech
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: ebirds...@groups.io On Behalf Of Andrew Baksh
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 10:04 PM
>>> To: nysbirds-l
>>> Cc: NycEbirds
>>> Subject: [ebirdsnyc] Jamaica Bay East & West Pond Shorebird Updates…
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Alas, my plans to up my Kings County list went awry as none of the
>>> shorebird rarities seen on the Brooklyn side of the West Pond was there
>>> today. And so I must remain patient. Shane Blodgett, came to mind today as
>>> I finally understood his persistence in waiting for a 2010 West Pond
>>> Black-bellied Whistling-Duck to cross over into Brooklyn’s territory
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As for the East Pond. Well, I decided to take a crack at the Northend this
>>> afternoon and it was a good decision. 22 species of Shorebirds is not too
>>> shabby.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The highlights were:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> HUDSONIAN GODWIT (2)
>>>
>>> MARBLED GODWIT (2)
>>>
>>> WILSON’s PHALAROPE (2 - adult and juvenile)
>>>
>>> WHIMBREL (flyover) my second flyover bird of the season, also seen by Eric
>>> Miller and Jean Loscalzo. The bird was last seen heading across the road
>>> towards the West Pond.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Shorebird numbers have tailed off as to be expected; however, the diversity
>>> is increasing. Juvenile Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers numbers are up.
>>> Though, I have not seen any juvenile Western Sandpiper as of yet and it has
>>> been awhile since I was able to pull out any adult from the mass of “brown
>>> jobs” that now dominate the peep scene. Watch out for those big billed
>>> Semis.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Greater Yellowlegs remain sparse in numbers. Lesser Yellowlegs numbers are
>>> way down but counts remain somewhat decent, with several juveniles. Stilt
>>> Sandpipers are still showing in double digits but well down from weeks ago.
>>>
