[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * September 12, 2022 * NYSY 09. 12. 22 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): September 05, 2022 to September 12, 2022 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: September 12 AT 4:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #808: Monday September 12, 2022 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 05, 2022 Highlights: --- CACKLING GOOSE RUDDY TURNSTONE BAIRD’S SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER LAUGHING GULL FORSTER’S TERN RED-HEADED WOODPECKER PHILADELPHIA VIREO YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH SWAINSON’S THRUSH CONNECTICUT WARBLER YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER LINCOLN’S SPARROW CLAY-COLORED SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 9/17: A CONNECTICUT WARBLER and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO were seen at Howland Island. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER and 4 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were seen on the West Shore Trail near VanDyne Spoor Road. 9/18: A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen again and a SWAINSON’S THRUSH were seen on Howland Island. A LAUGHING GULL was found at the Visitor’s Center. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on the West Shore Trail. Cayuga County 9/13: A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Fair Haven State Park. Onondaga County 9/13: A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen at Oneida Shores Park. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at Arrowhead Lodge near Oneida Shores. 9/17: 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES were seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 9/18: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW and 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were seen under the power lines west of 60 Road north of Baldwinsville. 2 LINCOLN SPARROWS were seen at the old Van Buren transportation area west of Baldwinsville Oswego County 3/15: 3 SANDHILL CRANES were found at Biddlecum Road north of Phoenix. 12 shorebird species including STILT SANDPIPER and BAIRS’S SANDPIPER were seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario. 3/16: 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS joined the group of Shorebirds at the Sandy Pond Outlet. 3/17: A FORSTER’S TERN was seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was spotted at a residence on Baum Road north of Central Square. 3/18: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen on Hinman Road north of Pulaski. Madison County --- 9/12: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Devaul Road in Kirkville. 9/18: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was heard at Peterson Hollow Road near Erieville. Oneida County 9/14: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found at Spring Farms Nature Sanctuary south of clinton. 9/15: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at Spring Farms Nature Sanctuary. 9/16: 2 CACKLING GEESE were seen in flight in Waterville. 9/17: 1 BLACK VULTURE was again seen on Rt. 46 just south of the intersection of Rt. 69 i Rome. A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was seen at Lock 21 on the Barge Canal. Herkimer County 9/17: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at a private residence in Salisbury. ---end report Region 5 Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, NY 13027 -- 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] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * September 12, 2022 * NYSY 09. 12. 22 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): September 05, 2022 to September 12, 2022 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: September 12 AT 4:00 p.m. (EDT) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #808: Monday September 12, 2022 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 05, 2022 Highlights: --- CACKLING GOOSE RUDDY TURNSTONE BAIRD’S SANDPIPER STILT SANDPIPER AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER LAUGHING GULL FORSTER’S TERN RED-HEADED WOODPECKER PHILADELPHIA VIREO YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH SWAINSON’S THRUSH CONNECTICUT WARBLER YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER LINCOLN’S SPARROW CLAY-COLORED SPARROW Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 9/17: A CONNECTICUT WARBLER and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO were seen at Howland Island. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER and 4 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were seen on the West Shore Trail near VanDyne Spoor Road. 9/18: A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen again and a SWAINSON’S THRUSH were seen on Howland Island. A LAUGHING GULL was found at the Visitor’s Center. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on the West Shore Trail. Cayuga County 9/13: A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Fair Haven State Park. Onondaga County 9/13: A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen at Oneida Shores Park. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at Arrowhead Lodge near Oneida Shores. 9/17: 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES were seen at Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 9/18: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW and 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were seen under the power lines west of 60 Road north of Baldwinsville. 2 LINCOLN SPARROWS were seen at the old Van Buren transportation area west of Baldwinsville Oswego County 3/15: 3 SANDHILL CRANES were found at Biddlecum Road north of Phoenix. 12 shorebird species including STILT SANDPIPER and BAIRS’S SANDPIPER were seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario. 3/16: 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS joined the group of Shorebirds at the Sandy Pond Outlet. 3/17: A FORSTER’S TERN was seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was spotted at a residence on Baum Road north of Central Square. 3/18: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen on Hinman Road north of Pulaski. Madison County --- 9/12: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on Devaul Road in Kirkville. 9/18: An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was heard at Peterson Hollow Road near Erieville. Oneida County 9/14: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found at Spring Farms Nature Sanctuary south of clinton. 9/15: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at Spring Farms Nature Sanctuary. 9/16: 2 CACKLING GEESE were seen in flight in Waterville. 9/17: 1 BLACK VULTURE was again seen on Rt. 46 just south of the intersection of Rt. 69 i Rome. A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was seen at Lock 21 on the Barge Canal. Herkimer County 9/17: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at a private residence in Salisbury. ---end report Region 5 Joseph Brin Baldwinsville, NY 13027 -- 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, Mon. Sept. 19, 2022: Red-headed Woodpecker, 15 Wood Warbler Species
Central Park NYC Monday, September 19, 2022 OBS:Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. Highlights: Red-headed Woodpecker, 15 Wood Warbler Species including Nashville and Cape May Warblers. Mallard - 4 Mourning Dove - 8 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 at the Oven Herring Gull - 3 flyovers Red-tailed Hawk - adult catching a squirrel east of Azalea Pond Red-headed Woodpecker - 1 hatch-year bird east of Azalea Pond Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 in Ramble Downy Woodpecker - 4 Northern Flicker - 6 Eastern Wood-Pewee - 4 Red-eyed Vireo - 4 Blue Jay - 4-6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch - 9 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 on Sunday south side Turtle Pond House Wren - 4 Carolina Wren - 2 Shakespeare Garden Gray Catbird - 15-20 Brown Thrasher - 4 Veery - 1 in Ramble Wood Thrush - 5-7 American Robin - 20-30 House Finch - 4-6 White-throated Sparrow - 1 Swedish Cottage Common Grackle - 5-10 Ovenbird - 2 in Ramble Northern Waterthrush - 3 Black-and-white Warbler - 6-8 Nashville Warbler - 2 (Wagner Cove, Bow Bridge) Common Yellowthroat - 2 in Ramble American Redstart - 30-40 Cape May Warbler - 6 Northern Parula - 25-30 Magnolia Warbler - 4-5 Yellow Warbler - 2 (Wagner Cove, Turtle Pond Dock) Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3 Blackpoll Warbler - 1 Wagner Cove Black-throated Blue Warbler - 6 Pine Warbler - 1 Turtle Pond Dock Black-throated Green Warbler - 2 (Turtle Pond Dock, Swampy Pin Oak) Northern Cardinal - 6-8 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 4 -- In addition, Ruben Giron reported a Wilson's Warbler at the Maintenance Field: https://twitter.com/RubenGi02391602/status/1571822967780429828 -- 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, Mon. Sept. 19, 2022: Red-headed Woodpecker, 15 Wood Warbler Species
Central Park NYC Monday, September 19, 2022 OBS:Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. Highlights: Red-headed Woodpecker, 15 Wood Warbler Species including Nashville and Cape May Warblers. Mallard - 4 Mourning Dove - 8 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 at the Oven Herring Gull - 3 flyovers Red-tailed Hawk - adult catching a squirrel east of Azalea Pond Red-headed Woodpecker - 1 hatch-year bird east of Azalea Pond Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 in Ramble Downy Woodpecker - 4 Northern Flicker - 6 Eastern Wood-Pewee - 4 Red-eyed Vireo - 4 Blue Jay - 4-6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch - 9 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 on Sunday south side Turtle Pond House Wren - 4 Carolina Wren - 2 Shakespeare Garden Gray Catbird - 15-20 Brown Thrasher - 4 Veery - 1 in Ramble Wood Thrush - 5-7 American Robin - 20-30 House Finch - 4-6 White-throated Sparrow - 1 Swedish Cottage Common Grackle - 5-10 Ovenbird - 2 in Ramble Northern Waterthrush - 3 Black-and-white Warbler - 6-8 Nashville Warbler - 2 (Wagner Cove, Bow Bridge) Common Yellowthroat - 2 in Ramble American Redstart - 30-40 Cape May Warbler - 6 Northern Parula - 25-30 Magnolia Warbler - 4-5 Yellow Warbler - 2 (Wagner Cove, Turtle Pond Dock) Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3 Blackpoll Warbler - 1 Wagner Cove Black-throated Blue Warbler - 6 Pine Warbler - 1 Turtle Pond Dock Black-throated Green Warbler - 2 (Turtle Pond Dock, Swampy Pin Oak) Northern Cardinal - 6-8 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 4 -- In addition, Ruben Giron reported a Wilson's Warbler at the Maintenance Field: https://twitter.com/RubenGi02391602/status/1571822967780429828 -- 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] Seatuck Long Island Birding Challenge
The 9th Annual Seatuck LI Birding Challenge was conducted on 17 September this year, in very pleasant weather. Cool and cloudy to start in the morning, the day warmed up into the mid 70s under mostly sunny skies, with low humidity. With northeast winds early, followed by a warm, sunny afternoon, the day was not especially conducive for active migration, despite the perfect date, but many migrants were nonetheless detected, perhaps remaining after the good flights of the previous two days. Enthusiasm was high all the way to the five o’clock hour when the compilation and celebrations began at the lovely Scully mansion, in person for the first time since 2019. A special treat this year was Enrico’s presentation about the history of how this precious parcel of land came to be preserved, followed by a tour of the mansion. Competing this year were seven teams with a total of 28 participants. Retaining the “covid era” rules for limited-area coverage as part of the new norm, we had two Island-wide teams, single teams representing Queens, Nassau, and Western Suffolk County, and two teams in Eastern Suffolk. The overall total of 166 species was very close to our long-term average of 167. It included three new species, Long-tailed Duck, Bonaparte’s Gull, and Black-headed Gull, bringing the cumulative list to 247 species over the nine years. Few if any real rarities were recorded, and the highlights recounted by the various teams mostly involved enjoyable experiences with species expected as to date and location, and with team-mates. Many participants noted the relative abundance of Cape May Warblers this fall, and the two teams that visited Jamaica Bay appreciated the excellent conditions at the East Pond this year. Pteam Ptarmigeddon competed island-wide and took first place for the overall species total for a remarkable sixth time. Their total of 131 species included 7 “saves” (species not seen by any other team). The High Flyers had the second highest species total, 110 in Queens County, and contributed 4 saves. The Aphid Eaters, working Nassau County, had 99 species and 6 saves, and the Four Harbors Herons came in with 90 species in Nassau and Suffolk (so nominally island-wide), including two saves. Captree Counters Imperiál came in with 108 species within the Western Suffolk category and won the “Hunters’ Hoard” prize for most saves, 12 in all. The Savage Trackers and Erin G’s junior team birded Eastern Suffolk County; each contributed one save, and the Savage Trackers won the area prize with 42 species. At this stage in the evolution of the Challenge, it occurs to us that the collaborative dimension has been growing in importance, as regionally focused efforts complement each other and contribute toward the overall species total as a collective achievement each year, analogous to CBCs. Thanks to Enrico Nardone, Steve Walsh, and the Seatuck team for organizing and hosting this enjoyable friendly competition. For more information on this important organization and information on this annual event, go to www.seatuck.org/birding-challenge We hope to see everyone back next year, and as always, we welcome new teams to join us! Pat and Shai Bay Shore, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Seatuck Long Island Birding Challenge
The 9th Annual Seatuck LI Birding Challenge was conducted on 17 September this year, in very pleasant weather. Cool and cloudy to start in the morning, the day warmed up into the mid 70s under mostly sunny skies, with low humidity. With northeast winds early, followed by a warm, sunny afternoon, the day was not especially conducive for active migration, despite the perfect date, but many migrants were nonetheless detected, perhaps remaining after the good flights of the previous two days. Enthusiasm was high all the way to the five o’clock hour when the compilation and celebrations began at the lovely Scully mansion, in person for the first time since 2019. A special treat this year was Enrico’s presentation about the history of how this precious parcel of land came to be preserved, followed by a tour of the mansion. Competing this year were seven teams with a total of 28 participants. Retaining the “covid era” rules for limited-area coverage as part of the new norm, we had two Island-wide teams, single teams representing Queens, Nassau, and Western Suffolk County, and two teams in Eastern Suffolk. The overall total of 166 species was very close to our long-term average of 167. It included three new species, Long-tailed Duck, Bonaparte’s Gull, and Black-headed Gull, bringing the cumulative list to 247 species over the nine years. Few if any real rarities were recorded, and the highlights recounted by the various teams mostly involved enjoyable experiences with species expected as to date and location, and with team-mates. Many participants noted the relative abundance of Cape May Warblers this fall, and the two teams that visited Jamaica Bay appreciated the excellent conditions at the East Pond this year. Pteam Ptarmigeddon competed island-wide and took first place for the overall species total for a remarkable sixth time. Their total of 131 species included 7 “saves” (species not seen by any other team). The High Flyers had the second highest species total, 110 in Queens County, and contributed 4 saves. The Aphid Eaters, working Nassau County, had 99 species and 6 saves, and the Four Harbors Herons came in with 90 species in Nassau and Suffolk (so nominally island-wide), including two saves. Captree Counters Imperiál came in with 108 species within the Western Suffolk category and won the “Hunters’ Hoard” prize for most saves, 12 in all. The Savage Trackers and Erin G’s junior team birded Eastern Suffolk County; each contributed one save, and the Savage Trackers won the area prize with 42 species. At this stage in the evolution of the Challenge, it occurs to us that the collaborative dimension has been growing in importance, as regionally focused efforts complement each other and contribute toward the overall species total as a collective achievement each year, analogous to CBCs. Thanks to Enrico Nardone, Steve Walsh, and the Seatuck team for organizing and hosting this enjoyable friendly competition. For more information on this important organization and information on this annual event, go to www.seatuck.org/birding-challenge We hope to see everyone back next year, and as always, we welcome new teams to join us! Pat and Shai Bay Shore, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
