[nysbirds-l] Monks at Trinity School and others

[Andrew Block]

While out shopping we stopped by for a short visit to the Monk Parakeet colony 
at Trinity School on Church St. in New Rochelle.  There are nests in all the 
light fictures but only had birds in three of them with a  total of about 4 
visible.  Also had an American Kestrel and an Osprey on top of the nests.  I 
see the kestrel there regularly so must nest nearby and the osprey was on it's 
nest on top of the parakeets.  While by my car after viewing them four came 
down close and low in the trees to say good by to us.  Of course no camera:-)
Andrew & Nobue
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC, Sun. April 2, 2023: Louisiana Waterthrush, Palm, Pine and Yellow-rumped Warblers, Rusty Blackbird

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park, NYC
Sunday April 2, 2023
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.

Highlights on a cold, blustery, and sunny Sunday: Ring-necked Duck, Osprey, 
Louisiana Waterthrush, Palm, Pine and Yellow-rumped Warblers, Rusty Blackbird. 

Canada Goose - 6
Northern Shoveler - 50-60
Mallard - 2 dozen
Ring-necked Duck - 1 female continuing on the Conservatory Water
Bufflehead - 4
Ruddy Duck - 6
Mourning Dove - 15-20
American Coot - 4
Ring-billed  Herring Gulls - 15-20
Double-crested Cormorant - 2 Turtle Pond
Great Blue Heron - the Pond SE part of the park*
Black-crowned Night-Heron - The Pond SE part of the park*
Osprey - flyover Turtle Pond (Mary Kate Horbac after lunch)
Red-tailed Hawk - 4-5 including an adult over the 5th Ave. and 74th Street nest
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5-6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 2 in the Ramble
Northern Flicker - 4-6
Eastern Phoebe - 3
Blue Jay - 7-10
Black-capped Chickadee - 4-5
Tufted Titmouse - 30-40
Golden-crowned Kinglet -9-11
White-breasted Nuthatch - 5-7
Brown Creeper - 4-6
Carolina Wren - 2 Ramble
Hermit Thrush - 2 Ramble
American Robin - 60-70
House Finch - 8-10
Chipping Sparrow - 2 (Great Lawn, Sparrow Rock)
Field Sparrow - 3 Sparrow Rock
Fox Sparrow - 4-5
Dark-eyed Junco - 10-15
White-throated Sparrow - 40-50
Song Sparrow - 7-9
Swamp Sparrow - 1 Upper Lobe
Red-winged Blackbird - 5-7
Rusty Blackbird - 1 female Swampy Pin Oak (another continued today at the Pool)
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 Swampy Pin Oak (FOS for the park)
Palm Warbler - "Yellow" 2 Great Lawn
Pine Warbler - 2 (Pinetum (Caren Jahre), Great Lawn)
Yellow-rumped Warber - 1 reported at the Pool yesterday and today (Edmund 
Berry)**
Northern Cardinal - 4-6

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*Reported on Twitter @BirdCentralPark maintained by David Barrett.
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A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was reported at the North End today.
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**Edmund Berry reported an Eastern Bluebird near the Pool on Saturday via 
Twitter @EspressoBird

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[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay possible Glaucous-winged gull no

[Andrew Block]

No sign of the gull as of 2pm.  Lots of gulls in lot of Orchard Beach but only 
Ring-billeds and a few Herrings.  Not much on the beach either.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Possible Glaucous-winged Gull Pelham Bay Park

[Andrew Baksh]

See if this works https://ebird.org/checklist/S132495681“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 mountainSun Tzu  The Art of War(\__/)(= '.'=)                                            (") _ (")                                     Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Bakshwww.birdingdude.blogspot.comOn Apr 2, 2023, at 1:25 PM, John Gluth  wrote:No link in post. A search of recent eBird checklists from Pelham Bay Park did not turn up one that included the gull in question. Please provide the link or an update on this bird. Thanks.

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Possible Glaucous-winged Gull Pelham Bay Park

[John Gluth]

No link in post. A search of recent eBird checklists from Pelham Bay Park did 
not turn up one that included the gull in question. Please provide the link or 
an update on this bird. Thanks.

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[nysbirds-l] Possible Glaucous-winged Gull Pelham Bay Park

[gchapin1]

I found the second cycle gull reported in the eBird link below Friday
evening. I originally assumed it was a hybrid until feedback late this
morning by several respected NYS experts suggested this bird may be a
Glaucous-winged Gull. Posting now to get the word out and facilitate further
discussion as to the ID.

 

Gary Chapin

Ticonderoga, NY

 

eBird Checklist - 31 Mar 2023 - Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach
 & parking lot - 1 species


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[nysbirds-l] Sunday, April 2nd report (for N.Y. County, NYC) + *Sooty* Fox Sparrow note

[Tom Fiore]

Addendum or corrigendum to my prior full report, the sub-header in the report 
is dated into morning of Sunday, April 2nd, as noted properly in the subject 
header.

And, a note on the Sooty Fox Sparrow, rare anywhere in this part (eastern) of 
North America, which is still being seen in the (in N.Y. City) Brooklyn Bridge 
Park, accessed from that borough only, is now having some reports accepted via 
eBird for having been observed within New York *County* boundary lines. One 
needs to study a map showing these county -or borough- boundary lines closely, 
to see how that may be understood, and possibly of interest more to 
big-county-listing participants, or those maintaining extensive county bird 
lists. A great bird to observe, for this region.  As noted by our New York City 
/ Long Island / and region RBA compiler this form of Fox Sparrow has been 
documented previously in Manhattan, at Central Park, however that was some 
years ago, and certainly far more birders have, by now, Bbeen able to view the 
sparrow lingering at Brooklyn Bridge Park, where it can sometimes be compared 
with our typical migrant-and-wintering Red Fox Sparrow, also in the same 
vicinity, if not actually side by side.

Tom Fiore, Manhattan. 

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[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - including Central Park, with recent and a few new arrivals, Sunday, 4/2

[Tom Fiore]

New York County, including Manhattan -with Central Park- and Randalls 
and Governors Islands
Thru early morning of Sunday, April 1st, and several prior days.
 
Now joined by at least 2 additional (after the first noted of the year, as I 
reported to this list on Friday, March 31), Louisiana Waterthrushes have come 
into Central Park in the low-multiple, and the species might be sought in at 
least some other of the countys parks with any small streams, etc. - the 
first-noted of these warblers was in and near the Loch, and on Saturday, in 
light rain, that individual gave a softer than typical song from there, near 
where it had been on Friday. Ramble birders and those checking elsewhere might 
see one or more in those other sectors of Central at least thru Sunday.  Also 
appearing on Sunday, at Central Parks midsector and in the n.w. corner, 
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers that may be first of the year in the county.  A minimum 
of 4 species of warblers were in Central Park alone into Sunday, along with the 
waterthrushes, some Pine, Yellow-rumped of usual-typical Myrtle form, and at 
least a few Palm Warblers, all of the yellow form.
 
The overwintered male-plumaged Baltimore Oriole continues on at Union Square 
Park (it is still rather too-early for normal arrivals of that species here; 
any others with differing plumages might be photod. in coming days or 
next few weeks); its very possible a few others had also overwintered, 
much-less detected than the well-followed individual (now showing 
increasingly-full bright adult plumage) at Union Square and vicinity of that 
neighborhood of Manhattan.
 
At least a few Northern Gannets could be viewed, with long-range scoping 
looking south-ish, to the Narrows sector of N.Y. Harbor, from 
Governors Island in N.Y. County to be clear, the Gannets that may be 
observed are not in the waters or airspace of N.Y. County, but are visible from 
within the county. This is typically bet attempted at these times of year when 
Gannets are massing-feeding-flying thru the local areas inshore sea 
waters. To view vastly more of the Gannet-spectacular, one may try off some of 
the ocean-facing shores of Richmond, Kings, or Queens Counties (all in N.Y. 
City) or from of course any ocean-facing area on the remainder of Long Island 
(Nassau and Suffolk Counties), and for the somewhat rarer treat on Long Island 
Sound (esp. uncommon for the western-end Sound), watching off The Bronxs 
Sound-facing areas, and of course from farther east and northeast on same 
Sound-facing shores, in multiple counties (and states).
 
Still another Iceland Gull, found later in the day (J. Suzuki) Friday 3/31, in 
whats turned out a fairly good showing of the species over all of the 
county in the late-winter into early spring period, with a find for the West 
Harlem piers park, off West 125th St. (and mostly north of there) on the Hudson 
River. This location can tak patience and-or good luck (the time of day can 
matter); it is not heavily-birded although at times produces nice waterfowl and 
other waterbird and gull sightings at various times / seasons.  
Immediately-north (and more-elevated) is the state park, Riverbank S.P. which 
has some areas where a scope may be used to scan larger sectors of the river, 
however that may not offer views to all bits and pieces of the cove-like areas 
in the western (Manhattan-side) shores.
 
A female-plumaged Redhead was spotted (T. Healy) from Randalls Island, 
photod. as it flew off with some other waterfowl on 4/1, thru the 
mornings rainy weather.  At least 4 Ring-necked Ducks showed in Central 
Park on Friday, 3/31 and of those the female-plumaged individual was still on 
the model-sailboat pond thru 4/1, where it had first been reported there by M. 
Eustis, days earlier.  At least 14 Wilsons Snipe (in total) made it thru 
(or some had lingered) in a few locations in the county for Saturday; this 
number is *primarily* of observations in the rain or during lulls in morning 
rain. The highest [snipe] numbers, unsurprisingly, were seen from Governors 
Island and at Randalls Island.
 
Tree Swallows have increased greatly in areas where they are most-typically 
seen in numbers (or as fly-throughs), and a few more N. Rough-winged Swallows 
have been around as well, since the not-especially-early arrivals for Central 
Park by 3/29-30-31.  Barn and, more expected right now, N. Rough-winged 
Swallows are again showing in Central Park and any of these might be sought 
elsewhere in the county... All 3 of these species have been showing in 
multiples locations of the county, as well as in some parts of the wider region.
 
Multiple observers enjoyed the Eastern Bluebird in Central Parks north 
end again on Saturday, which was seen right to near-dusk there. At least 1 
other E. Bluebird was at Inwood Hill Parks western-woods, well south of 
The Overlook there.
 
Multiple Rusty Blackbirds have been staying around, this includes at least 4, 
with some at both the Pool, and