[nysbirds-l] Don't miss the next Queens County Bird Club/NY Zoom Presentation by Hillary Thompson "Reintroducing Endangered Whooping Cranes in North America" Wednesday, 5/17/23 at 7:30 PM Eastern Time
Don't miss the next Queens County Bird Club/NY Zoom Presentation by Hillary Thompson, North America Program Crane Analyst for the International Crane Foundation "Reintroducing Endangered Whooping Cranes in North America" on Wednesday 5/17/23 at 7:30 PM Eastern Time. Hillary Thompson is the North America Program Crane Analyst for the International Crane Foundation. She leads the monitoring, captures, and field research of the Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes, which migrates from breeding areas in Wisconsin to wintering areas to the southeast. Hillary has been at the International Crane Foundation since 2012 and got her Master's in Wildlife Biology from Clemson University with her thesis research on habitat use of wintering Whooping Cranes. Whooping Cranes are the rarest species of cranes in the world and are one of our greatest conservation success stories. From a low of only about 15 Whooping Cranes in the world in the 1940s, there are now over 600 Whooping Cranes in the wild, thanks to protections for cranes and wetlands as well as extensive reintroduction efforts. There have been four reintroductions of Whooping Cranes in the wild, two of which are ongoing. Come hear more about what it takes to raise Whooping Crane chicks in captivity, teach them to migrate, release them into the wild, and how we learn more about them once they are out on their own! Join Zoom Meeting. No registration required. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85795619622?pwd=a1RGNDBKOC8vSjYzNUV1ZUpWajBUdz09 Meeting ID: 857 9561 9622 Passcode: 369915 Marcia AbrahamsVP/Programs CoordinatorQueens County Bird Club/NYwww.qcbirdclub.orgEmail: marciaaabrah...@aol.com -- 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] Clay colored sparrow croton point
Around 400 pm today Karalyn Lamb found a clay colored sparrow at CPP. it was on the ball field by entrance in the NW corner near far bench; close to fence line associating with four adult white crowned sparrows and two savannah sparrows There was also a low flyover above the landfill of seven glossy ibis this am. A nice bird for the river side of the county. L. Trachtenberg Ossining. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Smith's Longspur - Robert Moses SP (Suffolk Co) - 5/9
Thanks for getting the word out so quickly, Brendan! With the proliferation of different rare bird outlets it’s easy to miss a spectacular rarity like this!Mike CooperRidge, NYSent from my iPhoneOn May 9, 2023, at 1:34 PM, Brendan Fogarty wrote:Hi everyone,Julie Hart forwarded photos of a breeding plumage male Smith's Longspur just found near field 2 (the westernmost lot)/golf course area, found by a visiting birder named Matt Talluto. Photos will be available on eBird later. Pin: 40.62135, -73.28367His notes:"West end of parking lot. Take first access road to beach (near golf course entrance). Turn west down beach along the dune fence. Count five do-not-enter (least tern nest area) signs. It was just around the fifth sign. It was foraging in the foredunes among the grasses."Good luck if you go, and please be respectful of the breeding tern/plover restricted access areas and take all the other standard beach precautions. Best,Brendan Fogarty -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Smith's Longspur - Robert Moses SP (Suffolk Co) - 5/9
Hi everyone, Julie Hart forwarded photos of a breeding plumage male Smith's Longspur just found near field 2 (the westernmost lot)/golf course area, found by a visiting birder named Matt Talluto. Photos will be available on eBird later. Pin: 40.62135, -73.28367 His notes: "West end of parking lot. Take first access road to beach (near golf course entrance). Turn west down beach along the dune fence. Count five do-not-enter (least tern nest area) signs. It was just around the fifth sign. It was foraging in the foredunes among the grasses." Good luck if you go, and please be respectful of the breeding tern/plover restricted access areas and take all the other standard beach precautions. Best, Brendan Fogarty -- 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 Birds
A bird tour of Central Park shows migration is in full swing! Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager-7 Indigo Bunting Great crested Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Rose breasted grosbeak-3 Baltimore Oriole-5 Blue headed Vireo Yellow throated vireo Red eyed vireo Brewster’s Warbler Hooded Warbler Black-throated green warbler Black-throated blue warbler Northern Parula Common Yellowthroat Chestnut sided warbler Bay breasted warbler Black and white warbler Blue winged warbler -3 Nashville warbler Magnolia warbler Worm eating warbler American Redstart Yellow rumped warbler Yellow Warbler Northern Waterthrush -4 Ovenbirds -13 House Wren Carolina Wren Gray checked thrush Swainson’s thrush Hermit thrush Wood thrush Veery-3 Downy woodpecker Red bellied woodpecker Northern flicker Eastern Towhee Red winged blackbirds Grackles Ruby crowned kinglet White throated sparrows Swamp sparrow Song sparrow Chimney swift Nighthawk Red tailed Hawk American Robins Cardinal Blue jays Mourning doves Mallards Gadwalls Great blue heron Great egret Black crowned night heron Good Birding Debbie Becker BirdingAroundNYC.com Check out BirdingAroundNYC on Meetup https://meetu.ps/c/4jdMz/2cN9X/a Join me on a bird walk. Bird walks limited to 15 people. No tape recorders, just the beauty and sounds of nature. -- 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] Manhattan, NYC - Mon., 5/8 - RHWP continues, 26+ Warbler spp., plenty-'o'-tanagers
Manhattan, N.Y. City - Monday, May 8th - The Summer Tanager (adult male) which many saw from Sat., May 7th (and early-on, by a NYC Audubon guided not-for-profit bird walk, led by T. Winston) at Strawberry Fields may well have been the individual that many birders saw (again) at the nearby Ramble, on May 8th - both locations in mid-sector of Central Park. Additional Summer Tanagers were present in the north end of Central Park on Monday as well. And-however, there has been a bit of a widespread incursion of that species in recent days - and there was, for example, a mottled-male Summer Tanager (also photographed) seen at Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan, on May 8th. (Thanks to P. Waldron and the other observers of the latter.) Scarlet Tanagers have been pushing thru, with some lingering, over recent days, with multiples occuring in a number of locations in Manhattan - some observers were noting up to five or more Scarlets at one time, even in 1 tree; not unusual for the near-peak days of spring passage here in some of the big-city parks. The Morningside Park (in Manhattan) Red-headed Woodpecker continued its long stay for May in the same general area, not far from West 114-115th Streets just west of Morningside Drive in the park’s upper levels - ongoing thru Monday, May 8th. Among the 26+ Warbler species on May 8th, one hybrid-form (the form often called “Brewster’s”) of a Golden-winged / Blue-winged cross (pairing or descent) was seen by many (and photographed) in Central Park. This particular individual warbler might have been taken to be a female-like Golden-winged but many careful observers knew it *not* to be a non-hybrid - this “Brewster’s” individual in any case, a singing male bird. Thanks to E. Gaillard for a heads-up on this one, which many others later flocked-in to see and hear. A minimum of 26 Warbler species were found in Central Park alone (and this does not include a “Brewster’s") on May 8th, and there may well have been a few additional species seen. At least 19 species of warblers were noted from Inwood Hill Park on Monday. 17 or more warbler species were seen in Riverside Park on Monday. Those parks too may have had more species than the number noted here. Some quite small urban parks featured excellent diversity for migrant species, with warblers -and multiple other groups of birds- in the observed mix. A rainbow of migrant birds, many from wintering grounds in Caribbean, Central & South American lands, seen by a rainbow of birders all thru the day on Monday in Manhattan alone. Thanks to all of the quiet, keen watchers who also have reported so many sightings. Excellent migration is ongoing (from overnight Monday) and into Tuesday, May 9th. Good birding to all, Tom Fiore manhattan -- 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/ --
