[nysbirds-l] Reminder!! Don't miss tomorrow evening's Queens County Bird Club/NY Zoom Presentation by Hillary Thompson "Reintroducing Endangered Whooping Cranes in North America" Wednesday, 5/17/23 at
Don't miss tomorrow evening's 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] Lark bunting continues at Hot Dog Beach, Quogue
Currently in the dunes behind the boardwalk but it’s visited the lot as it has in previous days. Mike Yuan Brooklyn, 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] Central Park, NYC - Monday, 5/15 - Summer Tanager, 25 spp. of warblers, etc.
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Monday, May 15th - A Summer Tanager was again seen in Central Park, by multiple observers. This species has had a very good run within the county this month. For the park as a whole, at least 25 species of American Warblers were found, by many observers collectively for the day. And for the Ramble area only, of Central Park, more than 20 of those warblers were present, including observerations of up to 20 warbler species by independent observers on the morning into afternoon. Among these many species was Worm-eating Warbler. Multiples of Ruby-crowned Kinglet continued to be seen by reliable observers careful with their counts and reports; some sightings have been of 2 individuals at one time, and the sightings are from locations some of which are a mile or more apart on the same day or in the same hour (and that kinglet species also has continued in a no. of other sites in the county as well). A number of sightings of Gray-cheeked-type Thrush-sp. have been ongoing, with some not heard, and some only presumed one of the 2 likely candidates in the duo of that type in our area. It’s as likely as not by now that both nominate Gray-cheeked, as well as the scarcer Bicknell’s have continued, but either should be identified to species with much care. More than 100 species of birds were found on the day, 5/15/’23 for Central Park alone. Thanks to the many quiet keen observers for so many finds and many excellent reports. Good birding, 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/ --
