[nysbirds-l] FWD: RE: Gray Crowned Rosy Finch
Someone brought this to my attention today, and since I didn't see it on the NYS list, I figured I'd pass the info along. I think it was posted on the Cayuga listserv. Maybe the same bird I found back in December? From: Janet Akin To: northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com Sent: 03/04/2012 4:45 PM Subject: NNYBirds: Gray Crowned Rosy Finch My sister In Locust Grove has a Gray Crowned Rosy Finch coming to her feeder today. She has posted pictures on Cornell lab Of Orin. FB page and a number of people have confirmed the id. According to e-bird records there was one seen in the Catskills on Dec.22,2011. She has had 100’s of Goldfinches the last few weeks and this little guy showed up today while she was doing Project Feederwatch Counts. Janet Akin, Seneca Castle [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] FWD: RE: Gray Crowned Rosy Finch
Someone brought this to my attention today, and since I didn't see it on the NYS list, I figured I'd pass the info along. I think it was posted on the Cayuga listserv. Maybe the same bird I found back in December? From: Janet Akin To: northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com Sent: 03/04/2012 4:45 PM Subject: NNYBirds: Gray Crowned Rosy Finch My sister In Locust Grove has a Gray Crowned Rosy Finch coming to her feeder today. She has posted pictures on Cornell lab Of Orin. FB page and a number of people have confirmed the id. According to e-bird records there was one seen in the Catskills on Dec.22,2011. She has had 100’s of Goldfinches the last few weeks and this little guy showed up today while she was doing Project Feederwatch Counts. Janet Akin, Seneca Castle [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Eur. Wigeon JBNWR, N. Shrike Floyd Bennett Field, etc
Went to Floyd Bennett Field today to look for the reported NORTHERN SHRIKE, and after walking the whole length of the north runway, plus much of the north 40 nature trails, we found it right where we started, just off the runway, on the south side, closest to the building, right near a speed limit sign. JBNWR turned up a fox sparrow near the visitor center, a male EURASIAN WIGEON and a pair of Canvasback on the west pond. Jones Beach did not produce any Snowy or Saw-whet owls in a few hours searching, though we did turn up a gray fox sleeping in a tree, and a flock of Snow Buntings did a fly by the coast guard parking lot. David Rankin Accord, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Eur. Wigeon JBNWR, N. Shrike Floyd Bennett Field, etc
Went to Floyd Bennett Field today to look for the reported NORTHERN SHRIKE, and after walking the whole length of the north runway, plus much of the north 40 nature trails, we found it right where we started, just off the runway, on the south side, closest to the building, right near a speed limit sign. JBNWR turned up a fox sparrow near the visitor center, a male EURASIAN WIGEON and a pair of Canvasback on the west pond. Jones Beach did not produce any Snowy or Saw-whet owls in a few hours searching, though we did turn up a gray fox sleeping in a tree, and a flock of Snow Buntings did a fly by the coast guard parking lot. David Rankin Accord, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Rosy Finch GPS correction
It has come to my attention that the correct GPS location of the bird is actually 16.199, not .191. So the actual coordinates should be: 42 degrees 16.199'N, 74 degrees 07.361' in case anyone wanted to follow a GPS to the exact point. I know little about typical Rosy-Finch winter behavior, but I suspect that if it's still around, it would range over the area looking for food, and that one might want to check the entirety of the path. It appeared to have been on the ground on the path when we first saw it, and then jumped up into a dead fir, and was last seen picking at something in a birch tree. The bird was unfortunately silent, though it might end up hanging out with any feeding flocks it finds, especially if it meets up with some other finches. The areas in the Catskills above 3500' are a sensitive and fragile area, so I'd encourage people to stay on the marked trails. David Rankin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] More Rosy-Finch photos (with the photos this time!)
Here's the link to the photos I got. One of the other guys hiking with me got better photos, I'll post a link to them when they become available. http://www.flickr.com/photos/doomhammer/sets/72157628538735561/ David Rankin Accord, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] More Rosy Finch Photos
Here's the link to the photos I got. One of the other guys hiking with me got better photos, I'll post a link to them when they become available. David Rankin Accord, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] more Rosy-Finch info
Hello all, Sorry about the quick report and that it took so long to get back to people, I don't have internet at home and was in a rush last night. I accessed the trail at the Big Hollow Rd trailhead, also called County Road 56. A search for Big Hollow Rd trailhead should give you good directions to it. The road out to the trailhead is dirt the last 1/4 mile or so, but it was passable in a sedan as of yesterday. Park at the trailhead and follow the sign for Black Dome/ Thomas Cole Mt. Basically, you follow the red trail the entire way. Very little snow on the mountain, just a few patches here and there, but there was some ice on the trail is spots, but nothing major, just something to be careful about. We didn't have micro spikes or anything like that, but we each slipped and fell at least once! The trail rises about 1800' to the top of Black Dome Mt, and much of the trail is covered in loose rocks, so it's certainly a strenuous hike. I'd plan for it to take at least 2 or 3 hours to get to where the bird was seen and another 2 hours to get back down. It's 1.7 miles to the saddle between Black Head and Black Dome, then about .6 miles to the peak of Black Dome. The peak of Black Dome isn't obvious (I never saw a marker) but the finch was seen between the two viewpoints on Black Dome. As you ascend the mountain from the saddle between blackhead and black dome, you'll get to a very obvious viewpoint that faces east (towards Black Head) where several trees have been cut down to enhance the view. The times on my photos show that after about 10-15 minutes of hiking, you should reach the point I saw the Rosy Finch. There was a dead Balsam Fir still standing, it's branches over the path, and the finch was in this tree, and a birch next to it where it sat eating seeds. Unfortunately, the whole summit about about 3500' looks the same... If you get to a second lookout, one that faces south, then you're just past where I saw the bird by about a few hundred yards at most. Feel free to email me directly if you have any more questions. I hope that helps, and good luck to anyone who tries for the bird! David Rankin Accord, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] more Rosy-Finch info
Hello all, Sorry about the quick report and that it took so long to get back to people, I don't have internet at home and was in a rush last night. I accessed the trail at the Big Hollow Rd trailhead, also called County Road 56. A search for Big Hollow Rd trailhead should give you good directions to it. The road out to the trailhead is dirt the last 1/4 mile or so, but it was passable in a sedan as of yesterday. Park at the trailhead and follow the sign for Black Dome/ Thomas Cole Mt. Basically, you follow the red trail the entire way. Very little snow on the mountain, just a few patches here and there, but there was some ice on the trail is spots, but nothing major, just something to be careful about. We didn't have micro spikes or anything like that, but we each slipped and fell at least once! The trail rises about 1800' to the top of Black Dome Mt, and much of the trail is covered in loose rocks, so it's certainly a strenuous hike. I'd plan for it to take at least 2 or 3 hours to get to where the bird was seen and another 2 hours to get back down. It's 1.7 miles to the saddle between Black Head and Black Dome, then about .6 miles to the peak of Black Dome. The peak of Black Dome isn't obvious (I never saw a marker) but the finch was seen between the two viewpoints on Black Dome. As you ascend the mountain from the saddle between blackhead and black dome, you'll get to a very obvious viewpoint that faces east (towards Black Head) where several trees have been cut down to enhance the view. The times on my photos show that after about 10-15 minutes of hiking, you should reach the point I saw the Rosy Finch. There was a dead Balsam Fir still standing, it's branches over the path, and the finch was in this tree, and a birch next to it where it sat eating seeds. Unfortunately, the whole summit about about 3500' looks the same... If you get to a second lookout, one that faces south, then you're just past where I saw the bird by about a few hundred yards at most. Feel free to email me directly if you have any more questions. I hope that helps, and good luck to anyone who tries for the bird! David Rankin Accord, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] More Rosy Finch Photos
Here's the link to the photos I got. One of the other guys hiking with me got better photos, I'll post a link to them when they become available. David Rankin Accord, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] More Rosy-Finch photos (with the photos this time!)
Here's the link to the photos I got. One of the other guys hiking with me got better photos, I'll post a link to them when they become available. http://www.flickr.com/photos/doomhammer/sets/72157628538735561/ David Rankin Accord, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Rosy Finch GPS correction
It has come to my attention that the correct GPS location of the bird is actually 16.199, not .191. So the actual coordinates should be: 42 degrees 16.199'N, 74 degrees 07.361' in case anyone wanted to follow a GPS to the exact point. I know little about typical Rosy-Finch winter behavior, but I suspect that if it's still around, it would range over the area looking for food, and that one might want to check the entirety of the path. It appeared to have been on the ground on the path when we first saw it, and then jumped up into a dead fir, and was last seen picking at something in a birch tree. The bird was unfortunately silent, though it might end up hanging out with any feeding flocks it finds, especially if it meets up with some other finches. The areas in the Catskills above 3500' are a sensitive and fragile area, so I'd encourage people to stay on the marked trails. David Rankin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
