[nysbirds-l] Jul 29 Great Gull Island shearwaters
Hi all, yesterday there were some 1,800 shearwaters off the south side of Great Gull Island. The bulk of the concentration was 1.3 miles southeast of the island. Great, Cory's, Sooty and Manx in descending abundance. Also a few Parasitic Jaegers working the tern flocks. Surprisingly, no Wilson's Storm-Petrels. Some photos here (scroll down): https://www.shorebirder.com/2018/07/weekend-on-water-jul-28-29-2018.html Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT -- 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] Jul 29 Great Gull Island shearwaters
Hi all, yesterday there were some 1,800 shearwaters off the south side of Great Gull Island. The bulk of the concentration was 1.3 miles southeast of the island. Great, Cory's, Sooty and Manx in descending abundance. Also a few Parasitic Jaegers working the tern flocks. Surprisingly, no Wilson's Storm-Petrels. Some photos here (scroll down): https://www.shorebirder.com/2018/07/weekend-on-water-jul-28-29-2018.html Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT -- 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] RFI Corn Crake situation
Thanks to all who responded publicly and privately to my earlier request. Made it down there mid-afternoon, and there were no issues with any law enforcement whatsoever. Legal parking is very, very close to where the bird is hanging out, as previously described, so there is no need to park along the highway itself. Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Nick Bonomo <nbon...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Just wanted to clarify something based on words of caution posted here and > on other listservs. > > Though cops are clearing parked cars from the highway, are birders allowed > to stand nearby to observe the bird? I’m considering an attempt today but > wouldn’t bother if my only shot is a “drive-by” look. > > Thanks > Nick > > Nick Bonomo > Wallingford, CT > www.shorebirder.com > > 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] RFI Corn Crake situation
Thanks to all who responded publicly and privately to my earlier request. Made it down there mid-afternoon, and there were no issues with any law enforcement whatsoever. Legal parking is very, very close to where the bird is hanging out, as previously described, so there is no need to park along the highway itself. Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Nick Bonomo wrote: > Hi all, > > Just wanted to clarify something based on words of caution posted here and > on other listservs. > > Though cops are clearing parked cars from the highway, are birders allowed > to stand nearby to observe the bird? I’m considering an attempt today but > wouldn’t bother if my only shot is a “drive-by” look. > > Thanks > Nick > > Nick Bonomo > Wallingford, CT > www.shorebirder.com > > 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] RFI Corn Crake situation
Hi all, Just wanted to clarify something based on words of caution posted here and on other listservs. Though cops are clearing parked cars from the highway, are birders allowed to stand nearby to observe the bird? I’m considering an attempt today but wouldn’t bother if my only shot is a “drive-by” look. Thanks Nick Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] RFI Corn Crake situation
Hi all, Just wanted to clarify something based on words of caution posted here and on other listservs. Though cops are clearing parked cars from the highway, are birders allowed to stand nearby to observe the bird? I’m considering an attempt today but wouldn’t bother if my only shot is a “drive-by” look. Thanks Nick Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Montauk shearwaters
Many shearwaters feeding just off Montauk PT this morning as we turn the corner to fish offshore. Would be visible from shore, I would think. FYI. Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Montauk shearwaters
Many shearwaters feeding just off Montauk PT this morning as we turn the corner to fish offshore. Would be visible from shore, I would think. FYI. Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com 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] Ross's Gull, Tupper Lake, NY
I am told that the bird was videoed yesterday, January 25. Again, this is approx fourth hand information but I am posting anyway. I am still not aware of an exact location in Tupper Lake. Nick Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2017, at 8:57 AM, Nick Bonomo <nbon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I apologize for the vagueness of this post. A first cycle Ross's Gull > was photographed and video'd somewhere in Tupper Lake, NY. This was a > cell phone photo that was forwarded a few times and eventually got > around to friend John Marshall. Unsure of exact date, but perhaps that > can be pulled from photo data. Figured it was best to get this out > with incomplete info anyway. I will post more if I hear it. Hopefully > locals can check it out. > > I'll post the pic to my blog in a few so others can view it. > > Nick Bonomo > Wallingford, CT > www.shorebirder.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/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Ross's Gull, Tupper Lake, NY
I am told that the bird was videoed yesterday, January 25. Again, this is approx fourth hand information but I am posting anyway. I am still not aware of an exact location in Tupper Lake. Nick Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2017, at 8:57 AM, Nick Bonomo wrote: > > Hi all, > > I apologize for the vagueness of this post. A first cycle Ross's Gull > was photographed and video'd somewhere in Tupper Lake, NY. This was a > cell phone photo that was forwarded a few times and eventually got > around to friend John Marshall. Unsure of exact date, but perhaps that > can be pulled from photo data. Figured it was best to get this out > with incomplete info anyway. I will post more if I hear it. Hopefully > locals can check it out. > > I'll post the pic to my blog in a few so others can view it. > > Nick Bonomo > Wallingford, CT > www.shorebirder.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] Ross's Gull, Tupper Lake, NY
Hi all, I apologize for the vagueness of this post. A first cycle Ross's Gull was photographed and video'd somewhere in Tupper Lake, NY. This was a cell phone photo that was forwarded a few times and eventually got around to friend John Marshall. Unsure of exact date, but perhaps that can be pulled from photo data. Figured it was best to get this out with incomplete info anyway. I will post more if I hear it. Hopefully locals can check it out. I'll post the pic to my blog in a few so others can view it. Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.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] Ross's Gull, Tupper Lake, NY
Hi all, I apologize for the vagueness of this post. A first cycle Ross's Gull was photographed and video'd somewhere in Tupper Lake, NY. This was a cell phone photo that was forwarded a few times and eventually got around to friend John Marshall. Unsure of exact date, but perhaps that can be pulled from photo data. Figured it was best to get this out with incomplete info anyway. I will post more if I hear it. Hopefully locals can check it out. I'll post the pic to my blog in a few so others can view it. Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.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] Eatons Neck Upland Sandpiper
While fishing by boat today just off the sandy point at Eatons Neck, a Peregrine Falcon flushed an Upland Sandpiper, which flew out and around while giving its rattle-like alarm/flight call. The habitat on that point looks quite good for shorebirds and grasspipers in general, though I believe it may be off limits due to the Coast Guard station there?? Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com -- 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] Eatons Neck Upland Sandpiper
While fishing by boat today just off the sandy point at Eatons Neck, a Peregrine Falcon flushed an Upland Sandpiper, which flew out and around while giving its rattle-like alarm/flight call. The habitat on that point looks quite good for shorebirds and grasspipers in general, though I believe it may be off limits due to the Coast Guard station there?? Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com -- 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] Sept 27-28 overnight pelagic out of Cape Cod
The following is being posted with the permission of the Listowner. All, This may be of interest to NY birders. The Brookline Bird Club has just announced a relatively last-minute overnight pelagic out of Hyannis, MA scheduled for the weekend of Sept 27 & 28. This is the exact same overnight trip that is usually offered only once per year and sails on average every *other* year due to weather luck. We just completed this year's trip this past weekend with great success. The overnight trip before that, in Aug 2012, was also amazing. We were weathered out in 2013. A quick summary of this year's trip: http://www.shorebirder.com/2014/08/aug-23-24-bbc-extreme-pelagic-wfsp-rbtr.html Watch Massbird for the upcoming full report. The 2012 trip: http://trips.brooklinebirdclub.org/2012/09/august-superpelagic.html This year we have the opportunity to do this for a second time. The annual August trip, which is announced during January each year, sells out months before the trip and has a waiting list. This has become the most reliable pelagic trip in North America for White-faced Storm-Petrel, and the mega rare Barolo Shearwater has been seen by us in these waters twice (once on the 2012 overnighter, and once on a single-day trip in 2007). There have been very, very few deep-water pelagic trips organized for New England waters in September, and it stands to reason that White-faced Storm-Petrel and Barolo Shearwater may be just as likely, and perhaps even MORE likely, during September. The rarity possibilities, in addition to the more expected species, are very exciting. See the below information from organizer Ida Giriunas. Note that the deadline to get enough participants signed up for the trip to be a 'go' is Sept 6th. "Greetings: We have an opportunity to rerun the recent very successful Extreme August Pelagic trip at the end of September. The birds seen in August were the White-faced Storm-petrel, Black-capped Petrel, Red-billed Tropicbird, dozens of Audubon's shearwaters, a few Band-rumped storm-petrels, a few Leach's Storm-petrels and a SOUTH POLAR SKUA as well as our common shearwaters, jaegers and phalaropes. Also seen was a WHALE SHARK and a TIGER SHARK.. We have Master birders such as Jeremiah Trimble, Marshall Iliff, Nicholas Bonomo, Mark Faherty, Luke Seitz, etc. leading our trips. Our boat, the HELEN H, is a very comfortable, fast, 100 foot fishing boat with a knowledgeable and enthusiastic Captain and crew. We use gallons of chum to attract the birds.. There are 38 bunks aboard which will be available to the first 38 who sign up. There is a full galley with excellent food at reasonable prices. Parking is free. Please let us know if you would be interested. We need enough people registered by 9/6 to plan to do so. So, if you want to join us, contact Ida Giriunas at i...@verizon.net (781-929-8772) for further information and waiver forms. September 27,28, 2014 Hyannis to Hydrographer, Veaches, Atlantis Canyon area: 5:30 AM Saturday - 6PM Sunday for WHITE-FACED STORM PETREL, Band-Rumped and, Leach's Storm-Petrel,5 Shearwater species (including possible BAROLO), 3 Jaeger species, terns, gulls and sea ducks, possible Tropicbird, bridled tern, other rarities. Cost: $295 BBC Members, $310 non-members. Ida Giriunas For the Brookline Bird Club" Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT -- 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] Block Canyon fishing/birding 8/27
All, Yesterday I fished the tip of Block Canyon from about 5:30am to 1:30pm. It was not terribly birdy (mammals outnumbered birds) but I was impressed by the numbers of Audubon's Shearwaters. Numbers: Cory's Shearwater 2 Cory's Shearwater (borealis) 1 Sooty Shearwater 1 Audubon's Shearwater 20 Wilson's Storm-Petrel 71 Oceanodroma sp. 1 Common Dolphin 10 Risso's Dolphin 95 Pilot Whale sp. 15 shark sp. 1 Manta Ray 1 Portuguese Man o' War 6 A few pics here: http://www.shorebirder.com/2014/08/aug-27-fishing-block-canyon.html Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT -- 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] Block Canyon fishing/birding 8/27
All, Yesterday I fished the tip of Block Canyon from about 5:30am to 1:30pm. It was not terribly birdy (mammals outnumbered birds) but I was impressed by the numbers of Audubon's Shearwaters. Numbers: Cory's Shearwater 2 Cory's Shearwater (borealis) 1 Sooty Shearwater 1 Audubon's Shearwater 20 Wilson's Storm-Petrel 71 Oceanodroma sp. 1 Common Dolphin 10 Risso's Dolphin 95 Pilot Whale sp. 15 shark sp. 1 Manta Ray 1 Portuguese Man o' War 6 A few pics here: http://www.shorebirder.com/2014/08/aug-27-fishing-block-canyon.html Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT -- 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] Sept 27-28 overnight pelagic out of Cape Cod
The following is being posted with the permission of the Listowner. All, This may be of interest to NY birders. The Brookline Bird Club has just announced a relatively last-minute overnight pelagic out of Hyannis, MA scheduled for the weekend of Sept 27 28. This is the exact same overnight trip that is usually offered only once per year and sails on average every *other* year due to weather luck. We just completed this year's trip this past weekend with great success. The overnight trip before that, in Aug 2012, was also amazing. We were weathered out in 2013. A quick summary of this year's trip: http://www.shorebirder.com/2014/08/aug-23-24-bbc-extreme-pelagic-wfsp-rbtr.html Watch Massbird for the upcoming full report. The 2012 trip: http://trips.brooklinebirdclub.org/2012/09/august-superpelagic.html This year we have the opportunity to do this for a second time. The annual August trip, which is announced during January each year, sells out months before the trip and has a waiting list. This has become the most reliable pelagic trip in North America for White-faced Storm-Petrel, and the mega rare Barolo Shearwater has been seen by us in these waters twice (once on the 2012 overnighter, and once on a single-day trip in 2007). There have been very, very few deep-water pelagic trips organized for New England waters in September, and it stands to reason that White-faced Storm-Petrel and Barolo Shearwater may be just as likely, and perhaps even MORE likely, during September. The rarity possibilities, in addition to the more expected species, are very exciting. See the below information from organizer Ida Giriunas. Note that the deadline to get enough participants signed up for the trip to be a 'go' is Sept 6th. Greetings: We have an opportunity to rerun the recent very successful Extreme August Pelagic trip at the end of September. The birds seen in August were the White-faced Storm-petrel, Black-capped Petrel, Red-billed Tropicbird, dozens of Audubon's shearwaters, a few Band-rumped storm-petrels, a few Leach's Storm-petrels and a SOUTH POLAR SKUA as well as our common shearwaters, jaegers and phalaropes. Also seen was a WHALE SHARK and a TIGER SHARK.. We have Master birders such as Jeremiah Trimble, Marshall Iliff, Nicholas Bonomo, Mark Faherty, Luke Seitz, etc. leading our trips. Our boat, the HELEN H, is a very comfortable, fast, 100 foot fishing boat with a knowledgeable and enthusiastic Captain and crew. We use gallons of chum to attract the birds.. There are 38 bunks aboard which will be available to the first 38 who sign up. There is a full galley with excellent food at reasonable prices. Parking is free. Please let us know if you would be interested. We need enough people registered by 9/6 to plan to do so. So, if you want to join us, contact Ida Giriunas at i...@verizon.net (781-929-8772) for further information and waiver forms. September 27,28, 2014 Hyannis to Hydrographer, Veaches, Atlantis Canyon area: 5:30 AM Saturday - 6PM Sunday for WHITE-FACED STORM PETREL, Band-Rumped and, Leach's Storm-Petrel,5 Shearwater species (including possible BAROLO), 3 Jaeger species, terns, gulls and sea ducks, possible Tropicbird, bridled tern, other rarities. Cost: $295 BBC Members, $310 non-members. Ida Giriunas For the Brookline Bird Club Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT -- 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] belated BROWN BOOBY report
Hello NY and RI birders, I just received an email with photo of an adult BROWN BOOBY that landed aboard a commercial fishing boat ~30 miles south of Block Island on Feb 24th. The crew assumed the bird injured and "took him in" for 2 and a half days, releasing the bird on the 27th while approx. 4 miles east of Block Island. At that point the bird "seemed in good health." I am in contact with the fisherman who correctly identified it as a Brown Booby and will put him in contact with the appropriate records committee(s). There is also apparently video of the fishermen feeding the booby. This would have seemed absurd just a few years ago, but with the recent spate of BRBO wandering up the coast perhaps the only thing really surprising about this is the time of year involved. Here in CT the Avian Records Committee of Connecticut is currently in the midst of voting on our first state record of Brown Booby that occurred just last May: http://www.shorebirder.com/2013/05/brown-booby-norwalk-ct.html Nick Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com -- 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] belated BROWN BOOBY report
Hello NY and RI birders, I just received an email with photo of an adult BROWN BOOBY that landed aboard a commercial fishing boat ~30 miles south of Block Island on Feb 24th. The crew assumed the bird injured and took him in for 2 and a half days, releasing the bird on the 27th while approx. 4 miles east of Block Island. At that point the bird seemed in good health. I am in contact with the fisherman who correctly identified it as a Brown Booby and will put him in contact with the appropriate records committee(s). There is also apparently video of the fishermen feeding the booby. This would have seemed absurd just a few years ago, but with the recent spate of BRBO wandering up the coast perhaps the only thing really surprising about this is the time of year involved. Here in CT the Avian Records Committee of Connecticut is currently in the midst of voting on our first state record of Brown Booby that occurred just last May: http://www.shorebirder.com/2013/05/brown-booby-norwalk-ct.html Nick Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com -- 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] 7/13 - Mecox LONG-TAILED JAEGER, Sandwich Tern etc
A very foggy morning in the East Hampton area with a stiff ESE breeze on the water. Visibility was very poor. I birded Mecox Bay, Sagaponack Pond, and Georgica Pond from approx 0615 to 0850. Mecox Bay is not currently communicating with the ocean, however on the bay there are a few exposed sand bars and a sandy flat on which gulls and terns were roosting. The tern flock included an adult SANDWICH TERN, a Royal Tern, and a Roseate Tern among ~50 Common Terns and 22 Black Skimmers. At one point the terns, skimmers, and a few gulls took flight more hastily than usual. Out of the fog over the terns emerged a near adult LONG-TAILED JAEGER, which then passed by me as it headed out to sea. Not the first LTJA I've seen from land in the northeast but the first I've seen OVER land, presumably thanks to the fog and wind direction. It seems to me that from/near land reports of this species in the northeast have increased in recent years, perhaps as a result of more digital photography and increased understanding of jaeger identification? Though I am surprised by the mid-July timing of this bird since I believe this falls between the typical spring and fall migration windows. This will be written up for NYSARC if it is a review species, but here is a brief description: gray above, small black cap, slightly contrasting darker flight feathers on upperside, very long pointed central tail feathers, smooth gray belly and vent, completely white breast with not a hint of a breast band, lack of white on underside of primaries, slim belly, narrow wings, very buoyant flight. I did notice at least a few checkered underwing coverts, so not a full adult. The bird's age may help explain the seasonal timing. Sagaponack Pond had no flats and just a small sandspit or two for roosting birds. There was one first-summer Lesser Black-backed Gull. Georgica Pond had even less habitat, but as I was leaving the fog lessened a bit to reveal a slow trickle of Wilson's Storm-Petrels hugging the shoreline just beyond the surf, heading east. A single Cory's Shearwater as well. These are the first WISP I've noted this week, again possibly thanks to the weather. Migrant shorebirds only represented by 5 SB Dows and a Least Sandpiper. Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com -- 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] 7/13 - Mecox LONG-TAILED JAEGER, Sandwich Tern etc
A very foggy morning in the East Hampton area with a stiff ESE breeze on the water. Visibility was very poor. I birded Mecox Bay, Sagaponack Pond, and Georgica Pond from approx 0615 to 0850. Mecox Bay is not currently communicating with the ocean, however on the bay there are a few exposed sand bars and a sandy flat on which gulls and terns were roosting. The tern flock included an adult SANDWICH TERN, a Royal Tern, and a Roseate Tern among ~50 Common Terns and 22 Black Skimmers. At one point the terns, skimmers, and a few gulls took flight more hastily than usual. Out of the fog over the terns emerged a near adult LONG-TAILED JAEGER, which then passed by me as it headed out to sea. Not the first LTJA I've seen from land in the northeast but the first I've seen OVER land, presumably thanks to the fog and wind direction. It seems to me that from/near land reports of this species in the northeast have increased in recent years, perhaps as a result of more digital photography and increased understanding of jaeger identification? Though I am surprised by the mid-July timing of this bird since I believe this falls between the typical spring and fall migration windows. This will be written up for NYSARC if it is a review species, but here is a brief description: gray above, small black cap, slightly contrasting darker flight feathers on upperside, very long pointed central tail feathers, smooth gray belly and vent, completely white breast with not a hint of a breast band, lack of white on underside of primaries, slim belly, narrow wings, very buoyant flight. I did notice at least a few checkered underwing coverts, so not a full adult. The bird's age may help explain the seasonal timing. Sagaponack Pond had no flats and just a small sandspit or two for roosting birds. There was one first-summer Lesser Black-backed Gull. Georgica Pond had even less habitat, but as I was leaving the fog lessened a bit to reveal a slow trickle of Wilson's Storm-Petrels hugging the shoreline just beyond the surf, heading east. A single Cory's Shearwater as well. These are the first WISP I've noted this week, again possibly thanks to the weather. Migrant shorebirds only represented by 5 SB Dows and a Least Sandpiper. Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com -- 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] East Hampton shearwaters
A steady stream of birds heading east into the wind this evening as scoped from Georgica Beach in East Hampton from about 4:30 until 5:15, still going strong when I left. Same mix as on the 9th and 11th...pretty much all Cory's with the occasional Manx. Some numbers: Cory's Shearwater 230 Manx Shearwater 4 Herring Gull 650 Common Tern 160 Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com -- 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] East Hampton shearwaters
A steady stream of birds heading east into the wind this evening as scoped from Georgica Beach in East Hampton from about 4:30 until 5:15, still going strong when I left. Same mix as on the 9th and 11th...pretty much all Cory's with the occasional Manx. Some numbers: Cory's Shearwater 230 Manx Shearwater 4 Herring Gull 650 Common Tern 160 Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com -- 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] South Shore LI
Hi folks, Visiting for most of the week, have been getting out in bits and pieces. Here are some notes: 7/9 - East Hampton, Georgica Beach evening: 5 Black Scoter 19 Cory's Shearwater 1 Great Shearwater 1 Manx Shearwater 2 Royal Tern 7/11 - Cupsogue County Park flats, early AM: 1 "Western" Willet 5 Black Tern 1 Arctic Tern (first summer) 1 Royal Tern 7/11 - Pike's Beach: 1 "Western" Willet 7/11 - Tiana Beach: 1 Marbled Godwit 2 Royal Tern 7/11 - Shinnecock Inlet: 5 Black Scoter 2 Royal Tern 7/11 - East Hampton, Georgica Beach evening: 75 Cory's Shearwater 3 Manx Shearwater 1 jaeger sp. (likely Pom) Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com -- 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] South Shore LI
Hi folks, Visiting for most of the week, have been getting out in bits and pieces. Here are some notes: 7/9 - East Hampton, Georgica Beach evening: 5 Black Scoter 19 Cory's Shearwater 1 Great Shearwater 1 Manx Shearwater 2 Royal Tern 7/11 - Cupsogue County Park flats, early AM: 1 Western Willet 5 Black Tern 1 Arctic Tern (first summer) 1 Royal Tern 7/11 - Pike's Beach: 1 Western Willet 7/11 - Tiana Beach: 1 Marbled Godwit 2 Royal Tern 7/11 - Shinnecock Inlet: 5 Black Scoter 2 Royal Tern 7/11 - East Hampton, Georgica Beach evening: 75 Cory's Shearwater 3 Manx Shearwater 1 jaeger sp. (likely Pom) Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT www.shorebirder.com -- 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/ --
