Re: [nysbirds-l] The species of snail that the Limpkin was eating in Lewiston

[Seth Ausubel]

Looks like the White-lipped Snail, Cepaea hortensis: 
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51039-Cepaea-hortensis

> On Dec 6, 2022, at 7:33 AM, Willie D'Anna  wrote:
> 
> Hello birders!
>  
> Almost everyone who was able to watch the Limpkin this November in Lewiston, 
> noted that it was eating a prodigious number of snails. You usually only had 
> to wait a few seconds before you would see it probing into the ground, 
> pulling out a snail, cracking it open, peeling off the shell, then throwing 
> it down the hatch. I was told that this was not a native species of snail but 
> unfortunately, after seeing so many people, I don’t remember who told me that.
>  
> It is well known that Limpkins are expanding their breeding range in the 
> southeastern US, due to the presence of an invasive species of apple snail. 
> However, that apple snail has not made it anywhere close to NYS, as far as I 
> am aware. It is also much larger than the snails that the Limpkin was feeding 
> on in Lewiston. 
>  
> If anyone knows anything about the snails that the Lewiston Limpkin was 
> feeding on, I would appreciate hearing from you. If you can provide a 
> published reference or let me know where your information is from, that would 
> be great. This could be used in an article I am currently writing.
>  
> There are several photos of the bird with a snail. You can look through all 
> of the photos of this bird on eBird: 
> https://media.ebird.org/catalog?taxonCode=limpki=US-NY-063 
> 
> Some nice ones with a snail are in this checklist from Karen Lee Lewis: 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122604545 
>   Here is another from Brian Morse: 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122609092 
>   There is a nice close-up of the 
> snail in this checklist from Alan Bloom: 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122570469 
>   Another close-up here, from Tim 
> Healy: https://ebird.org/checklist/S122510990 
>  One from Kyle Gage: 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122518905 
>   From Joel Farwell: 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122507081 
> 
>  
> Thanks, and good birding!
> Willie
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Re: [nysbirds-l] The species of snail that the Limpkin was eating in Lewiston

[Seth Ausubel]

Looks like the White-lipped Snail, Cepaea hortensis: 
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51039-Cepaea-hortensis

> On Dec 6, 2022, at 7:33 AM, Willie D'Anna  wrote:
> 
> Hello birders!
>  
> Almost everyone who was able to watch the Limpkin this November in Lewiston, 
> noted that it was eating a prodigious number of snails. You usually only had 
> to wait a few seconds before you would see it probing into the ground, 
> pulling out a snail, cracking it open, peeling off the shell, then throwing 
> it down the hatch. I was told that this was not a native species of snail but 
> unfortunately, after seeing so many people, I don’t remember who told me that.
>  
> It is well known that Limpkins are expanding their breeding range in the 
> southeastern US, due to the presence of an invasive species of apple snail. 
> However, that apple snail has not made it anywhere close to NYS, as far as I 
> am aware. It is also much larger than the snails that the Limpkin was feeding 
> on in Lewiston. 
>  
> If anyone knows anything about the snails that the Lewiston Limpkin was 
> feeding on, I would appreciate hearing from you. If you can provide a 
> published reference or let me know where your information is from, that would 
> be great. This could be used in an article I am currently writing.
>  
> There are several photos of the bird with a snail. You can look through all 
> of the photos of this bird on eBird: 
> https://media.ebird.org/catalog?taxonCode=limpki=US-NY-063 
> 
> Some nice ones with a snail are in this checklist from Karen Lee Lewis: 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122604545 
>   Here is another from Brian Morse: 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122609092 
>   There is a nice close-up of the 
> snail in this checklist from Alan Bloom: 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122570469 
>   Another close-up here, from Tim 
> Healy: https://ebird.org/checklist/S122510990 
>  One from Kyle Gage: 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122518905 
>   From Joel Farwell: 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S122507081 
> 
>  
> Thanks, and good birding!
> Willie
> --
> Willie D'Anna
> Wilson, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Roseate Spoonbill Cold Spring Harbor

[Seth Ausubel]

Being viewed now on west shoreline of harbor. Viewpoint is the fisherman’s pier 
on the east side across from Cold Spring Harbor State Park. 

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[nysbirds-l] Roseate Spoonbill Cold Spring Harbor

[Seth Ausubel]

Being viewed now on west shoreline of harbor. Viewpoint is the fisherman’s pier 
on the east side across from Cold Spring Harbor State Park. 

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[nysbirds-l] Brown Pelican -Jones Inlet

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I’m watching a Brown Pelican from the fisherman’s access lot at Jones Beach 
West End. It is in Jones Inlet, feeding with terns off the Fireman’s Park at 
Pt. Lookout, and much closer to that location. 

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[nysbirds-l] Brown Pelican -Jones Inlet

[Seth Ausubel]

I’m watching a Brown Pelican from the fisherman’s access lot at Jones Beach 
West End. It is in Jones Inlet, feeding with terns off the Fireman’s Park at 
Pt. Lookout, and much closer to that location. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island Rarity - Pileated Woodpecker (second-hand report)

[Seth Ausubel]

Definitely a great bird for Long Island.  A number of birders, including 
Barbara Connolly, Corey Finger, Dave Klauber, Mary Normandia, Bobby Rossetti, 
and myself, saw a Pileated Woodpecker in Matinecock, Nassau County on 
12/31/2011.  My report to the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 
included the following:

"This report is being submitted because of the status of Pileated Woodpecker as 
a rare visitant in the coastal lowlands of New York State (Bull’s Birds of New 
York State, 1998, E. Levine, ed.).  Pileated Woodpecker is common and 
increasing across most of New York State, due primarily to reforestation.  
However it remains extremely rare in the coastal plain and even more so on Long 
Island, where the last documented sightings may be during the early 1980s.  The 
species was not recorded in the coastal plain in the 2000-2005 Breeding Bird 
Atlas (Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State, 2008, K. McGowan and 
K. Corwin, eds.).  However, it was recorded in the First Atlas (1980-1985) as a 
probable breeder based on a female bird present in Mill Neck, Nassau County in 
the spring and summer of 1983.  Another female was present in Forest Park, 
Queens County and Garvies Point, Nassau County from December 1981 to spring 
1982.  Interestingly, Mill Neck and Garvies Point are within 2.5 and 3.33 
miles, respectively, of [Matinecock].  Prior to the early 1980s, the species 
had not been recorded on Long Island since 1947.  For further details on the 
above, see the discussion in Bull’s (1998) and the Second Atlas.”  

Since then, I am aware of at least two other sightings on Long Island, in 
addition to the current report: Oakland Lake, Queens and Valley Stream State 
Park, Nassau, both in early May 2014.  There have been several reports from 
Inwood Hill in upper Manhattan and they have been present in small numbers on 
Staten Island for the past five years or so.

Seth Ausubel
> On Oct 4, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Pat Palladino <dino1...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> An ebird report has been posted indicating that a Pileated Woodpecker 
> (photographs of the bird were also posted) was observed yesterday afternoon 
> in the "Jayne's Hill Woods." Jayne's Hill is the highest point on Long Island 
> and sits on the east side of Sweet Hollow Road across from West Hills Park in 
> Huntington, Suffolk County (not too far from the Walt Whitman Mall). For 
> those reading this post upstate, while this bird is fairly common in a large 
> part of New York, it is non-existent (except for maybe this one) on Long 
> Island.  
> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island Rarity - Pileated Woodpecker (second-hand report)

[Seth Ausubel]

Definitely a great bird for Long Island.  A number of birders, including 
Barbara Connolly, Corey Finger, Dave Klauber, Mary Normandia, Bobby Rossetti, 
and myself, saw a Pileated Woodpecker in Matinecock, Nassau County on 
12/31/2011.  My report to the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 
included the following:

"This report is being submitted because of the status of Pileated Woodpecker as 
a rare visitant in the coastal lowlands of New York State (Bull’s Birds of New 
York State, 1998, E. Levine, ed.).  Pileated Woodpecker is common and 
increasing across most of New York State, due primarily to reforestation.  
However it remains extremely rare in the coastal plain and even more so on Long 
Island, where the last documented sightings may be during the early 1980s.  The 
species was not recorded in the coastal plain in the 2000-2005 Breeding Bird 
Atlas (Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State, 2008, K. McGowan and 
K. Corwin, eds.).  However, it was recorded in the First Atlas (1980-1985) as a 
probable breeder based on a female bird present in Mill Neck, Nassau County in 
the spring and summer of 1983.  Another female was present in Forest Park, 
Queens County and Garvies Point, Nassau County from December 1981 to spring 
1982.  Interestingly, Mill Neck and Garvies Point are within 2.5 and 3.33 
miles, respectively, of [Matinecock].  Prior to the early 1980s, the species 
had not been recorded on Long Island since 1947.  For further details on the 
above, see the discussion in Bull’s (1998) and the Second Atlas.”  

Since then, I am aware of at least two other sightings on Long Island, in 
addition to the current report: Oakland Lake, Queens and Valley Stream State 
Park, Nassau, both in early May 2014.  There have been several reports from 
Inwood Hill in upper Manhattan and they have been present in small numbers on 
Staten Island for the past five years or so.

Seth Ausubel
> On Oct 4, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Pat Palladino  wrote:
> 
> An ebird report has been posted indicating that a Pileated Woodpecker 
> (photographs of the bird were also posted) was observed yesterday afternoon 
> in the "Jayne's Hill Woods." Jayne's Hill is the highest point on Long Island 
> and sits on the east side of Sweet Hollow Road across from West Hills Park in 
> Huntington, Suffolk County (not too far from the Walt Whitman Mall). For 
> those reading this post upstate, while this bird is fairly common in a large 
> part of New York, it is non-existent (except for maybe this one) on Long 
> Island.  
> 
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[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Phalaropes in Southold

[Seth Ausubel]

Five Red-necked Phalaropes are being seen this morning in the surf zone on Long 
Island Sound east of Goldsmith’s Inlet, Southold, Suffolk County.  A local 
resident forwarded photos and video showing at least three of the birds which 
are juveniles.  As of this point they are still there. The closest access is 
probably from a small parking area at Peconic Dunes County Park, on Soundview 
Avenue between Mill Rd. and Kenny’s Rd. You can walk the path through the woods 
to the beach.  You might also be able to access the area from the parking lot 
at Goldsmith’s Inlet (I’m not sure if parking is reserved for town residents). 
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[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Phalaropes in Southold

[Seth Ausubel]

Five Red-necked Phalaropes are being seen this morning in the surf zone on Long 
Island Sound east of Goldsmith’s Inlet, Southold, Suffolk County.  A local 
resident forwarded photos and video showing at least three of the birds which 
are juveniles.  As of this point they are still there. The closest access is 
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Avenue between Mill Rd. and Kenny’s Rd. You can walk the path through the woods 
to the beach.  You might also be able to access the area from the parking lot 
at Goldsmith’s Inlet (I’m not sure if parking is reserved for town residents). 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Robert Moses SP Seawatching 6/18/17

[Seth Ausubel]

This morning, 90 minutes of seawatching from Shinnecock Inlet and Tiana Beach 
produced but a lone shearwater sp., evidence that the recent anomalous 
distribution is continuing.  We did however have 7 Parasitic Jaegers from Tiana 
Beach, 3 of which teamed up to harass a Herring Gull very close to shore. These 
birds were hanging around, not moving decidedly in one direction.

Seth Ausubel
Mary Normandia
> On Jun 19, 2017, at 11:45 AM, David Nicosia <daven102...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The last few days have featured a very strong high pressure system south of 
> Newfoundland and a prolonged easterly flow toward the Mid Atlantic Coast 
> which then curves to southerly up the coast from the Bahamas to the New 
> England coast. The placement of this high pressure system and its strength is 
> anomalous for this time of year owing to the southward displacement the jet 
> stream for June. There has been an easterly wind anomaly of between 25 and 30 
> mph that is strongest from well offshore right to Long Island. This could 
> explain some of what you have observed. 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 10:59 AM, Shaibal Mitra <shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu 
> <mailto:shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu>> wrote:
> As we were leaving, we saw Pete Morris arriving, and we couldn't resist 
> joining Doug and him for some more effort.
> 
> Compiling observations for the day yields the following remarkable numbers 
> for Robert Moses SP yesterday:
> 
> Great Shearwater  669
> Cory's Shearwater 48
> Manx Shearwater 8
> Sooty Shearwater 9
> Wilson's Sturm-Petrel 6
> Northern Gannet 5
> Parasitic Jaeger 1
> Black Scoter 4
> 
> To put the Great Shearwater total in perspective, my previous high count from 
> land on Long Island over 21+ years was 45, on 23 June 2001, at Democrat 
> Point. The general pattern is for Great to be vastly outnumbered by Sooties 
> during good early season flights, then by Cory's on good days later. In fact, 
> in my Long Island seawatching experience, the overall frequency and abundance 
> of Great from land has generally been very similar to that of the 
> perceived-as-rare Manx: one or a few single-digit counts per year, versus 
> many more and larger counts of Sooty and Cory's.
> 
> We await more data from other areas, but it is already obvious that the 
> numbers of Greats from the Jones Inlet area were far in excess of any counts 
> there in recent memory, and it appears that numbers from further east on the 
> island were unexpectedly low (usually they increase steadily eastward). The 
> occurrence of exhausted birds (including the Brown Booby) suggests a 
> prolonged storm far offshore during prior days that was positioned in such a 
> way as to trap birds in the New York Bight (if weather-savvy folks could 
> check on this, I'd appreciate it). Locally at least, the wind speeds were 
> never in the range that would cause shearwaters any difficulties.
> 
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
> 
> 
> Following up on Steve's report and after hearing about the Jones Beach 
> flight, Shai and i returned to Robert Moses and put in another hour 
> (4:22-5:22). Spectacular views on many birds as they passed by close to shore.
> Great Shearwater  177
> Cory's Shearwater. 5
> Manx Shearwater. 4
> Sooty Shearwater. 1
> Parasitic Jaeger. 1
> Black Scoter. 4
> No. Gannet 2
> 
> Doug Futuyma just arrived to take up the vigil here.
> 
> Patricia Lindsay
> Bay Shore
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> From: bounce-121607595-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
> <mailto:bounce-121607595-11143...@list.cornell.edu> 
> [bounce-121607595-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
> <mailto:bounce-121607595-11143...@list.cornell.edu>] on behalf of Steve 
> Walter [swalte...@verizon.net <mailto:swalte...@verizon.net>]
> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 4:40 PM
> To: nysbird...@list.cornell.edu <mailto:nysbird...@list.cornell.edu>
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Robert Moses S.P. Sea Watching 6/18
> 
> I spent the morning sea watching at Robert Moses State Park Field 2 from 
> about 6:30 (not seriously until the fog eased around 8:30) to 12:30 (when the 
> fog thickened again). Also joining in the effort were (until about 10:30) 
> Brent Bomkamp, Pat Palladino, and Taylor Sturm, and (from about 11 to 12) Pat 
> Lindsay, Shai Mitra, and Peter Morris. Actually, I have to give them more 
> credit than that, as they picked out a lot more birds than I did. But I think 
> I did a decent job of being the scribe. So here is what I scribed.
> 
> Great Shearwater – 119
> Cory’s Shearwater – 23
> Sooty Shearwater – 1
> Shearwater sp. – 21 (most earlier on when denser fog added to the ID 
> difficulty; Brent

Re: [nysbirds-l] Robert Moses SP Seawatching 6/18/17

[Seth Ausubel]

This morning, 90 minutes of seawatching from Shinnecock Inlet and Tiana Beach 
produced but a lone shearwater sp., evidence that the recent anomalous 
distribution is continuing.  We did however have 7 Parasitic Jaegers from Tiana 
Beach, 3 of which teamed up to harass a Herring Gull very close to shore. These 
birds were hanging around, not moving decidedly in one direction.

Seth Ausubel
Mary Normandia
> On Jun 19, 2017, at 11:45 AM, David Nicosia  wrote:
> 
> The last few days have featured a very strong high pressure system south of 
> Newfoundland and a prolonged easterly flow toward the Mid Atlantic Coast 
> which then curves to southerly up the coast from the Bahamas to the New 
> England coast. The placement of this high pressure system and its strength is 
> anomalous for this time of year owing to the southward displacement the jet 
> stream for June. There has been an easterly wind anomaly of between 25 and 30 
> mph that is strongest from well offshore right to Long Island. This could 
> explain some of what you have observed. 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 10:59 AM, Shaibal Mitra  <mailto:shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu>> wrote:
> As we were leaving, we saw Pete Morris arriving, and we couldn't resist 
> joining Doug and him for some more effort.
> 
> Compiling observations for the day yields the following remarkable numbers 
> for Robert Moses SP yesterday:
> 
> Great Shearwater  669
> Cory's Shearwater 48
> Manx Shearwater 8
> Sooty Shearwater 9
> Wilson's Sturm-Petrel 6
> Northern Gannet 5
> Parasitic Jaeger 1
> Black Scoter 4
> 
> To put the Great Shearwater total in perspective, my previous high count from 
> land on Long Island over 21+ years was 45, on 23 June 2001, at Democrat 
> Point. The general pattern is for Great to be vastly outnumbered by Sooties 
> during good early season flights, then by Cory's on good days later. In fact, 
> in my Long Island seawatching experience, the overall frequency and abundance 
> of Great from land has generally been very similar to that of the 
> perceived-as-rare Manx: one or a few single-digit counts per year, versus 
> many more and larger counts of Sooty and Cory's.
> 
> We await more data from other areas, but it is already obvious that the 
> numbers of Greats from the Jones Inlet area were far in excess of any counts 
> there in recent memory, and it appears that numbers from further east on the 
> island were unexpectedly low (usually they increase steadily eastward). The 
> occurrence of exhausted birds (including the Brown Booby) suggests a 
> prolonged storm far offshore during prior days that was positioned in such a 
> way as to trap birds in the New York Bight (if weather-savvy folks could 
> check on this, I'd appreciate it). Locally at least, the wind speeds were 
> never in the range that would cause shearwaters any difficulties.
> 
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
> 
> 
> Following up on Steve's report and after hearing about the Jones Beach 
> flight, Shai and i returned to Robert Moses and put in another hour 
> (4:22-5:22). Spectacular views on many birds as they passed by close to shore.
> Great Shearwater  177
> Cory's Shearwater. 5
> Manx Shearwater. 4
> Sooty Shearwater. 1
> Parasitic Jaeger. 1
> Black Scoter. 4
> No. Gannet 2
> 
> Doug Futuyma just arrived to take up the vigil here.
> 
> Patricia Lindsay
> Bay Shore
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> From: bounce-121607595-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
> <mailto:bounce-121607595-11143...@list.cornell.edu> 
> [bounce-121607595-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
> <mailto:bounce-121607595-11143...@list.cornell.edu>] on behalf of Steve 
> Walter [swalte...@verizon.net <mailto:swalte...@verizon.net>]
> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 4:40 PM
> To: nysbird...@list.cornell.edu <mailto:nysbird...@list.cornell.edu>
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Robert Moses S.P. Sea Watching 6/18
> 
> I spent the morning sea watching at Robert Moses State Park Field 2 from 
> about 6:30 (not seriously until the fog eased around 8:30) to 12:30 (when the 
> fog thickened again). Also joining in the effort were (until about 10:30) 
> Brent Bomkamp, Pat Palladino, and Taylor Sturm, and (from about 11 to 12) Pat 
> Lindsay, Shai Mitra, and Peter Morris. Actually, I have to give them more 
> credit than that, as they picked out a lot more birds than I did. But I think 
> I did a decent job of being the scribe. So here is what I scribed.
> 
> Great Shearwater – 119
> Cory’s Shearwater – 23
> Sooty Shearwater – 1
> Shearwater sp. – 21 (most earlier on when denser fog added to the ID 
> difficulty; Brent thought one may have been a Manx, but too difficult to 
> confirm)

[nysbirds-l] Forest Park Summer Tanager continues

[Seth Ausubel]

Near intersection of park road and Metropolitan Av. Same bird as yesterday, 
mostly red with greenish-yellow belly. 

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[nysbirds-l] Forest Park Summer Tanager continues

[Seth Ausubel]

Near intersection of park road and Metropolitan Av. Same bird as yesterday, 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Little Egret - Yes (including directions)

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See below. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 21, 2015, at 10:01 AM, Robert Lewis  wrote:
> 
> What field marks does this bird show?
> 
> Larger size obvious?  (compared to Snowy) YES. 
> 
> long pale gular area on lower mandible?  I DID NOT SEE THIS. 
> 
> gray lores? YES
> 
> solid black legs? YES, but this is not useful to distinguish between Snowy 
> and Little Egrets in breeding plumage. 
> 
> single plume? TWO LONG THICK HEAD PLUMES
> 
> Bob Lewis
> Sleepy Hollow
> 
> From: Seth Ausubel 
> To: post NYSbirds  
> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 8:41 AM
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Little Egret - Yes (including directions)
> 
> The egret just walked around the marshy point to the east of Gardiner County 
> Park. The point is past a bulkhead. This area it's in now is private property 
> but visible with a scope from the east side of the park. 
> 
> Gardiner Park is on the south side of Route 27A just east of the Robert Moses 
> Parkway. Park in the lot and walk the wide sandy path straight to the bay. 
> The bird is to the east. It has also been seen closer in the marsh and tidal 
> creek in the east side of the park. 
> 
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[nysbirds-l] Oops. Egret flew.

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Across bay in the general direction of Captree Island. 

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[nysbirds-l] Little Egret - Yes (including directions)

[Seth Ausubel]

The egret just walked around the marshy point to the east of Gardiner County 
Park. The point is past a bulkhead. This area it's in now is private property 
but visible with a scope from the east side of the park. 

Gardiner Park is on the south side of Route 27A just east of the Robert Moses 
Parkway. Park in the lot and walk the wide sandy path straight to the bay. The 
bird is to the east. It has also been seen closer in the marsh and tidal creek 
in the east side of the park. 

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[nysbirds-l] Little Egret - Yes (including directions)

[Seth Ausubel]

The egret just walked around the marshy point to the east of Gardiner County 
Park. The point is past a bulkhead. This area it's in now is private property 
but visible with a scope from the east side of the park. 

Gardiner Park is on the south side of Route 27A just east of the Robert Moses 
Parkway. Park in the lot and walk the wide sandy path straight to the bay. The 
bird is to the east. It has also been seen closer in the marsh and tidal creek 
in the east side of the park. 

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[nysbirds-l] Oops. Egret flew.

[Seth Ausubel]

Across bay in the general direction of Captree Island. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Little Egret - Yes (including directions)

[Seth Ausubel]

See below. 

Sent from my iPhone

 On May 21, 2015, at 10:01 AM, Robert Lewis rfer...@yahoo.com wrote:
 
 What field marks does this bird show?
 
 Larger size obvious?  (compared to Snowy) YES. 
 
 long pale gular area on lower mandible?  I DID NOT SEE THIS. 
 
 gray lores? YES
 
 solid black legs? YES, but this is not useful to distinguish between Snowy 
 and Little Egrets in breeding plumage. 
 
 single plume? TWO LONG THICK HEAD PLUMES
 
 Bob Lewis
 Sleepy Hollow
 
 From: Seth Ausubel sausu...@nyc.rr.com
 To: post NYSbirds nysbirds-l@cornell.edu 
 Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 8:41 AM
 Subject: [nysbirds-l] Little Egret - Yes (including directions)
 
 The egret just walked around the marshy point to the east of Gardiner County 
 Park. The point is past a bulkhead. This area it's in now is private property 
 but visible with a scope from the east side of the park. 
 
 Gardiner Park is on the south side of Route 27A just east of the Robert Moses 
 Parkway. Park in the lot and walk the wide sandy path straight to the bay. 
 The bird is to the east. It has also been seen closer in the marsh and tidal 
 creek in the east side of the park. 
 
 Seth Ausubel
 Forest Hills, NY
 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Valley Stream State Park Yellow-throated Warbler (YTWA) Photos

[Seth Ausubel]

Then my comment is limited to Kingbird Region 10!  Thanks Willie.
On Mar 31, 2015, at 8:20 PM, Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
>  
> Buffalo has a Yellow-throated Warbler record from March 25, 2012 at Forest 
> Lawn Cemetery, found by Richard Salembier and Cory Callaghan.
>  
> Cheers,
> Willie
>  
> From: bounce-118999895-15084...@list.cornell.edu 
> [mailto:bounce-118999895-15084...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Baksh
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7:46 PM
> To: Nyc ebirds
> Cc: nysbirds-l
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Valley Stream State Park Yellow-throated Warbler 
> (YTWA) Photos
>  
> I have posted photos of the Valley Stream State Park Yellow-throated Warbler 
> here 
> http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2015/03/yellow-throated-warbler-at-valley.html
> 
> This early report in Nassau County appears to be the earliest eBird record 
> for the state. I do not know if there are any non eBird earlier dates out 
> there but if there are, it would be nice to hear from anyone with that 
> information.
> 
> In addition, this report stands as the 1st YTWA of 2015 for the state and 
> maybe for the tri-state area as I have not picked up any other reports on our 
> neighbors listservs.
> 
> Good find by Daniel Guerin and "Big Up" to Anthony Collerton who got the word 
> out on the list serve yesterday.
> 
> Cheers,
>  
> 
>  
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Robert A. Proniewych  
> wrote:
> The warbler continues at Valley Stream State Park. It is working its way 
> along the trail that is streamside. 
> Robert A. Proniewych
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Valley Stream State Park Yellow-throated Warbler (YTWA) Photos

[Seth Ausubel]

This does seem like a new record extreme early date for NY State.  Bull's Birds 
of NY State has the early date as 6 Apr.  In 2012 a Yellow-throated Warbler was 
found on 5 April at Alley Pond Park, Queens County.  Until now I believe that 
is the record.
On Mar 31, 2015, at 7:46 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote:

> I have posted photos of the Valley Stream State Park Yellow-throated Warbler 
> here 
> http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2015/03/yellow-throated-warbler-at-valley.html
> 
> This early report in Nassau County appears to be the earliest eBird record 
> for the state. I do not know if there are any non eBird earlier dates out 
> there but if there are, it would be nice to hear from anyone with that 
> information.
> 
> In addition, this report stands as the 1st YTWA of 2015 for the state and 
> maybe for the tri-state area as I have not picked up any other reports on our 
> neighbors listservs.
> 
> Good find by Daniel Guerin and "Big Up" to Anthony Collerton who got the word 
> out on the list serve yesterday.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Robert A. Proniewych  
> wrote:
> The warbler continues at Valley Stream State Park. It is working its way 
> along the trail that is streamside. 
> Robert A. Proniewych
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Valley Stream State Park Yellow-throated Warbler (YTWA) Photos

[Seth Ausubel]

This does seem like a new record extreme early date for NY State.  Bull's Birds 
of NY State has the early date as 6 Apr.  In 2012 a Yellow-throated Warbler was 
found on 5 April at Alley Pond Park, Queens County.  Until now I believe that 
is the record.
On Mar 31, 2015, at 7:46 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote:

 I have posted photos of the Valley Stream State Park Yellow-throated Warbler 
 here 
 http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2015/03/yellow-throated-warbler-at-valley.html
 
 This early report in Nassau County appears to be the earliest eBird record 
 for the state. I do not know if there are any non eBird earlier dates out 
 there but if there are, it would be nice to hear from anyone with that 
 information.
 
 In addition, this report stands as the 1st YTWA of 2015 for the state and 
 maybe for the tri-state area as I have not picked up any other reports on our 
 neighbors listservs.
 
 Good find by Daniel Guerin and Big Up to Anthony Collerton who got the word 
 out on the list serve yesterday.
 
 Cheers,
 
 
 
 On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Robert A. Proniewych baobab...@gmail.com 
 wrote:
 The warbler continues at Valley Stream State Park. It is working its way 
 along the trail that is streamside. 
 Robert A. Proniewych
 
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[Seth Ausubel]

Then my comment is limited to Kingbird Region 10!  Thanks Willie.
On Mar 31, 2015, at 8:20 PM, Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter wrote:

 Hi Andrew,
  
 Buffalo has a Yellow-throated Warbler record from March 25, 2012 at Forest 
 Lawn Cemetery, found by Richard Salembier and Cory Callaghan.
  
 Cheers,
 Willie
  
 From: bounce-118999895-15084...@list.cornell.edu 
 [mailto:bounce-118999895-15084...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Baksh
 Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7:46 PM
 To: Nyc ebirds
 Cc: nysbirds-l
 Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Valley Stream State Park Yellow-throated Warbler 
 (YTWA) Photos
  
 I have posted photos of the Valley Stream State Park Yellow-throated Warbler 
 here 
 http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2015/03/yellow-throated-warbler-at-valley.html
 
 This early report in Nassau County appears to be the earliest eBird record 
 for the state. I do not know if there are any non eBird earlier dates out 
 there but if there are, it would be nice to hear from anyone with that 
 information.
 
 In addition, this report stands as the 1st YTWA of 2015 for the state and 
 maybe for the tri-state area as I have not picked up any other reports on our 
 neighbors listservs.
 
 Good find by Daniel Guerin and Big Up to Anthony Collerton who got the word 
 out on the list serve yesterday.
 
 Cheers,
  
 
  
 On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Robert A. Proniewych baobab...@gmail.com 
 wrote:
 The warbler continues at Valley Stream State Park. It is working its way 
 along the trail that is streamside. 
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[nysbirds-l] Riverhead Pink-footed Goose

[Seth Ausubel]

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Pink-footed Goose at a location it has not previously been reported. It is on 
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is near Merritt's Pond. 

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[nysbirds-l] Common Murre at West End

[Seth Ausubel]

I'm looking at a winter plumaged Common Murre in the channel north of the Jones 
Beach West End Coast Guard Station. 

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[nysbirds-l] Common Murre at West End

[Seth Ausubel]

I'm looking at a winter plumaged Common Murre in the channel north of the Jones 
Beach West End Coast Guard Station. 

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[nysbirds-l] Riverhead Pink-footed Goose

[Seth Ausubel]

Shai Mitra called and asked me to post that he and others are now viewing the 
Pink-footed Goose at a location it has not previously been reported. It is on 
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Seth Ausubel
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[nysbirds-l] Pinelawn Geese

[Seth Ausubel]

Barnacle Goose and 2 Greater White-fronted Geese now in Colonial Springs Golf 
Course, viewed through the fence at the south side of Pinelawn Memorial Park. 
This is near the entrance on the east side of Wellwood Av. 

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[nysbirds-l] Pinelawn Geese

[Seth Ausubel]

Barnacle Goose and 2 Greater White-fronted Geese now in Colonial Springs Golf 
Course, viewed through the fence at the south side of Pinelawn Memorial Park. 
This is near the entrance on the east side of Wellwood Av. 

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[nysbirds-l] NYSOA Field Trip Results

[Seth Ausubel]

I led a field trip this weekend for the New York State Ornithological 
Association to various Long Island birding spots.  Our preliminary species 
total for the weekend was 114 species.  The highlight was undoubtedly a male 
Golden-winged Warbler seen well by all on Sunday at Alley Park, Queens County.  
Other highlights follow.

Saturday September 27:

Jones Beach West End - 1 juvenile American Golden Plover, 450 American 
Oystercatchers, 1 Royal Tern, 8 Pine Siskins.
Cedar Beach Marina, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County - 115 Great Egrets.
Robert Moses State Park, Suffolk County - 3 Royal Terns
Route 105 Sod Fields, Riverhead, Suffolk County - 1 American Golden Plover, 14 
Turkey Vultures.
Edwards Av. Sod Field, 1/4 mile north of Route 25 on west side - 8 American 
Golden Plovers, 3 Pectoral Sandpipers, 10 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 30 Turkey 
Vultures.

Sunday September 28:

Alley Park - Golden-winged warbler, Worm-eating Warbler (late), Cape May 
Warbler.
Jamaica Bay, East Pond - continuing drake Eurasian Wigeon, 125 Snowy Egrets, 1 
Pectoral Sandpiper

Thanks to all who participated and to my co-leader, Mary Normandia.

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[nysbirds-l] NYSOA Field Trip Results

[Seth Ausubel]

I led a field trip this weekend for the New York State Ornithological 
Association to various Long Island birding spots.  Our preliminary species 
total for the weekend was 114 species.  The highlight was undoubtedly a male 
Golden-winged Warbler seen well by all on Sunday at Alley Park, Queens County.  
Other highlights follow.

Saturday September 27:

Jones Beach West End - 1 juvenile American Golden Plover, 450 American 
Oystercatchers, 1 Royal Tern, 8 Pine Siskins.
Cedar Beach Marina, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County - 115 Great Egrets.
Robert Moses State Park, Suffolk County - 3 Royal Terns
Route 105 Sod Fields, Riverhead, Suffolk County - 1 American Golden Plover, 14 
Turkey Vultures.
Edwards Av. Sod Field, 1/4 mile north of Route 25 on west side - 8 American 
Golden Plovers, 3 Pectoral Sandpipers, 10 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 30 Turkey 
Vultures.

Sunday September 28:

Alley Park - Golden-winged warbler, Worm-eating Warbler (late), Cape May 
Warbler.
Jamaica Bay, East Pond - continuing drake Eurasian Wigeon, 125 Snowy Egrets, 1 
Pectoral Sandpiper

Thanks to all who participated and to my co-leader, Mary Normandia.

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Forest Hills, NY




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[nysbirds-l] Golden-winged Warbler Alley Park

[Seth Ausubel]

Male Golden-winged Warbler now in Alley Park, Queens. For those that know the 
area it is in the large Aralia patch on the west side of the "Acadian 
Kettlehole". 

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[nysbirds-l] Golden-winged Warbler Alley Park

[Seth Ausubel]

Male Golden-winged Warbler now in Alley Park, Queens. For those that know the 
area it is in the large Aralia patch on the west side of the Acadian 
Kettlehole. 

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay additions

[Seth Ausubel]

Two Hudsonian Godwits in North End. Plus a flyover Caspian Tern and a juvenile 
Long-billed Dowitcher seen well, photographed by Corey Finger, and flight call 
heard. 

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[nysbirds-l] Two Buff-breasted Sandpipers Jamaica Bay

[Seth Ausubel]

Right now on east side of East Pond north of Raunt. One Hudsonian Godwit at 
North End. Also several White-rumped and Western Sandpipers. 

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[nysbirds-l] Two Buff-breasted Sandpipers Jamaica Bay

[Seth Ausubel]

Right now on east side of East Pond north of Raunt. One Hudsonian Godwit at 
North End. Also several White-rumped and Western Sandpipers. 

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay additions

[Seth Ausubel]

Two Hudsonian Godwits in North End. Plus a flyover Caspian Tern and a juvenile 
Long-billed Dowitcher seen well, photographed by Corey Finger, and flight call 
heard. 

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[nysbirds-l] Environmental Assessment for West Pond Project at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

[Seth Ausubel]

Hello NYSBirders,

The National Park Service has announced the beginning of the planning process 
for the West Pond at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.  As you are probably 
aware, the West Pond was breached in October 2012 during Hurricane Sandy.  The 
breach opened the pond to the tides and destroyed the valuable freshwater 
habitat that was one of New York State's premier birding destinations.

Birders must speak up to ensure the pond is restored to support birds and 
wildlife.  The Birders' Coalition for Gateway has taken the position that the 
pond should be restored to the habitat values that existed after the West Pond 
was created in the 1950s.  This includes a large freshwater pond and emergent 
wetlands with water level regulation to encourage seasonal shorebird and 
waterfowl use; and open dune to encourage tern and Diamondback Terrapin 
nesting. High salt marsh is uncommon in Jamaica Bay and is another habitat 
element of interest for restoration of the West Pond. Currently the breach in 
the dike of the West Pond has turned the pond into a mudflat and caused the 
destruction of vegetation that is not salt tolerant. The former open dune area, 
called Terrapin Point, is overgrown into a dense thicket due to years of 
neglect by the Park Service.  Thus the area has virtually no habitat value and 
does not contribute to ecosystem diversity. 

So what can birders do?

- Attend the public scoping meeting on July 17 at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife 
Refuge (see information below).
- Sign the Birders' Coalition's petition at  
http://tinyurl.com/WestPondPetition  
- Write to Gateway National Recreation Area Superintendent Jennifer Nersesian 
and other public officials and tell them you want the West Pond restored for 
birds and wildlife.

Additional information on the public scoping process and the July 17 public 
meeting is below.  Public comments are being accepted through July 30, 2014.  
The full recommendations for restoration of the West Pond by the Birders' 
Coalition for Gateway can be found on New York City Audubon's web site at  
http://tinyurl.com/NYCAudubonWestPond

A variety of interest groups will undoubtedly be very vocal in the upcoming 
scoping process.  The National Park Service has a history of giving priority to 
active recreational interests at the expense of wildlife in the Gateway 
National Recreation Area. It is critical that birders participate and make 
their views known!

Thanks to all of you for your interest and I hope to see you at Jamaica Bay!

Seth Ausubel
Director, New York State Ornithological Association
On behalf of the Birders' Coalition for Gateway

> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Becnel, Reina 
> Date: Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 11:40 AM
> Subject: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Gateway Begins Planning Process for 
> Environmental Assessment for West Pond Project at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
> To: 
> Cc: Jennifer Nersesian , Emina Sendich 
> 
> 
> 
> Contact:Reina Becnel, Public Affairs
> 
> Phone Number:  718-354-4606
> 
> Date: June 26, 2014  
> 
>  
>  
> Gateway Begins Planning Process for Environmental Assessment
> 
> for West Pond Project at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
> 
>  
> 
> The National Park Service, in cooperation with the Federal Highway 
> Administration Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD), is preparing 
> an environmental assessment (EA) in support of a proposed project to address 
> damage that resulted from a breach that occurred at the West Pond of the 
> Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge during Hurricane Sandy. 
> 
>  
> NPS is asking the public to help the park define both the natural and 
> cultural values and characteristics important for protection of this popular 
> area. To do this, the Gateway National Recreation Area will host an open 
> house public meeting on July 17, 2014, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. The meeting will 
> be held in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center at Cross Bay 
> Boulevard, Queens, N.Y. The meeting is the first step in the development of 
> an EA.
> 
>  
> “We know that this is one of the most visible reminders of the damage from 
> Hurricane Sandy in Jamaica Bay,” said Gateway Superintendent Jennifer 
> Nersesian. “An environmental assessment will help us make the smartest choice 
> for the west pond and what future storms may bring.”
> 
>  
> The purpose of the proposed project is to provide for environmentally 
> sensitive and resilient conditions along the West Pond Trail area that 
> support a diversity of Jamaica Bay habitats and wildlife. The EA will address 
> any potential impacts to natural or cultural resources that may result from 
> the proposed project. NPS will gather input from park staff, other agencies 
> and the public to consider the potential effects of the proposed pro

[nysbirds-l] Good Birds on Eastern Long Island

[Seth Ausubel]

Corey Finger and had a good day birding eastern Long Island today.  We started 
at Shinnecock Inlet where there was a female KING EIDER among 310 or so Common 
Eiders in the bay.  An almost all white SNOWY OWL was along Dune Road.  We then 
went to Further Lane in East Hampton where 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were 
in the Canada Goose flock.  When we arrived at Hook Pond five minutes after 
leaving Further Lane, the 3 Greater White-fronted Geese were already there, as 
were 2 TUNDRA SWANS and 2 RED-NECKED GREBES.  The fields at Sagaponack 
contained few geese, so we went to Sagaponack Pond, where an adult BLACK-HEADED 
GULL was on the ice in the cove north of the parking lot.  This bird apparently 
wintered in the area.  There was also a hybrid EURASIAN-AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED 
TEAL there.  Several hundred geese poured into the pond while we were there -- 
all Canadas.  Following Derek Rodgers' report, we chased the ROSS' GOOSE and 
found it in a field along Old North Road on Southold thanks to John Sepenoski.  
We also saw Derek's GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE in the field along Roanoke Ave. 
north of Joyce Drive in Riverhead.  Finally, we went to Merritts Pond in 
Riverhead, where there were about 3000 Canada Geese, and the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 
was on the ice just behind a fence viewed from Peninsula Path.  Please be 
respectful of private property there.

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Forest Hills, NY




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[nysbirds-l] Good Birds on Eastern Long Island

[Seth Ausubel]

Corey Finger and had a good day birding eastern Long Island today.  We started 
at Shinnecock Inlet where there was a female KING EIDER among 310 or so Common 
Eiders in the bay.  An almost all white SNOWY OWL was along Dune Road.  We then 
went to Further Lane in East Hampton where 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were 
in the Canada Goose flock.  When we arrived at Hook Pond five minutes after 
leaving Further Lane, the 3 Greater White-fronted Geese were already there, as 
were 2 TUNDRA SWANS and 2 RED-NECKED GREBES.  The fields at Sagaponack 
contained few geese, so we went to Sagaponack Pond, where an adult BLACK-HEADED 
GULL was on the ice in the cove north of the parking lot.  This bird apparently 
wintered in the area.  There was also a hybrid EURASIAN-AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED 
TEAL there.  Several hundred geese poured into the pond while we were there -- 
all Canadas.  Following Derek Rodgers' report, we chased the ROSS' GOOSE and 
found it in a field along Old North Road on Southold thanks to John Sepenoski.  
We also saw Derek's GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE in the field along Roanoke Ave. 
north of Joyce Drive in Riverhead.  Finally, we went to Merritts Pond in 
Riverhead, where there were about 3000 Canada Geese, and the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 
was on the ice just behind a fence viewed from Peninsula Path.  Please be 
respectful of private property there.

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[nysbirds-l] Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Shrike

[Seth Ausubel]

A few hours birding the Jones Beach strip today produced a dark-morph 
Rough-legged Hawk on the marsh viewed from Gilgo, Town of Babylon, and the 
Jones Beach Northern Shrike.  The shrike was in the dunes south of the ramp 
between the eastbound Bay Parkway and the eastbound Ocean Parkway, about 1/4 
mile east of the Nature Center at West End 1.  We also saw a Snowy Owl and a 
Nothern Harrier tussling over a Black Duck carcass in the marsh between Cedar 
Beach Marina and Gilgo.  The owl won the prize.

Observers:  Seth Ausubel, Mary Normandia.

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[nysbirds-l] Seacliff Guillemot

[Seth Ausubel]

Flew in about 9:00 a.m. 

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[nysbirds-l] Seacliff Guillemot

[Seth Ausubel]

Flew in about 9:00 a.m. 

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Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK

[Seth Ausubel]

I believe that any communication is helpful, despite what the person at the 
contact phone number said.  Two suggestions:

(1) You can contact the Port Authority directly by sending a message from their 
web site at: http://www.panynj.gov/contact/contact-us.htm
(2) Contact the NYSDEC Region 2 Natural Resources Supervisor at 
r2nat...@gw.dec.state.ny.us and ask them to engage with the Port Authority to 
stop the practice of shooting the owls.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Linda Orkin 
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK
> Date: December 9, 2013 12:43:00 PM EST
> To: Betsy Russell , nysbirds-l 
> Cc: , CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> Reply-To: Linda Orkin 
> 
> Thanks Betsy for this information. I think it is horrendous that such a time 
> sensitive and destructive issue can only be addressed by snail mail in this 
> day and age. I am doing as you suggest, but still urge all to flood Cuomo's 
> office with phone calls.  (518) 474-8390
> 
> Linda Orkin
> Ithaca, NY
> 
> 
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Betsy Russell  wrote:
> I did call the NYC phone # given this morning in order to register my 
> sentiments re: Snowy Owls being shot at JFK.  The call was routed to Albany 
> where is was kindly and carefully explained to me that this issue needs to be 
> addressed by the public in writing, hard copy, snail mail if it is ever going 
> to reach the agency (DEC) that will most likely address it.  The woman said 
> that one should also request a reply with contact info. so that you can 
> follow up if you want to.  
> 
> I asked about e-mailing and the woman said the way the system worked in 
> Albany it should only be hard copy. They scan them into their system and then 
> send all letters regarding a particular issue on the the agency that will 
> most likely address it. She explained if it is not done by hard copy your 
> complaints will enter a big black hole.  For what it's 
> worththis is the address I was given.
> 
> New York State Govenor's Correspondence Unit
> 1 Commerce Plaza
> 99 Washington Ave.
> Albany, NY 12231
> 
> Betsy Russell
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Glenn Wilson 
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> Sent: Mon, Dec 9, 2013 12:09 pm
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK
> 
> Speaking of bird control, it is going to the dogs. grin 
> (And this is probably the wrong forum to talk about goose for the holiday.)
> 
> www.birdstrikecontrol.com/bcs.html - Border Collies are now the 
> fastest-growing 
> and most popular form of bird control on airports, military airbases, golf 
> courses and other venues across the country.
> 
> Links to a pdf - 
> digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014=icwdm_wdmconfproc
> 
> www.canadageese.org/bcis.html - Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of 
> Canada 
> Geese
> 
> I trimmed off the previous stuff. Nigel
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Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK

[Seth Ausubel]

I believe that any communication is helpful, despite what the person at the 
contact phone number said.  Two suggestions:

(1) You can contact the Port Authority directly by sending a message from their 
web site at: http://www.panynj.gov/contact/contact-us.htm
(2) Contact the NYSDEC Region 2 Natural Resources Supervisor at 
r2nat...@gw.dec.state.ny.us and ask them to engage with the Port Authority to 
stop the practice of shooting the owls.

Begin forwarded message:

 From: Linda Orkin wingmagi...@gmail.com
 Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK
 Date: December 9, 2013 12:43:00 PM EST
 To: Betsy Russell betsywruss...@aol.com, nysbirds-l NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
 Cc: caven...@gmail.com, CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu
 Reply-To: Linda Orkin wingmagi...@gmail.com
 
 Thanks Betsy for this information. I think it is horrendous that such a time 
 sensitive and destructive issue can only be addressed by snail mail in this 
 day and age. I am doing as you suggest, but still urge all to flood Cuomo's 
 office with phone calls.  (518) 474-8390
 
 Linda Orkin
 Ithaca, NY
 
 
 On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Betsy Russell betsywruss...@aol.com wrote:
 I did call the NYC phone # given this morning in order to register my 
 sentiments re: Snowy Owls being shot at JFK.  The call was routed to Albany 
 where is was kindly and carefully explained to me that this issue needs to be 
 addressed by the public in writing, hard copy, snail mail if it is ever going 
 to reach the agency (DEC) that will most likely address it.  The woman said 
 that one should also request a reply with contact info. so that you can 
 follow up if you want to.  
 
 I asked about e-mailing and the woman said the way the system worked in 
 Albany it should only be hard copy. They scan them into their system and then 
 send all letters regarding a particular issue on the the agency that will 
 most likely address it. She explained if it is not done by hard copy your 
 complaints will enter a big black hole.  For what it's 
 worththis is the address I was given.
 
 New York State Govenor's Correspondence Unit
 1 Commerce Plaza
 99 Washington Ave.
 Albany, NY 12231
 
 Betsy Russell
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Glenn Wilson caven...@gmail.com
 To: CAYUGABIRDS-L cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu
 Sent: Mon, Dec 9, 2013 12:09 pm
 Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls being shot at JFK
 
 Speaking of bird control, it is going to the dogs. grin 
 (And this is probably the wrong forum to talk about goose for the holiday.)
 
 www.birdstrikecontrol.com/bcs.html - Border Collies are now the 
 fastest-growing 
 and most popular form of bird control on airports, military airbases, golf 
 courses and other venues across the country.
 
 Links to a pdf - 
 digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014context=icwdm_wdmconfproc
 
 www.canadageese.org/bcis.html - Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of 
 Canada 
 Geese
 
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[PMX:###] [PMX:###] Re: [PMX:###] [PMX:###] Re: [nysbirds-l] [PMX:##] [PMX:##] Weird Goose at Inwood Hill Park, northern Manhattan.

[Seth Ausubel]

Hi all.  Interesting goose. I think Lesser Canada Goose, Branta canadensis 
parvipes, is a reasonable conclusion for the unusual Inwood Hill bird.  Though 
usually pale-breasted, they can be quite dark.  However, sub-specific 
identification of Canada Goose is still an area of considerable uncertainty.

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY
On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:59 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote:

> I also saw photos today of the Inwood Hill Goose and concluded that it was 
> not Cackling.
> 
> On the plus side Deborah Allen and Renee Sasaki who tried for the Inwood 
> Goose and after not find a match subsequently went to Van Cortlandt Park and 
> found a classic looking Cackling on the Parade Grounds.  A nice fine by 
> Deborah and Renee with great photos too.
> 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 
> 
> Andrew Baksh
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
> 
> On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:47 PM, Joe DiCostanzo  wrote:
> 
>> After posting last night about finding the “Cackling Goose” that had been 
>> reported at Inwood Hill Park in the morning, I received emails from Nathan 
>> O’Reilly and Lynne Hertzog that they had seen what they assumed was the bird 
>> in question, but they did not think it was a Cackling Goose. Both were kind 
>> enough to send me photos. The bird in their photos is unquestionably the 
>> bird I saw yesterday afternoon. After looking at the photos, I have to say I 
>> agree there is doubt about it being a Cackling Goose. The bill definitely 
>> looks too large for Cackling Goose and the bill is certainly much larger 
>> than on the bird I saw last winter in the park. Plumage-wise it seems a good 
>> match for “Dusky” Canada Goose (subspecies occidentalis), however, according 
>> to the references I have checked occidentalis is a large bird, about the 
>> same size as the common Atlantic form of Canada Goose. This bird is clearly 
>> much smaller. Body size seems to me to be in the Cackling Goose range, but 
>> there is that large bill. In the end, I am not comfortable pinning a name on 
>> it, though Canada Goose is certainly the most likely thing considering range 
>> and the large bill.
>>  
>> I want to thank Nathan and Lynne for sharing their photos with me.
>>  
>> Joe DiCostanzo
>> www.greatgullisland.org
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[PMX:###] [PMX:###] Re: [PMX:###] [PMX:###] Re: [nysbirds-l] [PMX:##] [PMX:##] Weird Goose at Inwood Hill Park, northern Manhattan.

[Seth Ausubel]

Hi all.  Interesting goose. I think Lesser Canada Goose, Branta canadensis 
parvipes, is a reasonable conclusion for the unusual Inwood Hill bird.  Though 
usually pale-breasted, they can be quite dark.  However, sub-specific 
identification of Canada Goose is still an area of considerable uncertainty.

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY
On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:59 PM, Andrew Baksh wrote:

 I also saw photos today of the Inwood Hill Goose and concluded that it was 
 not Cackling.
 
 On the plus side Deborah Allen and Renee Sasaki who tried for the Inwood 
 Goose and after not find a match subsequently went to Van Cortlandt Park and 
 found a classic looking Cackling on the Parade Grounds.  A nice fine by 
 Deborah and Renee with great photos too.
 
 Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 
 
 Andrew Baksh
 www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
 
 On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:47 PM, Joe DiCostanzo jdic...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
 
 After posting last night about finding the “Cackling Goose” that had been 
 reported at Inwood Hill Park in the morning, I received emails from Nathan 
 O’Reilly and Lynne Hertzog that they had seen what they assumed was the bird 
 in question, but they did not think it was a Cackling Goose. Both were kind 
 enough to send me photos. The bird in their photos is unquestionably the 
 bird I saw yesterday afternoon. After looking at the photos, I have to say I 
 agree there is doubt about it being a Cackling Goose. The bill definitely 
 looks too large for Cackling Goose and the bill is certainly much larger 
 than on the bird I saw last winter in the park. Plumage-wise it seems a good 
 match for “Dusky” Canada Goose (subspecies occidentalis), however, according 
 to the references I have checked occidentalis is a large bird, about the 
 same size as the common Atlantic form of Canada Goose. This bird is clearly 
 much smaller. Body size seems to me to be in the Cackling Goose range, but 
 there is that large bill. In the end, I am not comfortable pinning a name on 
 it, though Canada Goose is certainly the most likely thing considering range 
 and the large bill.
  
 I want to thank Nathan and Lynne for sharing their photos with me.
  
 Joe DiCostanzo
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Area Sightings by NYSOA Conference Participants

[Seth Ausubel]

Thanks Donna.  The field trips of the New York Birders Conference had some 
great birds Saturday, and the great birding continued Sunday.  I'm aware of 
some of the birds found, but I urge all field trip leaders to post or contact 
me with their sightings!

Here is what I have:

Reported by Shai Mitra at Robert Moses State Park - CAVE SWALLOW

Seen on the East End Trip I co-led with Mary Normandia and Mike McBrien:

1 CACKLING GOOSE - Deep Hollow Ranch, Montauk
1 BLUE-WINGED TEAL - Rita's Stable, Montauk
1 HARLEQUIN DUCK - Shinnecock
1 SHEARWATER sp. - Shinnecock
1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER - Rita's Stable, Montauk
5 PARASITIC JAEGERS -Shinnecock
2 ROYAL TERNS - Shinnecock
2 COMMON RAVENS - Hampton Bays
1 BARN SWALLOW - Shinnecock

On Nov 3, 2013, at 1:28 AM, Donna Schulman wrote:

> Here are some of the sightings reported at the New York Birders/NYSOA 
> Conference on Saturday, November 2nd. Apologies for the late report, it was a 
> very full day. The sightings are from the board posted at the conference; 
> trip leaders and birders will hopefully add details.
> 
> Newsday had an article about the conference in its Saturday edition, based on 
> the reporter's experience participating in our field trip to Sunken Meadow 
> State Park: 
> http://www.newsday.com/long-island/smartphone-in-hand-bird-watchers-on-li-seek-out-rare-sightings-1.6366940/
>   We were happy that the event served as a platform for publicizing the fun 
> birders have in the field, as well as some of the ways in which technology 
> has influenced the way we bird.
> 
> SIGHTINGS REPORTED ON NYSOA CONFERENCE BOARD:
> 
> Jones Beach Coast Guard Station field trip; Clay Taylor, leader:
> American Golden Plover (spotted by Lisa Scheppke)
> 
> Jones Beach Coast Guard Station individual sightings:
> Surf Scoter - 4 -  Eamon Freiburger
> Lapland Longspur, Vesper Sparrow - Tom Burke & Gail Benson
> 
> Sunken Meadow SP field trip, Mary Normandia leader:
> Purple Finch
> 
> Hempstead Plains field trip, Steve Schellenger leader:
> Eastern Meadowlark - 4
> American Pipit - 2
> Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler (sighted by Shai Mitra)
> Palm Warbler - 3
> Common Yellowthroat - 2
> Vesper Sparrow - 1
> (note that Hempstead Plains is usually closed to the public)
> 
> Alley Pond Park field trip, Ian Resnick leader:
> 1 Blackpoll Warbler
> 1 'confusing' fall warbler that may have been a Blackpoll or a Bay-breasted 
> Warbler
> (we did determine that these were two different warblers, though they were 
> seen in the same location)
> Brown Creeper
> 1,000-plus flock of Common Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds
> 
> Kissena Park field trip (Kissena Park and Kissena Corridor), Eric Miller 
> leader:
> Ring-necked Pheasant
> Great Cormorant (flyover)
> Red-headed Woodpecker 
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
> Amer. Kestrel
> Merlin
> Brown Creeper
> Blue-headed Vireo
> Black-throated Green Warbler
> Northern Parula
> Indigo Bunting
> Vesper Sparrow
> Fox Sparrow
> Linnet
> 
> Massapequa Preserve - Lloyd Spitalnik
> Eurasian Wigeon
> 
> 
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> Forest Hills, NY 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Area Sightings by NYSOA Conference Participants

[Seth Ausubel]

Thanks Donna.  The field trips of the New York Birders Conference had some 
great birds Saturday, and the great birding continued Sunday.  I'm aware of 
some of the birds found, but I urge all field trip leaders to post or contact 
me with their sightings!

Here is what I have:

Reported by Shai Mitra at Robert Moses State Park - CAVE SWALLOW

Seen on the East End Trip I co-led with Mary Normandia and Mike McBrien:

1 CACKLING GOOSE - Deep Hollow Ranch, Montauk
1 BLUE-WINGED TEAL - Rita's Stable, Montauk
1 HARLEQUIN DUCK - Shinnecock
1 SHEARWATER sp. - Shinnecock
1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER - Rita's Stable, Montauk
5 PARASITIC JAEGERS -Shinnecock
2 ROYAL TERNS - Shinnecock
2 COMMON RAVENS - Hampton Bays
1 BARN SWALLOW - Shinnecock

On Nov 3, 2013, at 1:28 AM, Donna Schulman wrote:

 Here are some of the sightings reported at the New York Birders/NYSOA 
 Conference on Saturday, November 2nd. Apologies for the late report, it was a 
 very full day. The sightings are from the board posted at the conference; 
 trip leaders and birders will hopefully add details.
 
 Newsday had an article about the conference in its Saturday edition, based on 
 the reporter's experience participating in our field trip to Sunken Meadow 
 State Park: 
 http://www.newsday.com/long-island/smartphone-in-hand-bird-watchers-on-li-seek-out-rare-sightings-1.6366940/
   We were happy that the event served as a platform for publicizing the fun 
 birders have in the field, as well as some of the ways in which technology 
 has influenced the way we bird.
 
 SIGHTINGS REPORTED ON NYSOA CONFERENCE BOARD:
 
 Jones Beach Coast Guard Station field trip; Clay Taylor, leader:
 American Golden Plover (spotted by Lisa Scheppke)
 
 Jones Beach Coast Guard Station individual sightings:
 Surf Scoter - 4 -  Eamon Freiburger
 Lapland Longspur, Vesper Sparrow - Tom Burke  Gail Benson
 
 Sunken Meadow SP field trip, Mary Normandia leader:
 Purple Finch
 
 Hempstead Plains field trip, Steve Schellenger leader:
 Eastern Meadowlark - 4
 American Pipit - 2
 Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler (sighted by Shai Mitra)
 Palm Warbler - 3
 Common Yellowthroat - 2
 Vesper Sparrow - 1
 (note that Hempstead Plains is usually closed to the public)
 
 Alley Pond Park field trip, Ian Resnick leader:
 1 Blackpoll Warbler
 1 'confusing' fall warbler that may have been a Blackpoll or a Bay-breasted 
 Warbler
 (we did determine that these were two different warblers, though they were 
 seen in the same location)
 Brown Creeper
 1,000-plus flock of Common Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds
 
 Kissena Park field trip (Kissena Park and Kissena Corridor), Eric Miller 
 leader:
 Ring-necked Pheasant
 Great Cormorant (flyover)
 Red-headed Woodpecker 
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 Amer. Kestrel
 Merlin
 Brown Creeper
 Blue-headed Vireo
 Black-throated Green Warbler
 Northern Parula
 Indigo Bunting
 Vesper Sparrow
 Fox Sparrow
 Linnet
 
 Massapequa Preserve - Lloyd Spitalnik
 Eurasian Wigeon
 
 
 ---
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 Forest Hills, NY 
 queensgir...@gmail.com
 New York Birders Conference
 
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[nysbirds-l] Queens County Bird Club program tomorrow evening - Hawks, by Steve Walter

[Seth Ausubel]

The Queens County Bird Club will host a discussion and photo slideshow on 
hawks, by Steve Walter, on Wednesday October 16 at 8:00 p.m. at the Alley Pond 
Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Boulevard, Douglaston, NY.  
http://www.alleypond.com

Steve Walter, who has been a naturalist for more than 30 years, is an avid 
photographer.  He organized a hawk watch at Fort Tilden in the Rockaways from 
1991 to 1995 and served as a regional editor for the Hawk Migration Association 
of North America.  Walter will talk about his experience studying the birds and 
share some of his favorite photographs.



Walter’s other projects have included a study of dragonfly migration at Fort 
Tilden in the 1990s as well as ongoing surveys of moths at Jamaica Bay, 
Muttontown Preserve and Ward Pound Ridge Reservation.


He has also studied butterfly and dragonfly distribution on Long Island, 
including documenting a number of locally rare species.



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[nysbirds-l] Queens County Bird Club program tomorrow evening - Hawks, by Steve Walter

[Seth Ausubel]

The Queens County Bird Club will host a discussion and photo slideshow on 
hawks, by Steve Walter, on Wednesday October 16 at 8:00 p.m. at the Alley Pond 
Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Boulevard, Douglaston, NY.  
http://www.alleypond.com

Steve Walter, who has been a naturalist for more than 30 years, is an avid 
photographer.  He organized a hawk watch at Fort Tilden in the Rockaways from 
1991 to 1995 and served as a regional editor for the Hawk Migration Association 
of North America.  Walter will talk about his experience studying the birds and 
share some of his favorite photographs.



Walter’s other projects have included a study of dragonfly migration at Fort 
Tilden in the 1990s as well as ongoing surveys of moths at Jamaica Bay, 
Muttontown Preserve and Ward Pound Ridge Reservation.


He has also studied butterfly and dragonfly distribution on Long Island, 
including documenting a number of locally rare species.



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[nysbirds-l] NY Birders Conference - A final reminder

[Seth Ausubel]

Hi all,

Just a final reminder to register now for the NY Birders Conference, November 
1-3.  Registration by check will close tomorrow, October 15 (you can still 
register using Paypal and a credit card until October 27).  But… space is 
limited!  Also, the discount rate for rooms at the Marriott will close 
tomorrow, so reserve now.  Go to nybirdersconference.org for all the details.

Seth Ausubel
Conference Chair
Queens County Bird Club and NYSOA




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[nysbirds-l] Common Linnet in Kissena Park

[Seth Ausubel]

Hi all.  On October 9, while birding the Kissena Corridor in Queens County, I 
had the unusual experience of being stumped by a bird I saw.  It was a 
medium-sized finch with a small bill and lots of white in the sides of the the 
tail.  It was brown, with a finely streaked breast washed with a vague buffy or 
rose color.  Surrounding the eye was a broad pale brown area.  I was not able 
to relocate the bird after my initial view, despite help from Eric Miller.  I 
suspected it was a female-type Eurasian finch of some sort, so when I got home 
I checked my Mullarney, et al "Birds of Europe", and sure enough found that the 
bird is a dead ringer for Linnet (a.k.a. Common Linnet).  I just got a call 
from Eric Miller saying he saw the bird today in the same general area and got 
a (lousy) photograph.

Before a stampede starts, please consider that there are no records of Linnet 
vagrancy in North America, to my knowledge.  Also, Linnet is kept as a cage 
bird for its lovely voice, though not commonly.  So it is likely that this bird 
is an escape from captivity.  Nevertheless an interesting diversion.

The general area of the sightings is the Kissena Corridor Park, between the 
Community Garden and the small artificial, fenced-in soccer field.  This area 
was restored several years ago by the NYC Parks Department, and is now a 
diverse shrubby/weedy meadow.  Coordinates of sightings thus far are as follows:

40.746766, -73.819783
40.746538, -73.818281

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY




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[nysbirds-l] Common Linnet in Kissena Park

[Seth Ausubel]

Hi all.  On October 9, while birding the Kissena Corridor in Queens County, I 
had the unusual experience of being stumped by a bird I saw.  It was a 
medium-sized finch with a small bill and lots of white in the sides of the the 
tail.  It was brown, with a finely streaked breast washed with a vague buffy or 
rose color.  Surrounding the eye was a broad pale brown area.  I was not able 
to relocate the bird after my initial view, despite help from Eric Miller.  I 
suspected it was a female-type Eurasian finch of some sort, so when I got home 
I checked my Mullarney, et al Birds of Europe, and sure enough found that the 
bird is a dead ringer for Linnet (a.k.a. Common Linnet).  I just got a call 
from Eric Miller saying he saw the bird today in the same general area and got 
a (lousy) photograph.

Before a stampede starts, please consider that there are no records of Linnet 
vagrancy in North America, to my knowledge.  Also, Linnet is kept as a cage 
bird for its lovely voice, though not commonly.  So it is likely that this bird 
is an escape from captivity.  Nevertheless an interesting diversion.

The general area of the sightings is the Kissena Corridor Park, between the 
Community Garden and the small artificial, fenced-in soccer field.  This area 
was restored several years ago by the NYC Parks Department, and is now a 
diverse shrubby/weedy meadow.  Coordinates of sightings thus far are as follows:

40.746766, -73.819783
40.746538, -73.818281

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY




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[nysbirds-l] NY Birders Conference -- More Rarities to Come!

[Seth Ausubel]

Just a little reminder that now is the time to register for the New York 
Birders Conference.  If our great program is not incentive enough, note all the 
mega-rarities that have shown up in our area in the past few weeks:  2 Say's 
Phoebes, 3 Yellow-headed Blackbirds, a Black-headed Gull, a few Western 
Kingbirds, and just today a Golden Eagle and a Sabine's Gull!  Not to mention a 
Bell's Vireo!  Most of these were at sites we will be visiting on our many 
field trips. We have also had many of the regularly sought-after species such 
as Lark Sparrow, Connecticut Warbler, Philadelphia Vireo, Clay-colored Sparrow, 
and Dickcissel. 

So don't procrastinate. REGISTER NOW at nybirdersconference.org

Seth Ausubel
Conference Chair
Queens County Bird Club and NYSOA




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[nysbirds-l] NY Birders Conference -- More Rarities to Come!

[Seth Ausubel]

Just a little reminder that now is the time to register for the New York 
Birders Conference.  If our great program is not incentive enough, note all the 
mega-rarities that have shown up in our area in the past few weeks:  2 Say's 
Phoebes, 3 Yellow-headed Blackbirds, a Black-headed Gull, a few Western 
Kingbirds, and just today a Golden Eagle and a Sabine's Gull!  Not to mention a 
Bell's Vireo!  Most of these were at sites we will be visiting on our many 
field trips. We have also had many of the regularly sought-after species such 
as Lark Sparrow, Connecticut Warbler, Philadelphia Vireo, Clay-colored Sparrow, 
and Dickcissel. 

So don't procrastinate. REGISTER NOW at nybirdersconference.org

Seth Ausubel
Conference Chair
Queens County Bird Club and NYSOA




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[nysbirds-l] It’s Time to Register for the NY Birders Conference

[Seth Ausubel]

The cool breezes of fall are blowing and that means it’s time to register for 
the New York Birders Conference, November 1-3 at the Long Island Marriott in 
Uniondale, Nassau County, NY.  Don’t miss it!

The New York Birders Conference features:

Field trips to local hot spots led by top birders during this peak time for 
rarities.  Remember last year’s Virginia’s Warbler?

Presentations and workshops on bird conservation and cutting-edge scientific 
research.  Have you wondered how birds are affected by climate change?

Opportunities to hone your bird identification, photography and digiscoping 
skills.  Those confusing fall warblers?  No more!

Our keynote speaker James Currie of Birding Adventures TV, telling his 
thoroughly entertaining tales of birding around the world.

Zeiss, Swarovski, and Meopta showing their coolest state-of-the-art optics.

And would you like to review the many great rarities from the past few years 
that have swelled the NY State checklist to 480 species, and join us in 
predicting what’s next?  The New York Birders Conference has that too!

The New York Birders Conference is also the 66th Annual Meeting of the New York 
State Ornithological Association.  NYSOA’s objectives are to document the 
ornithology of New York State; to foster interest in and appreciation of birds; 
and to protect birds and their habitats.

Meet your fellow birders.  Catch up with old friends and meet new ones.  
Exchange ideas on birding in the 21st Century.

Check out all the details of our program and REGISTER NOW at 
NYBIRDERSCONFERENCE.ORG

The New York Birders Conference and 66th Annual Meeting of the New York State 
Ornithological Association is hosted by the Queens County Bird Club.

Seth Ausubel
Conference Chair, Queens County Bird Club, and
Director, NYSOA




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[nysbirds-l] It’s Time to Register for the NY Birders Conference

[Seth Ausubel]

The cool breezes of fall are blowing and that means it’s time to register for 
the New York Birders Conference, November 1-3 at the Long Island Marriott in 
Uniondale, Nassau County, NY.  Don’t miss it!

The New York Birders Conference features:

Field trips to local hot spots led by top birders during this peak time for 
rarities.  Remember last year’s Virginia’s Warbler?

Presentations and workshops on bird conservation and cutting-edge scientific 
research.  Have you wondered how birds are affected by climate change?

Opportunities to hone your bird identification, photography and digiscoping 
skills.  Those confusing fall warblers?  No more!

Our keynote speaker James Currie of Birding Adventures TV, telling his 
thoroughly entertaining tales of birding around the world.

Zeiss, Swarovski, and Meopta showing their coolest state-of-the-art optics.

And would you like to review the many great rarities from the past few years 
that have swelled the NY State checklist to 480 species, and join us in 
predicting what’s next?  The New York Birders Conference has that too!

The New York Birders Conference is also the 66th Annual Meeting of the New York 
State Ornithological Association.  NYSOA’s objectives are to document the 
ornithology of New York State; to foster interest in and appreciation of birds; 
and to protect birds and their habitats.

Meet your fellow birders.  Catch up with old friends and meet new ones.  
Exchange ideas on birding in the 21st Century.

Check out all the details of our program and REGISTER NOW at 
NYBIRDERSCONFERENCE.ORG

The New York Birders Conference and 66th Annual Meeting of the New York State 
Ornithological Association is hosted by the Queens County Bird Club.

Seth Ausubel
Conference Chair, Queens County Bird Club, and
Director, NYSOA




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[nysbirds-l] The New York Birders Conference – Our Exciting Program is Now Available

[Seth Ausubel]

Hello fellow birders,

I want to remind everyone that the date of the NEW YORK BIRDERS CONFERENCE is 
fast approaching:  November 1-3 at the Marriott in Uniondale, Long Island.  Our 
exciting program has something of interest for everyone.  Register now at 
nybirdersconference.org  

 

Special Presentations Include:

 “You, Me, Our Birds & Climate Change”  Dr. Kimberly Bostwick, Curator, Birds 
and Mammals Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates.

“How do Avian Hosts Recognize Brood Parasites?”  Dr. Mark Hauber, Animal 
Behavior and Conservation Program, Department of Psychology, Hunter College 
/CUNY; Editor, The Auk.

“Growth of the New York State Bird List: Predictions vs. Outcomes, and Thoughts 
for the Future”  Doug Gochfeld.

“Environmental Advocacy 101” Sean Mahar, Audubon New York

“Warbler ID Workshop”  Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle, authors of “The 
Warbler Guide.”

“NY Harbor Herons”  Dr. Susan Elbin, NYC Audubon.

“The Hempstead Plains: Past, Present, and Future”  Betsy Gulotta, Friends of 
Hempstead Plains at Nassau County Community College.

“An Introduction to the Long Island Pine Barrens” John Turner, author of 
Exploring the Other Island: 
A Seasonal Guide to Nature on Long Island.

 

**Keynote Presentation “Not Your Grandmother’s Audubon”, James Currie, Birding 
Adventures TV**

 

**Photography Workshop by Lloyd Spitalnik**

**Major optics manufacturers Zeiss, Swarovski Optik, and Meopta Optics will 
show their wares and conduct workshops and demonstrations **

**Field trips to the best fall birding spots on Long Island including the 
barrier beaches, city parks, and Eastern Long Island**

 

View the full program and REGISTER at nybirdersconference.org

 

THE NEW YORK BIRDERS CONFERENCE

66th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NEW YORK STATE ORNITHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

November 1-3, 2013

Long Island Marriott, Uniondale, NY

Hosted by the Queens County Bird Club

 

Seth Ausubel

Queens County Bird Club and

Director, NY State Ornithological Association
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[nysbirds-l] The New York Birders Conference – Our Exciting Program is Now Available

[Seth Ausubel]

Hello fellow birders,

I want to remind everyone that the date of the NEW YORK BIRDERS CONFERENCE is 
fast approaching:  November 1-3 at the Marriott in Uniondale, Long Island.  Our 
exciting program has something of interest for everyone.  Register now at 
nybirdersconference.org  

 

Special Presentations Include:

 “You, Me, Our Birds  Climate Change”  Dr. Kimberly Bostwick, Curator, Birds 
and Mammals Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates.

“How do Avian Hosts Recognize Brood Parasites?”  Dr. Mark Hauber, Animal 
Behavior and Conservation Program, Department of Psychology, Hunter College 
/CUNY; Editor, The Auk.

“Growth of the New York State Bird List: Predictions vs. Outcomes, and Thoughts 
for the Future”  Doug Gochfeld.

“Environmental Advocacy 101” Sean Mahar, Audubon New York

“Warbler ID Workshop”  Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle, authors of “The 
Warbler Guide.”

“NY Harbor Herons”  Dr. Susan Elbin, NYC Audubon.

“The Hempstead Plains: Past, Present, and Future”  Betsy Gulotta, Friends of 
Hempstead Plains at Nassau County Community College.

“An Introduction to the Long Island Pine Barrens” John Turner, author of 
Exploring the Other Island: 
A Seasonal Guide to Nature on Long Island.

 

**Keynote Presentation “Not Your Grandmother’s Audubon”, James Currie, Birding 
Adventures TV**

 

**Photography Workshop by Lloyd Spitalnik**

**Major optics manufacturers Zeiss, Swarovski Optik, and Meopta Optics will 
show their wares and conduct workshops and demonstrations **

**Field trips to the best fall birding spots on Long Island including the 
barrier beaches, city parks, and Eastern Long Island**

 

View the full program and REGISTER at nybirdersconference.org

 

THE NEW YORK BIRDERS CONFERENCE

66th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NEW YORK STATE ORNITHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

November 1-3, 2013

Long Island Marriott, Uniondale, NY

Hosted by the Queens County Bird Club

 

Seth Ausubel

Queens County Bird Club and

Director, NY State Ornithological Association
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[nysbirds-l] CRESLI Whale Watch July 21

[Seth Ausubel]

It was a remarkable day aboard the Viking Starship out of Montauk today. We 
headed 12.5 miles south-southeast of Montauk Point. Birds and cetaceans were 
abundant. The pelagic bird highlights were 1700 Wilson's Storm-petrels, 105 
Cory's Shearwaters. 26 Sooty Shearwaters, 18 Great Shearwaters, and 5 Manx 
Shearwaters. We also had 5 Brown Pelicans which were flying west roughly north 
of the Montauk Harbor entrance.

The cetaceans were nothing short of spectacular including 600 Common Dolphins, 
25 Fin Whales, 12 Humpback Whales, and 2 Minke Whales. 

Observers: Seth Ausubel, Mary Normandia, Patricia Aitken. 

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[nysbirds-l] CRESLI Whale Watch July 21

[Seth Ausubel]

It was a remarkable day aboard the Viking Starship out of Montauk today. We 
headed 12.5 miles south-southeast of Montauk Point. Birds and cetaceans were 
abundant. The pelagic bird highlights were 1700 Wilson's Storm-petrels, 105 
Cory's Shearwaters. 26 Sooty Shearwaters, 18 Great Shearwaters, and 5 Manx 
Shearwaters. We also had 5 Brown Pelicans which were flying west roughly north 
of the Montauk Harbor entrance.

The cetaceans were nothing short of spectacular including 600 Common Dolphins, 
25 Fin Whales, 12 Humpback Whales, and 2 Minke Whales. 

Observers: Seth Ausubel, Mary Normandia, Patricia Aitken. 

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[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Stint at Cuposgue

[Seth Ausubel]

On the flats now. Spotted by Andrew Baksh and John Gluth. 

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Stint at Cuposgue

[Seth Ausubel]

On the flats now. Spotted by Andrew Baksh and John Gluth. 

Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Not Your Average Birders Conference...

[Seth Ausubel]

Field trips during peak season for fall rarities?  Displays and workshops by 
four major optics manufacturers?  A rare opportunity to visit one of the few 
remaining patches of the Hempstead Plains?  Talks by top experts on local 
conservation issues?  Yes, the NEW YORK BIRDERS CONFERENCE has it all!

 But if you’re still on the fence about registering, consider our swashbuckling 
keynote speaker, James Currie of Birding Adventures TV, presenting his very 
popular talk “Not Your Grandmother’s Audubon”.


 REGISTER NOW at nybirdersconference.org


 And watch James in search of the Band-tailed Manakin in Peru, as he gets 
attacked by vicious stinging ants:  
http://www.birdingadventures.com/batv_detaildest.php?id_des=42 (about 6 minutes 
in).

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The New York Birders Conference
Sponsored by the Queens County Bird Club

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY




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[nysbirds-l] Not Your Average Birders Conference...

[Seth Ausubel]

Field trips during peak season for fall rarities?  Displays and workshops by 
four major optics manufacturers?  A rare opportunity to visit one of the few 
remaining patches of the Hempstead Plains?  Talks by top experts on local 
conservation issues?  Yes, the NEW YORK BIRDERS CONFERENCE has it all!

 But if you’re still on the fence about registering, consider our swashbuckling 
keynote speaker, James Currie of Birding Adventures TV, presenting his very 
popular talk “Not Your Grandmother’s Audubon”.


 REGISTER NOW at nybirdersconference.org


 And watch James in search of the Band-tailed Manakin in Peru, as he gets 
attacked by vicious stinging ants:  
http://www.birdingadventures.com/batv_detaildest.php?id_des=42 (about 6 minutes 
in).

-
66th Annual Meeting of the New York State Ornithological Association
The New York Birders Conference
Sponsored by the Queens County Bird Club

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY




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[nysbirds-l] Common Raven, Kew Gardens

[Seth Ausubel]

This morning I heard and saw a Common Raven flying near the intersection of 
Union Turnpike and Park Lane in Kew Gardens, Queens County.  This is less than 
1/2 mile from the former nesting site.  Are they nesting in the area again?  If 
anyone has observations, I'd like to know.

Seth Ausubel
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[nysbirds-l] Common Raven, Kew Gardens

[Seth Ausubel]

This morning I heard and saw a Common Raven flying near the intersection of 
Union Turnpike and Park Lane in Kew Gardens, Queens County.  This is less than 
1/2 mile from the former nesting site.  Are they nesting in the area again?  If 
anyone has observations, I'd like to know.

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[nysbirds-l] Announcing NYSOA's 66th Annual Meeting – The New York Birders Conference

[Seth Ausubel]

The New York State Ornithological Association and the Queens County Bird Club 
are proud to announce this exciting event, the first of its kind in the New 
York City Metropolitan Area!  All birders and guests are welcome.

**NOVEMBER 1-3, 2013, at the Long Island Marriott, Uniondale, NY**
For more information and to register:  www.nybirdersconference.org

Come witness the spectacle of the fall coastal migration during this peak time 
for rarities! 

THE CONFERENCE WILL FEATURE: 
Exciting speakers on birding and bird conservation.
Field trips with top birders to great local destinations.
A banquet dinner with keynote speaker James Currie of Birding Adventures TV.
Photography and digiscoping field workshops.
Posters and vendor tables including major optics manufacturers.
Workshops and student papers.
Great shopping nearby and an excursion to Manhattan for non-birding guests.
NYSOA's Annual Business Meeting and award presentations. 
Plenty of time for socializing.

REGISTER EARLY.  SPACE IS LIMITED.

www.nybirdersconference.org
"Connecting Birders Throughout the Region"

Hosted by the Queens County Bird Club
Major Donors:  Zeiss, New York City Audubon, Meopta Optics, Swarovski Optik
Contributors:  The Linnaean Society of New York, The Brooklyn Bird Club

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Forest Hills, NY




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[nysbirds-l] Announcing NYSOA's 66th Annual Meeting – The New York Birders Conference

[Seth Ausubel]

The New York State Ornithological Association and the Queens County Bird Club 
are proud to announce this exciting event, the first of its kind in the New 
York City Metropolitan Area!  All birders and guests are welcome.

**NOVEMBER 1-3, 2013, at the Long Island Marriott, Uniondale, NY**
For more information and to register:  www.nybirdersconference.org

Come witness the spectacle of the fall coastal migration during this peak time 
for rarities! 

THE CONFERENCE WILL FEATURE: 
Exciting speakers on birding and bird conservation.
Field trips with top birders to great local destinations.
A banquet dinner with keynote speaker James Currie of Birding Adventures TV.
Photography and digiscoping field workshops.
Posters and vendor tables including major optics manufacturers.
Workshops and student papers.
Great shopping nearby and an excursion to Manhattan for non-birding guests.
NYSOA's Annual Business Meeting and award presentations. 
Plenty of time for socializing.

REGISTER EARLY.  SPACE IS LIMITED.

www.nybirdersconference.org
Connecting Birders Throughout the Region

Hosted by the Queens County Bird Club
Major Donors:  Zeiss, New York City Audubon, Meopta Optics, Swarovski Optik
Contributors:  The Linnaean Society of New York, The Brooklyn Bird Club

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[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck - Correction

[Seth Ausubel]

The bird is on Upper Francis Pond, not Lower Francis Pond. 

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Seth Ausubel 
> Date: March 17, 2013, 11:55:20 AM EDT
> To: post NYSbirds 
> Subject: Tufted Duck - Mill Neck
> 
> A drake Tufted Duck has been on Lower Francis Pond in Mill Neck, Nassau 
> County for at least the past several days. The pond is along Frost Mill Rd 
> about .9 miles south of the Shu Swamp Sanctuary and the Mill Neck LIRR 
> station. The bird is immaculate
> with no streaking on the sides. Possibly the Cold Spring/Huntington bird?
> 
> On a few other ducks:  A Eurasian Green-winged Teal continues on Smith Pond 
> in Rockville Centre. And yesterday I found Harlequin Ducks in Jones Inlet (3 
> birds incl 2 drakes) and another two at Magnolia Blvd in Long Beach (drake 
> and female).  
> 
> Seth Ausubel
> Forest Hills, NY
> 
> Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck - Mill Neck

[Seth Ausubel]

A drake Tufted Duck has been on Lower Francis Pond in Mill Neck, Nassau County 
for at least the past several days. The pond is along Frost Mill Rd about .9 
miles south of the Shu Swamp Sanctuary and the Mill Neck LIRR station. The bird 
is immaculate
with no streaking on the sides. Possibly the Cold Spring/Huntington bird?

On a few other ducks:  A Eurasian Green-winged Teal continues on Smith Pond in 
Rockville Centre. And yesterday I found Harlequin Ducks in Jones Inlet (3 birds 
incl 2 drakes) and another two at Magnolia Blvd in Long Beach (drake and 
female).  

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck - Mill Neck

[Seth Ausubel]

A drake Tufted Duck has been on Lower Francis Pond in Mill Neck, Nassau County 
for at least the past several days. The pond is along Frost Mill Rd about .9 
miles south of the Shu Swamp Sanctuary and the Mill Neck LIRR station. The bird 
is immaculate
with no streaking on the sides. Possibly the Cold Spring/Huntington bird?

On a few other ducks:  A Eurasian Green-winged Teal continues on Smith Pond in 
Rockville Centre. And yesterday I found Harlequin Ducks in Jones Inlet (3 birds 
incl 2 drakes) and another two at Magnolia Blvd in Long Beach (drake and 
female).  

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck - Correction

[Seth Ausubel]

The bird is on Upper Francis Pond, not Lower Francis Pond. 

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

 From: Seth Ausubel sausu...@nyc.rr.com
 Date: March 17, 2013, 11:55:20 AM EDT
 To: post NYSbirds nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
 Subject: Tufted Duck - Mill Neck
 
 A drake Tufted Duck has been on Lower Francis Pond in Mill Neck, Nassau 
 County for at least the past several days. The pond is along Frost Mill Rd 
 about .9 miles south of the Shu Swamp Sanctuary and the Mill Neck LIRR 
 station. The bird is immaculate
 with no streaking on the sides. Possibly the Cold Spring/Huntington bird?
 
 On a few other ducks:  A Eurasian Green-winged Teal continues on Smith Pond 
 in Rockville Centre. And yesterday I found Harlequin Ducks in Jones Inlet (3 
 birds incl 2 drakes) and another two at Magnolia Blvd in Long Beach (drake 
 and female).  
 
 Seth Ausubel
 Forest Hills, NY
 
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[nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush still at Prospect Park

[Seth Ausubel]

In the same general are as first reported. 

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[nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush still at Prospect Park

[Seth Ausubel]

In the same general are as first reported. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon

[Seth Ausubel]

Not seen yet today. 

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On Mar 1, 2013, at 9:34 AM, Sean Camillieri  wrote:

> I'm planning on making a third trip down to Gilgo for the Gyrfalcon today 
> around 3:30 in hopes of finally seeing it. Any updates before then would be 
> greatly appreciated!! 
> 
> Thank you, 
> 
> Sean Camillieri 
> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon

[Seth Ausubel]

Not seen yet today. 

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 1, 2013, at 9:34 AM, Sean Camillieri scamilli...@gmail.com wrote:

 I'm planning on making a third trip down to Gilgo for the Gyrfalcon today 
 around 3:30 in hopes of finally seeing it. Any updates before then would be 
 greatly appreciated!! 
 
 Thank you, 
 
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[nysbirds-l] Pinelawn Geese

[Seth Ausubel]

Rich Kelly and I are looking at a Barnacle Goose and a Greater White-fronted 
Goose among Canada's on the south side of Long Island Avenue in Pinelawn, 
Suffolk County. This is on the north side of the Colonial Springs Golf Course, 
at the Pinelawn LIRR station, just east of Wellwood Av. Still more geese 
arriving...

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[nysbirds-l] Pinelawn Geese

[Seth Ausubel]

Rich Kelly and I are looking at a Barnacle Goose and a Greater White-fronted 
Goose among Canada's on the south side of Long Island Avenue in Pinelawn, 
Suffolk County. This is on the north side of the Colonial Springs Golf Course, 
at the Pinelawn LIRR station, just east of Wellwood Av. Still more geese 
arriving...

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[nysbirds-l] Quest for Harlequins

[Seth Ausubel]

Since the Harlequin Ducks have seldom been at Pt. Lookout this winter, Rich 
Kelly and I set out on a systematic quest to find them among the jetties at 
Long Beach. We started at Lafayette St. and worked east 2 blocks at a time. We 
finally found the 3 Harlequin Ducks at the first jetty east of Neptune Blvd. 
There is one drake. The hybrid 3rd winter Herring-Lesser Black-backed Gull 
remains around the same jetty, and there are lots of gulls around, though 
nothing else of interest. There were also about 6 Purple Sandpipers scattered 
around the jetties, another species that has been rather scarce this winter. 

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Quest for Harlequins

[Seth Ausubel]

Since the Harlequin Ducks have seldom been at Pt. Lookout this winter, Rich 
Kelly and I set out on a systematic quest to find them among the jetties at 
Long Beach. We started at Lafayette St. and worked east 2 blocks at a time. We 
finally found the 3 Harlequin Ducks at the first jetty east of Neptune Blvd. 
There is one drake. The hybrid 3rd winter Herring-Lesser Black-backed Gull 
remains around the same jetty, and there are lots of gulls around, though 
nothing else of interest. There were also about 6 Purple Sandpipers scattered 
around the jetties, another species that has been rather scarce this winter. 

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Goshawk, Rough-legged Hawk, etc.

[Seth Ausubel]

Did some follow-up to the South Nassau CBC this morning. Immediately upon 
entering the median at Jones Beach West End, I lucked into an immature Northern 
Goshawk sitting low in a pine tree. I got to watch it for 15-20 minutes before 
it flew. There were also 7 Red Crossbills hanging around, and a flyover Common 
Redpoll.  I then went to Tobay and saw a light-phase Rough-legged Hawk that was 
found yesterday. It was hover-flying about the marsh on the west side of the 
parking lot. 

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[nysbirds-l] Goshawk, Rough-legged Hawk, etc.

[Seth Ausubel]

Did some follow-up to the South Nassau CBC this morning. Immediately upon 
entering the median at Jones Beach West End, I lucked into an immature Northern 
Goshawk sitting low in a pine tree. I got to watch it for 15-20 minutes before 
it flew. There were also 7 Red Crossbills hanging around, and a flyover Common 
Redpoll.  I then went to Tobay and saw a light-phase Rough-legged Hawk that was 
found yesterday. It was hover-flying about the marsh on the west side of the 
parking lot. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Le Conte's Sparrow - Queens

[Seth Ausubel]

I think it is also worth noting loudly and clearly that a pack of rather large 
wild dogs is sometimes seen at the landfill.

On Dec 16, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Corey Finger wrote:

> Yesterday while scouting at Edgemere Landfill for the Queens CBC I found a Le 
> Conte's Sparrow. Due to the sensitive nature of access there I held off 
> reporting it until now. We did not find it today on count day.
> 
> Pictures, directions, and a further explanation of why I held off reporting 
> it on the blog.
> 
> http://1birds.com/le-contes-sparrow-at-edgemere-landfill-queens.htm
> 
> Good Birding (and sorry for being a no-good, low-down suppressor),
> Corey Finger
> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Le Conte's Sparrow - Queens

[Seth Ausubel]

I think it is also worth noting loudly and clearly that a pack of rather large 
wild dogs is sometimes seen at the landfill.

On Dec 16, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Corey Finger wrote:

 Yesterday while scouting at Edgemere Landfill for the Queens CBC I found a Le 
 Conte's Sparrow. Due to the sensitive nature of access there I held off 
 reporting it until now. We did not find it today on count day.
 
 Pictures, directions, and a further explanation of why I held off reporting 
 it on the blog.
 
 http://1birds.com/le-contes-sparrow-at-edgemere-landfill-queens.htm
 
 Good Birding (and sorry for being a no-good, low-down suppressor),
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[nysbirds-l] Some More East End Birds Today

[Seth Ausubel]

Brown Pelican, Montauk Inlet.
Male Eurasian Wigeon, not quite in breeding plumage, Rita's Stable, Montauk.
Greater White-fronted Goose, Further Lane, Easthampton.
20 White-winged Crossbills, East Lake Drive, Montauk.
2 Red Crossbills, Montauk Point and another 5, Kirk Park, Montauk.

 I should mention that all 12 Black-legged Kittiwakes at Montauk Point were 
adults.

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[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point Kittiwakes and Cave Swallow

[Seth Ausubel]

Corey Finger and I are being treated to a good showing of Black-legged 
Kittiwakes this morning at Montauk Point. 12 total with several very close in. 
Also a Cave Swallow flying around near the entrance to Camp Hero. About 90 
Razorbills. 

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[nysbirds-l] Montauk Point Kittiwakes and Cave Swallow

[Seth Ausubel]

Corey Finger and I are being treated to a good showing of Black-legged 
Kittiwakes this morning at Montauk Point. 12 total with several very close in. 
Also a Cave Swallow flying around near the entrance to Camp Hero. About 90 
Razorbills. 

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[nysbirds-l] Some More East End Birds Today

[Seth Ausubel]

Brown Pelican, Montauk Inlet.
Male Eurasian Wigeon, not quite in breeding plumage, Rita's Stable, Montauk.
Greater White-fronted Goose, Further Lane, Easthampton.
20 White-winged Crossbills, East Lake Drive, Montauk.
2 Red Crossbills, Montauk Point and another 5, Kirk Park, Montauk.

 I should mention that all 12 Black-legged Kittiwakes at Montauk Point were 
adults.

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Forest Hills, NY




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[nysbirds-l] Virginia's Warbler is still here.

[Seth Ausubel]

Just seen at the northeast corner of ballfield #6. This is north of the soccer 
field that's near the Upper Winchester parking lot. 

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[nysbirds-l] Virginia's Warbler is still here.

[Seth Ausubel]

Just seen at the northeast corner of ballfield #6. This is north of the soccer 
field that's near the Upper Winchester parking lot. 

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[nysbirds-l] Pacific Loon

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Seen from the end of Moriches Island Rd. flew toward Tuthill Cove off the end 
of Atlantic Av. 

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[nysbirds-l] Pacific Loon

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Seen from the end of Moriches Island Rd. flew toward Tuthill Cove off the end 
of Atlantic Av. 

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[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon - Dosoris Pond, Glen Cove

[Seth Ausubel]

A drake Eurasian Wigeon is present on Dosoris Pond in Glen Cove, Nassau County. 
The pond is accessible from Pryibil Beach.

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[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon - Dosoris Pond, Glen Cove

[Seth Ausubel]

A drake Eurasian Wigeon is present on Dosoris Pond in Glen Cove, Nassau County. 
The pond is accessible from Pryibil Beach.

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[nysbirds-l] Cave Swallows at Jones Beach

[Seth Ausubel]

At least 4 Cave Swallows over the West End 2 parking lot now. Interacting with 
Tree Swallows.

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[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird - Ft. Tilden

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Just found a Western Kingbird flycatching in the trees west of the ballfields. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] SAY's Phoebe @ RMSP lighthouse...

[Seth Ausubel]

Mary Normandia reports that she found the Say's Phoebe around 11:00 at the 
Lighthouse at Fire Island National Seashore, just east of Robert Moses State 
Park. It was last seen on the bay side of the island. 

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY

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On Oct 22, 2012, at 12:07 PM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:

> Just got a text from Anthony Collerton about a report of a Say's Phoebe at 
> Robert Moses State Park Lighthouse.  I expect more details to follow.
> 
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