[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Dovekies

[akmirth]

We saw a total of nine Dovekies from the West End jetty at Jones Beach today 
between 2:00 and 2:30. All were flying in the direction from the channel 
towards the ocean or to Point Lookout. Two landed close to the jetty providing 
pretty neat views.
Karlo and Alison Mirth
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End now open for bird watching

[Susan Herbst]

Thank you for your persistence.
I haven’t been down there in a while, but it’s good to know I can.
Best
Sue Herbst


> On Aug 12, 2020, at 2:11 PM, Lisa Wollerstein  
> wrote:
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> 
> 
> I’ve been emailing back and forth with George Gorman, Regional Director of 
> NYS Parks, and Jeffrey Mason, Park Director of Jones Beach regarding the 
> confusion on whether or not we are permitted to bird at West End. 
> 
> West End is now authorized for birdwatching. You must show binoculars at the 
> toll booth and stay out of any restricted areas. 
> 
> Attached is a copy of his email If you have any issues. 
> 
> Happy migration! 
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End now open for bird watching

[Lisa Wollerstein]

I’ve been emailing back and forth with George Gorman, Regional Director of NYS 
Parks, and Jeffrey Mason, Park Director of Jones Beach regarding the confusion 
on whether or not we are permitted to bird at West End. 

West End is now authorized for birdwatching. You must show binoculars at the 
toll booth and stay out of any restricted areas. 

Attached is a copy of his email If you have any issues. 

Happy migration! 

Lisa Wollerstein.


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jones beach west end closed

[Steven Schellenger]

The flatten area by the fisherman's road was use of sand for the
construction of the new nature and energy building being built at West End
2. At the present time there are no plans for turbine support building at
Jones Beach State Park.

On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 2:36 PM Bob Grover  wrote:

> Looks to me like they are building a new sanitary system. No evidence of
> any support base, which I believe is highly unlikely.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 18, 2020, at 2:30 PM, Robert Paxton  wrote:
>
> Dear Pat Aitken,
>   When we were at the Coast Guard Station at Jones West End last
> Sunday March 15, we were surprised to see extensive new grading that cut
> across the gravel road out to the fishing docks. It looked like some sort
> of construction might be about to begin there.
>Does this mean that the proposed support base for offshore wind
> turbines is beginning to be built there, and that visitors are being kept
> out for that reason?
>How could the Nature Center be a "drive through" site for anything - no
> one is driving "through" there to anywhere.
>Are there any fuller sources of information about this?
> With no public hearings about anything, what a great time to start
> major construction in a State Park.
>Yrs.,
>   Bob Paxton and Sarah Plimpton
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 1:22 PM Pat Aitken 
> wrote:
>
>> For anyone contemplating a trip to Jones Beach:. The parking lot of the
>> nature center is being used as a covid drive through test area.  You will
>> not be permitted to go past the booth where you pay your fee.  This means
>> that access to the west end and coast guard station area is shut down.
>>
>> Good spot to avoid, as this could be a covid-19 transmission hotspot.
>>
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>> through the summer.
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Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Jones beach west end closed

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Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Jones beach west end closed
To: Robert Paxton 


The sand that was dug out from the site by the coast guard station was used
in construction of the new education center.  I learned that it always was
the intention to remove that sand, but I agree, the parks did a very poor
job at communicating to the public.

There are no plans to run the offshore cable or any support structures
through Jones Beach.  Parks is well aware there would be massive opposition.

They are not using the building for a drive through, they have set up tents
in the lot.  I am sure if you Google search it, you will see what has been
set up.

On Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 2:30 PM Robert Paxton  wrote:

> Dear Pat Aitken,
>   When we were at the Coast Guard Station at Jones West End last
> Sunday March 15, we were surprised to see extensive new grading that cut
> across the gravel road out to the fishing docks. It looked like some sort
> of construction might be about to begin there.
>Does this mean that the proposed support base for offshore wind
> turbines is beginning to be built there, and that visitors are being kept
> out for that reason?
>How could the Nature Center be a "drive through" site for anything - no
> one is driving "through" there to anywhere.
>Are there any fuller sources of information about this?
> With no public hearings about anything, what a great time to start
> major construction in a State Park.
>Yrs.,
>   Bob Paxton and Sarah Plimpton
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 1:22 PM Pat Aitken 
> wrote:
>
>> For anyone contemplating a trip to Jones Beach:. The parking lot of the
>> nature center is being used as a covid drive through test area.  You will
>> not be permitted to go past the booth where you pay your fee.  This means
>> that access to the west end and coast guard station area is shut down.
>>
>> Good spot to avoid, as this could be a covid-19 transmission hotspot.
>>
>> Can't say for certain how long this will go on, but I heard it may be
>> through the summer.
>>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jones beach west end closed

[Susan Herbst]

How? You drive into the parking lot to the test station, get tested leave and 
the parking lot. It’s a drive through like McDonalds or Dairy Barn.

https://www.longislandpress.com/2020/03/17/drive-through-coronavirus-test-site-opening-tuesday-at-jones-beach/
 


> On Mar 18, 2020, at 2:30 PM, Robert Paxton  > wrote:
> 
>   How could the Nature Center be a "drive through" site for anything - no one 
> is driving "through" there to anywhere.


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jones beach west end closed

[Bob Grover]

Looks to me like they are building a new sanitary system. No evidence of any 
support base, which I believe is highly unlikely.

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 18, 2020, at 2:30 PM, Robert Paxton 
mailto:r...@columbia.edu>> wrote:

Dear Pat Aitken,
  When we were at the Coast Guard Station at Jones West End last Sunday 
March 15, we were surprised to see extensive new grading that cut across the 
gravel road out to the fishing docks. It looked like some sort of construction 
might be about to begin there.
   Does this mean that the proposed support base for offshore wind turbines is 
beginning to be built there, and that visitors are being kept out for that 
reason?
   How could the Nature Center be a "drive through" site for anything - no one 
is driving "through" there to anywhere.
   Are there any fuller sources of information about this?
With no public hearings about anything, what a great time to start major 
construction in a State Park.
   Yrs.,
  Bob Paxton and Sarah Plimpton

On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 1:22 PM Pat Aitken 
mailto:aitkenpatri...@gmail.com>> wrote:
For anyone contemplating a trip to Jones Beach:. The parking lot of the nature 
center is being used as a covid drive through test area.  You will not be 
permitted to go past the booth where you pay your fee.  This means that access 
to the west end and coast guard station area is shut down.

Good spot to avoid, as this could be a covid-19 transmission hotspot.

Can't say for certain how long this will go on, but I heard it may be through 
the summer.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jones beach west end closed

[Robert Paxton]

Dear Pat Aitken,
  When we were at the Coast Guard Station at Jones West End last Sunday
March 15, we were surprised to see extensive new grading that cut across
the gravel road out to the fishing docks. It looked like some sort of
construction might be about to begin there.
   Does this mean that the proposed support base for offshore wind turbines
is beginning to be built there, and that visitors are being kept out for
that reason?
   How could the Nature Center be a "drive through" site for anything - no
one is driving "through" there to anywhere.
   Are there any fuller sources of information about this?
With no public hearings about anything, what a great time to start
major construction in a State Park.
   Yrs.,
  Bob Paxton and Sarah Plimpton

On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 1:22 PM Pat Aitken  wrote:

> For anyone contemplating a trip to Jones Beach:. The parking lot of the
> nature center is being used as a covid drive through test area.  You will
> not be permitted to go past the booth where you pay your fee.  This means
> that access to the west end and coast guard station area is shut down.
>
> Good spot to avoid, as this could be a covid-19 transmission hotspot.
>
> Can't say for certain how long this will go on, but I heard it may be
> through the summer.
>
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[nysbirds-l] Jones beach west end closed

[Pat Aitken]

For anyone contemplating a trip to Jones Beach:. The parking lot of the
nature center is being used as a covid drive through test area.  You will
not be permitted to go past the booth where you pay your fee.  This means
that access to the west end and coast guard station area is shut down.

Good spot to avoid, as this could be a covid-19 transmission hotspot.

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Brown Pelican (Yesterday's)

[Steve Walter]

I guess the Brown Pelican is long gone. All that remain are memories and 
pictures. If anyone is interested, I uploaded a couple of yesterday’s pix to my 
web site (which was in need of an update) -- http://stevewalternature.com/ . 
The pelican did get a lot closer for later visitors. 

 

As noted by Doug F. on another forum, the three Common Loons in the Jones Beach 
boat basin are interesting to look at – different than typically seen around 
here. So I did make a point of photographing them, as I did of the equally 
cooperative Black Scoters and Common Eider. Yea, a typical August day at Jones 
Beach.  

 

Throw in two Royal Terns that flew in and flew out.

 

 

Steve Walter

 

From: Steve Walter [mailto:stevewalt...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2019 5:37 PM
To: Steve Walter 
Subject: Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Brown Pelican now at Coast 
Guard Station

 

 

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Date: Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 12:38 PM
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Brown Pelican now at Coast Guard 
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To: nysbirds-l mailto:NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu> >, Gail 
Benson mailto:gbenso...@gmail.com> >

 

As of 12:40 pm the Brown Pelican is sitting on the cement jetty next to the 
Coast Guard Station 

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Brown Pelican now at Coast Guard Station

[Gail Benson]

As of 12:40 pm the Brown Pelican is sitting on the cement jetty next to the
Coast Guard Station

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Coast Guard Station (Nassau) Royal Tern

[Gail Benson]

Royal Tern now sitting on the bar just offshore (Coast Guard Station) 2:00
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Sy Schiff]

Joe Giunta and I (SY Schiff)  flushed a SRARP-SHINNED HAWK as we entered the 
road into the parking lot.  We checked out the bar at the Coast Guard marina on 
a dreary, overcast morning. Lots of birds until a PEREGRINE FALCON made a pass 
and they all flew off. Three MARBLED GODWIT continue. Others included 
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, DUNLIN, SANDERLING, 7 RED KNOT and a pair of 3rd or 4th 
year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS. Lots of DOUBLE-CREASTED CORMORANT but no 
Oystercatchers.

Driving over to West End #2, we walked down to the ocean. On the beach we found 
another pair (or maybe the same ones from the bar) LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS. 
They were disrupted by the same or another PEREGRINE FALCON. It flew by us and 
landed close by on some debris on the upper beach. Great photo op. The water 
was full of BLACK and SURF plus 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS. A steady stream of 
NORTHER GANNETS and gulls moved through from east to west along with numerous 
gulls. The gulls included a few LAUGHING GULLS.

Returning to the car, a group of 3 dozen SNOW BUNTINGS flew over the swale and 
over our heads in the parking lot. Also a pair of NORTHERN HARRIERS  were 
cruising over the dunes.  Nice end to the birding day

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[nysbirds-l] Jones beach West End

[Sy Schiff]

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) started at the Coast Guard hedgerow looking for 
sparrows. Birds to look at but only WHITE-THROATED, WHITE-CROWNED and SONG. A 
MARBLED GODWIT continues on the bar with a hundred AMEERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS; 
BLACK and SURF SCOTERS are still in the water. 

We drove over to the east exit of West End #2 lot and found the 2 VESPER 
SPARROWS reported. On the beach were 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS. NORTHERN 
GANNETS were plunging into the water, always a great thing to watch.

 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS are everywhere and a steady stream of TREE SWALLOWS 
were moving through. There are a number of NORTHERN FLICKERS in the air and on 
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[nysbirds-l] Jones beach West End

[Sy Schiff]

Joe Giunta and I(Sy Schiff) found Ken Feusel at the east end of the Coast Guard 
hedgerow photographing an empidonax  flycatcher. A very interesting bird with 
white throat and semi-tear drop eye ring. ID will be a challenge.
Focus was on the flycatcher, but we managed to see PALM, PINE, MAGNOLIA , 
CHESTNUT-SIDED AND YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS Plus COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. There were 
a lot of birds in the air moving through, but no blackbirds. Some 5-600 TREE 
SWALLOWS were milling about over the median with a steady stream moving through 
along with a number of NORTHERN FLICKERS.
We walked down to the inlet and checked the bar across the inlet. We managed to 
make out oystercatchers, 145 FORSTER’S TERNS and seven (7) MARBLED GODWITS. 
This apparently where the latter feed when they’re not on the bar by the marina.
At the turnaround, it was mostly quiet but we managed some PURPLE FINCHES. 
There was a scattering of hawks moving through all morning.
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Coast Guard Station update

[Gail Benson]

Among 8 species of Sparrows seen at the hedge row at the Coast Guard
Station were 1 immature Lark Sparrow, 1 Clay-colored Sparrow, and 4
White-crowned Sparrows.  At least 3 Marbled Godwits were on the bar with
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Jetty 11:30ish Young Male King Eider YES

[mpro7419 .]

Braved the West End Jetty at Jones Beach for a good showing young Male King
> Eider. Spikes are a must for the jetty. Viewed by myself and one other
> brave young man who walked the jetty no spikes. Well worth the views.
>  See images here
> Images
> https://matthewscottphotography.smugmug.com/Wildlife/Birds/i-WF8V7PV/A

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Ash-throated Flycatcher still present

[Gail Benson]

The JB West End Ash-throated Flycatcher was being seen on the east bound
side of the parkway east of the eastern exit from parking field 2, up to 5
minutes ago.  Bird was staying low due to the high wind.  (A Mockingbird
chased it into the median brush.)

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach west end: Lapland Longspur

[Robert Taylor]

on gravelly part of swale with 5 horned larks, flock of snow buntings on
beach.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Brown Pelicans flew

[Gail Benson]

Due to boater disturbance the Brown Pelicans left the bar and are flying
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Anupam Khanna]

Continuing Am. Golden Plover and 2 Pectorial Sandipiers. few Dunlin,
several Killdeer and Lesser Yellowlegs.

also had 4 Royal Terns flyover at the coast guard station as well.

Happy birding
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End White Crowned Sparrows, warblers (today)

[Tyler Goldstein]

I've been here before sunrise and have seen lots of activity already.  Lots
of warblers including several Blackburnians, Black Throated Greens and
Blues, Bay Breasted, and a Worm Eating. 2 White Crowned Sparrows at the
turnaround.  Also saw a warbler that I couldn't identify.  It looked like a
Black Throated Green but didn't have a black throat (at the Coast Guard
hedgerow). I will try to relocate it and get a photo,  Great day to be out
birding!

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End (this morning)

[Tyler Goldstein]

Lots of Red Knots (76 exact count), Oystercatchers, Sanderlings, and a
couple of Short Billed Dowitchers on the "Coast Guard" sand bar.  The west
end area was devoid of songbirds except for one spot that had a handful of
Cape May Warblers, lots of female Redstarts and some Pewees.  I also saw
some Merlin and a Kestrel in the median.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Lark Sparrow continues

[Gail Benson]

As people are still looking for the Lark Sparrow, it is now feeding  in
short grass between Bay Parkway and the eastern entrance to Field 2 (Jones
Beach West End).  There were at least 2 Black Terns off the Coast Guard
Station with other Terns.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Lark Sparrow still present

[Gail Benson]

A Lark Sparrow located earlier today is still present at 7 pm along the
fisherman's access road next to the Coast Guard Station at Jones Beach West
End.
Tom Burke & Gail Benson

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: Bobolink etc

[Robert Taylor]

still here

On Thursday, April 27, 2017, Robert Taylor  wrote:

> male Bobolink on south side of median, single Black Skimmer at Coast Guard
> Station.
>
> Rob from Massapequa

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: Bobolink etc

[Robert Taylor]

male Bobolink on south side of median, single Black Skimmer at Coast Guard
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Rob from Massapequa

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[syschiff]

Jones Beach 2 Dec

After checking the bar at the Coast Guard Station, Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) 
 went to the swale walking down to the water. Of interest were 40 RED KNOT on 
the bar with AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.

On the beach,looking toward the jetty, almost at the end, there were 800-1000 
DUNLIN. In the swale and on the beach were 75 SNOW BUNTINGS, 15 HORNED LARKS 
and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR with the larks.

Sy
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[syschiff]

Jones Beach West End 26 Nov

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to look for the Longspur reported.  Upon 
arriving at the Coast Guard Station parking lot, we were alerted to a NORTHERN 
GOSHAWK.  We walked down the road toward the turnaround, looking into the 
median where the bird was reported. We spotted the raptor in the large 
deciduous tree in the middle. Nice scope views and distance photos from the road

Returning to our cars, we  drove to West End #2.and walked down the swale. A 
large flock of HORNED LARKS was feeding, but no Longspur.

A SNOWY OWL had been reported on the beach yesterday, so we turned towards the 
jetty. No luck by us or others converging on the beach, but we did turn up a 
flock of about 75 SNOW BUNTINGS, Meanwhile some one spotted the owl in the 
opposite direction. We looked, we saw, and called it a successful morning 
birding.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach west end: shorebirds, gulls

[Robert Taylor]

shorebirds concentrated on the coast guard spit from a very high tide: red
knots, oystercatchers, black bellied plover, dunlin and a possible
candidate for a godwit on the north tip of short beach.. i couldnt get
closer for a better look and didnt bring my scope.. several lesser black
backed gulls including a few adults in west end 2 lot.. tons of flickers
and tree swallows

rob in massapequa

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[nysbirds-l] Jones beach west end ponds

[Glenn Wilson]

How do you get to the ponds from jones beach west end 2 parking lot?

Glenn Wilson
Endicott, NY
www.WilsonsWarbler.com

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End ponds: Bairds Sandpiper

[Robert Taylor]

Most of the shorebirds have left except for about 20 semipalmated
sandpipers, Least Sandpiper, semipalmated plover, killdeer and a bairds
sandpiper.

2 Caspian Terns flying into the inlet were later seen by other birders at
the coast guard who also reported 2 Royal Terns.  Lots of Red Breasted
Nuthatches.  Seen with Mike Zito.

Good birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Report

[Michael Zito]

Birded the Jones Beach ponds this AM with Rob Taylor, here are the highlights:

Stilt Sandpiper (at least 5)
Pectoral Sandpiper (at least 5)
Western Sandpiper (2, thanks to John Gluth)
White-rumped Sandpiper (multiple)
Virginia Rail, got a great look at this guy who came out feet in front of us 
and put on a show. 

No sign of any buff-breasted sandpipers or red-necked phalaropes.

Mike Z.



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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Shorebirds

[Robert Taylor]

Was at the ponds at Jones Beach West until 1:30 - lots of shorebirds: short
billed dowitchers, both yellowlegs, semi plovers and sandpipers as well as
the continuing Stilt and Pectoral Sandpipers.  (west and east side
respectively) A NYC birder had reported hearing a possible Least Bittern
yesterday but I could not locate one.

When I returned to check out the coast guard sandbar, no shorebirds were
present - too many vacationers scared them off.  Saw a flycatcher -
assuming Willow by the restroom building.

Good birding,
Rob in Massapequa

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End and Point Lookout

[Carney, Martin]

2 Horned Grebes were at the Coast Guard Station, one in breeding plumage.
A brief and windy visit to the western most Point Lookout jetty revealed
approximately 15 Purple Sandpipers, 15 Long-tailed Ducks, 1 Common Eider, 1
Dunlin, and a bunch of Sanderlings.  Happy birding... Martin Carney

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End; Sparrows, Purple Finch

[Robert Taylor]

Was at the west end from 7:30-9:30 this morning - highlights were a pair of
Purple Finches in the hedgerow by the Coast Guard (male singing) continuing
Lark Sparrow, Tree Sparrows, Field Sparrow, several Boat Tailed Grackles,
Cowbirds, decent views of Long Tailed Ducks, Horned Grebe.  Also saw my FOS
Osprey off Wantagh Parkway..

Good spring birding,
Rob in Massapequa

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: Iceland Gull

[Robert Taylor]

Kumliens Iceland Gull continues on west end 2 lot, Lark Sparrow out, Boat
Tailed Grackles at Coast Guard as well as my FOS Oystercatchers

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Police Station

[McIntyre, Annie (PARKS)]

Dear fellow birders,
Please respect the security of the grounds surrounding Park Police station in 
the West End of Jones Beach. The area is clearly posted that it is closed to 
the public. Unfortunately it's all too easy to understand why.

Good birding!

Annie


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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End--LARK SPARROW-yes

[syschiff]

Jones Beach West End 16 Oct

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went looking in the previously seen LARK SPARROW 
locations without luck but finally came across it at the turnaround. It 
appeared on the lawn on both sides of the road.adjacent to the shrubbery to 
which it retreated when cars drove by. It was feeding with other sparrows and 
all disappeared for a while after a Sharp-shinned hawk passed over.

Today was a fair flight day with a dozen or more MERLIN and SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS 
coming through. A male RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was among the migrating Flickers.

Other birds:-- a number of EASTERN PHOEBE, lots of TREE SWALLOW,  a CEDAR 
WAXWING flock, both KINGLETS, numerous YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, COMMON 
YELLOWTHROAT, 6 additional SPARROW species and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH.

Sy

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: Royal Terns, Scoters

[Robert Taylor]

2 Royal Terns on sandbar
2 continuing Black Scoter
1 continuing Surf Scoter + 7 new arrivals

Rob in Massapequa
birding with Mike Duval

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach west end 25 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

[David Klauber]

This afternoon around 5 PM in the eastern parking lot of WE2 there were 25 
Lesser Black backed Gulls, ranging from 1st summers through adults.
The strong winds made land birding difficult. The only warblers seen were a 
Prairie and Yellow-rumped.
On the spit were Skimmers, Oystercatchers, Sanderlings & BB Plovers, and some 
Forster's Terns were out near the inlet 
  
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Michael Zito]

didn't see this reported, I had a yellow-billed cuckoo in the median and also 
got an American Kestrel seemingly going after some dragonflies.  

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End - Multiple Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Black Tern, Jetty peeps

[Timothy Healy]

I spent the last hours of daylight on the shore at Jones Beach West End
today. It was not intended as a birding trip, but I still managed to spy
some interesting visitors. The local breeders were out in force, with
several young Piping Plovers and Least Terns observed and Common Terns
still ferrying fish. Large resting flocks of Sanderlings and plenty of
feeding individuals were present, along with a few Black-bellied Plovers.
Down by the jetty, I spotted a non-breeding plumage Black Tern, obviously
dark-backed and short-tailed with a white forehead, flying around. A walk
out the jetty turned up several Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers along
with a Semipalmated Plover and a Spotted Sandpiper. Walking back to the lot
along the surf I encountered three(!) Lesser Black-backed Gulls. All were
2nd or 3rd cycle birds, with brown mixed into their dark slate-grey
upperparts. They were markedly smaller than the nearby Great BB's and
Herring Gulls, which provided an easy comparison to confirm my ID
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: tagged Semi-palmated Sandpiper

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

I was by the coast guard station from around sunrise to 7am- lots of
shorebirds including Oystercatchers, groups of Willetts, semi palmated
sandpipers and plovers, and sanderlings.  One of the semi-palmated
sandpiper had a yellow tag on its leg- took a photo but lighting was bad
and couldnt make out the letters/ numbers - will upload and enhance the
photo later so I can try to report it.

I briefly checked the vernal ponds for the Red Phalarope- only checked the
western pond cause I had to get to work- just curious if anyone has seen it
after my sighting I posted on ebird? (reported 8:00pm June 24th)

On a sidenote, weather was pleasant and didnt have any mosquitos or gnats
at all.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: Red Phalarope-No, other shorebirds - Yes

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

I went looking for the Red Phalarope this morning starting around sunrise -
I checked each of the west end ponds but did not see it - a lot of them
have grown over and Canada Geese and Robins have moved in - still other
shorebirds were present: Semi-Palmated Sandpipers/ Plovers, Killdeer, Least
Sandpipers and a few Sanderlings.  When leaving, saw a Horned Lark on the
dunes.

I also checked the area by the Coast Guard Station but was not there either
- what I did find instead were a lot of shorebirds on the sandbar -
Semi-Palmated Sandpipers/ Plovers, Least Sandpipers, Sanderlings (some in
beautiful plumage), Piping Plover, Spotted Sandpiper, Short Billed
Dowitchers and at least 3 Red Knots.  Number of all shorebirds on the
sandbar were in the hundreds - 1000 is a good estimate.  (I left around
7:30am.)

Good shorebirding,
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach west end spring arrivals plus

[David Klauber]

Not much that hasn't been seen elsewhere recently, but a nice mix of new 
arrivals and lingering birds this afternoon between 2 and 3:30. There were some 
Meadowlarks - one at the turnaround near the police station with Killdeer, and 
another 2 at the far entrance to the WE2 lot-, a good variety of sparrows - 1 
each Fox, Savannah, Swamp,White-throat, and Tree, Field (2), many Song and some 
juncos-, at least 2 Pine Warblers, Sapsucker, many Flickers & RW Blackbirds, 
Cowbirds, small groups of Tree Swallows flying west, and a couple of Eastern 
Phoebes. A Horned Grebe in near breeding plumage was very close to the docks, 
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[syschiff]

Jones Beach West End 30 Nov

Quick summary: MARBLED GODWIT on the bar; Ground-Dove not found as of noon, 
numerous birders looking; COMMON EIDER flyby in the inlet; SNOW BUNTINGS and 
HORNED LARKS on the lawn by the Coast Guard lot before flying off toward the 
swale. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen in the swale among Horned Larks before I 
arrived.

Warm and sunny, great to be out.  Sy Schiff

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[syschiff]

Jones Beach West End 12 Oct

A birdy morning with lots to look at and an interesting mix of species. This is 
a composite list from the 7 or 8 of us enjoying the company and birding 
together. Raptors included OSPREY, NORTHERN HARRIER, SHARP-SHINNED AND COOPER'S 
HAWK, MERLIN AND PEREGRINE FALCON plus a fly over GREAT BLUE HERON.

Beside the lingering 100+ AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, there were only DUNLIN and 
RUDDY TURNSTONE. Three ROYAL TERNS joined them on the bar before flying off. 
The 7 LESSER BLACK-BACK GULLS reported by Peter Post seemed to be 3 first year 
and 4 second year. Only one of the ones that were standing had yellowish legs.

The NORTHERN FLICKERS were joined by a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER (rare on the 
beach), a few BROWN CREEPERS and lots of EASTERN PHOEBE, RUBY and 
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS. Some RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES continue in the pines.

The few VIREOS included RED-EYED, WHITE EYED and BLUE-HEADED. Still many TREE 
SWALLOWS, but the enormous thousands of last week have moved on. Lots of 
warblers of the YELLOW-RUMPED persuasion but only a few PALM and PINE with a 
single BLACK-THROATED BLUE.

There were 8 species of sparrow including CLAY-COLORED and WHITE-CROWNED plus 
EASTERN TOWHEE, DARK-EYED JUNCO, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, 
EASTERN GOLDFINCH and a few PINE SISKIN. 

Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: Ring Necked Pheasant

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

Normally I don't post multiple times during one day, but every time I was
out it was an unplanned last minute thing...I drove through the West End
with my family before sunset just for the sake of taking a leisurely drive
- I just happened to bring my camera and binoculars in the car...saw a Ring
Necked Pheasant cross from the median to the dunes on the west end (my
daughter yelled out Roadrunnner!) a Baltimore Oriole, and 2 terns flying
over a bridge - I was driving, couldn't safely get an ID.

Planning a big day out next week - hopefully will find some top shelf
migrants.

Good birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End, Massapequa Preserve Part 2

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

Went back to Jones Beach West End and Masspequa Preserve today- same as
yesterday except there were ~10 Black Bellied Plovers and some Dunlin on
the sandbar by the Coast Guard Station.  There were ~ 20 female Brown
Headed Cowbirds mixed in with a flock of Starlings on the median.  Also saw
my FOS Snowy Egret on Green Island.

At Massapequa Preserve, there seemed to be more photgraphers/ bird watchers
on the scene than birds.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End, Massapequa: Phoebes, Cedar Waxwings, Horned Grebes

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

I stopped by the Jones Beach West End today - lots of Robins, Starlings,
and Red-winged Blackbirds.  There were a decent amount of Flickers and 4
Killdeer were in the median by the booth.  Also saw 2 Phoebes.  At the
Coast Guard Station, there were at least 6 Horned Grebes - some with great
plumage.  Common Loons and Long Tailed Ducks were still present.  By the
Coast Guard gates, a group of ~10 Cedar Waxwings landed in the trees.

At Massapequa Preserve, there wasn't anything notable besides the usual
suspects.  Saw a pair of Brown Headed Cowbirds there and a pair has been
hanging out by the bird feeder in my yard all day.

Good birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach: West End II. Birds and a lifer mammal.

[Robert A. Proniewych]

A walk with Ed Becher today from the coast guard station through the center
median, down to the shoreline and along the inlet produced a nice selection
of birds and a lifer mammal in the form of an adult male Gray Seal. The
usual suspects were in evidence with highlights being a lingering pair of
Eastern Meadowlarks between the entrance and exits of the West End II
parking lot north end. Harlequin ducks at the end of the jetty. Large
Dunlin flock with 50+ Black-bellied Plover mixed in along the inlet jetty
and 5 Piping Plovers where the jetty ends. A Red-necked Grebe sporting some
color showed in the bay behind the coast guard station. A Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker made a brief appearance in the parking lot at the coast guard
station. The high light of todays walk was furred not feathered in the form
of a male Gray Seal seen just east of the jetty and watched for 20 minutes
as it drifted west towards the inlet.
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: ducks and Tree Swallow

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

I was at Jones Beach this morning  - despite the flurries, saw a lot of
birds.  At the Coast Guard Marina, saw Red Breasted Mergansers, Scaup,
Horned Grebes, Long Tailed Ducks, Brant, Red Throated and Common Loons.

On the median saw about a dozen Robins, Flicker, Red Winged Blackbirds, and
Common Grackles.  The flurries impeded looking for the Shrike, but saw a
single Tree Swallow fly over the West End 2 lot.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty)

[Hugh McGuinness]

Yes, there is a very good reason they cannot be juvenile Common Grackles:
Common Grackles do not even retain their dull brown juvenal plumage into
the first fall. Here is a good rule: if you are in or near a salt marsh and
you see a mixed flock of Common Grackles and Rusty Blackbirds, you have
made a misidentification. [?]

Hugh


On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 7:30 PM, scottvarney1...@yahoo.com <
scottvarney1...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Is there a particular reason that these can't be Common Grackle juveniles?
>  The tails are far too short for Boat Tailed and they even have a slight
> yellow tinge on the throat like the Common Crackle.
>
> Scott Varney
> Moreau, NY
>
> Sent from my HTC One on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network
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> - Reply message -
> From: "Robert Taylor" 
> To: "nysbirds-l" 
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway Sunday:
> Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty)
> Date: Mon, Feb 24, 2014 12:25 AM
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Thanks for everyone's help with the blackbird ID from yesterday - most are
> saying they were Boat Tailed Grackles and not Rusty Blackbirds.
>
> Speaking of blackbirds, at Jones Beach West End and by Meadowbrook Parkway
> I saw Red Wing Blackbirds and Boat Tailed Grackles.
>
> At the Coast Guard Marina I saw the same waterfowl as Saturday - a female
> bufflehead and 2 Horned Grebes as well as 2 Common Loons and Brant.  There
> were more birds on the median today: Killdeer, Juncos, Mockingbirds.
>
> I met a very pleasant couple looking for a light phase/ghost Northern
> Harrier, but we found a typical one over the dunes.  A crowd was gathered
> observing a Snowy Owl.
>
> Along the Meadowbrook, I saw the previously reported Rough Legged Hawk and
> also 3 Red Tailed Hawks.
>
> Good birding,
> Rob in Massapequa
>
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[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty)

[scottvarney1968]

Is there a particular reason that these can't be Common Grackle juveniles?  The 
tails are far too short for Boat Tailed and they even have a slight yellow 
tinge on the throat like the Common Crackle. 

Scott Varney
Moreau, NY

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From: "Robert Taylor" 
To: "nysbirds-l" 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway Sunday: Rough 
Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty)
Date: Mon, Feb 24, 2014 12:25 AM

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for everyone's help with the blackbird ID from yesterday - most are 
saying they were Boat Tailed Grackles and not Rusty Blackbirds. 

 
Speaking of blackbirds, at Jones Beach West End and by Meadowbrook Parkway I 
saw Red Wing Blackbirds and Boat Tailed Grackles.

At the Coast Guard Marina I saw the same waterfowl as Saturday - a female 
bufflehead and 2 Horned Grebes as well as 2 Common Loons and Brant.  There were 
more birds on the median today: Killdeer, Juncos, Mockingbirds.


I met a very pleasant couple looking for a light phase/ghost Northern Harrier, 
but we found a typical one over the dunes.  A crowd was gathered observing a 
Snowy Owl.

Along the Meadowbrook, I saw the previously reported Rough Legged Hawk and also 
3 Red Tailed Hawks.


Good birding,
Rob in Massapequa

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RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Joe DiCostanzo]

To further elaborate on Angus' post of yesterday, the "warm, brown" color of
these birds is a much better fit for female Boat-tails than Rusty
Blackbirds. Winter Rustys tend  towards gray, rather than brown and even in
fall birds which have a lot of brown to them, the brown color is on the
feather edges giving them a scalloped look rather than the uniform coloring
of the birds in your photos. Additionally, most Rustys should show a fairly
prominent yellow eye rather than the dark eyes on most of these birds. Also
fall/winter Rustys would generally show some sort of supercilium, which
appears to be totally lacking in your birds. I also agree with Angus that
the birds which best show their bills in profile have a bill that looks much
more grackle like than the shorter bill of a Rusty. I can understand the
difficulty some are having with the tail length, but first, remember, female
Boat-tails have shorter tails than males and second, immatures, which many
of these birds may be, tend to have shorter tails than adults.  Finally, as
Angus also points out the location/habitat for these birds is exactly where
you would expect to find a flock of Boat-tailed Grackle on Long Island in
winter and is all wrong for Rusty Blackbird and the number of birds you
report might well be unprecedented for Long Island in midwinter. 

 

Joe DiCostanzo

 <http://www.greatgullisland.org> www.greatgullisland.org

 

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[mailto:bounce-112709789-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Taylor,
Robert Michael
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 11:15 AM
To: Voisine, Matthew NAN02; Robert Taylor; nysbirds-l
Cc: Taylor, Robert Michael
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook
Parkway Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

 

Hi Matthew,

 

I have to admit I'm not an expert an Icterids - I'm mostly a duck kinda guy.
I've been getting differences of opinion between Boat Tailed Grackles and
Rusty Blackbirds.  The first day most people were saying Rusty Blackbirds,
now most people are saying Boat Tailed Grackles.

 

I've seen Boat Tailed Grackles before and seeing these bunch of blackbirds I
thought they seemed different.  I can post more pics when I get home later.
Do you have an idea what they are?  At this point, I'm going by what more
experienced birders are telling me (and I appreciate the help)

 

Thanks,

Rob in Massapequa

(currently working in NYC)

 

http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/2014/02/jones-beach-west-end-meadowbro
ok-parkway.html

 

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[mailto:bounce-112709705-60311...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Voisine,
Matthew NAN02
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 11:04 AM
To: Robert Taylor; nysbirds-l
Cc: Voisine, Matthew NAN02
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook
Parkway Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

 

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

How could they be Boat-tailed? The tails are way too short.

 

Matthew Voisine

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NY, NY 10278

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matthew.vois...@usace.army.mil

 

 

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[mailto:bounce-112701081-8614...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Robert
Taylor
Sent: Monday, 24 February, 2014 0:25
To: nysbirds-l
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway
Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty)

 

Hi Everyone,

 

 

Thanks for everyone's help with the blackbird ID from yesterday - most are
saying they were Boat Tailed Grackles and not Rusty Blackbirds. 

 

Speaking of blackbirds, at Jones Beach West End and by Meadowbrook Parkway I
saw Red Wing Blackbirds and Boat Tailed Grackles.

 

 

At the Coast Guard Marina I saw the same waterfowl as Saturday - a female
bufflehead and 2 Horned Grebes as well as 2 Common Loons and Brant.  There
were more birds on the median today: Killdeer, Juncos, Mockingbirds.

 

 

I met a very pleasant couple looking for a light phase/ghost Northern
Harrier, but we found a typical one over the dunes.  A crowd was gathered
observing a Snowy Owl.

 

 

Along the Meadowbrook, I saw the previously reported Rough Legged Hawk and
also 3 Red Tailed Hawks.

 

 

Good birding,

 

Rob in Massapequa

 

 

pic of the Rough Legged Hawk etc on my blog

 <http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/>
http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/

 

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RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Taylor, Robert Michael]

Thanks, regarding the size, I just know they were either the same size as a 
robin or a little smaller

-Original Message-
From: Voisine, Matthew NAN02 [mailto:matthew.vois...@usace.army.mil] 
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 11:36 AM
To: Taylor, Robert Michael; Robert Taylor; nysbirds-l
Cc: Voisine, Matthew NAN02
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway 
Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

They look like Rusty Blackbirds (forgot to say that in earlier post) based on 
the tails. 

Boat-tailed tails are almost the same length as the body. Boat tailed Grackles 
are 16' and Rusty Blackbirds are 9". This is hard to tell from photos but that 
is almost twice the size. If it was larger than a robin it would be a 
Boat-tailed, same size as a American Robin then a common, smaller than a 
American Robin then a Rusty.

Matthew Voisine
Biologist
USACE- NY District
26 Federal Plaza
Room 2151
NY, NY 10278
917.790.8718 voice
702.271.0496 mobile
212.264.0961 fax
matthew.vois...@usace.army.mil


-Original Message-
From: bounce-112709789-8614...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-112709789-8614...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Taylor, Robert 
Michael
Sent: Monday, 24 February, 2014 11:15
To: Voisine, Matthew NAN02; Robert Taylor; nysbirds-l
Cc: Taylor, Robert Michael
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway 
Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

Hi Matthew,

 

I have to admit I'm not an expert an Icterids - I'm mostly a duck kinda guy.  
I've been getting differences of opinion between Boat Tailed Grackles and Rusty 
Blackbirds.  The first day most people were saying Rusty Blackbirds, now most 
people are saying Boat Tailed Grackles.

 

I've seen Boat Tailed Grackles before and seeing these bunch of blackbirds I 
thought they seemed different.  I can post more pics when I get home later.  Do 
you have an idea what they are?  At this point, I'm going by what more 
experienced birders are telling me (and I appreciate the help)

 

Thanks,

Rob in Massapequa

(currently working in NYC)

 

http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/2014/02/jones-beach-west-end-meadowbrook-parkway.html

 

From: bounce-112709705-60311...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-112709705-60311...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Voisine, 
Matthew NAN02
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 11:04 AM
To: Robert Taylor; nysbirds-l
Cc: Voisine, Matthew NAN02
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway 
Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

 

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

How could they be Boat-tailed? The tails are way too short.

 

Matthew Voisine

Biologist

USACE- NY District

26 Federal Plaza

Room 2151

NY, NY 10278

917.790.8718 voice

702.271.0496 mobile

212.264.0961 fax

matthew.vois...@usace.army.mil

 

 

-Original Message-
From: bounce-112701081-8614...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-112701081-8614...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Taylor
Sent: Monday, 24 February, 2014 0:25
To: nysbirds-l
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway 
Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty)

 

Hi Everyone,

 

 

Thanks for everyone's help with the blackbird ID from yesterday - most are 
saying they were Boat Tailed Grackles and not Rusty Blackbirds. 

 

Speaking of blackbirds, at Jones Beach West End and by Meadowbrook Parkway I 
saw Red Wing Blackbirds and Boat Tailed Grackles.

 

 

At the Coast Guard Marina I saw the same waterfowl as Saturday - a female 
bufflehead and 2 Horned Grebes as well as 2 Common Loons and Brant.  There were 
more birds on the median today: Killdeer, Juncos, Mockingbirds.

 

 

I met a very pleasant couple looking for a light phase/ghost Northern Harrier, 
but we found a typical one over the dunes.  A crowd was gathered observing a 
Snowy Owl.

 

 

Along the Meadowbrook, I saw the previously reported Rough Legged Hawk and also 
3 Red Tailed Hawks.

 

 

Good birding,

 

Rob in Massapequa

 

 

pic of the Rough Legged Hawk etc on my blog

http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/ <http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/> 

 

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RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Voisine, Matthew NAN02]

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

They look like Rusty Blackbirds (forgot to say that in earlier post) based on 
the tails. 

Boat-tailed tails are almost the same length as the body. Boat tailed Grackles 
are 16' and Rusty Blackbirds are 9". This is hard to tell from photos but that 
is almost twice the size. If it was larger than a robin it would be a 
Boat-tailed, same size as a American Robin then a common, smaller than a 
American Robin then a Rusty.

Matthew Voisine
Biologist
USACE- NY District
26 Federal Plaza
Room 2151
NY, NY 10278
917.790.8718 voice
702.271.0496 mobile
212.264.0961 fax
matthew.vois...@usace.army.mil


-Original Message-
From: bounce-112709789-8614...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-112709789-8614...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Taylor, Robert 
Michael
Sent: Monday, 24 February, 2014 11:15
To: Voisine, Matthew NAN02; Robert Taylor; nysbirds-l
Cc: Taylor, Robert Michael
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway 
Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

Hi Matthew,

 

I have to admit I'm not an expert an Icterids - I'm mostly a duck kinda guy.  
I've been getting differences of opinion between Boat Tailed Grackles and Rusty 
Blackbirds.  The first day most people were saying Rusty Blackbirds, now most 
people are saying Boat Tailed Grackles.

 

I've seen Boat Tailed Grackles before and seeing these bunch of blackbirds I 
thought they seemed different.  I can post more pics when I get home later.  Do 
you have an idea what they are?  At this point, I'm going by what more 
experienced birders are telling me (and I appreciate the help)

 

Thanks,

Rob in Massapequa

(currently working in NYC)

 

http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/2014/02/jones-beach-west-end-meadowbrook-parkway.html

 

From: bounce-112709705-60311...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-112709705-60311...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Voisine, 
Matthew NAN02
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 11:04 AM
To: Robert Taylor; nysbirds-l
Cc: Voisine, Matthew NAN02
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway 
Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

 

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

How could they be Boat-tailed? The tails are way too short.

 

Matthew Voisine

Biologist

USACE- NY District

26 Federal Plaza

Room 2151

NY, NY 10278

917.790.8718 voice

702.271.0496 mobile

212.264.0961 fax

matthew.vois...@usace.army.mil

 

 

-Original Message-
From: bounce-112701081-8614...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-112701081-8614...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Taylor
Sent: Monday, 24 February, 2014 0:25
To: nysbirds-l
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway 
Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty)

 

Hi Everyone,

 

 

Thanks for everyone's help with the blackbird ID from yesterday - most are 
saying they were Boat Tailed Grackles and not Rusty Blackbirds. 

 

Speaking of blackbirds, at Jones Beach West End and by Meadowbrook Parkway I 
saw Red Wing Blackbirds and Boat Tailed Grackles.

 

 

At the Coast Guard Marina I saw the same waterfowl as Saturday - a female 
bufflehead and 2 Horned Grebes as well as 2 Common Loons and Brant.  There were 
more birds on the median today: Killdeer, Juncos, Mockingbirds.

 

 

I met a very pleasant couple looking for a light phase/ghost Northern Harrier, 
but we found a typical one over the dunes.  A crowd was gathered observing a 
Snowy Owl.

 

 

Along the Meadowbrook, I saw the previously reported Rough Legged Hawk and also 
3 Red Tailed Hawks.

 

 

Good birding,

 

Rob in Massapequa

 

 

pic of the Rough Legged Hawk etc on my blog

http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/ <http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/> 

 

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RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Taylor, Robert Michael]

Hi Matthew,

I have to admit I'm not an expert an Icterids - I'm mostly a duck kinda guy.  
I've been getting differences of opinion between Boat Tailed Grackles and Rusty 
Blackbirds.  The first day most people were saying Rusty Blackbirds, now most 
people are saying Boat Tailed Grackles.

I've seen Boat Tailed Grackles before and seeing these bunch of blackbirds I 
thought they seemed different.  I can post more pics when I get home later.  Do 
you have an idea what they are?  At this point, I'm going by what more 
experienced birders are telling me (and I appreciate the help)

Thanks,
Rob in Massapequa
(currently working in NYC)

http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/2014/02/jones-beach-west-end-meadowbrook-parkway.html

From: bounce-112709705-60311...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-112709705-60311...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Voisine, 
Matthew NAN02
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 11:04 AM
To: Robert Taylor; nysbirds-l
Cc: Voisine, Matthew NAN02
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway 
Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

How could they be Boat-tailed? The tails are way too short.



Matthew Voisine

Biologist

USACE- NY District

26 Federal Plaza

Room 2151

NY, NY 10278

917.790.8718 voice

702.271.0496 mobile

212.264.0961 fax

matthew.vois...@usace.army.mil<mailto:matthew.vois...@usace.army.mil>





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 [mailto:bounce-112701081-8614...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Taylor
Sent: Monday, 24 February, 2014 0:25
To: nysbirds-l
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway 
Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty)



Hi Everyone,





Thanks for everyone's help with the blackbird ID from yesterday - most are 
saying they were Boat Tailed Grackles and not Rusty Blackbirds.



Speaking of blackbirds, at Jones Beach West End and by Meadowbrook Parkway I 
saw Red Wing Blackbirds and Boat Tailed Grackles.





At the Coast Guard Marina I saw the same waterfowl as Saturday - a female 
bufflehead and 2 Horned Grebes as well as 2 Common Loons and Brant.  There were 
more birds on the median today: Killdeer, Juncos, Mockingbirds.





I met a very pleasant couple looking for a light phase/ghost Northern Harrier, 
but we found a typical one over the dunes.  A crowd was gathered observing a 
Snowy Owl.





Along the Meadowbrook, I saw the previously reported Rough Legged Hawk and also 
3 Red Tailed Hawks.





Good birding,



Rob in Massapequa





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http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/



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RE: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty) (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Voisine, Matthew NAN02]

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

How could they be Boat-tailed? The tails are way too short.



Matthew Voisine

Biologist

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26 Federal Plaza

Room 2151

NY, NY 10278

917.790.8718 voice

702.271.0496 mobile

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[mailto:bounce-112701081-8614...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Taylor
Sent: Monday, 24 February, 2014 0:25
To: nysbirds-l
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway 
Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty)



Hi Everyone,





Thanks for everyone's help with the blackbird ID from yesterday - most are 
saying they were Boat Tailed Grackles and not Rusty Blackbirds.



Speaking of blackbirds, at Jones Beach West End and by Meadowbrook Parkway I 
saw Red Wing Blackbirds and Boat Tailed Grackles.





At the Coast Guard Marina I saw the same waterfowl as Saturday - a female 
bufflehead and 2 Horned Grebes as well as 2 Common Loons and Brant.  There were 
more birds on the median today: Killdeer, Juncos, Mockingbirds.





I met a very pleasant couple looking for a light phase/ghost Northern Harrier, 
but we found a typical one over the dunes.  A crowd was gathered observing a 
Snowy Owl.





Along the Meadowbrook, I saw the previously reported Rough Legged Hawk and also 
3 Red Tailed Hawks.





Good birding,



Rob in Massapequa





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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Meadowbrook Parkway Sunday: Rough Legged Hawk, Blackbirds (not Rusty)

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for everyone's help with the blackbird ID from yesterday - most are
saying they were Boat Tailed Grackles and not Rusty Blackbirds.

Speaking of blackbirds, at Jones Beach West End and by Meadowbrook Parkway
I saw Red Wing Blackbirds and Boat Tailed Grackles.

At the Coast Guard Marina I saw the same waterfowl as Saturday - a female
bufflehead and 2 Horned Grebes as well as 2 Common Loons and Brant.  There
were more birds on the median today: Killdeer, Juncos, Mockingbirds.

I met a very pleasant couple looking for a light phase/ghost Northern
Harrier, but we found a typical one over the dunes.  A crowd was gathered
observing a Snowy Owl.

Along the Meadowbrook, I saw the previously reported Rough Legged Hawk and
also 3 Red Tailed Hawks.

Good birding,
Rob in Massapequa

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End and Point Lookout

[Carney, Martin]

Yesterday, Mike Kravatz and I birded Jones Beach West End 2 and Point
Lookout with marvelous results: about halfway between the West End 2
parking lot and the inlet, we saw 2 Snowy Owls (guided by a number of
people); a flock of about 50 Snow Buntings was at the Nature Center; the
first jetty (westernmost) offered 10 Sanderlings, 4 Purple Sandpipers, 15
Common Eider, lots of Long-tailed Ducks, 2 Horned Grebes and, most
fantastically, 7 Harlequin Ducks, right in close on the eastern side of the
jetty.  Twas amazing.  They're doing work so we could not get to the other
jetties, but we were profoundly content with our sightings.  Happy
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End- Shrike, Snowy Owls

[JGIUNTA746]

Dec. 2, 2013
 
After some searching I found the N. Shrike at 3:30 in the Fisherman's  
Parking lot just past the Coast Guard station.
 
 After talking to people in the west end of Jones Beach I believe that  
there are at least 6 Snowy Owls in the Jones Beach/Point Lookout area. Some 
owls  were found east of west end 1 while others were west of west end 2.  The 
easiest view of an owl was the one perched on top of the last and  tallest 
building in Point Lookout. It was on top of the dome cover  for the 
telescope. From there the Snowy had a complete view  of the entire area.
 
Best
Joe Giunta
 



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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End/ Point Lookout: ducks, horned grebe

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

I visited the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station this afternoon - besides
Brant and double-crested comorants, saw about a dozen Red-Breasted
Mergansers inside the sandbar area (my FOS) and a few small flocks of Long
Tailed Ducks on the outside of the sandbar.  (Also saw a seal by Field 10)

*Just a FYI that I did not attempt to find the reported Shrike.

I stopped by Point Lookout and saw common loons scattered around, a mixed
flock of common eider and black scoter, numerous sanderlings and dunlin, a
lone white winged scoter flying in the distance, and a horned grebe (all
between the eastern-most restroom building and the inlet)

Good birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: Brant and Hermit Thrush

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

I was by the Coast Guard Station around 1pm checking for wintering ducks/
late shorebirds - not much going on with that - saw lots of Brant, (huge
flock flying in), Canada Geese, Gulls and Comorants.  (I noticed that the
"spit" can be hopping one minute and be totally dead later on.)  Stopped by
the last U-turn by the "pine trees" and saw a large flock of redwing
blackbirds 30+, a flicker trying to chase them away and a hermit thrush
going between the grass and shrubs.

Posting pics soon to my blog http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/.

Good birding,
Rob

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End 10/5

[Rick]

A couple of interesting birds from Jones Beach West End 2 (western median
strip), visited with Emily Peyton. 

 

Didn't seem very birdy, but as happens during hawk migration, passerines
were lurking in the scrub. 

 

Highlights:

Several Merlins hunting and/or migrating

4-5 Palm Warblers

2 Blue-headed Vireos

Both kinglets

One imm. Red-headed Woodpecker (far west end median)

 

Rick Cech

 


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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End Report...

[Andrew Baksh]

Resisting the urge to bird some of my local parks, I instead opted for some 
barrier beach birding.

My first and last stop was at Jones Beach where I birded with Tom Burke and 
Gail Benson for most of the morning into the afternoon.  The highlights were: 

Adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, seen in the median just after the entrance to the 
Coast Guard Station before it disappeared and was never re-found again as far 
as I know.

DICKCISSEL, skillfully picked out in flight by Tom Burke during the early 
morning hours when the morning flight was cooking (the bird never put down 
although at one point it appeared it might do so).

COMMON NIGHTHAWK, found by Dave Klauber as he almost stepped on it resting on 
the ground in the median.

CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, found by Tom Burke and Gail Benson, it hung around near 
the 1st exit from the West End II parking lot providing a few of us with very 
nice looks but then disappeared and was not seen again well into the afternoon.

PHILADELPHIA VIREO, one possibly two as Tom Burke and Gail Benson found one 
near the same area as the Clay Colored and then Sam Janazzo, with Dave Klauber 
might have had another or the same bird in the median across from where Tom and 
Gail had theirs.

As far as warbler activity, one could easily be fooled if you drove the circle 
and listened and looked for birds.  You had to get out and do a little "ground 
and pound" to get the birds but they were there feeding quietly in the median 
although NOT in any significant numbers.

The warbler list includes but not limited to (since others may have seen 
additional species), the following.

Black-throated Green
Black-throated Blue
Magnolia
Northern Parula
Ovenbird (seen by others)
Black and White
American Redstart
Common yellowthroat
Prairie
Cape May
Prairie
Palm (both eastern and western)
Pine
Yellow
Northern Waterthrush (picked out in flight by Tom Burke by its chip note)

The presence of Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, Least Flycatcher, Eastern 
Wood-Pewee, Red-eyed Vireo, Swainson's Thrush among the other regular birds 
added to the overall bird activity in the area. 

Sparrow activity was almost non existent save for the CLAY-COLORED, Song and a 
few Savannah's, the latter found later in the afternoon.

As far as flight movement, there was a steady stream of Tree Swallows all 
morning with small numbers of Barn Swallows interspersed in the mix.  There 
were small numbers of song birds in the mix as well but they mostly appeared to 
keep on moving and did not put down.

No apparent movement of hawks detected and no shorebirds on the bar to study in 
the midst of all the boat activities near the Coast Guard Station.

Andrew Baksh
Queens, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[syschiff]

Jones Beach Coast Guard Station 28 July

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) spent the morning overlooking the bar in front of 
the marina.  As the tide increased, small numbers of shorebirds arrived till 
there were in excess of a hundred. The mix included a dozen Willet, both 
Semipalmated Plover and Sandpiper, a few Least Sandpiper, Sanderling with some 
still in bright breeding plumage and Short-billed Dowitchers.

We watched Common Terns fishing and then feeding young with their catches. 
Other terns included Least Tern, a GULL-BILLED TERN hawking insects above the 
extensive low tide bar and an adult and young ROYAL TERN that dropped in 
momentarily until spooked by a pair of youngsters who landed on the island by 
floating raft.

Others included the 4 common gull species, fly by Black Skimmer and over flying 
Osprey and Peregrine Falcon. The 16 Black Scoters continue.
 
Sy

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Tim Dunn]

A quick spin through Jones Beach West End today at 3pm between work 
appointments revealed 4 1st year White-crowned Sparrows by the Coast Guard 
station hedgerow, along with 2 Juncos, 2 Song Sparrows and a Chipping Sparrow. 
One sharpie was hunting in the area. A breeding plumage Horned Grebe was in the 
marina and 3 Am. Oystercatchers were on the spit. 

5 Eastern Phoebes were in the median. 5 Horned Larks were near the Nature 
Center and 3 pairs of Killdeer were seen. Canada Geese have paired off, 3 good 
sized flocks of Brant were feeding (no blacks). No yellow rumps or any other 
warblers or kinglets were seen, nor any winter finches/crossbills. 

A movie is being made, so the West End 2 lot is currently closed and a large 
structure - apparently temporary - has been assembled over most of that lot. 
There is also construction continuing at the marina, with a chain link fence 
around most of the area. 

Thanks,
Tim Dunn
Babylon
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End and Point Lookout...

[Steve Walter]

I've posted pictures of the Razorbills at my web site
http://www.stevewalternature.com/ , since who know when I'll get worthwhile
shots again. They haven't come easy. The flock that Andrew found was far out
in the channel, west of the Coast Guard station. We split up in search of
the Dovekie. I headed toward the fisherman's parking lot and, miraculously,
so did the Razorbill flock, coming all the way across the channel to a
position relatively close to the near shore. There were 5 the whole time I
saw them, so I don't know about Andrew's sixth one. I do know about my
sixth. That one I spotted at Point Lookout later, swimming and diving in the
surf between the two easternmost jetties. I chased after it, hoping that it
might turn the corner into the inlet where the lighting would be better.
It's not just birding. It's an adventure trying to keep pace with a
Razorbill, trying to anticipate where it will surface, and safely hoping up
on rocks with the camera ready. But I did it.

 

By the way, the Harlequins were inside the inlet (by the houses) when I got
there. After a while, they flew toward the middle jetty, where the stayed
for a half hour or so. As I was leaving, I saw them flying west past the
westernmost jetty. I lost sight of them in sun glare, so I don't know where
they ended up. Conceivably, they could have headed back to Long Beach (or
they could have made a U-turn, for all I know).  

 

In a note related to Doug Futuyma's last post, Lady Crabs may be the reason
for large numbers of loons now in the Jones Beach area. I watched a Common
come up with a crab, while a Herring Gull with one added to my growing list
of food items in my bird photographs. 

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY

 

From: bounce-74127634-8873...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-74127634-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Baksh
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 5:03 PM
To: nysbirds-l
Cc: Nyc ebirds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End and Point Lookout...

 

First the negative report: Last Sunday's GASSHOPPER SPARROW and the GLAUCOUS
GULL reported earlier in the week were no shows today at West End Jones
Beach.  

Today, birds were sparse and hard to come by despite a careful search of the
surrounding areas. Highlights included the following:  RED and WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS were observed in the median as well as flyovers.  A total of  7
WWCR and 4 RECR were my tally.  Steve Walter, managed to photograph both
species, so opportunities still exits for looks and photos of CROSSBILLS, if
one is lucky enough to find them.

SNOW BUNTINGS, a flock of about 26 observed near the swale.  HORNED LARKS,
moving around in two flocks;  8 birds seem to favor the turn around just
before the booth as one exits West End.  The rest were scattered near the
gazebo by the Coast Guard Station.  RAZORBILLS, 6 seen well in Jones Inlet
looking from the fisherman's trail/road with Steve Walter and Bobby Kurtz.
Steve and Bobby relayed to me a Dovekie was reported in the same area by
another birder;  we searched for some time but was unable to find any
Dovekie at the location.  

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 2 immature birds seen by Bobby Kurtz and I near the
Coast Guard Station.  KILLDEERS, 2 flying around as they seemed unsettled
with the workers cleaning up at West End II.  CEDAR WAXWINGS, 2 birds near
the entrance to the the fisherman's trail.  OYSTERCATCHERS, 2 seen loafing
on the bar near the Coast Guard Station during incoming tide.  RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRD, only one seen today down from the 6 that a number of us saw on
Sunday.  At Point Lookout, Bobby Kurtz reported the 6 HARLEQUIN DUCKS that
have been seen intermittently for some time in the area. 


Finally, I have noticed that the birds appear to be singing earlier than
usual??  3 weeks ago, I was startled by a song at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge.  I was perplexed for a moment until it sank in that I was listening
to a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in full song.  I have since heard American
Robins, Northern Cardinal and Red-winged Blackbirds singing and heard a
House Finch in full song at the feeders in my backyard this morning.  Signs
of an early Spring or is this the result of a wacky weather pattern?

Good and Responsible Birding!

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End and Point Lookout...

[Andrew Baksh]

First the negative report: Last Sunday's GASSHOPPER SPARROW and the GLAUCOUS
GULL reported earlier in the week were no shows today at West End Jones
Beach.

Today, birds were sparse and hard to come by despite a careful search of
the surrounding areas. Highlights included the following:  RED and WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS were observed in the median as well as flyovers.  A total of  7 WWCR
and 4 RECR were my tally.  Steve Walter, managed to photograph both
species, so opportunities still exits for looks and photos of CROSSBILLS, if
one is lucky enough to find them.

SNOW BUNTINGS, a flock of about 26 observed near the swale.  HORNED
LARKS, moving
around in two flocks;  8 birds seem to favor the turn around just
before thebooth as one exits West
End.  The rest were scattered near the gazebo by the Coast Guard Station.  *
R**AZ**ORBILLS*, 6 seen well in Jones Inlet looking from the
fisherman's trail/road
with Steve Walter and Bobby Kurtz.  Steve and Bobby relayed to me a Dovekie
was reported in the same area by another birder;  we searched for some time but
was unable to find any Dovekie at the location.

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 2 immature birds seen by Bobby Kurtz and I near the
Coast Guard Station.  KILLDEERS, 2 flying around as they seemed unsettled with
the workers cleaning up at West End II.  CEDAR WAXWINGS, 2 birds near the
entrance to the the fisherman's trail.  OYSTERCATCHERS, 2 seen loafing on
the bar near the Coast Guard Station during incoming tide.  RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRD, only one seen today down from the 6 that a number of us saw on Su
nday.  At Point Lookout, Bobby Kurtz reported the 6 *HARLEQUIN DUCKS* that
have been seen intermittently for some time in the area.

Finally, I have noticed that the birds appear to be singing earlier than
usual??  3 weeks ago, I was startled by a song at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge.  I was perplexed for a moment until it sank in that I was listening
to a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in full song.  I have since heard American
Robins, Northern Cardinal and Red-winged Blackbirds singing and heard a
House Finch in full song at the feeders in my backyard this morning.  Signs
of an early Spring or is this the result of a wacky weather pattern?

Good and Responsible Birding!

Andrew Baksh
Queens, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[sy schiff]

Joe Giunta's Brooklyn Botanical Garden birding class visited Jones Beach (27 
Oct) starting at the Coast Guard Station. Arriving at high tide, the bar was 
covered with lingering  AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BLACK SKIMMER,.BLACK-BELLIED 
PLOVER, DUNLIN and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT.  Also noted were a few Red Knot, a 
Sanderling and a Greater Yellowlegs on the far bar. Four common gull species 
including a few Laughing Gulls, two ROYAL TERNS and approx. 40 FORSTER'S TERN 
were also there. Across the inlet were a half dozen GREAT EGRETS plus a SNOWY 
EGRET. A GREAT BLUE HERON was in the reeds on the island.

We were alerted, via the internet by a post from Steve Walter, of a WESTERN 
KINGBIRD at West End #2  parking lot. We arrived and scoped the bird before it 
flew off.  While there, we decided to look at the sparrows around the parking 
field edges.  We found a VESPER SPARROW at the same spot as reported in last 
few days. HORNED LARKS were in the swale near the Concession Building. Walking 
to the turnaround, we had a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER among the numerous NORTHERN 
FLICKERS, an uncommon bird on the barrier beach. Both PINE SISKIN and AMERICAN 
GOLDFINCH were present, the former landing only momentary. YELLOW-RUMPED 
WARBLERS continue everywhere.

Lunch was at the Nature Center picnic tables.  NORTHERN GANNETS were seen over 
the ocean from that spot. The sparrows in the area looked interesting. We found 
an additional 3 VESPER SPARROWS among SAVANNAH and SONG SPARROWS along the 
parking lot edges and on the grassy patches adjacent. Altogether we had 6 
sparrow species for the day.

We stopped by Pt. Lookout on the way home. There were SANDERLING and RUDDY 
TURNSTONES by the west jetty and fishermen on top of all three. Species for the 
day-50.

--Sy Schiff for the group.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Luke Ormand]

This morning I made my first fall venture to the West End of Jones Beach.
 Nothing unusual to report - the most unique find for me were several Cedar
Waxwings which I don't recall seeing during past migrations.  Merlins were
aplenty - chasing off many birds including a lot of Northern Flickers.  I
did see two decent sized flocks of DC Cormorants headed West.  Small birds
were flocks of Pine Siskins and American Goldfinches.  Ocean Parkway
yielded one beautiful Peregrine perched on a snag.

Photos of some of the birds can be seen here:
http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2012/10/first-trip-to-jones-beach-this-fall.html



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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Chase Cammarota]

There was a great movement of birds, butterflies, and dragonflies along the
beaches today.  Merlins were snagging dragonflies and snacking on the wing.
 Several large groups of swallows (mostly tree with some bank seen) heading
west from robert moses and the ocean parkway lead to a massive swirling
flight of swallows at jones beach.  One of the highlights at jones was a
hatching year gray-cheeked type thrush seen along the median near the coast
guard station.  The bird had a very plain smooth olive brown face; no
mottling.  I did not note any warmer tones in the tail or the primaries,
but it was heavily shadowed while I was viewing it.  The bird seemed
smaller than a swainson's thrush that was also seen in the area, but this
is poor evidence in support of Bicknell's.  Purple finch, clay-colored,
savannah, white-throated, and dark-eyed junco sparrows were also present.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End-Bald Eagle

[icterus]

Jones Beach West End 21 August

After a perusal of the bar at Short Beach Island, a walk through the median and 
a return to the marina,  an all dark  BALD EAGLE flew over coming from the 
south at 10:45 AM.  The eagle was accompanied be a flock of screaming terns.  
It momentarily landed in the phragmites on the island and then took off flying 
NE and out of sight,  The shorebirds, terns, cormorants and geese had already 
irrupted and were gone alerting me to the presence of a large menace before it 
arrived.

Some of the birds gradually drifted back. but 15 minutes later, another 
irruption. This time the EAGLE came drifting in from the east flying high over 
the island and again drifting north.  Gradually the birds returned.  At 
11:30AM, the eagle made a third pass (still accompanied by the terns), again 
preceded by a massive irruption of birds.

The 3 Wimbrel seen yesterday were not located today.  There were two 
GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHERS in the median today. Land birds were scarce.

Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End 2 Brown Pelicans

[Gail Benson]

Tom Burke and I are watching 2 Brown Pelicans feeding on the bar in Jones
Inlet off the Coast Guard Station with Andrew Baksh at 11 am.   Gail
Benson.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End (Nassau Co.) : 5-5-12

[TESSA1]

In nearly 4 hours of birding at Jones Beach West End, Andrew Baksh and I  
tallied a total of 74 species, with a few nice highlights. The day began 
(7:00  AM) at the sandbar, seen well from around the Gazebo area where there 
were  expected numbers of various shorebirds, including a few Semipalmated 
Sandpipers  (a bit early), 32 Red Knot (1 bird may have had a monitoring device 
attached to  its right leg),  and a surprisingly early and very large number 
of Black  Skimmers (225). This is the earliest date I have on record for 
Black  Skimmer in our area. A pair of Common Tern were FOS, while a steady 
stream  of Eastern Kingbirds were mostly moving east throughout, seen and heard 
 especially around the median totaling 25-30 birds was interesting. A bit 
of an  oddball was a late Golden-crowned Kinglet, seen at the inner 
turnaround (barely  vocalizing, appearing rather dull, was probably a first 
year 
bird).  Others from this spot (as the fog component kicked in) were a  male 
Wilson's Warbler, at least 3 White-crowned Sparrows (some singing) and  the top 
2 prizes, a female Summer Tanager found and  photographed by Andrew and a 
nice Yellow-breasted Chat, which  began vocalizing nicely for prolonged 
periods about an hour after I found it.  Both of us had nice looks at each, and 
they could remain for tomorrow with  plenty of butterflies around to keep 
their crops filled.
 
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End, 28-Jan 2012

[Robert M. Waters]

Mona and I visited the west end of Jones Beach today, and although the Snowy
Owl wasn't where I had seen him previously (on the w/s of the trail to the
beach that exits the SW corner of the parking lot), the balmy weather and
few birds we saw still made for a fabulous day.  At the Short Beach CG
basin, hoards of Dunlin and Brant, with 18 American Oystercatchers, were on
the sandbar.  It was quite a site when, spooked by something, they all took
to the air at once (image at the link below).  Thankfully they didn't fly
directly overhead.  On the ocean side there was a large flock of Dunlin
(1,000 +) resting at the shoreline just east of the jetty, in addition to a
group of 5 Black-bellied Plovers with 9 Sanderlings on the jetty north of
the inlet.  Also spotted the Piping Plover and Semipalmated Plover mention
by Ken Feustel and others.  For a couple beginners, it wasn't a bad day.  
 
Photo link:

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r=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIOL273hmrXpSw&feat=directlink
 
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Sy Schiff]

Jones Beach West End,  26 January

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) started at the Coast Guard Marina at high tide. 
Among the Brant covering the bar were AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BLACK-BELLIED 
PLOVER and DUNLIN. Single AMERICAN and SURF SCOTERS plus LONG-TAILED DUCKS were 
in the water.

Driving to West End #2, we passed a flock of TREE SPARROWS on the far 
turnaround. IPSWICH SPARROWS were in the SE corner of the lot. HORNED LARKS 
flew over.  Lots of COMMON and RED*THROATED LOONS were scattered over the inlet 
and in the ocean. Walking to the jetty and scanning the ocean as we went (a 
scope is required), we saw NORTHERN GANNET, some resting on the water, approx. 
75 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS and 200 COMMON EIDERS.

But the best was an INCREDIBLE 100+ RAZORBILLS.  If there were Scoters, we 
would have thought we were at Montauk.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach/West End This Morning (Nassau Co.)

[ken feustel]

We spent two hours at West End this morning, scoping Jones Inlet and the 
sandbar at the West End Marina. Among a flock of some eight hundred Dunlin were 
two basic plumaged Western Sandpipers. On the lawn between the bathrooms and 
the gazebo an American Pipit put in a brief appearance. Birds in the Inlet 
included a single Red-necked Grebe, a Razorbill, three Harlequin Ducks, and 
five Common Eider. The number of Bonaparte's Gulls seemed lower than in recent 
days, as did the number of loons.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End, et al., Iceland Gull, Red-shouldered Hawk

[Peter Scully]

Could not find a Little Gull among the approximately 200 Bonaparte's Gulls 
working Jones Inlet in high winds today, but did have 12 RAZORBILL, including 
several very close to the eastern jetty, the continuing bleach-white SNOWY OWL, 
a first-cycle ICELAND GULL fighting the breeze at the Coastguard Station, and 
an immature RED-SHOULDERED HAWK along the Belt (Southern) Parkway just west of 
Francis Lewis Blvd.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Sy Schiff]

Jones Beach West End; 25 October

Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo, and I (Sy Schiff) started at the bar in front of the 
marina. Among the 800-1,000 shorebirds, were an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 2 
MARBLED  GODWIT, a WILLET and a ROYAL TERN hidden among the resting gulls. 
FORSTER'S TERNS continue fishing in the inlet.

The N wind started mild, picking up and moving to the NW as the morning 
progressed. With the winds came a modest hawk flight; 2 dozen SHARP-SHINNED 
HAWKS, a dozen MERLIN, OSPREY, COOPER'S HAWK and a KESTREL.  Land birds 
included .8 species of sparrows with WHITE-CROWN and CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, 
INDIGO BUNTING, PHOEBE, both KINGLETS and HERMIT THRUSH.

Joe and I stopped off at the Pt. Lookout "rock pile" on the way home.  There, 
we added EASTERN WOOD PEWEE and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. There was a modest 
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK and MERLIN flight there also.

Sy.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Luke Ormand]

This morning I was at Jones Beach West End from 7:30-9:30 and had some
success.  The winds were not favorable but they were present enough to keep
mosquitos at bay.  On the raptor front I had 2 Cooper's, 1 Sharp-shinned, at
least 5 osprey (several juveniles), 1 Northern Harrier and 3 merlin.  With
regards to small birds, flickers of course were in good numbers, I spotted 1
brown thrasher, many yellow-rumped warblers and at the coast guard station I
had plenty of golden-crowned kinglets and a beautiful magnolia warbler.  In
addition there were good numbers of palm warblers around and a variety of
sparrows.  Photos of the birds can be seen here:
http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2011/10/jones-beach-migrants.html

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: Godwits, Golden-Plover and Terns

[Sy Schiff]

Jones Beach West End  2 Oct

Quick summary. Caspian and Royal Terns flying in the inlet; 3 Hudsonian and 2 
Marbled Godwit huddled together with Willets on the bar by the marina; 2 
American Golden-Plover in the swale and a Juv. Lesser Black-backed Gull on the 
beach in front of the swale..Gorgeous sunny Fall day.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Patmlou2]

At about 3:30 today there was a very unusual American tree sparrow at the  
Jones Beach Coast Guard Station. It had the rufous cap and two white wing 
bars  as normal, however its head was not gray, but spotty black.  Above what  
would be the rufous eye line was a slight bit of gray before the cap. Also 
at  West End @ parking lot was an adult lesser black backed gull, and 
leaving the  West End area there was a single pipit in the median. Pat Jones, 
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Corey Finger]

Danny Melore, Alan Goodman, and I paid a brief visit to Jones Beach West End 
today from about 11 AM until about 12:30 PM.  Highlights were 22 American 
Pipits 
feeding in the median and shoulders between the Coast Guard Station and the 
nature center, the previously-reported Snow Goose mixed in with the Canada 
Geese, 4 Horned Larks in the grass by the Coast Guard Station, 12 Snow Buntings 
in the parking lot at West End 2, and a close-in Long-tailed Duck at the Coast 
Guard Station.  A brief visit to the nature center's boardwalk did not turn up 
the shrike (not surprisingly).

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Good Birding,
Corey Finger

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Location: Jones Beach SP
Observation date: 12/17/10
Number of species: 31

Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens 1
Brant - Branta bernicla 200
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 100
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 20
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 2
Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata 1
Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis 3
Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator 8
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 2
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1
Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus 2
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 4
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis X
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus X
Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus X
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia 25
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 2
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2
Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris 4
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 4
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 100
American Pipit - Anthus rubescens 22
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 30
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 12
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 2
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis 12
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 4
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 20
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 2
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 10 


  
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Peter Bookalam]

This afternoon drove over to Jones Beach West End. There's an adult 
white morph snow goose foraging with a small group of Canada Geese in 
front of the NYS Park Police Station.
At the Coast Guard station there was a Horned Grebe rather close to the 
dock and just to the east of the sand spit along the far edge there were 
2 adult female Common Goldeneye(s). A small group of horned larks 
continue in the east parking lot of WE2.

Tomorrow should be warmer!

Regards,

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach west end: Orange-crowned Warbler, Purple Sandpipers, & N. Shrike

[John Gluth]

The high points of the 5 hours (8:15-1:15) I spent birding the west end
of Jones Beach State Park today (Sunday), included the following: an
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, observed along the fisherman's trail that runs
down to the beach from the southwest corner of Parking Field 2; 15 PURPLE
SANDPIPERS on the jetty at the mouth of Jones Inlet; and the continuing
NORTHERN SHRIKE, seen in the same location I reported it from Saturday
(just east of the nature center, near the park road).

A light wind and calm seas enabled me to walk out to the end of the jetty,
where I got fantastic looks at the Purple Sandpipers from within 20 ft.
(2 photos can be viewed at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/). As I
was observing the PUSAs, over 200 Dunlin and at least 2 dozen Sanderlings
landed in stages at the tip of the jetty, the closest birds no more than
25 feet away. And all around me‹on the rocks, on the water, and in the air‹
were hundreds of Bonaparte's Gulls. Scores were feeding right in the surf
along the ocean beach stretching to the east of the jetty, and many more
were feeding around fishing boats at the mouth of the inlet and farther
offshore. But, despite looking for them among all the "Bonies", I didn't
have the same good luck as yesterday finding any Little or Black-headed
gulls. I did see Several Red-throated Loons (also very close to the beach),
a few Common Eider, modest numbers of N. Gannets, and a Harbor Seal or two. 



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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End 2 - Cave Swallow

[Shawn Billerman]

Hi all,

This afternoon, roughly between 1 and 2 PM, my mom and I observed one CAVE
SWALLOW foraging around the West End 2 parking lot and the far west entrance
to the parking lot.  It was loosely associating with some Tree Swallows, but
seemed to be avoiding the larger group of them that would occasionally rest
on the ground.  The Cave Swallow was often foraging low and would disappear
for five or more minutes at a time before suddenly reappearing.  The bird
appeared to be an adult.  The NORTHERN SHRIKE also put in a brief appearance
near the boardwalk to the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary.  There was little of
interest seen from the Coast Guard Station, although it looked like a very
large flock of Bonaparte's Gulls (several thousand) had gathered on the far
side of the bay.

Good birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End- Northern Shrike, Marbled Godwit, Red Crossbill, Pine Siskins

[Vinny Pellegrino]

I started out this morning at the Coast Guard Station where the sand spit was 
devoid of birds.  I tried scoping out the flats across the channel, but the 
foggy conditions didn't help.  So I resorted to walking the median where there 
were several flocks of Pine Siskins, Goldfinches, and a suprise male Red 
Crossbill.  Raptors observed included Northern Harriers, Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 
Cooper's Hawk, and a Peregrine Falcon.  After checking the median I headed back 
over to the Coast Guard Station where the fog was no longer present and the sun 
even popped out for a bit.  A Harbor Seal greeted me as I approached the edge 
of 
the dock- pretty neat.  On the water were a pair of Common Eider, 1 
White-winged 
Scoter, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Great Cormorants, lots of DC Cormorants, and 
several Common Loons.  On the exposed flats were many American Oystercatchers 
and among them was the Marbled Godwit.  An American Bittern that popped out of 
the marsh for a short time was a nice suprise.  Before leaving, a Common Snipe 
flew over calling.

At the Nature Center, the Northern Shrike continues.  Also present were several 
Horned Larks, a  flock of Snow Bunting, and 2 Eastern Meadowlarks.
 
Vinny Pellegrino
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach, West End 11/15 including Northern Shrike

[Donna Schulman]

It was a very quiet overcast day at Jones Beach West End.  At 10am, the bar
at the Coast Guard Station featured about 50 American Oystercatchers,
Black-bellied Plovers, Dunlin, a Sanderling, Brant, and a Long-tailed Duck.
The Marbled Godwit was not seen by me nor by a boating birder.  There was a
lone Ruddy Duck in the water by the gazebo; Common Loons, and a White-eared
Scoter were swimmng in the Inlet.  The hedge area and median were notable
for the lack of sparrows and finches.  I did hear a Red-breasted Nuthatch,
but otherwise Yellow-rumps, Mockingbirds and one or two Northern Harriers
were the predominent birds.

The Northern Shrike was seen at the TR Nature Center on the east side of the
boardwalk, on a tall stalk, just beyond the hawk interpretative signs.  It
was not there, then it was there, then it was gone!  A flock of Snow
Buntings flew by the Nature Center, settling out in the sand.  As I left the
Center parkng lot (which turned out to be open, though the center was
closed), a Cooper's Hawk, flew in.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End - Pine Siskins, Am. Goldfinches

[Luke Ormand]

In pursuit of crossbills this morning I only came across good numbers of
Pine Siskins and American Goldfinches.  A few Northern Harriers were seen by
the Nature Center and Red-Breasted Nuthatches were also plentiful.  Along
Ocean Bay Parkway an Osprey was spotted perched.  Photos of these birds can
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End...

[Andrew Baksh]

I spent a quiet morning at Jones Beach birding around the Coast Guard
Station and the median to West End.  The Marbled Godwit continues as well as
a couple of Royal Terns seen on and around the bar near the Coast Guard
Station.

Other notables included 3 Harlequin Ducks, 1 White-winged scoter, 1 Surf
Scoter and 1 Long-tailed Duck all in the same area.  A search of the median
with other birders (Sam Janazzo and Sy Schiff) did *not* turn up any
sightings of Crossbills, though we did have decent numbers of Pine Siskins
and American Goldfinches.  A surprise showing was a Ring Necked Pheasant
that was flushed as we worked the median.

Good and responsible birding!

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Sy Schiff]

Jones Beach 10 Nov

Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) started at the Coast Guard Station 
parking lot. We flushed a Winter Wren from the vegetation by the concession 
stand on our way to the gazebo. On the bar were the usual suspects including 
the MARBLED GODWIT and ROYAL TERN.

Again lots of sparrows to look through, but all common. In the median, both 
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH and PINE SISKINS were feeding before taking flight. The 
turnaround has had few birds and today was no exception. Probably the same 
HERMIT THRUSH is hanging out.

At the Nature Center we located the NORTHERN SHRIKE to the east, in its 
previous favorite spot on top of a bare deciduous shrub. Another Winter Wren 
was lurking in the ship wreck. 
HORNED LARKS were flying around, but yesterday's SNOW BUNTING flock was not in 
evidence. Siskin flocks passed overhead there also.

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Sy Schiff]

Jones Beach 9 Nov.

Cold sunny day with a brisk wind. Our usual group with a few additions birded 
the west end. We are beginning to miss the pines and their screening from the 
wind, Still it was a good day. Sparrows, all common,  were numerous with 
substantial numbers of Juncos. Overhead, Goldfinch and Siskins were streaming 
through, with many of the latter stopping to browse among the pine cones and 
Red-breasted Nuthatches. There were some blackbirds moving also with a few 
Flickers, Purple Finches, AMERICAN PIPIT and Sharp-shinned Hawks.  
. We still have Hermit Thrushes. Northern Harriers and Peregrine Falcons may be 
locals

The bars held American Oystercatcher, Black-bellied Plover, Killdeer, Willet, 
Red Knot, Sanderling, Dunlin, some gulls and a ROYAL TERN.

We walked over to the Nature Center (closed on Mon and Tues) and found the 
NORTHERN SHRIKE on the boardwalk railing and then later in the field  on the 
west side of the center. So, the bird is expanding its territory.  A quick 
count of the ocean revealed 28 Northern Gannet.

Today was good birding.  Sy Schiff


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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Luke Ormand]

I visited Jones Beach West End this morning and had several GC-kinglets and
Yellow-Rumped warblers by the Coast Guard station and 1 Brown Creeper.
Overhead big numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds and Northern Flickers were
moving in addition to 40 + Sharp-shinned Hawks.  An American Kestrel and
Merlin were seen along the western end of the parkway as was a Male Northern
Harrier and several juvenile Northern Harriers.  Photos of some of the birds
can be seen here:
http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2010/10/cold-winds-bring-good-birds.html

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Peter Bookalam]

This afternoon took a ride to JB West End CG station. In the hedgerow 
area I and another birder named Harry, saw a Dickcissel and a Lincoln's 
Sparrow among the usual sparrows.

and as mentioned lots of Juncos.
The lone Marbled Godwit was still present in the sandbar area (the far 
side) with 3 Western Willets.





Regards,

Peter Bookalam

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Sy Schiff]

Jones Beach West End 20 October

Land birding was slow except for the always present Yellow-rumped Warblers.. 
The interest, for me, was on the bar in front of the marina.  Here there were 
some hundreds of shorebirds to look through:--~125 Black-bellied Plover; 1 
Golden Plover, several passes before I found it; ~20 American Oystercatchers; 
~40 Red Knot; a dozen Sanderling; 150 Dunlin; a dozen Short-billed Dowitchers, 
can't rule out a Long-billed as many had their heads tucked and offered 
unfavorable views.

The eastern end of West End #2 lot had a small rain puddle which attracted 
gulls including a full plumaged adult Lesser Black-backed Gull with bright 
yellow legs.

At the turnaround, a short flurry of raptors included a Northern Harrier, 
several Sharp-shinned Hawks including one that made a pass a larger Cooper's 
Hawk. As my grandson used to say, "COOL".  Close-up comparisons are always neat.

Sy Schiff


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End & Pt. Lookout

[Ardith Bondi]

As an addendum, Barb Saunders and I found a Lapland Longspur in the 
"rock pile" yesterday.


Ardith Bondi

On 10/18/10 4:49 PM, Sy Schiff wrote:

  Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) later joined by Joe Giunta and Pat
Jones birded the West End. The hedgerow edge by the Coast Guard Station
had a nice concentration of sparrows (7 common species). The walk to the
turnaround produced few additional birds (Eastern Phoebe, Red-breasted
Nuthatch, both Kinglets and Goldfinch) other than a number of raptors
overhead.
Sam left and we went over to Pt. Lookout and the "rock pile". This is
the the shrubby area behind the stone dumping area north of the main
Lido Beach town parking lot. Here we saw the same sparrows (today was a
good sparrow day), but no uncommon ones. We added Hermit Thrush, Palm
Warbler, Common Yellowthroat and Purple Finch, a bright male, plus a few
House Finches
Joe and I walked out to the beach. At the west jetty there was a male
Common Eider, our FOS. Two White-rumped Sandpipers and a Sanderling were
feeding where the jetty meets the shore. A Surf Scoter was in the inlet.
A continual stream of medium sized terns flew by in the ocean and inlet.
All we could identify were Forster's Terns and we assumed the rest were
also.
A good bright sunny day. Sy


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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End & Pt. Lookout

[Sy Schiff]

Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) later joined by Joe Giunta and Pat Jones 
birded the West End. The hedgerow edge by the Coast Guard Station had a nice 
concentration of sparrows  (7 common species). The walk to the turnaround 
produced few additional birds (Eastern Phoebe, Red-breasted Nuthatch, both 
Kinglets and Goldfinch) other than a number of raptors overhead.
Sam left and we went over to Pt. Lookout and the "rock pile". This is the  
the shrubby area behind the stone dumping area north of the main Lido Beach 
town parking lot. Here we saw the same sparrows (today was a good sparrow day), 
but no uncommon ones. We added Hermit Thrush, Palm Warbler, Common Yellowthroat 
and Purple Finch, a bright male, plus a few House Finches
Joe and I walked out to the beach. At the west jetty there was a male 
Common Eider, our FOS. Two White-rumped Sandpipers and a Sanderling were 
feeding where the jetty meets the shore. A Surf Scoter was in the inlet. A 
continual stream of medium sized terns flew by in the ocean and inlet. All we 
could identify were Forster's Terns and we assumed the rest were also.

A good bright sunny day.   Sy

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