Re: [nysbirds-l] Osprey in New York
To add Dutchess County to the breeding Osprey story, there are no known nesting Ospreys in Dutchess County. We have a record from none other than Franklin Roosevelt of an Osprey nesting in Hyde Park in 1896. The last confirmed county nesting was in 1923 at Tyrrel Lake in Pleasant Valley. There was speculation of nesting in the 1950s overlooking Tivoli South Bay but nothing was ever found. We are hopeful their expansion will eventually reach Dutchess but so far it has not as far as we know. Stan DeOrsey, Monmouth, ME Barbara Butler, Dutchess County, NY John Askildsen wrote: > Besides the obvious locations along the immediate long Island Sound shoreline > of Westchester County where the species is well established, it is > interesting to note that Osprey are likely nesting on perhaps every tall > (120') cell tower in Westchester County. Location does not seem to matter, > either. For example, they nest on probably every cell tower in southern > Westchester along the Hutchinson River Parkway corridor, in plain sight of > the Parkway as well as adjacent very developed residential areas. They nest > in the middle of downtown Mamaroneck in a highly industrialized area, amid > autobody shops, commercial garages, strip malls, etc. They nest north to at > least Byram Lake, Armonk, Town of North Castle, and in the town of Mount > Pleasant, Briarcliff Manor on private property on a cell tower, in the > 'interior' of Westchester. It is likely that they nest even farther north in > Westchester and Putnam County's interior within the "New Croton Watershed" > area. There is a nesting pair at the metro north rail yard within the > boundaries of the Village of Croton-On-Hudson, along the Hudson River, too. > > >Farther north, I have read about a recent nest on a channel marker in the >Hudson within the City of Hudson, NY, Columbia County. While I do not have >data for Dutchess County, I would imagine there are nests here too. >Bannerman's Island, Beacon, NY, would seem like a logical place and for some >reason I think they do nest there. I could be wrong about that. > > >Regards, > > John Askildsen >Millbrook, New York > >-- > >NYSbirds-L List Info: >http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME >http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES >http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > >ARCHIVES: >1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html >2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L >3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > >Please submit your observations to eBird: >http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > >-- > > > > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[nysbirds-l] Osprey in New York
Besides the obvious locations along the immediate long Island Sound shoreline of Westchester County where the species is well established, it is interesting to note that Osprey are likely nesting on perhaps every tall (120') cell tower in Westchester County. Location does not seem to matter, either. For example, they nest on probably every cell tower in southern Westchester along the Hutchinson River Parkway corridor, in plain sight of the Parkway as well as adjacent very developed residential areas. They nest in the middle of downtown Mamaroneck in a highly industrialized area, amid autobody shops, commercial garages, strip malls, etc. They nest north to at least Byram Lake, Armonk, Town of North Castle, and in the town of Mount Pleasant, Briarcliff Manor on private property on a cell tower, in the 'interior' of Westchester. It is likely that they nest even farther north in Westchester and Putnam County's interior within the "New Croton Watershed" area. There is a nesting pair at the metro north rail yard within the boundaries of the Village of Croton-On-Hudson, along the Hudson River, too. Farther north, I have read about a recent nest on a channel marker in the Hudson within the City of Hudson, NY, Columbia County. While I do not have data for Dutchess County, I would imagine there are nests here too. Bannerman's Island, Beacon, NY, would seem like a logical place and for some reason I think they do nest there. I could be wrong about that. Regards, John Askildsen Millbrook, New York -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[nysbirds-l] Osprey in New York
Besides the obvious locations along the immediate long Island Sound shoreline of Westchester County where the species is well established, it is interesting to note that Osprey are likely nesting on perhaps every tall (120') cell tower in Westchester County. Location does not seem to matter, either. For example, they nest on probably every cell tower in southern Westchester along the Hutchinson River Parkway corridor, in plain sight of the Parkway as well as adjacent very developed residential areas. They nest in the middle of downtown Mamaroneck in a highly industrialized area, amid autobody shops, commercial garages, strip malls, etc. They nest north to at least Byram Lake, Armonk, Town of North Castle, and in the town of Mount Pleasant, Briarcliff Manor on private property on a cell tower, in the 'interior' of Westchester. It is likely that they nest even farther north in Westchester and Putnam County's interior within the New Croton Watershed area. There is a nesting pair at the metro north rail yard within the boundaries of the Village of Croton-On-Hudson, along the Hudson River, too. Farther north, I have read about a recent nest on a channel marker in the Hudson within the City of Hudson, NY, Columbia County. While I do not have data for Dutchess County, I would imagine there are nests here too. Bannerman's Island, Beacon, NY, would seem like a logical place and for some reason I think they do nest there. I could be wrong about that. Regards, John Askildsen Millbrook, New York -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[nysbirds-l] Osprey in New York
That points to one of the significant flaws in the Atlas report. According to the criteria, the mere sighting of an Osprey any one time in a county between mid-May and August over the course of five (six?) years makes it a "Possible" breeder. With this conspicuous, and too often misidentified, species, the bar may have been set too low to warrant this breeding designation. But yes, they definitely are increasing in numbers and expanding their breeding range in New York State. Here in the Hudson Valley, they have successfully nested in the past few years. I'm sure the offspring will continue this trend. Rich Guthrie New Baltimore, The Greene County, New York On Fri, 7 Aug 2015 06:29:25 -0400, "Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter" wrote: > The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State by McGowan and Corwin > has a map that shows Osprey breeding in every county, although in many of > those counties it is only shown as "possible". That was in 2008 and they > are still increasing. > > Cheers, > Willie D'Anna > Wilson, NY > dannapotter roadrunner.com > > Subject: Ospreys in NY > From: Rob Bierregaard > Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 07:18:14 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > Greetings NY Birders, > I’m working on revising the range map for Ospreys for the Birds of > North America project. I’ve found that checking in to state > birding listservs has been a productive way of gathering information for > the project. > Based on information from the state, my working map for NY has a breeding > range from the Adirondacks down to the Finger Lakes, another in the west > in Chautaugua and Cattaraugus Cos., another cluster in Sullivan Co., and > finally just the very lowermost reaches of the Hudson Valley, and, of > course, all of Long Island. > Given how much Ospreys have expanded their range in the past decade, I > thought some of you might be aware of new pairs in the state. I was a > little surprised not to see any records up the Hudson Valley. > Please let me know if you are aware of breeding pairs outside the areas > described above. If you’d like, contact me off the list and I can > send you a copy of my current version of the map. > > Many thanks, > > Rob Bierregaard > 421 Cotswold Ln > Wynnewood, PA 19096 > rbier...@gmail.com > http://www.ospreytrax.com/ > 704 516 4615 (c) > > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[nysbirds-l] Osprey in New York
The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State by McGowan and Corwin has a map that shows Osprey breeding in every county, although in many of those counties it is only shown as "possible". That was in 2008 and they are still increasing. Cheers, Willie D'Anna Wilson, NY dannapotter roadrunner.com Subject: Ospreys in NY From: Rob Bierregaard Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 07:18:14 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1 Greetings NY Birders, I’m working on revising the range map for Ospreys for the Birds of North America project. I’ve found that checking in to state birding listservs has been a productive way of gathering information for the project. Based on information from the state, my working map for NY has a breeding range from the Adirondacks down to the Finger Lakes, another in the west in Chautaugua and Cattaraugus Cos., another cluster in Sullivan Co., and finally just the very lowermost reaches of the Hudson Valley, and, of course, all of Long Island. Given how much Ospreys have expanded their range in the past decade, I thought some of you might be aware of new pairs in the state. I was a little surprised not to see any records up the Hudson Valley. Please let me know if you are aware of breeding pairs outside the areas described above. If you’d like, contact me off the list and I can send you a copy of my current version of the map. Many thanks, Rob Bierregaard 421 Cotswold Ln Wynnewood, PA 19096 rbier...@gmail.com http://www.ospreytrax.com/ 704 516 4615 (c) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[nysbirds-l] Osprey in New York
That points to one of the significant flaws in the Atlas report. According to the criteria, the mere sighting of an Osprey any one time in a county between mid-May and August over the course of five (six?) years makes it a Possible breeder. With this conspicuous, and too often misidentified, species, the bar may have been set too low to warrant this breeding designation. But yes, they definitely are increasing in numbers and expanding their breeding range in New York State. Here in the Hudson Valley, they have successfully nested in the past few years. I'm sure the offspring will continue this trend. Rich Guthrie New Baltimore, The Greene County, New York On Fri, 7 Aug 2015 06:29:25 -0400, Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter dannapot...@roadrunner.com wrote: The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State by McGowan and Corwin has a map that shows Osprey breeding in every county, although in many of those counties it is only shown as possible. That was in 2008 and they are still increasing. Cheers, Willie D'Anna Wilson, NY dannapotter AT roadrunner.com Subject: Ospreys in NY From: Rob Bierregaard rbier...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 07:18:14 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1 Greetings NY Birders, I’m working on revising the range map for Ospreys for the Birds of North America project. I’ve found that checking in to state birding listservs has been a productive way of gathering information for the project. Based on information from the state, my working map for NY has a breeding range from the Adirondacks down to the Finger Lakes, another in the west in Chautaugua and Cattaraugus Cos., another cluster in Sullivan Co., and finally just the very lowermost reaches of the Hudson Valley, and, of course, all of Long Island. Given how much Ospreys have expanded their range in the past decade, I thought some of you might be aware of new pairs in the state. I was a little surprised not to see any records up the Hudson Valley. Please let me know if you are aware of breeding pairs outside the areas described above. If you’d like, contact me off the list and I can send you a copy of my current version of the map. Many thanks, Rob Bierregaard 421 Cotswold Ln Wynnewood, PA 19096 rbier...@gmail.com http://www.ospreytrax.com/ 704 516 4615 (c) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
RE:[nysbirds-l] Osprey in New York
The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State by McGowan and Corwin has a map that shows Osprey breeding in every county, although in many of those counties it is only shown as possible. That was in 2008 and they are still increasing. Cheers, Willie D'Anna Wilson, NY dannapotter AT roadrunner.com Subject: Ospreys in NY From: Rob Bierregaard rbier...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 07:18:14 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1 Greetings NY Birders, I’m working on revising the range map for Ospreys for the Birds of North America project. I’ve found that checking in to state birding listservs has been a productive way of gathering information for the project. Based on information from the state, my working map for NY has a breeding range from the Adirondacks down to the Finger Lakes, another in the west in Chautaugua and Cattaraugus Cos., another cluster in Sullivan Co., and finally just the very lowermost reaches of the Hudson Valley, and, of course, all of Long Island. Given how much Ospreys have expanded their range in the past decade, I thought some of you might be aware of new pairs in the state. I was a little surprised not to see any records up the Hudson Valley. Please let me know if you are aware of breeding pairs outside the areas described above. If you’d like, contact me off the list and I can send you a copy of my current version of the map. Many thanks, Rob Bierregaard 421 Cotswold Ln Wynnewood, PA 19096 rbier...@gmail.com http://www.ospreytrax.com/ 704 516 4615 (c) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
