[nysbirds-l] Oriole in Savona NY

2009-12-22 Thread Dave Russell 
Greetings

A friend of mine sent me a photo of an oriole (I believe a female Baltimore) 
that a friend of theirs has had hanging out at their home in Savona for the 
past few days.  To view the pic go to www.chemungvalleyaudubon.org, then click 
on the link for In the News or Name that Bird (mystery bird #15).  I have 
no other details right now.

Thanks and good birding!


Dave Russell

Hagerstown MD 21740
www.chemungvalleyaudubon.org
www.washingtoncountybirdclub.webs.com/
www.washingtonmonumenthawkwatch.webs.com



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[nysbirds-l] Black Guillemot continues in Southampton, L.I.

2009-12-22 Thread Carl Starace 
Hello All,  The Black Guillemot that was seen on the Quogue to Watermill 
CBC continues as of 2 pm Tuesday. Eileen Schwinn has just spotted the bird 
sitting in Peconic Bay with some Longtailed Ducks about 200 yds off the Inlet 
of Bullhead Bay.She tells me the secondary roads from Sunrise Highway up to the 
Inlet are plowed.Other birds seen by Eileen along Sebonic Inlet Road were 4 
Bluebirds, a Northern Harrier and a Common Snipe by the bridge over to Ram's 
Island.Not too shabby for this frigid day.Good December Birding,   Carl 
Starace

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[nysbirds-l] birds south of, north of (and IN) NY recently

2009-12-22 Thread Tom Fiore 
Anyone chasing any of the rarities obviously should check on local  
updates!


There are a number of reports of White-winged Dove along the Atlantic  
coast
in and well north of Virginia, to at least Massachusetts (several  
reports there).
At least some are well-documented and/or also include photos. Dove- 
watch!


South of New York:

Far from NYS, a new species for the USA - Bare-throated Tiger-Heron:  
Texas:

http://tiny.cc/vCt2T
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/TEXS.html#1261450620
Photos of the new bird for the United States, just found in Texas:
http://marybirds.blogspot.com/2009/12/bare-throated-tiger-heron-hidalgo.html
-  -  -
Lehigh County Pennsylvania: Pink-footed Goose,
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/PENN.html#1261448550
Pink-footed Goose photos from Pennsylvania:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mloyko/4204413803/in/set-72157622922709341/

Bucks County, Pennsylvania: Varied Thrush - (near Doylestown):
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/PENN.html#1261503125

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Allen's Hummingbird continues:
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/PENN.html#1261499152

North ( east) of New York:

MacGillivray's Warbler, Gilsland Farm Audubon Falmouth, Maine:
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MAIN.html#1261440461
(a potential first Maine state record, pending record's acceptance;
this follows a long-lingering Boston Mass. MacGillivray's Warbler)

IN New York:

Adult Thayer's Gull continuing at Stewart Park Ithaca NY (photos).
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html#1261507678

American Avocet was still alive at Dunkirk (Harbor) NY into 12/20.

Six Sandhill Cranes on the Cortland, NY CBC this past weekend.

A Black-throated Blue Warbler was recorded in count week of the
Rochester, NY CBC - the count having been conducted on 12/20.

Good end of year birding,

Tom Fiore,
Manhattan



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[nysbirds-l] Fw: Southampton Black Guillemot Photo

2009-12-22 Thread Carl Starace 
Hello All,Luke Ormand just sent me this photo link of the Black 
Guillemot at Sebonac Inlet/Peconic Bay, Southampton.Photo was taken by Luke 
late this afternoon.Happy Holidays,Carl Starace
 

http://www.photoportfolios.net/portfolio/pf.cgi?a=vppr=93464CGISESSID=07cc85cd712e2fbb61cb1694a92b022eu=3664











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RE: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Southampton Black Guillemot Photo

2009-12-22 Thread Shaibal Mitra 
Pat Lindsay also saw this bird this afternoon.

Given that this is a juv, the bird's extremely pale overall appearance is 
beyond anything I've ever seen in the usual Black Guillemots we see in Mass,  
RI, and LI (race atlantis).

The bird also shows a very petite bill. I wonder whether this individual 
represents one of the arctic-breeding races (ultimus, arcticus, or mandtii), 
none of which, I believe, has previously been documented in the state.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-4816769-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-4816769-11143...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Carl Starace 
[castar...@optonline.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 6:09 PM
To: NYSBirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Southampton  Black Guillemot Photo

Hello All,Luke Ormand just sent me this photo link of the Black 
Guillemot at Sebonac Inlet/Peconic Bay, Southampton.Photo was taken by Luke 
late this afternoon.Happy Holidays,Carl Starace

http://www.photoportfolios.net/portfolio/pf.cgi?a=vppr=93464CGISESSID=07cc85cd712e2fbb61cb1694a92b022eu=3664

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[nysbirds-l] free trip give away

2009-12-22 Thread Isaac Grant 


Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but this may be of interest to many area 
birders.

 

Hey everyone,

I came across this blog post by Gunnar Engblom of Kolibri Nature Tours the
other day. He's giving away 14 places on 14 trips to Peru!!!  

http://bit.ly/8s830C 


The trip destinations are either 4 trips Manu or 10 to Carpish/Satipo road.
 If you win a trip, everything is paid for except your flight to Lima!
 Sounds pretty awesome to me! :D
I don't know of any other tour company that has ever had an offer like this.


Anyway, thought I'd pass it on to relieve some of these winter doldrums

-Isaac


  
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[nysbirds-l] Oriole in Savona NY

2009-12-22 Thread Dave Russell 
Greetings

A friend of mine sent me a photo of an oriole (I believe a female Baltimore) 
that a friend of theirs has had hanging out at their home in Savona for the 
past few days.  To view the pic go to www.chemungvalleyaudubon.org, then click 
on the link for "In the News" or "Name that Bird" (mystery bird #15).  I have 
no other details right now.

Thanks and good birding!


Dave Russell

Hagerstown MD 21740
www.chemungvalleyaudubon.org
www.washingtoncountybirdclub.webs.com/
www.washingtonmonumenthawkwatch.webs.com



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[nysbirds-l] Black Guillemot continues in Southampton, L.I.

2009-12-22 Thread Carl Starace 
Hello All,  The Black Guillemot that was seen on the Quogue to Watermill 
CBC continues as of 2 pm Tuesday. Eileen Schwinn has just spotted the bird 
sitting in Peconic Bay with some Longtailed Ducks about 200 yds off the Inlet 
of Bullhead Bay.She tells me the secondary roads from Sunrise Highway up to the 
Inlet are plowed.Other birds seen by Eileen along Sebonic Inlet Road were 4 
Bluebirds, a Northern Harrier and a Common Snipe by the bridge over to Ram's 
Island.Not too shabby for this frigid day.Good December Birding,   Carl 
Starace

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[nysbirds-l] birds south of, north of (and IN) NY recently

2009-12-22 Thread Tom Fiore 
Anyone "chasing" any of the rarities obviously should check on local  
updates!


There are a number of reports of White-winged Dove along the Atlantic  
coast
in and well north of Virginia, to at least Massachusetts (several  
reports there).
At least some are well-documented and/or also include photos. Dove- 
watch!


South of New York:

Far from NYS, a new species for the USA - Bare-throated Tiger-Heron:  
Texas:

http://tiny.cc/vCt2T
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/TEXS.html#1261450620
Photos of the new bird for the United States, just found in Texas:
http://marybirds.blogspot.com/2009/12/bare-throated-tiger-heron-hidalgo.html
-  -  -
Lehigh County Pennsylvania: Pink-footed Goose,
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/PENN.html#1261448550
Pink-footed Goose photos from Pennsylvania:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mloyko/4204413803/in/set-72157622922709341/

Bucks County, Pennsylvania: Varied Thrush - (near Doylestown):
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/PENN.html#1261503125

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Allen's Hummingbird continues:
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/PENN.html#1261499152

North (& east) of New York:

MacGillivray's Warbler, Gilsland Farm Audubon Falmouth, Maine:
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MAIN.html#1261440461
(a potential first Maine state record, pending record's acceptance;
this follows a long-lingering Boston Mass. MacGillivray's Warbler)

IN New York:

Adult Thayer's Gull continuing at Stewart Park Ithaca NY (photos).
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html#1261507678

American Avocet was still alive at Dunkirk (Harbor) NY into 12/20.

Six Sandhill Cranes on the Cortland, NY CBC this past weekend.

A Black-throated Blue Warbler was recorded in count week of the
Rochester, NY CBC - the count having been conducted on 12/20.

Good end of year birding,

Tom Fiore,
Manhattan



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Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Guillemot continues in Southampton, L.I.

2009-12-22 Thread Jim Osterlund 
40.917177,-72.452023 - Google Maps


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[nysbirds-l] Fw: Southampton Black Guillemot Photo

2009-12-22 Thread Carl Starace 
Hello All,Luke Ormand just sent me this photo link of the Black 
Guillemot at Sebonac Inlet/Peconic Bay, Southampton.Photo was taken by Luke 
late this afternoon.Happy Holidays,Carl Starace
 

http://www.photoportfolios.net/portfolio/pf.cgi?a=vp=93464=07cc85cd712e2fbb61cb1694a92b022e=3664











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RE: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Southampton Black Guillemot Photo

2009-12-22 Thread Shaibal Mitra 
Pat Lindsay also saw this bird this afternoon.

Given that this is a juv, the bird's extremely pale overall appearance is 
beyond anything I've ever seen in the usual Black Guillemots we see in Mass,  
RI, and LI (race atlantis).

The bird also shows a very petite bill. I wonder whether this individual 
represents one of the arctic-breeding races (ultimus, arcticus, or mandtii), 
none of which, I believe, has previously been documented in the state.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-4816769-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-4816769-11143...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Carl Starace 
[castar...@optonline.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 6:09 PM
To: NYSBirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Southampton  Black Guillemot Photo

Hello All,Luke Ormand just sent me this photo link of the Black 
Guillemot at Sebonac Inlet/Peconic Bay, Southampton.Photo was taken by Luke 
late this afternoon.Happy Holidays,Carl Starace

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Re: [nysbirds-l] 2009 Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count preliminary results

2009-12-22 Thread Steve Walter 
The snow didn't start until about 2:00, and was certainly not heavy at that 
point.

Steve Walter

  - Original Message - 
  From: Christina Wilkinson 
  To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu 
  Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 10:53 PM
  Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] 2009 Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count preliminary 
results


  It sounds like the Brooklyn team had a wonderful Christmas Bird Count this 
year with some interesting species noted.

   

  I looked at the results from past CBCs and this seems to have been the first 
year that the count was conducted in heavy snow.  Surprisingly, the species 
count seemed not to be affected by the snowstorm; about the same number were 
seen this year as compared to previous years.

   

  Christina Wilkinson

  -[ Received Mail Content ]-- 
  > Subject : [nysbirds-l] 2009 Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count preliminary 
results 
  > Date : Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:27:00 EST 
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  > 
  > 
  >The preliminary results --subject to compiler's review -- of the December 
  >19th Brooklyn CBC totaled 123 species 
  > 
  >Noted hi lights include American Bittern, Black-legged Kittiwake ( Breezy 
  >Point), Black-headed Gull ( Owls head),Lesser-blacked Backed Gull,Laughing 
  >Gull;Great Egret; Common Eider, Black Scoter, Common 
  >Merganser;Red-shouldered Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk; 4 owl species:Great Horned 
Owl, Long-eared 
  >Owl ,Short-eared Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl; Wilson's Snipe; Killdeer; 
  >Clapper Rail; Wrens: Winter and Marsh; rare or unseasonal warblers : 
  >Orange-crowned, Wilson's, Ovenbird, Black-throated Green Warbler ( Spring 
  >Creek;documented w/photos), Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow, White-crowned 
  >Sparrow,Eastern Meadowlark, Rusty Blackbird ( Prospect Park);a complete list 
is attached 
  >at the memo's end. 
  > 
  >Thanks to head compiler Rick Cech, assisting dinner compiler Paul Keim, 
  >Heidi Steiner- Nanz for teams organization, Mary Eyster for dinner set-up , 
  >and the many volunteers who help conduct the count in the field or assisted 
  >in the dinner setup at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, to whom we are 
  >grateful for their hospitality in hosting our CBC dinner. 
  > 
  >This Brooklyn CBC was the 100th count conducted by Brooklyn Bird Club 
  >members and the supporting birding community both here in Brooklyn and New 
York 
  >City birders. 
  > 
  >On behalf of the Brooklyn Bird Club community, I wish to express my 
  >gratitude to all for making our 2009 centennial a very successful and 
festive 
  >year, and those who wished us well. Thank you. 
  > 
  >Happy Holidays , 
  > 
  >Peter Dorosh 
  >President 
  >BBC 
  > 
  >Brooklyn 2009 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Southampton Black Guillemot Photo

2009-12-22 Thread Angus Wilson 
Shai Mitra is absolutely right in drawing our attention to the extent of the
white on the upperparts and head of the Peconic Bay Black Guillemot. I've
only seen the one photo by Luke Ormond and hope there are some more.

Even allowing for bright lighting (sunlight and snow glare) it would appear
that this bird lacks the typical dark mottling on the crown, nape and upper
wing coverts of an adult or first-winter. Pigeon Guillemot (the Pacific
counterpart of the Black Guillemot) is safely ruled out by the lack of a
dark wedge in the white scapular patch).

As Shai mentioned, birds from the eastern Canadian Arctic, NW Greenland and
across to Spitzbergen (_ultimus/mandtii_) are much whiter than the more
southerly population (_arcticus_) that breeds in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
and Canadian Maritimes and winters down the coast to New England and Long
Island (occasionally).

Birds from the eastern Canadian Arctic have shorter bills relative to wing
length than those from further south. It gets a bit confusing when you
consider birds from the British Isles (sometimes included with _arcticus_),
which tend to be shorter billed, but I agree the COMBINATION of snowy white
plumage and short bill is strongly suggestive of _ultimus/mandtii. Good
profile shots may allow us to assess bill length further by comparing
various ratios.

While some recent authorities (e.g. Gaston & Jones 1998) consider these
populations relatively distinct and non-clinal, New York's eminent authority
John Bull was rather dismissive of the taxonomic divisions (see Birds of the
New York Area 1964). In Bull's defense, it may be that the differences
between _arcticus_ and the various European populations had not been teased
out at this time. Bull (1976) mentions only two extant specimens (3 Jan
1918, Orient, Suffolk Co., collected by Roy Latham, NYSM speciment 25005 and
27 Nov 1949, Quogue, Suffolk Co., collected by B. Frederico, AMNH specimen
348699), both of which he declined to assign to a particular subspecies.
Have additional specimen have been gathered in the interim? Regardless, most
sight records in New York waters evidently refer to relatively dark southern
birds, likely _arcticus_.

Given the exciting possibility that this bird is from a different population
(quite possibly unrecorded in NY State), I would strongly encourage
observers to submit any photos they have to NYSARC for further review.

--  Angus Wilson
New York City & The Springs, NY, USA
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[nysbirds-l] free trip give away

2009-12-22 Thread Isaac Grant 


Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but this may be of interest to many area 
birders.

 

Hey everyone,

I came across this blog post by Gunnar Engblom of Kolibri Nature Tours the
other day. He's giving away 14 places on 14 trips to Peru!!!  

http://bit.ly/8s830C 


The trip destinations are either 4 trips Manu or 10 to Carpish/Satipo road.
 If you win a trip, everything is paid for except your flight to Lima!
 Sounds pretty awesome to me! :D
I don't know of any other tour company that has ever had an offer like this.


Anyway, thought I'd pass it on to relieve some of these winter doldrums

-Isaac


  
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