[nysbirds-l] Greater White-fronted Goose @ Vancourtlandt Park (Bronx NY)
A Greater White-fronted Goose is on the parade grounds opposite the Nature Center. The bird was on the Van Courtlandt Lake before relocating to the parade ground with Canada Geese. Good and responsible birding! Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com (\__/) (= '.'=) sent from somewhere in the field via my mobile device. () _ () -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush continues at Central Park Maintenance Meadow.
It was out and about this Saturday morning at 9.00am, foraging on the ground for crabapples on the east and west sides of the meadow. Mike Bryant/Ray Slyper. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NO Hermt W.nor Shrike
On 12/10/10 I was at Sunken Meadow St.Pk. about 8AM. It was doggone frosty but no joy. Norm Klein showed and showed me the locations and times the Hermit Warbler was seen. Then Debra Allen, Randy Schutz and Peter Haskil arrived from NYC. We all had no joy with the Hermit Warbler. Then I ran into the threesome on the west end of Jones Beach and we had no luck on the Nature Center boardwalk for the Shrike. We did see Black Ducks (Randy ID) landing in the distance from the boardwalk. Randy pointed out Gannets flying near shore but it was much too far for my eye. Earlier Randy pointed out 2 American Oyster Catchers and a nice flock of Dunlin among other common species closer to the Coast Guard Station. That was a nice observation. I intended to bird NYC but saw billboard sized warnings of Gridlock so took an expedient route out of town. Now I wonder if that was just the mass transit people drumming up business for themselves and causing me to miss a chance at the Varied Thrush et al. Jerry Lazarczyk Grand Island NY SHOCKING: 2010 Honda Civic for $1,732.09 BREAKING NEWS: Is this a SCAM? You WON#39;T believe what we found! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4d03a31a1c21a61f939st05duc -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Black Brant at Floyd Bennet Field
There was a Black Brant at Floyd Bennet Field, Brooklyn late this morning. It was among a manageable size Brant flock around Eco Village. Of course, on another day, a larger selection of the million or so Brant in Jamaica Bay could be there. Okay, not a million. The CBC next week should determine the absolute exact count. I could not zero in on the reported longspurs, as the flock of Horned Larks was in motion much of my time there due to a Peregrine Falcon. This adult bird, on a couple of occasions, landed on the ground by the puddles frequented by the Baird's Sandpiper a few months back. An immature Peregrine was in another section of FBF. Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Greater White-fronted Goose @ Vancourtlandt Park (Bronx NY)
A Greater White-fronted Goose is on the parade grounds opposite the Nature
Center.
The bird was on the Van Courtlandt Lake before relocating to the parade ground
with Canada Geese.
Good and responsible birding!
Andrew Baksh
Queens NY
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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(= '.'=) sent from somewhere in the field via my mobile device.
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[nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush continues at Central Park Maintenance Meadow.
It was out and about this Saturday morning at 9.00am, foraging on the ground for crabapples on the east and west sides of the meadow. Mike Bryant/Ray Slyper. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NO Hermt W.nor Shrike
On 12/10/10 I was at Sunken Meadow St.Pk. about 8AM. It was doggone frosty but no joy. Norm Klein showed and showed me the locations and times the Hermit Warbler was seen. Then Debra Allen, Randy Schutz and Peter Haskil arrived from NYC. We all had no joy with the Hermit Warbler. Then I ran into the threesome on the west end of Jones Beach and we had no luck on the Nature Center boardwalk for the Shrike. We did see Black Ducks (Randy ID) landing in the distance from the boardwalk. Randy pointed out Gannets flying near shore but it was much too far for my eye. Earlier Randy pointed out 2 American Oyster Catchers and a nice flock of Dunlin among other common species closer to the Coast Guard Station. That was a nice observation. I intended to bird NYC but saw billboard sized warnings of Gridlock so took an expedient route out of town. Now I wonder if that was just the mass transit people drumming up business for themselves and causing me to miss a chance at the Varied Thrush et al. Jerry Lazarczyk Grand Island NY SHOCKING: 2010 Honda Civic for $1,732.09 BREAKING NEWS: Is this a SCAM? You WONT believe what we found! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4d03a31a1c21a61f939st05duc -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Northern Shrike at Napeague
Had a Northern Shrike near the first boat launch just South of Lazy Point in Napeague. Initially mostly feeding from perches near the boat launch but also chased a Snow Bunting along the shore line at one point. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Dune Rd., Merlin
Dune Rd. this morning was relatively quiet with no American Bitterns seen (though there have been 3-4 seen previously this week feeding in the marshes). A Juvenile Black-Crowned Heron was in the marsh and a male Belted Kingfisher was on the wires overhead. The Shinnecock Inlet was virtually vacant, with a few seals popping there heads up and 2 Old Squaw flying by. The raft of Common Eiders was again hugging the Western jetty. The by and large highlight however was a Merlin along Dune Rd. near Dolphin Ln. that had just caught a sanderling. I observed it for about 30 minutes before it was flushed by someone on a bike riding by and I lost track of it. Photos can be seen here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2010/12/merlin-with-sanderling-for-breakfast.html -- - Luke Ormand, Flanders www.WildLongIsland.blogspot.com www.BirdsOfLongIsland.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Black Brant at Floyd Bennet Field
There was a Black Brant at Floyd Bennet Field, Brooklyn late this morning. It was among a manageable size Brant flock around Eco Village. Of course, on another day, a larger selection of the million or so Brant in Jamaica Bay could be there. Okay, not a million. The CBC next week should determine the absolute exact count. I could not zero in on the reported longspurs, as the flock of Horned Larks was in motion much of my time there due to a Peregrine Falcon. This adult bird, on a couple of occasions, landed on the ground by the puddles frequented by the Baird's Sandpiper a few months back. An immature Peregrine was in another section of FBF. Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] 12/11--Central Park/Battery Park/Staten Island Ferry, Incl. Red-headed Woodpecker
Lila Fried and I went down to bird Battery Park and the Staten Island Ferry and found quite a few interesting odds and ends; the most unexpected of which are asterisked: Brant 4 American Black Duck 10 *Wild Turkey*--1 female preening in front of building towards the back of the park. Great Cormorant--3 on cinder block, closer to staten island Double Crested Cormorant 20 *Black-crowned Night Heron*--juvenile being harassed by herring gull, flew into oak and preened there. Bonaparte's Gull--6, 5 adult, 1 first year, in large flock of ring-billed gulls *Swamp Sparrow*--2 in some of the weedy areas in the SE part of the park. In Central Park, we also had the VARIED THRUSH at about 1 pm, as well as an immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER first reported on ebirdsnyc by a Richard who didn't post his last name. The Woodpecker was feeding on and cacheing acorns the trees on the SE side of Sheeps Meadow. Reported by others, but not seen by us was an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER west of Maintenance Meadow and 2 female RING-NECKED DUCKS and 6 AMERICAN COOTS on the Reservoir, amongst the other regular waterfowl. Good Birding, Jacob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Montauk and Shinnecock
A few birds to add to today's posts from out east: At Montauk Point from 7:45-9:30, most of the sea ducks were far offshore, but there were 350 or so Razorbills around the point, with multiple groups of 15 or more birds flying east and many others on the water. A 2nd winter Iceland Gull flew by Culloden Point, and there were 2 Razorbills in Montauk Harbor viewed from the west side of the Inlet. At Shinnecock there were 2 1st winter Iceland Gulls, one on the bar north of the parking lot at the Inlet, and one on a piling at the fishing station. There were also 450 Common Eiders in the area, and a few more Razorbills. Observers: Seth Ausubel, Gene Herskovics, Stella Miller -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] E LI Birds: Dovekie, White-fronted Geese+
In addition to the birds noted by Anthony and Seth, there was a Dovekie off of Ditch Plains in Montauk today, along with a Red-necked Grebe and about 25 Purple Sandpipers. At Further Lane in East Hampton, there were four adult Greater White-fronted Geese. As Seth noted, Razorbills were numerous and widespread. Other species that seemed to have increased with the recent colder weather were Horned Grebes and Common Goldeneyes, and Red-throated Loons were abundant on the water and moving westward along the ocean-front. Shai Mitra & Patricia Lindsay Bay Shore Think green before you print this email. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] West End 2 - White-winged Crossbill
Hi all, This afternoon, after searching unsuccessfully for the Hermit Warbler at Sunken Meadow, we went to West End. The Coast Guard Station had 3 Harlequin Ducks, as well as many actively feeding Bonaparte's Gulls. On the very far side of the bay, there were many thousands of Brant on the water. After an unproductive walk along the edge of the median, we heard and saw a single young male WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL that landed and fed in the pines at the turn-around for 5-10 minutes before flying west again. Other than that, there was little of note. We briefly checked, but did not see the Loggerhead Shrike at the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary. Good birding, Shawn Billerman -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Hook Pond to Mecox
Today I birded from Hook Pond, East Hampton to Mecox Bay, Watermill (Suffolk Co.). Highlights included the continuing presence of 4 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE on Further Lane, a HOUSE WREN on Briar Patch Rd at Georgica Rd, 38 COMMON EIDERS, 7 PURPLE SANDPIPERS and a WOOD DUCK at Georgica Pond Inlet. Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
