[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 14 Feb 2013
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 02/14/2013 * NYBU1302.14 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- SLATY-BACKED GULLS SNOWY OWL GR. WHITE-FR. GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE COMMON RAVEN Bl.-cr. Night-Heron Tundra Swan Snow Goose Lesser Scaup White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Bald Eagle Peregrine Falcon Wild Turkey Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Snow Bunting Common Redpoll - Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 02/14/2013 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org Thursday, February 14, 2013 The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press the pound key to report sightings before the end of this report. Highlights of reports received February 7 through February 14 from the Niagara Frontier Region include two SLATY-BACKED GULLS, SNOWY OWL, GR. WHITE-FR. GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE and COMMON RAVEN. At least two SLATY-BACKED GULLS continue on the Niagara River this winter. One adult with a distinct all dark bill was reported again, February 9, at the Lewiston Reservoir on the lower Niagara River. On February 10 and 11, a different adult SLATY-BACKED GULL at Donnelly's Pier and surrounding harbor waters, observed from the Erie Basin Marina Tower in Buffalo. This individual may be the same SLATY-BACKED GULL recently reported on the lower river off the Lewiston docks. February 9, ICELAND GULLS and GLAUCOUS GULLS in record and near-record numbers on the lower Niagara River areas. A total of 52 ICELAND GULLS, including 24 at the Lewiston Reservoir, eclipsing the region's record of 28; and just under the record of 41, 38 GLAUCOUS GULLS including 19 at the Modern Landfill in Niagara Falls. Numbers of both white- winged gulls also reported on the upper river this week. A distant SNOWY OWL on the Lewiston Reservoir ice, observed from the sledding hill off Witmer Road, also on February 9. At Dunkirk Harbor this week, 4 GR. WHITE-FR. GEESE, 4 CACKLING GEESE and a SNOW GOOSE, plus BALD EAGLE and BL.-CR. NIGHT-HERON. In southern Erie County, February 10, at Route 219 and Boston Hill Road, two COMMON RAVENS. In addition to the abundant waterfowl at the source of the Niagara River between the ice boom and Peace Bridge - At the Mid-river Marina on River Road in Tonawanda, a single RUDDY DUCK and a small flock of LESSER SCAUP. At the Tonawanda Docks by Tonawanda Island, a single LESSER SCAUP and 12 HOODED MERGANSERS. CANVASBACKS and REDHEADS have been favoring the west branch of the Niagara River off Grand Island. And on the lower Niagara River, 6 TUNDRA SWANS and 162 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Davis State Park. Other reports this week - the increase of WILD TURKEYS in the Lake Ontario Plains was noted in a report of 35 WILD TURKEYS on Waterport Road in the Orleans County Town of Carlton. On the Grand Island bridges, reports continue of a single PEREGRINE FALCON on the north bridge, and two PEREGRINE FALCONS on the south bridge. COMMON REDPOLLS still at many feeders and parks. And, on Squaw Island in Buffalo, 20 SNOW BUNTINGS. The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, February 21. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting. - End Transcript -- 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] Iceland Gull, scoters Shinnecock Inlet and west (Suffolk)
>From 8:00 to about 10:00 this morning, I examined large concentrations of gulls that were actively feeding at the ocean's edge, from Shinnecock Inlet to Tiana Beach. (The most conspicuous food was lady crabs, genus Libinia, according to a knowledgeable colleague's interpretation of my description.) A first-winter Iceland Gull was in a large group just west of Shinnecock Inlet. Among hundreds of gulls in a group about halfway between the Inlet and Ponquogue Bridge, I discerned only the four common species, but it may reward further scrutiny if it persists. Although scoters have been very few at Montauk Point, there was a very large raft, of at least 7000, directly off the Inlet. They were too backlit to permit examination for less common species, although this might be possible, despite their considerable distance, in afternoon. A steady stream of small parties, coming from the west, joined the raft while I watched. Small, closer groups included all three scoter species. My only notable observation along Dune Road was one American Bittern, fully exposed in storm-flattened marsh, some distance west of Ponquogue Bridge. A depressing drive through the EpCal property and a pleasant one along Hulse Landing Road yielded a Northern Harrier, a Merlin, and about 15 Horned Larks. Doug Futuyma Stony Brook, NY -- 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] Montauk Point: 14 February
A pair of Harlequin Duck (male & female) were observed this morning at the north side of the Point by Barbara Blaisdell and Frank Quevedo Otherwise quiet. -- 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] Central Park 2/14 - European Goldfinch, Iceland Gull
This morning about 9:30am, the European Goldfinch (seen several times this winter) was at the feeder in the southeast corner of Evodia field in the Ramble in a group of 15 or so House Finches. The Iceland Gull was still present on The Lake at 10am, on the ice off Hernshead (i.e. about 75th Street on the west side), with a few Ring-Billed Gulls and a bunch of Mallards. Good birding, Ed Gaillard Manhattan -- 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] Newburgh Gull Viewing Areas
Hi All, The following is an excerpt from an e-mail to another birder who inquired about locations for gull viewing from Newburgh, Orange County. I thought others may find the info of use. Numbers of Gulls are certainly determined by the amount of ice. When there is no ice, there are only a few hundred gulls within viewing range of Newburgh (Orange County) or Beacon (Dutchess County). It is best when there is a substantial amount of ice on the river. Yesterday it was about 70% covered with flowing ice. Much like the Eagles, the Gulls ride the flows downriver then fly back up when they reach the Cornwall area. As a note, Weather temp, is not a good indicator of flow ice on the river. There are sometimes warmer days that have more ice than cold ones, possibly due to ice melt from areas above. Historically, it is best after 3PM, as the gulls spend most of the day at the dumps at the prison along 84 in Dutchess County, where the gulls are well hidden. The river viewing areas are from Front Street in Newburgh, in the area of Torches Restaurant then moving South along Front Street. The second area is at the bottom of Renwick Street, which is South of Front Street by maybe a half mile or so. At Renwick Street, cross the train tracks then turn right to where the sign points toward "Newburgh Crew Team" or something close to that. You will be about 100 feet south of the City of Newburgh Sewage Treatment Plant. There are picnic tables there that you can sit on under a pavillion that allows for hours of comfortable scanning. If the flow is such that all the ice is on the east side of the river, then crossing the bridge and trying the Beacon waterfront at the Beacon Train Station, can be better. Beacons ice does melt last and when all ice is gone from the river, the small bays in Beacon can be very productive, as they often still contain some ice. I provided a link to a good map which shows the Newburgh Waterfront well. In the event that the link is too long, I simply Googled "Map of City of Newburgh. Hope this helps. Good Birding , Curt McDermott http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en=map+of+city+of+Newburgh+NY=1=UTF-8==0x89dd2bf1836bd927:0xf745d68dec3c106e,Newburgh,+NY=us=X=M_4cUb3wC8m20QH64YCYAg=0CDAQ8gEwAA 6:53 AM -- 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] jones beach birds
2-13ERRIC MILLER AM. PIPIT ENTRANCE TO COASTGUARD STA. AM BITTERN SHORE RD. WEST OF CARLS PATH 4 RED CROSSBILLS IN PINES WEST OF COASTGUARD STATION GARY STRAUS -- 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] jones beach birds
2-13ERRIC MILLER I AM. PIPIT ENTRANCE TO COASTGUARD STA. AM BITTERN SHORE RD. WEST OF CARLS PATH 4 RED CROSSBILLS IN PINES WEST OF COASTGUARD STATION GARY STRAUS -- 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] Newburgh Gull Viewing Areas
Hi All, The following is an excerpt from an e-mail to another birder who inquired about locations for gull viewing from Newburgh, Orange County. I thought others may find the info of use. Numbers of Gulls are certainly determined by the amount of ice. When there is no ice, there are only a few hundred gulls within viewing range of Newburgh (Orange County) or Beacon (Dutchess County). It is best when there is a substantial amount of ice on the river. Yesterday it was about 70% covered with flowing ice. Much like the Eagles, the Gulls ride the flows downriver then fly back up when they reach the Cornwall area. As a note, Weather temp, is not a good indicator of flow ice on the river. There are sometimes warmer days that have more ice than cold ones, possibly due to ice melt from areas above. Historically, it is best after 3PM, as the gulls spend most of the day at the dumps at the prison along 84 in Dutchess County, where the gulls are well hidden. The river viewing areas are from Front Street in Newburgh, in the area of Torches Restaurant then moving South along Front Street. The second area is at the bottom of Renwick Street, which is South of Front Street by maybe a half mile or so. At Renwick Street, cross the train tracks then turn right to where the sign points toward Newburgh Crew Team or something close to that. You will be about 100 feet south of the City of Newburgh Sewage Treatment Plant. There are picnic tables there that you can sit on under a pavillion that allows for hours of comfortable scanning. If the flow is such that all the ice is on the east side of the river, then crossing the bridge and trying the Beacon waterfront at the Beacon Train Station, can be better. Beacons ice does melt last and when all ice is gone from the river, the small bays in Beacon can be very productive, as they often still contain some ice. I provided a link to a good map which shows the Newburgh Waterfront well. In the event that the link is too long, I simply Googled Map of City of Newburgh. Hope this helps. Good Birding , Curt McDermott http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=enq=map+of+city+of+Newburgh+NYum=1ie=UTF-8hq=hnear=0x89dd2bf1836bd927:0xf745d68dec3c106e,Newburgh,+NYgl=ussa=Xei=M_4cUb3wC8m20QH64YCYAgved=0CDAQ8gEwAA 6:53 AM -- 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] Central Park 2/14 - European Goldfinch, Iceland Gull
This morning about 9:30am, the European Goldfinch (seen several times this winter) was at the feeder in the southeast corner of Evodia field in the Ramble in a group of 15 or so House Finches. The Iceland Gull was still present on The Lake at 10am, on the ice off Hernshead (i.e. about 75th Street on the west side), with a few Ring-Billed Gulls and a bunch of Mallards. Good birding, Ed Gaillard Manhattan -- 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] Montauk Point: 14 February
A pair of Harlequin Duck (male female) were observed this morning at the north side of the Point by Barbara Blaisdell and Frank Quevedo Otherwise quiet. -- 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] Iceland Gull, scoters Shinnecock Inlet and west (Suffolk)
From 8:00 to about 10:00 this morning, I examined large concentrations of gulls that were actively feeding at the ocean's edge, from Shinnecock Inlet to Tiana Beach. (The most conspicuous food was lady crabs, genus Libinia, according to a knowledgeable colleague's interpretation of my description.) A first-winter Iceland Gull was in a large group just west of Shinnecock Inlet. Among hundreds of gulls in a group about halfway between the Inlet and Ponquogue Bridge, I discerned only the four common species, but it may reward further scrutiny if it persists. Although scoters have been very few at Montauk Point, there was a very large raft, of at least 7000, directly off the Inlet. They were too backlit to permit examination for less common species, although this might be possible, despite their considerable distance, in afternoon. A steady stream of small parties, coming from the west, joined the raft while I watched. Small, closer groups included all three scoter species. My only notable observation along Dune Road was one American Bittern, fully exposed in storm-flattened marsh, some distance west of Ponquogue Bridge. A depressing drive through the EpCal property and a pleasant one along Hulse Landing Road yielded a Northern Harrier, a Merlin, and about 15 Horned Larks. Doug Futuyma Stony Brook, NY -- 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/ --
