[nysbirds-l] Tropical Kingbird brief sighting 10/29 at The Landing at 10 am Dobbs Ferry
Tom Warren - original finder of the Tropical Kingbird - just let us know that he briefly saw the Kingbird at 10 am at the Landing (area it was originally found ( but after perching up it flew off into the fog with a flock of similarly-sized birds. No sighting since then although he says people are looking in the rain. See yesterday's posts for info about The Landing condo units (private) etc and waterfront area bird frequented. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Brown Booby - East Quogue, Suffolk County
Currently being seen at the end of EQ dock, off Bay ave, Post Office and Fire dept Road. Large brown bird with bright yellow legs, silver-y bill. Photos take. Hunkered in pouring rain, along with Herring, Laughing, Ring-bill and one Gr Black Backed Gull. Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston East Quogue Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC: Thurs. 10/29- Eve. Grosbeak, L. Scaups, E. Bluebirds, Or.-cr. Warbler, etc.
Per Robert Lewis' post to this list: one quick note, yes at least a few (other) birders were searching early Thursday 10/29, in all the areas where the Tropical Kingbird HAD been seen in Westchester County, NY (thru Wednesday 10/28, with many many observers) but for the early-Thursday seekers, NO Kingbird was re-discovered. It is of course possible it is still in that general area, but also equally possible it had moved on (and if so, to where?!) Please send any re-sightings of the Tropical Kingbird (if found again) to this list, along with any others utilized. - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Thursday, Oct. 29th: A brilliant adult male Evening Grosbeak was in the center area of the Shakespeare Garden at around 9:15 a.m.; seen well at close range, the single (as far as I could tell) grosbeak was initially seen with many Am. Robins, in various trees, & then in part (?) due to Blue Jay alarm-calls, a vast number of birds (the grosbeak, 80+++ robins, and many sparrows & some Pine Siskins) all scattered away in multiple directions. My impression was that the grosbeak might not have flown far, but in another hour or so, with rain increasing somewhat, I was unable to re-find the grosbeak. I stayed mostly in the area of that garden, as well as re-walking the Belvedere Castle & south side of Turtle Pond paths, and then up along the w. outer perimeter of the Great Lawn, all areas with many many birds, including fruit-gobbling robins. I did not give any concerted attempts seeking a Nelson’s Sparrow which had been at the Pinetum area last 2 days (i.e. not seen by me on Thursday), & there were hordes of Common Grackles there, & also many of the latter (over 1,500) scattered through a lot of other parts of Central Park. Sadly not even a quick grab-pic of the grosbeak, & not clear where it ended up; it was silent in the short time I observed it. This species has occured in other years & have often ‘stuck’; in the case of one in Riverside Park (in Manhattan), staying for months in one general area there! P.S. at the time I passed by them (same morning), all of the bird-feeders in the C.P. Ramble were completely emptied & nearly silent. On the Central Park reservoir, in slightly more steady rain, I scanned (again) & found at least 9 Lesser Scaup (& these unlike for the Eve. Grosbeak, were photographed - in a hurry, in the rain & wind) which have been an uncommon species in N.Y. County in recent years. The Scaup, which included 3 drakes (males in bright plumage) were in the central area of the reservoir & associating with a smaller number of Ruddy Ducks when I viewed & photo’d. them. Also present on the reservoir were an increased number of Buffleheads, lingering Hooded Mergansers and Pied-billed Grebe as well as 2 Am. Coots seen briefly together by the N. ‘pumphouse’ structures, & also the usual many N. Shovelers, other additional Ruddy Ducks, & some Gadwall & at least one drake Wood Duck, plus a good number of gulls including at least one non-breeding Laughing Gull and the usual and expected 3 spp. of gulls there (Ring-billed, American Herring, & Great Black-backed Gulls), plus some Double-crested Cormorants in varying states of plumage. (Ducks & other waterfowl / waterbirds, like many gulls at the Central Park reservoir, may come & go readily & in weather such as is occuring now, this factor may be that much more so.) At least 4 Eastern Bluebirds were seen calling from at least 3 locations in the morning - east edge (path with fruit trees) of the reservoir: 2 birds, male & female; at the east side of the Great Lawn a bit south of the prominent statue of Alexander Hamilton (male), and one more at the lawn area east of Falconer Hill, which is a bit south of the 72nd Street internal cross-Drive of the park. There were thousands of birds scattered on almost all larger, & many smaller lawn areas & some parts of sports-fields, plus many in the Ramble, N. Woods, etc. including far more than 1,000 White-throated Sparrows, a high number of Slate-colored Juncos, and an assortment of many other related species with Song & Chipping Sparrows easily in the hundreds, altogether. In the rain, hard to see into many trees, but on the ground were a modest number of Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warblers, & after at least 75 minutes of looking, an Orange-crowned Warbler popping into view at The Dene wildflower slope, which is immediately east of the E. Drive at about E. 65-66th Streets - from the drive itself, there is an entry with a large sign for The Dene, on which is a photo of a brightly-plumaged male dickcissel, along with Monarch butterfly. The Dene area often requires patience to reveal its’ birds as the flowers & native grasses there are quite dense. Palm Warblers were seen in a few locations, and again, with so many bird utilising lawn areas for feeding, the chances of other passerine species on those is fairly good. Many other birds were seen,
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC: Thurs. 10/29- Eve. Grosbeak, L. Scaups, E. Bluebirds, Or.-cr. Warbler, etc.
Per Robert Lewis' post to this list: one quick note, yes at least a few (other) birders were searching early Thursday 10/29, in all the areas where the Tropical Kingbird HAD been seen in Westchester County, NY (thru Wednesday 10/28, with many many observers) but for the early-Thursday seekers, NO Kingbird was re-discovered. It is of course possible it is still in that general area, but also equally possible it had moved on (and if so, to where?!) Please send any re-sightings of the Tropical Kingbird (if found again) to this list, along with any others utilized. - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Thursday, Oct. 29th: A brilliant adult male Evening Grosbeak was in the center area of the Shakespeare Garden at around 9:15 a.m.; seen well at close range, the single (as far as I could tell) grosbeak was initially seen with many Am. Robins, in various trees, & then in part (?) due to Blue Jay alarm-calls, a vast number of birds (the grosbeak, 80+++ robins, and many sparrows & some Pine Siskins) all scattered away in multiple directions. My impression was that the grosbeak might not have flown far, but in another hour or so, with rain increasing somewhat, I was unable to re-find the grosbeak. I stayed mostly in the area of that garden, as well as re-walking the Belvedere Castle & south side of Turtle Pond paths, and then up along the w. outer perimeter of the Great Lawn, all areas with many many birds, including fruit-gobbling robins. I did not give any concerted attempts seeking a Nelson’s Sparrow which had been at the Pinetum area last 2 days (i.e. not seen by me on Thursday), & there were hordes of Common Grackles there, & also many of the latter (over 1,500) scattered through a lot of other parts of Central Park. Sadly not even a quick grab-pic of the grosbeak, & not clear where it ended up; it was silent in the short time I observed it. This species has occured in other years & have often ‘stuck’; in the case of one in Riverside Park (in Manhattan), staying for months in one general area there! P.S. at the time I passed by them (same morning), all of the bird-feeders in the C.P. Ramble were completely emptied & nearly silent. On the Central Park reservoir, in slightly more steady rain, I scanned (again) & found at least 9 Lesser Scaup (& these unlike for the Eve. Grosbeak, were photographed - in a hurry, in the rain & wind) which have been an uncommon species in N.Y. County in recent years. The Scaup, which included 3 drakes (males in bright plumage) were in the central area of the reservoir & associating with a smaller number of Ruddy Ducks when I viewed & photo’d. them. Also present on the reservoir were an increased number of Buffleheads, lingering Hooded Mergansers and Pied-billed Grebe as well as 2 Am. Coots seen briefly together by the N. ‘pumphouse’ structures, & also the usual many N. Shovelers, other additional Ruddy Ducks, & some Gadwall & at least one drake Wood Duck, plus a good number of gulls including at least one non-breeding Laughing Gull and the usual and expected 3 spp. of gulls there (Ring-billed, American Herring, & Great Black-backed Gulls), plus some Double-crested Cormorants in varying states of plumage. (Ducks & other waterfowl / waterbirds, like many gulls at the Central Park reservoir, may come & go readily & in weather such as is occuring now, this factor may be that much more so.) At least 4 Eastern Bluebirds were seen calling from at least 3 locations in the morning - east edge (path with fruit trees) of the reservoir: 2 birds, male & female; at the east side of the Great Lawn a bit south of the prominent statue of Alexander Hamilton (male), and one more at the lawn area east of Falconer Hill, which is a bit south of the 72nd Street internal cross-Drive of the park. There were thousands of birds scattered on almost all larger, & many smaller lawn areas & some parts of sports-fields, plus many in the Ramble, N. Woods, etc. including far more than 1,000 White-throated Sparrows, a high number of Slate-colored Juncos, and an assortment of many other related species with Song & Chipping Sparrows easily in the hundreds, altogether. In the rain, hard to see into many trees, but on the ground were a modest number of Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warblers, & after at least 75 minutes of looking, an Orange-crowned Warbler popping into view at The Dene wildflower slope, which is immediately east of the E. Drive at about E. 65-66th Streets - from the drive itself, there is an entry with a large sign for The Dene, on which is a photo of a brightly-plumaged male dickcissel, along with Monarch butterfly. The Dene area often requires patience to reveal its’ birds as the flowers & native grasses there are quite dense. Palm Warblers were seen in a few locations, and again, with so many bird utilising lawn areas for feeding, the chances of other passerine species on those is fairly good. Many other birds were seen,
Re:[nysbirds-l] Tropical Kingbird
I haven't seen any posts here yet today. The local (Westchester) bird app reports that some people looked for the bird between about 7:00 and 8:30am with no success. The bird had been seen at several places between the Ardsley train station and Wicker's Creek. That is approximately between 41.027419, -73.876248 and 41.018232, -73.879174. It was never seen very far from the river. Parking is free and easy at the south end of the Ardsley station. It is easy to walk on paths from there to Wicker's Creek. Access to Wicker's Creek is via the foot bridge at 41.019474, -73.877746. This bridge is open to all. However, the public cannot legally park anywhere in the housing development called "The Landing." That includes Clubhouse Drive, Landing Drive, etc. There do not appear to be many, if any, students physically on the Mercy College campus. Bob Lewis Sleepy Hollow -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Tropical Kingbird
I haven't seen any posts here yet today. The local (Westchester) bird app reports that some people looked for the bird between about 7:00 and 8:30am with no success. The bird had been seen at several places between the Ardsley train station and Wicker's Creek. That is approximately between 41.027419, -73.876248 and 41.018232, -73.879174. It was never seen very far from the river. Parking is free and easy at the south end of the Ardsley station. It is easy to walk on paths from there to Wicker's Creek. Access to Wicker's Creek is via the foot bridge at 41.019474, -73.877746. This bridge is open to all. However, the public cannot legally park anywhere in the housing development called "The Landing." That includes Clubhouse Drive, Landing Drive, etc. There do not appear to be many, if any, students physically on the Mercy College campus. Bob Lewis Sleepy Hollow -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
