[nysbirds-l] Steve N.Howell's "What exactly is a field notebook"

2022-11-10 Thread Juan Salas 
Hello, I hope this is an acceptable message for this forum.
I am trying to find Steve N.Howell's 5 part series "What exactly is a field
notebook", published in the ABA's  Eyrie in 2015, starting on July 26. When
I try to open the links mentioned in the review here:
https://blog.aba.org/2015/08/howell-on-field-notebooks-at-the-eyrie.html

 the pages can't be found. I have written to the ABA's webmaster without
any luck.
Would someone have a copy of the entries?

Thank you.
Juan Salas

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[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - plus a note on the **N.J. Eurasian Marsh-Harrier** to 11/9

2022-11-10 Thread Tom Fiore 
The ***Eurasian Marsh-Harrier*** that has been noted from Morris County, **NEW 
JERSEY** has been observed and photo’d. by many, including numbers of NY 
state-resident birders, esp. by Wednesday, Nov. 9th.  It is believed this is 
the bird which was seen and well-reported in mid-coast Maine (U.S.A.) earlier 
*this year* (in late August) and then “disappeared” (to reporting), for some 
months. (Might be worthwhile for anyone with photos from any place between 
Maine and New Jersey, who suspects a raptor they got photos of to be - “odd” - 
to triple-check those pictures…)  So did this marsh-harrier fly through any 
portion of N.Y. State?  Who’s to say, but again, photographs?[!]

- - - -
New York County, N.Y. City - (including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and 
Governors Island and skies above, waters-adjacent;
on recent days to Wed., November 9th.

The documented icteridae ("new world blackbird" species) -that we know of- for 
New York County on Tuesday, 11/8 included:

Yellow-headed Blackbird (male) - as noted to NYS Birds, a great pick-up by 3 
keen watchers-seekers, plus their eBird / Macaulay Library archived reports.
Eastern Meadowlark (2 or more, including stop-overs at Inwood Hill Park’s 
Dyckman [St.] ball fields)
Baltimore Oriole (one well seen by many at Central Park; a ‘few’ others also as 
fly-thru on the day)
Red-winged Blackbird (approx. 5,500 to 6,000+++ fly-overs for the day)
Brown-headed Cowbird (many hundreds, poss. 1,000+++ for day)
Rusty Blackbird (multiple, including some lingering and at-least small no’s. as 
fly-overs)
Common Grackle (approx. 7,500 to 8,000+++ fly-thrus for the day)

… That Yellow-headed Blackbird a long-expected additional, and almost ‘overdue’ 
modern-record for N.Y. County, as a county which had already recorded Brewer’s 
Blackbird!   Incidentally on the day (on 11/8), on some all-day watches of the 
broader region, as many as 50,000 icterids, or more, were tallied - especially, 
at some of those watch-sites, for vast nunbers of Common Grackles - not at all 
unusual for the time of the year or certain flight-pathways. 

A phenomenal for the county (and great for the region in such numbers, esp. on 
the lower Hudson) - Bonaparte’s Gull (MANY, *up to* about 200 were noted by 
some of the keen observers - on the Hudson River, north of the G.W. Bridge) on 
Monday, 11/7 …. the number also posted in eBird from the other-side - Bergen 
County, New Jersey - of the Hudson, was 155 birds at one time… also, as noted 
as well by other observers, the Bonaparte’s were in varying stages of 
“age”-plumages.   Thanks got to really all who participated in the sightings of 
these, and *some* of them include D. Karlson, D. Hannay, and J. Suzuki all of 
Manhattan, as well as C. Takacs of New Jersey - & multiple others, also!  These 
gulls were seen ON the water as well as in-flight.  There are various photos in 
some eBird checklists and thus in the Macaulay Library archive of these gulls.

At least one Cattle Egret came thru N.Y. County air-space for a bit, on Wed. 
11/9, as noted from Governors Island (D. Gochfeld), on a day when others of 
that species may have been moving in the region, some over prior recent days 
also.  Also moving for Governors Island (same day, and obs.) were no’s. of E. 
Bluebirds and American Pipits, the former passerine sp. also found in a few 
other locations on the day.  Other species still showing in good to increasing 
numbers in the county are the Tufted Titmice, with lately more Black-capped 
Chickadees, and an up-tick of American Goldfinch, plus ongoing Purple Finch 
movement, as well as a number of other various migrators or 
potentially-irruptive species (in the region, as well).

12 Long-tailed Ducks, flyovers at and around the Dyckman Street pier + 
ballfield area (to n. side of Dyckman), along the Hudson River, the park-sector 
a part of the western edge of Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan, on Tues., 
11/8;  a bit after initial sightings, ten or eleven were variously seen of the 
original dozen, were still seen by at least 4 more observers, but they 
eventually seemed to clear out, possibly all to the north of Manhattan.  A nice 
photo of the dozen-ducks from one of the earlier-in-day obs. is here: 
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/501962491 


A Hooded Merganser was reported for Inwood Hill Park on 11/8, as well.   More 
Monk Parakeets for Manhattan - latest report, of two, from the n. area of 
Manhattan, where they’ve been seen over recent years, fairly often in some 
neighborhoods.   In addition to the 2 ‘regulars’ of Randall’s Island-Bronx Kill 
area, 3 Mute Swans were noted from the Dyckman St. pier area on 11/7, a sector 
of the county where that species seems to be occasional, as well.

A Nashville Warbler for Swindler Cove Park, in northern Manhattan, on 11/7;  
other warblers also have again been seen, and some of those may be detailed in 
a future report.  Vesper Sparrow was seen

Re: [nysbirds-l] Calliope Hummingbird- Eastport, Suffolk County YES 11/9

2022-11-10 Thread Robert Taylor 
Calliope continues. A little patience needed.

Rob in Massapequa

On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 8:12 AM Brendan Fogarty  wrote:

> This bird continues this morning, Wed 11/9. Instructions on access from
> the homeowner herself were posted again this morning on eBird:
>
> To access the property from 0700 to 430pm, please park along Union Ave and
> walk west to 353 Old Country Rd. Eastport
> 
> Please walk down grass driveway marked by pink streamers on 2 bushes.
> Chairs are set up in area. Please do not go into fenced yard, and of course
> be respectful and courteous to homeowner and neighbors.
>
> Best,
> Brendan
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 8:59 AM Eileen Schwinn 
> wrote:
>
>> Currently being seen at a private residence along Old Country Rd,
>> Eastport.
>> Adult male.  Arrived late yesterday afternoon.  Flaring to red,  black
>> gorget, thin feathers standing out , rather than as a Ruby-throated would
>> be.
>> Please text home owner - 631-553-3891 for info.
>> Darlene Massey
>> Darlene McNeil
>> Kathleen Coyle
>> Tom Moran
>> Eileen Schwinn
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> --
>>
>> NYSbirds-L List Info:
>> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
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>> 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/
>>
>> --
>>
>> --
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[nysbirds-l] Steve N.Howell's "What exactly is a field notebook"

2022-11-10 Thread Juan Salas 
Hello, I hope this is an acceptable message for this forum.
I am trying to find Steve N.Howell's 5 part series "What exactly is a field
notebook", published in the ABA's  Eyrie in 2015, starting on July 26. When
I try to open the links mentioned in the review here:
https://blog.aba.org/2015/08/howell-on-field-notebooks-at-the-eyrie.html

 the pages can't be found. I have written to the ABA's webmaster without
any luck.
Would someone have a copy of the entries?

Thank you.
Juan Salas

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http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
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2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
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Please submit your observations to eBird:
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[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - plus a note on the **N.J. Eurasian Marsh-Harrier** to 11/9

2022-11-10 Thread Tom Fiore 
The ***Eurasian Marsh-Harrier*** that has been noted from Morris County, **NEW 
JERSEY** has been observed and photo’d. by many, including numbers of NY 
state-resident birders, esp. by Wednesday, Nov. 9th.  It is believed this is 
the bird which was seen and well-reported in mid-coast Maine (U.S.A.) earlier 
*this year* (in late August) and then “disappeared” (to reporting), for some 
months. (Might be worthwhile for anyone with photos from any place between 
Maine and New Jersey, who suspects a raptor they got photos of to be - “odd” - 
to triple-check those pictures…)  So did this marsh-harrier fly through any 
portion of N.Y. State?  Who’s to say, but again, photographs?[!]

- - - -
New York County, N.Y. City - (including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and 
Governors Island and skies above, waters-adjacent;
on recent days to Wed., November 9th.

The documented icteridae ("new world blackbird" species) -that we know of- for 
New York County on Tuesday, 11/8 included:

Yellow-headed Blackbird (male) - as noted to NYS Birds, a great pick-up by 3 
keen watchers-seekers, plus their eBird / Macaulay Library archived reports.
Eastern Meadowlark (2 or more, including stop-overs at Inwood Hill Park’s 
Dyckman [St.] ball fields)
Baltimore Oriole (one well seen by many at Central Park; a ‘few’ others also as 
fly-thru on the day)
Red-winged Blackbird (approx. 5,500 to 6,000+++ fly-overs for the day)
Brown-headed Cowbird (many hundreds, poss. 1,000+++ for day)
Rusty Blackbird (multiple, including some lingering and at-least small no’s. as 
fly-overs)
Common Grackle (approx. 7,500 to 8,000+++ fly-thrus for the day)

… That Yellow-headed Blackbird a long-expected additional, and almost ‘overdue’ 
modern-record for N.Y. County, as a county which had already recorded Brewer’s 
Blackbird!   Incidentally on the day (on 11/8), on some all-day watches of the 
broader region, as many as 50,000 icterids, or more, were tallied - especially, 
at some of those watch-sites, for vast nunbers of Common Grackles - not at all 
unusual for the time of the year or certain flight-pathways. 

A phenomenal for the county (and great for the region in such numbers, esp. on 
the lower Hudson) - Bonaparte’s Gull (MANY, *up to* about 200 were noted by 
some of the keen observers - on the Hudson River, north of the G.W. Bridge) on 
Monday, 11/7 …. the number also posted in eBird from the other-side - Bergen 
County, New Jersey - of the Hudson, was 155 birds at one time… also, as noted 
as well by other observers, the Bonaparte’s were in varying stages of 
“age”-plumages.   Thanks got to really all who participated in the sightings of 
these, and *some* of them include D. Karlson, D. Hannay, and J. Suzuki all of 
Manhattan, as well as C. Takacs of New Jersey - & multiple others, also!  These 
gulls were seen ON the water as well as in-flight.  There are various photos in 
some eBird checklists and thus in the Macaulay Library archive of these gulls.

At least one Cattle Egret came thru N.Y. County air-space for a bit, on Wed. 
11/9, as noted from Governors Island (D. Gochfeld), on a day when others of 
that species may have been moving in the region, some over prior recent days 
also.  Also moving for Governors Island (same day, and obs.) were no’s. of E. 
Bluebirds and American Pipits, the former passerine sp. also found in a few 
other locations on the day.  Other species still showing in good to increasing 
numbers in the county are the Tufted Titmice, with lately more Black-capped 
Chickadees, and an up-tick of American Goldfinch, plus ongoing Purple Finch 
movement, as well as a number of other various migrators or 
potentially-irruptive species (in the region, as well).

12 Long-tailed Ducks, flyovers at and around the Dyckman Street pier + 
ballfield area (to n. side of Dyckman), along the Hudson River, the park-sector 
a part of the western edge of Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan, on Tues., 
11/8;  a bit after initial sightings, ten or eleven were variously seen of the 
original dozen, were still seen by at least 4 more observers, but they 
eventually seemed to clear out, possibly all to the north of Manhattan.  A nice 
photo of the dozen-ducks from one of the earlier-in-day obs. is here: 
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/501962491 


A Hooded Merganser was reported for Inwood Hill Park on 11/8, as well.   More 
Monk Parakeets for Manhattan - latest report, of two, from the n. area of 
Manhattan, where they’ve been seen over recent years, fairly often in some 
neighborhoods.   In addition to the 2 ‘regulars’ of Randall’s Island-Bronx Kill 
area, 3 Mute Swans were noted from the Dyckman St. pier area on 11/7, a sector 
of the county where that species seems to be occasional, as well.

A Nashville Warbler for Swindler Cove Park, in northern Manhattan, on 11/7;  
other warblers also have again been seen, and some of those may be detailed in 
a future report.  Vesper Sparrow was seen

Re: [nysbirds-l] Calliope Hummingbird- Eastport, Suffolk County YES 11/9

2022-11-10 Thread Robert Taylor 
Calliope continues. A little patience needed.

Rob in Massapequa

On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 8:12 AM Brendan Fogarty  wrote:

> This bird continues this morning, Wed 11/9. Instructions on access from
> the homeowner herself were posted again this morning on eBird:
>
> To access the property from 0700 to 430pm, please park along Union Ave and
> walk west to 353 Old Country Rd. Eastport
> 
> Please walk down grass driveway marked by pink streamers on 2 bushes.
> Chairs are set up in area. Please do not go into fenced yard, and of course
> be respectful and courteous to homeowner and neighbors.
>
> Best,
> Brendan
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 8:59 AM Eileen Schwinn 
> wrote:
>
>> Currently being seen at a private residence along Old Country Rd,
>> Eastport.
>> Adult male.  Arrived late yesterday afternoon.  Flaring to red,  black
>> gorget, thin feathers standing out , rather than as a Ruby-throated would
>> be.
>> Please text home owner - 631-553-3891 for info.
>> Darlene Massey
>> Darlene McNeil
>> Kathleen Coyle
>> Tom Moran
>> Eileen Schwinn
>>
>>
>> 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 List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics 
> Rules and Information 
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> 
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> 
> Surfbirds 
> ABA 
> *Please submit your observations to **eBird*
> *!*
> --
>

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