[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC
Date: Oct. 20, 2010 Place: Central Park, NYC Reported By: Joe Giunta Our NYC Audubon Wednesday morning migration series had its sixth walk today. We saw a total of 46 species. The highlights were 7 sparrow species (Chipping, Field, Song, Lincoln's, Swamp, White-crowned and White-throated) and 7 warbler species (Parula, Cape May, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Yellow-rumps, Palm and Common Yellowthroat). Also very common today were Winter Wrens and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. Today was our last outing and during the last 6 weeks we totaled 82 species seen in Central Park. -- 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] Jones Beach West End
Jones Beach West End 20 October Land birding was slow except for the always present Yellow-rumped Warblers.. The interest, for me, was on the bar in front of the marina. Here there were some hundreds of shorebirds to look through:--~125 Black-bellied Plover; 1 Golden Plover, several passes before I found it; ~20 American Oystercatchers; ~40 Red Knot; a dozen Sanderling; 150 Dunlin; a dozen Short-billed Dowitchers, can't rule out a Long-billed as many had their heads tucked and offered unfavorable views. The eastern end of West End #2 lot had a small rain puddle which attracted gulls including a full plumaged adult Lesser Black-backed Gull with bright yellow legs. At the turnaround, a short flurry of raptors included a Northern Harrier, several Sharp-shinned Hawks including one that made a pass a larger Cooper's Hawk. As my grandson used to say, "COOL". Close-up comparisons are always neat. Sy Schiff -- 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/Jones Beach Birds (Nassau Co.)
At WE this morning there was an American Golden Plover on the sandbar in the WE2 Marina along with three Western Willets and twenty-five Red Knots. On the ocean south of the swale the calm winds resulted in excellent viewing conditions. We observed a single Parasitic Jaeger harassing Laughing Gulls and Forster's Terns. Two Royal Terns passed by the beach heading west. In the swale itself we observed two flyby calling Lapland Longspurs, while two additional Lapland Longspurs were feeding along the trail that borders the west side of the swale. One bird was a particularly colorful male. A flock of some 3,000 Tree Swallows were hawking insects and landing to rest on the beach south of the swale. Flyby passerines observed and/or heard from the median included two American Pipits, twelve Pine Siskins, and half a dozen Purple Finch. On Monday afternoon there was female Blue Grosbeak feeding along the north side of Robert Moses State Park Field 2 west of the main entrance. Ken & Sue Feustel -- 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/Jones Beach Birds (Nassau Co.)
At WE this morning there was an American Golden Plover on the sandbar in the WE2 Marina along with three Western Willets and twenty-five Red Knots. On the ocean south of the swale the calm winds resulted in excellent viewing conditions. We observed a single Parasitic Jaeger harassing Laughing Gulls and Forster's Terns. Two Royal Terns passed by the beach heading west. In the swale itself we observed two flyby calling Lapland Longspurs, while two additional Lapland Longspurs were feeding along the trail that borders the west side of the swale. One bird was a particularly colorful male. A flock of some 3,000 Tree Swallows were hawking insects and landing to rest on the beach south of the swale. Flyby passerines observed and/or heard from the median included two American Pipits, twelve Pine Siskins, and half a dozen Purple Finch. On Monday afternoon there was female Blue Grosbeak feeding along the north side of Robert Moses State Park Field 2 west of the main entrance. Ken Sue Feustel -- 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] Jones Beach West End
Jones Beach West End 20 October Land birding was slow except for the always present Yellow-rumped Warblers.. The interest, for me, was on the bar in front of the marina. Here there were some hundreds of shorebirds to look through:--~125 Black-bellied Plover; 1 Golden Plover, several passes before I found it; ~20 American Oystercatchers; ~40 Red Knot; a dozen Sanderling; 150 Dunlin; a dozen Short-billed Dowitchers, can't rule out a Long-billed as many had their heads tucked and offered unfavorable views. The eastern end of West End #2 lot had a small rain puddle which attracted gulls including a full plumaged adult Lesser Black-backed Gull with bright yellow legs. At the turnaround, a short flurry of raptors included a Northern Harrier, several Sharp-shinned Hawks including one that made a pass a larger Cooper's Hawk. As my grandson used to say, COOL. Close-up comparisons are always neat. Sy Schiff -- 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] Central Park NYC
Date: Oct. 20, 2010 Place: Central Park, NYC Reported By: Joe Giunta Our NYC Audubon Wednesday morning migration series had its sixth walk today. We saw a total of 46 species. The highlights were 7 sparrow species (Chipping, Field, Song, Lincoln's, Swamp, White-crowned and White-throated) and 7 warbler species (Parula, Cape May, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Yellow-rumps, Palm and Common Yellowthroat). Also very common today were Winter Wrens and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. Today was our last outing and during the last 6 weeks we totaled 82 species seen in Central Park. -- 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/ --
