[nysbirds-l] and, just in case you haven't had your fill of Gray-hooded Gull pictures...

[Ardith Bondi]

http://www.ardithbondi.com/slideshow89.html#0

Ardith Bondi

--

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] BirdCallsRadio Show!

[Mardi Dickinson]

Birders et al,

Check out the New BirdCallsRadio Show. Lots of interesting tidbits on wild 
birds 
and then some. http://birdcallsradio.com/guest-appearances/

Here is a new fun feature article called "Bird food for people" and thought you 
might be interested to
check it out http://kymry.wordpress.com/2011/07/30/bird-food-for-people/

Cheers,
Mardi Dickinson
Norwalk, CT
Twitter: http://twitter.com/MardiWD
Blog: http://kymry.wordpress.com/














--

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] Yes, yet MORE Gray-hooded Gull photos (and a short video)

[John Gluth]

12 photos and a 30 second video of this obliging visitor from the southern
hemisphere (taken between 2:00 and 4:00 Sunday afternoon) are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/sets/72157627203244893/

After missing the Hudsonian Godwit at Jamaica Bay in the morning, finding
this bird did wonders for my morale (that and finding a free parking space).
It took around 15-20 minutes (walked the boardwalk from W 10th Ave. down to
and out on the pier) before I headed onto the beach to take a closer look at
a flock of Laughing Gulls atop one of the bath houses. That's where the GHGU
was and where it was much of the time I spent observing it. Only a brief
flight out to sit on the water just off the beach, and a few sorties down
to the sand to partake of proffered cheese puffs (courtesy of a birder -
Amar - who'd flown in from Chicago just for the bird) brought it and the
Laughing Gull gang off the hot tin roof.



--

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] NY Times article on the Grey-headed Gull

[Langner Jordan]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/nyregion/gray-hooded-gull-rare-bird-in-us-is-apparently-on-coney-island.html

Jory Langner
Delmar 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/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling-ducks

[Jim Osterlund]

The tower mentioned;

39.469496,-74.445545 - Google Maps


--

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] Fw: for the NY birding list

[Sy Schiff]

Subject: for the NY birding list



Hello Sy, could you put this on the NY birding list for me? maybe some
will find it of interest?

thanks

FYI birders, while hiking/butterflying at Stillwell Woods county park
today in Woodbury/Syosset (Nassau County) I noticed immediately that
the VERY large open field is now largely unmowed by the county (except
for the RC airplane area). There is a covering of grasses and Queen
Annes Lace that is  shoulder high or less. I dont know if this has the
potential to attract grassland birds or not (I dont know much about
birds), but I ran into birders  Jim Osterlund and his wife, and they
were wondering the same thing. Another  friend who is a birder thought
high weeds may actually discourage birds, but it may be worth checking
out if you are in the area. Jim said Indigo Bunting was the only
interesting bird they had seen. The butterflies definitely like the
change though.

Steve Rosenthal


--

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] Red Crossbills & other Northern NY sightings

[Joan E. Collins]

Hamilton, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Essex, and Clinton Counties

 

I wanted to post a few highlights from my birding trips over the past month.
I apologize for the lateness of some of my sightings (as I mentioned in mid
July, I suffered a close loss in June, and energy for email has been
difficult).

 

The historic late-April flooding in northern NY took a huge toll on trails,
bridges, and roads.  I have found many bridges on trails completely
destroyed (or moved!).  Trails are littered with downed trees.  Dirt roads
and trails are washed out.  Given the state budget situation and major cut
backs in DEC personnel, it looks like the damage won't be fixed anytime
soon.

 

Cone crop:  Remarkable!  I have been observing the cone crop on conifers in
the Adirondacks and it could be quite a year for finches!  All spruce
species look excellent.  Balsam fir, white cedar, tamarack, and hemlock also
look excellent.  Some of the larger white pine trees have huge cone crops -
looking like bunches of bananas.  I still need to spend time checking on red
pines.  Matt Young has more detailed data (he actually counts the cones in
quadrants!).

 

7/30/11 Low's Ridge - Upper Dam Trail (St. Lawrence Co.)

 

Last evening, I hiked about 1 to 1.5 miles in on the Low's Ridge - Upper Dam
Trail.  I found numerous Palm Warblers (many juveniles) and Lincoln's
Sparrows were singing (also many juveniles observed).  There was also a
family of 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers foraging together.

 

7/28/11 Moose River Plains/Ferd's Bog/Brown's Tract Inlet (Hamilton Co.) -
some of the 48 species:

 

Hooded Merganser - 2 females on Icehouse Pond

Broad-winged Hawk - 2 juveniles in their nest - absolutely adorable - this
is the second time I've observed them, and they are just about to leave the
nest.  The nest seems unusually low for this species.  Thanks to Jeff Nadler
for letting me know about this location.

Black-billed Cuckoo - singing at Helldiver Pond in Moose River Plains

Swainson's Thrush

13 warbler species including Northern Waterthrush & Canada Warbler (singing)

Lincoln's Sparrow

Indigo Bunting

Red Crossbill - 1 flyover calling bird at Helldiver Pond, and several
SINGING birds at Brown's Tract Inlet!

 

7/27/11 Massawepie Mire (St. Lawrence Co.) - some of the 35 species:

 

Broad-winged Hawk

Amer. Kestrel - 2

Gray Jay - at least 10!  We found 2 adults at the beginning of the bog and
at least 8 birds at the bridge over the South Branch of the Grass River (I
suspect there were many more, but I could only count 8 at once).  We
observed many juveniles and adults - it was apparent that multiple families
were together.  This is the second time I have observed multiple families
foraging together - I have also observed this behavior in Blue Jays.  Also,
there were multiple Blue Jay families interacting with the Gray Jay families
- it was a wild scene!

Palm Warbler

Canada Warbler

Lincoln's Sparrow

 

(Interesting behavior note:  I was guiding a group of 14 people on this
hike, and one of the men kept holding out his hand with wild blueberries for
the Cedar Waxwings.  Several of the birds circled him and flew just over his
hand - it certainly appeared as if they were debating landing on his hand!)

 

7/22/11 Moose River Plains (Hamilton Co.) - some of 41 species:

 

Broad-winged Hawk - same 2 juveniles plus the adult

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Boreal Chickadee - at least 8; 2 before the Red River, 2 at the Red River,
and 4 at Helldiver Pond

Swainson's Thrush

14 warbler species including Northern Waterthrush & Canada Warbler

Indigo Bunting - nest site with both adults observed

 

7/15/11 Mount Adams (Essex Co.) (Suspension bridge over the Hudson River was
destroyed in the April floods - took us a LONG time to get across!)

 

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Bicknell's Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Blackpoll Warbler - family group

 

7/2/11 and 7/4/11 Sabattis Bog (Hamilton Co.), Oregon Plains Rd. &
Bloomingdale Bog (Franklin Co.), Whiteface Mountain (Essex Co.), Silver Lake
Bog (Clinton Co.), Moose Pond Rd. (Essex Co.), Tupper Lake causeway (road
between Simon Pond & Tupper Lake) (Franklin Co.), Massawepie Mire (St.
Lawrence Co.), Dead Creek Flow Trail at Wanakena (St. Lawrence Co.)

 

Some of the 86 species found:

Virginia Rail - Trail to Dead Creek Flow at Wanakena (thanks to Bernie Carr
who was on this trail earlier in the day and noted the species in the
register)

Black-backed Woodpecker

Olive-sided Flycatcher - at least 3 along the trail to Dead Creek Flow in
Wanakena, and 1 at Massawepie

Eastern Wood-Pewee - numbers seem way down this year

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe - on Whiteface Mt's summit!

Philadelphia Vireo - 4-way intersection at Massawepie

Gray Jay

Boreal Chickadee

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Whiteface Mt.

Bicknell's Thrush - 4 singing males all within view, perched on dead snags
on Whiteface Mt.  We had fantastic scope views of 3 - we could see right
into their mouths they were so close!  The 

Re: [nysbirds-l] Gray-hooded Gull original finder

[Sara Burch]

Hi everyone! Jacob and I are really thrilled to have discovered this gull last 
weekend on a trip to Coney Island. We have only been seriously birding for a 
year or so now, and we weren't planning on making any bird counts that day, but 
we hadn't actually ever recorded any Laughing Gulls on our eBird accounts since 
we have done most of our birding out on the east end of Long Island. We were 
watching the laughers when we spotted the Grey-hooded Gull amongst them. We 
didn't realize just what he was, but we knew it wasn't a Laughing Gull! But 
since Gray-hooded Gulls don't appear in our guides, we couldn't really identify 
the bird, so we have to thank Doug for that. 

Fortunately we were able to make a trip back this weekend to see the gull again 
and get better pictures.  It was really cool to see so many birders out to see 
him! He flew by only a couple of feet away from Jacob's face at one point. I 
know tons of photos of this gull have been posted at this point, but here are 
mine from yesterday just for kicks (you've all already seen my iPhone photos 
from the day of the discovery when Doug posted my photostream earlier): 
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjvGy7Wq

Sara Burch
Port Jefferson Station, 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/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] no Gray-hooded Gull- yes it was there

[Ardith Bondi]

I watched the bird for several hours, and it was still in the same area around 
4PM when I left. Was still mostly on top of the men's room as described in 
other posts. Would fly off for food or when all the gulls went together for a 
brief swim in the ocean. Otherwise was right there. 

Ardith Bondi

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 31, 2011, at 3:39 PM, Elizabeth Poole  wrote:

> Hot summer Sunday afternoon from 2:30 - 3:00 PM - no luck. Half a million (or 
> more) noisy people on the beach, the boardwalk and in Astroland on the north 
> side of the boardwalk. No gulls at all on the ground. Not more than 20 gulls 
> of any kind in the air or perched on the roof of the bath house at the end of 
> Stillwell Avenue. Walked the Boardwalk from Stillwell Avenue west to West 8th 
> Street. Possible view of the bird as a fly-by near Stillwell (not seen in 
> binoculars). 
> 
> Suggestion: go very early or very late, before or after human disturbance. 
> This is probably the busiest, noisiest area on the Coney Island strip.
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Mike 
> To: NYSBIRDS-L 
> Sent: Sun, Jul 31, 2011 2:53 pm
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Gray-hooded Gull photos
> 
> For onyone who hasn't had their fill of Gray-hooded Gull photos yet, I've 
> posted a set at
>  
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/35575873@N02/sets/72157627324292860/
>  
> Some of these show wing molt and wing and tail feather molt, and a couple 
> show the bird with iconic landmarks in the background.
>  
> Mike Cooper
> Ridge, LI, NY
> --
> NYSbirds-L List Info:
> Welcome and Basics
> Rules and Information
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> Archives:
> The Mail Archive
> Surfbirds
> BirdingOnThe.Net
> Please submit your observations to eBird!
> --
> --
> NYSbirds-L List Info:
> Welcome and Basics
> Rules and Information
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> Archives:
> The Mail Archive
> Surfbirds
> BirdingOnThe.Net
> Please submit your observations to eBird!
> --

--

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/

--

Re:[nysbirds-l] no Gray-hooded Gull

[Elizabeth Poole]

 Hot summer Sunday afternoon from 2:30 - 3:00 PM - no luck. Half a million (or 
more) noisy people on the beach, the boardwalk and in Astroland on the north 
side of the boardwalk. No gulls at all on the ground. Not more than 20 gulls of 
any kind in the air or perched on the roof of the bath house at the end of 
Stillwell Avenue. Walked the Boardwalk from Stillwell Avenue west to West 8th 
Street. Possible view of the bird as a fly-by near Stillwell (not seen in 
binoculars). 

Suggestion: go very early or very late, before or after human disturbance. This 
is probably the busiest, noisiest area on the Coney Island strip.

 


 

 

-Original Message-
From: Mike 
To: NYSBIRDS-L 
Sent: Sun, Jul 31, 2011 2:53 pm
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Gray-hooded Gull photos


For onyone who hasn't had their fill of Gray-hooded Gull photos yet, I've 
posted a set at
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35575873@N02/sets/72157627324292860/
 
Some of these show wing molt and wing and tail feather molt, and a couple show 
the bird with iconic landmarks in the background.
 
Mike Cooper
Ridge, LI, NY
--

NYSbirds-L List Info:

Welcome and Basics 

Rules and Information 

Subscribe, Configuration and Leave

Archives:

The Mail Archive

Surfbirds

BirdingOnThe.Net

Please submit your observations to eBird!

--
 

--

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/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] Gray-hooded Gull photos

[Mike]

For onyone who hasn't had their fill of Gray-hooded Gull photos yet, I've 
posted a set at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35575873@N02/sets/72157627324292860/

Some of these show wing molt and wing and tail feather molt, and a couple show 
the bird with iconic landmarks in the background.

Mike Cooper
Ridge, LI, 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] Gray-headed/hooded Gull in Brooklyn

[Joseph DiCostanzo]

I went to see the Gray-headed/hooded Gull at Coney Island in Brooklyn this
morning with Sean Sime and Ann Shaw. (The bird goes by either name depending
on which reference you are reading.)  We were lucky and the bird was very
cooperative sitting on the beach by the fake palm tree/water shower south of
the Wonder Wheel when we got there. We watched it for about an hour and when
we left it was standing on a light over one of the food stands on the
boardwalk.

 

Naturally, there has been discussion of the bird's origin with some comments
that the species is only a short distance migrant in southern South America
and hence is unlikely to stray to North America.  Apparently, this is based
on some references which show the species range as such (i.e. Howell and
Dunn - Gulls of the Americas (2007)). This indicated range, however, is
incorrect.  The species regularly migrates to the north coast of Brazil.
During tern survey work in Brazil I have several times seen small flocks of
the species on the north coast of Brazil on the coast of the Brazilian state
of Ceara and at least once even further northwest on the coast of the
Brazilian state of Maranhao near the mouth of the Rio Parnaiba. In Ceara the
Gray-headed Gulls were on the same beaches with Laughing Gulls.  There are
some references which do show this area as part of the species wintering
range: Seabirds: An Identification Guide (1983) by Peter Harrison and A
Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil (2009) by Per van Perlo.  The north coast
of Brazil is a very under-birded area.

 

Joe DiCostanzo


--

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] White Ibis at Wallkill on Sunday 7/31

[Michael Duffy]

This morning just before noon Bob Proniewych and I saw the White Ibis at 
Wallkill - Liberty Loop trail.  The bird was first seen in flight over oil city 
road flying into the impoundment just north of the road and then across the 
gravel lane to the impoundment on the east side where it was seen feeding until 
12:30. 

The Sedge Wren was singing between 730-830 and perched up a couple times.  
Other birds included purple martin, bobolink, indigo bunting, willow 
flycatcher,  red- shouldered hawk, and northern harrier.  No sign of the 
Sandhill Crane.

Michael Duffy
New York City



--

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] Black-bellied Whistling-ducks

[Felipe Pimentel]

There are five Black-bellied Whistling-ducks at the Edwin B. Forsythe National 
Wildlife Refuge (Oceanville, New Jersey). You can locate the ducks  around the 
big observation gull tower (they tend to be together). The ducks have been 
spotted in the ponds around the tower. In addition to the ducks, there were 
many Clapper Rails (we saw at least five) and several Whimbrels. And of course 
a lot of shorebirds.

This is a picture of one of the ducks.

http://www.pbase.com/fpimentel/image/136854244

FP


--

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] Gray-headed Gull feather moult

[julian hough]

I haven't had chance to upload any of my shots of this bird after we saw it 
yesterday, when it was picked up by Harry (last name?) But, I did notice, like 
Shai, that it seemed to be moulting and presumbaly into adult winter. I am not 
sure if it means anything, but the tips of the primaries are rather frayed and 
seem to have "pinholes" in them. I am not sure what the cause of these small 
holes would be, but they look strange; also the tips of the tail are rather 
heavily frayed. The secondaries on one wing also look as though they are 
shorter 
and are perhaps growing in?

It would be interesting to hear from others with experience how this bird's 
plumage fits in with moult cycles of Gray-headed and whether anything is out of 
sync with its feather wear.

All in all, a surreal first time visit to Coney Island and watching this mega 
flying around beach-goers like a typical laugher!

Julian Hough,
New Haven, CT
--

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] Gray-hooded Gull Plumage and Molt

[Shaibal Mitra]

Having studied the Brooklyn Gray-hooded Gull at some length yesterday, my 
impression was of an adult in breeding plumage, with flight feathers no more 
worn than would be expected on a wild bird at the start of the pre-basic molt. 
The bird appeared to have commenced with such a molt, lacking its innermost 
primaries on each wing (PP1).

Molt timing may provide a clue regarding the bird's geographic origins.  Howell 
and Dunn's Gulls of the Americas states that the prebasic molt occurs from July 
through January among birds from the Pacific coast of South America but from 
December through March for Atlantic South American birds. I don't have any 
information at hand about the timing of molt for African populations.

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore




Change is in the Air - Smoking in Designated Areas Only in 
effect.
Tobacco-Free Campus as of July 1, 2012.

--

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] Gray-hooded Gull yes

[Andrew Block]

The Gray-hooded Gull was seen by myself, Doug Bloom and Orlando Hidalgo from 
around 8am to 9am at the same spot across from the ferris wheel where it has 
been seen regularly.  A juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull was farther down the 
beach.

Andrew
 Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist
37 Tanglewylde Avenue
Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131
Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036
--

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/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] Gray-hooded Gull still present as of 645am

[Jory Langner]

Still here, 10am

Sent from my cellphone. 

On Jul 31, 2011, at 6:53 AM, Andrew Farnsworth  
wrote:

> Good morning all,
> In case no one has posted yet, the Gray-hooded Gull is present this morning 
> just off the boardwalk near a beautiful fake palm tree beachward of the 
> wonder wheel.
> 
> Good luck if you go.
> Andrew
> --
> 
> 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 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] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  July 25, 2011
*  NYSY 07:25.11
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
July 18, 2010 - July 25, 2011
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland
compiled:July 25 AT 10:00 a.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#264 -Monday July 25, 2011
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 18 , 
2011
 
Highlights:
---

GREAT EGRET
TRUMPETER SWAN
SANDHILL CRANE
STILT SANDPIPER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
BONAPARTE’S GULL
GRAY-HEADED GULL (Extralimital)
BLACK TERN
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
RAVEN



Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


 7/25: 4 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were found in Puddler’s Marsh from Towpath 
Road. They have not been relocated. A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was also seen in 
Puddler’s. It was seen the next day (7/26) but has not been reported since. 12 
species of shorebirds were counted in this area. Other highlights are STILT 
SANDPIPER and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER.
 7/26: An adult and a juvenile BONAPARTE’S GULL were seen at the Visitor’s 
Center. BLACK TERN and SANDHILL CRANE are still being reported throughout the 
complex but in small numbers.
 7/29: A possible WESTERN SANDPIPER was reported from the Visitor’s Center 
but could not be verified.


Onondaga County


 7/27: An EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE was heard at a residence in Skaneatekes. 
It was not relocated.
 7/28: A family group of 5 COMMON RAVENS was observedfrom Armstrong Road in 
the Town of Camillus.
 7/29: A GREAT EGRET was spotted in the big pond at the Eagles nest on 60 
Road in Three Rivers WMA. 
 7/30: 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (adult) and 2 TRUMPETERS were seen in the 
big swamp on the west side of Fenner Road in the Town of Lysander.


Extralimital


 On 7/29 a GRAY-HEADED GULL was found and photographed at Coney Island just 
outside New York City. It is still being seen and would be the first verified 
sighting in New York and only the second sighting in the U.S. if ultimately 
accepted by NYSARC

 
    
 
--end transcript
 
--
Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.
--

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] some comments on Gray-hooded (Grey-headed) Gull

[Adam Welz]

Just to add some comments:

1) I'm not at all a gull expert. I have, however, seen thousands of these. 
They're very common on the east coast of South Africa (where I'm from) and at 
certain inland sites.

2) I guess this bird may well be of the South American subspecies, in which 
case my further comments may be irrelevant.

3) This bird, judging by the birds I've seen in South Africa, may be in 
non-breeding plumage. It's certainly not in the brightest breeding plumage I've 
ever seen, which would include a more solidly gray head, brighter and more 
evenly red bill and legs, and a red eye-ring. It is, however, not a juvenile.

4) Grey-headed Gull is in South Africa a bird equally happy on the coast and 
hundreds of miles inshore. There are breeding colonies on wetlands around 
Johannesburg at an altitude of approx 6,000ft above sea level. So this Brooklyn 
bird could, in theory, move anywhere.

5) In the late 1980s we had a Franklin's Gull pitch up in a Grey-headed Gull 
breeding colony in a small wetland called Rolfe's Pan in an industrial area 
near Johannesburg, the first record for South Africa. It tried to pair up with 
Grey-headed, but none of the locals was interested. It then disappeared at the 
end of the breeding season, only to reappear the next, and I think the next, 
breeding seasons. The theory was that the bird had been displaced eastward 
across the Atlantic and was making north-south migrations/movements in 
synchrony with the movements of Franklin's in the New World. So, maybe this 
gull is in a Laughing Gull colony somewhere, trying to find a mate? ;)

6) In recent years Franklin's Gull has become a more-or-less annual 'vagrant' 
sighting around Cape Town - I've seen single birds with a big group of 
Hartlaub's Gull that sleeps on a lit area of lawn near my house on more than 
one occasion. They seem to hang out with Hartlaub's Gull, a species roughly 
their size, rather than larger gulls.

Cheers

Adam
--
Adam Welz
Brooklyn, 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] Gray-hooded Gull still present as of 645am

[Andrew Farnsworth]

Good morning all,
In case no one has posted yet, the Gray-hooded Gull is present this morning 
just off the boardwalk near a beautiful fake palm tree beachward of the wonder 
wheel.

Good luck if you go.
Andrew
--

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] More photos of the Gray-hooded Gull

[Karen Fung]

Hi All,
These photos were taken on Saturday afternoon (Coney Island Beach,
Brooklyn):

http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Gray-hooded-Gull

Many many thanks to all who shared their findings, especially Doug, Shane
and Andrew!  Hopefully the bird is still around.  Based on the past few
days, it seems that that best time to find it is afternoon through early
evening.

Best,
Karen Fung
Website:  http://kayeff.smugmug.com

--

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] More photos of the Gray-hooded Gull

[Karen Fung]

Hi All,
These photos were taken on Saturday afternoon (Coney Island Beach,
Brooklyn):

http://kayeff.smugmug.com/Birds/Gray-hooded-Gull

Many many thanks to all who shared their findings, especially Doug, Shane
and Andrew!  Hopefully the bird is still around.  Based on the past few
days, it seems that that best time to find it is afternoon through early
evening.

Best,
Karen Fung
Website:  http://kayeff.smugmug.com

--

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] Gray-hooded Gull still present as of 645am

[Andrew Farnsworth]

Good morning all,
In case no one has posted yet, the Gray-hooded Gull is present this morning 
just off the boardwalk near a beautiful fake palm tree beachward of the wonder 
wheel.

Good luck if you go.
Andrew
--

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] some comments on Gray-hooded (Grey-headed) Gull

[Adam Welz]

Just to add some comments:

1) I'm not at all a gull expert. I have, however, seen thousands of these. 
They're very common on the east coast of South Africa (where I'm from) and at 
certain inland sites.

2) I guess this bird may well be of the South American subspecies, in which 
case my further comments may be irrelevant.

3) This bird, judging by the birds I've seen in South Africa, may be in 
non-breeding plumage. It's certainly not in the brightest breeding plumage I've 
ever seen, which would include a more solidly gray head, brighter and more 
evenly red bill and legs, and a red eye-ring. It is, however, not a juvenile.

4) Grey-headed Gull is in South Africa a bird equally happy on the coast and 
hundreds of miles inshore. There are breeding colonies on wetlands around 
Johannesburg at an altitude of approx 6,000ft above sea level. So this Brooklyn 
bird could, in theory, move anywhere.

5) In the late 1980s we had a Franklin's Gull pitch up in a Grey-headed Gull 
breeding colony in a small wetland called Rolfe's Pan in an industrial area 
near Johannesburg, the first record for South Africa. It tried to pair up with 
Grey-headed, but none of the locals was interested. It then disappeared at the 
end of the breeding season, only to reappear the next, and I think the next, 
breeding seasons. The theory was that the bird had been displaced eastward 
across the Atlantic and was making north-south migrations/movements in 
synchrony with the movements of Franklin's in the New World. So, maybe this 
gull is in a Laughing Gull colony somewhere, trying to find a mate? ;)

6) In recent years Franklin's Gull has become a more-or-less annual 'vagrant' 
sighting around Cape Town - I've seen single birds with a big group of 
Hartlaub's Gull that sleeps on a lit area of lawn near my house on more than 
one occasion. They seem to hang out with Hartlaub's Gull, a species roughly 
their size, rather than larger gulls.

Cheers

Adam
--
Adam Welz
Brooklyn, 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] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  July 25, 2011
*  NYSY 07:25.11
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
July 18, 2010 - July 25, 2011
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison  Cortland
compiled:July 25 AT 10:00 a.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#264 -Monday July 25, 2011
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of July 18 , 
2011
 
Highlights:
---

GREAT EGRET
TRUMPETER SWAN
SANDHILL CRANE
STILT SANDPIPER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
BONAPARTE’S GULL
GRAY-HEADED GULL (Extralimital)
BLACK TERN
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
RAVEN



Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


 7/25: 4 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were found in Puddler’s Marsh from Towpath 
Road. They have not been relocated. A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was also seen in 
Puddler’s. It was seen the next day (7/26) but has not been reported since. 12 
species of shorebirds were counted in this area. Other highlights are STILT 
SANDPIPER and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER.
 7/26: An adult and a juvenile BONAPARTE’S GULL were seen at the Visitor’s 
Center. BLACK TERN and SANDHILL CRANE are still being reported throughout the 
complex but in small numbers.
 7/29: A possible WESTERN SANDPIPER was reported from the Visitor’s Center 
but could not be verified.


Onondaga County


 7/27: An EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE was heard at a residence in Skaneatekes. 
It was not relocated.
 7/28: A family group of 5 COMMON RAVENS was observedfrom Armstrong Road in 
the Town of Camillus.
 7/29: A GREAT EGRET was spotted in the big pond at the Eagles nest on 60 
Road in Three Rivers WMA. 
 7/30: 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (adult) and 2 TRUMPETERS were seen in the 
big swamp on the west side of Fenner Road in the Town of Lysander.


Extralimital


 On 7/29 a GRAY-HEADED GULL was found and photographed at Coney Island just 
outside New York City. It is still being seen and would be the first verified 
sighting in New York and only the second sighting in the U.S. if ultimately 
accepted by NYSARC

 
    
 
--end transcript
 
--
Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.
--

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/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] Gray-hooded Gull still present as of 645am

[Jory Langner]

Still here, 10am

Sent from my cellphone. 

On Jul 31, 2011, at 6:53 AM, Andrew Farnsworth andrew.farnswo...@gmail.com 
wrote:

 Good morning all,
 In case no one has posted yet, the Gray-hooded Gull is present this morning 
 just off the boardwalk near a beautiful fake palm tree beachward of the 
 wonder wheel.
 
 Good luck if you go.
 Andrew
 --
 
 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 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] White Ibis at Wallkill on Sunday 7/31

[Michael Duffy]

This morning just before noon Bob Proniewych and I saw the White Ibis at 
Wallkill - Liberty Loop trail.  The bird was first seen in flight over oil city 
road flying into the impoundment just north of the road and then across the 
gravel lane to the impoundment on the east side where it was seen feeding until 
12:30. 

The Sedge Wren was singing between 730-830 and perched up a couple times.  
Other birds included purple martin, bobolink, indigo bunting, willow 
flycatcher,  red- shouldered hawk, and northern harrier.  No sign of the 
Sandhill Crane.

Michael Duffy
New York City



--

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] Gray-headed/hooded Gull in Brooklyn

[Joseph DiCostanzo]

I went to see the Gray-headed/hooded Gull at Coney Island in Brooklyn this
morning with Sean Sime and Ann Shaw. (The bird goes by either name depending
on which reference you are reading.)  We were lucky and the bird was very
cooperative sitting on the beach by the fake palm tree/water shower south of
the Wonder Wheel when we got there. We watched it for about an hour and when
we left it was standing on a light over one of the food stands on the
boardwalk.

 

Naturally, there has been discussion of the bird's origin with some comments
that the species is only a short distance migrant in southern South America
and hence is unlikely to stray to North America.  Apparently, this is based
on some references which show the species range as such (i.e. Howell and
Dunn - Gulls of the Americas (2007)). This indicated range, however, is
incorrect.  The species regularly migrates to the north coast of Brazil.
During tern survey work in Brazil I have several times seen small flocks of
the species on the north coast of Brazil on the coast of the Brazilian state
of Ceara and at least once even further northwest on the coast of the
Brazilian state of Maranhao near the mouth of the Rio Parnaiba. In Ceara the
Gray-headed Gulls were on the same beaches with Laughing Gulls.  There are
some references which do show this area as part of the species wintering
range: Seabirds: An Identification Guide (1983) by Peter Harrison and A
Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil (2009) by Per van Perlo.  The north coast
of Brazil is a very under-birded area.

 

Joe DiCostanzo


--

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/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] Gray-hooded Gull photos

[Mike]

For onyone who hasn't had their fill of Gray-hooded Gull photos yet, I've 
posted a set at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35575873@N02/sets/72157627324292860/

Some of these show wing molt and wing and tail feather molt, and a couple show 
the bird with iconic landmarks in the background.

Mike Cooper
Ridge, LI, 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/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] no Gray-hooded Gull- yes it was there

[Ardith Bondi]

I watched the bird for several hours, and it was still in the same area around 
4PM when I left. Was still mostly on top of the men's room as described in 
other posts. Would fly off for food or when all the gulls went together for a 
brief swim in the ocean. Otherwise was right there. 

Ardith Bondi

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 31, 2011, at 3:39 PM, Elizabeth Poole acupres...@aol.com wrote:

 Hot summer Sunday afternoon from 2:30 - 3:00 PM - no luck. Half a million (or 
 more) noisy people on the beach, the boardwalk and in Astroland on the north 
 side of the boardwalk. No gulls at all on the ground. Not more than 20 gulls 
 of any kind in the air or perched on the roof of the bath house at the end of 
 Stillwell Avenue. Walked the Boardwalk from Stillwell Avenue west to West 8th 
 Street. Possible view of the bird as a fly-by near Stillwell (not seen in 
 binoculars). 
 
 Suggestion: go very early or very late, before or after human disturbance. 
 This is probably the busiest, noisiest area on the Coney Island strip.
 
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Mike mike...@optonline.net
 To: NYSBIRDS-L NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
 Sent: Sun, Jul 31, 2011 2:53 pm
 Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Gray-hooded Gull photos
 
 For onyone who hasn't had their fill of Gray-hooded Gull photos yet, I've 
 posted a set at
  
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/35575873@N02/sets/72157627324292860/
  
 Some of these show wing molt and wing and tail feather molt, and a couple 
 show the bird with iconic landmarks in the background.
  
 Mike Cooper
 Ridge, LI, NY
 --
 NYSbirds-L List Info:
 Welcome and Basics
 Rules and Information
 Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
 Archives:
 The Mail Archive
 Surfbirds
 BirdingOnThe.Net
 Please submit your observations to eBird!
 --
 --
 NYSbirds-L List Info:
 Welcome and Basics
 Rules and Information
 Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
 Archives:
 The Mail Archive
 Surfbirds
 BirdingOnThe.Net
 Please submit your observations to eBird!
 --

--

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/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] Gray-hooded Gull original finder

[Sara Burch]

Hi everyone! Jacob and I are really thrilled to have discovered this gull last 
weekend on a trip to Coney Island. We have only been seriously birding for a 
year or so now, and we weren't planning on making any bird counts that day, but 
we hadn't actually ever recorded any Laughing Gulls on our eBird accounts since 
we have done most of our birding out on the east end of Long Island. We were 
watching the laughers when we spotted the Grey-hooded Gull amongst them. We 
didn't realize just what he was, but we knew it wasn't a Laughing Gull! But 
since Gray-hooded Gulls don't appear in our guides, we couldn't really identify 
the bird, so we have to thank Doug for that. 

Fortunately we were able to make a trip back this weekend to see the gull again 
and get better pictures.  It was really cool to see so many birders out to see 
him! He flew by only a couple of feet away from Jacob's face at one point. I 
know tons of photos of this gull have been posted at this point, but here are 
mine from yesterday just for kicks (you've all already seen my iPhone photos 
from the day of the discovery when Doug posted my photostream earlier): 
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjvGy7Wq

Sara Burch
Port Jefferson Station, 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] Red Crossbills other Northern NY sightings

[Joan E. Collins]

Hamilton, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Essex, and Clinton Counties

 

I wanted to post a few highlights from my birding trips over the past month.
I apologize for the lateness of some of my sightings (as I mentioned in mid
July, I suffered a close loss in June, and energy for email has been
difficult).

 

The historic late-April flooding in northern NY took a huge toll on trails,
bridges, and roads.  I have found many bridges on trails completely
destroyed (or moved!).  Trails are littered with downed trees.  Dirt roads
and trails are washed out.  Given the state budget situation and major cut
backs in DEC personnel, it looks like the damage won't be fixed anytime
soon.

 

Cone crop:  Remarkable!  I have been observing the cone crop on conifers in
the Adirondacks and it could be quite a year for finches!  All spruce
species look excellent.  Balsam fir, white cedar, tamarack, and hemlock also
look excellent.  Some of the larger white pine trees have huge cone crops -
looking like bunches of bananas.  I still need to spend time checking on red
pines.  Matt Young has more detailed data (he actually counts the cones in
quadrants!).

 

7/30/11 Low's Ridge - Upper Dam Trail (St. Lawrence Co.)

 

Last evening, I hiked about 1 to 1.5 miles in on the Low's Ridge - Upper Dam
Trail.  I found numerous Palm Warblers (many juveniles) and Lincoln's
Sparrows were singing (also many juveniles observed).  There was also a
family of 4 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers foraging together.

 

7/28/11 Moose River Plains/Ferd's Bog/Brown's Tract Inlet (Hamilton Co.) -
some of the 48 species:

 

Hooded Merganser - 2 females on Icehouse Pond

Broad-winged Hawk - 2 juveniles in their nest - absolutely adorable - this
is the second time I've observed them, and they are just about to leave the
nest.  The nest seems unusually low for this species.  Thanks to Jeff Nadler
for letting me know about this location.

Black-billed Cuckoo - singing at Helldiver Pond in Moose River Plains

Swainson's Thrush

13 warbler species including Northern Waterthrush  Canada Warbler (singing)

Lincoln's Sparrow

Indigo Bunting

Red Crossbill - 1 flyover calling bird at Helldiver Pond, and several
SINGING birds at Brown's Tract Inlet!

 

7/27/11 Massawepie Mire (St. Lawrence Co.) - some of the 35 species:

 

Broad-winged Hawk

Amer. Kestrel - 2

Gray Jay - at least 10!  We found 2 adults at the beginning of the bog and
at least 8 birds at the bridge over the South Branch of the Grass River (I
suspect there were many more, but I could only count 8 at once).  We
observed many juveniles and adults - it was apparent that multiple families
were together.  This is the second time I have observed multiple families
foraging together - I have also observed this behavior in Blue Jays.  Also,
there were multiple Blue Jay families interacting with the Gray Jay families
- it was a wild scene!

Palm Warbler

Canada Warbler

Lincoln's Sparrow

 

(Interesting behavior note:  I was guiding a group of 14 people on this
hike, and one of the men kept holding out his hand with wild blueberries for
the Cedar Waxwings.  Several of the birds circled him and flew just over his
hand - it certainly appeared as if they were debating landing on his hand!)

 

7/22/11 Moose River Plains (Hamilton Co.) - some of 41 species:

 

Broad-winged Hawk - same 2 juveniles plus the adult

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Boreal Chickadee - at least 8; 2 before the Red River, 2 at the Red River,
and 4 at Helldiver Pond

Swainson's Thrush

14 warbler species including Northern Waterthrush  Canada Warbler

Indigo Bunting - nest site with both adults observed

 

7/15/11 Mount Adams (Essex Co.) (Suspension bridge over the Hudson River was
destroyed in the April floods - took us a LONG time to get across!)

 

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Bicknell's Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Blackpoll Warbler - family group

 

7/2/11 and 7/4/11 Sabattis Bog (Hamilton Co.), Oregon Plains Rd. 
Bloomingdale Bog (Franklin Co.), Whiteface Mountain (Essex Co.), Silver Lake
Bog (Clinton Co.), Moose Pond Rd. (Essex Co.), Tupper Lake causeway (road
between Simon Pond  Tupper Lake) (Franklin Co.), Massawepie Mire (St.
Lawrence Co.), Dead Creek Flow Trail at Wanakena (St. Lawrence Co.)

 

Some of the 86 species found:

Virginia Rail - Trail to Dead Creek Flow at Wanakena (thanks to Bernie Carr
who was on this trail earlier in the day and noted the species in the
register)

Black-backed Woodpecker

Olive-sided Flycatcher - at least 3 along the trail to Dead Creek Flow in
Wanakena, and 1 at Massawepie

Eastern Wood-Pewee - numbers seem way down this year

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe - on Whiteface Mt's summit!

Philadelphia Vireo - 4-way intersection at Massawepie

Gray Jay

Boreal Chickadee

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Whiteface Mt.

Bicknell's Thrush - 4 singing males all within view, perched on dead snags
on Whiteface Mt.  We had fantastic scope views of 3 - we could see right
into their mouths they were so close!  The 

[nysbirds-l] Fw: for the NY birding list

[Sy Schiff]

Subject: for the NY birding list



Hello Sy, could you put this on the NY birding list for me? maybe some
will find it of interest?

thanks

FYI birders, while hiking/butterflying at Stillwell Woods county park
today in Woodbury/Syosset (Nassau County) I noticed immediately that
the VERY large open field is now largely unmowed by the county (except
for the RC airplane area). There is a covering of grasses and Queen
Annes Lace that is  shoulder high or less. I dont know if this has the
potential to attract grassland birds or not (I dont know much about
birds), but I ran into birders  Jim Osterlund and his wife, and they
were wondering the same thing. Another  friend who is a birder thought
high weeds may actually discourage birds, but it may be worth checking
out if you are in the area. Jim said Indigo Bunting was the only
interesting bird they had seen. The butterflies definitely like the
change though.

Steve Rosenthal


--

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/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling-ducks

[Jim Osterlund]

The tower mentioned;

39.469496,-74.445545 - Google Maps


--

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] NY Times article on the Grey-headed Gull

[Langner Jordan]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/nyregion/gray-hooded-gull-rare-bird-in-us-is-apparently-on-coney-island.html

Jory Langner
Delmar 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] Yes, yet MORE Gray-hooded Gull photos (and a short video)

[John Gluth]

12 photos and a 30 second video of this obliging visitor from the southern
hemisphere (taken between 2:00 and 4:00 Sunday afternoon) are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/sets/72157627203244893/

After missing the Hudsonian Godwit at Jamaica Bay in the morning, finding
this bird did wonders for my morale (that and finding a free parking space).
It took around 15-20 minutes (walked the boardwalk from W 10th Ave. down to
and out on the pier) before I headed onto the beach to take a closer look at
a flock of Laughing Gulls atop one of the bath houses. That's where the GHGU
was and where it was much of the time I spent observing it. Only a brief
flight out to sit on the water just off the beach, and a few sorties down
to the sand to partake of proffered cheese puffs (courtesy of a birder -
Amar - who'd flown in from Chicago just for the bird) brought it and the
Laughing Gull gang off the hot tin roof.



--

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] BirdCallsRadio Show!

[Mardi Dickinson]

Birders et al,

Check out the New BirdCallsRadio Show. Lots of interesting tidbits on wild 
birds 
and then some. http://birdcallsradio.com/guest-appearances/

Here is a new fun feature article called Bird food for people and thought you 
might be interested to
check it out http://kymry.wordpress.com/2011/07/30/bird-food-for-people/

Cheers,
Mardi Dickinson
Norwalk, CT
Twitter: http://twitter.com/MardiWD
Blog: http://kymry.wordpress.com/














--

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] and, just in case you haven't had your fill of Gray-hooded Gull pictures...

[Ardith Bondi]

http://www.ardithbondi.com/slideshow89.html#0

Ardith Bondi

--

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] Gray-headed Gull feather moult

[julian hough]

I haven't had chance to upload any of my shots of this bird after we saw it 
yesterday, when it was picked up by Harry (last name?) But, I did notice, like 
Shai, that it seemed to be moulting and presumbaly into adult winter. I am not 
sure if it means anything, but the tips of the primaries are rather frayed and 
seem to have pinholes in them. I am not sure what the cause of these small 
holes would be, but they look strange; also the tips of the tail are rather 
heavily frayed. The secondaries on one wing also look as though they are 
shorter 
and are perhaps growing in?

It would be interesting to hear from others with experience how this bird's 
plumage fits in with moult cycles of Gray-headed and whether anything is out of 
sync with its feather wear.

All in all, a surreal first time visit to Coney Island and watching this mega 
flying around beach-goers like a typical laugher!

Julian Hough,
New Haven, CT
--

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/

--