[nysbirds-l] FW: Cutchouge Sod Field (Depot La., c/o Oregon Rd.)...which begat a Southold Sod Field (w/s Horton's La., n/o Rt. 48), Suffolk Co.

2011-09-09 Thread ROBERT ADAMO 
























This afternoon, I headed toward the C/S/F because of Rich & Nancy Willot's 
promising report from that location yesterday. Upon arrival, I found Rick & 
Linda Kedengerg, along with Jody Levin,  already on the scene. They, in turn, 
made me aware of the single golden, plus a # of pectorals and white-rumps they 
had been looking at- thanks folks!
After the Kedenbergs left, Jody (via that indispensable birding tool) received 
news of a Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Southold, and immediately took off, 
hopefully, to see her FOS buffy! Having already seen that specie this fall, I 
continued looking awhile, before going on to Horton's La.
Jody, and her source, were gone by the time I arrived, but I did find a work 
crew actively harvesting the sod. I took this to be a bad omen, however, it 
turned out to be a "plus". In a short while I found a single BBSA, in a group 
of ~ 8 Kildeer. I had just found the sandpiper when a noise from the harvesting 
operation caused the birds to take off, whereupon I saw a second smaller bird, 
which was probably another buffy- thanks Jody & source! 
Cheers,Bob  



  
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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 9 September 2011

2011-09-09 Thread Karen Fung 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Sep 9, 2011
* NYNY1109.09

- Birds Mentioned:

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN+
BROWN PELICAN
WHITE IBIS+
American Golden-Plover
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope [Orange County]
Red Phalarope [Orange County]
Lesser Black-backed Gull
BRIDLED TERN+
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
SANDWICH TERN+
Red-headed Woodpecker
NORTHERN WHEATEAR+
Gray-cheeked Thrush
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
LARK SPARROW
DICKCISSEL
Purple Finch

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~ Transcript ~

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070

To report sightings call:
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Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126

Compilers: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Karen Fung

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings.  This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, September
9th, at 8:00pm.  The highlights of today's tape are NORTHERN WHEATEAR,
WHITE IBIS, BRIDLED TERN, SANDWICH TERN, BROWN PELICAN, AMERICAN WHITE
PELICAN, many shorebirds, DICKCISSEL, and CLAY-COLORED and LARK
SPARROWS.

Though not of hurricane caliber but still an exciting week regionally,
quite pleasing was the fairly accommodating NORTHERN WHEATEAR, found
Tuesday by the Croton train station in Westchester County and still
present there through Thursday, but we have no reports from today.
The bird was initially near the boat launch area at the south end of
the Croton station parking lot, but spent much time along the railroad
tracks on the other side of the chain-linked fence.

A couple of WHITE IBIS were seen during the week: an immature found
last Friday off Bridge Lane in Sagoponack was present through Sunday,
and an adult was spotted flying east Tuesday along Dune Road, west of
Shinnecock Inlet near Triton Lane.

A holdover from Hurricane Irene was an immature BRIDLED TERN found
deceased as it floated in Montauk Harbor last Sunday.

A few live SANDWICH TERNS do continue, with two at the east end of
Shinnecock Bay Saturday, one at Cupsogue County Park Sunday, and one
on the Mecox flats on Monday.

A few BROWN PELICANS continue to be seen on Long Island: the immature,
often on the Montauk Harbor jetties, was present to Monday, when three
were spotted flying east past Sagg Pond in Bridgehampton.  Another was
on the bar at Shinnecock Inlet last Saturday, this followed by one
flying over Cupsogue County Park in West Hampton Dunes on Sunday.

Two AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, probably
present at Jamaica Bay since September 1st or earlier, were seen in
flight Saturday, from the subway east of the East Pond Sunday, and
then on Monday from a boat in the bay, east of the subway line and the
East Pond.  The birds were feeding along the bay edge, in the area
approximately even with the midpoint of the East Pond, thus making it
difficult for land-bound birders to see.  A possibility might be to
walk around from the north end at the Broad Channel Bridge parking
lot.

An HUDSONIAN GODWIT was in the bay by the parking lot there on Monday.
 Other godwits have included singles of HUDSONIAN GODWIT and MARBLED
GODWIT with three CASPIAN TERNS at Jones Beach West End today; two
MARBLED at Shinnecock Satuday, and up to 11 MARBLEDS still at Cupsogue
on Sunday.

Two WHIMBRELS were on the Route 105 fields in Centerport Monday.

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS have featured one at Cupsogue briefly on
Sunday, two on Eastport Manor Road with an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
Sunday, and one at Heckscher County Park to Tuesday, with WHIMBREL and
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL also at Heckscher Monday, and AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER there Tuesday.  A WHIMBREL plus two CASPIAN TERNS and
two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were at Robert Moses State Park
Wednesday.

Three AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were at the Jones Beach West End #2
parking lot on Wednesday.

A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was at Mecox Bay Sunday and Monday.

Among CASPIAN TERNS, five were at Cupsogue Saturday, and one or two
have been at Mecox.

An amazing 631 BLACK TERNS were counted Sunday afternoon between
Accabonac Harbor Inlet and Napeague Harbor.

Among the land birds, an adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has been present
in Central Park since Wednesday, and a DICKCISSEL as well as a PURPLE
FINCH flew by Robert Moses State Park this morning.

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was spotted at the Pike's Beach birding
platform last Sunday, and

RE:[nysbirds-l] The Big Year

2011-09-09 Thread Randi Minetor 
Lewis, I'm glad you brought up this movie.  

Up here in Rochester, we're making the most of this opportunity to raise 
visibility for birding.  We've scheduled a panel discussion on listing at a 
local library for October 3 (I have the pleasure of being one of the panelists) 
as a preamble to seeing the movie.  Then there's talk of getting a big group of 
birders to go to the movie together on opening night.  If this movie gets a few 
people interested in birding who have never considered the sport before, we 
want to be sure they find their way to the Rochester Birding Association, so we 
can help them embrace their new hobby.  

It would be great if birding clubs across the country made the most of this—if 
the movie is as good as it looks, it may get a lot of people interested in 
joining our organizations.  

Randi

Randi Minetor
Author and freelance writer
585-737-3449 mobile
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RE: [nysbirds-l] nocturnal flight call listening on Mount Pleasant tonight.

2011-09-09 Thread Joan E. Collins 
Hi Bill/All,

 

I was out last night from about midnight to 1 a.m. and it was remarkable!  I
liked your image of awestruck birders wandering around in darkness!  I've
given up the notion of a good night's sleep at this time of year - I don't
have any recording equipment.yet, but I've spent years just listening truly
in "awe" of bird migration.  Last night, there were 10 to 30 calls per
minute flowing overhead.  We live in the central Adirondacks (Long Lake) at
2,000'.  There is no human noise on our mountain except occasional jets
going over. (Nor are there any lights to obscure the stars, planets, and
Milky Way band from view.)  I arrived home very late in intermittent fog.  I
listened in fog conditions and at first, most of the birds heard were
Swainson's Thrushes high overhead.  I also heard Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, a
Scarlet Tanager, and many warblers.  Standing in the fog, there were several
moments when the birds were so low, that it felt like you could reach out
and touch them as they flew by!  (And I felt thankful that wind turbines are
not allowed in the Adirondack Park.)

 

I will be out again tonight - I may even spend the whole night out.  I would
join you on Mount Pleasant if it were only closer.  It is terrific to know
that there are others outside in "awe" of this remarkable phenomenon too.
It is wonderful that you offered your nocturnal activity to the list serve
members - enjoy the night!

 

Take care,

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

 

 

From: bounce-38020663-13418...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-38020663-13418...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Evans
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:14 AM
To: Cortland nature listserve; natural history network; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Birding
Cc: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] nocturnal flight call listening on Mount Pleasant
tonight.

 

Greetings Birders,

 

For anyone interested in listening to nocturnal flight calls of migrating
birds, I'll be in the vicinity of Cornell's Hartung-Boothroyd Astronomical
Observatory on Mount Pleasant tonight from 9PM-midnight with a couple
amplified microphone listening stations. I'll also have a realtime NEXRAD
display for observing the migration via weather radar.

 

Last night was the first big nocturnal movement of birds across central NY
in the past two weeks. The forecast tonight is for light northerly winds and
I'm anticipating another large flight with a great variety of warblers along
with lots of Swainson's Thrush and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks in the mix.

 

Should be very pleasant outside tonight. Temps are forecasted to be in the
low 60s, dropping into the high 50s. There are no lights atop Mount Pleasant
so bring a flashlight. Please take caution in driving by and in parking on
the side of Mount Pleasant Rd as awestruck birders may be wandering around
in the darkness. And as always, when you arrive keep voices down and be
respectful of others who are trying to listen.

 

For directions, seach Google maps for "Hartung-Boothroyd". If you'd like any
other information, email me before 7PM tonight.

 

The conditions look good for listening to night migrants across most of New
York State tonight. If you can't make it over to Ithaca, find your nearest
open hilltop and get out for a listen.

 

Bill Evans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[nysbirds-l] New Movie: The Big Year

2011-09-09 Thread Llolya 
I'm not sure if anyone knows about this already or not, but there's a  new 
movie coming out October 14th in theatres called The Big Year  (based on the 
book The Big Year by Mark Obmascik). The movie is about a  group of 
mid-aged guys that decide to do a big year in America and see  more birds than 
anyone else for the year. The movie is starring Jack Black, Owen  Wilson, and 
Steve Martin (and actors playing the roles of famous birders  like Debi 
Shearwater!). 
Although Jack, Owen, and Steve are arguably  very "One note" comedians, 
the movie looks pretty funny. As far as im  concerned, there's never been a 
birding movie that's like this one... so it's  probably a must watch for 
all birders. You can see the trailer for it on  Youtube.com or IMDB. I think 
It's kind of a bold move making a  movie about birding because so many people 
are unaware of the sport,  and the director will have to try to make the 
subject of  birding relatable and enjoyable to the entire viewing audience 
(but of  course I'm gonna enjoy it!).  
 
What are your views on the new movie? are you going to see it?
 
Good Birding (movie)!!!
-Lewis Lolya
 
P.S.-- I've been meaning to check up on the status of the Wheatear at  
Croton Train Station all week for the sake of those interested in going  to see 
it, but unfortunately, even though I live 4 minutes from the  location, I 
just haven't been able to find time to go over there. I hope its  still there 
for those who haven't seen it yet.  
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[nysbirds-l] Turtle Bay Road - Orange County

2011-09-09 Thread vanhaas 
First,  Skinner Lane is completely inaccessible at this time.  There is no word 
on any of the birds that were seen there. Hopefully the water will begin to 
recede since we had no rain overnight.  Over at Turtle Bay Road off of Co Rt 
12, shorebirds continued in somewhat lower numbers but with excellent finds.  
As I was searching for yesterdays Red-necked Phalarope (not found) I spotted a 
male BLUE GROSBEAK fly past the opening to a small dirt road.  Ken McDermott 
had found a pair here a couple of weeks ago, but we could not repeat them until 
now.  I found the bird as well as a female and two young.  The young begged and 
were fed by the male as I watched.  As I walked the dirt road trying to get 
pics of the Grosbeaks, a WILLET flew in and landed not far from me.  This is a 
first county record for Orange.  I called Rob Stone who spread the word and 
then came over.  As we watched the Willet, Rob spotted a RED KNOT!!  The second 
first county record for the day.  Many White-rumped Sandpipers continue as well 
as American Golden Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Pectoral Sandpiper, Least and 
Semipalmated Sandpiper, both yellowlegs and of course Killdeer.  I believe this 
brings the number of shorebirds seen to 26 species.  Other birds of note were a 
Northern Harrier and a hatch year Red-shouldered Hawk. Several people, 
including Ken McDermott were able to come and see the birds.  Great Birding! 
John Haas

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[nysbirds-l] Eastport, L.I Sodfields Update, Sept, 9th ,2011.

2011-09-09 Thread Carl Starace 
Hello All,I met Dick Belanger on County Road 51 in Eastport around
8:30 this morning. He and Mary Laura Lamont had spotted a White rumped
Sandpiper some minutes past on the biggest field east of the roadbed. For
the next hour Dick and I searched the wandering flocks numbering close to
200 birds and came up with a second White rumped, a Baird's and a single
American Golden Plover. The multitude were scared up twice. Once by a Sharp
shinned Hawk and later by a not too interested Merlin. They're were also a
few Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers among the much more numerous
Black Bellies and Killdeers. Over west at the smaller field by Eastport
Manorville Road there was zilch. Good September Birding, Carl
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[nysbirds-l] Wheatear- Friday 9-9-11

2011-09-09 Thread Felipe Pimentel 
I would appreciate any update/report about the Wheatear. Has the bird been seen 
this morning? 

Thanks,

FP


On Sep 8, 2011, at 8:29 PM, Jack Rothman wrote:

> Richard Aracil, Deborah Allen and I watched the bird on a pile of large 
> broken rocks across many rows of track at about 3:25 this afternoon. Other 
> birders were present as well. To find the pile of rocks, face the fence, 
> midway to the end of parking lot J, on the attached map. Obviously, the bird 
> may not be there on Friday but that is where it was last seen. A spotting 
> scope is helpful.
> 
> http://village.croton-on-hudson.ny.us/Public_Documents/CrotonHudsonNY_Parking/map.pdf
> 
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[nysbirds-l] Hudsonian & Marbled Godwit ++ @ Jones Beach Coast Guard Station...

2011-09-09 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Joe Guinta birding with Sy Schiff just called to report 1 of each, a *
Marbled* and a *Hudsonian Godwit*, on the bar at the Jones Beach Coast Guard
Station.  In addition, *3 Caspian Terns* and over *200 Red Knots* were also
observed in the same location.  Joe also indicated that the Mosquitoes are
not plentiful,so that is good news.  Good luck if you go!

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[nysbirds-l] Whartear Croton-on-the-Hudson

2011-09-09 Thread Jerry Lazarczyk 
Because of extensive flooding in Central NY I was not able to get to the 
eastern end of NY to see the bird. I did, however, find a website that 
accurately described the extent of the traffic problems. I checked a number of 
bridges and routes and found the information was accurate and timely as opposed 
to the alarmist information that is presented as news or weather. www.511ny.org 
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[nysbirds-l] Whartear Croton-on-the-Hudson

2011-09-09 Thread Jerry Lazarczyk 
Because of extensive flooding in Central NY I was not able to get to the 
eastern end of NY to see the bird. I did, however, find a website that 
accurately described the extent of the traffic problems. I checked a number of 
bridges and routes and found the information was accurate and timely as opposed 
to the alarmist information that is presented as news or weather. www.511ny.org 
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[nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Marbled Godwit ++ @ Jones Beach Coast Guard Station...

2011-09-09 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Joe Guinta birding with Sy Schiff just called to report 1 of each, a *
Marbled* and a *Hudsonian Godwit*, on the bar at the Jones Beach Coast Guard
Station.  In addition, *3 Caspian Terns* and over *200 Red Knots* were also
observed in the same location.  Joe also indicated that the Mosquitoes are
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[nysbirds-l] Wheatear- Friday 9-9-11

2011-09-09 Thread Felipe Pimentel 
I would appreciate any update/report about the Wheatear. Has the bird been seen 
this morning? 

Thanks,

FP


On Sep 8, 2011, at 8:29 PM, Jack Rothman wrote:

 Richard Aracil, Deborah Allen and I watched the bird on a pile of large 
 broken rocks across many rows of track at about 3:25 this afternoon. Other 
 birders were present as well. To find the pile of rocks, face the fence, 
 midway to the end of parking lot J, on the attached map. Obviously, the bird 
 may not be there on Friday but that is where it was last seen. A spotting 
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[nysbirds-l] Eastport, L.I Sodfields Update, Sept, 9th ,2011.

2011-09-09 Thread Carl Starace 
Hello All,I met Dick Belanger on County Road 51 in Eastport around
8:30 this morning. He and Mary Laura Lamont had spotted a White rumped
Sandpiper some minutes past on the biggest field east of the roadbed. For
the next hour Dick and I searched the wandering flocks numbering close to
200 birds and came up with a second White rumped, a Baird's and a single
American Golden Plover. The multitude were scared up twice. Once by a Sharp
shinned Hawk and later by a not too interested Merlin. They're were also a
few Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers among the much more numerous
Black Bellies and Killdeers. Over west at the smaller field by Eastport
Manorville Road there was zilch. Good September Birding, Carl
Starace


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[nysbirds-l] Turtle Bay Road - Orange County

2011-09-09 Thread vanhaas 
First,  Skinner Lane is completely inaccessible at this time.  There is no word 
on any of the birds that were seen there. Hopefully the water will begin to 
recede since we had no rain overnight.  Over at Turtle Bay Road off of Co Rt 
12, shorebirds continued in somewhat lower numbers but with excellent finds.  
As I was searching for yesterdays Red-necked Phalarope (not found) I spotted a 
male BLUE GROSBEAK fly past the opening to a small dirt road.  Ken McDermott 
had found a pair here a couple of weeks ago, but we could not repeat them until 
now.  I found the bird as well as a female and two young.  The young begged and 
were fed by the male as I watched.  As I walked the dirt road trying to get 
pics of the Grosbeaks, a WILLET flew in and landed not far from me.  This is a 
first county record for Orange.  I called Rob Stone who spread the word and 
then came over.  As we watched the Willet, Rob spotted a RED KNOT!!  The second 
first county record for the day.  Many White-rumped Sandpipers continue as well 
as American Golden Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Pectoral Sandpiper, Least and 
Semipalmated Sandpiper, both yellowlegs and of course Killdeer.  I believe this 
brings the number of shorebirds seen to 26 species.  Other birds of note were a 
Northern Harrier and a hatch year Red-shouldered Hawk. Several people, 
including Ken McDermott were able to come and see the birds.  Great Birding! 
John Haas

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[nysbirds-l] New Movie: The Big Year

2011-09-09 Thread Llolya 
I'm not sure if anyone knows about this already or not, but there's a  new 
movie coming out October 14th in theatres called The Big Year  (based on the 
book The Big Year by Mark Obmascik). The movie is about a  group of 
mid-aged guys that decide to do a big year in America and see  more birds than 
anyone else for the year. The movie is starring Jack Black, Owen  Wilson, and 
Steve Martin (and actors playing the roles of famous birders  like Debi 
Shearwater!). 
Although Jack, Owen, and Steve are arguably  very One note comedians, 
the movie looks pretty funny. As far as im  concerned, there's never been a 
birding movie that's like this one... so it's  probably a must watch for 
all birders. You can see the trailer for it on  Youtube.com or IMDB. I think 
It's kind of a bold move making a  movie about birding because so many people 
are unaware of the sport,  and the director will have to try to make the 
subject of  birding relatable and enjoyable to the entire viewing audience 
(but of  course I'm gonna enjoy it!).  
 
What are your views on the new movie? are you going to see it?
 
Good Birding (movie)!!!
-Lewis Lolya
 
P.S.-- I've been meaning to check up on the status of the Wheatear at  
Croton Train Station all week for the sake of those interested in going  to see 
it, but unfortunately, even though I live 4 minutes from the  location, I 
just haven't been able to find time to go over there. I hope its  still there 
for those who haven't seen it yet.  
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RE: [nysbirds-l] nocturnal flight call listening on Mount Pleasant tonight.

2011-09-09 Thread Joan E. Collins 
Hi Bill/All,

 

I was out last night from about midnight to 1 a.m. and it was remarkable!  I
liked your image of awestruck birders wandering around in darkness!  I've
given up the notion of a good night's sleep at this time of year - I don't
have any recording equipment.yet, but I've spent years just listening truly
in awe of bird migration.  Last night, there were 10 to 30 calls per
minute flowing overhead.  We live in the central Adirondacks (Long Lake) at
2,000'.  There is no human noise on our mountain except occasional jets
going over. (Nor are there any lights to obscure the stars, planets, and
Milky Way band from view.)  I arrived home very late in intermittent fog.  I
listened in fog conditions and at first, most of the birds heard were
Swainson's Thrushes high overhead.  I also heard Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, a
Scarlet Tanager, and many warblers.  Standing in the fog, there were several
moments when the birds were so low, that it felt like you could reach out
and touch them as they flew by!  (And I felt thankful that wind turbines are
not allowed in the Adirondack Park.)

 

I will be out again tonight - I may even spend the whole night out.  I would
join you on Mount Pleasant if it were only closer.  It is terrific to know
that there are others outside in awe of this remarkable phenomenon too.
It is wonderful that you offered your nocturnal activity to the list serve
members - enjoy the night!

 

Take care,

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

 

 

From: bounce-38020663-13418...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-38020663-13418...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Evans
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:14 AM
To: Cortland nature listserve; natural history network; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Birding
Cc: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] nocturnal flight call listening on Mount Pleasant
tonight.

 

Greetings Birders,

 

For anyone interested in listening to nocturnal flight calls of migrating
birds, I'll be in the vicinity of Cornell's Hartung-Boothroyd Astronomical
Observatory on Mount Pleasant tonight from 9PM-midnight with a couple
amplified microphone listening stations. I'll also have a realtime NEXRAD
display for observing the migration via weather radar.

 

Last night was the first big nocturnal movement of birds across central NY
in the past two weeks. The forecast tonight is for light northerly winds and
I'm anticipating another large flight with a great variety of warblers along
with lots of Swainson's Thrush and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks in the mix.

 

Should be very pleasant outside tonight. Temps are forecasted to be in the
low 60s, dropping into the high 50s. There are no lights atop Mount Pleasant
so bring a flashlight. Please take caution in driving by and in parking on
the side of Mount Pleasant Rd as awestruck birders may be wandering around
in the darkness. And as always, when you arrive keep voices down and be
respectful of others who are trying to listen.

 

For directions, seach Google maps for Hartung-Boothroyd. If you'd like any
other information, email me before 7PM tonight.

 

The conditions look good for listening to night migrants across most of New
York State tonight. If you can't make it over to Ithaca, find your nearest
open hilltop and get out for a listen.

 

Bill Evans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RE:[nysbirds-l] The Big Year

2011-09-09 Thread Randi Minetor 
Lewis, I'm glad you brought up this movie.  

Up here in Rochester, we're making the most of this opportunity to raise 
visibility for birding.  We've scheduled a panel discussion on listing at a 
local library for October 3 (I have the pleasure of being one of the panelists) 
as a preamble to seeing the movie.  Then there's talk of getting a big group of 
birders to go to the movie together on opening night.  If this movie gets a few 
people interested in birding who have never considered the sport before, we 
want to be sure they find their way to the Rochester Birding Association, so we 
can help them embrace their new hobby.  

It would be great if birding clubs across the country made the most of this—if 
the movie is as good as it looks, it may get a lot of people interested in 
joining our organizations.  

Randi

Randi Minetor
Author and freelance writer
585-737-3449 mobile
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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 9 September 2011

2011-09-09 Thread Karen Fung 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Sep 9, 2011
* NYNY1109.09

- Birds Mentioned:

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN+
BROWN PELICAN
WHITE IBIS+
American Golden-Plover
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope [Orange County]
Red Phalarope [Orange County]
Lesser Black-backed Gull
BRIDLED TERN+
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
SANDWICH TERN+
Red-headed Woodpecker
NORTHERN WHEATEAR+
Gray-cheeked Thrush
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
LARK SPARROW
DICKCISSEL
Purple Finch

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electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
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If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos
or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Jeanne Skelly - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
420 Chili-Scottsville Rd.
Churchville, NY  14428

~ Transcript ~

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070

To report sightings call:
Tom Burke (212) 372-1483
Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126

Compilers: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Karen Fung

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings.  This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, September
9th, at 8:00pm.  The highlights of today's tape are NORTHERN WHEATEAR,
WHITE IBIS, BRIDLED TERN, SANDWICH TERN, BROWN PELICAN, AMERICAN WHITE
PELICAN, many shorebirds, DICKCISSEL, and CLAY-COLORED and LARK
SPARROWS.

Though not of hurricane caliber but still an exciting week regionally,
quite pleasing was the fairly accommodating NORTHERN WHEATEAR, found
Tuesday by the Croton train station in Westchester County and still
present there through Thursday, but we have no reports from today.
The bird was initially near the boat launch area at the south end of
the Croton station parking lot, but spent much time along the railroad
tracks on the other side of the chain-linked fence.

A couple of WHITE IBIS were seen during the week: an immature found
last Friday off Bridge Lane in Sagoponack was present through Sunday,
and an adult was spotted flying east Tuesday along Dune Road, west of
Shinnecock Inlet near Triton Lane.

A holdover from Hurricane Irene was an immature BRIDLED TERN found
deceased as it floated in Montauk Harbor last Sunday.

A few live SANDWICH TERNS do continue, with two at the east end of
Shinnecock Bay Saturday, one at Cupsogue County Park Sunday, and one
on the Mecox flats on Monday.

A few BROWN PELICANS continue to be seen on Long Island: the immature,
often on the Montauk Harbor jetties, was present to Monday, when three
were spotted flying east past Sagg Pond in Bridgehampton.  Another was
on the bar at Shinnecock Inlet last Saturday, this followed by one
flying over Cupsogue County Park in West Hampton Dunes on Sunday.

Two AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, probably
present at Jamaica Bay since September 1st or earlier, were seen in
flight Saturday, from the subway east of the East Pond Sunday, and
then on Monday from a boat in the bay, east of the subway line and the
East Pond.  The birds were feeding along the bay edge, in the area
approximately even with the midpoint of the East Pond, thus making it
difficult for land-bound birders to see.  A possibility might be to
walk around from the north end at the Broad Channel Bridge parking
lot.

An HUDSONIAN GODWIT was in the bay by the parking lot there on Monday.
 Other godwits have included singles of HUDSONIAN GODWIT and MARBLED
GODWIT with three CASPIAN TERNS at Jones Beach West End today; two
MARBLED at Shinnecock Satuday, and up to 11 MARBLEDS still at Cupsogue
on Sunday.

Two WHIMBRELS were on the Route 105 fields in Centerport Monday.

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS have featured one at Cupsogue briefly on
Sunday, two on Eastport Manor Road with an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
Sunday, and one at Heckscher County Park to Tuesday, with WHIMBREL and
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL also at Heckscher Monday, and AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER there Tuesday.  A WHIMBREL plus two CASPIAN TERNS and
two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were at Robert Moses State Park
Wednesday.

Three AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were at the Jones Beach West End #2
parking lot on Wednesday.

A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was at Mecox Bay Sunday and Monday.

Among CASPIAN TERNS, five were at Cupsogue Saturday, and one or two
have been at Mecox.

An amazing 631 BLACK TERNS were counted Sunday afternoon between
Accabonac Harbor Inlet and Napeague Harbor.

Among the land birds, an adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has been present
in Central Park since Wednesday, and a DICKCISSEL as well as a PURPLE
FINCH flew by Robert Moses State Park this morning.

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was spotted at the Pike's Beach birding
platform last Sunday, and

[nysbirds-l] FW: Cutchouge Sod Field (Depot La., c/o Oregon Rd.)...which begat a Southold Sod Field (w/s Horton's La., n/o Rt. 48), Suffolk Co.

2011-09-09 Thread ROBERT ADAMO 
























This afternoon, I headed toward the C/S/F because of Rich  Nancy Willot's 
promising report from that location yesterday. Upon arrival, I found Rick  
Linda Kedengerg, along with Jody Levin,  already on the scene. They, in turn, 
made me aware of the single golden, plus a # of pectorals and white-rumps they 
had been looking at- thanks folks!
After the Kedenbergs left, Jody (via that indispensable birding tool) received 
news of a Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Southold, and immediately took off, 
hopefully, to see her FOS buffy! Having already seen that specie this fall, I 
continued looking awhile, before going on to Horton's La.
Jody, and her source, were gone by the time I arrived, but I did find a work 
crew actively harvesting the sod. I took this to be a bad omen, however, it 
turned out to be a plus. In a short while I found a single BBSA, in a group 
of ~ 8 Kildeer. I had just found the sandpiper when a noise from the harvesting 
operation caused the birds to take off, whereupon I saw a second smaller bird, 
which was probably another buffy- thanks Jody  source! 
Cheers,Bob  



  
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