[nysbirds-l] To hear, and then to see!
Today, after having a hearing aid repaired at the VA Hospital in Northport, L.I., I visited nearby Sunken Meadow S.Pk. in pursuit of the Yellow- rumped (Audubon's) Warbler, that had been seen, off & on, this past season. This was my 3rd try, so I guess I have figuratively "struck-out" with this individual I did get a "hit" though, when I found 9 Common Mergansers in the water w/o the car bridge. What made this a bit special for me was missing this specie this past fall and winter, only to get it as a FOY bird...in the spring! Cheers,Bob -- 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] NYC Area RBA: 9 March 2012
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Mar. 9, 2012 * NYNY1203.09 - Birds mentioned RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) EURASIAN WIGEON KING EIDER HARLEQUIN DUCK Red-necked Grebe Osprey American Woodcock ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL Razorbill NORTHERN SHRIKE Tree Swallow Yellow-breasted Chat Rusty Blackbird Extralimital: GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH+ (northern New York, Locust Grove) - Transcript If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysa...@nybirds.org. 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 Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Number: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day) Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Ben Cacace BEGIN TAPE Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 9th 2012 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are an extralimital GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, EURASIAN WIGEON, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL and NORTHERN SHRIKE. Before we begin locally hopefully everyone is aware of the GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH that had this week been visiting feeders in northern New York in the town of Locust Grove. However this finch has unfortunately apparently moved on. The RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD remains around the feeders adjacent to the entrance to the planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History on West 81st Street just west of Central Park West. The NORTHERN SHRIKE at Floyd Bennett Field has seemingly been more visible recently often perching in trees along the runway that runs north parallel to Jamaica Bay past the entrance to the large parking lot by the boat launch. Look especially around the intersection with the next main runway to the north towards the model airplane flying area. Three RED-NECKED GREBES were with other waterfowl in the bay off the boat launch area last Sunday. At Jones Beach West End 5 HARLEQUIN DUCKS were around the jetty Tuesday and other birds included RED-NECKED GREBE, RAZORBILL and TREE SWALLOW. Last Sunday afternoon there were 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS in the parking lot at the Point Lookout Town Park including an impressive full adult. A female KING EIDER was still on Long Island Sound off Glen Cove last Saturday near the point at East Island. At Hempstead Lake State Park a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was noted again Thursday near MacDonald's Pond beyond the south parking lot and some RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were also in that area recently. A EURASIAN WIGEON was spotted Thursday at Massapequa Preserve in the reservoir just north of the railroad station on the north side of Sunrise Highway Route 27. On the docks at the Bellport Bay Yacht Club at the end of Bellport Lane in Bellport last Saturday afternoon were single GLAUCOUS and ICELAND GULLS and another ICELAND GULL was on Iron Pier Beach at the end of Pier Avenue in Northville last Sunday. An arriving OSPREY was noted Thursday and AMERICAN WOODCOCK have been displaying in numerous areas on the warmer evenings recently. To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126, or weekdays call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483. This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling. - End transcript -- 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] Eastern Wild Turkey- Miller Place, NY
Seeing 6 Eastern Wild Turkeys in the Miller Place area isnt all that uncommon. What drew me to post this was that one of the toms was in full strut. I dont think that I have ever seen one displaying with such vigor this early in the year. Chip Hamilton Bird Conservation Biologist NYS DEC Region 1 50 Circle Road SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 11790 631) 444-0308 -- 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] New York Birders Facebook Page
For those who haven't stumbled across it yet some of us have set up a page on Facebook called "New York Birders." The (still evolving) point of it is: This is a group for New York birds, birders, and birding. Share your sightings, photos, birding stories, and blog posts. Hopefully this group will help build the New York birding community - far too often we run into each other in the field and fail to introduce ourselves. Maybe if we see each others faces on Facebook we will be more willing to stop and compare notes! Anyone interested in joining the page is welcome! It can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/NYBirders One really nice aspect of a birding group on Facebook is how much easier it is to share pictures and have discussions that those who are not interested can tune out. Good Birding, Corey Finger http://1birds.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] Erie an Niagara Counties 3/8/12
While on the road yesterday I made a few quick stops. . . Aqua Lane Park 1:10 pm Canada Goose 2 Mallard 2 Common Merganser 30 (conservative estimate) Great Blue Heron 30 (conservative estimate) Bald Eagle 1 Ring-billed Gull 20 (conservative estimate) Herring Gull 100 (conservative estimate) Glaucous Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Beaver Island State Park 1:40 pm Gadwall 1 Bufflehead 24 Common Goldeneye Common Merganser 19 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Great Blue Heron 2 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull 1 American Robin 3 European Starling 20 - conservative estimate Griffon Park - Niagara Falls 2:30 pm No Night-heron for me, but the Golden-crowned Kinglet was nice to see. . . Mallard 4 Ring-billed Gull 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin 1 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Common Grackle 4 NCCC 3:45 pm Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 American Crow 3 -- 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/ --
Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Rosy Finch?
Today seems to be the first day that the Rosy Finch missed its 6:30 AM feeding routine. Mike Scheibel and I were on site at 6:10 AM and watched the feeders until 8:00 AM. The action peaked at 7:30 AM with large numbers of American Goldfinch. In the mix were American Tree Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch and others. The Sugar River Northern Shrike also continued. After I left, I phoned Bobby Kurtz around 9:00 AM who was also on site but reported NO Rosy. Given Arie's Thursday report and today's results I'd say it's not looking good for a weekend showing. Best of luck to anyone that follows up and thanks again to Nancy Loomis for her kind hospitality. Derek Rogers Sayville Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Clinton > Date: March 9, 2012 5:05:53 PM EST > To: nysbirds-L > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Rosy Finch? > Reply-To: Jim Clinton > > Has the Rosy Finch been seen today, Friday March 9th? Wanting to know if it > is worth the trip to chase it down. > Jim Clinton Jr > > -- > > 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] Fw: [cayugabirds-l] No Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch Today
Looks like bad news for anyone who was hoping to make the trip this weekend Mickey Scilingo Constantia Oswego County, NY mickey.scili...@gte.net 315-679-6299 - Original Message - From: Janet Akin To: Cayuga Birds List Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 4:13 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] No Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch Today About forty birders signed in today and no one reported seeing the bird. Looks like the south winds moved him on. Janet Akin -- Cayugabirds-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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Rosy Finch?
Has the Rosy Finch been seen today, Friday March 9th? Wanting to know if it is worth the trip to chase it down. Jim Clinton Jr -- 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] AMNH Rufous Hummingbird continues 3/9
The Rufous Hummingbird was present Friday morning about 9:30am in the bushes near the feeder on the west side of the Rose Center (Museum of Natural History) entrance (81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue). -ed g. -- 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] Rosy-finch - NO
Nancy Loomis asked me to report that as of 7 a.m. The Rosy-finch has not been seen. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Rosy-finch - NO
Nancy Loomis asked me to report that as of 7 a.m. The Rosy-finch has not been seen. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Rosy Finch?
Has the Rosy Finch been seen today, Friday March 9th? Wanting to know if it is worth the trip to chase it down. Jim Clinton Jr -- 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: [cayugabirds-l] No Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch Today
Looks like bad news for anyone who was hoping to make the trip this weekend Mickey Scilingo Constantia Oswego County, NY mickey.scili...@gte.net 315-679-6299 - Original Message - From: Janet Akin To: Cayuga Birds List Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 4:13 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] No Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch Today About forty birders signed in today and no one reported seeing the bird. Looks like the south winds moved him on. Janet Akin -- Cayugabirds-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/ --
Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Rosy Finch?
Today seems to be the first day that the Rosy Finch missed its 6:30 AM feeding routine. Mike Scheibel and I were on site at 6:10 AM and watched the feeders until 8:00 AM. The action peaked at 7:30 AM with large numbers of American Goldfinch. In the mix were American Tree Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch and others. The Sugar River Northern Shrike also continued. After I left, I phoned Bobby Kurtz around 9:00 AM who was also on site but reported NO Rosy. Given Arie's Thursday report and today's results I'd say it's not looking good for a weekend showing. Best of luck to anyone that follows up and thanks again to Nancy Loomis for her kind hospitality. Derek Rogers Sayville Begin forwarded message: From: Jim Clinton jc...@earthlink.net Date: March 9, 2012 5:05:53 PM EST To: nysbirds-L nysbirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Rosy Finch? Reply-To: Jim Clinton jc...@earthlink.net Has the Rosy Finch been seen today, Friday March 9th? Wanting to know if it is worth the trip to chase it down. Jim Clinton Jr -- 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] Erie an Niagara Counties 3/8/12
While on the road yesterday I made a few quick stops. . . Aqua Lane Park 1:10 pm Canada Goose 2 Mallard 2 Common Merganser 30 (conservative estimate) Great Blue Heron 30 (conservative estimate) Bald Eagle 1 Ring-billed Gull 20 (conservative estimate) Herring Gull 100 (conservative estimate) Glaucous Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Beaver Island State Park 1:40 pm Gadwall 1 Bufflehead 24 Common Goldeneye Common Merganser 19 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Great Blue Heron 2 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull 1 American Robin 3 European Starling 20 - conservative estimate Griffon Park - Niagara Falls 2:30 pm No Night-heron for me, but the Golden-crowned Kinglet was nice to see. . . Mallard 4 Ring-billed Gull 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin 1 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Common Grackle 4 NCCC 3:45 pm Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 American Crow 3 -- 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] New York Birders Facebook Page
For those who haven't stumbled across it yet some of us have set up a page on Facebook called New York Birders. The (still evolving) point of it is: This is a group for New York birds, birders, and birding. Share your sightings, photos, birding stories, and blog posts. Hopefully this group will help build the New York birding community - far too often we run into each other in the field and fail to introduce ourselves. Maybe if we see each others faces on Facebook we will be more willing to stop and compare notes! Anyone interested in joining the page is welcome! It can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/NYBirders One really nice aspect of a birding group on Facebook is how much easier it is to share pictures and have discussions that those who are not interested can tune out. Good Birding, Corey Finger http://1birds.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] Eastern Wild Turkey- Miller Place, NY
Seeing 6 Eastern Wild Turkeys in the Miller Place area isnt all that uncommon. What drew me to post this was that one of the toms was in full strut. I dont think that I have ever seen one displaying with such vigor this early in the year. Chip Hamilton Bird Conservation Biologist NYS DEC Region 1 50 Circle Road SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 11790 631) 444-0308 -- 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] NYC Area RBA: 9 March 2012
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Mar. 9, 2012 * NYNY1203.09 - Birds mentioned RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) EURASIAN WIGEON KING EIDER HARLEQUIN DUCK Red-necked Grebe Osprey American Woodcock ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL Razorbill NORTHERN SHRIKE Tree Swallow Yellow-breasted Chat Rusty Blackbird Extralimital: GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH+ (northern New York, Locust Grove) - Transcript If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysa...@nybirds.org. 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 Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Number: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day) Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Ben Cacace BEGIN TAPE Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 9th 2012 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are an extralimital GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, EURASIAN WIGEON, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL and NORTHERN SHRIKE. Before we begin locally hopefully everyone is aware of the GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH that had this week been visiting feeders in northern New York in the town of Locust Grove. However this finch has unfortunately apparently moved on. The RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD remains around the feeders adjacent to the entrance to the planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History on West 81st Street just west of Central Park West. The NORTHERN SHRIKE at Floyd Bennett Field has seemingly been more visible recently often perching in trees along the runway that runs north parallel to Jamaica Bay past the entrance to the large parking lot by the boat launch. Look especially around the intersection with the next main runway to the north towards the model airplane flying area. Three RED-NECKED GREBES were with other waterfowl in the bay off the boat launch area last Sunday. At Jones Beach West End 5 HARLEQUIN DUCKS were around the jetty Tuesday and other birds included RED-NECKED GREBE, RAZORBILL and TREE SWALLOW. Last Sunday afternoon there were 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS in the parking lot at the Point Lookout Town Park including an impressive full adult. A female KING EIDER was still on Long Island Sound off Glen Cove last Saturday near the point at East Island. At Hempstead Lake State Park a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was noted again Thursday near MacDonald's Pond beyond the south parking lot and some RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were also in that area recently. A EURASIAN WIGEON was spotted Thursday at Massapequa Preserve in the reservoir just north of the railroad station on the north side of Sunrise Highway Route 27. On the docks at the Bellport Bay Yacht Club at the end of Bellport Lane in Bellport last Saturday afternoon were single GLAUCOUS and ICELAND GULLS and another ICELAND GULL was on Iron Pier Beach at the end of Pier Avenue in Northville last Sunday. An arriving OSPREY was noted Thursday and AMERICAN WOODCOCK have been displaying in numerous areas on the warmer evenings recently. To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126, or weekdays call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483. This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling. - End transcript -- 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] To hear, and then to see!
Today, after having a hearing aid repaired at the VA Hospital in Northport, L.I., I visited nearby Sunken Meadow S.Pk. in pursuit of the Yellow- rumped (Audubon's) Warbler, that had been seen, off on, this past season. This was my 3rd try, so I guess I have figuratively struck-out with this individual I did get a hit though, when I found 9 Common Mergansers in the water w/o the car bridge. What made this a bit special for me was missing this specie this past fall and winter, only to get it as a FOY bird...in the spring! Cheers,Bob -- 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/ --
