[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 23 March 2012

2012-03-23 Thread Karen Fung 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* March 23, 2012
* NYNY1203.23

- Birds Mentioned:

EURASIAN WIGEON
GREEN-WINGED TEAL (Eurasian form)
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Snowy Egret
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Clapper Rail
Piping Plover
Purple Sandpiper
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Tree Swallow
Marsh Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Orange-crowned Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Saltmarsh Sparrow


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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 (during the day except Sunday)
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, March
23rd at 8:00pm.  The highlights of today's tape are EURASIAN WIGEON,
EURASIAN FORM OF GREEN-WINGED TEAL, HARLEQUIN DUCKS, and spring
migrants.

Not unexpectedly given the prolonged bout of very warm March weather,
some movement of migrants into the area has taken place this week.
PINE WARBLERS have appeared in reasonable numbers throughout the area,
as have EASTERN PHOEBES and TREE SWALLOWS.  Perhaps the most
unexpected, given the date, was a BLUE-HEADED VIREO seen Thursday at
Marshlands Conservancy in Rye, with three SNOWY EGRETS there today.
Other early arrivals have featured three GLOSSY IBIS last Saturday at
Terrell River County Park in East Moriches, and such passerines as
MARSH WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, and SALTMARSH SPARROW.  OSPREY and
CLAPPER RAIL are among others moving in.

In Central Park an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER has been present at the Meer
from Sunday through today, and another continues in Kissena Park in
Queens.

The Union Square Park YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was still present recently
down off East 14th Street in Manhattan, often near the Gandhi statue,
and another Chat was seen again Thursday near McDonald Pond at
Hempstead Lake State Park.

Some RED-NECKED GREBES remain in Jamaica Bay off Floyd Bennett Field.

At Jones Beach, some PIPING PLOVERS were on the West End beach last
weekend, with some PURPLE SANDPIPERS remaining around the West End
jetty.  Four HARLEQUIN DUCKS were still on the Point Lookout side of
Jones Inlet Sunday, and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was on the Point
Lookout Town Park parking lot on Saturday.

At Tobay, a Eurasian form of GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen on an
excavated pond west of the main pond last Sunday.

Farther east, a EURASIAN WIGEON was still residing on Cooper's Neck
Pond at Southampton Sunday.  Also on Sunday, two LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULLS were at Sagg Pond, and the overwintering bird at Napeague was
still at the end of Lazy Point Road.  RED-NECKED GREBE was off Mecox
Sunday, and good numbers of COMMON EIDER continue around Shinnecock
Inlet.

To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126,
or during the day except Sunday 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 TAPE~]

~ End Transcript ~

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[nysbirds-l] Forest Lawn and Tifft Nature Preserve 3/23/12

2012-03-23 Thread Joetf1973 
Nice day to get out and about - I made two quick trips to Forest Lawn this  
morning and one trip to Tifft this evening.
 
Forest Lawn 7:30 am
 
Canada Goose - 11
Wood Duck - 2
Downy Woodpecker -  2
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1 - very vocal -  near the Letchworth Mausoleum
American Crow - 1
White-breasted  Nuthatch - 1
American Robin - 8
European Starling - 14
Song  Sparrow - 3
Dark-eyed Junco - 1
Common Grackle -  2
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
 
Forest Lawn 9:30 am
 
Mostly the same as above as well as
 
Turkey Vulture - 2
Black-capped Chickadee - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 5
White-winged Crossbill - 1 (mentioned this morning)
American Goldfinch - 1
 
Tifft Nature Preserve 6:30 pm 
 
Canada Goose - 89
Hooded Merganser - 9
Pied-billed Grebe -  1
Great Blue Heron - 3
Osprey - 2 (Thanks Bill W for the "heads  up" with your report - looks like 
that bird has company)
Red-tailed  Hawk - 1
American Coot - 2
Ring-billed Gull -  19
Mourning Dove - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 7
Northern  Flicker - 2
Eastern Phoebe - 1
American Crow -  5
Black-capped Chickadee - 4
White-breasted Nuthatch  - 1
American Robin - 7
European Starling - 7
Song  Sparrow - 4
Swamp Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal -  3
Red-winged Blackbird - 45 conservative estimate - surprising low  numbers 
of blackbirds in general
Common Grackle - 2
Brown-headed  Cowbird - 1
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 7
 
Joe Fell
Buffalo, NY
 
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[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

2012-03-23 Thread David Martin 
This a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week 
ending  21 March 2012.   PLEASE NOTE: In order to be included in the 
weekly summary, reports should be emailed to birdl...@hmbc.net 
or posted on HMBirds before 8 PM Wednesday.


Seventy-eight species were reported this week. including 18 waterfowl 
species. The most reported species include Eastern Phoebe (10 
reports),Killdeer (9 ), Song Sparrow (8), Eastern Bluebird (7), Great 
Blue Heron (5) and Tree Swallow (5).


The best birds were:

SANDHILL CRANE: Ghent 3/17 (5).

SHORT-EARED OWL: Fort Edward 3/15 (6).

RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Black Creek Marsh 3/15 (30).


Other notable reports:

Snow Goose: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18.

Mute Swan: Alcove Reservoir 3/18 (2).

Gadwall: Stanton Pond 3/18 (12).

American Wigeon: Black Creek Marsh 3/15 (7); Saratoga Lake 3/19.

Northern Shoveler: Stanton Pond 3/18 (4); Collins Lake 3/20.

Greater Scaup: Saratoga Lake 3/19 (~13).

Lesser Scaup: Saratoga Lake 3/19 (~20).

Bufflehead: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18; Saratoga Lake 3/19 (15).

Ruffed Grouse: Partridge Run 3/20.

Wild Turkey: Papscanee North 3/16 (12); East Greenbush 3/18 (22); Ghent 
3/19 (12).

Pied-billed Grebe: Latham 3/20.

Black Vulture: Bethlehem 3/17 (2); Schenectady 3/18 (14-15); Guilderland 
3/20.

Bald Eagle: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18; Galway Lake 3/20 (4); 
Cohoes 3/20.

Northern Harrier: Fort Edward 3/15 (3); Black Creek Marsh 3/15 (2)..

Broad-winged Hawk: Livingston 3/16.

Red-tailed Hawk (leucistic): Rensselaer 3/18; Ghent 3/19.

American Kestrel: Coxsackie Grasslands 3/15.

Virginia Rail: Black Creek Marsh 3/21.

Wilson's Snipe: East Greenbush 3/18 (2); Ghent 3/18 (2).

American Woodcock: Fort Edward 3/15 (3); Poestenkill 3/17 (2); Ghent 3/19.

Eastern Screech-Owl: Black Creek Marsh 3/15; Five Rivers 3/16.

Barred Owl: Glenville 3/17.

Fish Crow: Wilton 3/15 (26).

Carolina Wren: Black Creek Marsh 3/15; Poestenkill 3/17; 
Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18.

Winter Wren: Edinburg 3/18; Partridge Run 3/20.

Golden-crowned Kinglet: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18; Five Rivers 
3/18; Partridge Run 3/20.

Pine Warbler: Edinburg 3/17.

Field Sparrow: Ghent 3/19; Livingston 3/19.

Fox Sparrow: Partridge Run 3/20.

Swamp Sparrow: Black Creek Marsh 3/21.

Eastern Meadowlark: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18; Ghent 3/19.

Purple Finch: East Greenbush 3/19, 3/21; Partridge Run 3/20.

Pine Siskin: Partridge Run 3/20.

Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Lindsey Duval 
(Schuylerville/Fort Miller), Larry Federman (Coxsackie Grasslands), Anne 
Fortune (Rensselaer), CJ Franks (Ghent 3/18), Alan French (Glenville), 
Dan Furbish (Wilton, East Greenbush 3/18, Fort Edward), Ken Harper 
(Waterford), Ron Harrower (Saratoga Lake), Sue Hendler (Edinburg), Nancy 
Kern (Ghent 3/19), Naomi King (Papscanee), Bill Lee (Black Creek Marsh 
3/15),Jim de Waal Malefyt (Poestenkill), Jackson Mesick (Five Rivers, 
Slingerlands), Curt Morgan (Colonie, Cohoes, West Sand Lake), Ellen 
Pemrick (Ann Lee Pond), Will Raup (Bethlehem, Partridge Run), Neal 
Reilly (Schenectady), Alan Schroeder (Guilderland), Jaime Taft (Collins 
Lake), Tom Williams (Five Rivers, Stanton Pond, Alcove Reservoir, Black 
Creek Marsh 3/21), Chad Witko (Ghent 3/17) and Will Yandik (Livingston).


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[nysbirds-l] Northern Gannet-David Weld Sanctuary, Nissequogue - Suffolk

2012-03-23 Thread Derek Rogers 
There is a Northern Gannet associating with a mixed flock of gulls off the main 
bluff at the David Weld Sanctuary about   200 yards off the beach. While this 
may not be highly unusual I found it personally interesting. I spend quite a 
bit of time here and this is the first gannet I've noted at this location.

On a nice Spring note, there was a patch of Wood Anenome with a single flower 
in bloom. One of my favorite Spring ephemerals.

Best,

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Sayville
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[nysbirds-l] Forest Lawn Cemetery WW Crossbill (Buffalo)

2012-03-23 Thread joetf1973 

I had a female White-winged Crossbill at 9:45 am this morning at Forest Lawn 
Cemetery. The bird was feeding in a large Norway Spruce in what I believe is 
section 27 (If you are at the Chapel, head towards the gazebo, the hill that is 
kitty-corner from the gazebo has several large Norway Spruce - this is where I 
saw the bird).

Joe Fell
Buffalo, NY

 

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[nysbirds-l] Forest Lawn Cemetery WW Crossbill (Buffalo)

2012-03-23 Thread joetf1973 

I had a female White-winged Crossbill at 9:45 am this morning at Forest Lawn 
Cemetery. The bird was feeding in a large Norway Spruce in what I believe is 
section 27 (If you are at the Chapel, head towards the gazebo, the hill that is 
kitty-corner from the gazebo has several large Norway Spruce - this is where I 
saw the bird).

Joe Fell
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[nysbirds-l] Northern Gannet-David Weld Sanctuary, Nissequogue - Suffolk

2012-03-23 Thread Derek Rogers 
There is a Northern Gannet associating with a mixed flock of gulls off the main 
bluff at the David Weld Sanctuary about   200 yards off the beach. While this 
may not be highly unusual I found it personally interesting. I spend quite a 
bit of time here and this is the first gannet I've noted at this location.

On a nice Spring note, there was a patch of Wood Anenome with a single flower 
in bloom. One of my favorite Spring ephemerals.

Best,

Derek Rogers
Sayville
Http://dereksnest.blogspot.com




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[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

2012-03-23 Thread David Martin 
This a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week 
ending  21 March 2012.   PLEASE NOTE: In order to be included in the 
weekly summary, reports should be emailed to birdl...@hmbc.net 
mailto:birdl...@hmbc.netor posted on HMBirds before 8 PM Wednesday.


Seventy-eight species were reported this week. including 18 waterfowl 
species. The most reported species include Eastern Phoebe (10 
reports),Killdeer (9 ), Song Sparrow (8), Eastern Bluebird (7), Great 
Blue Heron (5) and Tree Swallow (5).


The best birds were:

SANDHILL CRANE: Ghent 3/17 (5).

SHORT-EARED OWL: Fort Edward 3/15 (6).

RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Black Creek Marsh 3/15 (30).


Other notable reports:

Snow Goose: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18.

Mute Swan: Alcove Reservoir 3/18 (2).

Gadwall: Stanton Pond 3/18 (12).

American Wigeon: Black Creek Marsh 3/15 (7); Saratoga Lake 3/19.

Northern Shoveler: Stanton Pond 3/18 (4); Collins Lake 3/20.

Greater Scaup: Saratoga Lake 3/19 (~13).

Lesser Scaup: Saratoga Lake 3/19 (~20).

Bufflehead: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18; Saratoga Lake 3/19 (15).

Ruffed Grouse: Partridge Run 3/20.

Wild Turkey: Papscanee North 3/16 (12); East Greenbush 3/18 (22); Ghent 
3/19 (12).

Pied-billed Grebe: Latham 3/20.

Black Vulture: Bethlehem 3/17 (2); Schenectady 3/18 (14-15); Guilderland 
3/20.

Bald Eagle: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18; Galway Lake 3/20 (4); 
Cohoes 3/20.

Northern Harrier: Fort Edward 3/15 (3); Black Creek Marsh 3/15 (2)..

Broad-winged Hawk: Livingston 3/16.

Red-tailed Hawk (leucistic): Rensselaer 3/18; Ghent 3/19.

American Kestrel: Coxsackie Grasslands 3/15.

Virginia Rail: Black Creek Marsh 3/21.

Wilson's Snipe: East Greenbush 3/18 (2); Ghent 3/18 (2).

American Woodcock: Fort Edward 3/15 (3); Poestenkill 3/17 (2); Ghent 3/19.

Eastern Screech-Owl: Black Creek Marsh 3/15; Five Rivers 3/16.

Barred Owl: Glenville 3/17.

Fish Crow: Wilton 3/15 (26).

Carolina Wren: Black Creek Marsh 3/15; Poestenkill 3/17; 
Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18.

Winter Wren: Edinburg 3/18; Partridge Run 3/20.

Golden-crowned Kinglet: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18; Five Rivers 
3/18; Partridge Run 3/20.

Pine Warbler: Edinburg 3/17.

Field Sparrow: Ghent 3/19; Livingston 3/19.

Fox Sparrow: Partridge Run 3/20.

Swamp Sparrow: Black Creek Marsh 3/21.

Eastern Meadowlark: Schuylerville/Fort Miller* 3/18; Ghent 3/19.

Purple Finch: East Greenbush 3/19, 3/21; Partridge Run 3/20.

Pine Siskin: Partridge Run 3/20.

Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Lindsey Duval 
(Schuylerville/Fort Miller), Larry Federman (Coxsackie Grasslands), Anne 
Fortune (Rensselaer), CJ Franks (Ghent 3/18), Alan French (Glenville), 
Dan Furbish (Wilton, East Greenbush 3/18, Fort Edward), Ken Harper 
(Waterford), Ron Harrower (Saratoga Lake), Sue Hendler (Edinburg), Nancy 
Kern (Ghent 3/19), Naomi King (Papscanee), Bill Lee (Black Creek Marsh 
3/15),Jim de Waal Malefyt (Poestenkill), Jackson Mesick (Five Rivers, 
Slingerlands), Curt Morgan (Colonie, Cohoes, West Sand Lake), Ellen 
Pemrick (Ann Lee Pond), Will Raup (Bethlehem, Partridge Run), Neal 
Reilly (Schenectady), Alan Schroeder (Guilderland), Jaime Taft (Collins 
Lake), Tom Williams (Five Rivers, Stanton Pond, Alcove Reservoir, Black 
Creek Marsh 3/21), Chad Witko (Ghent 3/17) and Will Yandik (Livingston).


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[nysbirds-l] Forest Lawn and Tifft Nature Preserve 3/23/12

2012-03-23 Thread Joetf1973 
Nice day to get out and about - I made two quick trips to Forest Lawn this  
morning and one trip to Tifft this evening.
 
Forest Lawn 7:30 am
 
Canada Goose - 11
Wood Duck - 2
Downy Woodpecker -  2
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1 - very vocal -  near the Letchworth Mausoleum
American Crow - 1
White-breasted  Nuthatch - 1
American Robin - 8
European Starling - 14
Song  Sparrow - 3
Dark-eyed Junco - 1
Common Grackle -  2
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
 
Forest Lawn 9:30 am
 
Mostly the same as above as well as
 
Turkey Vulture - 2
Black-capped Chickadee - 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2
Northern Cardinal - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 5
White-winged Crossbill - 1 (mentioned this morning)
American Goldfinch - 1
 
Tifft Nature Preserve 6:30 pm 
 
Canada Goose - 89
Hooded Merganser - 9
Pied-billed Grebe -  1
Great Blue Heron - 3
Osprey - 2 (Thanks Bill W for the heads  up with your report - looks like 
that bird has company)
Red-tailed  Hawk - 1
American Coot - 2
Ring-billed Gull -  19
Mourning Dove - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 7
Northern  Flicker - 2
Eastern Phoebe - 1
American Crow -  5
Black-capped Chickadee - 4
White-breasted Nuthatch  - 1
American Robin - 7
European Starling - 7
Song  Sparrow - 4
Swamp Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal -  3
Red-winged Blackbird - 45 conservative estimate - surprising low  numbers 
of blackbirds in general
Common Grackle - 2
Brown-headed  Cowbird - 1
House Finch - 2
American Goldfinch - 7
 
Joe Fell
Buffalo, NY
 
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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 23 March 2012

2012-03-23 Thread Karen Fung 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* March 23, 2012
* NYNY1203.23

- Birds Mentioned:

EURASIAN WIGEON
GREEN-WINGED TEAL (Eurasian form)
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Snowy Egret
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Clapper Rail
Piping Plover
Purple Sandpiper
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Tree Swallow
Marsh Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Orange-crowned Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Saltmarsh Sparrow


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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 (during the day except Sunday)
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, March
23rd at 8:00pm.  The highlights of today's tape are EURASIAN WIGEON,
EURASIAN FORM OF GREEN-WINGED TEAL, HARLEQUIN DUCKS, and spring
migrants.

Not unexpectedly given the prolonged bout of very warm March weather,
some movement of migrants into the area has taken place this week.
PINE WARBLERS have appeared in reasonable numbers throughout the area,
as have EASTERN PHOEBES and TREE SWALLOWS.  Perhaps the most
unexpected, given the date, was a BLUE-HEADED VIREO seen Thursday at
Marshlands Conservancy in Rye, with three SNOWY EGRETS there today.
Other early arrivals have featured three GLOSSY IBIS last Saturday at
Terrell River County Park in East Moriches, and such passerines as
MARSH WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, and SALTMARSH SPARROW.  OSPREY and
CLAPPER RAIL are among others moving in.

In Central Park an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER has been present at the Meer
from Sunday through today, and another continues in Kissena Park in
Queens.

The Union Square Park YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was still present recently
down off East 14th Street in Manhattan, often near the Gandhi statue,
and another Chat was seen again Thursday near McDonald Pond at
Hempstead Lake State Park.

Some RED-NECKED GREBES remain in Jamaica Bay off Floyd Bennett Field.

At Jones Beach, some PIPING PLOVERS were on the West End beach last
weekend, with some PURPLE SANDPIPERS remaining around the West End
jetty.  Four HARLEQUIN DUCKS were still on the Point Lookout side of
Jones Inlet Sunday, and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was on the Point
Lookout Town Park parking lot on Saturday.

At Tobay, a Eurasian form of GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen on an
excavated pond west of the main pond last Sunday.

Farther east, a EURASIAN WIGEON was still residing on Cooper's Neck
Pond at Southampton Sunday.  Also on Sunday, two LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULLS were at Sagg Pond, and the overwintering bird at Napeague was
still at the end of Lazy Point Road.  RED-NECKED GREBE was off Mecox
Sunday, and good numbers of COMMON EIDER continue around Shinnecock
Inlet.

To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126,
or during the day except Sunday 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.

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