[nysbirds-l] Suffolk Co., LI Highlights: White-eyed Vireo, Iceland Gull, etc

[Michael McBrien]

Today, I birded various locations in central Suffolk, mainly in search  
of early spring migrants.


The highlight of the day was an early White-eyed Vireo at Quogue  
Wildlife Refuge.  I first found the bird near the trailhead, just past  
the animal enclosures.  The vireo was loosely associating with a  
feeding group of kinglets, chickadees, and titmice as it moved north  
in the thickets along the west side of this trail.  Unfortunately, it  
was fairly uncooperative and silent, providing brief, and often  
obscured, views.  We eventually lost the vireo near where the wooden  
fenceline begins.  Also present at the refuge were multiple Wood  
Ducks, a Gray Catbird, and several singing Pine Warblers.


A single Raven was present on the Hampton Bays Water Tower, sitting  
atop the nest.


A ride along Dune Road produced a single 1st year Iceland Gull (just  
east of Tiana Beach) and 6 Great Egrets.  Approximately 40 Common  
Eiders remain inside the inlet as well as a single Great Cormorant.


Pictures of some of the highlights can be seen at:  https://picasaweb.google.com/117391989476777248424/NewYorkBirds2012 
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Good Birding,
   Michael McBrien
   East Patchogue


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[nysbirds-l] Midtown Birding

[Alan Drogin]

Two weeks ago the new lawn was laid down in Bryant Park and the daffodils were 
in full bloom.  By the time the lilacs and tulips joined in the cold weather 
returned and caused everything to droop like a bed of rag dolls.  Could the 
Catbird in the northwest corner been the same one that survived the winter?  It 
sat out in the open on the curb watching the return of the crowds as if to brag 
of its survival.   Meanwhile, only a handful of White-Throated Sparrows are 
left and I've not seen the variety of sparrows recently arrived to Central 
Park, yet.  What is now abundant are Song Sparrows, more than two dozen of 
them, flitting about the new lawn still off limits to pedestrians.  Among them, 
a lone Junco.  I thought I saw a Savannah a couple of weeks ago at the garden 
house on 40th street, but it could have been a small Song - but then i saw it 
again this Friday by a statue on 6th Avenue.  It lacked a yellow eyebrow (an 
Ipswich) but it was finely streaked, the tail forked, and it was kicking up 
dirt with its pink legs.  Looking forward to also seeing the return of the 
urban birdwatchers at Gabriel Willow's Bryant Park walks April 9th.  Variety 
starts small, then blooms.  

Happy Birding from Bryant Park,
Alan Drogin
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[nysbirds-l] Horned Gebe Breeding Plummage

[Thomas Moran]

March 31, Tom Moran

Shoreham Beach: Horned Grebe, molting to breeding plumage, Common Loon, 3
Northern Gannets flying west to east in LI sound

 

Tom Moran

tomster...@optonliline.net

Shoreham, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Niagra Falls-23 Great Egrets,2 Harlequin Ducks, young Bald Eagles

[WilliamWatsonSr]

March 31 - Looking from Goat Island at Niagara Fall at the small islands  
above the Horseshoe (Canadian) Falls at the former Black-crown Night-Heron  
Colony there were:
23 Great Egrets  -  five were sitting on nests  (probably  too early for 
incubation since one stood up to copulate) possible just guarding  their 
property. 
52 Black-crowned Night-Herons
74 Double-crested Cormorant   -  about 20 on nests 
2 Harlequin Ducks with 3 Gadwalls were about a km upstream from the colony  
by the island with two trees on it. 
3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls  -  one adult and two second cycle 
Of possible interest on Goat Island was a flock of 8 Golden-crowned  
Kinglets, 2 Tufted Titmice, and a very early migrant Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 
Traveling about 6 km south on the Robert Moses Parkway and stopping at the  
water intake to check the Navy Island Bald Eagle nest I saw both Bald Eagle 
 adults and at least two  very very early NESTLINGS on the nest !!  The  
early nestling record for New York is April 11.   I suspect it is even  later 
for Ontario. 
 
Best Wishes for Great Birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Park - Spring Migrant

[Jeffrey Ritter]

Despite the dreary weather, a few hours in Alley Pond Park in Queens  
this afternoon produced a nice variety of birds. The hot spot was the  
area around Turtle, Decadon and Lilly Pad Ponds. Most of the  
following were observed in that area of the park:

Pine Warbler (numerous)
Eastern Phoebe (numerous)
Palm Warbler (1)
Hermit Thrush (1)
Brown Creeper (1)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (several)
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher
American Goldfinch (small flock)
Rusty Blackbird (1 or 2)
Field Sparrow (1)

I also stopped at the Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) on  
Northern Blvd to check for a Louisiana Waterthrush reported by Andrew  
Baksh this afternoon. Although I observed this bird yesterday evening  
after Eric Miller mentioned that he had found it at the pond a short  
distance west of APEC, I was unable to find it again at 4:30 PM. The  
bird may still be around though. I did see a second Palm Warbler at  
the pond and two Kildeer at the APEC parking lot.

Jeff Ritter
Little Neck, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Shawangunk Grasslands NWR

[Bruce Horwith]

Yesterday, I birded this refuge for the first time and it was well worth
the visit, even though I was too late to pick up some of the wintering
birds such as short-eared owl that commonly occur there.

Best birds were:
10-20 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS
1 EASTERN PHOEBE
1 BLACK VULTURE among 10-20 TVs
a pair of HARRIERS
a pair of BLUEBIRDS
a pair of KESTRELS
1 BARN SWALLOW among dozens of TREE SWALLOWS

For those unfamiliar with the site, be sure to spend most of your time
viewing the refuge from the north from the Town Park located on Long Lane.

Another bonus were the 20+ GREEN-WINGED TEAL seen at 6 1/2 Mile Station
Sanctuary, owned by Orange County Audubon.

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[nysbirds-l] Sullivan County Waterfowl

[flybynight9]

I had a fabulous morning of birding this morning in northern Sullivan County. 
Last nights weather event produced a significant fallout of waterfowl in the 
county. Even small bodies of water seemed to hold at least a few birds. My list 
of sightings is as follows:

Kiamesha Lake:

1 - Pied-billed Grebe
3 - Horned Grebe
1 - Red-necked Grebe
52- Bufflehead
9 - Ring-necked Duck
12- Long-tailed Duck
3 - Lesser Scaup (John Haas reported 8 later in the morning)

Morningside Lake:

18- Horned Grebe
2 - Red-necked Grebe
4 - Bufflehead
9 - Long-tailed Duck
2 - Ruddy Duck

Neversink Res. :

2 - Gadwall
7 - Black Duck
10- Bufflehead
5 - Red-breasted Merganser
30- Long-tailed Duck
6 - Ring-billed Gull
1 - Bonaparte's Gull

Rondout Res:

3 - Bufflehead
3 - Red-breasted Merganser
1 - Common Loon

Swan Lake:

4 - Horned Grebe
3 - Mallard
8 - Black Duck
9 - Ring-necked Duck
14- Lesser Scaup
17- Green-winged Teal
20- Bufflehead
2 - Ruddy Duck
1 - Common Loon

Kauneonga Lake:

23- Bufflehead
3 - Red-breasted Merganser
7 - Lesser Scaup

Superior Lake:

1 - Horned Grebe
35- Bufflehead
2 - Ring-necked Duck
7 - Lesser Scaup

Also had an additional 5 Long-tailed Ducks on a small pond near Liberty and 1-2 
Eastern Meadowlarks in Bethel. 

My only disappointment was I couldn't find any scoters which was surprising 
considering the numbers of other sea ducks in the county.





 


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[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

[David Martin]

This a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week 
ending  28 March 2012.   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-four species were reported this week. Most-reported species 
include Turkey Vulture (9 reports), Song Sparrow (8), Killdeer (6) and 
Pileated Woodpecker (6).


The best birds were:

LONG-TAILED DUCK: Collins Lake 3/25; Lock 7 3/25 (2).

GREAT CORMORANT: Germantown 3/24 (several), 3/27 (3).

MERLIN: Ghent 3/22.

VIRGINIA RAIL: Livingston 3/27.

LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH: Five Rivers 3/25.

RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Ballston 3/25 (large flock).


Other notable reports:

Mute Swan: Germantown 3/27 (2).

White-winged Scoter: 4-mile Point 3/25.

Ruffed Grouse: Burnt Hills 3/25.

Wild Turkey: Guilderland 3/21 (14); Pine Bush 3/21 (7); Kinderhook 3/23 
(6); Ghent 3/24 (3).

Pied-billed Grebe: Ghent 3/24; Livingston 3/27 (2).

Black Vulture: Delmar 3/25 (5+).

Bald Eagle: Vischer Ferry 3/22; 4-mile Point 3/25.

Sharp-shinned Hawk: Chatham 3/22.

American Kestrel: Stuyvesant 3/23 (4); Ghent 3/24; Germantown 3/27; 
Schenectady Co. Airport 3/28.

Wilson's Snipe: Ghent 3/22 (5), 3/24.

Barred Owl: Glenville 3/21.

Winter Wren: Dyken Pond 3/21 (3); Five Rivers 3/22; Saratoga Battlefield 
3/24.

Common Raven: Dyken Pond 3/21; Ghent 3/24.

Horned Lark: Schenectady County Airport 3/28.

Tree Swallow: Five Rivers 3/24; 4-mile Point 3/25 (many).

Carolina Wren: Vischer Ferry 3/22; Greenport 3/23 (2).

Golden-crowned Kinglet: Vischer Ferry 3/22; Saratoga Battlefield 3/24.

Hermit Thrush: Five Rivers 3/22, 3/24.

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Greenport 3/23).

Eastern Towhee: Cobleskill 3/26.

Chipping Sparrow: Guilderland 3/22; West Sand Lake 3/24.

Field Sparrow: Five Rivers 3/22; Chatham 3/22; Greenport 3/23 (3); 
Saratoga Battlefield 3/24 (2).

Eastern Meadowlark: Ghent 3/22; Chatham 3/22.

Purple Finch: East Greenbush 3/26 (2); Providence 3/26 (3).

Pine Siskin: Providence 3/26 (2).

Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler),  Barbara Brabetz 
(Cobleskill), Nancy Castillo (Providence), Deb Ferguson (Five Rivers 
3/24), C. Franks (Germantown, Ghent 3/24), Alan French (Glenville), Don 
Gresens (Collins Lake, Lock 7), Rich Guthrie (4-mile Point), Drew 
Hopkins (Ghent 3/22, Greenport, Kinderhook), John Kent (Five Rivers 
3/25), Nancy Kern (Chatham, Stuyvesant, Ghent 3/24, Livingston, 
Germantown), Mark Kirker (Schenectady County Airport), Bill Lee (Vischer 
Ferry), Priscilla Leonard (Jonesville), Naomi Lloyd (West Sand Lake), 
James Macione (Tomhannock), Jim de Waal Malefyt (Dyken Pond, 
Poestenkill), Jeff Nadler (Ballston), Marne Onderdonk (Saratoga 
Battlefield), Alan Schroeder (Guilderland, Pine Bush), Susan Stewart 
(Burnt Hills),Tom Williams (Delmar, Five Rivers 3/22) and Will Yandik 
(Livingston).


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[nysbirds-l] LOWA @ APEC Queens...

[Andrew Baksh]

Erik Miller and I are looking at a Louisiana Waterthrush that he found 
yesterday at Alley Pond Environmental Center in Douglaston Queens.  The area 
(pond), is west of the visitor's center and the Windmill.  Also here was a 
singing Rusty Blackbird.
Good and responsible birding!
Andrew Baksh
Queens NY
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay birding by train

[Christina M. Wilkinson]

I take the A train across Jamaica Bay twice a day now on my way to an from 
work.  This past week, I noticed an influx of dozens of egrets, and have also 
seen both species of Night Heron.  I've also seen at least one Lesser 
Black-Backed Gull and an Iceland Gull.  These birds seem to congregate on what 
is known as "Subway Island" and cannot be seen from the usual spots in or near 
the refuge.  I also saw a male Ring-Necked Pheasant next to the tracks just 
south of the Howard Beach-JFK station last week.

There were several species of duck present up until last week.  Now I only see 
a Bufflehead or two and some Mallards during my commute.

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Greater White-fronted Goose (Westchester County)...

[Andrew Baksh]

Some additional information on the location.  The Goose was hanging around at 
the Northern end of Tibbetts Brook Park, right near the area that has a bunch 
of kiddie pools and a water slide.
Good and responsible birding!
Andrew Baksh
Queens NY
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From: "Andrew Baksh" 
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:52:32 
To: nysbirds-l
Reply-To: birdingd...@gmail.com
Cc: Nyc ebirds
Subject: Greater White-fronted Goose (Westchester County)...

Alex Pirko and I hiked a few miles from Van Cortlandt Park Bronx, into 
Westchester in search of a Greater White-fronted that Alex had seen yesterday.  
We found the bird at Tibbets Park(near the lake), where it provided excellent 
views.  We think this is our Van Cortlandt Park bird that just moved further 
north.  Good luck if you try for it.
Good and responsible birding!
Andrew Baksh
Queens NY
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[nysbirds-l] Birding in Sufolk County

[AndyatWH]

With respect to my E Mail sent last night, it should be noted that the  
Crescent Duck Farm is private property. While I ( and others) have been 
visiting  there several years with no problems,and  the workers are quite  
social 
to me, I never asked or  formally received permission to go birding  on their 
property.
 
Just for the record.
 
Andy
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[nysbirds-l] Greater White-fronted Goose (Westchester County)...

[Andrew Baksh]

Alex Pirko and I hiked a few miles from Van Cortlandt Park Bronx, into 
Westchester in search of a Greater White-fronted that Alex had seen yesterday.  
We found the bird at Tibbets Park(near the lake), where it provided excellent 
views.  We think this is our Van Cortlandt Park bird that just moved further 
north.  Good luck if you try for it.
Good and responsible birding!
Andrew Baksh
Queens NY
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[nysbirds-l] Smith Point C.P. Outer Beach - Suffolk

[Derek Rogers]

Tough viewing conditions and an overall slow morning but Mike Scheibel and I 
were excited to see  a fos BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. The rather dull lighting 
conditions really made this bird "pop." A real beauty.  It was rapidly moving 
about the bayberry searching for insects. 

An immature BALD EAGLE was getting harassed by a team of gulls and crows just 
east of Great Gun. 

The ocean and inlet were both quiet with the primary species being RED-THROATED 
LOON. A few distant, loose scoter flocks were seen along the stretch.

Groups of SANDERLINGS worked much of the shoreline.

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Sayville
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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-breasted Chat

[Robert A. Proniewych]

 The Hempstead Lake Yellow-breasted Chat continues on this raw drizzly
morning. Around 10:15am. I found the chat feeding on bittersweet berries
behind the bench on the west side of the lake where all previous sightings
have been. The chat gave great views for 10 minutes before moving into the
thicker bushes.
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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-breasted Chat

[Robert A. Proniewych]

 The Hempstead Lake Yellow-breasted Chat continues on this raw drizzly
morning. Around 10:15am. I found the chat feeding on bittersweet berries
behind the bench on the west side of the lake where all previous sightings
have been. The chat gave great views for 10 minutes before moving into the
thicker bushes.
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[nysbirds-l] Smith Point C.P. Outer Beach - Suffolk

[Derek Rogers]

Tough viewing conditions and an overall slow morning but Mike Scheibel and I 
were excited to see  a fos BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. The rather dull lighting 
conditions really made this bird pop. A real beauty.  It was rapidly moving 
about the bayberry searching for insects. 

An immature BALD EAGLE was getting harassed by a team of gulls and crows just 
east of Great Gun. 

The ocean and inlet were both quiet with the primary species being RED-THROATED 
LOON. A few distant, loose scoter flocks were seen along the stretch.

Groups of SANDERLINGS worked much of the shoreline.

Best,

Derek Rogers
Sayville
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[nysbirds-l] Birding in Sufolk County

[AndyatWH]

With respect to my E Mail sent last night, it should be noted that the  
Crescent Duck Farm is private property. While I ( and others) have been 
visiting  there several years with no problems,and  the workers are quite  
social 
to me, I never asked or  formally received permission to go birding  on their 
property.
 
Just for the record.
 
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Greater White-fronted Goose (Westchester County)...

[Andrew Baksh]

Some additional information on the location.  The Goose was hanging around at 
the Northern end of Tibbetts Brook Park, right near the area that has a bunch 
of kiddie pools and a water slide.
Good and responsible birding!
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Queens NY
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-Original Message-
From: Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:52:32 
To: nysbirds-lnysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Reply-To: birdingd...@gmail.com
Cc: Nyc ebirdsebirds...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Greater White-fronted Goose (Westchester County)...

Alex Pirko and I hiked a few miles from Van Cortlandt Park Bronx, into 
Westchester in search of a Greater White-fronted that Alex had seen yesterday.  
We found the bird at Tibbets Park(near the lake), where it provided excellent 
views.  We think this is our Van Cortlandt Park bird that just moved further 
north.  Good luck if you try for it.
Good and responsible birding!
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Queens NY
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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay birding by train

[Christina M. Wilkinson]

I take the A train across Jamaica Bay twice a day now on my way to an from 
work.  This past week, I noticed an influx of dozens of egrets, and have also 
seen both species of Night Heron.  I've also seen at least one Lesser 
Black-Backed Gull and an Iceland Gull.  These birds seem to congregate on what 
is known as Subway Island and cannot be seen from the usual spots in or near 
the refuge.  I also saw a male Ring-Necked Pheasant next to the tracks just 
south of the Howard Beach-JFK station last week.

There were several species of duck present up until last week.  Now I only see 
a Bufflehead or two and some Mallards during my commute.

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[nysbirds-l] LOWA @ APEC Queens...

[Andrew Baksh]

Erik Miller and I are looking at a Louisiana Waterthrush that he found 
yesterday at Alley Pond Environmental Center in Douglaston Queens.  The area 
(pond), is west of the visitor's center and the Windmill.  Also here was a 
singing Rusty Blackbird.
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[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

[David Martin]

This a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week 
ending  28 March 2012.   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-four species were reported this week. Most-reported species 
include Turkey Vulture (9 reports), Song Sparrow (8), Killdeer (6) and 
Pileated Woodpecker (6).


The best birds were:

LONG-TAILED DUCK: Collins Lake 3/25; Lock 7 3/25 (2).

GREAT CORMORANT: Germantown 3/24 (several), 3/27 (3).

MERLIN: Ghent 3/22.

VIRGINIA RAIL: Livingston 3/27.

LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH: Five Rivers 3/25.

RUSTY BLACKBIRD: Ballston 3/25 (large flock).


Other notable reports:

Mute Swan: Germantown 3/27 (2).

White-winged Scoter: 4-mile Point 3/25.

Ruffed Grouse: Burnt Hills 3/25.

Wild Turkey: Guilderland 3/21 (14); Pine Bush 3/21 (7); Kinderhook 3/23 
(6); Ghent 3/24 (3).

Pied-billed Grebe: Ghent 3/24; Livingston 3/27 (2).

Black Vulture: Delmar 3/25 (5+).

Bald Eagle: Vischer Ferry 3/22; 4-mile Point 3/25.

Sharp-shinned Hawk: Chatham 3/22.

American Kestrel: Stuyvesant 3/23 (4); Ghent 3/24; Germantown 3/27; 
Schenectady Co. Airport 3/28.

Wilson's Snipe: Ghent 3/22 (5), 3/24.

Barred Owl: Glenville 3/21.

Winter Wren: Dyken Pond 3/21 (3); Five Rivers 3/22; Saratoga Battlefield 
3/24.

Common Raven: Dyken Pond 3/21; Ghent 3/24.

Horned Lark: Schenectady County Airport 3/28.

Tree Swallow: Five Rivers 3/24; 4-mile Point 3/25 (many).

Carolina Wren: Vischer Ferry 3/22; Greenport 3/23 (2).

Golden-crowned Kinglet: Vischer Ferry 3/22; Saratoga Battlefield 3/24.

Hermit Thrush: Five Rivers 3/22, 3/24.

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Greenport 3/23).

Eastern Towhee: Cobleskill 3/26.

Chipping Sparrow: Guilderland 3/22; West Sand Lake 3/24.

Field Sparrow: Five Rivers 3/22; Chatham 3/22; Greenport 3/23 (3); 
Saratoga Battlefield 3/24 (2).

Eastern Meadowlark: Ghent 3/22; Chatham 3/22.

Purple Finch: East Greenbush 3/26 (2); Providence 3/26 (3).

Pine Siskin: Providence 3/26 (2).

Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler),  Barbara Brabetz 
(Cobleskill), Nancy Castillo (Providence), Deb Ferguson (Five Rivers 
3/24), C. Franks (Germantown, Ghent 3/24), Alan French (Glenville), Don 
Gresens (Collins Lake, Lock 7), Rich Guthrie (4-mile Point), Drew 
Hopkins (Ghent 3/22, Greenport, Kinderhook), John Kent (Five Rivers 
3/25), Nancy Kern (Chatham, Stuyvesant, Ghent 3/24, Livingston, 
Germantown), Mark Kirker (Schenectady County Airport), Bill Lee (Vischer 
Ferry), Priscilla Leonard (Jonesville), Naomi Lloyd (West Sand Lake), 
James Macione (Tomhannock), Jim de Waal Malefyt (Dyken Pond, 
Poestenkill), Jeff Nadler (Ballston), Marne Onderdonk (Saratoga 
Battlefield), Alan Schroeder (Guilderland, Pine Bush), Susan Stewart 
(Burnt Hills),Tom Williams (Delmar, Five Rivers 3/22) and Will Yandik 
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[nysbirds-l] Sullivan County Waterfowl

[flybynight9]

I had a fabulous morning of birding this morning in northern Sullivan County. 
Last nights weather event produced a significant fallout of waterfowl in the 
county. Even small bodies of water seemed to hold at least a few birds. My list 
of sightings is as follows:

Kiamesha Lake:

1 - Pied-billed Grebe
3 - Horned Grebe
1 - Red-necked Grebe
52- Bufflehead
9 - Ring-necked Duck
12- Long-tailed Duck
3 - Lesser Scaup (John Haas reported 8 later in the morning)

Morningside Lake:

18- Horned Grebe
2 - Red-necked Grebe
4 - Bufflehead
9 - Long-tailed Duck
2 - Ruddy Duck

Neversink Res. :

2 - Gadwall
7 - Black Duck
10- Bufflehead
5 - Red-breasted Merganser
30- Long-tailed Duck
6 - Ring-billed Gull
1 - Bonaparte's Gull

Rondout Res:

3 - Bufflehead
3 - Red-breasted Merganser
1 - Common Loon

Swan Lake:

4 - Horned Grebe
3 - Mallard
8 - Black Duck
9 - Ring-necked Duck
14- Lesser Scaup
17- Green-winged Teal
20- Bufflehead
2 - Ruddy Duck
1 - Common Loon

Kauneonga Lake:

23- Bufflehead
3 - Red-breasted Merganser
7 - Lesser Scaup

Superior Lake:

1 - Horned Grebe
35- Bufflehead
2 - Ring-necked Duck
7 - Lesser Scaup

Also had an additional 5 Long-tailed Ducks on a small pond near Liberty and 1-2 
Eastern Meadowlarks in Bethel. 

My only disappointment was I couldn't find any scoters which was surprising 
considering the numbers of other sea ducks in the county.





 


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[nysbirds-l] Shawangunk Grasslands NWR

[Bruce Horwith]

Yesterday, I birded this refuge for the first time and it was well worth
the visit, even though I was too late to pick up some of the wintering
birds such as short-eared owl that commonly occur there.

Best birds were:
10-20 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS
1 EASTERN PHOEBE
1 BLACK VULTURE among 10-20 TVs
a pair of HARRIERS
a pair of BLUEBIRDS
a pair of KESTRELS
1 BARN SWALLOW among dozens of TREE SWALLOWS

For those unfamiliar with the site, be sure to spend most of your time
viewing the refuge from the north from the Town Park located on Long Lane.

Another bonus were the 20+ GREEN-WINGED TEAL seen at 6 1/2 Mile Station
Sanctuary, owned by Orange County Audubon.

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[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Park - Spring Migrant

[Jeffrey Ritter]

Despite the dreary weather, a few hours in Alley Pond Park in Queens  
this afternoon produced a nice variety of birds. The hot spot was the  
area around Turtle, Decadon and Lilly Pad Ponds. Most of the  
following were observed in that area of the park:

Pine Warbler (numerous)
Eastern Phoebe (numerous)
Palm Warbler (1)
Hermit Thrush (1)
Brown Creeper (1)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (several)
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher
American Goldfinch (small flock)
Rusty Blackbird (1 or 2)
Field Sparrow (1)

I also stopped at the Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) on  
Northern Blvd to check for a Louisiana Waterthrush reported by Andrew  
Baksh this afternoon. Although I observed this bird yesterday evening  
after Eric Miller mentioned that he had found it at the pond a short  
distance west of APEC, I was unable to find it again at 4:30 PM. The  
bird may still be around though. I did see a second Palm Warbler at  
the pond and two Kildeer at the APEC parking lot.

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[nysbirds-l] Niagra Falls-23 Great Egrets,2 Harlequin Ducks, young Bald Eagles

[WilliamWatsonSr]

March 31 - Looking from Goat Island at Niagara Fall at the small islands  
above the Horseshoe (Canadian) Falls at the former Black-crown Night-Heron  
Colony there were:
23 Great Egrets  -  five were sitting on nests  (probably  too early for 
incubation since one stood up to copulate) possible just guarding  their 
property. 
52 Black-crowned Night-Herons
74 Double-crested Cormorant   -  about 20 on nests 
2 Harlequin Ducks with 3 Gadwalls were about a km upstream from the colony  
by the island with two trees on it. 
3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls  -  one adult and two second cycle 
Of possible interest on Goat Island was a flock of 8 Golden-crowned  
Kinglets, 2 Tufted Titmice, and a very early migrant Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 
Traveling about 6 km south on the Robert Moses Parkway and stopping at the  
water intake to check the Navy Island Bald Eagle nest I saw both Bald Eagle 
 adults and at least two  very very early NESTLINGS on the nest !!  The  
early nestling record for New York is April 11.   I suspect it is even  later 
for Ontario. 
 
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[nysbirds-l] Horned Gebe Breeding Plummage

[Thomas Moran]

March 31, Tom Moran

Shoreham Beach: Horned Grebe, molting to breeding plumage, Common Loon, 3
Northern Gannets flying west to east in LI sound

 

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[nysbirds-l] Midtown Birding

[Alan Drogin]

Two weeks ago the new lawn was laid down in Bryant Park and the daffodils were 
in full bloom.  By the time the lilacs and tulips joined in the cold weather 
returned and caused everything to droop like a bed of rag dolls.  Could the 
Catbird in the northwest corner been the same one that survived the winter?  It 
sat out in the open on the curb watching the return of the crowds as if to brag 
of its survival.   Meanwhile, only a handful of White-Throated Sparrows are 
left and I've not seen the variety of sparrows recently arrived to Central 
Park, yet.  What is now abundant are Song Sparrows, more than two dozen of 
them, flitting about the new lawn still off limits to pedestrians.  Among them, 
a lone Junco.  I thought I saw a Savannah a couple of weeks ago at the garden 
house on 40th street, but it could have been a small Song - but then i saw it 
again this Friday by a statue on 6th Avenue.  It lacked a yellow eyebrow (an 
Ipswich) but it was finely streaked, the tail forked, and it was kicking up 
dirt with its pink legs.  Looking forward to also seeing the return of the 
urban birdwatchers at Gabriel Willow's Bryant Park walks April 9th.  Variety 
starts small, then blooms.  

Happy Birding from Bryant Park,
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