Re:[nysbirds-l] 4/24 Photos of the White-faced Ibis @ JBWR Queens County...

[Andrew Baksh]

I have posted a few photos of the White-faced Ibis here.
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2012/04/white-faced-ibis-at-jamaica-bay.html

Andrew Baksh
Queens NY
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On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:

> White-faced Ibis at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, seen foraging on the
> edges of the West Pond.  Found near bench 7 as I was working over a flock
> of 23 Glossy Ibises.A smaller group of 14 Ibises flew in from the marsh
> and I was able to pick out a nicely marked adult WFIB in that bunch.  Good
> luck if you go.
> Good and responsible birding!
> Andrew Baksh
> Queens NY
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>
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[nysbirds-l] Blue Grosbeak @ Gilgo Beach, Suffolk

[Derek Rogers]

Excited about the news of the bunting and grosbeak arrivals I decided
to head out on a late evening mission to Gilgo Beach. It seemed like a
good bet given Pat and Shai's Indigo Bunting counts.

At about 6:15 I located 11 INDIGO BUNTINGS spanning the roadway east
of the main parking area. Only 1 individual was a female.

I decided to check along the edges of the rest of the main parking
area. At 6:45 I noticed a BLUE GROSBEAK foraging along the ground just
west of the main entrance to GILGO. It was located along the south
side of the lot just east (about 10 ft) of the restroom facility.

Some digiscope photos can be viewed at my Flickr page.

Best,

Derek Rogers
Sayville
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[nysbirds-l] 4/24 White-faced Ibis @ JBWR Queens County...

[Andrew Baksh]

White-faced Ibis at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, seen foraging on the edges of 
the West Pond.  Found near bench 7 as I was working over a flock of 23 Glossy 
Ibises.A smaller group of 14 Ibises flew in from the marsh and I was able 
to pick out a nicely marked adult WFIB in that bunch.  Good luck if you go.
Good and responsible birding!
Andrew Baksh
Queens NY
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[nysbirds-l] Spring Migrants

[JGIUNTA746]

Date: 4-24-12
Location: Hempstead Lake SP Nassau County, and Alley Pond Queens
 
An early morning visit to Hempstead Lake SP yielded Blue-winged Teal,  
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (FOS), many Yellow-rumped Warblers, Palm Warblers, and  
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers.
 
Moving on to Alley Pond Park, Queens, yielded  Yellow Warblers (4),  
Blue-headed Vireo, Rusty Blackbirds (15), Field Sparrow, Blue-gray 
Gnatcatchers,  
many Yellow-rumped Warblers, and some Palm Warblers.
 
Good Birding,
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Barrier Beach Birds (Suffolk/Nassau Counties)

[Shaibal Mitra]

As predicted by Blair Nikula on the Massachusetts list, we're seeing the 
fallout of a trans-Gulf slingshot event, in the wake of last weekend's storm.

In addition to the Hooded Warbler, RB Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeaks, and large 
numbers of Indigo Buntings reported in coastal LI by various observers, 
Patricia Lindsay found a flock of 8 Bundigos at Gilgo Beach this morning. I 
re-found her flock and added two more singles from other parts of Gilgo, plus 
another flock of 5 at Cedar Overlook. Neither of us had time to scrape the 
beaches more thoroughly for other birds.

These displaced birds tend to act very differently from normal spring migrants, 
which occur later in the season and leave the outer beaches within hours. In 
contrast, these mid-April buntings often remain on the beaches for days or 
weeks following a fallout. Here are some photos from the most recent big one on 
LI, 16-23 April 2007:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/LongIslandBarrierBeachFallout

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[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler, NYC, 4/24

[Tom Fiore]

Tuesday, 24 April, 2012  -  Manhattan (mid-town), N.Y. City

The PROTHONOTARY Warbler is still present at Bryant Park.  I found it  
after about 30+ minutes looking, low in London plane tree branches at  
the north side of the large open lawn, and about where a "break" in  
the adjacent plantings is for access to and from W. 42 St., and the  
lawn. This is almost opposite the western end of the large white- 
facaded Grace building which stands across W. 42 St. from Bryant  
Park.  The warbler also came down to the plantings immediately near  
the lawn for a short time, then back up into trees.  Sighting was from  
11:55 - noon & unfortunately, one other birder I'd seen had just  
departed a few minutes earlier... nor did I see other birders.  If you  
try, I suggest walking the perimeter of the lawn and the plantings  
around it, looking in plane trees, as well as within the vegetation  
below. It seems to be the only bright yellow object flying-flitting in  
the park this day...

(other birds seen were of more standard variety.)

Good luck,

Tom Fiore,
Manhattan



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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach, Nassau County - Blue Grosbeak, Cattle Egret

[David Klauber]

A cold brisk morning made birding difficult, but there were a couple of good 
birds. A Cattle Egret was along the Coast Guard Station entrance road around 
9:45. A photographer told me it had been seen a little earlier closer to the CG 
Station. However when I left 10 minutes later it was goneAt the east end of the 
Bay parkway, where it turns north to the Wantagh Parkway or straight into the 
parking lot for concerts by field 5, there was an interesting Blue Grosbeak in 
transitional plumage - blue head, white throat, and mostly brown body. It was 
feeding on the lawn near a female Indigo Bunting and a Chipping Sparrow about 
10:15.An earlier walk in Massapequa Preserve wasn't very productive - only a 
couple of Yellow warblers by the athletic fields and a White-eyed Vireo well 
southwest of them, along the unpaved wooded trail about 1/4 mile north of the 
school ( Cleveland Avenue?)
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[nysbirds-l] Eastern Long Island: 4/23

[Peter Max Polshek]

Yesterday my other sighting of interest:

ROYAL TERN: Mecox Bay (on flats)

Other than that there were some migrants at Montauk Point:

Laughing Gull: 1
Indigo Bunting: 13
Scarlet Tanager: 1

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[nysbirds-l] Eastern Long Island: 4/23

[Peter Max Polshek]

Yesterday my other sighting of interest:

ROYAL TERN: Mecox Bay (on flats)

Other than that there were some migrants at Montauk Point:

Laughing Gull: 1
Indigo Bunting: 13
Scarlet Tanager: 1

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach, Nassau County - Blue Grosbeak, Cattle Egret

[David Klauber]

A cold brisk morning made birding difficult, but there were a couple of good 
birds. A Cattle Egret was along the Coast Guard Station entrance road around 
9:45. A photographer told me it had been seen a little earlier closer to the CG 
Station. However when I left 10 minutes later it was goneAt the east end of the 
Bay parkway, where it turns north to the Wantagh Parkway or straight into the 
parking lot for concerts by field 5, there was an interesting Blue Grosbeak in 
transitional plumage - blue head, white throat, and mostly brown body. It was 
feeding on the lawn near a female Indigo Bunting and a Chipping Sparrow about 
10:15.An earlier walk in Massapequa Preserve wasn't very productive - only a 
couple of Yellow warblers by the athletic fields and a White-eyed Vireo well 
southwest of them, along the unpaved wooded trail about 1/4 mile north of the 
school ( Cleveland Avenue?)
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[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler, NYC, 4/24

[Tom Fiore]

Tuesday, 24 April, 2012  -  Manhattan (mid-town), N.Y. City

The PROTHONOTARY Warbler is still present at Bryant Park.  I found it  
after about 30+ minutes looking, low in London plane tree branches at  
the north side of the large open lawn, and about where a break in  
the adjacent plantings is for access to and from W. 42 St., and the  
lawn. This is almost opposite the western end of the large white- 
facaded Grace building which stands across W. 42 St. from Bryant  
Park.  The warbler also came down to the plantings immediately near  
the lawn for a short time, then back up into trees.  Sighting was from  
11:55 - noon  unfortunately, one other birder I'd seen had just  
departed a few minutes earlier... nor did I see other birders.  If you  
try, I suggest walking the perimeter of the lawn and the plantings  
around it, looking in plane trees, as well as within the vegetation  
below. It seems to be the only bright yellow object flying-flitting in  
the park this day...

(other birds seen were of more standard variety.)

Good luck,

Tom Fiore,
Manhattan



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RE: [nysbirds-l] Barrier Beach Birds (Suffolk/Nassau Counties)

[Shaibal Mitra]

As predicted by Blair Nikula on the Massachusetts list, we're seeing the 
fallout of a trans-Gulf slingshot event, in the wake of last weekend's storm.

In addition to the Hooded Warbler, RB Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeaks, and large 
numbers of Indigo Buntings reported in coastal LI by various observers, 
Patricia Lindsay found a flock of 8 Bundigos at Gilgo Beach this morning. I 
re-found her flock and added two more singles from other parts of Gilgo, plus 
another flock of 5 at Cedar Overlook. Neither of us had time to scrape the 
beaches more thoroughly for other birds.

These displaced birds tend to act very differently from normal spring migrants, 
which occur later in the season and leave the outer beaches within hours. In 
contrast, these mid-April buntings often remain on the beaches for days or 
weeks following a fallout. Here are some photos from the most recent big one on 
LI, 16-23 April 2007:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/LongIslandBarrierBeachFallout

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore



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[nysbirds-l] Spring Migrants

[JGIUNTA746]

Date: 4-24-12
Location: Hempstead Lake SP Nassau County, and Alley Pond Queens
 
An early morning visit to Hempstead Lake SP yielded Blue-winged Teal,  
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (FOS), many Yellow-rumped Warblers, Palm Warblers, and  
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers.
 
Moving on to Alley Pond Park, Queens, yielded  Yellow Warblers (4),  
Blue-headed Vireo, Rusty Blackbirds (15), Field Sparrow, Blue-gray 
Gnatcatchers,  
many Yellow-rumped Warblers, and some Palm Warblers.
 
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[nysbirds-l] 4/24 White-faced Ibis @ JBWR Queens County...

[Andrew Baksh]

White-faced Ibis at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, seen foraging on the edges of 
the West Pond.  Found near bench 7 as I was working over a flock of 23 Glossy 
Ibises.A smaller group of 14 Ibises flew in from the marsh and I was able 
to pick out a nicely marked adult WFIB in that bunch.  Good luck if you go.
Good and responsible birding!
Andrew Baksh
Queens NY
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

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[nysbirds-l] Blue Grosbeak @ Gilgo Beach, Suffolk

[Derek Rogers]

Excited about the news of the bunting and grosbeak arrivals I decided
to head out on a late evening mission to Gilgo Beach. It seemed like a
good bet given Pat and Shai's Indigo Bunting counts.

At about 6:15 I located 11 INDIGO BUNTINGS spanning the roadway east
of the main parking area. Only 1 individual was a female.

I decided to check along the edges of the rest of the main parking
area. At 6:45 I noticed a BLUE GROSBEAK foraging along the ground just
west of the main entrance to GILGO. It was located along the south
side of the lot just east (about 10 ft) of the restroom facility.

Some digiscope photos can be viewed at my Flickr page.

Best,

Derek Rogers
Sayville
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