[nysbirds-l] mid-Manhattan, NYC, 4/26
Thursday, 26 April, 2012 - Bryant Park, and Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City I birded in Central Park, mainly the north end and briefly the far south end, for about 90 minutes from sunrise on, and again from about 9:15 until early afternoon; and for over an hour from ~ 7:30 'til almost 9 a.m. at Bryant Park (in mid-town). At Riverside Park on Manhattan's upper west side, far west - I made a rapid-assesment and did not have best weather then... At Bryant Park, I and at least several others sought the recent Prothonotary Warbler with NO success. There appeared to have been a bit of influx of migrants there, with birds seen in that morning watch in Bryant Park including: N. Parula, Yellow Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, [Myrtle] Yellow-rumped Warblers (2 or more), Ovenbird, Brown Thrasher, Gray Catbird (at least 2), Hermit Thrush (at least 6, all seen west of the NY Public Library bldg. within the park's larger green-space), Slate-colored Junco (male, near plant-holding area - on south side), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (female), Swamp Sparrow (at least 3), Savannah Sparrow (also noted by Matthew R. in a brief a.m. pass), Song (a few) and White-throated (many) Sparrows, and Blue Jay (several), along with the usual feral-city species. To my knowledge, no one else was having any luck finding the Prothonotary again. The warblers which were seen seemed to be congregating in the London Plane trees just west of the library and perhaps mostly closer to the 42 St. side (at least to around 9 a.m.) - - - - - - At Central Park, there was fair evidence of new flight overnight & modest activity in patches in the northern end, with just scant numbers of most species other than [Myrtle] Yellow-rumped Warblers, and White-throated Sparrows, both of which were in reinvigorated numbers, with a fair number singing. Among other birds were: Green Heron, Wood Duck, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser (female-plumaged singleton still on the reservoir), Ruddy Duck (few), Solitary Sandpiper (one continued in the Loch as had been also on Wed.; also had been seen Tues. by a number of north-end regulars, elsewhere), Spotted Sandpiper, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher (continuing in Ramble, for last 4 days or more, and generally quiet), White-eyed Vireo (also seen Wed., Falconer's Hill and lower lobe of lake areas), Blue-headed Vireo (fair numbers), Warbling Vireo (few, and rather silent), Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, House Wren (on territories), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (rather few), Hermit Thrush, Veery, Wood Thrush (one), Gray Catbird (very few), Brown Thrasher (not many), Blue-winged Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler (Loch), Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler (at least several), Black-throated Blue Warbler (male reported in Ramble) Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler (few, including at least one at s,. side of reservoir/old bridle trail), Prairie Warbler (female), Palm Warbler (multiple), Black-and-white Warbler (not many), Worm-eating Warbler (n. end: 2), Ovenbird (two heard, one seen), Northern Waterthrush (6+, including away from water), Scarlet Tanager (male seen singing weakly high over Loch), Eastern Towhee (still fair numbers), Chipping Sparrow (few), Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow (multiple and singing in some areas), White-throated Sparrow (many hundreds), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (at least two bright males, north woods), Indigo Bunting (several reported especially from Great Hill, the park's n. end), Baltimore Oriole (one bright male seen singing a bit, north end), and Purple Finch (in small numbers & seemingly just flying thru, with fair numbers of) American Goldfinches. I would be surprised if here were not at least some additional migrants in this morning, although it also seems that a flight passed and many birds may not have dropped in at all, or barely did... a possible result of how advanced the season is (trees being leafed out, etc.) not just near N.Y. City but well beyond. Things were a little less-active on Wednesday, in Central Park by most birder's accounts and my own experience. - - - - - - - Riverside Park seemed rather quiet in comparison to the similar "latitudes" of Central, albeit at a later hour... although there were at least fair numbers of the most common migrants, certainly including a good new push of Yellow-rumped Warbler. The north of that park, in the areas of W. 110 to 120 Streets, are often, & have been, where more migrants are noted. In Prospect Park, Brooklyn, there was a reliable report of Cerulean Warbler in that park's "midwood" section this morning, with otherwise modest showings of more-typical migrants there, from some reports, thanks to Peter Dorosh's blog (and a number of observers; the Cerulean was found by Tom Stephenson, of
[nysbirds-l] BirdCallsRadio next guest | Derek Lovitch
Birders et al, BirdCallsRadio next special guest is Derek Lovitch, Author of How To Be a Better Birder, Biologist, this Sunday (April 29) from 1 to 2 p.m EST on 1490am WGCH & WORLDWIDE internet Streaming. http://birdcallsradio.com/2012/04/26/derek-lovitch-will-be-next-guest-on-birdcallsradio/ Tune in for this exciting show via WORLDWIDE Internet Streaming here: http://birdcallsradio.com/listen-live/ Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk, CT http://kymry.wordpress.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] Blue Grosbeak - YES
The male Blue Grosbeak was present immediately east of the Gilgo Beach bathrooms and visible for an extended period of time late this afternoon (6pm to 6:30ish). Three male Indigo Buntings were present as well. -- 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] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 26 Apr 2012
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 04/26/2012 * NYBU1204.26 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit email to dfsuggs localnet com --- NORTHERN PARULA YELLOW WARBLER NASHVILLE WARBLER LEAST SANDPIPER LAPLAND LONGSPUR Green Heron Bald Eagle Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Wilson's Snipe Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Short-eared Owl Horned Lark Purple Martin Black-cap. Chickadee [nestlings] Red-br. Nuthatch Brown Creeper House Wren Ruby-cr. Kinglet Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher Hermit Thrush Brown Thrasher American Pipit Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Yellow-r. Warbler Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Eastern Towhee Amer. Tree Sparrow Field Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow White-thr. Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Purple Finch Pine Siskin - Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 04/26/2012 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org Thursday, April 26, 2012 The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Highlights of reports received April 19 through April 26 from the Niagara Frontier Region include WARBLERS, VIREOS, LEAST SANDPIPER and LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Warbler migration begins with several early arrivals - YELLOW WARBLER with a VESPER SPARROW April 20 at Buckhorn Island State Park on Grand Island, NORTHERN PARULA April 22 and 23 in West Seneca, and NASHVILLE WARBLER on the 22nd at Forest Lawn in Buffalo. Other widely reported warblers - YELLOW-R. WARBLER, PINE WARBLER and PALM WARBLER. From Allegany County, first report of BLUE-HEADED VIREO, April 20 at Phillips Creek State Land on Route 244 in the Town of Ward. Also, WARBLING VIREO April 25 at an unspecified location. Another early arrival - LEAST SANDPIPER, April 22 in the Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area at the North Marsh, bounded by East Shelby and Podunk Roads. Also in the North Marsh - numbers of GREATER YELLOWLEGS and LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 32 WILSON'S SNIPE. A visual treat April 21 and 22, 8 LAPLAND LONGSPURS including 5 breeding plumage males, on Hulbert Road north of Youngstown-Wilson Road in the Town of Wilson. AMERICAN PIPITS, HORNED LARKS and SAVANNAH SPARROWS also at Hulbert Road and several other locations. Winter vistors still in the region - on Lake Ontario, ICELAND GULL off Johnson Creek Road in Somerset and GLAUCOUS GULL at the Village of Wilson. Two or more SHORT-EARED OWLS continue on Molasses Hill Road in the Town of Alexander. AMER. TREE SPARROW at Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo. And, 10 to 30 PINE SISKINS at a Thrall Road feeder in Cambria. Other reports this week - BALD EAGLE over a Town of Tonawanda yard. GREEN HERON on the West River Parkway on Grand Island. Multiple reports of PURPLE MARTIN, RED-BR. NUTHATCH, BROWN CREEPER, HOUSE WREN, RUBY-CR. KINGLET, BL.- GR. GNATCATCHER, HERMIT THRUSH, BROWN THRASHER, EASTERN TOWHEE, FIELD SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, WHITE-THR. SPARROW, RUSTY BLACKBIRD and PURPLE FINCH. And, in Alden, a likely earliest state record of nestling BLACK-CAP. CHICKADEES. The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, May 3. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting. - 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] New York City, Central Park, Thursday, 4/26/12
I was in the Ramble from 7 am to 11:30 am leading two AMNH groups. The weather was cool and overcast most of the time. Highlights for the two walks were: Great Egret(Upper Lobe) Black-crowned Night-Heron (the Lake) Blue-headed Vireo (west of Azalea Pond) Warbling Vireo (singing, Hernshead) Barn Swallow (5, the Lake and Turtle Pond) House Wren (singing in a number of places) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Upper Lobe) Ruby-crowneed Kinglet (1-5) Yellow Warbler (heard at east end of Turtle Pond) Black-throated Blue Warbler (west side of Tupelo Meadow) Yellow-rumped Warbler (everywhere) Palm Warbler (scattered individuals) Black-and-white Warbler (scattered individuals) Northern Waterthrush (Upper Lobe) Eastern Towhee (calling birds all over Ramble) Chipping Sparrow (Maintenance Meadow) Swamp Sparrow (Azalea Pond) Brown-headed Cowbird (various places) Joe DiCostanzo www.greatgullisland.org -- 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] David Weld Sanctuary, Nissequogue - Suffolk
Some new arrivals noted today at Weld: A WHITE-EYED VIREO was heard and seen near the north end of the mid-successional field. Yellow Warblers were seen in good numbers. A single COMMON YELLOWTHROAT was working the shrubbery along the east side of the kiosk area. A single BLACK & WHITE WARBLER was found along the glacial erratic trail. The usual 10-15 Sanderlings were feeding along beach front, below the bluff. A lone SPOTTED SANDPIPER was working the group of algae covered erratics just off the beach. This is usually a good, go-to area for spotteds. 2 breeding plumage common loons still remain off the beach. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- 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] Scarlet Tanager, Warbling Vireo, other spring arrivals- Patterson
NYSBirders, A bird walk led for the Bedford Audubon Society this morning (4/26) at the Clough Preserve by Ice Pond in Patterson yielded, among other things, some returning migrants: 2 Common Loons overhead headed north 1 young Great Horned Owl 1 Barred Owl calling 1 Bald Eagle 2 Red-shouldered Hawks 9 Broadwings headed N 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Yellow Warblers Scattered Yellow-rumpeds 1 “Yellow” Palm Warbler 2 Black-and-White Warblers 1 Ovenbird 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Scarlet Tanager 2 Savannah Sparrows And yesterday (4/25), at Hunt-Parker Preserve, Lewisboro: 1 Yellow-throated Vireo Good birding, Tait Johansson Lewisboro -- 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] Jamaica Bay
Date: 4-26-12 Location: Jamaica Bay Debbie Martin and I took a ride to Jamaica Bay in search of the reported White-faced Ibis. We did not find the bird but did get these FOS (first of the season) birds: Tricolored Heron Black-crowned Night-heron Glossy Ibis Merlin Clapper Rail Blue-winged Teal Am. Oystercatcher Greater Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Willet Laughing Gull Forster's Tern Yellow Warbler Common Yellow-throat Boat-tailed Grackle We totaled 44 species in all. Best, Joe Giunta -- 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] Correction- Black Skimmer- Mecox Bay
Sorry. It was a Black Skimmer and Caspian Tern at Mecox this AM. Eileen Schwinn 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] Mecox Bay- Caspian and Black Tern
>From the eastern public beach on Mecox Bay, Bridgehampton, Suffolk County, I >was only able to find one earlier reported Caspian Tern, but there was also >one Black Skimmer on the same sand bar. I was able to take a few poor digital >photos and both birds were there when I left at 11AM. Eileen Schwinn 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] Jamaica Bay
Date: 4-26-12 Location: Jamaica Bay Debbie Martin and I took a ride to Jamaica Bay in search of the reported White-faced Ibis. We did not find the bird but did get these FOS (first of the season) birds: Tricolored Heron Black-crowned Night-heron Glossy Ibis Merlin Clapper Rail Blue-winged Teal Am. Oystercatcher Greater Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Willet Laughing Gull Forster's Tern Yellow Warbler Common Yellow-throat Boat-tailed Grackle We totaled 44 species in all. Best, Joe Giunta -- 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] Scarlet Tanager, Warbling Vireo, other spring arrivals- Patterson
NYSBirders, A bird walk led for the Bedford Audubon Society this morning (4/26) at the Clough Preserve by Ice Pond in Patterson yielded, among other things, some returning migrants: 2 Common Loons overhead headed north 1 young Great Horned Owl 1 Barred Owl calling 1 Bald Eagle 2 Red-shouldered Hawks 9 Broadwings headed N 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Yellow Warblers Scattered Yellow-rumpeds 1 “Yellow” Palm Warbler 2 Black-and-White Warblers 1 Ovenbird 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Scarlet Tanager 2 Savannah Sparrows And yesterday (4/25), at Hunt-Parker Preserve, Lewisboro: 1 Yellow-throated Vireo Good birding, Tait Johansson Lewisboro -- 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] David Weld Sanctuary, Nissequogue - Suffolk
Some new arrivals noted today at Weld: A WHITE-EYED VIREO was heard and seen near the north end of the mid-successional field. Yellow Warblers were seen in good numbers. A single COMMON YELLOWTHROAT was working the shrubbery along the east side of the kiosk area. A single BLACK WHITE WARBLER was found along the glacial erratic trail. The usual 10-15 Sanderlings were feeding along beach front, below the bluff. A lone SPOTTED SANDPIPER was working the group of algae covered erratics just off the beach. This is usually a good, go-to area for spotteds. 2 breeding plumage common loons still remain off the beach. Best, Derek Rogers Sayville -- 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 City, Central Park, Thursday, 4/26/12
I was in the Ramble from 7 am to 11:30 am leading two AMNH groups. The weather was cool and overcast most of the time. Highlights for the two walks were: Great Egret(Upper Lobe) Black-crowned Night-Heron (the Lake) Blue-headed Vireo (west of Azalea Pond) Warbling Vireo (singing, Hernshead) Barn Swallow (5, the Lake and Turtle Pond) House Wren (singing in a number of places) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Upper Lobe) Ruby-crowneed Kinglet (1-5) Yellow Warbler (heard at east end of Turtle Pond) Black-throated Blue Warbler (west side of Tupelo Meadow) Yellow-rumped Warbler (everywhere) Palm Warbler (scattered individuals) Black-and-white Warbler (scattered individuals) Northern Waterthrush (Upper Lobe) Eastern Towhee (calling birds all over Ramble) Chipping Sparrow (Maintenance Meadow) Swamp Sparrow (Azalea Pond) Brown-headed Cowbird (various places) Joe DiCostanzo www.greatgullisland.org -- 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] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 26 Apr 2012
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 04/26/2012 * NYBU1204.26 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit email to dfsuggs localnet com --- NORTHERN PARULA YELLOW WARBLER NASHVILLE WARBLER LEAST SANDPIPER LAPLAND LONGSPUR Green Heron Bald Eagle Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Wilson's Snipe Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Short-eared Owl Horned Lark Purple Martin Black-cap. Chickadee [nestlings] Red-br. Nuthatch Brown Creeper House Wren Ruby-cr. Kinglet Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher Hermit Thrush Brown Thrasher American Pipit Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Yellow-r. Warbler Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Eastern Towhee Amer. Tree Sparrow Field Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow White-thr. Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Purple Finch Pine Siskin - Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 04/26/2012 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org Thursday, April 26, 2012 The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Highlights of reports received April 19 through April 26 from the Niagara Frontier Region include WARBLERS, VIREOS, LEAST SANDPIPER and LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Warbler migration begins with several early arrivals - YELLOW WARBLER with a VESPER SPARROW April 20 at Buckhorn Island State Park on Grand Island, NORTHERN PARULA April 22 and 23 in West Seneca, and NASHVILLE WARBLER on the 22nd at Forest Lawn in Buffalo. Other widely reported warblers - YELLOW-R. WARBLER, PINE WARBLER and PALM WARBLER. From Allegany County, first report of BLUE-HEADED VIREO, April 20 at Phillips Creek State Land on Route 244 in the Town of Ward. Also, WARBLING VIREO April 25 at an unspecified location. Another early arrival - LEAST SANDPIPER, April 22 in the Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area at the North Marsh, bounded by East Shelby and Podunk Roads. Also in the North Marsh - numbers of GREATER YELLOWLEGS and LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 32 WILSON'S SNIPE. A visual treat April 21 and 22, 8 LAPLAND LONGSPURS including 5 breeding plumage males, on Hulbert Road north of Youngstown-Wilson Road in the Town of Wilson. AMERICAN PIPITS, HORNED LARKS and SAVANNAH SPARROWS also at Hulbert Road and several other locations. Winter vistors still in the region - on Lake Ontario, ICELAND GULL off Johnson Creek Road in Somerset and GLAUCOUS GULL at the Village of Wilson. Two or more SHORT-EARED OWLS continue on Molasses Hill Road in the Town of Alexander. AMER. TREE SPARROW at Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo. And, 10 to 30 PINE SISKINS at a Thrall Road feeder in Cambria. Other reports this week - BALD EAGLE over a Town of Tonawanda yard. GREEN HERON on the West River Parkway on Grand Island. Multiple reports of PURPLE MARTIN, RED-BR. NUTHATCH, BROWN CREEPER, HOUSE WREN, RUBY-CR. KINGLET, BL.- GR. GNATCATCHER, HERMIT THRUSH, BROWN THRASHER, EASTERN TOWHEE, FIELD SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, WHITE-THR. SPARROW, RUSTY BLACKBIRD and PURPLE FINCH. And, in Alden, a likely earliest state record of nestling BLACK-CAP. CHICKADEES. The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, May 3. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting. - 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] Blue Grosbeak - YES
The male Blue Grosbeak was present immediately east of the Gilgo Beach bathrooms and visible for an extended period of time late this afternoon (6pm to 6:30ish). Three male Indigo Buntings were present as well. -- 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] BirdCallsRadio next guest | Derek Lovitch
Birders et al, BirdCallsRadio next special guest is Derek Lovitch, Author of How To Be a Better Birder, Biologist, this Sunday (April 29) from 1 to 2 p.m EST on 1490am WGCH WORLDWIDE internet Streaming. http://birdcallsradio.com/2012/04/26/derek-lovitch-will-be-next-guest-on-birdcallsradio/ Tune in for this exciting show via WORLDWIDE Internet Streaming here: http://birdcallsradio.com/listen-live/ Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk, CT http://kymry.wordpress.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] mid-Manhattan, NYC, 4/26
Thursday, 26 April, 2012 - Bryant Park, and Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City I birded in Central Park, mainly the north end and briefly the far south end, for about 90 minutes from sunrise on, and again from about 9:15 until early afternoon; and for over an hour from ~ 7:30 'til almost 9 a.m. at Bryant Park (in mid-town). At Riverside Park on Manhattan's upper west side, far west - I made a rapid-assesment and did not have best weather then... At Bryant Park, I and at least several others sought the recent Prothonotary Warbler with NO success. There appeared to have been a bit of influx of migrants there, with birds seen in that morning watch in Bryant Park including: N. Parula, Yellow Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, [Myrtle] Yellow-rumped Warblers (2 or more), Ovenbird, Brown Thrasher, Gray Catbird (at least 2), Hermit Thrush (at least 6, all seen west of the NY Public Library bldg. within the park's larger green-space), Slate-colored Junco (male, near plant-holding area - on south side), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (female), Swamp Sparrow (at least 3), Savannah Sparrow (also noted by Matthew R. in a brief a.m. pass), Song (a few) and White-throated (many) Sparrows, and Blue Jay (several), along with the usual feral-city species. To my knowledge, no one else was having any luck finding the Prothonotary again. The warblers which were seen seemed to be congregating in the London Plane trees just west of the library and perhaps mostly closer to the 42 St. side (at least to around 9 a.m.) - - - - - - At Central Park, there was fair evidence of new flight overnight modest activity in patches in the northern end, with just scant numbers of most species other than [Myrtle] Yellow-rumped Warblers, and White-throated Sparrows, both of which were in reinvigorated numbers, with a fair number singing. Among other birds were: Green Heron, Wood Duck, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser (female-plumaged singleton still on the reservoir), Ruddy Duck (few), Solitary Sandpiper (one continued in the Loch as had been also on Wed.; also had been seen Tues. by a number of north-end regulars, elsewhere), Spotted Sandpiper, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher (continuing in Ramble, for last 4 days or more, and generally quiet), White-eyed Vireo (also seen Wed., Falconer's Hill and lower lobe of lake areas), Blue-headed Vireo (fair numbers), Warbling Vireo (few, and rather silent), Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, House Wren (on territories), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (rather few), Hermit Thrush, Veery, Wood Thrush (one), Gray Catbird (very few), Brown Thrasher (not many), Blue-winged Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler (Loch), Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler (at least several), Black-throated Blue Warbler (male reported in Ramble) Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler (few, including at least one at s,. side of reservoir/old bridle trail), Prairie Warbler (female), Palm Warbler (multiple), Black-and-white Warbler (not many), Worm-eating Warbler (n. end: 2), Ovenbird (two heard, one seen), Northern Waterthrush (6+, including away from water), Scarlet Tanager (male seen singing weakly high over Loch), Eastern Towhee (still fair numbers), Chipping Sparrow (few), Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow (multiple and singing in some areas), White-throated Sparrow (many hundreds), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (at least two bright males, north woods), Indigo Bunting (several reported especially from Great Hill, the park's n. end), Baltimore Oriole (one bright male seen singing a bit, north end), and Purple Finch (in small numbers seemingly just flying thru, with fair numbers of) American Goldfinches. I would be surprised if here were not at least some additional migrants in this morning, although it also seems that a flight passed and many birds may not have dropped in at all, or barely did... a possible result of how advanced the season is (trees being leafed out, etc.) not just near N.Y. City but well beyond. Things were a little less-active on Wednesday, in Central Park by most birder's accounts and my own experience. - - - - - - - Riverside Park seemed rather quiet in comparison to the similar latitudes of Central, albeit at a later hour... although there were at least fair numbers of the most common migrants, certainly including a good new push of Yellow-rumped Warbler. The north of that park, in the areas of W. 110 to 120 Streets, are often, have been, where more migrants are noted. In Prospect Park, Brooklyn, there was a reliable report of Cerulean Warbler in that park's midwood section this morning, with otherwise modest showings of more-typical migrants there, from some reports, thanks to Peter Dorosh's blog (and a number of observers; the Cerulean was found by Tom Stephenson, of Brooklyn).
