Are the Indigo Buntings (and Orioles) likely to remain in such large numbers
for a few days, or was today just a lucky moment?
Jane F. Ross
International Education Consultant
1112 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10128
212-348-7975
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 22:31:15 -0400
To:
Today on Mine Rd./ Orange County 11:30 - 2:00PM
Warblers - 17
Blue-winged
Nashville
Parula
Yellow
Magnolia
Black-throated Blue
Yellow-rumped
Black-throated Green
Blackburnian
Cerulean
Black-and-white
Redstart
Worm Eating
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded
Scarlet
My timing certainly could have been better today, ( see Doug Futuyma's post),
when I birded S.M.S. Pk., before (1130-1245) and after (1430-1530) keeping a
1300 medical appointment at the V.A.Hospital in Northport .
Birding just the park's eastern end (from sump to walking bridge) I did get a
Rain dashed morning plans in CP. Instead waited out the rain to visit Bryant
Park for evening rush hour again. Really happy to finally see the arrival of
the Common Yellow-throats chasing insects on the wet lawn with Songs,
White-Throats, Swampies, Chippies and the chicken-strutting Ovenbird
This morning:
Montauk
Scoter - small numbers of all species
Common Eider - a few small groups
Coopers Hawk-1
E. Kingbird - 15
Indigo Bunting - 30 (lower parking lot edge; lighthouse lawn; park
manager's house lawn)
Baltimore Oriole - 10
Scarlet Tanager-1
Theodore Roosevelt CP/Dude Ranch
BLACK
Relocated the Cattle Egret, previously reported by Eileen Schwinn, at
around 4:30pm today. The bird was a little to the East of the original
location, feeding in a field with a number of plastic greenhouses (which
probably concealed it from other searchers during its absence).
Thanks to Eileen
The cattle egret was present this afternoon at 5:30 on the north side of Sound
Ave in front of the 4 quonset huts. This is between Rte 105 and #4079 Sound
Ave. The bird was still there when I left.Mike Higgiston
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NYSbirds-L List Info:
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a friend of mine is making a documentary about sparrows and is looking for help
in nyc-details below
steve sachs, white plains
'Sparrow Scout' needed
Looking for birdwatcher who can spot 'sparrow nests and populations' in NYcity
environments.
Preferably around the Empire State Building, or
Doing well, John, and hope you can say the same. I saw your post from Alley
Pond and it almost made me regret living this far east -- the spring
migrant show out west is so much better. That said, I'm not going to
complain as I fish for my FOS fluke tomorrow off Shelter Island.
I'd love to catch
I birded Alley Pond Park from 10 a.m. -3 p.m. today in the on-and-off drizzle
and witnessed an impressive level of activity and diversity of songbirds. The
most interesting behavior I saw was a blue jay chasing a Sharp-shinned hawk
around. I heard the hawk vocalizing, making a noise I've never
Like John Gluth, I had a mini fly-in of new birds visible from my yard in the
Argyle Park section of Babylon this morning. In my front yard sycamore and my
neighbor's oak tree at 7:30am, I observed yellow warbler (2), black-and-white
warbler (2), blue-headed vireo, warbling vireo, redstart, and
A major fallout ( perhaps the best in memory) occurred today at the Bashakill
and nearby environs. Many species were seen in abundance, but the wood warbler
show was spectacular. 24 species and one hybrid were seen. For an account of
the day go to http://bashakillbirder.wordpress.com John
Went to see the raven nest on the bank facade on Main St. in New Rochelle today
and was pleased to see the chicks moving around. No adults were present. They
look to be near fledging. Also had the house wren back in the yard today,
always a treat.
Andrew
Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting
Way to go Bruce!! How you been?
John T.
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Horwith
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 12:45 pm
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Prothonotary at Quogue Wildlife Refuge
To: nysbirds-l
> Dune Rd west of Ponquogue Bridge was disappointing this morning (no
> buntings). Lots
8am-11am in the rain
Common yellow throat- 5
Palm warbler-2
Oven bird-6
Brown thrasher-1
Wood thrush-1
Hermit thrush- many
Eastern towhee-4
Gray catbird-many
Swamp sparrow-2
Chipping sparrow-5
Song sparrow-2
White throated sparrow-many
Debbie Becker
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Date: May, 2, 2012
Location: Central Park
Our NYC Audubon Wednesday morning birding group had a very birdie day. A
total of 59 species were seen by most all members of our group. The slight
rain actually enhanced our birding as most species remained in the park and
were singing. Our
My usual multi-day May birding vacation got off to a great start this
morning, When I stepped out of the house ~8:45 to drive over to my mechanic
for an inspection and oil change (going upstate on a birding trip tomorrow),
I was instantly waylaid by all the birdsong spilling out of the treetops
FOS during our 3rd Wed spring birding series walk:
Osprey
Veery
Wood Thrush
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-throated Green, Blue-winged,
Yellow Warblers
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole
Look for the complete list for the morning on eBird.
RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary, Catskill, Greene
SW section of the park above SouthWest Porch food stand.
Composed in the field on an iPhone 3Gs.
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Dune Rd west of Ponquogue Bridge was disappointing this morning (no
buntings). Lots of willet and a savannah sparrow. But then we checked
Quogue Wildlife Refuge -- best bird was a prothonotary, but also had
several black and white warblers, pine warblers, yellow-rumps, a
blue-headed vireo, a
A Cattle Egret is currently been seen on Sound Ave., about 1/2- 3/4 miles west
of Route 105 (Briermere Farm location), in Riverhead. The bird is on the south
side of the road, on the lawn of house #4079, immediately east of Reeve Farm
stand. It has been at this location since at least 9AM.
A belated report on my May Day evening walk in Central Park with NYC Audubon.
We walked from Strawberry Fields along the Lake and through the Ramble down to
The Point.
As Tom Fiore noted, there was a good influx of migrants, especially Gray
Catbirds. The Catbirds were all over the place,
In 1 1/2 hours at Sunken Meadow State Park, I recorded 12 species of
warblers, of which the most notable was a singing Hooded Warbler in a swale
just north of the golf course parking lot, furthest from the field house.
Other species included Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Prairie,
As a number of people have already posted, it was a good morning despite the
threatening weather. The rain mostly held off until after 9 am so my 7 - 9 am
AMNH bird walk group only had to deal with the poor lighting. The group was
rewarded for our relatively short run through the Ramble.
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
There is a pretty big movement of migrants through Manhattan, and in
Central Park's Ramble early this a.m., I found 2 species of particular
note: a male GOLDEN-WINGED Warbler, moving in company with a small
flock that included N.
Just heard from Lance Verderame that the fallobut that Scott Baldinger and I
experienced yesterday continues this morning. Many new species seen already
today. For an account of whats been happening at the Bashakill, see my blog at
http://bashakillbirder.wordpress.com John Haas
--
An early morning walk at the Southards Pond greenbelt this morning revealed
numerous recent arrivals to the park. These included House Wren, four Spotted
Sandpipers, a beautiful drake Wood Duck on the pond, Warbling and White-eyed
Vireos, Common Yellowthroat, Blue-winged Warbler, and Ovenbird.
An early morning walk at the Southards Pond greenbelt this morning revealed
numerous recent arrivals to the park. These included House Wren, four Spotted
Sandpipers, a beautiful drake Wood Duck on the pond, Warbling and White-eyed
Vireos, Common Yellowthroat, Blue-winged Warbler, and Ovenbird.
Just heard from Lance Verderame that the fallobut that Scott Baldinger and I
experienced yesterday continues this morning. Many new species seen already
today. For an account of whats been happening at the Bashakill, see my blog at
http://bashakillbirder.wordpress.com John Haas
--
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
There is a pretty big movement of migrants through Manhattan, and in
Central Park's Ramble early this a.m., I found 2 species of particular
note: a male GOLDEN-WINGED Warbler, moving in company with a small
flock that included N.
As a number of people have already posted, it was a good morning despite the
threatening weather. The rain mostly held off until after 9 am so my 7 - 9 am
AMNH bird walk group only had to deal with the poor lighting. The group was
rewarded for our relatively short run through the Ramble.
In 1 1/2 hours at Sunken Meadow State Park, I recorded 12 species of
warblers, of which the most notable was a singing Hooded Warbler in a swale
just north of the golf course parking lot, furthest from the field house.
Other species included Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Prairie,
A belated report on my May Day evening walk in Central Park with NYC Audubon.
We walked from Strawberry Fields along the Lake and through the Ramble down to
The Point.
As Tom Fiore noted, there was a good influx of migrants, especially Gray
Catbirds. The Catbirds were all over the place,
A Cattle Egret is currently been seen on Sound Ave., about 1/2- 3/4 miles west
of Route 105 (Briermere Farm location), in Riverhead. The bird is on the south
side of the road, on the lawn of house #4079, immediately east of Reeve Farm
stand. It has been at this location since at least 9AM.
Dune Rd west of Ponquogue Bridge was disappointing this morning (no
buntings). Lots of willet and a savannah sparrow. But then we checked
Quogue Wildlife Refuge -- best bird was a prothonotary, but also had
several black and white warblers, pine warblers, yellow-rumps, a
blue-headed vireo, a
My usual multi-day May birding vacation got off to a great start this
morning, When I stepped out of the house ~8:45 to drive over to my mechanic
for an inspection and oil change (going upstate on a birding trip tomorrow),
I was instantly waylaid by all the birdsong spilling out of the treetops
8am-11am in the rain
Common yellow throat- 5
Palm warbler-2
Oven bird-6
Brown thrasher-1
Wood thrush-1
Hermit thrush- many
Eastern towhee-4
Gray catbird-many
Swamp sparrow-2
Chipping sparrow-5
Song sparrow-2
White throated sparrow-many
Debbie Becker
--
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Way to go Bruce!! How you been?
John T.
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Horwith
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 12:45 pm
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Prothonotary at Quogue Wildlife Refuge
To: nysbirds-l
Dune Rd west of Ponquogue Bridge was disappointing this morning (no
buntings). Lots of
A major fallout ( perhaps the best in memory) occurred today at the Bashakill
and nearby environs. Many species were seen in abundance, but the wood warbler
show was spectacular. 24 species and one hybrid were seen. For an account of
the day go to http://bashakillbirder.wordpress.com John
Like John Gluth, I had a mini fly-in of new birds visible from my yard in the
Argyle Park section of Babylon this morning. In my front yard sycamore and my
neighbor's oak tree at 7:30am, I observed yellow warbler (2), black-and-white
warbler (2), blue-headed vireo, warbling vireo, redstart, and
I birded Alley Pond Park from 10 a.m. -3 p.m. today in the on-and-off drizzle
and witnessed an impressive level of activity and diversity of songbirds. The
most interesting behavior I saw was a blue jay chasing a Sharp-shinned hawk
around. I heard the hawk vocalizing, making a noise I've never
Doing well, John, and hope you can say the same. I saw your post from Alley
Pond and it almost made me regret living this far east -- the spring
migrant show out west is so much better. That said, I'm not going to
complain as I fish for my FOS fluke tomorrow off Shelter Island.
I'd love to catch
a friend of mine is making a documentary about sparrows and is looking for help
in nyc-details below
steve sachs, white plains
'Sparrow Scout' needed
Looking for birdwatcher who can spot 'sparrow nests and populations' in NYcity
environments.
Preferably around the Empire State Building, or
The cattle egret was present this afternoon at 5:30 on the north side of Sound
Ave in front of the 4 quonset huts. This is between Rte 105 and #4079 Sound
Ave. The bird was still there when I left.Mike Higgiston
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
Relocated the Cattle Egret, previously reported by Eileen Schwinn, at
around 4:30pm today. The bird was a little to the East of the original
location, feeding in a field with a number of plastic greenhouses (which
probably concealed it from other searchers during its absence).
Thanks to Eileen
This morning:
Montauk
Scoter - small numbers of all species
Common Eider - a few small groups
Coopers Hawk-1
E. Kingbird - 15
Indigo Bunting - 30 (lower parking lot edge; lighthouse lawn; park
manager's house lawn)
Baltimore Oriole - 10
Scarlet Tanager-1
Theodore Roosevelt CP/Dude Ranch
BLACK
Rain dashed morning plans in CP. Instead waited out the rain to visit Bryant
Park for evening rush hour again. Really happy to finally see the arrival of
the Common Yellow-throats chasing insects on the wet lawn with Songs,
White-Throats, Swampies, Chippies and the chicken-strutting Ovenbird
Are the Indigo Buntings (and Orioles) likely to remain in such large numbers
for a few days, or was today just a lucky moment?
Jane F. Ross
International Education Consultant
1112 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10128
212-348-7975
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 22:31:15 -0400
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