[nysbirds-l] Central Park Migrants 8/30
Today's continued bright and relatively cool weather brought continued migrants to Central Park (although it seems that many had moved on since yesterday). I led a tour around the park from about 7:30 until 11 AM. We saw many migrants, including about 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (one of which was an adult male), many Northern Flickers, a surprising number of thrushes (at least a dozen Veery and four Swainson's Thushes), and about 7 species of warbler, the highlights of which were American Redstarts in seemingly every tree and bush (all female plumage except for one adult male in the Ramble), a couple of Canadas, and a Worm-eating Warbler at the Oven. There were also numerous Baltimore Orioles around the park today, joining the thrushes in fruiting trees. Doesn't this seem busier than usual for August? Looking forward to the next cold front! Gabriel WillowNYC Audubon -- 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] Midtown Birding
This week, migrants have been passing through Bryant Park despite the large crowds of people enjoying the glorious sunshine. These brave birds are most un-shy. Ben Cacace and I observed an immature Mourning Warbler on Wednesday in the south east end, hemmed in by gardeners raking leaves. At the corner, a Redstart was prancing on the ground catching flies attracted by their garbage bags. A dull Veery lurks around the gardening shed. Today a Canada was singing from the central eastern lawn entrance so much that it attracting a crowd of tourists surprised to see something so small and beautiful. Nearby was an Ovenbird, a Common Yellowthroat and my first Common White-throated Sparrow of the season. Only a matter of months before they will be taking up residence everywhere again. The grand London Planes are yellowing. They will be 78 years old next month. Fall is coming. Happy Birding, Alan Drogin -- 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] Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY 8/30/12
Just a quick stop between work and school. The exposed mud at Tifft has been great for shorebirds - lots of peeps the past few weeks and some other interesting birds showing up [should anything interesting show up at Tifft, feel free to call or shoot me a text at (716) 239-1508]. As a side note, has anyone thought of using Twitter to get out local bird reports? I don't use it, but I think it would be a great way to get sightings out to a lot of people quickly. Joe Fell Buffalo, NY Tifft Nature Preserve, Erie, US-NY Aug 30, 2012 3:55 PM - 5:05 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.25 mile(s) Comments: 78 F mostly sunny. 28 species Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 1 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 2 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 3 Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1 Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 4 Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) 1 Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 16 Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 3 Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 1 Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 6 Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) X Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) X Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 1 Sal Salembier was heading in just as I was heading out. This bird was seen on the exposed mud along Berm Pond near the corner of the Service Rd and Old Tifft St. A Merlin flushed this and other shorebirds - hopefully it will be around for a bit. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 2 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 2 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2 Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1 Seen over Berm Pond. Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 2 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 8 Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 4 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 3 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 3 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 9 -- 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] Common Nighthawks, Westchester County
This evening, August 30th, the Bedford Audubon Society hosted "Migration of the Common Nighthawk" at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch in Bedford Corners, NY. 5 Nighthawks were observed at 5:35pm, 2 Nighthawks were observed at 5:40pm, and 6 Nighthawks were observed at 6:30pm. All three groups of birds were headed in a north-easterly direction. Additional species observed from the hawkwatch platform include Turkey Vulture, Mourning Dove, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, American Goldfinch - Adam Zorn Naturalist - Westmoreland Sanctuary Board Member - Bedford Audubon Society -- 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 30 Aug 2012
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 08/30/2012 * NYBU1208.30 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- BROWN PELICAN YEL.-CR. NIGHT-HERON D.-crest. Cormorant Bl.-cr. Night-Heron Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Semipalm. Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-r. Sandpiper Dowitcher species Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Common Nighthawk Red-headed Wdpkr. Olive-s. Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Purple Martin Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher Veery Swainson's Thrush Philadelphia Vireo Yellow-r. Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Bl. and w. Warbler Hooded Warbler Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Rose-br. Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole - Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 08/30/2012 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org Thursday, August 30, 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. BROWN PELICAN was the highlight of reports received August 23 through August 30 from the Niagara Frontier Region. On the Buffalo waterfront, the evening of August 28, a juvenile BROWN PELICAN at Donnelly's Pier, among abundant D.-CREST. CORMORANTS. The pier is about one half-mile offshore, viewed from the Erie Basin Marina tower. Also in Buffalo, August 26, a probable, juvenile YEL.-CR. NIGHT-HERON in flight with BL.-CR. NIGHT-HERONS at Tifft Nature Preserve. Migrant COMMON NIGHTHAWKS - 20 over Main and LaSalle Streets in Buffalo back on August 20, and 5 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS at Beaver Island State Park on August 24. Also at Beaver Island State Park this week, OLIVE-S. FLYCATCHER and 45 CASPIAN TERNS. Shorebirds this week included 11 species on the Lake Erie beaches in Fort Erie, Ontario, including BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, KILLDEER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING, SEMIPALM. SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER and 4 DOWITCHERS, plus RED-HEADED WDPKR. at Erie Beach and CANADA WARBLER at Kraft Road. At Tifft Nature Preserve, promising shorebird habitat produced a WHITE-R. SANDPIPER with SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, SEMIPALM. SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER. Shorebirds also at the Batavia Waste Water Plant, highlighted by a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE on the 29th, plus SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING and numerous PEEP sandpipers. Also a brief aerial show by a PEREGRINE FALCON, and an escaped or feral BLACK SWAN. Back on August 17, a night migrant UPLAND SANDPIPER heard over Shirley Avenue in Buffalo. This week, night migrant VEERYS and SWAINSON'S THRUSH heard over the Town of Tonawanda. Other early fall migrants this week - eleven warbler species at Amherst State Park including BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BAY- BREASTED WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, BL. AND W. WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER and WILSON'S WARBLER, plus PHILADELPHIA VIREO and ROSE-BR. GROSBEAK. Another ROSE-BR. GROSBEAK at Sinking Ponds in East Aurora. YELLOW-R. WARBLER, somewhat unexpected, on Woodbridge Avenue in Buffalo. From Hamburg, BL.-GR. GNATCATCHER, BALTIMORE ORIOLE and a small flock of EASTERN KINGBIRDS. And, a short, silent flight of 100 PURPLE MARTINS over a Clarence yard. The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, September 6. 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] Jones Beach and Robert Moses SP
Jones Beach and Robert Moses SP 30 August, Joe Giunta, Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) birded the bar at the Coast Guard Station on the falling tide. A Peregrine Falcon kept the shorebirds riled. So, we went to the swale which was completely barren. Alerted to the report of a Dickcissel at Robert Moses and then a Blue Grosbeak, we moved East.(the internet and smart phones brings a whole new meaning to birding). The DICKCISSEL, still with the House Sparrows, had moved to the NW edge of the Robert Moses field #2 parking lot, located after searching the fence area. We then drove to the opposite end of the field where the Volley Ball courts are. Among the house sparrows we found a second DICKCISSEL and finally the BLUE GROSBEAK. We again stopped by the Coast Guard Station at Jones Beach on our way home. Boaters had completely displaced the shorebirds. Meanwhile, first one and then a second CLIFF SWALLOW flew by as we returned to the car, Beautiful summer day and some nice birds. Sy -- 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] Fwd: [Mearnsbirdclub] Shawangunk Grassland NWR
(Forwarding with the author's permission to the broader NY-state list) Dear NY-Birders, The post below was written by a birder who knows the Shawangung Grassland National Wildlife Refuge (Ulster County) very well, and who has looked at -- and is concerned about -- the nearby town's development proposal's potential impact. As background, this wildlife refuge has recently undergone several years of extensive (and expensive) changes designed to further improve its habitat and suitability for birds. (The S'gung grasslands is "the place" in our region for Short-eared Owls and Rough-legged Hawks in the winter; and Bobolinks and other grassland species in the summer). It would now be a shame if the proposed development were allowed to negatively impact that habitat improvement effort, just as it is coming to completion. New York birders can follow the discussion in greater detail by checking the Mearnsbirdclub and/or midhudsonbirds list.More importantly, if you wish to comment to the appropriate parties on the proposal, you can refer to the post on this listserv (NYSBIRDS-L) of 8/28 from Ajit Antony. Regards, John Workman Ridgewood, NJ From: randrta...@yahoo.com Reply-to: mearnsbirdc...@yahoogroups.com To: mearnsbirdc...@yahoogroups.com CC: midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com Sent: 8/29/2012 6:21:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: [Mearnsbirdclub] Shawangunk Grassland NWR Friends I suppose you have seen the posts in the last day or so in regard to the proposed Galeville Town Park. I have a copy of the Galeville Park Master Plan of 2012 and don't like what I see. Out in front of the Cull de sac where you watch the Shortears they are planning to put 3 soccer fields and a baseball field On the upper level where you cross and sometimes park before going down to the cul DE sac they have planned a playground area,a community building and a few smaller buildings.between there and Long Lane is a proposed parking lot for over 200 cars, 2 volley ball courts, 2 basketball courts, and 2 tennis courts, and to the left of where you come in off Long Lane now there is planned a football field. If this project moves forward I believe it will be a blight on the Refuge. And be visible from most all of the Refuge. Now for something more pleasant. Since the completion of the 2 years of work on the refuge I think it is turning into something real special. And will continue to improve as the grasses fill in. I know some of you have visited and a few have walked the trail. It was a 3 mile trail and now has been broken into 2 parts. I haven't had much feedback from walkers but what I did get was positive , other then it is a little hard walking because the ruts etc from the big machines hopefully in a week or so we are going to get another machine and work on smoothing it down. Stop by and check it out . let me know what you think about the refuge and trails. Ralph Tabor Wallkill [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ _Reply to sender_ (mailto:randrta...@yahoo.com?subject=Re:%20Shawangunk%20Grassland%20NWR) | _Reply to group_ (mailto:mearnsbirdc...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re:%20Shawangunk%20Grassland%20NWR) | _Reply via web post_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mearnsbirdclub/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxZTZrM25oBF9TAzk3MzU 5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAM1MTg0BHNlYwNmdHI Ec2xrA3JwbHkEc3RpbWUDMTM0NjI3ODg5Mg--?act=reply=5184) | _Start a New Topic_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mearnsbirdclub/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmc2t0cGEwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWM DZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzNDYyNzg4OTI-) _Messages in this topic_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mearnsbirdclub/message/5184;_ylc=X3oDMTM1amNtdDJ1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSW QDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAM1MTg0BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTM0NjI3ODg5Mg R0cGNJZAM1MTg0) (1) Recent Activity: * _New Members_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mearnsbirdclub/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnajU5N2FtBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNT A2NTc4NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMzQ2Mjc4ODky?o=6) 1 * _New Photos_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mearnsbirdclub/spnew;_ylc=X3oDMTJnYm5wYTJoBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2N Tc4NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2cGhvdARzdGltZQMxMzQ2Mjc4ODky) 1 _Visit Your Group_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mearnsbirdclub;_ylc=X3oDMTJmNmlxOWN1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZ WMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzNDYyNzg4OTI-) (http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlODVraXA5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM0NjI3ODg5 Mg--) Switch to: _Text-Only_ (mailto:mearnsbirdclub-traditio...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change Delivery Format: Traditional) , _Daily Digest_
[nysbirds-l] Blue Grosbeak RMSP
Thanks to the birder who told us where to look. Near volleyball courts on east side of western most parking lot. Ardith Bondi & Peter Post 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] West End Jones Beach Birds (Suffolk)
Huge swallow flight taking place this AM at Jones West End. Observed hundreds of Barn and Tree Swallows flying west from the Field 2 lot. Martins and Bank Swallows were present in lower numbers. After about 20 minutes of detailing a group of about a dozen CLIFF SWALLOWS flew low and across the lot. Due to time restrictions I could not stay and obtain a full, accurate count. Land birds had a good showing today in the median. 2 MOURNING WARBLERS put on a nice show and at least 5 ORCHARD ORIOLES were seen along the median stretch. Other common warblers were evident in good numbers. Started out early at Coast Guard Station at high tide. No Hudwits but good shorebird diversity continues. 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] Male Dickcissel @ Robert Moses SP
working western edge of western most parking lot near golf course with flock of house sp & cowbirds Ardith Bondi & Peter Post 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] Pelican, avocet
The pelican and avocet continue just south of dead man's cove on the east pond of Jamaica Bay. Good Birding, Corey Finger 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] Male Dickcissel @ Robert Moses SP
working western edge of western most parking lot near golf course with flock of house sp cowbirds Ardith Bondi Peter Post 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] West End Jones Beach Birds (Suffolk)
Huge swallow flight taking place this AM at Jones West End. Observed hundreds of Barn and Tree Swallows flying west from the Field 2 lot. Martins and Bank Swallows were present in lower numbers. After about 20 minutes of detailing a group of about a dozen CLIFF SWALLOWS flew low and across the lot. Due to time restrictions I could not stay and obtain a full, accurate count. Land birds had a good showing today in the median. 2 MOURNING WARBLERS put on a nice show and at least 5 ORCHARD ORIOLES were seen along the median stretch. Other common warblers were evident in good numbers. Started out early at Coast Guard Station at high tide. No Hudwits but good shorebird diversity continues. 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] Blue Grosbeak RMSP
Thanks to the birder who told us where to look. Near volleyball courts on east side of western most parking lot. Ardith Bondi Peter Post 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] Fwd: [Mearnsbirdclub] Shawangunk Grassland NWR
(Forwarding with the author's permission to the broader NY-state list) Dear NY-Birders, The post below was written by a birder who knows the Shawangung Grassland National Wildlife Refuge (Ulster County) very well, and who has looked at -- and is concerned about -- the nearby town's development proposal's potential impact. As background, this wildlife refuge has recently undergone several years of extensive (and expensive) changes designed to further improve its habitat and suitability for birds. (The S'gung grasslands is the place in our region for Short-eared Owls and Rough-legged Hawks in the winter; and Bobolinks and other grassland species in the summer). It would now be a shame if the proposed development were allowed to negatively impact that habitat improvement effort, just as it is coming to completion. New York birders can follow the discussion in greater detail by checking the Mearnsbirdclub and/or midhudsonbirds list.More importantly, if you wish to comment to the appropriate parties on the proposal, you can refer to the post on this listserv (NYSBIRDS-L) of 8/28 from Ajit Antony. Regards, John Workman Ridgewood, NJ From: randrta...@yahoo.com Reply-to: mearnsbirdc...@yahoogroups.com To: mearnsbirdc...@yahoogroups.com CC: midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com Sent: 8/29/2012 6:21:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: [Mearnsbirdclub] Shawangunk Grassland NWR Friends I suppose you have seen the posts in the last day or so in regard to the proposed Galeville Town Park. I have a copy of the Galeville Park Master Plan of 2012 and don't like what I see. Out in front of the Cull de sac where you watch the Shortears they are planning to put 3 soccer fields and a baseball field On the upper level where you cross and sometimes park before going down to the cul DE sac they have planned a playground area,a community building and a few smaller buildings.between there and Long Lane is a proposed parking lot for over 200 cars, 2 volley ball courts, 2 basketball courts, and 2 tennis courts, and to the left of where you come in off Long Lane now there is planned a football field. If this project moves forward I believe it will be a blight on the Refuge. And be visible from most all of the Refuge. Now for something more pleasant. Since the completion of the 2 years of work on the refuge I think it is turning into something real special. And will continue to improve as the grasses fill in. I know some of you have visited and a few have walked the trail. It was a 3 mile trail and now has been broken into 2 parts. I haven't had much feedback from walkers but what I did get was positive , other then it is a little hard walking because the ruts etc from the big machines hopefully in a week or so we are going to get another machine and work on smoothing it down. Stop by and check it out . let me know what you think about the refuge and trails. Ralph Tabor Wallkill [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ _Reply to sender_ (mailto:randrta...@yahoo.com?subject=Re:%20Shawangunk%20Grassland%20NWR) | _Reply to group_ (mailto:mearnsbirdc...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re:%20Shawangunk%20Grassland%20NWR) | _Reply via web post_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mearnsbirdclub/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxZTZrM25oBF9TAzk3MzU 5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAM1MTg0BHNlYwNmdHI Ec2xrA3JwbHkEc3RpbWUDMTM0NjI3ODg5Mg--?act=replymessageNum=5184) | _Start a New Topic_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mearnsbirdclub/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmc2t0cGEwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWM DZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzNDYyNzg4OTI-) _Messages in this topic_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mearnsbirdclub/message/5184;_ylc=X3oDMTM1amNtdDJ1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSW QDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAM1MTg0BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTM0NjI3ODg5Mg R0cGNJZAM1MTg0) (1) Recent Activity: * _New Members_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mearnsbirdclub/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnajU5N2FtBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNT A2NTc4NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMzQ2Mjc4ODky?o=6) 1 * _New Photos_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mearnsbirdclub/spnew;_ylc=X3oDMTJnYm5wYTJoBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2N Tc4NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2cGhvdARzdGltZQMxMzQ2Mjc4ODky) 1 _Visit Your Group_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mearnsbirdclub;_ylc=X3oDMTJmNmlxOWN1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZ WMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzNDYyNzg4OTI-) (http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlODVraXA5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2MTg3MDg4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM0NjI3ODg5 Mg--) Switch to: _Text-Only_ (mailto:mearnsbirdclub-traditio...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change Delivery Format: Traditional) , _Daily Digest_
[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 30 Aug 2012
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 08/30/2012 * NYBU1208.30 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- BROWN PELICAN YEL.-CR. NIGHT-HERON D.-crest. Cormorant Bl.-cr. Night-Heron Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Semipalm. Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-r. Sandpiper Dowitcher species Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Common Nighthawk Red-headed Wdpkr. Olive-s. Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Purple Martin Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher Veery Swainson's Thrush Philadelphia Vireo Yellow-r. Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Bl. and w. Warbler Hooded Warbler Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Rose-br. Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole - Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 08/30/2012 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org Thursday, August 30, 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. BROWN PELICAN was the highlight of reports received August 23 through August 30 from the Niagara Frontier Region. On the Buffalo waterfront, the evening of August 28, a juvenile BROWN PELICAN at Donnelly's Pier, among abundant D.-CREST. CORMORANTS. The pier is about one half-mile offshore, viewed from the Erie Basin Marina tower. Also in Buffalo, August 26, a probable, juvenile YEL.-CR. NIGHT-HERON in flight with BL.-CR. NIGHT-HERONS at Tifft Nature Preserve. Migrant COMMON NIGHTHAWKS - 20 over Main and LaSalle Streets in Buffalo back on August 20, and 5 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS at Beaver Island State Park on August 24. Also at Beaver Island State Park this week, OLIVE-S. FLYCATCHER and 45 CASPIAN TERNS. Shorebirds this week included 11 species on the Lake Erie beaches in Fort Erie, Ontario, including BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, KILLDEER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING, SEMIPALM. SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER and 4 DOWITCHERS, plus RED-HEADED WDPKR. at Erie Beach and CANADA WARBLER at Kraft Road. At Tifft Nature Preserve, promising shorebird habitat produced a WHITE-R. SANDPIPER with SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, SEMIPALM. SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER. Shorebirds also at the Batavia Waste Water Plant, highlighted by a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE on the 29th, plus SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING and numerous PEEP sandpipers. Also a brief aerial show by a PEREGRINE FALCON, and an escaped or feral BLACK SWAN. Back on August 17, a night migrant UPLAND SANDPIPER heard over Shirley Avenue in Buffalo. This week, night migrant VEERYS and SWAINSON'S THRUSH heard over the Town of Tonawanda. Other early fall migrants this week - eleven warbler species at Amherst State Park including BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BAY- BREASTED WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, BL. AND W. WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER and WILSON'S WARBLER, plus PHILADELPHIA VIREO and ROSE-BR. GROSBEAK. Another ROSE-BR. GROSBEAK at Sinking Ponds in East Aurora. YELLOW-R. WARBLER, somewhat unexpected, on Woodbridge Avenue in Buffalo. From Hamburg, BL.-GR. GNATCATCHER, BALTIMORE ORIOLE and a small flock of EASTERN KINGBIRDS. And, a short, silent flight of 100 PURPLE MARTINS over a Clarence yard. The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, September 6. 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] Common Nighthawks, Westchester County
This evening, August 30th, the Bedford Audubon Society hosted Migration of the Common Nighthawk at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch in Bedford Corners, NY. 5 Nighthawks were observed at 5:35pm, 2 Nighthawks were observed at 5:40pm, and 6 Nighthawks were observed at 6:30pm. All three groups of birds were headed in a north-easterly direction. Additional species observed from the hawkwatch platform include Turkey Vulture, Mourning Dove, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, American Goldfinch - Adam Zorn Naturalist - Westmoreland Sanctuary Board Member - Bedford Audubon Society -- 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/ --
