Quail Hill Farm today:
Palm Warbler
Chipping Sparrow-5+
Clay-colored Sparrow-1
Field Sparrow-1
Vesper Sparrow-1
Savannah Sparrow-15
Song Sparrow-10
White-thrated Sparrow-plenty
White-crowned Sparrow-1
Dark-eyed Junco-3
Elsewhere East End
Snow Goose-1 (Deep Hollow pasture)
Western Grebe-1
I first posted this to another list on Monday, but I thought some people
on this list might want to weigh in on it.
I started to photograph this goose
because of the head pattern, and it climbed onto the wall near the North
Pump House of the Central Park Reservoir to preen. It had
John Gaglione, Bill Hollweg, Rick Kopitsch and I spent the day on the
east end of Long Island, New York, looking for new year birds. Failing
to find a number of target birds, (Dovekie, Snowy Owl, Greater
White-fronted Goose and American Bittern) being some. We did find a
number of target birds, (
4 common mergansers on Hook Pond
1 greater white fronted on Further Lane grass field
1 western grebe on ocean behind Kirk Park in Montauk; 6 black scoters
flying westbound same place
1 A. kestrel hunting over the EEOC gardens across from East Hampton High
School
we saw no redpoll, clay
A single one of each species was seen today at sundown on the field
south of st charles cemetery in wyandach with about 275 canada geese.
Chase Cammarota
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
A free morning in the City so wandered over to the Park. Spent an hour or
so checking gulls at the reservoir (albeit just with bins) but couldn't
find an Iceland Gull. Good numbers of waterfowl on the reservoir though
including a Common Loon and 6 Wood Ducks.
After a long search I did manage to
Jones Beach West End & Pt. Lookout 9 Jan
Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) joined by Richard Porricelli went
looking for Harlequin Ducks without success. Along the way, we picked up a few
interesting winter birds. Meeting at the Coast Guard Station we observed the
lone LAPLAND
Adding another individual to this year's (or recent years', even) trend of
wintering warblers, we just had an unexpected Nashville Warbler in our small
backyard a mile south of Prospect Park. It hung around for a couple of minutes
before flying to a neighbor's yard, out of sight.
Good Birding
Just returned from a walk through the middle part of the Preserve. After
Shawn Billerman"s post I went looking for winter wren. I finally found 1
after about 20 minutes. Also seen were many white throats, a few songs, some
Carolina wrens, 1 golden crowned kinglet, chickadees,white breasted
The bird has moved well east of its original location. It is now among a flock
of Horned Gs off of the beach access at the intersection of South Emerson
Avenue and South Essex Street in Montauk.
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
*farther
Wish I could blame that on autocorrect.
-P
--- On Wed, 1/9/13, Peter Scully wrote:
From: Peter Scully
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Iceland Gull - Blydenburgh Co. Pk. (Suffolk)
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 1:21 PM
A relatively impressive gull roost
A relatively impressive gull roost has been forming on Stump Pond at
Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown since it iced over last week. Today it
included a 3rd winter ICELAND GULL. The ice is quickly retreating toward the
north end of the pond, putting the bulk of roosting birds farter from
Jan 9, 2013:
Common Yellowthroat foraging mostly on ground in Union Square Park at about
noon.
Good birding!
Alice Deutsch
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
Thank you to Steve!!
The previously reported Western Grebe remains in the ocean directly south of
Kirk Park in the village of Montauk. The bird is currently drifting east about
300 ft off the beach.
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
Steve Schellenger, just called to report that he is currently
observing a *WESTERN
GREBE* on the ocean side opposite Fort Pond. The area I believe is known
as Kirk Park. Nice find and many thanks to Steve in getting the word out
promptly!!
Andrew Baksh
Queens NY
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
--
Steve Schellenger, just called to report that he is currently
observing a *WESTERN
GREBE* on the ocean side opposite Fort Pond. The area I believe is known
as Kirk Park. Nice find and many thanks to Steve in getting the word out
promptly!!
Andrew Baksh
Queens NY
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
--
Thank you to Steve!!
The previously reported Western Grebe remains in the ocean directly south of
Kirk Park in the village of Montauk. The bird is currently drifting east about
300 ft off the beach.
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
Jan 9, 2013:
Common Yellowthroat foraging mostly on ground in Union Square Park at about
noon.
Good birding!
Alice Deutsch
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
A relatively impressive gull roost has been forming on Stump Pond at
Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown since it iced over last week. Today it
included a 3rd winter ICELAND GULL. The ice is quickly retreating toward the
north end of the pond, putting the bulk of roosting birds farter from
*farther
Wish I could blame that on autocorrect.
-P
--- On Wed, 1/9/13, Peter Scully peterandrewscull...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Peter Scully peterandrewscull...@yahoo.com
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Iceland Gull - Blydenburgh Co. Pk. (Suffolk)
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
Date: Wednesday, January
The bird has moved well east of its original location. It is now among a flock
of Horned Gs off of the beach access at the intersection of South Emerson
Avenue and South Essex Street in Montauk.
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
Just returned from a walk through the middle part of the Preserve. After
Shawn Billermans post I went looking for winter wren. I finally found 1
after about 20 minutes. Also seen were many white throats, a few songs, some
Carolina wrens, 1 golden crowned kinglet, chickadees,white breasted
Adding another individual to this year's (or recent years', even) trend of
wintering warblers, we just had an unexpected Nashville Warbler in our small
backyard a mile south of Prospect Park. It hung around for a couple of minutes
before flying to a neighbor's yard, out of sight.
Good Birding
Jones Beach West End Pt. Lookout 9 Jan
Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) joined by Richard Porricelli went
looking for Harlequin Ducks without success. Along the way, we picked up a few
interesting winter birds. Meeting at the Coast Guard Station we observed the
lone LAPLAND LONGSPUR
A free morning in the City so wandered over to the Park. Spent an hour or
so checking gulls at the reservoir (albeit just with bins) but couldn't
find an Iceland Gull. Good numbers of waterfowl on the reservoir though
including a Common Loon and 6 Wood Ducks.
After a long search I did manage to
A single one of each species was seen today at sundown on the field
south of st charles cemetery in wyandach with about 275 canada geese.
Chase Cammarota
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
4 common mergansers on Hook Pond
1 greater white fronted on Further Lane grass field
1 western grebe on ocean behind Kirk Park in Montauk; 6 black scoters
flying westbound same place
1 A. kestrel hunting over the EEOC gardens across from East Hampton High
School
we saw no redpoll, clay
John Gaglione, Bill Hollweg, Rick Kopitsch and I spent the day on the
east end of Long Island, New York, looking for new year birds. Failing
to find a number of target birds, (Dovekie, Snowy Owl, Greater
White-fronted Goose and American Bittern) being some. We did find a
number of target birds, (
I first posted this to another list on Monday, but I thought some people
on this list might want to weigh in on it.
I started to photograph this goose
because of the head pattern, and it climbed onto the wall near the North
Pump House of the Central Park Reservoir to preen. It had
Quail Hill Farm today:
Palm Warbler
Chipping Sparrow-5+
Clay-colored Sparrow-1
Field Sparrow-1
Vesper Sparrow-1
Savannah Sparrow-15
Song Sparrow-10
White-thrated Sparrow-plenty
White-crowned Sparrow-1
Dark-eyed Junco-3
Elsewhere East End
Snow Goose-1 (Deep Hollow pasture)
Western Grebe-1
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