[nysbirds-l] Western Sullivan Co.
Did some birding on Saturday along New York's Upper Delaware River Valley and surrounding areas from Barryville to Calicoon in Sullivan County. I struck out on Northern Shrike, but managed a nice raptor show and some redpolls. No real waterfowl to speak of despite the abundant open water. Highlights: Great Horned Owl (1 near Feagles Lake at dawn) Bald Eagle (2 adults hanging around at Roebling Bridge) Rough Legged Hawk (1 light phase adult seen from Route 52 near Narrowsburg) Red-shouldered Hawk (Tusten) Common Raven (1 at Calicoon) Cooper's Hawk (Narrowsburg) Common Redpoll (lock of six flyover near Barryville) Brown-headed Cowbird (Single bird mixed with some Starlings near Skinner's Falls, wondered if this was an uncommon bird given the time of year and location, but it did not exhibit any field marks to suggest it being anything other than just a Brown-headed Cowbird) -Mike Shanley Staten Island, NY -- 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] Heckscher Park Clay-colored sparrow--YES
After putting in ~3 hours finishing up my area for the NYSOA January Waterfowl Count at Heckscher State Park I was heading back to my car when I again encountered the large (35-40) American Tree Sparrow flock on the west side of the pool complex. This is the same location the flock had been in on my last two visits. I'd looked for the reported CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (CCSP) both times but had come up empty. Today my luck was better, as I spotted the CCSP during my first scan of a portion of the flock feeding in the short grass in front of the pool's northwest corner. There were also a few Field Sparrows and Song Sparrows in the flock. Some pretty poor photos of the CCSP will be up on Flickr later. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/ -- 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] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 21, 2013 * NYSY 01. 21. 13 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 14, 2013 - January 21, 2013 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled:January 21 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #338 -Monday January 21, 2013 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 14 , 2013 Highlights: --- BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON BARROW’S GOLDENEYE MERLIN ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL SHORT-EARED OWL SNOWY OWL TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE VARIED THRUSH BOHEMIAN WAXWING YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD EVENING GROSBEAK HOARY REDPOLL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 1/19: An adult male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen with Starlings on Armitage Road just off Rt.89 before Olmstead Road. Onondaga County 1/15: 4 immature BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continue to be seen along the Onondaga Creek Creekwalk between Bear Street and Hiawatha Boulevard. 1/16: A SHORT-EARED OWL made a one day appearance on West Sorrell Hill Road just north of Hoag Road south of Baldwinsville. 1/18: A MERLIN was seen hunting in Camillus from Rt.695. 1/19: Sixteen species of waterfowl were seen in the Onondaga Lake area including REDHEAD and SHOVELER. An ICELAND GULL was seen. The 4 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were again seen on the creekwalk. 1/21: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen on Onondaga Lake from the Butterfly Garden area. Jefferson County 1/17: 450 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on Steinhelmer Road in LeRay. A female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen at Fisher’s Landing on the St. Lawrence River. 1/19: 3 SNOWY OWLS were seen in the area between Chaumont and Cape Vincent. Oswego County 1/18: A VARIED THRUSH was reported from a feeder in Fulton. Unfortunately no reports since the initial sighting. 1/19: 40 EVENING GROSBEAKS were at a feeder on North Church Road in Boylston. 21 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on Hinman Road southwest of Sandy Creek. Cortland County 1/20: 3 HOARY REDPOLLS were reported at a feeder in Cortland. Extralimital 1/19: Another positive report of the TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE from Samson State Park on the east side of Seneca Lake in Seneca County. The bird cotinues to be seen in the area at the north end of East Lake Road just south of the “green gate”. -- end report Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- 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] Dune Road - Hampton Bays
This morning I took a drive down Dune Road. On my way toward Hampton Bays I spotted an Adult Cooper's Hawk on a powerline. Two hooded mergansers were near the Quogue/East Quogue border on a small pool on the north side of the road. Other highlights include: American Bittern (near triton lane), belted kingfishers, 2 great egrets and three great blue herons. Well off-shore, near the 1-mile buoy were 2-3 huge rafts containing thousands of birds. My guess is eiders or scoters, but they were too far offshore to tell through my camera or bins. Photos of some of the birds including the bittern can be seen here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2013/01/american-bittern-on-dune-road.html Additionally, I saw on LIbirds.com that a Purple Gallinule was picked up approximately 70 miles offshore by some fisherman and brought to the rehabber in Hampton Bays... that bird must have really been confused swimming around with all of the puffins out there. -- - Luke Ormand, East Patchogue www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com www.wildlongisland.blogspot.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] Westhampton Beach Glaucous Gull + Red-necked Grebe
The previously reported GLAUCOUS GULL continued when I arrived at 1:30 PM. I parked in the dirt lot that is located on the south side of the bridge. When I arrived, the Glaucous Gull was in the creek along the north side by itself. After only about 2-3 minutes of viewing, an adult Great Black-backed Gull decided the Glaucous had stayed long enough. The Black-backed pursued the Glaucous and it eventually flew toward the west, beyond the white condos. While trying to relocate the gull, I noticed a RED-NECKED GREBE diving just beyond the point looking east. I never did relocate the Glaucous Gull. At least one VESPER SPARROW continues along Hulse Landing Rd. in Calverton with a mess of Savannah's. Its worth noting that on 1/9/13, I viewed 2, and photographed 1, IPSWICH type Savannah Sparrows at this location. A very unusual site for this normally coastal sparrow that rarely strays from dunes and jetties. Earlier, along Grumman Boulevard, I was also treated to 14 CHIPPING SPARROWS all feeding in a group. http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/39025168@N07/ 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] Glaucous gull
Glaucous gull at base of jessup lane bridge west side along with golden eye. Lee , Jonathan Stocker 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] Montauk & Vicinity birding
My last post went incomplete. The Tufted Duck is still there, along with the Eurasian Widgeon and some Redhead Ducks. One tough thing to watch was a Great- black backed full killing and eating a Dovekie. Orlando Hidalgo -- 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] Montauk & Vicinity birding
Hi all; Great day birding yesterday at out at Montauk. We had great weather, mid 50's quite windy but great anyway. Myself and 7 other birders had 58 species of birds and 1 harbor seal, although I won't list all of them here, some of the most notable ones were: Dovekies ( lifer for me ) Razorbills, Bonaparte's gulls, common eiders , all 3 Scoters, long-tailed duck, White-winged Crossbills. We also birded St. John's Pond, where the Tufted Duck has been reported, and saw that ( lifer for me ) -- 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] Red-necked Grebe - Smith Point C.P. (Suffolk)
There is currently a Red-necked Grebe underneath the bridge that leads to Smith Point. The bird can be well hidden at times but occasionally drifts toward the east providing excellent, site accessible views. http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/39025168@N07/ 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] Montauk & Vicinity birding
Hi all: Great day birding yesterday at Montauk. Had great weather, mid 50's, quite windy but great anyway. Myself and 7 other birders had 54 species of birds, although I won't name all of them here, some of the most notable ones were: Dovekies (Lifer for me), Razorbills, Bonaparte's gulls, Common Eiders, all 3 Scoters, White-winged Crossbills. We also visited St. John's Pond and seen the Tufted Duck ( Lifer for me) which is still there, along with the Eurasian Widgeon and some Redhead Ducks. One tough thing to watch was a Great- black backed Gull killing and eating a Dovekie. Orlando Hidalgo -- 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] Montauk Vicinity birding
Hi all: Great day birding yesterday at Montauk. Had great weather, mid 50's, quite windy but great anyway. Myself and 7 other birders had 54 species of birds, although I won't name all of them here, some of the most notable ones were: Dovekies (Lifer for me), Razorbills, Bonaparte's gulls, Common Eiders, all 3 Scoters, White-winged Crossbills. We also visited St. John's Pond and seen the Tufted Duck ( Lifer for me) which is still there, along with the Eurasian Widgeon and some Redhead Ducks. One tough thing to watch was a Great- black backed Gull killing and eating a Dovekie. Orlando Hidalgo -- 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] Red-necked Grebe - Smith Point C.P. (Suffolk)
There is currently a Red-necked Grebe underneath the bridge that leads to Smith Point. The bird can be well hidden at times but occasionally drifts toward the east providing excellent, site accessible views. http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/39025168@N07/ 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] Montauk Vicinity birding
Hi all; Great day birding yesterday at out at Montauk. We had great weather, mid 50's quite windy but great anyway. Myself and 7 other birders had 58 species of birds and 1 harbor seal, although I won't list all of them here, some of the most notable ones were: Dovekies ( lifer for me ) Razorbills, Bonaparte's gulls, common eiders , all 3 Scoters, long-tailed duck, White-winged Crossbills. We also birded St. John's Pond, where the Tufted Duck has been reported, and saw that ( lifer for me ) -- 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] Montauk Vicinity birding
My last post went incomplete. The Tufted Duck is still there, along with the Eurasian Widgeon and some Redhead Ducks. One tough thing to watch was a Great- black backed full killing and eating a Dovekie. Orlando Hidalgo -- 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] Glaucous gull
Glaucous gull at base of jessup lane bridge west side along with golden eye. Lee , Jonathan Stocker 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] Westhampton Beach Glaucous Gull + Red-necked Grebe
The previously reported GLAUCOUS GULL continued when I arrived at 1:30 PM. I parked in the dirt lot that is located on the south side of the bridge. When I arrived, the Glaucous Gull was in the creek along the north side by itself. After only about 2-3 minutes of viewing, an adult Great Black-backed Gull decided the Glaucous had stayed long enough. The Black-backed pursued the Glaucous and it eventually flew toward the west, beyond the white condos. While trying to relocate the gull, I noticed a RED-NECKED GREBE diving just beyond the point looking east. I never did relocate the Glaucous Gull. At least one VESPER SPARROW continues along Hulse Landing Rd. in Calverton with a mess of Savannah's. Its worth noting that on 1/9/13, I viewed 2, and photographed 1, IPSWICH type Savannah Sparrows at this location. A very unusual site for this normally coastal sparrow that rarely strays from dunes and jetties. Earlier, along Grumman Boulevard, I was also treated to 14 CHIPPING SPARROWS all feeding in a group. http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/39025168@N07/ 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] Dune Road - Hampton Bays
This morning I took a drive down Dune Road. On my way toward Hampton Bays I spotted an Adult Cooper's Hawk on a powerline. Two hooded mergansers were near the Quogue/East Quogue border on a small pool on the north side of the road. Other highlights include: American Bittern (near triton lane), belted kingfishers, 2 great egrets and three great blue herons. Well off-shore, near the 1-mile buoy were 2-3 huge rafts containing thousands of birds. My guess is eiders or scoters, but they were too far offshore to tell through my camera or bins. Photos of some of the birds including the bittern can be seen here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2013/01/american-bittern-on-dune-road.html Additionally, I saw on LIbirds.com that a Purple Gallinule was picked up approximately 70 miles offshore by some fisherman and brought to the rehabber in Hampton Bays... that bird must have really been confused swimming around with all of the puffins out there. -- - Luke Ormand, East Patchogue www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com www.wildlongisland.blogspot.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] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * January 21, 2013 * NYSY 01. 21. 13 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 14, 2013 - January 21, 2013 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison Cortland compiled:January 21 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #338 -Monday January 21, 2013 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 14 , 2013 Highlights: --- BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON BARROW’S GOLDENEYE MERLIN ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL SHORT-EARED OWL SNOWY OWL TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE VARIED THRUSH BOHEMIAN WAXWING YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD EVENING GROSBEAK HOARY REDPOLL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 1/19: An adult male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen with Starlings on Armitage Road just off Rt.89 before Olmstead Road. Onondaga County 1/15: 4 immature BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS continue to be seen along the Onondaga Creek Creekwalk between Bear Street and Hiawatha Boulevard. 1/16: A SHORT-EARED OWL made a one day appearance on West Sorrell Hill Road just north of Hoag Road south of Baldwinsville. 1/18: A MERLIN was seen hunting in Camillus from Rt.695. 1/19: Sixteen species of waterfowl were seen in the Onondaga Lake area including REDHEAD and SHOVELER. An ICELAND GULL was seen. The 4 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were again seen on the creekwalk. 1/21: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen on Onondaga Lake from the Butterfly Garden area. Jefferson County 1/17: 450 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on Steinhelmer Road in LeRay. A female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen at Fisher’s Landing on the St. Lawrence River. 1/19: 3 SNOWY OWLS were seen in the area between Chaumont and Cape Vincent. Oswego County 1/18: A VARIED THRUSH was reported from a feeder in Fulton. Unfortunately no reports since the initial sighting. 1/19: 40 EVENING GROSBEAKS were at a feeder on North Church Road in Boylston. 21 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on Hinman Road southwest of Sandy Creek. Cortland County 1/20: 3 HOARY REDPOLLS were reported at a feeder in Cortland. Extralimital 1/19: Another positive report of the TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE from Samson State Park on the east side of Seneca Lake in Seneca County. The bird cotinues to be seen in the area at the north end of East Lake Road just south of the “green gate”. -- end report Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- 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] Heckscher Park Clay-colored sparrow--YES
After putting in ~3 hours finishing up my area for the NYSOA January Waterfowl Count at Heckscher State Park I was heading back to my car when I again encountered the large (35-40) American Tree Sparrow flock on the west side of the pool complex. This is the same location the flock had been in on my last two visits. I'd looked for the reported CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (CCSP) both times but had come up empty. Today my luck was better, as I spotted the CCSP during my first scan of a portion of the flock feeding in the short grass in front of the pool's northwest corner. There were also a few Field Sparrows and Song Sparrows in the flock. Some pretty poor photos of the CCSP will be up on Flickr later. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/ -- 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] Western Sullivan Co.
Did some birding on Saturday along New York's Upper Delaware River Valley and surrounding areas from Barryville to Calicoon in Sullivan County. I struck out on Northern Shrike, but managed a nice raptor show and some redpolls. No real waterfowl to speak of despite the abundant open water. Highlights: Great Horned Owl (1 near Feagles Lake at dawn) Bald Eagle (2 adults hanging around at Roebling Bridge) Rough Legged Hawk (1 light phase adult seen from Route 52 near Narrowsburg) Red-shouldered Hawk (Tusten) Common Raven (1 at Calicoon) Cooper's Hawk (Narrowsburg) Common Redpoll (lock of six flyover near Barryville) Brown-headed Cowbird (Single bird mixed with some Starlings near Skinner's Falls, wondered if this was an uncommon bird given the time of year and location, but it did not exhibit any field marks to suggest it being anything other than just a Brown-headed Cowbird) -Mike Shanley Staten Island, NY -- 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/ --
