[nysbirds-l] Osprey on the Hudson River - Greene and Columbia counties

Alan Mapes and I today confirmed breeding success of the Osprey pair on Hudson River navigational marker 129 - we saw one approx 1-week old nestling poke its head up a few times! The green marker is seen from Cohotate Preserve or from The Willows, the Greene Land Trust property on Rt. 385

RE: [nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach ARTIC TERN -YES

It would be very interesting to compare photos from Nickerson Beach from different days. Experience has proven time after time that individual Arctic Terns rarely persist on Long Island from day to day, and there are far more examples of demonstrably different individuals being found at a site

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, Turtle Pond: Purple Martins?

The last couple of mornings, at Turtle Pond in Central Park (NYC) I've had brief views of two swallow-type birds that I think must be Purple Martins-- one dark all over, one dark on top and dirty grey underneath; large for swallows, very fast-flying, flap/glide flight style, mostly around treetop

[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach ARTIC TERN -YES

Nickerson Beach 19 June The immature ARCTIC TERN was sitting on the beach to the west when I arrived at 7:30 AM and was seen sporadically till 9:30 by a half dozen birders. There was a lot of movement, particularly when an OSPREY flew over.. ID made difficult separating the bird from a number

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Minimal Migration or Population Decline?

Thanks for sharing this, Adam. These are interesting hypotheses. I will have to ask Walter about this and how this could potentially relate to a perceived decline of birds in certain areas this year, and how this relate to a perceived decline in areas outside of the range of the cyclical

RE: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Minimal Migration or Population Decline?

Here's another potential explanation (or the beginning of a potential explanation) regarding the apparent decline of birds this year in the eastern US. Its an article from Discover Magazine's blog entitled "During Cicada Boom, Birds Mysteriously Vanish"

[nysbirds-l] NPR Piece on Feather Forensics

Thought this might be of interest to the group. Apparently there is only one feather forensic scientist, and she is looking for an apprentice. http://www.npr.org/2013/06/19/184827651/animal-csi-inside-the-smithsonians-feather-forensics-lab Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] NPR Piece on Feather Forensics

Thought this might be of interest to the group. Apparently there is only one feather forensic scientist, and she is looking for an apprentice. http://www.npr.org/2013/06/19/184827651/animal-csi-inside-the-smithsonians-feather-forensics-lab Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

RE: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Minimal Migration or Population Decline?

Here's another potential explanation (or the beginning of a potential explanation) regarding the apparent decline of birds this year in the eastern US. Its an article from Discover Magazine's blog entitled During Cicada Boom, Birds Mysteriously Vanish

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Minimal Migration or Population Decline?

Thanks for sharing this, Adam. These are interesting hypotheses. I will have to ask Walter about this and how this could potentially relate to a perceived decline of birds in certain areas this year, and how this relate to a perceived decline in areas outside of the range of the cyclical

[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach ARTIC TERN -YES

Nickerson Beach 19 June The immature ARCTIC TERN was sitting on the beach to the west when I arrived at 7:30 AM and was seen sporadically till 9:30 by a half dozen birders. There was a lot of movement, particularly when an OSPREY flew over.. ID made difficult separating the bird from a number

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, Turtle Pond: Purple Martins?

The last couple of mornings, at Turtle Pond in Central Park (NYC) I've had brief views of two swallow-type birds that I think must be Purple Martins-- one dark all over, one dark on top and dirty grey underneath; large for swallows, very fast-flying, flap/glide flight style, mostly around treetop

RE: [nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach ARTIC TERN -YES

It would be very interesting to compare photos from Nickerson Beach from different days. Experience has proven time after time that individual Arctic Terns rarely persist on Long Island from day to day, and there are far more examples of demonstrably different individuals being found at a site

[nysbirds-l] Osprey on the Hudson River - Greene and Columbia counties

Alan Mapes and I today confirmed breeding success of the Osprey pair on Hudson River navigational marker 129 - we saw one approx 1-week old nestling poke its head up a few times! The green marker is seen from Cohotate Preserve or from The Willows, the Greene Land Trust property on Rt. 385