[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Preserve: ducks and swans, signs of spring

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

I was at the Preserve today around 5pm by the pond at Pittsburgh Avenue and
walked up a little passed Clark St..  Redwinged Blackbirds were out in full
force singing, as were Cardinals and Song Sparrows.  I saw some Skunk
Cabbage along the stream so the first flowers are starting to "bloom".  On
the pond were mostly Mallards, some Black Ducks, Canada Geese, and Mute
Swans.  There was one female Common Merganser on the pond and a drake flew
overhead.  Also saw a single Wood Duck and Green Winged Teal.  At the pond
by Sunrise Highway again were mostly Mallards with a few domestic types
mixed in.  Some Hooded Mergansers were also present.  One thing that seemed
odd was that I found at least 2 dead Mute Swans (possibly 3) a little south
of Clark St.  I just hope that they weren't killed by someone.

Good birding,
Rob in Massapequa
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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
* February 24, 2014
*  NYSY  02. 24. 14
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):

February 17, 2013 - February 24, 2014
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: February 24 AT 6:30 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
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#383 Monday February 24, 2014
 
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
February 17, 2014
 
Highlights:
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RED-NECKED GREBE
NORTHERN SHOVELER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
GOLDEN EAGLE
AMERICAN WOODCOCK
SNOWY OWL
SAW-WHET OWL
LONG-EARED OWL
SHORT-EARED OWL
NORTHERN SHRIKE
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER


New Arrivals


AMERICAN WOODCOCK - Town of Albion
NORTHERN GOSHAWK - Derby Hill
GOLDEN EAGLE - Derby Hill


Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


     3/8: A SHORT-EARED OWL was spotted at the mucklands on Rt. 31.
     3/9: 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were spotted at the mucklands.


Oneida County


     3/6: A SNOWY OWL was spotted near Waterville.
     

Onondaga county


     3/3: A SAW-WHET OWL continues at Beaver Lake Nature Center near 
Baldwinsville. It was spotted every day this week on the Bog Trail.
     3/7: 2 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen on the Creekwalk on Onondaga Creek near 
Carousel Center.
     3/8: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Connors Road south of Baldwinsville. A 
BARRED OWL was spotted in Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 4 NORTHERN 
SHOVELERS were seen on the Creekwalk.
     3/9: A GREAT HORNED OWL and a LONG-EARED OWL were heard at Three Rivers 
WMA.


Oswego County


     3/4: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was spotted on Hellinger Road.
     3/7: The HARLEQUIN DUCK in oswego at Lock 6 was relocated behind Bridies 
Manor. Unfortunately it died on 3/9, probably of starvation. 2 early AMERICAN 
WOODCOCKS were seen in the Town of Albion.
     3/8: 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen on Brown Road near Hannibal. 2 
female BARROW’S GOLDENEYES were seen from the northern fishermans access on 
Oneida Lake in Brewerton. One of them was relocated the next day.


Derby Hill


     The Derby Hill season officially started on 3/1 in spite of Arctic 
conditions. On 3/6 the first GOLDEN EAGLE was counted. On 3/7 7GOLDENS and a 
NORTHERN GOSHAWK were recorded. 

     



         
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[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Grebes - Argyle Lake, Babylon (Suffolk)

[Peter Morris]

Everyone has probably had their fill of Red-necked Grebe reports by now, sorry 
if that is the case. 

There are 2 this afternoon on Argyle Lake in Babylon that are absolute 
stunners. They ranged widely around the lake, occasionally together but came 
really close at times allowing for great views. 

I also had my first (two) Tree Swallows of the year foraging over the lake. 

All the best,

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[nysbirds-l] Wertheim NWR

[Joel Horman]

This is presently the only forested area in the central Suffolk area 
where the trails are mostly clear of snow. A ramble of several miles 
produced 2 Eastern Bluebirds, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and a trio of 
easily spooked Common Mergansers (1 male, 2 females).


The posted hours are now sunrise to sunset, a welcome change from their 
usual banker's hours of 8AM-4PM.


Peggy & Joel Horman,
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[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Grebe on Patchogue Lake (Suffolk)

[Derek Rogers]

I had the pleasure of viewing a Red-necked Grebe at very close range yesterday 
afternoon while birding Patchogue Lake. 

The bird favored the south end of the lake and best viewing is from East 2nd 
Street, located on the west side of the lake.

Lee Stocker just emailed me, reporting that the bird continues as of this 
afternoon. 

Best,
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Sayville
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach and Pt. Lookout

[syschiff]

Jones Beach & Pt Lookout 10 Mar

After scanning from the Coast Guard Station, Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) then 
walked to the inlet. That's when the blizzard arrived. We returned to our cars 
and drove over to WE #2. A crowd (50+) of SNOW BUNTINGS erupted in the driving 
snow along the parking lot edge. Land birds at the west end; 2 YELLOW-RUMPED 
WARBLERS and 2 AMERICAN ROBINS
   
The snow stopped and we went over to the Nature Center. Three KILLDEER were on 
the grass by the flag pole. In the red cedars in front of the building, 20 
CEDAR WAXWINGS were feeding on cedar berries.  (Snow Buntings in the snow and 
Cedar Waxwings in the cedars---kind of cool).

At Pt. Lookout west jetty (closest to the parking lot), there were approx. 10 
COMMON EIDER, 4 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, RED-THROATED LOON, 
COMMON LOON, HORNED GREBE and 6 PURPLE SANDPIPER that flew in, landed 
momentarily and continued west toward Long Beach. No Long-tailed Ducks were 
seen today either place.

Good birding.  Sy

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park reservoir, NYC 3/10

[Thomas Fiore]

Monday, 10 March, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

In a one-hour scan (with scope & binoculars, & with 5 additional  
observers at var. times) during the noon hour today, one species of  
grebe was found - but it was a (presumed first-of-this-month) Pied- 
billed Grebe, &

NO Red-necked Grebe was noted. The Pied-billed was resting well off  
the south side, which still as of 1 p.m. is where the most open water  
is on the reservoir, however the lead in the ice along the central  
dike is opening farther on to the north side & some birds are  
beginning to use that open water & adjacent ice.

A drake & hen Red-breasted Merganser, as well as a pair of Hooded  
Mergansers were present, and today, 6 Wood Ducks (2 hens, 4 drakes)  
were seen all on the reservoir.  As well, numbers of N. Shovelers may  
have dropped just a bit there, & Buffleheads were again in modest  
numbers. The gull numbers appeared about the same, & several hundred  
Canada Geese were around, again as yesterday.  It is certainly  
possible that the red-necked grebe is still present at the reservoir  
but it was not noticed by anyone in the noon hour, so it may have  
moved out. As ice continues melting and waterbirds are obviously going  
to be moving, it should be well worth checking here, in weeks to come.

good end-of-winter birding,

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Update on ducks at Essex Ferry?

[Joan Collins]

Hi Bert/All,

 

The Tufted Duck was observed at the Essex Ferry Dock location late on
Saturday (posts to Northern New York Birds can be viewed on the ABA website
at: http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY07 ).  The temperature is warming
today and tomorrow, but the ice is so thick, that it probably won't open up
areas outside the ferry channel yet.  On Wednesday, a major winter storm is
forecast for northern NY and Vermont - with the potential of over a foot of
snow!  It will be very cold again on Thursday, so I suspect that the
waterfowl will still be found in the ferry channel - and hopefully, the
Tufted Duck among them!  Best of luck to you!

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

 

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Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 11:21 AM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Update on ducks at Essex Ferry?

 

Hi all,

Has anyone been to the Essex-Charlotte ferry across Lake Champlain lately?
We will be heading up on Wednesday and would like to look for the ducks,
especially the Tufted Duck and Barrow's Goldeneye. 

Thanks!

Bert Harris, Princeton, NJ

 


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[nysbirds-l] Update on ducks at Essex Ferry?

[Bert Harris]

Hi all,

Has anyone been to the Essex-Charlotte ferry across Lake Champlain lately?
We will be heading up on Wednesday and would like to look for the ducks,
especially the Tufted Duck and Barrow's Goldeneye.

Thanks!
Bert Harris, Princeton, NJ


On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 9:57 PM, Joan Collins wrote:

> 2/28/14 Essex Ferry Dock (Essex Co.)
>
>
>
> Late this afternoon, I took a drive to the Essex Ferry Dock on Lake
> Champlain.  About 5 to 10 minutes before the ferry arrived, I found the
> male Tufted Duck among hundreds of other waterfowl.  I took a number of
> photos before the birds flushed as the ferry came in.  The birds came back
> after the ferry departed and I took a few more photos of the Tufted Duck
> before my hands went completely numb!  There were also 2 female Long-tailed
> Ducks.  I didn't spot the male Barrow's Goldeneye today.  I met two very
> nice birders from Vermont who came over on the ferry to observed
> waterfowl.  They said there were quite a few birds on the VT side also -
> including Bufflehead, which were not on the NY side this afternoon.  I took
> 80 photos of the Tufted Duck and posted 14 of them to my Facebook page at:
> https://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian .  It was a long way out, so my
> scope and iPhone attachment were both fully zoomed!
>
>
>
> Joan Collins
>
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: ducks and Tree Swallow

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

I was at Jones Beach this morning  - despite the flurries, saw a lot of
birds.  At the Coast Guard Marina, saw Red Breasted Mergansers, Scaup,
Horned Grebes, Long Tailed Ducks, Brant, Red Throated and Common Loons.

On the median saw about a dozen Robins, Flicker, Red Winged Blackbirds, and
Common Grackles.  The flurries impeded looking for the Shrike, but saw a
single Tree Swallow fly over the West End 2 lot.

Good birding,
Rob in Massapequa
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[nysbirds-l] 4 Red-necked Grebes at Piermont Pier

[Evan Mark]

Currently together on north side near tip of pier. Close in.
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[nysbirds-l] 4 Red-necked Grebes at Piermont Pier

[Evan Mark]

Currently together on north side near tip of pier. Close in.
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: ducks and Tree Swallow

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

I was at Jones Beach this morning  - despite the flurries, saw a lot of
birds.  At the Coast Guard Marina, saw Red Breasted Mergansers, Scaup,
Horned Grebes, Long Tailed Ducks, Brant, Red Throated and Common Loons.

On the median saw about a dozen Robins, Flicker, Red Winged Blackbirds, and
Common Grackles.  The flurries impeded looking for the Shrike, but saw a
single Tree Swallow fly over the West End 2 lot.

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[nysbirds-l] Update on ducks at Essex Ferry?

[Bert Harris]

Hi all,

Has anyone been to the Essex-Charlotte ferry across Lake Champlain lately?
We will be heading up on Wednesday and would like to look for the ducks,
especially the Tufted Duck and Barrow's Goldeneye.

Thanks!
Bert Harris, Princeton, NJ


On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 9:57 PM, Joan Collins joan.coll...@frontier.comwrote:

 2/28/14 Essex Ferry Dock (Essex Co.)



 Late this afternoon, I took a drive to the Essex Ferry Dock on Lake
 Champlain.  About 5 to 10 minutes before the ferry arrived, I found the
 male Tufted Duck among hundreds of other waterfowl.  I took a number of
 photos before the birds flushed as the ferry came in.  The birds came back
 after the ferry departed and I took a few more photos of the Tufted Duck
 before my hands went completely numb!  There were also 2 female Long-tailed
 Ducks.  I didn't spot the male Barrow's Goldeneye today.  I met two very
 nice birders from Vermont who came over on the ferry to observed
 waterfowl.  They said there were quite a few birds on the VT side also -
 including Bufflehead, which were not on the NY side this afternoon.  I took
 80 photos of the Tufted Duck and posted 14 of them to my Facebook page at:
 https://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian .  It was a long way out, so my
 scope and iPhone attachment were both fully zoomed!



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RE: [nysbirds-l] Update on ducks at Essex Ferry?

[Joan Collins]

Hi Bert/All,

 

The Tufted Duck was observed at the Essex Ferry Dock location late on
Saturday (posts to Northern New York Birds can be viewed on the ABA website
at: http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY07 ).  The temperature is warming
today and tomorrow, but the ice is so thick, that it probably won't open up
areas outside the ferry channel yet.  On Wednesday, a major winter storm is
forecast for northern NY and Vermont - with the potential of over a foot of
snow!  It will be very cold again on Thursday, so I suspect that the
waterfowl will still be found in the ferry channel - and hopefully, the
Tufted Duck among them!  Best of luck to you!

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

 

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Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 11:21 AM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Update on ducks at Essex Ferry?

 

Hi all,

Has anyone been to the Essex-Charlotte ferry across Lake Champlain lately?
We will be heading up on Wednesday and would like to look for the ducks,
especially the Tufted Duck and Barrow's Goldeneye. 

Thanks!

Bert Harris, Princeton, NJ

 


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[nysbirds-l] Central Park reservoir, NYC 3/10

[Thomas Fiore]

Monday, 10 March, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

In a one-hour scan (with scope  binoculars,  with 5 additional  
observers at var. times) during the noon hour today, one species of  
grebe was found - but it was a (presumed first-of-this-month) Pied- 
billed Grebe, 

NO Red-necked Grebe was noted. The Pied-billed was resting well off  
the south side, which still as of 1 p.m. is where the most open water  
is on the reservoir, however the lead in the ice along the central  
dike is opening farther on to the north side  some birds are  
beginning to use that open water  adjacent ice.

A drake  hen Red-breasted Merganser, as well as a pair of Hooded  
Mergansers were present, and today, 6 Wood Ducks (2 hens, 4 drakes)  
were seen all on the reservoir.  As well, numbers of N. Shovelers may  
have dropped just a bit there,  Buffleheads were again in modest  
numbers. The gull numbers appeared about the same,  several hundred  
Canada Geese were around, again as yesterday.  It is certainly  
possible that the red-necked grebe is still present at the reservoir  
but it was not noticed by anyone in the noon hour, so it may have  
moved out. As ice continues melting and waterbirds are obviously going  
to be moving, it should be well worth checking here, in weeks to come.

good end-of-winter birding,

Tom Fiore
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[nysbirds-l] Wertheim NWR

[Joel Horman]

This is presently the only forested area in the central Suffolk area 
where the trails are mostly clear of snow. A ramble of several miles 
produced 2 Eastern Bluebirds, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and a trio of 
easily spooked Common Mergansers (1 male, 2 females).


The posted hours are now sunrise to sunset, a welcome change from their 
usual banker's hours of 8AM-4PM.


Peggy  Joel Horman,
Ridge

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[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Preserve: ducks and swans, signs of spring

[Robert Taylor]

Hi Everyone,

I was at the Preserve today around 5pm by the pond at Pittsburgh Avenue and
walked up a little passed Clark St..  Redwinged Blackbirds were out in full
force singing, as were Cardinals and Song Sparrows.  I saw some Skunk
Cabbage along the stream so the first flowers are starting to bloom.  On
the pond were mostly Mallards, some Black Ducks, Canada Geese, and Mute
Swans.  There was one female Common Merganser on the pond and a drake flew
overhead.  Also saw a single Wood Duck and Green Winged Teal.  At the pond
by Sunrise Highway again were mostly Mallards with a few domestic types
mixed in.  Some Hooded Mergansers were also present.  One thing that seemed
odd was that I found at least 2 dead Mute Swans (possibly 3) a little south
of Clark St.  I just hope that they weren't killed by someone.

Good birding,
Rob in Massapequa
http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/

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