[nysbirds-l] correction re Suffolk shorebirding

2014-09-02 Thread Douglas Futuyma 
With considerable chagrin, I have to say that my reported Buff-breasted
Sandpiper may have been the Baird's that Eileen Schwinn and Mike Higgiston
reported from the same place. My bird was very distant, through thermal
distortion, and I based my ID more on its foraging behavior than on
morphology. That may have been a mistake.

Doug Futuyma
Stony brook, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Suffolk Shorebirding

2014-09-02 Thread Douglas Futuyma 
In a more extended day of shorebirdig than I had intended, I began at 7:45
at Cupsogue County Park, where I encountered Dick Belanger. From the end of
the path that leads from the 4WD track west of the parking lot, we spent
over an hour scrutinizing the birds on the exposed, fairly distant sand/mud
bars, and then about an hour on the flats north of the parking lot. There
were few birds (only 7 ROYAL TERNS being at all noteworthy) on these flats,
even well after the tide had started to rise. In contrast, the distant
sandbars held probably more than 1000 shorebirds, dominated by
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and SANDERLINGS (well over 200 each), with high
numbers of SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and at least 55 RED KNOTS and 15 PIPING
PLOVERS.  Much of our time was spent on the phalarope I reported this
morning. After the report was posted, we got better looks at critical
features, and I amend the "apparent" to "definite" adult RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE.  (Features included the postorbital "phalarope" bar on white
face, white forehead with darker crown, thin black bill, short dark legs,
streaked back, and gray sides of upper breast.)  Also of interest were
about 15 male BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES, all with the short tails that result
from the odd moult and replacement of all rectrices simultaneously, that
grackles (and I think some other blackbirds) often exhibit. We also saw 5
CLAPPER RAILS.

A ride down Dune Road to Shinnecock Inlet yielded little of interest except
22 ROYAL TERNS at Tiana Beach.

At Mecox Bay, I viewed the continuing MARBLED GODWIT, seen from the east
side of the cut (which is closed). I counted 92 FORSTER'S TERNS and 1 BLACK
TERN.

The Riverhead sod fields were not very productive. (Much of the acreage is
unsuitable for shorebirds at this time, having been stripped to bare earth;
moreover, some former sod area is in corn and vegetable crops.)  I found 1
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER west of Route 105, north of the intersection with
Northville Pike, and finally located 2 adult AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS east
of Osborn Avenue, between Sound Avenue and Reeves Avenue.

At this point, I noticed Arie Gilbert's post about a Sandwich Tern at Sagg
Pond, so went in search. I didn't see Arie's bird. Clearly terns were
actively moving: within minutes of my arrival, many of the COMMON and
FORSTER'S TERNS had flown out to the ocean. I did see an adult LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL.  The cut at Sagg is also closed.

I stopped again at Mecox Bay as I headed home, on the chance that the
Sandwich Tern had moved there. No luck on that count, but the
long-lingering RED-NECKED GREBE was there, as well as a few common
shorebirds.

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[nysbirds-l] Yes-Baird's Sandpiper - Riverhead Sod Fields

2014-09-02 Thread Eileen Schwinn 
Currently being seen -3:45pm - west of Route 105, north of Northville Turnpike. 
 Alone, in the field, visible from red fire hydrant, and Rt 43 Sign (southern 
portion of the sod field)
Eileen Schwinn
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[nysbirds-l] Marine Nature Study Area

2014-09-02 Thread syschiff 
Marine Nature Study Area 2 September

Hot, muggy slow day with only a half dozen shorebird species. Both a GREEN 
HERON and a CLAPPER RAIL moved lazily and posed for pictures along with a 
non-spotted SPOTTED SANDPIPER. A ROYAL TERN also flew by and posed,

A YELLOW WARBLER and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT continued around the path. A marsh 
sparrow also continues in the marsh but got away before we could get its id The 
first migrants for the upland location were a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and EASTER 
TOWHEE.

There are a number of community garden boxes on the property full of lovely 
flowers with EASTERN GOLDFINCH adding color to the plants. Take a look at 
Mike's Face book page.

Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] Sandwich tern. Sagg beach

2014-09-02 Thread Arie Gilbert 

1 Sandwich tern with common terns at cut.

With Phil Uburubu

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: NNYBirds: BROWN BOOBY at Noblewood!

2014-09-02 Thread zach schwartz-weinstein 
I didn't see this forwarded here, but the Champlain Brown Booby was refound
this morning in Willsboro, NY, about 25 miles north of where it was first
reported.

Zach Schwartz-Weinstein,
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It just flew by from north to south, at 10:15 AM. Videotaped. Headed in the
direction of Essex but I think it may have landed on the water somewhere
south of Noblewood.

Also present here: a Little Gull,100 to 200 Bonapartes, and probably 200+
common terns. And a nice assortment of the regular shorebirds.

Matt

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: NNYBirds: BROWN BOOBY at Noblewood!

2014-09-02 Thread jw.kent 




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To: "northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com" 
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Sent: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 10:20 AM
Subject: NNYBirds:  BROWN BOOBY at Noblewood!

It just flew by from north to south, at 10:15 AM. Videotaped. Headed in the 
direction of Essex but I think it may have landed on the water somewhere south 
of Noblewood.

Also present here: a Little Gull,100 to 200 Bonapartes, and probably 200+ 
common terns. And a nice assortment of the regular shorebirds.

Matt

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[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue Red-necked Phalarope

2014-09-02 Thread d Futuyma 
Dick Belanger and I are looking at a distant phalarope that appears to be adult 
Red-necked, on bar opposite trail to shore, west of the walk able flats.
Doug Futuyma

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[nysbirds-l] World Shorebird Day held soon (Sept. 6, 2014)

2014-09-02 Thread Thomas Fiore 

Of potential interest to all birders world-wide and perhaps some
in our state & region who have enjoyed their migration recently:

http://worldshorebirdsday.wordpress.com/the-observance/about/

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Tom Fiore,
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[nysbirds-l] World Shorebird Day held soon (Sept. 6, 2014)

2014-09-02 Thread Thomas Fiore 

Of potential interest to all birders world-wide and perhaps some
in our state  region who have enjoyed their migration recently:

http://worldshorebirdsday.wordpress.com/the-observance/about/

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Tom Fiore,
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[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue Red-necked Phalarope

2014-09-02 Thread d Futuyma 
Dick Belanger and I are looking at a distant phalarope that appears to be adult 
Red-necked, on bar opposite trail to shore, west of the walk able flats.
Doug Futuyma

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: NNYBirds: BROWN BOOBY at Noblewood!

2014-09-02 Thread jw.kent 




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Subject: NNYBirds:  BROWN BOOBY at Noblewood!

It just flew by from north to south, at 10:15 AM. Videotaped. Headed in the 
direction of Essex but I think it may have landed on the water somewhere south 
of Noblewood.

Also present here: a Little Gull,100 to 200 Bonapartes, and probably 200+ 
common terns. And a nice assortment of the regular shorebirds.

Matt

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: NNYBirds: BROWN BOOBY at Noblewood!

2014-09-02 Thread zach schwartz-weinstein 
I didn't see this forwarded here, but the Champlain Brown Booby was refound
this morning in Willsboro, NY, about 25 miles north of where it was first
reported.

Zach Schwartz-Weinstein,
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It just flew by from north to south, at 10:15 AM. Videotaped. Headed in the
direction of Essex but I think it may have landed on the water somewhere
south of Noblewood.

Also present here: a Little Gull,100 to 200 Bonapartes, and probably 200+
common terns. And a nice assortment of the regular shorebirds.

Matt

Please forward to New York State birds if it seems appropriate.

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[nysbirds-l] Sandwich tern. Sagg beach

2014-09-02 Thread Arie Gilbert 

1 Sandwich tern with common terns at cut.

With Phil Uburubu

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[nysbirds-l] Yes-Baird's Sandpiper - Riverhead Sod Fields

2014-09-02 Thread Eileen Schwinn 
Currently being seen -3:45pm - west of Route 105, north of Northville Turnpike. 
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[nysbirds-l] Suffolk Shorebirding

2014-09-02 Thread Douglas Futuyma 
In a more extended day of shorebirdig than I had intended, I began at 7:45
at Cupsogue County Park, where I encountered Dick Belanger. From the end of
the path that leads from the 4WD track west of the parking lot, we spent
over an hour scrutinizing the birds on the exposed, fairly distant sand/mud
bars, and then about an hour on the flats north of the parking lot. There
were few birds (only 7 ROYAL TERNS being at all noteworthy) on these flats,
even well after the tide had started to rise. In contrast, the distant
sandbars held probably more than 1000 shorebirds, dominated by
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and SANDERLINGS (well over 200 each), with high
numbers of SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and at least 55 RED KNOTS and 15 PIPING
PLOVERS.  Much of our time was spent on the phalarope I reported this
morning. After the report was posted, we got better looks at critical
features, and I amend the apparent to definite adult RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE.  (Features included the postorbital phalarope bar on white
face, white forehead with darker crown, thin black bill, short dark legs,
streaked back, and gray sides of upper breast.)  Also of interest were
about 15 male BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES, all with the short tails that result
from the odd moult and replacement of all rectrices simultaneously, that
grackles (and I think some other blackbirds) often exhibit. We also saw 5
CLAPPER RAILS.

A ride down Dune Road to Shinnecock Inlet yielded little of interest except
22 ROYAL TERNS at Tiana Beach.

At Mecox Bay, I viewed the continuing MARBLED GODWIT, seen from the east
side of the cut (which is closed). I counted 92 FORSTER'S TERNS and 1 BLACK
TERN.

The Riverhead sod fields were not very productive. (Much of the acreage is
unsuitable for shorebirds at this time, having been stripped to bare earth;
moreover, some former sod area is in corn and vegetable crops.)  I found 1
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER west of Route 105, north of the intersection with
Northville Pike, and finally located 2 adult AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS east
of Osborn Avenue, between Sound Avenue and Reeves Avenue.

At this point, I noticed Arie Gilbert's post about a Sandwich Tern at Sagg
Pond, so went in search. I didn't see Arie's bird. Clearly terns were
actively moving: within minutes of my arrival, many of the COMMON and
FORSTER'S TERNS had flown out to the ocean. I did see an adult LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL.  The cut at Sagg is also closed.

I stopped again at Mecox Bay as I headed home, on the chance that the
Sandwich Tern had moved there. No luck on that count, but the
long-lingering RED-NECKED GREBE was there, as well as a few common
shorebirds.

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[nysbirds-l] correction re Suffolk shorebirding

2014-09-02 Thread Douglas Futuyma 
With considerable chagrin, I have to say that my reported Buff-breasted
Sandpiper may have been the Baird's that Eileen Schwinn and Mike Higgiston
reported from the same place. My bird was very distant, through thermal
distortion, and I based my ID more on its foraging behavior than on
morphology. That may have been a mistake.

Doug Futuyma
Stony brook, NY

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