RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* November 03, 2014
* NYSY 11. 03. 14
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
October 27, 2014 - November 03, 2014
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma
Spent about 3.5 hours (12:15-3:45) searching for the previously reported empid
in Prospect Park, Brooklyn but came up empty. Rob Jett joined the search for 2+
hours.
Regards,
Shane Blodgett
Brooklyn NY
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Just went out to try to find this bird. Several of us got a brief but good look
at what we think is the bird being reported. Fairly certain it is a rusty
blackbird.
Debra
> On Nov 3, 2014, at 1:14 PM, Anders Peltomaa anders.pelto...@gmail.com
> [ebirdsnyc] wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Forwarding
Hi all,
Forwarding a tweet from Debbie Becker.
"Madison Sq Park unusual bird on lawn. Looks like a Rusty/robin but pumping
immature varied thrush at Madison Sq park. Was on lawn flew to east end of
park."
Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan
Marathon finisher
‘Our lives begin to end the day we become
I relocated the Prospect Park empid this morning in the same location it
was seen yesterday above Lamppost 249 at the SW corner of Lookout Hill. The
bird was actively feeding and I was able to get photos that should rule out
Hammond's Flycatcher. I have added them to the gallery with yesterday's
Jones Beach 3 November
Arrived 5 minutes too late and wasn't invited to breakfast of raw squab. All of
us who missed the dove today saw the last one seen at Captree.
Consolation prizes: 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS on lot, WOODCOCK at the
turnaround, GREAT HORNED OWL (it flew off with Crows
The bird has occasionally been giving "whit" calls which would seem to rule out
Hammond's.
Sean Sime
Brooklyn, NY
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I just arrived at Jones Beach West End, only to learn that the Common Ground
Dove was apparently taken by a Merlin. Sam Janszzo, who discovered it
yesterday, and other birders saw the Merlin stoop to the vicinity of the dove
and fly off carrying a bird. An hour of search since then was
The empidonax flycatcher in Prospect Park is still present today. See Rob's
post yesterday for detailed directions.
Sean Sime
Brooklyn, my
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NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
For those of you (especially anyone traveling from afar) thinking of trying
for the Common Ground-Dove, you might want to hold off for another update.
I received intel that the bird could have been a fatality. The result of a
hungry Merlin strafing a feeding flock if birds that included the COGD.
Common ground Dove being seen now at Jones Beach Coast Guard Station Monday
11/3/14
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Shaibal Mitra
wrote:
> The bird was flushed shortly after Gail's note was posted, and to my
> knowledge the bird was not seen again today, despite extensive searching.
>
>
Common ground Dove being seen now at Jones Beach Coast Guard Station Monday
11/3/14
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Shaibal Mitra shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu
wrote:
The bird was flushed shortly after Gail's note was posted, and to my
knowledge the bird was not seen again today, despite
The empidonax flycatcher in Prospect Park is still present today. See Rob's
post yesterday for detailed directions.
Sean Sime
Brooklyn, my
Sent from my iPhone
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
I just arrived at Jones Beach West End, only to learn that the Common Ground
Dove was apparently taken by a Merlin. Sam Janszzo, who discovered it
yesterday, and other birders saw the Merlin stoop to the vicinity of the dove
and fly off carrying a bird. An hour of search since then was
The bird has occasionally been giving whit calls which would seem to rule out
Hammond's.
Sean Sime
Brooklyn, NY
Sent from my iPhone
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
Jones Beach 3 November
Arrived 5 minutes too late and wasn't invited to breakfast of raw squab. All of
us who missed the dove today saw the last one seen at Captree.
Consolation prizes: 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS on lot, WOODCOCK at the
turnaround, GREAT HORNED OWL (it flew off with Crows
I relocated the Prospect Park empid this morning in the same location it
was seen yesterday above Lamppost 249 at the SW corner of Lookout Hill. The
bird was actively feeding and I was able to get photos that should rule out
Hammond's Flycatcher. I have added them to the gallery with yesterday's
Hi all,
Forwarding a tweet from Debbie Becker.
Madison Sq Park unusual bird on lawn. Looks like a Rusty/robin but pumping
immature varied thrush at Madison Sq park. Was on lawn flew to east end of
park.
Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan
Marathon finisher
‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent
Just went out to try to find this bird. Several of us got a brief but good look
at what we think is the bird being reported. Fairly certain it is a rusty
blackbird.
Debra
On Nov 3, 2014, at 1:14 PM, Anders Peltomaa anders.pelto...@gmail.com
[ebirdsnyc] ebirdsnyc-nore...@yahoogroups.com
Spent about 3.5 hours (12:15-3:45) searching for the previously reported empid
in Prospect Park, Brooklyn but came up empty. Rob Jett joined the search for 2+
hours.
Regards,
Shane Blodgett
Brooklyn NY
Sent from my iPhone
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* November 03, 2014
* NYSY 11. 03. 14
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
October 27, 2014 - November 03, 2014
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma
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