[nysbirds-l] Newburgh Iceland Gull (Orange County)

[Curt McDermott]

 Another exciting Gull Season has begun on the Hudson River in Orange 
County.  Annually, around this time, Gulls begin to congregate on the Hudson 
late in the afternoon, with numbers peaking just before dark.  The current 
number of individuals is in the ballpark of 2500 birds.  Historically this 
number will steadily increase until sometime mid-late January when the number 
will top out around 10,000 birds (Hi Corey).  The ideal circumstances arise, 
when the river is 50-75% ice packed and when the Newburgh side is left open, 
although the Dutchess County folks would probably differ and like it more when 
the Newburgh side is ice packed and the Beacon Waterfront is open water.  At 
that time, the birds congregate along the ice edge and ride loose ice up and 
down the flowing river, making for optimal viewing.  Currently, there is no ice 
at Newburgh.  With that many gulls, the potential is great for rarities.  In 
previous years, we have seen increasing numbers of Lesser Black-backed(up to 3 
at a time) and Iceland Gulls(up to 5 at a time).  Glaucous Gulls are also seen 
on occasion and 3 years ago, a Slaty-backed Gull was found and photographed on 
the Beacon side of the river. Yesterday, while scanning from the Newburgh 
side, in an area just North of Washington Street, my father, Ken McDermott, 
found a beautiful first winter (pale juvenile) Iceland Gull.  This was our 
first notable gull this winter but will certainly not the last.
 For those interested in checking this area, the entire Newburgh waterfront 
from Washington Street to Second Street is worth checking and offers multiple 
viewing opportunities.  On the Beacon side, The Beacon Waterfront Park (In 
front of the Metro North Train  Station) is the ideal spot.  I have included a 
map of the Newburgh side for familiarization.
Good Birding, Curt McDermott 


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[nysbirds-l] Lower Hudson CBC Results (NJ portion)

[Michael Britt]

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The "Jersey portion" of the Lower Hudson CBC tallied 94 species. "Relative"
highlights were: Wild Turkey, Ring-necked Pheasant, American Bittern, 3
Great Egret, 3 Black-crowned Night Heron, Rough-legged Hawk, Barn Owl, 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 3 Hairy Woodpeckers, 8 American Kestrels!,
Common Raven, 56 Horned Larks, 2 Marsh Wrens, 3 Hermit Thrush, Gray
Catbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, 2 Eastern Towhee, 13 White-crowned
Sparrows, Eastern Meadowlark, Rusty Blackbird, 5 Purple Finches, & 2 Pine
Siskins.

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Mike Britt
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Thayer's Gull at Inwood Hill Park, northern Manhattan, NYC - NO

[Joe DiCostanzo]

I stayed at the Dyckman St pier on the Hudson River until a little after noon. 
There was no sign of the Thayer’s Gull. James Knox was still there when I left.

 

Joe DiCostanzo

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[mailto:bounce-118632296-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Anders Peltomaa
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 11:01 AM
To: Phil Jeffries
Cc: NYSBirds
Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Thayer's Gull at Inwood Hill Park, northern Manhattan, 
NYC - NO

 

The Thayer's Gull has not been seen so far this morning. Joe DiConstanzo, James 
Knox, Dawn Hannay and myself has been on the pier for varying amounts of time 
since shortly after 8am. I had to leave at 10:30 for work, but the others 
continued the vigil.

If you go, dress warm and bring food to toss. The gulls like popcorn.

Anders Peltomaa 
Manhattan

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Martin Luther King, Jr

On Dec 15, 2014 2:59 PM, "Joe DiCostanzo"  wrote:

Yesterday on the Inwood Hill park part of the Lower Hudson CBC, Alan Messer 
found and photographed an immature gull on the pier at the end of Dyckman 
Street on the Hudson River in upper Manhattan. The bird intrigued Alan and 
after consulting some references last night he sent me some photos wondering 
about it being a Thayer’s Gull. I have circulated them to a few people and the 
consensus is that it looks good for a Thayer’s. I have Alan's the pictures up 
on my Inwood Birder blog (www.inwoodbirder.blogspot.com)for people to look at. 
Alan saw it yesterday morning around 9:45 am.

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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle and Greater White fronted Geese Suffolk Co.

[Arie Gilbert]

Phil Uruburu just texted me to say he had 1 Barnacle and 4 gwf geese at 
St. Charles Cemetary ca 20 min ago, until a photographer approached too 
closely and the flock flew off.



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[nysbirds-l] Glaucous Gull, Brooklyn

[Dennis Hrehowsik]

Bobbi Manian is currently viewing an immature GLGU at Brooklyn's Bush Terminal 
Park. Eurasian widgeon also continues there. Two great birds for this fantastic 
new birding location. 

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Thayer's Gull at Inwood Hill Park, northern Manhattan, NYC - NO

[Anders Peltomaa]

The Thayer's Gull has not been seen so far this morning. Joe DiConstanzo,
James Knox, Dawn Hannay and myself has been on the pier for varying amounts
of time since shortly after 8am. I had to leave at 10:30 for work, but the
others continued the vigil.

If you go, dress warm and bring food to toss. The gulls like popcorn.

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.'
– Martin Luther King, Jr
On Dec 15, 2014 2:59 PM, "Joe DiCostanzo"  wrote:

Yesterday on the Inwood Hill park part of the Lower Hudson CBC, Alan Messer
found and photographed an immature gull on the pier at the end of Dyckman
Street on the Hudson River in upper Manhattan. The bird intrigued Alan and
after consulting some references last night he sent me some photos
wondering about it being a Thayer’s Gull. I have circulated them to a few
people and the consensus is that it looks good for a Thayer’s. I have
Alan's the pictures up on my Inwood Birder blog (
www.inwoodbirder.blogspot.com)for people to look at. Alan saw it yesterday
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[nysbirds-l] Wilson's Warbler in Queens

[Hugh McGuinness]

I noticed on ebird that a Wilson's Warbler was reported from Queens this
past weekend as the eastern race. I'm wondering how that determination was
made, and suggest that if it was merely presumed to be the eastern race,
then the observers or the editors might want to list it as a Wilson's
Warbler unassigned to race. My hunch is that many, and perhaps all, of the
late fall/early winter Wilson's Warblers in the east may be of western
provenance.

Nevertheless, it is a wonderful find.

Hugh

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[nysbirds-l] Wilson's Warbler in Queens

[Hugh McGuinness]

I noticed on ebird that a Wilson's Warbler was reported from Queens this
past weekend as the eastern race. I'm wondering how that determination was
made, and suggest that if it was merely presumed to be the eastern race,
then the observers or the editors might want to list it as a Wilson's
Warbler unassigned to race. My hunch is that many, and perhaps all, of the
late fall/early winter Wilson's Warblers in the east may be of western
provenance.

Nevertheless, it is a wonderful find.

Hugh

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Thayer's Gull at Inwood Hill Park, northern Manhattan, NYC - NO

[Anders Peltomaa]

The Thayer's Gull has not been seen so far this morning. Joe DiConstanzo,
James Knox, Dawn Hannay and myself has been on the pier for varying amounts
of time since shortly after 8am. I had to leave at 10:30 for work, but the
others continued the vigil.

If you go, dress warm and bring food to toss. The gulls like popcorn.

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.'
– Martin Luther King, Jr
On Dec 15, 2014 2:59 PM, Joe DiCostanzo jdic...@nyc.rr.com wrote:

Yesterday on the Inwood Hill park part of the Lower Hudson CBC, Alan Messer
found and photographed an immature gull on the pier at the end of Dyckman
Street on the Hudson River in upper Manhattan. The bird intrigued Alan and
after consulting some references last night he sent me some photos
wondering about it being a Thayer’s Gull. I have circulated them to a few
people and the consensus is that it looks good for a Thayer’s. I have
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www.inwoodbirder.blogspot.com)for people to look at. Alan saw it yesterday
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[nysbirds-l] Glaucous Gull, Brooklyn

[Dennis Hrehowsik]

Bobbi Manian is currently viewing an immature GLGU at Brooklyn's Bush Terminal 
Park. Eurasian widgeon also continues there. Two great birds for this fantastic 
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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle and Greater White fronted Geese Suffolk Co.

[Arie Gilbert]

Phil Uruburu just texted me to say he had 1 Barnacle and 4 gwf geese at 
St. Charles Cemetary ca 20 min ago, until a photographer approached too 
closely and the flock flew off.



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RE: [nysbirds-l] Thayer's Gull at Inwood Hill Park, northern Manhattan, NYC - NO

[Joe DiCostanzo]

I stayed at the Dyckman St pier on the Hudson River until a little after noon. 
There was no sign of the Thayer’s Gull. James Knox was still there when I left.

 

Joe DiCostanzo

 http://www.greatgullisland.org/ www.greatgullisland.org

 http://www.inwoodbirder.blogspot.com www.inwoodbirder.blogspot.com

 

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[mailto:bounce-118632296-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Anders Peltomaa
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 11:01 AM
To: Phil Jeffries
Cc: NYSBirds
Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Thayer's Gull at Inwood Hill Park, northern Manhattan, 
NYC - NO

 

The Thayer's Gull has not been seen so far this morning. Joe DiConstanzo, James 
Knox, Dawn Hannay and myself has been on the pier for varying amounts of time 
since shortly after 8am. I had to leave at 10:30 for work, but the others 
continued the vigil.

If you go, dress warm and bring food to toss. The gulls like popcorn.

Anders Peltomaa 
Manhattan

‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.' – 
Martin Luther King, Jr

On Dec 15, 2014 2:59 PM, Joe DiCostanzo jdic...@nyc.rr.com wrote:

Yesterday on the Inwood Hill park part of the Lower Hudson CBC, Alan Messer 
found and photographed an immature gull on the pier at the end of Dyckman 
Street on the Hudson River in upper Manhattan. The bird intrigued Alan and 
after consulting some references last night he sent me some photos wondering 
about it being a Thayer’s Gull. I have circulated them to a few people and the 
consensus is that it looks good for a Thayer’s. I have Alan's the pictures up 
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[nysbirds-l] Lower Hudson CBC Results (NJ portion)

[Michael Britt]

New York Birders,

The Jersey portion of the Lower Hudson CBC tallied 94 species. Relative
highlights were: Wild Turkey, Ring-necked Pheasant, American Bittern, 3
Great Egret, 3 Black-crowned Night Heron, Rough-legged Hawk, Barn Owl, 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 3 Hairy Woodpeckers, 8 American Kestrels!,
Common Raven, 56 Horned Larks, 2 Marsh Wrens, 3 Hermit Thrush, Gray
Catbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, 2 Eastern Towhee, 13 White-crowned
Sparrows, Eastern Meadowlark, Rusty Blackbird, 5 Purple Finches,  2 Pine
Siskins.

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[nysbirds-l] Newburgh Iceland Gull (Orange County)

[Curt McDermott]

 Another exciting Gull Season has begun on the Hudson River in Orange 
County.  Annually, around this time, Gulls begin to congregate on the Hudson 
late in the afternoon, with numbers peaking just before dark.  The current 
number of individuals is in the ballpark of 2500 birds.  Historically this 
number will steadily increase until sometime mid-late January when the number 
will top out around 10,000 birds (Hi Corey).  The ideal circumstances arise, 
when the river is 50-75% ice packed and when the Newburgh side is left open, 
although the Dutchess County folks would probably differ and like it more when 
the Newburgh side is ice packed and the Beacon Waterfront is open water.  At 
that time, the birds congregate along the ice edge and ride loose ice up and 
down the flowing river, making for optimal viewing.  Currently, there is no ice 
at Newburgh.  With that many gulls, the potential is great for rarities.  In 
previous years, we have seen increasing numbers of Lesser Black-backed(up to 3 
at a time) and Iceland Gulls(up to 5 at a time).  Glaucous Gulls are also seen 
on occasion and 3 years ago, a Slaty-backed Gull was found and photographed on 
the Beacon side of the river. Yesterday, while scanning from the Newburgh 
side, in an area just North of Washington Street, my father, Ken McDermott, 
found a beautiful first winter (pale juvenile) Iceland Gull.  This was our 
first notable gull this winter but will certainly not the last.
 For those interested in checking this area, the entire Newburgh waterfront 
from Washington Street to Second Street is worth checking and offers multiple 
viewing opportunities.  On the Beacon side, The Beacon Waterfront Park (In 
front of the Metro North Train  Station) is the ideal spot.  I have included a 
map of the Newburgh side for familiarization.
Good Birding, Curt McDermott 


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NYSbirds-L List Info:
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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/

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