[nysbirds-l] Ulster County Gyr Falcon/ Town of Shawangunk

[Curt McDermott]

 The previously posted Gyr Falcon was relocated today by Matt Zeitler, at 
approx. 3:05PM.  Between that time and 5:00PM, approx. 40 Birders enjoyed long 
looks at this exquisite bird.  The bird was initially found perched in a tall 
Pine Tree, West of Hoagerburgh Rd. and just South of Bates Lane. After flying 
off, the bird spent an extended time eating over a kill on Old Fort Rd.  Old 
Fort Rd. is a dead end directly across Hoagerburgh Rd. from Bates Lane.  The 
bird was eating inside the fenced in area on the south side of the road.  For 
those familiar, there is usually a pond which is not visible at this time due 
to ice and snow cover. The bird then flew back to the original Pine but soon 
returned to Old Fort Rd. and perched atop a Telephone Pole.  Some time after 
5:00PM the bird flew directly North toward the Shawangunk Cliffs.  For 
those trying tomorrow, please respect the locals.  WE, the local birders, have 
had a good relationship with the residents of this area for Decades and this 
relationship should be continued after this bird leaves. Please do not encroach 
on their properties or on the bird. I have included a link to a map of the 
area. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6285641,-74.05,15z  Feel free to 
Police each other in my absence.
Good Birding,   Curt McDermott
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RE: [nysbirds-l] POSSIBLE Thayer's Gull on Central Park Reservoir

[Kai]

Photos of the gull are here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/123166253@N05/sets/72157650700330615/

One of the photos shows the bird with wings outstretched, showing a
Thayer's-like wingtip pattern above (black on the outer webs of
primaries) and below (small amount of black visible around edges). 
The other two photos show the bird sitting - one with a Herring Gull
in the foreground for comparison.  The legs were a deep pink and the
head had a fair amount of streaking (although some of the Herring
Gulls present showed these characteristics as well).  The rounded
head and relatively small-looking bill, combined with the pattern on
the wingtips, seem like the best reasons to call this a Thayer's. 
Would be great to hear what others think. 



Brian Whipple, Drew Haluska and I spent over an hour trying to
relocate the gull this afternoon, with no luck. This bird was seen
at the southwestern end of the reservoir, where a patch of open
water was drawing a lot of gulls closer to the edge of the reservoir
than they normally would be.

Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 16:17:37 -0500
Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] POSSIBLE Thayer's Gull on Central Park Reservoir
From: brian.whip...@gmail.com
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Sorry, the suspect is an ADULT gull.
On Feb 7, 2015 3:54 PM, "Brian Whipple"  wrote:
Kai Sheffield and I are looking at gulls on the CP Reservoir, searching for one 
that Kai spotted earlier and thinks may have been a possible Thayer's Gull.
He has photos, but we can't attach because they're on a point-and-click camera.
We know weird Herring Gulls can look like Thayer's. We are NOT calling this a 
Thayer's, but if anyone nearby has a scope and wants to come look, please do, 
and let us know.


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[nysbirds-l] Two Thick-billed Murres Montauk Pt

[Shaibal Mitra]

There were two Thick-billed Murres at Montauk Pt this afternoon. Andy Griswold 
and a CT Audubon group found these birds from the bluffs at Camp Hero and 
alerted us over at the restaurant.

One bird stayed close to the bluffs, just north of the parking area at Camp 
Hero and just south of Turtle Cove. The other, which we never saw, had been 
directly off the point, and apparently was later visible from the restaurant.

Shai Mitra & Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore


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[nysbirds-l] Eastern L.I.

[Goldstein Gina]

King Eider continues at Shinnecock Inlet, mixed in with large raft of common 
eider and 3 scoter sp. At Seatuck Creek in Eastport, from the bridge, Wilson's 
snipe, kildeer, and bald eagle. 
Lynne Hertzog, Miriam Rakowski, Jennifer Beirne, Louise Fraza

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Re:[nysbirds-l] POSSIBLE Thayer's Gull on Central Park Reservoir

[Brian Whipple]

Sorry, the suspect is an ADULT gull.
On Feb 7, 2015 3:54 PM, "Brian Whipple"  wrote:

> Kai Sheffield and I are looking at gulls on the CP Reservoir, searching
> for one that Kai spotted earlier and thinks may have been a possible
> Thayer's Gull.
>
> He has photos, but we can't attach because they're on a point-and-click
> camera.
>
> We know weird Herring Gulls can look like Thayer's. We are NOT calling
> this a Thayer's, but if anyone nearby has a scope and wants to come look,
> please do, and let us know.
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[nysbirds-l] POSSIBLE Thayer's Gull on Central Park Reservoir

[Brian Whipple]

Kai Sheffield and I are looking at gulls on the CP Reservoir, searching for
one that Kai spotted earlier and thinks may have been a possible Thayer's
Gull.

He has photos, but we can't attach because they're on a point-and-click
camera.

We know weird Herring Gulls can look like Thayer's. We are NOT calling this
a Thayer's, but if anyone nearby has a scope and wants to come look, please
do, and let us know.

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[nysbirds-l] Update: Gyrfalcon YES 3 30 PM

[Richard Guthrie]

Curt mcDermott just called to say he has the previously reported GYRFALCON
at Hoagerburgh Road, about 1000 yards from Bates Lane at Blue Chip farm in
Wallkill, Ulster County.



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Re: [nysbirds-l] UPDATE: NO Gyrfalcon/Wallkill NY

[Curt McDermott]

Gyr falcon right now Hoagerburgh Road 1000 yards south of Bates Lane. Curt 
Mcdermott.

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> 
> Greetings All,
> 
> UPDATE: 2/7/15 ~ As of 11:19AM GYRFALCON has NOT been relocated today Sat, 
> Feb 7. The ‪#‎gyrfalcon‬ was seen on Bates Lane, Wallkill, NY flying over the 
> fields on Bates Lane between the barns and Hoagerburgh Road. It landed 
> several times in the Willow trees along Bates Lane., which is south of the 
> Shawangunk Grasslands NWR. MAP here: http://is.gd/yTSgwJ
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[nysbirds-l] East Shore ducks and gulls

[Jay McGowan]

We just got back from East Shore Park at the south end of Cayuga Lake where
the Aythya raft is showing well with many birds quite close to shore. Among
the throng of Redheads are lower numbers of Canvasback and both scaup, as
well as the continuing CANVASBACK x REDHEAD HYBRID, REDHEAD x SCAUP SP.
HYBRID, and leucistic Redhead. Two GLAUCOUS GULLS, the usual 3rd cycle and
a pale 1st cycle, arrived a little after 2:00 from the compost where we saw
them earlier, and a brown 1st cycle ICELAND GULL was also out on the lake
in the Redhead flock. Two adult Iceland Gulls were reported earlier in the
day and could easily have been present in the gull flock at the ice edge.


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RE:[nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] PFGO ++ continues on Doctor's Path LI

[Jeffrey Ritter]

Pink footed goose still on doctor's path and reeves. First group of geese back 
from road.

Jeff Ritter


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Subject: [ebirdsnyc] PFGO ++ continues on Doctor's Path LI



The Pink-footed continues along with Greater White-fronted and at least 1 
Cackling Goose on Doctor's Path LI.

Thanks to Gary Strauss for his report yesterday.

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[nysbirds-l] connetquot 2/7

[Michael Zito]

4 Drake Common Mergansers in the pond leading up to the main pond

1 Nothern Pintail in main pond

some other regulars.



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[nysbirds-l] PFGO ++ continues on Doctor's Path LI

[Andrew Baksh]

The Pink-footed continues along with Greater White-fronted and at least 1
Cackling Goose on Doctor's Path LI.

Thanks to Gary Strauss for his report yesterday.

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[nysbirds-l] UPDATE: NO Gyrfalcon/Wallkill NY

[Mardi Dickinson]

Greetings All,

UPDATE: 2/7/15 ~ As of 11:19AM GYRFALCON has NOT been relocated today Sat, Feb 
7. The ‪#‎gyrfalcon‬ was seen on Bates Lane, Wallkill, NY flying over the 
fields on Bates Lane between the barns and Hoagerburgh Road. It landed several 
times in the Willow trees along Bates Lane., which is south of the Shawangunk 
Grasslands NWR. MAP here: http://is.gd/yTSgwJ

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[nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon/Wallkill NY

[Robert Stone]

Yesterday morning (2/6) a Gyrfalcon was seen and photographed at Blue Chip Farms
in Wallkill NY...some details here:  

http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=859630=NY09=NY%20-%20Orange%20County

To the best of my knowledge, bird was not seen again yesterday afternoon or 
this morning.

Good luck if you go,

Rob Stone
Warwick, NY
  
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[nysbirds-l] Eagle Fest

[Larry Trachtenberg]

Today is Teatown Eagle Fest headquartered at croton point park. Tents and 
spotters also at croton train station boat ramp, George's island (Montrose), 
Verplank pier, croton dam. 8 am -- 39 eagles at George's island.  (25 at 9 am). 
On ice floes and perched. Other birds seen this morning mostly croton train 
boat ramp: greater scaup, canvasback, gadwall, redhead, Cooper's hawk and 
raven. Pied billed grebe and eastern screech owl at black rock. Festivities all 
day. Get out bring the family

L. Trachtenberg
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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 6 February 2015

[Ben Cacace]

- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 6, 2015
* NYNY1502.06

- Birds mentioned
BARNACLE GOOSE+ (not reported)
MEW GULL+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Cackling Goose
EURASIAN WIGEON
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
Bald Eagle
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
Rough-legged Hawk
Wilson's Snipe
ICELAND GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
Razorbill
Long-eared Owl
Common Raven
Horned Lark
American Pipit
Orange-crowned Warbler
Palm Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
Snow Bunting
Rusty Blackbird
Boat-tailed Grackle
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin

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Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 6th
2015 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are MEW GULL, GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, HARLEQUIN DUCK, EURASIAN WIGEON,
NORTHERN GOSHAWK, GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL and LAPLAND LONGSPUR.

The immature MEW GULL continued its elusive and somewhat mysterious
presence in Brooklyn reappearing last Sunday afternoon around the playing
fields next to the Cesar's Bay shopping center after having gone unseen
since the previous Monday. It was also reported there Monday and Tuesday
afternoon including in the large parking lot at the shopping center where
many Ring-billed Gulls gather and are occasionally fed. Whether the
afternoon appearances are tide or time related has not been determined.
This site is off the Belt Parkway just west of exit 5. The ICELAND GULL
also continues there.

Also in Brooklyn the number of drake EURASIAN WIGEON at Bush Terminal Piers
Park climbed to two last Saturday with both also present Sunday. Single
GLAUCOUS and ICELAND GULLS were also still at that site Sunday. Another
ICELAND has been around Coney Island Creek in Brooklyn and a couple of
RED-NECKED GREBES continue along the Brooklyn / Queens shoreline. At Marine
Park in Brooklyn there was WILSON'S SNIPE and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER this
week.

The Fort Tilden sightings last Saturday included a RAZORBILL and 5 COMMON
REDPOLLS with 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS there today with many HORNED LARKS and
SNOW BUNTINGS. Other REDPOLLS continue to be seen especially along the
south shore of Long Island with up to 20 at Jones Beach West End, Robert
Moses State Park with 8 PINE SISKINS and 30 at Smith Point County Park in
Shirley last weekend. Additional weekend REDPOLLS included 18 in Springs
and 11 at Orient State Park with one also continuing at the feeders in
Central Park.

On Staten Island an apparent immature female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, a bird
provoking some discussion as to its identification, has recently been on a
pond at Moravian Cemetery north of Richmond Road this area just east of
High Rock Park.

At Jones Beach West End an immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen a few times
last weekend cruising the various pine groves. This may or may not be the
same immature GOSHAWK also noted as far east as Tobay along Ocean Parkway.
Three HARLEQUIN DUCKS and some COMMON EIDER also continue at Jones Inlet.
The HARLEQUINS moving between the West End jetty and the jetties off Point
Lookout. Also at West End 5 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were present Saturday
together with many HORNED LARKS and SNOW BUNTINGS along the exposed grassy
areas in the median or at the Coast Guard Station field and other species
noted last weekend included AMERICAN PIPIT, PALM WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW
and FIELD SPARROWS. A GLAUCOUS GULL visited the Jones Beach field 10
fishing piers Sunday where 2 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES were also present.

A dead LONG-EARED OWL along Ocean Parkway last Sunday indicates they are
around somewhere and 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were at Robert Moses State Park
Wednesday.

A check at Belmont Lake State Park Wednesday morning found the 4 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, a CACKLING GOOSE and an immature ICELAND GULL but
there was no sign of the BARNACLE GOOSE.

The Hudson River is in good shape with numbers of BALD EAGLES now and many
are also being seen away from the river including one along with a
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK along Dune Road west of Shinnecock Inlet Wednesday. Other
recent sightings have featured a 

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 6 February 2015

[Ben Cacace]

- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 6, 2015
* NYNY1502.06

- Birds mentioned
BARNACLE GOOSE+ (not reported)
MEW GULL+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Cackling Goose
EURASIAN WIGEON
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
Bald Eagle
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
Rough-legged Hawk
Wilson's Snipe
ICELAND GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
Razorbill
Long-eared Owl
Common Raven
Horned Lark
American Pipit
Orange-crowned Warbler
Palm Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
Snow Bunting
Rusty Blackbird
Boat-tailed Grackle
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin

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Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber: Ben Cacace

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Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 6th
2015 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are MEW GULL, GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, HARLEQUIN DUCK, EURASIAN WIGEON,
NORTHERN GOSHAWK, GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL and LAPLAND LONGSPUR.

The immature MEW GULL continued its elusive and somewhat mysterious
presence in Brooklyn reappearing last Sunday afternoon around the playing
fields next to the Cesar's Bay shopping center after having gone unseen
since the previous Monday. It was also reported there Monday and Tuesday
afternoon including in the large parking lot at the shopping center where
many Ring-billed Gulls gather and are occasionally fed. Whether the
afternoon appearances are tide or time related has not been determined.
This site is off the Belt Parkway just west of exit 5. The ICELAND GULL
also continues there.

Also in Brooklyn the number of drake EURASIAN WIGEON at Bush Terminal Piers
Park climbed to two last Saturday with both also present Sunday. Single
GLAUCOUS and ICELAND GULLS were also still at that site Sunday. Another
ICELAND has been around Coney Island Creek in Brooklyn and a couple of
RED-NECKED GREBES continue along the Brooklyn / Queens shoreline. At Marine
Park in Brooklyn there was WILSON'S SNIPE and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER this
week.

The Fort Tilden sightings last Saturday included a RAZORBILL and 5 COMMON
REDPOLLS with 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS there today with many HORNED LARKS and
SNOW BUNTINGS. Other REDPOLLS continue to be seen especially along the
south shore of Long Island with up to 20 at Jones Beach West End, Robert
Moses State Park with 8 PINE SISKINS and 30 at Smith Point County Park in
Shirley last weekend. Additional weekend REDPOLLS included 18 in Springs
and 11 at Orient State Park with one also continuing at the feeders in
Central Park.

On Staten Island an apparent immature female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, a bird
provoking some discussion as to its identification, has recently been on a
pond at Moravian Cemetery north of Richmond Road this area just east of
High Rock Park.

At Jones Beach West End an immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen a few times
last weekend cruising the various pine groves. This may or may not be the
same immature GOSHAWK also noted as far east as Tobay along Ocean Parkway.
Three HARLEQUIN DUCKS and some COMMON EIDER also continue at Jones Inlet.
The HARLEQUINS moving between the West End jetty and the jetties off Point
Lookout. Also at West End 5 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were present Saturday
together with many HORNED LARKS and SNOW BUNTINGS along the exposed grassy
areas in the median or at the Coast Guard Station field and other species
noted last weekend included AMERICAN PIPIT, PALM WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW
and FIELD SPARROWS. A GLAUCOUS GULL visited the Jones Beach field 10
fishing piers Sunday where 2 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES were also present.

A dead LONG-EARED OWL along Ocean Parkway last Sunday indicates they are
around somewhere and 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were at Robert Moses State Park
Wednesday.

A check at Belmont Lake State Park Wednesday morning found the 4 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, a CACKLING GOOSE and an immature ICELAND GULL but
there was no sign of the BARNACLE GOOSE.

The Hudson River is in good shape with numbers of BALD EAGLES now and many
are also being seen away from the river including one along with a
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK along Dune Road west of Shinnecock Inlet Wednesday. Other
recent sightings have featured a 

[nysbirds-l] Eagle Fest

[Larry Trachtenberg]

Today is Teatown Eagle Fest headquartered at croton point park. Tents and 
spotters also at croton train station boat ramp, George's island (Montrose), 
Verplank pier, croton dam. 8 am -- 39 eagles at George's island.  (25 at 9 am). 
On ice floes and perched. Other birds seen this morning mostly croton train 
boat ramp: greater scaup, canvasback, gadwall, redhead, Cooper's hawk and 
raven. Pied billed grebe and eastern screech owl at black rock. Festivities all 
day. Get out bring the family

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining -
Saw Mill River Audubon


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[nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon/Wallkill NY

[Robert Stone]

Yesterday morning (2/6) a Gyrfalcon was seen and photographed at Blue Chip Farms
in Wallkill NY...some details here:  

http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=859630MLID=NY09MLNM=NY%20-%20Orange%20County

To the best of my knowledge, bird was not seen again yesterday afternoon or 
this morning.

Good luck if you go,

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[nysbirds-l] PFGO ++ continues on Doctor's Path LI

[Andrew Baksh]

The Pink-footed continues along with Greater White-fronted and at least 1
Cackling Goose on Doctor's Path LI.

Thanks to Gary Strauss for his report yesterday.

風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
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[nysbirds-l] UPDATE: NO Gyrfalcon/Wallkill NY

[Mardi Dickinson]

Greetings All,

UPDATE: 2/7/15 ~ As of 11:19AM GYRFALCON has NOT been relocated today Sat, Feb 
7. The ‪#‎gyrfalcon‬ was seen on Bates Lane, Wallkill, NY flying over the 
fields on Bates Lane between the barns and Hoagerburgh Road. It landed several 
times in the Willow trees along Bates Lane., which is south of the Shawangunk 
Grasslands NWR. MAP here: http://is.gd/yTSgwJ

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[nysbirds-l] connetquot 2/7

[Michael Zito]

4 Drake Common Mergansers in the pond leading up to the main pond

1 Nothern Pintail in main pond

some other regulars.



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RE:[nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] PFGO ++ continues on Doctor's Path LI

[Jeffrey Ritter]

Pink footed goose still on doctor's path and reeves. First group of geese back 
from road.

Jeff Ritter


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From: Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com [ebirdsnyc]
Date:02/07/2015 11:45 AM (GMT-05:00)
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Subject: [ebirdsnyc] PFGO ++ continues on Doctor's Path LI



The Pink-footed continues along with Greater White-fronted and at least 1 
Cackling Goose on Doctor's Path LI.

Thanks to Gary Strauss for his report yesterday.

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzuhttp://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu  The Art of 
Warhttp://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War

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Re: [nysbirds-l] UPDATE: NO Gyrfalcon/Wallkill NY

[Curt McDermott]

Gyr falcon right now Hoagerburgh Road 1000 yards south of Bates Lane. Curt 
Mcdermott.

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 UPDATE: 2/7/15 ~ As of 11:19AM GYRFALCON has NOT been relocated today Sat, 
 Feb 7. The ‪#‎gyrfalcon‬ was seen on Bates Lane, Wallkill, NY flying over the 
 fields on Bates Lane between the barns and Hoagerburgh Road. It landed 
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[nysbirds-l] East Shore ducks and gulls

[Jay McGowan]

We just got back from East Shore Park at the south end of Cayuga Lake where
the Aythya raft is showing well with many birds quite close to shore. Among
the throng of Redheads are lower numbers of Canvasback and both scaup, as
well as the continuing CANVASBACK x REDHEAD HYBRID, REDHEAD x SCAUP SP.
HYBRID, and leucistic Redhead. Two GLAUCOUS GULLS, the usual 3rd cycle and
a pale 1st cycle, arrived a little after 2:00 from the compost where we saw
them earlier, and a brown 1st cycle ICELAND GULL was also out on the lake
in the Redhead flock. Two adult Iceland Gulls were reported earlier in the
day and could easily have been present in the gull flock at the ice edge.


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[nysbirds-l] Update: Gyrfalcon YES 3 30 PM

[Richard Guthrie]

Curt mcDermott just called to say he has the previously reported GYRFALCON
at Hoagerburgh Road, about 1000 yards from Bates Lane at Blue Chip farm in
Wallkill, Ulster County.



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[nysbirds-l] POSSIBLE Thayer's Gull on Central Park Reservoir

[Brian Whipple]

Kai Sheffield and I are looking at gulls on the CP Reservoir, searching for
one that Kai spotted earlier and thinks may have been a possible Thayer's
Gull.

He has photos, but we can't attach because they're on a point-and-click
camera.

We know weird Herring Gulls can look like Thayer's. We are NOT calling this
a Thayer's, but if anyone nearby has a scope and wants to come look, please
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[nysbirds-l] Eastern L.I.

[Goldstein Gina]

King Eider continues at Shinnecock Inlet, mixed in with large raft of common 
eider and 3 scoter sp. At Seatuck Creek in Eastport, from the bridge, Wilson's 
snipe, kildeer, and bald eagle. 
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[nysbirds-l] Ulster County Gyr Falcon/ Town of Shawangunk

[Curt McDermott]

 The previously posted Gyr Falcon was relocated today by Matt Zeitler, at 
approx. 3:05PM.  Between that time and 5:00PM, approx. 40 Birders enjoyed long 
looks at this exquisite bird.  The bird was initially found perched in a tall 
Pine Tree, West of Hoagerburgh Rd. and just South of Bates Lane. After flying 
off, the bird spent an extended time eating over a kill on Old Fort Rd.  Old 
Fort Rd. is a dead end directly across Hoagerburgh Rd. from Bates Lane.  The 
bird was eating inside the fenced in area on the south side of the road.  For 
those familiar, there is usually a pond which is not visible at this time due 
to ice and snow cover. The bird then flew back to the original Pine but soon 
returned to Old Fort Rd. and perched atop a Telephone Pole.  Some time after 
5:00PM the bird flew directly North toward the Shawangunk Cliffs.  For 
those trying tomorrow, please respect the locals.  WE, the local birders, have 
had a good relationship with the residents of this area for Decades and this 
relationship should be continued after this bird leaves. Please do not encroach 
on their properties or on the bird. I have included a link to a map of the 
area. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6285641,-74.05,15z  Feel free to 
Police each other in my absence.
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[nysbirds-l] Two Thick-billed Murres Montauk Pt

[Shaibal Mitra]

There were two Thick-billed Murres at Montauk Pt this afternoon. Andy Griswold 
and a CT Audubon group found these birds from the bluffs at Camp Hero and 
alerted us over at the restaurant.

One bird stayed close to the bluffs, just north of the parking area at Camp 
Hero and just south of Turtle Cove. The other, which we never saw, had been 
directly off the point, and apparently was later visible from the restaurant.

Shai Mitra  Patricia Lindsay
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Re:[nysbirds-l] POSSIBLE Thayer's Gull on Central Park Reservoir

[Brian Whipple]

Sorry, the suspect is an ADULT gull.
On Feb 7, 2015 3:54 PM, Brian Whipple brian.whip...@gmail.com wrote:

 Kai Sheffield and I are looking at gulls on the CP Reservoir, searching
 for one that Kai spotted earlier and thinks may have been a possible
 Thayer's Gull.

 He has photos, but we can't attach because they're on a point-and-click
 camera.

 We know weird Herring Gulls can look like Thayer's. We are NOT calling
 this a Thayer's, but if anyone nearby has a scope and wants to come look,
 please do, and let us know.


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RE: [nysbirds-l] POSSIBLE Thayer's Gull on Central Park Reservoir

[Kai]

Photos of the gull are here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/123166253@N05/sets/72157650700330615/

One of the photos shows the bird with wings outstretched, showing a
Thayer's-like wingtip pattern above (black on the outer webs of
primaries) and below (small amount of black visible around edges). 
The other two photos show the bird sitting - one with a Herring Gull
in the foreground for comparison.  The legs were a deep pink and the
head had a fair amount of streaking (although some of the Herring
Gulls present showed these characteristics as well).  The rounded
head and relatively small-looking bill, combined with the pattern on
the wingtips, seem like the best reasons to call this a Thayer's. 
Would be great to hear what others think. 



Brian Whipple, Drew Haluska and I spent over an hour trying to
relocate the gull this afternoon, with no luck. This bird was seen
at the southwestern end of the reservoir, where a patch of open
water was drawing a lot of gulls closer to the edge of the reservoir
than they normally would be.

Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 16:17:37 -0500
Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] POSSIBLE Thayer's Gull on Central Park Reservoir
From: brian.whip...@gmail.com
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu; ebirds...@yahoogroups.com

Sorry, the suspect is an ADULT gull.
On Feb 7, 2015 3:54 PM, Brian Whipple brian.whip...@gmail.com wrote:
Kai Sheffield and I are looking at gulls on the CP Reservoir, searching for one 
that Kai spotted earlier and thinks may have been a possible Thayer's Gull.
He has photos, but we can't attach because they're on a point-and-click camera.
We know weird Herring Gulls can look like Thayer's. We are NOT calling this a 
Thayer's, but if anyone nearby has a scope and wants to come look, please do, 
and let us know.


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