[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Franklin's Gull YES, photos, and update on flagged Semipalmated Sandpiper

[Doug Gochfeld]

I spent a couple of hours during the incoming tide and scattered rain at
Plum Beach this afternoon/evening. While there was not much in the way of
shorebird turnover, nor were there many close terns, as I had hoped, the
FRANKLIN'S GULL did make a brief appearance. As I was approaching the point
from the west, the gull flew over my head from the north, and then curved
out to the southeast over the farthest mudflats, and after seeming like it
was potentially going to land, it then veered back towards the east over
the mouth of Dead Horse Bay, and I shortly lost track of it, which was
unfortunate, as it would be nice to know where it is spending it's time
when it isn't on the shores of Plum Beach or Dead Horse Bay.

13 Ruddy Turnstones, and the expected (in rainy winds with an eastern
element) uptick in the common large gulls were the only other notable
changes from what I had seen there recently.

The Semipalmated Sandpiper with the blue flag, that I had previously
mentioned on this list, was photographed by Klemens Gasser the day after I
saw it. The code was NTV, and the bird was banded by the research team
organized by New Jersey Audubon on January 26, 2013, on Coroa Do Ovos, in
the state of Maranhão, Brazil (>3,400 mile straight line distance, for what
it's worth).

My addition to the ever growing pool of photos of the Franklin's Gull, as
well as photos of the Semipalmated Sandpiper and the map of its two known
stops, are here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/29840397@N08/


For those wondering, the complete summary of yesterday's excellent pelagic
trip out of Brooklyn, with photos, should be ready tomorrow, and eBird
lists should be completed and shared within the next couple of days.

Good Birding
-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY.

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[nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling Duck - Wilson, Niagara County

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

A photo posted to Facebook was seen by Brett Ewald, who called us about it.
I called the photographer, Charlie Horton, who lives in Wilson and found out
the location from him. Betsy and I went over immediately and found the bird
within a couple of minutes. It turns out this bird has been here since last
Thursday, only four miles from our home!

 

The location is the west branch of Twelve Mile Creek just before it empties
into Lake Ontario in the Town of Wilson, Niagara County. You can view the
bird from the Town boat docks on Riverview Drive (west side of the creek) or
from the northwest corner of Wilson-Tuscarora State Park (east side of the
creek). There was a Mallard nearby but I don't know how closely they are
associating. There is also a pair of Mute Swans with cygnets in the area and
various herons (Green, Great Blue, Black-crowned Night-Heron). The bird was
in a cove of sorts on the west side of the creek just before Lake Ontario.
In the late afternoon, the lighting is better from the boat docks though the
bird is more distant than it would be from the park.

 

Good luck to all who try for this bird!

Willie

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Odenates: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/dragonflies

 


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[nysbirds-l] Franklin's Gull Photos

[Andrew Baksh]

For anyone interested, here are some photos of the Franklin's Gull at Plum
Beach in Brooklyn. I would not give up on this Gull for those of you who
have not seen it as yet.  Keep those reports coming in even the negative
ones.

P.S. if you missed yesterday's overnight Pelagic, you missed a good one.
Photos will be up as soon as I have them ready.

http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2015/06/franklins-gull-in-brooklyn-ny.html

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RE:[nysbirds-l] Possible Arctic Tern at Myers Point

[Shaibal Mitra]

Hi Kevin and all,

I think this is an Arctic Tern. The very restricted black tip to the outermost 
primary, the short neck, small bill, extensively deep gray underparts 
(especially for a second-summer type), and very thin white wedge between cap 
and bill all point away from Common Tern.

A couple of things look a little odd for Arctic, but these can probably be 
explained. The wings don't look as long and narrow as I expect in an adult, but 
first-summers and maybe some second-summer types can look like this. The 
underwings appear gray in the darker images, but this might just be shading or 
a photographic artifact (they look white in the brighter images). The primaries 
don't show as much translucence as I'd expect, but this depends on wing posture 
and lighting to some extent.

Best,
Shai

From: bounce-119344149-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-119344149-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Kevin J. McGowan 
[k...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 11:55 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L; NYSBIRDS-L
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Possible Arctic Tern at Myers Point

I had a tern on the north side of Myers Point, Lansing, Tompkins County this 
morning that might have been an ARCTIC TERN. I have photos at
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nlytDEitT_i55UkdYGmeQNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink,
 and the following images.

The bird was foraging back and forth in the bay north of Salt Point, south to 
the mouth of Salmon Creek. I first saw it there and lost it going north. Later 
I saw it moving along the shore of the bay, near docks on the north side. I 
went to Salt Point and watched it fly back and forth down the shoreline until I 
lost it on a northward move.

I originally thought it was a Forster’s Tern because the upper surfaces of the 
wings were so clean and white. I could see flashes of white(er) in the wingtips 
on occasion when the bird banked, and never saw any dark in the inner section 
of the primaries, as I would expect with Common Tern. There was a thin solid 
dark trailing edge to the outermost primaries that did not extend to the 
innermost or the secondaries.

Unlike Forster’s Tern, however, the belly was darker than the rump and face. 
The white rump extended onto the tail, not contrasting with it, which in the 
photos shows clearly darker outer edges. In the dim light I could not confirm a 
dark tip to the bill, but it did not look long or orange-based like a Forster’s.

I jokingly told myself to stop thinking Common vs. Forster’s and start trying 
to make it into an Arctic Tern. But, I didn’t seriously consider the idea until 
I showed Jay the photos.

Any Sterna tern is unusual in the county this time of year, so I hope others 
will go out and look for this bird.

Kevin

Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D.
Project Manager
Distance Learning in Bird Biology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
k...@cornell.edu
607-254-2452



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[nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling Duck - Wilson, Niagara County

[Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter]

A photo posted to Facebook was seen by Brett Ewald, who called us about it.
I called the photographer, Charlie Horton, who lives in Wilson and found out
the location from him. Betsy and I went over immediately and found the bird
within a couple of minutes. It turns out this bird has been here since last
Thursday, only four miles from our home!

 

The location is the west branch of Twelve Mile Creek just before it empties
into Lake Ontario in the Town of Wilson, Niagara County. You can view the
bird from the Town boat docks on Riverview Drive (west side of the creek) or
from the northwest corner of Wilson-Tuscarora State Park (east side of the
creek). There was a Mallard nearby but I don't know how closely they are
associating. There is also a pair of Mute Swans with cygnets in the area and
various herons (Green, Great Blue, Black-crowned Night-Heron). The bird was
in a cove of sorts on the west side of the creek just before Lake Ontario.
In the late afternoon, the lighting is better from the boat docks though the
bird is more distant than it would be from the park.

 

Good luck to all who try for this bird!

Willie

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Betsy Potter

Wilson, NY

dannapotterATroadrunner.com

http://www.betsypottersart.com http://www.betsypottersart.com/ 

2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year/

Odenates: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/dragonflies

 


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[nysbirds-l] Franklin's Gull Photos

[Andrew Baksh]

For anyone interested, here are some photos of the Franklin's Gull at Plum
Beach in Brooklyn. I would not give up on this Gull for those of you who
have not seen it as yet.  Keep those reports coming in even the negative
ones.

P.S. if you missed yesterday's overnight Pelagic, you missed a good one.
Photos will be up as soon as I have them ready.

http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2015/06/franklins-gull-in-brooklyn-ny.html

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http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War

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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Franklin's Gull YES, photos, and update on flagged Semipalmated Sandpiper

[Doug Gochfeld]

I spent a couple of hours during the incoming tide and scattered rain at
Plum Beach this afternoon/evening. While there was not much in the way of
shorebird turnover, nor were there many close terns, as I had hoped, the
FRANKLIN'S GULL did make a brief appearance. As I was approaching the point
from the west, the gull flew over my head from the north, and then curved
out to the southeast over the farthest mudflats, and after seeming like it
was potentially going to land, it then veered back towards the east over
the mouth of Dead Horse Bay, and I shortly lost track of it, which was
unfortunate, as it would be nice to know where it is spending it's time
when it isn't on the shores of Plum Beach or Dead Horse Bay.

13 Ruddy Turnstones, and the expected (in rainy winds with an eastern
element) uptick in the common large gulls were the only other notable
changes from what I had seen there recently.

The Semipalmated Sandpiper with the blue flag, that I had previously
mentioned on this list, was photographed by Klemens Gasser the day after I
saw it. The code was NTV, and the bird was banded by the research team
organized by New Jersey Audubon on January 26, 2013, on Coroa Do Ovos, in
the state of Maranhão, Brazil (3,400 mile straight line distance, for what
it's worth).

My addition to the ever growing pool of photos of the Franklin's Gull, as
well as photos of the Semipalmated Sandpiper and the map of its two known
stops, are here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/29840397@N08/


For those wondering, the complete summary of yesterday's excellent pelagic
trip out of Brooklyn, with photos, should be ready tomorrow, and eBird
lists should be completed and shared within the next couple of days.

Good Birding
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RE:[nysbirds-l] Possible Arctic Tern at Myers Point

[Shaibal Mitra]

Hi Kevin and all,

I think this is an Arctic Tern. The very restricted black tip to the outermost 
primary, the short neck, small bill, extensively deep gray underparts 
(especially for a second-summer type), and very thin white wedge between cap 
and bill all point away from Common Tern.

A couple of things look a little odd for Arctic, but these can probably be 
explained. The wings don't look as long and narrow as I expect in an adult, but 
first-summers and maybe some second-summer types can look like this. The 
underwings appear gray in the darker images, but this might just be shading or 
a photographic artifact (they look white in the brighter images). The primaries 
don't show as much translucence as I'd expect, but this depends on wing posture 
and lighting to some extent.

Best,
Shai

From: bounce-119344149-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-119344149-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Kevin J. McGowan 
[k...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 11:55 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L; NYSBIRDS-L
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Possible Arctic Tern at Myers Point

I had a tern on the north side of Myers Point, Lansing, Tompkins County this 
morning that might have been an ARCTIC TERN. I have photos at
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nlytDEitT_i55UkdYGmeQNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink,
 and the following images.

The bird was foraging back and forth in the bay north of Salt Point, south to 
the mouth of Salmon Creek. I first saw it there and lost it going north. Later 
I saw it moving along the shore of the bay, near docks on the north side. I 
went to Salt Point and watched it fly back and forth down the shoreline until I 
lost it on a northward move.

I originally thought it was a Forster’s Tern because the upper surfaces of the 
wings were so clean and white. I could see flashes of white(er) in the wingtips 
on occasion when the bird banked, and never saw any dark in the inner section 
of the primaries, as I would expect with Common Tern. There was a thin solid 
dark trailing edge to the outermost primaries that did not extend to the 
innermost or the secondaries.

Unlike Forster’s Tern, however, the belly was darker than the rump and face. 
The white rump extended onto the tail, not contrasting with it, which in the 
photos shows clearly darker outer edges. In the dim light I could not confirm a 
dark tip to the bill, but it did not look long or orange-based like a Forster’s.

I jokingly told myself to stop thinking Common vs. Forster’s and start trying 
to make it into an Arctic Tern. But, I didn’t seriously consider the idea until 
I showed Jay the photos.

Any Sterna tern is unusual in the county this time of year, so I hope others 
will go out and look for this bird.

Kevin

Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D.
Project Manager
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