[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope Intel +

[Andrew Baksh]

I received some Intel suggesting that the Jones Beach Red Phalarope could be 
one that was being seen at Plum Island MA. That bird was also a female with a 
missing foot.

A quick peruse of the MA list serve showed the bird was last reported on July 
8th.

In other other non Phalarope related news, I picked up an eBird alert this 
evening of a "Reddish Egret" reportedly observed today on the West Pond at 
Jamaica Bay. The eBird checklist provided no description of the bird other than 
it was photographed by two other observers and that the submitter was awaiting 
the photos.

Not sure what to make of this...

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Jul 11, 2015, at 2:36 AM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
> 
> I have processed some photos of the Red Phalarope which are included in a 
> blog post 
> (http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2015/07/shorebirds-are-shiznit.html). The 
> post also includes a link to my flickr page with enlarged images.
> 
> One note on this bird that no one has yet to mention. This bird has a defect 
> left leg from what appears to be a healed injury. I noticed today that she 
> seemed to push off from her right side before taking flight and seemed to 
> land funny; I mentioned the possible injury to Bobby Kurtz and Sam Janazzo 
> but did not confirm the leg issue in the field until cycling through my 
> photos later at home.
> 
> A really gorgeous bird that was a delight to observe!  Many thanks to Bob 
> Anderson for the find and to Robert Proniewych and others who were quick to 
> spread the word.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -- 
> 風 Swift as the wind
> 林　Quiet as the forest
> 火　Conquer like the fire
> 山　Steady as the mountain
> Sun Tzu  The Art of War
> 
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>> (") _ (") 
> 
> Andrew Baksh
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

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[nysbirds-l] Phalarope update

[David Klauber]

 I arrived around 7:15 PM to find the phalarope had just flown off. Peter Post, 
Lloyd Spitalnik, and Harry Maas had seen it and said it had been flying off and 
returning.  There was no water in the eastern flats, just damp spots. A tiny 
bit of water maybe a foot long remained in the western pond which is probably 
gone as I write this. Finally just before 8 the bird appeared (I didn't see it 
fly in) south of the blind. At one point it flew very close to the blind, then 
returned to the edge of the mud and grass on the flats, where it preened and 
seemed to settle in for the night at sunset. As noted this bird is a stunning 
breeding female, and is missing its left foot. It hops around OK, but once when 
it bent forward it lost its balance   
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[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope Picture and Notes

[Steve Walter]

I pulled out the heavy artillery optics to bring you a picture with wow
factor. Who are we kidding? It's a self-satisfying thing.
http://www.stevewalternature.com/

 

Some notes. I arrived around 2:30 to hear that the Red Phalarope hadn't been
seen in a hour. I first stopped at the easternmost pond, where I was told
she had been seen for a while feeding. Looking at the amount of water, it
was a surprise to hear that. The evaporation has been rapid, and by the time
I left around 6:00, there was almost no water at all. So it might be more
appropriate to use the term "pond bed". The next pond bed to the west also
had little water left. After about two hours, I was fearing that the
phalarope might have left because the water had dried up on her. Eventually,
she did show up at the easternmost pond bed, at one point passing over and
disregarding the useless remaining puddle. But she did spend considerable
time on dry land, providing hope for those that are considering going
tomorrow. There is another pond bed to the southwest, which is retaining a
bit more water, and perhaps providing enough interest to the phalarope to
keep her around. That is where she was located at about 4:30. 

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY  


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[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope -Yes

[syschiff]

Park at the Nature Center and walk west about 350 yards to the blind. In 
addition to the RED PHALAROPE in the pool,  there was a continual movement of 
shorebirds landing on the flats and then going west. A GULL-BILLED TERN made a 
brief appearance and the fly by COMMON TERNS repeatedly spooked the shorebirds 
(but not the phalarope--it does appear to be missing a foot).

Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibis, Captree Island, Suffolk

[mscheibel49]

White-faced Ibis being seen now at same location as reported a few weeks ago, 
park just past "Captree Island" sign, ~75 yds north in marsh feeding near Great 
Egret.
Mike & Lynne Scheibel
Brookhaven 

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[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope- YES

[Taylor Sturm]

as of 5:30 am the Red Phalarope continues and is actively foraging in the 
previously reported area of Jones Beach SP in Nassau Co. 
Good birding,
Taylor Sturm

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[nysbirds-l] Nassau County Jones Beach LI, Red Phalarope Photos etc

[Andrew Baksh]

I have processed some photos of the Red Phalarope which are included in a
blog post (
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2015/07/shorebirds-are-shiznit.html). The
post also includes a link to my flickr page with enlarged images.

One note on this bird that no one has yet to mention. This bird has a
defect left leg from what appears to be a healed injury. I noticed today
that she seemed to push off from her right side before taking flight and
seemed to land funny; I mentioned the possible injury to Bobby Kurtz and
Sam Janazzo but did not confirm the leg issue in the field until cycling
through my photos later at home.

A really gorgeous bird that was a delight to observe!  Many thanks to Bob
Anderson for the find and to Robert Proniewych and others who were quick to
spread the word.

Cheers,

-- 
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*


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[nysbirds-l] Nassau County Jones Beach LI, Red Phalarope Photos etc

[Andrew Baksh]

I have processed some photos of the Red Phalarope which are included in a
blog post (
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2015/07/shorebirds-are-shiznit.html). The
post also includes a link to my flickr page with enlarged images.

One note on this bird that no one has yet to mention. This bird has a
defect left leg from what appears to be a healed injury. I noticed today
that she seemed to push off from her right side before taking flight and
seemed to land funny; I mentioned the possible injury to Bobby Kurtz and
Sam Janazzo but did not confirm the leg issue in the field until cycling
through my photos later at home.

A really gorgeous bird that was a delight to observe!  Many thanks to Bob
Anderson for the find and to Robert Proniewych and others who were quick to
spread the word.

Cheers,

-- 
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu  *The Art of War*
http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War

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() _ ()


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[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope- YES

[Taylor Sturm]

as of 5:30 am the Red Phalarope continues and is actively foraging in the 
previously reported area of Jones Beach SP in Nassau Co. 
Good birding,
Taylor Sturm

Sent from my iPhone 
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[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope -Yes

[syschiff]

Park at the Nature Center and walk west about 350 yards to the blind. In 
addition to the RED PHALAROPE in the pool,  there was a continual movement of 
shorebirds landing on the flats and then going west. A GULL-BILLED TERN made a 
brief appearance and the fly by COMMON TERNS repeatedly spooked the shorebirds 
(but not the phalarope--it does appear to be missing a foot).

Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibis, Captree Island, Suffolk

[mscheibel49]

White-faced Ibis being seen now at same location as reported a few weeks ago, 
park just past Captree Island sign, ~75 yds north in marsh feeding near Great 
Egret.
Mike  Lynne Scheibel
Brookhaven 

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[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope Picture and Notes

[Steve Walter]

I pulled out the heavy artillery optics to bring you a picture with wow
factor. Who are we kidding? It's a self-satisfying thing.
http://www.stevewalternature.com/

 

Some notes. I arrived around 2:30 to hear that the Red Phalarope hadn't been
seen in a hour. I first stopped at the easternmost pond, where I was told
she had been seen for a while feeding. Looking at the amount of water, it
was a surprise to hear that. The evaporation has been rapid, and by the time
I left around 6:00, there was almost no water at all. So it might be more
appropriate to use the term pond bed. The next pond bed to the west also
had little water left. After about two hours, I was fearing that the
phalarope might have left because the water had dried up on her. Eventually,
she did show up at the easternmost pond bed, at one point passing over and
disregarding the useless remaining puddle. But she did spend considerable
time on dry land, providing hope for those that are considering going
tomorrow. There is another pond bed to the southwest, which is retaining a
bit more water, and perhaps providing enough interest to the phalarope to
keep her around. That is where she was located at about 4:30. 

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY  


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[nysbirds-l] Phalarope update

[David Klauber]

 I arrived around 7:15 PM to find the phalarope had just flown off. Peter Post, 
Lloyd Spitalnik, and Harry Maas had seen it and said it had been flying off and 
returning.  There was no water in the eastern flats, just damp spots. A tiny 
bit of water maybe a foot long remained in the western pond which is probably 
gone as I write this. Finally just before 8 the bird appeared (I didn't see it 
fly in) south of the blind. At one point it flew very close to the blind, then 
returned to the edge of the mud and grass on the flats, where it preened and 
seemed to settle in for the night at sunset. As noted this bird is a stunning 
breeding female, and is missing its left foot. It hops around OK, but once when 
it bent forward it lost its balance   
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