[nysbirds-l] Sands Point (Nassau County) Bald Eagle, Dickcissel

[glennq]

I played hooky from my dead-end job this morning and birded the Sands Point 
Preserve and adjacent land. The winds were favorable and there was decent 
migratory movement. The highlight was a first-year Bald Eagle that I flushed 
out of a tree along the preserve trail that parallels the bluffs (trail 4). It 
meandered lazily off to the south. Warblers at the preserve included 
Black-and-white, Parula, Magnolia, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, 
Blackpoll, Wilson’s, Redstart, quite a few Yellowthroats (about 11), and great 
looks at a Prairie which has been very difficult for me to find in the fall at 
this location. Also seen were Red-Eyed Vireo, Eastern Phoebe, E Wood Pewee, 
several empidonax types, Veery, Scarlet Tanager, and a big Cooper’s Hawk.

After the preserve, I walked west along the beach to Prospect Point and the 
adjacent salt marsh, where I found another great bird, a very dingy looking 
Dickcissel associating with House Finches in the dune shrubbery. I had to look 
at this bird for a while but it eventually took off and gave its distinctive 
flight call. I also found a late Yellow Warbler in the marsh along with 8 
Bobolinks and 15 Palm Warblers. 
It was great to be at this location this morning, where it all started for me 
in September41 years ago. 

Returning to Hauppauge, I had 2 Common Nighthawks over the yard at about 6 30 
PM.

Cheers,

Glenn Quinn
Hauppauge, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

[syschiff]

Jones Beach West End 14 Sep.

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went looking for the Pectoral Sandpiper seen early 
in the morning in the ponds between the parking lots. Instead we saw the 
continuing BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and the anticipated AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, our 
first in the West End this Fall.. There is a layer of water in the ponds now 
but the edges are still passable, so scope views inside are possible.

When we first looked on the parking lot, there were 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED 
GULLS. Later, a group of gulls flew in and I counted 9 plus 2 possible suspects 
(they were tucked in). Tim Healy reported 10; I'll go with that.

The present construction at the Coast Guard Station includes driving piles for 
a new bulkhead. The startup noise drove the shorebirds and the CASPIAN TERN off 
the bar, although they later returned. At various times (according to reports 
and observations) there were 1, 3, 4 and 2 of the big terns there at various 
times this morning.

Sy

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[nysbirds-l] Tons of distant activity at Nickerson

[Tim Healy]

Anyone who lives within easy distance of Nickerson...the horizon is roiling 
with birds. Lots of dynamic soaring patterns. I don't have a scope so I'm just 
trying to discern patterns and silhouettes to little avail, but there's a lot 
going on. Also had a flyby Royal Tern and a hummingbird. 

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* September 07, 2015*  NYSY  09. 07. 15 Hotline: 
Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):August 31, 2015 - September 07, 2015to report 
by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, 
Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just 
outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  
Madison & Cortlandcompiled: September 07  AT 5:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph 
BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  #458 Monday September 
07, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
August 31, 2015 Highlights:--- WHIMBRELBAIRD’S SANDPIPERBUFF-BREASTED 
SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERHUDSONIAN GODWITLITTLE GULLFORSTER’S 
TERNPARASITIC JAEGERLONG TAILED JAEGERCOMMON NIGHTHAWKOLIVE-SIDED 
FLYCATCHERYELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERLINCOLN’S SPARROW



Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)
19 species of Shorebirds were found at the complex this week, down two species 
from last week.     9/8: 10 species of shorebirds including RUDY TURNSTONE and 
STILT SANDPIPER were seen at Eaton Marsh.     9/12: 11 species of shorebirds 
including RUDDY TURNSTONE, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER 
were seen at Knox-Marsellus and Puddler’s Marshes.     9/13: 8 species of 
shorebirds including RUDDY TURNSTONE and STILT SANDPIPER were seen at 
Knox-Marsellus and Puddler’s Marshes. 2 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen along 
the Widlife Drive.

Onondaga County
     9/8: 2 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS were found at Potter Marsh south of Potter 
Road at the Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. They were found calling 
and feeding through 9/10. Also seen at Three Rivers on the 8th. were 
PHILADELPHIA VIREO and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. 4 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen 
at the confluence of the Seneca and Oneida Rivers on River road. south of 
Phoenix.     9/9: 7 species of shorebirds including SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER were 
seen at Jamesville Beach.     9/12: A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and a PECTORAL 
SANDPIPER were found at Oneida shores Park. A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen at 
nearby Joseph F. William memorial Park on Oneida Lake.

Oswego County
     9/9: A WHIMBREL, a PARASITIC JAEGER and a FORSTER’S TERN were all seen at 
the north lookout at Derby Hill.     9/13: A HUDSONIAN GODWIT and 10 RUDDY 
TURNSTONES were seen at derby Hill.     9/14: A LITTLE GULL, a PARASITIC JAEGER 
and 2 LING-TAILED JAEGERS were all seen from the north lookout at Derby Hill.

Madison County
     9/8: 5 species of shorebirds were seen at a wetland north of Hamilton.

Oneida County
     9/11: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at Spring Farm Nature Center 
south of Clinton.     9/12? 8 species of shorebirds including BAIRD’S SANDPIPER 
were seen at Delta Lake.

Herkimer county
     9/11: The seasons first migrant LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at a home in 
Dolgeville.

  --  end report


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Kentucky Warbler Central park

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hello all,
Carole sent me a map indicating the location where she saw a Kentucky
Warbler.
May be of help if you go looking for the warbler.

https://flic.kr/p/ymjzNi

good luck,

Anders Peltomaa


On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Carole Griffiths 
wrote:

> Seen low on a tree trunk, flitting to the ground, on left path from Azalea
> Pond as I was walking towards Turtle Pond.
> 
> From: bounce-119628469-14379...@list.cornell.edu [
> bounce-119628469-14379...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Sean Sime [
> s...@seansime.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 6:58 PM
> To: nys birds
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Riverhead Shorebirds, Suffolk County
>
> A quick check of the fields to the west of the the intersection of Rt 105
> and Northville Turnpike in Riverhead this afternoon yielded 11
> Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2 American Golden Plover, 1 Bairds Sandpiper and a
> handful of Killdeer which were calling consistently, but out of view.
>
> None of these birds were visible from the shoulder of either of the above
> mentioned roads, but were only visible by walking to the back corner of the
> Fireman's Training Facility parking lot and scoping to the SW and W from
> there. The driveway for this spot is just before the intersection with Rt
> 105 if you are heading north on Northville Turnpike (on your left).
>
> Views were not as close as have been recently reported, but enjoyable none
> the less.
>
> Good birding,
>
> Sean Sime
> Brooklyn, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Michael Zito]

didn't see this reported, I had a yellow-billed cuckoo in the median and also 
got an American Kestrel seemingly going after some dragonflies.  

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Kentucky Warbler Central park

[Carole Griffiths]

Seen low on a tree trunk, flitting to the ground, on left path from Azalea Pond 
as I was walking towards Turtle Pond.

From: bounce-119628469-14379...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-119628469-14379...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Sean Sime 
[s...@seansime.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 6:58 PM
To: nys birds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Riverhead Shorebirds, Suffolk County

A quick check of the fields to the west of the the intersection of Rt 105 and 
Northville Turnpike in Riverhead this afternoon yielded 11 Buff-breasted 
Sandpiper, 2 American Golden Plover, 1 Bairds Sandpiper and a handful of 
Killdeer which were calling consistently, but out of view.

None of these birds were visible from the shoulder of either of the above 
mentioned roads, but were only visible by walking to the back corner of the 
Fireman's Training Facility parking lot and scoping to the SW and W from there. 
The driveway for this spot is just before the intersection with Rt 105 if you 
are heading north on Northville Turnpike (on your left).

Views were not as close as have been recently reported, but enjoyable none the 
less.

Good birding,

Sean Sime
Brooklyn, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Connecticut Warbler at Kissena corridor, Queens county

[Cesar Castillo]

There was a Connecticut warbler on wood chipped path just past the soccer field 
on peck ave, off kissena blvd.  Its a path with a fenced in area on one side. 
The bird was walking at the edge of the path under some tall grasses, chased an 
insect and then disappeared under them. It was a tallish warbler with plenty of 
yellow beneath,  but the yellow ended under the breast defined by a dark 
horizontal bar,  not dark black but well defined. Nice gray hood with bold eye 
ring, bold enough to stand out from 50 feet away. I was too busy confirming my 
ID visually to get a picture of it before it disappeared. 

Otherwise the corridor was birdier than kissena park proper.  

Corridor, 

Connecticut,

nashville -2, 

black and white-3,

n. Waterthrush-2, 

common yellow-throat -9, 

yellow warbler - 1

Palm warbler -1

Ovenbird -2

redstart - 3

Magnolia - 2

Yellow - throated Vireo - 1

White-eyed vireo - 1
Orioles, house wrens, hummingbirds, and two kestrels.  

Kissena Park Proper,

Parula

great crested fly catcher

Veery

Indigo bunting

Several hummingbirds

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach - Dickcissel, Philadelphia Vireo, Caspian Tern, 13 warbler species, and more

[Timothy Healy]

I spent just over five hours at Jones Beach this morning, from sunrise to
almost noon. It was very windy, but the weather was beautiful and bird
activity was very high in areas of cover and during breaks in the breeze.
The Dickcissel continues by the fisherman's road, heard several times just
after first light and seen flying once. The dune ponds are still hosting
Blue-winged Teal, Shoveler, a single Pectoral Sandpiper, both Yellowlegs,
and some peeps alongside geese and mallards. A Peregrine dove spectacularly
on the ponds several times, one of four seen today. All, along with two
Merlins and a Cooper's Hawk, were headed west. There were ten Lesser
Black-backed Gulls of varying age classes on the West End 2 lot, and I
heard several Bobolinks fly over when I was counting them. The median
featured decent activity, and when I crossed the road I found some birding
friends who had just seen a Philadelphia Vireo. I quickly got on the bird,
and it became apparent that there seemed to be two of them moving around
the area between the fisherman's path, the road, and the coast guard lot in
loose association. I had both birds in view on two occasions, but they were
constantly moving and chased each other a few times. A report of a Caspian
Tern on the sandbar sent me over to check, and I found three individuals
resting with the gulls and oystercatchers. Over the course of the morning,
I had Yellowthroat (8), Redstart (6), Prairie (3), Wilson's (2), Pine (2),
Tennessee, Blackpoll, Black-throated Blue (male), Nashville, Magnolia,
Palm, Black-and-white, and Yellow Warblers. I also just missed a Northern
Waterthrush in the early morning. In total, I encountered 61 species, many
of which gave crippling views and showed interesting behavior. Great day to
be out birding, and glad I got to see so many familiar faces out there.

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[nysbirds-l] Migrants at Rockefeller State Park Preserve this Am

[Anne Swaim]

Saw Mill River Audubon's regular 2nd Mon at Rockefeller State Park Preserve
in Westchester County this morning enjoyed some actual waves of migrants
especially just through the main parking area.  We spent first 1/2 hr of
walk just there watching birds moving through.

Conservative estimate of 40 Parula Warbler moving all along just the trails
we walked. Seemed to be everywhere!

 Lots of other movement including
* five species of vireos (yellow-throated - singing, blue-headed,
warbling-also singing, two different Philadelphia well-seen, as well as
several red-eyed)

* and ten warbler species overall seen:
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler

Great morning out! Felt like a fall morning with lower temps and winds.
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[nysbirds-l] Migrants at Rockefeller State Park Preserve this Am

[Anne Swaim]

Saw Mill River Audubon's regular 2nd Mon at Rockefeller State Park Preserve
in Westchester County this morning enjoyed some actual waves of migrants
especially just through the main parking area.  We spent first 1/2 hr of
walk just there watching birds moving through.

Conservative estimate of 40 Parula Warbler moving all along just the trails
we walked. Seemed to be everywhere!

 Lots of other movement including
* five species of vireos (yellow-throated - singing, blue-headed,
warbling-also singing, two different Philadelphia well-seen, as well as
several red-eyed)

* and ten warbler species overall seen:
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler

Great morning out! Felt like a fall morning with lower temps and winds.
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[nysbirds-l] Connecticut Warbler at Kissena corridor, Queens county

[Cesar Castillo]

There was a Connecticut warbler on wood chipped path just past the soccer field 
on peck ave, off kissena blvd.  Its a path with a fenced in area on one side. 
The bird was walking at the edge of the path under some tall grasses, chased an 
insect and then disappeared under them. It was a tallish warbler with plenty of 
yellow beneath,  but the yellow ended under the breast defined by a dark 
horizontal bar,  not dark black but well defined. Nice gray hood with bold eye 
ring, bold enough to stand out from 50 feet away. I was too busy confirming my 
ID visually to get a picture of it before it disappeared. 

Otherwise the corridor was birdier than kissena park proper.  

Corridor, 

Connecticut,

nashville -2, 

black and white-3,

n. Waterthrush-2, 

common yellow-throat -9, 

yellow warbler - 1

Palm warbler -1

Ovenbird -2

redstart - 3

Magnolia - 2

Yellow - throated Vireo - 1

White-eyed vireo - 1
Orioles, house wrens, hummingbirds, and two kestrels.  

Kissena Park Proper,

Parula

great crested fly catcher

Veery

Indigo bunting

Several hummingbirds

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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach - Dickcissel, Philadelphia Vireo, Caspian Tern, 13 warbler species, and more

[Timothy Healy]

I spent just over five hours at Jones Beach this morning, from sunrise to
almost noon. It was very windy, but the weather was beautiful and bird
activity was very high in areas of cover and during breaks in the breeze.
The Dickcissel continues by the fisherman's road, heard several times just
after first light and seen flying once. The dune ponds are still hosting
Blue-winged Teal, Shoveler, a single Pectoral Sandpiper, both Yellowlegs,
and some peeps alongside geese and mallards. A Peregrine dove spectacularly
on the ponds several times, one of four seen today. All, along with two
Merlins and a Cooper's Hawk, were headed west. There were ten Lesser
Black-backed Gulls of varying age classes on the West End 2 lot, and I
heard several Bobolinks fly over when I was counting them. The median
featured decent activity, and when I crossed the road I found some birding
friends who had just seen a Philadelphia Vireo. I quickly got on the bird,
and it became apparent that there seemed to be two of them moving around
the area between the fisherman's path, the road, and the coast guard lot in
loose association. I had both birds in view on two occasions, but they were
constantly moving and chased each other a few times. A report of a Caspian
Tern on the sandbar sent me over to check, and I found three individuals
resting with the gulls and oystercatchers. Over the course of the morning,
I had Yellowthroat (8), Redstart (6), Prairie (3), Wilson's (2), Pine (2),
Tennessee, Blackpoll, Black-throated Blue (male), Nashville, Magnolia,
Palm, Black-and-white, and Yellow Warblers. I also just missed a Northern
Waterthrush in the early morning. In total, I encountered 61 species, many
of which gave crippling views and showed interesting behavior. Great day to
be out birding, and glad I got to see so many familiar faces out there.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Kentucky Warbler Central park

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hello all,
Carole sent me a map indicating the location where she saw a Kentucky
Warbler.
May be of help if you go looking for the warbler.

https://flic.kr/p/ymjzNi

good luck,

Anders Peltomaa


On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Carole Griffiths 
wrote:

> Seen low on a tree trunk, flitting to the ground, on left path from Azalea
> Pond as I was walking towards Turtle Pond.
> 
> From: bounce-119628469-14379...@list.cornell.edu [
> bounce-119628469-14379...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Sean Sime [
> s...@seansime.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 6:58 PM
> To: nys birds
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Riverhead Shorebirds, Suffolk County
>
> A quick check of the fields to the west of the the intersection of Rt 105
> and Northville Turnpike in Riverhead this afternoon yielded 11
> Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 2 American Golden Plover, 1 Bairds Sandpiper and a
> handful of Killdeer which were calling consistently, but out of view.
>
> None of these birds were visible from the shoulder of either of the above
> mentioned roads, but were only visible by walking to the back corner of the
> Fireman's Training Facility parking lot and scoping to the SW and W from
> there. The driveway for this spot is just before the intersection with Rt
> 105 if you are heading north on Northville Turnpike (on your left).
>
> Views were not as close as have been recently reported, but enjoyable none
> the less.
>
> Good birding,
>
> Sean Sime
> Brooklyn, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* September 07, 2015*  NYSY  09. 07. 15 Hotline: 
Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):August 31, 2015 - September 07, 2015to report 
by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, 
Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just 
outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  
Madison & Cortlandcompiled: September 07  AT 5:00 p.m. (DST)compiler: Joseph 
BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  #458 Monday September 
07, 2015 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
August 31, 2015 Highlights:--- WHIMBRELBAIRD’S SANDPIPERBUFF-BREASTED 
SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERHUDSONIAN GODWITLITTLE GULLFORSTER’S 
TERNPARASITIC JAEGERLONG TAILED JAEGERCOMMON NIGHTHAWKOLIVE-SIDED 
FLYCATCHERYELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERLINCOLN’S SPARROW



Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)
19 species of Shorebirds were found at the complex this week, down two species 
from last week.     9/8: 10 species of shorebirds including RUDY TURNSTONE and 
STILT SANDPIPER were seen at Eaton Marsh.     9/12: 11 species of shorebirds 
including RUDDY TURNSTONE, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER 
were seen at Knox-Marsellus and Puddler’s Marshes.     9/13: 8 species of 
shorebirds including RUDDY TURNSTONE and STILT SANDPIPER were seen at 
Knox-Marsellus and Puddler’s Marshes. 2 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen along 
the Widlife Drive.

Onondaga County
     9/8: 2 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS were found at Potter Marsh south of Potter 
Road at the Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. They were found calling 
and feeding through 9/10. Also seen at Three Rivers on the 8th. were 
PHILADELPHIA VIREO and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. 4 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen 
at the confluence of the Seneca and Oneida Rivers on River road. south of 
Phoenix.     9/9: 7 species of shorebirds including SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER were 
seen at Jamesville Beach.     9/12: A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and a PECTORAL 
SANDPIPER were found at Oneida shores Park. A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen at 
nearby Joseph F. William memorial Park on Oneida Lake.

Oswego County
     9/9: A WHIMBREL, a PARASITIC JAEGER and a FORSTER’S TERN were all seen at 
the north lookout at Derby Hill.     9/13: A HUDSONIAN GODWIT and 10 RUDDY 
TURNSTONES were seen at derby Hill.     9/14: A LITTLE GULL, a PARASITIC JAEGER 
and 2 LING-TAILED JAEGERS were all seen from the north lookout at Derby Hill.

Madison County
     9/8: 5 species of shorebirds were seen at a wetland north of Hamilton.

Oneida County
     9/11: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at Spring Farm Nature Center 
south of Clinton.     9/12? 8 species of shorebirds including BAIRD’S SANDPIPER 
were seen at Delta Lake.

Herkimer county
     9/11: The seasons first migrant LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at a home in 
Dolgeville.

  --  end report


Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.  
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

[syschiff]

Jones Beach West End 14 Sep.

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went looking for the Pectoral Sandpiper seen early 
in the morning in the ponds between the parking lots. Instead we saw the 
continuing BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and the anticipated AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, our 
first in the West End this Fall.. There is a layer of water in the ponds now 
but the edges are still passable, so scope views inside are possible.

When we first looked on the parking lot, there were 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED 
GULLS. Later, a group of gulls flew in and I counted 9 plus 2 possible suspects 
(they were tucked in). Tim Healy reported 10; I'll go with that.

The present construction at the Coast Guard Station includes driving piles for 
a new bulkhead. The startup noise drove the shorebirds and the CASPIAN TERN off 
the bar, although they later returned. At various times (according to reports 
and observations) there were 1, 3, 4 and 2 of the big terns there at various 
times this morning.

Sy

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[nysbirds-l] Sands Point (Nassau County) Bald Eagle, Dickcissel

[glennq]

I played hooky from my dead-end job this morning and birded the Sands Point 
Preserve and adjacent land. The winds were favorable and there was decent 
migratory movement. The highlight was a first-year Bald Eagle that I flushed 
out of a tree along the preserve trail that parallels the bluffs (trail 4). It 
meandered lazily off to the south. Warblers at the preserve included 
Black-and-white, Parula, Magnolia, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, 
Blackpoll, Wilson’s, Redstart, quite a few Yellowthroats (about 11), and great 
looks at a Prairie which has been very difficult for me to find in the fall at 
this location. Also seen were Red-Eyed Vireo, Eastern Phoebe, E Wood Pewee, 
several empidonax types, Veery, Scarlet Tanager, and a big Cooper’s Hawk.

After the preserve, I walked west along the beach to Prospect Point and the 
adjacent salt marsh, where I found another great bird, a very dingy looking 
Dickcissel associating with House Finches in the dune shrubbery. I had to look 
at this bird for a while but it eventually took off and gave its distinctive 
flight call. I also found a late Yellow Warbler in the marsh along with 8 
Bobolinks and 15 Palm Warblers. 
It was great to be at this location this morning, where it all started for me 
in September41 years ago. 

Returning to Hauppauge, I had 2 Common Nighthawks over the yard at about 6 30 
PM.

Cheers,

Glenn Quinn
Hauppauge, NY

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Kentucky Warbler Central park

[Carole Griffiths]

Seen low on a tree trunk, flitting to the ground, on left path from Azalea Pond 
as I was walking towards Turtle Pond.

From: bounce-119628469-14379...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-119628469-14379...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Sean Sime 
[s...@seansime.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 6:58 PM
To: nys birds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Riverhead Shorebirds, Suffolk County

A quick check of the fields to the west of the the intersection of Rt 105 and 
Northville Turnpike in Riverhead this afternoon yielded 11 Buff-breasted 
Sandpiper, 2 American Golden Plover, 1 Bairds Sandpiper and a handful of 
Killdeer which were calling consistently, but out of view.

None of these birds were visible from the shoulder of either of the above 
mentioned roads, but were only visible by walking to the back corner of the 
Fireman's Training Facility parking lot and scoping to the SW and W from there. 
The driveway for this spot is just before the intersection with Rt 105 if you 
are heading north on Northville Turnpike (on your left).

Views were not as close as have been recently reported, but enjoyable none the 
less.

Good birding,

Sean Sime
Brooklyn, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

[Michael Zito]

didn't see this reported, I had a yellow-billed cuckoo in the median and also 
got an American Kestrel seemingly going after some dragonflies.  

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