[nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - stakeout Rufous Hummingbird, Northville (2017)

[Ben Cacace]

A marker was created for 'stakeout Rufous Hummingbird, Northville (2017)'
in Suffolk County. The hotspot should be available within 12 hours.

Here's the checklist it is based on submitted by Andrew Baksh:
— http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33549667

If you wish to merge your personal location with an existing hotspot here
are the steps:

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— You can sort the list by clicking on any of the headers: Location,
Country, State/Province, County, Type* or # of Checklists
— Select your personal location (it will show a letter "P" under Type*) by
clicking "Edit" on the right side of the line
— Select the "Merge" button and you'll see all nearby hotspots as red icons
— Keep the checkmark for "Delete after merging" selected
— Click the icon that best fits your location
— ... now you'll see the hotspot description above the 'Merge' button along
with the # of checklists you'll be merging
— Click on the 'Merge' button
— Answer Yes to the 'Yes or No' query

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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org Shared Location - stakeout Rufous Hummingbird, Northville (2017)

[Ben Cacace]

A marker was created for 'stakeout Rufous Hummingbird, Northville (2017)'
in Suffolk County. The hotspot should be available within 12 hours.

Here's the checklist it is based on submitted by Andrew Baksh:
— http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33549667

If you wish to merge your personal location with an existing hotspot here
are the steps:

— Sign into eBird.org
— Go to "My eBird" & select "Manage My Locations" in the right panel
— At the bottom of the screen click "Show All" to see all locations on one
page
— You can sort the list by clicking on any of the headers: Location,
Country, State/Province, County, Type* or # of Checklists
— Select your personal location (it will show a letter "P" under Type*) by
clicking "Edit" on the right side of the line
— Select the "Merge" button and you'll see all nearby hotspots as red icons
— Keep the checkmark for "Delete after merging" selected
— Click the icon that best fits your location
— ... now you'll see the hotspot description above the 'Merge' button along
with the # of checklists you'll be merging
— Click on the 'Merge' button
— Answer Yes to the 'Yes or No' query

All checklists for that personal location will be combined with the hotspot
with this process.
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Manhattan, NYC
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Red-headed WP etc. 1/8

[Thomas Fiore]

Sunday, 8th of January, 2017 -
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

A first-winter-plumaged Red-headed Woodpecker (amending the plumage  
details to: lacking much red in the head, but some can be seen at this  
stage, in decent viewing conditions or in close photos) was observed  
by many - and was still being seen to after 4 pm by 3 of us - active,  
sometimes chasing after a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker or a Red-bellied  
Woodpecker in the same area, but not chasing a Downy Woodpecker when  
that species came near as well. The Red-headed made occasional forays  
to as much as 50+ yards out, but came back to the vicinity of the  
Shagbark Hickory (with a small name-tag) and other trees in the  
immediate area, as on the past 3 days from
Justin Potter's report of this bird on 1/6 (last Friday).  Once again  
the area is by the path nearest to Fifth Avenue, that goes south  
within the park below/south of East 69th Street's park entrance - and  
the woodpecker often closer to the vicinity of 68th Street, as a  
"latitude" marker, but over the park path and nearby.  Standing just  
north of the rustic shelter and viewing in a north-NW direction may  
work well - as will watching for movement and listening for the unique  
"churring" of the Red-headed, different to the typical vocalizations  
of Red-bellied WP's which are far more numerous and resident in  
Central; the white wing patches & bright white underparts of the Red- 
headed also stand out well, the more so in good light, or seen in  
flight.

Also present in the area was a Red-tailed Hawk, and a 2nd was not far  
away at times - these not the same ones as being seen in the Ramble  
for much of this afternoon ( right into the feeders there, at  
sunset).  We 3 late observers also saw some grackle flocks (presumed  
all just Common Grackles) going over, & likely headed to the famed  
roost area very near the SE part of the park, in view of the Plaza  
hotel at Fifth Ave.  This particular Red-headed has notable wavy- 
stripe dark markings within the white wing patches as seen rather well  
when perched; a plumage feature that will likely diminish in the  
coming weeks, thru the winter, as the head also gains the  
characteristic all-red feathering for which the species is named.  The  
area of the park referenced above [known as The Dene in official parks  
parlance] is not very much birded, in general.

The CP reservoir has had many of the same species as have been for  
some weeks, with no "new" arrivals there of which I'm aware. Modest  
ice had formed at some edges, with much more possible overnight into  
Monday, and definite for any other waterbodies in the park.

  - - - -
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”

- William Shakespeare  (from: 'The Tempest')

--
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strikes me as the most impossible of miracles."


good winter birding,

Tom Fiore
manhattan
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Red-headed WP etc. 1/8

[Thomas Fiore]

Sunday, 8th of January, 2017 -
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

A first-winter-plumaged Red-headed Woodpecker (amending the plumage  
details to: lacking much red in the head, but some can be seen at this  
stage, in decent viewing conditions or in close photos) was observed  
by many - and was still being seen to after 4 pm by 3 of us - active,  
sometimes chasing after a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker or a Red-bellied  
Woodpecker in the same area, but not chasing a Downy Woodpecker when  
that species came near as well. The Red-headed made occasional forays  
to as much as 50+ yards out, but came back to the vicinity of the  
Shagbark Hickory (with a small name-tag) and other trees in the  
immediate area, as on the past 3 days from
Justin Potter's report of this bird on 1/6 (last Friday).  Once again  
the area is by the path nearest to Fifth Avenue, that goes south  
within the park below/south of East 69th Street's park entrance - and  
the woodpecker often closer to the vicinity of 68th Street, as a  
"latitude" marker, but over the park path and nearby.  Standing just  
north of the rustic shelter and viewing in a north-NW direction may  
work well - as will watching for movement and listening for the unique  
"churring" of the Red-headed, different to the typical vocalizations  
of Red-bellied WP's which are far more numerous and resident in  
Central; the white wing patches & bright white underparts of the Red- 
headed also stand out well, the more so in good light, or seen in  
flight.

Also present in the area was a Red-tailed Hawk, and a 2nd was not far  
away at times - these not the same ones as being seen in the Ramble  
for much of this afternoon ( right into the feeders there, at  
sunset).  We 3 late observers also saw some grackle flocks (presumed  
all just Common Grackles) going over, & likely headed to the famed  
roost area very near the SE part of the park, in view of the Plaza  
hotel at Fifth Ave.  This particular Red-headed has notable wavy- 
stripe dark markings within the white wing patches as seen rather well  
when perched; a plumage feature that will likely diminish in the  
coming weeks, thru the winter, as the head also gains the  
characteristic all-red feathering for which the species is named.  The  
area of the park referenced above [known as The Dene in official parks  
parlance] is not very much birded, in general.

The CP reservoir has had many of the same species as have been for  
some weeks, with no "new" arrivals there of which I'm aware. Modest  
ice had formed at some edges, with much more possible overnight into  
Monday, and definite for any other waterbodies in the park.

  - - - -
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”

- William Shakespeare  (from: 'The Tempest')

--
Henry David Thoreau:
"To see the world exactly as someone else sees it for a single second  
strikes me as the most impossible of miracles."


good winter birding,

Tom Fiore
manhattan
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[nysbirds-l] Pine Grosbeaks/Bohemian Waxwings/N. Shrike/Boreal Chickadees, etc.

[Joan Collins]

The winter of 2016-2017 continues to be fairly quiet in northern NY with
poor cone crops and low numbers of small mammal prey.  We do have Birch
seeds for redpolls and fruit for Bohemian Waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks.  Our
last major redpoll irruption was 2 years ago, and they are expected to
irrupt this winter, but there was another irruption just to our north last
winter, so time will tell what will happen this winter.  (Their typical
every-other-winter irruptive schedule does shift every decade or so.)
Bohemian Waxwings, as predicted by Ron Pittaway, appear to be mostly staying
in western CA/US this year.  But we do have some flocks in northern NY.
Pine Grosbeaks are also around in small numbers so far.  We continue to have
Amer. Goldfinches at our Long Lake feeders - unusual in January in the
central Adirondacks.  There is one(!) Pine Siskin that I've been observing
at a feeder in Newcomb all season (with a flock of Amer. Goldfinches).  The
small numbers of Pine Siskins we had at our Long Lake feeders in late fall
have left.  The large numbers of Evening Grosbeaks that visited Newcomb
feeders last winter left by December this year (many observed in Nov.).  I
received a Long Lake report of ~20 "crossbills" gritting in Kickerville Road
last week, but I have not observed them.  Numbers of Black-capped
Chickadees, Brown Creepers, Red-breasted Nuthatches, and Golden-crowned
Kinglets are way down.  Our Saranac Lake CBC party tallied our lowest number
of Black-capped Chickadees in nearly 2 decades on 1/1/17.  It will be yet
another difficult winter for Barred Owls, and many will likely starve (or be
hit by cars by hunting along roadways).  The winters with low numbers of
small mammal prey used to be infrequent, but that seems to be changing, and
lately, it seems to be the norm.

 

At our feeders: 21 Wild Turkeys (cracked corn on the ground), Downy & Hairy
Woodpeckers, Blue Jays (unusual), Black-capped Chickadees, Red &
White-breasted Nuthatches, 1 Dark-eyed Junco, and a small flock of Amer.
Goldfinches (unusual).

 

OK, I need to report this, but I didn't want to put it in the subject of the
email since it is a 7-week-old report!  Due to a "comedy of errors" that I
won't go into, I received a report on Friday (1/6/17) of a Great Gray Owl
observed and photographed in Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.) in mid-Nov.!  I will
submit this record with the photo to eBird as soon as I get the name of the
observer/photographer and the exact date in Nov.  With low numbers of small
prey, it is doubtful that this owl is still around, but a number of people
are on the lookout just in case!  It is interesting that the last Great Gray
Owl in the Adirondacks was also found in Tupper Lake (on 3/30/13 - spotted
by a NJ woman I was with that day) and also the last time Pine Grosbeaks
irrupted!  Someone asked me if it could be the same bird - a good question
with no answer!

 

Other recent sightings:

 

1/8/17 Long Lake

 

Bald Eagle - a sub-adult bird that flew in to a perch about 20 feet from me
at Sabattis Bog as I fed Gray Jays and other birds!  I suspect this eagle
saw lots of birds and was checking to see if there was roadkill.  It looked
as startled as I was and flew off quickly!

Gray Jay - 13 (I feed as many as 15 lately at 4 locations in Long Lake) - 2
along Rt. 30, 3 near the Little Tupper Lake inlet area, 3 at the Round Lake
Trailhead, and 5 at Sabattis Bog

 

A kind person(s) left mixed seed at the Sabattis Bog feeding area and it was
a very active place when I arrived today!  I leave a suet feeder at this
spot and have to bring a new suet cake every couple of days.  Hairy
Woodpeckers, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Black-capped Chickadees and Gray Jays
feed on the suet.  I've been putting out a suet feeder for a few years at
this location and this is the first year I've observed the Gray Jays feed at
it.  The chickadees fill the tree when I arrive and seem desperate for seed.
It is a tough winter on wildlife.

 

1/7/17 St. Lawrence Co. loop (& Tupper Lake in Franklin Co.)

 

David Buckley and I drove a loop through St. Lawrence Co. yesterday (Potsdam
- Canton - Heuvelton - Ogdensburg - Lisbon - Madrid - Waddington - Massena -
Winthrop).  The St. Lawrence River was still mostly open water with a huge
cloud bank directly over the river in bitter cold temps.  Here are a few of
the species found:

 

Gadwall - 2 at Hawkins Point

Common Goldeneye

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Bald Eagle - 5 (1 along the Oswegatchie River, 2 along the St. Lawrence
River in Waddington, and 2 perched together at the St. Lawrence River in
Massena)

Red-tailed Hawk - only 2

Rough-legged Hawk - 1 light morph in Lisbon

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Peregrine Falcon - perched on the Barnhart Island Bridge

Northern Shrike - 1 observed actively hunting at sunset in Tupper Lake
across from OWD.  It plunged into the snow multiple times but was
unsuccessful in capturing prey.

Common Raven

American Robin - 3 at corner of Barnhart 

[nysbirds-l] Pine Grosbeaks/Bohemian Waxwings/N. Shrike/Boreal Chickadees, etc.

[Joan Collins]

The winter of 2016-2017 continues to be fairly quiet in northern NY with
poor cone crops and low numbers of small mammal prey.  We do have Birch
seeds for redpolls and fruit for Bohemian Waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks.  Our
last major redpoll irruption was 2 years ago, and they are expected to
irrupt this winter, but there was another irruption just to our north last
winter, so time will tell what will happen this winter.  (Their typical
every-other-winter irruptive schedule does shift every decade or so.)
Bohemian Waxwings, as predicted by Ron Pittaway, appear to be mostly staying
in western CA/US this year.  But we do have some flocks in northern NY.
Pine Grosbeaks are also around in small numbers so far.  We continue to have
Amer. Goldfinches at our Long Lake feeders - unusual in January in the
central Adirondacks.  There is one(!) Pine Siskin that I've been observing
at a feeder in Newcomb all season (with a flock of Amer. Goldfinches).  The
small numbers of Pine Siskins we had at our Long Lake feeders in late fall
have left.  The large numbers of Evening Grosbeaks that visited Newcomb
feeders last winter left by December this year (many observed in Nov.).  I
received a Long Lake report of ~20 "crossbills" gritting in Kickerville Road
last week, but I have not observed them.  Numbers of Black-capped
Chickadees, Brown Creepers, Red-breasted Nuthatches, and Golden-crowned
Kinglets are way down.  Our Saranac Lake CBC party tallied our lowest number
of Black-capped Chickadees in nearly 2 decades on 1/1/17.  It will be yet
another difficult winter for Barred Owls, and many will likely starve (or be
hit by cars by hunting along roadways).  The winters with low numbers of
small mammal prey used to be infrequent, but that seems to be changing, and
lately, it seems to be the norm.

 

At our feeders: 21 Wild Turkeys (cracked corn on the ground), Downy & Hairy
Woodpeckers, Blue Jays (unusual), Black-capped Chickadees, Red &
White-breasted Nuthatches, 1 Dark-eyed Junco, and a small flock of Amer.
Goldfinches (unusual).

 

OK, I need to report this, but I didn't want to put it in the subject of the
email since it is a 7-week-old report!  Due to a "comedy of errors" that I
won't go into, I received a report on Friday (1/6/17) of a Great Gray Owl
observed and photographed in Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.) in mid-Nov.!  I will
submit this record with the photo to eBird as soon as I get the name of the
observer/photographer and the exact date in Nov.  With low numbers of small
prey, it is doubtful that this owl is still around, but a number of people
are on the lookout just in case!  It is interesting that the last Great Gray
Owl in the Adirondacks was also found in Tupper Lake (on 3/30/13 - spotted
by a NJ woman I was with that day) and also the last time Pine Grosbeaks
irrupted!  Someone asked me if it could be the same bird - a good question
with no answer!

 

Other recent sightings:

 

1/8/17 Long Lake

 

Bald Eagle - a sub-adult bird that flew in to a perch about 20 feet from me
at Sabattis Bog as I fed Gray Jays and other birds!  I suspect this eagle
saw lots of birds and was checking to see if there was roadkill.  It looked
as startled as I was and flew off quickly!

Gray Jay - 13 (I feed as many as 15 lately at 4 locations in Long Lake) - 2
along Rt. 30, 3 near the Little Tupper Lake inlet area, 3 at the Round Lake
Trailhead, and 5 at Sabattis Bog

 

A kind person(s) left mixed seed at the Sabattis Bog feeding area and it was
a very active place when I arrived today!  I leave a suet feeder at this
spot and have to bring a new suet cake every couple of days.  Hairy
Woodpeckers, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Black-capped Chickadees and Gray Jays
feed on the suet.  I've been putting out a suet feeder for a few years at
this location and this is the first year I've observed the Gray Jays feed at
it.  The chickadees fill the tree when I arrive and seem desperate for seed.
It is a tough winter on wildlife.

 

1/7/17 St. Lawrence Co. loop (& Tupper Lake in Franklin Co.)

 

David Buckley and I drove a loop through St. Lawrence Co. yesterday (Potsdam
- Canton - Heuvelton - Ogdensburg - Lisbon - Madrid - Waddington - Massena -
Winthrop).  The St. Lawrence River was still mostly open water with a huge
cloud bank directly over the river in bitter cold temps.  Here are a few of
the species found:

 

Gadwall - 2 at Hawkins Point

Common Goldeneye

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Bald Eagle - 5 (1 along the Oswegatchie River, 2 along the St. Lawrence
River in Waddington, and 2 perched together at the St. Lawrence River in
Massena)

Red-tailed Hawk - only 2

Rough-legged Hawk - 1 light morph in Lisbon

Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Peregrine Falcon - perched on the Barnhart Island Bridge

Northern Shrike - 1 observed actively hunting at sunset in Tupper Lake
across from OWD.  It plunged into the snow multiple times but was
unsuccessful in capturing prey.

Common Raven

American Robin - 3 at corner of Barnhart 

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday Jan. 8, 2017 - Turkey Vultures, 6 Woodpeckers, Green-winged Teal, N. Pintail

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday January 8, 2017
OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from the 
Boathouse at 9:30am.with some pre-walk birding at the Reservoir.

Highlights: Six species of woodpeckers: Red-headed, Red-bellied, Yellow-bellied 
Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker & Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Turkey 
Vultures, Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, and Wood Duck. But, House 
Finches and gulls in short supply.

Easy walking on cleared paths & snowy ones (low temps meant little slush or 
ice). 

Canada Goose - 50+ Reservoir, one on the Lake with N. Shovelers
Wood Duck - male at the Pond (59th Street)
American Black Duck - 2 Reservoir & pair at the Pond
American Black Duck x Mallard - drake Reservoir
Mallard - at least 50 (Reservoir & Pond)
Northern Shoveler - around 30 Lake south of Upper Lobe
Northern Pintail - male at the Pond (basic/breeding plumage showing traces of 
eclipse/alternate plumage)
Green-winged Teal - male at the Pond
Hooded Merganser - 6 Reservoir
Bufflehead - female Reservoir
Ruddy Duck - 40+ Reservoir
American Coot - 4 (3 Reservoir, 1 the Pond)
Herring Gull - 20 Reservoir
Turkey Vulture  - 2 low over Ramble
Red-tailed Hawk - 5
Red-headed Woodpecker - continuing first-winter at the Dene (seen earlier today 
by Anthony Collerton)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 4 all males (Pine Hill, Strawberry Fields, 
Point/Oven)
Downy Woodpecker - the Point
Hairy Woodpecker - the Point (Sandra Critelli)
Northern Flicker - near Bandshell (Will Schenck)
Blue Jay - residents
Black-capped Chickadee - 5-10
Tufted Titmouse - 10-15
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 (Shakespeare Garden & Evodia Field)
White-breasted Nuthatch - 5 or 6
American Goldfinch - feeders
Fox Sparrow - 4 (Evodia Field & the Oven - Sandra Critelli)
Song Sparrow - 2 
White-throated Sparrow - many
Dark-eyed Junco - the Dene & elsewhere
Northern Cardinal - residents
Common Grackle - small flocks


Deb Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday Jan. 8, 2017 - Turkey Vultures, 6 Woodpeckers, Green-winged Teal, N. Pintail

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday January 8, 2017
OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from the 
Boathouse at 9:30am.with some pre-walk birding at the Reservoir.

Highlights: Six species of woodpeckers: Red-headed, Red-bellied, Yellow-bellied 
Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker & Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Turkey 
Vultures, Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, and Wood Duck. But, House 
Finches and gulls in short supply.

Easy walking on cleared paths & snowy ones (low temps meant little slush or 
ice). 

Canada Goose - 50+ Reservoir, one on the Lake with N. Shovelers
Wood Duck - male at the Pond (59th Street)
American Black Duck - 2 Reservoir & pair at the Pond
American Black Duck x Mallard - drake Reservoir
Mallard - at least 50 (Reservoir & Pond)
Northern Shoveler - around 30 Lake south of Upper Lobe
Northern Pintail - male at the Pond (basic/breeding plumage showing traces of 
eclipse/alternate plumage)
Green-winged Teal - male at the Pond
Hooded Merganser - 6 Reservoir
Bufflehead - female Reservoir
Ruddy Duck - 40+ Reservoir
American Coot - 4 (3 Reservoir, 1 the Pond)
Herring Gull - 20 Reservoir
Turkey Vulture  - 2 low over Ramble
Red-tailed Hawk - 5
Red-headed Woodpecker - continuing first-winter at the Dene (seen earlier today 
by Anthony Collerton)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 4 all males (Pine Hill, Strawberry Fields, 
Point/Oven)
Downy Woodpecker - the Point
Hairy Woodpecker - the Point (Sandra Critelli)
Northern Flicker - near Bandshell (Will Schenck)
Blue Jay - residents
Black-capped Chickadee - 5-10
Tufted Titmouse - 10-15
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 (Shakespeare Garden & Evodia Field)
White-breasted Nuthatch - 5 or 6
American Goldfinch - feeders
Fox Sparrow - 4 (Evodia Field & the Oven - Sandra Critelli)
Song Sparrow - 2 
White-throated Sparrow - many
Dark-eyed Junco - the Dene & elsewhere
Northern Cardinal - residents
Common Grackle - small flocks


Deb Allen

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Re: [nysbirds-l] pink footed and cackling at Hendrickson - still here. No sign of the Ross's

[matt klein]

... to be continued. 

> On Jan 8, 2017, at 2:38 PM, Tim Healy  wrote:
> 
> I was feeling pretty good about myself for getting all three of Hendrickson's 
> long-staying rarities. Then I bumped into Sue and Rick, who showed me a 
> picture of a Ross's Goose sitting on frozen lake with the rest of the 
> waterfowl from only about an hour before I arrived. Looks like the park's 
> magic streak continues! The bird was not present when I arrived, but keep an 
> eye open there and in surrounding fields and waterways. The other three rare 
> birds were all still on site when I departed 
> 
> Cheers!
> -Tim H
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Re: [nysbirds-l] pink footed and cackling at Hendrickson - still here. No sign of the Ross's

[matt klein]

... to be continued. 

> On Jan 8, 2017, at 2:38 PM, Tim Healy  wrote:
> 
> I was feeling pretty good about myself for getting all three of Hendrickson's 
> long-staying rarities. Then I bumped into Sue and Rick, who showed me a 
> picture of a Ross's Goose sitting on frozen lake with the rest of the 
> waterfowl from only about an hour before I arrived. Looks like the park's 
> magic streak continues! The bird was not present when I arrived, but keep an 
> eye open there and in surrounding fields and waterways. The other three rare 
> birds were all still on site when I departed 
> 
> Cheers!
> -Tim H
> --
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[nysbirds-l] Hendrickson: Pink-foot, Cackling, RH Woodpecker...and Ross's?!

[Tim Healy]

I was feeling pretty good about myself for getting all three of Hendrickson's 
long-staying rarities. Then I bumped into Sue and Rick, who showed me a picture 
of a Ross's Goose sitting on frozen lake with the rest of the waterfowl from 
only about an hour before I arrived. Looks like the park's magic streak 
continues! The bird was not present when I arrived, but keep an eye open there 
and in surrounding fields and waterways. The other three rare birds were all 
still on site when I departed 

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[nysbirds-l] Hendrickson: Pink-foot, Cackling, RH Woodpecker...and Ross's?!

[Tim Healy]

I was feeling pretty good about myself for getting all three of Hendrickson's 
long-staying rarities. Then I bumped into Sue and Rick, who showed me a picture 
of a Ross's Goose sitting on frozen lake with the rest of the waterfowl from 
only about an hour before I arrived. Looks like the park's magic streak 
continues! The bird was not present when I arrived, but keep an eye open there 
and in surrounding fields and waterways. The other three rare birds were all 
still on site when I departed 

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[nysbirds-l] Male Painted Bunting Yonkers

[PnK L]

We just had a very exciting but very brief visit by a male Painted Bunting
to our feeder and yard here in Yonkers, NY.  We are on the Tuckahoe border
in the Crestwood area of Yonkers.  I was able to get only iPhone pictures
through the window before the bird took off.  Pictures are available at:

https://flic.kr/p/QPnhFQ

https://flic.kr/p/QPnhR9

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[nysbirds-l] Male Painted Bunting Yonkers

[PnK L]

We just had a very exciting but very brief visit by a male Painted Bunting
to our feeder and yard here in Yonkers, NY.  We are on the Tuckahoe border
in the Crestwood area of Yonkers.  I was able to get only iPhone pictures
through the window before the bird took off.  Pictures are available at:

https://flic.kr/p/QPnhFQ

https://flic.kr/p/QPnhR9

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[nysbirds-l] Ross's Geese

[Robert A. Proniewych]

At Eldar Lake in the town of North Babylon. On  Phelps Lane.off of Deer
Park Avenue.

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[nysbirds-l] Ross's Geese

[Robert A. Proniewych]

At Eldar Lake in the town of North Babylon. On  Phelps Lane.off of Deer
Park Avenue.

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[nysbirds-l] Sandhill crane WAINSCOTT

[Jane Ross]

Still present at north end of WAINSCOTT Pond @ 12:35 today.

Jane F. Ross
1112 Park Ave. New York, NY 10128
212-348-7975  /917-992-6708

Via iPhone





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[nysbirds-l] Sandhill crane WAINSCOTT

[Jane Ross]

Still present at north end of WAINSCOTT Pond @ 12:35 today.

Jane F. Ross
1112 Park Ave. New York, NY 10128
212-348-7975  /917-992-6708

Via iPhone





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Re: [nysbirds-l] Nyack Beach SP Trumpeter Swan Yes

[Michael Zito]

Swan here now. 
Mike Z.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 8, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Alan Wells  wrote:
> 
> 10:30am: Trumpeter Swan NOT sighted at Nyack Beach SP
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Nyack Beach SP Trumpeter Swan Yes

[Michael Zito]

Swan here now. 
Mike Z.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 8, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Alan Wells  wrote:
> 
> 10:30am: Trumpeter Swan NOT sighted at Nyack Beach SP
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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[nysbirds-l] Nyack Beach SP Trumpeter Swan NO

[Alan Wells]

10:30am: Trumpeter Swan NOT sighted at Nyack Beach SP


Sent from my iPhone

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[nysbirds-l] Nyack Beach SP Trumpeter Swan NO

[Alan Wells]

10:30am: Trumpeter Swan NOT sighted at Nyack Beach SP


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[nysbirds-l] Townsends solitaire YES

[Arie Gilbert]

M. Obs. 
.
Viewed from this location:  41.07590146,-72.45177745 
at 9.14am on 01-08-2017
Arie Gilbert 
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[nysbirds-l] Townsends solitaire YES

[Arie Gilbert]

M. Obs. 
.
Viewed from this location:  41.07590146,-72.45177745 
at 9.14am on 01-08-2017
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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose, Belmont Lake

[Tim Healy]

The continuing Barnacle Goose is snoozing on the ice with the Canadas now. No 
obvious white birds on view, looking and listening for Greater White-front now 
that some of the geese are waking up. 

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[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose, Belmont Lake

[Tim Healy]

The continuing Barnacle Goose is snoozing on the ice with the Canadas now. No 
obvious white birds on view, looking and listening for Greater White-front now 
that some of the geese are waking up. 

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