[nysbirds-l] Montauk area birding notes
I spent the day exploring the Montauk area, and managed to turn up some birds of note. Nearly 200 Black Scoters were present in the surf south of the cliffs at Shadmoor State Park: a surprising congregation at this time of year. Plenty of Bank Swallows around, and a number of other expected breeders. A lone female Wild Turkey and a Red Fox both crossed our path on one of the Hither Hills State Park access roads. We stumbled upon a Virginia Rail at Big Reed Pond late in the afternoon, strutting through the undergrowth near a wet spot along the trail, vocalizing loudly. I'm betting that it was trying to distract from its nest or young based on its behavior. We didn't linger too long. Unfortunately, a stop in Quogue on the way home didn't provide any nightjars, even though we stopped to listen in several recently and historically reliable spots. It was quite some time after sunset, so perhaps the birds were busy foraging after the initial chorus of the night. Cheers! -Tim -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay WR - Saturday June 10, 2017
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Saturday June 10, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, and many other observers West Pond Trail, Big John's Pond and East Pond from overlook. Canada Goose Mute Swan Gadwall - 2 pairs East Pond Mallard Greater Scaup - male Lesser Scaup - male Ruddy Duck - 2 Mourning Dove - 8 including juvenile Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 females & nest (Charo) Clapper Rail - 2 heard American Oystercatcher - a dozen Semipalmated Sandpiper - at least 35 Willet - 2 or 3 Laughing Gull - flyovers Herring Gull - flyovers Great Black-backed Gull 2 or 3 Common Tern 20+ Forster's Tern - at least 2 Least Tern - 2 Double-crested Cormorant - 5 perched, many flyovers Great Egret - a few Snowy Egret - a few Little Blue Heron - adult near West Pond Osprey nest Black-crowned Night-Heron - 4 Glossy Ibis - a few flyovers, others on East Pond Osprey -at least 5 plus 2 chicks in nest at the West Pond Cooper's Hawk - female with missing tail, cage wear and injured wing West Pond near bat box (rangers informed) Northern Flicker Willow Flycatcher - 5 or 6 pairs Great Crested Flycatcher - very vocal Eastern Kingbird - eating mulberries at parking lot Warbling Vireo Fish Crow Tree Swallow - in boxes Barn Swallow House Wren - 4 Carolina Wren American Robin Gray Catbird - at least 10 Brown Thrasher - 2 Northern Mockingbird - several Cedar Waxwing - 10 (pairs around) House Finch - 9 near visitors' center (some juveniles) American Goldfinch - 2 Common Yellowthroat - 4 American Redstart - 2 adult males, one yearling male Yellow Warbler - 20+ Eastern towhee - 3 singing males Song Sparrow - 4 Northern Cardinal - male & female Red-winged Blackbird - 10 Boat-tailed Grackle - 3 Brown-headed Cowbird - female Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Arctic Tern at Nickerson
Can anyone give more precise directions to this spot? Bob LewisSleepy Hollow NY On Friday, June 9, 2017, 9:25:47 PM GMT, Tim Healy wrote: Loafing in front of the easternmost colony. Adult bird, with some dark smudging on the "shoulders"/bend in the wing. Roseates present as well. Cheers! -Tim H -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
