[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: State, Counties & Locations Updated (Nov/'17)

[Ben Cacace]

Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication to keeping eBird.org running
smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for their
time reviewing shared location suggestions.

The wiki page site was developed to access data on eBird.org and in places
it includes additional links to birding resources at the county and
location levels. If you have any suggestions for additional links please
send them to me off list.

** NEW: All County pages currently have links for the Illustrated Checklists
and links to both Images and Audio from the Macaulay Library. If you find
these links helpful I can add them to the hotspot pages. There haven't been
any mentions so far on the usefulness of these links.

*Species totals* have been updated for all county pages. This includes the
total number of species with an equivalent color code highlighting the
county name based on colors used on eBird maps. The alphabetical list of
counties on the main page has been updated with total spp. #.

*Hotspot pages*: All location pages have been updated on the wiki. These
include 792 pages representing a total of 1,642 out of 5,916 hotspots (27.8%).
Updates involve # of species and color codings based on species # along
with updated 2017 periods on the bar chart tables displaying the Current
Month: Nov./2017, Prior Month: Oct./2017 and the current two month period
Oct.-Nov./2017 along with the current year: 2017.

For the following counties there are individual 'dynamic' wiki pages for
the Top 10 locations at the top of the list of shared locations: Cayuga,
Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orange, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins, Kings (Brooklyn),
Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Westchester
and New York (Borough of Manhattan) Counties have all shared locations
linked to wikipages.

Counties with 'static' pages do not need to be maintained on a monthly
basis. These include pages for at least the Top 10 locations and include
Albany, Bronx, Broome, Chautauqua, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Genesee,
Hamilton, Jefferson, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Rockland, St. Lawrence,
Saratoga, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne with Putnam County currently having all
shared locations linked to wikipages. Essex and Rockland are newly added
since last month's update.

An alphabetical list of all hotspots (5,916) can be found on a single page.
Links exist for any hotspot with a wikipage. Clicking the county name to
the right of any hotspot will bring up the county page showing all hotspots
for the county. A link to the alphabetical list page is at the bottom of
this message. There is a link to the page at the top of the New York State
page.

*Bar Charts (Species Lists)*: For all county and top 10 location pages
there's a table showing the months, seasons and several time frames for the
current year. Clicking any of these links will bring up a complete list of
species and other taxa with bar charts representing abundance. To see a
list of species for *all* periods click on the name above the months i.e.
'New York State (480 spp.)' or 'Lewis County (222 spp.)'.

*Maps of sightings*: After bringing up a bar chart list you'll see a MAP
button to the right of each species. Clicking this will produce a map of
the latest sightings. Red icons show sightings within the past 30 days.
Click on the icons to see a list of who reported each species and click on
'Checklist' to view their submission. Click on 'Explore Rich Media' in the
right sidebar to view locations with photos, audio or video. These also
exist for any multi-location page combining the hotspots associated with
the location i.e. Ashland Flats Wildlife Management Area in Jefferson
County with its 3 locations.

*Printable Checklists*: a link has been created to produce an eBird
checklist (PDF format) for all hotspots on the wiki site. Additional
details are in this email sent to the list <
https://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/msg20153.html >.

Tide Graphs exist for New York County, Kings County (Brooklyn) and Richmond
County (Staten Island). There's a quick link to the tide graphs on the "Go
To >" line highlighted in blue for each location. If there are multiple
graphs on a page the left/right is generally north/south or west/east. If
you spot any issues please let me know off line.

Click '*Overview*' on any of the wiki pages to bring up a sortable list of
all species along with the latest checklists submitted and a list of the
Top eBirders. The default sort is for the latest additions to the State,
County or location.

Check out '*My Location Life List*', '*My County Life List*' and '*My State
Life List*' links on their respective pages.

For each location page click on 'Google Map Directions' to bring up a
Google Map page. On Google Maps click 'Directions' then 'Transit' to plot a
public transportation route. By clicking 'More Options and Times' you can
refine your search. This also works with 'Driving' and 'Walking'.

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[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: State, Counties & Locations Updated (Nov/'17)

[Ben Cacace]

Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication to keeping eBird.org running
smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for their
time reviewing shared location suggestions.

The wiki page site was developed to access data on eBird.org and in places
it includes additional links to birding resources at the county and
location levels. If you have any suggestions for additional links please
send them to me off list.

** NEW: All County pages currently have links for the Illustrated Checklists
and links to both Images and Audio from the Macaulay Library. If you find
these links helpful I can add them to the hotspot pages. There haven't been
any mentions so far on the usefulness of these links.

*Species totals* have been updated for all county pages. This includes the
total number of species with an equivalent color code highlighting the
county name based on colors used on eBird maps. The alphabetical list of
counties on the main page has been updated with total spp. #.

*Hotspot pages*: All location pages have been updated on the wiki. These
include 792 pages representing a total of 1,642 out of 5,916 hotspots (27.8%).
Updates involve # of species and color codings based on species # along
with updated 2017 periods on the bar chart tables displaying the Current
Month: Nov./2017, Prior Month: Oct./2017 and the current two month period
Oct.-Nov./2017 along with the current year: 2017.

For the following counties there are individual 'dynamic' wiki pages for
the Top 10 locations at the top of the list of shared locations: Cayuga,
Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orange, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins, Kings (Brooklyn),
Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Westchester
and New York (Borough of Manhattan) Counties have all shared locations
linked to wikipages.

Counties with 'static' pages do not need to be maintained on a monthly
basis. These include pages for at least the Top 10 locations and include
Albany, Bronx, Broome, Chautauqua, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Genesee,
Hamilton, Jefferson, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Rockland, St. Lawrence,
Saratoga, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne with Putnam County currently having all
shared locations linked to wikipages. Essex and Rockland are newly added
since last month's update.

An alphabetical list of all hotspots (5,916) can be found on a single page.
Links exist for any hotspot with a wikipage. Clicking the county name to
the right of any hotspot will bring up the county page showing all hotspots
for the county. A link to the alphabetical list page is at the bottom of
this message. There is a link to the page at the top of the New York State
page.

*Bar Charts (Species Lists)*: For all county and top 10 location pages
there's a table showing the months, seasons and several time frames for the
current year. Clicking any of these links will bring up a complete list of
species and other taxa with bar charts representing abundance. To see a
list of species for *all* periods click on the name above the months i.e.
'New York State (480 spp.)' or 'Lewis County (222 spp.)'.

*Maps of sightings*: After bringing up a bar chart list you'll see a MAP
button to the right of each species. Clicking this will produce a map of
the latest sightings. Red icons show sightings within the past 30 days.
Click on the icons to see a list of who reported each species and click on
'Checklist' to view their submission. Click on 'Explore Rich Media' in the
right sidebar to view locations with photos, audio or video. These also
exist for any multi-location page combining the hotspots associated with
the location i.e. Ashland Flats Wildlife Management Area in Jefferson
County with its 3 locations.

*Printable Checklists*: a link has been created to produce an eBird
checklist (PDF format) for all hotspots on the wiki site. Additional
details are in this email sent to the list <
https://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/msg20153.html >.

Tide Graphs exist for New York County, Kings County (Brooklyn) and Richmond
County (Staten Island). There's a quick link to the tide graphs on the "Go
To >" line highlighted in blue for each location. If there are multiple
graphs on a page the left/right is generally north/south or west/east. If
you spot any issues please let me know off line.

Click '*Overview*' on any of the wiki pages to bring up a sortable list of
all species along with the latest checklists submitted and a list of the
Top eBirders. The default sort is for the latest additions to the State,
County or location.

Check out '*My Location Life List*', '*My County Life List*' and '*My State
Life List*' links on their respective pages.

For each location page click on 'Google Map Directions' to bring up a
Google Map page. On Google Maps click 'Directions' then 'Transit' to plot a
public transportation route. By clicking 'More Options and Times' you can
refine your search. This also works with 'Driving' and 'Walking'.

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 3 November 2017

[Ben Cacace]

- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Nov. 3, 2017
* NYNY1711.03

- Birds mentioned
BROWN BOOBY+
LECONTE'S SPARROW+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Cory's Shearwater
MANX SHEARWATER
American Bittern
American Golden-Plover
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Parasitic Jaeger
RAZORBILL
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Orange-crowned Warbler
Hooded Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Vesper Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
DICKCISSEL

Extralimital:
CAVE SWALLOW+ (seen in northern NY & along the Connecticut coast)

- Transcript

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44(at)nybirds{dot}org.

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compilers: Tom Burke and Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, November 3rd
2017 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are BROWN BOOBY, LECONTE'S
SPARROW, BLACK-HEADED GULL, MANX SHEARWATER, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE,
EURASIAN WIGEON, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, RAZORBILL,
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and DICKCISSEL.

The adult BROWN BOOBY still present on Lake Montauk last Sunday seen
roosting on green buoy #11 as viewed by looking south from the Star Island
entrance road off West Lake Drive. Its previously favored roosting sites,
the tall masts of sailboats including the Maui, have apparently moved on
and with again no reports since Sunday we wonder if the BOOBY has also
moved on. Besides the Star Island causeway another observation point with a
good vista of the lake is at the end of South Lake Drive. Please post
updates.

A great find this week was the LECONTE'S SPARROW found Saturday morning at
Turtle Cove in Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. Word got out early enough that
many birders were at least able to glimpse the LECONTE'S during the day.
Like two LECONTE'S along the Connecticut coast the week before this bird
was not seen after the initial day. Nevertheless, Pelham Bay did also
produce a variety of nice birds this week including an adult BLACK-HEADED
GULL roosting in the Orchard Beach parking lot Thursday and today. This
possibly the same returning bird that has recently wintered around Five
Islands Park in New Rochelle. Also seen Thursday at Pelham Bay were 2
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, VESPER SPARROW and a DICKCISSEL and like in many
saltmarshes regionally a few NELSON'S SPARROWS remain around Turtle [Cove].

At Heckscher State Park on Long Island two parking lots containing large
puddles have been attracting a nice variety of shorebirds especially lot 7.
Thursday and today up to 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS have been visiting the lot 7
puddles though all 3 including one with 2 unfortunate tumors and another
with wing and leg injuries are not there all the time. However this puddle
during the week has also produced up to 3 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, a
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and PECTORAL, WHITE-RUMPED and SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPERS with a WILSON'S SNIPE at the lot 6 puddle on Monday.

Another notable shorebird was a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER reported today with
Dunlin in the swale at Jones Beach West End.

A seawatch off East Hampton in the storm Sunday produced 2 RAZORBILLS and a
CORY'S SHEARWATER. Further west at Robert Moses State Park Sunday there was
a large sea duck flight with 17 thousand scoters estimated, mostly BLACKS
and the terns offshore attracted 3 PARASITIC JAEGERS while later in the
afternoon a MANX SHEARWATER also went by.

One of the high counts of LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS included 26 Sunday at
Moses Park field 5. The EURASIAN WIGEON was still on Swan Lake in Patchogue
last weekend and a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was found today in
Westchester County at the Stone Barns Center off Bedford Road north of
Pocantico Hills.

An AMERICAN BITTERN was at the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center last
Saturday and 2 were seen Wednesday at Gilgo.

In Central Park a nice Fall record was the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER found
Saturday north of the Ramble and reported to Monday. A HOODED WARBLER was
still in Central Saturday and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW appeared at the north
end at the Great Hill today. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, generally on the late
side, are now popping up in various locations along with some 

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 3 November 2017

[Ben Cacace]

- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Nov. 3, 2017
* NYNY1711.03

- Birds mentioned
BROWN BOOBY+
LECONTE'S SPARROW+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Cory's Shearwater
MANX SHEARWATER
American Bittern
American Golden-Plover
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Parasitic Jaeger
RAZORBILL
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Orange-crowned Warbler
Hooded Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Vesper Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
DICKCISSEL

Extralimital:
CAVE SWALLOW+ (seen in northern NY & along the Connecticut coast)

- Transcript

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44(at)nybirds{dot}org.

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compilers: Tom Burke and Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, November 3rd
2017 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are BROWN BOOBY, LECONTE'S
SPARROW, BLACK-HEADED GULL, MANX SHEARWATER, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE,
EURASIAN WIGEON, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, RAZORBILL,
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and DICKCISSEL.

The adult BROWN BOOBY still present on Lake Montauk last Sunday seen
roosting on green buoy #11 as viewed by looking south from the Star Island
entrance road off West Lake Drive. Its previously favored roosting sites,
the tall masts of sailboats including the Maui, have apparently moved on
and with again no reports since Sunday we wonder if the BOOBY has also
moved on. Besides the Star Island causeway another observation point with a
good vista of the lake is at the end of South Lake Drive. Please post
updates.

A great find this week was the LECONTE'S SPARROW found Saturday morning at
Turtle Cove in Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. Word got out early enough that
many birders were at least able to glimpse the LECONTE'S during the day.
Like two LECONTE'S along the Connecticut coast the week before this bird
was not seen after the initial day. Nevertheless, Pelham Bay did also
produce a variety of nice birds this week including an adult BLACK-HEADED
GULL roosting in the Orchard Beach parking lot Thursday and today. This
possibly the same returning bird that has recently wintered around Five
Islands Park in New Rochelle. Also seen Thursday at Pelham Bay were 2
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, VESPER SPARROW and a DICKCISSEL and like in many
saltmarshes regionally a few NELSON'S SPARROWS remain around Turtle [Cove].

At Heckscher State Park on Long Island two parking lots containing large
puddles have been attracting a nice variety of shorebirds especially lot 7.
Thursday and today up to 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS have been visiting the lot 7
puddles though all 3 including one with 2 unfortunate tumors and another
with wing and leg injuries are not there all the time. However this puddle
during the week has also produced up to 3 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, a
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and PECTORAL, WHITE-RUMPED and SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPERS with a WILSON'S SNIPE at the lot 6 puddle on Monday.

Another notable shorebird was a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER reported today with
Dunlin in the swale at Jones Beach West End.

A seawatch off East Hampton in the storm Sunday produced 2 RAZORBILLS and a
CORY'S SHEARWATER. Further west at Robert Moses State Park Sunday there was
a large sea duck flight with 17 thousand scoters estimated, mostly BLACKS
and the terns offshore attracted 3 PARASITIC JAEGERS while later in the
afternoon a MANX SHEARWATER also went by.

One of the high counts of LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS included 26 Sunday at
Moses Park field 5. The EURASIAN WIGEON was still on Swan Lake in Patchogue
last weekend and a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was found today in
Westchester County at the Stone Barns Center off Bedford Road north of
Pocantico Hills.

An AMERICAN BITTERN was at the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center last
Saturday and 2 were seen Wednesday at Gilgo.

In Central Park a nice Fall record was the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER found
Saturday north of the Ramble and reported to Monday. A HOODED WARBLER was
still in Central Saturday and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW appeared at the north
end at the Great Hill today. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, generally on the late
side, are now popping up in various locations along with some 

Re: [nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

[Peter Post]

The tumors could be a result of any number of causes. One possibility  
is parasites. Gunnar Hoy and I collected a warbler in Salta, northern  
Argentina, in the 1960's that had a large tumor (which is why it was  
collected) on it's throat; similar to those in your photos. A  
necropsy revealed a parasite common in House Sparrows, but previously  
unknown in other species outside of North America. The results were  
published in a major parasitology journal.

Peter Post


On Nov 3, 2017, at 4:45 PM, Shaibal Mitra wrote:

> All three Hudsonian Godwits were present at the Field 7 pools this  
> afternoon (Friday ca. 2:00 pm), along with two American Golden- 
> Plovers and a Long-billed Dowitcher.
>
> The godwit with the injured right leg is an adult, and it also has  
> gruesome injuries on its right wing. The other two are juvs, one of  
> which has large tumors on its head and on its left leg.
>
> The injured bird looks like it might have flown into a wire, or  
> something like that. The tumors remind me of similar growths we see  
> on shorebirds from time to time, especially on individuals that  
> over-summer on Long Island. I've never learned what causes these  
> tumors, so if anyone has any insights, they would be much appreciated.
>
> Accounts of tumor-afflicted shorebirds on LI:
>
> http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2010v60n4/y2010v60n4rgn10.pdf#
> http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2006v56n4/y2006v56n4rgn10.pdf#
>
> Photos of the Heckscher Hudsonian Godwits:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/96951581@N02/?
>
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
>
> 
> From: bounce-122013378-3714...@list.cornell.edu  
> [bounce-122013378-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Ken  
> Feustel [feus...@optonline.net]
> Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 2:51 PM
> To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits at Heckscher State Park  
> (Suffolk Co.)
>
> Three Hudsonian Godwits made an appearance at the Field 7 pools  
> this morning. I am unsure who found them originally, but they were  
> probably present as early as 9;00AM. The three godwits were a  
> beaten and battered bunch, with one bird having a sizable tumor on  
> his head and another on his leg. A second bird had a bad leg that  
> he could barely walk on, choosing to sit down in the parking lot  
> when he was not feeding. I was originally notified of the birds  
> presence while at West End when a photographer said that he had  
> seen a "Long-billed Dowitcher” with tumors on his body. Having seen  
> that species a few times at Heckscher this Fall I did not rush off.  
> Thankfully, a call from Doug Futuyma alerting me to the godwits  
> presence (thanks Doug!) found me watching the waterfowl at the  
> Field 6 picnic area puddle and a quick drive over to Field 7  
> produced the three godwits. Field 7 was very active, with cars  
> coming and going frequently. In a short time two of the godwits  
> flew off heading west, while the bird with the bad leg stayed.
>
> Also present were a continuing Lesser Yellowlegs (1, Field 6 picnic  
> area), Long-billed Dowitcher (1), American Golden Plover(2), and a  
> late juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper. I will post a few photos of  
> the godwits later on my flick site.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ken Feustel
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

[Peter Post]

The tumors could be a result of any number of causes. One possibility  
is parasites. Gunnar Hoy and I collected a warbler in Salta, northern  
Argentina, in the 1960's that had a large tumor (which is why it was  
collected) on it's throat; similar to those in your photos. A  
necropsy revealed a parasite common in House Sparrows, but previously  
unknown in other species outside of North America. The results were  
published in a major parasitology journal.

Peter Post


On Nov 3, 2017, at 4:45 PM, Shaibal Mitra wrote:

> All three Hudsonian Godwits were present at the Field 7 pools this  
> afternoon (Friday ca. 2:00 pm), along with two American Golden- 
> Plovers and a Long-billed Dowitcher.
>
> The godwit with the injured right leg is an adult, and it also has  
> gruesome injuries on its right wing. The other two are juvs, one of  
> which has large tumors on its head and on its left leg.
>
> The injured bird looks like it might have flown into a wire, or  
> something like that. The tumors remind me of similar growths we see  
> on shorebirds from time to time, especially on individuals that  
> over-summer on Long Island. I've never learned what causes these  
> tumors, so if anyone has any insights, they would be much appreciated.
>
> Accounts of tumor-afflicted shorebirds on LI:
>
> http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2010v60n4/y2010v60n4rgn10.pdf#
> http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2006v56n4/y2006v56n4rgn10.pdf#
>
> Photos of the Heckscher Hudsonian Godwits:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/96951581@N02/?
>
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
>
> 
> From: bounce-122013378-3714...@list.cornell.edu  
> [bounce-122013378-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Ken  
> Feustel [feus...@optonline.net]
> Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 2:51 PM
> To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits at Heckscher State Park  
> (Suffolk Co.)
>
> Three Hudsonian Godwits made an appearance at the Field 7 pools  
> this morning. I am unsure who found them originally, but they were  
> probably present as early as 9;00AM. The three godwits were a  
> beaten and battered bunch, with one bird having a sizable tumor on  
> his head and another on his leg. A second bird had a bad leg that  
> he could barely walk on, choosing to sit down in the parking lot  
> when he was not feeding. I was originally notified of the birds  
> presence while at West End when a photographer said that he had  
> seen a "Long-billed Dowitcher” with tumors on his body. Having seen  
> that species a few times at Heckscher this Fall I did not rush off.  
> Thankfully, a call from Doug Futuyma alerting me to the godwits  
> presence (thanks Doug!) found me watching the waterfowl at the  
> Field 6 picnic area puddle and a quick drive over to Field 7  
> produced the three godwits. Field 7 was very active, with cars  
> coming and going frequently. In a short time two of the godwits  
> flew off heading west, while the bird with the bad leg stayed.
>
> Also present were a continuing Lesser Yellowlegs (1, Field 6 picnic  
> area), Long-billed Dowitcher (1), American Golden Plover(2), and a  
> late juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper. I will post a few photos of  
> the godwits later on my flick site.
>
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>
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Fri., Nov. 3, 2017 - Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Field Sparrow

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC - North End
Friday, November 3, 2017 
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.

Highlights: Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Field 
Sparrow.

Canada Goose - 30 flying north out of the park (Bob - early)
Northern Shoveler - 20 Harlem Meer
Gadwall - Harlem Meer
Mallard - 25 at the Pool
Ruddy Duck - 7 Harlem Meer
Mourning Dove - a few
Herring Gull - flyovers
Sharp-shinned Hawk - over west side of the Loch with flock of Cedar Waxwings 
(Will Papp)
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 over the Conservatory Garden (one perched later)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - pairs (Loch & North Woods)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 5
Northern Flicker - 2 or 3
American Kestrel - male over the Pool
Eastern Phoebe - west side of the Pool (Will Papp)
Blue Jay - scattered
American Crow - 8
White-breasted Nuthatch - Loch
Brown Creeper - 2 (Loch (Mark Siegeltuch), North Woods (bird bander from 
Sweden))
House Wren - Conservatory Garden (Bob - early)
Golden-crowned Kinglet - Blockhouse (Tom Ahlf)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 10
Hermit Thrush - south end of Children's Glade (Tom Ahlf)
American Robin - a flock of 20 flew north out of the park at 7:10am (Bob), 25 
Nutter's Battery, 25 Conservatory Garden
Gray Catbird - 2 Lasker Rink & Conservatory Garden
Northern Mockingbird - west of Conservatory Garden
Cedar Waxwing - flock of 10 flying with Sharp-shinned Hawk (Will Papp)
House Finch - 7
Eastern Towhee - 2 males (Conservatory Garden & south end of Children's Glade
Chipping Sparrow - 15 Grassy Knoll
Field Sparrow - west of Conservatory Garden
Song Sparrow - 4
White-throated Sparrow - 10
Dark-eyed Junco - 2 males Grass Knoll
Red-winged Blackbird - 3 or 4 flocks 10-20 birds flying over before 10 am 
moving NE to west over park 
Common Grackle - flyover flock of 60
Northern Parula 2 or 3 (1 Loch, 1 or 2 North Woods)
Magnolia Warbler - Grassy Knoll in Hackberry
Palm Warbler - "yellow" 5 Grassy Knoll
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 7
Northern Cardinal - residents

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Fri., Nov. 3, 2017 - Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Field Sparrow

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC - North End
Friday, November 3, 2017 
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.

Highlights: Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Field 
Sparrow.

Canada Goose - 30 flying north out of the park (Bob - early)
Northern Shoveler - 20 Harlem Meer
Gadwall - Harlem Meer
Mallard - 25 at the Pool
Ruddy Duck - 7 Harlem Meer
Mourning Dove - a few
Herring Gull - flyovers
Sharp-shinned Hawk - over west side of the Loch with flock of Cedar Waxwings 
(Will Papp)
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 over the Conservatory Garden (one perched later)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - pairs (Loch & North Woods)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 5
Northern Flicker - 2 or 3
American Kestrel - male over the Pool
Eastern Phoebe - west side of the Pool (Will Papp)
Blue Jay - scattered
American Crow - 8
White-breasted Nuthatch - Loch
Brown Creeper - 2 (Loch (Mark Siegeltuch), North Woods (bird bander from 
Sweden))
House Wren - Conservatory Garden (Bob - early)
Golden-crowned Kinglet - Blockhouse (Tom Ahlf)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 10
Hermit Thrush - south end of Children's Glade (Tom Ahlf)
American Robin - a flock of 20 flew north out of the park at 7:10am (Bob), 25 
Nutter's Battery, 25 Conservatory Garden
Gray Catbird - 2 Lasker Rink & Conservatory Garden
Northern Mockingbird - west of Conservatory Garden
Cedar Waxwing - flock of 10 flying with Sharp-shinned Hawk (Will Papp)
House Finch - 7
Eastern Towhee - 2 males (Conservatory Garden & south end of Children's Glade
Chipping Sparrow - 15 Grassy Knoll
Field Sparrow - west of Conservatory Garden
Song Sparrow - 4
White-throated Sparrow - 10
Dark-eyed Junco - 2 males Grass Knoll
Red-winged Blackbird - 3 or 4 flocks 10-20 birds flying over before 10 am 
moving NE to west over park 
Common Grackle - flyover flock of 60
Northern Parula 2 or 3 (1 Loch, 1 or 2 North Woods)
Magnolia Warbler - Grassy Knoll in Hackberry
Palm Warbler - "yellow" 5 Grassy Knoll
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 7
Northern Cardinal - residents

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

[Shaibal Mitra]

All three Hudsonian Godwits were present at the Field 7 pools this afternoon 
(Friday ca. 2:00 pm), along with two American Golden-Plovers and a Long-billed 
Dowitcher.

The godwit with the injured right leg is an adult, and it also has gruesome 
injuries on its right wing. The other two are juvs, one of which has large 
tumors on its head and on its left leg.

The injured bird looks like it might have flown into a wire, or something like 
that. The tumors remind me of similar growths we see on shorebirds from time to 
time, especially on individuals that over-summer on Long Island. I've never 
learned what causes these tumors, so if anyone has any insights, they would be 
much appreciated.

Accounts of tumor-afflicted shorebirds on LI:

http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2010v60n4/y2010v60n4rgn10.pdf#
http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2006v56n4/y2006v56n4rgn10.pdf#

Photos of the Heckscher Hudsonian Godwits:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/96951581@N02/?

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore


From: bounce-122013378-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-122013378-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Ken Feustel 
[feus...@optonline.net]
Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 2:51 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

Three Hudsonian Godwits made an appearance at the Field 7 pools this morning. I 
am unsure who found them originally, but they were probably present as early as 
9;00AM. The three godwits were a beaten and battered bunch, with one bird 
having a sizable tumor on his head and another on his leg. A second bird had a 
bad leg that he could barely walk on, choosing to sit down in the parking lot 
when he was not feeding. I was originally notified of the birds presence while 
at West End when a photographer said that he had seen a "Long-billed Dowitcher” 
with tumors on his body. Having seen that species a few times at Heckscher this 
Fall I did not rush off. Thankfully, a call from Doug Futuyma alerting me to 
the godwits presence (thanks Doug!) found me watching the waterfowl at the 
Field 6 picnic area puddle and a quick drive over to Field 7 produced the three 
godwits. Field 7 was very active, with cars coming and going frequently. In a 
short time two of the godwits flew off heading west, while the bird with the 
bad leg stayed.

Also present were a continuing Lesser Yellowlegs (1, Field 6 picnic area), 
Long-billed Dowitcher (1), American Golden Plover(2), and a late juvenile 
Semipalmated Sandpiper. I will post a few photos of the godwits later on my 
flick site.

Cheers,

Ken Feustel
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

[Shaibal Mitra]

All three Hudsonian Godwits were present at the Field 7 pools this afternoon 
(Friday ca. 2:00 pm), along with two American Golden-Plovers and a Long-billed 
Dowitcher.

The godwit with the injured right leg is an adult, and it also has gruesome 
injuries on its right wing. The other two are juvs, one of which has large 
tumors on its head and on its left leg.

The injured bird looks like it might have flown into a wire, or something like 
that. The tumors remind me of similar growths we see on shorebirds from time to 
time, especially on individuals that over-summer on Long Island. I've never 
learned what causes these tumors, so if anyone has any insights, they would be 
much appreciated.

Accounts of tumor-afflicted shorebirds on LI:

http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2010v60n4/y2010v60n4rgn10.pdf#
http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2006v56n4/y2006v56n4rgn10.pdf#

Photos of the Heckscher Hudsonian Godwits:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/96951581@N02/?

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore


From: bounce-122013378-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-122013378-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Ken Feustel 
[feus...@optonline.net]
Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 2:51 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

Three Hudsonian Godwits made an appearance at the Field 7 pools this morning. I 
am unsure who found them originally, but they were probably present as early as 
9;00AM. The three godwits were a beaten and battered bunch, with one bird 
having a sizable tumor on his head and another on his leg. A second bird had a 
bad leg that he could barely walk on, choosing to sit down in the parking lot 
when he was not feeding. I was originally notified of the birds presence while 
at West End when a photographer said that he had seen a "Long-billed Dowitcher” 
with tumors on his body. Having seen that species a few times at Heckscher this 
Fall I did not rush off. Thankfully, a call from Doug Futuyma alerting me to 
the godwits presence (thanks Doug!) found me watching the waterfowl at the 
Field 6 picnic area puddle and a quick drive over to Field 7 produced the three 
godwits. Field 7 was very active, with cars coming and going frequently. In a 
short time two of the godwits flew off heading west, while the bird with the 
bad leg stayed.

Also present were a continuing Lesser Yellowlegs (1, Field 6 picnic area), 
Long-billed Dowitcher (1), American Golden Plover(2), and a late juvenile 
Semipalmated Sandpiper. I will post a few photos of the godwits later on my 
flick site.

Cheers,

Ken Feustel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/
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Re: [ebirdsnyc] Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx

[Robert Lewis]

The bird was at the same parking lot from about 2:10 to 2:35 pm.  Then it flew 
off to the north .

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 3, 2017, at 9:07 AM, 'matthieu.benoit76' matthieu.benoi...@orange.fr 
> [ebirdsnyc]  wrote:
> 
> The Black-headed gull is still there this morning, resting with a group of 
> gulls on the parking lot. 
> 
> Matthieu
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
> 
>  Original message 
> From: Deborah Allen 
> Date: 11/2/17 3:14 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Andrew Baksh , nysbirds-l 
> Cc: Nyc ebirds 
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx
> 
> The adult Black-headed Gull was at the Orchard Beach lagoon and last seen by 
> us at a little before 10:30am when it flew north towards New Rochelle. 
> 
> Pelham Bay, Bronx list this morning (Nov. 2) on a rising and high tide:
> 
> Canada Goose
> Gadwall - marsh on Bartow-Pell side of the lagoon
> Mallard - several at Turtle Cove
> American Black Duck - around 20
> Green-winged Teal - 15 in marsh on Bartow-Pell side of lagoon
> Bufflehead - pair marsh on Bartow-Pell side of the lagoon
> Dunlin - 2 Orchard Beach parking lot puddle 
> Greater Yellowlegs - 2 Orchard Beach parking lot (one landed in puddle)
> Black-headed Gull - adult Orchard Beach lagoon (Deb, photos by Bob)
> Laughing Gull - around 10 including 2 juveniles Orchard Beach parking lot & 
> lagoon
> Ring-billed Gull - 75-100 Orchard Beach parking lot & lagoon
> Herring Gull - not many
> Great Black-backed Gull - 10 Orchard Beach parking lot
> Common Loon - Orchard Beach lagoon
> Double-crested Cormorant - 18-20 Orchard Beach lagoon
> Snowy Egret - 4 Turtle Cove
> Great Egret - 4
> Osprey - hatch-year Orchard Beach Lagoon & Turtle Cove
> Red-tailed Hawk - overhead 
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Northern Flicker
> Tufted Titmouse
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 or 6
> House Finch - 6-8
> Nelson's Sparrow - 2 marsh on Bartow-Pell side of lagoon
> Song Sparrow - 15-10
> Swamp Sparrow - 5-10
> White-throated Sparrow
> Red-winged Blackbird - several groups of 2 or 3
> Orange-crowned Warbler - Orchard Beach lagoon (Bob)
> Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10-15
> 
> We did not relocate the Wilson's Snipe Bob photographed yesterday (Nov. 1)..
> 
> On Saturday Oct. 29 while the assembled crowd was waiting for a glimpse of 
> the LeConte's Sparrow a flock of 55-60 Wood Ducks flew over. 
> 
> Robert DeCandido, PhD & Deborah Allen
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> 
> From: Andrew Baksh 
> 
> Sent: Nov 2, 2017 1:55 PM
> 
> To: nysbirds-l 
> 
> Cc: Nyc ebirds 
> 
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx
> 
> 
> 
> I am not sure if this was reported as yet to the list serves. Robert 
> DeCandido and Deborah Allen found a Black-headed Gull this AM at Pelham Bay. 
> I think was near the Lagoon area. 
> Cheers,
> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the 
> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." 
> ~ Frederick Douglass
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Re: [ebirdsnyc] Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx

[Robert Lewis]

The bird was at the same parking lot from about 2:10 to 2:35 pm.  Then it flew 
off to the north .

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 3, 2017, at 9:07 AM, 'matthieu.benoit76' matthieu.benoi...@orange.fr 
> [ebirdsnyc]  wrote:
> 
> The Black-headed gull is still there this morning, resting with a group of 
> gulls on the parking lot. 
> 
> Matthieu
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
> 
>  Original message 
> From: Deborah Allen 
> Date: 11/2/17 3:14 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Andrew Baksh , nysbirds-l 
> Cc: Nyc ebirds 
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx
> 
> The adult Black-headed Gull was at the Orchard Beach lagoon and last seen by 
> us at a little before 10:30am when it flew north towards New Rochelle. 
> 
> Pelham Bay, Bronx list this morning (Nov. 2) on a rising and high tide:
> 
> Canada Goose
> Gadwall - marsh on Bartow-Pell side of the lagoon
> Mallard - several at Turtle Cove
> American Black Duck - around 20
> Green-winged Teal - 15 in marsh on Bartow-Pell side of lagoon
> Bufflehead - pair marsh on Bartow-Pell side of the lagoon
> Dunlin - 2 Orchard Beach parking lot puddle 
> Greater Yellowlegs - 2 Orchard Beach parking lot (one landed in puddle)
> Black-headed Gull - adult Orchard Beach lagoon (Deb, photos by Bob)
> Laughing Gull - around 10 including 2 juveniles Orchard Beach parking lot & 
> lagoon
> Ring-billed Gull - 75-100 Orchard Beach parking lot & lagoon
> Herring Gull - not many
> Great Black-backed Gull - 10 Orchard Beach parking lot
> Common Loon - Orchard Beach lagoon
> Double-crested Cormorant - 18-20 Orchard Beach lagoon
> Snowy Egret - 4 Turtle Cove
> Great Egret - 4
> Osprey - hatch-year Orchard Beach Lagoon & Turtle Cove
> Red-tailed Hawk - overhead 
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Northern Flicker
> Tufted Titmouse
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 or 6
> House Finch - 6-8
> Nelson's Sparrow - 2 marsh on Bartow-Pell side of lagoon
> Song Sparrow - 15-10
> Swamp Sparrow - 5-10
> White-throated Sparrow
> Red-winged Blackbird - several groups of 2 or 3
> Orange-crowned Warbler - Orchard Beach lagoon (Bob)
> Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10-15
> 
> We did not relocate the Wilson's Snipe Bob photographed yesterday (Nov. 1)..
> 
> On Saturday Oct. 29 while the assembled crowd was waiting for a glimpse of 
> the LeConte's Sparrow a flock of 55-60 Wood Ducks flew over. 
> 
> Robert DeCandido, PhD & Deborah Allen
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> 
> From: Andrew Baksh 
> 
> Sent: Nov 2, 2017 1:55 PM
> 
> To: nysbirds-l 
> 
> Cc: Nyc ebirds 
> 
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx
> 
> 
> 
> I am not sure if this was reported as yet to the list serves. Robert 
> DeCandido and Deborah Allen found a Black-headed Gull this AM at Pelham Bay. 
> I think was near the Lagoon area. 
> Cheers,
> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the 
> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." 
> ~ Frederick Douglass
> 風　Swift as the wind林　Quiet as the forest
> 火　Conquer like the fire
> 山　Steady as the mountainSun Tzu  The Art of War
> (__/)
> (= '.'=)(") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 
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[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay Park birds 2

[Andrew Block]

Just got back from Pelham Bay Park and had the adult Black-headed Gull in the 
Orchard Beach lot with about 50+ Laughing Gulls.   Also forgot to add from 
yesterday a Phoebe and Hermit Thrush.
Andrew Andrew v. F. Block
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[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay Park birds 2

[Andrew Block]

Just got back from Pelham Bay Park and had the adult Black-headed Gull in the 
Orchard Beach lot with about 50+ Laughing Gulls.   Also forgot to add from 
yesterday a Phoebe and Hermit Thrush.
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[nysbirds-l] Ruddy Shelduck at Avon DEC pond

[Wasilco, Mike R (DEC)]

Assuming the bird I saw this morning is the same one that I saw in flight on 
Wednesday, the possible Black-bellied Whistling Duck I reported, is actually a 
Ruddy Shelduck.  I got good looks and decent photos of it swimming on pond 
early this morning.

Checklist below.

Twin Cedars Environmental Area (DEC pond), Avon, Livingston, New York, US Nov 
3, 2017 7:55 AM - 8:43 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
13 species

Snow Goose  1
Cackling Goose  5
Canada Goose  6000
Ruddy Shelduck  1 photos attached
Mallard  2
Green-winged Teal  3
Ruddy Duck  1
Northern Harrier  1
Ring-billed Gull  2
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  3
European Starling  15
Song Sparrow  6

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40279516



Michael R. Wasilco
Regional Wildlife Manager, Division of Fish and Wildlife

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
6274 E. Avon-Lima Rd., Avon, NY 14414
P: (585)226-5460 | F: (585) 226-6323 | mike.wasi...@dec.ny.gov

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[nysbirds-l] Ruddy Shelduck at Avon DEC pond

[Wasilco, Mike R (DEC)]

Assuming the bird I saw this morning is the same one that I saw in flight on 
Wednesday, the possible Black-bellied Whistling Duck I reported, is actually a 
Ruddy Shelduck.  I got good looks and decent photos of it swimming on pond 
early this morning.

Checklist below.

Twin Cedars Environmental Area (DEC pond), Avon, Livingston, New York, US Nov 
3, 2017 7:55 AM - 8:43 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
13 species

Snow Goose  1
Cackling Goose  5
Canada Goose  6000
Ruddy Shelduck  1 photos attached
Mallard  2
Green-winged Teal  3
Ruddy Duck  1
Northern Harrier  1
Ring-billed Gull  2
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  3
European Starling  15
Song Sparrow  6

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40279516



Michael R. Wasilco
Regional Wildlife Manager, Division of Fish and Wildlife

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
6274 E. Avon-Lima Rd., Avon, NY 14414
P: (585)226-5460 | F: (585) 226-6323 | mike.wasi...@dec.ny.gov

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[nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

[suefeustel]

A single Hudsonian Godwit was actively feeding in the flooded grassy area on 
the east side of field 7 at 8 AM today. When I left it was still present.

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[nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit at Heckscher State Park (Suffolk Co.)

[suefeustel]

A single Hudsonian Godwit was actively feeding in the flooded grassy area on 
the east side of field 7 at 8 AM today. When I left it was still present.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx

[matthieu . benoit76]

The Black-headed gull is still there this morning, resting with a group of 
gulls on the parking lot. 
Matthieu


Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
 Original message From: Deborah Allen  
Date: 11/2/17  3:14 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: Andrew Baksh , 
nysbirds-l  Cc: Nyc ebirds  
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx 
The adult Black-headed Gull was at the Orchard Beach lagoon and last seen by us 
at a little before 10:30am when it flew north towards New Rochelle. 

Pelham Bay, Bronx list this morning (Nov. 2) on a rising and high tide:

Canada Goose
Gadwall - marsh on Bartow-Pell side of the lagoon
Mallard - several at Turtle Cove
American Black Duck - around 20
Green-winged Teal - 15 in marsh on Bartow-Pell side of lagoon
Bufflehead - pair marsh on Bartow-Pell side of the lagoon
Dunlin - 2 Orchard Beach parking lot puddle 
Greater Yellowlegs - 2 Orchard Beach parking lot (one landed in puddle)
Black-headed Gull - adult Orchard Beach lagoon (Deb, photos by Bob)
Laughing Gull - around 10 including 2 juveniles Orchard Beach parking lot & 
lagoon
Ring-billed Gull - 75-100 Orchard Beach parking lot & lagoon
Herring Gull - not many
Great Black-backed Gull - 10 Orchard Beach parking lot
Common Loon - Orchard Beach lagoon
Double-crested Cormorant - 18-20 Orchard Beach lagoon
Snowy Egret - 4 Turtle Cove
Great Egret - 4
Osprey - hatch-year Orchard Beach Lagoon & Turtle Cove
Red-tailed Hawk - overhead 
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 or 6
House Finch - 6-8
Nelson's Sparrow - 2 marsh on Bartow-Pell side of lagoon
Song Sparrow - 15-10
Swamp Sparrow - 5-10
White-throated Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird - several groups of 2 or 3
Orange-crowned Warbler - Orchard Beach lagoon (Bob)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10-15

We did not relocate the Wilson's Snipe Bob photographed yesterday (Nov. 1).

On Saturday Oct. 29 while the assembled crowd was waiting for a glimpse of the 
LeConte's Sparrow a flock of 55-60 Wood Ducks flew over. 

Robert DeCandido, PhD & Deborah Allen


-Original Message-

From: Andrew Baksh 

Sent: Nov 2, 2017 1:55 PM

To: nysbirds-l 

Cc: Nyc ebirds 

Subject: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx



I am not sure if this was reported as yet to the list serves. Robert DeCandido 
and Deborah Allen found a Black-headed Gull this AM at Pelham Bay. I think was 
near the Lagoon area. 
Cheers,
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the 
ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ 
Frederick Douglass
風　Swift as the wind林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountainSun Tzu  The Art of War
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx

[matthieu . benoit76]

The Black-headed gull is still there this morning, resting with a group of 
gulls on the parking lot. 
Matthieu


Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
 Original message From: Deborah Allen  
Date: 11/2/17  3:14 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: Andrew Baksh , 
nysbirds-l  Cc: Nyc ebirds  
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx 
The adult Black-headed Gull was at the Orchard Beach lagoon and last seen by us 
at a little before 10:30am when it flew north towards New Rochelle. 

Pelham Bay, Bronx list this morning (Nov. 2) on a rising and high tide:

Canada Goose
Gadwall - marsh on Bartow-Pell side of the lagoon
Mallard - several at Turtle Cove
American Black Duck - around 20
Green-winged Teal - 15 in marsh on Bartow-Pell side of lagoon
Bufflehead - pair marsh on Bartow-Pell side of the lagoon
Dunlin - 2 Orchard Beach parking lot puddle 
Greater Yellowlegs - 2 Orchard Beach parking lot (one landed in puddle)
Black-headed Gull - adult Orchard Beach lagoon (Deb, photos by Bob)
Laughing Gull - around 10 including 2 juveniles Orchard Beach parking lot & 
lagoon
Ring-billed Gull - 75-100 Orchard Beach parking lot & lagoon
Herring Gull - not many
Great Black-backed Gull - 10 Orchard Beach parking lot
Common Loon - Orchard Beach lagoon
Double-crested Cormorant - 18-20 Orchard Beach lagoon
Snowy Egret - 4 Turtle Cove
Great Egret - 4
Osprey - hatch-year Orchard Beach Lagoon & Turtle Cove
Red-tailed Hawk - overhead 
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 or 6
House Finch - 6-8
Nelson's Sparrow - 2 marsh on Bartow-Pell side of lagoon
Song Sparrow - 15-10
Swamp Sparrow - 5-10
White-throated Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird - several groups of 2 or 3
Orange-crowned Warbler - Orchard Beach lagoon (Bob)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10-15

We did not relocate the Wilson's Snipe Bob photographed yesterday (Nov. 1).

On Saturday Oct. 29 while the assembled crowd was waiting for a glimpse of the 
LeConte's Sparrow a flock of 55-60 Wood Ducks flew over. 

Robert DeCandido, PhD & Deborah Allen


-Original Message-

From: Andrew Baksh 

Sent: Nov 2, 2017 1:55 PM

To: nysbirds-l 

Cc: Nyc ebirds 

Subject: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull Pelham Bay Park Bronx



I am not sure if this was reported as yet to the list serves. Robert DeCandido 
and Deborah Allen found a Black-headed Gull this AM at Pelham Bay. I think was 
near the Lagoon area. 
Cheers,
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the 
ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ 
Frederick Douglass
風　Swift as the wind林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountainSun Tzu  The Art of War
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[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay Park - Black-headed Gull, Dickcissel 11/2

[Richard Aracil]

Hi All,


The Black-headed Gull found this morning by Deborah and Bob was seen again on 
the Orchard Beach parking lot around 4:30 pm. Hopefully it will stick around.  
Also of note, near the NW corner of the lot, a Dickcissel was briefly seen.


http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40276594


Good Birding!

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[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay Park - Black-headed Gull, Dickcissel 11/2

[Richard Aracil]

Hi All,


The Black-headed Gull found this morning by Deborah and Bob was seen again on 
the Orchard Beach parking lot around 4:30 pm. Hopefully it will stick around.  
Also of note, near the NW corner of the lot, a Dickcissel was briefly seen.


http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40276594


Good Birding!

Richard Aracil


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