[nysbirds-l] Rockefeller SP, Hook mountain, croton point
Based on radar reports I spent a bit of time at Rockefeller this a.m. not crazy but Nine species of wood warbler highlighted by blackburnian, blue winged a few magnolia. Multiples of N. Parula and BT green. Then up high upon Hook Mountain (Nyack) between about 11:30-2. There was a broadwing push b/w 1 and 2 p.m. Kettles of 88, 59, 12, 21 and 4. Fortunately the one w 88 birds was by far the closest - very cool. Also good numbers of sharp shinned hawk (50) and kestrel (20), as well as a few merlins, coop, bald eagle and non-counted by the official counters bc likely not migrating yet several osprey, red tails and a peregrine. I’m thinking late afternoon may have brought larger broad wing push but could not stay. A brief stop at Croton Point Nature Center on way home did not turn up the immature RED HEADED woodpecker beautifully photographed this a.m. by K. Lamb. Did pick up a solitary sandpiper in parking lot puddle by ball field L. Trachtenberg Ossining. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Manhattan, NYC 9/14-19
Manhattan, N.Y. City Friday-Wednesday, 14-19 Sept., 2018 Friday, 9/14 featured migrant-turnover, with some birds having moved on, and fresh batches of some migrants. Palm Warblers started appearing in the multiple, but scattered & mostly as singletons or two at a time, per each observation. Sat. 9/15, a Yellow-breasted Chat was enjoyed by a number of birders at the Loch, in Central Park’s n. end. Some high numbers for Red-breasted Nuthatches with at least 20 for all of the park; less noticed & also in more modest numbers were Purple Finches. The day was a good one for Ospreys, particularly along the Hudson, as seen from Riverside Park with up to a dozen in just 90 minutes of watching Sun. 9/16 - despite seeming less-than-ideal wind flow & direction, at least 161 BW Hawks were counted moving over northernmost Manhattan in the 12:30 - 2:30 pm hours. Also moving in some numbers were Ospreys, Sharp-shinned Hawks & American Kestrels. That evening, at least one dozen Common Nighthawks were seen, from several locations and a couple also were found roosting in Central Park, where the most in the eve. were noted, others being seen (in flight, after 6 p.m.) from along Riverside Drive, north of 125 St. A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was found on the Inwood Hill Park bio-blitz. Mon. 9/17 - a day to seek out migrants in some smaller parks. At least modest variety was found in some, including parks in lower and downtown Manhattan. At Central Park, the only birds in some numbers seemed to be Yellow-shafted Flickers & (overhead) Chimney Swifts, although with a bit of effort, various other species were also around, but in very modest diversity & number. A Worm-eating Warbler continued in Washington Square Park, seen for several days & still present; first found by S. Gee; Blackburnian Warbler at Union Square Park, with another seen in the Ramble of Central Park. Various more common migrants in many other smaller greenspaces in lower Manhattan. Tues. 9/18 - in spite of some drizzles & showers, I made a looping visit to many lower & mid - Manhattan parks & greenspaces; many were relatively quiet for migrants, and some of the species noted above were not found again by me; one small highlight at Chelsea Piers area, on the Hudson just n. of W. 23rd St. was a 1st-fall Mourning Warbler, not far north of a ‘Fresh & Co.’ cafe in dense shrub & flower plantings. (also in that park were at least 4 Common Yellowthroats, none of them adult males); a bit farther south on the Hudson river greenway, there was a Northern Waterthrush, & at least a few more C. Yellowthroats in greeneries all the way south into Battery Park, as well as a single Rose-breasted Grosbeak. I tried also checking some areas of the rivers (lower Hudson & E. Rivers, both also properly called estuaries here) for any unusual species, but found none. As I came north again, thru various lower-east parks & patches, the rain - this time announced with much thunder & some crackling lightning - came & put an end to the fun by 1 pm or so. Later, I had a much briefer look again at a few areas in Central Park, partly watching for any possible-puddly surprise drop-ins. None of same were noted. A park I made no stop in this day was Bryant; a deluge of rain put the end to that. Late in the day an attempt at nighthawks, but no luck - with the weather having just cleared out. Wed. 9/19 - A fresh arrival, after the rains in NYC of Tues. rather quickly moved up into & offshore of New England the night before; a tremendous overnight migration took place all through the northeast, the Great Lakes region, midwest, mid-Atlantic, and into the south, straight onto & beyond the shores of the U.S. Gulf coast & east Texas-Mexico border… & in little old Central Park, from first-light thru 9 a.m. at least 275 Yellow-shafted Flickers (counted by fives) were on the move - a vast majority seen going north thru & just over treetops, this observable from many points in the park along the western side & in some areas, with modest numbers at one moment. (It is fairly common to see a modest to occasionally-strong north-bound movement in fall migration on mornings when a migration has been quite strong, at least of some species, flickers being amongst those at the expected range of dates, from at least Central Park, if observing the treetops & sky closely, & keeping some notes.)Also in Central Park, Yellow-breasted Chat was found by T. Perlman near the Blockhouse (woods west of) in the morning, & a nice selection of warblers, some vireos, thrushes, still more of Red-breasted Nuthatches & other newly-arrived birds (in various sections of the park thru the a.m.) With additional cloud-cover developing, a chance of a good raptor & falcon flight as the day was ongoing - more reports at some point & as warranted. Tom Fiore manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastB
RE: [nysbirds-l] I beleive this is a good day for birding
Yes! Driving home from Staten Island yesterday afternoon, I managed to stay directly underneath the heaviest rainbands all the way. But immediately afterwards, around 6:30 pm, the skies began to clear. To my old-fashioned, low-tech mind, this is the key predictor: the front cleared locally before nightfall. I didn't even need to set my alarm clock to awaken at 4:30, make coffee, finish some editorial duties for The Kingbird, then arrive at Robert Moses SP, Suffolk County, in time to hear an active airspace above me. >From 5:55-6:25 I identified some of the more familiar nocturnal flight calls >(Bobolink, Swainson's Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Savannah Sparrow), >as well as two locally more unusual ones--Gray-cheeked Thrush and Upland >Sandpiper! Warblers were zinting and sipping overhead as well, and as the >light improved and I was joined by sharp-eyed, camera-savvy associates, we >worked patiently at identifying some of the many birds in morning flight. For me, mid-September is the toughest season for watching morning flight because the potential species diversity is enormous (unlike August, when the flights tend to be dominated by several species that one can mentally "cheat" toward, getting a head start toward confirming diagnostic features during the brief views), and because the warblers are less boldly patterned than they are during spring flights. Pending further photo review, we were able to identify 56 individuals representing 15 species of warblers, leaving 138 unidentified. The named birds, as always, were stacked toward those that are both common and easy to identify in flight, such as American Redstart, and those with highly distinctive calls, such as Myrtle Warbler (they're back...). Red-breasted Nuthatches and Purple Finches continue to move through, and we had at least three Dickcissels. The last of these was a calling bird that we thought to be one of five appropriate-looking birds flying together. Photos of this group were obtained and might confirm or refute whether this was a flock of five Dickcissels. It was a great morning to be out, and my biggest regret is that were not able to give the ocean adequate attention. During some sample scans, I could see that hundreds of Common Terns and Laughing Gulls were moving west to east during the early morning. Shai Mitra Bay Shore From: bounce-122904154-11143...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-122904154-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Gus Keri [gusk...@zoho.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 5:59 AM To: Birding alert, NYSBirds, Birding alert; Birding alert, ebirdsNYC, Birding alert Subject: [nysbirds-l] I beleive this is a good day for birding I believe this is the day The birders of the tristate area and especially NYC are waiting for. there was a lot of radar activities over the city itself (mainly Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island) in the early hours indicating significant number of birds landing in our parks and beaches. Check this site at 1:40 am CT. http://www.pauljhurtado.com/US_Composite_Radar/2018-9-18/ there was better activities covering more area at 3 am but I tried to send a photo in previous email but it didn't go though. I guess photos are not allowed here. I believe this day is going to be very good for birding. Gus -- 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] Western Kingbird
Flew over hedgerow at West End 2 Coast Guard Station Jones Beach Long Island. Unfortunately it did not land. -- 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] Virginia Rail Prospect Park
There is a VR by the tennis house in Prospect Park. This is the maintainance building now. This is close to Prospect Park West and 9th st. F train nearby. Virginia Rail working edge of building now by west Picnic tables. -- 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] I beleive this is a good day for birding
I believe this is the day The birders of the tristate area and especially NYC are waiting for. there was a lot of radar activities over the city itself (mainly Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island) in the early hours indicating significant number of birds landing in our parks and beaches. Check this site at 1:40 am CT. http://www.pauljhurtado.com/US_Composite_Radar/2018-9-18/ there was better activities covering more area at 3 am but I tried to send a photo in previous email but it didn't go though. I guess photos are not allowed here. I believe this day is going to be very good for birding. Gus Sent using Zoho Mail -- 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/ --
