[nysbirds-l] Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch correction

[TURNER]

Oops!...make that rectrices, not remiges.having taught Ornithology you'd 
think I wouldn't make that mistake!

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[nysbirds-l] Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch correction

[TURNER]

Oops!...make that rectrices, not remiges.having taught Ornithology you'd 
think I wouldn't make that mistake!

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[nysbirds-l] Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch

[TURNER]

Observers enjoyed another solid day of Caprimulgid viewing with 155 nighthawks 
being tallied. Many birds at medium to low elevations; two more tailless birds 
were observed. 

Relating to this taillessness, the BNA account for this species suggests the 
bird undergoes its definitive basic molt, which is a complete molt, on its 
wintering grounds. This would indicate no molting during migration; thus our 
observations of several tailless birds suggests some other reason for the loss 
of all the tail feathers, such as attempted predation, or that the account is 
wrong, at least as it relates to the remiges. 

Anyone with more information or has thoughts about the tailless birds we're 
seeing can reach me off-line at redk...@optonline.net 
mailto:redk...@optonline.net


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[nysbirds-l] Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch

[TURNER]

Observers enjoyed another solid day of Caprimulgid viewing with 155 nighthawks 
being tallied. Many birds at medium to low elevations; two more tailless birds 
were observed. 

Relating to this taillessness, the BNA account for this species suggests the 
bird undergoes its definitive basic molt, which is a complete molt, on its 
wintering grounds. This would indicate no molting during migration; thus our 
observations of several tailless birds suggests some other reason for the loss 
of all the tail feathers, such as attempted predation, or that the account is 
wrong, at least as it relates to the remiges. 

Anyone with more information or has thoughts about the tailless birds we're 
seeing can reach me off-line at redk...@optonline.net 
mailto:redk...@optonline.net


John Turner 
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Re: LINKS - Re: [nysbirds-l] News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light pollution and cats.

[Gus Keri]

Thank you Christopher for the links.
I agree that the curve on your link is compressed horizontally but it shows the 
same pattern I described before. Even the curve of each specific habitat is 
showing this pattern.
Look at (fig 1, A and B) on page 12 from the full study and you will see that 
each habitat has the U shaped curve (or reversed bell shape). The Boreal 
Forest's curve, for example, becomes completely flat in the last few years.
Birds numbers' decline should be more severe in the last couple of decades when 
the enveronmental changes are more severe.  On the contrary, the decline 
recently becomes less steeped than in the early stages of the study when the 
conditions were more favorable.
It would be interesting to know why this paradox is happening.
I am suggesting the presence of other factors that play role here. For example, 
birds might have some ability to adjust to adverse conditions in order to 
survive and thrive. Finidng the answer could provide help in the fight to save 
wildlife. 







Sent using Zoho Mail


  On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:51:04 -0400 Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
 wrote 
 > Hi Shai and Gus,
 > Here’s a link to the 2019 State of the Birds: 
 > https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2019/download-pdf-report/
 > At the above link, the front page shows a graph depicting the actual data 
 > from 1970 to present. The x-axis is compressed relative to the one appearing 
 > in Living Bird and the online graphic 
 > (https://www.allaboutbirds.org/vanishing-1-in-4-birds-gone), so the curve in 
 > the State of the Birds report appears to have a sharper decline; although, 
 > there was a minor increase about a decade ago, which helped level out the 
 > line. Also of note, the y-axis depicts thepopulation change (in billions of 
 > birds) by way of negative values.
 > The full Science article is below, although, I’m not certain if those 
 > outside of a university setting will have full access:
 > https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2019/09/18/science.aaw1313
 > Hope these links are helpful.
 > Sincerely,Chris T-H
 > 
 > On Sep 22, 2019, at 1:12 PM, Shaibal Mitra  
 > wrote:
 > Hi Gus,
 > 
 > I really think it's just an artifact of the way the figure was made, and not 
 > something with a complicated biological explanation. To me it looks like a 
 > simple function that illustrates the entire estimated decline from 10 to 7, 
 > as though the current population size was the end point. In other words, the 
 > graphic looks like the exponential loss of 3 billion birds, starting with 
 > all of the 3 billion birds that used to exist, to the zero of those birds 
 > that remain today.
 > 
 > Shai
 > ___
 > From: Gus Keri [gusk...@zoho.com]
 > Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 12:35 PM
 > To: Shaibal Mitra
 > Cc: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu)
 > Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its 
 > birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light 
 > pollution and cats.
 > 
 > Hi Shaibal,
 > 
 > I took into consideration the possibility of exponential  decline but it 
 > didn't look like that.
 > If you calculate the decline in relation to the absolute number of birds at 
 > the beginning of each decade, the difference is more remarkable.
 > Here is the percentage of decline for each decade alone:
 > By the end of the 70s: 12%
 > By the end of the 80s: 9%
 > By the end of the 90s: 7%
 > BY the end if the 2000s: 4%
 > By now: 1-2%
 > 
 > I don't know if birds are finding a way to adjust with all the environmental 
 > changes that are taking place, or there are other factors involved.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > Sent using Zoho Mail
 > 
 > 
 >  On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 12:01:35 -0400 Shaibal Mitra 
 >  wrote 
 > Hi Gus and all,
 > 
 > The curve in the link has the shape characteristic of exponential decline at 
 > a constant rate. It has the properties you describe, with the amount of 
 > absolute loss diminishing in the recent years, because the population itself 
 > is getting smaller all the time. I suspect that this graphic is not to be 
 > taken literally but instead is a simple, fitted function meant to express 
 > the overall rate of loss that was estimated over these decades.
 > 
 > Best,
 > Shai
 > 
 > From: bounce-123944861-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
 > [bounce-123944861-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Gus Keri 
 > [gusk...@zoho.com]
 > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 6:57 PM
 > To: Anne Swaim
 > Cc: NYSBIRDS-L-for posts posts; Birding alert, ebirdsNYC, Birding alert
 > Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its 
 > birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light 
 > pollution and cats.
 > 
 > https://www.allaboutbirds.org/vanishing-1-in-4-birds-gone/
 > 
 > The shape of the curve on the graphic in the above article is very 
 > intriguing to me. It starts with a steep 

Re: LINKS - Re: [nysbirds-l] News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light pollution and cats.

[Gus Keri]

Thank you Christopher for the links.
I agree that the curve on your link is compressed horizontally but it shows the 
same pattern I described before. Even the curve of each specific habitat is 
showing this pattern.
Look at (fig 1, A and B) on page 12 from the full study and you will see that 
each habitat has the U shaped curve (or reversed bell shape). The Boreal 
Forest's curve, for example, becomes completely flat in the last few years.
Birds numbers' decline should be more severe in the last couple of decades when 
the enveronmental changes are more severe.  On the contrary, the decline 
recently becomes less steeped than in the early stages of the study when the 
conditions were more favorable.
It would be interesting to know why this paradox is happening.
I am suggesting the presence of other factors that play role here. For example, 
birds might have some ability to adjust to adverse conditions in order to 
survive and thrive. Finidng the answer could provide help in the fight to save 
wildlife. 







Sent using Zoho Mail


  On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:51:04 -0400 Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
 wrote 
 > Hi Shai and Gus,
 > Here’s a link to the 2019 State of the Birds: 
 > https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2019/download-pdf-report/
 > At the above link, the front page shows a graph depicting the actual data 
 > from 1970 to present. The x-axis is compressed relative to the one appearing 
 > in Living Bird and the online graphic 
 > (https://www.allaboutbirds.org/vanishing-1-in-4-birds-gone), so the curve in 
 > the State of the Birds report appears to have a sharper decline; although, 
 > there was a minor increase about a decade ago, which helped level out the 
 > line. Also of note, the y-axis depicts thepopulation change (in billions of 
 > birds) by way of negative values.
 > The full Science article is below, although, I’m not certain if those 
 > outside of a university setting will have full access:
 > https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2019/09/18/science.aaw1313
 > Hope these links are helpful.
 > Sincerely,Chris T-H
 > 
 > On Sep 22, 2019, at 1:12 PM, Shaibal Mitra  
 > wrote:
 > Hi Gus,
 > 
 > I really think it's just an artifact of the way the figure was made, and not 
 > something with a complicated biological explanation. To me it looks like a 
 > simple function that illustrates the entire estimated decline from 10 to 7, 
 > as though the current population size was the end point. In other words, the 
 > graphic looks like the exponential loss of 3 billion birds, starting with 
 > all of the 3 billion birds that used to exist, to the zero of those birds 
 > that remain today.
 > 
 > Shai
 > ___
 > From: Gus Keri [gusk...@zoho.com]
 > Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 12:35 PM
 > To: Shaibal Mitra
 > Cc: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu)
 > Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its 
 > birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light 
 > pollution and cats.
 > 
 > Hi Shaibal,
 > 
 > I took into consideration the possibility of exponential  decline but it 
 > didn't look like that.
 > If you calculate the decline in relation to the absolute number of birds at 
 > the beginning of each decade, the difference is more remarkable.
 > Here is the percentage of decline for each decade alone:
 > By the end of the 70s: 12%
 > By the end of the 80s: 9%
 > By the end of the 90s: 7%
 > BY the end if the 2000s: 4%
 > By now: 1-2%
 > 
 > I don't know if birds are finding a way to adjust with all the environmental 
 > changes that are taking place, or there are other factors involved.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > Sent using Zoho Mail
 > 
 > 
 >  On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 12:01:35 -0400 Shaibal Mitra 
 >  wrote 
 > Hi Gus and all,
 > 
 > The curve in the link has the shape characteristic of exponential decline at 
 > a constant rate. It has the properties you describe, with the amount of 
 > absolute loss diminishing in the recent years, because the population itself 
 > is getting smaller all the time. I suspect that this graphic is not to be 
 > taken literally but instead is a simple, fitted function meant to express 
 > the overall rate of loss that was estimated over these decades.
 > 
 > Best,
 > Shai
 > 
 > From: bounce-123944861-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
 > [bounce-123944861-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Gus Keri 
 > [gusk...@zoho.com]
 > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 6:57 PM
 > To: Anne Swaim
 > Cc: NYSBIRDS-L-for posts posts; Birding alert, ebirdsNYC, Birding alert
 > Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its 
 > birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light 
 > pollution and cats.
 > 
 > https://www.allaboutbirds.org/vanishing-1-in-4-birds-gone/
 > 
 > The shape of the curve on the graphic in the above article is very 
 > intriguing to me. It starts with a steep 

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sun. Sept. 22, 2019: 9 Species of Wood Warblers Incl. Bay-breasted, Yellow-billed Cuckoo

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday September 22, 2019
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. 


Highlights: Nine Species of Wood Warblers including Bay-breasted Warbler, 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Belted Kingfisher. 

Canada Goose - 7
Mallard
Mourning Dove - 5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 5
chimney Swift - 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 4
Belted Kingfisher - flyover Oven
Herring Gull - 5 to 10 flyovers
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 adults one bathing at Azalea Pond, another nearby
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 Ramble
Downy Woodpecker - 1 Ramble
Northern Flicker - 10
Eastern Wood-pewee - 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 6
Blue Jay - 10
House Wren - 2 Ramble
Swainson's Thrush - 1 Ramble (Bob - early)
Wood Thrush - 1 Ramble
American Robin
Gray Catbird - 12
Brown Thrasher - 10
House Finch - 5
Common Grackle - 10 perched at north end of Maintenance Field
Ovenbird - 1
Northern Waterthrush - 1 Oven
Black-and-white Warbler - 5
Common Yellowthroat - 4
American Redstart - 10
Northern Parula - 10
Magnolia Warbler - 3
Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 uphill from Boathouse Cafe (John Bitetti)
Yellow Warbler - 2 Belvedere Castle Overlook
Northern Cardinal - 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2 at the Oven

Deb Allen
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sun. Sept. 22, 2019: 9 Species of Wood Warblers Incl. Bay-breasted, Yellow-billed Cuckoo

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday September 22, 2019
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. 


Highlights: Nine Species of Wood Warblers including Bay-breasted Warbler, 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Belted Kingfisher. 

Canada Goose - 7
Mallard
Mourning Dove - 5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 5
chimney Swift - 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 4
Belted Kingfisher - flyover Oven
Herring Gull - 5 to 10 flyovers
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 adults one bathing at Azalea Pond, another nearby
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 Ramble
Downy Woodpecker - 1 Ramble
Northern Flicker - 10
Eastern Wood-pewee - 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 6
Blue Jay - 10
House Wren - 2 Ramble
Swainson's Thrush - 1 Ramble (Bob - early)
Wood Thrush - 1 Ramble
American Robin
Gray Catbird - 12
Brown Thrasher - 10
House Finch - 5
Common Grackle - 10 perched at north end of Maintenance Field
Ovenbird - 1
Northern Waterthrush - 1 Oven
Black-and-white Warbler - 5
Common Yellowthroat - 4
American Redstart - 10
Northern Parula - 10
Magnolia Warbler - 3
Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 uphill from Boathouse Cafe (John Bitetti)
Yellow Warbler - 2 Belvedere Castle Overlook
Northern Cardinal - 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2 at the Oven

Deb Allen
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Mon. Sept. 23, 2019: 10 Species of Wood Warblers, Influx of Y-b cukoos & Brown Thrashers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Monday September 23, 2019
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. 


Highlights: 10 Species of Wood Warblers, Influx of Yellow-billed Cukoos & Brown 
Thrashers. 

Canada Goose - a dozen on the Lake
Wood Duck - male on the Lake with Mallards
Mallard - 36
Mourning Dove - 5 Shakespeare Garden
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 6 to 10
Chimney Swift - 11
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 Lake
Herring Gull - 3 flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 1 flyover
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 10
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 7
Blue Jay - 10 
American Crow - 2 Upper Lobe
House Wren - 2 (Strawberry Fields, Shakespeare Garden)
Carolina Wren - 1 Shakespeare Garden
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2 (Shakespeare Garden, Ramble)
Veery - 1 Tupelo Field
Swainson's Thrush - 1 Tupelo Field
American Robin - usual numbers
Gray Catbird - 20
Northern Mockingbird - 1 Tupelo Field
Brown Thrasher - 18
House Finch - 4
Baltimore Oriole - adult male Tupelo Field
Common Grackle - 10
Ovenbird - Shakespeare Garden
Northern Waterthrush - 2 (Oven, Wagner Cove)
Black-and-white Warbler - 6
Common Yellowthroat - 4
American Redstart - around 20
Northern Parula - around 15
Magnolia Warbler - 5
Blackpoll Warbler - 3 Shakespeare Garden
Pine Warbler - 1 Shakespeare Garden
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 Oven (Cheechman)
Northern Cardinal - 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 3 at the Oven


Deb Allen
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Mon. Sept. 23, 2019: 10 Species of Wood Warblers, Influx of Y-b cukoos & Brown Thrashers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Monday September 23, 2019
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. 


Highlights: 10 Species of Wood Warblers, Influx of Yellow-billed Cukoos & Brown 
Thrashers. 

Canada Goose - a dozen on the Lake
Wood Duck - male on the Lake with Mallards
Mallard - 36
Mourning Dove - 5 Shakespeare Garden
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 6 to 10
Chimney Swift - 11
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 Lake
Herring Gull - 3 flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 1 flyover
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 10
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 7
Blue Jay - 10 
American Crow - 2 Upper Lobe
House Wren - 2 (Strawberry Fields, Shakespeare Garden)
Carolina Wren - 1 Shakespeare Garden
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2 (Shakespeare Garden, Ramble)
Veery - 1 Tupelo Field
Swainson's Thrush - 1 Tupelo Field
American Robin - usual numbers
Gray Catbird - 20
Northern Mockingbird - 1 Tupelo Field
Brown Thrasher - 18
House Finch - 4
Baltimore Oriole - adult male Tupelo Field
Common Grackle - 10
Ovenbird - Shakespeare Garden
Northern Waterthrush - 2 (Oven, Wagner Cove)
Black-and-white Warbler - 6
Common Yellowthroat - 4
American Redstart - around 20
Northern Parula - around 15
Magnolia Warbler - 5
Blackpoll Warbler - 3 Shakespeare Garden
Pine Warbler - 1 Shakespeare Garden
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 Oven (Cheechman)
Northern Cardinal - 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 3 at the Oven


Deb Allen
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[nysbirds-l] Birding Access Black dirt

[sophiesaid]

Please note: that birding the farm formally known as the Warren Sod Farm (now 
known as the Sunflower Valley Farm) hasbeen *RESTRICTED* since last year and is 
not accessible to birders.  I have had conversations with the owner and he 
wanted me to pass along this information.To my knowledge there hasn't been any 
updates since then. 

Felipe and Bob: Warren Sod Farm/Sunflower Valley Farm  is the farm that the 
entrance is on Rt 12 between the silos.  This road leads to the "bridge: that 
Bob mentioned. The other side of the bridge is Skinner's Lane. This is private 
property and the farmer has stated that it is off-limits to birders.  They 
allow access by invitation only.
Pine Turf Nursery:  Please stop and ask for permission at the office first.  
The farmer have stated that they do not want cars on their road after a heavy 
rain.Please keep this in mind.
Skinner's Lane: Still open, but occasionally a worker will harass birders.  
THIS IS NOT A THROUGH ROAD. Please trun around before the bridge,as the farm 
across from the Skinner's Lane farm is the farm that is restricted to birders. 
Please exit through the same entrance you entered off Pulasky Highway.
Please be birding ambassadors in the Black Dirt.  Many Black Dirt farmers are 
seeing their requests disregarded.
Linda


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[nysbirds-l] Birding Access Black dirt

[sophiesaid]

Please note: that birding the farm formally known as the Warren Sod Farm (now 
known as the Sunflower Valley Farm) hasbeen *RESTRICTED* since last year and is 
not accessible to birders.  I have had conversations with the owner and he 
wanted me to pass along this information.To my knowledge there hasn't been any 
updates since then. 

Felipe and Bob: Warren Sod Farm/Sunflower Valley Farm  is the farm that the 
entrance is on Rt 12 between the silos.  This road leads to the "bridge: that 
Bob mentioned. The other side of the bridge is Skinner's Lane. This is private 
property and the farmer has stated that it is off-limits to birders.  They 
allow access by invitation only.
Pine Turf Nursery:  Please stop and ask for permission at the office first.  
The farmer have stated that they do not want cars on their road after a heavy 
rain.Please keep this in mind.
Skinner's Lane: Still open, but occasionally a worker will harass birders.  
THIS IS NOT A THROUGH ROAD. Please trun around before the bridge,as the farm 
across from the Skinner's Lane farm is the farm that is restricted to birders. 
Please exit through the same entrance you entered off Pulasky Highway.
Please be birding ambassadors in the Black Dirt.  Many Black Dirt farmers are 
seeing their requests disregarded.
Linda


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[nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County

[sophiesaid]

Please note: that birding the farm formally known as the Warren Sod Farm (now 
known as the Sunflower Valley Farm) hasbeen *RESTRICTED* since last year and is 
not accessible to birders.  I have had conversations with the owner and he 
wanted me to pass along this information.To my knowledge there hasn't been any 
updates since then. 

Felipe and Bob: Warren Sod Farm/Sunflower Valley Farm  is the farm that the 
entrance is on Rt 12 between the silos.  This road leads to the "bridge: that 
Bob mentioned. The other side of the bridge is Skinner's Lane. This is private 
property and the farmer has stated that it is off-limits to birders.  They 
allow access by invitation only.
Pine Turf Nursery:  Please stop and ask for permission at the office first.  
The farmer have stated that they do not want cars on their road after a heavy 
rain.Please keep this in mind.
Skinner's Lane: Still open, but occasionally a worker will harass birders.  
THIS IS NOT A THROUGH ROAD. Please trun around before the bridge,as the farm 
across from the Skinner's Lane farm is the farm that is restricted to birders. 
Please exit through the same entrance you entered off Pulasky Highway.
Please be birding ambassadors in the Black Dirt.  Many Black Dirt farmers are 
seeing their requests disregarded.
Linda














 
 
-Original Message-
From: Peter 
To: Felipe Pimentel 
Cc: Robert Lewis ; nys birds 
Sent: Mon, Sep 23, 2019 3:22 pm
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County

One should never enter the fields on Indiana Road. The last time I was there 
there were birders from a number of states trampling all of the fields, much to 
the dismay (right fully so) of the local farmers. So much so that there was 
talk of putting up a locked entrance gate. 
Peter Post

Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:18 PM, Felipe Pimentel  wrote:



There a several private roads but you can enter through Skinner’s lane and 
drive in the direction of Route 12 and look around for migrating shorebirds 
(now in early fall). You will pass several sad farms and now there a few 
“protected” medical cannabis farms too, and  the area is under surveillance. 
https://ebird.org/hotspots?hs=L1276465=all=
The other road that is private but birders use is Indiana rd that is good for 
migrating hawks in Fall.
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928
Avoid to enter the crop fields when you see workers and stay on the main dirt 
roads.
The other place to go is Pine Island Turf Nursery. I suggest NOT to visit that 
farm during the week since they are working and preparing the fields for 
winter. I generally go there ONLY during the weekends, when the place is more 
quiet.
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928
Good luck!
Felipe


On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, Robert Lewis  wrote:
A few weeks ago I asked here for directions about where to actually go in the 
Black Dirt region.  One can find many references to birding there online, and 
there are some ebird spots, but there are many dirt or gravel roads and many 
seem to be on private property, and many are obviously not driveable once you 
see them.  So what is an out-of-the-area birder supposed to do? 

I thank Felipe Pimentel who provided directions to the Pine Island Turf farm.
Yesterday I went exploring.  The attached map is the result.  Enter the area at 
Skinner Lane,41.320541, -74.435339.  My route is the narrow black line.  I went 
up Skinner Lane to the northwest until it meets Iris Road, which is called 
Celery Avenue on my Iphone map app.  Then I turned left and follow Iris a long 
time.  It is all an excellent gravel road.  I was surprised to see a bridge 
over the Wallkill River at 41.325083, -74.466914.  It is certainly driveable.  
The maps are wrong in that there is no connection between Iris andTransport at 
41.300798, -74.472080.
As for birds, there were very few.  But in a few months -- let's hope.


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[nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County

[sophiesaid]

Please note: that birding the farm formally known as the Warren Sod Farm (now 
known as the Sunflower Valley Farm) hasbeen *RESTRICTED* since last year and is 
not accessible to birders.  I have had conversations with the owner and he 
wanted me to pass along this information.To my knowledge there hasn't been any 
updates since then. 

Felipe and Bob: Warren Sod Farm/Sunflower Valley Farm  is the farm that the 
entrance is on Rt 12 between the silos.  This road leads to the "bridge: that 
Bob mentioned. The other side of the bridge is Skinner's Lane. This is private 
property and the farmer has stated that it is off-limits to birders.  They 
allow access by invitation only.
Pine Turf Nursery:  Please stop and ask for permission at the office first.  
The farmer have stated that they do not want cars on their road after a heavy 
rain.Please keep this in mind.
Skinner's Lane: Still open, but occasionally a worker will harass birders.  
THIS IS NOT A THROUGH ROAD. Please trun around before the bridge,as the farm 
across from the Skinner's Lane farm is the farm that is restricted to birders. 
Please exit through the same entrance you entered off Pulasky Highway.
Please be birding ambassadors in the Black Dirt.  Many Black Dirt farmers are 
seeing their requests disregarded.
Linda














 
 
-Original Message-
From: Peter 
To: Felipe Pimentel 
Cc: Robert Lewis ; nys birds 
Sent: Mon, Sep 23, 2019 3:22 pm
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County

One should never enter the fields on Indiana Road. The last time I was there 
there were birders from a number of states trampling all of the fields, much to 
the dismay (right fully so) of the local farmers. So much so that there was 
talk of putting up a locked entrance gate. 
Peter Post

Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:18 PM, Felipe Pimentel  wrote:



There a several private roads but you can enter through Skinner’s lane and 
drive in the direction of Route 12 and look around for migrating shorebirds 
(now in early fall). You will pass several sad farms and now there a few 
“protected” medical cannabis farms too, and  the area is under surveillance. 
https://ebird.org/hotspots?hs=L1276465=all=
The other road that is private but birders use is Indiana rd that is good for 
migrating hawks in Fall.
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928
Avoid to enter the crop fields when you see workers and stay on the main dirt 
roads.
The other place to go is Pine Island Turf Nursery. I suggest NOT to visit that 
farm during the week since they are working and preparing the fields for 
winter. I generally go there ONLY during the weekends, when the place is more 
quiet.
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928
Good luck!
Felipe


On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, Robert Lewis  wrote:
A few weeks ago I asked here for directions about where to actually go in the 
Black Dirt region.  One can find many references to birding there online, and 
there are some ebird spots, but there are many dirt or gravel roads and many 
seem to be on private property, and many are obviously not driveable once you 
see them.  So what is an out-of-the-area birder supposed to do? 

I thank Felipe Pimentel who provided directions to the Pine Island Turf farm.
Yesterday I went exploring.  The attached map is the result.  Enter the area at 
Skinner Lane,41.320541, -74.435339.  My route is the narrow black line.  I went 
up Skinner Lane to the northwest until it meets Iris Road, which is called 
Celery Avenue on my Iphone map app.  Then I turned left and follow Iris a long 
time.  It is all an excellent gravel road.  I was surprised to see a bridge 
over the Wallkill River at 41.325083, -74.466914.  It is certainly driveable.  
The maps are wrong in that there is no connection between Iris andTransport at 
41.300798, -74.472080.
As for birds, there were very few.  But in a few months -- let's hope.


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County

[ArieGilbert]

Trespassing is *against the law*. Adults should know this. Birders or 
photographers are *not* exempt. 
See the following document on proper behavior. Sheesh, does it really need to 
be posted? Apparently and sadly yes. Yes it does. 
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v=sites=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxxY2JpcmRjbHVifGd4OjcyZDE1Nzk1MDNjZWM3Yzc
It will not take a lot for the selfish and inconsiderate to ruin it for the 
rest of us. Dont be one of them!
Arie GilbertNorth Babylon Queens County Bird Club inc. 


Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
 Original message From: Peter  Date: 9/23/19 
 3:22 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: Felipe Pimentel  Cc: Robert 
Lewis , nys birds  Subject: Re: 
[nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County 
One should never enter the fields on Indiana Road. The last time I was there 
there were birders from a number of states trampling all of the fields, much to 
the dismay (right fully so) of the local farmers. So much so that there was 
talk of putting up a locked entrance gate. 
Peter Post

Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:18 PM, Felipe Pimentel  wrote:






There a several private roads but you can enter through Skinner’s lane and 
drive in the direction of Route 12 and look around for migrating shorebirds 
(now in early fall). You will pass several sad farms and now there a few 
“protected” medical cannabis farms
 too, and  the area is under surveillance. 



https://ebird.org/hotspots?hs=L1276465=all=


The other road that is private but birders use is Indiana rd that is good for 
migrating hawks in Fall.



https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928



Avoid to enter the crop fields when you see workers and stay on the main dirt 
roads.



The other place to go is Pine Island Turf Nursery. I suggest NOT to visit that 
farm during the week since they are working and preparing the fields for 
winter. I generally go there ONLY during the weekends, when the place is more 
quiet.



https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928



Good luck!



Felipe









On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, Robert Lewis  wrote:









A few weeks ago I asked here for directions about where to actually go in the 
Black Dirt region.  One can find many references to birding there online, and 
there are some ebird spots, but there are many dirt or gravel roads and many 
seem to be
 on private property, and many are obviously not driveable once you see them.  
So what is an out-of-the-area birder supposed to do? 






I thank Felipe Pimentel who provided directions to the Pine Island Turf farm.



Yesterday I went exploring.  The attached map is the result.  Enter the area at 
Skinner Lane,
41.320541, -74.435339.  My route is the narrow black line.  I went up Skinner 
Lane to the northwest until it meets Iris Road, which is called Celery Avenue 
on my Iphone map app.  Then I turned left and follow Iris a long time.  It is 
all an excellent
 gravel road.  I was surprised to see a bridge over the Wallkill River at 
41.325083, -74.466914.  It is certainly driveable.  The maps are wrong in that 
there is no connection between Iris and
Transport at 41.300798, -74.472080.



As for birds, there were very few.  But in a few months -- let's hope.














Bob Lewis
Sleepy Hollow NY



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Re: [nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County

[ArieGilbert]

Trespassing is *against the law*. Adults should know this. Birders or 
photographers are *not* exempt. 
See the following document on proper behavior. Sheesh, does it really need to 
be posted? Apparently and sadly yes. Yes it does. 
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v=sites=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxxY2JpcmRjbHVifGd4OjcyZDE1Nzk1MDNjZWM3Yzc
It will not take a lot for the selfish and inconsiderate to ruin it for the 
rest of us. Dont be one of them!
Arie GilbertNorth Babylon Queens County Bird Club inc. 


Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
 Original message From: Peter  Date: 9/23/19 
 3:22 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: Felipe Pimentel  Cc: Robert 
Lewis , nys birds  Subject: Re: 
[nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County 
One should never enter the fields on Indiana Road. The last time I was there 
there were birders from a number of states trampling all of the fields, much to 
the dismay (right fully so) of the local farmers. So much so that there was 
talk of putting up a locked entrance gate. 
Peter Post

Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:18 PM, Felipe Pimentel  wrote:






There a several private roads but you can enter through Skinner’s lane and 
drive in the direction of Route 12 and look around for migrating shorebirds 
(now in early fall). You will pass several sad farms and now there a few 
“protected” medical cannabis farms
 too, and  the area is under surveillance. 



https://ebird.org/hotspots?hs=L1276465=all=


The other road that is private but birders use is Indiana rd that is good for 
migrating hawks in Fall.



https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928



Avoid to enter the crop fields when you see workers and stay on the main dirt 
roads.



The other place to go is Pine Island Turf Nursery. I suggest NOT to visit that 
farm during the week since they are working and preparing the fields for 
winter. I generally go there ONLY during the weekends, when the place is more 
quiet.



https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928



Good luck!



Felipe









On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, Robert Lewis  wrote:









A few weeks ago I asked here for directions about where to actually go in the 
Black Dirt region.  One can find many references to birding there online, and 
there are some ebird spots, but there are many dirt or gravel roads and many 
seem to be
 on private property, and many are obviously not driveable once you see them.  
So what is an out-of-the-area birder supposed to do? 






I thank Felipe Pimentel who provided directions to the Pine Island Turf farm.



Yesterday I went exploring.  The attached map is the result.  Enter the area at 
Skinner Lane,
41.320541, -74.435339.  My route is the narrow black line.  I went up Skinner 
Lane to the northwest until it meets Iris Road, which is called Celery Avenue 
on my Iphone map app.  Then I turned left and follow Iris a long time.  It is 
all an excellent
 gravel road.  I was surprised to see a bridge over the Wallkill River at 
41.325083, -74.466914.  It is certainly driveable.  The maps are wrong in that 
there is no connection between Iris and
Transport at 41.300798, -74.472080.



As for birds, there were very few.  But in a few months -- let's hope.














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Sleepy Hollow NY



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Re: [nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County

[Peter]

One should never enter the fields on Indiana Road. The last time I was there 
there were birders from a number of states trampling all of the fields, much to 
the dismay (right fully so) of the local farmers. So much so that there was 
talk of putting up a locked entrance gate. 

Peter Post

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:18 PM, Felipe Pimentel  wrote:
> 
> There a several private roads but you can enter through Skinner’s lane and 
> drive in the direction of Route 12 and look around for migrating shorebirds 
> (now in early fall). You will pass several sad farms and now there a few 
> “protected” medical cannabis farms too, and  the area is under surveillance. 
> 
> https://ebird.org/hotspots?hs=L1276465=all=
> 
> The other road that is private but birders use is Indiana rd that is good for 
> migrating hawks in Fall.
> 
> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928
> 
> Avoid to enter the crop fields when you see workers and stay on the main dirt 
> roads.
> 
> The other place to go is Pine Island Turf Nursery. I suggest NOT to visit 
> that farm during the week since they are working and preparing the fields for 
> winter. I generally go there ONLY during the weekends, when the place is more 
> quiet.
> 
> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Felipe
> 
> 
>> On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, Robert Lewis  wrote:
>> 
>> A few weeks ago I asked here for directions about where to actually go in 
>> the Black Dirt region.  One can find many references to birding there 
>> online, and there are some ebird spots, but there are many dirt or gravel 
>> roads and many seem to be on private property, and many are obviously not 
>> driveable once you see them.  So what is an out-of-the-area birder supposed 
>> to do?  
>> 
>> I thank Felipe Pimentel who provided directions to the Pine Island Turf farm.
>> 
>> Yesterday I went exploring.  The attached map is the result.  Enter the area 
>> at Skinner Lane, 41.320541, -74.435339.  My route is the narrow black line.  
>> I went up Skinner Lane to the northwest until it meets Iris Road, which is 
>> called Celery Avenue on my Iphone map app.  Then I turned left and follow 
>> Iris a long time.  It is all an excellent gravel road.  I was surprised to 
>> see a bridge over the Wallkill River at 41.325083, -74.466914.  It is 
>> certainly driveable.  The maps are wrong in that there is no connection 
>> between Iris and Transport at 41.300798, -74.472080.
>> 
>> As for birds, there were very few.  But in a few months -- let's hope.
>> 
>> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County

[Peter]

One should never enter the fields on Indiana Road. The last time I was there 
there were birders from a number of states trampling all of the fields, much to 
the dismay (right fully so) of the local farmers. So much so that there was 
talk of putting up a locked entrance gate. 

Peter Post

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:18 PM, Felipe Pimentel  wrote:
> 
> There a several private roads but you can enter through Skinner’s lane and 
> drive in the direction of Route 12 and look around for migrating shorebirds 
> (now in early fall). You will pass several sad farms and now there a few 
> “protected” medical cannabis farms too, and  the area is under surveillance. 
> 
> https://ebird.org/hotspots?hs=L1276465=all=
> 
> The other road that is private but birders use is Indiana rd that is good for 
> migrating hawks in Fall.
> 
> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928
> 
> Avoid to enter the crop fields when you see workers and stay on the main dirt 
> roads.
> 
> The other place to go is Pine Island Turf Nursery. I suggest NOT to visit 
> that farm during the week since they are working and preparing the fields for 
> winter. I generally go there ONLY during the weekends, when the place is more 
> quiet.
> 
> https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Felipe
> 
> 
>> On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, Robert Lewis  wrote:
>> 
>> A few weeks ago I asked here for directions about where to actually go in 
>> the Black Dirt region.  One can find many references to birding there 
>> online, and there are some ebird spots, but there are many dirt or gravel 
>> roads and many seem to be on private property, and many are obviously not 
>> driveable once you see them.  So what is an out-of-the-area birder supposed 
>> to do?  
>> 
>> I thank Felipe Pimentel who provided directions to the Pine Island Turf farm.
>> 
>> Yesterday I went exploring.  The attached map is the result.  Enter the area 
>> at Skinner Lane, 41.320541, -74.435339.  My route is the narrow black line.  
>> I went up Skinner Lane to the northwest until it meets Iris Road, which is 
>> called Celery Avenue on my Iphone map app.  Then I turned left and follow 
>> Iris a long time.  It is all an excellent gravel road.  I was surprised to 
>> see a bridge over the Wallkill River at 41.325083, -74.466914.  It is 
>> certainly driveable.  The maps are wrong in that there is no connection 
>> between Iris and Transport at 41.300798, -74.472080.
>> 
>> As for birds, there were very few.  But in a few months -- let's hope.
>> 
>> 
>> Bob Lewis
>> Sleepy Hollow NY
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September 23, 2019




NYSY 09. 23. 19




Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert




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Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, 
Cayuga, 

Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex




Compiled: September 23 at 11:00 a.m.




Compiler: Joseph Brin




Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org













Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 
16, 2019













Highlights:

--




GLOSSY IBIS

CACKLING GOOSE

SANDHILL CRANE

STILT SANDPIPER

BAIRD’S SANDPIPER

COMMON NIGHTHAWK

RED-HEADED WOODPECKER

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER

SEDGE WREN

GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH

PHILADELPHIA VIREO

LINCOLN’S SPARROW

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
















Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)






Shorebirds seen at the complex this week.




SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER

AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER

KILLDEER

BAIRD’S SANDPIPER

PECTORAL SANDPIPER

LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER

WILSON’S SNIPW

GREATER YELLOWLEGS

LESSER YELLOWLEGS

LEAST SANDPIPER

SOLITARY SANDPIPER

SPOTTED SANDPIPER

SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER

STILT SANDPIPER




The GLOSSY IBIS found last week at Knox-Marsellus has continued to be present 
throughout the week.




     9/18:  A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and a CAPE MAY WARBLER were seen on VanDyne 
Spoor road

     9/19: 8 species of Shorebirds including BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and LONG-BILLED 
DOWITCHER were seen at the Visitor’s Center.

     9/20: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the Visitor’s Center.

     9/23: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen and photographed in the bushes at 
Tschache Pool.







Cayuga County






     YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO and at least three 
RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were reported from West Barrier Beach Park and the State 
Park grounds at Fair Haven this week.







Onondaga County






     9/17: A n OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was again found at Raddison River Park 
(private) north of Baldwinsville and was seen through the 21st.

     9/18: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was found at Raddison River Park.

     9/19: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen at Barry Park in Syracuse.

     9/21: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at Raddison River Park. A 
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and 2 CAPE MAY WARBLERS were seen on the Onondaga 
Creek Creek Walk north of Hiawathe Blvd. in Syracuse. 6 Warbler species and 6 
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were seen at Labrador Hollow Unique Area. A CAPE MAY 
WARBLER was seen in Manlius.







Oswego County






     9/19: A SEDGE WREN was found at Sandy Island State Park on Lake Ontario 
along with a PHILADELPHIA VIREO and a CAPE MAY WARBLER.

     9/20: The SEDGE WREN was refound at Sandy Island along with 3 RED-HEADED 
WOODPECKERS.

     9/22: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on Hinman Road north of Port 
Ontario.

     9/23: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen on Hinman Road.







Madison County






     9/20: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and 2 LINCOLN’S SPARROWS were seen at the 
Tuscarora nature Area west of Erieville. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen 
at Woodman Pond north of Hamilton.

     9/22: A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen at the Madison Street Impoundment 
north of Hamilton. A SANDHILL CRANE was found at the Sky High Sod Farm north of 
Chittenango.







Oneida County






     9/16: 8 species of Warblers including CAPE MAY were seen at the Spring 
Farm Nature Sanctuary south of Clinton.

     9/17: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen in Waterville.

     9/19: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary.

     9/21: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at the Sparin Farn Nature 
Sanctuary.







Herkimer County






     9/20: An early WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at a feeder north of 
Dolgeville.

     

     




        




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September 23, 2019




NYSY 09. 23. 19




Hotline: Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert




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Reporting upstate counties: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, 
Cayuga, 

Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex




Compiled: September 23 at 11:00 a.m.




Compiler: Joseph Brin




Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org













Greetings: This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of September 
16, 2019













Highlights:

--




GLOSSY IBIS

CACKLING GOOSE

SANDHILL CRANE

STILT SANDPIPER

BAIRD’S SANDPIPER

COMMON NIGHTHAWK

RED-HEADED WOODPECKER

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER

SEDGE WREN

GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH

PHILADELPHIA VIREO

LINCOLN’S SPARROW

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
















Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)






Shorebirds seen at the complex this week.




SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER

AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER

KILLDEER

BAIRD’S SANDPIPER

PECTORAL SANDPIPER

LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER

WILSON’S SNIPW

GREATER YELLOWLEGS

LESSER YELLOWLEGS

LEAST SANDPIPER

SOLITARY SANDPIPER

SPOTTED SANDPIPER

SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER

STILT SANDPIPER




The GLOSSY IBIS found last week at Knox-Marsellus has continued to be present 
throughout the week.




     9/18:  A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and a CAPE MAY WARBLER were seen on VanDyne 
Spoor road

     9/19: 8 species of Shorebirds including BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and LONG-BILLED 
DOWITCHER were seen at the Visitor’s Center.

     9/20: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the Visitor’s Center.

     9/23: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen and photographed in the bushes at 
Tschache Pool.







Cayuga County






     YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO and at least three 
RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were reported from West Barrier Beach Park and the State 
Park grounds at Fair Haven this week.







Onondaga County






     9/17: A n OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was again found at Raddison River Park 
(private) north of Baldwinsville and was seen through the 21st.

     9/18: A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was found at Raddison River Park.

     9/19: A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen at Barry Park in Syracuse.

     9/21: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen at Raddison River Park. A 
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and 2 CAPE MAY WARBLERS were seen on the Onondaga 
Creek Creek Walk north of Hiawathe Blvd. in Syracuse. 6 Warbler species and 6 
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were seen at Labrador Hollow Unique Area. A CAPE MAY 
WARBLER was seen in Manlius.







Oswego County






     9/19: A SEDGE WREN was found at Sandy Island State Park on Lake Ontario 
along with a PHILADELPHIA VIREO and a CAPE MAY WARBLER.

     9/20: The SEDGE WREN was refound at Sandy Island along with 3 RED-HEADED 
WOODPECKERS.

     9/22: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen on Hinman Road north of Port 
Ontario.

     9/23: A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen on Hinman Road.







Madison County






     9/20: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and 2 LINCOLN’S SPARROWS were seen at the 
Tuscarora nature Area west of Erieville. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen 
at Woodman Pond north of Hamilton.

     9/22: A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen at the Madison Street Impoundment 
north of Hamilton. A SANDHILL CRANE was found at the Sky High Sod Farm north of 
Chittenango.







Oneida County






     9/16: 8 species of Warblers including CAPE MAY were seen at the Spring 
Farm Nature Sanctuary south of Clinton.

     9/17: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen in Waterville.

     9/19: A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at Spring Farm Nature Sanctuary.

     9/21: A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at the Sparin Farn Nature 
Sanctuary.







Herkimer County






     9/20: An early WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at a feeder north of 
Dolgeville.

     

     




        




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Re: [nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County

[Felipe Pimentel]

There a several private roads but you can enter through Skinner’s lane and 
drive in the direction of Route 12 and look around for migrating shorebirds 
(now in early fall). You will pass several sad farms and now there a few 
“protected” medical cannabis farms too, and  the area is under surveillance.

https://ebird.org/hotspots?hs=L1276465=all=

The other road that is private but birders use is Indiana rd that is good for 
migrating hawks in Fall.

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928

Avoid to enter the crop fields when you see workers and stay on the main dirt 
roads.

The other place to go is Pine Island Turf Nursery. I suggest NOT to visit that 
farm during the week since they are working and preparing the fields for 
winter. I generally go there ONLY during the weekends, when the place is more 
quiet.

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928

Good luck!

Felipe


On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, Robert Lewis 
mailto:rfer...@yahoo.com>> wrote:

A few weeks ago I asked here for directions about where to actually go in the 
Black Dirt region.  One can find many references to birding there online, and 
there are some ebird spots, but there are many dirt or gravel roads and many 
seem to be on private property, and many are obviously not driveable once you 
see them.  So what is an out-of-the-area birder supposed to do?

I thank Felipe Pimentel who provided directions to the Pine Island Turf farm.

Yesterday I went exploring.  The attached map is the result.  Enter the area at 
Skinner Lane, 41.320541, -74.435339.  My route is the narrow black line.  I 
went up Skinner Lane to the northwest until it meets Iris Road, which is called 
Celery Avenue on my Iphone map app.  Then I turned left and follow Iris a long 
time.  It is all an excellent gravel road.  I was surprised to see a bridge 
over the Wallkill River at 41.325083, -74.466914.  It is certainly driveable.  
The maps are wrong in that there is no connection between Iris and Transport at 
41.300798, -74.472080.

As for birds, there were very few.  But in a few months -- let's hope.


Bob Lewis
Sleepy Hollow NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County

[Felipe Pimentel]

There a several private roads but you can enter through Skinner’s lane and 
drive in the direction of Route 12 and look around for migrating shorebirds 
(now in early fall). You will pass several sad farms and now there a few 
“protected” medical cannabis farms too, and  the area is under surveillance.

https://ebird.org/hotspots?hs=L1276465=all=

The other road that is private but birders use is Indiana rd that is good for 
migrating hawks in Fall.

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928

Avoid to enter the crop fields when you see workers and stay on the main dirt 
roads.

The other place to go is Pine Island Turf Nursery. I suggest NOT to visit that 
farm during the week since they are working and preparing the fields for 
winter. I generally go there ONLY during the weekends, when the place is more 
quiet.

https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1041928

Good luck!

Felipe


On Sep 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, Robert Lewis 
mailto:rfer...@yahoo.com>> wrote:

A few weeks ago I asked here for directions about where to actually go in the 
Black Dirt region.  One can find many references to birding there online, and 
there are some ebird spots, but there are many dirt or gravel roads and many 
seem to be on private property, and many are obviously not driveable once you 
see them.  So what is an out-of-the-area birder supposed to do?

I thank Felipe Pimentel who provided directions to the Pine Island Turf farm.

Yesterday I went exploring.  The attached map is the result.  Enter the area at 
Skinner Lane, 41.320541, -74.435339.  My route is the narrow black line.  I 
went up Skinner Lane to the northwest until it meets Iris Road, which is called 
Celery Avenue on my Iphone map app.  Then I turned left and follow Iris a long 
time.  It is all an excellent gravel road.  I was surprised to see a bridge 
over the Wallkill River at 41.325083, -74.466914.  It is certainly driveable.  
The maps are wrong in that there is no connection between Iris and Transport at 
41.300798, -74.472080.

As for birds, there were very few.  But in a few months -- let's hope.


Bob Lewis
Sleepy Hollow NY
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[nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County

[Robert Lewis]

A few weeks ago I asked here for directions about where to actually go in the 
Black Dirt region.  One can find many references to birding there online, and 
there are some ebird spots, but there are many dirt or gravel roads and many 
seem to be on private property, and many are obviously not driveable once you 
see them.  So what is an out-of-the-area birder supposed to do?  

I thank Felipe Pimentel who provided directions to the Pine Island Turf farm.
Yesterday I went exploring.  The attached map is the result.  Enter the area at 
Skinner Lane, 41.320541, -74.435339.  My route is the narrow black line.  I 
went up Skinner Lane to the northwest until it meets Iris Road, which is called 
Celery Avenue on my Iphone map app.  Then I turned left and follow Iris a long 
time.  It is all an excellent gravel road.  I was surprised to see a bridge 
over the Wallkill River at 41.325083, -74.466914.  It is certainly driveable.  
The maps are wrong in that there is no connection between Iris and Transport at 
41.300798, -74.472080.
As for birds, there were very few.  But in a few months -- let's hope.


Bob LewisSleepy Hollow NY

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[nysbirds-l] Birding the Black Dirt Region, Orange County

[Robert Lewis]

A few weeks ago I asked here for directions about where to actually go in the 
Black Dirt region.  One can find many references to birding there online, and 
there are some ebird spots, but there are many dirt or gravel roads and many 
seem to be on private property, and many are obviously not driveable once you 
see them.  So what is an out-of-the-area birder supposed to do?  

I thank Felipe Pimentel who provided directions to the Pine Island Turf farm.
Yesterday I went exploring.  The attached map is the result.  Enter the area at 
Skinner Lane, 41.320541, -74.435339.  My route is the narrow black line.  I 
went up Skinner Lane to the northwest until it meets Iris Road, which is called 
Celery Avenue on my Iphone map app.  Then I turned left and follow Iris a long 
time.  It is all an excellent gravel road.  I was surprised to see a bridge 
over the Wallkill River at 41.325083, -74.466914.  It is certainly driveable.  
The maps are wrong in that there is no connection between Iris and Transport at 
41.300798, -74.472080.
As for birds, there were very few.  But in a few months -- let's hope.


Bob LewisSleepy Hollow NY

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LINKS - Re: [nysbirds-l] News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light pollution and cats.

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Hi Shai and Gus,

Here’s a link to the 2019 State of the Birds: 
https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2019/download-pdf-report/

At the above link, the front page shows a graph depicting the actual data from 
1970 to present. The x-axis is compressed relative to the one appearing in 
Living Bird and the online graphic 
(https://www.allaboutbirds.org/vanishing-1-in-4-birds-gone), so the curve in 
the State of the Birds report appears to have a sharper decline; although, 
there was a minor increase about a decade ago, which helped level out the line. 
Also of note, the y-axis depicts the population change (in billions of birds) 
by way of negative values.

The full Science article is below, although, I’m not certain if those outside 
of a university setting will have full access:

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2019/09/18/science.aaw1313

Hope these links are helpful.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


On Sep 22, 2019, at 1:12 PM, Shaibal Mitra 
mailto:shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu>> wrote:

Hi Gus,

I really think it's just an artifact of the way the figure was made, and not 
something with a complicated biological explanation. To me it looks like a 
simple function that illustrates the entire estimated decline from 10 to 7, as 
though the current population size was the end point. In other words, the 
graphic looks like the exponential loss of 3 billion birds, starting with all 
of the 3 billion birds that used to exist, to the zero of those birds that 
remain today.

Shai
___
From: Gus Keri [gusk...@zoho.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 12:35 PM
To: Shaibal Mitra
Cc: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu)
Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its 
birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light 
pollution and cats.

Hi Shaibal,

I took into consideration the possibility of exponential  decline but it didn't 
look like that.
If you calculate the decline in relation to the absolute number of birds at the 
beginning of each decade, the difference is more remarkable.
Here is the percentage of decline for each decade alone:
By the end of the 70s: 12%
By the end of the 80s: 9%
By the end of the 90s: 7%
BY the end if the 2000s: 4%
By now: 1-2%

I don't know if birds are finding a way to adjust with all the environmental 
changes that are taking place, or there are other factors involved.




Sent using Zoho Mail


 On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 12:01:35 -0400 Shaibal Mitra 
mailto:shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu>> wrote 
Hi Gus and all,

The curve in the link has the shape characteristic of exponential decline at a 
constant rate. It has the properties you describe, with the amount of absolute 
loss diminishing in the recent years, because the population itself is getting 
smaller all the time. I suspect that this graphic is not to be taken literally 
but instead is a simple, fitted function meant to express the overall rate of 
loss that was estimated over these decades.

Best,
Shai

From: 
bounce-123944861-3714...@list.cornell.edu
 
[bounce-123944861-3714...@list.cornell.edu]
 on behalf of Gus Keri [gusk...@zoho.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 6:57 PM
To: Anne Swaim
Cc: NYSBIRDS-L-for posts posts; Birding alert, ebirdsNYC, Birding alert
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its 
birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light 
pollution and cats.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/vanishing-1-in-4-birds-gone/

The shape of the curve on the graphic in the above article is very intriguing 
to me. It starts with a steep decline in the first couple of decades and 
plateaued toward the last few years.
The curve suggests that more than 75% of birds losses happened in the first 25 
years (betwween 1970 and 1995) and less than 25% of the losses took place in 
the last 25 years(from 1995 to present).
The fact that habitat loss, climate changes and other adverse environmental 
changes are worse in the last 25 years compared to the previous period suggests 
other factors are at play to slow down the decline of the total population.
Does anyone have any explanation for this contradiction?

Sent using Zoho Mail


 On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 07:18:43 -0400 Anne Swaim  wrote 

The unformatted PDF version of the study is now openly linked on Cornell Lab's 
website 
here:https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DECLINE-OF-NORTH-AMERICAN-AVIFAUNA-SCIENCE-2019.pdfand
 also linked from accompanying Living Birds article 
here:https://www.allaboutbirds.org/vanishing-1-in-4-birds-gone/

Anne SwaimSaw Mill River Audubonwww.sawmillriveraudubon.org



On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 9:29 PM Anne Swaim  wrote:
Further on this topic: someone just passed 

LINKS - Re: [nysbirds-l] News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light pollution and cats.

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Hi Shai and Gus,

Here’s a link to the 2019 State of the Birds: 
https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2019/download-pdf-report/

At the above link, the front page shows a graph depicting the actual data from 
1970 to present. The x-axis is compressed relative to the one appearing in 
Living Bird and the online graphic 
(https://www.allaboutbirds.org/vanishing-1-in-4-birds-gone), so the curve in 
the State of the Birds report appears to have a sharper decline; although, 
there was a minor increase about a decade ago, which helped level out the line. 
Also of note, the y-axis depicts the population change (in billions of birds) 
by way of negative values.

The full Science article is below, although, I’m not certain if those outside 
of a university setting will have full access:

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2019/09/18/science.aaw1313

Hope these links are helpful.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


On Sep 22, 2019, at 1:12 PM, Shaibal Mitra 
mailto:shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu>> wrote:

Hi Gus,

I really think it's just an artifact of the way the figure was made, and not 
something with a complicated biological explanation. To me it looks like a 
simple function that illustrates the entire estimated decline from 10 to 7, as 
though the current population size was the end point. In other words, the 
graphic looks like the exponential loss of 3 billion birds, starting with all 
of the 3 billion birds that used to exist, to the zero of those birds that 
remain today.

Shai
___
From: Gus Keri [gusk...@zoho.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 12:35 PM
To: Shaibal Mitra
Cc: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu)
Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its 
birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light 
pollution and cats.

Hi Shaibal,

I took into consideration the possibility of exponential  decline but it didn't 
look like that.
If you calculate the decline in relation to the absolute number of birds at the 
beginning of each decade, the difference is more remarkable.
Here is the percentage of decline for each decade alone:
By the end of the 70s: 12%
By the end of the 80s: 9%
By the end of the 90s: 7%
BY the end if the 2000s: 4%
By now: 1-2%

I don't know if birds are finding a way to adjust with all the environmental 
changes that are taking place, or there are other factors involved.




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 On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 12:01:35 -0400 Shaibal Mitra 
mailto:shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu>> wrote 
Hi Gus and all,

The curve in the link has the shape characteristic of exponential decline at a 
constant rate. It has the properties you describe, with the amount of absolute 
loss diminishing in the recent years, because the population itself is getting 
smaller all the time. I suspect that this graphic is not to be taken literally 
but instead is a simple, fitted function meant to express the overall rate of 
loss that was estimated over these decades.

Best,
Shai

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[bounce-123944861-3714...@list.cornell.edu]
 on behalf of Gus Keri [gusk...@zoho.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 6:57 PM
To: Anne Swaim
Cc: NYSBIRDS-L-for posts posts; Birding alert, ebirdsNYC, Birding alert
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: News Alert: North America has lost 29% of its 
birds since 1970, study finds. Experts blame habitat loss, pesticides, light 
pollution and cats.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/vanishing-1-in-4-birds-gone/

The shape of the curve on the graphic in the above article is very intriguing 
to me. It starts with a steep decline in the first couple of decades and 
plateaued toward the last few years.
The curve suggests that more than 75% of birds losses happened in the first 25 
years (betwween 1970 and 1995) and less than 25% of the losses took place in 
the last 25 years(from 1995 to present).
The fact that habitat loss, climate changes and other adverse environmental 
changes are worse in the last 25 years compared to the previous period suggests 
other factors are at play to slow down the decline of the total population.
Does anyone have any explanation for this contradiction?

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 On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 07:18:43 -0400 Anne Swaim  wrote 

The unformatted PDF version of the study is now openly linked on Cornell Lab's 
website 
here:https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DECLINE-OF-NORTH-AMERICAN-AVIFAUNA-SCIENCE-2019.pdfand
 also linked from accompanying Living Birds article 
here:https://www.allaboutbirds.org/vanishing-1-in-4-birds-gone/

Anne SwaimSaw Mill River Audubonwww.sawmillriveraudubon.org



On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 9:29 PM Anne Swaim  wrote:
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[nysbirds-l] Jerome reservoir AmericanGolden Plover's

[patrickhoran]

I did a quick scan of the tub at Jerome park this am around 6:45,currently 
there are still 2 American golden plovers continuing with some peeps,many 
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