[nysbirds-l] "Big day 'near' Sayville High"

2019-11-19 Thread robert adamo 
After spending 4 days upstate in Oneonta pursuing the fortunes of Hartwick
College's basketball team (grandson #2 is a member) we arrived home Monday
night to answer John McNeil's call re: the "golden moment" (read lifer) he
had earlier in the day ! Today, the earliest I could get up to Brookside
County Park was 1545, and as luck would have it, the only person there was
someone with prior experience with this Golden-crowned Sparrow, the actual
birder who found it...Patty Orgera (sp ?) !  She made my day by stating the
bird had made an appearance already, and within a short time, after a
number of White-throated Sparrows, a few Mourning Doves, and 2 Fox Sparrows
started feeding, the GCSP arrived ! It made one more visit before Patty
left, actively feeding under the hanging feeders. Just before I left (dusk)
It came in one more time, with the same cast of birds, although the Fox
Sparrow count had grown to 3.

Like John, this bird was a "lifer" for me - a species I had begun to wonder
if it had become a personal nemesis. This mindset was fueled by a futile
record after traveling, on many different trips, along much of the pacific
coast, from the Mexican border, through California, Oregon, Washington and
up into Alaska. This black cloud then followed me back East, when, in the
near past, I traveled upstate while unsuccessfully seeking out our state's
1st record for this species !  On that occasion also, the bird's founder
(Lance Ferderame (sp ?) was the only birder on location when I arrived, ~
0800, and it remained that way until we left ~ 1245. You can believe that
this was the first thing that entered my mind when Patty told me of her
great fortune !

Cheers,
Bob

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[nysbirds-l] "Big day 'near' Sayville High"

2019-11-19 Thread robert adamo 
After spending 4 days upstate in Oneonta pursuing the fortunes of Hartwick
College's basketball team (grandson #2 is a member) we arrived home Monday
night to answer John McNeil's call re: the "golden moment" (read lifer) he
had earlier in the day ! Today, the earliest I could get up to Brookside
County Park was 1545, and as luck would have it, the only person there was
someone with prior experience with this Golden-crowned Sparrow, the actual
birder who found it...Patty Orgera (sp ?) !  She made my day by stating the
bird had made an appearance already, and within a short time, after a
number of White-throated Sparrows, a few Mourning Doves, and 2 Fox Sparrows
started feeding, the GCSP arrived ! It made one more visit before Patty
left, actively feeding under the hanging feeders. Just before I left (dusk)
It came in one more time, with the same cast of birds, although the Fox
Sparrow count had grown to 3.

Like John, this bird was a "lifer" for me - a species I had begun to wonder
if it had become a personal nemesis. This mindset was fueled by a futile
record after traveling, on many different trips, along much of the pacific
coast, from the Mexican border, through California, Oregon, Washington and
up into Alaska. This black cloud then followed me back East, when, in the
near past, I traveled upstate while unsuccessfully seeking out our state's
1st record for this species !  On that occasion also, the bird's founder
(Lance Ferderame (sp ?) was the only birder on location when I arrived, ~
0800, and it remained that way until we left ~ 1245. You can believe that
this was the first thing that entered my mind when Patty told me of her
great fortune !

Cheers,
Bob

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[nysbirds-l] Eastern Long Island goodies & others

2019-11-19 Thread Andrew Block 
11/19/19 - Brookside Co. Park, Sayville, NY
1 imm. GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW3 Fox Sparrowsseveral White-throated Sparrows2 
Song Sparrows3 House Finches4 Black-capped Chickadees1 Tufted Timouse1 Downy 
Woodpecker
- Montauk Pt. S.P., Montauk, NY
several Canada Geeseseveral Common Eidersmany Black Scotersseveral Surf 
Scoters20+ White-winged Scoters4 Red-breasted Mergansers2 Wild Turkeys30+ 
Laughing Gulls3 Great Black-backed Gullsmany Herring Gullsmany Ring-billed 
Gulls4+ Common Loons6+ Red-throated Loonsseveral Northern Gannets7+ Dark-eyed 
Juncos2 Song Sparrows
Also had two Gray Seals right off the point.
- sandy spit south of the Inlet Seafood Restaurant, E. Lake Dr., Montauk, NY
2 imm. BROWN PELICANSmany Great Black-backed Gullsmany Herring Gullsseveral 
Ring-billed Gulls2 Mute Swans1 Common Loon
Also had one Gray Seal in by the docks there just off the spit.
Andrew
Andrew v. F. Block
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20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629 
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[nysbirds-l] Eastern Long Island goodies & others

2019-11-19 Thread Andrew Block 
11/19/19 - Brookside Co. Park, Sayville, NY
1 imm. GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW3 Fox Sparrowsseveral White-throated Sparrows2 
Song Sparrows3 House Finches4 Black-capped Chickadees1 Tufted Timouse1 Downy 
Woodpecker
- Montauk Pt. S.P., Montauk, NY
several Canada Geeseseveral Common Eidersmany Black Scotersseveral Surf 
Scoters20+ White-winged Scoters4 Red-breasted Mergansers2 Wild Turkeys30+ 
Laughing Gulls3 Great Black-backed Gullsmany Herring Gullsmany Ring-billed 
Gulls4+ Common Loons6+ Red-throated Loonsseveral Northern Gannets7+ Dark-eyed 
Juncos2 Song Sparrows
Also had two Gray Seals right off the point.
- sandy spit south of the Inlet Seafood Restaurant, E. Lake Dr., Montauk, NY
2 imm. BROWN PELICANSmany Great Black-backed Gullsmany Herring Gullsseveral 
Ring-billed Gulls2 Mute Swans1 Common Loon
Also had one Gray Seal in by the docks there just off the spit.
Andrew
Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist
20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629 
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[nysbirds-l] Brooksdie Golden Crowned FYI

2019-11-19 Thread Ken Thompson 
On my way home this afternoon iI passed Brookside County Park. There were
County employees doing some cleaning and maintenance. I couldn't  pull in
as a truck was in the driveway. FYI

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Sayville NY

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[nysbirds-l] Brooksdie Golden Crowned FYI

2019-11-19 Thread Ken Thompson 
On my way home this afternoon iI passed Brookside County Park. There were
County employees doing some cleaning and maintenance. I couldn't  pull in
as a truck was in the driveway. FYI

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Sayville NY

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow YES 11/19

2019-11-19 Thread Carole Griffiths 
Continues as of 12:20

From: bounce-124134660-14379...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Brendan Fogarty 

Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 7:53:31 AM
To: NYSBIRDS-L
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow YES 11/19

WARNING: This email originated from outside of Long Island University. Do not 
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Bird continues today, same place (at Brookside County Park in Suffolk County 
adjacent to Sayville High School, feeding station on N side of building). Walk 
in from Brook St.

Brendan Fogarty
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow YES 11/19

2019-11-19 Thread Carole Griffiths 
Continues as of 12:20

From: bounce-124134660-14379...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Brendan Fogarty 

Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 7:53:31 AM
To: NYSBIRDS-L
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow YES 11/19

WARNING: This email originated from outside of Long Island University. Do not 
click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the 
content is safe. - LIU Information Technology
Bird continues today, same place (at Brookside County Park in Suffolk County 
adjacent to Sayville High School, feeding station on N side of building). Walk 
in from Brook St.

Brendan Fogarty
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[nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow YES 11/19

2019-11-19 Thread Brendan Fogarty 
Bird continues today, same place (at Brookside County Park in Suffolk
County adjacent to Sayville High School, feeding station on N side of
building). Walk in from Brook St.

Brendan Fogarty

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[nysbirds-l] Golden-crowned Sparrow YES 11/19

2019-11-19 Thread Brendan Fogarty 
Bird continues today, same place (at Brookside County Park in Suffolk
County adjacent to Sayville High School, feeding station on N side of
building). Walk in from Brook St.

Brendan Fogarty

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