RE: [nysbirds-l] Diverse Late Season Morning Flight/Seawatch

[Steve Walter]

If you’re interested in a comparison to Jones Beach West End, Shai, there’s 
actually been an uptick in migrating finches the last two days. The American 
Goldfinch count was around 400 each day, and there’s been single digits of 
Purple Finch and Pine Siskin. Still a few dozen Red-winged Blackbirds and Cedar 
Waxwings (most of them Sunday). A few Pipits here, too. But not so good on the 
sexy finches. I was hoping to get Redpolls to replace the dwindling supply of 
Red Crossbills. No luck. It could be that the two Crossbills yesterday will be 
that last I see for the season. I’m not really moved to go out for essentially 
Goldfinches only. At least those last two Crossbills were maybe the best. 
Unlike the rest over the last couple of weeks, these stayed for nearly an hour 
and delighted a few folks with cameras, 

 

Steve Walter

Bayside

 

From: Steve Walter [mailto:stevewalt...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2020 10:26 PM
To: Steve Walter 
Subject: Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Diverse Late Season Morning Flight/Seawatch

 

 

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From: Shaibal Mitra mailto:shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu> >
Date: Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 11:38 AM
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Diverse Late Season Morning Flight/Seawatch
To: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu  ) 
mailto:NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu> >



As nocturnal landbird migration has faded to near zero, I've been finding it 
more difficult to make an early start. This morning I reached Robert Moses SP, 
Suffolk County, LI at 08:30 without a clear expectation of what the light wnw 
winds might bring: on the one hand the possibility of a rare irruptive species, 
such as Bohemian Waxwing or even Pine Grosbeak; on the other, waterbirds moving 
in response to freezing temperatures. What I found was a very interesting mix. 
A few American Pipits are still moving and were joined by the first big flocks 
(>100) of Horned Larks and and Snow Buntings I've seen so far this season. 
Among Fringillids, I saw just one flock of American Goldfinches, and single 
American Robin and Downy Woodpecker were calling from the puckerbrush, as if 
bewildered at their new haunts.

But the ocean side was even more lively. Some freshwater ducks on the move 
included a flock of nine Northern Shoveler (a very tough bird at RMSP proper, 
from the competitive patch listing point of view), but the highlights were the 
smaller gulls, moving from east to west in very good numbers: 13 Black-legged 
Kittiwakes, 940 Bonaparte's Gulls, seven tardy Laughing Gulls, and 160 
Ring-billed Gulls. None of these seemed to be lingering to feed in this area, 
but it might be worth checking places like Jones Inlet.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S77187476

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore


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RE: [nysbirds-l] Diverse Late Season Morning Flight/Seawatch

[Steve Walter]

If you’re interested in a comparison to Jones Beach West End, Shai, there’s 
actually been an uptick in migrating finches the last two days. The American 
Goldfinch count was around 400 each day, and there’s been single digits of 
Purple Finch and Pine Siskin. Still a few dozen Red-winged Blackbirds and Cedar 
Waxwings (most of them Sunday). A few Pipits here, too. But not so good on the 
sexy finches. I was hoping to get Redpolls to replace the dwindling supply of 
Red Crossbills. No luck. It could be that the two Crossbills yesterday will be 
that last I see for the season. I’m not really moved to go out for essentially 
Goldfinches only. At least those last two Crossbills were maybe the best. 
Unlike the rest over the last couple of weeks, these stayed for nearly an hour 
and delighted a few folks with cameras, 

 

Steve Walter

Bayside

 

From: Steve Walter [mailto:stevewalt...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2020 10:26 PM
To: Steve Walter 
Subject: Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Diverse Late Season Morning Flight/Seawatch

 

 

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From: Shaibal Mitra mailto:shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu> >
Date: Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 11:38 AM
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Diverse Late Season Morning Flight/Seawatch
To: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu  ) 
mailto:NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu> >



As nocturnal landbird migration has faded to near zero, I've been finding it 
more difficult to make an early start. This morning I reached Robert Moses SP, 
Suffolk County, LI at 08:30 without a clear expectation of what the light wnw 
winds might bring: on the one hand the possibility of a rare irruptive species, 
such as Bohemian Waxwing or even Pine Grosbeak; on the other, waterbirds moving 
in response to freezing temperatures. What I found was a very interesting mix. 
A few American Pipits are still moving and were joined by the first big flocks 
(>100) of Horned Larks and and Snow Buntings I've seen so far this season. 
Among Fringillids, I saw just one flock of American Goldfinches, and single 
American Robin and Downy Woodpecker were calling from the puckerbrush, as if 
bewildered at their new haunts.

But the ocean side was even more lively. Some freshwater ducks on the move 
included a flock of nine Northern Shoveler (a very tough bird at RMSP proper, 
from the competitive patch listing point of view), but the highlights were the 
smaller gulls, moving from east to west in very good numbers: 13 Black-legged 
Kittiwakes, 940 Bonaparte's Gulls, seven tardy Laughing Gulls, and 160 
Ring-billed Gulls. None of these seemed to be lingering to feed in this area, 
but it might be worth checking places like Jones Inlet.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S77187476

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore


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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA

 

*  New York

*  Syracuse

* December 07, 2020

*  NYSY  12. 07. 20

 

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert

Dates(s):




November 30 to December 07, 2020

to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com

covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),

Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland

compiled: December 07 AT 12:30 p.m. (EDT)

compiler: Joseph Brin

Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org

 

 

#729 

Monday December 07, 2020

 

Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 

November 30, 2020

 

Highlights:

---




RED-THROATED LOON

GREAT EGRET

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE

ROSS’S GOOSE

CACKLING GOOSE

BLACK SCOTER

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER

SANDHILL CRANE

ICELAND GULL

GLAUCOUS GULL

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE

SHORT-EARED OWL

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

NORTHERN SHRIKE

COMMON YELLOWTHROAT

BOHEMIAN WAXWING

PINE GROSBEAK

EVENING GROSBEAK

COMMOM REDPOLL

HOARY REDPOLL

WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL

RED CROSSBILL










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

  




     11/30: The last day the WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at the Visitor’s 
Center.

     12/4: 2 CACKLING GEESE and a late COMMON YELLOWTHROAT were found along the 
Wildlife Drive. Over 250 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.

     12/5: 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen from Carncross Road, They were found 
again the next evening.







Cayuga County






     12/1: A RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Lake Ontario from West Barrier Bar 
Park in Fair Haven.

     12/3: COMMON REDPOLLS and PINE SISKINS were seen at Fair Haven State park.







Onondaga County






     RED CROSSBILLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS continue in good numbers at Shakham 
Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest near the Cortland County line.

     12/1: A RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, present since October, was found by birders 
and ID’D by a bander. It is still being seen today.A BLACK SCOTER and a 
RED-NECKED GREBE were seen on Onondaga Lake from the West Shore Trail.

     12/2: A HOARY REDPOLL was seen in with Common redpolls on the West Shore 
Trail of Onondaga Lake. An ICELAND GULL was found in Mercer Park on the Seneca 
River in Baldwinsville.It was seen again on the 6th.

     12/3: A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was heard in flight at Green Lakes State 
Park in Fayetteville.

     12/4: A late GREAT EGRET was seen from the West Shore Trail of Onondaga 
Lake.

     12/5: Over 50 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen along the West Shore Trail of 
Onondaga Lake.







Oswego County






     EVENING GROSBEAKS have frequently been at feeders in Willianstown.

     12/1: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario.

     12/2: A BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE was seen from the bluff at Derby Hill on 
Lake Ontario.

     12/3: 10 BLACK SCOTERS was seen at the Sandy Pond outlet on Lake Ontario.

     12/4: 25 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on Harris Hill Road near Hannibal.

     12/5: A late GREATER YELLOWLEGS was at Selkirk Shores State Park on Lake 
Ontario. A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen from the bluff at Derby Hill on Lake 
Ontario.







Madison County






     11/30: 3 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at Indian Lookout Road in Cazenovia.

     12/1: A late RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen on the Erie Canal Trail north 
of Chittenango.

     12/4: A PINE GROSBEAK was found along Erieville Road near Nelson.

     12/6: A ROSS’S GOOS was seen and photographed in flight near Indian 
Lookout Road in Cazenovia. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Ditchbank 
Road north of Canastota. 20 EVENING GROSBEAKS were found on Paridise Hill Road 
near Deruyter. A HOARY REDPOLL was found on Thompson Road south of Cazenovia. A 
RED CROSSBILL was seen on Muller Hill Road near Georgetown.







Oneida County






     12/6: 5 EVENING GROSBEAKS and 2 PINE GROSBEAKS were found in the 
Forestport area. A HOARY REDPOLL was seen on Canterbury Hill Road north of 
Rome. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Rt. 26 south of Rome.







Herkimer county






     12/1: EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Military Road north of Dolgeville and 
Cemetery Road south of Dolgeville. 

     12/5: 13 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at a residence in Salisbury Corners 
north of Dolgeville.




       




End Report







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Baldwinsville NY

Region 5



   
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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA

 

*  New York

*  Syracuse

* December 07, 2020

*  NYSY  12. 07. 20

 

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert

Dates(s):




November 30 to December 07, 2020

to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com

covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),

Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland

compiled: December 07 AT 12:30 p.m. (EDT)

compiler: Joseph Brin

Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org

 

 

#729 

Monday December 07, 2020

 

Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 

November 30, 2020

 

Highlights:

---




RED-THROATED LOON

GREAT EGRET

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE

ROSS’S GOOSE

CACKLING GOOSE

BLACK SCOTER

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER

SANDHILL CRANE

ICELAND GULL

GLAUCOUS GULL

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE

SHORT-EARED OWL

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

NORTHERN SHRIKE

COMMON YELLOWTHROAT

BOHEMIAN WAXWING

PINE GROSBEAK

EVENING GROSBEAK

COMMOM REDPOLL

HOARY REDPOLL

WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL

RED CROSSBILL










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

  




     11/30: The last day the WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at the Visitor’s 
Center.

     12/4: 2 CACKLING GEESE and a late COMMON YELLOWTHROAT were found along the 
Wildlife Drive. Over 250 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.

     12/5: 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen from Carncross Road, They were found 
again the next evening.







Cayuga County






     12/1: A RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Lake Ontario from West Barrier Bar 
Park in Fair Haven.

     12/3: COMMON REDPOLLS and PINE SISKINS were seen at Fair Haven State park.







Onondaga County






     RED CROSSBILLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS continue in good numbers at Shakham 
Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest near the Cortland County line.

     12/1: A RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, present since October, was found by birders 
and ID’D by a bander. It is still being seen today.A BLACK SCOTER and a 
RED-NECKED GREBE were seen on Onondaga Lake from the West Shore Trail.

     12/2: A HOARY REDPOLL was seen in with Common redpolls on the West Shore 
Trail of Onondaga Lake. An ICELAND GULL was found in Mercer Park on the Seneca 
River in Baldwinsville.It was seen again on the 6th.

     12/3: A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was heard in flight at Green Lakes State 
Park in Fayetteville.

     12/4: A late GREAT EGRET was seen from the West Shore Trail of Onondaga 
Lake.

     12/5: Over 50 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen along the West Shore Trail of 
Onondaga Lake.







Oswego County






     EVENING GROSBEAKS have frequently been at feeders in Willianstown.

     12/1: A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at the Sandy Pond Outlet on Lake Ontario.

     12/2: A BLACK-LEGGED KITTYWAKE was seen from the bluff at Derby Hill on 
Lake Ontario.

     12/3: 10 BLACK SCOTERS was seen at the Sandy Pond outlet on Lake Ontario.

     12/4: 25 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on Harris Hill Road near Hannibal.

     12/5: A late GREATER YELLOWLEGS was at Selkirk Shores State Park on Lake 
Ontario. A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen from the bluff at Derby Hill on Lake 
Ontario.







Madison County






     11/30: 3 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at Indian Lookout Road in Cazenovia.

     12/1: A late RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen on the Erie Canal Trail north 
of Chittenango.

     12/4: A PINE GROSBEAK was found along Erieville Road near Nelson.

     12/6: A ROSS’S GOOS was seen and photographed in flight near Indian 
Lookout Road in Cazenovia. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Ditchbank 
Road north of Canastota. 20 EVENING GROSBEAKS were found on Paridise Hill Road 
near Deruyter. A HOARY REDPOLL was found on Thompson Road south of Cazenovia. A 
RED CROSSBILL was seen on Muller Hill Road near Georgetown.







Oneida County






     12/6: 5 EVENING GROSBEAKS and 2 PINE GROSBEAKS were found in the 
Forestport area. A HOARY REDPOLL was seen on Canterbury Hill Road north of 
Rome. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Rt. 26 south of Rome.







Herkimer county






     12/1: EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Military Road north of Dolgeville and 
Cemetery Road south of Dolgeville. 

     12/5: 13 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at a residence in Salisbury Corners 
north of Dolgeville.




       




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Baldwinsville NY

Region 5



   
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC: Sun. Dec. 6, 2020 - Winter Raptors & Ducks (Monday: Western Tanager continues W22nd & 10th Ave.)

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday December 6, 2020
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.

Highlights: Winter Raptors and Ducks. See note below re: Western Tanager.  

Canada Goose - around 50 including flocks of southbound migrants
Northern Shoveler - around 50
Mallard - around 100
American Black Duck - 1 Reservoir
Bufflehead - 5
Hooded Merganser - 4
Ruddy Duck - around 70
Mourning Dove - 20
American Coot - 3
Ring-billed and Herring Gulls - around 150
Cooper's Hawk - immature male Evodia Field
Bald Eagle - second-year flyover Reservoir (others reported)
Red-shouldered Hawk - first-cycle over east side seen from Turtle Pond
Red-tailed Hawk - 4 or 5 including one pursuing the Red-shouldered Hawk
Great Horned Owl - continued
Barred Owl - continued at two locations in NY County
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 5 (all at Great Lawn)
Blue Jay - 6-8
American Crow - 10 mobbing Great Horned Owl
Black-capped Chickadee - 7
Tufted Titmouse - 30 (fewer than last week)
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Pinetum
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Winter Wren - 1 Shakespeare Garden
Carolina Wren - heard in Ramble
American Robin - 10
House Finch - 10
American Goldfinch - 7
Fox Sparrow - 5
Song sparrow - 1 turtle Pond
White-throated Sparrow - 40
Dark-eyed Junco - 2 (Maintenance Field & Pinetum)
Red-winged Blackbird - 5
Northern Cardinal - 5

Note: The Western Tanager reported Sunday in Chelsea at Clement Clarke Moore 
Park is again being reported Monday at the same Tenth Avenue and West 22nd 
Street location. Thanks to the original finder for his ebird Checklist: 
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC: Sun. Dec. 6, 2020 - Winter Raptors & Ducks (Monday: Western Tanager continues W22nd & 10th Ave.)

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday December 6, 2020
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.

Highlights: Winter Raptors and Ducks. See note below re: Western Tanager.  

Canada Goose - around 50 including flocks of southbound migrants
Northern Shoveler - around 50
Mallard - around 100
American Black Duck - 1 Reservoir
Bufflehead - 5
Hooded Merganser - 4
Ruddy Duck - around 70
Mourning Dove - 20
American Coot - 3
Ring-billed and Herring Gulls - around 150
Cooper's Hawk - immature male Evodia Field
Bald Eagle - second-year flyover Reservoir (others reported)
Red-shouldered Hawk - first-cycle over east side seen from Turtle Pond
Red-tailed Hawk - 4 or 5 including one pursuing the Red-shouldered Hawk
Great Horned Owl - continued
Barred Owl - continued at two locations in NY County
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 5 (all at Great Lawn)
Blue Jay - 6-8
American Crow - 10 mobbing Great Horned Owl
Black-capped Chickadee - 7
Tufted Titmouse - 30 (fewer than last week)
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Pinetum
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Winter Wren - 1 Shakespeare Garden
Carolina Wren - heard in Ramble
American Robin - 10
House Finch - 10
American Goldfinch - 7
Fox Sparrow - 5
Song sparrow - 1 turtle Pond
White-throated Sparrow - 40
Dark-eyed Junco - 2 (Maintenance Field & Pinetum)
Red-winged Blackbird - 5
Northern Cardinal - 5

Note: The Western Tanager reported Sunday in Chelsea at Clement Clarke Moore 
Park is again being reported Monday at the same Tenth Avenue and West 22nd 
Street location. Thanks to the original finder for his ebird Checklist: 
https://ebird.org/checklist/S77137552 and to @BirdCentralPark for the continued 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Diverse Late Season Morning Flight/Seawatch

[TURNER]

Is puckerbrush a highly technical botanical term? 

> On December 7, 2020 at 11:38 AM Shaibal Mitra  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> As nocturnal landbird migration has faded to near zero, I've been finding it 
> more difficult to make an early start. This morning I reached Robert Moses 
> SP, Suffolk County, LI at 08:30 without a clear expectation of what the light 
> wnw winds might bring: on the one hand the possibility of a rare irruptive 
> species, such as Bohemian Waxwing or even Pine Grosbeak; on the other, 
> waterbirds moving in response to freezing temperatures. What I found was a 
> very interesting mix. A few American Pipits are still moving and were joined 
> by the first big flocks (>100) of Horned Larks and and Snow Buntings I've 
> seen so far this season. Among Fringillids, I saw just one flock of American 
> Goldfinches, and single American Robin and Downy Woodpecker were calling from 
> the puckerbrush, as if bewildered at their new haunts.
> 
> But the ocean side was even more lively. Some freshwater ducks on the move 
> included a flock of nine Northern Shoveler (a very tough bird at RMSP proper, 
> from the competitive patch listing point of view), but the highlights were 
> the smaller gulls, moving from east to west in very good numbers: 13 
> Black-legged Kittiwakes, 940 Bonaparte's Gulls, seven tardy Laughing Gulls, 
> and 160 Ring-billed Gulls. None of these seemed to be lingering to feed in 
> this area, but it might be worth checking places like Jones Inlet.
> 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S77187476
> 
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
> 
> 
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> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Diverse Late Season Morning Flight/Seawatch

[TURNER]

Is puckerbrush a highly technical botanical term? 

> On December 7, 2020 at 11:38 AM Shaibal Mitra  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> As nocturnal landbird migration has faded to near zero, I've been finding it 
> more difficult to make an early start. This morning I reached Robert Moses 
> SP, Suffolk County, LI at 08:30 without a clear expectation of what the light 
> wnw winds might bring: on the one hand the possibility of a rare irruptive 
> species, such as Bohemian Waxwing or even Pine Grosbeak; on the other, 
> waterbirds moving in response to freezing temperatures. What I found was a 
> very interesting mix. A few American Pipits are still moving and were joined 
> by the first big flocks (>100) of Horned Larks and and Snow Buntings I've 
> seen so far this season. Among Fringillids, I saw just one flock of American 
> Goldfinches, and single American Robin and Downy Woodpecker were calling from 
> the puckerbrush, as if bewildered at their new haunts.
> 
> But the ocean side was even more lively. Some freshwater ducks on the move 
> included a flock of nine Northern Shoveler (a very tough bird at RMSP proper, 
> from the competitive patch listing point of view), but the highlights were 
> the smaller gulls, moving from east to west in very good numbers: 13 
> Black-legged Kittiwakes, 940 Bonaparte's Gulls, seven tardy Laughing Gulls, 
> and 160 Ring-billed Gulls. None of these seemed to be lingering to feed in 
> this area, but it might be worth checking places like Jones Inlet.
> 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S77187476
> 
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
> 
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[nysbirds-l] Diverse Late Season Morning Flight/Seawatch

[Shaibal Mitra]

As nocturnal landbird migration has faded to near zero, I've been finding it 
more difficult to make an early start. This morning I reached Robert Moses SP, 
Suffolk County, LI at 08:30 without a clear expectation of what the light wnw 
winds might bring: on the one hand the possibility of a rare irruptive species, 
such as Bohemian Waxwing or even Pine Grosbeak; on the other, waterbirds moving 
in response to freezing temperatures. What I found was a very interesting mix. 
A few American Pipits are still moving and were joined by the first big flocks 
(>100) of Horned Larks and and Snow Buntings I've seen so far this season. 
Among Fringillids, I saw just one flock of American Goldfinches, and single 
American Robin and Downy Woodpecker were calling from the puckerbrush, as if 
bewildered at their new haunts.

But the ocean side was even more lively. Some freshwater ducks on the move 
included a flock of nine Northern Shoveler (a very tough bird at RMSP proper, 
from the competitive patch listing point of view), but the highlights were the 
smaller gulls, moving from east to west in very good numbers: 13 Black-legged 
Kittiwakes, 940 Bonaparte's Gulls, seven tardy Laughing Gulls, and 160 
Ring-billed Gulls. None of these seemed to be lingering to feed in this area, 
but it might be worth checking places like Jones Inlet.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S77187476

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore


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[nysbirds-l] Diverse Late Season Morning Flight/Seawatch

[Shaibal Mitra]

As nocturnal landbird migration has faded to near zero, I've been finding it 
more difficult to make an early start. This morning I reached Robert Moses SP, 
Suffolk County, LI at 08:30 without a clear expectation of what the light wnw 
winds might bring: on the one hand the possibility of a rare irruptive species, 
such as Bohemian Waxwing or even Pine Grosbeak; on the other, waterbirds moving 
in response to freezing temperatures. What I found was a very interesting mix. 
A few American Pipits are still moving and were joined by the first big flocks 
(>100) of Horned Larks and and Snow Buntings I've seen so far this season. 
Among Fringillids, I saw just one flock of American Goldfinches, and single 
American Robin and Downy Woodpecker were calling from the puckerbrush, as if 
bewildered at their new haunts.

But the ocean side was even more lively. Some freshwater ducks on the move 
included a flock of nine Northern Shoveler (a very tough bird at RMSP proper, 
from the competitive patch listing point of view), but the highlights were the 
smaller gulls, moving from east to west in very good numbers: 13 Black-legged 
Kittiwakes, 940 Bonaparte's Gulls, seven tardy Laughing Gulls, and 160 
Ring-billed Gulls. None of these seemed to be lingering to feed in this area, 
but it might be worth checking places like Jones Inlet.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S77187476

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore


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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager NYC 12/7 YES

[Patrick Shure]

Continues at Clement Moore Park.  First seen in trees on 22nd street

-Patrick Shure

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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager NYC 12/7 YES

[Patrick Shure]

Continues at Clement Moore Park.  First seen in trees on 22nd street

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Re: [nysbirds-l] W. Tanager, Manhattan, NYC 12/6

[Andrew Baksh]

Well written Tom. I especially like your effort to credit the original finder. 

Another Western Tanager was found by Vickie Bustamante on Big Reed Path in 
Montauk LI, yesterday.

That would be two that we currently are aware of as I am not sure if the 
Brooklyn bird is still around. The discoveries of multiple Western Tanagers and 
several Ash-throated Flycatchers;  the latter, at least 3-4 birds that I know 
of are around, is a testament to the many eyes we have in the field as well as 
social media in terms of getting an assist in sorting out IDs. See What’s This 
Bird.

I would wager that we will see many more rarities turning up as more people put 
out feeders and also traverse the off beaten path.

Keep those feeders filled and those eyes peeled. Stay safe everyone and please 
remember to maintain social distancing, wear your masks (properly) and check in 
on each other from time to time.

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 mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Dec 7, 2020, at 7:14 AM, Thomas Fiore  wrote:
> It seems reasonable to note and thank the finder of the Western Tanager that 
> many, many birders came around to observe, on Sunday Dec. 6th, on Manhattan’s 
> west side (in New York City) in the Chelsea neighborhood at W. 22nd St. - 
> just east of Tenth Avenue.  
> 
> So, thank you from everyone, Matt Raimondi - who lives exactly where the bird 
> he reported (via eBird) came to visit. It was he who noticed the unusual 
> bird; he also allowed that the tanager had been present, but not seen as 
> clearly, as early as Saturday, Dec. 5th, & he could not be certain that it 
> had not been in the area even before Saturday.   It can also be noted that 
> this individual is clearly not the same tanager documented in Brooklyn (Kings 
> County), N.Y. very recently - that Brooklyn tanager had a lot of red facial 
> feathering, while this latest at Chelsea seems to have no red feathers going 
> by my own & many others full-on photos. I would at least tentatively call 
> this a female, but also not rule out it’s being a young, 1st-winter male.  
> While the Chelsea tanager was extremely active and feeding much of Sunday 
> afternoon, it would also for short periods ‘disappear’ and occasionally went 
> up on top of low buildings, some of which have plantings (roof gardens, 
> perhaps) that are mainly invisible to view from the street below - those roof 
> gardens may well have some food sources, such as old fruits, etc. - in the 
> afternoon sun of Sunday, and temp’s. very slightly above freezing all day, 
> the tanager was doing a bit of insect-hawking behavior, hopefully and 
> presumably actually managing to catch some invertebrate prey in so doing.
> 
> There is a small playground-park (Clement Moore Park) on that corner, and the 
> tanager was going into trees in that small park, as well as (mostly) in 
> various trees, hedges, even briefly on the sidewalk, on the opposite (north) 
> side of 22nd St., from the small park.  The tanager also at least briefly 
> made a foray almost half-way up the street, headed east (towards Ninth Ave.) 
> where it joined a small group of American Robins & some other species, in 
> fruiting trees - the fruiting trees are in the multiple and include trees 
> along the low residential buildings, nearer to Tenth Ave., which the tanager 
> was feeding in, often joined by a few Am. Robins or starlings or occasional 
> other species such as House Sparrows, & etc.
> 
> It would be best to try to keep aware that the area the tanager has chosen to 
> linger is a residential street. There were many curious passersby on Sunday 
> afternoon, and many who also lingered to try for a glimpse & possibly a 
> phone-photo of the rare bird; out of ‘necessity’ there were also some drivers 
> stopping for a short query as to what all the fuss was over, given the small 
> crowds gathered to observe, plus the many curious pedestrians.
> 
> It would be interesting to know whether any other unexpected birds are in the 
> same area; so far, it seems most that had been reported in addition to the 
> tanager were of generally expected species for December. Some birders were 
> checking around the general area, including myself & another birder who lives 
> not far away.
> 
> good luck if searching again, & again thanks to the finder/reporter Matt.
> 
> And take care with the obvious concerns for health awareness all around, and 
> in particular in & around a busy city,
> 
> Tom Fiore
> manhattan
> --
> 
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> 

Re: [nysbirds-l] W. Tanager, Manhattan, NYC 12/6

[Andrew Baksh]

Well written Tom. I especially like your effort to credit the original finder. 

Another Western Tanager was found by Vickie Bustamante on Big Reed Path in 
Montauk LI, yesterday.

That would be two that we currently are aware of as I am not sure if the 
Brooklyn bird is still around. The discoveries of multiple Western Tanagers and 
several Ash-throated Flycatchers;  the latter, at least 3-4 birds that I know 
of are around, is a testament to the many eyes we have in the field as well as 
social media in terms of getting an assist in sorting out IDs. See What’s This 
Bird.

I would wager that we will see many more rarities turning up as more people put 
out feeders and also traverse the off beaten path.

Keep those feeders filled and those eyes peeled. Stay safe everyone and please 
remember to maintain social distancing, wear your masks (properly) and check in 
on each other from time to time.

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 mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Dec 7, 2020, at 7:14 AM, Thomas Fiore  wrote:
> It seems reasonable to note and thank the finder of the Western Tanager that 
> many, many birders came around to observe, on Sunday Dec. 6th, on Manhattan’s 
> west side (in New York City) in the Chelsea neighborhood at W. 22nd St. - 
> just east of Tenth Avenue.  
> 
> So, thank you from everyone, Matt Raimondi - who lives exactly where the bird 
> he reported (via eBird) came to visit. It was he who noticed the unusual 
> bird; he also allowed that the tanager had been present, but not seen as 
> clearly, as early as Saturday, Dec. 5th, & he could not be certain that it 
> had not been in the area even before Saturday.   It can also be noted that 
> this individual is clearly not the same tanager documented in Brooklyn (Kings 
> County), N.Y. very recently - that Brooklyn tanager had a lot of red facial 
> feathering, while this latest at Chelsea seems to have no red feathers going 
> by my own & many others full-on photos. I would at least tentatively call 
> this a female, but also not rule out it’s being a young, 1st-winter male.  
> While the Chelsea tanager was extremely active and feeding much of Sunday 
> afternoon, it would also for short periods ‘disappear’ and occasionally went 
> up on top of low buildings, some of which have plantings (roof gardens, 
> perhaps) that are mainly invisible to view from the street below - those roof 
> gardens may well have some food sources, such as old fruits, etc. - in the 
> afternoon sun of Sunday, and temp’s. very slightly above freezing all day, 
> the tanager was doing a bit of insect-hawking behavior, hopefully and 
> presumably actually managing to catch some invertebrate prey in so doing.
> 
> There is a small playground-park (Clement Moore Park) on that corner, and the 
> tanager was going into trees in that small park, as well as (mostly) in 
> various trees, hedges, even briefly on the sidewalk, on the opposite (north) 
> side of 22nd St., from the small park.  The tanager also at least briefly 
> made a foray almost half-way up the street, headed east (towards Ninth Ave.) 
> where it joined a small group of American Robins & some other species, in 
> fruiting trees - the fruiting trees are in the multiple and include trees 
> along the low residential buildings, nearer to Tenth Ave., which the tanager 
> was feeding in, often joined by a few Am. Robins or starlings or occasional 
> other species such as House Sparrows, & etc.
> 
> It would be best to try to keep aware that the area the tanager has chosen to 
> linger is a residential street. There were many curious passersby on Sunday 
> afternoon, and many who also lingered to try for a glimpse & possibly a 
> phone-photo of the rare bird; out of ‘necessity’ there were also some drivers 
> stopping for a short query as to what all the fuss was over, given the small 
> crowds gathered to observe, plus the many curious pedestrians.
> 
> It would be interesting to know whether any other unexpected birds are in the 
> same area; so far, it seems most that had been reported in addition to the 
> tanager were of generally expected species for December. Some birders were 
> checking around the general area, including myself & another birder who lives 
> not far away.
> 
> good luck if searching again, & again thanks to the finder/reporter Matt.
> 
> And take care with the obvious concerns for health awareness all around, and 
> in particular in & around a busy city,
> 
> Tom Fiore
> manhattan
> --
> 
> NYSbirds-L List Info:
> 

[nysbirds-l] W. Tanager, Manhattan, NYC 12/6

[Thomas Fiore]

It seems reasonable to note and thank the finder of the Western Tanager that 
many, many birders came around to observe, on Sunday Dec. 6th, on Manhattan’s 
west side (in New York City) in the Chelsea neighborhood at W. 22nd St. - just 
east of Tenth Avenue.  

So, thank you from everyone, Matt Raimondi - who lives exactly where the bird 
he reported (via eBird) came to visit. It was he who noticed the unusual bird; 
he also allowed that the tanager had been present, but not seen as clearly, as 
early as Saturday, Dec. 5th, & he could not be certain that it had not been in 
the area even before Saturday.   It can also be noted that this individual is 
clearly not the same tanager documented in Brooklyn (Kings County), N.Y. very 
recently - that Brooklyn tanager had a lot of red facial feathering, while this 
latest at Chelsea seems to have no red feathers going by my own & many others 
full-on photos. I would at least tentatively call this a female, but also not 
rule out it’s being a young, 1st-winter male.  While the Chelsea tanager was 
extremely active and feeding much of Sunday afternoon, it would also for short 
periods ‘disappear’ and occasionally went up on top of low buildings, some of 
which have plantings (roof gardens, perhaps) that are mainly invisible to view 
from the street below - those roof gardens may well have some food sources, 
such as old fruits, etc. - in the afternoon sun of Sunday, and temp’s. very 
slightly above freezing all day, the tanager was doing a bit of insect-hawking 
behavior, hopefully and presumably actually managing to catch some invertebrate 
prey in so doing.

There is a small playground-park (Clement Moore Park) on that corner, and the 
tanager was going into trees in that small park, as well as (mostly) in various 
trees, hedges, even briefly on the sidewalk, on the opposite (north) side of 
22nd St., from the small park.  The tanager also at least briefly made a foray 
almost half-way up the street, headed east (towards Ninth Ave.) where it joined 
a small group of American Robins & some other species, in fruiting trees - the 
fruiting trees are in the multiple and include trees along the low residential 
buildings, nearer to Tenth Ave., which the tanager was feeding in, often joined 
by a few Am. Robins or starlings or occasional other species such as House 
Sparrows, & etc.

It would be best to try to keep aware that the area the tanager has chosen to 
linger is a residential street. There were many curious passersby on Sunday 
afternoon, and many who also lingered to try for a glimpse & possibly a 
phone-photo of the rare bird; out of ‘necessity’ there were also some drivers 
stopping for a short query as to what all the fuss was over, given the small 
crowds gathered to observe, plus the many curious pedestrians.

It would be interesting to know whether any other unexpected birds are in the 
same area; so far, it seems most that had been reported in addition to the 
tanager were of generally expected species for December. Some birders were 
checking around the general area, including myself & another birder who lives 
not far away.

good luck if searching again, & again thanks to the finder/reporter Matt.

And take care with the obvious concerns for health awareness all around, and in 
particular in & around a busy city,

Tom Fiore
manhattan
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[nysbirds-l] W. Tanager, Manhattan, NYC 12/6

[Thomas Fiore]

It seems reasonable to note and thank the finder of the Western Tanager that 
many, many birders came around to observe, on Sunday Dec. 6th, on Manhattan’s 
west side (in New York City) in the Chelsea neighborhood at W. 22nd St. - just 
east of Tenth Avenue.  

So, thank you from everyone, Matt Raimondi - who lives exactly where the bird 
he reported (via eBird) came to visit. It was he who noticed the unusual bird; 
he also allowed that the tanager had been present, but not seen as clearly, as 
early as Saturday, Dec. 5th, & he could not be certain that it had not been in 
the area even before Saturday.   It can also be noted that this individual is 
clearly not the same tanager documented in Brooklyn (Kings County), N.Y. very 
recently - that Brooklyn tanager had a lot of red facial feathering, while this 
latest at Chelsea seems to have no red feathers going by my own & many others 
full-on photos. I would at least tentatively call this a female, but also not 
rule out it’s being a young, 1st-winter male.  While the Chelsea tanager was 
extremely active and feeding much of Sunday afternoon, it would also for short 
periods ‘disappear’ and occasionally went up on top of low buildings, some of 
which have plantings (roof gardens, perhaps) that are mainly invisible to view 
from the street below - those roof gardens may well have some food sources, 
such as old fruits, etc. - in the afternoon sun of Sunday, and temp’s. very 
slightly above freezing all day, the tanager was doing a bit of insect-hawking 
behavior, hopefully and presumably actually managing to catch some invertebrate 
prey in so doing.

There is a small playground-park (Clement Moore Park) on that corner, and the 
tanager was going into trees in that small park, as well as (mostly) in various 
trees, hedges, even briefly on the sidewalk, on the opposite (north) side of 
22nd St., from the small park.  The tanager also at least briefly made a foray 
almost half-way up the street, headed east (towards Ninth Ave.) where it joined 
a small group of American Robins & some other species, in fruiting trees - the 
fruiting trees are in the multiple and include trees along the low residential 
buildings, nearer to Tenth Ave., which the tanager was feeding in, often joined 
by a few Am. Robins or starlings or occasional other species such as House 
Sparrows, & etc.

It would be best to try to keep aware that the area the tanager has chosen to 
linger is a residential street. There were many curious passersby on Sunday 
afternoon, and many who also lingered to try for a glimpse & possibly a 
phone-photo of the rare bird; out of ‘necessity’ there were also some drivers 
stopping for a short query as to what all the fuss was over, given the small 
crowds gathered to observe, plus the many curious pedestrians.

It would be interesting to know whether any other unexpected birds are in the 
same area; so far, it seems most that had been reported in addition to the 
tanager were of generally expected species for December. Some birders were 
checking around the general area, including myself & another birder who lives 
not far away.

good luck if searching again, & again thanks to the finder/reporter Matt.

And take care with the obvious concerns for health awareness all around, and in 
particular in & around a busy city,

Tom Fiore
manhattan
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