[nysbirds-l] Saratoga Lake, Saratoga sod farm, Lock 2 birds
Saratoga Lake/Saratoga Sod Farm/Loch 2 and vicinity, Saratoga Co., NY 8:30am to 5:30pm 1 PINK-FOOTED GOOSE1 SNOW GOOSE1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE1-2 CACKLING GEESE7,000+ Canada Geese25+ Wood Ducks7+ American Wigeonsmany American Black Ducksmany Mallards6+ Northern Pintails30+ Green-winged Teals50+ Ring-necked Ducks12+ Buffleheads10+ Common Goldeneyes 60+ Hooded Mergansers200+ Common Mergansers3 Wild Turkeys7 Morning Doves12+ Rock Pigeons5 Herring Gulls2 Great Black-backed Gulls100+ Ring-billed Gulls3 Bald Eagles (1 juv., 2 ad.)1 GOLDEN EAGLE (adult, attacking geese)3 Red-tailed Hawks5 American Crows1 Fish Crow1 Eastern Bluebird10+ American Robins4 Song Sparrows40+ Red-winged Blackbirds60+ Common Grackles No sign of the Tundra Bean-Goose:-( At least I already had it in PA:-) Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Saratoga Lake, Saratoga sod farm, Lock 2 birds
Saratoga Lake/Saratoga Sod Farm/Loch 2 and vicinity, Saratoga Co., NY 8:30am to 5:30pm 1 PINK-FOOTED GOOSE1 SNOW GOOSE1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE1-2 CACKLING GEESE7,000+ Canada Geese25+ Wood Ducks7+ American Wigeonsmany American Black Ducksmany Mallards6+ Northern Pintails30+ Green-winged Teals50+ Ring-necked Ducks12+ Buffleheads10+ Common Goldeneyes 60+ Hooded Mergansers200+ Common Mergansers3 Wild Turkeys7 Morning Doves12+ Rock Pigeons5 Herring Gulls2 Great Black-backed Gulls100+ Ring-billed Gulls3 Bald Eagles (1 juv., 2 ad.)1 GOLDEN EAGLE (adult, attacking geese)3 Red-tailed Hawks5 American Crows1 Fish Crow1 Eastern Bluebird10+ American Robins4 Song Sparrows40+ Red-winged Blackbirds60+ Common Grackles No sign of the Tundra Bean-Goose:-( At least I already had it in PA:-) Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * March 15, 2021 * NYSY 03. 15. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): March 08 to March 15, 2021 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: March 15 AT 6:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #743 Monday March 15, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 01, 2021 Highlights: --- ROSS’S GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE PINK-FOOTED GOOSE (Extralimital) TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE (Extralimital) KING EIDER SURF SCOTER BLACK SCOTER BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE PEREGRINE FALCON SANDHILL CRANE ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW LAPLAND LONGSPUR EVENING GROSBEAK PINE GROSBEAK HOARY REDPOLL RED CROSSBILL WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 3/11: A male EURASIAN WIGEON and 2 ROSS’S GEESE were seen at Carncross Road. 3/14: A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on West Loop Road . SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the Visitor’s Center. Cayuga County 3/10: A GOLDEN EAGLE and a RED CROSSBILL were seen at Sterling Nature Center. Onondaga County RED CROSSBILLS continue daily at the Morgan Hill State Forest near Shakham Road. 3/9: 5 CACKLING GEESE were seen at the Marshy Spits south of the Honeywell Center of Onondaga Lake. 3/11: A BLACK VULTURE and a ROSS’S GOOSE were seen in flight over Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse. 3/13: 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen at the north end of Skaneateles Lake from the Village. 5 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest. 3/14: 4 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at Shakham Road. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was see on Parker Road near Fabius. Derby Hill Bird Observatory Derby got into full swing this week with two excellent days. A total of 1,671 hawks were counted, mostly on 3/10 and 3/11 which had 506 Hawks and 996 Hawks those days. On the 11th. an amazing 26 GOLDEN EAGLES were counted, mostly adults.On the 10th. a CACKLING GOOSE, 3 SANDHILL CRANES and 12 RED CROSSBILLS were seen also. Oswego County 3/9: 2 KING EIDERS, 1 SURF SCOTER and 2 BLACK SCOTERS continue to be seen at Oswego Harbor. An ICELAND GULL was also present at this location. 3/10: A HOARY REDPOLL was seen on Hinman Road north of Pulaski. 3/11: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from Bishop Hill north of Pulaski. 3/14: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen at Peter Scott Swamp north of Phoenix. At the intersection of Rt. 264 and Biddlecum Road a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE and a Greater White Fronted Goose/Canada Goose Hybrid were seen. Also seen there were up to 6 CACKLING GEESE. Just south of that location on County Rt. 54 near 264 a Canada Goose/Snow Goose hybrid was seen. all three of these birds were relocated again today. Madison County 3/10: A NORTHERN SHRIKE continues on Eden Hollow Road east of Erieville. 3/12: 13 RED CROSSBILLS were seen on Stony Pond Road. 20 EVENING GROSBEAKS were again at a feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds.2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on Bellinger Road south of Canastota. 3/14: A SNOWY OWL continues on Bellinger Road south of Canastota. Herkimer County 3/9: 4 PINE GROSBEAKS were again present at Salisbury Corners. 3/10: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at Moss Island in Little Falls. 3/14: 1 EVENING GROSBEAK was at a location in Salisbury Corners. Extralimital 3/14: At the Saratoga Lake Marine Park in Saratoga County a state first TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE was found and photographed. Attempts to relocate this rarity today were unsuccessful but a nearly as rare PINK FOOTED GOOSE was seen just to the east on Wright’s Loop on the Hudson River. End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY Region 5 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * March 15, 2021 * NYSY 03. 15. 21 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): March 08 to March 15, 2021 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: March 15 AT 6:00 p.m. (DST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #743 Monday March 15, 2021 Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 01, 2021 Highlights: --- ROSS’S GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE PINK-FOOTED GOOSE (Extralimital) TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE (Extralimital) KING EIDER SURF SCOTER BLACK SCOTER BLACK VULTURE GOLDEN EAGLE PEREGRINE FALCON SANDHILL CRANE ICELAND GULL GLAUCOUS GULL LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL SNOWY OWL NORTHERN SHRIKE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW LAPLAND LONGSPUR EVENING GROSBEAK PINE GROSBEAK HOARY REDPOLL RED CROSSBILL WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 3/11: A male EURASIAN WIGEON and 2 ROSS’S GEESE were seen at Carncross Road. 3/14: A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on West Loop Road . SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the Visitor’s Center. Cayuga County 3/10: A GOLDEN EAGLE and a RED CROSSBILL were seen at Sterling Nature Center. Onondaga County RED CROSSBILLS continue daily at the Morgan Hill State Forest near Shakham Road. 3/9: 5 CACKLING GEESE were seen at the Marshy Spits south of the Honeywell Center of Onondaga Lake. 3/11: A BLACK VULTURE and a ROSS’S GOOSE were seen in flight over Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse. 3/13: 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen at the north end of Skaneateles Lake from the Village. 5 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest. 3/14: 4 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at Shakham Road. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was see on Parker Road near Fabius. Derby Hill Bird Observatory Derby got into full swing this week with two excellent days. A total of 1,671 hawks were counted, mostly on 3/10 and 3/11 which had 506 Hawks and 996 Hawks those days. On the 11th. an amazing 26 GOLDEN EAGLES were counted, mostly adults.On the 10th. a CACKLING GOOSE, 3 SANDHILL CRANES and 12 RED CROSSBILLS were seen also. Oswego County 3/9: 2 KING EIDERS, 1 SURF SCOTER and 2 BLACK SCOTERS continue to be seen at Oswego Harbor. An ICELAND GULL was also present at this location. 3/10: A HOARY REDPOLL was seen on Hinman Road north of Pulaski. 3/11: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from Bishop Hill north of Pulaski. 3/14: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen at Peter Scott Swamp north of Phoenix. At the intersection of Rt. 264 and Biddlecum Road a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE and a Greater White Fronted Goose/Canada Goose Hybrid were seen. Also seen there were up to 6 CACKLING GEESE. Just south of that location on County Rt. 54 near 264 a Canada Goose/Snow Goose hybrid was seen. all three of these birds were relocated again today. Madison County 3/10: A NORTHERN SHRIKE continues on Eden Hollow Road east of Erieville. 3/12: 13 RED CROSSBILLS were seen on Stony Pond Road. 20 EVENING GROSBEAKS were again at a feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds.2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on Bellinger Road south of Canastota. 3/14: A SNOWY OWL continues on Bellinger Road south of Canastota. Herkimer County 3/9: 4 PINE GROSBEAKS were again present at Salisbury Corners. 3/10: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at Moss Island in Little Falls. 3/14: 1 EVENING GROSBEAK was at a location in Salisbury Corners. Extralimital 3/14: At the Saratoga Lake Marine Park in Saratoga County a state first TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE was found and photographed. Attempts to relocate this rarity today were unsuccessful but a nearly as rare PINK FOOTED GOOSE was seen just to the east on Wright’s Loop on the Hudson River. End Report Joseph Brin Baldwinsville NY Region 5 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC) Sat.-Sun., 3/13-14
The Tundra Bean Goose was searched for by many hopefuls today. So far it has not been seen. But (to the disappointment to some - imagine that) a Pink -footed Goose was found instead. There is no doubt that these are two separate birds, not a case of mistaken identification. Locations: north end of Saratoga Lake and Wright’s Loop, Near Saratoga Battlefield National Historic Site. Rich Guthrie NewBaltimore The Greene County New York Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 15, 2021, at 7:06 AM, Tom Fiore wrote: > > Great to hear of the Bean Goose found in Saratoga County, NY; hope that > further details will be posted (in part) to this list, along with any updates. > > .. > N.Y. County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan and Randall’s Island > > Saturday & Sunday, March 13 & 14 - > > The Carl Schurz Park (Manhattan) Western Tanager (East End Ave., east into > the park) continues & is again regular at feeder arrays, although may > sometimes be found apart from those. Feeders are just inside the park, south > of E. 86th St., & near the n.w. corner of the park’s Catbird playground. > > The Chelsea-neighborhood (W. 22nd-23rd Streets, mainly east of Tenth Ave.) W. > Tanager may well be continuing also, in that area where it had been, for now. > > Lincoln’s Sparrow singletons were continuing on at both Bryant Park & in > Central Park, at the latter by the compost area. American Woodcock also > continued in both parks, and elsewhere. > > Sparrows of some (expected) species were showing increases, if still somewhat > modest: Song, [Red] Fox, Swamp all up a bit (more) in numbers county-wide by > Saturday, and Slate-colored Juncos by more than a bit. American Robins have > also been increasing, and there was a sighting of a male Eastern Bluebird (L. > Slote) in Central Park’s Ramble on the 12th, a day when others of the species > were showing within the city. > > A few recently arrived Golden-crowned Kinglets were in disparate locations. > Most observers have by now been seeing an increase of the blackbird spp. > which are expected before the end of winter: Red-winged Blackbirds, Common > Grackles & lower no’s. of Brown-headed Cowbirds. Those latter 3 spp. have > also been turning up well north of N.Y. City of late as well. > > Small no’s. of vultures have been continuing to pass through, and this has > included multiple sightings of Black Vulture, most often singly, occasionally > more & so far just small no’s. of Turkey Vulture. Other diurnally migrating > species have included Bald Eagle, N. Harrier, both of the smaller accipiters, > & Merlin, with continuing near-abundance of Red-tailed Hawks around the > county. Also fairly regular have been Common Raven, with both American & Fish > Crows still moving about and some likely setting up in nesting territories, > if not yet established. > > Drake Lesser Scaup was noted at Sherman Creek area of the Harlem River on > Friday, 3/12; other waterfowl may be anticipated to pass thru (and overhead) > or stop in to visit in the next few weeks. > > Good birding to all, > > Tom Fiore > manhattan > > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC) Sat.-Sun., 3/13-14
The Tundra Bean Goose was searched for by many hopefuls today. So far it has not been seen. But (to the disappointment to some - imagine that) a Pink -footed Goose was found instead. There is no doubt that these are two separate birds, not a case of mistaken identification. Locations: north end of Saratoga Lake and Wright’s Loop, Near Saratoga Battlefield National Historic Site. Rich Guthrie NewBaltimore The Greene County New York Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 15, 2021, at 7:06 AM, Tom Fiore wrote: > > Great to hear of the Bean Goose found in Saratoga County, NY; hope that > further details will be posted (in part) to this list, along with any updates. > > .. > N.Y. County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan and Randall’s Island > > Saturday & Sunday, March 13 & 14 - > > The Carl Schurz Park (Manhattan) Western Tanager (East End Ave., east into > the park) continues & is again regular at feeder arrays, although may > sometimes be found apart from those. Feeders are just inside the park, south > of E. 86th St., & near the n.w. corner of the park’s Catbird playground. > > The Chelsea-neighborhood (W. 22nd-23rd Streets, mainly east of Tenth Ave.) W. > Tanager may well be continuing also, in that area where it had been, for now. > > Lincoln’s Sparrow singletons were continuing on at both Bryant Park & in > Central Park, at the latter by the compost area. American Woodcock also > continued in both parks, and elsewhere. > > Sparrows of some (expected) species were showing increases, if still somewhat > modest: Song, [Red] Fox, Swamp all up a bit (more) in numbers county-wide by > Saturday, and Slate-colored Juncos by more than a bit. American Robins have > also been increasing, and there was a sighting of a male Eastern Bluebird (L. > Slote) in Central Park’s Ramble on the 12th, a day when others of the species > were showing within the city. > > A few recently arrived Golden-crowned Kinglets were in disparate locations. > Most observers have by now been seeing an increase of the blackbird spp. > which are expected before the end of winter: Red-winged Blackbirds, Common > Grackles & lower no’s. of Brown-headed Cowbirds. Those latter 3 spp. have > also been turning up well north of N.Y. City of late as well. > > Small no’s. of vultures have been continuing to pass through, and this has > included multiple sightings of Black Vulture, most often singly, occasionally > more & so far just small no’s. of Turkey Vulture. Other diurnally migrating > species have included Bald Eagle, N. Harrier, both of the smaller accipiters, > & Merlin, with continuing near-abundance of Red-tailed Hawks around the > county. Also fairly regular have been Common Raven, with both American & Fish > Crows still moving about and some likely setting up in nesting territories, > if not yet established. > > Drake Lesser Scaup was noted at Sherman Creek area of the Harlem River on > Friday, 3/12; other waterfowl may be anticipated to pass thru (and overhead) > or stop in to visit in the next few weeks. > > Good birding to all, > > Tom Fiore > manhattan > > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Very dark "western" Red-tailed in Orange County
Apparently the same bird was seen by Tom Burke and Gail Benson on November 28, 2020 in the same area. https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S76829523 Bob Lewis On Saturday, March 13, 2021, 8:51:06 AM EST, Robert Lewis wrote: While looking for the Ferruginous, I saw and photographed a seemingly black (underneath) Red-tailed Hawk in Orange County on March 10. It looked black in the field, but is not really black. Photos have been posted to ebird and to the NY Birders facebook page. Very interestingly, it turns out that a very similar bird was seen and photographed five years ago close by. A great discussion has been going on about these birds and their point of origin on The Raptor ID facebook page. Bob Lewis Sleepy Hollow NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Very dark "western" Red-tailed in Orange County
Apparently the same bird was seen by Tom Burke and Gail Benson on November 28, 2020 in the same area. https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S76829523 Bob Lewis On Saturday, March 13, 2021, 8:51:06 AM EST, Robert Lewis wrote: While looking for the Ferruginous, I saw and photographed a seemingly black (underneath) Red-tailed Hawk in Orange County on March 10. It looked black in the field, but is not really black. Photos have been posted to ebird and to the NY Birders facebook page. Very interestingly, it turns out that a very similar bird was seen and photographed five years ago close by. A great discussion has been going on about these birds and their point of origin on The Raptor ID facebook page. Bob Lewis Sleepy Hollow NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Goose update
No sign of the Bean-Goose yet this morning, but Jay McGowan found a Pink-Footed Goose at the southern end of Wright’s Loop in Stillwater (a county first for Saratoga.). Jay also found a Cackling Goose north of the bridge in Stillwater. Zach Schwartz-Weinstein Albany -- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500 7774 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Goose update
No sign of the Bean-Goose yet this morning, but Jay McGowan found a Pink-Footed Goose at the southern end of Wright’s Loop in Stillwater (a county first for Saratoga.). Jay also found a Cackling Goose north of the bridge in Stillwater. Zach Schwartz-Weinstein Albany -- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500 7774 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC) Sat.-Sun., 3/13-14
Great to hear of the Bean Goose found in Saratoga County, NY; hope that further details will be posted (in part) to this list, along with any updates. .. N.Y. County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan and Randall’s Island Saturday & Sunday, March 13 & 14 - The Carl Schurz Park (Manhattan) Western Tanager (East End Ave., east into the park) continues & is again regular at feeder arrays, although may sometimes be found apart from those. Feeders are just inside the park, south of E. 86th St., & near the n.w. corner of the park’s Catbird playground. The Chelsea-neighborhood (W. 22nd-23rd Streets, mainly east of Tenth Ave.) W. Tanager may well be continuing also, in that area where it had been, for now. Lincoln’s Sparrow singletons were continuing on at both Bryant Park & in Central Park, at the latter by the compost area. American Woodcock also continued in both parks, and elsewhere. Sparrows of some (expected) species were showing increases, if still somewhat modest: Song, [Red] Fox, Swamp all up a bit (more) in numbers county-wide by Saturday, and Slate-colored Juncos by more than a bit. American Robins have also been increasing, and there was a sighting of a male Eastern Bluebird (L. Slote) in Central Park’s Ramble on the 12th, a day when others of the species were showing within the city. A few recently arrived Golden-crowned Kinglets were in disparate locations. Most observers have by now been seeing an increase of the blackbird spp. which are expected before the end of winter: Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles & lower no’s. of Brown-headed Cowbirds. Those latter 3 spp. have also been turning up well north of N.Y. City of late as well. Small no’s. of vultures have been continuing to pass through, and this has included multiple sightings of Black Vulture, most often singly, occasionally more & so far just small no’s. of Turkey Vulture. Other diurnally migrating species have included Bald Eagle, N. Harrier, both of the smaller accipiters, & Merlin, with continuing near-abundance of Red-tailed Hawks around the county. Also fairly regular have been Common Raven, with both American & Fish Crows still moving about and some likely setting up in nesting territories, if not yet established. Drake Lesser Scaup was noted at Sherman Creek area of the Harlem River on Friday, 3/12; other waterfowl may be anticipated to pass thru (and overhead) or stop in to visit in the next few weeks. Good birding to all, Tom Fiore manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC) Sat.-Sun., 3/13-14
Great to hear of the Bean Goose found in Saratoga County, NY; hope that further details will be posted (in part) to this list, along with any updates. .. N.Y. County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan and Randall’s Island Saturday & Sunday, March 13 & 14 - The Carl Schurz Park (Manhattan) Western Tanager (East End Ave., east into the park) continues & is again regular at feeder arrays, although may sometimes be found apart from those. Feeders are just inside the park, south of E. 86th St., & near the n.w. corner of the park’s Catbird playground. The Chelsea-neighborhood (W. 22nd-23rd Streets, mainly east of Tenth Ave.) W. Tanager may well be continuing also, in that area where it had been, for now. Lincoln’s Sparrow singletons were continuing on at both Bryant Park & in Central Park, at the latter by the compost area. American Woodcock also continued in both parks, and elsewhere. Sparrows of some (expected) species were showing increases, if still somewhat modest: Song, [Red] Fox, Swamp all up a bit (more) in numbers county-wide by Saturday, and Slate-colored Juncos by more than a bit. American Robins have also been increasing, and there was a sighting of a male Eastern Bluebird (L. Slote) in Central Park’s Ramble on the 12th, a day when others of the species were showing within the city. A few recently arrived Golden-crowned Kinglets were in disparate locations. Most observers have by now been seeing an increase of the blackbird spp. which are expected before the end of winter: Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles & lower no’s. of Brown-headed Cowbirds. Those latter 3 spp. have also been turning up well north of N.Y. City of late as well. Small no’s. of vultures have been continuing to pass through, and this has included multiple sightings of Black Vulture, most often singly, occasionally more & so far just small no’s. of Turkey Vulture. Other diurnally migrating species have included Bald Eagle, N. Harrier, both of the smaller accipiters, & Merlin, with continuing near-abundance of Red-tailed Hawks around the county. Also fairly regular have been Common Raven, with both American & Fish Crows still moving about and some likely setting up in nesting territories, if not yet established. Drake Lesser Scaup was noted at Sherman Creek area of the Harlem River on Friday, 3/12; other waterfowl may be anticipated to pass thru (and overhead) or stop in to visit in the next few weeks. Good birding to all, Tom Fiore manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
