[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - thru Sunday, 3/19 (including notes and new arrivals)

[Tom Fiore]

New York County, including Manhattan (and **all of** Central Park), and
Randall’s Island and Governors Island, and the surrounding waters and skies 
above -
past week+ of March, to Sunday, 3/19.

Many highlights include:  

Swainson’s Thrush (overwintered), American Oystercatcher (arrival-passage), 
American Woodcock (in good numbers), Killdeer (ongoing plus further movements), 
Great Egrets (arrivals), Green-winged Teal (further arrivals), Lesser and 
Greater Scaup and *possible departure*-day of drake Redhead out of Central 
Park, and other waterfowl movements esp. on this past several days, Great 
Egrets (arrivals), Red-shouldered Hawks (including for Central Park), E. Phoebe 
(no’s. of arrivals), Tree Swallows, G.-c. Kinglets, Eastern Bluebirds (further 
movements), American Pipit, White-crowned Sparrows (2, overwintered), 
all-past-week of [Red] Fox Sparrow (movements), Field Sparrow, and other 
sparrows, Baltimore Oriole (overwintered), Pine Warblers in the multiple (most, 
if not all now being arrivals), Orange-crowned Warblers (also in the multiple 
and in multi.-locations - overwintered), and more (of arrivals). And plenty 
more of new or lingering birds!

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The overwintered *Swainson’s Thrush* at Bryant Park has continued there, with 
multiple observers (and many good photos), as have at least one, perhaps more 
Hermit Thrush, which along with the Gray Catbirds, and numbers of 
White-throated Sparrows are much more-typical wintering species for that, and 
some other sites even in mid-Manhattan. There also were overwintered Swamp 
Sparrows (a few) in these smaller parks (and more in some of the larger parks, 
such as Central Park, etc.) as well as some sightings of Song Sparrow at Bryant 
Park, which is (on its northwestern corner) one block east of Times Square.  
Hermit Thrush is the ‘default’ species of Catharus (genus) thrush in this 
region that can fully-overwinter, and the latter thrush species does so in fair 
numbers, as many did this past winter in N.Y. County. Any other Catharus thrush 
(besides Hermit) in winter in this region is very rare to extremely-rare, 
particularly-so  in the months of January and Feb. and March - in other words, 
through or beyond the hardships of winter in this region and not-yet within the 
expected-arrival period of the other thrushes (around here, species other than 
Hermit Thrush).  Many American Robins (which are a different genus of thrush 
and can be extremely winter-hardy) have been arriving in this past week.

A Baltimore Oriole has continued on, in brighter color recently, at Union 
Square Park in Manhattan; this species has overwintered uncommonly or sparsely 
before in this county; the oriole now at Union Square has been joined at times 
by various other overwintering spp., and lately by a few additional birds at 
times, perhaps early ’spring’ arrivals or simply birds which wandered in from 
the nearby area. (E. Phoebe there by Saturday 3/18 was a definite arrival from 
a bit farther-south, though.) The oriole can -and has been- occasionally 
’skulking’ and is mobile in that area at times.

Some Eastern Bluebirds were on the move, with a few showing well in several 
parks on Saturday, 3/18: at least two in Central Park’s n. end, as well as at 
Inwood Hill Park and at the Hudson River green-way later on, in what’s usually 
called Riverside-South (below W. 72 St.).  Very minimal no’s. of Tree Swallows 
on the move as detected over / thru several locations this past week, even as 
some of that swallow species were starting to gather in a few sites quite 
well-north of N.Y. City.  The few Tree Swallows noted earlier in the week at 
Governors Island have lingered on there (where they typically will be nesting, 
starting f .soon) - at least six were counted (again) by Saturday, 3/18 there 
and more should arrive in the coming milder days.

A single American Pipit was confirmed from Randall’s Island (A. Cunningham) on 
Fri. morning, 3/17, and that too provided yet another quick sighting of the 
now-nearly in breeding plumage BLACK-HEADED Gull, flying by as it’s been seen 
for months - and seen well - by multi-observers to Sunday, 3/19, albeit again 
as an early-morning fly-thru.  Of that gull …. no one has located the roosting 
place[s] nor a regular (or favored) feeding-place of this rather-rare bird, it 
is possible it goes some distances to and from the sites where it takes its 
rest, and where it feeds.  A Lesser Black-backed Gull was seen by a number of 
observers on 3/14, at Randall’s Island. (The wished-for ‘big-days' for gulls 
and ‘gulling’ in any sites in N.Y. County **after the last storms or even as 
the storms were moving thru**, did not produce all that much even if numbers of 
the ‘usual-three’ gull species of winter had ticked-up a bit, in particular for 
Ring-billed, with more modest higher numbers of either [American] Herring, or 
Great Black-backed Gulls. 

Great Egret returning by 3/17 was not wholly unexpected; at least several 

[nysbirds-l] REMINDER - County Listing Deadline EXTENDED to 3/26/23

[Carena Pooth]

Just a quick reminder that the County Listing submission deadline is now
just a week away!
Carena

- Forwarded Message -


Hello Birding Friends!

Since I am up to my ears in other must-do's, I will not have time to work
on the compilation just yet. So if you haven't sent in your numbers and
you'd like to be included, there's still time!

Carena / NYSOA
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NYSOA County & State Listing -- It’s time to get your 2022 lists in!  The
link to the online form is
https://nybirds.org/CountyLists/web2022/CountyReportingForm2022.html

In case it is not possible for you to enter your data online, there is also
a link at the top of that page for the printable form you can mail in.

Remember, no reports submitted in previous years are automatically carried
into the next. If you want to be listed in the 2022 compilation, you must
submit your numbers, even if they haven’t changed since the last report you
sent in.

For more details, see below.

Awaiting your list with bated breath…unless you've already sent it in, in
which case I thank you sincerely!
Carena / NYSOA

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*BACKGROUND & DETAILS*

NYSOA’s County and State Listing Project is a *fun, friendly
competition. *Started
in 1992, it continues to attract new participants every year. Some of our
first county listers have not missed a single year since the beginning
(watch out, you might get hooked!). Here’s how it works:

After the close of each calendar year, participants send in as many of the
following as they wish to share:  their *LIFE list *totals for *all of NYS*,
the 10 *Kingbird regions*, the 62 *counties*, and the *PELAGIC ZONE (PZ)*.

In addition, we have one* YEAR LIST *category – for the entire state - and
a *SELF-FOUND* list category (the number of species you found in
2022 without being alerted to them by others or by eBird alerts -- or by
any other bird alert systems.

You can send in just one number or as many as 76, or anywhere in between –
it’s your choice depending on where you’ve birded and what records you’ve
kept. A compilation is produced annually and published in NYSOA’s
newsletter and also on the NYSOA website at
https://nybirds.org/ProjCountyLists.html. *Forms, a map of the ten Kingbird
regions, and details on the new Pelagic Zone are available on that web page
also.*

Join in on the fun and see where you stand – statewide, region by region,
county by county – in comparison with other birders all over New York
State (and even outside the state). To see what the annual compilation
looks like, check out the archive at
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sun. March 19, 2023: Turkey Vulture, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Fox Sparrow

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday March 19, 2023
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.

Highlights on a cold  blustery day: Turkey Vulture, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Fox Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow.


Canada Goose - 86 including 5 pairs at the Reservoir
Wood Duck - 1 male Reservoir with Mallard hen
Northern Shoveler - 38
Mallard - 54
Bufflehead - 11
Hooded Merganser - pair Reservoir
Ruddy Duck - 16
Mourning Dove - 25-30
American Coot - 6
Herring  Ring-billed Gulls - 36
Double-crested Cormorant - 1 Reservoir
Turkey Vulture - 3 flyovers (Sandra Critelli)
Cooper's Hawk - 1 Turtle Pond Island
Red-tailed Hawk - 3-4 including an adult carrying nesting material over the 
Castle
Great Horned Owl - 1 continues (David Barrett)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5-6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 3 males
Downy Woodpecker - 3 or 4
Northern Flicker - 1 Turtle Pond lawn
Blue Jay - 20-30
American Crow - heard
Black-capped Chickadee - 5-7
Tufted Titmouse - 25-35
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 male Shakespeare Garden
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Shakespeare Garden (David Barrett)
White-breasted Nuthatch - 8-10
Carolina Wren - pair Evodia Field near feeders
American Robin - 40-50
House Finch - 4-6
American Goldfinch - 3
Fox Sparrow - 4
Dark-eyed Junco - 8-10
White-throated Sparrow - 25-30
Song Sparrow - 20-25 (3 singing)
Red-winged Blackbird - 3-4
Common Grackle - 20-30
Northern Cardinal - 6-8
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Wolfgang Demisch reported a Great Blue Heron at the Pond (SE corner of the 
park). 

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Deb Allen
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Arie Gilbert

[Jonathan Perez]

I appreciated them, and all of you.  Rest in peace.  Thank you for telling us,Jonathan Please excuse my brevity.  Sent from my iPhoneOn Mar 18, 2023, at 7:35 PM, Ian Resnick  wrote:Yes, it has been a  really bad month.  His wife was Linda Vardy. They were married in his yard in Glen Cove area and many of us in attendance wore our bins!IanOn Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 7:33 PM Jennifer Wilson-Pines  wrote:Rick Kedenberg also lost his battle with cancer last week. Rick was active with Queens County BC, and both North Shore (past president) and North Fork Audubon chapters. Rick was kind and thoughtful, always ready to gently educate new birders. He and his late wife, Linda Varney, met on a birding trip and went on to lead many trips together before Linda lost her life to cancer in 2016. On Sat, Mar 18, 2023, 9:52 AM Andrew Baksh  wrote:The recent loss of many in our small community that I am aware of (Benny, John, Ceaser, Arie), is a reminder that life is so fragile. Live life, love life and do good unto others. Leave nothing but good memories.May his friends and family be comforted that he is no longer in pain. My condolences to all who knew him.Sincerely,“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our mind.” ~ Bob Marley“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran"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 mountainSun Tzu  The Art of War(\__/)(= '.'=)                                            (") _ (")                                     Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Bakshwww.birdingdude.blogspot.comOn Mar 17, 2023, at 4:55 PM, Pat Aitken  wrote:I am posting this message with a heavy heart.  Arie Gilbert lost his battle with lung cancer this morning.  Arie loved birds and the birding community and was a great mentor and friend to many.  His love of language and talent for truly atrocious puns was one of his hallmarks, as was his love of a good twitch and a craft beer afterwards to celebrate.  Arie's record of seeing 466 birds in New York State is remarkable.  Arie leaves a powerful legacy in the many birders he encouraged, befriended and mentored. He will be missed.  Our deepest sympathies go to Jenn O'Brien, his fiancee, and to his family.Funeral services will be held at Gutterman's Funeral Home in Woodbury on Sunday, March 19, 1 - 2 pm.Shiva will be 3 - 6, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at Arie's home, 61 Anndom Court, North Babylon, NY  11703Funeral is on Tuesday, 2:00 pm, Old Montefiore Cemetery, 121-83 Springifield Blvd, Queens, NYMany of us will remember Arie's motto - Semper Aucupio (always birding).  


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