Re: [nysbirds-l] photo-series of Bronx NYC Townsends Warbler - Sat., 12/30
Hi Tom, Lisa Johnson and I were the “anonymous“ finders of the Townsends warbler this morning at the MacG stakeout. Haha we were so focused on the MacG we didn’t give it as much attention as we probably should have, once we ruled it out. Charlotte Khoo On Dec 30, 2023, at 20:02, Tom Fiore wrote: Riverdale - western Bronx, N.Y. City - Saturday, December 30 ... In the midday to afternoon hours, at West 231 St, about 40 yards / meters west of that streets junction with Independence Ave, was the presumed -non-hybrid- TOWNSENDS Warbler, found by still-anonymous birders - but brought to our collective attention thanks to Andrew Block - on Saturday, 12/30, and here is a link to an eBird checklist with a nice photo series of this warbler, for everyones inspection - thanks greatly to the photo work by T. Zahner - https://ebird.org/checklist/S157516909 I also swung thru but later in the day, and it became increasingly dark-overcast perhaps limiting broad forays by that insectivore, for more than a dozen who came later, or some who lingered, with also a bit less in general bird activity - not counting such predatory birds in the vicinity as American Kestrel, Sharp-shinned or Coopers hawk, Red-tailed Hawks most frequently and Bald Eagle more than once overhead. Also incidentally seen, at least by me a bit closer to noon, were 3 Black Vultures moving somewhat northeast to southwest over the area. Was this latest Townsends Warbler find actually in that area, in the Bronx, for days, or even weeks and just found only now? Cant really know the answer, but this sure feels like that old Patagonia, Arizona roadside rest area picnic table effect... . The MacGillivrays Warbler did show fairly well into the mid afternoon, that again on the south side of West 231 St., while the Townsends Warbler for the most part, when it was seen mid morning or later - stayed on, or mainly on the -north- side of the same steeet and virtually across from where the MacGillivrays was first spotted 8 days earlier on 12/23, by Julian Batista, a birder of the west Bronx. Hopefully both of these rare warblers may stay thru this cold front thats pushing thru for Sunday, Dec. 31. Thanks to all reporting on such rarities and all other birds, Tom Fiore manhattan -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ -- -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] photo-series of Bronx NYC Townsends Warbler - Sat., 12/30
Riverdale - western Bronx, N.Y. City - Saturday, December 30 ... In the midday to afternoon hours, at West 231 St, about 40 yards / meters west of that streets junction with Independence Ave, was the presumed -non-hybrid- TOWNSENDS Warbler, found by still-anonymous birders - but brought to our collective attention thanks to Andrew Block - on Saturday, 12/30, and here is a link to an eBird checklist with a nice photo series of this warbler, for everyones inspection - thanks greatly to the photo work by T. Zahner - https://ebird.org/checklist/S157516909 I also swung thru but later in the day, and it became increasingly dark-overcast perhaps limiting broad forays by that insectivore, for more than a dozen who came later, or some who lingered, with also a bit less in general bird activity - not counting such predatory birds in the vicinity as American Kestrel, Sharp-shinned or Coopers hawk, Red-tailed Hawks most frequently and Bald Eagle more than once overhead. Also incidentally seen, at least by me a bit closer to noon, were 3 Black Vultures moving somewhat northeast to southwest over the area. Was this latest Townsends Warbler find actually in that area, in the Bronx, for days, or even weeks and just found only now? Cant really know the answer, but this sure feels like that old Patagonia, Arizona roadside rest area picnic table effect... . The MacGillivrays Warbler did show fairly well into the mid afternoon, that again on the south side of West 231 St., while the Townsends Warbler for the most part, when it was seen mid morning or later - stayed on, or mainly on the -north- side of the same steeet and virtually across from where the MacGillivrays was first spotted 8 days earlier on 12/23, by Julian Batista, a birder of the west Bronx. Hopefully both of these rare warblers may stay thru this cold front thats pushing thru for Sunday, Dec. 31. Thanks to all reporting on such rarities and all other birds, Tom Fiore manhattan -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bronx Townsend's Warbler possible hybrid
After looking at my poor photos of the Townsend's Warbler I posted earlier on here, it looks like it may be a hybrid. I just assumed it was a Townsend's/Hermit hybrid, but someone on iNaturalist suggested it looked more like a Black-throated Green Warbler/Townsend's hybrid since it had a white throat and very little yellow in the breast. I thought some Townsend's/Hermit hybrids had white on the throat, but I don't know. It also doesn't have yellow on the vent area which from what I read all Black-thoated Greens have. Either way it looks mostly like a Townsend's:-) Andrew Andrew BlockConsulting Naturalist Yonkers, New York www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Mcgillivrays warbler yes
Seen an heard briefly at corner 231sr and the side road where the fenced in small field is across from number 725. It flew into the conifer where the Townsend was last seen. Andrew Block Yonkers ny Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Townsend warbler in riverdale
While looking for the mscgillivrays warbler we just had a Townsend warbler on the north side of 231 between number 725 and 723 241st. No sign of the macgillivrays though. Andrew Block Yonkers ny Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] MacGillivrays Warbler, Bronc
continues, seen briefly in weedy lot. calling a lot. -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 29 December 2023
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Dec. 29, 2023
* NYNY2312.29
- Birds mentioned
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD+
MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER+
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER+
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Eurasian Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
TUFTED DUCK
King Eider
Harlequin Duck
Red-necked Grebe
Marbled Godwit
Black-legged Kittiwake
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Lapland Longspur
Chipping Sparrow
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Baltimore Oriole
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Transcript
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You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysarc44
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If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:
Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070
Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Ben Cacace
BEGIN TAPE
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, December 29th
2023* at 11pm. The highlights of today's tape are MACGILLIVRAY'S and
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, WESTERN
TANAGER, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, TUFTED DUCK, BLACK-HEADED GULL, CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, Christmas Count results and more.
The 100th Bronx-Westchester Christmas Bird Count Saturday recorded 121
species including 2 new to the count the most striking of which was the
MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER found in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. This
handsome bird has continued there through today but due to the volume of
people visiting this residential neighborhood birders have been requested
to park only along public streets and bird from sidewalks along those
streets. A key area is the south side of West 231st Street just west of
Independence Avenue just beyond the non-public parking lot at this corner
bordered by a hedgerow there's a private home and driveway and then an
overgrown small field. The MACGILLIVRAY'S appears both in the hedgerow at
times coming up West 231st Street and in the small field where it can be
quite elusive requiring patience. The two new count ASH-THROATED
FLYCATCHERS included a bird at Pelham Bay landfill and one lingering in
Mount Vernon recently most frequently seen a short way down South 8th
Avenue just south of West 2nd Street. Other count highlights included 3
RED-NECKED GREBES, ICELAND GULL, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at Marshlands
Conservancy, 4 CHIPPING SPARROWS, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and 7 ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLERS.
A TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, perhaps present in Forest Park Queens since November,
has been seen since Wednesday often in the gully but today also in
evergreens just north of Forest Park Drive. A MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD spotted
Monday at Heckscher State Park was still present today often along the
roadway median just north of the park cottages at the northeast sector of
the park's circle road. Other ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHERS this week were noted
in Brooklyn at Calvert Vaux Park Sunday and Owl's Head Park today and at
Bayswater State Park in Queens to Wednesday. A WESTERN TANAGER at Jones
Beach West End near the Coast Guard Station was still present at least to
Wednesday.
Single PINK-FOOTED GEESE were spotted today at Planting Fields Arboretum
near Oyster Bay and at Crab Meadow Beach in Fort Salonga. The EURASIAN
GREEN-WINGED TEAL was found on Short's Pond off Scuttle Hole Road in
Watermill last Sunday and a male TUFTED DUCK was still in Stony Brook
Harbor today often viewed from Cordwood Park off Harbor Road. Last Sunday
single young male KING EIDERS were seen off the Jones Inlet jetty and off
Montauk Point and 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS continue off the Jones jetty, another
at Orient Point with 4 at Old Field Point Wednesday.
Eleven MARBLED GODWITS were present Sunday off field 10 at Jones Beach
State Park with single BLACK-HEADED GULLS at Calvert Vaux Park Monday,
Setauket Harbor Tuesday and on Wednesday at Coney Island Creek which also
had an ICELAND GULL today.
Two LAPLAND LONGSPURS were spotted in Watermill Sunday and single
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were at Marshlands Conservancy Tuesday and Hither
Hills State Park today.
Single YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS occurred today at Mecox Inlet and Big Reed
Pond in Montauk.
The Captree Christmas Count on Sunday the 17th netted 133 species including
a new BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER plus EURASIAN WIGEON at Connetquot River
State Park, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, ICELAND GULL and 5 ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLERS.
The Northern Nassau Count on Saturday the 16th recorded 118 species with 2
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS,
