Re: [nysbirds-l] Cape May Warbler

[Scott Haber]

Some folks might be interested to know where in New York state "Summit
Rock" is

-Scott

On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 8:38 AM, Carney, Martin 
wrote:

> At Summit Rock 5 minutes agoMartin Carney
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Any recent Garganey info?

[Scott Haber]

Mike Powers reported on the Cayugabirds list that the Garganey was present 
yesterday (Thursday), and visible from East Rd.

-Scott

> On Jun 17, 2016, at 7:32 AM, Karyn  wrote:
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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager continues on Cornell campus - Friday morning

[Scott Haber]

The Western Tanager was seen again this morning by multiple observers on
the Cornell University campus in Ithaca.

As of 1030AM, it was still in the vicinity of Day Hall, often flying a
short distance to the campus store entrance to eat berries from the vines
growing on the walls there.

-Scott Haber, Ithaca

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon

[Scott Haber]

I neglected to mention that Mark got some awesome photos of the Gyr nabbing
a Mallard in flight, and then fighting off two Red-tailed Hawks trying to
claim the carcass on the ground. The photos can be viewed here:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=881790955212707&set=pcb.720534001377417&type=1&permPage=1

On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Scott Haber  wrote:

> The Seneca County Gyrfalcon was relocated this afternoon by Mark Miller on
> Seybolt Road in Seneca Falls. More specific locations/directions can be
> found on the Cayugabirds list.
>
> -Scott
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> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 10:47 AM,  wrote:
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>>  Any signs of the gyr today??   If yes, I am planning to go there
>> tomorrow.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon

[Scott Haber]

The Seneca County Gyrfalcon was relocated this afternoon by Mark Miller on
Seybolt Road in Seneca Falls. More specific locations/directions can be
found on the Cayugabirds list.

-Scott

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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Gyrfalcon in Seneca County

[Scott Haber]

Forwarding from Cayugabirds.

-Scott

-- Forwarded message --
From: Dave Nutter 
Date: Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 9:36 AM
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcom per Tim Lenz, 928am
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 


gray GYRFALCON on pole, Stahl Rd off Seyboldt, Canoga, Fayette Township,
Seneca County

--Dave Nutter

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Re:[nysbirds-l] 2nd-hand report: Dark-morph Gyrfalcon at Charlotte Pier in Rochester

[Scott Haber]

I forgot to mention that the Rochester bird is similar in appearance to the
one-day wonder dark Gyrfalcon found by Dave Kennedy in Seneca Falls on
1/29, but given that this appears to be an "invasion" year for this species
in the northeast, it's quite possible that it's a different individual.



On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Scott Haber  wrote:

> A photographer in a Hawk ID group on Facebook posted some nice photos of a
> dark-morph Gyrfalcon (much darker than the Wallkill bird) that was
> apparently attacking gulls at Charlotte Pier in Rochester yesterday (2/16).
>
> I haven't heard of any other sightings or photos, but hopefully some of
> the Rochester-area birders can track this bird down if they're willing to
> brave the cold!
>
> -Scott
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[nysbirds-l] 2nd-hand report: Dark-morph Gyrfalcon at Charlotte Pier in Rochester

[Scott Haber]

A photographer in a Hawk ID group on Facebook posted some nice photos of a
dark-morph Gyrfalcon (much darker than the Wallkill bird) that was
apparently attacking gulls at Charlotte Pier in Rochester yesterday (2/16).

I haven't heard of any other sightings or photos, but hopefully some of the
Rochester-area birders can track this bird down if they're willing to brave
the cold!

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Re: [nysbirds-l] GYR YES

[Scott Haber]

Although I know that Zach's email is in reference to the Wallkill Gyr, it
still might be helpful to out-of-state birders and others to provide a more
specific location when posting these updates. There have been other
Gyrfalcons in the state this year (and elsewhere in the northeast), so some
degree of specificity, even if posting quickly from a mobile device, would
be helpful.

-Scott

On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 
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> In Norway spruce at 2 PM
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> ZSW
> Albany.
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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: Gyrfalcon Seneca Falls

[Scott Haber]

Passing this on from the Cayuga Basin list.

-Scott

-- Forwarded message --
From: Dave K 
Date: Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 2:40 PM
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Gyrfalcon Seneca Falls
To: Cayuga Birds 


~10:20 this morning while heading South on 414, I saw what looked to be a
Peregrine chasing through some residential pines on the West side of the
road.  I went back North for a look and it luckily landed on a nearby
telephone pole. Turned out to be a Gyrfalcon. It managed to sit still for a
minute or so then flew East over the middle of Lott farm. Will post if seen
again.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/105424358@N06/16396776155

https://www.flickr.com/photos/105424358@N06/15776827103


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

[Scott Haber]

Skimmers also occur fairly regularly in the Meadowlands and along the
Hackensack River in New Jersey during the summer, so they're by no means
restricted to beaches.

-Scott Haber


On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Phil Jeffrey 
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> They've been seen in both Central and Prospect Parks over the years,
> irregularly and invariably nocturnally, so it's by no means unprecedented.
>
> Phil Jeffrey
> Princeton
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Gabriel Willow 
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>> Last night while walking in Prospect Park around 10:30pm, I was surprised
>> to see several Black Skimmers emerge from the darkness to silently glide
>> over the lake near the new Lakeside Center, with their distinctive skimming
>> motion. There were 8 or 9 in the flock. Beautiful birds! I didn't know they
>> frequented fresh water away from beaches... They're an unusual sight even
>> in the East River.
>>
>> Nocturnal perambulations reveal many wonders!
>>
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[nysbirds-l] Ross's Gull on Cayuga Lake

[Scott Haber]

Chris Wood just reported on Cayugabirds that he is watching an adult ROSS'S
GULL on Cayuga Lake from Long Point State Park, in Aurora. He described the
bird as being "across the lake". Long Point is on the eastern shore of
Cayuga Lake. I'm sure we'll be getting more details soon.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] bands on female kite?

[Scott Haber]

Or perhaps they didn't actually see a band (which would also be more likely
than "bands" plural) on the female.

-Scott

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On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Nadine Scarpa
wrote:

> Is it at all possible that there are two pairs of kites?  Someone saw
> bands on one female, and there are clearly no bands on either the male or
> the female of this pair in the photograph.
>
> Perhaps another pair is nesting somewhere nearby?
>
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 8:18 AM, Ardith Bondi wrote:
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>> I don't either.
>>
>> Ardith Bondi
>>
>>
>> On 6/12/12 7:31 AM, Spsdmd wrote:
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>>> looking at my photos of the 2 miss. kites in sterling forest, i don't
>>> see any bands.
>>> steve sachs
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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-billed Loon continues on Lake Ontario near Fair Haven

[Scott Haber]

Tim Lenz just posted to the CAYUGARBA text alert that a/the
breeding-plumaged YELLOW-BILLED LOON was seen flying west from Broadway
Road on Lake Ontario this morning. This is just west of Fair Haven...likely
the same bird Chris Wood reported a few weeks ago.

I'm sure we'll get a more detailed report from Tim later, if not further
updates.

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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird at Tschache Pool, Montezuma NWR

[Scott Haber]

Tim Lenz just picked out a male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD from the tower at 
Tschache Pool at Montezuma NWR.  The bird is way out in the marsh, but quite 
visible when the sun catches his head.

Best,
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 4/24 (mostly Central Park; migrants)

[Scott Haber]

Apologies, I mistakenly referred to the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher as being
reported from Central Park, when it was actually reported from Riverside
Park.

-Scott

>
> At 10:47 AM 4/25/2011, you wrote:
>
> Tom's report of a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher from Central Park on Sunday is
> quite remarkable and surprisingly hidden in the middle of his post, as this
> would be quiet a record, and not just "somewhat early".  It is not "one of
> the earliest of the Empidonax along with Least, in this area", but rather
> one of the latest, if not the latest.
>
> John M.C. Peterson in the original New York breeding bird atlas describes
> it as follows:
> "Extralimital summer records of Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, like that in
> Madison County, must be treated with caution sine this is often one of the
> last birds to arrive on the northern breeding grounds.  The Yellow-bellied
> Flycatcher is rare before late May, sometime still arriving during June."
>
> In the latest version of the Atlas, the same author repeats:
> "The species arrives in New York during May, sometimes not until early
> June...To add more possible confusion, the songs and calls resemble those of
> other species: the 'killink' song is similar to that of a Least Flycatcher,
> and the 'tu-wee' call reminiscent of the Eastern Wood-Pewee."
>
> Neither reference, nor Levine's Birds of New York lists early or late
> arrival dates for the species, but I'd suspect Tom's bird, if actually a
> Yellow-bellied, would represent a new early record for the state or close to
> it.
>
> Best,
> Scott Haber, Ithaca
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 4/24 (mostly Central Park; migrants)

[Scott Haber]

Tom's report of a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher from Central Park on Sunday is
quite remarkable and surprisingly hidden in the middle of his post, as this
would be quiet a record, and not just "somewhat early".  It is not "one of
the earliest of the Empidonax along with Least, in this area", but rather
one of the latest, if not the latest.

John M.C. Peterson in the original New York breeding bird atlas describes it
as follows:
*"Extralimital summer records of Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, like that in
Madison County, must be treated with caution sine this is often one of the
last birds to arrive on the northern breeding grounds.  The Yellow-bellied
Flycatcher is rare before late May, sometime still arriving during June."*

In the latest version of the Atlas, the same author repeats:*
"The species arrives in New York during May, sometimes not until early
June...To add more possible confusion, the songs and calls resemble those of
other species: the 'killink' song is similar to that of a Least Flycatcher,
and the 'tu-wee' call reminiscent of the Eastern Wood-Pewee."*

Neither reference, nor Levine's Birds of New York lists early or late
arrival dates for the species, but I'd suspect Tom's bird, if actually a
Yellow-bellied, would represent a new early record for the state or close to
it.

Best,
Scott Haber, Ithaca

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Calliope Hummingbird yes

[Scott Haber]

On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Andrew Block  wrote:

>  Had the Calliope Hummingbird today at about 3:15pm in Guilford, CT.  It
> was mostly sitting in the red cedar but also went to the feeder a few
> times.  It's amazing it's surviving in this arctic cold.
>

Not terribly surprising...Calliope and several of the other western
hummingbird species like Selasphorus are quite cold tolerant naturally,
given that they mostly breed at high elevations, and also due to the fact
that they can slow their metabolism to save energy at night.

As long as they're able to find some of the more cold-tolerant small insects
(midges, gnats etc.) to supplement whatever nectar sources might still be
around, they do quite well even at freezing, or below-freezing temperatures,
unlike Ruby-throateds.

Best,
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Re: [nysbirds-l] CP Varied Thrush yes

[Scott Haber]

Just to comment on those who are assigning a sex to the CP Varied Thrush, I'd 
caution that after discussing this bird with several birders who are familiar 
with the species, it seems that this bird shows several characteristics of a 
juvenile bird, which, in addition to closely resembling adult females, would be 
nearly impossible to sex in the field.

I've also had the fortune of examining several recent museum specimens of this 
species from its natural range over the past year, and  several definitive 
adults showed a mix of the male and female characteristics frequently 
illustrated in field guides.  Sexing of this species isn't completely 
straightforward in the field, and especially not with a juvenile bird.

Best,
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Central Park West at 79th St.
New York, NY 10024
-Original Message-
From: Andrew Block 
Sender: bounce-7469157-3714...@list.cornell.edu
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:35:03 
To: NYS Birds
Reply-To: Andrew Block 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] CP Varied Thrush yes

I had the Central Park female Varied Thrush at 1:40pm today after waiting for 
about a half hour.  It gave great looks in the sun.

Andrew
 Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist
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Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131
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[nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush - Central Park

[Scott Haber]

On the ground in the Maintenance Meadow feeding amongst Grackles as of 1015am, 
Monday.

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[nysbirds-l] Rockland Lake SP 10/23

[Scott Haber]

The drake Eurasian Wigeon continues at Rockland Lake SP this morning, in the 
small pond across the road from the north parking area, as previously described 
by Alan Wells.

It was in the company of a single American Wigeon and about 30 Gadwall.

Scott Haber,
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park - 9/15

[Scott Haber]

I had a fairly productive morning in the Ramble today from 7:15-8:45AM, with
most of my time divided between the Maintenance Meadow and Azalea Pond.
Highlights included:

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 (heavily molting juvenile at Maintenance early)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3 (all feeding on Jewelweed in the Oven)

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2

Northern Flicker - 7

Great-crested Flycatcher - 2

Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1

"Traill's" Flycatcher - 1

Warbling Vireo - 1

Red-eyed Vireo - 3

Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1

House Wren - 2

Carolina Wren - 2

Veery - 5

Swainson’s Thrush - 6

Wood Thrush - 3

Gray Catbird

Brown Thrasher - 1

Cedar Waxwing - 11

Nashville Warbler - 2

Northern Parula - 1

Chestnut-sided Warbler -

Magnolia Warbler - 5

Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2

Blackpoll Warbler - 2

Black-and-White Warbler - 4

American Redstart - 5

Ovenbird - 3

Northern Waterthrush - 1

Common Yellowthroat - 3

Wilson's Warbler - 1

Scarlet Tanager - 3

Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 4


Best,

Scott Haber


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[nysbirds-l] Doodletown 5/22

[Scott Haber]

Susan Newman and I had an enjoyable morning at Doodletown today, birding up
the main road around the back of the reservoir and up Lemmon Road to the
cemetery, from 8:30-11:00AM.  A full list is below:

Great Blue Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 5
Turkey Vulture - 19
Canada Goose - 7
Osprey - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1
Chimney Swift - 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3
Willow Flycatcher - 1
Least Flycatcher - 2
Eastern Phoebe - 2
Great-crested Flycatcher - 2
Yellow-throated Vireo - 3
Warbling Vireo - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 6
Blue Jay - 8
American Crow - 4
Fish Crow - 2
Black-capped Chickadee - 2
Tufted Titmouse - 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Veery - 2
Wood Thrush - 5
American Robin - 6
Gray Catbird - 7
Cedar Waxwing - 22
Blue-winged Warbler - 4
Tennessee Warbler - 1
Northern Parula - 1
Yellow Warbler - 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2
Magnolia Warbler - 2
Blackburnian Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 3
Cerulean Warbler - 6
American Redstart - 5
Worm-eating Warbler - 1
Ovenbird - 2
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 (at nest)
Common Yellowthroat - 2
Hooded Warbler - 7 (particularly numerous this year)
Canada Warbler - 1
Scarlet Tanager - 2
Song Sparrow - 2
Northern Cardinal - 4
Indigo Bunting - 3
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
Baltimore Oriole - 4
House Finch - 2

-Scott Haber, Tenafly, NJ

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park 5/17

[Scott Haber]

Things were pretty quiet in CP this morning from 8:00-9:45AM.  Along with
significantly less diversity and abundance of migrants as compared to the
huge push of birds that came through at the end of last week and over the
weekend, there was also a noticeable absence of song, with most of the birds
that were around remaining silent or giving chip notes.  A full list is
below:

Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron - 1 (Oven)
Canada Goose
Mallard
Spotted Sandpiper
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 calling near the Swampy Pin Oak
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1
Least Flycatcher - 1
Blue-headed Vireo - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 2
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee - 1 (my first in a while)
House Wren - 1
Veery - 4
Grey-cheeked Thrush - 1 bathing in the waterfall at the source of the Gill
Swainson's Thrush - 6 (several singing)
Wood Thrush - 1
American Robin
Grey Catbird
Cedar Waxwing - 6
Nashville Warbler - 2
Northern Parula - 4
Yellow Warbler - 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 4
Magnolia Warbler - 9
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2
Blackpoll Warbler - 2
Black-and-White Warbler - 3
American Redstart - 2
Ovenbird - 3
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Mourning Warbler - 1 male, mostly skulking at the base of the Point on the
East shore...thanks to Doug Gochfeld for the spot
Common Yellowthroat - 3
Canada Warbler - 6 (Point, Evodia, Oven)
Scarlet Tanager - 1
Eastern Towhee - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 1
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole - 3
House Sparrow

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park 5/14 (Mourning Warblers, Summer Tanager, Philly Vireo)

[Scott Haber]

Going on a tip from Morgan Tingley indicating the Ramble was hopping early
this morning, I headed into the park later (around 10:15), just as the sky
grew dark and the rain began to fall.  After waiting out the downpour at the
Maintenance Meadow bathrooms, I spent the next hour and a half amidst a
tremendous amount of bird activity in the eastern side of the Ramble.  The
highlights were many, and the numbers included 24 species of warbler (plus
YB Chat), eight species of sparrow, five species of vireo, four species each
of flycatcher and thrush, and two tanager species.  Full list below:

Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1, giving single "kowlp" notes but no full song
(Humming Tombstone)
Chimney Swift - 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 (Maintenance, Oven)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 2
Least Flycatcher - 1
Great-crested Flycatcher - 2
Eastern Kingbird - 2 (Strawberry Fields)
Blue-headed Vireo - 1
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1 (Captains Bench)
Warbling Vireo - 3
PHILADELPHIA VIREO - 1 - seen very well and singing to eliminate any
possible Warbling Vireo misidentification - East side of Maintenance Meadow
Red-eyed Vireo - 6
Blue Jay
Barn Swallow - 4
House Wren - 2
Veery - 9
Grey-cheeked Thrush - 2 (Oven, Strawberry Fields)
Swainson's Thrush - 7 (several singing)
Wood Thrush - 3
American Robin
Grey Catbird
Cedar Waxwing - 7 (Captain's Bench)
Blue-winged Warbler - 1 (Maintenance)
Tennnessee Warbler - 7 (all between Willow Rock and Captain's Bench, except
for one later at Strawberry Fields)
Nashville Warbler - 4
Northern Parula - 8
Yellow Warbler - 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 4
Magnolia Warbler - 12
Cape May Warbler - 2 (Captain's Bench and Point)
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 7
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2
Blackburnian Warbler - 4 (Willow Rock, Captain's Bench, Strawberry Fields)
Bay-breasted Warbler - 7 (one loose flock of 4 above Willow Rock, singles at
Point, Shakespeare Garden, Strawberry Fields)
Blackpoll Warbler - 2
Black-and-White Warbler - 4
American Redstart - 3
Worm-eating Warbler - 1 (Upper Lobe - thanks to Morgan)
Ovenbird - 8
Northern Waterthrush - 2
MOURNING WARBLER - 2 - 1 female first seen well on slope below Captain's
Bench before being scared off by two "gentlemen" pishing at it.  It was
replaced by a gorgeous male as they chased after her, and he was joined by
(presumably the same) female a few minutes later.  They foraged near each
other for about 15 seconds before they each flew off in separate
directions.  The same two guys who were pishing at the Mourning were also
pishing at the Bay-breasteds high over their heads at Willow
Rock...completely unnecessary.
Common Yellowthroat - 5
Hooded Warbler - 1 (female - Evodia)
Wilson's Warbler - 1 (Point)
Canada Warbler - 3 (Point, Evodia, Oven)
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 (continues at Strawberry Fields)
SUMMER TANAGER - 1 (adult male seen briefly midway down the Point, near the
spraying hose, located after giving a few "Pikky-tikky-tuck" calls
Eastern Towhee - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 2
FOX SPARROW - continuing "western-race" bird seen at south end of woodchip
path in Strawberry Fields around 11:45AM
Song Sparrow - 1
Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 (Evodia)
Swamp Sparrow - 2 (Oven)
White-throated Sparrow - 4
White-crowned Sparrow - 2 (SE corner of Tupelo)
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 6
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole - 4
House Sparrow


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[nysbirds-l] Central Park 5/10

[Scott Haber]

Despite the chilly, windy weather, visiting UK birder Richard Bircham and I
still had a very productive morning in the Ramble and vicinity, with 21
species of warbler and 4 species of vireo being the highlights.  A full list
is below:


Double-crested Cormorant

Black-crowned Night Heron - 1 (Upper Lobe)

Canada Goose

Mallard

Common Moorhen - 1 (continuing between Point and Boathouse)

Ring-billed Gull

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2

Downy Woodpecker - 1

Northern Flicker - 1

Great-crested Flycatcher - 1 (Strawberry Fields)

Least Flycatcher - 1

White-eyed Vireo 1 (very vocal and visible, at base of path up to Warbler
Rock near Willow Rock)

Blue-headed Vireo - 2

Warbling Vireo - 2

Red-eyed Vireo - 3

Blue Jay

Barn Swallow - 5

House Wren - 3

Veery - 3

Wood Thrush - 2

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Blue-Winged Warbler - 2 (Maintenance Meadow, Evodia Field)

Tennessee Warbler - 1 (Captain's Bench)

Nashville Warbler - 2  (Tupelo, Azalea Pond)

Northern Parula - 10

Yellow Warbler - 4

Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 (Willow Rock, Warbler Rock)

Magnolia Warbler - 11 (numbers increasing daily over the last week)

Cape May Warbler - 1 (Captain's Bench)

Black-throated Blue Warbler - 9

Yellow-rumped Warbler - 8

Black-throated Green Warbler - 1

Blackburnian Warbler - 4 (Maintenance Meadow, Evodia, Tupelo)

Prairie Warbler - 1 (Strawberry Fields)

Blackpoll Warbler - 5

Black-and-White Warbler - 6

American Redstart - 4

Ovenbird - 7

Northern Waterthrush - 2

Common Yellowthroat - 4

Wilson's Warbler - 1 (Point)

Canada Warbler - 2 (Point, Warbler Rock)

Swamp Sparrow - 1

White-throated Sparrow - 4

White-crowned Sparrow - 1 (Strawberry Fields)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2 (Strawberry Fields)

Northern Cardinal

Common Grackle

Baltimore Oriole - 6

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Others reported: Bay-breasted Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Orange-crowned
Warbler

--Scott Haber

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park - Saturday 5/8

[Scott Haber]

Despite the drizzle that started later in the morning, Bill Kezer (visiting
from the Bay Area of California) and I had a fine morning in the vicinity of
Belvedere Castle and The Ramble from 7AM to 10AM.  A full annotated list is
below:

Double-crested Cormorant

Canada Goose

Mallard

Mourning Dove

Rock Pigeon

Chimney Swift - 3 overhead

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1

Downy Woodpecker - 1

Great-crested Flycatcher -1: heard calling down slope from weather station

Blue-headed Vireo - 2

Red-eyed Vireo - 5

American Crow

House Wren - 2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1: very late, seen well in Shakespeare Garden amongst
warbler feeding flock

Veery - 6

Swainson’s Thrush - 1:  Azalea Pond

Wood Thrush - 3

American Robin

Gray Catbird

European Starling

Nashville Warbler - 2:  Shakespeare Garden, Azalea Pond

Northern Parula - 9: throughout

Yellow Warbler - 4: Castle, Point

Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1: Point

Magnolia Warbler - 6: Shakespeare Garden, Castle, Point, Azalea Pond

Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4: throughout ramble

Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6: throughout

Black-throated Green Warbler - 1: Captain's Bench

Blackburnian Warbler - 2 males: Shakespeare Garden, Evodia Field

Prairie Warbler - 1: Shakespeare Garden

Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 male: Point, providing excellent eye-level views in
a steady downpour around 9:30

Blackpoll Warbler - 8: throughout, at least 2 females

Black-and-White Warbler - 6: throughout

American Redstart - 5: throughout

Ovenbird - 6: throughout

Northern Waterthrush - 1: Azalea Pond

Common Yellowthroat - 4: 2 separate male/female pairs at Maintenance Meadow
and Azalea Pond

Scarlet Tanager - 2 males: Shakespeare Garden, Captains Bench

Swamp Sparrow - 1

White-throated Sparrow - 6

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 3

Common Grackle

Baltimore Oriole - 5

American Goldfinch*

House Sparrow


Best,

Scott Haber


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[nysbirds-l] Central Park - Monday 5/4

[Scott Haber]

Below is a full list from my three hours (6:30-9:30) in Central Park this
morning, mostly spent with Morgan Tingley.  Diversity was still good, but
not as impressive as the last few days, and total numbers have decreased as
well.  I'm sure the next big push will bring plenty more to see though.
Noticeably absent was Black-throated Green Warbler, and Ruby-crowned
Kinglets and White-throated Sparrows have all but vanished to points farther
north.  Hermit Thrush numbers are way down as well.

Common Loon - 2 flyovers (early AM at the Castle)
Double-crested Cormorant - several flyovers
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 at Turtle Pond
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER- 1 adult seen well for ~30 mins with M. Tingley.
First observed near the stone arch uphill from the Upper Lobe, then later
seen moving towards Azalea Pond to avoid the harassment of a pugnacious male
Red-bellied.
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Least Flycatcher - 1
Great-crested Flycatcher - 1
Blue-headed Vireo - 3
Warbling Vireo - 3
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
Blue Jay - 7
House Wren - 2
Veery - 3
Hermit Thrush - 2
Wood Thrush - 2
Gray Catbird - 10
Nashville Warbler - 2
Northern Parula - 14
Yellow Warbler - 1
Cape May Warbler  - 2 (1 in larger Tulip tree behind Captain's Bench, 1 at
Castle early)
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 45
Blackburnian Warbler - 1 (castle)
Bay-breasted Warbler - 1, possibly 2 - seen very briefly in mixed flock on
path between Humming Tombstone and Upper Lobe
Blackpoll Warbler - 10
Black-and-White Warbler - 8
American Redstart - 5
Ovenbird - 4
Northern Waterthrush - 4
Common Yellowthroat - 2
Wilson's Warbler 1 - (singing in Maintenance Meadow)
Canada Warbler - 1 (wooded slope north of the Boathouse)
Scarlet Tanager - 3
Eastern Towhee - 1
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 2
Indigo Bunting - 1
Common Grackle - 25
Baltimore Oriole - 6

Best,
Scott Haber

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, Monday Morning - Prothonotary Warbler

[Scott Haber]

Morgan Tingley just called me (9:25AM) to report a Prothonotary Warbler in
Central Park.  The bird was on the South side of Turtle Pond, near the
southwest corner of the pond at the base of Belvedere Castle.  Morgan
described the bird as being "in the first large oak below the castle, on the
south shore of the Pond".

Good luck if you go.

--Scott Haber

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park 4/22

[Scott Haber]

A rather slow morning in the park with Morgan Tingley was highlighted by a
brief burst of activity between Shakespeare Garden and the Castle, with the
following species checking in:

Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Northern Parula
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Ruby-crowned Kinglets continue to be abundant throughout the park, and Joe
DiConstanzo mentioned a (the continuing?) Northern Waterthrush in the Oven
which we were unable to find.  A singing White-eyed Vireo in Strawberry
Fields along the wood-chip path was another highlight on our way out.

Best,
Scott Haber

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park 4/19 - 5 warbler spp.

[Scott Haber]

The highlight of a brief morning stroll (6:30-8:00) through the Ramble was a
Northern Waterthrush, singing away in the Oven, and when I saw it, nearly 40
feet up in an oak above Willow Rock...one of the few years in which I've
seen Northern Waterthrush before Louisiana.  Other notables included:

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - many
Hermit Thrush - 10+
Pine Warbler - 2
Palm Warbler - 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Common Yellowthroat - 1 (Shakespeare Garden)
Eastern Towhee - 3 singing males

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park 4/5 - WE Vireo, etc.

[Scott Haber]

James McCollough and I took a brief spin around the Ramble this morning from
7:30 to 9:30.  Highlights included:

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 male drilling holes near Tupelo Field
Eastern Phoebe - 2 heard
White-eyed Vireo - 1 at Azalea Pond
Cedar Waxwing - many throughout
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 6 throughout
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 4 throughout
Pine Warbler - 1 seen at Tupelo, 3-4 heard elsewhere
Chipping Sparrow - several

There was also apparently a large overnight movement of Northern Flicker
with more than 20 seen throughout the Ramble.

Best,
Scott Haber

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Re: [nysbirds-l] request from Italian Magazine for photos of JBWR

[Scott Haber]

I hear that once in a while, people see birds at this Jamaica Bay place.

-Scott

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:05 PM,  wrote:

> and this has what to do with birds?
>
>

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park 9/16: Black-billed Cuckoo, Hooded Warbler

[Scott Haber]

Just a brief addendum to the multiple reports from Central Park today with
two species that I didn't see reported:

A Black-billed Cuckoo was working through the canopy on the east side of the
meadow in Strawberry Fields at about 10AM this morning.

Things were pretty hopping in Strawberry Fields at that point, and the
persistent chirping of fledgling Cardinals actually seemed to be attracting
a lot of warbler activity.  Among the 10 warbler species I observed during
my half-hour in Strawberry Fields, a female Hooded Warbler was very active
along the wood-chip path, and giving its distinctive loud chip notes as
well.

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have also been particularly abundant throughout
the week in Central Park, especially wherever there's a small patch of
Jewelweed to be found.

Cheers,
Scott Haber,
Tenafly, NJ

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[nysbirds-l] RFI: January TB Murre from Hempstead Lake SP

[Scott Haber]

If anyone knows who salvaged the Thick-billed Murre that was found dead on
the ice at Hempstead Lake SP back on January 10th of this year, or if you
are that person, can you please contact me at: scotthab...@gmail.com?

Thanks,
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