Re: [nysbirds-l] Cassins/Couches survival chances?

[Peter Colen]

Good discussion,

Here is a Dusky-capped Flycatcher eating fruit/vegetables in the warm
climate of El Salvador, but I also suspect the 2 kingbirds could use some
good bugs in this weather.

Perhaps it would be good too make an arrangement with a rehabber in case of
emergency. Birds get sick fast.

>From one who lived with birds, Peter

On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 7:47 AM, Rick  wrote:

> True, and don’t forget the somewhat similar overwinter survival of the
> Rufous Hummingbird outside the American Museum of Natural History a few
> years back; the last posting I’m aware of for that bird was 3/11/2012.
>
>
>
> 2011-12 was a mild winter, admittedly, but hummers are hardly a model of
> cold tolerance (they lack down feathers, lose heat rapidly, and need to go
> into torpor overnight even in comparatively mild conditions to conserve
> energy).
>
>
>
> In any case, don’t sell birds short, provided they have adequate
> good-quality food. (The question in my mind, aside from availability of
> small fruits and such, is whether or not they are an adequate substitute
> for higher-quality insect protein in severe cold, versus in milder
> traditional overwintering sites.)
>
>
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-118683374-3714...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
> bounce-118683374-3714...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Hugh McGuinness
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 08, 2015 7:18 AM
> *To:* Orhan Birol
> *Cc:* NYSBIRDS-L
> *Subject:* Re: [nysbirds-l] Cassins/Couches survival chances?
>
>
>
> My memory of Tyrannus biology is that all members of the genus become
> mostly or partly frugivorous during winter, and simply supplement their
> diet with insects when available. So, their survival in NYC may depend more
> on the availability of small fruits, for which they are competing with the
> many Robins and Starlings, than on the availability of insects.
>
> Hugh
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 10:40 PM, Orhan Birol 
> wrote:
>
> On Sunday I observed both.
>
> The Cassins was flycatching nonstop for the 10 minutes I was there.
>
> I think the row of low evergreens(boxwood?) on the west side of the
> community gardens and plenty of shelter in the gardens, may protect it from
> the cold.
>
> The Couches also has enough shelter in enclosed gardens, structures etc.
> The 10 minutes I was there, it called nonstop but never fed.
>
> I have no idea if the insects both feed on will survive tonight.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Orhan Birol
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Cassins/Couches survival chances?

[Peter Colen]

Good discussion,

Here is a Dusky-capped Flycatcher eating fruit/vegetables in the warm
climate of El Salvador, but I also suspect the 2 kingbirds could use some
good bugs in this weather.

Perhaps it would be good too make an arrangement with a rehabber in case of
emergency. Birds get sick fast.

From one who lived with birds, Peter

On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 7:47 AM, Rick rc...@nyc.rr.com wrote:

 True, and don’t forget the somewhat similar overwinter survival of the
 Rufous Hummingbird outside the American Museum of Natural History a few
 years back; the last posting I’m aware of for that bird was 3/11/2012.



 2011-12 was a mild winter, admittedly, but hummers are hardly a model of
 cold tolerance (they lack down feathers, lose heat rapidly, and need to go
 into torpor overnight even in comparatively mild conditions to conserve
 energy).



 In any case, don’t sell birds short, provided they have adequate
 good-quality food. (The question in my mind, aside from availability of
 small fruits and such, is whether or not they are an adequate substitute
 for higher-quality insect protein in severe cold, versus in milder
 traditional overwintering sites.)



 Rick



 *From:* bounce-118683374-3714...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
 bounce-118683374-3714...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Hugh McGuinness
 *Sent:* Thursday, January 08, 2015 7:18 AM
 *To:* Orhan Birol
 *Cc:* NYSBIRDS-L
 *Subject:* Re: [nysbirds-l] Cassins/Couches survival chances?



 My memory of Tyrannus biology is that all members of the genus become
 mostly or partly frugivorous during winter, and simply supplement their
 diet with insects when available. So, their survival in NYC may depend more
 on the availability of small fruits, for which they are competing with the
 many Robins and Starlings, than on the availability of insects.

 Hugh



 On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 10:40 PM, Orhan Birol orhanbir...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 On Sunday I observed both.

 The Cassins was flycatching nonstop for the 10 minutes I was there.

 I think the row of low evergreens(boxwood?) on the west side of the
 community gardens and plenty of shelter in the gardens, may protect it from
 the cold.

 The Couches also has enough shelter in enclosed gardens, structures etc.
 The 10 minutes I was there, it called nonstop but never fed.

 I have no idea if the insects both feed on will survive tonight.

 Any thoughts?

 Orhan Birol

 Shelter Island

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[nysbirds-l] Black skimmers..

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250 + skimmers roosting at Coney Island. Rob has told me about this for 2 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Shorebird update

[Peter Colen]

People are destroying the horseshoe crab population. The fishermen and the
medical industry are taking them. The medical industry takes a portion of
their blood and uses it in bio-med testing. They put them back after but no
one knows how they do in their weakened state. It's out of hand. No one is
stopping this.


On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Peter Post  wrote:

> Shai, et al.:
>
> There were many leaking tanks of fuel oil floating in and around
> Broad Channel as a result of Hurricane Sandy. The East Pond may have
> been contaminated and the invertebrate fauna that shorebirds feed on
> affected. My impression is that are fewer insects occurring around
> the mud on the East Pond than there were before Sandy.
>
>
> Peter Post
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>
> On Jul 25, 2014, at 10:04 AM, Shaibal Mitra wrote:
>
> > Being less sure than Steve about what "my thing" is, or might
> > someday be, I've maintained fairly detailed and consistent records
> > of my counts of shorebirds on Long Island since about 1996. One
> > never knows when one might want to be able to retrieve one's own
> > data on shorebird numbers at Pikes Beach or Jamaica Bay in a
> > particular date range!
> >
> > Even a cursory scan of past years' data confirms that overall
> > shorebird abundance can vary greatly in late July. As others have
> > noted already, local weather plays a big role, but there is also
> > the fact that the composition of the local shorebird community
> > always changes markedly in several ways between mid July and early
> > August (see intro from note to NYSBirds from 5 Aug 2013, copied
> > below). Given that each component of the community might vary
> > independently from the others in terms of abundance and timing, it
> > shouldn't be very surprising to observe a dip in overall abundance
> > around this time. If the adults of the early arriving species were
> > to push through more quickly than usual, the adults of the later
> > arriving species to build up more slowly, or juveniles to make a
> > late or poor showing, all of which could easily happen in a given
> > season, one would expect a dip in aggregate abundance around this
> > time.
> >
> > To my eye, this summer's southbound passage of adult SB Dowitchers
> > on Long Island was ok, or at most slightly weak, with my own max
> > counts around 300-400, vs. more typical 700-1000 per site per day.
> > The basic situation seems similarly decent for adult Least
> > Sandpipers. I've also had some good counts of Semi Sandpipers at
> > sites as widely separated as Moriches Inlet in Suffolk County and
> > Goethals Bridge Pond on Staten Island. Conversely, my records show
> > that various other numerically abundant species, such as
> > Sanderling, Knot, Turnstone, Semi Plover, and BB Plover, sometimes
> > don't build up large numbers until later in the season.
> >
> > What can't be explained in this way are the poor numbers of early
> > season species at Jamaica Bay to date. On Tuesday, I checked the
> > southern half of the East Pond carefully on the evening high tide
> > and found just 72 Semi Sandpipers--this on the very same day I had
> > counted 300 at Goethals Bridge Pond on a random tide. Even more
> > shockingly to me, I saw zero Lesser Yellowlegs (another early-
> > arriving species) at Jam Bay (I'd seen 2 in the morning at GBP--an
> > indifferent tally but at least more than zero). For those who don't
> > often bird coastal NY, the East Pond at Jamaica Bay has been
> > categorically the best place in the entire region for Lesser
> > Yellowlegs, routinely producing totals around 300 during late July.
> > This summer, the East Pond's max to date is just 13! I think it is
> > worth asking how much the perception of a dearth of shorebirds this
> > summer is due to this one site's poor performance. If this is the
> > case, why is the East Pond no longer pulling in the birds we would
> > expect to see there? Perhaps there has been a significant change in
> > the pond's water, sediments, and invertebrate fauna?
> >
> > Shai Mitra
> > Bay Shore
> >
> > 5 August 2013
> > The latter part of July is the time for one of the year’s most
> > striking and abrupt shifts in bird occurrence in coastal New York.
> > As the big initial pushes of the earliest shorebird species pass
> > beyond us, juveniles of these species, and adults of many
> > additional species, begin arriving. Meanwhile the young of our
> > locally breeding gulls and terns fledge, greatly augmenting the
> > overall abundance of visible birds along the coast. Curiously, the
> > non-breeding loafers (e.g., first-summer Common and Arctic Terns)
> > seem to disappear just as abruptly as the local juveniles fledge,
> > and at precisely the same time. If ever there were a year for
> > Arctic Terns to persist past mid July, I thought this would be it,
> > but they appear to have bailed out in just the same manner as in
> > previous years. A much more conspicuous disappearing act is that of
> > our 

[nysbirds-l] Hawk migration,

[Peter Colen]

http://www.petercolenphotography.com/Sandy-Hook-04-27-14-A-few-from/i-V9vmHGf


This is not New York State, but these birds were heading towards NY. Mimi
Hue and I drove to different spots in New Jersey.


The most productive area was Sandy Hook where the hawk migration was taking
place. This is a hawk-watching point.

We saw at least 50 Sharpies, many falcons, Turkey Vultures, Osprey and
either 1 or 2 bald eagles, also Coopers Hawks.


The sharpies were crashing into underbrush trying to get at very small
birds. We were too far away to see what those little birds were, but they
came flying out every so often.


Mimi first saw a Piping Plover that turned into a mating sequence.


We saw a group of Turkey Vultures and I noticed that one was a Bald Eagle
juvenile, seemingly just flying with them. It looked like it was playing
with one in a non-agressive way.


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[nysbirds-l] Hawk migration,

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http://www.petercolenphotography.com/Sandy-Hook-04-27-14-A-few-from/i-V9vmHGf


This is not New York State, but these birds were heading towards NY. Mimi
Hue and I drove to different spots in New Jersey.


The most productive area was Sandy Hook where the hawk migration was taking
place. This is a hawk-watching point.

We saw at least 50 Sharpies, many falcons, Turkey Vultures, Osprey and
either 1 or 2 bald eagles, also Coopers Hawks.


The sharpies were crashing into underbrush trying to get at very small
birds. We were too far away to see what those little birds were, but they
came flying out every so often.


Mimi first saw a Piping Plover that turned into a mating sequence.


We saw a group of Turkey Vultures and I noticed that one was a Bald Eagle
juvenile, seemingly just flying with them. It looked like it was playing
with one in a non-agressive way.


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[nysbirds-l] Bald Eagle Hempstead lake

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Saw 1 of 3 eagles With Brant and Ming.





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Saw 1 of 3 eagles With Brant and Ming.





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[nysbirds-l] Pics from Coney Island yesterday, Snow Bunting, WW Scoter etc..

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[nysbirds-l] Birds from Calvert Vox Park and Coney Island..

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These pics are from friday. The most surprising thing I saw was a Northern
Harrier flying low over the waves past Breezy Point heading west, quite far
from any shore. It was heading into a strong NW wind. What a bird.

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Hello Fellow Birders,

Yesterday and today at Marine Park. Not labeled but will be by tomorrow.

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[nysbirds-l] Kestrel vs peregrine. Marine Park Birds.

[Peter Colen]

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Yesterday and today at Marine Park. Not labeled but will be by tomorrow.

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[nysbirds-l] Yesterday the 25th at Floyd..

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I wanted to post these before it's really only news. Floyd was busy with
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[nysbirds-l] Nelson's and other birds from Marine Park 10/5/2013

[Peter Colen]

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Hello fellow birders,

Had a great day birding at Marine Park with 11 species of Sparrows. A group
effort with Kier Randall, Jerry Layton, Peter Dorosh, Heydi Lopes, Rob Jett
and Tom Preston.

We ended the day with a Clay-colored Sparrow that was tweeted by Rob. 3 of
us were leaving and went back in to locate it. Kier first saw the Nelson's
Sparrows and more and more kept popping out of the phragmites. 10 seems
like a conservative number.

We first saw 3 and then more kept popping up between the path and the bank
left of the Osprey platform. We checked back later in the day looking for a
Dickcissel that Kier had seen when the sun came out and there was no sight
of them.

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[nysbirds-l] Nelson's and other birds from Marine Park 10/5/2013

[Peter Colen]

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Hello fellow birders,

Had a great day birding at Marine Park with 11 species of Sparrows. A group
effort with Kier Randall, Jerry Layton, Peter Dorosh, Heydi Lopes, Rob Jett
and Tom Preston.

We ended the day with a Clay-colored Sparrow that was tweeted by Rob. 3 of
us were leaving and went back in to locate it. Kier first saw the Nelson's
Sparrows and more and more kept popping out of the phragmites. 10 seems
like a conservative number.

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left of the Osprey platform. We checked back later in the day looking for a
Dickcissel that Kier had seen when the sun came out and there was no sight
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[nysbirds-l] Marine Park_Cattle Egret plus..

[Peter Colen]

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Poor start but sometimes it pays to stay.

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[nysbirds-l] Marine Park, a timeline..

[Peter Colen]

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I was having a completely sleepless night and I got up at 3:AM and headed
to Marine Park.

I was not disappointed. I've had a bad cold for the past 2 weeks and
watching reruns of the series 24 with Keifer Sutherland. Minute for minute
birds live with more drama.

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[nysbirds-l] Marine Park, a timeline..

[Peter Colen]

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I was having a completely sleepless night and I got up at 3:AM and headed
to Marine Park.

I was not disappointed. I've had a bad cold for the past 2 weeks and
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[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Birds..

[Peter Colen]

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A great day with flycatchers and a grand finale; a cuckoo.

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[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Birds..

[Peter Colen]

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A great day with flycatchers and a grand finale; a cuckoo.

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[nysbirds-l] Doodletown Saturday May 19th..

[Peter Colen]

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I spent the day with a very hospitable Queens County Bird Club at
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[nysbirds-l] Doodletown Saturday May 19th..

[Peter Colen]

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[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Birds..

[Peter Colen]

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Some of the birds seen in Prospect Park today..
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[nysbirds-l] Prospect Park Birds..

[Peter Colen]

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Re: [nysbirds-l] C.P. Migrants + early Yellowthroat

[Peter Colen]

An addition to these 2 incidents:

A friend of mine who does not want his name publicized had a close call up
at the Butterfly Meadow (up on Lookout Hill) in Prospect Park. He narrowly
escaped 5 - 6 large sized high school kids who tried to surround him. This
is a remote area. These kids threw large pieces of wood at him as he was
making haste to get out of there and the incident continued to escalate
with them screaming at him and throwing things. They were out to hurt and
or rob him.

Luckily they were dumb enough to stay up there and my friend headed down
the Switchback Path. The police were called and they came, in back and
front of Lookout Mt. The kids were still up on Lookout Hill yelling and
making themselves obvious. They were busted. Not sure what happened to them
next.

There is quite a large police presence now in Prospect Park which is
noticeable. I am very glad.

Peter Colen


On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:

> No need to apologize at all Nadir.  You are after all looking out for
> the welfare of fellow birders.
>
> Your note of caution is similar to the one I posted recently on the
> assault on the female jogger in Forest Park Queens.  I should add that
> I was informed that the suspect that was shortly arrested after
> thatincident was NOT the perp, so that sicko is still somewhere out
> there on the loose.  Thanks again for posting.
>
> Sent From somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>
> Andrew Baksh
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>
> On Apr 10, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Nadir Souirgi  wrote:
>
> > While most of the reporting from Central Park has been well covered by
> Tom Fiore, there are a few more birds that are worth mentioning since this
> past Monday.
> >
> > 4/8 - 3 Rusty Blackbirds in the Loch
> > 4/9 - Pine Siskin foraging on the ground just east of the Block House (I
> received second hand information that another birder got a few more nearby
> later that morning)
> > 4 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers feeding in the canopy just south and east of
> the Block House.
> > Common Loon observed migrating in a northwesterly direction right above
> 110th street.
> > 4/10 - Blue-headed Vireo made a brief appearance in the canopy just
> north east of the Block House and seen at eye level.
> > Common Yellow-throat, a bright male feeding with three House Sparrows,
> under a young pine next to the entrance to the Wood-chip Pile behind the
> Conservatory Garden. While no expert on arrival dates, I knew this guy was
> a little early. A quick check on the net produced a paper on the life
> history of this species which stated late April as the expected arrival
> time for COYE in NY state. Is this an uncommon occurrence or not really? I
> have not checked eBird for data on this subject yet. So the Block House has
> been good these past few days, with pretty much all of the expected
> migrants being seen around NYC there as well.
> >
> > A word of caution: I apologize in advance for breeching the scope of
> conversation for this list serve. I would strongly advise that birders
> explore this area in pairs at the very least. I am told that relative to
> years past, the North Woods is a much safer  place to bird. However, there
> is man, who frequents that area who should give birder's pause. He is there
> almost every day during the warm months. I've had several uncomfortable
> interactions with him that included him stalking me three times and
> threatening me once and all completely unprovoked by me. I've seen him
> every day since Monday this season. He's been wearing a blue hooded
> sweat-shirt, dark loose fitting jeans, and white sneakers. I'd say he is in
> his mid to late forties. I don't mean to come across as alarmist, but
> approach this area with care.
> >
> > Be safe and good luck,
> >
> > Nadir Souirgi
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Re: [nysbirds-l] C.P. Migrants + early Yellowthroat

[Peter Colen]

An addition to these 2 incidents:

A friend of mine who does not want his name publicized had a close call up
at the Butterfly Meadow (up on Lookout Hill) in Prospect Park. He narrowly
escaped 5 - 6 large sized high school kids who tried to surround him. This
is a remote area. These kids threw large pieces of wood at him as he was
making haste to get out of there and the incident continued to escalate
with them screaming at him and throwing things. They were out to hurt and
or rob him.

Luckily they were dumb enough to stay up there and my friend headed down
the Switchback Path. The police were called and they came, in back and
front of Lookout Mt. The kids were still up on Lookout Hill yelling and
making themselves obvious. They were busted. Not sure what happened to them
next.

There is quite a large police presence now in Prospect Park which is
noticeable. I am very glad.

Peter Colen


On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com wrote:

 No need to apologize at all Nadir.  You are after all looking out for
 the welfare of fellow birders.

 Your note of caution is similar to the one I posted recently on the
 assault on the female jogger in Forest Park Queens.  I should add that
 I was informed that the suspect that was shortly arrested after
 thatincident was NOT the perp, so that sicko is still somewhere out
 there on the loose.  Thanks again for posting.

 Sent From somewhere in the field using my mobile device!

 Andrew Baksh
 www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

 On Apr 10, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Nadir Souirgi nadi...@gmail.com wrote:

  While most of the reporting from Central Park has been well covered by
 Tom Fiore, there are a few more birds that are worth mentioning since this
 past Monday.
 
  4/8 - 3 Rusty Blackbirds in the Loch
  4/9 - Pine Siskin foraging on the ground just east of the Block House (I
 received second hand information that another birder got a few more nearby
 later that morning)
  4 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers feeding in the canopy just south and east of
 the Block House.
  Common Loon observed migrating in a northwesterly direction right above
 110th street.
  4/10 - Blue-headed Vireo made a brief appearance in the canopy just
 north east of the Block House and seen at eye level.
  Common Yellow-throat, a bright male feeding with three House Sparrows,
 under a young pine next to the entrance to the Wood-chip Pile behind the
 Conservatory Garden. While no expert on arrival dates, I knew this guy was
 a little early. A quick check on the net produced a paper on the life
 history of this species which stated late April as the expected arrival
 time for COYE in NY state. Is this an uncommon occurrence or not really? I
 have not checked eBird for data on this subject yet. So the Block House has
 been good these past few days, with pretty much all of the expected
 migrants being seen around NYC there as well.
 
  A word of caution: I apologize in advance for breeching the scope of
 conversation for this list serve. I would strongly advise that birders
 explore this area in pairs at the very least. I am told that relative to
 years past, the North Woods is a much safer  place to bird. However, there
 is man, who frequents that area who should give birder's pause. He is there
 almost every day during the warm months. I've had several uncomfortable
 interactions with him that included him stalking me three times and
 threatening me once and all completely unprovoked by me. I've seen him
 every day since Monday this season. He's been wearing a blue hooded
 sweat-shirt, dark loose fitting jeans, and white sneakers. I'd say he is in
 his mid to late forties. I don't mean to come across as alarmist, but
 approach this area with care.
 
  Be safe and good luck,
 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] White or Albino Hawk near Hudson

[Peter Colen]

Meadowgreens?
On Mar 29, 2013 10:21 PM, "Elizabeth D Poole"  wrote:

> Location? I examined the aerial photos of Columbia County from one end of
> Route 9H to the other and couldn't find a golf course. Which golf course?
> Specific address? What kind of fence?
>
>
>
>  -Original Message-
> From: Heidi Bock 
> To: NYSbirds-L 
> Sent: Fri, Mar 29, 2013 10:08 pm
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] White or Albino Hawk near Hudson
>
>  Hi!
> Driving on 9H in Columbia County today I spotted an all white hawk sized
> bird sitting on a fence near a golf course. A friend saw it earlier this
> week and initially thought it might be a Gyrfalcon. In doing some research
> it seems unlikely given their range and we are nearly positive it was not
> a snowy owl, when it took off the head looked too small and the wing tips
> too pointy. Has anyone else seen this bird and have any insight as to what
> it is? Of course I had left my camera at home today!
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
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> Heidi Bock
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Re: [nysbirds-l] White or Albino Hawk near Hudson

[Peter Colen]

Meadowgreens?
On Mar 29, 2013 10:21 PM, Elizabeth D Poole acupres...@aol.com wrote:

 Location? I examined the aerial photos of Columbia County from one end of
 Route 9H to the other and couldn't find a golf course. Which golf course?
 Specific address? What kind of fence?



  -Original Message-
 From: Heidi Bock hkb...@yahoo.com
 To: NYSbirds-L NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
 Sent: Fri, Mar 29, 2013 10:08 pm
 Subject: [nysbirds-l] White or Albino Hawk near Hudson

  Hi!
 Driving on 9H in Columbia County today I spotted an all white hawk sized
 bird sitting on a fence near a golf course. A friend saw it earlier this
 week and initially thought it might be a Gyrfalcon. In doing some research
 it seems unlikely given their range and we are nearly positive it was not
 a snowy owl, when it took off the head looked too small and the wing tips
 too pointy. Has anyone else seen this bird and have any insight as to what
 it is? Of course I had left my camera at home today!

 Any help would be greatly appreciated!



 Heidi Bock

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[nysbirds-l] Raven Molt and a few other birds at Greenwood Cemetery..

[Peter Colen]

http://www.petercolenphotography.com/WinterWrens/Greenwood20130323/28569816_b689Dr#!i=2422077062=fsp9sHw

The short list from this morning at Greenwood:

Common Raven is going through lopsided heavy molt with primaries mostly
missing from right wing, but looking fairly ragged all around. 3 crows were
following it around in attack mode. The raven apparently wants to stay at
Greenwood with the crows and red-tails.

4 females at Valley Water, 2 Hooded Mergansers and 2 Ringneck Ducks.

2 Turkey Vultures, 1 near McDonald Ave. Entrance and another over the
street as I walked out.

1 American Woodcock that did not want it's picture taken.

5 Eastern Phoebes

Did not find the Meadowlark.

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Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn NY



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[nysbirds-l] Raven Molt and a few other birds at Greenwood Cemetery..

[Peter Colen]

http://www.petercolenphotography.com/WinterWrens/Greenwood20130323/28569816_b689Dr#!i=2422077062k=fsp9sHw

The short list from this morning at Greenwood:

Common Raven is going through lopsided heavy molt with primaries mostly
missing from right wing, but looking fairly ragged all around. 3 crows were
following it around in attack mode. The raven apparently wants to stay at
Greenwood with the crows and red-tails.

4 females at Valley Water, 2 Hooded Mergansers and 2 Ringneck Ducks.

2 Turkey Vultures, 1 near McDonald Ave. Entrance and another over the
street as I walked out.

1 American Woodcock that did not want it's picture taken.

5 Eastern Phoebes

Did not find the Meadowlark.

Peter Colen
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn NY



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Re: [nysbirds-l] Turkey Vultures

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http://www.petercolenphotography.com/WinterWrens/South-Florida-1/27594871_f4hHTW#!i=2326570297=wrdBPXj

I just came back from the Miami-Dade area in Florida. It was rare not to
see Turkey Vultures in the sky at any time during the day. I was told that
hundreds of them collected over the entrance to this state park several
times a day and just flew.

Many more were out of the frame of this photo. This was a social event.

I was birding a racetrack on afternoon and in the back of a restaurant, I
looked over a fence and saw 3 Turkey Vultures and 2 Cattle Egrets
scrounging in a dumpster who quickly flew away. The wooden fence made it
impossible to get a photo.

Peter

On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 7:23 PM, Susan Herbst wrote:

> EIGHT turkey vultures swooping around in the snow flurries above the PC
> Richard store on Northern Blvd, (just west of Glen Cove Rd.) Greenvale.
> It should be noted that last year I saw 5 hanging out on the roof of the
> former PALL Corp building just a little west from there on Northern Blvd
> and two years ago I saw 4 cruising around on the grounds of the Nassau
> County Museum.
> What are their habits? are they generally solitary or breeding pairs or do
> they tend to groups?
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Turkey Vultures

[Peter Colen]

http://www.petercolenphotography.com/WinterWrens/South-Florida-1/27594871_f4hHTW#!i=2326570297k=wrdBPXj

I just came back from the Miami-Dade area in Florida. It was rare not to
see Turkey Vultures in the sky at any time during the day. I was told that
hundreds of them collected over the entrance to this state park several
times a day and just flew.

Many more were out of the frame of this photo. This was a social event.

I was birding a racetrack on afternoon and in the back of a restaurant, I
looked over a fence and saw 3 Turkey Vultures and 2 Cattle Egrets
scrounging in a dumpster who quickly flew away. The wooden fence made it
impossible to get a photo.

Peter

On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 7:23 PM, Susan Herbst susie...@optonline.netwrote:

 EIGHT turkey vultures swooping around in the snow flurries above the PC
 Richard store on Northern Blvd, (just west of Glen Cove Rd.) Greenvale.
 It should be noted that last year I saw 5 hanging out on the roof of the
 former PALL Corp building just a little west from there on Northern Blvd
 and two years ago I saw 4 cruising around on the grounds of the Nassau
 County Museum.
 What are their habits? are they generally solitary or breeding pairs or do
 they tend to groups?

 Susan Herbst
 Graphic Design/Illustration/Photography
 C 516-633-7730
 facebook.com/MermaidSuesStudio
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