[nysbirds-l] Wallkill River NWR birds and lots of sushi
4/3/21 - Liberty Loop Trail, Wallkill River NWR, Pine Island/Sussex, NY/NJ Time: 5pm to darkObserver: Andrew Block several Canada Geese (plus 2 dead ones near each other, not good)8+ Mute Swansseveral Wood Ducks4 American Wigeons7 American Black Ducksmany Mallards7 Blue-winged Tealsmany Green-winged Teals12+ Ring-necked Ducks6+ Pied-billed Grebes (courting like crazy)3 Mourning Doves2 Killdeer1 Calidris sp.2 Wilson's Snipes6 Great Blue Herons2 Black Vulturesseveral Turkey Vultures1 Bald Eagle2 Red-tailed Hawks1 Red-bellied Woodpecker1 Downy Woodpecker3 Eastern Phoebesmany Tree Swallows5 American Robins4 Song Sparrowslarge flock of Red-winged Blackbirds and Rusty Blackbirds Also had many Spring Peepers, some Pickerel Frogs and several Kauffeld's Leopard Frogs calling. Along the west side of the trail there were literally hundreds of carp struggling to breath and move up a very narrow channel like salmon moving up stream. They seemed to be stuck at a certain point and were backed up and dying because the level of the water is so low. I wonder if the refuge is lowering the water level so low to kill off the carp. In a few days there is going to be a sushi bonanza for the predators like eagles when they are all dead. Saw a similar thing at Blackwater refuge in MD several years ago. The eagles were so happy. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Wallkill River NWR birds and lots of sushi
4/3/21 - Liberty Loop Trail, Wallkill River NWR, Pine Island/Sussex, NY/NJ Time: 5pm to darkObserver: Andrew Block several Canada Geese (plus 2 dead ones near each other, not good)8+ Mute Swansseveral Wood Ducks4 American Wigeons7 American Black Ducksmany Mallards7 Blue-winged Tealsmany Green-winged Teals12+ Ring-necked Ducks6+ Pied-billed Grebes (courting like crazy)3 Mourning Doves2 Killdeer1 Calidris sp.2 Wilson's Snipes6 Great Blue Herons2 Black Vulturesseveral Turkey Vultures1 Bald Eagle2 Red-tailed Hawks1 Red-bellied Woodpecker1 Downy Woodpecker3 Eastern Phoebesmany Tree Swallows5 American Robins4 Song Sparrowslarge flock of Red-winged Blackbirds and Rusty Blackbirds Also had many Spring Peepers, some Pickerel Frogs and several Kauffeld's Leopard Frogs calling. Along the west side of the trail there were literally hundreds of carp struggling to breath and move up a very narrow channel like salmon moving up stream. They seemed to be stuck at a certain point and were backed up and dying because the level of the water is so low. I wonder if the refuge is lowering the water level so low to kill off the carp. In a few days there is going to be a sushi bonanza for the predators like eagles when they are all dead. Saw a similar thing at Blackwater refuge in MD several years ago. The eagles were so happy. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Wallkill River NWR birds incl. cranes
6/26/20 - Liberty Loop Trail, Wallkill River NWR, Pine Island/Vernon Twp., NY/NJ many Wood Ducks (of all ages)several Mallards6 Canada Geese1 Pied-billed Grebe1 Yellow-bellied Cuckoo1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird1 Virginia Rail8+ Common Gallinules4 SANDHILL CRANES (including 2 little cranelings:-), they succeeded Yeah!)10+ Killdeer5+ Least Bitterns3 Great Blue Herons2 Green Herons1 Turkey Vulture1 Red-tailed Hawk2 Downy Woodpeckers3 Northern Flickers1 Willow Flycatcher4 Eastern Kingbirds2 Warbling Vireos2 Red-eyed Vireos1 Blue Jay2 N. Rough-winged Swallowsseveral Tree Swallowsseveral Barn Swallows1 White-breasted Nuthatch1 Carolina Wren5+ Marsh Wrens2 Veerys1 Wood Thrushseveral American Robinsseveral Gray Catbirdsseveral European Starlings1 Cedar Waxwingseveral American Goldfinches1 Ovenbird2 Common Yellowthroats2 Yellow Warblers3+ Song Sparrowsmany Swamp Sparrows1 Scarlet Tanager1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak3 Indigo Buntings3+ Bobolinksmany Red-winged Blackbirdsseveral Common Grackles1 Brown-headed Cowbird2 Orchard Orioles Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Wallkill River NWR birds incl. cranes
6/26/20 - Liberty Loop Trail, Wallkill River NWR, Pine Island/Vernon Twp., NY/NJ many Wood Ducks (of all ages)several Mallards6 Canada Geese1 Pied-billed Grebe1 Yellow-bellied Cuckoo1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird1 Virginia Rail8+ Common Gallinules4 SANDHILL CRANES (including 2 little cranelings:-), they succeeded Yeah!)10+ Killdeer5+ Least Bitterns3 Great Blue Herons2 Green Herons1 Turkey Vulture1 Red-tailed Hawk2 Downy Woodpeckers3 Northern Flickers1 Willow Flycatcher4 Eastern Kingbirds2 Warbling Vireos2 Red-eyed Vireos1 Blue Jay2 N. Rough-winged Swallowsseveral Tree Swallowsseveral Barn Swallows1 White-breasted Nuthatch1 Carolina Wren5+ Marsh Wrens2 Veerys1 Wood Thrushseveral American Robinsseveral Gray Catbirdsseveral European Starlings1 Cedar Waxwingseveral American Goldfinches1 Ovenbird2 Common Yellowthroats2 Yellow Warblers3+ Song Sparrowsmany Swamp Sparrows1 Scarlet Tanager1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak3 Indigo Buntings3+ Bobolinksmany Red-winged Blackbirdsseveral Common Grackles1 Brown-headed Cowbird2 Orchard Orioles Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Wallkill River NWR birds
6/13/20 - Liberty Loop Trail, Wallkill River NWR, NY/NJ 1 Sandhill Crane (male was in same place as last time and eventually walked over to where the female is on her nest)2 Least Bitterns100+ Wood Ducks (of all different ages all in southern most impoundment)1 Brown Thrasher3 Bobolinks4 Marsh Wrens1 Orchard Oriole1 Green Heron4 Great Blue Herons Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Wallkill River NWR birds
6/13/20 - Liberty Loop Trail, Wallkill River NWR, NY/NJ 1 Sandhill Crane (male was in same place as last time and eventually walked over to where the female is on her nest)2 Least Bitterns100+ Wood Ducks (of all different ages all in southern most impoundment)1 Brown Thrasher3 Bobolinks4 Marsh Wrens1 Orchard Oriole1 Green Heron4 Great Blue Herons Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Wallkill River NWR birds: 3 out of 4 rarites seen
7/17/11 - Wallkill River NWR, Sussex, NJ Time: 7:15am to 3pm Observers: Andrew Block 25+ Great Blue Herons 3 Great Egrets 1 Green Heron 1 WHITE IBIS (juv. seen well after scared up by idiot in very low flying Cessna) 2 Turkey Vultures several Canada Geese several Wood Ducks several Mallards 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Wild Turkey 1 SANDHILL CRANE (adult, covered in rust stains) several Killdeer 4+ Greater Yellowlegs several Least Sandpipers 3 Mourning Doves 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Willow Flycatcher 3+ Eastern Phoebes 2 Great Crested Flycatchers several Eastern Kingbirds 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jays 5+ American Crows many Tree, Barn, and Bank Swallows 2 Tufted Titmice 1 House Wren 1 SEDGE WREN (adult singing) 2 Eastern Bluebirds 4+ Wood Thrushes several American Robins many Gray Catbirds several Northern Mockingbirds several Cedar Waxwings 4 Yellow Warblers 1 Northern Waterthrush 3+ Common Yellowthroats 2 Scarlet Tanager 1 Eastern Towhee several Chipping Sparrows 2 Field Sparrows 3+ Savannah Sparrows several Song Sparrows 6+ Swamp Sparrows 3 Northern Cardinals many Indigo Buntings 7+ Bobolinks several Red-winged Blackbirds 3 Baltimore Orioles many American Goldfinches For anyone who didn't get where the goodies were seen the crane and ibis were in the first impoundment on the right in the NW corner on the north side of Oil City Rd. The crane was very vocal at first, probably stressed from the recording some people were playing and then flew up and NW over to the field in the back and on the left with the sod and squash growing in it. It also came onto the road for awhile. The ibis was elusive but flew up with everything else when some moron flew about 20ft above the road in a Cessna and scared everything. The wren was along the NW part of the Liberty Loop Trail about 50 feet or so from the trail out in the cattails. He was easy to see even without binos and was singing well. To get there walk along the trail til you get to a short telephone poll covered completely in vines that is on the north side of OCR and look out into the southern marsh from there. He moved around a bit but usually came back to the area. He became less vocal as the the morning got hotter. Thanks again to John Haas for helping me once again. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Wallkill River NWR birds: 3 out of 4 rarites seen
7/17/11 - Wallkill River NWR, Sussex, NJ Time: 7:15am to 3pm Observers: Andrew Block 25+ Great Blue Herons 3 Great Egrets 1 Green Heron 1 WHITE IBIS (juv. seen well after scared up by idiot in very low flying Cessna) 2 Turkey Vultures several Canada Geese several Wood Ducks several Mallards 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Wild Turkey 1 SANDHILL CRANE (adult, covered in rust stains) several Killdeer 4+ Greater Yellowlegs several Least Sandpipers 3 Mourning Doves 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Willow Flycatcher 3+ Eastern Phoebes 2 Great Crested Flycatchers several Eastern Kingbirds 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jays 5+ American Crows many Tree, Barn, and Bank Swallows 2 Tufted Titmice 1 House Wren 1 SEDGE WREN (adult singing) 2 Eastern Bluebirds 4+ Wood Thrushes several American Robins many Gray Catbirds several Northern Mockingbirds several Cedar Waxwings 4 Yellow Warblers 1 Northern Waterthrush 3+ Common Yellowthroats 2 Scarlet Tanager 1 Eastern Towhee several Chipping Sparrows 2 Field Sparrows 3+ Savannah Sparrows several Song Sparrows 6+ Swamp Sparrows 3 Northern Cardinals many Indigo Buntings 7+ Bobolinks several Red-winged Blackbirds 3 Baltimore Orioles many American Goldfinches For anyone who didn't get where the goodies were seen the crane and ibis were in the first impoundment on the right in the NW corner on the north side of Oil City Rd. The crane was very vocal at first, probably stressed from the recording some people were playing and then flew up and NW over to the field in the back and on the left with the sod and squash growing in it. It also came onto the road for awhile. The ibis was elusive but flew up with everything else when some moron flew about 20ft above the road in a Cessna and scared everything. The wren was along the NW part of the Liberty Loop Trail about 50 feet or so from the trail out in the cattails. He was easy to see even without binos and was singing well. To get there walk along the trail til you get to a short telephone poll covered completely in vines that is on the north side of OCR and look out into the southern marsh from there. He moved around a bit but usually came back to the area. He became less vocal as the the morning got hotter. Thanks again to John Haas for helping me once again. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
