[nysbirds-l] 7/31 JBWR- Gull-billed Terns and shorebirds

This afternoon Jim Pawlicki and myself birded Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge from Noon until the rain attacked at around 5:00 PM. The highlight was once again a high number of GULL-BILLED TERNS, this time coming out to an astounding 24 adults sitting at the Raunt area on the East Pond at one time

[nysbirds-l] Wilson's Phalarope JBWR

Seth Ausubel called about 30 minutes ago to report a Wilson's Phalarope at the north end of the East Pond. It is south of the second spit (south of the cove). Not much else of interest on the pond yet (it's near Low Tide). Good luck if you go, -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -- NYSbirds-L

[nysbirds-l] 8/29- Brooklyn: Black Terns etc.

This morning at Low Tide at Plum Beach there were at least 8 Black Terns milling around just off the tip (the easternmost end of the beach). I put the Low in quotation marks because even though it was supposed to be low there were almost no flats visible, so these swells from Tropical Storm

[nysbirds-l] Mew Gull (more on location a few photos)

. He got many more and I'm pretty sure got some great ones but I'm not sure when he can get them online, so I'll post mine shortly here: http://picasaweb.google.com/fresha2411/2009# Shane also mentioned that he had a 2nd winter ICELAND GULL fly by this morning as the gulls were leaving

[nysbirds-l] Mew Gull MAP

In my last post I neglected to post the link to the map I created, which should make the directions a little more self-explanatory: http://tinyurl.com/yz3npv5 -Doug -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

Re: [nysbirds-l] Thick-billed Murre follow up

The Murre was present through 5:00 PM, although it was moving very fast to the East at this time. When we (Bob Gochfeld and I) first arrived around 4:00 PM we couldn't find it for a while, but then Bob picked it out, sitting still at least a quarter of a mile (probably more) offshore to the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn LBBG and thoughts on the Common Gull

I meant to post about this earlier in the week, but Rob's find today presents as fitting an opportunity as any, so here goes. On Tuesday while sorting through the 2400 Ring-billed Gulls (accompanied by ~100 Herring and only 2-3 GBBG) I came across 3 wing-tagged Ring-billed Gulls. They

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn - Black Vulture

Yesterday (Sunday, 2/7) just after 1:00 PM a Black Vulture coasted northwest over Prospect Park lake flying extremely high, and almost exclusively soaring. I know Turkey Vultures start migrating in February, but it is still pretty early in the month, and Black Vultures aren't yet common in

[nysbirds-l] 3/5 Brooklyn- Mew Gull

The Mew (Common) Gull was sleeping at its normal spot just SE of the footbridge over the Belt Parkway at Bay 16th Street today between 12:45-1:00 PM this afternoon before lifting off by itself and disappearing over the apartments to the north of the Parkway. There were a shade over a

[nysbirds-l] 4/4- Brooklyn Birding (+first Horseshoe Crabs, and a Leucistic Am. Crow)

I headed out to Plum Beach this morning to bird low tide in the dense fog. The fog was so thick that standing on the beach I could barely see the outer edge of the flats, and could see virtually none of the water. Shorebirds at Plum were: 13 Dunlin (including a couple already undergoing a

[nysbirds-l] 4/8- Brooklyn/Queens- Green Heron, more GLIBs, Cormorant migration etc.

I birded Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn this morning before heading over to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. There were light ESE winds to start, but these shifted to relatively strong SSE winds by ~9:30 AM. Throughout my time in the field there was a noticeable movement of Double-crested

[nysbirds-l] 4/14-Brooklyn/Queens- Gannet show etc.

There was an impressive Gannet show in Rockaway Inlet/Lower New York Bay this morning shortly after sunrise. Between ~6:45 AM and 7:20 AM (from Coney Island Pier) I tallied 1,617 Northern Gannets flying into the bay from off the ocean off of Breezy Point. The roughly east--west flight brought

[nysbirds-l] 4/16 Plum Beach- Seaside Sparrow, Gannet spectacle continues

This afternoon at Plum Beach in the strong ESE Winds I viewed the continuing spectacle of Northern Gannets in Rockaway Inlet/New York Bay, albeit at a distance. My estimate of the feeding birds ranging between Breezy Point and Coney Island was 2,200. A great spot to view this spectacle would

[nysbirds-l] 4/19 Brooklyn- Glaucous Gull, Orange-crowned Warbler etc.

I started off today at Plum Beach, where the Low Tide coincided with daybreak, which is usually the best circumstance to find shorebirds due to the lack of disturbance. Unfortunately there were 0 shorebirds on the outer flats, although the 3 Eastern Willets on the interior marsh were new

[nysbirds-l] Good Migration tonight

The Radar has lit up tonight, indicating a strong bird migration happening right now into the region (not completely unexpected with S/SSW Winds @ this time of year). Here is a still from about 20 minutes ago (originally posted on woodcreeper.com):

[nysbirds-l] 5/6- Brooklyn/Queens

Highlights below: Almost easily overlooked was a HUGE flight of Brant coming in off the Atlantic Ocean and mostly continuing north over Brooklyn and Queens. Flocks of generally between 50-~300 were constantly pouring over from the south. 1500 migrating Brant (in addition to the several

Re: [nysbirds-l] Stellar Flight on Barrier Beach

In Prospect Park (Kings County) this morning (in only the first couple of hours) the breakdown was similar to what has been reported in Central Park and the Barrier Beach from today. It is certainly interesting how these numbers mirrored what Shai observed on the coast. 9 Solitary Sandpipes

[nysbirds-l] 7/16- Cupsogue/JBWR: Lots of Good Birds

I birded the Cupsogue area and then Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (JBWR) this morning and afternoon, respectively. Highlights follow: I arrived at Pike's Beach at ~5:40 AM, and to my surprise found an immature male COMMON EIDER. A Seawatch at Cupsogue (joined midway through by Sean Sime, Rob

[nysbirds-l] 7/18- Cupsogue: SANDWICH Gull-billed Terns, Western Sandpiper etc.

I joined the NYSOA Young Birders Club at Cupsogue County Park (in Westhampton, Suffolk County) this morning, first for a fruitless seawatch, and then birding the flats. While we were unable to locate the Hudsonian Godwit (or the apparently one-day wonder Wilson's Phalarope for that matter),

[nysbirds-l] 7/20- JBWR- HUGO, AMWP, Pectoral Sandpipers, Black Tern, Bald Eagle etc.

Highlights from this morning at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (Queens/Brooklyn). I walked the East Pond from the south end to the north end, exiting in the NE corner. With knee-high mudboots the walk isn't that bad, with the only deep spots being the extreme NE corner (as usual), and the area

[nysbirds-l] 7/23 JBWR- Long-billed Dowitchers, Western Sandpipers, and continuing Godwit, Pelican, and Phalarope etc.

Long-billed Dowitcher adults arrived on the East Pond today (or at least this was the first day I've noticed any), and there were multiples no less. Semipalmated Plovers and Northern Waterthrushes were also arpund in numbers for the first time. The American White Pelican was roosting on the

[nysbirds-l] Flagged Semipalmated Sandpiper- JBWR

I forgot to mention that there were at least two banded Semipalmated Sandpipers on the East Pond this morning, presumably from two different projects: The first had a yellow color band on the right tibia, while its federal band had fallen down and was attached loosely on the bottom of its

[nysbirds-l] JBWR SESA partial banding info

Thanks to New Jersey Audubon's (they run most of the Semipalmated Sandpiper flagging as far as I know) website, I've already been able to track down some info about the color flagged Semipalmated Sandpiper from JBWR today. It was initially captured on January 14, 2009 at Amana Nature Preserve

[nysbirds-l] 7/26- JBWR (8,500+ individual shorebirds across 19 species)

I birded the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (Queens, NY) for several hours around high tide this morning with Shane Blodgett and Andrew Baksh. The passage of last night's cold front definitely brought some new birds into town. Most notably we found a HUGE increase in shorebird

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Questions

Here is a Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8hl=enmsa=0msid=110201563682422141302.0004536f3da46abb03a60ll=40.617992,-73.816967spn=0.042674,0.097075t=hz=14 The Cove, and the 2nd and 3rd Spit have been where the highest number of shorebirds have been, mostly at the time leading up to

[nysbirds-l] 7/30- Brooklyn/Queens- Whimbrels, 21 species of shorebird, Hudsonian Godwit etc.

I birded Plum Beach this morning starting around 6:00 AM, which was on an incoming tide at least 30 minutes after dead low. There were several non-local species present, as well as some obvious north--south migration overhead. Highlights: Whimbrel- 2 (flew over and then dropped onto the flats)

[nysbirds-l] JBWR: American Avocet and Marbled Godwits NOW

Bob Kurtz called me about 15 minutes ago to report that an American Avocet had just flown into the Brooklyn corner of the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. He then called me just now to report that 3 Marbled Godwits have now landed next to the Avocet. Also of interest, early this

[nysbirds-l] JBWR: Hudsonian Marbled Godwits, American Avocet, Wilson's Phalaropes etc.

The American Avocet and 3 Marbled Godwits that Bob Kurtz found on the West Pond a couple of hours before High Tide this afternoon stayed around until ~4:00 PM, at which point the Godwits flew off to the East and appeared to land in the vicinity of the Raunt on the East Pond. Further

[nysbirds-l] 8/11- JBWR Shorebird Bonanza (Red-Necked Phalarope, both Godwits etc.).

Bob Kurtz and I birded the East Pond (at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge) this morning; first the north end, then the south end up to the Raunt. We tallied an excellent 22 species of shorebirds on the pond. The Short-billed Dowitchers on the Pond are now probably comprised of over 30% juveniles,

[nysbirds-l] 8/21- JBSP Buff-breasted Sandpiper, also recent JBWR observations

This morning ~7:45 AM there was a juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper in the swale south of the Building at the West End 2 Parking Lot, in Jones Beach State Park, Nassau County. I viewed it twice, although when I tried to re-locate it later with Ken and Sue Feustel we came up empty. Hopefully it

[nysbirds-l] 8/23-Brooklyn Shorebirds

Hoping that the rain both grounded some migrating shorebirds, as well as creating lots of habitat, I birded a couple of spots in Brooklyn this morning amid the intermittent drizzle. Floyd Bennett Field held possibly more shorebirds than I've ever seen there, although they were scattered all

[nysbirds-l] 8/29- Brooklyn Queens Baird's Sandpipers

Multiple observers were present and observing the previously reported Baird's Sandpipers at both the below locations this morning: The Baird's Sandpiper at Floyd Bennett Field continued at the runway puddles adjacent to the Cricket Field at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn this morning, in

[nysbirds-l] 12/30-Smith Point County Park. Razorbills, Redpoll, Kittiwake etc.

Today I helped Dave and Meg Hedeen cover Smith Point County Park for the rescheduled Central Suffolk CBC, and we were joined for most of that time by Peg Heart (sp?). Highlights (in no particular order) were as follows: Razorbill- 14 (all sitting on the water from two different points,

[nysbirds-l] 1/17- Brooklyn (inc. Lapland Longspur, thousands of LTDU)

I met Shane Blodgett at Plum Beach in Brooklyn this morning and we proceeded to bird from there through several locations in southern Brooklyn, with the following highlights: Plum Beach: American Tree Sparrow- Roving flock of 20+ individuals in the dunes Ipswich Savannah Sparrow- 2 Swamp

[nysbirds-l] 2/13- Suffolk County: Ross's Goose, Tundra Swan, KIEIs, ICGUs, WETA ++

Today Shane Blodgett, Heydi Lopes, and I birded the east end of Long Island, between Montauk and Dune Road (near the Ponquogue Bridge). The unquestionable highlight of the day was an adult Ross's Goose we found mixed in with a flock of ~700 Canada Geese along Scuttle Hole Road (between

[nysbirds-l] 3/21- Brooklyn/Queens: Snowy Egret, Laughing Gulls

This morning during the rain and wind I briefly observed a Laughing Gull on the beach at Coney Island. It disappeared almost immediately, but a little under an hour later I found a Laughing Gull sitting in the middle of Gravesend Bay as viewed from Coney Island Creek Park. The were only a

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: (Metro Birding Briefs) FW: Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival - CANCELLED

Cross-posting. -Original Message- From: Lloyd Spitalnik ll...@lloydspitalnikphotos.com To: btblue btb...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, Aug 25, 2011 11:12 am Subject: (Metro Birding Briefs) FW: Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival - CANCELLED Subject: Jamaica Bay

[nysbirds-l] 10/22- Brooklyn/Queens Morning Flight and Sparrows

Despite arriving roughly an hour after sunrise, I was able to witness a very entertaining morning flight at Fort Tilden in Queens. I spent almost 2 hours at the old hawkwatch platform on top of Battery Harris, and was joined for much of the time by Seth Ausubel and Gene Herskovics. The

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn- Calvert Vaux Parktemporary closure

I was informed today by a couple of NYC Parks Department employees that the back of Calvert Vaux (nee Dreier Offerman) Park in Brooklyn will be closed to the public through Friday due to some heavy fence reconstruction. This is the area that has remained accessible while they work on the east

[nysbirds-l] 11/01- Central Park: Orange-crowned Warbler

There was a very dull Orange-crowned Warbler just north of the Swedish Cottage in Central Park, Manhattan as of 2 hours ago. The location is here:

[nysbirds-l] 11/04- Queens/Brooklyn: Eurasian Wigeon etc.

There was a drake Eurasian Wigeon on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens today. Looking northeast from the Big John's Pond Trail overlook, it was near the reeds on the east side of the pond with 80 American Wigeon. Other birds of note at the Refuge were a flyover Pine Siskin

[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay directions

-Original Message- From: fresha2411 fresha2...@aol.com To: FRESHA2411 fresha2...@aol.com Sent: Mon, Nov 7, 2011 8:51 pm http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=1312+Ditmas+Avenue,+New+York,+NYdaddr=Pelham+Bay+Park,+NY+to:Sedgwick+Ave+to:Lenoir+Preserve,+Yonkers,+NYhl=enll=40.854462

[nysbirds-l] IGNORE LAST POST

Sorry about that last E-Mail, it wasn't intended for the NYS List. -Doug Gochfeld -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re: [nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose - Orange County

There are two posts regarding this sighting on the Mearnsbirdclub listserv. I'm pasting the most recent post (from 4:45 PM) below in italics (the first post was verbatim what was posted under the eBird species comments in Tom's first post): Ken McDermott and Danny Messina have re-located

[nysbirds-l] 11/16- Brooklyn: Seaducks Gulls

An hour and a half of seawatching from the Boardwalk at Coney Island this morning didn't turn up any unexpected species, but numbers of several species were higher than anticipated. Of the 1,500-2,000 Gulls (mostly feeding far offshore off of Breezy Point), there were ~150 Bonaparte's Gulls,

[nysbirds-l] 11/17- Brooklyn- Good Diurnal Migration, especially COGR

Coastal Brooklyn saw an impressive movement of diurnal migrants this morning. The below numbers are a composite of diurnal migrant passerines I observed while birding several locations (Coney Island Creek Park, Coney Island Pier, Six Diamonds ballfields, and Calvert Vaux Park, mostly) from 8:20

[nysbirds-l] 11/21- Queens/Brooklyn: Razorbill, Parasitic Jaeger, Ross's Goose, small Gulls galore.

Prompted by a call from Shai Mitra about the massive Red-throated Loon flight taking place out east I ran down to Fort Tilden (Fisherman's Parking Lot at the west end of Tilden) to seawatch this morning. When I got there a bit before 9 AM I was surprised to see virtually no Red-throated Loons

[nysbirds-l] 11/29- Queens Glaucous Gull belated Rarity Roundup report from Montauk on 11/27

This afternoon in the rain, there was a juvenile Glaucous Gull on the water just offshore a couple of hundred yards east of the Fisherman's Parking Lot at Fort Tilden. Various wet fields around southern Brooklyn (especially the Marine Park Golf Course, and the Marine Park Ballfields) hosted

[nysbirds-l] 12/1- Brooklyn/Queens: Orange-crowned Nashville Warblers etc.

There was a mildly entertaining, though not as heavy as hoped for, flight of diurnal migrant passerines at Fort Tilden this morning. Some totals (in no particular order) of westbound birds tallied from 7:30-9:30 AM: Red-winged Blackbird- 830 Common Grackle- 355 Brown-headed Cowbird- 30 Rusty

[nysbirds-l] 12/26- Brooklyn: Glaucous Gull

During my first minute or so of birding in Brooklyn this morning I found a 2nd cycle/winter Glaucous Gull at the very end of Bay Parkway, where it hits Gravesend Bay next to Caeser's Bay Bazaar. It disappeared shortly afterwards, and I didn't find anything else nearly as noteworthy during the

[nysbirds-l] 12/27- Central Suffolk CBC+ (Black-legged Kittiwake flight, Nelson's Gull ++)

Today Shane Blodgett, Dave Hedeen, Shawn Billerman, and I had an excellent day in the field in Suffolk County, dominated by coverage of the Smith Point County Park territory of the Central Suffolk CBC. The unquestionable (in my mind) highlight was an unexpected heavy movement of westbound

[nysbirds-l] Grace's Warbler photos etc.

I've posted a few shots I took of the Grace's Warbler we found this morning at Point Lookout (during the Southern Nassau CBC), including one of what a representative view for many people who came later was, here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29840397@N08/?saved=1 I will post a wider array of

[nysbirds-l] Black Brant Bro Goose photos, Grace's Warbler NO through ~1:20 PM.

This morning at Floyd Bennett Field I came across a rather interesting flock of ~450 Brant on the mudflats at the boat ramp parking lot. This flock contained a Black Brant, and a hybrid Snow Goose x Brant. While I had never run across one of the latter, it is apparently a reasonably well-known

[nysbirds-l] Possible alternate roost location for the Beacon Slaty-backed Gull

There is a large winter gull roost on Croton Falls Reservoir in Putnam County. The roost seems to predominantly consist of Ring-billed Gulls, although there are still dozens of Herrings. I have seen anywhere from 700 to over 2,000 total individual gulls going in there to roost for the night in

[nysbirds-l] RFI - Barnacle Goose

Does anybody know if the Barnacle Goose is still being seen in Eastport? If it's not, I'd still like to know of any recent sightings of it. Thanks -Doug Gochfeld -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] 2/10-Nassau/Queens: Kittiwakes, Razorbills etc.

The ocean off of the jetty at Jones Beach West End was alive this morning. In addition to a strong westbound flight of Northern Gannets (500) there were something like 40-50 Red-throated Loons flying west VERY close to shore, although this could have been an underestimate since I may have

[nysbirds-l] 2/14 (belated)- Brooklyn: Barrow's Goldeneye

Yesterday morning, the water in Jamaica Bay was completely smooth and visibility was the best it could possibly be looking out onto the bay. From the boat ramp parking lot at Floyd Bennett Field I was able to find the drake Barrow's Goldeneye far out in the bay looking ENE. Looking at an

[nysbirds-l] 2/23 Queens Common Yellowthroat Long Island Rare Bird Text Alerts

This morning, while birding at Breezy Point, Bob Gochfeld, Elizabeth Poole, and I found a surprising and spiffy Common Yellowthroat in adult male plumage. It was along the 4-wheel drive road to the beach about a couple of hundred yards south of the Fisherman's Lot, and was associating with

[nysbirds-l] 2/26- Suffolk County Warblers

This morning Seth Ausubel were able to track down the Audubon's (Yellow-rumped) Warbler, at Sunken Meadow State Park hanging out and feeding with the flock of Myrtle Warblers and Black-capped Chickadees. A bit later we ran into a few interesting passerines in the pines at the southern edge of

[nysbirds-l] Doodletown- Orange-crowned and Cerulean Warblers

Steve Bauer reported a couple of interesting sightings from Rockland County to me. Unless otherwise mentioned, all sightings are from today (April 28). First off, he observed an Orange-crowned Warbler feeding in a white oak (I don't have the exact location), which is a very good bird for the

[nysbirds-l] Very belated Swallow-tailed Kite report from Queens.

While not chaseable, this information is still of interest to the list. To add to the April/early May influx of Swallow-tailed Kites around the NY-Metropolitan Area, an eBird user just entered their sighting of a Swallow-tailed Kite soaring over Cross Bay Boulevard at Jamaica Bay Wildlife

[nysbirds-l] 11/02- Brooklyn: CAVE SWALLOW(S) and BC Chickadee flight

A check of the storm-battered Coney Island area this morning yielded several interesting avian observations amongst some awful devastation. The most notable follow: 1-2 CAVE SWALLOWS and 5 BARN SWALLOWS along the beach between Coney Island Creek Park and Kaiser Park. (Photos of the former will

Re: [nysbirds-l] Painted Bunting @ Alley Pond Park Queens County...

The Painted Bunting was seen again from about 4:10 PM until after 4:40 PM (after sunset), in almost the same place where Eric Miller had last seen it. After 10 or so minutes of it being difficult to see in the thick ground-level vegetation, it came into slightly better view and then was seen

[nysbirds-l] 12/10-Brooklyn: Black Brant, White-winged Crossbills

This afternoon there was a single Black Brant on the ballfields at Marine Park in Brooklyn. It was with ~3350 Atlantic Brant. There were also a couple of duskier Atlantic-types that were interesting, but I didn't spend too much time trying to turn things into Gray-bellied Brant. This is the 3rd

[nysbirds-l] 12/15- American White Pelican, Barrow's Goldeneye etc. on JBWR CBC

The highlights of the Jamaica Bay section of the Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count, held Saturday, are as follows: AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN- This bird flew in from the direction of the Marine Parkway Bridge and cut over Terrapin Point before disappearing from our view. Eric Miller and Jeff Ritter saw

[nysbirds-l] 12/21- Brooklyn: Dovekie flight and other miscellany

Given the strong storm passing by the area overnight, I planned on being on the Brooklyn coast around Gravesend Bay or Coney Island at dawn today. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately, given the amount of rain I dodged by showing up late), I got there a bit later than I had planned on, but the

[nysbirds-l] 12/23- Brooklyn: Dovekie, Bonaparte's Gull flight, Black Skimmers, Iceland Gull etc.

A morning seawatch at the boardwalk at 35th Street in Coney Island was fairly interesting, although there wasn't a ton of diversity. The recent influx of Long-tailed Ducks continued, as I watched ~350 fly west towards Gravesend Bay, and saw many others in the water and flying around more

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Nashville Warbler

Adding another individual to this year's (or recent years', even) trend of wintering warblers, we just had an unexpected Nashville Warbler in our small backyard a mile south of Prospect Park. It hung around for a couple of minutes before flying to a neighbor's yard, out of sight. Good Birding

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Thick-billed Murre update

Eric Miller just called to report the new location of the Thick-billed Murre. It is now in the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center area (Gerristen Creek). He said it was hanging out in the water just north of the island, near the wooden overlook and bench that uis along the main trail.

[nysbirds-l] Want to see Alcids? Pelagic Trip info: March 2nd

This is a reminder that The Captain Lou Fleet is partnering with Paulagics to run a 12-hour (that means deeper water than the winter trips run in NYS last few years) pelagic trip out of Freeport, Long Island (Nassau County, near Jones Beach) on March 2 (two Saturdays from now). We should be

[nysbirds-l] 3/25 Brooklyn- Laughing Gull, Long-tailed Duck show

This morning there was a Laughing Gull foraging well to the south in Gravesend Bay, viewed from the middle parking area along the Belt Parkway. Later on in the morning, another or the same Laughing Gull was standing on a derelict barge in Coney Island Creek. In between, I was at the western end

[nysbirds-l] 3/30- Brooklyn: Black Vultures

Earlier today (~12:15 PM), there were 6 Black Vultures kettling together a mile and a half or so SSW of Prospect Park, as viewed from the Ditmas Park section of Flatbush, looking west. They stayed in view for several minutes, allowing Bob Gochfeld and me some satisfactory scope views, though

Re: [nysbirds-l] Nov. 23 Freeport Pelagic Still Needs Participants

To add to Paul's E-Mail about the more standard and expected species we'll be looking for, this time of year is also a really good one for more longshot rarities, such as Great Skua, and rare small gulls (notably Ross's Gull, and the less unlikely Little Gull), and dare I say it but Albatross:

Re:[nysbirds-l] Tomorrow's Freeport Pelagic Trip

Oh, and for clarification, ideally we would like all participants to arrive at the dock 20 minutes before departure (5:40 AM for the 6 AM departure), in order to be able to board and get off shore in a timely manner. Best -Doug -Original Message- From: fresha2411 fresha2

[nysbirds-l] 11/27- Snowy Owl in Brooklyn

There is currently a Snowy Owl at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE FIELDS ARE OFF LIMITS TO PEOPLE. NPS Police do patrol the area just about constantly. If you see anyone harassing the Owl while you are here, please tell one of them. This is a unique opportunity for

[nysbirds-l] 11/29- Brooklyn/Queens: Clay-colored Sparrow, Eurasian Wigeon, Goose flight

This morning I witnessed a very strong westbound movement movement of Canada Geese from Fort Tilden. The Geese were moving on an extremely wide front, and Geese were visible from north Brooklyn/Manhattan all the way to a mile or so out over the ocean, with most being fairly high. I tallied

Re: [nysbirds-l] Info Request on Nassau County Black Guillemots and GPS Directions

I believe Shane Blodgett found one, also behind the Coast Guard Station at Jones Beach, in 2006, and this one was photographed by at least Lloyd Spitalnik: http://www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com/v/other_waterbirds/black_guillemot/ Cheers -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -Original

[nysbirds-l] 2/1- Freeport Pelagic Trip Results

Today's Paulagics pelagic trip out of Freeport (Nassau County), NY was an incredible success, and not just because of the amazingly good weather (including seas so glassy that birds were at times identifiable by just their reflection in the water). Highlights were as follows: Razorbill- 279

[nysbirds-l] 4/14- Brooklyn: Glaucous Gull etc.

While I didn't knowingly cross paths with any of the Swallow-tailed Kites bouncing around western Long Island this morning, I did see a few things worthy of mention here. At Coney Island Creek, a young GLAUCOUS GULL was the only rarity in a very quiet (and therefore brief) morning trip that

[nysbirds-l] Ptarmigan this morning - No

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island Weather and Birds (LBBGs)

In addition to Shai's pristine adult Lesser Black-backed Gull at Heckscher, there were at least 8 other adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls grounded in Brooklyn and Queens yesterday: 2-3 at Floyd Bennett Field 3 in the parking lot at Riis Park 2 on the ballfields at Big Egg Marsh (fide Shane

[nysbirds-l] Black-necked Stilt northbound- Brooklyn

Keir Randall just called to say he just had a Black-necked Stilt fly north over him at the Maryland Monument in Prospect Park. Keep your eyes up! -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. Sent from AOL Mobile Mail -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Mississippi kite queens/Brooklyn now

A Mississippi Kite flew over big John's pond at Jamaica bay Wildlife refuge heading west about 5 minutes ago. Last reports from this on the west pond were that it turned north and was maybe somewhere in the vicinity if Spring Creek heading NNW. Keep lookin' up! -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY.

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan-Possible Eurasian Collared-dove area expansion.

For what it's worth, I'm fairly certain I saw the/a Eurasian Collared-Dove in Manhattan today, though I was not actively birding and had no binoculars on me. It flew one complete circuit around the artificial turf baseball/soccer field bounded by 27th and 28th streets and just east of 10th

[nysbirds-l] August Overnight Pelagic Trip

The Paulagics overnight pelagic trip out of Freeport, NY is now less than a month away, and there are still a handful of spots on the boat. The plan for the trip is to leave the dock at 8 PM on Monday, August 11, aboard the 100' Starstream VIII (From the Captain Lou Fleet), and be at the

[nysbirds-l] 7/23- Brooklyn Storm-Petrels

The magnificent weather convinced me to head out to the Brooklyn & Queens coasts this afternoon in hopes of shorebirds stranded and seabirds driven inshore. At Plum Beach shorebird numbers were decent: Short-billed Dowitcher- 39 (+6 more flying N-S over the Belt Parkway as I was leaving)

[nysbirds-l] 7/26- JBWR: 12 Gull-billed Terns

I spent the middle of the day at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge today, with the unquestionable highlight being 12 ADULT Gull-billed Terns at the Raunt on the East Pond. This was my high count at any one time, and there could well have been a couple of others, since they weren't all staying perched

[nysbirds-l] 7/28- JBWR: Marbled Godwit, Pectoral, LBDow etc.

First of all a comment on the walkability of the East Pond in response to Sy Schiff's earlier posting. I was able to walk the entire length of the pond from South to North, and then from the Northwest corner down to the Cove with the only problem area being the always treacherous NorthEAST

[nysbirds-l] 7/31 JBWR- Gull-billed Terns and shorebirds

This afternoon Jim Pawlicki and myself birded Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge from Noon until the rain attacked at around 5:00 PM. The highlight was once again a high number of GULL-BILLED TERNS, this time coming out to an astounding 24 adults sitting at the Raunt area on the East Pond at one time

[nysbirds-l] 8/4&5 JBWR- Black Terns, Shorebird #'s

The number of shorebirds on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge has been building recently and is now higher (Close to double) than at any point last year. Diversity is still low. Also of interest today were 5 Tern species, including 2 adult Black Terns (1 in basic plumage, 1 in almost

[nysbirds-l] 8/12- Jamaica Bay (+) American Golden Plover

I stopped at Plum Beach (about 45 mins. after Low Tide) and Floyd Bennett Field on the way out to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge this morning. Birds of interest were as follows: Plum Beach Seaside Sparrow (1 juvenile, not sure if they nested here this summer) White-rumped Sandpiper (2 calling

[nysbirds-l] Wilson's Phalarope JBWR

Seth Ausubel called about 30 minutes ago to report a Wilson's Phalarope at the north end of the East Pond. It is south of the second spit (south of the cove). Not much else of interest on the pond yet (it's near Low Tide). Good luck if you go, -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -- NYSbirds-L

[nysbirds-l] 8/19- JBWR+, American Avocet, Wilson's Phalarope, AGP etc.

adults) Lesser Yellowlegs (1 juvenile) Killdeer (3 adults) I'll post some photos here: http://picasaweb.google.com/fresha2411/2009# Good shorebirding -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. ? -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com

[nysbirds-l] 8/22 -Brooklyn UPLAND SANDPIPER, JBWR additions (Marbled Godwit YES)

) by a decent number of people before it disappeared from the area? in an unknown direction. Good birding -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. http://picasaweb.google.com/fresha2411/2009# -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: more on temminck's stint - eastern long island

Pond in early August. This probably contributed to some features, notably the eye-ring, seeming more prominent than I've ever seen on alternate, transitional or juvenile Least Sandpipers. The photos are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/fresha2411/2009#5366152772244715730 http

[nysbirds-l] 8/25- Brooklyn Hudsonian Godwit, Golden Plovers + JBWR shorebirds

This morning and early afternoon I birded Plum Beach and the East Pond at Jamaica Bay. At Plum Beach the highlight was a fading adult HUDSONIAN GODWIT that I found right around 7:00 AM and fed actively for most of its stay until it suddenly flew off at 7:43 AM. It headed south and gained

[nysbirds-l] 8/27- JBWR Hudsonian Godwit +

The East Pond star of today, although elusive for a while, was the HUDSONIAN GODWIT, which was on the East side of the pond opposite the 3rd spit from a bit after 12:00 (noon) to ~1:30 PM when a Harrier briefly forced all the shorebirds into the air. It then disappeared for several hours while

[nysbirds-l] 8/29- Brooklyn: Black Terns etc.

This morning at "Low" Tide at Plum Beach there were at least 8 Black Terns milling around just off the tip (the easternmost end of the beach). I put the "Low" in quotation marks because even though it was supposed to be low there were almost no flats visible, so these swells from Tropical Storm

[nysbirds-l] Mew Gull (more on location & a few photos)

. He got many more and I'm pretty sure got some great ones but I'm not sure when he can get them online, so I'll post mine shortly here: http://picasaweb.google.com/fresha2411/2009# Shane also mentioned that he had a 2nd winter ICELAND GULL fly by this morning as the gulls were leaving

[nysbirds-l] Mew Gull MAP

In my last post I neglected to post the link to the map I created, which should make the directions a little more self-explanatory: http://tinyurl.com/yz3npv5 -Doug -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

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