Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

2018-07-17 Thread Andrew Baksh 
The presence of nesting Bank Swallows were noted last year and shared with NPS 
(Tony Luscombe) but not publicized. eBird field notes were suppressed for good 
reasons.

My own empirical observations throughout the year thus far indicates they are 
doing well with little disturbance. Let’s hope it stays that way.


"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Jul 17, 2018, at 12:12 PM, Shaibal Mitra  
> wrote:
> 
> As Jose notes, Bank Swallows are pretty versatile breeders and will take 
> advantage of vertical scarps along the ocean beaches, when these form from 
> time to time (they nested in such a setting at Cupsogue back in 2007). But 
> apart from these occasional occurrences, they tend to be completely absent 
> from the sandy outer beaches during the breeding season. This absence, in 
> conjunction with their great overall abundance and mobility, makes them an 
> excellent indicator species of diurnal landbird migration in late spring and 
> early "fall." Thus, in late May, they prove even more convincingly than the 
> similarly late-migrating Barn Swallows that northbound migration* continues 
> long past the dates when local breeders are already far along in their 
> schedules. And in July, they illustrate the early start to southbound 
> migration. During our birding this weekend at places like Fire Island Inlet, 
> Cupsogue, and Shinnecock, we repeatedly observed migrating Bank Swallows. I 
> would predict that tomorrow's northwesterly winds should produce flights of 
> hundreds or thousands of Bank and Barn Swallows, as well as locally good 
> numbers of Cliff Swallows, along Long Island's outer beaches. Purple Martins 
> and even a few Rough-winged Swallows might also be on the move, but note that 
> the last species is quite scarce on the barrier beach, even in big swallow 
> flights, and is perennially one of the most misidentified species in this 
> context. Depending on when the front passes, we might also see nocturnal 
> migrants, such as warblers, gnatcatchers, RB Nuthatches, and icterids 
> tomorrow as well.
> 
> An example from this date four years ago:
> 
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S19133748
> 
> *Curiously, in spring, northbound swallows are almost always observed flying 
> east to west here!
> 
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
> 
> From: bounce-122700996-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
> [bounce-122700996-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Jose 
> Ramirez-Garofalo [jose.ramirez.garof...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 11:14 AM
> To: Joshua Malbin
> Cc: Andrew Baksh; nysbirds-l
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...
> 
> Hi all-
> 
> Bank Swallows have been nesting on the Bayside beach in some numbers since at 
> least last year. I think we may band them before the summer is over-
> 
> Jose
> 
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:09 Joshua Malbin 
> mailto:joshuamal...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> I think Bank Swallows are nesting at Breezy Point. I saw a few going into 
> burrows on the bay side about halfway back from the jetty a couple of weeks 
> ago.
> 
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:03 AM Andrew Baksh 
> mailto:birdingd...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Yesterday morning, I hiked the East Pond doing a complete shorebird survey. 
> Overall, the number of shorebirds were down. Especially the Yellowlegs and 
> Short-billed Dowitchers.
> 
> 12 Stilt Sandpipers were mostly up around the north end along with my first 
> observation of Semipalmated Plovers on the pond for the season. American 
> Oystercatchers continue to show up on the pond in good numbers. 27 were 
> loafing on the Raunt before taking off as I made my way north.
> 
> The duckage continue to hold a few Summer surprises. Green-winged Teal, 
> American Wigeon and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were all observed.
> 
> Two continuing BONAPARTE’s GULLS were also seen comfortably feeding on the 
> pond edges.
> 
> On Sunday 7-15) at Breezy Point the highlights were two storm driven 
> WHIMBRELS (put down in the rain & left just as the rain paused), two 2CY 
> Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Banded Adult Herring Gull and two BANK SWALLOWS.
> 
> Also notable was a juvenile Ring-billed Gull (RBGU). I have not seen

Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

2018-07-17 Thread Andrew Baksh 
The presence of nesting Bank Swallows were noted last year and shared with NPS 
(Tony Luscombe) but not publicized. eBird field notes were suppressed for good 
reasons.

My own empirical observations throughout the year thus far indicates they are 
doing well with little disturbance. Let’s hope it stays that way.


"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

> On Jul 17, 2018, at 12:12 PM, Shaibal Mitra  
> wrote:
> 
> As Jose notes, Bank Swallows are pretty versatile breeders and will take 
> advantage of vertical scarps along the ocean beaches, when these form from 
> time to time (they nested in such a setting at Cupsogue back in 2007). But 
> apart from these occasional occurrences, they tend to be completely absent 
> from the sandy outer beaches during the breeding season. This absence, in 
> conjunction with their great overall abundance and mobility, makes them an 
> excellent indicator species of diurnal landbird migration in late spring and 
> early "fall." Thus, in late May, they prove even more convincingly than the 
> similarly late-migrating Barn Swallows that northbound migration* continues 
> long past the dates when local breeders are already far along in their 
> schedules. And in July, they illustrate the early start to southbound 
> migration. During our birding this weekend at places like Fire Island Inlet, 
> Cupsogue, and Shinnecock, we repeatedly observed migrating Bank Swallows. I 
> would predict that tomorrow's northwesterly winds should produce flights of 
> hundreds or thousands of Bank and Barn Swallows, as well as locally good 
> numbers of Cliff Swallows, along Long Island's outer beaches. Purple Martins 
> and even a few Rough-winged Swallows might also be on the move, but note that 
> the last species is quite scarce on the barrier beach, even in big swallow 
> flights, and is perennially one of the most misidentified species in this 
> context. Depending on when the front passes, we might also see nocturnal 
> migrants, such as warblers, gnatcatchers, RB Nuthatches, and icterids 
> tomorrow as well.
> 
> An example from this date four years ago:
> 
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S19133748
> 
> *Curiously, in spring, northbound swallows are almost always observed flying 
> east to west here!
> 
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
> 
> From: bounce-122700996-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
> [bounce-122700996-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Jose 
> Ramirez-Garofalo [jose.ramirez.garof...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 11:14 AM
> To: Joshua Malbin
> Cc: Andrew Baksh; nysbirds-l
> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...
> 
> Hi all-
> 
> Bank Swallows have been nesting on the Bayside beach in some numbers since at 
> least last year. I think we may band them before the summer is over-
> 
> Jose
> 
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:09 Joshua Malbin 
> mailto:joshuamal...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> I think Bank Swallows are nesting at Breezy Point. I saw a few going into 
> burrows on the bay side about halfway back from the jetty a couple of weeks 
> ago.
> 
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:03 AM Andrew Baksh 
> mailto:birdingd...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Yesterday morning, I hiked the East Pond doing a complete shorebird survey. 
> Overall, the number of shorebirds were down. Especially the Yellowlegs and 
> Short-billed Dowitchers.
> 
> 12 Stilt Sandpipers were mostly up around the north end along with my first 
> observation of Semipalmated Plovers on the pond for the season. American 
> Oystercatchers continue to show up on the pond in good numbers. 27 were 
> loafing on the Raunt before taking off as I made my way north.
> 
> The duckage continue to hold a few Summer surprises. Green-winged Teal, 
> American Wigeon and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were all observed.
> 
> Two continuing BONAPARTE’s GULLS were also seen comfortably feeding on the 
> pond edges.
> 
> On Sunday 7-15) at Breezy Point the highlights were two storm driven 
> WHIMBRELS (put down in the rain & left just as the rain paused), two 2CY 
> Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Banded Adult Herring Gull and two BANK SWALLOWS.
> 
> Also notable was a juvenile Ring-billed Gull (RBGU). I have not seen

Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

2018-07-17 Thread Shaibal Mitra 
As Jose notes, Bank Swallows are pretty versatile breeders and will take 
advantage of vertical scarps along the ocean beaches, when these form from time 
to time (they nested in such a setting at Cupsogue back in 2007). But apart 
from these occasional occurrences, they tend to be completely absent from the 
sandy outer beaches during the breeding season. This absence, in conjunction 
with their great overall abundance and mobility, makes them an excellent 
indicator species of diurnal landbird migration in late spring and early 
"fall." Thus, in late May, they prove even more convincingly than the similarly 
late-migrating Barn Swallows that northbound migration* continues long past the 
dates when local breeders are already far along in their schedules. And in 
July, they illustrate the early start to southbound migration. During our 
birding this weekend at places like Fire Island Inlet, Cupsogue, and 
Shinnecock, we repeatedly observed migrating Bank Swallows. I would predict 
that tomorrow's northwesterly winds should produce flights of hundreds or 
thousands of Bank and Barn Swallows, as well as locally good numbers of Cliff 
Swallows, along Long Island's outer beaches. Purple Martins and even a few 
Rough-winged Swallows might also be on the move, but note that the last species 
is quite scarce on the barrier beach, even in big swallow flights, and is 
perennially one of the most misidentified species in this context. Depending on 
when the front passes, we might also see nocturnal migrants, such as warblers, 
gnatcatchers, RB Nuthatches, and icterids tomorrow as well.

An example from this date four years ago:

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S19133748

*Curiously, in spring, northbound swallows are almost always observed flying 
east to west here!

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-122700996-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-122700996-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Jose Ramirez-Garofalo 
[jose.ramirez.garof...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 11:14 AM
To: Joshua Malbin
Cc: Andrew Baksh; nysbirds-l
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

Hi all-

Bank Swallows have been nesting on the Bayside beach in some numbers since at 
least last year. I think we may band them before the summer is over-

Jose

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:09 Joshua Malbin 
mailto:joshuamal...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I think Bank Swallows are nesting at Breezy Point. I saw a few going into 
burrows on the bay side about halfway back from the jetty a couple of weeks ago.

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:03 AM Andrew Baksh 
mailto:birdingd...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Yesterday morning, I hiked the East Pond doing a complete shorebird survey. 
Overall, the number of shorebirds were down. Especially the Yellowlegs and 
Short-billed Dowitchers.

12 Stilt Sandpipers were mostly up around the north end along with my first 
observation of Semipalmated Plovers on the pond for the season. American 
Oystercatchers continue to show up on the pond in good numbers. 27 were loafing 
on the Raunt before taking off as I made my way north.

The duckage continue to hold a few Summer surprises. Green-winged Teal, 
American Wigeon and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were all observed.

Two continuing BONAPARTE’s GULLS were also seen comfortably feeding on the pond 
edges.

On Sunday 7-15) at Breezy Point the highlights were two storm driven WHIMBRELS 
(put down in the rain & left just as the rain paused), two 2CY Lesser 
Black-backed Gulls, 1 Banded Adult Herring Gull and two BANK SWALLOWS.

Also notable was a juvenile Ring-billed Gull (RBGU). I have not seen too many 
juvenile RBGU at Breezy so that was a treat. This one I would deem to be the 
brown-type. Where the general appearance is of a brown chocolate color showing 
the distinctive feature of large scapulars with solidly dark centers.

About 1,000 Sanderlings dotted the shoreline along with Semipalmated 
Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. Some Piping Plovers were 
also active with a few juveniles indicating successful nesting.

A decent number of Terns (few hundred) were offshore but nothing outside of the 
expected Common, Forster’s and Leasts in various age classes.

A link to Phone scoped images of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls. 
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1019234656896634880?s=21

Cheers,



"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

�L　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu<http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu>  The Art of 
War<http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War>

(\__/)
(= '.'=)
(") _ (")
Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com<http://www.birdingdude.blogspot.com>
--
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Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

2018-07-17 Thread Shaibal Mitra 
As Jose notes, Bank Swallows are pretty versatile breeders and will take 
advantage of vertical scarps along the ocean beaches, when these form from time 
to time (they nested in such a setting at Cupsogue back in 2007). But apart 
from these occasional occurrences, they tend to be completely absent from the 
sandy outer beaches during the breeding season. This absence, in conjunction 
with their great overall abundance and mobility, makes them an excellent 
indicator species of diurnal landbird migration in late spring and early 
"fall." Thus, in late May, they prove even more convincingly than the similarly 
late-migrating Barn Swallows that northbound migration* continues long past the 
dates when local breeders are already far along in their schedules. And in 
July, they illustrate the early start to southbound migration. During our 
birding this weekend at places like Fire Island Inlet, Cupsogue, and 
Shinnecock, we repeatedly observed migrating Bank Swallows. I would predict 
that tomorrow's northwesterly winds should produce flights of hundreds or 
thousands of Bank and Barn Swallows, as well as locally good numbers of Cliff 
Swallows, along Long Island's outer beaches. Purple Martins and even a few 
Rough-winged Swallows might also be on the move, but note that the last species 
is quite scarce on the barrier beach, even in big swallow flights, and is 
perennially one of the most misidentified species in this context. Depending on 
when the front passes, we might also see nocturnal migrants, such as warblers, 
gnatcatchers, RB Nuthatches, and icterids tomorrow as well.

An example from this date four years ago:

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S19133748

*Curiously, in spring, northbound swallows are almost always observed flying 
east to west here!

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-122700996-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-122700996-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Jose Ramirez-Garofalo 
[jose.ramirez.garof...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 11:14 AM
To: Joshua Malbin
Cc: Andrew Baksh; nysbirds-l
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

Hi all-

Bank Swallows have been nesting on the Bayside beach in some numbers since at 
least last year. I think we may band them before the summer is over-

Jose

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:09 Joshua Malbin 
mailto:joshuamal...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I think Bank Swallows are nesting at Breezy Point. I saw a few going into 
burrows on the bay side about halfway back from the jetty a couple of weeks ago.

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:03 AM Andrew Baksh 
mailto:birdingd...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Yesterday morning, I hiked the East Pond doing a complete shorebird survey. 
Overall, the number of shorebirds were down. Especially the Yellowlegs and 
Short-billed Dowitchers.

12 Stilt Sandpipers were mostly up around the north end along with my first 
observation of Semipalmated Plovers on the pond for the season. American 
Oystercatchers continue to show up on the pond in good numbers. 27 were loafing 
on the Raunt before taking off as I made my way north.

The duckage continue to hold a few Summer surprises. Green-winged Teal, 
American Wigeon and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were all observed.

Two continuing BONAPARTE’s GULLS were also seen comfortably feeding on the pond 
edges.

On Sunday 7-15) at Breezy Point the highlights were two storm driven WHIMBRELS 
(put down in the rain & left just as the rain paused), two 2CY Lesser 
Black-backed Gulls, 1 Banded Adult Herring Gull and two BANK SWALLOWS.

Also notable was a juvenile Ring-billed Gull (RBGU). I have not seen too many 
juvenile RBGU at Breezy so that was a treat. This one I would deem to be the 
brown-type. Where the general appearance is of a brown chocolate color showing 
the distinctive feature of large scapulars with solidly dark centers.

About 1,000 Sanderlings dotted the shoreline along with Semipalmated 
Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. Some Piping Plovers were 
also active with a few juveniles indicating successful nesting.

A decent number of Terns (few hundred) were offshore but nothing outside of the 
expected Common, Forster’s and Leasts in various age classes.

A link to Phone scoped images of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls. 
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1019234656896634880?s=21

Cheers,



"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

�L　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu<http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu>  The Art of 
War<http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War>

(\__/)
(= '.'=)
(") _ (")
Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!

Andrew Baksh
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Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

2018-07-17 Thread Jose Ramirez-Garofalo 
Hi all-

Bank Swallows have been nesting on the Bayside beach in some numbers since
at least last year. I think we may band them before the summer is over-

Jose

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:09 Joshua Malbin  wrote:

> I think Bank Swallows are nesting at Breezy Point. I saw a few going into
> burrows on the bay side about halfway back from the jetty a couple of weeks
> ago.
>
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:03 AM Andrew Baksh 
> wrote:
>
>> Yesterday morning, I hiked the East Pond doing a complete shorebird
>> survey. Overall, the number of shorebirds were down. Especially the
>> Yellowlegs and Short-billed Dowitchers.
>>
>> 12 Stilt Sandpipers were mostly up around the north end along with my
>> first observation of Semipalmated Plovers on the pond for the season.
>> American Oystercatchers continue to show up on the pond in good numbers. 27
>> were loafing on the Raunt before taking off as I made my way north.
>>
>> The duckage continue to hold a few Summer surprises. Green-winged Teal,
>> American Wigeon and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were all observed.
>>
>> Two continuing BONAPARTE’s GULLS were also seen comfortably feeding on
>> the pond edges.
>>
>> On Sunday 7-15) at Breezy Point the highlights were two storm driven
>> WHIMBRELS (put down in the rain & left just as the rain paused), two 2CY
>> Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Banded Adult Herring Gull and two BANK
>> SWALLOWS.
>>
>> Also notable was a juvenile Ring-billed Gull (RBGU). I have not seen too
>> many juvenile RBGU at Breezy so that was a treat. This one I would deem to
>> be the brown-type. Where the general appearance is of a brown chocolate
>> color showing the distinctive feature of large scapulars with solidly dark
>> centers.
>>
>> About 1,000 Sanderlings dotted the shoreline along with Semipalmated
>> Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. Some Piping Plovers
>> were also active with a few juveniles indicating successful nesting.
>>
>> A decent number of Terns (few hundred) were offshore but nothing outside
>> of the expected Common, Forster’s and Leasts in various age classes.
>>
>> A link to Phone scoped images of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
>> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1019234656896634880?s=21
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>> 
>> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
>> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
>> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>>
>> 風 Swift as the wind
>> 林 Quiet as the forest
>> 火 Conquer like the fire
>> 山 Steady as the mountain
>> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
>> 
>>
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>>
>> (") _ (")
>>
>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>>
>>
>> Andrew Baksh
>> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

2018-07-17 Thread Jose Ramirez-Garofalo 
Hi all-

Bank Swallows have been nesting on the Bayside beach in some numbers since
at least last year. I think we may band them before the summer is over-

Jose

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:09 Joshua Malbin  wrote:

> I think Bank Swallows are nesting at Breezy Point. I saw a few going into
> burrows on the bay side about halfway back from the jetty a couple of weeks
> ago.
>
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:03 AM Andrew Baksh 
> wrote:
>
>> Yesterday morning, I hiked the East Pond doing a complete shorebird
>> survey. Overall, the number of shorebirds were down. Especially the
>> Yellowlegs and Short-billed Dowitchers.
>>
>> 12 Stilt Sandpipers were mostly up around the north end along with my
>> first observation of Semipalmated Plovers on the pond for the season.
>> American Oystercatchers continue to show up on the pond in good numbers. 27
>> were loafing on the Raunt before taking off as I made my way north.
>>
>> The duckage continue to hold a few Summer surprises. Green-winged Teal,
>> American Wigeon and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were all observed.
>>
>> Two continuing BONAPARTE’s GULLS were also seen comfortably feeding on
>> the pond edges.
>>
>> On Sunday 7-15) at Breezy Point the highlights were two storm driven
>> WHIMBRELS (put down in the rain & left just as the rain paused), two 2CY
>> Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Banded Adult Herring Gull and two BANK
>> SWALLOWS.
>>
>> Also notable was a juvenile Ring-billed Gull (RBGU). I have not seen too
>> many juvenile RBGU at Breezy so that was a treat. This one I would deem to
>> be the brown-type. Where the general appearance is of a brown chocolate
>> color showing the distinctive feature of large scapulars with solidly dark
>> centers.
>>
>> About 1,000 Sanderlings dotted the shoreline along with Semipalmated
>> Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. Some Piping Plovers
>> were also active with a few juveniles indicating successful nesting.
>>
>> A decent number of Terns (few hundred) were offshore but nothing outside
>> of the expected Common, Forster’s and Leasts in various age classes.
>>
>> A link to Phone scoped images of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
>> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1019234656896634880?s=21
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>> 
>> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
>> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
>> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>>
>> 風 Swift as the wind
>> 林 Quiet as the forest
>> 火 Conquer like the fire
>> 山 Steady as the mountain
>> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
>> 
>>
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>>
>> (") _ (")
>>
>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>>
>>
>> Andrew Baksh
>> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>> --
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RE: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

2018-07-17 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
Kudos to Andrew for all he’s done at JBNWR to try and get it back to what it 
once was as well as his regular reportage of all the shorebirds I can’t ID.  
Perhaps I will take the drive down on a (cooler) summer day from Ossining as 
it’s been a long while.
(As an aside, I did have my first southward migratory peep (a single bird)  
yesterday morning (a bit of a distance so leave it at that) at Croton Point 
Park feeding briefly on swimming beach 6:50 a.m.)

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining


From: bounce-122700949-26736...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-122700949-26736...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Baksh
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 11:03 AM
To: nysbirds-l 
Cc: Nyc ebirds 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

Yesterday morning, I hiked the East Pond doing a complete shorebird survey. 
Overall, the number of shorebirds were down. Especially the Yellowlegs and 
Short-billed Dowitchers.

12 Stilt Sandpipers were mostly up around the north end along with my first 
observation of Semipalmated Plovers on the pond for the season. American 
Oystercatchers continue to show up on the pond in good numbers. 27 were loafing 
on the Raunt before taking off as I made my way north.

The duckage continue to hold a few Summer surprises. Green-winged Teal, 
American Wigeon and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were all observed.

Two continuing BONAPARTE’s GULLS were also seen comfortably feeding on the pond 
edges.

On Sunday 7-15) at Breezy Point the highlights were two storm driven WHIMBRELS 
(put down in the rain & left just as the rain paused), two 2CY Lesser 
Black-backed Gulls, 1 Banded Adult Herring Gull and two BANK SWALLOWS.

Also notable was a juvenile Ring-billed Gull (RBGU). I have not seen too many 
juvenile RBGU at Breezy so that was a treat. This one I would deem to be the 
brown-type. Where the general appearance is of a brown chocolate color showing 
the distinctive feature of large scapulars with solidly dark centers.

About 1,000 Sanderlings dotted the shoreline along with Semipalmated 
Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. Some Piping Plovers were 
also active with a few juveniles indicating successful nesting.

A decent number of Terns (few hundred) were offshore but nothing outside of the 
expected Common, Forster’s and Leasts in various age classes.

A link to Phone scoped images of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls. 
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1019234656896634880?s=21

Cheers,



"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass


風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
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RE: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

2018-07-17 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
Kudos to Andrew for all he’s done at JBNWR to try and get it back to what it 
once was as well as his regular reportage of all the shorebirds I can’t ID.  
Perhaps I will take the drive down on a (cooler) summer day from Ossining as 
it’s been a long while.
(As an aside, I did have my first southward migratory peep (a single bird)  
yesterday morning (a bit of a distance so leave it at that) at Croton Point 
Park feeding briefly on swimming beach 6:50 a.m.)

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining


From: bounce-122700949-26736...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-122700949-26736...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Baksh
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 11:03 AM
To: nysbirds-l 
Cc: Nyc ebirds 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

Yesterday morning, I hiked the East Pond doing a complete shorebird survey. 
Overall, the number of shorebirds were down. Especially the Yellowlegs and 
Short-billed Dowitchers.

12 Stilt Sandpipers were mostly up around the north end along with my first 
observation of Semipalmated Plovers on the pond for the season. American 
Oystercatchers continue to show up on the pond in good numbers. 27 were loafing 
on the Raunt before taking off as I made my way north.

The duckage continue to hold a few Summer surprises. Green-winged Teal, 
American Wigeon and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were all observed.

Two continuing BONAPARTE’s GULLS were also seen comfortably feeding on the pond 
edges.

On Sunday 7-15) at Breezy Point the highlights were two storm driven WHIMBRELS 
(put down in the rain & left just as the rain paused), two 2CY Lesser 
Black-backed Gulls, 1 Banded Adult Herring Gull and two BANK SWALLOWS.

Also notable was a juvenile Ring-billed Gull (RBGU). I have not seen too many 
juvenile RBGU at Breezy so that was a treat. This one I would deem to be the 
brown-type. Where the general appearance is of a brown chocolate color showing 
the distinctive feature of large scapulars with solidly dark centers.

About 1,000 Sanderlings dotted the shoreline along with Semipalmated 
Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. Some Piping Plovers were 
also active with a few juveniles indicating successful nesting.

A decent number of Terns (few hundred) were offshore but nothing outside of the 
expected Common, Forster’s and Leasts in various age classes.

A link to Phone scoped images of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls. 
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1019234656896634880?s=21

Cheers,



"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass


風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu<http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu>  The Art of 
War<http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War>

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Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

2018-07-17 Thread Joshua Malbin 
I think Bank Swallows are nesting at Breezy Point. I saw a few going into
burrows on the bay side about halfway back from the jetty a couple of weeks
ago.

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:03 AM Andrew Baksh  wrote:

> Yesterday morning, I hiked the East Pond doing a complete shorebird
> survey. Overall, the number of shorebirds were down. Especially the
> Yellowlegs and Short-billed Dowitchers.
>
> 12 Stilt Sandpipers were mostly up around the north end along with my
> first observation of Semipalmated Plovers on the pond for the season.
> American Oystercatchers continue to show up on the pond in good numbers. 27
> were loafing on the Raunt before taking off as I made my way north.
>
> The duckage continue to hold a few Summer surprises. Green-winged Teal,
> American Wigeon and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were all observed.
>
> Two continuing BONAPARTE’s GULLS were also seen comfortably feeding on the
> pond edges.
>
> On Sunday 7-15) at Breezy Point the highlights were two storm driven
> WHIMBRELS (put down in the rain & left just as the rain paused), two 2CY
> Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Banded Adult Herring Gull and two BANK
> SWALLOWS.
>
> Also notable was a juvenile Ring-billed Gull (RBGU). I have not seen too
> many juvenile RBGU at Breezy so that was a treat. This one I would deem to
> be the brown-type. Where the general appearance is of a brown chocolate
> color showing the distinctive feature of large scapulars with solidly dark
> centers.
>
> About 1,000 Sanderlings dotted the shoreline along with Semipalmated
> Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. Some Piping Plovers
> were also active with a few juveniles indicating successful nesting.
>
> A decent number of Terns (few hundred) were offshore but nothing outside
> of the expected Common, Forster’s and Leasts in various age classes.
>
> A link to Phone scoped images of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1019234656896634880?s=21
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> 
> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>
> 風 Swift as the wind
> 林 Quiet as the forest
> 火 Conquer like the fire
> 山 Steady as the mountain
> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
> 
>
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

2018-07-17 Thread Joshua Malbin 
I think Bank Swallows are nesting at Breezy Point. I saw a few going into
burrows on the bay side about halfway back from the jetty a couple of weeks
ago.

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:03 AM Andrew Baksh  wrote:

> Yesterday morning, I hiked the East Pond doing a complete shorebird
> survey. Overall, the number of shorebirds were down. Especially the
> Yellowlegs and Short-billed Dowitchers.
>
> 12 Stilt Sandpipers were mostly up around the north end along with my
> first observation of Semipalmated Plovers on the pond for the season.
> American Oystercatchers continue to show up on the pond in good numbers. 27
> were loafing on the Raunt before taking off as I made my way north.
>
> The duckage continue to hold a few Summer surprises. Green-winged Teal,
> American Wigeon and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were all observed.
>
> Two continuing BONAPARTE’s GULLS were also seen comfortably feeding on the
> pond edges.
>
> On Sunday 7-15) at Breezy Point the highlights were two storm driven
> WHIMBRELS (put down in the rain & left just as the rain paused), two 2CY
> Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Banded Adult Herring Gull and two BANK
> SWALLOWS.
>
> Also notable was a juvenile Ring-billed Gull (RBGU). I have not seen too
> many juvenile RBGU at Breezy so that was a treat. This one I would deem to
> be the brown-type. Where the general appearance is of a brown chocolate
> color showing the distinctive feature of large scapulars with solidly dark
> centers.
>
> About 1,000 Sanderlings dotted the shoreline along with Semipalmated
> Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. Some Piping Plovers
> were also active with a few juveniles indicating successful nesting.
>
> A decent number of Terns (few hundred) were offshore but nothing outside
> of the expected Common, Forster’s and Leasts in various age classes.
>
> A link to Phone scoped images of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1019234656896634880?s=21
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> 
> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>
> 風 Swift as the wind
> 林 Quiet as the forest
> 火 Conquer like the fire
> 山 Steady as the mountain
> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
> 
>
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
>
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>
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>
>
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[nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

2018-07-17 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Yesterday morning, I hiked the East Pond doing a complete shorebird survey. 
Overall, the number of shorebirds were down. Especially the Yellowlegs and 
Short-billed Dowitchers.

12 Stilt Sandpipers were mostly up around the north end along with my first 
observation of Semipalmated Plovers on the pond for the season. American 
Oystercatchers continue to show up on the pond in good numbers. 27 were loafing 
on the Raunt before taking off as I made my way north.

The duckage continue to hold a few Summer surprises. Green-winged Teal, 
American Wigeon and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were all observed.

Two continuing BONAPARTE’s GULLS were also seen comfortably feeding on the pond 
edges.

On Sunday 7-15) at Breezy Point the highlights were two storm driven WHIMBRELS 
(put down in the rain & left just as the rain paused), two 2CY Lesser 
Black-backed Gulls, 1 Banded Adult Herring Gull and two BANK SWALLOWS. 

Also notable was a juvenile Ring-billed Gull (RBGU). I have not seen too many 
juvenile RBGU at Breezy so that was a treat. This one I would deem to be the 
brown-type. Where the general appearance is of a brown chocolate color showing 
the distinctive feature of large scapulars with solidly dark centers.

About 1,000 Sanderlings dotted the shoreline along with Semipalmated 
Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. Some Piping Plovers were 
also active with a few juveniles indicating successful nesting.

A decent number of Terns (few hundred) were offshore but nothing outside of the 
expected Common, Forster’s and Leasts in various age classes.

A link to Phone scoped images of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls. 
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1019234656896634880?s=21

Cheers,



"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

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[nysbirds-l] East Pond ( & Breezy Point Queens Co...

2018-07-17 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Yesterday morning, I hiked the East Pond doing a complete shorebird survey. 
Overall, the number of shorebirds were down. Especially the Yellowlegs and 
Short-billed Dowitchers.

12 Stilt Sandpipers were mostly up around the north end along with my first 
observation of Semipalmated Plovers on the pond for the season. American 
Oystercatchers continue to show up on the pond in good numbers. 27 were loafing 
on the Raunt before taking off as I made my way north.

The duckage continue to hold a few Summer surprises. Green-winged Teal, 
American Wigeon and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were all observed.

Two continuing BONAPARTE’s GULLS were also seen comfortably feeding on the pond 
edges.

On Sunday 7-15) at Breezy Point the highlights were two storm driven WHIMBRELS 
(put down in the rain & left just as the rain paused), two 2CY Lesser 
Black-backed Gulls, 1 Banded Adult Herring Gull and two BANK SWALLOWS. 

Also notable was a juvenile Ring-billed Gull (RBGU). I have not seen too many 
juvenile RBGU at Breezy so that was a treat. This one I would deem to be the 
brown-type. Where the general appearance is of a brown chocolate color showing 
the distinctive feature of large scapulars with solidly dark centers.

About 1,000 Sanderlings dotted the shoreline along with Semipalmated 
Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. Some Piping Plovers were 
also active with a few juveniles indicating successful nesting.

A decent number of Terns (few hundred) were offshore but nothing outside of the 
expected Common, Forster’s and Leasts in various age classes.

A link to Phone scoped images of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls. 
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1019234656896634880?s=21

Cheers,



"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

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