[nysbirds-l] Long Island Birds.
Like many others, I combed Jones/Gilgo beach this morning searching unsuccessfully for Black-necked Stilt and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Needing a change of scenery (and a break from the no-see-ums), I ran out to Cupsogue and was rewarded with a FOS Royal Tern, and a single adult ARCTIC TERN (photo on eBird) along with large numbers of the expected terns and shorebirds. -- 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] Long Island Birds.
Like many others, I combed Jones/Gilgo beach this morning searching unsuccessfully for Black-necked Stilt and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Needing a change of scenery (and a break from the no-see-ums), I ran out to Cupsogue and was rewarded with a FOS Royal Tern, and a single adult ARCTIC TERN (photo on eBird) along with large numbers of the expected terns and shorebirds. -- 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] Long Island birds
Like John Gluth, I had a mini fly-in of new birds visible from my yard in the Argyle Park section of Babylon this morning. In my front yard sycamore and my neighbor's oak tree at 7:30am, I observed yellow warbler (2), black-and-white warbler (2), blue-headed vireo, warbling vireo, redstart, and the highlight (for my yard list anyway) was a male bay-breasted warbler, not singing but well seen though staying near the tree tops. Also arriving yesterday and singing today was a male Baltimore Oriole that has nested in my yard for last several years. Last years nesting was unsuccessful as a crow raided the nest after eggs hatched. A jog without binocs thru Southard's Pond area at 8:30am yielded at least double the yellow warblers there were on monday, from 4 singing up to at least 8 now. Catbirds were in droves and seemed to have increased tenfold since Monday. Also heard a great-crested flycatcher and an early eastern wood-pewee. Yesterday afternoon I stopped at Jones Beach WE at 5pm to see if any of the fallout reported by Ken Feustel further down the beach was still apparent. Migrants songbirds were scarce, though a quick check of the sand bar by the CG station revealed a dozen red knots, as well as a few dozen dunlin, a dozen or so short-billed dows, 1 semipalmated plover and several dozen black-bellied plovers in various stage of molt from non-breeding to breeding and all phases in-between. No peeps. 3 Forster's terns were present. The prothonotary was a no show for me at noon at Bryant Park yesterday, possibly staying out of sight due to the increased noise and activity level - even for this busy place - of the occupy wall street rallies. Yellow, black-and-white, ovenbird and palm were seen, along with a blue-headed vireo, wood thrush (heard over the beating drums) and a few hermits. There were two tree sparrows on the lawn for a bit. Calling white throated sparrows and towhees were present. Finally, some monk parakeets have apparenty been nesting in Babylon Village for some time now, behind the now-closed Talbots store on 27A. I saw a total of 3 parakeets there over the weekend. Thanks, Tim Dunn Babylon NY Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Long Island birds
Like John Gluth, I had a mini fly-in of new birds visible from my yard in the Argyle Park section of Babylon this morning. In my front yard sycamore and my neighbor's oak tree at 7:30am, I observed yellow warbler (2), black-and-white warbler (2), blue-headed vireo, warbling vireo, redstart, and the highlight (for my yard list anyway) was a male bay-breasted warbler, not singing but well seen though staying near the tree tops. Also arriving yesterday and singing today was a male Baltimore Oriole that has nested in my yard for last several years. Last years nesting was unsuccessful as a crow raided the nest after eggs hatched. A jog without binocs thru Southard's Pond area at 8:30am yielded at least double the yellow warblers there were on monday, from 4 singing up to at least 8 now. Catbirds were in droves and seemed to have increased tenfold since Monday. Also heard a great-crested flycatcher and an early eastern wood-pewee. Yesterday afternoon I stopped at Jones Beach WE at 5pm to see if any of the fallout reported by Ken Feustel further down the beach was still apparent. Migrants songbirds were scarce, though a quick check of the sand bar by the CG station revealed a dozen red knots, as well as a few dozen dunlin, a dozen or so short-billed dows, 1 semipalmated plover and several dozen black-bellied plovers in various stage of molt from non-breeding to breeding and all phases in-between. No peeps. 3 Forster's terns were present. The prothonotary was a no show for me at noon at Bryant Park yesterday, possibly staying out of sight due to the increased noise and activity level - even for this busy place - of the occupy wall street rallies. Yellow, black-and-white, ovenbird and palm were seen, along with a blue-headed vireo, wood thrush (heard over the beating drums) and a few hermits. There were two tree sparrows on the lawn for a bit. Calling white throated sparrows and towhees were present. Finally, some monk parakeets have apparenty been nesting in Babylon Village for some time now, behind the now-closed Talbots store on 27A. I saw a total of 3 parakeets there over the weekend. Thanks, Tim Dunn Babylon NY Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Long Island Birds (7-8-11)
I had some good quality time in the field today with some nice results. These are the highlights from multiple stops within 3 locations: Jones Beach West End: On the Sandbar were 2 Gull-billed Terns (Perhaps the same 2 that were recently harassing the Terns over at Nickerson Beach) and 18 Short-billed Dowitcher. A Green-winged Teal seemed a bit out of place. A 2nd summer Lesser Black-Backed Gull was in the Parking Lot. Robert Moses SP: A rather late Sea-Watch from Field 2 (10-45-11:15) was much better than I expected. I immediately picked up a Cory's Shearwater very close in as soon as I lifted the Binocs.With the Scope, up to at least 30 Cory's were way out in the haze, identified by their "lazy" flight style, but I wouldn't rule out other Shearwater Sp. further out that could be identified with better conditions. A Wilson's Storm-Petrel was moving West, and a Royal Tern with its catch was chased by a Laughing Gull - also moving West. Calverton (former Grumman Property): 14 Eastern Meadowlark were all around the runways at the North Entrance. At least 8 Grasshopper Sparrows were mainly seen and heard at the South End near Line Rd. I only detected 5 Eastern Bluebirds, but there were probably many more of all 3 species. Also seen there were good numbers of E. Kingbird and Chipping Sparrows; more singing birds included RE Vireo, House Wren, Indigo Bunting and Field Sparrow. Bobby Berlingeri Elmont, NY -- 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] Long Island Birds (7-8-11)
I had some good quality time in the field today with some nice results. These are the highlights from multiple stops within 3 locations: Jones Beach West End: On the Sandbar were 2 Gull-billed Terns (Perhaps the same 2 that were recently harassing the Terns over at Nickerson Beach) and 18 Short-billed Dowitcher. A Green-winged Teal seemed a bit out of place. A 2nd summer Lesser Black-Backed Gull was in the Parking Lot. Robert Moses SP: A rather late Sea-Watch from Field 2 (10-45-11:15) was much better than I expected. I immediately picked up a Cory's Shearwater very close in as soon as I lifted the Binocs.With the Scope, up to at least 30 Cory's were way out in the haze, identified by their lazy flight style, but I wouldn't rule out other Shearwater Sp. further out that could be identified with better conditions. A Wilson's Storm-Petrel was moving West, and a Royal Tern with its catch was chased by a Laughing Gull - also moving West. Calverton (former Grumman Property): 14 Eastern Meadowlark were all around the runways at the North Entrance. At least 8 Grasshopper Sparrows were mainly seen and heard at the South End near Line Rd. I only detected 5 Eastern Bluebirds, but there were probably many more of all 3 species. Also seen there were good numbers of E. Kingbird and Chipping Sparrows; more singing birds included RE Vireo, House Wren, Indigo Bunting and Field Sparrow. Bobby Berlingeri Elmont, NY -- 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] Long Island Birds for the weekend
There has been a male Harlequin Duck on the north side of Dune Road about a mile West of Ponquogue Park for the past two weeks. He usually sits on or near the rocks to the right of the Barge with the name of "Chesterfield Associates" on the bay side near where they are pumping sand out on to the beach. Some times he is in the inlet.. There was well over a hundred Snow Geese at the East pond at Jamaica including a Dark Adult Snow Goose. Many assorted ducks on both East and West ponds. Good Birding for the weekend. Andy Murphy -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
