[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins

[Paula L]

We had a flock of about a dozen Pine Siskins arrive in our yard today.  We are 
in Yonkers NY near the Crestwood train station. 

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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins

[Paula L]

We had a flock of about a dozen Pine Siskins arrive in our yard today.  We are 
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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins

[Jaklitsch, Mike]

Nice surprise to see three Pine Siskins at my feeder in Douglaston with several 
goldfinches and house finches.

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[Jaklitsch, Mike]

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[nysbirds-l] Pine siskins have arrived in East Hampton!

[Jane Ross]

currently competing with the poor outnumbered goldfinch at the backyard 
feeders...so far at least  30 of them, more coming in over the last hour
Nice to see them again after a 4-5 year hiatus, but not sure I can afford to 
feed them all...



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[nysbirds-l] Pine siskins have arrived in East Hampton!

[Jane Ross]

currently competing with the poor outnumbered goldfinch at the backyard 
feeders...so far at least  30 of them, more coming in over the last hour
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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins

[Mickey Scilingo]

Came home to 7 Pine Siskins at my feeders with a couple of Goldfimches.



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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins

[Mickey Scilingo]

Came home to 7 Pine Siskins at my feeders with a couple of Goldfimches.



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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins

[Mickey Scilingo]

  I have about a dozen PINE SISKINS among the many birds visiting my feeders on this very snowy morning.Mickey ScilingoConstantia, Oswego Countymickey.scili...@gte.net315-679-6299

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[Mickey Scilingo]

  I have about a dozen PINE SISKINS among the many birds visiting my feeders on this very snowy morning.Mickey ScilingoConstantia, Oswego Countymickey.scili...@gte.net315-679-6299

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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins, Ridge

[Joel Horman]

Presently two Pine Siskins are visiting our feeders- first this season.

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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins, Ridge

[Joel Horman]

Presently two Pine Siskins are visiting our feeders- first this season.

Peggy  Joel Horman

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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins/Weevil!

[Joan Collins]

10/23/14 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)

 

Pine Siskins are back again this morning - 3 days in a row now.  With such a
widespread movement underway for this species, I wasn't sure they would
stay.  It will be interesting to see if they stay through the winter.  I
posted a Pine Siskin photo to my Facebook page yesterday (taken through a
window).

 

I received feedback regarding the mystery creature on the water smartweed
photo (on the list, personal email, and via Facebook).  It is a weevil,
likely Lixus rubellus, which is commonly associated with water smartweed.  I
didn't notice the weevil on the trip, but later when I was looking at the
photos on a large screen monitor.  This often happens, and it is why I enjoy
taking photos and videos - I often notice things later on that I didn't see
in the field.  Thanks to Alan Wells, Leah Valerio, Bob Duncan, Larry Master,
Ezra Schwartzberg, and Ferne Merrill for feedback on the insect.  List
serves and Facebook are wonderful!

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

(315) 244-7127 cell   

(518) 624-5528 home

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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins/Weevil!

[Joan Collins]

10/23/14 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)

 

Pine Siskins are back again this morning - 3 days in a row now.  With such a
widespread movement underway for this species, I wasn't sure they would
stay.  It will be interesting to see if they stay through the winter.  I
posted a Pine Siskin photo to my Facebook page yesterday (taken through a
window).

 

I received feedback regarding the mystery creature on the water smartweed
photo (on the list, personal email, and via Facebook).  It is a weevil,
likely Lixus rubellus, which is commonly associated with water smartweed.  I
didn't notice the weevil on the trip, but later when I was looking at the
photos on a large screen monitor.  This often happens, and it is why I enjoy
taking photos and videos - I often notice things later on that I didn't see
in the field.  Thanks to Alan Wells, Leah Valerio, Bob Duncan, Larry Master,
Ezra Schwartzberg, and Ferne Merrill for feedback on the insect.  List
serves and Facebook are wonderful!

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

(315) 244-7127 cell   

(518) 624-5528 home

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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins/Rusty Blackbird/Gray Jays, etc.

[Joan Collins]

10/22/14 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)

 

Pine Siskins showed up at our feeders yesterday (10/21/14) (same day they
arrived at Mickey Scilingo's feeders).  I was putting the feeders up at dawn
on 10/17/14, when a Black-capped Chickadee landed a few inches from me and I
heard a Pine Siskin flock nearby.  There are now 10 species visiting the
feeders.  The siskins continued to visit today (we also have Purple Finches
visiting).  I have 9 feeders out, and 6 more to add.

 

A solo Rusty Blackbird flew into a tree near me at the Little Tupper
Lake/Round Lake outlet area late this morning.  This continues to be a very
reliable location to find this species in both spring and fall migration.  I
was observing White-crowned, White-throated, and Chipping Sparrows at the
time.  Gray Jays were active and vocal at Sabattis Bog.  I "talked" with
them for a long time and they flew out to observe me!

 

My canoe-camping trip on the newly opened Essex Chain Lakes Primitive Area
was published on Adirondack Experience at:
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2014/10/canoe-camping-the-essex-cha
in-lakes .  There are many photos of the flora, fauna, and scenery at this
beautiful location.  If you look closely at the second Water Smartweed photo
(near the end of the blog), there is a creature on the flower - it has a
long, tubular looking nose.  If anyone can identify it, I would love to know
what it is - thank you!

 

My canoe-camping trip on gorgeous Lake Lila and climb of Mount Frederica was
also just published on Adirondack Experience at:
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2014/10/the-lure-of-lovely-lake-lil
a .  Again, there are a lot of scenic photos (sunset and sunrise) of the
lake and mountain.  I noticed two metal bands on the leg of one of the two
adult Bald Eagles perched over my camp site.

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

(315) 244-7127 cell   

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http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian

 

 

 


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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins/Rusty Blackbird/Gray Jays, etc.

[Joan Collins]

10/22/14 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)

 

Pine Siskins showed up at our feeders yesterday (10/21/14) (same day they
arrived at Mickey Scilingo's feeders).  I was putting the feeders up at dawn
on 10/17/14, when a Black-capped Chickadee landed a few inches from me and I
heard a Pine Siskin flock nearby.  There are now 10 species visiting the
feeders.  The siskins continued to visit today (we also have Purple Finches
visiting).  I have 9 feeders out, and 6 more to add.

 

A solo Rusty Blackbird flew into a tree near me at the Little Tupper
Lake/Round Lake outlet area late this morning.  This continues to be a very
reliable location to find this species in both spring and fall migration.  I
was observing White-crowned, White-throated, and Chipping Sparrows at the
time.  Gray Jays were active and vocal at Sabattis Bog.  I talked with
them for a long time and they flew out to observe me!

 

My canoe-camping trip on the newly opened Essex Chain Lakes Primitive Area
was published on Adirondack Experience at:
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2014/10/canoe-camping-the-essex-cha
in-lakes .  There are many photos of the flora, fauna, and scenery at this
beautiful location.  If you look closely at the second Water Smartweed photo
(near the end of the blog), there is a creature on the flower - it has a
long, tubular looking nose.  If anyone can identify it, I would love to know
what it is - thank you!

 

My canoe-camping trip on gorgeous Lake Lila and climb of Mount Frederica was
also just published on Adirondack Experience at:
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2014/10/the-lure-of-lovely-lake-lil
a .  Again, there are a lot of scenic photos (sunset and sunrise) of the
lake and mountain.  I noticed two metal bands on the leg of one of the two
adult Bald Eagles perched over my camp site.

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

(315) 244-7127 cell   

(518) 624-5528 home

http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/   

http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian

 

 

 


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RE: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks (& other migration phenomena)

[Jeff Holbrook]

All,

 

Just an interesting note to add to all of this, Pine Siskins have been reported 
from Ohio this week as well. Interesting.

 

 

Great Birding to All!

 

Jeff Holbrook

Corning, NY

 

From: bounce-118060090-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-118060090-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Anders Peltomaa
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 17:00
To: J GLUTH
Cc: Cornell Univ
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks (& other migration 
phenomena)

 

Hi all,

On the topic of early Pine Siskins I thought I'd forward two reports of that 
species in  New York, NY (Manhattan). Yesterday, Sunday 9/28, Nadir Sourgi 
heard 2 Pine Siskins calling in the North Woods of Central Park (ebird 
checklist). In the early morning today, Monday 9/29, Junko Suzuki saw a small 
group (5) of Pine Siskins at Strawberry Field, which is also in Central Park 
(ebirdsnyc).

happy Fall birding,

Anders Peltomaa

Mannahatta

 

 

On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 1:08 PM, J GLUTH  wrote:

There was definite migratory movement by Blue Jays on Long Island's north shore 
Sunday morning. Nothing comparable with what Mickey Scilingo has been 
experiencing upstate, but I counted a minimum of 250 over the first 2 hours or 
so of my visit (7:15-10:45) when I was in more open habitat close to the LI 
Sound beachfront. Groups of 5-15 jays were steadily moving west, with sporadic 
rebound flights of some birds heading back to the east. They were fairly 
ubiquitous when I birded in the woods farther inland later in the morning as 
well. There were some smaller passerines moving early too, but in much lower 
numbers and distant/high enough to be mostly beyond my flight ID skills.
Other later Fall migrants seen in good numbers included E. Phoebe and Palm 
Warbler, with personal FOS Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and 
White-throated and White-crowned sparrows also present. Unfortunately no 
Siskins.
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks ( other migration phenomena)

[Jeff Holbrook]

All,

 

Just an interesting note to add to all of this, Pine Siskins have been reported 
from Ohio this week as well. Interesting.

 

 

Great Birding to All!

 

Jeff Holbrook

Corning, NY

 

From: bounce-118060090-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-118060090-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Anders Peltomaa
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 17:00
To: J GLUTH
Cc: Cornell Univ
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks ( other migration 
phenomena)

 

Hi all,

On the topic of early Pine Siskins I thought I'd forward two reports of that 
species in  New York, NY (Manhattan). Yesterday, Sunday 9/28, Nadir Sourgi 
heard 2 Pine Siskins calling in the North Woods of Central Park (ebird 
checklist). In the early morning today, Monday 9/29, Junko Suzuki saw a small 
group (5) of Pine Siskins at Strawberry Field, which is also in Central Park 
(ebirdsnyc).

happy Fall birding,

Anders Peltomaa

Mannahatta

 

 

On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 1:08 PM, J GLUTH jgl...@optonline.net wrote:

There was definite migratory movement by Blue Jays on Long Island's north shore 
Sunday morning. Nothing comparable with what Mickey Scilingo has been 
experiencing upstate, but I counted a minimum of 250 over the first 2 hours or 
so of my visit (7:15-10:45) when I was in more open habitat close to the LI 
Sound beachfront. Groups of 5-15 jays were steadily moving west, with sporadic 
rebound flights of some birds heading back to the east. They were fairly 
ubiquitous when I birded in the woods farther inland later in the morning as 
well. There were some smaller passerines moving early too, but in much lower 
numbers and distant/high enough to be mostly beyond my flight ID skills.
Other later Fall migrants seen in good numbers included E. Phoebe and Palm 
Warbler, with personal FOS Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and 
White-throated and White-crowned sparrows also present. Unfortunately no 
Siskins.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks (& other migration phenomena)

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hi all,
On the topic of early Pine Siskins I thought I'd forward two reports of
that species in  New York, NY (Manhattan). Yesterday, Sunday 9/28, Nadir
Sourgi heard 2 Pine Siskins calling in the North Woods of Central Park
(ebird checklist). In the early morning today, Monday 9/29, Junko Suzuki
saw a small group (5) of Pine Siskins at Strawberry Field, which is also in
Central Park (ebirdsnyc).

happy Fall birding,

Anders Peltomaa
Mannahatta


On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 1:08 PM, J GLUTH  wrote:

> There was definite migratory movement by Blue Jays on Long Island's north
> shore Sunday morning. Nothing comparable with what Mickey Scilingo has been
> experiencing upstate, but I counted a minimum of 250 over the first 2 hours
> or so of my visit (7:15-10:45) when I was in more open habitat close to the
> LI Sound beachfront. Groups of 5-15 jays were steadily moving west, with
> sporadic rebound flights of some birds heading back to the east. They were
> fairly ubiquitous when I birded in the woods farther inland later in the
> morning as well. There were some smaller passerines moving early too, but
> in much lower numbers and distant/high enough to be mostly beyond my flight
> ID skills.
> Other later Fall migrants seen in good numbers included E. Phoebe and Palm
> Warbler, with personal FOS Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and
> White-throated and White-crowned sparrows also present. Unfortunately no
> Siskins.
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RE:[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks (& other migration phenomena)

[J GLUTH]

There was definite migratory movement by Blue Jays on Long Island's 
north shore Sunday morning. Nothing comparable with what Mickey Scilingo 
has been experiencing upstate, but I counted a minimum of 250 over the 
first 2 hours or so of my visit (7:15-10:45) when I was in more open 
habitat close to the LI Sound beachfront. Groups of 5-15 jays were 
steadily moving west, with sporadic rebound flights of some birds 
heading back to the east. They were fairly ubiquitous when I birded in 
the woods farther inland later in the morning as well. There were some 
smaller passerines moving early too, but in much lower numbers and 
distant/high enough to be mostly beyond my flight ID skills.
Other later Fall migrants seen in good numbers included E. Phoebe and 
Palm Warbler, with personal FOS Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped 
Warbler, and White-throated and White-crowned sparrows also present. 
Unfortunately no Siskins.
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

[Shaibal Mitra]

It's interesting to consider that Joan's query was probably prompted in large 
part by the complete absence of siskins in the Adirondacks during the previous 
15 months, which was in itself probably somewhat unusual. Similarly, in central 
NYS, where Blue Jays are numerous every day of every year, it took a mighty big 
push over the last couple of weeks to catch people's eyes (e.g., at Myer's Pt 
in Tompkins County and in Mickey Scilingo's yard).

One would hope that the way to answer Joan's simple question ("where are they 
going?") would be to track eBird species maps over the next six months or so. 
For siskins, I think this should work pretty well. For Blue Jays, I'm much less 
sure. And for Downy Woodpeckers, I would be very surprised (and very impressed) 
if the eBird metrics prove sensitive enough to capture what's gong on this 
fall. My skepticism arises because Downy Woodpeckers are so common and so 
generally distributed and so unwatched by so many birders that I would expect 
the huge movements they seem to be undertaking this fall out of the north 
country to go unperceived in most places. Think about it: perceiving and 
documenting the difference between one's monotonous daily tally of the usual 
two Downy Woodpeckers in one's local patch vs. the three that might actually be 
there this fall is asking a lot of one's powers of attention.

In this regard, the most generally birdless places hold a great advantage over 
birdy spots, like the Adirondacks and central NY. Downy Woodpeckers, Blue Jays, 
Red-breasted Nuthatches, Purple Finches, and Pine Siskins are almost always so 
reliably absent from Long Island's outer beaches that the arrival of just an 
individual or two can provide remarkably powerful insights.

Here is the checklist from mid August which gave me a pretty firm notion that 
the boreal forests were beginning to spew birds southward (see comments under 
Purple Finch):

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19474995

And here is where the first hint of a Blue Jay irruption reached the beach:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19810882

<http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19810882>--followed in short 
order by the earliest Pine Siskins I've ever seen on Long Island:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19916173

<http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19916173>I can't answer Joan's 
question about where the siskins are going because even in the biggest flight 
years almost all of them leave Long Island:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/ToolsOfTheTrade#6064483929091769026

But I look forward to reading more reports from across NY of common birds doing 
uncommon things!

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-118054288-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-118054288-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Joan Collins 
[joan.coll...@frontier.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 7:36 AM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu; northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

9/27/14 Lows’ Ridge – Upper Dam (St. Lawrence Co. (near border with Hamilton) 
–Towns of Piercefield and Colton)

Just a quick note to add to Ben Cacace’s NYC RBA Report:  Nineteen people took 
part in the Low’s Ridge – Upper Dam field trip jointly sponsored by Northern NY 
Audubon and the Town of Long Lake’s Parks and Recreation Dept.  We hiked 7 
miles round trip beginning at 9 a.m. and finishing at 4 p.m.  There were 
several small flocks of Pine Siskins noted – some that flew over us and some 
that my ears picked up when we would stop to listen.  I checked my notes, and 
these are the first Pine Siskins I’ve noted since June 2013!  Hopefully, they 
are moving in and not just moving through!

Thanks to Ben for his reports.  These sudden, widespread movements are 
fascinating to me, so hopefully, others will report Pine Siskin activity in the 
state.  Our field trip group was discussing how interesting Mickey Scilingo’s 
reports of huge Blue Jay movements in Oswego Co. have been.  We only found one 
yesterday!

I’ll post more later today.


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RE: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

[Joan Collins]

Thank you to Tom Burke (& Tony Lauro) for the NYC RBA Reports – I obviously 
jump right to the species list when reading them!  I know that a lot of work 
goes into compiling such information – it is appreciated!

 

I had to type my note very quickly this morning, and of course I was adding yet 
more Pine Siskin sightings in the state (not adding info to the NYC report 
itself!).  What I find fascinating is the sudden, widespread movements of some 
species.  It had been 15 months since I had heard/observed Pine Siskins in the 
Adirondacks, and it was interesting to see the report of siskins on the NYC 
report at the same time as our sightings to the far north.  I am curious to 
know where they are heading.

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

(315) 244-7127 cell   

(518) 624-5528 home

http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/   

http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian

 

 

From: Ben Cacace [mailto:bcac...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 2:54 PM
To: Joan Collins
Cc: NYSBIRDS-L; northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

 

Also, Tony Lauro helps with compiling the RBA when Tom Burke is on vacation.

 

Also, the NYC Area RBA covers New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester 
Counties so St. Lawrence county is outside its scope.

 

Thanks again.

 

Ben

 

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ben Cacace  wrote:

Thanks Joan for the thanks but the RBA is produced solely by Tom Burke and I am 
just one of two transcribers of the RBA for the various birding lists.

 

Ben Cacace

Manhattan, NYC

 

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Joan Collins  wrote:

9/27/14 Lows’ Ridge – Upper Dam (St. Lawrence Co. (near border with Hamilton) 
–Towns of Piercefield and Colton)

 

Just a quick note to add to Ben Cacace’s NYC RBA Report:  Nineteen people took 
part in the Low’s Ridge – Upper Dam field trip jointly sponsored by Northern NY 
Audubon and the Town of Long Lake’s Parks and Recreation Dept.  We hiked 7 
miles round trip beginning at 9 a.m. and finishing at 4 p.m.  There were 
several small flocks of Pine Siskins noted – some that flew over us and some 
that my ears picked up when we would stop to listen.  I checked my notes, and 
these are the first Pine Siskins I’ve noted since June 2013!  Hopefully, they 
are moving in and not just moving through!

 

Thanks to Ben for his reports.  These sudden, widespread movements are 
fascinating to me, so hopefully, others will report Pine Siskin activity in the 
state.  Our field trip group was discussing how interesting Mickey Scilingo’s 
reports of huge Blue Jay movements in Oswego Co. have been.  We only found one 
yesterday!

 

I’ll post more later today.

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

(315) 244-7127   cell   

(518) 624-5528   home

http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/   

http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian

 


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

[Ben Cacace]

Also, Tony Lauro helps with compiling the RBA when Tom Burke is on vacation.

Also, the NYC Area RBA covers New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and
Westchester Counties so St. Lawrence county is outside its scope.

Thanks again.

Ben

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ben Cacace  wrote:

> Thanks Joan for the thanks but the RBA is produced solely by Tom Burke and
> I am just one of two transcribers of the RBA for the various birding lists.
>
> Ben Cacace
> Manhattan, NYC
>
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Joan Collins 
> wrote:
>
>> 9/27/14 Lows’ Ridge – Upper Dam (St. Lawrence Co. (near border with
>> Hamilton) –Towns of Piercefield and Colton)
>>
>>
>>
>> Just a quick note to add to Ben Cacace’s NYC RBA Report:  Nineteen people
>> took part in the Low’s Ridge – Upper Dam field trip jointly sponsored by
>> Northern NY Audubon and the Town of Long Lake’s Parks and Recreation Dept.
>> We hiked 7 miles round trip beginning at 9 a.m. and finishing at 4 p.m.
>> There were several small flocks of Pine Siskins noted – some that flew over
>> us and some that my ears picked up when we would stop to listen.  I checked
>> my notes, and these are the first Pine Siskins I’ve noted since June 2013!
>> Hopefully, they are moving in and not just moving through!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks to Ben for his reports.  These sudden, widespread movements are
>> fascinating to me, so hopefully, others will report Pine Siskin activity in
>> the state.  Our field trip group was discussing how interesting Mickey
>> Scilingo’s reports of huge Blue Jay movements in Oswego Co. have been.  We
>> only found one yesterday!
>>
>>
>>
>> I’ll post more later today.
>>
>>
>>
>> Joan Collins
>>
>> Long Lake, NY
>>
>> (315) 244-7127 cell
>>
>> (518) 624-5528 home
>>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

[Ben Cacace]

Thanks Joan for the thanks but the RBA is produced solely by Tom Burke and
I am just one of two transcribers of the RBA for the various birding lists.

Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Joan Collins 
wrote:

> 9/27/14 Lows’ Ridge – Upper Dam (St. Lawrence Co. (near border with
> Hamilton) –Towns of Piercefield and Colton)
>
>
>
> Just a quick note to add to Ben Cacace’s NYC RBA Report:  Nineteen people
> took part in the Low’s Ridge – Upper Dam field trip jointly sponsored by
> Northern NY Audubon and the Town of Long Lake’s Parks and Recreation Dept.
> We hiked 7 miles round trip beginning at 9 a.m. and finishing at 4 p.m.
> There were several small flocks of Pine Siskins noted – some that flew over
> us and some that my ears picked up when we would stop to listen.  I checked
> my notes, and these are the first Pine Siskins I’ve noted since June 2013!
> Hopefully, they are moving in and not just moving through!
>
>
>
> Thanks to Ben for his reports.  These sudden, widespread movements are
> fascinating to me, so hopefully, others will report Pine Siskin activity in
> the state.  Our field trip group was discussing how interesting Mickey
> Scilingo’s reports of huge Blue Jay movements in Oswego Co. have been.  We
> only found one yesterday!
>
>
>
> I’ll post more later today.
>
>
>
> Joan Collins
>
> Long Lake, NY
>
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>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

[Ben Cacace]

Thanks Joan for the thanks but the RBA is produced solely by Tom Burke and
I am just one of two transcribers of the RBA for the various birding lists.

Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Joan Collins joan.coll...@frontier.com
wrote:

 9/27/14 Lows’ Ridge – Upper Dam (St. Lawrence Co. (near border with
 Hamilton) –Towns of Piercefield and Colton)



 Just a quick note to add to Ben Cacace’s NYC RBA Report:  Nineteen people
 took part in the Low’s Ridge – Upper Dam field trip jointly sponsored by
 Northern NY Audubon and the Town of Long Lake’s Parks and Recreation Dept.
 We hiked 7 miles round trip beginning at 9 a.m. and finishing at 4 p.m.
 There were several small flocks of Pine Siskins noted – some that flew over
 us and some that my ears picked up when we would stop to listen.  I checked
 my notes, and these are the first Pine Siskins I’ve noted since June 2013!
 Hopefully, they are moving in and not just moving through!



 Thanks to Ben for his reports.  These sudden, widespread movements are
 fascinating to me, so hopefully, others will report Pine Siskin activity in
 the state.  Our field trip group was discussing how interesting Mickey
 Scilingo’s reports of huge Blue Jay movements in Oswego Co. have been.  We
 only found one yesterday!



 I’ll post more later today.



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Re: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

[Ben Cacace]

Also, Tony Lauro helps with compiling the RBA when Tom Burke is on vacation.

Also, the NYC Area RBA covers New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and
Westchester Counties so St. Lawrence county is outside its scope.

Thanks again.

Ben

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ben Cacace bcac...@gmail.com wrote:

 Thanks Joan for the thanks but the RBA is produced solely by Tom Burke and
 I am just one of two transcribers of the RBA for the various birding lists.

 Ben Cacace
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 On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Joan Collins joan.coll...@frontier.com
 wrote:

 9/27/14 Lows’ Ridge – Upper Dam (St. Lawrence Co. (near border with
 Hamilton) –Towns of Piercefield and Colton)



 Just a quick note to add to Ben Cacace’s NYC RBA Report:  Nineteen people
 took part in the Low’s Ridge – Upper Dam field trip jointly sponsored by
 Northern NY Audubon and the Town of Long Lake’s Parks and Recreation Dept.
 We hiked 7 miles round trip beginning at 9 a.m. and finishing at 4 p.m.
 There were several small flocks of Pine Siskins noted – some that flew over
 us and some that my ears picked up when we would stop to listen.  I checked
 my notes, and these are the first Pine Siskins I’ve noted since June 2013!
 Hopefully, they are moving in and not just moving through!



 Thanks to Ben for his reports.  These sudden, widespread movements are
 fascinating to me, so hopefully, others will report Pine Siskin activity in
 the state.  Our field trip group was discussing how interesting Mickey
 Scilingo’s reports of huge Blue Jay movements in Oswego Co. have been.  We
 only found one yesterday!



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RE: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

[Joan Collins]

Thank you to Tom Burke ( Tony Lauro) for the NYC RBA Reports – I obviously 
jump right to the species list when reading them!  I know that a lot of work 
goes into compiling such information – it is appreciated!

 

I had to type my note very quickly this morning, and of course I was adding yet 
more Pine Siskin sightings in the state (not adding info to the NYC report 
itself!).  What I find fascinating is the sudden, widespread movements of some 
species.  It had been 15 months since I had heard/observed Pine Siskins in the 
Adirondacks, and it was interesting to see the report of siskins on the NYC 
report at the same time as our sightings to the far north.  I am curious to 
know where they are heading.

 

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http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian

 

 

From: Ben Cacace [mailto:bcac...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 2:54 PM
To: Joan Collins
Cc: NYSBIRDS-L; northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

 

Also, Tony Lauro helps with compiling the RBA when Tom Burke is on vacation.

 

Also, the NYC Area RBA covers New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester 
Counties so St. Lawrence county is outside its scope.

 

Thanks again.

 

Ben

 

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ben Cacace bcac...@gmail.com wrote:

Thanks Joan for the thanks but the RBA is produced solely by Tom Burke and I am 
just one of two transcribers of the RBA for the various birding lists.

 

Ben Cacace

Manhattan, NYC

 

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Joan Collins joan.coll...@frontier.com wrote:

9/27/14 Lows’ Ridge – Upper Dam (St. Lawrence Co. (near border with Hamilton) 
–Towns of Piercefield and Colton)

 

Just a quick note to add to Ben Cacace’s NYC RBA Report:  Nineteen people took 
part in the Low’s Ridge – Upper Dam field trip jointly sponsored by Northern NY 
Audubon and the Town of Long Lake’s Parks and Recreation Dept.  We hiked 7 
miles round trip beginning at 9 a.m. and finishing at 4 p.m.  There were 
several small flocks of Pine Siskins noted – some that flew over us and some 
that my ears picked up when we would stop to listen.  I checked my notes, and 
these are the first Pine Siskins I’ve noted since June 2013!  Hopefully, they 
are moving in and not just moving through!

 

Thanks to Ben for his reports.  These sudden, widespread movements are 
fascinating to me, so hopefully, others will report Pine Siskin activity in the 
state.  Our field trip group was discussing how interesting Mickey Scilingo’s 
reports of huge Blue Jay movements in Oswego Co. have been.  We only found one 
yesterday!

 

I’ll post more later today.

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

[Shaibal Mitra]

It's interesting to consider that Joan's query was probably prompted in large 
part by the complete absence of siskins in the Adirondacks during the previous 
15 months, which was in itself probably somewhat unusual. Similarly, in central 
NYS, where Blue Jays are numerous every day of every year, it took a mighty big 
push over the last couple of weeks to catch people's eyes (e.g., at Myer's Pt 
in Tompkins County and in Mickey Scilingo's yard).

One would hope that the way to answer Joan's simple question (where are they 
going?) would be to track eBird species maps over the next six months or so. 
For siskins, I think this should work pretty well. For Blue Jays, I'm much less 
sure. And for Downy Woodpeckers, I would be very surprised (and very impressed) 
if the eBird metrics prove sensitive enough to capture what's gong on this 
fall. My skepticism arises because Downy Woodpeckers are so common and so 
generally distributed and so unwatched by so many birders that I would expect 
the huge movements they seem to be undertaking this fall out of the north 
country to go unperceived in most places. Think about it: perceiving and 
documenting the difference between one's monotonous daily tally of the usual 
two Downy Woodpeckers in one's local patch vs. the three that might actually be 
there this fall is asking a lot of one's powers of attention.

In this regard, the most generally birdless places hold a great advantage over 
birdy spots, like the Adirondacks and central NY. Downy Woodpeckers, Blue Jays, 
Red-breasted Nuthatches, Purple Finches, and Pine Siskins are almost always so 
reliably absent from Long Island's outer beaches that the arrival of just an 
individual or two can provide remarkably powerful insights.

Here is the checklist from mid August which gave me a pretty firm notion that 
the boreal forests were beginning to spew birds southward (see comments under 
Purple Finch):

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19474995

And here is where the first hint of a Blue Jay irruption reached the beach:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19810882

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19810882--followed in short 
order by the earliest Pine Siskins I've ever seen on Long Island:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19916173

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19916173I can't answer Joan's 
question about where the siskins are going because even in the biggest flight 
years almost all of them leave Long Island:

https://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404/ToolsOfTheTrade#6064483929091769026

But I look forward to reading more reports from across NY of common birds doing 
uncommon things!

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore

From: bounce-118054288-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-118054288-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Joan Collins 
[joan.coll...@frontier.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 7:36 AM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu; northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

9/27/14 Lows’ Ridge – Upper Dam (St. Lawrence Co. (near border with Hamilton) 
–Towns of Piercefield and Colton)

Just a quick note to add to Ben Cacace’s NYC RBA Report:  Nineteen people took 
part in the Low’s Ridge – Upper Dam field trip jointly sponsored by Northern NY 
Audubon and the Town of Long Lake’s Parks and Recreation Dept.  We hiked 7 
miles round trip beginning at 9 a.m. and finishing at 4 p.m.  There were 
several small flocks of Pine Siskins noted – some that flew over us and some 
that my ears picked up when we would stop to listen.  I checked my notes, and 
these are the first Pine Siskins I’ve noted since June 2013!  Hopefully, they 
are moving in and not just moving through!

Thanks to Ben for his reports.  These sudden, widespread movements are 
fascinating to me, so hopefully, others will report Pine Siskin activity in the 
state.  Our field trip group was discussing how interesting Mickey Scilingo’s 
reports of huge Blue Jay movements in Oswego Co. have been.  We only found one 
yesterday!

I’ll post more later today.


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Long Lake, NY

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(518) 624-5528 home

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RE:[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks ( other migration phenomena)

[J GLUTH]

There was definite migratory movement by Blue Jays on Long Island's 
north shore Sunday morning. Nothing comparable with what Mickey Scilingo 
has been experiencing upstate, but I counted a minimum of 250 over the 
first 2 hours or so of my visit (7:15-10:45) when I was in more open 
habitat close to the LI Sound beachfront. Groups of 5-15 jays were 
steadily moving west, with sporadic rebound flights of some birds 
heading back to the east. They were fairly ubiquitous when I birded in 
the woods farther inland later in the morning as well. There were some 
smaller passerines moving early too, but in much lower numbers and 
distant/high enough to be mostly beyond my flight ID skills.
Other later Fall migrants seen in good numbers included E. Phoebe and 
Palm Warbler, with personal FOS Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped 
Warbler, and White-throated and White-crowned sparrows also present. 
Unfortunately no Siskins.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks ( other migration phenomena)

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hi all,
On the topic of early Pine Siskins I thought I'd forward two reports of
that species in  New York, NY (Manhattan). Yesterday, Sunday 9/28, Nadir
Sourgi heard 2 Pine Siskins calling in the North Woods of Central Park
(ebird checklist). In the early morning today, Monday 9/29, Junko Suzuki
saw a small group (5) of Pine Siskins at Strawberry Field, which is also in
Central Park (ebirdsnyc).

happy Fall birding,

Anders Peltomaa
Mannahatta


On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 1:08 PM, J GLUTH jgl...@optonline.net wrote:

 There was definite migratory movement by Blue Jays on Long Island's north
 shore Sunday morning. Nothing comparable with what Mickey Scilingo has been
 experiencing upstate, but I counted a minimum of 250 over the first 2 hours
 or so of my visit (7:15-10:45) when I was in more open habitat close to the
 LI Sound beachfront. Groups of 5-15 jays were steadily moving west, with
 sporadic rebound flights of some birds heading back to the east. They were
 fairly ubiquitous when I birded in the woods farther inland later in the
 morning as well. There were some smaller passerines moving early too, but
 in much lower numbers and distant/high enough to be mostly beyond my flight
 ID skills.
 Other later Fall migrants seen in good numbers included E. Phoebe and Palm
 Warbler, with personal FOS Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and
 White-throated and White-crowned sparrows also present. Unfortunately no
 Siskins.
 Complete eBird checklist at: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

[Joan Collins]

9/27/14 Lows' Ridge - Upper Dam (St. Lawrence Co. (near border with
Hamilton) -Towns of Piercefield and Colton)

 

Just a quick note to add to Ben Cacace's NYC RBA Report:  Nineteen people
took part in the Low's Ridge - Upper Dam field trip jointly sponsored by
Northern NY Audubon and the Town of Long Lake's Parks and Recreation Dept.
We hiked 7 miles round trip beginning at 9 a.m. and finishing at 4 p.m.
There were several small flocks of Pine Siskins noted - some that flew over
us and some that my ears picked up when we would stop to listen.  I checked
my notes, and these are the first Pine Siskins I've noted since June 2013!
Hopefully, they are moving in and not just moving through!

 

Thanks to Ben for his reports.  These sudden, widespread movements are
fascinating to me, so hopefully, others will report Pine Siskin activity in
the state.  Our field trip group was discussing how interesting Mickey
Scilingo's reports of huge Blue Jay movements in Oswego Co. have been.  We
only found one yesterday!

 

I'll post more later today.

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

(315) 244-7127 cell   

(518) 624-5528 home

http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/   

http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian

 


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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks

[Joan Collins]

9/27/14 Lows' Ridge - Upper Dam (St. Lawrence Co. (near border with
Hamilton) -Towns of Piercefield and Colton)

 

Just a quick note to add to Ben Cacace's NYC RBA Report:  Nineteen people
took part in the Low's Ridge - Upper Dam field trip jointly sponsored by
Northern NY Audubon and the Town of Long Lake's Parks and Recreation Dept.
We hiked 7 miles round trip beginning at 9 a.m. and finishing at 4 p.m.
There were several small flocks of Pine Siskins noted - some that flew over
us and some that my ears picked up when we would stop to listen.  I checked
my notes, and these are the first Pine Siskins I've noted since June 2013!
Hopefully, they are moving in and not just moving through!

 

Thanks to Ben for his reports.  These sudden, widespread movements are
fascinating to me, so hopefully, others will report Pine Siskin activity in
the state.  Our field trip group was discussing how interesting Mickey
Scilingo's reports of huge Blue Jay movements in Oswego Co. have been.  We
only found one yesterday!

 

I'll post more later today.

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY

(315) 244-7127 cell   

(518) 624-5528 home

http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/   

http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian

 


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RE: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins (Fort Tilden)

[Steve Walter]

Also worth mentioning the Purple Finch flight. It might have been the most
I've seen in a day, although certainly not on the grand scale of Siskins.
Lots of adult males. And while I won't swear to it, I believe a female Red
Crossbill was a fly by at the Fort Tilden platform. Overall, it was a varied
and entertaining flight of passerines, including Blue Jays, Eastern Bluebird
(3), White-breasted Nuthatch, and Baltimore Oriole, along with the more
expected Robins, Tree Swallows, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-rumped Warblers,
Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, and Goldfinches. Like the reports
from points east, there were few nocturnal migrants on the ground -- a stark
contrast to huge fallout on my last Fort Tilden trip, last Saturday.

Not a bad hawk flight either, considering the wind was WNW at best most of
the time. Probably near 150 of the 7 expected coastal species and 2 Turkey
Vultures (not so unusual anymore on Long Island, but still amusing to see at
a hawk watch here).

The most amusing happening of the day was a Red-breasted Nuthatch landing on
Joe Smulktis' head. He's tall -- might have been mistaken for a tree.

For anyone that hasn't had enough of Wood Sandpiper pictures, I'm now
featuring one at my web site http://www.stevewalternature.com/ .

Steve Walter
Bayside, NY


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[mailto:bounce-69376246-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Isaac Grant
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 12:14 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins (Fort Tilden)

Echoing Shai's report from Fire Island, there were huge numbers of Siskins
at Fort Tilden. I was there before first light and could hear flock after
flock of them. The flight continued strong until I left at about 11:00. I
did not bother to count, but there were a lot of them. Far more than I had
ever seen in one day before.

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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins (Fort Tilden)

[Isaac Grant]

Echoing Shai's report from Fire Island, there were huge numbers of Siskins at 
Fort Tilden. I was there before first light and could hear flock after flock of 
them. The flight continued strong until I left at about 11:00. I did not bother 
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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins (Fort Tilden)

[Isaac Grant]

Echoing Shai's report from Fire Island, there were huge numbers of Siskins at 
Fort Tilden. I was there before first light and could hear flock after flock of 
them. The flight continued strong until I left at about 11:00. I did not bother 
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins (Fort Tilden)

[Steve Walter]

Also worth mentioning the Purple Finch flight. It might have been the most
I've seen in a day, although certainly not on the grand scale of Siskins.
Lots of adult males. And while I won't swear to it, I believe a female Red
Crossbill was a fly by at the Fort Tilden platform. Overall, it was a varied
and entertaining flight of passerines, including Blue Jays, Eastern Bluebird
(3), White-breasted Nuthatch, and Baltimore Oriole, along with the more
expected Robins, Tree Swallows, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-rumped Warblers,
Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, and Goldfinches. Like the reports
from points east, there were few nocturnal migrants on the ground -- a stark
contrast to huge fallout on my last Fort Tilden trip, last Saturday.

Not a bad hawk flight either, considering the wind was WNW at best most of
the time. Probably near 150 of the 7 expected coastal species and 2 Turkey
Vultures (not so unusual anymore on Long Island, but still amusing to see at
a hawk watch here).

The most amusing happening of the day was a Red-breasted Nuthatch landing on
Joe Smulktis' head. He's tall -- might have been mistaken for a tree.

For anyone that hasn't had enough of Wood Sandpiper pictures, I'm now
featuring one at my web site http://www.stevewalternature.com/ .

Steve Walter
Bayside, NY


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[mailto:bounce-69376246-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Isaac Grant
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 12:14 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins (Fort Tilden)

Echoing Shai's report from Fire Island, there were huge numbers of Siskins
at Fort Tilden. I was there before first light and could hear flock after
flock of them. The flight continued strong until I left at about 11:00. I
did not bother to count, but there were a lot of them. Far more than I had
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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins

[Orhan Birol]

I just discovered at least thirty more feeding on the Groundsel Bushes by
my dock.
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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins

[Orhan Birol]

I just discovered at least thirty more feeding on the Groundsel Bushes by
my dock.
Orhan Birol
Shelter Island

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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins & other sightings in Hamilton Co.

[Joan E. Collins]

10/27/11 Long Lake (northern Hamilton Co.), 34 degrees, calm winds, low
cloud ceiling, snow covered landscape!  (Last night's snow was the first of
the season in Long Lake.)

 

Pine Siskin continues to be the most abundant species encountered on outings
(& outside our house, but none at the feeders yet).  Today, the number of
siskins was even more remarkable.  Flocks were encountered everywhere I
walked and whenever I stopped my car.  I visited the outlet area of Little
Tupper Lake and Sabattis Bog (10 a.m. to noon), both on Sabattis Circle Rd.
in Long Lake.  The outlet area of Little Tupper Lake is often an exciting
birding location, and this morning it was filled with birds.  There were a
couple hundred Pine Siskins at this spot - calling and singing - it was
loud!  The first bird heard when I got out of the car was a singing Rusty
Blackbird.  After an hour of birding at this location, I was just about to
get in my car (freezing with completely numb hands) when a male Rusty
Blackbird flew into the berry bushes a few feet from me.  It was picking the
red berries - it would pause for a moment with a large berry in its bill
before swallowing it - one of those moments when I wished Jeff Nadler was
there with his camera!  After eating berries, it flew up to a branch on a
dead snag, and a Pine Siskin joined it - yet another wonderful photo
opportunity!  The morning became even more exciting at Sabattis Bog.  Here
are some of the 30 species encountered this morning:

 

Ruffed Grouse

Common Loon

Turkey Vulture - 2

Northern Goshawk - flying over the trees surrounding Sabattis Bog

Red-tailed Hawk - 3

Black-backed Woodpecker - 2, one male and one female

Northern Flicker - several

Gray Jay - 2

Common Raven

Boreal Chickadee - 4 (2 groups of at least 2)

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Yellow-rumped Warbler - small flock, one bird had no tail

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow (small flock of ~10 found near the intersection of
Tarbell Hill Lane and Route 28N - same location I found them yesterday
(10/26/11))

Dark-eyed Junco

Rusty Blackbird

Common Grackle

Purple Finch

White-winged Crossbill - one heard near Sabattis Bog

Pine Siskin - hundreds (there was a huge flock heard at the intersection of
Route 30 and Sabattis Circle Rd.)

 

Blue Jays and Amer. Robins continue to be abundant also.  Geese were on the
move, but with the low clouds, it was impossible to see them.

 

While I was walking at Sabattis Bog, a car stopped, and the people asked if
I was looking for the moose!  I should keep a tally of how many times I am
asked that question!  They told me that people have recently been observing
a moose on Sabattis Circle Rd.

 

10/25/11 Long Lake

 

Two Hermit Thrushes were observed in the trees outside our home.  While I
was out with our dogs in the evening, I heard a fox calling.  Later in the
evening, a coyote pack howled, which was amplified over the baby monitor we
have on our porch to bring in feeder bird sounds.  

 

10/22/11 Northville-Placid Trail (S) in Long Lake

 

I hiked 2 miles round trip on the N-P Trail (S).  A Ruffed Grouse was
drumming as if it were spring - heard several times on the way in and way
out.  A Black-backed Woodpecker called and flew between the tops of two
trees.  A Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrushes, Winter Wrens, and Pine
Siskins were some of the other species found.

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins other sightings in Hamilton Co.

[Joan E. Collins]

10/27/11 Long Lake (northern Hamilton Co.), 34 degrees, calm winds, low
cloud ceiling, snow covered landscape!  (Last night's snow was the first of
the season in Long Lake.)

 

Pine Siskin continues to be the most abundant species encountered on outings
( outside our house, but none at the feeders yet).  Today, the number of
siskins was even more remarkable.  Flocks were encountered everywhere I
walked and whenever I stopped my car.  I visited the outlet area of Little
Tupper Lake and Sabattis Bog (10 a.m. to noon), both on Sabattis Circle Rd.
in Long Lake.  The outlet area of Little Tupper Lake is often an exciting
birding location, and this morning it was filled with birds.  There were a
couple hundred Pine Siskins at this spot - calling and singing - it was
loud!  The first bird heard when I got out of the car was a singing Rusty
Blackbird.  After an hour of birding at this location, I was just about to
get in my car (freezing with completely numb hands) when a male Rusty
Blackbird flew into the berry bushes a few feet from me.  It was picking the
red berries - it would pause for a moment with a large berry in its bill
before swallowing it - one of those moments when I wished Jeff Nadler was
there with his camera!  After eating berries, it flew up to a branch on a
dead snag, and a Pine Siskin joined it - yet another wonderful photo
opportunity!  The morning became even more exciting at Sabattis Bog.  Here
are some of the 30 species encountered this morning:

 

Ruffed Grouse

Common Loon

Turkey Vulture - 2

Northern Goshawk - flying over the trees surrounding Sabattis Bog

Red-tailed Hawk - 3

Black-backed Woodpecker - 2, one male and one female

Northern Flicker - several

Gray Jay - 2

Common Raven

Boreal Chickadee - 4 (2 groups of at least 2)

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Yellow-rumped Warbler - small flock, one bird had no tail

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow (small flock of ~10 found near the intersection of
Tarbell Hill Lane and Route 28N - same location I found them yesterday
(10/26/11))

Dark-eyed Junco

Rusty Blackbird

Common Grackle

Purple Finch

White-winged Crossbill - one heard near Sabattis Bog

Pine Siskin - hundreds (there was a huge flock heard at the intersection of
Route 30 and Sabattis Circle Rd.)

 

Blue Jays and Amer. Robins continue to be abundant also.  Geese were on the
move, but with the low clouds, it was impossible to see them.

 

While I was walking at Sabattis Bog, a car stopped, and the people asked if
I was looking for the moose!  I should keep a tally of how many times I am
asked that question!  They told me that people have recently been observing
a moose on Sabattis Circle Rd.

 

10/25/11 Long Lake

 

Two Hermit Thrushes were observed in the trees outside our home.  While I
was out with our dogs in the evening, I heard a fox calling.  Later in the
evening, a coyote pack howled, which was amplified over the baby monitor we
have on our porch to bring in feeder bird sounds.  

 

10/22/11 Northville-Placid Trail (S) in Long Lake

 

I hiked 2 miles round trip on the N-P Trail (S).  A Ruffed Grouse was
drumming as if it were spring - heard several times on the way in and way
out.  A Black-backed Woodpecker called and flew between the tops of two
trees.  A Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrushes, Winter Wrens, and Pine
Siskins were some of the other species found.

 

Joan Collins

Long Lake, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins

[birderlarry]

After a siskin-less winter, 2 appeared at our feeders early this morning, among 
half a dozen goldfinches. 
Palenville, Greene County. 
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[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins

[birderlarry]

After a siskin-less winter, 2 appeared at our feeders early this morning, among 
half a dozen goldfinches. 
Palenville, Greene County. 
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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