When I spoke with him last,the veterinary pathologist at Eastport Duck Disease lab, Dr. Gavin Hitchner, expressed interest in examining dead birds. There are many other causes of death in birds besides West Nile disease and specimens that are submitted in a timely manor may reveal some valuable findings. The Lab phone number is: 631-325-0600. BillZ
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 18, 2018, at 12:06 AM, & [NYSBIRDS] digest > <nysbird...@list.cornell.edu> wrote: > > NYSBIRDS-L Digest for Saturday, August 18, 2018. > > 1. Dead crow in East Hampton ? > 2. Re: Dead crow in East Hampton ? > 3. RE: Dead crow in East Hampton ? > 4. Breezy Point - Marbled Godwit, Black Tern + > 5. Re: Dead crow in East Hampton ? > 6. JBWR East Pond Update.... > 7. Central Park NYC - Fri., Aug. 17, 2018 - Yellow-billed Cuckoo & 10 Species > of Wood Warblers incl. Blue-winged & Magnolia > 8. Royal Terns at Jones Beach > 9. Marbled Godwit Breezy Point - Yes > 10. Bridled Tern on Great Gull I. - NO > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Dead crow in East Hampton ? > From: Jane Ross <janefr...@hotmail.com> > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 16:58:51 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > An ailing crow has died in a friend’s yard and I confess that I’m not sure > what, if any, action should be taken. If it suffered an illness (west Nile? > ) is it important to have it checked? It was one of 2 that seemed unwell > this morning. Not sure what became of the second one > Thanks for any advice, > > Jane F. Ross, PhD > 1112 Park Ave. New York, NY 10128 > mobile: 917-992-6708 > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Dead crow in East Hampton ? > From: Jane Ross <janefr...@hotmail.com> > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:12:13 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > Many thanks to all for your speedy answers. I spoke with the DEC office at > Stony Brook and for now they don’t recommend any action or testing for only a > few incidents, but if we see more they will want a report > > > Jane F. Ross, PhD > 1112 Park Ave. New York, NY 10128 > mobile: 917-992-6708 > > > > > > > On Aug 17, 2018, at 1:09 PM, Joseph Bopp > <joseph.b...@nysed.gov<mailto:joseph.b...@nysed.gov>> wrote: > > The best would be to call NY St. DEC Regional office in Stony Brook. If > they feel it needs looking into, they would bring it to the wildlife > pathology unit. I’m not sure what their phone number is or which number to > call, but here is the website for the regional office. > > https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/603.html<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dec.ny.gov%2Fabout%2F603.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce55827bf3a614ce9dd4408d604642708%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636701225523570323&sdata=24XE6Bj09kQXi4SjkvYnfff0hgHbOBa9ZGkwSoEuXQ0%3D&reserved=0> > > Joe Bopp > > > From: > bounce-122773153-71994...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-122773153-71994...@list.cornell.edu> > > <bounce-122773153-71994...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-122773153-71994...@list.cornell.edu>> > On Behalf Of Jane Ross > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 12:59 PM > To: nysbirds cornell <nysbirds-l@cornell.edu<mailto:nysbirds-l@cornell.edu>> > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Dead crow in East Hampton ? > > An ailing crow has died in a friend’s yard and I confess that I’m not sure > what, if any, action should be taken. 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I hope it’s not as bad as last year, when it > appears we lost half of our study population of American Crows. > > Best, > > Kevin > > > Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D. > Project Manager > Distance Learning in Bird Biology > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road > Ithaca, NY 14850 > k...@cornell.edu<mailto:k...@cornell.edu> > 607-254-2452 > > > > Do you know about our other distance-learning opportunities? Visit Bird > Academy<https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/courses/>, > https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/courses/ to see our list of courses. > > > > > From: bounce-122773183-3714...@list.cornell.edu > <bounce-122773183-3714...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Jane Ross > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 1:12 PM > To: Joseph Bopp <joseph.b...@nysed.gov>; NYSBIRDS-L > <nysbird...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Dead crow in East Hampton ? > > Many thanks to all for your speedy answers. 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I’m not sure what their phone number is or which number to > call, but here is the website for the regional office. > > https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/603.html<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dec.ny.gov%2Fabout%2F603.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce55827bf3a614ce9dd4408d604642708%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636701225523570323&sdata=24XE6Bj09kQXi4SjkvYnfff0hgHbOBa9ZGkwSoEuXQ0%3D&reserved=0> > > Joe Bopp > > > From: > bounce-122773153-71994...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-122773153-71994...@list.cornell.edu> > > <bounce-122773153-71994...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-122773153-71994...@list.cornell.edu>> > On Behalf Of Jane Ross > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 12:59 PM > To: nysbirds cornell <nysbirds-l@cornell.edu<mailto:nysbirds-l@cornell.edu>> > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Dead crow in East Hampton ? > > An ailing crow has died in a friend’s yard and I confess that I’m not sure > what, if any, action should be taken. 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Early in the morning > it was down on the beach, but as more joggers, etc... were showing up, it > tended to stay farther up the beach, near or in the roped off area. It > always liked to hang out with the oystercatchers. > > Near the jetty, there was a juvenile BLACK TERN feeding with the Common > Terns. After a bit of a wait, the bird finally landed in with the large > Common Tern flock on the beach. > > I had 12 shorebird species including two Lesser Yellowlegs in the puddle in > the 4x4 parking lot, and 3 Red Knots, one of which was banded. A Peregrine > buzzed the lot once mid morning, but didn't return. > > There was a single first year Lesser Black-backed Gull on the beach in > front of the opening to the 4x4 trail. > > Ebird list and photos below: > > https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47900795 > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/129132563@N05/ > > Good birding, > Tripper > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Dead crow in East Hampton ? > From: Gabriel Willow <gabrielwil...@yahoo.com> > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 14:04:09 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > We have also had some sick or dead Fish Crows out on Governors Island in NY > Harbor... 2 of each I believe. I’m not sure if they’ve been tested for WNV > but the sick ones that went to the Wild Bird Fund were reported to have > Trichomonas infections. I don’t know if one could lead to the other (like if > being weakened from Trichomoniasis could make a bird more susceptible to WNV > infection?)... > > Gabriel Willow > >> On Aug 17, 2018, at 1:22 PM, Kevin J. McGowan <k...@cornell.edu> wrote: >> >> Jane, >> >> I’m glad you reached out. I hope you don’t get an outbreak of West Nile >> virus. >> >> West Nile is hitting us again this summer in Ithaca. We’re pretty aggressive >> about testing any dead crows in the county, and the WNV positive crows are >> starting to pile up here. I hope it’s not as bad as last year, when it >> appears we lost half of our study population of American Crows. >> >> Best, >> >> Kevin >> >> >> Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D. >> Project Manager >> Distance Learning in Bird Biology >> Cornell Lab of Ornithology >> 159 Sapsucker Woods Road >> Ithaca, NY 14850 >> k...@cornell.edu >> 607-254-2452 >> >> >> >> Do you know about our other distance-learning opportunities? Visit Bird >> Academy, https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/courses/ to see our list of >> courses. >> >> >> >> >> >> From: bounce-122773183-3714...@list.cornell.edu >> <bounce-122773183-3714...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Jane Ross >> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 1:12 PM >> To: Joseph Bopp <joseph.b...@nysed.gov>; NYSBIRDS-L >> <nysbird...@list.cornell.edu> >> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Dead crow in East Hampton ? >> >> Many thanks to all for your speedy answers. I spoke with the DEC office at >> Stony Brook and for now they don’t recommend any action or testing for only >> a few incidents, but if we see more they will want a report >> >> >> Jane F. Ross, PhD >> 1112 Park Ave. New York, NY 10128 >> mobile: 917-992-6708 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Aug 17, 2018, at 1:09 PM, Joseph Bopp <joseph.b...@nysed.gov> wrote: >> >> The best would be to call NY St. DEC Regional office in Stony Brook. If >> they feel it needs looking into, they would bring it to the wildlife >> pathology unit. I’m not sure what their phone number is or which number >> to call, but here is the website for the regional office. >> >> https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/603.html >> >> Joe Bopp >> >> >> From: bounce-122773153-71994...@list.cornell.edu >> <bounce-122773153-71994...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Jane Ross >> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 12:59 PM >> To: nysbirds cornell <nysbirds-l@cornell.edu> >> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Dead crow in East Hampton ? >> >> An ailing crow has died in a friend’s yard and I confess that I’m not sure >> what, if any, action should be taken. If it suffered an illness (west Nile? >> ) is it important to have it checked? It was one of 2 that seemed unwell >> this morning. Not sure what became of the second one >> Thanks for any advice, >> >> Jane F. Ross, PhD >> 1112 Park Ave. New York, NY 10128 >> mobile: 917-992-6708 >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> ABA >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- >> >> >> >> >> Confidentiality Notice >> This email including all attachments is confidential and intended solely for >> the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This >> communication may contain information that is protected from disclosure >> under State and/or Federal law. Please notify the sender immediately if you >> have received this communication in error and delete this email from your >> system. 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Rather than respond > individually, I am putting out a PSA. > > As most of you know, the East Pond water level suffered a setback due to > recent heavy rains. NPS has kept on top of the water situation ensuring > drainage is going full throttle and providing feedback on the level. The > latest update this AM, shows that the water has dropped .6 in 36 hours. > > Despite that apparent movement which is positive. The water on the pond > remains high. I just came from the north end of the pond and there is little > to no shoreline. The water is over my ankle. > > If you are planning on visiting the pond and not familiar with navigating the > North End, I suggest birding the South End, keeping in mind that the water is > unusually high for the reasons stated earlier. > > For those who work better with a visual. I tweeted a few photos of what the > pond looks like at the North End. > https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1030508687868276742?s=21 > > I will continue to provide updates when necessary. Let’s keep hoping for the > best. > > Feel free to hit me up with any questions regarding birding the pond. > > Cheers, > > “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most > ferocious enemy justice can have” ~ James A. Baldwin > > -------- > "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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Central Park NYC - Fri., Aug. 17, 2018 - Yellow-billed Cuckoo & 10 > Species of Wood Warblers incl. Blue-winged & Magnolia > From: Deborah Allen <dalle...@earthlink.net> > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:15:15 -0400 (GMT-04:00) > X-Message-Number: 7 > > Central Park (North End), NYC > Friday, August 17, 2018 > OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. > > Hot Weather Highlights: Yellow-billed Cuckoo & Ten Species of Wood Warblers > including Blue-winged, Chestnut-sided, and Magnolia Warblers. This morning's > best spot was the North Woods. > > Canada goose - 15 (flyover flock) > Mallard - 15 Harlem Meer > Mourning Dove > Yellow-billed Cuckoo - SE Great Hill (Andrea Hessel) > Chimney Swift - 6 > Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 (ad. male Loch in Jewelweed, female/imm. w. > side Wildflower Meadow) > Ring-billed Gull - 10 flyovers > Herring Gull - flyover > Double-crested Cormorant - flyover flock of 10 > Great Blue Heron - juvenile Harlem Meer > Red-bellied Woodpecker - east side Great Hill > Downy woodpecker - 3 > Northern Flicker - 4 > Empidonax Flycatcher - Loch around 7AM (Bob) > Warbling Vireo - west of Fort Clinton > Red-eyed Vireo - west side Wildflower Meadow > Blue jay - 2 or 3 Loch > Barn Swallow - 2 flyovers > House Wren - juvenile steps below Fort Clinton (along Meer) > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 6 (5 at Jug Handle near the Pool) > American Robin - summer residents > Gray Catbird - 7 > Northern Mockingbird - Great Hill > Cedar Waxwing - 3 or 4 flyovers > American Goldfinch - male starting to molt at Green Bench > Baltimore Oriole - 8 in Black Cherry w. of Ft. Clinton around 7AM (Bob) > Common Grackle - North Woods > Ovenbird - west side Wildflower Meadow > Northern Waterthrush - 2 (Loch & North Woods) > Blue-winged Warbler - 3 > Black-and-white Warbler - 5 (4 in the North Woods) > American Redstart - 12 (3 adult males) > Northern Parula - 2 (east side Great Hill, Loch) > Magnolia Warbler - 2 (North Woods, Wildflower Meadow) > Yellow Warbler - 2 (SE Great Hill (Andrea Hessel), Wildflower Meadow) > Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 (east Great Hill, west Wildflower Meadow) > Canada Warbler - 2 North Woods (Andrea Hessel) > Northern Cardinal - feeding fledgling in North Woods > > Deb Allen > Follow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC & @DAllenNYC > See @BirdCentralPark for NY County bird reports. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Royal Terns at Jones Beach > From: "Steve Walter" <swalte...@verizon.net> > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 16:43:10 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 8 > > Today between 10 and 12, I sighted 4 Royal Terns in 3 separate observations > near the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station. That means 2, for sure, making the > rounds. One was photographed on the sand bar. Like I need more pictures of > Royal Tern. But it is nice to see, for the first time since June, a tern > species other than Common, Least, Forster's, and Gull-billed. And it's nice > to see a tern of southern affinity. I might even call that a case of > unbridled enthusiasm. > > > > Next exciting thing at Jones? Lots of flower moths visiting the now blooming > camphorweed. But lots of common shorebirds. > > > > > > Steve Walter > > Bayside, NY > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Marbled Godwit Breezy Point - Yes > From: kevin rogers <kev31...@yahoo.com> > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 20:45:03 +0000 (UTC) > X-Message-Number: 9 > > Hi All!! > > Exactly as described in Peter Paul's posting earlier today! Thank you Peter > for the heads up!! A lifer bird for me and one I was really wanting to see!! > I got dropped off at the fisherman's parking lot ...walked the 4 by 4 trail > to the beach ,made a right...walked about halfway down to the jetty and found > the marbled godwit as described sitting with a group of about 40 or 50 > American oystercatchers. The bird was sleeping but every 4 or 5 minutes it > would untuck its beak for a couple seconds and it at one point ifew off to > the shore. Quickly flushed by beachgoers it went back to exactly the same > spot. Good luck!!.Kev > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Bridled Tern on Great Gull I. - NO > From: Joseph DiCostanzo <jdic...@nyc.rr.com> > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 19:22:42 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 10 > > Despite checks this morning, midday, and late afternoon, the Bridled Tern was > not seen today. I will check again for it tomorrow. > > Joe DiCostanzo > > Sent from my iPad > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
