Re: [nysbirds-l] Cliff Swallow Nest in the Bronx
Hi, Regarding the Cliff Swallows in the Bronx, I did a kayak trip along Pelham Bay park shore on June 7 during which I saw 12 Cliff Swallows. Two together hunting along the North shore of Hunter Island, 2 pairs below the City Island bridge, flying in and out 2 specific points of the bridge (the boat traffic and the current did not enable me to check that there were nests however) and 3 pairs on the North-East side of Pelham Bay Bridge: 1 pair in a completed nest and 2 others that seemed to build new nests next to the completed one. During a visit last Sunday I saw however only one pair, in the completed nest (still active). These Cliff swallows were also easily seen in flight from the walk on Pelham Bridge. Orchard beach was not covered during that trip as kayaking is not allowed along it so it's good one nest was found here too. So with the nest reported by Jack Rothman there are at least 2 active nests in Pelham Bay and likely more nests on the multiple bridges and edifices in that area. As mentioned by Deborah Allen, 2 actives nests were reported on the southernmost arch of Pelham Bay Bridge in 2010 (Jared Cole & Richard Aracil) so the nesting of these species is not new in that area not birded a lot during the breeding season. Here is a link with 2 pictures of the active nest on Pelham Bay Bridge, taken on June 7 (presence of older or aborted nests is obvious on the pictures). I'll post on ebird soon. https://www.flickr.com/gp/134171131@N08/szNtCk Best, Matthieu BENOIT On 07/16/2015 04:50 PM, Jack Rothman wrote: Brendan Keogh, aka Bronx Brendan, found an active Cliff Swallow nest at Orchard Beach. I don’t ever remember seeing one in this area. I’m curious to know if any others have been reported in the NYC area. I will post a photo on Facebook on the NY Birders page. Jack Rothman -- 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 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Cliff Swallow Nest in the Bronx
Hi, Regarding the Cliff Swallows in the Bronx, I did a kayak trip along Pelham Bay park shore on June 7 during which I saw 12 Cliff Swallows. Two together hunting along the North shore of Hunter Island, 2 pairs below the City Island bridge, flying in and out 2 specific points of the bridge (the boat traffic and the current did not enable me to check that there were nests however) and 3 pairs on the North-East side of Pelham Bay Bridge: 1 pair in a completed nest and 2 others that seemed to build new nests next to the completed one. During a visit last Sunday I saw however only one pair, in the completed nest (still active). These Cliff swallows were also easily seen in flight from the walk on Pelham Bridge. Orchard beach was not covered during that trip as kayaking is not allowed along it so it's good one nest was found here too. So with the nest reported by Jack Rothman there are at least 2 active nests in Pelham Bay and likely more nests on the multiple bridges and edifices in that area. As mentioned by Deborah Allen, 2 actives nests were reported on the southernmost arch of Pelham Bay Bridge in 2010 (Jared Cole Richard Aracil) so the nesting of these species is not new in that area not birded a lot during the breeding season. Here is a link with 2 pictures of the active nest on Pelham Bay Bridge, taken on June 7 (presence of older or aborted nests is obvious on the pictures). I'll post on ebird soon. https://www.flickr.com/gp/134171131@N08/szNtCk Best, Matthieu BENOIT On 07/16/2015 04:50 PM, Jack Rothman wrote: Brendan Keogh, aka Bronx Brendan, found an active Cliff Swallow nest at Orchard Beach. I don’t ever remember seeing one in this area. I’m curious to know if any others have been reported in the NYC area. I will post a photo on Facebook on the NY Birders page. Jack Rothman -- 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 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/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] Cliff Swallow Nest in the Bronx
For the past few year, there have been Cliff Swallows nesting on various buildings on the Purchase College (SUNY) campus, where I teach. Though the grounds-keeping staff periodically take down some of the nests perhaps mistaking them for wasp nests (I have sent several e-mails complaining to the appropriate administrators, to no particular effect), the birds are thriving, rebuilding their nests sometimes and changing locations. Currently there are many Cliff Swallows in the air especially above "The Mall"--central campus area; these probably include a first brood. I should add that on a recent quick walk through the more "natural" areas of campus the other day, I recorded 33 species, including an apparent migrant Acadian Flycatcher, an apparent local Willow Flycatcher, Brown Thrasher, and a nice array of fairly common nesting species. Lee Schlesinger Port Chester, NY From: bounce-119458070-24862...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Deborah Allen Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 5:07 PM To: nysbird...@list.cornell.edu Cc: Deborah Allen Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Cliff Swallow Nest in the Bronx There's also a nest on the Hunter Island Bridge near the Pelham Bay Park landfill found by Matthieu Benoit June 7, 2015. Jared Cole found a Cliff Swallow nest on the Hunter Island Bridge a few years ago which was reported by Richard Aracil. Deb Allen -Original Message- >From: Shaibal Mitra >Sent: Jul 16, 2015 5:01 PM >To: "nysbird...@list.cornell.edu" >Subject: [nysbirds-l] Cliff Swallow Nest in the Bronx > > > >Stephane Perrault and others observed nesting Cliff Swallows near Alley Pond >Environmental Center in northeastern Queens during summer 2012 and their >presence there again last summer (2014). This is pretty close to Orchard Beach. > >Shai Mitra >Bay Shore > > > >From: bounce-119458020-11143...@list.cornell.edu >[bounce-119458020-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Jack Rothman >[jacro...@gmail.com] >Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 4:50 PM >To: NYS Birds Post; ebirds...@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [nysbirds-l] Cliff Swallow Nest in the Bronx > >Brendan Keogh, aka Bronx Brendan, found an active Cliff Swallow nest at >Orchard Beach. I don’t ever remember seeing one in this area. I’m curious to >know if any others have been reported in the NYC area. >I will post a photo on Facebook on the NY Birders page. >Jack Rothman > > > > > >CSI Tops MONEY magazine’s Best Colleges list for >2015-2016><http://csitoday.com/2015/07/csi-tops-money-magazines-best-colleges-list-for-2015-2016/> > >-- > >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 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 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/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] Cliff Swallow Nest in the Bronx
For the past few year, there have been Cliff Swallows nesting on various buildings on the Purchase College (SUNY) campus, where I teach. Though the grounds-keeping staff periodically take down some of the nests perhaps mistaking them for wasp nests (I have sent several e-mails complaining to the appropriate administrators, to no particular effect), the birds are thriving, rebuilding their nests sometimes and changing locations. Currently there are many Cliff Swallows in the air especially above The Mall--central campus area; these probably include a first brood. I should add that on a recent quick walk through the more natural areas of campus the other day, I recorded 33 species, including an apparent migrant Acadian Flycatcher, an apparent local Willow Flycatcher, Brown Thrasher, and a nice array of fairly common nesting species. Lee Schlesinger Port Chester, NY From: bounce-119458070-24862...@list.cornell.edu bounce-119458070-24862...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Deborah Allen dalle...@earthlink.net Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 5:07 PM To: nysbird...@list.cornell.edu Cc: Deborah Allen Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Cliff Swallow Nest in the Bronx There's also a nest on the Hunter Island Bridge near the Pelham Bay Park landfill found by Matthieu Benoit June 7, 2015. Jared Cole found a Cliff Swallow nest on the Hunter Island Bridge a few years ago which was reported by Richard Aracil. Deb Allen -Original Message- From: Shaibal Mitra shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu Sent: Jul 16, 2015 5:01 PM To: nysbird...@list.cornell.edu nysbird...@list.cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Cliff Swallow Nest in the Bronx Stephane Perrault and others observed nesting Cliff Swallows near Alley Pond Environmental Center in northeastern Queens during summer 2012 and their presence there again last summer (2014). This is pretty close to Orchard Beach. Shai Mitra Bay Shore From: bounce-119458020-11143...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119458020-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Jack Rothman [jacro...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 4:50 PM To: NYS Birds Post; ebirds...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [nysbirds-l] Cliff Swallow Nest in the Bronx Brendan Keogh, aka Bronx Brendan, found an active Cliff Swallow nest at Orchard Beach. I don’t ever remember seeing one in this area. I’m curious to know if any others have been reported in the NYC area. I will post a photo on Facebook on the NY Birders page. Jack Rothman CSI Tops MONEY magazine’s Best Colleges list for 2015-2016http://csitoday.com/2015/07/csi-tops-money-magazines-best-colleges-list-for-2015-2016/ -- 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 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 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/ --
