[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Orange-crowned Warbler
Massapequa Preserve 17 Dec. Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) followed up on Dave Klauber's report, arriving at Pittsburgh Ave. about 2:15. At the pond we saw a Great Blue Heron and Belted Kingfisher .Walking north to where we believed was the spot, we heard a very vocal WINTER WREN across the stream and 2 BROWN CREEPERS on our side. No warblers. We then drove north to Massachusetts Ave (400 yds north) and parked on Parkside Blvd. next to the entrance path to the hiking trail. on the west side of the stream We walked north for 200 yards and returned, all without success. Five yards to the south at the junction to return to the car, as we were leaving the preserve, we spotted a small bird feeding on the white tuffs of goldenrod, the elusive ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. . Another WINTER WREN appeared on the short walk to the car. Sy -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park Varied Thrush continues today, 12/17/2010
First in Maintenance Meadow flying from one side to the other and finally to his usual spot east of the Maintenance bathrooms. I saw him with absent intervals from 2 to 3:40 PM. Ardith Bondi -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] West End/Jones Beach, NY
I took a walk down to the WE2 jetty this morning, then headed north along the inlet and through the Fisherman's Parking Area. Birding highlights included 250 Common Eider on the east side of the jetty, in addition to seven Purple Sandpipers. The recent cold snap has apparently impacted waterfowl - I observed two female Common Mergansers in Jones Inlet. In addition to Corey's 22 American Pipits near the Nature Center (I later observed eighteen), I recorded an additional sixteen Pipits in the median west of the Jones Beach Water Tower, for a total of 34 Pipits (or 38 Pipits). Ocean Parkway Closure Update News 12 LI indicated at about 3:00PM this afternoon that law enforcement authorities will decide tonight whether to continue the search along Ocean Parkway for evidence related to the discovery of the four bodies east of Gilgo Beach. Ken Feustel -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending December 15, 2010. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net This report includes partial results of the Catskill-Coxsackie Christmas Bird Count (C-C CBC) on 12/14. Best birds of the week: REDHEAD: Tomhannock 12/11. ICELAND GULL: C-C CBC 12/14 (2). SHORT-EARED OWL: Fort Edward 12/14. BOHEMIAN WAXWING: Saratoga 12/12 (1 in a flock of Cedar Waxwings). PINE GROSBEAK: Saratoga 12/10 (6). EVENING GROSBEAK: Schodack 12/8 (2); Stony Creek 12/9 (30+). Other notable sightings: Snow Goose: Brunswick 12/9 (2500+), 12/14 (~1500); Coxsackie Boat Launch 12/13 (3); C-C CBC 12/14 (3500+). Wood Duck: C-C CBC 12/14 (3) Northern Pintail C-C CBC 12/14 (1). Green-winged Teal C-C CBC 12/14. Greater Scaup C-C CBC 12/14 (12). Lesser Scaup C-C CBC 12/14. Red-breasted Merganser C-C CBC 12/14. Bufflehead: Lake George 12/10. Ruffed Grouse: Stony Creek 12/9. Double-crested Cormorant C-C CBC 12/14 (25). Turkey Vulture C-C CBC 12/14. Bald Eagle: Tomhannock 12/7, 12/11; Northumberland 12/10 (2); Cohoes Falls 12/11; Lake George 12/11. Northern Harrier: Fort Edward 12/10, 12/14; Northumberland 12/10; Coxsackie Grasslands 12/13 (3); Brunswick 12/14. Sharp-shinned Hawk: Northumberland 12/10 (2); Colonie 12/10; Saratoga 12/11,C-C CBC 12/14 (9). Cooper's Hawk: Fort Edward 12/10; Colonie 12/10, 12/11,C-C CBC 12/14 (8). Rough-legged Hawk: Brunswick 12/14. American Kestrel: Northumberland 12/10; Montgomery County 12/11 (5), C-C CBC 12/14. Merlin: C-C CBC 12/14. Peregrine Falcon: Fort Edward 12/10; Saratoga 12/11; Rip Van Winkle Bridge 12/13. Barred Owl: Stephentown 12/12. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: C-C CBC 12/14 (5). Common Raven: Stony Creek 12/9; Lake George 12/10, C-C CBC 12/14 (19). Horned Lark: Fort Edward 12/14*. Carolina Wren: Brunswick 12/10; New Scotland 12/11, C-C CBC 12/14 (25). Winter Wren: Brunswick 12/10, C-C CBC 12/14 (2). Golden-crowned Kinglet: Gansevoort 12/12. Ruby-crowned Kinglet: C-C CBC 12/14. Gray Catbird: C-C CBC 12/14. Northern Mockingbird: Brunswick 12/10; New Scotland 12/11. Snow Bunting: Coxsackie Grasslands 12/13; Fort Edward 12/14*; Glenville 12/15 (~25).. Brown-headed Cowbird: Buskirk 12/14 (20-35). Baltimore Oriole: C-C CBC 12/14 Common Redpoll: C-C CBC 12/14. Pine Siskin: Stony Creek 12/9. * mixed flock (hundreds) of larks and buntings. Thanks to Phil Whitney (compiler). Steve Abrahamsen (Saratoga 12/12), Michael Batcher (Buskirk), Mark Fitzsimmons (Tomhannock 12/7), Alan French (Glenville), Rich Guthrie (Saratoga 12/11, New Baltimore), Ken Harper (Cohoes Falls),Ron Harrower (Saratoga 12/10), Lynn Huntington (Schodack), Roberta Hynes (Gansevoort), Nancy Kern (Tomhannock 12/11, Coxsackie Grasslands, Coxsackie Boat Launch, Rip Van Winkle Bridge), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Bill Lee (Stony Creek, for the Thursday group), Alan Mapes (New Scotland), Curt Morgan (Cohoes Falls), Marne Onderdonk (Saratoga 12/11), Billy Orbit (Stephentown), Ellen Pemrick (Colonie 12/10, 12/11), Jim Ries (Fort Edward), Elayne Ryba (Glenville 12/15); Brad Walker (Brunswick), Tom Williams (Colonie 12/10), Chad Witko (Coxsackie Grasslands, Coxsackie Boat Launch) and Bob Yunick (Fort Edward 12/10, Northumberland, Montgomery County). -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End
Danny Melore, Alan Goodman, and I paid a brief visit to Jones Beach West End today from about 11 AM until about 12:30 PM. Highlights were 22 American Pipits feeding in the median and shoulders between the Coast Guard Station and the nature center, the previously-reported Snow Goose mixed in with the Canada Geese, 4 Horned Larks in the grass by the Coast Guard Station, 12 Snow Buntings in the parking lot at West End 2, and a close-in Long-tailed Duck at the Coast Guard Station. A brief visit to the nature center's boardwalk did not turn up the shrike (not surprisingly). Full eBird list below. Good Birding, Corey Finger http://1birds.com Location: Jones Beach SP Observation date: 12/17/10 Number of species: 31 Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens 1 Brant - Branta bernicla 200 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 100 American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 20 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 2 Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata 1 Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis 3 Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator 8 Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 2 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1 Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus 2 Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 4 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis X Herring Gull - Larus argentatus X Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus X Rock Pigeon - Columba livia 25 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 2 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2 Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris 4 Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 4 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 100 American Pipit - Anthus rubescens 22 Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata 30 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 30 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 12 White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 2 Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis 12 Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 4 House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 20 American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 2 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 10 -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow- Calverton Grasslands, Suffolk County
Just a little while ago I had marvelous views of a Lark Sparrow feeding with a flock of 4 Chipping, 2 Field, 4 Tree, and several Song Sparrows and Juncos. The bird was foraging in the grass immediatly west of the entrance to the Calverton Grasslands by the way of Grumman Blvd. The entire flock was pretty skittish, often darting into the shrubs bordering the pond there. The Lark Sparrow was really favoring the grass in front of the chain-link fence on Grumman Blvd. Pics will be posted when I get home. Vinny Pellegrino Sent from the field. -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Preserve - Orange-crowned Warbler
Around noon I had a bright Orange-crowned Warbler along the stream about 100 yards or so north of the Pittsburg Avenue pond. Besides the usual suspects, I had a Winter Wren, 4 Fox Sparrows - one missing most of its tail -, and 2 Snow Geese on the lawn of the school at Pittsburgh -- 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/ --
FW: [nysbirds-l] Closure of Ocean Parkway (Nassau & Suffolk Counties)
To add to Ken's post, I just saw on TV that this closure will remain through the weekend, between the hours of 9-3 > Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:57:08 -0500 > From: feus...@optonline.net > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Closure of Ocean Parkway (Nassau & Suffolk Counties) > To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu > > This morning the Ocean Parkway was closed from the Robert Moses State Park to > Wantagh Parkway as police continued to search for cadavers related to the > recent discovery of four bodies east of Gilgo Beach. The Suffolk County > Police indicated that the parkway would probably be closed tomorrow (Friday) > as well. I asked the SCPD whether this activity might still be going on on > Sunday, the day of the Captree CBC. The officer indicated that the police > should be done with their work by that time. > > On a cheerier note, Common Merganser's are starting to appear on LI, with > seven at Connetquot River State Park (CRSP), and one at Southard's Pond. Six > Canvasback were at CRSP and fifteen Wood Ducks continue at Belmont Lake State > Park. Goose numbers are high in many western Suffolk County Parks, but it > pays to check ponds and lakes in the early morning, before the geese disperse > to feed. Here's hoping for some better CBC weather than last year! > > Ken Feustel > > -- > > 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/ > > -- -- 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/ --
FW: [nysbirds-l] Closure of Ocean Parkway (Nassau Suffolk Counties)
To add to Ken's post, I just saw on TV that this closure will remain through the weekend, between the hours of 9-3 Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:57:08 -0500 From: feus...@optonline.net Subject: [nysbirds-l] Closure of Ocean Parkway (Nassau Suffolk Counties) To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu This morning the Ocean Parkway was closed from the Robert Moses State Park to Wantagh Parkway as police continued to search for cadavers related to the recent discovery of four bodies east of Gilgo Beach. The Suffolk County Police indicated that the parkway would probably be closed tomorrow (Friday) as well. I asked the SCPD whether this activity might still be going on on Sunday, the day of the Captree CBC. The officer indicated that the police should be done with their work by that time. On a cheerier note, Common Merganser's are starting to appear on LI, with seven at Connetquot River State Park (CRSP), and one at Southard's Pond. Six Canvasback were at CRSP and fifteen Wood Ducks continue at Belmont Lake State Park. Goose numbers are high in many western Suffolk County Parks, but it pays to check ponds and lakes in the early morning, before the geese disperse to feed. Here's hoping for some better CBC weather than last year! Ken Feustel -- 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/ -- -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Preserve - Orange-crowned Warbler
Around noon I had a bright Orange-crowned Warbler along the stream about 100 yards or so north of the Pittsburg Avenue pond. Besides the usual suspects, I had a Winter Wren, 4 Fox Sparrows - one missing most of its tail -, and 2 Snow Geese on the lawn of the school at Pittsburgh -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow- Calverton Grasslands, Suffolk County
Just a little while ago I had marvelous views of a Lark Sparrow feeding with a flock of 4 Chipping, 2 Field, 4 Tree, and several Song Sparrows and Juncos. The bird was foraging in the grass immediatly west of the entrance to the Calverton Grasslands by the way of Grumman Blvd. The entire flock was pretty skittish, often darting into the shrubs bordering the pond there. The Lark Sparrow was really favoring the grass in front of the chain-link fence on Grumman Blvd. Pics will be posted when I get home. Vinny Pellegrino Sent from the field. -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End
Danny Melore, Alan Goodman, and I paid a brief visit to Jones Beach West End today from about 11 AM until about 12:30 PM. Highlights were 22 American Pipits feeding in the median and shoulders between the Coast Guard Station and the nature center, the previously-reported Snow Goose mixed in with the Canada Geese, 4 Horned Larks in the grass by the Coast Guard Station, 12 Snow Buntings in the parking lot at West End 2, and a close-in Long-tailed Duck at the Coast Guard Station. A brief visit to the nature center's boardwalk did not turn up the shrike (not surprisingly). Full eBird list below. Good Birding, Corey Finger http://1birds.com Location: Jones Beach SP Observation date: 12/17/10 Number of species: 31 Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens 1 Brant - Branta bernicla 200 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 100 American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 20 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 2 Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata 1 Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis 3 Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator 8 Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 2 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1 Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus 2 Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 4 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis X Herring Gull - Larus argentatus X Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus X Rock Pigeon - Columba livia 25 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 2 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2 Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris 4 Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 4 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 100 American Pipit - Anthus rubescens 22 Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata 30 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 30 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 12 White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 2 Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis 12 Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 4 House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 20 American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 2 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 10 -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending December 15, 2010. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net This report includes partial results of the Catskill-Coxsackie Christmas Bird Count (C-C CBC) on 12/14. Best birds of the week: REDHEAD: Tomhannock 12/11. ICELAND GULL: C-C CBC 12/14 (2). SHORT-EARED OWL: Fort Edward 12/14. BOHEMIAN WAXWING: Saratoga 12/12 (1 in a flock of Cedar Waxwings). PINE GROSBEAK: Saratoga 12/10 (6). EVENING GROSBEAK: Schodack 12/8 (2); Stony Creek 12/9 (30+). Other notable sightings: Snow Goose: Brunswick 12/9 (2500+), 12/14 (~1500); Coxsackie Boat Launch 12/13 (3); C-C CBC 12/14 (3500+). Wood Duck: C-C CBC 12/14 (3) Northern Pintail C-C CBC 12/14 (1). Green-winged Teal C-C CBC 12/14. Greater Scaup C-C CBC 12/14 (12). Lesser Scaup C-C CBC 12/14. Red-breasted Merganser C-C CBC 12/14. Bufflehead: Lake George 12/10. Ruffed Grouse: Stony Creek 12/9. Double-crested Cormorant C-C CBC 12/14 (25). Turkey Vulture C-C CBC 12/14. Bald Eagle: Tomhannock 12/7, 12/11; Northumberland 12/10 (2); Cohoes Falls 12/11; Lake George 12/11. Northern Harrier: Fort Edward 12/10, 12/14; Northumberland 12/10; Coxsackie Grasslands 12/13 (3); Brunswick 12/14. Sharp-shinned Hawk: Northumberland 12/10 (2); Colonie 12/10; Saratoga 12/11,C-C CBC 12/14 (9). Cooper's Hawk: Fort Edward 12/10; Colonie 12/10, 12/11,C-C CBC 12/14 (8). Rough-legged Hawk: Brunswick 12/14. American Kestrel: Northumberland 12/10; Montgomery County 12/11 (5), C-C CBC 12/14. Merlin: C-C CBC 12/14. Peregrine Falcon: Fort Edward 12/10; Saratoga 12/11; Rip Van Winkle Bridge 12/13. Barred Owl: Stephentown 12/12. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: C-C CBC 12/14 (5). Common Raven: Stony Creek 12/9; Lake George 12/10, C-C CBC 12/14 (19). Horned Lark: Fort Edward 12/14*. Carolina Wren: Brunswick 12/10; New Scotland 12/11, C-C CBC 12/14 (25). Winter Wren: Brunswick 12/10, C-C CBC 12/14 (2). Golden-crowned Kinglet: Gansevoort 12/12. Ruby-crowned Kinglet: C-C CBC 12/14. Gray Catbird: C-C CBC 12/14. Northern Mockingbird: Brunswick 12/10; New Scotland 12/11. Snow Bunting: Coxsackie Grasslands 12/13; Fort Edward 12/14*; Glenville 12/15 (~25).. Brown-headed Cowbird: Buskirk 12/14 (20-35). Baltimore Oriole: C-C CBC 12/14 Common Redpoll: C-C CBC 12/14. Pine Siskin: Stony Creek 12/9. * mixed flock (hundreds) of larks and buntings. Thanks to Phil Whitney (compiler). Steve Abrahamsen (Saratoga 12/12), Michael Batcher (Buskirk), Mark Fitzsimmons (Tomhannock 12/7), Alan French (Glenville), Rich Guthrie (Saratoga 12/11, New Baltimore), Ken Harper (Cohoes Falls),Ron Harrower (Saratoga 12/10), Lynn Huntington (Schodack), Roberta Hynes (Gansevoort), Nancy Kern (Tomhannock 12/11, Coxsackie Grasslands, Coxsackie Boat Launch, Rip Van Winkle Bridge), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Bill Lee (Stony Creek, for the Thursday group), Alan Mapes (New Scotland), Curt Morgan (Cohoes Falls), Marne Onderdonk (Saratoga 12/11), Billy Orbit (Stephentown), Ellen Pemrick (Colonie 12/10, 12/11), Jim Ries (Fort Edward), Elayne Ryba (Glenville 12/15); Brad Walker (Brunswick), Tom Williams (Colonie 12/10), Chad Witko (Coxsackie Grasslands, Coxsackie Boat Launch) and Bob Yunick (Fort Edward 12/10, Northumberland, Montgomery County). -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] West End/Jones Beach, NY
I took a walk down to the WE2 jetty this morning, then headed north along the inlet and through the Fisherman's Parking Area. Birding highlights included 250 Common Eider on the east side of the jetty, in addition to seven Purple Sandpipers. The recent cold snap has apparently impacted waterfowl - I observed two female Common Mergansers in Jones Inlet. In addition to Corey's 22 American Pipits near the Nature Center (I later observed eighteen), I recorded an additional sixteen Pipits in the median west of the Jones Beach Water Tower, for a total of 34 Pipits (or 38 Pipits). Ocean Parkway Closure Update News 12 LI indicated at about 3:00PM this afternoon that law enforcement authorities will decide tonight whether to continue the search along Ocean Parkway for evidence related to the discovery of the four bodies east of Gilgo Beach. Ken Feustel -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park Varied Thrush continues today, 12/17/2010
First in Maintenance Meadow flying from one side to the other and finally to his usual spot east of the Maintenance bathrooms. I saw him with absent intervals from 2 to 3:40 PM. Ardith Bondi -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Orange-crowned Warbler
Massapequa Preserve 17 Dec. Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) followed up on Dave Klauber's report, arriving at Pittsburgh Ave. about 2:15. At the pond we saw a Great Blue Heron and Belted Kingfisher .Walking north to where we believed was the spot, we heard a very vocal WINTER WREN across the stream and 2 BROWN CREEPERS on our side. No warblers. We then drove north to Massachusetts Ave (400 yds north) and parked on Parkside Blvd. next to the entrance path to the hiking trail. on the west side of the stream We walked north for 200 yards and returned, all without success. Five yards to the south at the junction to return to the car, as we were leaving the preserve, we spotted a small bird feeding on the white tuffs of goldenrod, the elusive ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. . Another WINTER WREN appeared on the short walk to the car. Sy -- 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/ --
