[nysbirds-l] EPCAL birds
I visited EPCAL this afternoon and saw a lot of birds eating. A red-tailed hawk was flushed with a snake and was quickly and briefly harassed by an American Kestrel. An Eastern Kingbird was hawking insects, a Baltimore Oriole (at the south entrance) was chased out of some trees by grackles with what appeared to be a caterpillar and Eastern Bluebirds were busy trying to find food in the tall grasses. Photos of of some of the birds including the hawk can be seen here; http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-birds-for-me-epcal.html -- - Luke Ormand, Flanders www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com www.wildlongisland.blogspot.com -- 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] CP Kentucky Warbler continues
The Kentucky Warbler at Central Park in Manhattan continues as of 2:15 this afternoon in the same spot Tom Fiore described. The bird was present on a wood-chipped path on your left if you are facing east on the NE side of The Pool. I saw the bird on the fence at the beginning of the path for a split-second before it moved into the shrubbery. Also present in the same area were 2 Northern Waterthrushes, an Ovenbird, a Nashville Warbler and others. Alex Burdo Fairfield, CT -- 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] Black Vultures - Niagara Falls, NY
In the early afternoon while working today, I saw two soaring BLACK VULTURES just above the gorge rim of the Niagara River. These birds were about ½ mile north of the American falls and would have been visible from Niagara Falls, Ontario, probably across from Michaels Inn, which is a little downriver from the Rainbow Bridge. Sorry for the late notice but this was the first chance I had to post. I would suggest looking anywhere on the lower Niagara River from the area of the falls, downriver to the Niagara escarpment in Lewiston, NY-Queenston, Ont. Good birding! Willie Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com -- 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] Birding near Woodstock/Phoenicia
Hi, all I'm a Connecticut birder who will be visiting the Phoenicia-Woodstock area this weekend. Does anyone know of any particularly good birdy spots in the area? All suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Jan Hollerbach Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Hudson Mohawk Birdline
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 4 May 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net One hundred twenty-two species were reported this week including 17 warbler species. Most-reported species include Yellow-rumped Warbler (19 reports), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (18), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (16), Gray Catbird (15), Baltimore Oriole (14) and Ovenbird (13). Note: because of the large number of reports, to keep the summary to a reasonable length we have arbitrarily limited the number of species in the following lists to 25. Best birds of the week: RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Lake George 5/2 (4). BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON: Catskill 4/29; Vischer Ferry 4/30 (2); Ferry Drive 4/30. MERLIN: Brunswick 4/28. SWALLOW-TAILED KITE: Wolfert's Roost Country Club 4/29 BONAPARTE'S GULL: Ferry Drive 4/30 (2). CASPIAN TERN: Coeymans Landing 5/4 (3). WHITE-EYED VIREO: South Glens Falls 4/30. ORCHARD ORIOLE: Brunswick 4/28, 5/2; Vischer Ferry 5/1. Other reports of interest: Wilson's Snipe: Vischer Ferry 5/3 (2). American Woodcock: Vischer Ferry 4/28; Ghent 5/1; Hudson 5/1. American Coot: Vischer Ferry 4/28, 4/30. Chimney Swift: Cohoes Falls 4/30; Stuyvesant 5/1 (2); Ghent 5/1 (2). Least Flycatcher: Partridge Run 5/1 (2). Yellow-throated Vireo: Vischer Ferry 5/3. Wood Thrush: Vischer Ferry 5/1, 5/2; Stockport 5/1; Stuyvesant 5/1; Ghent 5/1; Colonie 5/3. Brown Thrasher: Vischer Ferry 4/28; Black Creek Marsh 4/30, 5/1; Ghent 5/1. Nashville Warbler: Brunswick 4/29 (2), 4/30 (2); Malta 5/1; Rotterdam 5/3. Northern Parula: Five Rivers 4/30; Brunswick 5/2. Black-throated Blue Warbler: Five Rivers 4/30; Vischer Ferry 5/2; Austerlitz 5/3. Blackburnian Warbler: Malta 5/1; Austerlitz 5/1. Scarlet Tanager: Glenville 5/2. White-crowned Sparrow: Brunswick 4/30; Five Rivers 5/1; Stuyvesant 5/1 (3), Meadowdale 5/1; Glenville 5/2. Indigo Bunting: Five Rivers 5/1. Bobolink: Five Rivers 4/30 (2), 5/1, 5/3 (5). Pine Siskin: Stillwater 4/30; Saratoga 5/3. Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Malta, Five Rivers 4/28), Larry Alden (Meadowdale), Michael Batcher (Buskirk), Susan Beaudoin (Vischer Ferry 5/3, Stillwater 4/30), Mona Bearor (South Glens Falls), Barb Beebe (Delmar), Catherine Bryant (Stillwater4/28), Larry Federman (Palenville, Catskill), Alan French (Glenville), Rich Guthrie (Coeymans Landing), Ken Harper (Vischer Ferry 4/28), John Hershey (Vischer Ferry 4/30, 5/1), Nancy Kern (Austerlitz, Ghent, Stuyvesant, Stockport Flats), Heidi Klinowski (Troy), Priscilla Leonard (Jonesville), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Naomi Lloyd (West Sand Lake), Jim deWaal Malefyt (Poestenkill), Alan Mapes (4-milr Point/ Vosburgh Marsh), David Martin (Partridge Run), Curt Morgan (Vischer Ferry 4/28, West Sand Lake, Cohoes Falls), Jim Mullaney (Saratoga), Jeff Nadler (Malta, Rotterdam), Ellen Pemrick (Colonie), Will Raup (Vischer Ferry 5/2), Alan Schroeder (Schenectady), Brian Smith (Averill Park), Sue Stewart (Burnt Hills), Scott Stoner (Loudonville, Five Rivers 5/1), Brad Walker (Brunswick), Tom Williams (Ferry Drive, Ann Lee Pond, Black Creek Marsh) and Chad Witko (Hudson). -- 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] Kentucky W., Central Park, NYC 5/5
Thursday, 5 May, 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City A non-singing Kentucky Warbler is still present on the south / lower slope of the Great Hill, just above the north path along The Pool, nearest the West 103 St. park entrance. I was alerted to the bird by a single sharp "tsek" note (a call, not a song) & then had several close views as it skulked in shrubs within the fenced area a short way east of a large "balancing" boulder - this area is accessible by a small wood-chipped foot path or simply by peering in from the path along the Pool's north side. There is a lot of dense shrubbery around - good for that bird, and a bit difficult to follow - I left it after 3 rather brief but close viewings, at exactly 9:18-9:20 a.m. This is certainly the same non-singing individual present in the same area on Tuesday. It may roam a fairly wide area, perhaps up to or more than 100 yards on that slope (typical of visiting Kentuckys, at least in many instances in Central over the years). It would be a lot easier to locate again if it were to sing - and anyone who does hear, indeed any sought-after songbird or even any bird that vocalizes at all, ought report the vocalization, if heard - this is greatly helpful to those of us who bird by ear as much as by eyesight. The area described above is approximately 100 yards or less east of Central Park West at 103 Street. Good luck if you go. Also about the north end are a wide variety, if less-than-stunning numbers, of migrants with warblers strongly featured again. Later in the day or tonight, I'll report on any further sightings. Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- 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] American bittern at Jamaica Bay NWR, swallows at Flushing Meadows Park and other Queens sightings
This morning I spotted five swallow species (barn, tree, northern rough-wing, bank and cliff) at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. They were present in large numbers around Meadow Lake and in other parts of the park that I usually don't see them. They were perching on phragmites in such numbers that the reeds were bending to the breaking point. On Tuesday I spotted an American Bittern, my first in over three years, in the phragmites next to Big John's Pond. I was walking quietly on my way to the East Pond, and I heard an unusual bird call coming from the reeds. After a few steps I saw some movement in the reeds, so I stopped and looked. I saw the bittern for a minute or two then it moved out of sight deeper into the phragmites. On Monday I birded the mountain bike paths at Cunningham Park. In the first ten minutes at the entrance on Francis Lewis Blvd. I saw four warblers species, orioles and 2 thrush species. I think Cunningham Park is an overlooked site for birding in Queens. -- 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] American bittern at Jamaica Bay NWR, swallows at Flushing Meadows Park and other Queens sightings
This morning I spotted five swallow species (barn, tree, northern rough-wing, bank and cliff) at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. They were present in large numbers around Meadow Lake and in other parts of the park that I usually don't see them. They were perching on phragmites in such numbers that the reeds were bending to the breaking point. On Tuesday I spotted an American Bittern, my first in over three years, in the phragmites next to Big John's Pond. I was walking quietly on my way to the East Pond, and I heard an unusual bird call coming from the reeds. After a few steps I saw some movement in the reeds, so I stopped and looked. I saw the bittern for a minute or two then it moved out of sight deeper into the phragmites. On Monday I birded the mountain bike paths at Cunningham Park. In the first ten minutes at the entrance on Francis Lewis Blvd. I saw four warblers species, orioles and 2 thrush species. I think Cunningham Park is an overlooked site for birding in Queens. -- 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] Kentucky W., Central Park, NYC 5/5
Thursday, 5 May, 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City A non-singing Kentucky Warbler is still present on the south / lower slope of the Great Hill, just above the north path along The Pool, nearest the West 103 St. park entrance. I was alerted to the bird by a single sharp tsek note (a call, not a song) then had several close views as it skulked in shrubs within the fenced area a short way east of a large balancing boulder - this area is accessible by a small wood-chipped foot path or simply by peering in from the path along the Pool's north side. There is a lot of dense shrubbery around - good for that bird, and a bit difficult to follow - I left it after 3 rather brief but close viewings, at exactly 9:18-9:20 a.m. This is certainly the same non-singing individual present in the same area on Tuesday. It may roam a fairly wide area, perhaps up to or more than 100 yards on that slope (typical of visiting Kentuckys, at least in many instances in Central over the years). It would be a lot easier to locate again if it were to sing - and anyone who does hear, indeed any sought-after songbird or even any bird that vocalizes at all, ought report the vocalization, if heard - this is greatly helpful to those of us who bird by ear as much as by eyesight. The area described above is approximately 100 yards or less east of Central Park West at 103 Street. Good luck if you go. Also about the north end are a wide variety, if less-than-stunning numbers, of migrants with warblers strongly featured again. Later in the day or tonight, I'll report on any further sightings. Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- 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] Hudson Mohawk Birdline
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 4 May 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net One hundred twenty-two species were reported this week including 17 warbler species. Most-reported species include Yellow-rumped Warbler (19 reports), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (18), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (16), Gray Catbird (15), Baltimore Oriole (14) and Ovenbird (13). Note: because of the large number of reports, to keep the summary to a reasonable length we have arbitrarily limited the number of species in the following lists to 25. Best birds of the week: RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Lake George 5/2 (4). BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON: Catskill 4/29; Vischer Ferry 4/30 (2); Ferry Drive 4/30. MERLIN: Brunswick 4/28. SWALLOW-TAILED KITE: Wolfert's Roost Country Club 4/29 BONAPARTE'S GULL: Ferry Drive 4/30 (2). CASPIAN TERN: Coeymans Landing 5/4 (3). WHITE-EYED VIREO: South Glens Falls 4/30. ORCHARD ORIOLE: Brunswick 4/28, 5/2; Vischer Ferry 5/1. Other reports of interest: Wilson's Snipe: Vischer Ferry 5/3 (2). American Woodcock: Vischer Ferry 4/28; Ghent 5/1; Hudson 5/1. American Coot: Vischer Ferry 4/28, 4/30. Chimney Swift: Cohoes Falls 4/30; Stuyvesant 5/1 (2); Ghent 5/1 (2). Least Flycatcher: Partridge Run 5/1 (2). Yellow-throated Vireo: Vischer Ferry 5/3. Wood Thrush: Vischer Ferry 5/1, 5/2; Stockport 5/1; Stuyvesant 5/1; Ghent 5/1; Colonie 5/3. Brown Thrasher: Vischer Ferry 4/28; Black Creek Marsh 4/30, 5/1; Ghent 5/1. Nashville Warbler: Brunswick 4/29 (2), 4/30 (2); Malta 5/1; Rotterdam 5/3. Northern Parula: Five Rivers 4/30; Brunswick 5/2. Black-throated Blue Warbler: Five Rivers 4/30; Vischer Ferry 5/2; Austerlitz 5/3. Blackburnian Warbler: Malta 5/1; Austerlitz 5/1. Scarlet Tanager: Glenville 5/2. White-crowned Sparrow: Brunswick 4/30; Five Rivers 5/1; Stuyvesant 5/1 (3), Meadowdale 5/1; Glenville 5/2. Indigo Bunting: Five Rivers 5/1. Bobolink: Five Rivers 4/30 (2), 5/1, 5/3 (5). Pine Siskin: Stillwater 4/30; Saratoga 5/3. Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Malta, Five Rivers 4/28), Larry Alden (Meadowdale), Michael Batcher (Buskirk), Susan Beaudoin (Vischer Ferry 5/3, Stillwater 4/30), Mona Bearor (South Glens Falls), Barb Beebe (Delmar), Catherine Bryant (Stillwater4/28), Larry Federman (Palenville, Catskill), Alan French (Glenville), Rich Guthrie (Coeymans Landing), Ken Harper (Vischer Ferry 4/28), John Hershey (Vischer Ferry 4/30, 5/1), Nancy Kern (Austerlitz, Ghent, Stuyvesant, Stockport Flats), Heidi Klinowski (Troy), Priscilla Leonard (Jonesville), Eric Krantz (Lake George), Naomi Lloyd (West Sand Lake), Jim deWaal Malefyt (Poestenkill), Alan Mapes (4-milr Point/ Vosburgh Marsh), David Martin (Partridge Run), Curt Morgan (Vischer Ferry 4/28, West Sand Lake, Cohoes Falls), Jim Mullaney (Saratoga), Jeff Nadler (Malta, Rotterdam), Ellen Pemrick (Colonie), Will Raup (Vischer Ferry 5/2), Alan Schroeder (Schenectady), Brian Smith (Averill Park), Sue Stewart (Burnt Hills), Scott Stoner (Loudonville, Five Rivers 5/1), Brad Walker (Brunswick), Tom Williams (Ferry Drive, Ann Lee Pond, Black Creek Marsh) and Chad Witko (Hudson). -- 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] Birding near Woodstock/Phoenicia
Hi, all I'm a Connecticut birder who will be visiting the Phoenicia-Woodstock area this weekend. Does anyone know of any particularly good birdy spots in the area? All suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Jan Hollerbach Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Black Vultures - Niagara Falls, NY
In the early afternoon while working today, I saw two soaring BLACK VULTURES just above the gorge rim of the Niagara River. These birds were about ½ mile north of the American falls and would have been visible from Niagara Falls, Ontario, probably across from Michaels Inn, which is a little downriver from the Rainbow Bridge. Sorry for the late notice but this was the first chance I had to post. I would suggest looking anywhere on the lower Niagara River from the area of the falls, downriver to the Niagara escarpment in Lewiston, NY-Queenston, Ont. Good birding! Willie Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com -- 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] CP Kentucky Warbler continues
The Kentucky Warbler at Central Park in Manhattan continues as of 2:15 this afternoon in the same spot Tom Fiore described. The bird was present on a wood-chipped path on your left if you are facing east on the NE side of The Pool. I saw the bird on the fence at the beginning of the path for a split-second before it moved into the shrubbery. Also present in the same area were 2 Northern Waterthrushes, an Ovenbird, a Nashville Warbler and others. Alex Burdo Fairfield, CT -- 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/ --
