[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanager dates
A number of people have asked if either of the Summer Tanagers being reported from Spencerport (Monroe Co., western NY) and Clove Lake, State Island (Richmond Co., southern NY) represent record late dates. Well, the answer is not quite but almost. There have been a fair number of November records but only a handful from December. Here are the ones I know of: One, 1st-year male, 24 Nov to 2 Dec 1972, Montauk Point, Suffolk Co. (see Kingbird 23(1):70) One, til 4 Dec 1988, at feeder in Oldfield, Suffolk Co. (see KB 39(2):130) One, fem., 4-15 Dec 2000, Greenwich Village, New York Co. (NYSARC 2000-31-A, Helene Tetrault) So it will be interesting to see how the current birds do as the truly cold weather settles in. In discussing this topic, Hugh McGuinness raised the fascinating question of where these late birds come from. Sightings from the spring at least are presumed to be from the eastern population (Piranga rubra rubra), which breeds to the south of us, but late fall birds might well be from the southwest (P. r. cooperi), mirroring other western species like Ash-throated Flycatcher. Good photographs, banding measurements or specimens may help answer this intriguing question. NYSARC welcomes documentation of these and any exceptionally late birds. -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Dunkirk Avocet 12/12/09
Suggested observation location; 42.487177,-79.34537 - Google Maps -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Dunkirk Avocet 12/12/09
I found the Avocet about 2:50pm that was first found by Davied Neveu. It was towards the power plant close to the beach associating with Canada Geese and Ring-billed Gulls, swimming and wading. After photos I left for the Main St. beach and found Robert Ungerer of Lakewood and Ranjit Laha of Jamestown and took them to the Avocet. We found it way to the right near the wooden docks off Bert's Cove associating with about 40+ Mallards and a Redhead and with a Coot, Hooded Merganzer and Horned Grebe nearby. The Avocet is very late in the migration schedule and appears to spend an inordinate amout of time swimming. The Avocet is in the SW end of the harbor with parking and good viewing off the Conservation Club.grounds. Jerry Lazarczyk Grand Island NY Nutrition Improve your career health. Click now to study nutrition! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/c?cp=JdhhmSfnmQ5jANO7UwpG2wAAJ1Huz9iSZvtuEnZrPya7cU_rAAYAAADNAAASQwA= -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Greater White-fronted and Greenland-marked Canada Goose
Angus,
I was looking through the link you provided for information on other banding
schemes, but nothing there. A flock of Canada Geese at Point Lookout today
included 10 individuals with similar yellow and black collars, but with the
prefix "RE". There was also one with an orange collar, with white lettering
"HOX6". Any ideas?
Steve Walter
- Original Message -
From: Angus Wilson
To: NYSBIRDS-L
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 7:00 PM
Subject: [nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Greater White-fronted and
Greenland-marked Canada Goose
Between errands this afternoon, I checked the fields around Bridgehampton and
Sagaponack (Suffolk Co., NY) for geese. In general, the numbers seem a bit low
but perhaps the current cold spell will change that. The highlights were two
geese that likely spent the summer in Greenland.
The first was a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE seen with c.250 Canada Geese in a
field off Wainscott Hollow Road in Sagaponack. Field ID to subspecies remains
tricky (and somewhat controversial) but to my eyes the bird shows characters of
the Greenland subspecies including a bright orange bill. It was quite
aggressive, constantly snapping at any Canada Goose that came near and managed
to keep a goose free zone around itself much of the time. The geese were
feeding on freshly harvested maize on the east side of the road and the
white-front seemed particularly adept at lifting the flattened corn stems to
uncovered discarded cobs.
A cruddy digiscoped photo is posted on my 'Birding to the end' blog
http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/2009/12/greenland-white-fronted-and-canada.html.
Shortly before that, I'd found a marked GREENLAND-ORIGIN CANADA GOOSE at the
small pond in the apple orchard off Horsemill Lane in Mecox. I've posted a
couple of (badly) digiscoped photos showing the distinctive design of the neck
collar. This bird belongs to a very exciting project studying the recent and
rapid colonization of western Greenland by Canada Geese. This range expansion
is apparently to the detriment of the nesting Greater White-fronts, which being
smaller are readily displaced from optimal nesting sites.
The individual I saw today (yellow plastic collar and leg band with G24 in
black letters) is a male that was first captured near Isunngua in western
Greenland ('Lake T') on 17 July 2008. He - and for once I can justify using a
pronoun to describe a goose - was not reported in the winter of 2008/09 but has
already been sighted by Shawn Deuel in the Sagaponack area (9 and 27 Oct 2009).
Several other birds have already been found this winter on Long Island and
across the Sound in Connecticut.
I'm not sure how many birds were marked in the summer of 2008, but the team
marked 118 Canada Geese and eight Greater White-fronts in the summer of 2009.
Finding these birds on the wintering grounds offers a fantastic opportunity for
birders in New York and neighboring states to contribute to this important
research. Obviously the arrival dates and movements of these birds will
influence our thoughts on the occurrence of two other Greenland nesting
species, Pink-footed Goose and Barnacle Goose.
Visit this link to read all about the greenland goose project.
http://greenland09.wikispaces.com/Ringing+results+and+recoveries
--
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New York City & The Springs, NY, USA
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[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Greater White-fronted and Greenland-marked Canada Goose
Between errands this afternoon, I checked the fields around Bridgehampton
and Sagaponack (Suffolk Co., NY) for geese. In general, the numbers seem a
bit low but perhaps the current cold spell will change that. The highlights
were two geese that likely spent the summer in Greenland.
The first was a *GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE* seen with c.250 Canada Geese
in a field off Wainscott Hollow Road in Sagaponack. Field ID to subspecies
remains tricky (and somewhat controversial) but to my eyes the bird shows
characters of the Greenland subspecies including a bright orange bill. It
was quite aggressive, constantly snapping at any Canada Goose that came near
and managed to keep a goose free zone around itself much of the time. The
geese were feeding on freshly harvested maize on the east side of the road
and the white-front seemed particularly adept at lifting the flattened corn
stems to uncovered discarded cobs.
A cruddy digiscoped photo is posted on my 'Birding to the end' blog
http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/2009/12/greenland-white-fronted-and-canada.html
.
Shortly before that, I'd found a marked *GREENLAND-ORIGIN CANADA GOOSE* at
the small pond in the apple orchard off Horsemill Lane in Mecox. I've posted
a couple of (badly) digiscoped photos showing the distinctive design of the
neck collar. This bird belongs to a very exciting project studying the
recent and rapid colonization of western Greenland by Canada Geese. This
range expansion is apparently to the detriment of the nesting Greater
White-fronts, which being smaller are readily displaced from optimal nesting
sites.
The individual I saw today (yellow plastic collar and leg band with G24 in
black letters) is a male that was first captured near Isunngua in western
Greenland ('Lake T') on 17 July 2008. He - and for once I can justify using
a pronoun to describe a goose - was not reported in the winter of 2008/09
but has already been sighted by Shawn Deuel in the Sagaponack area (9 and 27
Oct 2009). Several other birds have already been found this winter on Long
Island and across the Sound in Connecticut.
I'm not sure how many birds were marked in the summer of 2008, but the team
marked 118 Canada Geese and eight Greater White-fronts in the summer of
2009. Finding these birds on the wintering grounds offers a fantastic
opportunity for birders in New York and neighboring states to contribute to
this important research. Obviously the arrival dates and movements of these
birds will influence our thoughts on the occurrence of two other Greenland
nesting species, Pink-footed Goose and Barnacle Goose.
Visit this link to read all about the greenland goose project.
http://greenland09.wikispaces.com/Ringing+results+and+recoveries
--
Angus Wilson
New York City & The Springs, NY, USA
http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/
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[nysbirds-l] Lake Ontario Plain 12/12 (Summer Tanager, Eurasian Collared-Doves, geese)
NYSbirders, Tim Lenz, Jay McGowan, Chris Wiley, and I birded in Monroe and Seneca Counties today. We started at the Summer Tanager stakeout on Colby St. in Spencerport (Monroe Co.), where the bird cooperated early and often. The tanager appears to be an adult female, with an apparently (fresh) completely replaced set of wing feathers including rounded primary coverts edged in olive; it has considerable orange-olive blush, especially to the head and undertail. When it wasn't on or around the feeders, the tanager perched quietly low in the treeline west of the house across the harvested field. Just a ten minute drive away from the tanager site, three Eurasian Collared-Doves continued just west of the intersection of Curtis Rd. and Rt. 259 in Bartlett Corners perching in trees in two front yards. Only a few waterbirds (including Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon) were moving on Lake Ontario at Hamlin Beach State Park mid-morning, so we headed east to the Cayuga Lake Basin. Montezuma NWR and surrounding marshes and impoundments were largely iced over, and the majority of waterfowl have relocated to the northwest corner of Cayuga Lake. We encountered many thousands of Canada Geese, Snow Geese, Tundra Swans, and ducks from Cayuga Lake State Park south to Deans Cove; among them we found 4 Cackling Geese and I saw an adult Ross's Goose briefly before the Snow Geese flew again. Perhaps the rarest wildfowl of the day was a presumed Snow x Canada Goose that Tim picked out south of Cayuga Lake State Park with the Canada Goose flocks; like several other birds of this hybrid combination that I've seen in the past few years, this bird had a body and wings that looked like a combination of Canada and dark morph Snow Goose, and a white head blending into a dark neck; the bill was shaped like a thin Snow Goose bill and was dark gray in coloration. A very late Killdeer was at Deans Cove as well. Photos of the Summer Tanager and the presumed Snow x Canada Goose hybrid are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonxie88/ Cheers, Tom -- Thomas Brodie Johnson Ithaca, NY t...@cornell.edu mobile: 717.991.5727 -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Staten Island Summer Tanager and other notable birds
Eric Miller, Gary Straus and I travelled to Staten Island this morning to look for the Summer Tanager and other birds reported in recent days. We were weren't disappointed. The Summer Tanager and Red-headed Woodpecker were both present again at Clove Lakes Park. We found the Summer Tanager near the stream just north of the white stone bridge, the second bridge north of Martling Ave. Other birds present in the same area were 3-4 Baltimore Orioles, a Pine Warbler, an Orange-crowned Warbler, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, both Red-breasted and White-breasted Nutchatches and a Brown Creeper. The Red-headed Woodpecker was in the trees between a clearing and the stream just east of Brookside Ave. near the intersection with Kingsley Ave. >From Clove Lakes we then proceeded to a private house near Wagner College >where we observed the Rufous Hummingbird that has been present since late >October. Jeff Ritter Little Neck, NY __ This e-mail transmission contains confidential information that is the property of the sender. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any retention, disclosure, reproduction or distribution of the contents of this e-mail transmission, or the taking of any action in reliance thereon or pursuant thereto, is strictly prohibited. No warranty is given by NYSIF that this e-mail is free of viruses, interception or interference. NYSIF disclaims liability for any unauthorized opinion, representation, statement, offer or contract made by the sender on behalf of NYSIF. NYSIF's delegation of authorities, setting out who may make representations or contract on behalf of NYSIF, is available by contacting NYSIF at mail...@nysif.com. Jurisdiction for all actions arising out of dealings with NYSIF shall lie only in a court of competent jurisdiction of the State of New York. -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanager continues - Spencerport (Monroe County)
The Summer Tanager was still present this morning around 11 a.m. When I arrived at about 10:45 a birder waiting there told me it had been seen earlier in the morning but hadn't been there for about an hour. Within a few minutes it flew into one of the bare trees in front of the red barn, giving us nice overhead views. It flew first into the next bare tree toward the house and then down to the suet feeder. It also called a few times. Cheers, Andy Guthrie Hamlin, NY -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Staten Island Summer Tanager and other notable birds
Eric Miller, Gary Straus and I travelled to Staten Island this morning to look for the Summer Tanager and other birds reported in recent days. We were weren't disappointed. The Summer Tanager and Red-headed Woodpecker were both present again at Clove Lakes Park. We found the Summer Tanager near the stream just north of the white stone bridge, the second bridge north of Martling Ave. Other birds present in the same area were 3-4 Baltimore Orioles, a Pine Warbler, an Orange-crowned Warbler, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, both Red-breasted and White-breasted Nutchatches and a Brown Creeper. The Red-headed Woodpecker was in the trees between a clearing and the stream just east of Brookside Ave. near the intersection with Kingsley Ave. From Clove Lakes we then proceeded to a private house near Wagner College where we observed the Rufous Hummingbird that has been present since late October. Jeff Ritter Little Neck, NY __ This e-mail transmission contains confidential information that is the property of the sender. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any retention, disclosure, reproduction or distribution of the contents of this e-mail transmission, or the taking of any action in reliance thereon or pursuant thereto, is strictly prohibited. No warranty is given by NYSIF that this e-mail is free of viruses, interception or interference. NYSIF disclaims liability for any unauthorized opinion, representation, statement, offer or contract made by the sender on behalf of NYSIF. NYSIF's delegation of authorities, setting out who may make representations or contract on behalf of NYSIF, is available by contacting NYSIF at mail...@nysif.com. Jurisdiction for all actions arising out of dealings with NYSIF shall lie only in a court of competent jurisdiction of the State of New York. -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Lake Ontario Plain 12/12 (Summer Tanager, Eurasian Collared-Doves, geese)
NYSbirders, Tim Lenz, Jay McGowan, Chris Wiley, and I birded in Monroe and Seneca Counties today. We started at the Summer Tanager stakeout on Colby St. in Spencerport (Monroe Co.), where the bird cooperated early and often. The tanager appears to be an adult female, with an apparently (fresh) completely replaced set of wing feathers including rounded primary coverts edged in olive; it has considerable orange-olive blush, especially to the head and undertail. When it wasn't on or around the feeders, the tanager perched quietly low in the treeline west of the house across the harvested field. Just a ten minute drive away from the tanager site, three Eurasian Collared-Doves continued just west of the intersection of Curtis Rd. and Rt. 259 in Bartlett Corners perching in trees in two front yards. Only a few waterbirds (including Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon) were moving on Lake Ontario at Hamlin Beach State Park mid-morning, so we headed east to the Cayuga Lake Basin. Montezuma NWR and surrounding marshes and impoundments were largely iced over, and the majority of waterfowl have relocated to the northwest corner of Cayuga Lake. We encountered many thousands of Canada Geese, Snow Geese, Tundra Swans, and ducks from Cayuga Lake State Park south to Deans Cove; among them we found 4 Cackling Geese and I saw an adult Ross's Goose briefly before the Snow Geese flew again. Perhaps the rarest wildfowl of the day was a presumed Snow x Canada Goose that Tim picked out south of Cayuga Lake State Park with the Canada Goose flocks; like several other birds of this hybrid combination that I've seen in the past few years, this bird had a body and wings that looked like a combination of Canada and dark morph Snow Goose, and a white head blending into a dark neck; the bill was shaped like a thin Snow Goose bill and was dark gray in coloration. A very late Killdeer was at Deans Cove as well. Photos of the Summer Tanager and the presumed Snow x Canada Goose hybrid are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonxie88/ Cheers, Tom -- Thomas Brodie Johnson Ithaca, NY t...@cornell.edu mobile: 717.991.5727 -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Greater White-fronted and Greenland-marked Canada Goose
Between errands this afternoon, I checked the fields around Bridgehampton
and Sagaponack (Suffolk Co., NY) for geese. In general, the numbers seem a
bit low but perhaps the current cold spell will change that. The highlights
were two geese that likely spent the summer in Greenland.
The first was a *GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE* seen with c.250 Canada Geese
in a field off Wainscott Hollow Road in Sagaponack. Field ID to subspecies
remains tricky (and somewhat controversial) but to my eyes the bird shows
characters of the Greenland subspecies including a bright orange bill. It
was quite aggressive, constantly snapping at any Canada Goose that came near
and managed to keep a goose free zone around itself much of the time. The
geese were feeding on freshly harvested maize on the east side of the road
and the white-front seemed particularly adept at lifting the flattened corn
stems to uncovered discarded cobs.
A cruddy digiscoped photo is posted on my 'Birding to the end' blog
http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/2009/12/greenland-white-fronted-and-canada.html
.
Shortly before that, I'd found a marked *GREENLAND-ORIGIN CANADA GOOSE* at
the small pond in the apple orchard off Horsemill Lane in Mecox. I've posted
a couple of (badly) digiscoped photos showing the distinctive design of the
neck collar. This bird belongs to a very exciting project studying the
recent and rapid colonization of western Greenland by Canada Geese. This
range expansion is apparently to the detriment of the nesting Greater
White-fronts, which being smaller are readily displaced from optimal nesting
sites.
The individual I saw today (yellow plastic collar and leg band with G24 in
black letters) is a male that was first captured near Isunngua in western
Greenland ('Lake T') on 17 July 2008. He - and for once I can justify using
a pronoun to describe a goose - was not reported in the winter of 2008/09
but has already been sighted by Shawn Deuel in the Sagaponack area (9 and 27
Oct 2009). Several other birds have already been found this winter on Long
Island and across the Sound in Connecticut.
I'm not sure how many birds were marked in the summer of 2008, but the team
marked 118 Canada Geese and eight Greater White-fronts in the summer of
2009. Finding these birds on the wintering grounds offers a fantastic
opportunity for birders in New York and neighboring states to contribute to
this important research. Obviously the arrival dates and movements of these
birds will influence our thoughts on the occurrence of two other Greenland
nesting species, Pink-footed Goose and Barnacle Goose.
Visit this link to read all about the greenland goose project.
http://greenland09.wikispaces.com/Ringing+results+and+recoveries
--
Angus Wilson
New York City The Springs, NY, USA
http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/
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Re: [nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Greater White-fronted and Greenland-marked Canada Goose
Angus,
I was looking through the link you provided for information on other banding
schemes, but nothing there. A flock of Canada Geese at Point Lookout today
included 10 individuals with similar yellow and black collars, but with the
prefix RE. There was also one with an orange collar, with white lettering
HOX6. Any ideas?
Steve Walter
- Original Message -
From: Angus Wilson
To: NYSBIRDS-L
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 7:00 PM
Subject: [nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Greater White-fronted and
Greenland-marked Canada Goose
Between errands this afternoon, I checked the fields around Bridgehampton and
Sagaponack (Suffolk Co., NY) for geese. In general, the numbers seem a bit low
but perhaps the current cold spell will change that. The highlights were two
geese that likely spent the summer in Greenland.
The first was a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE seen with c.250 Canada Geese in a
field off Wainscott Hollow Road in Sagaponack. Field ID to subspecies remains
tricky (and somewhat controversial) but to my eyes the bird shows characters of
the Greenland subspecies including a bright orange bill. It was quite
aggressive, constantly snapping at any Canada Goose that came near and managed
to keep a goose free zone around itself much of the time. The geese were
feeding on freshly harvested maize on the east side of the road and the
white-front seemed particularly adept at lifting the flattened corn stems to
uncovered discarded cobs.
A cruddy digiscoped photo is posted on my 'Birding to the end' blog
http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/2009/12/greenland-white-fronted-and-canada.html.
Shortly before that, I'd found a marked GREENLAND-ORIGIN CANADA GOOSE at the
small pond in the apple orchard off Horsemill Lane in Mecox. I've posted a
couple of (badly) digiscoped photos showing the distinctive design of the neck
collar. This bird belongs to a very exciting project studying the recent and
rapid colonization of western Greenland by Canada Geese. This range expansion
is apparently to the detriment of the nesting Greater White-fronts, which being
smaller are readily displaced from optimal nesting sites.
The individual I saw today (yellow plastic collar and leg band with G24 in
black letters) is a male that was first captured near Isunngua in western
Greenland ('Lake T') on 17 July 2008. He - and for once I can justify using a
pronoun to describe a goose - was not reported in the winter of 2008/09 but has
already been sighted by Shawn Deuel in the Sagaponack area (9 and 27 Oct 2009).
Several other birds have already been found this winter on Long Island and
across the Sound in Connecticut.
I'm not sure how many birds were marked in the summer of 2008, but the team
marked 118 Canada Geese and eight Greater White-fronts in the summer of 2009.
Finding these birds on the wintering grounds offers a fantastic opportunity for
birders in New York and neighboring states to contribute to this important
research. Obviously the arrival dates and movements of these birds will
influence our thoughts on the occurrence of two other Greenland nesting
species, Pink-footed Goose and Barnacle Goose.
Visit this link to read all about the greenland goose project.
http://greenland09.wikispaces.com/Ringing+results+and+recoveries
--
Angus Wilson
New York City The Springs, NY, USA
http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/
--
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Archives:
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2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html
Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
--
[nysbirds-l] Dunkirk Avocet 12/12/09
I found the Avocet about 2:50pm that was first found by Davied Neveu. It was towards the power plant close to the beach associating with Canada Geese and Ring-billed Gulls, swimming and wading. After photos I left for the Main St. beach and found Robert Ungerer of Lakewood and Ranjit Laha of Jamestown and took them to the Avocet. We found it way to the right near the wooden docks off Bert's Cove associating with about 40+ Mallards and a Redhead and with a Coot, Hooded Merganzer and Horned Grebe nearby. The Avocet is very late in the migration schedule and appears to spend an inordinate amout of time swimming. The Avocet is in the SW end of the harbor with parking and good viewing off the Conservation Club.grounds. Jerry Lazarczyk Grand Island NY Nutrition Improve your career health. Click now to study nutrition! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/c?cp=JdhhmSfnmQ5jANO7UwpG2wAAJ1Huz9iSZvtuEnZrPya7cU_rAAYAAADNAAASQwA= -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Dunkirk Avocet 12/12/09
Suggested observation location; 42.487177,-79.34537 - Google Maps -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanager dates
A number of people have asked if either of the Summer Tanagers being reported from Spencerport (Monroe Co., western NY) and Clove Lake, State Island (Richmond Co., southern NY) represent record late dates. Well, the answer is not quite but almost. There have been a fair number of November records but only a handful from December. Here are the ones I know of: One, 1st-year male, 24 Nov to 2 Dec 1972, Montauk Point, Suffolk Co. (see Kingbird 23(1):70) One, til 4 Dec 1988, at feeder in Oldfield, Suffolk Co. (see KB 39(2):130) One, fem., 4-15 Dec 2000, Greenwich Village, New York Co. (NYSARC 2000-31-A, Helene Tetrault) So it will be interesting to see how the current birds do as the truly cold weather settles in. In discussing this topic, Hugh McGuinness raised the fascinating question of where these late birds come from. Sightings from the spring at least are presumed to be from the eastern population (Piranga rubra rubra), which breeds to the south of us, but late fall birds might well be from the southwest (P. r. cooperi), mirroring other western species like Ash-throated Flycatcher. Good photographs, banding measurements or specimens may help answer this intriguing question. NYSARC welcomes documentation of these and any exceptionally late birds. -- Angus Wilson New York City The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- 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 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
