[nysbirds-l] Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Nests, Cedarhurst, LI
Hi, I just wanted to share a neat thing with everyone. I've written in the past about the Yellow-Crowned Night Heron rookery on Linwood Ave. in Cedarhurst and many people have visited the area and seen the birds in action. But for those of you who haven't come out to see them, you can still see some of the nests (without the birds) via the Google Maps "street view" feature. The view of Linwood Ave. is taken during the winter wheren the trees are bare and the branches are exposed. I discovered that using the "street view" feature, you can drag your mouse to pretty much anywhere in the photo you want to go -- even straight up in the air! Consequently, I looked up a tree that i knew had heron nests which typically remain over winter, and found at least three nests, including a very nice, large one. The birds, returning in the spring, re-use these nests, adding to them and/or repairing them as necessary. Here's the link to the photo: 274 Linwood Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY - Google Maps In this photo you can see a well-made nest just left of the center of the photo... at least two other, slightly smaller nests can be seen in the tree to the right, with one nest directly to the right of the large nest, and the other, equidistant below the branch and slightly further to the right, just below the loose bunch of dead foliage. The nests look like little tumbleweeds, but they are simply loose balls of twigs. Thanks to Jim Osterlund for offering the Street View idea, and providing the link to the precise angle of the photo that I described to him!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent for all to enjoy! have a wonderful day! Cindy Wodinsky, Cedarhurst, LI -- 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] Heron Rookery in Cedarhurst, NY + feather ID website
Hi Ruth (and anyone else who might be interested), You're probably thinking about the Yellow-crowned Night Heron rookery in Cedarhurst, on Linwood and Park Aves., which are just off West Broadway. The nests are located in a couple of trees overhanging Linwood on both sides of the street, in the second block down from West Broadway (between West Broadway and Chestnut St/LIRR tracks). In the past there have been other nests around the corner in a back yard on Park Ave (visible from the street) but I haven't gone to look for those this year. The last time I checked (last month) the herons were back on the nests on Linwood... just go down the street, and look for the big splats on the road... look up and you should see the nests and the birds! For more details (directions, etc) feel free to contact me directly. On a different subject, I came across an interesting and somewhat useful website for the identification of North American bird feathers: http://www.lab.fws.gov/featheratlas/search.php The website is not comprehensive: most are only the larger bird species and feathers are limited to wing and tail, but it might be a useful reference tool if you find a feather and want to know where it came from. I was able to ID a wild turkey feather that a friend found on a hike in a NJ state park using this site. happy birding! Cindy Wodinsky Cedarhurst, LI -- 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] Sullivan county - Bashakill - Sandhill Crane!!
This evening, Arlene Borko and I conducted our first of three surveys for the "Bird Studies of Canada" Marsh Bird Monitoring Surveys. When we reached our third site, Arlene began the clock and I started calling off birds. As I panned to my left, I was amazed to see a SANDHILL CRANE standing in the marsh. The bird was in the process of preening and bedding down for the night. We had great looks! I was able to reach Scott and Paula Baldinger, and they were able to arrive and see the bird before it settled down and tucked its head for the night. It is even more amazing that the bird would count for the survey. It was a rather quiet evening, with many regular species present, but only three American Bittern and three Common Moorhen showing for the survey. Great birding!! John Haas -- 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] heron rookery in Hewlett LI?
Dear fellow birders, I know that there is a heron rookery in Hewlett or Cedarhurst right off of Peninsula Blvd. but can't remember which type of heron or exactly where it is. I hope someone can help. Ruth -- 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] Suffolk Co. Water Mill and Elizabeth Morton NWR 5/29 & 5/30
Spent the weekend near Water Mill, NY. Spent most of Sunday at Elizabeth Morton NWR near Sag Harbor. Highlights around Water Mill: Whip-poor Will (Old Sag Harbor Rd.) Eastern Screech Owl (Old Sag Harbor Rd.) Pine Warbler Ovenbird American Redstart Broad-winged Hawk Eastern Wood Peewee Great Crested Flycatcher Brown Thrasher Eastern Bluebird Elizabeth Morton NWR: Roseate Tern Least Tern Prairie Warbler Vesper Sparrow (nesting?) Chipping Sparrow -- Michael J. Shanley Exhibits & Operations Manager Staten Island Children's Museum (718) 273-2060 x156 -- 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] Memorial Day Whip-poor-wills at Edgewood Preserve (Suffolk Co.)
Memorial Day evening I paid a visit to Edgewood Preserve (DEC) in Commack hoping to hear Whip-poor-wills, as I had last year. But by nearly 9:00pm I'd heard only other locally nesting species settling in to roost. Then, as I stood quietly just off the pavement of Old Commack Road (southern end) listening intently, a dark shape fluttered by no more than 5-6 ft. away, flashing white in it's tail. It emitted a soft "whup" as it went by. I looked down the road and spotted a dark shape on the pavement about 10 yards away. When I shone my flashlight on the shape it flew up and disappeared into the darkness giving that same soft call a few times. That scenario played out one more time before the bird gave me the slip for good. I never saw red eyeshine from the "Whip" when it was in the flashlight beam, presumably because it was facing away from me both times. This was only the second time I've had a visual encounter with this species, the first a brief but also close flyby (in the dwarf pine barrens near Gabreskie Airport). After that visual exciting opening act I expected the vocal performances to begin in earnest. But I only heard two short, distant bouts of singing before I lefty at 9:20. -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] No BB Whistling-Ducks
On the off chance that the BBWD's returned to Brewerton I've checked the area between the bridges and have not found them. Bill Purcell Hastings NY Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabird...@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling Ducks update
The 5 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks were resighted in Caughdenoy about 4 miles NW of Brewerton on Monday evening but the birds soon left and were last seen heading north. It's very unlikely that they are still in the area. Bill Purcell Hastings NY 13076 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabird...@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
