[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 8/18-19

2010-08-19 Thread Tom Fiore 
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck still being seen in western NY: 
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/GENE.html#1282254854 
  (with apologies if this rarity was already posted today to this list)

A male Summer Tanager was reported at Staten Island, N.Y. City on  
Sunday, 15 Aug., 2010, via the SINaturaList, a publicly accessible  
yahoo-groups list-serve. It's always a notable bird.
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Western Kingbird has been reported a bit south, at Cape May, N.J.  
today (8/19); also far to the northeast in Nova Scotia Canada, these  
following several recent reports in easterly areas.
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Back on Mon. 8/16, a Black-throated Green Warbler was among the  
(relatively few) migrant warbler species being noted at Prospect Park  
in Brookyln (N.Y. City) by birders there, posted via Peter Dorosh's  
"Brooklyn birds" blog. They've continued to see Forster's Terns on  
Prospect Lake which are pretty neat for "inland" B'klyn & have been  
ongoing for many weeks there.
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I neglected to note that on Tuesday 8/17, at Jamaica Bay Refuge  
(Queens Co.) a Cooper's Hawk made a low pass over the south end of the  
East Pond, going east with a Ring-billed Gull that almost seemed to be  
chasing it.  I was a bit too slow to interrupt a chat with a keen  
birder at the time, and only spoke up as the raptor was passing low  
into or over the tree-line. This was likely the same bird a few others  
had seen earlier at the refuge. A fair number of raptors have been  
noted from the Refuge in this past week, of up to a half-dozen diurnal  
species.
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Wed.-Thursday, 18-19 August, 2010
Central Park, Manhattan - N.Y. City -

On Wednesday morning there was a bit of fog &/or low cloud, making  
early a.m. viewing of some smaller birds more difficult at Central.   
Some activity, as often happens in such weather, was at treetop  
levels. In any case, a number of freshly-arrived migrants were about &  
included a few species I'd not seen in the city since spring: Black- 
throated Blue Warbler and Magnolia Warbler, one of each in the north  
woods. A Yellow-billed Cuckoo was also in the north, and an Eastern  
Phoebe, which gave a few somewhat muted calls as if to fully confirm  
that it was just what it appeared - also about were Eastern Wood-Pewee  
and a couple of Empidonax [genus] Flycatchers that may have been of  
the "Traill's" type (ie, either Willow or Alder).  In all, I found 9  
warbler species with the others being Blue-winged (1), Yellow (1),  
Black-and-white (4), American Redstart (7), Ovenbird (1), Common  
Yellowthroat (2), and Northern Waterthrush (6). I'd not be surprised  
at all to learn of additional species and numbers. In addition there  
were multiple swallows and swifts up fairly high, the swallows  
seemingly mostly Barn with some N. Rough-winged and Tree Swallows as  
well. One Solitary, and a few Spotted Sandpiper[s] at the north end,  
including the Loch. Ducks included lingering Wood and a few American  
Black (migrants) as well as the Gadwall which are more regular at many  
seasons. Green Heron still around (not seen as a migrant yet), with  
numerous Black-crowned Night-Herons still visiting regularly. Another  
species which was rather conspicuous - American Crows were in several  
flocks totaling 54 birds, some harassing a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk.
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Thursday, 8/19, a fairly good migration again indicated on radar loops  
throughout the northeast, especially  through SE NY & coastal areas -  
and a bit of that was evident in early morning, viewed from the north  
end of Central... among the indicators of the flight of land birds  
were the 14 Eastern Kingbirds passing over in 30 minutes at sunrise,  
plus 18 Baltimore Orioles also moving, of which six were adult males.  
Of the kingbirds it appears that many (or most) moved on southward,  
while at least some orioles may have stopped off, with a good number  
seen in the park - although there may well be a good number of this  
summer's breeders and offspring still around. A modest selection of  
other migrants in the north end included a perched Common Nighthawk  
being mildly bothered by upset robins and some other birds, a Yellow- 
billed Cuckoo, Yellow-throated Vireo, Warbling & Red-eyed Vireos (both  
species that breed in Central so not definite migrants yet), Blue-gray  
Gnatcatcher, 4 Veery, Wood Thrush (which also breeds), and these  
Warblers: Blue-winged (2), N. Parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Black- 
and-white (5+), American Redstart (12+), Northern Waterthrush (5+),  
Canada (8+), & a 1st-of-fall Mourning Warbler eventually giving a view  
at the wildflower meadow among very high vegetation. This one bird  
took over 30 minutes to give decent views, but eventually my patience  
was rewarded, this in late morning. Incidentally this now is quite the  
expected date period for all of these warblers to be moving. This  
brought a warbler tally for these 2 days to over a dozen species - and  
I would guess that other observers out look

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

2010-08-19 Thread David Martin 
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week 
ending August 18, 2010.
Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to 
birdl...@hmbc.net


Sixty-two species were reported this week.

This week's best birds were:
LITTLE BLUE HERON (imm): Myosotis Lake 8/14, 8/15, 8/16, 8/17.
MISSISSIPPI KITE: Root 8/11 (3), 8/15, 8/17 (2).
BLACK TERN: Myosotis Lake 8/14, 8/15.

Also of interest:
Common Loon: Pack Forest Lake 8/17 (3).
Great Egret: Vischer Ferry 8/15 (15), 8/18; Colonie 8/17 (20),.
Osprey: Partridge Run/Huyck Preserve 8/15.
Bald Eagle: Menands 8/12; Partridge Run/Huyck Preserve 8/15; Myosotis 
Lake 8/17.

Northern Harrier: Root 8/17.
Cooper's Hawk: Brunswick 8/14; Root 8/17.
Broad-winged Hawk: Partridge Run/Huyck Preserve 8/15.
American Kestrel: Coxsackie Grasslands 8/14 (2); Partridge Run/Huyck 
Preserve 8/15; Root 8/17 (32).

Peregrine Falcon (chasing a Bald Eagle!): Menands 8/12.
Lesser Yellowlegs: Partridge Run/Huyck Preserve 8/15, Myosotis Lake 8/15 
(3); Vischer Ferry 8/18 (2).

Common Nighthawk: Albany 8/12; Meadowdale 8/14 (4).
Common Raven: Feura Bush 8/15; Pack Forest Lake 8/17; Root 8/17 (2).
Carolina Wren: New Scotland 8/12; Albany 8/14 (4).
Hermit Thrush: Pack Forest Lake 8/17 (3).
Blackburnian Warbler: Myosotis Lake 8/15.
Black-and-White Warbler: Colonie 8/13.
Northern Waterthrush: Greenfield Center 8/13.
Baltimore Oriole: Vischer Ferry 8/18.
Purple Finch: Saratoga 8/13.

Thanks to Phil Whitney (compiler), Steve Abrahamsen (Greenfield Center, 
Saratoga, Pack Forest Lake), Larry Alden (Meadowdale), Rich Guthrie 
(Coxsackie Grasslands , Myosotis Lake 8/15, Root 8/11), Ken Harper 
(Colonie 8/17), John Hershey (Vischer Ferry 8/15), Tim Judge (Menands), 
Jory Langner (Myosotis Lake 8/16), Jerry Lazarczyk (Myosotis Lake 8/17), 
Alan Mapes (New Scotland), Jeff Nadler (Root 8/15), Ellen Pemrick 
(Colonie 8/13), Will Raup (Albany, Myosotis Lake 8/15, Partridge 
Run/Huyck Preserve, Feura Bush, Root 8/17), Sue Stewart (Burnt Hills), 
Brad Walker (Brunswick), Tom Williams (Vischer Ferry 8/18) and T. Lloyd 
Williams (Myosotis Lake 8/14, 8/15).





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[nysbirds-l] Sullivan County

2010-08-19 Thread vanhaas 
Renee Davis and I went to Morningside Park this afternoon hoping for some new 
birds.  Surprisingly, there was no change overnight, nor today.  Every bird 
that was present last evening was still there this evening, down to the exact 
count.  It is unusual for a Black-bellied Plover to continue more than one day 
in the county.  The Pectoral Sandpipers are more likely to stay over, and did.  
It was a good opportunity for anyone to increase their county list.  Continued 
good birding! John Haas

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[nysbirds-l] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Aug 2010

2010-08-19 Thread dfsuggs 


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* 08/19/2010
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 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
 YEL.-CR. NIGHT-HERON
 Great Egret
 Green Heron
 Wood Duck
 Green-winged Teal
 American Black Duck
 Blue-winged Teal
 Northern Shoveler
 Gadwall
 Bufflehead
 Osprey
 Bald Eagle
 Northern Harrier
 Merlin
 Black Tern
 Yellow-b. Flycatcher
 Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher
 Wood Thrush
 Blue-winged Warbler
 Yellow Warbler
 Chestnut-s. Warbler
 Cape May Warbler
 Blackburnian Warbler
 Bl. and w. Warbler
 American Redstart
 Mourning Warbler
 Common Yellowthroat
 Wilson's Warbler
 Canada Warbler
 Rose-br. Grosbeak
 Indigo Bunting
 Eastern Towhee

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 Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science
 Date: 08/19/2010
 Number:   716-896-1271
 To Report:Same
 Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs localnet com)
 Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
 Website:  www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org

 Thursday, August 19, 2010

 Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of  Science 
and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Press (2) to  leave a message, 
(3) for updates, meeting and field trip  information and (4) for 
instructions on how to report  sightings. To contact the Science 
Museum, call 896-5200.


 Highlights of reports received August 12 through August 19  from the 
Niagara Frontier Region include BLACK-BELLIED  WHISTLING-DUCK, YEL.-CR. 
NIGHT-HERON and WARBLERS.


 The most recent report of the BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK  in the 
Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area was August 15.  Originally found 
August 11, the duck has been in a marsh to  the west side of Route 77, 
between Cayuga Pool and Meadville  Road. Observers have had mixed 
success finding the duck  among the marsh vegetation.


 Other reports from the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area  included a 
juvenile BALD EAGLE about to fledge from the  nest, two families of 
OSPREYS on the wing, and at least 100  GREAT EGRETS in the Tonawanda 
marshes along Route 77.


 The juvenile YEL.-CR. NIGHT-HERON at Dunkirk Harbor was  reported 
again August 14, at the west end of the harbor;  seen after sunset, 
illuminated by the harbor lights.


 At the Batavia Waste Water Plant, August 16, one BLACK TERN,  plus 10 
GREAT EGRETS including a juvenile marked this summer  with wing-tags at 
a heron colony on the Georgian Bay on Lake  Huron. Also at the plant, 
increasing and arriving GADWALL,  AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, BLUE-WINGED 
TEAL, NORTHERN SHOVELER,  GREEN-WINGED TEAL and BUFFLEHEAD.


 August 15, on the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, in the Town  of 
Wainfleet Bog, 27 species highlighted by 2 YELLOW-B.  FLYCATCHERS, plus 
3 BL.-GR. GNATCATCHERS, WOOD THRUSH,  EASTERN TOWHEE, ROSE-BR. 
GROSBEAK, 4 INDIGO BUNTINGS and 10  warbler species - BLUE-WINGED 
WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER,  CHESTNUT-S. WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, 
BL. AND W.  WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, MOURNING WARBLER, COMMON  
YELLOWTHROAT, WILSON'S WARBLER and CANADA WARBLER.


 Also the 15th, on Swamp Road in the Cattaraugus County Town  of 
Randolph, 3 OSPREY, adult BALD EAGLE, 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS  and 2 
MERLINS, plus 4 GREEN HERONS and at least 15 WOOD  DUCKS.


 And, August 17 at Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo, late  summer 
migrants CAPE MAY WARBLER and BLACKPOLL WARBLER, with  YELLOW WARBLER 
and AMERICAN REDSTART.


 Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, August 26.  Please call 
in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may  report sightings after the 
tone. Thank you for calling and  reporting to Dial-a-Bird.


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[nysbirds-l] More Sullivan County Shorebirds

2010-08-19 Thread Renee Davis 
Along with the shorebirds John Haas found at Morningside Park, Later in the day 
Valerie Freer and I also found 3 Short-billed Dowithchers and 1 Semi-palmated 
Plover.

Renee Davis


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[nysbirds-l] MNSA Avocet--No

2010-08-19 Thread Sy Schiff 
Marine Nature Study Area 19 Aug

Low tide and very few shorebirds.  The Yellowlegs flock with its accompanying 
Avocet came in to rest at high tide yesterday and with luck will return this 
afternoon. None were there this morning.

A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH made an appearance and marsh sparrows are still present.

Sy

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