[nysbirds-l] White-fronted Geese at St. Charles Cemetery (Suffolk County)
The previously reported four White-fronted Geese were present at 1:30PM today with about 200 Canada Geese at St. Charles Cemetery. Specifically, the birds were in the fields on the west side of Wellwood Ave. south of the main (Wellwood Ave.) entrance to the cemetery. 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] Eastern Long Island
I had a nice day in Eastern Long Island thanks to Doug G and Bob A's posts yesterday. T he Barrows Goldeneye was seen in Noyac at the dead end road off noyac Rd at the Whalebone Restaurant. The Ross's goose was seen amidst many Canadas on Scuttle Hole Rd south of the pond but north of the intersection of Hayground Rd. Also 2 ring neck pheasants were on Daniel's Rd in Sagaponack. -- 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] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * February 14, 2011 * NYSY 1402.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): February 07, 2010 - February 14, 2011 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County), Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland compiled:February 14 AT 7:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #243 -Monday February 14, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of February 07 , 2010 Highlights: --- TRUMPETER SWAN BALD EAGLE ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK MERLIN PEREGRINE FALCON LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL GLAUCOUS GULL LAPLAND LONGSPUR COMMON GRACKLE COMMON REDPOLL HOARY REDPOLL Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) No reports this week. Onondaga County 2/8: 5 HOARY REDPOLLS were found at the feeders at Beaver Lake Nature Center west of Baldwinsville. They are still being seen every day by different observers. 2/12: 8 BALD EAGLES of various ages were seen in the trees below the dam on the Seneca River in Baldwinsville. While they are still being seen at the south end of Onondaga Lake near the Carousel Mall The Baldwinsville location offers much closer views of the birds. The birds can be seen from Lock Street by the Dance Studio of on Marble Street on the other side of the river. 2/13. An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found on the ice at Mercer Park in Baldwinsville. It was seen on the 14th. on ice below the dam. A MERLIN was seen in the big willows below the dam. Further south in the county a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at the intersection of Waters Road and Rt.20 and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found at the intersection of Vincent Corners and Bardeen Roads. 2/14: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen flying in downtown Syracuse. Oswego County 2/9: 10 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS in both phases were seen in open areas near the Mexico and Richland Town Lines. 2/14: A COMMON GRACKLE was at a feeder in Brewerton. A possible Snipe was flushed in the same location. Madison County 2/13: 4 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were found in with Horned Larks and Snow Buntings on Thurber Road south of Cazenovia. 2 HOARY REDPOLLS and possible Greater Redpolls were at a feeder on Carpenter Road east of DeRuyter. Cayuga County 2/14: A first year GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Fair Haven State Park at the north end of the Bay. also seen were WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, LONG TAILED DUCKS, and TRUMPETER SWANS. --end transcript -- Joseph Brin Region 5 Baldwinsville, N.Y. 13027 U.S.A. -- 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] V. Thrush, etc. Central Park, NYC 2/14
Monday, 14 February, 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City While most paths in the parks are becoming clear of snow or ice, there are going to be at least a few lingering icy patches or areas as ice build-up was so dense, more so than had been in many a winter in NYC. I have had more slips and slides in the parks than in any winter in recent memory. Next up, perhaps, the traditional "mud" season... good for woodcocks. We'll see... The Varied Thrush lingering in the park has recently been varying its exact whereabouts - this was happening previously as well, but in the past week or more seemed to have increased - it will be interesting to see whether the thrush gets into new 'habits' or goes back to frequenting the same areas, especially as snow melts away in the park over the next week. The Varied Thrush has been seen in areas from as far east as the mid-slope of Cedar Hill, and by various others in the area of the Turtle Pond dock, as well as near the adjacent Delacorte Theatre, and has also visited the areas around the Shakespeare Garden & also the West 79 Street yard, where there is some tree and shrub cover. It also has continued to show up at times in it's originally- favored spots near the men's restroom of the maintenance field in the eastern edge of the Ramble, just south of the E. 79 Street transverse roadway & west of the East Drive of the park. However, on both Thursday, Friday (10-11 Feb.) and this Monday, the thrush was seen on the borders of the Great Lawn, Turtle Pond, and even to the west near the w. side of the Delacorte Theatre men's restroom and downslope to the west - which is not far from the West Drive of the park. I saw it on Thursday while also having a chance meeting with Rafael G. Campos of Brooklyn, adding the thrush to his local list. We watched it come into a tree just north of Turtle Pond and also to the "dock" itself, while we stood a few yards away & observed. On other days various other birders have seen the thrush more than a few times at this area, along with some sightings from the maintenance field and building north of that. On Friday morning it visited a number of areas, both at the "traditional" spot early on as well as this spot, near Turtle Pond. It may well wander a bit more, as snow melts away... or keep coming to the most-favored sites. It has brightened slightly in plumage and that has been rather gradual, so far... The (first-winter plumaged) Red-headed Woodpecker has continued on in the same general area, and has been seen as before both on the south side of the 66 Street transverse road, sometimes just west of the Carousel (or merry-go-round), and recently often nearer Sheep Meadow, in trees on that large lawn's SE edges. It has sported some more evidence of spring plumage, with a bit of red showing on it's otherwise not-very-colorful head. 2 drake Wood Ducks continue on at the Pond in the southeast part of the park. The reservoir is still frozen on its surface yet is likely to open up again with the coming milder weather. The ice is usually quite stubborn but will finally give way to liquid water in bright sun and well-above-freezing temp's. The feeders in the Ramble have continued to host sporadic visits from a few Pine Siskins, and a variety of more typical overwintering visitors, including the usual 2 nuthatch species and Brown Creeper, with Fox Sparrow possible near or under feeders, as well as a few scattered elsewhere in the park accompanying White-throated Sparrow flocks. Many birds have begun to give song, this perhaps most evident on less-windy early mornings, but increasingly could be heard at about any daylight hours. Some flocks of American Robins and small numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds, as well as a few Cedar Waxwings have been roaming around for at least the last 10 days, perhaps longer. Common Grackles were around all winter long, using a known roost area near the s.e. corner of the park. This is a relatively recent development as it used to be that grackles did not linger in any large number all thru winter here. We are getting close to a time of year that might bring a few early icterid flocks along. I was recently made aware of a photo-documented sighting of a Black Vulture seen low over Central Park back on 27 January. The observer- photographer for that was Jeanette Holmes. A once unheard-of sight over NYC, the presence of some seemingly resident on Staten Island may be a harbinger of more to be found in other NYC locations over coming years and in almost any seasons. Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- 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/N
[nysbirds-l] eBird-a-thon 2011 - Recent Updates
This is a sporadic update on recent arrivals. Each of the Kingbird Regions hold 7 counties. - *Region 10* includes Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Kings, Richmond, New York & Bronx Counties in descending order of total species reported to eBird.org overall (1900-present). - *Region 9* includes Westchester, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Rockland, Sullivan & Putnam. - *Total species* seen in both regions for 2011 are 176 & 123 respectively. Here are the latest notes from the past two weeks. Click on the links end the end of this post to go to various parts of the blog. The species names in the notes *on the blog* are linked to eBird.org maps showing the sightings for the 2010-2011 Winter season for that region. If a species was recently submitted for a prior year, like the Suffolk County *2007* CASSIN'S KINGBIRD the link is to a map of all submissions to eBird.org. *Kingbird Region 10: * Sat. 12-Feb-2011 - present • 13-Oct-2007: *CASSIN'S KINGBIRD* added to the overall list (1900-present). Seen in Montauk in Suffolk County. See N.Y.S.A.R.C.'s site for acceptance of this record on their "Summary/List of Past Decisions" page & search for the species. Sat. 5-Feb-2011 — Fri. 11-Feb-2011 • No new arrivals. *Kingbird Region 9: * Sat. 12-Feb-2011 — present • 12-Feb-2011: *NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL* added to the 2011 list. Seen at Pole Road in Sullivan County. • 2-Feb-2011: *BROWN THRASHER* added to the 2011 list. Seen at Saxon Woods Park in Westchester County. Sat. 5-Feb-2011 — Fri. 11-Feb-2011 • 8-Feb-2011: *ICELAND GULL* added to the 2011 list. Seen at the Watchtower Farms compost pile - Red Mills Road in Ulster County. *Links: * Contest details at Benjamin Van Doren's site: http://warblings.wordpress.com/ebirdathon-2011/ Blog post for contest: http://novahunter.blogspot.com/2010/12/nyc-area-ebird-thon-2011.html Go directly to the top of table: http://novahunter.blogspot.com/2010/12/nyc-area-ebird-thon-2011.html#MainTable Go directly to the Kingbird 10 Region notes: http://novahunter.blogspot.com/2010/12/nyc-area-ebird-thon-2011.html#NoteKB10Region Go directly to the Kingbird 9 Region notes: http://novahunter.blogspot.com/2010/12/nyc-area-ebird-thon-2011.html#NoteKB09Region Enjoy! Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC -- 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/ --
