[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA
RBA * New York * Syracuse * March 21, 2011 * NYSY 2103.11 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): March 14, 2010 - March 21, 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:March 21 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST) compiler: Joseph Brin Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org #248 -Monday March 21, 2011 Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 14 , 2010 Highlights: --- RED-THROATED LOON GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE ROSS’S GOOSE EURASIAN WIGEON WHITE-WINGED SCOTER OSPREY MERLIN SANDHILL CRANE GREATER YELLOWLEGS LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL EASTERN PHOEBE NORTHERN SHRIKE FISH CROW TREE SWALLOW TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE PINE WARBLER EASTERN MEADOWLARK PINE SISKIN Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) 3/15: 2 EURASIAN WIGEON and 1 ROSS’S GOOSE were spotted in the mucklands on Rt.31. 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen from VanDyne Spoor Road at dusk. 3/16: 1 EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in the mucklands.A NORTHERN SHRIKE and 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from VanDyne Spoor Road. 3/17: A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh. 3/18: 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at VanDyne Spoor Road. A FOS GREATER YELLOWLEGS was seen at the Visitor’s Center 3/19: 1 EURASIAN WIGEON was seen on Morgan Road near the DEC buildings. 3/21: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in the marsh on Railroad Road. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Tschache Pool. Derby Hill 2201 raptors were counted this week. The first OSPREY was seen on 3/19. SANDHILL CRANES were seen on 3/15 and 3/17. The FOS EASTERN PHOEBE was seen on 3/15. Oswego County 3/16: The FOS TREE SWALLOWS (15) were seen on Rt. 3 near the Salmon River at Port Ontario. 3/19: A PINE WARBLER was spotted at a feeder in Connstantia but it is believed to be a bird that overwintered and not a migrant since it had been seen previously this winter. 3/20: A RED-THROATED LOON was spotted in Oswego Harbor. Also seen among the usual waterfowl were WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS. 3/21: 2 PINE SISKINS were at a feeder in Hastings Onondaga County 3/18: FOS EASTERN MEADOWLARKS were seen in Tully and on Fenner Road in Lysander. 3/20: A MERLIN was spotted on Cardener Road in southeast Onondaga County. Cayuga County 3/19 : The FOS Region 5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS was seen on Towpath Road in Port Byron. Jefferson County 2/20: Another positive sighting on the Point Peninsula TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was made in the same general area as before but somewhat closer to the Co. Rt. 57 intersection with State Park Road than previously reported. Extralimital Lewis's Woodpecker in Ontario County, NY The Lewis's Woodpecker arrived October 30, 2010. Up to now over 200 people have seen the bird by word of mouth. We would like to let others that have not heard about this bird the opportunity to see him if they wish. Please call 585-229-2144 for a time to come. New Arrivals 3/15 - EASTERN PHOEBE 3/16 - TREE SWALLOW 3/18 - GREATER YELLOWLEGS 3/18 - EASTERN MEADOWLARK 3/19 - OSPREY 3/21 - FOX SPARROW --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] 3/21- Brooklyn/Queens: Snowy Egret, Laughing Gulls
This morning during the rain and wind I briefly observed a Laughing Gull on the beach at Coney Island. It disappeared almost immediately, but a little under an hour later I found a Laughing Gull sitting in the middle of Gravesend Bay as viewed from Coney Island Creek Park. The were only a handful of Bonaparte's Gulls around, including 5 sitting on the beach. I returned at high tide later in the day and there were 3 Laughing Gulls sitting on the beach there. These are the first I've heard of from the area this year, and a probably a tad late if they are indeed the first ones. In between those times I stopped at Floyd Bennett Field and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. FBF had several hundred Gulls spread out over the runways, the most unusual of which was a single Bonaparte's Gull roosting in a mixed gull flock at the field near the Community Garden. This is the first time I have ever seen the species at this site. At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge there was a single Snowy Egret in the South Marsh. Meanwhile, the Snow Goose number has dramatically decreased, as I could find only about 45 in the North Marsh. I didn't check the East Pond, so maybe they were riding out the abnormally high high tide there, but if not it would appear that there has been a rather sizeable exodus of the species. American Oystercatchers are also quite numerous in the area at this point. Good Birding -Doug Gochfeld -- 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] Ring-necked pheasant, female. Fresh road kill. Montgomery, NY. 3/21/11
1Ring-necked Pheasant, f, along Neelytown Rd. about 7 telephone poles south of Byrne's dairy/same side. Fresh road kill. No bands on the bird. It was still warm. 2:45 PM. I took 2 cell phone photos if someone needs them for documentation. 36f. Light drizzle/rain. Overcast skies. Dan Furbish. Middletown, NY Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- 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] American kestrel, Montgomery, NY. 3/21/11
1 AMERICAN KESTREL, across the street from the Orange County Airport, Rte 211. On the wires at the home that has an orange tractor in their yard. 8 American tree sparrows, at gate# 3. Orange County Airport. Dan Furbish. Middletown, NY. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- 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] Grasshopper Sparrow Jones Beach Suffolk Co. 20 Mar
During an otherwise slow day of birding around the barrier beaches yesterday, Joan Quinlan called to report a Grasshopper Sparrow that she and Gerta Fritz had observed from the southeast corner of the boardwalk at the Nature Center at Jones Beach West End around noon. Shai and I and others looked for it extensively for the next hour but had no luck, though it might well still be present in the extensive dune system there. We would be interested in any further reports. Among other birds seen at Jones Beach were two Red Knots resting with Black-bellied Plovers in the dunes south of the Nature Center and small numbers of Tree Swallows in the air. Later in the afternoon, at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in East Islip, we found three Golden-crowned Kinglets in the pines, and Dark-eyed Juncos were singing from the shrubs near the mansion. Patricia Lindsay Bay Shore, 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] American kestrel, Montgomery, NY. 3/21/11
1 AMERICAN KESTREL, across the street from the Orange County Airport, Rte 211. On the wires at the home that has an orange tractor in their yard. 8 American tree sparrows, at gate# 3. Orange County Airport. Dan Furbish. Middletown, NY. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- 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] Ring-necked pheasant, female. Fresh road kill. Montgomery, NY. 3/21/11
1Ring-necked Pheasant, f, along Neelytown Rd. about 7 telephone poles south of Byrne's dairy/same side. Fresh road kill. No bands on the bird. It was still warm. 2:45 PM. I took 2 cell phone photos if someone needs them for documentation. 36f. Light drizzle/rain. Overcast skies. Dan Furbish. Middletown, NY Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- 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] 3/21- Brooklyn/Queens: Snowy Egret, Laughing Gulls
This morning during the rain and wind I briefly observed a Laughing Gull on the beach at Coney Island. It disappeared almost immediately, but a little under an hour later I found a Laughing Gull sitting in the middle of Gravesend Bay as viewed from Coney Island Creek Park. The were only a handful of Bonaparte's Gulls around, including 5 sitting on the beach. I returned at high tide later in the day and there were 3 Laughing Gulls sitting on the beach there. These are the first I've heard of from the area this year, and a probably a tad late if they are indeed the first ones. In between those times I stopped at Floyd Bennett Field and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. FBF had several hundred Gulls spread out over the runways, the most unusual of which was a single Bonaparte's Gull roosting in a mixed gull flock at the field near the Community Garden. This is the first time I have ever seen the species at this site. At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge there was a single Snowy Egret in the South Marsh. Meanwhile, the Snow Goose number has dramatically decreased, as I could find only about 45 in the North Marsh. I didn't check the East Pond, so maybe they were riding out the abnormally high high tide there, but if not it would appear that there has been a rather sizeable exodus of the species. American Oystercatchers are also quite numerous in the area at this point. Good Birding -Doug Gochfeld -- 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] Grasshopper Sparrow Jones Beach Suffolk Co. 20 Mar
During an otherwise slow day of birding around the barrier beaches yesterday, Joan Quinlan called to report a Grasshopper Sparrow that she and Gerta Fritz had observed from the southeast corner of the boardwalk at the Nature Center at Jones Beach West End around noon. Shai and I and others looked for it extensively for the next hour but had no luck, though it might well still be present in the extensive dune system there. We would be interested in any further reports. Among other birds seen at Jones Beach were two Red Knots resting with Black-bellied Plovers in the dunes south of the Nature Center and small numbers of Tree Swallows in the air. Later in the afternoon, at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in East Islip, we found three Golden-crowned Kinglets in the pines, and Dark-eyed Juncos were singing from the shrubs near the mansion. Patricia Lindsay Bay Shore, 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
