[nysbirds-l] Northern Gannets@ Pelham Bay Park

[Jack Rothman]

On a walk today with City Island Birds, Dennis Hrehowsik spotted four Northern 
Gannets directly off-shore, on Hunter Island in Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. 
Over several years of birding this area, this was the first time we've ever 
seen Gannets here.
Jack Rothman
www.cityislandbirds.com

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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler - Point Gratiot Park, Dunkirk, Chautauqua Co.

[Jim Pawlicki]

As relayed earlier on geneseebirds by Willie D'Anna, a Yellow-throated
Warbler was present this afternoon at Point Gratiot Park in the town of
Dunkirk, Chautauqua County. The bird was in the small DEC woodlot at the
north end of the park as accessed by turning onto Point Drive North from
Route 5 and then parking at the small DEC headquarters lot. The bird was
roughly in the central portion of the small woodlot and was loosely
associating with 4-6 Yellow-rumped Warblers. Also present in the park were 2
Eastern Towhees, Brown Thrasher, Golden-crowned Kinglet, several
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, and singing Winter Wren.  Given the strong SW
winds, there were large numbers of gulls and waterbirds flying around and
resting in Dunkirk Harbor.  Notable were several Common Loons, 728+
Double-crested Cormorants (3/4 of which were sheltering on the inside edge
of the outer breakwall), 98 Caspian Terns, 2 Common Terns, 2 1C Iceland
Gulls, 1/2C Glaucous Gull, 3C Lesser Black-backed Gull, and a variant adult
Herring Gull with bright yellow-orange legs.  Photos are here:
www.flickr.com/photos/jmpawli10


Jim Pawlicki
Amherst, NY

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Mitred Parakeets return to Hillcrest

[Steve Walter]

Only one bird when I was there early this afternoon (I think that's an 
accurate count, Seth). A picture can be seen at
http://www.hmana.org/steve/mitred.htm . Shown for comparison (understanding 
that it's a very small sample) is an individual from Kendall, FL.


Steve Walter

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From: "Seth Ausubel" 
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 5:01 PM
To: "post NYSBirds" 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Mitred Parakeets return to Hillcrest


As of yesterday, April 14, the Mitred Parakeets have returned to
Hillcrest, Queens County to feed on cherry blossoms.  Today I met Bob
Adamo there.  We observed 8 birds (there have been as many as 12 so  far).
Most significantly, we observed a pair copulating.  Also of  note is that
there were no immature birds among the 8, and all the  birds had some
orange or yellow feathering on the face or body.  This  unusual plumage
may be due to inbreeding or an avicultural morph.  I  would expect the
birds to remain for another couple of days, until the  blossoms are spent.

The location is 166th St., on the block north of 82 Rd.  The trees  that
the birds feed in are on the left about 3/4 way up the block.  If  you go,
I would appreciate any observations, especially an accurate  count.
Please respect private property.

Seth Ausubel
Forest Hills, NY




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RE: [nysbirds-l] Just My Luck (out of state find)

[Shaibal Mitra]

A lot of New York birders will recall some spectacular finds by Steve over the 
years--including Fork-tailed Flycatcher in New York State:

http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y2000v50n4/y2000v50n4rgn10.pdf

Surely there can't be many people who have found TWO Fork-tails in North 
America!

Shai Mitra
Bay Shore


From: bounce-18669425-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-18669425-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Steve Walter 
[swalte...@verizon.net]
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 4:06 PM
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Just My Luck (out of state find)

Some of you who know me have heard me malign by birding luck (or lack of). Case 
in point. I was in Fort Lauderdale yesterday, hoping to photograph Gray 
Kingbird. This is the only stinkin' Tyrannus I could come up with. 
http://www.hmana.org/steve/ftfly.htm

Sorry if I broke some rule by posting an out of area find. But I was posting 
the picture for the Tropical Audubon Society Birdboard, anyway. Might as well 
let others see.


Steve Walter
Bayside, NY



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[nysbirds-l] Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge

[Luke Ormand]

This morning I visited an off-shoot of Wertheim (not the main area which is
accessed from Smith Rd) and observed the following:  Tree Swallows, Barn
Swallows, 2 Great Egrets, 2 Snowy Egrets, 2 Osprey (nesting) and 2 Eastern
Meadowlarks.  Additionally, on Thursday while leaving the ("World Famous")
Carmans River via boat, Anthony Graves and I saw and photographed a Female
Peregrine Falcon.  Photos of the birds can be seen here:
http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2011/04/wertheim-national-wildlife-refuge.html
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- Luke Ormand, Flanders

www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com

www.wildlongisland.blogspot.com

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Re: [nysbirds-l] NY Botanical Garden - Saturday, April 16

[Jan Hollerbach]

Prothonotary Warbler continues this morning. 

Jan Hollerbach
James Purcell

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 17, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Tom Fiore  wrote:

> Saturday, 16 April -
> 
> In addition to all the species noted below from the NYBG, we also found 
> Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in the same area where the male 
> Prothonotary Warbler was seen the latter by about 25+ observers, possibly 
> more as others arrived later with success).  In my initial very quick view of 
> a photo made available from Thursday 4/14, and a communication, I thought the 
> warbler might be female, but on seeing the actual bird it was immediately 
> apparent it is a male, albeit not as richly-colored as some male 
> Prothonotarys can be in nearly orange yellow color in the breast area. Still, 
> this one has that "glow" about it seen from even a distance.  The 
> Prothonotary was still present through the mid-afternoon at the larger of the 
> "twin lakes" in the garden, just as more rain was starting & became heavier.  
> I would bet that that bird is still in that area, generally, today as little 
> songbird migration seems to have taken place overnight to this Sunday. If 
> going, have patience & persistence - it will be worth the wait, if that's 
> necessary. It's possible to scan almost the whole shore of the small "lake" 
> from the bridge.
> 
> There will be admissions charged to the NY Botanical Garden today, in 
> addition to fees for parking in their own lot. The garden is closed on 
> Mondays.
> 
> Tom Fiore,
> Manhattan
> -  -  -  -  -  -
> ___
> From: 
> Date: April 17, 2011 7:56:55 AM EDT
> To: 
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden - Saturday, April 16
> Reply-To: 
> 
> Even though it felt like a November Day at NYBG yesterday, the sight of the 
> spring warblers kept us warm!
> 
> Highlights include: A male Prothonotary Warbler on Twin Lakes. The warbler 
> has been at the lakes since Thursday. It puts on a great show, flying from 
> one side of the lake to the other - looking for insects along the muddy 
> banks. Also on Twin Lakes, a great egret and wood ducks. 
> The owlets were not visible in their cavity and even though we could not 
> locate them anywhere  - it was confirmed there were three babies by Lenny 
> Abrahms who had a photograph of three fuzzy heads in the cavity. The female 
> owl was out of the cavity and sitting on a branch about 35 feet away. The 
> babies had been flapping their wings all week long and may have fledged the 
> nest and are somewhere in the forest. 
> 
> Also observed:
> 
> Pine Warbler-6
> Palm Warbler -8
> Yellow rumped Warbler-4
> Ruby crowned kinglet-6
> Golden Crowned kinglet-3
> 
> Phoebe-1
> 
> Yellow bellied sapsucker-2
> Red bellied woodpecker-3
> Downy woodpecker-2
> Hairy Woodpecker-1
> 
> Red winged blackbirds-14
> Grackles-many
> 
> Chickadees-6
> Tufted Titmouse-2
> Brown creeper-1
> House Wren-1
> 
> Goldfinch-1
> House finch-3
> 
> Mallards-4
> C. Geese- 14
> 
> White throated sparrow-6
> Song sparrow-4
> Savannah sparrow-1
> 
> American Robin- many
> Hermit Thrush-1
> 
> Red tailed hawk-3
> 
> Cardinals-6
> Mockingbird-1
> Blue Jay-3
> Mourning Doves-3
> 
> Good birding,
> Debbie Becker
> 
> 
> 

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[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary?

[eyeflight16]

Has anyone seen the Prothonotary Warbler at the NYBG yet today (Sunday)? Any 
reports, positive or negative, would be helpful. Thanks

James Purcell
Fairfield, CT



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[nysbirds-l] Vesper Sparrow

[Norm Klein]

A vesper sparrow was seen and photographed by Paul Gildersleeve yesterday 
(4/16/11) at Sunken Meadow SP.  It was in the lawn area at the easternmost side 
of parking lot 3 bordered by a fenced in tree island.
-Norm Klein

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[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Sooty Sheawater, Pectoral Sandpiper and Caspian Terns

[Angus Wilson]

The strong ESE winds made for a stormy and downright chilly Saturday
afternoon on the South Fork of Long Island (Suffolk Co). On the ocean front
there was a strong easterly movement of *NORTHERN GANNETS*. Whilst
performing a 1-hour count (4:00-5:00 PM) from East Hampton, I picked up my
first *SOOTY SHEARWATER* of the 'summer' season, moving quickly eastward.
Usually it is late May before the first land-based sightings. Here are the
count totals.

Common Loon - 11
Red-throated Loon - 16
loon sp. - 4
Northern Gannet - 527 (predominantly adults)
*SOOTY SHEARWATER* - 1 (eastward, 4:36 pm)
Surf Scoter - 267
Black Scoter - 21
White-winged Scoter - 41
Great Black-backed Gull - 19
American Herring Gull - 60

At Mecox Bay, two adult *LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS* were on the remnant sand
flat, along with a couple of *PIPING PLOVER*. John Shemlit visited later and
added 2 *CASPIAN TERNS*. At Georgica Pond a* PECTORAL SANDPIPER* was feeding
with 5 *WILSON'S SNIPE* and another snipe was at Sagg Mains.

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New York City & The Springs, NY, USA
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[nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden - Saturday, April 16

[editconsul]

Even though it felt like a November Day at NYBG yesterday, the sight of the 
spring warblers kept us warm!



Highlights include: A male Prothonotary Warbler on Twin Lakes. The warbler has 
been at the lakes since Thursday. It puts on a great show, flying from one side 
of the lake to the other - looking for insects along the muddy banks. Also on 
Twin Lakes, a great egret and wood ducks. 
The owlets were not visible in their cavity and even though we could not locate 
them anywhere  - it was confirmed there were three babies by Lenny Abrahms who 
had a photograph of three fuzzy heads in the cavity. The female owl was out of 
the cavity and sitting on a branch about 35 feet away. The babies had been 
flapping their wings all week long and may have fledged the nest and are 
somewhere in the forest. 


Also observed:


Pine Warbler-6
Palm Warbler -8
Yellow rumped Warbler-4
Ruby crowned kinglet-6
Golden Crowned kinglet-3


Phoebe-1


Yellow bellied sapsucker-2
Red bellied woodpecker-3
Downy woodpecker-2
Hairy Woodpecker-1


Red winged blackbirds-14
Grackles-many


Chickadees-6
Tufted Titmouse-2
Brown creeper-1
House Wren-1


Goldfinch-1
House finch-3


Mallards-4
C. Geese- 14


White throated sparrow-6
Song sparrow-4
Savannah sparrow-1


American Robin- many
Hermit Thrush-1


Red tailed hawk-3


Cardinals-6
Mockingbird-1
Blue Jay-3
Mourning Doves-3


Good birding,
Debbie Becker





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