[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline erratum
The date on the recently sent Hudson-Mohawk Birdline summary should have been 27 April 2011 -- not 13 April. My apologies. -- 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 - Great Birding!
Having just returned from a three week trip to Arizona last evening, I couldn't wait to get out this morning to see some of the great stuff my friends have been getting the last five days or so. This morning was not what I was hoping for since I awoke to thunder and lighting and torrential rains. Finally it let up a little and I went out around 9:30 am. Yankee Lake still had lots of waterfowl, including Loons, Cormorants,Grebes, Ducks and Gulls. A few warblers were around as well. When I got to the Bashakill, the skies had opened again. It didn't stop the birds though. I added bird after bird and was trying to get a look at one of many Common Moorhens at 10:15 am when I spotted a brown bird in the marsh grass. It was hunkered down and looked small. I got my scope and quickly realized it was a heron. A brown heron? At the time it was difficult to see and it just didn't quite add up. It was looking directly away from me, but I finally got a good look at the face. It had an extremely long bill that was darkish, but yellow below and near the base. I was pretty sure I knew the ID and got Karen Mattern on the bird. I explained what I thought it was, but I needed a better look. Finally the rain stopped and the Heron stood up. A beautiful TRI-COLORED HERON!! The second record ever for Sullivan County. Arelene Borko then arrived to see the bird and I made many phone calls. The bird was showing well now and we waited for others to arrive. Scott Baldinger arrived next and also had great looks at the bird, we could even see the white plumes on the back of the head. Several others arrived at 12:15. As I greeted them, Scott yelled it was taking off. It flew directly away from us and the flight looks were not good. Curt McDermott followed it closely with a scope. It flew to the far end of the Bashakill and disappeared behind the island. Extensive searching failed to find it again. Many Warblers, Orioles, Vireos, Kingbirds etc were seen during the search. What a great day for early migration. 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] LI Birds: Black Skimmers and Loon Migration
Three Black Skimmers flew across the Belt Parkway at Plumb Beach, Brooklyn at 6:20 this morning. At Robert Moses SP, southwestern Suffolk County, from 7:30-8:00 yesterday morning, I counted 74 Red-throated Loons migrating from west to east over the ocean. Three of these were in full breeding plumage. I also noticed a strong flight of Common Loons for the first time this season, with 13 birds in mostly breeding plumage flying eastward. One of these cut inland and flew up the Fire Inlet, as many Common Loons tend to do at this time of year. More unusual was a flock of 25 Black Scoters migrating up the inlet (modest numbers of all three scoters, plus Gannets, Bonaparte's Gulls, and Forster's Terns were moving eastward over the ocean). Shai Mitra Bay Shore Think green before you print this email. -- 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] B'klyn Summer Tanager, etc.; & Central Park, NYC 4/27
Wednesday, 27 April, 2011 - Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. City - A female SUMMER TANAGER found Wednesday was photographed by Juan Salas in Prospect Park, Brooklyn was the reported via the ebirdsnyc list; photo at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23604521@N00/5661381343/in/photostream - this bird was apparently seen first in early afternoon at the "Vale of Cashmere" by Alex Wilson of Brooklyn, and was still there at the time J.S.'s photo was taken. Also present in Prospect was at least one Prothonotary Warbler, in the same area as two had been seen the day before, near their zoo. The Prothonotary & other miscellaneous migrants are noted as usual in Peter Dorosh's birding blog that has sightings from a multitude of observers in north Brooklyn's main birding areas. - - - - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Central Park was (and from reports, about all other areas birders visited in N.Y. City) much less active for migrants on Wednesday. Even so, with some effort, up to twenty warbler species were found in the park, collectively - with some species perhaps represented by a single individual seen by multiple observers. There were also a fair selection of some, but not all, of the other migrants having been found in the previous week, almost all species in much lower numbers. As an example it was very obvious how many fewer of thrushes, sparrows, and Myrtle [Yellow-rumped] Warblers, along with other birds, there were to see on Wed. All areas of the park were equally much less active than had been in the preceding several days. The massive exodus of migrants from the N.Y.C. area was visible on radar imagery on Tues. night, with seemingly fewer birds arriving from points to the southwest of the city that night. 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/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] B'klyn Summer Tanager, etc.; Central Park, NYC 4/27
Wednesday, 27 April, 2011 - Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. City - A female SUMMER TANAGER found Wednesday was photographed by Juan Salas in Prospect Park, Brooklyn was the reported via the ebirdsnyc list; photo at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23604521@N00/5661381343/in/photostream - this bird was apparently seen first in early afternoon at the Vale of Cashmere by Alex Wilson of Brooklyn, and was still there at the time J.S.'s photo was taken. Also present in Prospect was at least one Prothonotary Warbler, in the same area as two had been seen the day before, near their zoo. The Prothonotary other miscellaneous migrants are noted as usual in Peter Dorosh's birding blog that has sightings from a multitude of observers in north Brooklyn's main birding areas. - - - - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Central Park was (and from reports, about all other areas birders visited in N.Y. City) much less active for migrants on Wednesday. Even so, with some effort, up to twenty warbler species were found in the park, collectively - with some species perhaps represented by a single individual seen by multiple observers. There were also a fair selection of some, but not all, of the other migrants having been found in the previous week, almost all species in much lower numbers. As an example it was very obvious how many fewer of thrushes, sparrows, and Myrtle [Yellow-rumped] Warblers, along with other birds, there were to see on Wed. All areas of the park were equally much less active than had been in the preceding several days. The massive exodus of migrants from the N.Y.C. area was visible on radar imagery on Tues. night, with seemingly fewer birds arriving from points to the southwest of the city that night. 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/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Black Skimmers and Loon Migration
Three Black Skimmers flew across the Belt Parkway at Plumb Beach, Brooklyn at 6:20 this morning. At Robert Moses SP, southwestern Suffolk County, from 7:30-8:00 yesterday morning, I counted 74 Red-throated Loons migrating from west to east over the ocean. Three of these were in full breeding plumage. I also noticed a strong flight of Common Loons for the first time this season, with 13 birds in mostly breeding plumage flying eastward. One of these cut inland and flew up the Fire Inlet, as many Common Loons tend to do at this time of year. More unusual was a flock of 25 Black Scoters migrating up the inlet (modest numbers of all three scoters, plus Gannets, Bonaparte's Gulls, and Forster's Terns were moving eastward over the ocean). Shai Mitra Bay Shore Think green before you print this email. -- 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 - Great Birding!
Having just returned from a three week trip to Arizona last evening, I couldn't wait to get out this morning to see some of the great stuff my friends have been getting the last five days or so. This morning was not what I was hoping for since I awoke to thunder and lighting and torrential rains. Finally it let up a little and I went out around 9:30 am. Yankee Lake still had lots of waterfowl, including Loons, Cormorants,Grebes, Ducks and Gulls. A few warblers were around as well. When I got to the Bashakill, the skies had opened again. It didn't stop the birds though. I added bird after bird and was trying to get a look at one of many Common Moorhens at 10:15 am when I spotted a brown bird in the marsh grass. It was hunkered down and looked small. I got my scope and quickly realized it was a heron. A brown heron? At the time it was difficult to see and it just didn't quite add up. It was looking directly away from me, but I finally got a good look at the face. It had an extremely long bill that was darkish, but yellow below and near the base. I was pretty sure I knew the ID and got Karen Mattern on the bird. I explained what I thought it was, but I needed a better look. Finally the rain stopped and the Heron stood up. A beautiful TRI-COLORED HERON!! The second record ever for Sullivan County. Arelene Borko then arrived to see the bird and I made many phone calls. The bird was showing well now and we waited for others to arrive. Scott Baldinger arrived next and also had great looks at the bird, we could even see the white plumes on the back of the head. Several others arrived at 12:15. As I greeted them, Scott yelled it was taking off. It flew directly away from us and the flight looks were not good. Curt McDermott followed it closely with a scope. It flew to the far end of the Bashakill and disappeared behind the island. Extensive searching failed to find it again. Many Warblers, Orioles, Vireos, Kingbirds etc were seen during the search. What a great day for early migration. 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/ --
