[nysbirds-l] Forster's Terns and Glossy Ibis - Carmans River

2011-07-24 Thread Luke Ormand 
This morning I paddled the length of the Southern Portion of the Carmans
River (which is part of my ever growing love affair with all things Carmans
River) from Montauk Hwy. to Squassex Creek.  Birds were far from plentiful,
but I did come across several Forster's near Squassex and saw a Glossy Ibis
flying over the river.  Great Egrets were plentiful and Osprey were vocal
but otherwise a relatively quite morning.  Photos can be seen here:
http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2011/07/forsters-tern-on-carmans-river.html

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[nysbirds-l] Least Bitterns in Massapequa Preserve

2011-07-24 Thread redknot 
Birded with Dave Klauber for about an hour this evening (6:15 to 7:15 p.m.) and 
we saw the male least bittern several times and had four (4!) juvenile birds in 
view on the e/s/o the pond, in the area the juveniles have been observed for 
the past week or so. The male was especially accommodating landing at the edge 
of the cattails, about fifteen feet north of the gray drainage dome, perching 
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This was the fifth time I have visited the site and still have not seen the 
female bittern.

John Turner 

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[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanagers in East Hampton (update 2)

2011-07-24 Thread Anthony Collerton 
Michael Duffy and I returned to the site at 10:30am this morning and found
the Summer Tanager in the same area.  Looking at it again and in better
light, this bird really does look like a first year bird (very brown with
paler undersides and a distinctly yellow throat).  Didn't see any obvious
streaking (which I'd have liked to see) but it otherwise conforms to written
descriptions I've seen.  The bird was calling intermittently between between
8:00am and 10:30am and was fairly easy to locate when it vocalized.

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[nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit @ JBWR (Queens County)...

2011-07-24 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Bobby Kurtz and I just found a Hudsonian Godwit on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay 
Wildlife Refuge.  The bird could be seen from the south end, south of the raunt 
along the eastern edge of the phragmities.
Good and responsible birding!
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[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanagers in East Hampton (update)

2011-07-24 Thread Anthony Collerton 
As previously mentioned, we found a pair of Summer Tanagers in our yard in
East Hampton in late May.  Throughout most of June we continued to hear
Summer Tanagers around the yard and saw the male (but not the female) on 8
different dates in June and early July.  The male remained remarkably loyal
to the same area of woodland, returning to it and calling from it often,
especially in the evening where it almost always returned to the same group
of trees as the light faded and called loudly.  That said, I did not see the
female or find any sign of a nest during that time, other than the
consistent presence of very shy bird(s) in the same area for a period of
roughly 8 weeks.

On July 13th I heard what sounded like multiple Summer Tanagers in the
(presumed) nest area, calling in a very agitated state.  A Red-tailed Hawk
sitting low in the trees was the obvious culprit.  When the hawk departed
the "pit-a-tucking" subsided and the birds (definitely more than one) moved
on.  From that day forward, we did not hear the birds for approximately 10
days, despite being in the yard regularly both morning and evening.

On July 22nd, Ryan Walker thought he heard Summer Tanager calls to the West
of our property at some distance in the woods.

This morning (July 24th) while driving to buy breakfast at 8am, I heard a
Summer Tanager calling at a new location.  I stopped and easily located the
bird, which was sitting in the open and calling loudly (a complete contrast
to the presumed breeding birds who were extremely cautious, often remained
hidden and often dropping off their perch and fleeing at the first sign of a
human nearby).  The bird this morning was not the male (as I'd expected) but
rather a brownish female/juvenile type.  I appeared overall olive/brown with
paler undersides and a yellowish tinge to the throat.  I did not notice any
streaking so am not sure whether this bird is young of the year as opposed
to our female rediscovered, however it did leave me with that impression.
 It did strike me, even at a distance, as a great deal browner than the
olive/green female we saw earlier in the season, however I only saw the
female on a couple of occasions so readily admit to potential wishful
thinking.  I watched the bird for a few minutes and relocated it on the way
back home at around 9am, watching for another 5 minutes.

Given that the location is publicly accessible and not the presume breeding
site, I'm going to make it public in case anyone in the area want to
relocate the bird and weigh in on the ID.  The bird was on Great Oak Way in
East Hampton, about half way between the junction with Old Schoolhouse Lane
and the end of the street.  There is a chain stretched across the entrance
to a Town of East Hampton preserve on the West side of Great Oak Way - the
bird was close to that "gate" on both occasions.  The "gate" marks a trail
head that accesses a lot of good habitat (several pairs of Scarlet Tanagers
in the area also).  *Please* respect private property signs in the area,
much of the land further down Great Oak Way is privately owned.

Anthony

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Oil City Road

2011-07-24 Thread Joe Jannsen 
It wasn't blank on my end.
 
Joe



From: bounce-37792438-10871...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Ken McDermott
Sent: Sat 7/23/2011 10:47 PM
To: nysbird...@list.cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Oil City Road


Imagine my surprise to look at todays postings and to see that the one that I 
had sent about 10:30am was blank!So, here its is again.
Ken McDermott

Jul 23, 2011 10:36:41 AM, terrei...@verizon.net wrote:


At 10:00am today Danny Messina & Lisa O'Gorman Hofsommer reported that 
they were at the NW impoundment of the Wallkill River NWR and that they saw the 
SANDHILL CRANE, the juv. WHITE IBIS and that they also had a bird that looked 
like an imm. LITTLE BLUE HERON.  Within minutes Rob Stone called and he 
verified all three birds. Others are on their way to see these three, all very 
uncommon for Orange County.
Good luck and GOOD BIRDING,
Ken McDermott 

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[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanagers in East Hampton (update)

2011-07-24 Thread Anthony Collerton 
As previously mentioned, we found a pair of Summer Tanagers in our yard in
East Hampton in late May.  Throughout most of June we continued to hear
Summer Tanagers around the yard and saw the male (but not the female) on 8
different dates in June and early July.  The male remained remarkably loyal
to the same area of woodland, returning to it and calling from it often,
especially in the evening where it almost always returned to the same group
of trees as the light faded and called loudly.  That said, I did not see the
female or find any sign of a nest during that time, other than the
consistent presence of very shy bird(s) in the same area for a period of
roughly 8 weeks.

On July 13th I heard what sounded like multiple Summer Tanagers in the
(presumed) nest area, calling in a very agitated state.  A Red-tailed Hawk
sitting low in the trees was the obvious culprit.  When the hawk departed
the pit-a-tucking subsided and the birds (definitely more than one) moved
on.  From that day forward, we did not hear the birds for approximately 10
days, despite being in the yard regularly both morning and evening.

On July 22nd, Ryan Walker thought he heard Summer Tanager calls to the West
of our property at some distance in the woods.

This morning (July 24th) while driving to buy breakfast at 8am, I heard a
Summer Tanager calling at a new location.  I stopped and easily located the
bird, which was sitting in the open and calling loudly (a complete contrast
to the presumed breeding birds who were extremely cautious, often remained
hidden and often dropping off their perch and fleeing at the first sign of a
human nearby).  The bird this morning was not the male (as I'd expected) but
rather a brownish female/juvenile type.  I appeared overall olive/brown with
paler undersides and a yellowish tinge to the throat.  I did not notice any
streaking so am not sure whether this bird is young of the year as opposed
to our female rediscovered, however it did leave me with that impression.
 It did strike me, even at a distance, as a great deal browner than the
olive/green female we saw earlier in the season, however I only saw the
female on a couple of occasions so readily admit to potential wishful
thinking.  I watched the bird for a few minutes and relocated it on the way
back home at around 9am, watching for another 5 minutes.

Given that the location is publicly accessible and not the presume breeding
site, I'm going to make it public in case anyone in the area want to
relocate the bird and weigh in on the ID.  The bird was on Great Oak Way in
East Hampton, about half way between the junction with Old Schoolhouse Lane
and the end of the street.  There is a chain stretched across the entrance
to a Town of East Hampton preserve on the West side of Great Oak Way - the
bird was close to that gate on both occasions.  The gate marks a trail
head that accesses a lot of good habitat (several pairs of Scarlet Tanagers
in the area also).  *Please* respect private property signs in the area,
much of the land further down Great Oak Way is privately owned.

Anthony

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[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanagers in East Hampton (update 2)

2011-07-24 Thread Anthony Collerton 
Michael Duffy and I returned to the site at 10:30am this morning and found
the Summer Tanager in the same area.  Looking at it again and in better
light, this bird really does look like a first year bird (very brown with
paler undersides and a distinctly yellow throat).  Didn't see any obvious
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descriptions I've seen.  The bird was calling intermittently between between
8:00am and 10:30am and was fairly easy to locate when it vocalized.

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[nysbirds-l] Least Bitterns in Massapequa Preserve

2011-07-24 Thread redknot 
Birded with Dave Klauber for about an hour this evening (6:15 to 7:15 p.m.) and 
we saw the male least bittern several times and had four (4!) juvenile birds in 
view on the e/s/o the pond, in the area the juveniles have been observed for 
the past week or so. The male was especially accommodating landing at the edge 
of the cattails, about fifteen feet north of the gray drainage dome, perching 
there for a minute before heading into the marsh, presumably to hunt for food.
  
This was the fifth time I have visited the site and still have not seen the 
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John Turner 

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[nysbirds-l] Forster's Terns and Glossy Ibis - Carmans River

2011-07-24 Thread Luke Ormand 
This morning I paddled the length of the Southern Portion of the Carmans
River (which is part of my ever growing love affair with all things Carmans
River) from Montauk Hwy. to Squassex Creek.  Birds were far from plentiful,
but I did come across several Forster's near Squassex and saw a Glossy Ibis
flying over the river.  Great Egrets were plentiful and Osprey were vocal
but otherwise a relatively quite morning.  Photos can be seen here:
http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2011/07/forsters-tern-on-carmans-river.html

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Oil City Road

2011-07-24 Thread Joe Jannsen 
It wasn't blank on my end.
 
Joe



From: bounce-37792438-10871...@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Ken McDermott
Sent: Sat 7/23/2011 10:47 PM
To: nysbird...@list.cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Oil City Road


Imagine my surprise to look at todays postings and to see that the one that I 
had sent about 10:30am was blank!So, here its is again.
Ken McDermott

Jul 23, 2011 10:36:41 AM, terrei...@verizon.net wrote:


At 10:00am today Danny Messina  Lisa O'Gorman Hofsommer reported that 
they were at the NW impoundment of the Wallkill River NWR and that they saw the 
SANDHILL CRANE, the juv. WHITE IBIS and that they also had a bird that looked 
like an imm. LITTLE BLUE HERON.  Within minutes Rob Stone called and he 
verified all three birds. Others are on their way to see these three, all very 
uncommon for Orange County.
Good luck and GOOD BIRDING,
Ken McDermott 

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