[nysbirds-l] Sullivan County
An exciting day of birding in Sullivan County at Morningside Park and Apollo Plaza with a good number of birds coming in on the storm. Highlights included SEVEN BLACK TERNS!! This is a county record! I was able to reach Arlene Borko and Scott Baldinger who were able to come over and see the birds. The shorebirds were in good number with the following seen: Semi-palmated Plover - 1 Killdeer - 42 Spotted Sandpiper - 1 Solitary Sandpiper - 1 Lesser Yellowlegs - 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper - 4 Least Sandpiper - 27 Pectoral Sandpiper - 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER - 1 (rare) Wilson's Snipe - 1 Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Green Heron and a Merlin were also seen. The most exciting part of the day was when the seven BLACK TERNS were foraging and I suddenly heard one screeching. I turned to see that a Merlin had the tern in mid air (or so I thought). The tern got away and all of the terns mobbed the hawk, joined by nearly 75 assorted swallows. All of the screeching was intense. The Merlin seemed to become confused in the flurry and eventually broke off, diving on the shorebirds on one of the islands. He was hot on their tails when I looked back at the terns. The entire flock of terns and swallows were spiraling skyward. The eventually peeled off and all headed directly east over the horizon, not to return. I couldn't spot the Merlin again, but fortunately, all the shorebirds settled down and were still present when Lance Verderame came and was able to see them a couple of hours later. Great birding! John Haas PS Scott called later to inform me that a large mixed species flock of warblers, vireos and tanagers had come in to the Nature Trail at the Bashakill. The highlight of which was a TENNESSEE WARBLER -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Buffalo Bird Report 25 Aug 2011
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 08/25/2011 * NYBU1108.25 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit email to dfsuggs localnet com --- BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK BLACK VULTURE RED-NECKED GREBE Black-bellied Plover Whimbrel Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope - Transcript Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 08/25/2011 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org Thursday, August 25, 2011 The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Highlights of reports received August 18 through August 25 from the Niagara Frontier Region include BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK, BLACK VULTURE and RED-NECKED GREBE. From Allegany County, August 24, a BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK in the Conewango Swamp WMA, about one mile north of the Village of Randolph. From a small parking lot on Swamp Road, follow the dike to an OSPREY nest. The whistling duck was to the north, among numerous MALLARDS. Whistling duck was first recorded in the BOS region and New York State just last summer. BLACK VULTURE, August 18, with TURKEY VULTURES over Artpark and the lower Niagara River at Lewiston. BLACK VULTURES have been spotted sporadically on the lower river for the past year. August 21, an unexpected RED-NECKED GREBE on Lake Ontario off the Town of Wilson. Only one previous August record of RED-NECKED GREBE in the BOS archives, almost thirty years ago. Shorebird migrants - the BOS count along the Lake Erie shore in Ontario August 21 reported several BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS plus RUDDY TURNSTONE and SANDERLINGS, and on Poth Road between Wainfleet and Dunnville, a WHIMBREL with 27 BLACK- BELLIED PLOVERS. In the Iroquois Refuge, at Kumpf Marsh and Feeder Road, 12 shorebird species included an elusive WILSON'S PHALAROPE, and at Paddy #2 in the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area, a STILT SANDPIPER. The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, September 1. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting. - End Transcript -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fwd: (Metro Birding Briefs) FW: Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival - CANCELLED
Cross-posting. -Original Message- From: Lloyd Spitalnik To: btblue Sent: Thu, Aug 25, 2011 11:12 am Subject: (Metro Birding Briefs) FW: Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival - CANCELLED Subject: Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival - CANCELLED Hi Everyone, Because of extremely high water levels at Jamaica Bay and more rain coming we've decided to cancel the festival this Saturday the 27th. We all feel bad about it but we always want to give you the best experience. This year there were just too m any obstacles including 8" of rain in a 24 hour period and an impending hurricane on the way. Sorry if this ruins anybody's plans. It was a difficult decision by all the organizers. See you there next year. Batten down the hatches and stay safe during the coming storm. All our best, Don Riepe Kevin Karlson NPS NYC Audubon Lloyd Lloyd Spitalnik Photography www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: New Members 1 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake SP-BLACK TERN
Hempstead Lake SP 25 August I joined the South Shore Audubon Thursday walk this morning. Land birding was uneventful for the most part. At the north end of South Pond where the open field constricts the expanse of the pond next to McDonald Pond, there was a huge slick of floating debris, sticks and leaves. Around the periphery and occasionally in the center was a flitting bird (reminiscent of a Storm-Petrol). The flight was very un-tern like when first seen. It turned out to be an adult BLACK TERN molting from Summer to Winter plumage. A totally unexpected bird in that location. Sy Schiff -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
