[nysbirds-l] Woodcock at Jefferson Valley mall
Had an American Woodcock fly up from the median across from the main entrance at the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights tonite at around 9:30pm. It headed out towards the perimeter road and into a swampy area. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 -- 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] Ontauk and points west (Suffolk)
After a brief stop at Deep Hollow Ranch, I started a seawatch at Montauk Point at 7:45 this morning, and then at Camp Hero, the watch lasting until 9:30. I then visited Montauk Lake Inlet at Gin Beach, Ditch Plains, Cuilloden Point, Fort Pond Bay (south border), Napeague (Lazy Point), and Hook Pond via Further Lane. In late afternoon, I drove Dune Road west from Shinnecock. Birds of interest included: Greater White-fronted Goose: 1 at Deep Hollow at 7:30, but not seen at 9:30; at 2mpm, Further Lane had 34 White-tailed Deer and zero geese. Tundra Swan: 5 continue on Hook Pond Scoters: flocks passing at all ocean viewpoints, and numbers are massing off Montauk/Camp Hero. Black Scoter appeared to be the most, and Surf Scoter least, abundant. Loons: Both species abundant, Common mostly in bays and Red-throated on ocean; numbers of Red-throated passed by at ocean viewpoints, but no major flux was seen. Red-necked Grebe: 1 on Fort Pond Bay, in southwestern quarter. American Bittern: 1, Dune Road shortly east of Triton Lane Laughing Gull: about 8 at Montauk, Camp Hero, inlet Black-legged Kittiwake: 2 from Camp Hero Common Tern: 1 at inlet Forster's Tern: 3 at inlet Razorbill: 3 passing at Camp Hero, 1 at Ditch Plains Doug Futuyma Stony Brook, NY -- 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] Ross's Goose
The Ross's goose was still in the field across from the Aviator building at Floyd Bennett Fieldbim Brooklyn just before sundown. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- 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] Ash-throated Flycatcher at West End/Jones Beach
At approx. 11:00AM this morning I discovered an Ash-throated Flycatcher on the Fisherman's access road. Specifically, at the point where the access road opens up to reveal Jones Inlet on the right. The bird was feeding low along the shrub line on the south side of the road, hawking insects and eating the fruits of Bayberry, and being harassed by a Mockingbird (anybody up for opening a season on Mockingbirds?). Typical of the fall Ash-throated Flycatchers I have observed in the past the bird never perched higher than five feet off the ground. The overall shape of the bird was a small-billed, long tailed, slim Myiarchus. The head showed a crest, and the throat was whitish and the upper breast was a whitish gray. The lower belly and undertail coverts were yellow, the yellow being more intense than most fall Ash-throated's I have seen, which may have been a function of the overcast day, which tends to enhance color (just as a bright sun washes color out). The entire undertail was reddish brown and the terminal portion of the undertail was a darker reddish brown than the rest of the tail. The whitish-gray upperparts eliminated Great Crested and the small bill eliminated both Great-crested and Brown-crested Flycatchers (M. crinitus and M. tyrannulus), while the entirely reddish underparts on the tail rule out Dusky-capped Flycatcher (M. tuberculifer). At one point the bird did pose for me at distance of less than twenty feet, but unfortunately, my camera chose this moment to malfunction (the battery was not seated properly, hence no power). Attempts to relocate the bird were unsuccessful,one birder missed seeing the bird by five minutes. Wednesday weather looks pretty miserable -perhaps the bird will stick around. Also in the general area was an Orange-crowned Warbler and Ruby-crowned Kinglet. The two Marbled Godwits continue, feeding on the mud flats on the south side of Meadow Island. As Shane Blodgett indicated in an earlier post, there was a major seabird movement this morning along the south shore that included Red-throated Loon, Scoter and Gannet. I joined Shai Mitra earlier in the morning at Fire Island Field 5 to witness the spectacle. Suffice to say that RTL numbers were in the thousands as were total Scoter numbers. One would think that with all these birds present something interesting would appear. However, other than six flyby Razorbills that were seen shortly after Shai left, nothing notable appeared. Ken Feustel -- 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] Northern Shrike, at Orange county airport, 22 Nov 11
>From the back side W. Kaisertown (?) road off Rte 211. Atop a small solitary tree behind airport chainlink fence/gate. a brown tone, immature Northern Shrike . 22 Nov 11 Dan Furbish -- 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull in Setauket
NYbirders, To follow the discussion of the recent Setauket Black-headed Gull and the potential for hybrid influence, a medium-sized hybrid gull flew past the north end of the barrier at Avalon, New Jersey today (22 November) during a massive seabird flight. We took this to be a probable adult Black-headed Gull x Ring-billed Gull hybrid. My photos are online here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonxie88 Cheers, Tom -- Tom Johnson Cape May, NJ t...@cornell.edu -- 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] Sherwood island S.P.
Birders et al, Here is a link to a article + photos I thought you would be interested in looking at about Sherwood Island S.P. http://kymry.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/commissioner-daniel-esty-ct-deep-talks-at-sherwood-island-s-p/ Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the time with your family. Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Twitter: http://twitter.com/MardiWD Blog: http://kymry.wordpress.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KymryGroup Before printing this message, please consider the environment. -- 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] Seabird flight right now/Ross's Goose continues
There is a very good flight of seabirds off of Long Island right now. Get to the coast if you can! Ross's Goose continues at Floyd Bennett field. Shane B. (with Doug G.) Brooklyn NY -- 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] Seabird flight right now/Ross's Goose continues
There is a very good flight of seabirds off of Long Island right now. Get to the coast if you can! Ross's Goose continues at Floyd Bennett field. Shane B. (with Doug G.) Brooklyn NY -- 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] Sherwood island S.P.
Birders et al, Here is a link to a article + photos I thought you would be interested in looking at about Sherwood Island S.P. http://kymry.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/commissioner-daniel-esty-ct-deep-talks-at-sherwood-island-s-p/ Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the time with your family. Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Twitter: http://twitter.com/MardiWD Blog: http://kymry.wordpress.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KymryGroup Before printing this message, please consider the environment. -- 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Black-headed Gull in Setauket
NYbirders, To follow the discussion of the recent Setauket Black-headed Gull and the potential for hybrid influence, a medium-sized hybrid gull flew past the north end of the barrier at Avalon, New Jersey today (22 November) during a massive seabird flight. We took this to be a probable adult Black-headed Gull x Ring-billed Gull hybrid. My photos are online here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonxie88 Cheers, Tom -- Tom Johnson Cape May, NJ t...@cornell.edu -- 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] Northern Shrike, at Orange county airport, 22 Nov 11
From the back side W. Kaisertown (?) road off Rte 211. Atop a small solitary tree behind airport chainlink fence/gate. a brown tone, immature Northern Shrike . 22 Nov 11 Dan Furbish -- 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] Ross's Goose
The Ross's goose was still in the field across from the Aviator building at Floyd Bennett Fieldbim Brooklyn just before sundown. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- 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] Ontauk and points west (Suffolk)
After a brief stop at Deep Hollow Ranch, I started a seawatch at Montauk Point at 7:45 this morning, and then at Camp Hero, the watch lasting until 9:30. I then visited Montauk Lake Inlet at Gin Beach, Ditch Plains, Cuilloden Point, Fort Pond Bay (south border), Napeague (Lazy Point), and Hook Pond via Further Lane. In late afternoon, I drove Dune Road west from Shinnecock. Birds of interest included: Greater White-fronted Goose: 1 at Deep Hollow at 7:30, but not seen at 9:30; at 2mpm, Further Lane had 34 White-tailed Deer and zero geese. Tundra Swan: 5 continue on Hook Pond Scoters: flocks passing at all ocean viewpoints, and numbers are massing off Montauk/Camp Hero. Black Scoter appeared to be the most, and Surf Scoter least, abundant. Loons: Both species abundant, Common mostly in bays and Red-throated on ocean; numbers of Red-throated passed by at ocean viewpoints, but no major flux was seen. Red-necked Grebe: 1 on Fort Pond Bay, in southwestern quarter. American Bittern: 1, Dune Road shortly east of Triton Lane Laughing Gull: about 8 at Montauk, Camp Hero, inlet Black-legged Kittiwake: 2 from Camp Hero Common Tern: 1 at inlet Forster's Tern: 3 at inlet Razorbill: 3 passing at Camp Hero, 1 at Ditch Plains Doug Futuyma Stony Brook, NY -- 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] Woodcock at Jefferson Valley mall
Had an American Woodcock fly up from the median across from the main entrance at the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights tonite at around 9:30pm. It headed out towards the perimeter road and into a swampy area. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 -- 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/ --
