[nysbirds-l] Central Park: Kentucky Warbler Photo

2012-04-27 Thread Anders Peltomaa 
Hello all,
I got one decent photo of the Kentucky Warbler, found by Anthony Collerton
today in Shakespeare Garden, Central Park. After the first alert I ventured
out and didn't see it. Later in the in the afternoon, another alert came
through on NYNYBIRD and I dropped what I was doing and went out again, and
then finally I got the prize bird (this has been a Nemesis bird for me).
Thanks to Anthony for promptly getting the word out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/landp/7120245175/in/photostream

It was still in the same area in the late afternoon, so good luck if you
try tomorrow morning,

Anders Peltomaa

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 27 April 2012

2012-04-27 Thread Karen Fung 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* April 27, 2012
* NYNY1204.27

- Birds Mentioned:
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD+
WHITE-FACED IBIS+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Cattle Egret
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
UPLAND SANDPIPER
Red Knot
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
GULL-BILLED TERN
Caspian Tern
Black Skimmer
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Veery
Wood Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Prairie Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
KENTUCKY WARBLER
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
BLUE GROSBEAK
Indigo Bunting
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Finch

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electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
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nysa...@nybirds.org .

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos
or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Jeanne Skelly - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
420 Chili-Scottsville Rd.
Churchville, NY  14428

~ Transcript ~

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070

To report sightings call:
Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays)
Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126

Compilers: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Karen Fung

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings.  This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April
27th at 7:00pm.  The highlights of today's tape are MAGNIFICENT
FRIGATEBIRD, WHITE-FACED IBIS, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK, GULL-BILLED TERN, and UPLAND
SANDPIPER.

A good spring week, thanks in part to a material storm that swept a
decent number of migrants up the coast with it.  A few rarities also
appeared, certainly topped by the report of a male MAGNIFICENT
FRIGATEBIRD seen midday Monday from Montauk Point, the bird working
its way west along the north shore of the Point.  Some damage to the
right tip of the forked tail could identify this individual should it
be seen elsewhere, but there have been no subsequent sightings yet.

Another good bird locally was an adult WHITE-FACED IBIS initially
spotted at the south end of the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge Tuesday afternoon, and seen again there on Wednesday morning.
The ibis appeared with a number of Glossy Ibis near Bench 7.  In
recent years when a White-faced has been visiting Jamaica Bay, besides
this location one has also been seen in the marsh south of the West
Pond or along the West Pond shore at the north end, or in the adjacent
marsh north of the West Pond.  The ibises usually feed in the marshes
and come into the pond periodically to bathe and drink.

Some good activity began last Saturday in Central Park with a finding
of a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and a nearby female BLUE GROSBEAK at the
north end.  Other warblers noted that day included a continuing
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER at the north end, and CAPE MAY WARBLER,
WORM-EATING WARBLER, and HOODED WARBLER.  During the week, additional
warblers appearing there featured BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, NASHVILLE
WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, a
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER today, more PRAIRIE WARBLERS and
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, an AMERICAN REDSTART today, OVENBIRD,
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and another highlight: a
KENTUCKY WARBLER found just west of the Shakespeare Garden today.
Other notables this week in Central have included SOLITARY SANDPIPER,
SPOTTED SANDPIPER, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
since Monday, EASTERN KINGBIRD, four species of vireos including
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, VEERY, WOOD THRUSH, SCARLET TANAGER,
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, INDIGO BUNTING, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and a few
PURPLE FINCHES.

Prospect Park has also had a couple of surprises, especially the
UPLAND SANDPIPER visiting Long Meadow early on Wednesday morning.
WILSON'S SNIPE was also there Wednesday, and among the various
warblers reported was an early CERULEAN WARBLER on Thursday.

In Bryant Park, a male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER found Monday was still
being reported today.  The bird feeds in the trees surrounding the
green, behind the New York Public Library just below 42nd Street, east
of 6th Avenue.  It circulates about the park, occasionally coming down
lower.  A few other species of warblers and WOOD THRUSH have also been
seen there.

The Sunday-Monday storm dropped a fe

Re:[nysbirds-l] Central Park - Kentucky Warbler, etc.

2012-04-27 Thread Tom Fiore 
Friday, 27 April, 2012 -
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

Re: the male Kentucky Warbler was being seen somewhat intermittently  
later in the day with at least one keen observer spotting it around 5  
p.m., again just west of the lower part of Shakespeare Garden, and in  
a fenced-off area of (some dense, some less dense) shrubs and low  
ground-cover plantings, with evergreen trees above & around, and  
varying views by some of those gathered in the several hours before  
that - the bird also sang rather softly at least one time, late in the  
afternoon.  It's been seen both to the north of the Swedish Cottage (a  
rustic wooden building) as well as in the Shakespeare Garden itself,  
apparently the lower section closer to the low path that runs beneath  
the garden proper.  As Anthony Collerton reported to this list (as  
below), this is likely the top highlight on the day in Central, while  
there were any number of other migrants present, and clearly a fair  
push of new arrivals yet not (in my opinion) in really big numbers,  
perhaps excepting Yellow-rumped Warblers, White-throated Sparrows, & a  
few other species.  It seems plausible that some, perhaps most of  
these newest arrivals could be around again on Saturday, & I am sure  
many birders also will be there. (N.B., Anthony's tally of 16 Warbler  
species looks to be about right, although other reports for new and/or  
late/lingering species might 'push' those warbler numbers just a  
bit.)  Of (selected) other species, Great Crested Flycatcher, Veery,  
Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, and both of our Oriole species were  
seen, along with mostly-modest numbers of other mainly-expected  
migrants of the season.

Good birding,

Tom Fiore,
Manhattan

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Anthony Collerton 
Date: April 27, 2012 4:51:57 PM EDT
To: nysbirds-l 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park - Kentucky Warbler, etc.
Reply-To: Anthony Collerton 

Good day in the Ramble despite cold winds.  I personally saw 16  
species of warbler, including FOS Redstart and Chestnut-sided, and  
heard rumor of at least a couple more.  By far the best was a male  
KENTUCKY WARBLER on the West Side of the Shakespeare Garden.  Put it  
out on NYNYBIRD and quite a few folks eventually got good looks at the  
bird (some good photos will no doubt be popping up on New York Birders  
page on Facebook).
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[nysbirds-l] Little Blue Heron - Jamaica Bay

2012-04-27 Thread Christina M. Wilkinson 
I saw my FOS Little Blue Heron in Jamaica Bay this afternoon just north of 
Rockaway and east of the A train tracks.  There also are a number of Glossy 
Ibis in the Bay now.

Christina Wilkinson
Queens, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park - Kentucky Warbler, etc.

2012-04-27 Thread Anthony Collerton 
Good day in the Ramble despite cold winds.  I personally saw 16 species of
warbler, including FOS Redstart and Chestnut-sided, and heard rumor of at
least a couple more.  By far the best was a male KENTUCKY WARBLER on the
West Side of the Shakespeare Garden.  Put it out on NYNYBIRD and quite a
few folks eventually got good looks at the bird (some good photos will no
doubt be popping up on New York Birders page on Facebook).

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[nysbirds-l] The Blues at Gilgo

2012-04-27 Thread nailhead 
1:30 PM at Gilgo Beach in Suffolk Cty

After two work vans cleared, Blue Grosebeak present feeding side by side with 
female cardinal just east of restrooms on ground. Indigo buntings, only two, 
were spotted at east end of parking lot and on deck railing of residential area 
just east of lot. 2 Harriers along Ocean Parkway along the way. 


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[nysbirds-l] Inwood Hill Park, 4- 27-12, Bald Eagle and Space Shuttle

2012-04-27 Thread Joseph DiCostanzo 
Ann Shaw and I made a dash into Inwood Hill Park this morning for the Space
Shuttle Enterprise fly-by. We had great views from the overlook above the
Hudson River. Almost as if NASA's public relations department had arranged
it, on our way out of the park an adult Bald Eagle circled overhead. In the
quick pass through the park there were lots of singing Yellow-rumped
Warblers. I also heard single singing Blue-winged and Black-throated Blue
Warblers and a Scarlet Tanager.

 

Joe DiCostanzo

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[nysbirds-l] (Prothonotary YES, by other[s]) Bryant Park, Manhattan NYC 4/27

2012-04-27 Thread Tom Fiore 
Friday, 27 April, 2012 - Bryant Park, [mid-town] Manhattan, N.Y. City

For those who may not see the report, the PROTHONOTARY Warbler has  
been seen this Friday morning by at least one regular at Bryant Park,  
Matthew Rymkiewicz.  He notes that it was in the London Plane trees,  
not too high when he saw it, just west of the plant holding area (that  
is nearer W. 40 Street, and not far from the west side (the rear) of  
the NY Public Library main branch building, or, in the SE portion of  
the main section of Bryant Park - it's a rather small area where new  
plants are held as well as some tools etc. are kept.)  Matthew R. also  
noted Wood Thrush, and Yellow Warbler - these last plus the  
Prothonotary not seen by me in a 45-minute look around at about 9:45 -  
10:30 a.m. - I did however see at least 2, possibly 3 Black-and-white  
Warblers, and a N. Parula (very high in the s. side Plane trees) as  
well as the Ovenbird, 2 Palm Warblers and a few "non-Protho." (not  
yellowish at all) warblers extrewmely high and in poor light, possibly  
Yellow-rumped but not sure, although Matthew did report that latter  
species as well as some other birds of interest including a Savannah  
Sparrow, which I missed... It also seemed to me that Hermit Thrushes  
were fewer today, although I did see a few... and I also noticed 4  
Gray Catbirds in one view at one point, a possible up-tick in their  
numbers.

If going for the Prothonotary be prepared top work a bit to find it  
and do have at least one scan around the large fountain area - it's a  
species that has that obvious affinity for water, even in an odd  
setting (for it) such as Bryant Park seems (and that one in fall that  
lingered did not seem to find it's way towards potential water while  
it was in front of the library...)

Thanks to Matthew R. (& others) for the[ir[ reporting (his came via  
ebirdsnyc, a Yahoo-Groups list) - and sighting again!

Central Park is doing all right in a windy day, with some apparent  
influx, but not what anyone would call a really big new influx.  More  
later, as things are still being seen and sorted through (the usual  
scads of Yellow-rumped Warblers, amongst other lovelies)...

Good luck,

Tom Fiore,
Manhattan



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RE: [nysbirds-l] Successful Raven Fledge in Bronx

2012-04-27 Thread Kevin J. McGowan 
No, Common Ravens have never been recorded having helpers.  Pairs are intensely 
territorial and their offspring leave in their first summer.

American Crows are odd in being cooperative breeders.  None of the other crows 
or raven are, except for a few populations of the Carrion Crow (in Spain).  
Many of the New World jays are cooperative breeders, as are some of the Asian 
green and blue "magpies" (but not THE magpie).

Kevin



From: Richard Guthrie [mailto:gael...@capital.net]
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 5:44 AM
To: Kevin J. McGowan; 'Jack Rothman'; NYSBIRDS-L
Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Successful Raven Fledge in Bronx

Good Morning;
As with other corvids, do ravens sometimes find extended family (or outsiders?) 
joining a nesting pair to "help" during the fledgling nest stages?
If so, the third bird may be a visiting "parent".
Rich Guthrie
New Baltimore,
The Greening County
New York
gael...@capital.net

From: 
bounce-51391037-8863...@list.cornell.edu
 [mailto:bounce-51391037-8863...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin J. McGowan
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 6:11 PM
To: Jack Rothman; NYSBIRDS-L
Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Successful Raven Fledge in Bronx

Very cool observations.  But, the timing doesn't sound quite right.  Richard 
wrote that he thought the nest was compete around 24 February.  If we assume 
that the clutch was being laid then, an incubation start on 28 Feb is 
reasonable, and pretty close to the very few New York raven pairs for which 
I've seen data.  An incubation period of about 19 days would put hatch at 18 
March, and chicks should be 38 days old today.  That's about a week shy of a 
normal fledging, and about a month or two before a fledgling would look like a 
raven or be able to fly overhead.  They should be awkward and have tails only 
half-grown at this point.

Did the third raven have a full tail?  IF so, I wonder if it was another adult 
checking out the pair.

Keep watching!

Best,

Kevin

From: 
bounce-51385047-3714...@list.cornell.edu
 
[mailto:bounce-51385047-3714...@list.cornell.edu]
 On Behalf Of Jack Rothman
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 5:52 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Successful Raven Fledge in Bronx

I went over to check on the raven's nest discovered by Richard Aracil today at 
4PM today and first saw no activity at the nest. I scanned the surrounding 
areas looking for the birds after standing around craning my neck, watching the 
enclosure that houses the water tank, for close to an hour.
When I looked up again, I saw three ravens fly over the building that houses 
the nest.  I was not able to get a photo but I definitely saw 3 ravens.  I 
tried to locate the birds but they probably landed on one of the areas on the 
building that was not visible. The buildings in Coop City are quite high and 
the angle from the ground to the top are sharp, so visibility on the top is 
difficult.
I believe this fledge is a record for the Bronx. The building is located at 120 
Elgar Place, building 34
Jack Rothman
Bronx, NY
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Successful Raven Fledge in Bronx

2012-04-27 Thread Richard Guthrie 
Good Morning;

As with other corvids, do ravens sometimes find extended family (or
outsiders?) joining a nesting pair to "help" during the fledgling nest
stages?

If so, the third bird may be a visiting "parent". 

Rich Guthrie

New Baltimore,

The Greening County

New York

gael...@capital.net

 

From: bounce-51391037-8863...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-51391037-8863...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin J.
McGowan
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 6:11 PM
To: Jack Rothman; NYSBIRDS-L
Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Successful Raven Fledge in Bronx

 

Very cool observations.  But, the timing doesn't sound quite right.  Richard
wrote that he thought the nest was compete around 24 February.  If we assume
that the clutch was being laid then, an incubation start on 28 Feb is
reasonable, and pretty close to the very few New York raven pairs for which
I've seen data.  An incubation period of about 19 days would put hatch at 18
March, and chicks should be 38 days old today.  That's about a week shy of a
normal fledging, and about a month or two before a fledgling would look like
a raven or be able to fly overhead.  They should be awkward and have tails
only half-grown at this point.

 

Did the third raven have a full tail?  IF so, I wonder if it was another
adult checking out the pair.

 

Keep watching!

 

Best,

 

Kevin

 

From: bounce-51385047-3714...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-51385047-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jack Rothman
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 5:52 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Successful Raven Fledge in Bronx

 

I went over to check on the raven's nest discovered by Richard Aracil today
at 4PM today and first saw no activity at the nest. I scanned the
surrounding areas looking for the birds after standing around craning my
neck, watching the enclosure that houses the water tank, for close to an
hour. 

When I looked up again, I saw three ravens fly over the building that houses
the nest.  I was not able to get a photo but I definitely saw 3 ravens.  I
tried to locate the birds but they probably landed on one of the areas on
the building that was not visible. The buildings in Coop City are quite high
and the angle from the ground to the top are sharp, so visibility on the top
is difficult.

I believe this fledge is a record for the Bronx. The building is located at
120 Elgar Place, building 34

Jack Rothman

Bronx, NY

www.cityislandbirds.com

 

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[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary YES, Bryant Park, NYC 4/26

2012-04-27 Thread Tom Fiore 
Thursday, 26 April, 2012 - Bryant Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

I had a short note from Steve Chang late last night that he'd found  
the PROTHONOTARY Warbler at Bryant Park on Thursday, shortly before  
noon, in the park's northwest section (one area I may have spent  
little time in hours earlier).  That is, for those unfamiliar with  
that park, nearer Sixth Ave. & 42 Street - Steve did say that it was  
in lower limbs of a London Plane tree yet still fairly high above  
ground.  (I'll add that it's no longer the only yellow bird in the  
park if the Yellow Warbler & it each continue!  It's also possible  
other species may stop-drop in there as migration picks up a bit more.  
And that Protho. may take some work to find, even in a relatively  
small space it's been roaming...)

Good luck if going; thanks to Steven for his report.

Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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