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[nysbirds-l] "1st one out of the box"...a mystery !

2012-04-29 Thread ROBERT ADAMO


This AM ~ 0645, Tom Moran and I headed south & west, with our 1st stop being  
RMSPk., where we had a thrush that frustrated us enough to not "call it", 
pending someone else's appraisal of 2 photos I managed to get.
We then drove the Ocean Pkwy., picking up an Osprey (returning from the ocean 
carrying a fish that seemed to be as long as it was), a male N.Harrier, a 
Merlin and 2 Indigo Buntings, before arriving at Gilgo, where we had the 
"resident" Blue Grosbeak. 
Continuing on to JBWE, the only bird of note was a female N.Harrier.
>From there we went to HLSPk., which we found to be very quiet, although we did 
>get a FOY Yellow Warbler. 
Next was Alley Pond Pk., also very quiet, but managing to produce our FOY 
N.Waterthrush, as well as our 2nd YWAR of the day.
Forest Pk. was our last stop, finding "The Waterhole" still holding a little of 
last week's heavy rain, and attracting some FOY birds for us - namely, Gray 
Catbird & Baltimore Oriole.
Tom managed to get a "lifer hat-trick" today, consisting of the grosbeak, the 
waterthrush and the "mystery bird"...whichever of the 3 possible thrushes it 
turns out to be !
Cheers, Bob  



  
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Re:[nysbirds-l] [nysbirds-l]Whip-poor-will Manorville, Suffolk County

2012-04-29 Thread Mike

I heard my First of Season Whip-poor-will tonight along Mill Road in 
Manorville. 

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Ridge. LI NY

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[nysbirds-l] Blue Grosbeak (2), Connetquot S.P., Oakdale, Suffolk Co.

2012-04-29 Thread Michael Scheibel

Looked unsuccessfully  this evening for the previously reported
Yellow-throated Warbler @ CSP from 5:30 to 6:45 pm. My wife Lynne and I did
relocate the first summer male Blue Grosbeak as reported earlier today by
Ken Thompson in the company of a breeding plumage adult male Blue Grosbeak
in the paddock west of the main building.  Also, had a FOS Green Heron fly
over the nearby pond.


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Brookhaven

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park Kentucky Warbler

2012-04-29 Thread Goldstein Gina

The bird was intermittently seen throughout the day. A saw it at 6:45 at the 
bottom of the Shakespeare Garden, just north of the Swedish Cottage.

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[nysbirds-l] Buttercup West Audubon Dutchess County 4/29

2012-04-29 Thread Thomas Rhindress

Birded the western section this afternoon (first time visit):  Sunny, windy
(10-15 mph)  Few leaves have emerged in comparison to NYC and Westchester
County (2-3 weeks behind those southern lats).

Few birds seen overall:

*Highlights*
1 black crowned night heron - hunting
1 blue grey gnatcatcher - great views, eye level "tame"
1 only one warbler seen - Palm warbler
1 broadwing hawk - calling, low overhead
*
The rest:*
~8 tree swallows
6 field sparrows
2 swamp sparrow
multiple song sparrows
1 white crowned sparrow
multiple goldfinch
multiple black capped chickadees
2 eastern phoebe
1 hairy woodpecker
1 flicker
pileated woodpecker - heard
red bellied - heard
4 Canada geese
4 mallards
multiple red winged blackbirds
1 brown headed cowbird
multiple TVs and crows overhead
*
Non-birding sightings:*
6 painted turtles sunning
2 eastern garter snakes
1 raccoon - sleeping in stick nest in tree
multiple grey and red squirrels
heavy beaver fresh activity evidence

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[nysbirds-l] Southern Brooklyn weekend

2012-04-29 Thread a...@digitalmediatree.com

At Owl’s Head Park on the Narrows this morning the migrant showing  
was scanty, but included an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, adding to this  
spring’s unusual number of reports, as well as a group of three male  
INDIGO BUNTINGS.

On Saturday 4/28 at Calvert Vaux Park (Coney Island Creek, aka Dreier- 
Offerman Park) things were more active, highlighted by a female BLUE  
GROSBEAK, which, like the buntings, may be from the fallout  
associated with last week’s nor’easter. The park also featured at  
least three WILSON’S SNIPE among five shorebird species, and a  
singing WHITE-EYED VIREO.


Good birding,

Alex Wilson


Brooklyn

Dreier-Offerman Park, Kings, US-NY
Apr 28, 2012
63 species

Brant  150
Canada Goose  10
Mute Swan  2
Mallard  10
Red-throated Loon  2
Common Loon  1
Double-crested Cormorant  15
Great Egret  2
Snowy Egret  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  4
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  2
American Coot  1
Killdeer  6
American Oystercatcher  1
Spotted Sandpiper  5
Solitary Sandpiper  2
Wilson's Snipe  3
Laughing Gull  80
Ring-billed Gull  40
Herring Gull  25
Great Black-backed Gull  10
Forster's Tern  2
Rock Pigeon  20
Mourning Dove  7
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Northern Flicker  10
White-eyed Vireo  1 (Singing, east corner.)
Warbling Vireo  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  2
Fish Crow  3
Tree Swallow  5
Barn Swallow  15
House Wren  6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Hermit Thrush  2
American Robin  35
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  4
European Starling  75
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  3
Yellow Warbler  5
Palm Warbler  4
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  35
Eastern Towhee  6
Chipping Sparrow  25
Savannah Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  10
Swamp Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  25
Northern Cardinal  3
Blue Grosbeak  1 (Female, east corner.)
Red-winged Blackbird  35
Common Grackle  10
Brown-headed Cowbird  15
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4
House Sparrow  15


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Re:[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Connetquot State Park, Suffolk County

2012-04-29 Thread John Gluth

I arrived at Connetquot this morning (~8:15) not having heard anything about
the Yellow-throated Warbler since Derek Roger's post Monday, let alone that
it had relocated from the fish hatchery. So I planned to make the 15-20 min.
walk up there and then just concentrate my search in the area it had been
frequenting, hoping to hear its song. Well, I had barely begun my northward
trek up the hatchery road when I heard THAT song coming from trees growing
along the north side of the old horse corral (between main buildings and the
horse barn: 40.751682,-73.151090)! I was stunned by this seemingly amazing
bit of serendipity. I followed the bird over the next few minutes as it
moved east through the trees (mid-upper canopy) between the corral and road.
Then it stopped singing. I waited 10 minutes for it to resume. When it
didn't, I continued up to the hatchery since I still had much of the 2 hours
search time I'd allotted myself.

The walk to the hatchery was pretty quiet, the one notable exception being
3 Ovenbirds, each advertising its territories to its neighbors. The area
around the hatchery was moderately more active. During the 75 minutes I
spent looping around the complex I encountered low single-digit numbers of
Yellow-rumped, and Yellow warblers, 1 B Warbler, 1 Common Yellowthroat,
a few Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, 1 Great-crested Flycatcher, 1 E. Phoebe,
and 1 Baltimore Oriole. Chipping Sparrows were abundant. A pair of Fish
Crows were building a nest.

Upon returning to where I'd had the YTWA earlier, I again heard it singing,
and went into pursuit mode. That's when Dave Klauber and I converged on the
bird, both of us getting nice looks at it over ~10 minutes. If you go for
the bird, the best plan of action would probably be to stand in the field
adjacent to the parking lot, close to the White Pines lining the road
(across from the garage, 40.750085,-73.151810), and just listen. The bird
should eventually come within earshot. The bird was seen in oaks, White
Pines and Pitch Pines.

The best of the few mediocre photos I got of the YTWA can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/7125351027/in/set-72157628749286175

John Gluth



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Re: [nysbirds-l] Gilgo Blue Grosbeak- Yes

2012-04-29 Thread Mike

The male Blue Grosbeak found during the week at GIlgo was still present this 
morning along with at least 7 or 8 Indigo Buntings.  

Mike Cooper
Ridge, LI, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Connetquot Yellow-throated and a Blue Grosbeak

2012-04-29 Thread Ken Thompson

Finally after a couple of instances of bad timing I got to see the YTWA at
Connetqout SPP. Another birder by the name of Manny helped me get on it
right away. Later he spotted the first summer male Blue Grosbeak in the
paddock behind the main building.

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Sayville NY

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[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

2012-04-29 Thread David Martin

This a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week 
ending  25 April 2012.   To be included in the weekly summary, reports 
should be emailed to birdl...@hmbc.net or 
posted on HMBirds before 8 PM Wednesday.

Seventy-three species were reported this week.
The best birds were:
*SORA*: Black Creek Marsh(2), 4/19;
*BONAPARTE'S GULL*: Saratoga Lake, 4/19(6), 4/20(12), 4/22(7);
*
*
**
Other notable reports:
Green-winged Teal: Vosburgh's Marsh, 4/22;
Ring-necked Duck: Providence, 4/21;
Bufflehead: Saratoga Lake(35), 4/22;
Common Merganser: New Baltimore(18), 4/22
Ruffed Grouse: Ferry Dr, 4/19;
Wild Turkey: Glenville, 4/20;
Common Loon: Saratoga Lake, 4/22;
Double-crested Cormorant: 4-Mile Point(75), 4/22; Saratoga Lake. 4/22;
Green Heron: Ferry Dr, 4/19; Galway(2), 4/18; Vosburgh's Marsh, 4/22;
Black Vulture: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; Ravena, 4/24;
Osprey: Niskayuna Train Station, 4/22; Ballston Ind Park, 4/22;
Bald Eagle: 4-Mile Point, 4/22;
Sharp-shinned Hawk: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19;
American Kestrel: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19;**
Spotted Sandpiper: Coxsackie, Grasslands, 4/22;
Belted Kingfisher: Saratoga Lake, 4/22;
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Galway, 4/18; Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; 
Ballston Ind Park, 4/22;
Northern Flicker: West Charlton, 4/22;
Pileated Woodpecker: Woodlawn, 4/22, 4/24, 4/25;
Least Flycatcher: Albany, 4/24;
Blue-headed Vireo: Providence, 4/21;
Common Raven: Providence, 4.21;
No Rough-winged Swallow: Nisky Train Station, 4/22;
Barn Swallow: Colonie Town Park, 4/22;
House Wren: Black Creek Marsh, 4/19; Little Falls, 4/19; Saratoga 
Battlefield, 4/19; Guilderland, 4/24;
Winter Wren: Providence, 4/21;
Marsh Wren: Black Creek Marsh, 4/19;
Hermit Thrush: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; Providence, 4/21; Ballston 
Ind Park, 4/22;
Brown Thrasher: Coxsackie Grasslands, 4/22;
Yellow Warbler: VFHP, 4/19, 4/20;
Yellow-rumped Warbler: VFHP, 4/19; Galway, 4/18; Five Rivers, 4/19; 
Providence, 4/21;
** Black-throated Green Warbler: VFHP, 4/20;
Palm Warbler: Five Rivers, 4/19;***
*Black-and-white warbler: Providence, 4/21;
Louisiana Waterthrush: 100 Acre Woods, 4/20;
Eastern Towhee: Five Rivers, 4/19; Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; West 
Charlton, 4/22;
Chipping Sparrow: Papscanee, 4/18; Galway, 4/18; West Charlton, 4/22;
Field Sparrow: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19;
Savannah Sparrow: Papscanee (8), 4/18;
Swamp Sparrow: VFHP, 4/19, 4/20; Coxsackie Grasslands, 4/22;
Eastern Meadowlark: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19;
Rose-breasted Grosbeak: **Glenville, 4/25;
Rusty Blackbird: VFHP, 4/20; Ballston Ind Park, 4/22;
Pine Siskin: Providence, 4/21;
Thanks to:  Don Gresens (Birdline compiler); Naomi Lloyd, (Papscanee); 
John Hershey, (VFHP, Ferry Dr); Tom Williams, (Ferry Dr, VFHP, Nisky 
Train Station, Colonie Town Park); Kurt Weiskotten, (Little Falls, 
Galway); Deb Ferguson, (Five Rivers); Alan French, (Glenville); Susan 
Beaudoin, Thursday Gp, (Saratoga Lake, Saratoga Battlefield); Bruce 
Dudek, (VFHP); Chris Connell, (Providence); Rich Guthrie, (Coxsackie 
Grasslands, Vosburgh's Marsh, 4-Mile Point); Ron Harrower, (Saratoga 
Lake); Ellen Pemrick, (West Charlton); Jeff Nadler, (Ballston Ind Park); 
Will Raup, (Albany, Ravena); Alan Schroeder, (Guilderland); Ken Harper, 
(VFHP); Don Gresens, (Woodlawn);

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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Connetquot State Park, Suffolk County

2012-04-29 Thread David Klauber





The Yellow-throated warbler previously reported near the hatchery apparently 
has not been there the last couple of days, however either it or another one is 
near the toll booths. Thanks to Derek Rogers for the heads up. Although not 
posted here, a couple of people saw it yesterday just north of the toll booths 
in the pines, and apparently in the deciduous trees along the water. This 
morning from about 10:30 to 11 John Gluth and I saw it from the pines just west 
of the main buildings that are a bit north of the toll booths to nearby 
deciduous trees. It ranged from the southern edge of these pines (this is just 
north of the paved road on the short stretch where it goes east-west before 
curving north towards the hatchery) to the deciduous trees northwest of the 
pines, adjacent to an overgrown field. This was  just west of the main paved 
path that goes to the hatcery. When I left it was working its way south to the 
pines again. This area has a sign saying bird breeding area - do not enter  
 
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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Connetquot State Park, Suffolk County

2012-04-29 Thread David Klauber





The Yellow-throated warbler previously reported near the hatchery apparently 
has not been there the last couple of days, however either it or another one is 
near the toll booths. Thanks to Derek Rogers for the heads up. Although not 
posted here, a couple of people saw it yesterday just north of the toll booths 
in the pines, and apparently in the deciduous trees along the water. This 
morning from about 10:30 to 11 John Gluth and I saw it from the pines just west 
of the main buildings that are a bit north of the toll booths to nearby 
deciduous trees. It ranged from the southern edge of these pines (this is just 
north of the paved road on the short stretch where it goes east-west before 
curving north towards the hatchery) to the deciduous trees northwest of the 
pines, adjacent to an overgrown field. This was  just west of the main paved 
path that goes to the hatcery. When I left it was working its way south to the 
pines again. This area has a sign saying bird breeding area - do not enter  
 
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[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

2012-04-29 Thread David Martin

This a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week 
ending  25 April 2012.   To be included in the weekly summary, reports 
should be emailed to birdl...@hmbc.net mailto:birdl...@hmbc.netor 
posted on HMBirds before 8 PM Wednesday.

Seventy-three species were reported this week.
The best birds were:
*SORA*: Black Creek Marsh(2), 4/19;
*BONAPARTE'S GULL*: Saratoga Lake, 4/19(6), 4/20(12), 4/22(7);
*
*
**
Other notable reports:
Green-winged Teal: Vosburgh's Marsh, 4/22;
Ring-necked Duck: Providence, 4/21;
Bufflehead: Saratoga Lake(35), 4/22;
Common Merganser: New Baltimore(18), 4/22
Ruffed Grouse: Ferry Dr, 4/19;
Wild Turkey: Glenville, 4/20;
Common Loon: Saratoga Lake, 4/22;
Double-crested Cormorant: 4-Mile Point(75), 4/22; Saratoga Lake. 4/22;
Green Heron: Ferry Dr, 4/19; Galway(2), 4/18; Vosburgh's Marsh, 4/22;
Black Vulture: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; Ravena, 4/24;
Osprey: Niskayuna Train Station, 4/22; Ballston Ind Park, 4/22;
Bald Eagle: 4-Mile Point, 4/22;
Sharp-shinned Hawk: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19;
American Kestrel: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19;**
Spotted Sandpiper: Coxsackie, Grasslands, 4/22;
Belted Kingfisher: Saratoga Lake, 4/22;
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Galway, 4/18; Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; 
Ballston Ind Park, 4/22;
Northern Flicker: West Charlton, 4/22;
Pileated Woodpecker: Woodlawn, 4/22, 4/24, 4/25;
Least Flycatcher: Albany, 4/24;
Blue-headed Vireo: Providence, 4/21;
Common Raven: Providence, 4.21;
No Rough-winged Swallow: Nisky Train Station, 4/22;
Barn Swallow: Colonie Town Park, 4/22;
House Wren: Black Creek Marsh, 4/19; Little Falls, 4/19; Saratoga 
Battlefield, 4/19; Guilderland, 4/24;
Winter Wren: Providence, 4/21;
Marsh Wren: Black Creek Marsh, 4/19;
Hermit Thrush: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; Providence, 4/21; Ballston 
Ind Park, 4/22;
Brown Thrasher: Coxsackie Grasslands, 4/22;
Yellow Warbler: VFHP, 4/19, 4/20;
Yellow-rumped Warbler: VFHP, 4/19; Galway, 4/18; Five Rivers, 4/19; 
Providence, 4/21;
** Black-throated Green Warbler: VFHP, 4/20;
Palm Warbler: Five Rivers, 4/19;***
*Black-and-white warbler: Providence, 4/21;
Louisiana Waterthrush: 100 Acre Woods, 4/20;
Eastern Towhee: Five Rivers, 4/19; Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19; West 
Charlton, 4/22;
Chipping Sparrow: Papscanee, 4/18; Galway, 4/18; West Charlton, 4/22;
Field Sparrow: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19;
Savannah Sparrow: Papscanee (8), 4/18;
Swamp Sparrow: VFHP, 4/19, 4/20; Coxsackie Grasslands, 4/22;
Eastern Meadowlark: Saratoga Battlefield, 4/19;
Rose-breasted Grosbeak: **Glenville, 4/25;
Rusty Blackbird: VFHP, 4/20; Ballston Ind Park, 4/22;
Pine Siskin: Providence, 4/21;
Thanks to:  Don Gresens (Birdline compiler); Naomi Lloyd, (Papscanee); 
John Hershey, (VFHP, Ferry Dr); Tom Williams, (Ferry Dr, VFHP, Nisky 
Train Station, Colonie Town Park); Kurt Weiskotten, (Little Falls, 
Galway); Deb Ferguson, (Five Rivers); Alan French, (Glenville); Susan 
Beaudoin, Thursday Gp, (Saratoga Lake, Saratoga Battlefield); Bruce 
Dudek, (VFHP); Chris Connell, (Providence); Rich Guthrie, (Coxsackie 
Grasslands, Vosburgh's Marsh, 4-Mile Point); Ron Harrower, (Saratoga 
Lake); Ellen Pemrick, (West Charlton); Jeff Nadler, (Ballston Ind Park); 
Will Raup, (Albany, Ravena); Alan Schroeder, (Guilderland); Ken Harper, 
(VFHP); Don Gresens, (Woodlawn);

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[nysbirds-l] Connetquot Yellow-throated and a Blue Grosbeak

2012-04-29 Thread Ken Thompson

Finally after a couple of instances of bad timing I got to see the YTWA at
Connetqout SPP. Another birder by the name of Manny helped me get on it
right away. Later he spotted the first summer male Blue Grosbeak in the
paddock behind the main building.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Gilgo Blue Grosbeak- Yes

2012-04-29 Thread Mike

The male Blue Grosbeak found during the week at GIlgo was still present this 
morning along with at least 7 or 8 Indigo Buntings.  

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Connetquot State Park, Suffolk County

2012-04-29 Thread John Gluth

I arrived at Connetquot this morning (~8:15) not having heard anything about
the Yellow-throated Warbler since Derek Roger's post Monday, let alone that
it had relocated from the fish hatchery. So I planned to make the 15-20 min.
walk up there and then just concentrate my search in the area it had been
frequenting, hoping to hear its song. Well, I had barely begun my northward
trek up the hatchery road when I heard THAT song coming from trees growing
along the north side of the old horse corral (between main buildings and the
horse barn: 40.751682,-73.151090)! I was stunned by this seemingly amazing
bit of serendipity. I followed the bird over the next few minutes as it
moved east through the trees (mid-upper canopy) between the corral and road.
Then it stopped singing. I waited 10 minutes for it to resume. When it
didn't, I continued up to the hatchery since I still had much of the 2 hours
search time I'd allotted myself.

The walk to the hatchery was pretty quiet, the one notable exception being
3 Ovenbirds, each advertising its territories to its neighbors. The area
around the hatchery was moderately more active. During the 75 minutes I
spent looping around the complex I encountered low single-digit numbers of
Yellow-rumped, and Yellow warblers, 1 BW Warbler, 1 Common Yellowthroat,
a few Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, 1 Great-crested Flycatcher, 1 E. Phoebe,
and 1 Baltimore Oriole. Chipping Sparrows were abundant. A pair of Fish
Crows were building a nest.

Upon returning to where I'd had the YTWA earlier, I again heard it singing,
and went into pursuit mode. That's when Dave Klauber and I converged on the
bird, both of us getting nice looks at it over ~10 minutes. If you go for
the bird, the best plan of action would probably be to stand in the field
adjacent to the parking lot, close to the White Pines lining the road
(across from the garage, 40.750085,-73.151810), and just listen. The bird
should eventually come within earshot. The bird was seen in oaks, White
Pines and Pitch Pines.

The best of the few mediocre photos I got of the YTWA can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/7125351027/in/set-72157628749286175

John Gluth



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[nysbirds-l] Southern Brooklyn weekend

2012-04-29 Thread a...@digitalmediatree.com

At Owl’s Head Park on the Narrows this morning the migrant showing  
was scanty, but included an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, adding to this  
spring’s unusual number of reports, as well as a group of three male  
INDIGO BUNTINGS.

On Saturday 4/28 at Calvert Vaux Park (Coney Island Creek, aka Dreier- 
Offerman Park) things were more active, highlighted by a female BLUE  
GROSBEAK, which, like the buntings, may be from the fallout  
associated with last week’s nor’easter. The park also featured at  
least three WILSON’S SNIPE among five shorebird species, and a  
singing WHITE-EYED VIREO.


Good birding,

Alex Wilson


Brooklyn

Dreier-Offerman Park, Kings, US-NY
Apr 28, 2012
63 species

Brant  150
Canada Goose  10
Mute Swan  2
Mallard  10
Red-throated Loon  2
Common Loon  1
Double-crested Cormorant  15
Great Egret  2
Snowy Egret  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  4
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  2
American Coot  1
Killdeer  6
American Oystercatcher  1
Spotted Sandpiper  5
Solitary Sandpiper  2
Wilson's Snipe  3
Laughing Gull  80
Ring-billed Gull  40
Herring Gull  25
Great Black-backed Gull  10
Forster's Tern  2
Rock Pigeon  20
Mourning Dove  7
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Northern Flicker  10
White-eyed Vireo  1 (Singing, east corner.)
Warbling Vireo  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  2
Fish Crow  3
Tree Swallow  5
Barn Swallow  15
House Wren  6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Hermit Thrush  2
American Robin  35
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  4
European Starling  75
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  3
Yellow Warbler  5
Palm Warbler  4
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  35
Eastern Towhee  6
Chipping Sparrow  25
Savannah Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  10
Swamp Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  25
Northern Cardinal  3
Blue Grosbeak  1 (Female, east corner.)
Red-winged Blackbird  35
Common Grackle  10
Brown-headed Cowbird  15
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4
House Sparrow  15


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[nysbirds-l] Buttercup West Audubon Dutchess County 4/29

2012-04-29 Thread Thomas Rhindress

Birded the western section this afternoon (first time visit):  Sunny, windy
(10-15 mph)  Few leaves have emerged in comparison to NYC and Westchester
County (2-3 weeks behind those southern lats).

Few birds seen overall:

*Highlights*
1 black crowned night heron - hunting
1 blue grey gnatcatcher - great views, eye level tame
1 only one warbler seen - Palm warbler
1 broadwing hawk - calling, low overhead
*
The rest:*
~8 tree swallows
6 field sparrows
2 swamp sparrow
multiple song sparrows
1 white crowned sparrow
multiple goldfinch
multiple black capped chickadees
2 eastern phoebe
1 hairy woodpecker
1 flicker
pileated woodpecker - heard
red bellied - heard
4 Canada geese
4 mallards
multiple red winged blackbirds
1 brown headed cowbird
multiple TVs and crows overhead
*
Non-birding sightings:*
6 painted turtles sunning
2 eastern garter snakes
1 raccoon - sleeping in stick nest in tree
multiple grey and red squirrels
heavy beaver fresh activity evidence

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park Kentucky Warbler

2012-04-29 Thread Goldstein Gina

The bird was intermittently seen throughout the day. A saw it at 6:45 at the 
bottom of the Shakespeare Garden, just north of the Swedish Cottage.

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[nysbirds-l] Blue Grosbeak (2), Connetquot S.P., Oakdale, Suffolk Co.

2012-04-29 Thread Michael Scheibel

Looked unsuccessfully  this evening for the previously reported
Yellow-throated Warbler @ CSP from 5:30 to 6:45 pm. My wife Lynne and I did
relocate the first summer male Blue Grosbeak as reported earlier today by
Ken Thompson in the company of a breeding plumage adult male Blue Grosbeak
in the paddock west of the main building.  Also, had a FOS Green Heron fly
over the nearby pond.


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Brookhaven

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Re:[nysbirds-l] [nysbirds-l]Whip-poor-will Manorville, Suffolk County

2012-04-29 Thread Mike

I heard my First of Season Whip-poor-will tonight along Mill Road in 
Manorville. 

Mike Cooper
Ridge. LI NY

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[nysbirds-l] 1st one out of the box...a mystery !

2012-04-29 Thread ROBERT ADAMO


This AM ~ 0645, Tom Moran and I headed south  west, with our 1st stop being  
RMSPk., where we had a thrush that frustrated us enough to not call it, 
pending someone else's appraisal of 2 photos I managed to get.
We then drove the Ocean Pkwy., picking up an Osprey (returning from the ocean 
carrying a fish that seemed to be as long as it was), a male N.Harrier, a 
Merlin and 2 Indigo Buntings, before arriving at Gilgo, where we had the 
resident Blue Grosbeak. 
Continuing on to JBWE, the only bird of note was a female N.Harrier.
From there we went to HLSPk., which we found to be very quiet, although we did 
get a FOY Yellow Warbler. 
Next was Alley Pond Pk., also very quiet, but managing to produce our FOY 
N.Waterthrush, as well as our 2nd YWAR of the day.
Forest Pk. was our last stop, finding The Waterhole still holding a little of 
last week's heavy rain, and attracting some FOY birds for us - namely, Gray 
Catbird  Baltimore Oriole.
Tom managed to get a lifer hat-trick today, consisting of the grosbeak, the 
waterthrush and the mystery bird...whichever of the 3 possible thrushes it 
turns out to be !
Cheers, Bob  



  
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[nysbirds-l] "1st one out of the box"...a mystery !

Re:[nysbirds-l] [nysbirds-l]Whip-poor-will Manorville, Suffolk County

[nysbirds-l] Blue Grosbeak (2), Connetquot S.P., Oakdale, Suffolk Co.

[nysbirds-l] Central Park Kentucky Warbler

[nysbirds-l] Buttercup West Audubon Dutchess County 4/29

[nysbirds-l] Southern Brooklyn weekend

Re:[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Connetquot State Park, Suffolk County

Re: [nysbirds-l] Gilgo Blue Grosbeak- Yes

[nysbirds-l] Connetquot Yellow-throated and a Blue Grosbeak

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Connetquot State Park, Suffolk County

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Connetquot State Park, Suffolk County

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

[nysbirds-l] Connetquot Yellow-throated and a Blue Grosbeak

Re: [nysbirds-l] Gilgo Blue Grosbeak- Yes

Re:[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Connetquot State Park, Suffolk County

[nysbirds-l] Southern Brooklyn weekend

[nysbirds-l] Buttercup West Audubon Dutchess County 4/29

[nysbirds-l] Central Park Kentucky Warbler

[nysbirds-l] Blue Grosbeak (2), Connetquot S.P., Oakdale, Suffolk Co.

Re:[nysbirds-l] [nysbirds-l]Whip-poor-will Manorville, Suffolk County

[nysbirds-l] 1st one out of the box...a mystery !

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