[nysbirds-l] Midtown Birding
Despite the high winds and threatening rain keeping the crowds away, there was not much activity on the Bryant Park lawn today. I could not find the Connecticut Warbler. The count of Ovenbirds seemed to have increased. The Grey-cheeked Thrush and Lincoln Sparrow on the south side of the lawn were still around. I'm not sure if it's the same bird, but there was possibly a second Lincoln Sparrow at the gardening shed in the southeast corner. Still around - the Veery, Northern Waterthrush, and many Common Yellowthroats and a few Catbirds. Happy birding, Alan Drogin -- 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] Results of 9/16 Freeport Pelagic
See Life Paulagics ran a 16-hour trip out to the deep waters in the Hudson Canyon on Sunday, September 16. The trip left at 12:30 AM and we had a very comfortable overnight ride on the 100' long Starstream VIII. While no rarities were found, birders had excellent looks at good numbers of GREAT SHEARWATERS, drive right up looks at CORY'S SHEARWATERS and RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and POMARINE JAEGERS that flew right over the boat. Several landbirds were seen on the trip, including a NORTHERN FLICKER and a female type PURPLE FINCH. At least one warbler was seen but went unidentified. Mammals were interesting as well. Two young HUMPBACKED WHALES were seen, and one breached for the crowd repeatedly. What a show! For me, it was the highlight of the trip. I've never seen a whale breach that many times or that close to the boat. COMMON DOLPHINS rode the wake early in the morning and a small pod of ATLANTIC BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN were seen working behind a trawler. We also had a nice showing of bats. We found 1 RED BAT and 4 unidentified to species. I've actually seen bats offshore before, but never that many. Here's a tally of the birds seen offshore: Common Loon1 Cory's Shearwater 5 Great Shearwater 350+ Audubon's Shearwater 4 (all pre-dawn) Wilson's Storm-Petrel175 Leach's Storm-Petrel 1 Red-necked Phalarope 3 Herring Gull 33 Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull2 gull sp. 2 Black Tern 1 Common Tern1 Pomarine Jaeger3 Parasitic Jaeger 1 jaeger sp. 1 Northern Flicker 1 Purple Finch 1 passerine sp. 1 Common Dolphin40 Bottlenose Dolphin10 Humpbacked Whale 2 Red Bat1 bat sp.4 We'll be working on our future trip dates soon, but expect a 12 hour offshore trip in Jan-Feb to look for alcids like Dovekie, Puffin, Common Murre, and Razorbill. These offshore trips can also produce Northern Fulmar and Red Phalarope, as well as Kittiwakes, a great Gannet show, and uncommon gulls like Iceland and Glaucous. Hopefully we'll see you aboard. -PAG -- Paul A. Guris See Life Paulagics PO Box 161 Green Lane, PA 18054 215-234-6805 www.paulagics.com paulagics@gmail.com i...@paulagics.com -- 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] Gulls / Terms at Jones Beach
Checked various spots there this morning in some ugly weather. Best birds were a Caspian Tern and a Western Sandpiper, plus 300+ Black Skimmers, at the Coastguard Station. A Pectoral Sandpiper in the median near Field 6. Also a total of 17 Lesser Black-backed Gulls of all plumages in the various parking lots that were open (I'm sure there were many more in the closed lots too). Land birds were tough to come by given the wind/rain. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Shelter Island
There were a pair of Turket Vultures soaring over West Neck Creek a few minutes ago. On Sunday the 16th, there was 1 Philadelphia Vireo and 2 Red Eyed Vireos on the neighbor's Hercules Club. Orhan Birol Shelter Island -- 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] NY Harbor Bald Eagle
I just heard from a friend of mine who operates a tugboat in the harbor. For the past month or so, there has been an adult Bald Eagle frequenting the area between Prall's and Shooters Islands, in Arthur Kill on the northwest corner of Staten Island. Bob Grover This communication and any attachments are intended only for the use of the individual or entity named as the addressee. It may contain information which is privileged and/or confidential under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or such recipient's employee or agent, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copy or disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited and to notify the sender immediately. -- 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] Shelter Island
There were a pair of Turket Vultures soaring over West Neck Creek a few minutes ago. On Sunday the 16th, there was 1 Philadelphia Vireo and 2 Red Eyed Vireos on the neighbor's Hercules Club. Orhan Birol Shelter Island -- 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] Gulls / Terms at Jones Beach
Checked various spots there this morning in some ugly weather. Best birds were a Caspian Tern and a Western Sandpiper, plus 300+ Black Skimmers, at the Coastguard Station. A Pectoral Sandpiper in the median near Field 6. Also a total of 17 Lesser Black-backed Gulls of all plumages in the various parking lots that were open (I'm sure there were many more in the closed lots too). Land birds were tough to come by given the wind/rain. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Results of 9/16 Freeport Pelagic
See Life Paulagics ran a 16-hour trip out to the deep waters in the Hudson Canyon on Sunday, September 16. The trip left at 12:30 AM and we had a very comfortable overnight ride on the 100' long Starstream VIII. While no rarities were found, birders had excellent looks at good numbers of GREAT SHEARWATERS, drive right up looks at CORY'S SHEARWATERS and RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and POMARINE JAEGERS that flew right over the boat. Several landbirds were seen on the trip, including a NORTHERN FLICKER and a female type PURPLE FINCH. At least one warbler was seen but went unidentified. Mammals were interesting as well. Two young HUMPBACKED WHALES were seen, and one breached for the crowd repeatedly. What a show! For me, it was the highlight of the trip. I've never seen a whale breach that many times or that close to the boat. COMMON DOLPHINS rode the wake early in the morning and a small pod of ATLANTIC BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN were seen working behind a trawler. We also had a nice showing of bats. We found 1 RED BAT and 4 unidentified to species. I've actually seen bats offshore before, but never that many. Here's a tally of the birds seen offshore: Common Loon1 Cory's Shearwater 5 Great Shearwater 350+ Audubon's Shearwater 4 (all pre-dawn) Wilson's Storm-Petrel175 Leach's Storm-Petrel 1 Red-necked Phalarope 3 Herring Gull 33 Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull2 gull sp. 2 Black Tern 1 Common Tern1 Pomarine Jaeger3 Parasitic Jaeger 1 jaeger sp. 1 Northern Flicker 1 Purple Finch 1 passerine sp. 1 Common Dolphin40 Bottlenose Dolphin10 Humpbacked Whale 2 Red Bat1 bat sp.4 We'll be working on our future trip dates soon, but expect a 12 hour offshore trip in Jan-Feb to look for alcids like Dovekie, Puffin, Common Murre, and Razorbill. These offshore trips can also produce Northern Fulmar and Red Phalarope, as well as Kittiwakes, a great Gannet show, and uncommon gulls like Iceland and Glaucous. Hopefully we'll see you aboard. -PAG -- Paul A. Guris See Life Paulagics PO Box 161 Green Lane, PA 18054 215-234-6805 www.paulagics.com paulagics@gmail.com i...@paulagics.com -- 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/ --
