[nysbirds-l] Possible California Gull-Farm Field-e/s Locust Ave, s/e/c/o Main Rd.-Mattituck/Cutchouge

[robert adamo]

Earlier today, North Fork birder Jody Levin, while chauffeuring her 105
"years young" father on business, sighted a gull, in a newly plowed farm
field, that looked "different". The bird was in a flock of mostly
Ring-billed Gulls, with a few Herring Gulls amongst them.

Armed with only binoculars and having to leave, she called Aaron Virgin of
"The Group for the East End", who saw the bird ~2:45 PM, and posted it
on NFBirds, in the hope of others seeing the bird and offering
comments...as he had to leave also. Aaron's initial impression was
possible California Gull, listing size (smaller than a Herring Gull), long
wings, dark mantle, dark iris, bill markings and leg color (whitish pink,
and at times, appearing to be greenish yellow).

I arrived ~ 5 PM, finding what could have been the same flock of gulls
(mostly ring-bills, ~30) and 4- 5 herrings, along with, what I believe to
be the same gull that Aaron described. Although I was only on the bird for
~ 5 minutes, I am sure of the following:

1) dark gray mantle and scapulars (quite a bit darker than nearby
ring-bills)
2) Coverts molting
3) Larger size than ring-bills, but closer to them than to herrings.
4) Long wings, with dark primary tips.
5) Rounded head
6) Dark eye
7) Greenish legs
8) Bill - Red gonydeal spot and black bill ring.
9) The bird's standing posture seemed more horizontal than the nearby
ring-bills, which to me, looked more pitched upwards, as you traveled from
tail to head.

I referenced *Gulls of the Americas* by Steve N.G.Howell and Jon
Dunn, finding photo #24.22 on Pg.154, of a 2nd cycle breeding California
Gull, to be the closest to what I saw in the field today.

Jody, Aaron and* *I will be trying to relocate the gull tomorrow, and
welcome all others to help solve this mystery !

Cheers,
Bob
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Sandwich Tern - NO, Nickerson Beach (Nassau Co.) 7/10 evening

[Brendan Fogarty]

A quick clarification thanks to a helpful response, because I failed to 
introduce COTE as the 4-letter code for Common Tern. There are hundreds of 
Common Tern that nest in the main skimmer colony. The Sandwich Tern was with 
them when it was first seen.
 
Brendan


 From: Brendan Fogarty 
To: NYSBirds listserve  
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 9:54 PM
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Sandwich Tern - NO, Nickerson Beach (Nassau Co.) 7/10 
evening
 


Hi all,

After appearing at 12:10, the Sandwich Tern was seen in the area for the next 
50 minutes or so. It was last seen by myself and Pat Palladino flying out of a 
large flock of COTE over the water, although it had done this earlier and 
returned. A survey of the area with Menachem Goldstein and his mother (great 
meeting you guys!) around 5:00 showed no Sandwich Tern, although a Roseate Tern 
with a red bill base sitting with the same group of terns was nice. Menachem 
had mentioned getting brief looks at a large tern at Jones Beach just a little 
earlier. I hadn't heard of any recent Royal Tern sightings in the area, so it 
may well have been the Sandwich. Another check of the skimmer colony around 
6:00 PM revealed no unusual birds.

3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (all starting their 2nd cycle) were on the beach 
amongst the regulars. Also there was a gull that seemed to be a tiny Great 
Black-backed. Photos of this bird and some other gulls from the flock can be 
seen here: 
https://plus.google.com/photos/115534342141361703558/albums/5898385256537360561

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[nysbirds-l] Sandwich Tern - NO, Nickerson Beach (Nassau Co.) 7/10 evening

[Brendan Fogarty]

Hi all,

After appearing at 12:10, the Sandwich Tern was seen in the area for the next 
50 minutes or so. It was last seen by myself and Pat Palladino flying out of a 
large flock of COTE over the water, although it had done this earlier and 
returned. A survey of the area with Menachem Goldstein and his mother (great 
meeting you guys!) around 5:00 showed no Sandwich Tern, although a Roseate Tern 
with a red bill base sitting with the same group of terns was nice. Menachem 
had mentioned getting brief looks at a large tern at Jones Beach just a little 
earlier. I hadn't heard of any recent Royal Tern sightings in the area, so it 
may well have been the Sandwich. Another check of the skimmer colony around 
6:00 PM revealed no unusual birds.

3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (all starting their 2nd cycle) were on the beach 
amongst the regulars. Also there was a gull that seemed to be a tiny Great 
Black-backed. Photos of this bird and some other gulls from the flock can be 
seen here: 
https://plus.google.com/photos/115534342141361703558/albums/5898385256537360561

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RE:[nysbirds-l] Addendum toResults of the Viking Fleet/CRESLI whale watch 07/07/13 - large number of plegic birds

[Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph.D.]

The trips leave from the Viking dock in Montauk Harbor at 9:30 AM and return
at approximately 3:30 PM.  On this trip, we remained in the waters SE of
Montauk Point.  The large concentrations of pelagic birds were typically
from between 11 and 17 miles out.  Go to

http://cresli.org/cresli/2013_07_07_cresli-mapandphotos.html to see the
positions of geotagged photos.

 

We sail every Sunday (weather permitting) until 9/8/13.

 


Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph. D.
President,

Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island
  presid...@cresli.org  
  www.cresli.org
631-244-3352

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From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes [mailto:c...@cornell.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 3:04 PM
To: Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph.D.
Subject: ADMIN: Re: [nysbirds-l] Results of the Viking Fleet/CRESLI whale
watch 07/07/13 - large number of plegic birds

 

Hi Arthur, 

 

Would you be able to post an addendum about where this trip went out from
and how far out the trip went and to what Canyon, etc.?

 

Some readers may be unfamiliar with your trips.

 

Thanks!

 

Sincerely,

Chris T-H

 

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[nysbirds-l] Results of the Viking Fleet/CRESLI whale watch 07/07/13 - large number of plegic birds

[Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph.D.]

Sunday July 7, 2013 

It's an ALL-STAR season opener! 

A spectacular line-up: whales, dolphins, turtles and pelagic birds. Our day
started off with a spectacular view of nearly 1000 common dolphins. The
large super- aggregation was spotted at 11am. We stayed with them for quite
some time, then headed on. We next encountered loggerhead turtles (2) and
eventually turned back from 24 miles out. We found 2 large fin whales
feeding fast south of where the dolphins had been. We were able to get great
views of the two and saw another about 1/2 mile away. What a great way to
start! 

 

Totals:

1000 Common Dolphins 

3 Fin Whales

2 Loggerhead Turtles

500+ Great Shearwaters

85 Sooty Shearwaters

30 Cory's Shearwaters

2 Pomarine Jaegers

1 Unidentified Jaeger

1 Manx Shearwater

2 Wilson's Storm Petrels - 

See more at:
http://cresli.org/cresli/2013_local_whale_watch_reports.html#2013-07-07

 


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[nysbirds-l] Elegant Tern- no, "Lifer" - yes

[robert adamo]

Sorry for the late post - I'm hoping that someone, not seeing this negative
post yesterday, decided to give it a shot, and got the bird today !

Yesterday,as planned, I met with Rich Guthrie & Jon Askildsen at Cupsogue
Co. Pk. at 0800, to try for the Elegant Tern. Having arrived earlier, they
had made contact with Dave Klauber & Bobby Rossetti, who were on the flats
already. A plan was soon formed, which had Dave & Bobby remaining in place,
while the 3 of us  headed for Tiana  Beach... and points east. We checked
every good spot (we could access) from the sand bar in Shinnicock Bay (n/o
the inlet) back to Tiana, where we found 4.5 new birders...but no new birds
! During the eastward leg of our survey, there had been less birds and zero
birders at this location.

The .5 birder was a .5 part of my racking up another "Lifer" ! Her name is
Katie, she is 8 months old, and is the grand-daughter of Eileen & Hans
Schwinn. In addition to Eileen & Katie, the other birders included Sam
Janazzo, Pat Jones and Jim Ash. I had not seen Jim in a few years, prior to
2 days previous at the same location...such is the draw of a special bird,
or two ! Speaking of things "special", it was a pleasure to have Paul
Buckley join our group.

The "Lifer", of course, was having a grandmother, babysitting such a young
"charge", on an active birding hunt ! While writing this last
sentence, another thought emerged...maybe I could lay claim to a 2nd
"Lifer" - that being for helping Eileen carry Katie and/in her
stroller across some deep, sandy terrain, between the parking lot and
boardwalk, and while carrying E's scope, as well !

Cheers,
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[nysbirds-l] Belated NYC Bald Eagle & Common Loon

[gabriel willow]

Hello All,

My apologies for this much-belated report, the birds could be gone or could 
still be present, but seem worth mentioning nonetheless.

On my Jamaica Bay Eco-Cruise for NYC Audubon on Sunday, June 30th, we spotted 
an adult Bald Eagle flying over the water near Rockaway Community Park.  I 
don't hear about too many adult summertime Bald Eagles in NYC, has anyone else 
spotted any?

On a similar note, we passed a basic-plumage type Common Loon swimming in the 
bay; this is another species I don't recall seeing here in the summer.  I 
assume it was a first-year bird since it was in basic-type plumage, but I 
didn't get a close enough look to see if it was browner like a young bird.

Other highlights were: Peregrine Falcon; Black Skimmer, Common, Forster's, and 
Least Tern feeding together in the bay; and numerous American Oystercatchers 
all around the shallows.

Cheers,

Gabriel Willow
NYC Audubon
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[nysbirds-l] Sandwich Tern at Nickerson Beach

[Benjamin Van Doren]

Hi All,

Brendan Fogarty reports a SANDWICH TERN in front of the skimmer colony at
Nickerson Beach. He says there is a lot of vehicle traffic so it may not
stick, but as of a minute ago is still on the beach and is obviously in the
area.

Good birding,
Benjamin Van Doren

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Tiana Bayside, Early Evening - No Elegant Tern

[Pat Palladino]

In furtherance of Eileen and Bob's notice of a possible Red-necked Stint at 
Tiana, on Saturday evening, after an unsuccessful attempt at the Elegant Tern, 
I left Tiana and headed to Triton Lane to check out the birds there. I decided 
to stop back at Tiana on my way home and among the shorebirds, was what I 
believed to be a Red-necked Stint. I had previously viewed the bird at 
Cupsogue, and was pretty sure it was the Stint, however, it was about 
8:30/8:45ish p.m. and it was just too dark to confirm. If it was the same bird, 
then it was at Tiana on at least Saturday and Tuesday evenings. I left Tiana on 
Sunday at around 5:30 p.m. for Cupsogue to get the Elegant Tern, but did not 
see the Stint that early evening at Tiana. For those of you who may try for the 
Stint at Tiana this evening, as a bonus, other birders have reported hearing 
the calls of Northern Bobwhite in the brush surrounding the parking lot, 
although, I have not been lucky enough to hear them. 
 
Pat Palladino
 
 
  
 
> Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 21:16:10 -0400
> From: beach...@optonline.net
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Tiana Bayside, Early Evening - No Elegant Tern
> To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
> 
> While (unsuccessfully) waiting for the possible return of the Elegant Tern 
> from 5PM - 8:15PM, we were able to observe a nice collection of shorebirds, 
> including what may have possibly been a Red-necked Stint.  The bird showed up 
> at 7:30PM and we were able to move in for a closer look, only to lose the 
> bird as it flew toward the grass-line at the far edge of the bay.  
> Unfortunately, we were unable to re-located the bird and eventually lost the 
> light.  We just bring this possibility up to those who are at the Tiana Bay 
> "gazebo" in the days ahead.
> Eileen Schwinn
> Bob Adamo
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Sandwich Tern - NO, Nickerson Beach (Nassau Co.) 7/10 evening

[Brendan Fogarty]

A quick clarification thanks to a helpful response, because I failed to 
introduce COTE as the 4-letter code for Common Tern. There are hundreds of 
Common Tern that nest in the main skimmer colony. The Sandwich Tern was with 
them when it was first seen.
 
Brendan


 From: Brendan Fogarty birde...@yahoo.com
To: NYSBirds listserve nysbirds-l@cornell.edu 
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 9:54 PM
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Sandwich Tern - NO, Nickerson Beach (Nassau Co.) 7/10 
evening
 


Hi all,

After appearing at 12:10, the Sandwich Tern was seen in the area for the next 
50 minutes or so. It was last seen by myself and Pat Palladino flying out of a 
large flock of COTE over the water, although it had done this earlier and 
returned. A survey of the area with Menachem Goldstein and his mother (great 
meeting you guys!) around 5:00 showed no Sandwich Tern, although a Roseate Tern 
with a red bill base sitting with the same group of terns was nice. Menachem 
had mentioned getting brief looks at a large tern at Jones Beach just a little 
earlier. I hadn't heard of any recent Royal Tern sightings in the area, so it 
may well have been the Sandwich. Another check of the skimmer colony around 
6:00 PM revealed no unusual birds.

3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (all starting their 2nd cycle) were on the beach 
amongst the regulars. Also there was a gull that seemed to be a tiny Great 
Black-backed. Photos of this bird and some other gulls from the flock can be 
seen here: 
https://plus.google.com/photos/115534342141361703558/albums/5898385256537360561

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[nysbirds-l] Possible California Gull-Farm Field-e/s Locust Ave, s/e/c/o Main Rd.-Mattituck/Cutchouge

[robert adamo]

Earlier today, North Fork birder Jody Levin, while chauffeuring her 105
years young father on business, sighted a gull, in a newly plowed farm
field, that looked different. The bird was in a flock of mostly
Ring-billed Gulls, with a few Herring Gulls amongst them.

Armed with only binoculars and having to leave, she called Aaron Virgin of
The Group for the East End, who saw the bird ~2:45 PM, and posted it
on NFBirds, in the hope of others seeing the bird and offering
comments...as he had to leave also. Aaron's initial impression was
possible California Gull, listing size (smaller than a Herring Gull), long
wings, dark mantle, dark iris, bill markings and leg color (whitish pink,
and at times, appearing to be greenish yellow).

I arrived ~ 5 PM, finding what could have been the same flock of gulls
(mostly ring-bills, ~30) and 4- 5 herrings, along with, what I believe to
be the same gull that Aaron described. Although I was only on the bird for
~ 5 minutes, I am sure of the following:

1) dark gray mantle and scapulars (quite a bit darker than nearby
ring-bills)
2) Coverts molting
3) Larger size than ring-bills, but closer to them than to herrings.
4) Long wings, with dark primary tips.
5) Rounded head
6) Dark eye
7) Greenish legs
8) Bill - Red gonydeal spot and black bill ring.
9) The bird's standing posture seemed more horizontal than the nearby
ring-bills, which to me, looked more pitched upwards, as you traveled from
tail to head.

I referenced *Gulls of the Americas* by Steve N.G.Howell and Jon
Dunn, finding photo #24.22 on Pg.154, of a 2nd cycle breeding California
Gull, to be the closest to what I saw in the field today.

Jody, Aaron and* *I will be trying to relocate the gull tomorrow, and
welcome all others to help solve this mystery !

Cheers,
Bob
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