[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 22 November 2013

2013-11-22 Thread Ben Cacace 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Nov. 22, 2013
* NYNY1311.22

- Birds mentioned

ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
EURASIAN WIGEON
RED-NECKED GREBE
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
Semipalmated Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
WESTERN KINGBIRD
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Black-throated Green Warbler
Ovenbird
Rusty Blackbird

- Transcript

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysa...@nybirds.org.

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

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

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

To report sightings call:
Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day)
Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island)

Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, November 22nd
2013 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER,
WESTERN KINGBIRD, WESTERN TANAGER, EURASIAN WIGEON, HUDSONIAN GODWIT,
RED-NECKED GREBE, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER.

On Saturday morning an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was spotted at Jones Beach
West End where it spent the day and was well photographed around the
eastern exit of the West End 2 parking lot and adjacent median. The bird
could not be relocated there Sunday.

However, the WESTERN KINGBIRD, not seen at Captree State Park since the
previous Monday, was spotted there again on Saturday and viewed by many on
Sunday in the swale just north of the upper parking lot. It occurred there
again Monday but apparently not since.

Out on the north fork two WESTERN KINGBIRDS appeared together on Sunday in
Cutchogue in a field on the north side of Oregon Road just east of Cox's
Lane and continued at that location at least to Tuesday.

Perhaps the most surprising though was the immature or female type WESTERN
TANAGER photographed eating berries Wednesday in Prospect Park on the south
side of Breeze Hill. Subsequent to being identified from the photos the
tanager could unfortunately not be relocated.

A few EURASIAN WIGEON continue in the area. A drake was seen again
yesterday on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge where shorebirds
during the week have featured WHITE-RUMPED, SEMIPALMATED and PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS and where over 800 SNOW GOOSE on the pond have included 6 blue
forms. Other EURASIAN WIGEON were noted yesterday at Mill Pond in Sayville
and on the lake at Long Island Country Club in Eastport.

An injured HUDSONIAN GODWIT seen at Sagg Pond south of Bridgehampton on
Thursday may have been the same one seen earlier in the week near
Shinnecock and previously in the New Jersey Meadowlands complex. Also watch
for possibly continuing MARBLED GODWITS along Dune Road west of Cupsogue
County Park.

RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS at Pelham Bay Park recently included one at Hunter's
Island Saturday and 2 near Turtle Cove on Monday. A CACKLING GOOSE was
still at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx Saturday. A count of RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS there reaching 25 or more.

An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was in Central Park Monday and a few late records
this week included both WHITE-EYED VIREO in Babylon Wednesday and a couple
of BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, a few OVENBIRDS and a BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
in Prospect Park on Thursday.

Two RED-NECKED GREBES were off Playland Park in Rye on Saturday.

There are still a few spaces left on Saturday's pelagic trip out of
Freeport Long Island. If you are interested call (215) 234-6805 for more
information.

To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126, or
weekdays call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483.

This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.

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[nysbirds-l] Elegant Tern - Buffalo - YES; Sabine's Gull - Barcelona - NO

2013-11-22 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter 
The ELEGANT TERN was first reported from the north end of Squaw Island today
by Dominic Sherony and others around 9:00.  I did not hear any other reports
until Jay Powell texted that he had great views of it at 4:30 at the same
location.

 

I have posted a few more disgiscoped photos of the bird here:

http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year/

 

and Jim Pawlicki has posted some nice flight shots of the bird here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmpawli10

 

The juvenile SABINE'S GULL at Barcelona Harbor, found by Jim Pawlicki a few
days ago, was not seen today to my knowledge, despite an intensive search by
several observers.

 

Good birding!

Willie

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Willie D'Anna

Betsy Potter

Wilson, NY

dannapotterATroadrunner.com

http://www.betsypottersart.com  

2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year/

Big Year List:
http://www.happtech.com/BigYearDanna/CurrentList/ShowCurrentListTable.aspx

Odenates: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/dragonflies

 


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Re:[nysbirds-l] Tomorrow's Freeport Pelagic Trip

2013-11-22 Thread fresha2411 

 Oh, and for clarification, ideally we would like all participants to arrive at 
the dock 20 minutes before departure (5:40 AM for the 6 AM departure), in order 
to be able to board and get off shore in a timely manner.

Best
-Doug 

 

 

-Original Message-
From: fresha2411 
To: NYSBIRDS-L 
Sent: Fri, Nov 22, 2013 1:44 pm
Subject: Tomorrow's Freeport Pelagic Trip


The Paulagics pelagic trip out of Freeport, NY tomorrow is a GO, for anybody 
who was wondering (especially those traveling from farther afield). 

There are apparently a lot of fish in the New York Bight right now, so this 
should be a very interesting trip. 

There are several more spaces open if anybody would like to come along. You can 
either call: (215) 234-6805 or E-Mail i...@paulagics.com if you'd like to join 
us.

**Additionally, for anybody on the boat tomorrow, here is a very useful primer 
that I highly recommend reading:
http://www.paulagics.com/site/index.php?option=com_content=article=60=86

See you at the dock!
-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY.





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[nysbirds-l] Tomorrow's Freeport Pelagic Trip

2013-11-22 Thread fresha2411 
The Paulagics pelagic trip out of Freeport, NY tomorrow is a GO, for anybody 
who was wondering (especially those traveling from farther afield). 

There are apparently a lot of fish in the New York Bight right now, so this 
should be a very interesting trip. 

There are several more spaces open if anybody would like to come along. You can 
either call: (215) 234-6805 or E-Mail i...@paulagics.com if you'd like to join 
us.

**Additionally, for anybody on the boat tomorrow, here is a very useful primer 
that I highly recommend reading:
http://www.paulagics.com/site/index.php?option=com_content=article=60=86

See you at the dock!
-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY.




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Re:[nysbirds-l] Tomorrow's Freeport Pelagic Trip

2013-11-22 Thread fresha2411 

 Oh, and for clarification, ideally we would like all participants to arrive at 
the dock 20 minutes before departure (5:40 AM for the 6 AM departure), in order 
to be able to board and get off shore in a timely manner.

Best
-Doug 

 

 

-Original Message-
From: fresha2411 fresha2...@aol.com
To: NYSBIRDS-L NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Sent: Fri, Nov 22, 2013 1:44 pm
Subject: Tomorrow's Freeport Pelagic Trip


The Paulagics pelagic trip out of Freeport, NY tomorrow is a GO, for anybody 
who was wondering (especially those traveling from farther afield). 

There are apparently a lot of fish in the New York Bight right now, so this 
should be a very interesting trip. 

There are several more spaces open if anybody would like to come along. You can 
either call: (215) 234-6805 or E-Mail i...@paulagics.com if you'd like to join 
us.

**Additionally, for anybody on the boat tomorrow, here is a very useful primer 
that I highly recommend reading:
http://www.paulagics.com/site/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=60Itemid=86

See you at the dock!
-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY.





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