[nysbirds-l] Doodletown

[redknot]

Spent a wonderful day at Doodletown. While I did not see or hear the Kentucky 
Warbler and missed seeing a timber rattlesnake by about 3 minutes,  I saw four 
separate Hooded Warblers with two of them providing wonderful, close-up views 
while singing, and several singing male and female Cerulean Warblers. I had 
three highlights:

1.  Watching a black rat snake, known to be a talented climber, move up  the 
side of the 200 year old oak tree for which there is an interpretive sign 
alongside the trail. It was amazing to watch it work its way upward on the bark 
without the use of any limbs. I'm not sure how it did it but it looped its body 
against bark projections as it moved upward. After a few minutes it turned 
sideways and came back down and partially slithered into the base of a japanese 
barberry bush. I approached it and it began to make a rattling noise, 
presumably with its tail in the dead leaves.  This made me pause for a minute 
wondering if it was the rat snake (which is known to do this) or a timber 
rattlesnake. It tunred out to be the rat snake as I watched the tail vibrate 
when it did it again. 

2. On the way to the Herbert Cemetery a bird flying in the woods to the north 
of the trail caught my attention. It turned out to be a Yellow-billed Cuckoo 
and I was able to watch it land at the nest and feed two young that were 
eagerly begging. The other adult bird (I assumed the female) was next to the 
nest. I stayed there for nearly half an hour to watch the activity repeated two 
other times.  From the view of the chicks I guessed they were 5-6 days old. 
While difficult to describe a birder might be able to see the nest if you stand 
on the trail facing north looking over a large barberry bush that is about 15 
feet west of the large witch hazel growing along the trail leading to the 
cemetery. If you see a clump of downward pointing brown leaves in the lower 
canopy about 25 feet away look slightly to the left of the clump and about 
another 25 feet. The nest is on a slightly arched horizontal branch.  

3. Heading back down on the main trail I was able to watch for about 
half-a-minute a female Cerulean Warbler bathing in a tiny, I mean tiny, puddle 
of water in a little rivulet that flows under the main trail.  If you walk to 
the interpretive sign that denotes the "Gray Family" homestead walk up the 
trail about another 20 to 25 feet or so and you will see a rusted pipe culvert 
sticking out on your left. This culvert accommodates the water in the rivulet. 
She was bathing about three feet from the end of the culvert. I had first seen 
the male Ceulean fly out of the spot so I wouldn't be surprised if he uses it 
to bathe in as well.      

All in all a great day.

John Turner

   

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[nysbirds-l] Tagged Great Egret

[Michael Britt]

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I observed a Great Egret with a yellow tag - C12 - feeding in the saltmarsh
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RE: [nysbirds-l] East Meadow - 2 Turkey Vultures -On House, Feeding in Driveway

[Steve Williams]

Some photos from phone.
 
http://s143.photobucket.com/user/SeaView-Photo/media/tv1.jpg.html
http://s143.photobucket.com/user/SeaView-Photo/media/tv2.jpg.html
 
 

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From: bounce-116224492-51943...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-116224492-51943...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Steve
Williams
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2014 1:08 PM
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] East Meadow - 2 Turkey Vultures -On House, Feeding in
Driveway


Just saw 2 Turkey Vultures on Prospect ave East Meadow, NY.  One is on the
ground in the drive way feeding the other is on the roof of the house.  Not
a very common site around here.  Still there5 minutes ago . They are about
1/2 block east of the East Meadow Jewish Center. On the north side of the
road. 
 
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[nysbirds-l] Shirley Marina Wilson's Pharalope: No

[Robert Taylor]

Was in the area about an hour ago but could not locate it in either "pond".
Unrelated I was driving to Orient Point yesterday afternoon (reluctantly
stopping at a few wineries for tastings) and saw 7 turkey vultures circling
the fields by north fork preserve

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[nysbirds-l] East Meadow - 2 Turkey Vultures -On House, Feeding in Driveway

[Steve Williams]

Just saw 2 Turkey Vultures on Prospect ave East Meadow, NY.  One is on the
ground in the drive way feeding the other is on the roof of the house.  Not
a very common site around here.  Still there5 minutes ago . They are about
1/2 block east of the East Meadow Jewish Center. On the north side of the
road. 
 
Steve

  _  

From: Steve Williams [mailto:biods...@optonline.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 5:14 PM
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: Back yard birds in East Meadow


Added 3 new warblers to my back yard list today.  Cerulean, Bay Breasted and
Chestnut Sided.  All visiting a smal pond with waterfall I built for just
this reason.  6 Other warblers also present within a half hour span. Felt
like an Isolated fallout.  I am usually lucky if I can add a new BYB every
few years.  But 3 in one day is epic.  Right place at the right time I
guess.
 

 
 

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay

[Jack Rothman]

Bronx Brendan and I checked out Jamaica Bay yesterday morning before noon. We 
walked over to the breach, then across the street to Big John’s Pond and peeked 
in at East Pond.
It was nice to see lots of Glossy Ibis.

House Wren
Cedar waxwing
Mute Swan
Ruddy Duck (we counted 22 on east Pond near “The Raunt.”)
Scaup (we didn’t have a scope, but through our binos it looked like a single 
scaup swimming along with the Ruddys, odd.)
Brown Thrasher
American Redstart
American Crow
Laughing Gull
Great-black backed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Willow Flycatcher (3)
Black-capped Night Heron (several)
Snowy Egret (several on West Pond)
Little Blue Heron
Great Egret
Gray Catbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Yellowthroat
Tree Swallow
Osprey 
Yellow Warbler
Common Tern

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[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach 6:15am-7:30am

[Diana Teta]

Bustling   activity with accompanying  sound track:  Skimmers,
Oystercatchers and chicks, Common Terns, gulls, a Piping Plover, fishermen,
photographers, staff in green shirts.

Then like a rabbit pulled from a Magician's hat, suddenly among many
preening and roosting terns in the wrack line   a Gull-Billed Tern.

Applause,  exit stage left.

Diana Teta

Long Island, NY


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[nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden

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The Saturday morning bird walk, at NYBG, saw or heard the following birds:

Cedar waxwings - everywhere - high in the trees
Eastern wood -peewee -calling
White breasted nuthatch
Yellow warbler 
Northern Parula
Wood duck w 15 ducklings
Mockingbird
Catbird
Mourning dove
Blue jay
Cardinal
American Robin
Chimney swifts
Baltimore oriole
House sparrows
Song sparrow
Chipping sparrow
Grackle with young
Red winged blackbird 
Warbling vireo
Yellow bellied sapsucker 
Mallard
American goldfinch 
Tufted titmouse

Good Birding,
Debbie Becker
BirdingAroundNYC.com


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[nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden

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The Saturday morning bird walk, at NYBG, saw or heard the following birds:

Cedar waxwings - everywhere - high in the trees
Eastern wood -peewee -calling
White breasted nuthatch
Yellow warbler 
Northern Parula
Wood duck w 15 ducklings
Mockingbird
Catbird
Mourning dove
Blue jay
Cardinal
American Robin
Chimney swifts
Baltimore oriole
House sparrows
Song sparrow
Chipping sparrow
Grackle with young
Red winged blackbird 
Warbling vireo
Yellow bellied sapsucker 
Mallard
American goldfinch 
Tufted titmouse

Good Birding,
Debbie Becker
BirdingAroundNYC.com


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[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach 6:15am-7:30am

[Diana Teta]

Bustling   activity with accompanying  sound track:  Skimmers,
Oystercatchers and chicks, Common Terns, gulls, a Piping Plover, fishermen,
photographers, staff in green shirts.

Then like a rabbit pulled from a Magician's hat, suddenly among many
preening and roosting terns in the wrack line   a Gull-Billed Tern.

Applause,  exit stage left.

Diana Teta

Long Island, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay

[Jack Rothman]

Bronx Brendan and I checked out Jamaica Bay yesterday morning before noon. We 
walked over to the breach, then across the street to Big John’s Pond and peeked 
in at East Pond.
It was nice to see lots of Glossy Ibis.

House Wren
Cedar waxwing
Mute Swan
Ruddy Duck (we counted 22 on east Pond near “The Raunt.”)
Scaup (we didn’t have a scope, but through our binos it looked like a single 
scaup swimming along with the Ruddys, odd.)
Brown Thrasher
American Redstart
American Crow
Laughing Gull
Great-black backed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Willow Flycatcher (3)
Black-capped Night Heron (several)
Snowy Egret (several on West Pond)
Little Blue Heron
Great Egret
Gray Catbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Yellowthroat
Tree Swallow
Osprey 
Yellow Warbler
Common Tern

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[nysbirds-l] East Meadow - 2 Turkey Vultures -On House, Feeding in Driveway

[Steve Williams]

Just saw 2 Turkey Vultures on Prospect ave East Meadow, NY.  One is on the
ground in the drive way feeding the other is on the roof of the house.  Not
a very common site around here.  Still there5 minutes ago . They are about
1/2 block east of the East Meadow Jewish Center. On the north side of the
road. 
 
Steve

  _  

From: Steve Williams [mailto:biods...@optonline.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 5:14 PM
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: Back yard birds in East Meadow


Added 3 new warblers to my back yard list today.  Cerulean, Bay Breasted and
Chestnut Sided.  All visiting a smal pond with waterfall I built for just
this reason.  6 Other warblers also present within a half hour span. Felt
like an Isolated fallout.  I am usually lucky if I can add a new BYB every
few years.  But 3 in one day is epic.  Right place at the right time I
guess.
 

 
 

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[nysbirds-l] Shirley Marina Wilson's Pharalope: No

[Robert Taylor]

Was in the area about an hour ago but could not locate it in either pond.
Unrelated I was driving to Orient Point yesterday afternoon (reluctantly
stopping at a few wineries for tastings) and saw 7 turkey vultures circling
the fields by north fork preserve

Good birding
Rob in Massapequa

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[nysbirds-l] Tagged Great Egret

[Michael Britt]

To Whom It May Concern:

I observed a Great Egret with a yellow tag - C12 - feeding in the saltmarsh
by the admin bldg @ Liberty State Park this afternoon.

Mike Britt
Bayonne, NJ

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[nysbirds-l] Doodletown

[redknot]

Spent a wonderful day at Doodletown. While I did not see or hear the Kentucky 
Warbler and missed seeing a timber rattlesnake by about 3 minutes,  I saw four 
separate Hooded Warblers with two of them providing wonderful, close-up views 
while singing, and several singing male and female Cerulean Warblers. I had 
three highlights:

1.  Watching a black rat snake, known to be a talented climber, move up  the 
side of the 200 year old oak tree for which there is an interpretive sign 
alongside the trail. It was amazing to watch it work its way upward on the bark 
without the use of any limbs. I'm not sure how it did it but it looped its body 
against bark projections as it moved upward. After a few minutes it turned 
sideways and came back down and partially slithered into the base of a japanese 
barberry bush. I approached it and it began to make a rattling noise, 
presumably with its tail in the dead leaves.  This made me pause for a minute 
wondering if it was the rat snake (which is known to do this) or a timber 
rattlesnake. It tunred out to be the rat snake as I watched the tail vibrate 
when it did it again. 

2. On the way to the Herbert Cemetery a bird flying in the woods to the north 
of the trail caught my attention. It turned out to be a Yellow-billed Cuckoo 
and I was able to watch it land at the nest and feed two young that were 
eagerly begging. The other adult bird (I assumed the female) was next to the 
nest. I stayed there for nearly half an hour to watch the activity repeated two 
other times.  From the view of the chicks I guessed they were 5-6 days old. 
While difficult to describe a birder might be able to see the nest if you stand 
on the trail facing north looking over a large barberry bush that is about 15 
feet west of the large witch hazel growing along the trail leading to the 
cemetery. If you see a clump of downward pointing brown leaves in the lower 
canopy about 25 feet away look slightly to the left of the clump and about 
another 25 feet. The nest is on a slightly arched horizontal branch.  

3. Heading back down on the main trail I was able to watch for about 
half-a-minute a female Cerulean Warbler bathing in a tiny, I mean tiny, puddle 
of water in a little rivulet that flows under the main trail.  If you walk to 
the interpretive sign that denotes the Gray Family homestead walk up the 
trail about another 20 to 25 feet or so and you will see a rusted pipe culvert 
sticking out on your left. This culvert accommodates the water in the rivulet. 
She was bathing about three feet from the end of the culvert. I had first seen 
the male Ceulean fly out of the spot so I wouldn't be surprised if he uses it 
to bathe in as well.      

All in all a great day.

John Turner

   

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