[nysbirds-l] American avocet croton point park

2014-07-14 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
Just a few minutes ago (730 am) an American Avocet in breeding plumage was at 
the water's edge of the swimming beach at Croton Point Park. Beautiful light. A 
great find by Chris Letts too bad neither of us had cameras. Certainly a first 
for me in Westchester County. Good luck if you go. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-14 Thread Phil Jeffrey 
They've been seen in both Central and Prospect Parks over the years,
irregularly and invariably nocturnally, so it's by no means unprecedented.

Phil Jeffrey
Princeton



On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Gabriel Willow 
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> Last night while walking in Prospect Park around 10:30pm, I was surprised
> to see several Black Skimmers emerge from the darkness to silently glide
> over the lake near the new Lakeside Center, with their distinctive skimming
> motion. There were 8 or 9 in the flock. Beautiful birds! I didn't know they
> frequented fresh water away from beaches... They're an unusual sight even
> in the East River.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-14 Thread Scott Haber 
Skimmers also occur fairly regularly in the Meadowlands and along the
Hackensack River in New Jersey during the summer, so they're by no means
restricted to beaches.

-Scott Haber


On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Phil Jeffrey 
wrote:

> They've been seen in both Central and Prospect Parks over the years,
> irregularly and invariably nocturnally, so it's by no means unprecedented.
>
> Phil Jeffrey
> Princeton
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Gabriel Willow 
> wrote:
>
>> Last night while walking in Prospect Park around 10:30pm, I was surprised
>> to see several Black Skimmers emerge from the darkness to silently glide
>> over the lake near the new Lakeside Center, with their distinctive skimming
>> motion. There were 8 or 9 in the flock. Beautiful birds! I didn't know they
>> frequented fresh water away from beaches... They're an unusual sight even
>> in the East River.
>>
>> Nocturnal perambulations reveal many wonders!
>>
>> Gabriel Willow
>> NYC Audubon
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-14 Thread Goldstein Gina 
I saw two from a cab on the Triboro Bridge last year

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From: bounce-117290976-29336...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-117290976-29336...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Haber
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 11:57 AM
To: Gabriel Willow; NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

Skimmers also occur fairly regularly in the Meadowlands and along the 
Hackensack River in New Jersey during the summer, so they're by no means 
restricted to beaches.

-Scott Haber

On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Phil Jeffrey 
mailto:phil.jeff...@gmail.com>> wrote:
They've been seen in both Central and Prospect Parks over the years, 
irregularly and invariably nocturnally, so it's by no means unprecedented.

Phil Jeffrey
Princeton


On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Gabriel Willow 
mailto:gabrielwil...@yahoo.com>> wrote:
Last night while walking in Prospect Park around 10:30pm, I was surprised to 
see several Black Skimmers emerge from the darkness to silently glide over the 
lake near the new Lakeside Center, with their distinctive skimming motion. 
There were 8 or 9 in the flock. Beautiful birds! I didn't know they frequented 
fresh water away from beaches... They're an unusual sight even in the East 
River.

Nocturnal perambulations reveal many wonders!

Gabriel Willow
NYC Audubon
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-14 Thread editcon...@aol.com 
I have spotted Black Skimmers along the East River off 34th Street. Quite 
beautiful to behold! 

Debbie Becker



On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Gabriel Willow  wrote:
> Last night while walking in Prospect Park around 10:30pm, I was surprised to 
> see several Black Skimmers emerge from the darkness to silently glide over 
> the lake near the new Lakeside Center, with their distinctive skimming 
> motion. There were 8 or 9 in the flock. Beautiful birds! I didn't know they 
> frequented fresh water away from beaches... They're an unusual sight even in 
> the East River.
> 
> Nocturnal perambulations reveal many wonders!
> 
> Gabriel Willow
> NYC Audubon
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RE:[nysbirds-l] American avocet croton point park - update

2014-07-14 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 

I am told the avocet had flown by about 8:30 a.m., and had not been re-found as 
of early afternoon.  Photos of this morning's bird (by Jim Bourdon) can be 
found on the Saw Mill River Audubon webpage at 
https://www.facebook.com/SMRAudubon  I have also been told this is only the 
fifth Westchester County record of American Avocet and the first since 1997 
(Croton Point had one other sighting in 1979).
 
L.  Trachtenberg
Ossining 


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Subject: [nysbirds-l] American avocet croton point park

Just a few minutes ago (730 am) an American Avocet in breeding plumage was at 
the water's edge of the swimming beach at Croton Point Park. Beautiful light. A 
great find by Chris Letts too bad neither of us had cameras. Certainly a first 
for me in Westchester County. Good luck if you go. 

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2014-07-14 Thread Joseph Brin 
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
* July 14, 2014
*  NYSY  07. 14. 14
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):

July 07, 2013 - July 14, 2014
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland
compiled: July 14 AT 5:30 p.m. (EDT)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#401 Monday July 14, 2014
 
Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 
July 07, 2014
 
Highlights:
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LEAST BITTERN
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
PEREGRINE FALCON
GOLDEN EAGLE
STILT SANDPIPER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
BLACK TERN
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)


     7/10: At least 4 LEAST BITTERNS were again seen in the cattails near the 
far end of LaRue’s Lagoon along the Wildlife Trail. 6 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 
2 STILT SANDPIPERS, 20 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 210 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 270 LEAST 
SANDPIPERS and 3 KILLDEER were seen in Knox-Marsellus Marsh.
     7/12: 2 newly fledged RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen in the presence of 
the two adults at Mays Point Pool Road.


Madison County


     7/10: An adult GOLDEN EAGLE was seen feeding on a deer carcass on East 
Road south of Cazenovia. 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS were seen hunting near Hunt Hill 
near Sheds.


Onondaga County


    7/8: A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was again seen on Fenner Road near the 
Jacksonville Cemetary in Lysander.
     7/9: Another ACADIAN FLYCATCHER nest was located in Whiskey Hollow. At 
least one of more birds were seen on recent visits this week.
     7/11: A Fledgling PEREGRINE FALCON, the first in some years, was seen at 
the nest box in downtown Syracuse.
     7/12: A LEAST BITTERN was seen flying in the big marsh near the Bald Eagle 
nest in Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville.


Oswego County


     7/8: A LAWRENCE’S WARBLER was seen on Baum Road in Hastings.
     7/11: A BLACK TERN was seen with the Common Tern Colony on Oneida Lake 
from Constantia.


Oneida County


     7/9: A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was again seen at Spring Farm Nature Center 
south of Clinton.


Cayuga County


     7/14: A pair of adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen coming to a nest 
hole on West Barrier Beach at Fair Haven State Park.
     

     

    
         
   

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