[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond Queens County

[Andrew Baksh]

6+ hours spent on the pond today while checking the water during low and
high tide.

Shorebird bird numbers were disappointingly low. Nevertheless, I ended up
with 10 species. The highlights were 3 Stilt Sandpipers *(2 nicely marked
birds seen with Steve Walter) *and 2 flagged Semipalmated Sandpipers.

Other notables included a Bonaparte's Gull, female Hooded Merganser and a
male and female Greater Scaup.

For anyone contemplating shorebirding on the East Pond, please note that
the best shoreline for birds is on the south end and along the east side.

Photos will be online soon for those interested.

Cheers,

風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*


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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

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[nysbirds-l] Sullivan County Stilt Sandpiper

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for details see http://bashakillbirder.wordpress.com/  John Haas, Wurtsboro, 
New York

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Bird Walk on Sunday July 20, 2014

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC Bird Walk on Sunday July 20, 2014Just the highlights:Worm-eating Warbler (FOS) and Yellow Warbler at the Upper LobeYellow Warbler in Strawberry FieldsBlack-and-white Warbler - 2 females continue in Mugger's WoodsAlso nice to see a male House Finch surrounded by hungry fledglings. Before the walk I found 2 Great Crested Flycatchers within 20 feet of each other near the top of the Point.Deborah Allen, m.ob. 
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[nysbirds-l] Constantia Merlins

[Mickey Scilingo]

I haven’t posted about the MERLINS lately, but I have been seeing and/or 
hearing them just about every day since they arrived in mid-May.  The nest was 
visible from my backyard for a very short time, but once the trees leafed out, 
I could no longer see it.

This morning, around 6 AM, I heard one of the Merlins calling and quickly 
located it.  It was perched in a tree and I saw that it had a small bird in its 
talons.  It began to pluck the bird and then flew towards the nest tree, 
disappearing from my view.  There was another bird calling from the direction 
the Merlin flew, and I suspected that it might be a juvenile.

I decided to take a walk down the street to see if I could see the nest from 
the road.  As I approached the nest tree along Rt 49, one of the adults started 
calling and flying around, the intensity of its call growing stronger as I 
neared the nest tree.  I quickly spotted the reason for the Merlin’s increased 
agitation – there was a fledgling perched on a branch in a tree adjacent to the 
nest tree.  I only saw and heard 1 fledgling, and I didn’t stick around all 
that long to search for another.  I was satisfied to see the one.  I snapped a 
few quick photos and left the area.

It was nice to see that the Merlin pair succeeded after failing in their 
nesting attempt last year.  Hopefully, this will become an annual occurrence 
here.



Mickey Scilingo
Constantia
Oswego County, NY
mickey.scili...@gte.net
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[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Collard-Dove at Chelsea Pier

[Andrew Block]

 Had the Eurasian Collard-Dove at about 815am at Chelsea Piers at the intersect
 ion of 12th Ave & 24th St. on the pier side being fed by a homeless couple.  
It was very tame and let me get great shots of it.  It was where the rows of 
benches are.

Andrew
Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist
20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629
Phone: 914-963-3080; Cell: 914-319-9701 d
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