[nysbirds-l] Common Teal, Rough-legged Hawk ++ Southeast Queens County

2015-02-18 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Late this afternoon, I found a Drake Common Teal (Eurasian) or if you
prefer, Green-winged Teal (Eurasian) in the company of several American
Green-winged Teals at Brookville Park Queens. This is the same area I found
one last year, though the date was later, see here -
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2014/03/photo-study-of-green-winged-vs-common.html

Among the 23 other Green-winged Teals, there was one that could be a
candidate for an intergrade, Common X American. The facial pattern on this
duck was well defined like the Common Teal but while the vertical stripe
was strong, the horizontal stripe indicating Common Teal parentage was
weak. I might just chalk it up as a variation of American Green-winged Teal
unless my photos convince otherwise.

Other notables in the Brookville area included 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron
and 4 Greater Yellowlegs. The latter up from 2 indicating new arrivals,
probably frozen out from other areas.

Earlier at Idlewild Preserve, another area in Southeast Queens, I had a
Rough-legged Hawk perched near "snake road" off of Rockaway Blvd. A note on
Snake Road, it is a treacherous stretch and folks do not drive that road
slowly so be very careful if you bird that area.

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[nysbirds-l] HR Bald eagle viewing

2015-02-18 Thread Lake, Thomas R 
Ann Marie - Here are some of the best (from north to south):

Route 6/202 Overlook, Westchester County
Route 6/202 overlook, Bear Mountain Parkway, one mile south of Bear Mountain 
Bridge.
Look: To the west from Bear Mountain south to Dunderberg, including Iona and 
Round islands.

China Pier, Westchester County
Route 9 to 9A, Buchanan, just south of Peekskill (a mile).
Look: To the west to Dunderberg Mountain, south down into Haverstraw Bay, and 
upriver across Peekskill Bay.

Jones Point, Rockland County
Route 9W south of Bear Mountain. Look: To the east from Charles Point south to 
Indian Point.

Verplanck, Westchester County
Route 9 to 9A, Verplanck @ Old Steamboat Dock. Look: West from Stony Point and 
north to Indian Point.

George’s Island Park, Montrose, Westchester County
Route 9, Route 9A, Montrose @ George's Island Westchester County Park 
Look: Look to the northwest to Dogan Point.

Croton Point Park, Westchester County
Route 9, Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson @ Croton Point Westchester 
County Park. Look: Look anywhere in the park, particularly the south end at 
Sarah Teller’s Point. 

Croton River, Westchester County
Route 9, Croton-on-Hudson @ extreme south end of Metro North Train Station 
parking lot. Look: Look to the west to Croton Marsh, Croton Bay; south to 
Croton River across Innbuckie to railroad tracks.

Tom Lake
Estuary Naturalist
NYSDEC HREP


From: bounce-118832218-26920...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-118832218-26920...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Ann [annhi...@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 7:43 AM
To: Larry Trachtenberg; NYSBirds-L@Cornell.edu
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Eagle fest

Good morning,

Can anyone recommend a spot to view and photograph bald eagles over the next 
couple of days? I am looking for a place within 1-2 hours drive of Brooklyn, NY.

Thank you,
Ann Marie

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> On Feb 8, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Larry Trachtenberg  
> wrote:
>
> There were well in excess of 100 bald eagles seen during eagle fest yesterday 
> between Tarrytown and Peekskill. High hourly counts were 39 at George's 
> Island 8 a.m. and 51 at Verplank pier at 10 am including 20 on an ice floe. 
> Other birds seen during festival were: croton train boat ramp/ croton point 
> park:  7 redhead ducks (6 drake), canvasback, red breasted merganser 
> (uncommon on the river side), ruddy duck, black duck (+/- 50), Amer. wigeon, 
> common raven, great Horned owl, N. Harrier (3), peregrine falcon, horned lark 
> (approx. 15); Black Rock park: pied billed grebe, E. Screech owl; George's 
> island: rough legged hawk, red shouldered hawk and brown creeper.
> No gyrfalcon at any location.
>
> L. Trachtenberg
> Ossining.
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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn birds

2015-02-18 Thread syschiff 
18 Feb 2015
Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) joined by Debbie Martin continued our chase for 
target birds. Still after the elusive Canvasback, we went to Prospect Park and 
were again disappointed. Several COMMON MERGANSERS were among the ducks.  At 
the feeders we saw Downy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Song Sparrow, 
Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch and our target PURPLE FINCH.

Next, at Bush Terminal Park.  we stopped  for the wigeon and grebe. Here we 
found our EURASIAN WIGEON, AMERICA WIGEON, COMMON GOLDENEYE, WHITE-WINGED 
SCOTER,  BUFFLEHEAD, our RED-NECKED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, COMMON and 
RED-THROATED LOONS and a GREAT CORMORANT,

Travelling east on the Belt Pkwy we stopped at the first parking lot past the 
bridge, looked over onto the rocks and found a PURPLE SANDPIPER.

After a pause at Nathan's for a lunch break, we went to Coney Island Creek. 
Surprise! Amidst the ducks were 2 CANVASBACKS. Among others were GREATER and 
LESSER SCAUP, HOODED and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER and BUFFLEHEAD.

The WILSON'S SNIPE, KILLDEER and DUNLIN continue at Marine Park Salt Marsh 
Nature Center. Only a KESTREL for raptors. A PIED-BILLED GREBE completed the 
grebe family for the day.

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[nysbirds-l] GYR NOW 2/18 1:12PM

2015-02-18 Thread Mardi Dickinson 
YES still at 1:11pm 2/18 GYRFALCON MAP Old Fort Rd. . http://t.co/hNq2I6xBKx

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[nysbirds-l] GYR NOW 2/18

2015-02-18 Thread Mardi Dickinson 
2/18 Wed 12:39pm on location NOW GYR is on old fort Rd orginal location! Across 
field in bare tree!

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[nysbirds-l] C.Redpoll, etc. Central Park NYC 2/18

2015-02-18 Thread Thomas Fiore 

Wednesday, 18 February, 2015

At the feeders within the Ramble of Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y.  
City) this early a.m. were a male Common Redpoll, arriving at the  
thistle feeders as of 8:45, along with a Pine Siskin that had already  
joined the many American Goldfinch also there;  fairly good activity  
of more-regular spp. including 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Brown  
Creeper, Hairy & Downy Woodpeckers, American Robins, & a nice  
assortment of sparrows including one (winter-plumaged) Chipping,  
several American Tree, several "red" Fox, a few Song, & the usual  
hordes of White-throated Sparrows plus Dark-eyed Juncos.  Common  
Grackles continue to be numerous there, and around the Ramble.


Good birding,

Tom Fiore
Manhattan

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Eagle fest

2015-02-18 Thread Ann 
Good morning, 

Can anyone recommend a spot to view and photograph bald eagles over the next 
couple of days? I am looking for a place within 1-2 hours drive of Brooklyn, 
NY. 

Thank you,
Ann Marie

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 8, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Larry Trachtenberg  
> wrote:
> 
> There were well in excess of 100 bald eagles seen during eagle fest yesterday 
> between Tarrytown and Peekskill. High hourly counts were 39 at George's 
> Island 8 a.m. and 51 at Verplank pier at 10 am including 20 on an ice floe. 
> Other birds seen during festival were: croton train boat ramp/ croton point 
> park:  7 redhead ducks (6 drake), canvasback, red breasted merganser 
> (uncommon on the river side), ruddy duck, black duck (+/- 50), Amer. wigeon, 
> common raven, great Horned owl, N. Harrier (3), peregrine falcon, horned lark 
> (approx. 15); Black Rock park: pied billed grebe, E. Screech owl; George's 
> island: rough legged hawk, red shouldered hawk and brown creeper. 
> No gyrfalcon at any location. 
> 
> L. Trachtenberg 
> Ossining. 
> 
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[nysbirds-l] GYR NOW 2/18 1:12PM

2015-02-18 Thread Mardi Dickinson 
YES still at 1:11pm 2/18 GYRFALCON MAP Old Fort Rd. . http://t.co/hNq2I6xBKx

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[nysbirds-l] C.Redpoll, etc. Central Park NYC 2/18

2015-02-18 Thread Thomas Fiore 

Wednesday, 18 February, 2015

At the feeders within the Ramble of Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y.  
City) this early a.m. were a male Common Redpoll, arriving at the  
thistle feeders as of 8:45, along with a Pine Siskin that had already  
joined the many American Goldfinch also there;  fairly good activity  
of more-regular spp. including 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Brown  
Creeper, Hairy  Downy Woodpeckers, American Robins,  a nice  
assortment of sparrows including one (winter-plumaged) Chipping,  
several American Tree, several red Fox, a few Song,  the usual  
hordes of White-throated Sparrows plus Dark-eyed Juncos.  Common  
Grackles continue to be numerous there, and around the Ramble.


Good birding,

Tom Fiore
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[nysbirds-l] Common Teal, Rough-legged Hawk ++ Southeast Queens County

2015-02-18 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Late this afternoon, I found a Drake Common Teal (Eurasian) or if you
prefer, Green-winged Teal (Eurasian) in the company of several American
Green-winged Teals at Brookville Park Queens. This is the same area I found
one last year, though the date was later, see here -
http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2014/03/photo-study-of-green-winged-vs-common.html

Among the 23 other Green-winged Teals, there was one that could be a
candidate for an intergrade, Common X American. The facial pattern on this
duck was well defined like the Common Teal but while the vertical stripe
was strong, the horizontal stripe indicating Common Teal parentage was
weak. I might just chalk it up as a variation of American Green-winged Teal
unless my photos convince otherwise.

Other notables in the Brookville area included 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron
and 4 Greater Yellowlegs. The latter up from 2 indicating new arrivals,
probably frozen out from other areas.

Earlier at Idlewild Preserve, another area in Southeast Queens, I had a
Rough-legged Hawk perched near snake road off of Rockaway Blvd. A note on
Snake Road, it is a treacherous stretch and folks do not drive that road
slowly so be very careful if you bird that area.

Namasté,

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林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu  *The Art of War*
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[nysbirds-l] HR Bald eagle viewing

2015-02-18 Thread Lake, Thomas R 
Ann Marie - Here are some of the best (from north to south):

Route 6/202 Overlook, Westchester County
Route 6/202 overlook, Bear Mountain Parkway, one mile south of Bear Mountain 
Bridge.
Look: To the west from Bear Mountain south to Dunderberg, including Iona and 
Round islands.

China Pier, Westchester County
Route 9 to 9A, Buchanan, just south of Peekskill (a mile).
Look: To the west to Dunderberg Mountain, south down into Haverstraw Bay, and 
upriver across Peekskill Bay.

Jones Point, Rockland County
Route 9W south of Bear Mountain. Look: To the east from Charles Point south to 
Indian Point.

Verplanck, Westchester County
Route 9 to 9A, Verplanck @ Old Steamboat Dock. Look: West from Stony Point and 
north to Indian Point.

George’s Island Park, Montrose, Westchester County
Route 9, Route 9A, Montrose @ George's Island Westchester County Park 
Look: Look to the northwest to Dogan Point.

Croton Point Park, Westchester County
Route 9, Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson @ Croton Point Westchester 
County Park. Look: Look anywhere in the park, particularly the south end at 
Sarah Teller’s Point. 

Croton River, Westchester County
Route 9, Croton-on-Hudson @ extreme south end of Metro North Train Station 
parking lot. Look: Look to the west to Croton Marsh, Croton Bay; south to 
Croton River across Innbuckie to railroad tracks.

Tom Lake
Estuary Naturalist
NYSDEC HREP


From: bounce-118832218-26920...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-118832218-26920...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Ann [annhi...@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 7:43 AM
To: Larry Trachtenberg; NYSBirds-L@Cornell.edu
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Eagle fest

Good morning,

Can anyone recommend a spot to view and photograph bald eagles over the next 
couple of days? I am looking for a place within 1-2 hours drive of Brooklyn, NY.

Thank you,
Ann Marie

Sent from my iPhone

 On Feb 8, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Larry Trachtenberg trachtenb...@amsllp.com 
 wrote:

 There were well in excess of 100 bald eagles seen during eagle fest yesterday 
 between Tarrytown and Peekskill. High hourly counts were 39 at George's 
 Island 8 a.m. and 51 at Verplank pier at 10 am including 20 on an ice floe. 
 Other birds seen during festival were: croton train boat ramp/ croton point 
 park:  7 redhead ducks (6 drake), canvasback, red breasted merganser 
 (uncommon on the river side), ruddy duck, black duck (+/- 50), Amer. wigeon, 
 common raven, great Horned owl, N. Harrier (3), peregrine falcon, horned lark 
 (approx. 15); Black Rock park: pied billed grebe, E. Screech owl; George's 
 island: rough legged hawk, red shouldered hawk and brown creeper.
 No gyrfalcon at any location.

 L. Trachtenberg
 Ossining.

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