[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 24 June 2016

[Ben Cacace]

- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jun. 24, 2016
* NYNY1606.24

- Birds mentioned
WHITE-FACED IBIS+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

American Bittern
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Piping Plover
Willet (subspecies "Western Willet")
Red Knot
White-rumped Sandpiper
WESTERN SANDPIPER
Gull-billed Tern
Black Tern
Roseate Tern
COMMON TERN (Siberian form longipennis)
Royal Tern
Barn Owl
Acadian Flycatcher
Cliff Swallow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Summer Tanager
BLUE GROSBEAK

- Transcript

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If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
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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, June 24th 2016
at 6pm. The highlights of today's tape are WHITE-FACED IBIS, BLUE GROSBEAK,
WESTERN SANDPIPER, interesting COMMON TERNS and more.

An adult WHITE-FACED IBIS has been continuing its fairly regular visits to
the southeast corner of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge as
reported each day from Saturday at least through Tuesday afternoon.
Diligent scanning through the flock of Glossy Ibis gathered there as they
continuously cycle into and out of the pond plus some patience have and may
still produce views of the White-faced. Saturday morning the White-faced
stayed for about 25 minutes and then flew out alone towards the marsh south
of the former West Pond but it could not be relocated there. Also Saturday
morning a TRICOLORED and four LITTLE BLUE HERONS were feeding at mid-tide
on the flats on the former West Pond. The south marsh and adjacent area has
also been attracting one or two GULL-BILLED TERNS lately. Two ROYAL TERNS
flew east over the East Pond Saturday morning and an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER
that had been in the vicinity at Big John's Pond and was still singing
there Tuesday morning and if there one should certainly visit the bird
blind at Big John's Pond to view the young BARN OWLS in the nest box across
the pond but please do nothing to disturb them.

Out east at least 3 BLUE GROSBEAKS have been present among the nice
assemblage of birds around the grasslands at the former Grumman airport in
Calverton. The Grosbeaks, including adult and subadult plumaged males and a
female, have been in the vicinity at the southwest section of the airport
property and surrounding fields near the terminus of Line Road at Grumman
Boulevard. As these birds are hopefully nesting please do nothing that
would interrupt their activities. Also in that area could still be a SUMMER
TANAGER pair present earlier and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS are common nesters in
the grasslands there.

At Cupsogue County Park in Westhampton Dunes where an entry fee is now
charged shorebirds present recently on the celebrated flats there featured
an apparent adult WESTERN SANDPIPER last Saturday along with some PIPING
PLOVERS, single WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and RED KNOT, a Western WILLET among
the Easterns and small numbers of a variety of species that will not be
completing the journey farther north this summer. An AMERICAN BITTERN was
also seen Saturday along with a ROYAL TERN and two ROSEATE TERNS while
quite interesting there was a COMMON TERN showing aspects of the Siberian
form longipennis though solidifying this identification would require much
more detail than is currently available. Interestingly as well a similarly
plumaged COMMON TERN was nicely photographed yesterday at Nickerson Beach
west of Point Lookout. But again it is difficult to determine given the
variability among age groups of COMMON TERNS exactly which subspecies is
involved here. A BLACK TERN was also at Nickerson Thursday and scattered
ROYAL TERNS have occurred from Plumb Beach and Nickerson Beach all the way
out to Great Gull Island.

CLIFF SWALLOWS have been present within New York City limits recently but a
couple feeding over the fields at Van Cortlandt Park Saturday through
Wednesday and others constructing a couple of nests at Orchard Beach, these
in the Bronx.

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 List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge -- No White-face this AM

[syschiff]

Jamaica Bay WR, 9:00-11:00 AM 24 June

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to the south end, walking on a newly created 
path through the phragmites to reach a small mud flat that held us and a scope. 
(The water is coming down and for the first time in years, early enough for the 
beginning  return shorebird flight).

We spent the morning on the East Pond, first scanning north from the south end 
and then south from Big Johns Pond. Besides the Mallard and Black Ducks, there 
were a few Gadwall. Shorebirds consisted of Willet, American Oystercatchers and 
a pair of Greater Yellowlegs. A dozen + Forster's Terns were actively feeding 
in the pond. No other terns. Willow Flycatchers were calling at the South end, 
but we did not find an earlier reported Acadian Flycatcher.

At Big Johns Pond, a Barn Owl looked out of the box watching the Snowy 
Egrets fishing while both Night-Herons (mostly Black-crowns) surrounded the 
pool. Catbirds and a Yellow Warbler flitted about. A tranquil and lovely view. 

A great summer birding morning on the East Pond with 38 Species seen. BUT, no 
white-faced ibis!

Sy
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Re:[nysbirds-l]

[Bruce Horwith]

Hi Chip,
Mainly I just check the NYS e-bird list since it gives me real time notes
on what's being seen, where (nysbirds-l@cornell.edu). But you might like
this one as well: http://dereksnest.blogspot.com/

Bruce

*Bruce Horwith*
*16 Salt Marsh Path*
*East Hampton, NY 11937*
*(631) 599-0040*

On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 11:38 AM, Chip Dineen  wrote:

> Hi Bruce, I recently purchased some stuff at your store and the salesman
> told me to reach out to you about local birding blogs.  Could you recommend
> any in particular.  I already read Eric Salzman but wonder about others.
>
> Thank you,  Chip Dineen

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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Bird Club Evening Presentation

[Dennis Hrehowsik]

*Tuesday, June 28th, 7:00 P.M.*

*The Wondrous World of Fireflies*

*Presenter: Sarah Lewis*


*Location: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch
 at Grand Army Plaza*

Sara Lewis will present her research on the evolutionary role of the
flashing lights of fireflies, which is detailed in her new book: *Silent
Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies * Sara’s talk will be followed by
an evening walk in search of fireflies.

Sara is a professor of Biology at Tufts University and has presented her
fascination with fireflies in a popular TED  talk.
http://www.ted.com/talks/sara_lewis_the_loves_and_lies_of_fireflies



http://www.brooklynbirdclub.org/meetings.htm

Dennis Hrehowsik

Brooklyn

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[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Raven

[Robert Taylor]

Just seen by rte 107 x Southern State pkwy, being harassed by 2 Crows.

Rob in Massapequa

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[nysbirds-l] Wood and Hermit Thrushes Southern Tier of NY

[David Nicosia]

All,

I have an evening walk that I try to do every day and one of the joys of
this walk
is the presence of thrushes and their songs. For many years, HERMIT THRUSHES
were by far the more common thrush. The trail goes through a ravine with
hemlock
in the ravine and mainly a northern red oak, beech, and sugar maple forest
outside the
ravine. About a 1/2 mile up the hill you run into a fairly mature oak
forest, again mainly northern red oak, with some white oak, many sugar and
red maples, beech, some cherry and a few white pine. There is plenty of
undergrowth.  Conifers are scarce in this upland wood. The upland wood is
on one side of the trail and an abandoned Christmas tree plantation is on
the other side with balsam and fraser firs, silver fir, and white spruce,
all between about 30 and 40 feet tall.

Earlier this June I was surprised and happy to hear so many WOOD THRUSH
along this walk with as many as 5 singing males from the ravine to the
upland woods and 1 even in the abandoned Christmas tree plantation. The
HERMIT THRUSHES were scarce with only 1 singing male found in the ravine at
the beginning and none in the uplands which was unlike other years.

However, last night I walked this same trail and HERMIT THRUSHES  were
found in the upland trail with 2 counter singing males (very beautiful I
may add) and NO WOOD THRUSHES singing I could barely make out the call
of 1 wood thrush farther down in the Christmas tree plantation. But wood
thrushes were not in song at all.

The lesson here is that if censusing singing males you have to be careful.
One would assume the wood thrush was very common on the trail a week ago
with very few hermits and but if you went last evening you would say wood
thrush are scarce and hermits are more common! They seem to be sharing
similar habitat along this trail but maybe are at different life cycles
related to nesting, second broods etc??


Anyway thought I would share this and see if others have noticed this with
thrushes especially. I find it interesting on the habitat selection of the
thrushes, especially hermit and wood which share our woods in the southern
tier. Veeries are present in Broome Co as expected  but not in these drier
upland habitats on this trail.

Cheers,
Dave Nicosia

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