[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 23 February 2018

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 23, 2018
* NYNY1802.23

- Birds Mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
BARNACLE GOOSE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Cackling Goose
TUNDRA SWAN
Wood Duck
KING EIDER
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
EARED GREBE
Killdeer
American Bittern
Rough-legged Hawk
American Woodcock
Bonaparte’s Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
LITTLE GULL
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle

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If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

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

Compilers: Tom Burke and Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 23,
2018 at 8:00 pm.

Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties we have not been able to
completely record the tape recently, unexplained gaps continuing to appear
in the message.

The highlights of today’s tape are LITTLE and BLACK-HEADED GULLS,
PINK-FOOTED, BARNACLE and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, TUNDRA SWAN,
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE and KING EIDER, EARED GREBE and more.

Even with waterfowl now on the move and a few expected early arrivals
showing up in the area, this week’s report has a familiar ring to it.

The Montauk PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was noted both days last weekend back on the
pastures at the Deep Hollow Ranch on the south side of Route 27.

Also in the Montauk area, the adult LITTLE GULL apparently moved away from
the Point area, being seen Monday in a good-sized BONAPARTE’S GULL flock
off Ditch Plains, and a male KING EIDER was a reported fly-by at the Point
on Monday.

On Wednesday, two BARNACLE GEESE were found on the pond at Gerry Park in
Roslyn, but haven’t been seen there since – this pond is south of Papermill
Road below Roslyn Pond.

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was spotted at Hook Pond in East Hampton
Saturday, and the TUNDRA SWAN was still on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay
Wildlife Refuge Wednesday, staying mostly up towards the north end.  A few
CACKLING GEESE also continue in the region.

A drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was still off Crab Meadow Beach last weekend,
this Northport site reached from the end of Waterside Road.  The wintering
female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE in Fire Island inlet was spotted again last
Saturday off the west end of Oak Beach Road. That site is also where the
EARED GREBE was still present last Sunday.

A decently plumaged male KING EIDER was still at Old Field Point last
Sunday, this site at the end of Old Field Road also hosting a LESSER
BLACK-BACKED and up to four ICELAND GULLS.

Sightings of BLACK-HEADED GULLS this week included an adult at Brooklyn’s
Plumb Beach last Saturday and one Monday at Calvert Vaux Park, as well as
the adult at New Rochelle’s Five Islands Park on Wednesday.

A GLAUCOUS GULL was still at Orient Point State Park Saturday, and ICELAND
GULLS featured one on Central Park Reservoir Thursday and one last Saturday
at Coney Island Beach.

Two RED-NECKED GREBES at unexpected locations included one on the Alley
Pond Park Restoration Pond next to the Douglaston Parkway from Saturday to
Wednesday and another on Lake Ronkonkoma Monday.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was spotted on Ruffle Bar in Jamaica Bay as viewed from
Floyd Bennett Field last Wednesday.

AMERICAN BITTERN continues to be seen along Dune Road west of the Ponquogue
Bridge.

Along with the brief warm weather spell came the first of the early
spring’s AMERICAN WOODCOCKS, hopefully not to be trapped by a cold snap
like they were last year.  Also appearing are some KILLDEER and WOOD DUCKS
and flocks of COMMON GRACKLES and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, as well as a few
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.

To phone in reports, on Long Island call Tony Lauro at (631) 734 4126 or
call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922 and leave a message.

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] NYC Area RBA: 23 February 2018

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 23, 2018
* NYNY1802.23

- Birds Mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
BARNACLE GOOSE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Cackling Goose
TUNDRA SWAN
Wood Duck
KING EIDER
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
EARED GREBE
Killdeer
American Bittern
Rough-legged Hawk
American Woodcock
Bonaparte’s Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
LITTLE GULL
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

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

Compilers: Tom Burke and Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 23,
2018 at 8:00 pm.

Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties we have not been able to
completely record the tape recently, unexplained gaps continuing to appear
in the message.

The highlights of today’s tape are LITTLE and BLACK-HEADED GULLS,
PINK-FOOTED, BARNACLE and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, TUNDRA SWAN,
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE and KING EIDER, EARED GREBE and more.

Even with waterfowl now on the move and a few expected early arrivals
showing up in the area, this week’s report has a familiar ring to it.

The Montauk PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was noted both days last weekend back on the
pastures at the Deep Hollow Ranch on the south side of Route 27.

Also in the Montauk area, the adult LITTLE GULL apparently moved away from
the Point area, being seen Monday in a good-sized BONAPARTE’S GULL flock
off Ditch Plains, and a male KING EIDER was a reported fly-by at the Point
on Monday.

On Wednesday, two BARNACLE GEESE were found on the pond at Gerry Park in
Roslyn, but haven’t been seen there since – this pond is south of Papermill
Road below Roslyn Pond.

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was spotted at Hook Pond in East Hampton
Saturday, and the TUNDRA SWAN was still on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay
Wildlife Refuge Wednesday, staying mostly up towards the north end.  A few
CACKLING GEESE also continue in the region.

A drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was still off Crab Meadow Beach last weekend,
this Northport site reached from the end of Waterside Road.  The wintering
female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE in Fire Island inlet was spotted again last
Saturday off the west end of Oak Beach Road. That site is also where the
EARED GREBE was still present last Sunday.

A decently plumaged male KING EIDER was still at Old Field Point last
Sunday, this site at the end of Old Field Road also hosting a LESSER
BLACK-BACKED and up to four ICELAND GULLS.

Sightings of BLACK-HEADED GULLS this week included an adult at Brooklyn’s
Plumb Beach last Saturday and one Monday at Calvert Vaux Park, as well as
the adult at New Rochelle’s Five Islands Park on Wednesday.

A GLAUCOUS GULL was still at Orient Point State Park Saturday, and ICELAND
GULLS featured one on Central Park Reservoir Thursday and one last Saturday
at Coney Island Beach.

Two RED-NECKED GREBES at unexpected locations included one on the Alley
Pond Park Restoration Pond next to the Douglaston Parkway from Saturday to
Wednesday and another on Lake Ronkonkoma Monday.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was spotted on Ruffle Bar in Jamaica Bay as viewed from
Floyd Bennett Field last Wednesday.

AMERICAN BITTERN continues to be seen along Dune Road west of the Ponquogue
Bridge.

Along with the brief warm weather spell came the first of the early
spring’s AMERICAN WOODCOCKS, hopefully not to be trapped by a cold snap
like they were last year.  Also appearing are some KILLDEER and WOOD DUCKS
and flocks of COMMON GRACKLES and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, as well as a few
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.

To phone in reports, on Long Island call Tony Lauro at (631) 734 4126 or
call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922 and leave a message.

This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society.  Thank you for calling.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet & Barred Owls, Crossbills, and Eastern Chipmunks out of hibernation in Feb.!

[zach schwartz-weinstein]

I saw several eastern chipmunks around Ausable Club road this morning while
looking for Pine Grosbeaks and was surprised to see them out this early
that far north.  I found several red crossbills (type 3) there, as well as
roughly 56 Pine Siskins, several purple finches and red-breasted
nuthatches, and two Pine Grosbeaks perched in a tree near the Trailhead on
Lake Road.

On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 6:02 PM Joan Collins 
wrote:

> Out birding on February, 22, 2018, the windless weather felt like such a
> gift (for an ear birder anyway!).  We visited boreal habitat areas of Long
> Lake, Piercefield, Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson, and owled in Long
> Lake after dinner (Rt. 30, Sabattis Circle Road all the way to Sabattis
> Station, and Lake Eaton) – (Hamilton, St. Lawrence, and Essex Counties).
> The calm, cloudy day, turned into a calm, clear night for owling.  The
> stars and moon were spectacular.  The lakes made other-worldly sounds as
> the ice shifted and cracked from so many temperature extremes during the
> past few days.  A Snowshoe Hare bounced across Sabattis Road like a
> brilliant orb in our headlights.  Snowmelt in February creates new dangers
> for a winter-white animal.  During the day, two Eastern Chipmunks were
> actively running around – I don’t recall ever seeing this hibernating
> mammal active in February and I wondered what they will do if we return to
> “winter”.  Here is our species list:
>
>
>
> Ruffed Grouse – displaying bird at the side of Sabattis Circle Road!
>
> Wild Turkey
>
> Barred Owl – 3 calling at Lake Eaton in Long Lake
>
> Northern Saw-whet Owl – 1 tooting along Sabattis Circle Road!
>
> Downy Woodpecker
>
> Hairy Woodpecker
>
> Black-backed Woodpecker – female drumming and viewed along Route 30 (just
> north of John Dillon Park)
>
> Pileated Woodpecker – some drumming along Sabattis Circle Road and one
> flyover near Horseshoe Lake
>
> Gray Jay – 8; (pair at Round Lake Trailhead, 3 at Sabattis Bog, 2 at
> Santanoni Dr. in Newcomb, and 1 heard one calling near Sand Pond Marsh in
> North Hudson)
>
> Blue Jay
>
> American Crow
>
> Common Raven
>
> Black-capped Chickadee
>
> Boreal Chickadee – 7 (flocks of at least 4 and 3 in the vicinity of Sand
> Pond Marsh along the Blueridge Road) Nice views!
>
> Red-breasted Nuthatch
>
> White-breasted Nuthatch – 2 (rare to see this winter!)
>
> Golden-crowned Kinglet
>
> Purple Finch – lots of singing!
>
> Red Crossbill – many!  Rt. 30, Sabattis Rd. (4 gritting with WWCRs),
> Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt. 421)
> – 2
> 
> locations (2 gritting with PISIs, and 4 gritting with WWCRs), and several
> locations along the Blueridge Road (in the Sand Pond Marsh vicinity, we
> observed 4 Red Crossbills feeding on Tamarack cone seeds).
>
> White-winged Crossbill – many! Rt. 30 – several (views past John Dillon
> Park and a pair with a female picking nesting material where we fed Gray
> Jays), Sabattis Rd. - 6, Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt. 421) - 2
> , and flock
> of at least 6 flying over us as we looked at the Boreal Chickadees in the
> Sand Pond Marsh vicinity
>
> Pine Siskin – many
>
> American Goldfinch
>
> American Tree Sparrow – several at a feeder in Newcomb
>
> Dark-eyed Junco
>
>
>
> I went out today (February 23, 2018) for a quick trip just before the
> rain/ice began (in Long Lake).  A Pileated Woodpecker loudly foraged along
> Sabattis Circle Road.  Gray Jays are in nesting mode and I only saw one
> pair at Sabattis Bog.  I spotted 2 male Red Crossbills perched along Route
> 28N at the edge of Shaw Pond.  One male was singing from the top of a
> Balsam Fir.  A White-winged Crossbill was calling as it flew around
> Sabattis Bog.  I found 2 male White-winged Crossbills gritting in Sabattis
> Circle Road near a marsh area, and then one flew up to the top of a spruce
> and began to sing.  It’s nice to have nesting birds in winter!
>
>
>
> Joan Collins
>
> Editor, *New York Birders*
>
> Long Lake, NY
>
> (315) 244-7127 cell
>
> (518) 624-5528 home
>
> http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/
>
> http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet & Barred Owls, Crossbills, and Eastern Chipmunks out of hibernation in Feb.!

[zach schwartz-weinstein]

I saw several eastern chipmunks around Ausable Club road this morning while
looking for Pine Grosbeaks and was surprised to see them out this early
that far north.  I found several red crossbills (type 3) there, as well as
roughly 56 Pine Siskins, several purple finches and red-breasted
nuthatches, and two Pine Grosbeaks perched in a tree near the Trailhead on
Lake Road.

On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 6:02 PM Joan Collins 
wrote:

> Out birding on February, 22, 2018, the windless weather felt like such a
> gift (for an ear birder anyway!).  We visited boreal habitat areas of Long
> Lake, Piercefield, Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson, and owled in Long
> Lake after dinner (Rt. 30, Sabattis Circle Road all the way to Sabattis
> Station, and Lake Eaton) – (Hamilton, St. Lawrence, and Essex Counties).
> The calm, cloudy day, turned into a calm, clear night for owling.  The
> stars and moon were spectacular.  The lakes made other-worldly sounds as
> the ice shifted and cracked from so many temperature extremes during the
> past few days.  A Snowshoe Hare bounced across Sabattis Road like a
> brilliant orb in our headlights.  Snowmelt in February creates new dangers
> for a winter-white animal.  During the day, two Eastern Chipmunks were
> actively running around – I don’t recall ever seeing this hibernating
> mammal active in February and I wondered what they will do if we return to
> “winter”.  Here is our species list:
>
>
>
> Ruffed Grouse – displaying bird at the side of Sabattis Circle Road!
>
> Wild Turkey
>
> Barred Owl – 3 calling at Lake Eaton in Long Lake
>
> Northern Saw-whet Owl – 1 tooting along Sabattis Circle Road!
>
> Downy Woodpecker
>
> Hairy Woodpecker
>
> Black-backed Woodpecker – female drumming and viewed along Route 30 (just
> north of John Dillon Park)
>
> Pileated Woodpecker – some drumming along Sabattis Circle Road and one
> flyover near Horseshoe Lake
>
> Gray Jay – 8; (pair at Round Lake Trailhead, 3 at Sabattis Bog, 2 at
> Santanoni Dr. in Newcomb, and 1 heard one calling near Sand Pond Marsh in
> North Hudson)
>
> Blue Jay
>
> American Crow
>
> Common Raven
>
> Black-capped Chickadee
>
> Boreal Chickadee – 7 (flocks of at least 4 and 3 in the vicinity of Sand
> Pond Marsh along the Blueridge Road) Nice views!
>
> Red-breasted Nuthatch
>
> White-breasted Nuthatch – 2 (rare to see this winter!)
>
> Golden-crowned Kinglet
>
> Purple Finch – lots of singing!
>
> Red Crossbill – many!  Rt. 30, Sabattis Rd. (4 gritting with WWCRs),
> Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt. 421)
> – 2
> 
> locations (2 gritting with PISIs, and 4 gritting with WWCRs), and several
> locations along the Blueridge Road (in the Sand Pond Marsh vicinity, we
> observed 4 Red Crossbills feeding on Tamarack cone seeds).
>
> White-winged Crossbill – many! Rt. 30 – several (views past John Dillon
> Park and a pair with a female picking nesting material where we fed Gray
> Jays), Sabattis Rd. - 6, Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt. 421) - 2
> , and flock
> of at least 6 flying over us as we looked at the Boreal Chickadees in the
> Sand Pond Marsh vicinity
>
> Pine Siskin – many
>
> American Goldfinch
>
> American Tree Sparrow – several at a feeder in Newcomb
>
> Dark-eyed Junco
>
>
>
> I went out today (February 23, 2018) for a quick trip just before the
> rain/ice began (in Long Lake).  A Pileated Woodpecker loudly foraged along
> Sabattis Circle Road.  Gray Jays are in nesting mode and I only saw one
> pair at Sabattis Bog.  I spotted 2 male Red Crossbills perched along Route
> 28N at the edge of Shaw Pond.  One male was singing from the top of a
> Balsam Fir.  A White-winged Crossbill was calling as it flew around
> Sabattis Bog.  I found 2 male White-winged Crossbills gritting in Sabattis
> Circle Road near a marsh area, and then one flew up to the top of a spruce
> and began to sing.  It’s nice to have nesting birds in winter!
>
>
>
> Joan Collins
>
> Editor, *New York Birders*
>
> Long Lake, NY
>
> (315) 244-7127 cell
>
> (518) 624-5528 home
>
> http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/
>
> http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian
> --
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> *!*
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[nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet & Barred Owls, Crossbills, and Eastern Chipmunks out of hibernation in Feb.!

[Joan Collins]

Out birding on February, 22, 2018, the windless weather felt like such a
gift (for an ear birder anyway!).  We visited boreal habitat areas of Long
Lake, Piercefield, Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson, and owled in Long
Lake after dinner (Rt. 30, Sabattis Circle Road all the way to Sabattis
Station, and Lake Eaton) - (Hamilton, St. Lawrence, and Essex Counties).
The calm, cloudy day, turned into a calm, clear night for owling.  The stars
and moon were spectacular.  The lakes made other-worldly sounds as the ice
shifted and cracked from so many temperature extremes during the past few
days.  A Snowshoe Hare bounced across Sabattis Road like a brilliant orb in
our headlights.  Snowmelt in February creates new dangers for a winter-white
animal.  During the day, two Eastern Chipmunks were actively running around
- I don't recall ever seeing this hibernating mammal active in February and
I wondered what they will do if we return to "winter".  Here is our species
list:

 

Ruffed Grouse - displaying bird at the side of Sabattis Circle Road!

Wild Turkey

Barred Owl - 3 calling at Lake Eaton in Long Lake

Northern Saw-whet Owl - 1 tooting along Sabattis Circle Road!

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker - female drumming and viewed along Route 30 (just
north of John Dillon Park)

Pileated Woodpecker - some drumming along Sabattis Circle Road and one
flyover near Horseshoe Lake

Gray Jay - 8; (pair at Round Lake Trailhead, 3 at Sabattis Bog, 2 at
Santanoni Dr. in Newcomb, and 1 heard one calling near Sand Pond Marsh in
North Hudson)

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

Black-capped Chickadee

Boreal Chickadee - 7 (flocks of at least 4 and 3 in the vicinity of Sand
Pond Marsh along the Blueridge Road) Nice views!

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 (rare to see this winter!)

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Purple Finch - lots of singing!

Red Crossbill - many!  Rt. 30, Sabattis Rd. (4 gritting with WWCRs),
Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt. 421) - 2 locations (2 gritting with PISIs, and 4
gritting with WWCRs), and several locations along the Blueridge Road (in the
Sand Pond Marsh vicinity, we observed 4 Red Crossbills feeding on Tamarack
cone seeds).

White-winged Crossbill - many! Rt. 30 - several (views past John Dillon Park
and a pair with a female picking nesting material where we fed Gray Jays),
Sabattis Rd. - 6, Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt. 421) - 2, and flock of at least 6
flying over us as we looked at the Boreal Chickadees in the Sand Pond Marsh
vicinity

Pine Siskin - many

American Goldfinch

American Tree Sparrow - several at a feeder in Newcomb

Dark-eyed Junco

 

I went out today (February 23, 2018) for a quick trip just before the
rain/ice began (in Long Lake).  A Pileated Woodpecker loudly foraged along
Sabattis Circle Road.  Gray Jays are in nesting mode and I only saw one pair
at Sabattis Bog.  I spotted 2 male Red Crossbills perched along Route 28N at
the edge of Shaw Pond.  One male was singing from the top of a Balsam Fir.
A White-winged Crossbill was calling as it flew around Sabattis Bog.  I
found 2 male White-winged Crossbills gritting in Sabattis Circle Road near a
marsh area, and then one flew up to the top of a spruce and began to sing.
It's nice to have nesting birds in winter!

 

Joan Collins

Editor, New York Birders

Long Lake, NY

(315) 244-7127 cell   

(518) 624-5528 home

http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/  

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[nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet & Barred Owls, Crossbills, and Eastern Chipmunks out of hibernation in Feb.!

[Joan Collins]

Out birding on February, 22, 2018, the windless weather felt like such a
gift (for an ear birder anyway!).  We visited boreal habitat areas of Long
Lake, Piercefield, Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson, and owled in Long
Lake after dinner (Rt. 30, Sabattis Circle Road all the way to Sabattis
Station, and Lake Eaton) - (Hamilton, St. Lawrence, and Essex Counties).
The calm, cloudy day, turned into a calm, clear night for owling.  The stars
and moon were spectacular.  The lakes made other-worldly sounds as the ice
shifted and cracked from so many temperature extremes during the past few
days.  A Snowshoe Hare bounced across Sabattis Road like a brilliant orb in
our headlights.  Snowmelt in February creates new dangers for a winter-white
animal.  During the day, two Eastern Chipmunks were actively running around
- I don't recall ever seeing this hibernating mammal active in February and
I wondered what they will do if we return to "winter".  Here is our species
list:

 

Ruffed Grouse - displaying bird at the side of Sabattis Circle Road!

Wild Turkey

Barred Owl - 3 calling at Lake Eaton in Long Lake

Northern Saw-whet Owl - 1 tooting along Sabattis Circle Road!

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker - female drumming and viewed along Route 30 (just
north of John Dillon Park)

Pileated Woodpecker - some drumming along Sabattis Circle Road and one
flyover near Horseshoe Lake

Gray Jay - 8; (pair at Round Lake Trailhead, 3 at Sabattis Bog, 2 at
Santanoni Dr. in Newcomb, and 1 heard one calling near Sand Pond Marsh in
North Hudson)

Blue Jay

American Crow

Common Raven

Black-capped Chickadee

Boreal Chickadee - 7 (flocks of at least 4 and 3 in the vicinity of Sand
Pond Marsh along the Blueridge Road) Nice views!

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 (rare to see this winter!)

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Purple Finch - lots of singing!

Red Crossbill - many!  Rt. 30, Sabattis Rd. (4 gritting with WWCRs),
Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt. 421) - 2 locations (2 gritting with PISIs, and 4
gritting with WWCRs), and several locations along the Blueridge Road (in the
Sand Pond Marsh vicinity, we observed 4 Red Crossbills feeding on Tamarack
cone seeds).

White-winged Crossbill - many! Rt. 30 - several (views past John Dillon Park
and a pair with a female picking nesting material where we fed Gray Jays),
Sabattis Rd. - 6, Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt. 421) - 2, and flock of at least 6
flying over us as we looked at the Boreal Chickadees in the Sand Pond Marsh
vicinity

Pine Siskin - many

American Goldfinch

American Tree Sparrow - several at a feeder in Newcomb

Dark-eyed Junco

 

I went out today (February 23, 2018) for a quick trip just before the
rain/ice began (in Long Lake).  A Pileated Woodpecker loudly foraged along
Sabattis Circle Road.  Gray Jays are in nesting mode and I only saw one pair
at Sabattis Bog.  I spotted 2 male Red Crossbills perched along Route 28N at
the edge of Shaw Pond.  One male was singing from the top of a Balsam Fir.
A White-winged Crossbill was calling as it flew around Sabattis Bog.  I
found 2 male White-winged Crossbills gritting in Sabattis Circle Road near a
marsh area, and then one flew up to the top of a spruce and began to sing.
It's nice to have nesting birds in winter!

 

Joan Collins

Editor, New York Birders

Long Lake, NY

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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

[Ben Cacace]

When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar
chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or
deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the
date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted
checklists from many months / years ago.

It isn't possible to spot these additions from old checklists. On the
'Overview' page you can sort on 'First Seen' but if the species wasn't
added recently it won't appear at the top of the list.

For each county on the NYS eBird Hotspots site click the 'Overview' link on
the 'Explore a Location' line:
• http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York

Since last update: 7 days

Yellow highlights a species added for the first time over the past few
weeks. Red represents species removed from the New York State list. Removed
species may've been recently reviewed or the list(s) they are associated
with are hidden from view.

*Allegany County: *
Long-eared Owl (5-Aug-2013)

*Cattaraugus County: *
Lapland Longspur (15-Feb-2014)

*Fulton County: *
Eastern Whip-poor-will (3-Aug-2014)

*Onondaga County: *
Slaty-backed Gull (6-Feb-2018)

*Putnam County: *
Surf Scoter (Removed)
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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

[Ben Cacace]

When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar
chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or
deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the
date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted
checklists from many months / years ago.

It isn't possible to spot these additions from old checklists. On the
'Overview' page you can sort on 'First Seen' but if the species wasn't
added recently it won't appear at the top of the list.

For each county on the NYS eBird Hotspots site click the 'Overview' link on
the 'Explore a Location' line:
• http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York

Since last update: 7 days

Yellow highlights a species added for the first time over the past few
weeks. Red represents species removed from the New York State list. Removed
species may've been recently reviewed or the list(s) they are associated
with are hidden from view.

*Allegany County: *
Long-eared Owl (5-Aug-2013)

*Cattaraugus County: *
Lapland Longspur (15-Feb-2014)

*Fulton County: *
Eastern Whip-poor-will (3-Aug-2014)

*Onondaga County: *
Slaty-backed Gull (6-Feb-2018)

*Putnam County: *
Surf Scoter (Removed)
-- 
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Manhattan, NYC
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Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots: Q & A


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