[nysbirds-l] The view from the east facing deck of Oakland's Restaurant, Hampton Bays !
This sighting, from 9/3/18 in late afternoon, is very late - my sincere
apology !
Once a year in the summer, my wife and I eat at the above, which stands as
the last building before reaching the w/s of Shinnicock Inlet. Deck seating
is either at tables, or on high stools, which allow you to eat on a wide
ledge, located on top of the rails that rim the deck. The views it offers
of the bay, the inlet and the ocean are spectacular ! Add a beer and some
fish to this setting {with binoculars at the ready) is "prime time" !
While the recently reported Manx Shearwater was not to be seen, the eiders
were still located on, and swimming near the rocks, a tad to the east of
the north end of the east breakwater. I counted 15 Common and 1 King Eider,
along with another possible eider species - the Rock Eider !
Cheers,
Bob
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[nysbirds-l] The view from the east facing deck of Oakland's Restaurant, Hampton Bays !
This sighting, from 9/3/18 in late afternoon, is very late - my sincere
apology !
Once a year in the summer, my wife and I eat at the above, which stands as
the last building before reaching the w/s of Shinnicock Inlet. Deck seating
is either at tables, or on high stools, which allow you to eat on a wide
ledge, located on top of the rails that rim the deck. The views it offers
of the bay, the inlet and the ocean are spectacular ! Add a beer and some
fish to this setting {with binoculars at the ready) is "prime time" !
While the recently reported Manx Shearwater was not to be seen, the eiders
were still located on, and swimming near the rocks, a tad to the east of
the north end of the east breakwater. I counted 15 Common and 1 King Eider,
along with another possible eider species - the Rock Eider !
Cheers,
Bob
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[nysbirds-l] Kings County Morning Flight
There was a decent morning flight at Coney Island Creek, Brooklyn this morning. Echoing recent reports, Red-breasted Nuthatches (26) are moving in earnest. Surprising, were 5 European Goldfinch making the jump to NJ. Twelve warbler species were highlighted by Cape May, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Prairie Warbler and Northern Parula. An Olive-sided Flycatcher perched briefly in the westernmost trees and the increasingly present Common Ravens were cavorting over the apartment buildings to the SE. The Common Tern flock has built to between 250-300 birds and is quite impressive for NYC. EBird checklist with some documentation photos can be viewed here: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48286107 Good birding, Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Kings County Morning Flight
There was a decent morning flight at Coney Island Creek, Brooklyn this morning. Echoing recent reports, Red-breasted Nuthatches (26) are moving in earnest. Surprising, were 5 European Goldfinch making the jump to NJ. Twelve warbler species were highlighted by Cape May, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Prairie Warbler and Northern Parula. An Olive-sided Flycatcher perched briefly in the westernmost trees and the increasingly present Common Ravens were cavorting over the apartment buildings to the SE. The Common Tern flock has built to between 250-300 birds and is quite impressive for NYC. EBird checklist with some documentation photos can be viewed here: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48286107 Good birding, Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Nighthawks
Last fall John Turner and I discussed how interesting it would be to hold a Nighthawk count west of the Stone Bridge count to see if there were similarities or not. Keeping this in mind I was able to get out for three days this weekend to see what might be flying around northeastern Queens. I conducted counts on three evenings this week as noted below, all from the end of the APEC boardwalk overlooking the marsh. Last night's results were better, although nothing like John's results. Despite starting each night somewhere around 6pm or earlier, all birds were seen at 7:09pm or later. Mike Jaklitsch Douglaston, NY 31 August 2018 - 75 min, 0 Nighthawks, 3 swifts 2 September 2018 - 112 min, 3 Nighthawks, 3 swifts 3 September 2018 - 94 min, 7 Nighthawks, 18 swifts -- Subject: Results for Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch - Setauket, NY From: JOHN TURNER mailto:redk...@optonline.net>> Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 20:05:46 -0400 (EDT) X-Message-Number: 12 September 2nd - 106 nighthawks, 118 minutes September 3rd - 141 nighthawks, 130 minutes, including 29 birds feeding over the north end of the north pond at dusk. Stonebridge Nighthawk Watch to date: 717 birds - 1127 minutes - .636 birds per minute John Turner -- THIS E-MAIL IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE ADDRESSEE(S) AND MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY USE OF THIS INFORMATION OR DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OR COPYING OF THIS E-MAIL IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE SENDER IMMEDIATELY BY RETURN E-MAIL AND DELETE THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE. THANK YOU. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Nighthawks
Last fall John Turner and I discussed how interesting it would be to hold a Nighthawk count west of the Stone Bridge count to see if there were similarities or not. Keeping this in mind I was able to get out for three days this weekend to see what might be flying around northeastern Queens. I conducted counts on three evenings this week as noted below, all from the end of the APEC boardwalk overlooking the marsh. Last night's results were better, although nothing like John's results. Despite starting each night somewhere around 6pm or earlier, all birds were seen at 7:09pm or later. Mike Jaklitsch Douglaston, NY 31 August 2018 - 75 min, 0 Nighthawks, 3 swifts 2 September 2018 - 112 min, 3 Nighthawks, 3 swifts 3 September 2018 - 94 min, 7 Nighthawks, 18 swifts -- Subject: Results for Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch - Setauket, NY From: JOHN TURNER mailto:redk...@optonline.net>> Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 20:05:46 -0400 (EDT) X-Message-Number: 12 September 2nd - 106 nighthawks, 118 minutes September 3rd - 141 nighthawks, 130 minutes, including 29 birds feeding over the north end of the north pond at dusk. Stonebridge Nighthawk Watch to date: 717 birds - 1127 minutes - .636 birds per minute John Turner -- THIS E-MAIL IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE ADDRESSEE(S) AND MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY USE OF THIS INFORMATION OR DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OR COPYING OF THIS E-MAIL IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE SENDER IMMEDIATELY BY RETURN E-MAIL AND DELETE THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE. THANK YOU. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
