[nysbirds-l] Today's 3 firsts

[robert adamo]

Got out for a little birding around Riverhead this gorgeous afternoon, and
was duly rewarded. Found my 1st Killdeer of the season at the Riverhead
Buffalo Farm, c/o Roanoke & Reeves Aves. While driving through the
Riverhead Vulture Roosting Area, in addition to the single, airbourne
Turkey Vulture (Lonesome George ?) I noticed a large dark bird on the
antena of the Riverhead Fire House on Roanoke Ave. Spurred on by the memory
of the Black Vulture I had found there on 3/26, I was both disappointed and
surprised by the Osprey that was waiting for me ! This bird was also my 1st
of the season, as well as being the very 1st of this species I've seen
resting on this structure.

Cheers,
Bob

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Fish Crow confirmed breeding in Scarsdale

[Andrew Block]

Hi Brendan,
I sent this out because I don't do ebird and I'm not doing any blocks this time 
around for the atlas.  I will help out by posting breeding birds I happen 
across for the people who are doing the atlas and want to record my sightings.  
FYI.
Andrew
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On Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 01:40:06 PM EDT, Brendan Fogarty 
 wrote:  
 
 Hi Andrew and all,
Just a reminder that the current atlas is different than the prior two. While 
there are still volunteer leads for priority blocks, anyone can eBird these 
crows with the appropriate breeding codes in the atlas portal and they will 
count - and I hope someone will!
Thanks for sharing,Brendan
On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 1:04 PM Andrew Block  wrote:

For whomever has the block that includes 167 Old Army Rd. in Scarsdale in the 
NY Breeding Bird Atlas just wanted to let them know that I had a Fish Crow with 
nesting material go into the pines they nest in every year at my friends home.  
Andrew
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Fish Crow confirmed breeding in Scarsdale

[Brendan Fogarty]

Hi Andrew and all,

Just a reminder that the current atlas is different than the prior two.
While there are still volunteer leads for priority blocks, anyone can eBird
these crows with the appropriate breeding codes in the atlas portal and
they will count - and I hope someone will!

Thanks for sharing,
Brendan

On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 1:04 PM Andrew Block  wrote:

> For whomever has the block that includes 167 Old Army Rd
> .
> in Scarsdale in the NY Breeding Bird Atlas just wanted to let them know
> that I had a Fish Crow with nesting material go into the pines they nest in
> every year at my friends home.
>
> Andrew
>
> *Andrew v. F. Block*
> *Consulting Naturalist*
> 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
> 
> Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705
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> -4780
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[nysbirds-l] Fish Crow confirmed breeding in Scarsdale

[Andrew Block]

For whomever has the block that includes 167 Old Army Rd. in Scarsdale in the 
NY Breeding Bird Atlas just wanted to let them know that I had a Fish Crow with 
nesting material go into the pines they nest in every year at my friends home.  
Andrew
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Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780 
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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, NYC thru 3/31

[Thomas Fiore]

Tuesday, 31 March, 2020 - New York County, including Manhattan & other smaller 
isles. (N.Y. County is one part of New York City, which has 5 counties, or 
‘boroughs’.)

Tuesday (& to a smaller extent Mon. & the prior few days) brought fresh influx 
of spring migrants - for the most part, of modest increases of some species 
already present or which had been.  

A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues through 3/31 which has spent the entire 
winter & more in Central Park - its ‘territory’, as it had been all winter on 
the east side of Central Park’s West Drive (roadway), & a bit east of the s.w. 
portion of the N. Meadow ballfields, this location nearest the park entrance at 
W. 97th St. - that woodpecker most recently in fine bright plumage with a 
fully-red ‘hood’. Check for it between the edge of the ballfield & up around 
the cindered-path wide bridle trail which paralells the main W. Drive roadway…  
The sex of that bird is unknown, the species is not sex-able by sight alone: 
females & males look similar.  It is possible this bird could linger some weeks 
longer; it also may well take off to a breeding area at about any time.

Another several Louisiana Waterthrushes arrived to Central Park on Tuesday, 
with the first of this species in & around the Ramble area as well as at The 
Pond; there were likely a bare minimum of two but easily may have been 3 or 
more. These after the first for Manhattan which was found on Friday in Central 
Park’s north end.   There have been multiple (but stlll not all that many per 
day) Pine Warblers in various locations, occasionally 3 at one time, more often 
just 1 or 2. There have been a scant few Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warblers moving 
through, which is not unusual for the early part of warbler movement in N.Y. 
County - even as the main spring movement of Myrtle Warblers here is quite some 
weeks away.

Night-Herons slightly increased over last weekend, with a couple of 
Yellow-crowned also showing (adding to the one of the latter species which 
overwintered at Randall’s Island) and some new arrivals of Black-crowned as 
well. In addition there have been over-flights of these (latter species) but 
especially of Great Blue Herons (with over 30 in the prior 2 days, and multiple 
sightings of 5, 6, 7, or more in northbound migration) & there have been some 
Great Egret fly-overs as well, in addition to the scant no’s. so far found 
regularly feeding in Manhattan’s parks.

Some additional N.Y. County birds seen in the 3 days from Sunday to Tuesday, 
29-30-31 March:

Canada Goose (common, widespread)
[Atlantic] Brant (modest no’s., around the waters surrounding and adjacent to 
Manhattan island)
Mute Swan (several sightings for above period - not settled in Manhattan)
Wood Duck (multiple, including at least some low fly-bys, plus those lingering 
in Central Park)
Gadwall (multiple locations)
American Black Duck (multiple)
Mallard (very common)
Northern Shoveler (ongoing in Central Park)
Green-winged Teal (1 hen, Central Park Meer, 3/31 - lingering, or just a 
passage-migrant?)
Ring-necked Duck (fly-over from e. side of Manhattan on 3/30)
Bufflehead (multiple)
Common Goldeneye (several on East River & Randall’s Island)
Hooded Merganser (few lingering, Central Park)
Red-breasted Merganser (N.Y. Harbor, from s. end of Manhattan, 3/30)
Ruddy Duck (multiple on East River, above E. 96th, also still in Central Park)
Red-throated Loon (few)
Common Loon (very few so far)
Pied-billed Grebe (1 ongoing, Central Park reservoir, thru 3/31)
Great Cormorant (some lingering off East River to at least 3/30)
Double-crested Cormorant (many fly-overs, & in various locations)
Great Blue Heron (many flyovers, also a few lingering in the parks)
Great Egret (small no’s. of flyovers, also a few in the parks)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (scant no’s. so far, running a bit ‘late’)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (minimum of 3, Randall’s Island, 3/31)
Black Vulture (sightings continue mainly from northern Manhattan)
Turkey Vulture (modest no’s. with sightings most numerous from n. Manhattan)
Osprey (small numbers, all as fly-overs)
Bald Eagle (several locations, fly-overs)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (few)
Cooper's Hawk (several)
Red-tailed Hawk (common resident of N.Y. City; many now nesting as well in this 
city)
American Coot (several continued in Central Park)
Killdeer (Randall’s Island, & also likely to be nesting on Governors 
Island/N.Y. County)
Spotted Sandpiper (again on e. side of reservoir to Mon. 3/30 - still quite 
early)
American Woodcock (a few sightings, various locations including Central Park)
Laughing Gull (2, N.Y. Harbor, 3/30)
Ring-billed Gull (common)
[American] Herring Gull (common)
Great Black-backed Gull (fairly common, esp. at Central Park & around both of 
the rivers)
['feral'] Rock Pigeon (ubiquitous)
Mourning Dove (very common now)
American Kestrel (city resident species, many are nesting as well)
Peregrine Falcon (city resident species, many are nesting as well)
Belted Kingfisher (modest num