Re: [nysbirds-l] Dune Road - Not about Birds, but for Birders

[Pat Aitken]

Thank you Eileen

On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 6:53 PM Thomas Moran  wrote:

> Sad news, but good to know. Thanks for the work to let us know.
>
>
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-124669997-81687...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
> bounce-124669997-81687...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *beachmed
> *Sent:* Monday, June 01, 2020 6:20 PM
> *To:* NY Rare birds Rarebird
> *Subject:* [nysbirds-l] Dune Road - Not about Birds, but for Birders
>
>
>
>
> As of 23 May, the Town of Southampton has amended it’s parking rules,
> requiring a Current Resident Only Parking Permit for all town beaches and
> Trustee Roads.  This rule is in effect 7 days a week, with no exception,
> regardless of the lot attendants being present or not.  *This is a major
> change from all previous years,* and is in effect from 9AM - 9PM.  All
> Town beaches along the ocean, Shinnecock Bay, and Peconic Bay, and beach
> access roads - any beach road which has signs posted -  included.  No Day
> Permits or Non-Resident Permits are being issued at this time.  Code
> Enforcement Officers are patrolling the area.
>
> More information is available on the Town of Southampton web site, under
> Parks and Recreation.  Cupsogue and the Westhampton Dunes Overlook are not
> affected, however, Pikes, Tiana, and Town of Southampton parts of
> Shinnecock West are.
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> Eileen Schwinn
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Dune Road - Not about Birds, but for Birders

[Pat Aitken]

Thank you Eileen

On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 6:53 PM Thomas Moran  wrote:

> Sad news, but good to know. Thanks for the work to let us know.
>
>
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-124669997-81687...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:
> bounce-124669997-81687...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *beachmed
> *Sent:* Monday, June 01, 2020 6:20 PM
> *To:* NY Rare birds Rarebird
> *Subject:* [nysbirds-l] Dune Road - Not about Birds, but for Birders
>
>
>
>
> As of 23 May, the Town of Southampton has amended it’s parking rules,
> requiring a Current Resident Only Parking Permit for all town beaches and
> Trustee Roads.  This rule is in effect 7 days a week, with no exception,
> regardless of the lot attendants being present or not.  *This is a major
> change from all previous years,* and is in effect from 9AM - 9PM.  All
> Town beaches along the ocean, Shinnecock Bay, and Peconic Bay, and beach
> access roads - any beach road which has signs posted -  included.  No Day
> Permits or Non-Resident Permits are being issued at this time.  Code
> Enforcement Officers are patrolling the area.
>
> More information is available on the Town of Southampton web site, under
> Parks and Recreation.  Cupsogue and the Westhampton Dunes Overlook are not
> affected, however, Pikes, Tiana, and Town of Southampton parts of
> Shinnecock West are.
>
> Eileen Schwinn
> For Eastern Long Island Audubon Society
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Dune Road - Not about Birds, but for Birders

[Thomas Moran]

Sad news, but good to know. Thanks for the work to let us know.

 

Tom

 

From: bounce-124669997-81687...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-124669997-81687...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of beachmed
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2020 6:20 PM
To: NY Rare birds Rarebird
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Dune Road - Not about Birds, but for Birders

 


As of 23 May, the Town of Southampton has amended it’s parking rules, requiring 
a Current Resident Only Parking Permit for all town beaches and Trustee Roads.  
This rule is in effect 7 days a week, with no exception, regardless of the lot 
attendants being present or not.  This is a major change from all previous 
years, and is in effect from 9AM - 9PM.  All Town beaches along the ocean, 
Shinnecock Bay, and Peconic Bay, and beach access roads - any beach road which 
has signs posted -  included.  No Day Permits or Non-Resident Permits are being 
issued at this time.  Code Enforcement Officers are patrolling the area.

More information is available on the Town of Southampton web site, under Parks 
and Recreation.  Cupsogue and the Westhampton Dunes Overlook are not affected, 
however, Pikes, Tiana, and Town of Southampton parts of Shinnecock West are.

Eileen Schwinn
For Eastern Long Island Audubon Society 

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Dune Road - Not about Birds, but for Birders

[Thomas Moran]

Sad news, but good to know. Thanks for the work to let us know.

 

Tom

 

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[mailto:bounce-124669997-81687...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of beachmed
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2020 6:20 PM
To: NY Rare birds Rarebird
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Dune Road - Not about Birds, but for Birders

 


As of 23 May, the Town of Southampton has amended it’s parking rules, requiring 
a Current Resident Only Parking Permit for all town beaches and Trustee Roads.  
This rule is in effect 7 days a week, with no exception, regardless of the lot 
attendants being present or not.  This is a major change from all previous 
years, and is in effect from 9AM - 9PM.  All Town beaches along the ocean, 
Shinnecock Bay, and Peconic Bay, and beach access roads - any beach road which 
has signs posted -  included.  No Day Permits or Non-Resident Permits are being 
issued at this time.  Code Enforcement Officers are patrolling the area.

More information is available on the Town of Southampton web site, under Parks 
and Recreation.  Cupsogue and the Westhampton Dunes Overlook are not affected, 
however, Pikes, Tiana, and Town of Southampton parts of Shinnecock West are.

Eileen Schwinn
For Eastern Long Island Audubon Society 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Wallkill/liberty loop trail issues currently

[sophiesaid]

While I am unsure why Patrick posted this to the entire group, I thought that I 
would quickly address a few things he brought up:
The refuge workers are working from home, short staffed, and limited budget, so 
signage probably will not be going up any time soon.
Has any one been to a Federal Refuge where there was signage delineating 
county/state borders? 

Patrick, I spoke to you once, in the rain, at the platform, and responded to 
your crane questions. I told you that I was in a rush to leave to get my 
birding equipment into my car.I was doing a breeding bird survey this past 
weekend, so was not able to talk. 
 The consensus is that the cranes probably had two failed nesting/raising young 
attempts.  Not to beat a dead horse, but it has been explained that many local 
birders were 
hopeful that the crane pair would be successful,and did not want to broadcast 
it to the public- last year's fiasco has also been explained 
(Birder/photographers traipsing through farmer's private property on the 
refuge's access lane, causing farmers to complain and ask to refuge to shut 
down the Liberty Lane access Rd north of Oil City Rd.Birder photographers were 
also traipsing through marsh/ closed trails to get closer photos *on a daily 
basis*.  MANY volunteers had to monitor the nest.
The cranes were still reported and information was accessible on ebird.  

The Wallkill River NWR is a wonderful place to bird!
Linda



 
-Original Message-
From: patrickhoran 
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
Sent: Mon, Jun 1, 2020 1:28 pm
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Wallkill/liberty loop trail issues currently

Greetings to all concerned about being accurate.i am one of the naive ebird 
posters who added both state's birds to my atlas report.that has since been 
corrected and is accurate to the best of my ability.regarding the volunteer I 
had spoken with not once but twice,it should be pointed out to her and maybe 
others as well that if you see a person in the loop with birding gear and 
strike up a conversation on let's say...the sandhill cranes,which was the 
case,and the unfamiliar individual let's you know he or she is an active ebird 
contributor maybe you should make it a point of telling them (as was the case 
in your telling me all the good things you do for the cote/crane security work) 
that there is another state that takes up the majority of the actual loop 
side.you cant say your a big bird atlas contributor who strives for accuracy's 
and miss not one but 2 opportunitys to point this out about a stateline,then 
complain about there listings later to someone else or others.and why all the 
secrecy about the cranes.you took the time to ask not to post any sightings on 
them a pair that's been there at least 2 years during breeding season? and 
thats why I added the cranes to my n.j. list so maybe others may come to see 
them(I was going to omit them but for the sake of accuracy I didn't),and maybe 
a least bittern.also on new jerseys side btw.i hope the signs I suggested to 
Linda on her facebook New York birder post will be going up asap.i know I can 
get animated when talking to people birding in my backyard if they have the 
misfortune of stopping me(borderline overbearing) but I do try to give as much 
information as possible,for the sake of those who are and were in the past 
helpful to me.so thank you linda and bruce two nice people I was fortunate to 
meet up in the loop.it was a great place to bird,and why I returned saturday 
morning for more great birding.

                                     Regard's,patrick h                         
               Bronx county 


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Wallkill/liberty loop trail issues currently

[sophiesaid]

While I am unsure why Patrick posted this to the entire group, I thought that I 
would quickly address a few things he brought up:
The refuge workers are working from home, short staffed, and limited budget, so 
signage probably will not be going up any time soon.
Has any one been to a Federal Refuge where there was signage delineating 
county/state borders? 

Patrick, I spoke to you once, in the rain, at the platform, and responded to 
your crane questions. I told you that I was in a rush to leave to get my 
birding equipment into my car.I was doing a breeding bird survey this past 
weekend, so was not able to talk. 
 The consensus is that the cranes probably had two failed nesting/raising young 
attempts.  Not to beat a dead horse, but it has been explained that many local 
birders were 
hopeful that the crane pair would be successful,and did not want to broadcast 
it to the public- last year's fiasco has also been explained 
(Birder/photographers traipsing through farmer's private property on the 
refuge's access lane, causing farmers to complain and ask to refuge to shut 
down the Liberty Lane access Rd north of Oil City Rd.Birder photographers were 
also traipsing through marsh/ closed trails to get closer photos *on a daily 
basis*.  MANY volunteers had to monitor the nest.
The cranes were still reported and information was accessible on ebird.  

The Wallkill River NWR is a wonderful place to bird!
Linda



 
-Original Message-
From: patrickhoran 
To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
Sent: Mon, Jun 1, 2020 1:28 pm
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Wallkill/liberty loop trail issues currently

Greetings to all concerned about being accurate.i am one of the naive ebird 
posters who added both state's birds to my atlas report.that has since been 
corrected and is accurate to the best of my ability.regarding the volunteer I 
had spoken with not once but twice,it should be pointed out to her and maybe 
others as well that if you see a person in the loop with birding gear and 
strike up a conversation on let's say...the sandhill cranes,which was the 
case,and the unfamiliar individual let's you know he or she is an active ebird 
contributor maybe you should make it a point of telling them (as was the case 
in your telling me all the good things you do for the cote/crane security work) 
that there is another state that takes up the majority of the actual loop 
side.you cant say your a big bird atlas contributor who strives for accuracy's 
and miss not one but 2 opportunitys to point this out about a stateline,then 
complain about there listings later to someone else or others.and why all the 
secrecy about the cranes.you took the time to ask not to post any sightings on 
them a pair that's been there at least 2 years during breeding season? and 
thats why I added the cranes to my n.j. list so maybe others may come to see 
them(I was going to omit them but for the sake of accuracy I didn't),and maybe 
a least bittern.also on new jerseys side btw.i hope the signs I suggested to 
Linda on her facebook New York birder post will be going up asap.i know I can 
get animated when talking to people birding in my backyard if they have the 
misfortune of stopping me(borderline overbearing) but I do try to give as much 
information as possible,for the sake of those who are and were in the past 
helpful to me.so thank you linda and bruce two nice people I was fortunate to 
meet up in the loop.it was a great place to bird,and why I returned saturday 
morning for more great birding.

                                     Regard's,patrick h                         
               Bronx county 


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[nysbirds-l] Dune Road - Not about Birds, but for Birders

[beachmed]

As of 23 May, the Town of Southampton has amended it’s parking rules, requiring 
a Current Resident Only Parking Permit for all town beaches and Trustee Roads.  
This rule is in effect 7 days a week, with no exception, regardless of the lot 
attendants being present or not.  This is a major change from all previous 
years, and is in effect from 9AM - 9PM.  All Town beaches along the ocean, 
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has signs posted -  included.  No Day Permits or Non-Resident Permits are being 
issued at this time.  Code Enforcement Officers are patrolling the area.

More information is available on the Town of Southampton web site, under Parks 
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[nysbirds-l] Dune Road - Not about Birds, but for Birders

[beachmed]

As of 23 May, the Town of Southampton has amended it’s parking rules, requiring 
a Current Resident Only Parking Permit for all town beaches and Trustee Roads.  
This rule is in effect 7 days a week, with no exception, regardless of the lot 
attendants being present or not.  This is a major change from all previous 
years, and is in effect from 9AM - 9PM.  All Town beaches along the ocean, 
Shinnecock Bay, and Peconic Bay, and beach access roads - any beach road which 
has signs posted -  included.  No Day Permits or Non-Resident Permits are being 
issued at this time.  Code Enforcement Officers are patrolling the area.

More information is available on the Town of Southampton web site, under Parks 
and Recreation.  Cupsogue and the Westhampton Dunes Overlook are not affected, 
however, Pikes, Tiana, and Town of Southampton parts of Shinnecock West are.

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA

 

*  New York

*  Syracuse

* June 01, 2020

*  NYSY  06. 01. 20

 

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert

Dates(s):




May 25 2020 to June 01, 2020

to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com

covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),

Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland

compiled: June 01 AT 5:00 p.m. (EDT)

compiler: Joseph Brin

Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org

 

 

#705 Monday June 01, 2020

 

Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 

May 25, 2020

 

Highlights:

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LEAST BITTERN

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON

GLOSSY IBIS

WHITE-WINGED SCOTER

SANDHILL CRANE

RUDDY TURNSTONE

WILSON’S PHALAROPE

PIPING PLOVER

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER

DUNLIN

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER

WHIP-POOR-WILL

COMMON NIGHTHAWK

RED-HEADED WOODPECKER

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER

ACADIAN FLYCATCHER

PROTHONOTARY WARBLER

YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT




Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)






     5/27: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Larue’s Lagoon on the 
Wildlife Trail.

     5/28: A LEAST BITTERN and a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON were spotted at Guy 
Baldassarre Marsh.

     5/29: A GLOSSY IBIS was seen at Guy Baldassarre Marsh. A WILSON’S 
PHALAROPE was seen at the Loop Road Unit north of Rt. 31. A LEAST BITTERN was 
found at Tschache Pool. 

     5/30: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at the Mays Point Dam. PROTHONOTARY 
WARBLER and ORCHARD ORIOLE were seen at Howland Island from boats. A 
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at the Visitor’s Center. A PROTHONOTARY 
WARBLER(S) continues at the forested area of Armitage Road.

     5/31: 6 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen at the Loop Road Unit. 8 
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 14 RUDY TURNSTONES were seen at the beginning of the 
Main Pool. 2 BLACK TERNS were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.







Onondaga county






     5/26: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were seen 
at Labrador Hollow Unique Area.

     5/27: ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS were found at Whiskey Hollow Nature Preserve 
west of Baldwinsville and Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. A PRAIRIE 
WARBLER continues at Green Lakes State Park. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen from 
Jamesville Ave in Syracuse.

     5/29: 2 DUNLIN were found in pools on Solar Street near Destiny is 
Syracuse.

     5/30: A LEAST BITTERN was heard at the Dewitt Marsh on Fisher Road. A 
BLACK VULTURE was seen from Seneca Turnpike in Jamesville.

     5/3: A rare for our area YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was found at Labrador Hollow 
Unique Area. Also seen was a SANDHILL CRANE. The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT is being 
seen again today.

     6/1: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was found at Labrador Hollow Unique Area. 







Derby Hill Bird Observatory






     The official Hawk count at Derby Hill ended this past week. The grand 
total was 82,684 Hawks counted this season. A special thank you to our counter, 
Karl Bardon for another great season.







Oswego County






     5/26: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard at the martin Road gravel pit north of 
Oneida Lake.

     5/30: 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS a SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER and 2 PIPING PLOVERS 
were found at the Sandy Pone Outlet on Lake Ontario.







Cayuga county






     5/26: RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at Fair Haven State Park.

     5/27: 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen at West Barrier Bar Park in Fair 
Haven.

     5/28: A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was found near the Seneca River west of the 
Bonta Bridge Road. 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES were seen at 
West Barrier bar Park in Fair Haven. 

     5/29: A late WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Fair Haven State Park. An 
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was heard at Fair Haven State Park.







Madison County






     5/30: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen on Marsh Mill Road in Kirkville. 2 ORCHARD 
ORIOLES were seen on Ditchbank Road north of Canastota.







Oneida county






     5/28: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER wa seen on Lakeshore Road near North Bay on 
Oneida Lake.

     5/30: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard on Preston Hill north of Oneida Lake.

     5/31: 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in the Utica Marsh WMA.




       

     

 End Report







Joseph Brin

Baldwinsville NY

Region 5



    
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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA

 

*  New York

*  Syracuse

* June 01, 2020

*  NYSY  06. 01. 20

 

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert

Dates(s):




May 25 2020 to June 01, 2020

to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com

covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),

Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland

compiled: June 01 AT 5:00 p.m. (EDT)

compiler: Joseph Brin

Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org

 

 

#705 Monday June 01, 2020

 

Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 

May 25, 2020

 

Highlights:

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LEAST BITTERN

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON

GLOSSY IBIS

WHITE-WINGED SCOTER

SANDHILL CRANE

RUDDY TURNSTONE

WILSON’S PHALAROPE

PIPING PLOVER

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER

DUNLIN

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER

WHIP-POOR-WILL

COMMON NIGHTHAWK

RED-HEADED WOODPECKER

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER

ACADIAN FLYCATCHER

PROTHONOTARY WARBLER

YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT




Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)






     5/27: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Larue’s Lagoon on the 
Wildlife Trail.

     5/28: A LEAST BITTERN and a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON were spotted at Guy 
Baldassarre Marsh.

     5/29: A GLOSSY IBIS was seen at Guy Baldassarre Marsh. A WILSON’S 
PHALAROPE was seen at the Loop Road Unit north of Rt. 31. A LEAST BITTERN was 
found at Tschache Pool. 

     5/30: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at the Mays Point Dam. PROTHONOTARY 
WARBLER and ORCHARD ORIOLE were seen at Howland Island from boats. A 
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at the Visitor’s Center. A PROTHONOTARY 
WARBLER(S) continues at the forested area of Armitage Road.

     5/31: 6 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen at the Loop Road Unit. 8 
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 14 RUDY TURNSTONES were seen at the beginning of the 
Main Pool. 2 BLACK TERNS were seen at Knox-Marsellus Marsh.







Onondaga county






     5/26: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were seen 
at Labrador Hollow Unique Area.

     5/27: ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS were found at Whiskey Hollow Nature Preserve 
west of Baldwinsville and Three Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. A PRAIRIE 
WARBLER continues at Green Lakes State Park. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen from 
Jamesville Ave in Syracuse.

     5/29: 2 DUNLIN were found in pools on Solar Street near Destiny is 
Syracuse.

     5/30: A LEAST BITTERN was heard at the Dewitt Marsh on Fisher Road. A 
BLACK VULTURE was seen from Seneca Turnpike in Jamesville.

     5/3: A rare for our area YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was found at Labrador Hollow 
Unique Area. Also seen was a SANDHILL CRANE. The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT is being 
seen again today.

     6/1: An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was found at Labrador Hollow Unique Area. 







Derby Hill Bird Observatory






     The official Hawk count at Derby Hill ended this past week. The grand 
total was 82,684 Hawks counted this season. A special thank you to our counter, 
Karl Bardon for another great season.







Oswego County






     5/26: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard at the martin Road gravel pit north of 
Oneida Lake.

     5/30: 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS a SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER and 2 PIPING PLOVERS 
were found at the Sandy Pone Outlet on Lake Ontario.







Cayuga county






     5/26: RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at Fair Haven State Park.

     5/27: 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen at West Barrier Bar Park in Fair 
Haven.

     5/28: A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was found near the Seneca River west of the 
Bonta Bridge Road. 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES were seen at 
West Barrier bar Park in Fair Haven. 

     5/29: A late WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Fair Haven State Park. An 
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was heard at Fair Haven State Park.







Madison County






     5/30: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen on Marsh Mill Road in Kirkville. 2 ORCHARD 
ORIOLES were seen on Ditchbank Road north of Canastota.







Oneida county






     5/28: A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER wa seen on Lakeshore Road near North Bay on 
Oneida Lake.

     5/30: A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard on Preston Hill north of Oneida Lake.

     5/31: 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in the Utica Marsh WMA.




       

     

 End Report







Joseph Brin

Baldwinsville NY

Region 5



    
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[nysbirds-l] Wallkill/liberty loop trail issues currently

[patrickhoran]

Greetings to all concerned about being accurate.i am one of the naive ebird 
posters who added both state's birds to my atlas report.that has since been 
corrected and is accurate to the best of my ability.regarding the volunteer I 
had spoken with not once but twice,it should be pointed out to her and maybe 
others as well that if you see a person in the loop with birding gear and 
strike up a conversation on let's say...the sandhill cranes,which was the 
case,and the unfamiliar individual let's you know he or she is an active ebird 
contributor maybe you should make it a point of telling them (as was the case 
in your telling me all the good things you do for the cote/crane security work) 
that there is another state that takes up the majority of the actual loop 
side.you cant say your a big bird atlas contributor who strives for accuracy's 
and miss not one but 2 opportunitys to point this out about a stateline,then 
complain about there listings later to someone else or others.and why all the 
secrecy about the cranes.you took the time to ask not to post any sightings on 
them a pair that's been there at least 2 years during breeding season? and 
thats why I added the cranes to my n.j. list so maybe others may come to see 
them(I was going to omit them but for the sake of accuracy I didn't),and maybe 
a least bittern.also on new jerseys side btw.i hope the signs I suggested to 
Linda on her facebook New York birder post will be going up asap.i know I can 
get animated when talking to people birding in my backyard if they have the 
misfortune of stopping me(borderline overbearing) but I do try to give as much 
information as possible,for the sake of those who are and were in the past 
helpful to me.so thank you linda and bruce two nice people I was fortunate to 
meet up in the loop.it was a great place to bird,and why I returned saturday 
morning for more great birding.                                     
Regard's,patrick h                                        Bronx county Sent 
from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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[nysbirds-l] Wallkill/liberty loop trail issues currently

[patrickhoran]

Greetings to all concerned about being accurate.i am one of the naive ebird 
posters who added both state's birds to my atlas report.that has since been 
corrected and is accurate to the best of my ability.regarding the volunteer I 
had spoken with not once but twice,it should be pointed out to her and maybe 
others as well that if you see a person in the loop with birding gear and 
strike up a conversation on let's say...the sandhill cranes,which was the 
case,and the unfamiliar individual let's you know he or she is an active ebird 
contributor maybe you should make it a point of telling them (as was the case 
in your telling me all the good things you do for the cote/crane security work) 
that there is another state that takes up the majority of the actual loop 
side.you cant say your a big bird atlas contributor who strives for accuracy's 
and miss not one but 2 opportunitys to point this out about a stateline,then 
complain about there listings later to someone else or others.and why all the 
secrecy about the cranes.you took the time to ask not to post any sightings on 
them a pair that's been there at least 2 years during breeding season? and 
thats why I added the cranes to my n.j. list so maybe others may come to see 
them(I was going to omit them but for the sake of accuracy I didn't),and maybe 
a least bittern.also on new jerseys side btw.i hope the signs I suggested to 
Linda on her facebook New York birder post will be going up asap.i know I can 
get animated when talking to people birding in my backyard if they have the 
misfortune of stopping me(borderline overbearing) but I do try to give as much 
information as possible,for the sake of those who are and were in the past 
helpful to me.so thank you linda and bruce two nice people I was fortunate to 
meet up in the loop.it was a great place to bird,and why I returned saturday 
morning for more great birding.                                     
Regard's,patrick h                                        Bronx county Sent 
from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Creating separate checklists on eBird for the NY and NJ portions of Wallkill River NWR (Oil City Road) -- A Plea

[Adelia Honeywood]

 Hi,I have done Walkill NWR twice and the first time I split up the checklists. 
I did not split it up the second time because it appears that the entire 
Liberty Loop trail is in one atlas block. I didn't understand why that block 
would include NJ (most of the block does), but on my second trip I thought that 
it would be ok to do one list because I wasn't crossing block boundaries. So 
that fact may be confusing people.
Thank you for the reminder. I will be sure to split them in the future.
Adelia
On Monday, June 1, 2020, 12:15:45 PM EDT, AJIT ANTONY 
 wrote:  
 
 Since the NYS BBA III has begun this year it becomes all the more important to 
be accurate in our reporting of checklists from the Wallkill River NWR in 
Orange County New York. This block is close to the border with NJ, so that most 
of the refuge is in NJ while Oil City Road and the “platform” are in New York.

One of the dedicated Atlas volunteers from our club described to me someone she 
met 2 days ago who had just completed the entire Liberty Loop which starts in 
NY, goes into NJ, and ends in NY, and who had entered all the species seen on 
one eBird checklist -- as is quite common, and moreover told her that he had 
entered it on the NYS BBA III; and this club member despairingly texted me “How 
can we prevent non-NY birds being reported in NY on BBA reports?” My response 
was that at present it was impossible, and it was up to us to educate 
individual birders to the problem. This post is written is in the spirit of 
(though I’m not religious) “It is better to light a candle than to curse the 
darkness.“

One of the important aspects Julie Hart emphasized in Atlasing in 2020 on one 
of her workshops is knowing that there are block borders and keeping each 
checklist to within a specific block.

For those unfamiliar with the Liberty Loop Trail. It is a 3 mile 
rectangular-shaped trail.
If you walk the Liberty Loop counterclockwise from the platform, when you come 
to the long side of the rectangle that goes North-South on the western side of 
the loop and you start getting to trees on either side of the path, you are 
already in NJ.
If you walk the Liberty Loop clockwise from the platform, when you come to the 
long side of the rectangle that goes North-South on the eastern side of the 
loop, when you get to the second large tree on the right, you are close to NJ.
If you use the eBird app in the field, block borders are clearly marked. You 
have to click on the “mileage” you have traveled shown on top and the border 
will show up in white when you zoom out, with your current location shown as a 
blue-and-white bull’s-eye. As you walk closer to the border, repeatedly look at 
your location and when you come to the actual border of Unionville-SE, you 
should end this checklist and begin a new checklist for NJ -- which you should 
end when you leave NJ and come back to NY. The remaining portion in New York 
could be a new checklist, and with the eBird app for both Android and iPhone, 
there is no effort at all starting a new checklist.

Here is a link to Google maps, where under Satellite View you can easily see 
the trees I’ve mentioned.
https://tinyurl.com/ydxogqpo 

I was told by Curt McDermott (the eBird reviewer for Orange County, New York) 
that the Refuge plans to place a sign at the NY-NJ border, and I hope that the 
new information overcomes force of habit and inertia.

Ajit I. Antony MD
Cornwall on Hudson, NY
EA Mearns Bird Club, Orange County, New York

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Creating separate checklists on eBird for the NY and NJ portions of Wallkill River NWR (Oil City Road) -- A Plea

[Adelia Honeywood]

 Hi,I have done Walkill NWR twice and the first time I split up the checklists. 
I did not split it up the second time because it appears that the entire 
Liberty Loop trail is in one atlas block. I didn't understand why that block 
would include NJ (most of the block does), but on my second trip I thought that 
it would be ok to do one list because I wasn't crossing block boundaries. So 
that fact may be confusing people.
Thank you for the reminder. I will be sure to split them in the future.
Adelia
On Monday, June 1, 2020, 12:15:45 PM EDT, AJIT ANTONY 
 wrote:  
 
 Since the NYS BBA III has begun this year it becomes all the more important to 
be accurate in our reporting of checklists from the Wallkill River NWR in 
Orange County New York. This block is close to the border with NJ, so that most 
of the refuge is in NJ while Oil City Road and the “platform” are in New York.

One of the dedicated Atlas volunteers from our club described to me someone she 
met 2 days ago who had just completed the entire Liberty Loop which starts in 
NY, goes into NJ, and ends in NY, and who had entered all the species seen on 
one eBird checklist -- as is quite common, and moreover told her that he had 
entered it on the NYS BBA III; and this club member despairingly texted me “How 
can we prevent non-NY birds being reported in NY on BBA reports?” My response 
was that at present it was impossible, and it was up to us to educate 
individual birders to the problem. This post is written is in the spirit of 
(though I’m not religious) “It is better to light a candle than to curse the 
darkness.“

One of the important aspects Julie Hart emphasized in Atlasing in 2020 on one 
of her workshops is knowing that there are block borders and keeping each 
checklist to within a specific block.

For those unfamiliar with the Liberty Loop Trail. It is a 3 mile 
rectangular-shaped trail.
If you walk the Liberty Loop counterclockwise from the platform, when you come 
to the long side of the rectangle that goes North-South on the western side of 
the loop and you start getting to trees on either side of the path, you are 
already in NJ.
If you walk the Liberty Loop clockwise from the platform, when you come to the 
long side of the rectangle that goes North-South on the eastern side of the 
loop, when you get to the second large tree on the right, you are close to NJ.
If you use the eBird app in the field, block borders are clearly marked. You 
have to click on the “mileage” you have traveled shown on top and the border 
will show up in white when you zoom out, with your current location shown as a 
blue-and-white bull’s-eye. As you walk closer to the border, repeatedly look at 
your location and when you come to the actual border of Unionville-SE, you 
should end this checklist and begin a new checklist for NJ -- which you should 
end when you leave NJ and come back to NY. The remaining portion in New York 
could be a new checklist, and with the eBird app for both Android and iPhone, 
there is no effort at all starting a new checklist.

Here is a link to Google maps, where under Satellite View you can easily see 
the trees I’ve mentioned.
https://tinyurl.com/ydxogqpo 

I was told by Curt McDermott (the eBird reviewer for Orange County, New York) 
that the Refuge plans to place a sign at the NY-NJ border, and I hope that the 
new information overcomes force of habit and inertia.

Ajit I. Antony MD
Cornwall on Hudson, NY
EA Mearns Bird Club, Orange County, New York

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[nysbirds-l] Creating separate checklists on eBird for the NY and NJ portions of Wallkill River NWR (Oil City Road) -- A Plea

[AJIT ANTONY]

Since the NYS BBA III has begun this year it becomes all the more important to 
be accurate in our reporting of checklists from the Wallkill River NWR in 
Orange County New York. This block is close to the border with NJ, so that most 
of the refuge is in NJ while Oil City Road and the “platform” are in New York.

One of the dedicated Atlas volunteers from our club described to me someone she 
met 2 days ago who had just completed the entire Liberty Loop which starts in 
NY, goes into NJ, and ends in NY, and who had entered all the species seen on 
one eBird checklist -- as is quite common, and moreover told her that he had 
entered it on the NYS BBA III; and this club member despairingly texted me “How 
can we prevent non-NY birds being reported in NY on BBA reports?” My response 
was that at present it was impossible, and it was up to us to educate 
individual birders to the problem. This post is written is in the spirit of 
(though I’m not religious) “It is better to light a candle than to curse the 
darkness.“

One of the important aspects Julie Hart emphasized in Atlasing in 2020 on one 
of her workshops is knowing that there are block borders and keeping each 
checklist to within a specific block.

For those unfamiliar with the Liberty Loop Trail. It is a 3 mile 
rectangular-shaped trail.
If you walk the Liberty Loop counterclockwise from the platform, when you come 
to the long side of the rectangle that goes North-South on the western side of 
the loop and you start getting to trees on either side of the path, you are 
already in NJ.
If you walk the Liberty Loop clockwise from the platform, when you come to the 
long side of the rectangle that goes North-South on the eastern side of the 
loop, when you get to the second large tree on the right, you are close to NJ.
If you use the eBird app in the field, block borders are clearly marked. You 
have to click on the “mileage” you have traveled shown on top and the border 
will show up in white when you zoom out, with your current location shown as a 
blue-and-white bull’s-eye. As you walk closer to the border, repeatedly look at 
your location and when you come to the actual border of Unionville-SE, you 
should end this checklist and begin a new checklist for NJ -- which you should 
end when you leave NJ and come back to NY. The remaining portion in New York 
could be a new checklist, and with the eBird app for both Android and iPhone, 
there is no effort at all starting a new checklist.

Here is a link to Google maps, where under Satellite View you can easily see 
the trees I’ve mentioned.
https://tinyurl.com/ydxogqpo 

I was told by Curt McDermott (the eBird reviewer for Orange County, New York) 
that the Refuge plans to place a sign at the NY-NJ border, and I hope that the 
new information overcomes force of habit and inertia.

Ajit I. Antony MD
Cornwall on Hudson, NY
EA Mearns Bird Club, Orange County, New York

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[nysbirds-l] Creating separate checklists on eBird for the NY and NJ portions of Wallkill River NWR (Oil City Road) -- A Plea

[AJIT ANTONY]

Since the NYS BBA III has begun this year it becomes all the more important to 
be accurate in our reporting of checklists from the Wallkill River NWR in 
Orange County New York. This block is close to the border with NJ, so that most 
of the refuge is in NJ while Oil City Road and the “platform” are in New York.

One of the dedicated Atlas volunteers from our club described to me someone she 
met 2 days ago who had just completed the entire Liberty Loop which starts in 
NY, goes into NJ, and ends in NY, and who had entered all the species seen on 
one eBird checklist -- as is quite common, and moreover told her that he had 
entered it on the NYS BBA III; and this club member despairingly texted me “How 
can we prevent non-NY birds being reported in NY on BBA reports?” My response 
was that at present it was impossible, and it was up to us to educate 
individual birders to the problem. This post is written is in the spirit of 
(though I’m not religious) “It is better to light a candle than to curse the 
darkness.“

One of the important aspects Julie Hart emphasized in Atlasing in 2020 on one 
of her workshops is knowing that there are block borders and keeping each 
checklist to within a specific block.

For those unfamiliar with the Liberty Loop Trail. It is a 3 mile 
rectangular-shaped trail.
If you walk the Liberty Loop counterclockwise from the platform, when you come 
to the long side of the rectangle that goes North-South on the western side of 
the loop and you start getting to trees on either side of the path, you are 
already in NJ.
If you walk the Liberty Loop clockwise from the platform, when you come to the 
long side of the rectangle that goes North-South on the eastern side of the 
loop, when you get to the second large tree on the right, you are close to NJ.
If you use the eBird app in the field, block borders are clearly marked. You 
have to click on the “mileage” you have traveled shown on top and the border 
will show up in white when you zoom out, with your current location shown as a 
blue-and-white bull’s-eye. As you walk closer to the border, repeatedly look at 
your location and when you come to the actual border of Unionville-SE, you 
should end this checklist and begin a new checklist for NJ -- which you should 
end when you leave NJ and come back to NY. The remaining portion in New York 
could be a new checklist, and with the eBird app for both Android and iPhone, 
there is no effort at all starting a new checklist.

Here is a link to Google maps, where under Satellite View you can easily see 
the trees I’ve mentioned.
https://tinyurl.com/ydxogqpo 

I was told by Curt McDermott (the eBird reviewer for Orange County, New York) 
that the Refuge plans to place a sign at the NY-NJ border, and I hope that the 
new information overcomes force of habit and inertia.

Ajit I. Antony MD
Cornwall on Hudson, NY
EA Mearns Bird Club, Orange County, New York

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[nysbirds-l] Lawrence's Warbler Rockefeller State Park -- No migrants -- Weariness

[Larry Trachtenberg]

June has arrived.  (Do days; months matter?)  I went to Rockefeller State Park 
this morning (Pocantico Hills, NY), and found the hybrid Lawrence’s Warbler at 
its appointed intersection (Farm Hill Road and Ash Loop).  It was in the same 
tree comfortably and close to a blue winged, and was curious if they’d mate.  I 
did not notice or hear any migrants this morning (although the last warbler 
through, the high pitched blackpoll, I cannot come close to hearing), just 
breeders and year rounders, but did have some nice birds, great crested fly 
(multiple), scarlet tanager, rose breasted grosbeak, warbling and red eyed 
vireo, yellow warbler and redstart, flock of cedar waxwing, eastern bluebird, 
indigo bunting, and pileated woodpecker.

And now I must digress, so most of you may want to stop here.  On my daily walk 
this morning which is starting earlier as the heat comes and the crowds grow, I 
was thinking how weary I am of all this; as I imagine most of you are by now.  
I want to see my family, friends, colleagues, go see some live music, go eat a 
burger and fries at the counter of a greasy spoon, maybe even with a black and 
white frappe for solidarity as much as I because I like them (not a milkshake 
where I’m from); but most weary of having flashing in my mind photos from my 
youth of Bull Connor, and those from my hometown, of Louise Day Hicks, and from 
Kent State which had its 50th anniversary a few weeks back, and the weariness 
to know that in our rudderless, leaderless Country in the middle of a pandemic; 
nothing changes. As Bruce Cockburn sang “the trouble with normal is it only 
gets worse.”  In my weariness, I was reminded me of this beautiful poem, called 
it so happens, “Weariness” (as translated), by the great Chilean poet Pablo 
Neruda.  Here it is in English, I commend you to it. 
https://katikhu.livejournal.com/12420.html. And since Spanish is the loving 
tongue and many of you  may speak it, here’s the original 
http://erdincdurukan.blogspot.com/2015/10/pablo-neruda-cierto-cansancio.html?m=1
  I understand people are learning new languages during the pandemic, I guess 
I’m just too old or too weary to do so.   In his weariness Neruda speaks of 
chickens which, reminds me of another song, “Canned Goods” (by Greg Brown a 
wonderful songwriter/ storyteller from Iowa or one of those Midwest places) who 
talk/sings about visiting his grandma's farm in summer for some fried chicken. 
He mentions the Neruda poem in his rambling. The live version all 14 minutes of 
it is hilarious and evocative of summer, and may (should) put a smile on your 
face.  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wcs0oEz4QSE. Ok, that’s it.  Stay safe, 
peacefully protest (masked), and good birding to all.

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining




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[nysbirds-l] Lawrence's Warbler Rockefeller State Park -- No migrants -- Weariness

[Larry Trachtenberg]

June has arrived.  (Do days; months matter?)  I went to Rockefeller State Park 
this morning (Pocantico Hills, NY), and found the hybrid Lawrence’s Warbler at 
its appointed intersection (Farm Hill Road and Ash Loop).  It was in the same 
tree comfortably and close to a blue winged, and was curious if they’d mate.  I 
did not notice or hear any migrants this morning (although the last warbler 
through, the high pitched blackpoll, I cannot come close to hearing), just 
breeders and year rounders, but did have some nice birds, great crested fly 
(multiple), scarlet tanager, rose breasted grosbeak, warbling and red eyed 
vireo, yellow warbler and redstart, flock of cedar waxwing, eastern bluebird, 
indigo bunting, and pileated woodpecker.

And now I must digress, so most of you may want to stop here.  On my daily walk 
this morning which is starting earlier as the heat comes and the crowds grow, I 
was thinking how weary I am of all this; as I imagine most of you are by now.  
I want to see my family, friends, colleagues, go see some live music, go eat a 
burger and fries at the counter of a greasy spoon, maybe even with a black and 
white frappe for solidarity as much as I because I like them (not a milkshake 
where I’m from); but most weary of having flashing in my mind photos from my 
youth of Bull Connor, and those from my hometown, of Louise Day Hicks, and from 
Kent State which had its 50th anniversary a few weeks back, and the weariness 
to know that in our rudderless, leaderless Country in the middle of a pandemic; 
nothing changes. As Bruce Cockburn sang “the trouble with normal is it only 
gets worse.”  In my weariness, I was reminded me of this beautiful poem, called 
it so happens, “Weariness” (as translated), by the great Chilean poet Pablo 
Neruda.  Here it is in English, I commend you to it. 
https://katikhu.livejournal.com/12420.html. And since Spanish is the loving 
tongue and many of you  may speak it, here’s the original 
http://erdincdurukan.blogspot.com/2015/10/pablo-neruda-cierto-cansancio.html?m=1
  I understand people are learning new languages during the pandemic, I guess 
I’m just too old or too weary to do so.   In his weariness Neruda speaks of 
chickens which, reminds me of another song, “Canned Goods” (by Greg Brown a 
wonderful songwriter/ storyteller from Iowa or one of those Midwest places) who 
talk/sings about visiting his grandma's farm in summer for some fried chicken. 
He mentions the Neruda poem in his rambling. The live version all 14 minutes of 
it is hilarious and evocative of summer, and may (should) put a smile on your 
face.  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wcs0oEz4QSE. Ok, that’s it.  Stay safe, 
peacefully protest (masked), and good birding to all.

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining




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