Re: [nysbirds-l] Frank Melville Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch
Great numbers. Finally had first two of the season tonight at my house in Ossining - thought I was going to have to go to the diner to see them L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 31, 2022, at 8:39 PM, Patrice Domeischel > wrote: > > The first night (August 27) at the Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch started with > a bang with 243 nighthawks being seen in 139 minutes. We also saw a RT > hummingbird and at the end of the night several nighthawks came down low to > feed over the north pond along with two dozen chimney swifts and a red bat. > > On August 28, 96 nighthawks were recorded in 141 minutes. > > August 29 - 34 in 135 minutes > > August 30 - 17 in 135 minutes > > Tonight, August 31, 81 birds were counted in 135 minutes. Two nighthawks fed > low over the north pond during the last 6 minutes of the count, followed by > an immature Bald Eagle that flew over the pond continuing southeast. > > > John Turner > Patrice Domeischel > > Directions to Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch: Take the Long Island Expressway > to Exit 62 (Nicolls Road). Take Nicolls Road north to the end where it joins > State Route 25A in a T-intersection (you'll go past signs to Stony Brook > University and go under the LIRR trestle right before the intersection). Make > a right on SR 25A heading east for just a few hundred yards. Make a left at > the next light, heading north on Main Street. Take this to the end passing > through three stop signs) At the fourth stop sign look left and you'll see > the stone bridge, in front of you is a post office. Make a right and park in > one of the many parking spots lining the south side of the road. > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- 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/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Frank Melville Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch
Great numbers. Finally had first two of the season tonight at my house in Ossining - thought I was going to have to go to the diner to see them L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 31, 2022, at 8:39 PM, Patrice Domeischel > wrote: > > The first night (August 27) at the Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch started with > a bang with 243 nighthawks being seen in 139 minutes. We also saw a RT > hummingbird and at the end of the night several nighthawks came down low to > feed over the north pond along with two dozen chimney swifts and a red bat. > > On August 28, 96 nighthawks were recorded in 141 minutes. > > August 29 - 34 in 135 minutes > > August 30 - 17 in 135 minutes > > Tonight, August 31, 81 birds were counted in 135 minutes. Two nighthawks fed > low over the north pond during the last 6 minutes of the count, followed by > an immature Bald Eagle that flew over the pond continuing southeast. > > > John Turner > Patrice Domeischel > > Directions to Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch: Take the Long Island Expressway > to Exit 62 (Nicolls Road). Take Nicolls Road north to the end where it joins > State Route 25A in a T-intersection (you'll go past signs to Stony Brook > University and go under the LIRR trestle right before the intersection). Make > a right on SR 25A heading east for just a few hundred yards. Make a left at > the next light, heading north on Main Street. Take this to the end passing > through three stop signs) At the fourth stop sign look left and you'll see > the stone bridge, in front of you is a post office. Make a right and park in > one of the many parking spots lining the south side of the road. > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- 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] Upland Sandpiper on the move
An Upland sandpaper just flew over my house in Sag Harbor (Suffolk county) heading west giving the diagnostic flight call. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Upland Sandpiper on the move
An Upland sandpaper just flew over my house in Sag Harbor (Suffolk county) heading west giving the diagnostic flight call. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Central Park NYC, Thu., Sept. 1, 2022: 12 Wood Warbler Species incl. Cape May & Black-throated Green
Central Park NYC Thursday September 1, 2022 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. Highlights: 12 Wood Warbler Species Including Cape May Black-throated Green Warblers, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Green Heron. Canada Goose - 42 Mallard - 28 Mourning Dove - 14 Chimney Swift - 10-15 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 (Shakespeare Garden, Tupelo Field) Green Heron - juvenile Turtle Pond Black-crowned Night-Heron - juvenile Upper Lobe Osprey - 1 over north end Compost Area (Deb after lunch) Red-tailed Hawk - 2 over the Ramble Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 Ramble Downy Woodpecker - 3 Northern Flicker - 2 Pinetum Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 Ramble Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1 Tupelo Field Warbling Vireo - 3-4 Red-eyed Vireo - 7-10 Blue Jay - 5-10 American Crow - 8 southbound flyovers Pinetum Red-breasted Nuthatch - 7-9 House Wren - 1 Tupelo Field Carolina Wren - 3 Gray Catbird - 8-12 Northern Mockingbird - 1 Conservatory Garden (Deb after lunch) Veery - 3-4 Summer House American Robin - 5-10 House Finch - 3 Baltimore Oriole - 6 Common Grackle - 5-10 Ovenbird - 3 Northern Waterthrush - 2 (Great Lawn, the Point) Blue-winged Warbler - 1 east of Azalea Pond Black-and-white Warbler - 4 Common Yellowthroat - 5-7 American Redstart - 15-20 including 5 adult males Cape May Warbler - 2 adult males Upper Lobe Lawn Northern Parula - 3 Yellow Warbler - 1 Turtle Pond Dock (Bob early) Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 Maintenance Field Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 east of Azalea Pond Canada Warbler - 1 Shakespeare Garden Northern Cardinal - 5-7 -- Deb Allen -- 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] Central Park NYC, Thu., Sept. 1, 2022: 12 Wood Warbler Species incl. Cape May & Black-throated Green
Central Park NYC Thursday September 1, 2022 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. Highlights: 12 Wood Warbler Species Including Cape May Black-throated Green Warblers, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Green Heron. Canada Goose - 42 Mallard - 28 Mourning Dove - 14 Chimney Swift - 10-15 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 (Shakespeare Garden, Tupelo Field) Green Heron - juvenile Turtle Pond Black-crowned Night-Heron - juvenile Upper Lobe Osprey - 1 over north end Compost Area (Deb after lunch) Red-tailed Hawk - 2 over the Ramble Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 Ramble Downy Woodpecker - 3 Northern Flicker - 2 Pinetum Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 Ramble Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1 Tupelo Field Warbling Vireo - 3-4 Red-eyed Vireo - 7-10 Blue Jay - 5-10 American Crow - 8 southbound flyovers Pinetum Red-breasted Nuthatch - 7-9 House Wren - 1 Tupelo Field Carolina Wren - 3 Gray Catbird - 8-12 Northern Mockingbird - 1 Conservatory Garden (Deb after lunch) Veery - 3-4 Summer House American Robin - 5-10 House Finch - 3 Baltimore Oriole - 6 Common Grackle - 5-10 Ovenbird - 3 Northern Waterthrush - 2 (Great Lawn, the Point) Blue-winged Warbler - 1 east of Azalea Pond Black-and-white Warbler - 4 Common Yellowthroat - 5-7 American Redstart - 15-20 including 5 adult males Cape May Warbler - 2 adult males Upper Lobe Lawn Northern Parula - 3 Yellow Warbler - 1 Turtle Pond Dock (Bob early) Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 Maintenance Field Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 east of Azalea Pond Canada Warbler - 1 Shakespeare Garden Northern Cardinal - 5-7 -- Deb Allen -- 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] BBSA at sagaponack inlet flat now
Just landed on tiny island in inlet Sent from my iPhone -- 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] BBSA at sagaponack inlet flat now
Just landed on tiny island in inlet Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Birds and wasps--quick follow-up
So this morning I was birding in Croton Landing Park when I spotted another group of wasps rising and falling over a patch of grass. This time I identified the species as the widespread *Scolia dubia, *a handsome parasitic species...and as I watched a Mockingbird that was foraging nearby hopped directly into the center of the wasp aggregation. As with yesterday's Mourning Doves, the bird and wasps both seemed unworried. I watched the Mockingbird snatch and eat two insects (not wasps) off the ground in about thirty seconds, so it's easy to theorize that the wasps might benefit the bird by startling or distracting its prey. Still hard to see how a flock of Mourning Doves would benefit, though --Joe W > -- 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] Birds and wasps--quick follow-up
So this morning I was birding in Croton Landing Park when I spotted another group of wasps rising and falling over a patch of grass. This time I identified the species as the widespread *Scolia dubia, *a handsome parasitic species...and as I watched a Mockingbird that was foraging nearby hopped directly into the center of the wasp aggregation. As with yesterday's Mourning Doves, the bird and wasps both seemed unworried. I watched the Mockingbird snatch and eat two insects (not wasps) off the ground in about thirty seconds, so it's easy to theorize that the wasps might benefit the bird by startling or distracting its prey. Still hard to see how a flock of Mourning Doves would benefit, though --Joe W > -- 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] N.Y. County, NYC - 8/26 thru 8/31 - Lark Sparrow, Phila. & 4 other Vireo spp., 25+ warbler spp. & many other migrants
New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and Governors Island Friday, Aug. 26th, thru Wed., Aug. 31st - A good diversity of species, including in particular (and as fairly-expected now) those many migrant American warblers - at least 25 species in this reports’ period, for the county, and overall nearly 140 species of birds occurring in the county in the same period, a lot of course migrant species, as well as some of the year-round resident birds. Some migrants have shown on the ‘other two’ larger islands of the county, Randall’s and Governors, but with the most coverage every day, Manhattan’s many parks larger & smaller were showing off the most species for the period. Some smaller and very-small patches of habitat on Manhattan were also producing interesting sightings, in particular in a fair number of the less-visited parks of the island, north, south, east, west, all-around-the-town. ‘The' highlight for many starting from at least last Sunday was the brightly-marked LARK Sparrow in Central Park. Not a highlight, and probably even-more-severe in some places around New York state, perhaps particularly on portions of Long Island, the ongoing drought this summer, while helped to dissipate in some periods of rain, is still ongoing, and is more than just moderate for some areas, varying a bit from one locality to another. In some areas of N.Y. City, there will have been a bit of municipal & parks-workers watering trees, lawns, plants of the flowering kind, etc. - however even in the city (which receives a lot of its water-supply from Catskills-region major reservoirs) there is obvious drought, and a lack of good feeding for some many migrant and resident birds in many locations. In what can be a tough, potentially-stressful time of the year for a lot of birds, this season is a bit more so with the drought factored in. There are some plants with fruits that, where available, have been popular feeding places when the fruits are ripe; the competition is also there with other typical urban-wildlife (gray squirrels and a number of other mammal species, some of which can be after the seeds within fruity foods, as well as the liquids in many fruits) - all normal but a bit more exaggerated due to drought. The season’s-first Pied-billed Grebe was on the Central Park reservoir on Friday, 8/26. That Friday featured another fairly strong push of birds, however very many of those migrants sailed right by in the night from late on 8/25 to the ‘wee’ hours of 8/26. There was also a modest-or-more departure of some of the migrants which had stopped in from prior days. Even with rather fewer landed birds on the islands of the county, diversity was still fairly good for the dates, with the weekend in particular bringing more, and another set of departures as well as arrivals - and also, as is frequently seen in the southbound-season here, a good many lingering migrants over some days. Amongst waterfowl, a few Wood Ducks have continued to grace Central Park. - - - Sat., 8/27 - Philadelphia (annual, but usually uncommon in fall and in the past, even less-commonly found in spring in this county) was one of the 5 Vireo species noted, the others also including White-eyed, and somewhat more-expected Yellow-throated, and modestly-increased numbers of Red-eyed and some (more) Warbling Vireos. This was actually likely the 2nd ‘Philly’ Vireo of this southbound season, but an earlier one was not so well-photographed. Among the shorebirds in the county were still Solitary Sandpipers, in the typically very modest numbers here. - - - Sun., 8/28 - Slower starting but then reports, and many migrants, came along as was so of many other days even with a lot of migrants that 'got away', south-by-southwest, rather than stopping long or even dropping-in. A highlight, previously noted, was the *Lark Sparrow* seen by many, many dozens of observers on into the evening hours at its location in the north end of Central Park, this a bird in adult plumage and especially conducive at times to having porttraits made. Some shorebirds were seen in a few locations, including Least & Semipalmated Sandpipers. At least 21 species of warblers were still around for Sunday, even with total numbers of individuals not being as high as in some days of the week preceding. Still seeming the most-numerous were American Redstart, but not as abundant as had been just some days previous. - - - Mon., 8/29 - The Lark Sparrow was continuing at Central Park’s north end. There were a fair number and also fairly-good diversity of many other migrant species around. Again with quite a few of lingering stop-overs, birds which stayed on in particular areas for some days or even a week; this was applicable to such less-common specis as Olive-sided Flycatcher, for example, and also to a good many more-often-noted migrants. - - - - Tues., 8/30 - And for a 3rd day in a row, Lark
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - 8/26 thru 8/31 - Lark Sparrow, Phila. & 4 other Vireo spp., 25+ warbler spp. & many other migrants
New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and Governors Island Friday, Aug. 26th, thru Wed., Aug. 31st - A good diversity of species, including in particular (and as fairly-expected now) those many migrant American warblers - at least 25 species in this reports’ period, for the county, and overall nearly 140 species of birds occurring in the county in the same period, a lot of course migrant species, as well as some of the year-round resident birds. Some migrants have shown on the ‘other two’ larger islands of the county, Randall’s and Governors, but with the most coverage every day, Manhattan’s many parks larger & smaller were showing off the most species for the period. Some smaller and very-small patches of habitat on Manhattan were also producing interesting sightings, in particular in a fair number of the less-visited parks of the island, north, south, east, west, all-around-the-town. ‘The' highlight for many starting from at least last Sunday was the brightly-marked LARK Sparrow in Central Park. Not a highlight, and probably even-more-severe in some places around New York state, perhaps particularly on portions of Long Island, the ongoing drought this summer, while helped to dissipate in some periods of rain, is still ongoing, and is more than just moderate for some areas, varying a bit from one locality to another. In some areas of N.Y. City, there will have been a bit of municipal & parks-workers watering trees, lawns, plants of the flowering kind, etc. - however even in the city (which receives a lot of its water-supply from Catskills-region major reservoirs) there is obvious drought, and a lack of good feeding for some many migrant and resident birds in many locations. In what can be a tough, potentially-stressful time of the year for a lot of birds, this season is a bit more so with the drought factored in. There are some plants with fruits that, where available, have been popular feeding places when the fruits are ripe; the competition is also there with other typical urban-wildlife (gray squirrels and a number of other mammal species, some of which can be after the seeds within fruity foods, as well as the liquids in many fruits) - all normal but a bit more exaggerated due to drought. The season’s-first Pied-billed Grebe was on the Central Park reservoir on Friday, 8/26. That Friday featured another fairly strong push of birds, however very many of those migrants sailed right by in the night from late on 8/25 to the ‘wee’ hours of 8/26. There was also a modest-or-more departure of some of the migrants which had stopped in from prior days. Even with rather fewer landed birds on the islands of the county, diversity was still fairly good for the dates, with the weekend in particular bringing more, and another set of departures as well as arrivals - and also, as is frequently seen in the southbound-season here, a good many lingering migrants over some days. Amongst waterfowl, a few Wood Ducks have continued to grace Central Park. - - - Sat., 8/27 - Philadelphia (annual, but usually uncommon in fall and in the past, even less-commonly found in spring in this county) was one of the 5 Vireo species noted, the others also including White-eyed, and somewhat more-expected Yellow-throated, and modestly-increased numbers of Red-eyed and some (more) Warbling Vireos. This was actually likely the 2nd ‘Philly’ Vireo of this southbound season, but an earlier one was not so well-photographed. Among the shorebirds in the county were still Solitary Sandpipers, in the typically very modest numbers here. - - - Sun., 8/28 - Slower starting but then reports, and many migrants, came along as was so of many other days even with a lot of migrants that 'got away', south-by-southwest, rather than stopping long or even dropping-in. A highlight, previously noted, was the *Lark Sparrow* seen by many, many dozens of observers on into the evening hours at its location in the north end of Central Park, this a bird in adult plumage and especially conducive at times to having porttraits made. Some shorebirds were seen in a few locations, including Least & Semipalmated Sandpipers. At least 21 species of warblers were still around for Sunday, even with total numbers of individuals not being as high as in some days of the week preceding. Still seeming the most-numerous were American Redstart, but not as abundant as had been just some days previous. - - - Mon., 8/29 - The Lark Sparrow was continuing at Central Park’s north end. There were a fair number and also fairly-good diversity of many other migrant species around. Again with quite a few of lingering stop-overs, birds which stayed on in particular areas for some days or even a week; this was applicable to such less-common specis as Olive-sided Flycatcher, for example, and also to a good many more-often-noted migrants. - - - - Tues., 8/30 - And for a 3rd day in a row, Lark
