[nysbirds-l] 1/28 Pelagic Trip out of Brooklyn (Dovekies, Dovekies, Dovekies).

[Doug Gochfeld]

The American Princess put on another successful birding pelagic trip on
Saturday, departing from Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn at 6 AM, and this time
staying out for all of daylight, coming back to the dock at 6 PM.

The ocean was a bit rolly, and so it was difficult to see alcids floating
on the surface, but it was a fine day for birds on the wing. Notably, water
temperatures were warmer than average closer to shore, and we were in 44
degree F water ~17 miles off of Sandy Hook, and eventually found water that
was nearly 47 degrees F, only about 35 miles off Long Island. Those may not
seem like big jumps from the inshore temperatures, but there we have seen a
strong correlation between increases of just a degree and numbers of
Dovekies off shore. And so it was on Saturday: after a few Dovekies here
and there as we got farther from shore and incrementally warmer, we were
all of a sudden swimming in Dovekies when we got about 25 miles off of
Jones Beach and 44.5+ F. Eventually, when we were ~35 miles south of Fire
Island, and the water temperature was over 46 F, you couldn't swing your
binoculars around without hitting a Dovekie, and we had flocks of up to 30.
Most birds were seen in flight, but we did see some dozens on the water.
Aside from the *Dovekie* bonanza (we tallied in the *quadruple* *digits*),
we also encountered no fewer than *10 Atlantic Puffins*, a *Northern Fulmar*,
a smattering of *Razorbills* (especially closer to shore in the morning -
very few in the "Dovekie zone") a gorgeous adult *Iceland Gull*, and a
couple of *Lesser Black-backed Gulls*.

Surprising to me was the paucity of Common Murres, with just two identified
all day. Surely the sea state had something to do with that, but they
clearly weren't present in numbers in the 20-30 miles from shore band
(which we covered fairly well) where we have had consistent success with
them in past years.

When we were still within sight of land, we had 5-6 different whale
sightings, but due to the chop we could only definitively identify two: one
each of Fin Whale and Humpback Whale.

Here is the eBird trip report with detailed checklists, total numbers, and
photos from our day on the water:
https://ebird.org/tripreport/104512

Good Birding
-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY.




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[nysbirds-l] Status of Pileated Woodpecker on Long Island.

[John Turner]

Hi All: The Seatuck Environmental Association is trying to gain a better
understanding of the presence and distribution of the Pileated Woodpecker
on LI. We have seen tree damage evidence strongly suggesting this enigmatic
species in a north shore estate where we're doing some ecological work.

If you have any information regarding bird sightings or other evidence
(e.g. damaged trees) of this species on LI would you be so kind to let me
know at jtur...@seatuck.org?

Thank you!

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Status of Pileated Woodpecker on Long Island.

[Francisco Rodríguez]

Hi,

How can we differentiate the tree damage created by a Pileated from any
other Woodpecker? What are the special characteristics?

Thanks,
Regards,
Fran

On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 11:14 AM John Turner  wrote:

> Hi All: The Seatuck Environmental Association is trying to gain a better
> understanding of the presence and distribution of the Pileated Woodpecker
> on LI. We have seen tree damage evidence strongly suggesting this enigmatic
> species in a north shore estate where we're doing some ecological work.
>
> If you have any information regarding bird sightings or other evidence
> (e.g. damaged trees) of this species on LI would you be so kind to let me
> know at jtur...@seatuck.org?
>
> Thank you!
>
> John Turner
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Status of Pileated Woodpecker on Long Island.

[Hugh McGuinness]

I could try to explain, but a Google image search of "Pileated woodpecker
damage" will show you many photos of characteristic Pileated feeding holes.

Hugh

On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 11:28 AM Francisco Rodríguez <
franciscojrodrig...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> How can we differentiate the tree damage created by a Pileated from any
> other Woodpecker? What are the special characteristics?
>
> Thanks,
> Regards,
> Fran
>
> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 11:14 AM John Turner  wrote:
>
>> Hi All: The Seatuck Environmental Association is trying to gain a better
>> understanding of the presence and distribution of the Pileated Woodpecker
>> on LI. We have seen tree damage evidence strongly suggesting this enigmatic
>> species in a north shore estate where we're doing some ecological work.
>>
>> If you have any information regarding bird sightings or other evidence
>> (e.g. damaged trees) of this species on LI would you be so kind to let me
>> know at jtur...@seatuck.org?
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> John Turner
>>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Status of Pileated Woodpecker on Long Island.

[Susan Herbst]

Nothing else looks like damage from a Pileated. It will never be confused with 
a red-bellied or a hairy. 
They are crow sized and can literally shred a tree. 

https://youtu.be/2352h3UWGlM
Pileated Woodpecker Carving Out Massive Hole in Tree
youtu.be


> On Feb 1, 2023, at 11:27 AM, Francisco Rodríguez 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> How can we differentiate the tree damage created by a Pileated from any other 
> Woodpecker? What are the special characteristics?
> 
> Thanks,
> Regards,
> Fran
> 
> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 11:14 AM John Turner  > wrote:
>> Hi All: The Seatuck Environmental Association is trying to gain a better 
>> understanding of the presence and distribution of the Pileated Woodpecker on 
>> LI. We have seen tree damage evidence strongly suggesting this enigmatic 
>> species in a north shore estate where we're doing some ecological work.   
>> 
>> If you have any information regarding bird sightings or other evidence (e.g. 
>> damaged trees) of this species on LI would you be so kind to let me know at 
>> jtur...@seatuck.org ?
>> 
>> Thank you!
>> 
>> John Turner 
>> 
>>  
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[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Bridge Park (warblers & seagulls)

[Doug Gochfeld]

Brooklyn Bridge Park has been playing host to four species of
over-wintering warbler recently.

Most notably (by historical standards), the
Northern Waterthrush has become fairly reliable on pier 6. This bird
arrived at least as early as November, but went mostly undetected through
the CBC season. Still present today, this is one of only a couple of
February records for the species in the state.

The Ovenbird wintering on pier 1 is less surprising given their recent NYC
winter track record. An Orange-crowned Warbler at the pier 5 uplands this
weekend could have been a new individual, or perhaps the bird that was at
pier 3 until mid-December reappearing after going undetected for a month
and a half. A single Myrtle Warbler is also spending the winter on and
around pier 1.

Meanwhile, the ever-impressive evening gull roost has been strong in
quantity, though not species diversity, this winter. Numbers have been as
high as over 5,000 Ring-billed Gulls (regularly) and on one night nearly
1,000 Herring Gulls between the marina roost and the pier 1 pilings roost.
A returning adult Lesser Black-backed Gull roosts at the pier 1 pilings
most nights. Numbers of gulls roosting here tend to be highest in cold
and/or windy conditions. I saw a young Iceland Gull across the river around
the Staten Island Ferry terminal on Sunday (viewing from the Brooklyn
side), but no white-winged gulls have been detected in the roost as of yet
this winter.

Good Urban Birding!
-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY.







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