[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC--Preliminary Results

2018-12-17 Thread Shaibal Mitra
The Captree CBC, in southwestern Suffolk County, Long Island, was conducted on 
Sunday, 16 December 2018 under challenging conditions of 15-20 mph northeast 
winds and rain. Despite the difficulties, coverage was excellent and the 
species total of 117 was right there between our 57-year average of 116 species 
and our ten-year average of 118.

Some of the more unusual species were:

Red-necked Grebe Robert Moses SP
Virginia Rail West Sayville area
American Bittern Cedar Beach/Oak Beach/Captree area
Turkey Vulture Islip area--just the second ever on this count
Two Northern Saw-whet Owls
4 Eastern Phoebes--in keeping with this species' remarkable run on other 
regional CBCs this weekend
38 Tree Swallows Cedar Beach/Oak Beach/Captree area
Marsh Wren Heckscher area
3 Purple Finches Fire Island Lighthouse, Democrat Pt, and Belmont Lake area
2 Lapland Longspurs Democrat Pt and West Sayville area
White-crowned Sparrow Captree SP
Baltimore Oriole West Islip feeder
Orange-crowned Warbler Fire Island Lighthouse
Common Yellowthroat Heckscher area
Palm Warbler Cedar Beach/Oak Beach/Captree area

There was also a spectacular crush of Razorbills, passing west to east close to 
shore on the ocean front, totaling 1,145! To put this is perspective, the 
previous CBC maximum was just 12. Other notable high counts included 11 Lesser 
Black-backed Gulls, all at Robert Moses and Democrat Pt, greatly exceeding the 
previous max of three, and 322 Common Eiders, also at Fire Island, far above 
the previous high of 86.

The most disappointing misses were:

American Wigeon--the first time missed in 57 years
Northern Pintail
Black-bellied Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Bonaparte's Gull
Great Horned Owl
American Kestrel--present today, of course
Brown-headed Cowbird

Many counts were lower than usual, which is not surprising given the obstacles 
to detection caused by wind and rain.

The compilation dinner at Villa Monaco in West Islip seemed especially cheerful 
and festive this year, and we gratefully acknowledge a generous contribution 
again this year from the Great South Bay Audubon Society, reducing the cost of 
the meal for our participants.

We will finalize the results in the coming days and share them with Great South 
Bay Audubon and anyone else who requests a summary.

Shai Mitra & Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore, NY

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[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC--Preliminary Results

2018-12-17 Thread Shaibal Mitra
The Captree CBC, in southwestern Suffolk County, Long Island, was conducted on 
Sunday, 16 December 2018 under challenging conditions of 15-20 mph northeast 
winds and rain. Despite the difficulties, coverage was excellent and the 
species total of 117 was right there between our 57-year average of 116 species 
and our ten-year average of 118.

Some of the more unusual species were:

Red-necked Grebe Robert Moses SP
Virginia Rail West Sayville area
American Bittern Cedar Beach/Oak Beach/Captree area
Turkey Vulture Islip area--just the second ever on this count
Two Northern Saw-whet Owls
4 Eastern Phoebes--in keeping with this species' remarkable run on other 
regional CBCs this weekend
38 Tree Swallows Cedar Beach/Oak Beach/Captree area
Marsh Wren Heckscher area
3 Purple Finches Fire Island Lighthouse, Democrat Pt, and Belmont Lake area
2 Lapland Longspurs Democrat Pt and West Sayville area
White-crowned Sparrow Captree SP
Baltimore Oriole West Islip feeder
Orange-crowned Warbler Fire Island Lighthouse
Common Yellowthroat Heckscher area
Palm Warbler Cedar Beach/Oak Beach/Captree area

There was also a spectacular crush of Razorbills, passing west to east close to 
shore on the ocean front, totaling 1,145! To put this is perspective, the 
previous CBC maximum was just 12. Other notable high counts included 11 Lesser 
Black-backed Gulls, all at Robert Moses and Democrat Pt, greatly exceeding the 
previous max of three, and 322 Common Eiders, also at Fire Island, far above 
the previous high of 86.

The most disappointing misses were:

American Wigeon--the first time missed in 57 years
Northern Pintail
Black-bellied Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Bonaparte's Gull
Great Horned Owl
American Kestrel--present today, of course
Brown-headed Cowbird

Many counts were lower than usual, which is not surprising given the obstacles 
to detection caused by wind and rain.

The compilation dinner at Villa Monaco in West Islip seemed especially cheerful 
and festive this year, and we gratefully acknowledge a generous contribution 
again this year from the Great South Bay Audubon Society, reducing the cost of 
the meal for our participants.

We will finalize the results in the coming days and share them with Great South 
Bay Audubon and anyone else who requests a summary.

Shai Mitra & Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore, NY

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RE:[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2016-12-20 Thread Grover, Bob
Indeed, there was an obvious migration movement underway Sunday as evidenced 
not only by the Snow Geese but by a very impressive movement of robins along 
the south shore, numbering hundreds, starting at dawn and continuing throughout 
the day.  As a postscript, in the course of my successful search for the CBC 
lapspur at Robert Moses yesterday, I encountered two additional Snow Geese near 
the water tower.

Bob  Grover


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To: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu) <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu>
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

The Captree CBC was conducted on Sunday, 18 Dec 2016, for the 55th time.

Fifty participants covered this circle in southwestern Suffolk County, Long 
Island, finding a provisional total of 113 species. The weather was better than 
we expected, coverage was excellent, and the compilation dinner at Villa Monaco 
in West Islip was festive and well-attended-we offer our thanks to Great South 
Bay Audubon Society for generously contributing to the cost of this celebration.

Geese were a major focus in several territories, and diligent searching yielded 
a Greater White-fronted Goose in the Gardiner sector, a Cackling Goose in the 
East sector, and a locally unusual tally of 28 Snow Geese, in three 
territories, including high-flying migrants. This is a species we often miss 
and usually detect in small numbers, so these numbers are unusual for us, but 
consistent with observations on other CBCs this weekend (see especially Steve 
Chorvas' write-up of the Mohonk Lake/Ashokan Reservoir CBC:

http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=1219062=NY01=New%20York

Our long-staying Barnacle Goose was not seen on count day but was present at 
Belmont Lake at least through Friday.

Belmont produced the only Wood Ducks (4), Fire Island the only Common Eiders 
(3) and Common Goldeneyes (3), and Connetquot the only Common Mergansers 
(8)-all more or less routine highlights. In contrast, just one single Lesser 
Scaup was found-far fewer than expected.

Horned Grebe was missed for just the third time in 55 years, a disappointing 
outcome but one that didn't surprise me after my experience on the Montauk CBC 
on Saturday, where this species was remarkably scarce.  Even more distressing 
was the absence of Bonaparte's Gull, also missed for just the third time. Still 
remembered by many of us as an abundant and characteristic feature of the Fire 
Island Inlet area, this species has been slipping away from us, as have 
Canvasback (5th miss) and Northern Pintail (6th miss). But neither dire trends 
nor bad weather can explain an across the board dip on Hermit Thrush (4th 
miss). There will be an investigation.

In addition to highlights already mentioned, the Connetquot team saved 
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Bald Eagle, and American Woodcock; Fire Island saved 
Greater Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone (8th count record), Lesser Black-backed 
Gull (7th count record), and Lapland Longspur; the Jones Island party saved 
American Oystercatcher (5th count record), Pine Warbler, and Boat-tailed 
Grackle (42, for just the 6th count record); Gardiner saved Lesser Scaup, 
Killdeer, and Monk Parakeet (23, for just the 8th count record, all recent); 
Seatuck saved Brown Thrasher; Heckscher saved Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2); and 
East saved Eastern Phoebe and Marsh Wren (2). Spoiled saves are the bane of 
competitive participants but the joy of compilers; the best of these yesterday 
were four (!) Orange-crowned Warblers, found by Seatuck, Heckscher, and East; 
three Chipping Sparrows, found by Connetquot and East; and three Rusty 
Blackbirds, found by Belmont and Connetquot.

Special praise is deserved by the team covering the North territory, a heavily 
developed interior area with markedly less habitat diversity than the other 
eight sectors. North not only saved American Kestrel (2) and Palm Warbler but 
also found a Great Horned Owl, one of two on the count. More broadly, Pat and I 
extend our thanks to all our teams for their valiant efforts yesterday, braving 
thunder, lightning, and intense rain before dawn and ominous, tornado-like 
squalls in the evening. We are impressed that no fewer than five parties found 
six Eastern Screech and two Great Horned Owls under these circumstances.

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Bay Shore
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RE:[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2016-12-20 Thread Grover, Bob
Indeed, there was an obvious migration movement underway Sunday as evidenced 
not only by the Snow Geese but by a very impressive movement of robins along 
the south shore, numbering hundreds, starting at dawn and continuing throughout 
the day.  As a postscript, in the course of my successful search for the CBC 
lapspur at Robert Moses yesterday, I encountered two additional Snow Geese near 
the water tower.

Bob  Grover


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Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 10:54 AM
To: NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu) 
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

The Captree CBC was conducted on Sunday, 18 Dec 2016, for the 55th time.

Fifty participants covered this circle in southwestern Suffolk County, Long 
Island, finding a provisional total of 113 species. The weather was better than 
we expected, coverage was excellent, and the compilation dinner at Villa Monaco 
in West Islip was festive and well-attended-we offer our thanks to Great South 
Bay Audubon Society for generously contributing to the cost of this celebration.

Geese were a major focus in several territories, and diligent searching yielded 
a Greater White-fronted Goose in the Gardiner sector, a Cackling Goose in the 
East sector, and a locally unusual tally of 28 Snow Geese, in three 
territories, including high-flying migrants. This is a species we often miss 
and usually detect in small numbers, so these numbers are unusual for us, but 
consistent with observations on other CBCs this weekend (see especially Steve 
Chorvas' write-up of the Mohonk Lake/Ashokan Reservoir CBC:

http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=1219062=NY01=New%20York

Our long-staying Barnacle Goose was not seen on count day but was present at 
Belmont Lake at least through Friday.

Belmont produced the only Wood Ducks (4), Fire Island the only Common Eiders 
(3) and Common Goldeneyes (3), and Connetquot the only Common Mergansers 
(8)-all more or less routine highlights. In contrast, just one single Lesser 
Scaup was found-far fewer than expected.

Horned Grebe was missed for just the third time in 55 years, a disappointing 
outcome but one that didn't surprise me after my experience on the Montauk CBC 
on Saturday, where this species was remarkably scarce.  Even more distressing 
was the absence of Bonaparte's Gull, also missed for just the third time. Still 
remembered by many of us as an abundant and characteristic feature of the Fire 
Island Inlet area, this species has been slipping away from us, as have 
Canvasback (5th miss) and Northern Pintail (6th miss). But neither dire trends 
nor bad weather can explain an across the board dip on Hermit Thrush (4th 
miss). There will be an investigation.

In addition to highlights already mentioned, the Connetquot team saved 
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Bald Eagle, and American Woodcock; Fire Island saved 
Greater Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone (8th count record), Lesser Black-backed 
Gull (7th count record), and Lapland Longspur; the Jones Island party saved 
American Oystercatcher (5th count record), Pine Warbler, and Boat-tailed 
Grackle (42, for just the 6th count record); Gardiner saved Lesser Scaup, 
Killdeer, and Monk Parakeet (23, for just the 8th count record, all recent); 
Seatuck saved Brown Thrasher; Heckscher saved Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2); and 
East saved Eastern Phoebe and Marsh Wren (2). Spoiled saves are the bane of 
competitive participants but the joy of compilers; the best of these yesterday 
were four (!) Orange-crowned Warblers, found by Seatuck, Heckscher, and East; 
three Chipping Sparrows, found by Connetquot and East; and three Rusty 
Blackbirds, found by Belmont and Connetquot.

Special praise is deserved by the team covering the North territory, a heavily 
developed interior area with markedly less habitat diversity than the other 
eight sectors. North not only saved American Kestrel (2) and Palm Warbler but 
also found a Great Horned Owl, one of two on the count. More broadly, Pat and I 
extend our thanks to all our teams for their valiant efforts yesterday, braving 
thunder, lightning, and intense rain before dawn and ominous, tornado-like 
squalls in the evening. We are impressed that no fewer than five parties found 
six Eastern Screech and two Great Horned Owls under these circumstances.

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Bay Shore
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2016-12-19 Thread Ken Thompson
And a great job by the leaders Pat and Shai

On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Shaibal Mitra 
wrote:

> The Captree CBC was conducted on Sunday, 18 Dec 2016, for the 55th time.
>
> Fifty participants covered this circle in southwestern Suffolk County,
> Long Island, finding a provisional total of 113 species. The weather was
> better than we expected, coverage was excellent, and the compilation dinner
> at Villa Monaco in West Islip was festive and well-attended—we offer our
> thanks to Great South Bay Audubon Society for generously contributing to
> the cost of this celebration.
>
> Geese were a major focus in several territories, and diligent searching
> yielded a Greater White-fronted Goose in the Gardiner sector, a Cackling
> Goose in the East sector, and a locally unusual tally of 28 Snow Geese, in
> three territories, including high-flying migrants. This is a species we
> often miss and usually detect in small numbers, so these numbers are
> unusual for us, but consistent with observations on other CBCs this weekend
> (see especially Steve Chorvas’ write-up of the Mohonk Lake/Ashokan
> Reservoir CBC:
>
> http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=1219062=NY01=New%20York
>
> Our long-staying Barnacle Goose was not seen on count day but was present
> at Belmont Lake at least through Friday.
>
> Belmont produced the only Wood Ducks (4), Fire Island the only Common
> Eiders (3) and Common Goldeneyes (3), and Connetquot the only Common
> Mergansers (8)—all more or less routine highlights. In contrast, just one
> single Lesser Scaup was found—far fewer than expected.
>
> Horned Grebe was missed for just the third time in 55 years, a
> disappointing outcome but one that didn’t surprise me after my experience
> on the Montauk CBC on Saturday, where this species was remarkably scarce.
> Even more distressing was the absence of Bonaparte’s Gull, also missed for
> just the third time. Still remembered by many of us as an abundant and
> characteristic feature of the Fire Island Inlet area, this species has been
> slipping away from us, as have Canvasback (5th miss) and Northern Pintail
> (6th miss). But neither dire trends nor bad weather can explain an across
> the board dip on Hermit Thrush (4th miss). There will be an investigation.
>
> In addition to highlights already mentioned, the Connetquot team saved
> Black-crowned Night-Heron, Bald Eagle, and American Woodcock; Fire Island
> saved Greater Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone (8th count record), Lesser
> Black-backed Gull (7th count record), and Lapland Longspur; the Jones
> Island party saved American Oystercatcher (5th count record), Pine Warbler,
> and Boat-tailed Grackle (42, for just the 6th count record); Gardiner saved
> Lesser Scaup, Killdeer, and Monk Parakeet (23, for just the 8th count
> record, all recent); Seatuck saved Brown Thrasher; Heckscher saved
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2); and East saved Eastern Phoebe and Marsh Wren (2).
> Spoiled saves are the bane of competitive participants but the joy of
> compilers; the best of these yesterday were four (!) Orange-crowned
> Warblers, found by Seatuck, Heckscher, and East; three Chipping Sparrows,
> found by Connetquot and East; and three Rusty Blackbirds, found by Belmont
> and Connetquot.
>
> Special praise is deserved by the team covering the North territory, a
> heavily developed interior area with markedly less habitat diversity than
> the other eight sectors. North not only saved American Kestrel (2) and Palm
> Warbler but also found a Great Horned Owl, one of two on the count. More
> broadly, Pat and I extend our thanks to all our teams for their valiant
> efforts yesterday, braving thunder, lightning, and intense rain before dawn
> and ominous, tornado-like squalls in the evening. We are impressed that no
> fewer than five parties found six Eastern Screech and two Great Horned Owls
> under these circumstances.
>
> Shai Mitra & Patricia Lindsay
> Bay Shore
> --
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2016-12-19 Thread Ken Thompson
And a great job by the leaders Pat and Shai

On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Shaibal Mitra 
wrote:

> The Captree CBC was conducted on Sunday, 18 Dec 2016, for the 55th time.
>
> Fifty participants covered this circle in southwestern Suffolk County,
> Long Island, finding a provisional total of 113 species. The weather was
> better than we expected, coverage was excellent, and the compilation dinner
> at Villa Monaco in West Islip was festive and well-attended—we offer our
> thanks to Great South Bay Audubon Society for generously contributing to
> the cost of this celebration.
>
> Geese were a major focus in several territories, and diligent searching
> yielded a Greater White-fronted Goose in the Gardiner sector, a Cackling
> Goose in the East sector, and a locally unusual tally of 28 Snow Geese, in
> three territories, including high-flying migrants. This is a species we
> often miss and usually detect in small numbers, so these numbers are
> unusual for us, but consistent with observations on other CBCs this weekend
> (see especially Steve Chorvas’ write-up of the Mohonk Lake/Ashokan
> Reservoir CBC:
>
> http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=1219062=NY01=New%20York
>
> Our long-staying Barnacle Goose was not seen on count day but was present
> at Belmont Lake at least through Friday.
>
> Belmont produced the only Wood Ducks (4), Fire Island the only Common
> Eiders (3) and Common Goldeneyes (3), and Connetquot the only Common
> Mergansers (8)—all more or less routine highlights. In contrast, just one
> single Lesser Scaup was found—far fewer than expected.
>
> Horned Grebe was missed for just the third time in 55 years, a
> disappointing outcome but one that didn’t surprise me after my experience
> on the Montauk CBC on Saturday, where this species was remarkably scarce.
> Even more distressing was the absence of Bonaparte’s Gull, also missed for
> just the third time. Still remembered by many of us as an abundant and
> characteristic feature of the Fire Island Inlet area, this species has been
> slipping away from us, as have Canvasback (5th miss) and Northern Pintail
> (6th miss). But neither dire trends nor bad weather can explain an across
> the board dip on Hermit Thrush (4th miss). There will be an investigation.
>
> In addition to highlights already mentioned, the Connetquot team saved
> Black-crowned Night-Heron, Bald Eagle, and American Woodcock; Fire Island
> saved Greater Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone (8th count record), Lesser
> Black-backed Gull (7th count record), and Lapland Longspur; the Jones
> Island party saved American Oystercatcher (5th count record), Pine Warbler,
> and Boat-tailed Grackle (42, for just the 6th count record); Gardiner saved
> Lesser Scaup, Killdeer, and Monk Parakeet (23, for just the 8th count
> record, all recent); Seatuck saved Brown Thrasher; Heckscher saved
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2); and East saved Eastern Phoebe and Marsh Wren (2).
> Spoiled saves are the bane of competitive participants but the joy of
> compilers; the best of these yesterday were four (!) Orange-crowned
> Warblers, found by Seatuck, Heckscher, and East; three Chipping Sparrows,
> found by Connetquot and East; and three Rusty Blackbirds, found by Belmont
> and Connetquot.
>
> Special praise is deserved by the team covering the North territory, a
> heavily developed interior area with markedly less habitat diversity than
> the other eight sectors. North not only saved American Kestrel (2) and Palm
> Warbler but also found a Great Horned Owl, one of two on the count. More
> broadly, Pat and I extend our thanks to all our teams for their valiant
> efforts yesterday, braving thunder, lightning, and intense rain before dawn
> and ominous, tornado-like squalls in the evening. We are impressed that no
> fewer than five parties found six Eastern Screech and two Great Horned Owls
> under these circumstances.
>
> Shai Mitra & Patricia Lindsay
> Bay Shore
> --
>
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>
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>


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[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2016-12-19 Thread Shaibal Mitra
The Captree CBC was conducted on Sunday, 18 Dec 2016, for the 55th time.

Fifty participants covered this circle in southwestern Suffolk County, Long 
Island, finding a provisional total of 113 species. The weather was better than 
we expected, coverage was excellent, and the compilation dinner at Villa Monaco 
in West Islip was festive and well-attended—we offer our thanks to Great South 
Bay Audubon Society for generously contributing to the cost of this celebration.

Geese were a major focus in several territories, and diligent searching yielded 
a Greater White-fronted Goose in the Gardiner sector, a Cackling Goose in the 
East sector, and a locally unusual tally of 28 Snow Geese, in three 
territories, including high-flying migrants. This is a species we often miss 
and usually detect in small numbers, so these numbers are unusual for us, but 
consistent with observations on other CBCs this weekend (see especially Steve 
Chorvas’ write-up of the Mohonk Lake/Ashokan Reservoir CBC:

http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=1219062=NY01=New%20York

Our long-staying Barnacle Goose was not seen on count day but was present at 
Belmont Lake at least through Friday.

Belmont produced the only Wood Ducks (4), Fire Island the only Common Eiders 
(3) and Common Goldeneyes (3), and Connetquot the only Common Mergansers 
(8)—all more or less routine highlights. In contrast, just one single Lesser 
Scaup was found—far fewer than expected.

Horned Grebe was missed for just the third time in 55 years, a disappointing 
outcome but one that didn’t surprise me after my experience on the Montauk CBC 
on Saturday, where this species was remarkably scarce.  Even more distressing 
was the absence of Bonaparte’s Gull, also missed for just the third time. Still 
remembered by many of us as an abundant and characteristic feature of the Fire 
Island Inlet area, this species has been slipping away from us, as have 
Canvasback (5th miss) and Northern Pintail (6th miss). But neither dire trends 
nor bad weather can explain an across the board dip on Hermit Thrush (4th 
miss). There will be an investigation.

In addition to highlights already mentioned, the Connetquot team saved 
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Bald Eagle, and American Woodcock; Fire Island saved 
Greater Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone (8th count record), Lesser Black-backed 
Gull (7th count record), and Lapland Longspur; the Jones Island party saved 
American Oystercatcher (5th count record), Pine Warbler, and Boat-tailed 
Grackle (42, for just the 6th count record); Gardiner saved Lesser Scaup, 
Killdeer, and Monk Parakeet (23, for just the 8th count record, all recent); 
Seatuck saved Brown Thrasher; Heckscher saved Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2); and 
East saved Eastern Phoebe and Marsh Wren (2). Spoiled saves are the bane of 
competitive participants but the joy of compilers; the best of these yesterday 
were four (!) Orange-crowned Warblers, found by Seatuck, Heckscher, and East; 
three Chipping Sparrows, found by Connetquot and East; and three Rusty 
Blackbirds, found by Belmont and Connetquot.

Special praise is deserved by the team covering the North territory, a heavily 
developed interior area with markedly less habitat diversity than the other 
eight sectors. North not only saved American Kestrel (2) and Palm Warbler but 
also found a Great Horned Owl, one of two on the count. More broadly, Pat and I 
extend our thanks to all our teams for their valiant efforts yesterday, braving 
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[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2016-12-19 Thread Shaibal Mitra
The Captree CBC was conducted on Sunday, 18 Dec 2016, for the 55th time.

Fifty participants covered this circle in southwestern Suffolk County, Long 
Island, finding a provisional total of 113 species. The weather was better than 
we expected, coverage was excellent, and the compilation dinner at Villa Monaco 
in West Islip was festive and well-attended—we offer our thanks to Great South 
Bay Audubon Society for generously contributing to the cost of this celebration.

Geese were a major focus in several territories, and diligent searching yielded 
a Greater White-fronted Goose in the Gardiner sector, a Cackling Goose in the 
East sector, and a locally unusual tally of 28 Snow Geese, in three 
territories, including high-flying migrants. This is a species we often miss 
and usually detect in small numbers, so these numbers are unusual for us, but 
consistent with observations on other CBCs this weekend (see especially Steve 
Chorvas’ write-up of the Mohonk Lake/Ashokan Reservoir CBC:

http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=1219062=NY01=New%20York

Our long-staying Barnacle Goose was not seen on count day but was present at 
Belmont Lake at least through Friday.

Belmont produced the only Wood Ducks (4), Fire Island the only Common Eiders 
(3) and Common Goldeneyes (3), and Connetquot the only Common Mergansers 
(8)—all more or less routine highlights. In contrast, just one single Lesser 
Scaup was found—far fewer than expected.

Horned Grebe was missed for just the third time in 55 years, a disappointing 
outcome but one that didn’t surprise me after my experience on the Montauk CBC 
on Saturday, where this species was remarkably scarce.  Even more distressing 
was the absence of Bonaparte’s Gull, also missed for just the third time. Still 
remembered by many of us as an abundant and characteristic feature of the Fire 
Island Inlet area, this species has been slipping away from us, as have 
Canvasback (5th miss) and Northern Pintail (6th miss). But neither dire trends 
nor bad weather can explain an across the board dip on Hermit Thrush (4th 
miss). There will be an investigation.

In addition to highlights already mentioned, the Connetquot team saved 
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Bald Eagle, and American Woodcock; Fire Island saved 
Greater Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone (8th count record), Lesser Black-backed 
Gull (7th count record), and Lapland Longspur; the Jones Island party saved 
American Oystercatcher (5th count record), Pine Warbler, and Boat-tailed 
Grackle (42, for just the 6th count record); Gardiner saved Lesser Scaup, 
Killdeer, and Monk Parakeet (23, for just the 8th count record, all recent); 
Seatuck saved Brown Thrasher; Heckscher saved Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2); and 
East saved Eastern Phoebe and Marsh Wren (2). Spoiled saves are the bane of 
competitive participants but the joy of compilers; the best of these yesterday 
were four (!) Orange-crowned Warblers, found by Seatuck, Heckscher, and East; 
three Chipping Sparrows, found by Connetquot and East; and three Rusty 
Blackbirds, found by Belmont and Connetquot.

Special praise is deserved by the team covering the North territory, a heavily 
developed interior area with markedly less habitat diversity than the other 
eight sectors. North not only saved American Kestrel (2) and Palm Warbler but 
also found a Great Horned Owl, one of two on the count. More broadly, Pat and I 
extend our thanks to all our teams for their valiant efforts yesterday, braving 
thunder, lightning, and intense rain before dawn and ominous, tornado-like 
squalls in the evening. We are impressed that no fewer than five parties found 
six Eastern Screech and two Great Horned Owls under these circumstances.

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[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2015-12-20 Thread Shaibal Mitra
The Captree CBC (southwestern Suffolk County, LI) was conducted today under 
conditions considerably more benign than those experienced on yesterday’s Long 
Island counts. Even so, many species seemed very sparse (Bonaparte’s Gull was 
missed!). The preliminary species tally was 122 (this includes a Tree Swallow 
seen by North, not called out at the compilation dinner). There were many 
excellent finds, including 22 species seen on six or fewer of the last ten 
counts. The best of the best were the flock of count-first Long-billed 
Dowitchers, continuing at Santapogue Creek, and a count-second Tufted Duck at 
Capri Pond. Among other unexpected species were Prairie, Nashville and 3 
Orange-crowned Warblers, and a Lincoln’s Sparrow. Thanks to all who contributed 
their effort and skill to the 54th Captree CBC.

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Bay Shore


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[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC Preliminary Results

2014-12-14 Thread Shaibal Mitra
The Captree CBC enjoyed good coverage and mild weather today and tallied 123 
species (unofficial) in southwestern Suffolk County. Highlights, defined as 
species detected on fewer than 50% of years, included  1 Barnacle Goose, 2 
Eurasian Wigeon, 1 Barrow's Goldeneye*, 1 Great Egret, 2 Bald Eagles, 5 
Black-legged Kittiwakes, 2 Snowy Owls, 2 Northern Saw-whet Owls, 1 Blue-headed 
Vireo*, 2 Common Ravens, 2 Orange-crowned Warblers, 1 Pine Warbler, 1 Palm 
Warbler, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 2 Lapland Longspurs, 1 Nelson's Sparrow, 2 
White-crowned Sparrows, 108 Boat-tailed Grackles, 3 Common Grackles, 9 Pine 
Siskins, and 6 Purple Finches.

*potentially new to count.

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[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC Preliminary Results

2014-12-14 Thread Shaibal Mitra
The Captree CBC enjoyed good coverage and mild weather today and tallied 123 
species (unofficial) in southwestern Suffolk County. Highlights, defined as 
species detected on fewer than 50% of years, included  1 Barnacle Goose, 2 
Eurasian Wigeon, 1 Barrow's Goldeneye*, 1 Great Egret, 2 Bald Eagles, 5 
Black-legged Kittiwakes, 2 Snowy Owls, 2 Northern Saw-whet Owls, 1 Blue-headed 
Vireo*, 2 Common Ravens, 2 Orange-crowned Warblers, 1 Pine Warbler, 1 Palm 
Warbler, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 2 Lapland Longspurs, 1 Nelson's Sparrow, 2 
White-crowned Sparrows, 108 Boat-tailed Grackles, 3 Common Grackles, 9 Pine 
Siskins, and 6 Purple Finches.

*potentially new to count.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2013-12-16 Thread Michael C Bochnik

Actually the count period is always 3 days prior and 3 days after the count 
date.

As per the National Audubon CBC website

"Count week is defined as from 3 days before to 3 days after your official 
count day. If your official count day is December 14, then your Count Week 
extends from Dec 11 to Dec 17 (and can therefore extend outside of the official 
count period of Dec 14-Jan 5)."

Michael



-Original Message-
From: Larry Trachtenberg 
To: Shaibal Mitra ; Birdingonthe.net 

Sent: Mon, Dec 16, 2013 10:00 am
Subject: RE:[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results



I understand that the first official day of the CBC Count Period was Saturday 
December 14 and the last day is Sunday January 5, 2014.  Thus, for counts on 
Saturday 12/14, the count week period is 12/14-12/20 and for 12/15 the count 
week is also 12/14 -12/20 (not 12/12-12/18) hence the Gyr e.g. would not be in 
the Count week period because you do not extend back prior to the first day of 
the entire count period. For counts next weekend, the count week is three days 
before and three days after (because all dates are within the 12/14-1/5 
period).  Similarly for counts on Jan 5 – I understand you cannot extend the 
“count week” beyond Jan. 5 (the last official date). Hence the Count week would 
be 12/30-1/5 not 1/2-1/8. 
 
If I made any sense can someone confirm whether this is accurate as it comes 
from the patriarch of the Peekskill (northern Westchester) and Putnam County 
count circles. 
 
L. Trachtenberg
Ossining, NY 
 
 
 

From: bounce-46013-10490...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-46013-10490...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Shaibal Mitra
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 9:46 AM
To: Birdingonthe.net
Subject: RE:[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

 

The preliminary species total was 118. 

 

Notable count-week birds included the previously reported Gyrfalcon at Cedar 
Beach and an Orange-crowned Warbler in Babylon Villange.


From: bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shaibal Mitra 
[shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 9:39 AM
To: Birdingonthe.net
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results


Forty participants conducted the Captree CBC yesterday, 15 December 2013. This 
Count circle is on the south shore of Long Island, around the Fire Island 
Inlet. One of the first birds of the day was a Snowy Owl that flew directly 
over members of the barrier beach parties as we assembled at Captree around 
6:45--the first of an astounding tally of 14 Snowies on the count.
 
A couple of additional good counts that were immediately obvious:
13 Wood Ducks
162 White-winged Scoters
321 Red-throated Loons
12 Razorbills
75 Horned Larks
22 Brown Creepers
188 Carolina Wrens
19 Winter Wrens
48 Field Sparrows
42 Fox Sparrows
44 Swamp Sparrows
 
Other highlights included:
 
1 Snow Goose (Connetquot)
5 Eurasian Wigeon (East)
2 Canvasbacks (Gardiner)
2 Common Mergansers (Belmont)
2 Red-necked Grebes (Jones)
2 Great Egrets (Seatuck)
2 Black-crowned Night-Herons (Gardiner)
1 Northern Goshawk (Fire)
1 Rough-legged Hawk (Jones)
1 Greater Yellowlegs (East)
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Heckscher)
1 Glaucous Gull (Fire)
2 Black-legged Kittiwakes (Fire)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Seatuck)
1 Lapland Longspur (Heckscher)
1 Magnolia Warbler (Heckscher)
1 Palm Warbler (Fire)
1 Vesper Sparrow (Heckscher)
1 Eastern Meadowlark (Jones0
2,500 Common Grackles (North); we miss this species more often than not
4 Boat-tailed Grackles (Jones)
 
Our worst misses included the following species, with the number in parentheses 
indicating the number of years each was recorded during the previous ten:
 
Wild Turkey (7)
Great Cormorant (10)
American Kestrel (7)
Virginia Rail (6)
Marsh Wren (7)
American Pipit (8)
Chipping Sparrow (8)
White-crowned Sparrow (6)
 
Other obvious low counts included:
 
125 Red-breasted Mergansers
6 Sharp-shinned Hawks
76 Myrtle Warblers
 
Shai Mitra & Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore, NY



 


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RE:[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2013-12-16 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
I understand that the first official day of the CBC Count Period was Saturday 
December 14 and the last day is Sunday January 5, 2014.  Thus, for counts on 
Saturday 12/14, the count week period is 12/14-12/20 and for 12/15 the count 
week is also 12/14 -12/20 (not 12/12-12/18) hence the Gyr e.g. would not be in 
the Count week period because you do not extend back prior to the first day of 
the entire count period. For counts next weekend, the count week is three days 
before and three days after (because all dates are within the 12/14-1/5 
period).  Similarly for counts on Jan 5 - I understand you cannot extend the 
"count week" beyond Jan. 5 (the last official date). Hence the Count week would 
be 12/30-1/5 not 1/2-1/8.

If I made any sense can someone confirm whether this is accurate as it comes 
from the patriarch of the Peekskill (northern Westchester) and Putnam County 
count circles.

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining, NY



From: bounce-46013-10490...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-46013-10490...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Shaibal Mitra
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 9:46 AM
To: Birdingonthe.net
Subject: RE:[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

The preliminary species total was 118.

Notable count-week birds included the previously reported Gyrfalcon at Cedar 
Beach and an Orange-crowned Warbler in Babylon Villange.

From: 
bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu>
 [bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shaibal Mitra 
[shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 9:39 AM
To: Birdingonthe.net
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results
Forty participants conducted the Captree CBC yesterday, 15 December 2013. This 
Count circle is on the south shore of Long Island, around the Fire Island 
Inlet. One of the first birds of the day was a Snowy Owl that flew directly 
over members of the barrier beach parties as we assembled at Captree around 
6:45--the first of an astounding tally of 14 Snowies on the count.

A couple of additional good counts that were immediately obvious:
13 Wood Ducks
162 White-winged Scoters
321 Red-throated Loons
12 Razorbills
75 Horned Larks
22 Brown Creepers
188 Carolina Wrens
19 Winter Wrens
48 Field Sparrows
42 Fox Sparrows
44 Swamp Sparrows

Other highlights included:

1 Snow Goose (Connetquot)
5 Eurasian Wigeon (East)
2 Canvasbacks (Gardiner)
2 Common Mergansers (Belmont)
2 Red-necked Grebes (Jones)
2 Great Egrets (Seatuck)
2 Black-crowned Night-Herons (Gardiner)
1 Northern Goshawk (Fire)
1 Rough-legged Hawk (Jones)
1 Greater Yellowlegs (East)
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Heckscher)
1 Glaucous Gull (Fire)
2 Black-legged Kittiwakes (Fire)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Seatuck)
1 Lapland Longspur (Heckscher)
1 Magnolia Warbler (Heckscher)
1 Palm Warbler (Fire)
1 Vesper Sparrow (Heckscher)
1 Eastern Meadowlark (Jones0
2,500 Common Grackles (North); we miss this species more often than not
4 Boat-tailed Grackles (Jones)

Our worst misses included the following species, with the number in parentheses 
indicating the number of years each was recorded during the previous ten:

Wild Turkey (7)
Great Cormorant (10)
American Kestrel (7)
Virginia Rail (6)
Marsh Wren (7)
American Pipit (8)
Chipping Sparrow (8)
White-crowned Sparrow (6)

Other obvious low counts included:

125 Red-breasted Mergansers
6 Sharp-shinned Hawks
76 Myrtle Warblers

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RE:[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2013-12-16 Thread Shaibal Mitra
The preliminary species total was 118.

Notable count-week birds included the previously reported Gyrfalcon at Cedar 
Beach and an Orange-crowned Warbler in Babylon Villange.

From: bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shaibal Mitra 
[shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 9:39 AM
To: Birdingonthe.net
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

Forty participants conducted the Captree CBC yesterday, 15 December 2013. This 
Count circle is on the south shore of Long Island, around the Fire Island 
Inlet. One of the first birds of the day was a Snowy Owl that flew directly 
over members of the barrier beach parties as we assembled at Captree around 
6:45--the first of an astounding tally of 14 Snowies on the count.

A couple of additional good counts that were immediately obvious:
13 Wood Ducks
162 White-winged Scoters
321 Red-throated Loons
12 Razorbills
75 Horned Larks
22 Brown Creepers
188 Carolina Wrens
19 Winter Wrens
48 Field Sparrows
42 Fox Sparrows
44 Swamp Sparrows

Other highlights included:

1 Snow Goose (Connetquot)
5 Eurasian Wigeon (East)
2 Canvasbacks (Gardiner)
2 Common Mergansers (Belmont)
2 Red-necked Grebes (Jones)
2 Great Egrets (Seatuck)
2 Black-crowned Night-Herons (Gardiner)
1 Northern Goshawk (Fire)
1 Rough-legged Hawk (Jones)
1 Greater Yellowlegs (East)
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Heckscher)
1 Glaucous Gull (Fire)
2 Black-legged Kittiwakes (Fire)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Seatuck)
1 Lapland Longspur (Heckscher)
1 Magnolia Warbler (Heckscher)
1 Palm Warbler (Fire)
1 Vesper Sparrow (Heckscher)
1 Eastern Meadowlark (Jones0
2,500 Common Grackles (North); we miss this species more often than not
4 Boat-tailed Grackles (Jones)

Our worst misses included the following species, with the number in parentheses 
indicating the number of years each was recorded during the previous ten:

Wild Turkey (7)
Great Cormorant (10)
American Kestrel (7)
Virginia Rail (6)
Marsh Wren (7)
American Pipit (8)
Chipping Sparrow (8)
White-crowned Sparrow (6)

Other obvious low counts included:

125 Red-breasted Mergansers
6 Sharp-shinned Hawks
76 Myrtle Warblers

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Bay Shore, NY



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[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2013-12-16 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Forty participants conducted the Captree CBC yesterday, 15 December 2013. This 
Count circle is on the south shore of Long Island, around the Fire Island 
Inlet. One of the first birds of the day was a Snowy Owl that flew directly 
over members of the barrier beach parties as we assembled at Captree around 
6:45--the first of an astounding tally of 14 Snowies on the count.

A couple of additional good counts that were immediately obvious:
13 Wood Ducks
162 White-winged Scoters
321 Red-throated Loons
12 Razorbills
75 Horned Larks
22 Brown Creepers
188 Carolina Wrens
19 Winter Wrens
48 Field Sparrows
42 Fox Sparrows
44 Swamp Sparrows

Other highlights included:

1 Snow Goose (Connetquot)
5 Eurasian Wigeon (East)
2 Canvasbacks (Gardiner)
2 Common Mergansers (Belmont)
2 Red-necked Grebes (Jones)
2 Great Egrets (Seatuck)
2 Black-crowned Night-Herons (Gardiner)
1 Northern Goshawk (Fire)
1 Rough-legged Hawk (Jones)
1 Greater Yellowlegs (East)
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Heckscher)
1 Glaucous Gull (Fire)
2 Black-legged Kittiwakes (Fire)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Seatuck)
1 Lapland Longspur (Heckscher)
1 Magnolia Warbler (Heckscher)
1 Palm Warbler (Fire)
1 Vesper Sparrow (Heckscher)
1 Eastern Meadowlark (Jones0
2,500 Common Grackles (North); we miss this species more often than not
4 Boat-tailed Grackles (Jones)

Our worst misses included the following species, with the number in parentheses 
indicating the number of years each was recorded during the previous ten:

Wild Turkey (7)
Great Cormorant (10)
American Kestrel (7)
Virginia Rail (6)
Marsh Wren (7)
American Pipit (8)
Chipping Sparrow (8)
White-crowned Sparrow (6)

Other obvious low counts included:

125 Red-breasted Mergansers
6 Sharp-shinned Hawks
76 Myrtle Warblers

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Bay Shore, NY



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[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2013-12-16 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Forty participants conducted the Captree CBC yesterday, 15 December 2013. This 
Count circle is on the south shore of Long Island, around the Fire Island 
Inlet. One of the first birds of the day was a Snowy Owl that flew directly 
over members of the barrier beach parties as we assembled at Captree around 
6:45--the first of an astounding tally of 14 Snowies on the count.

A couple of additional good counts that were immediately obvious:
13 Wood Ducks
162 White-winged Scoters
321 Red-throated Loons
12 Razorbills
75 Horned Larks
22 Brown Creepers
188 Carolina Wrens
19 Winter Wrens
48 Field Sparrows
42 Fox Sparrows
44 Swamp Sparrows

Other highlights included:

1 Snow Goose (Connetquot)
5 Eurasian Wigeon (East)
2 Canvasbacks (Gardiner)
2 Common Mergansers (Belmont)
2 Red-necked Grebes (Jones)
2 Great Egrets (Seatuck)
2 Black-crowned Night-Herons (Gardiner)
1 Northern Goshawk (Fire)
1 Rough-legged Hawk (Jones)
1 Greater Yellowlegs (East)
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Heckscher)
1 Glaucous Gull (Fire)
2 Black-legged Kittiwakes (Fire)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Seatuck)
1 Lapland Longspur (Heckscher)
1 Magnolia Warbler (Heckscher)
1 Palm Warbler (Fire)
1 Vesper Sparrow (Heckscher)
1 Eastern Meadowlark (Jones0
2,500 Common Grackles (North); we miss this species more often than not
4 Boat-tailed Grackles (Jones)

Our worst misses included the following species, with the number in parentheses 
indicating the number of years each was recorded during the previous ten:

Wild Turkey (7)
Great Cormorant (10)
American Kestrel (7)
Virginia Rail (6)
Marsh Wren (7)
American Pipit (8)
Chipping Sparrow (8)
White-crowned Sparrow (6)

Other obvious low counts included:

125 Red-breasted Mergansers
6 Sharp-shinned Hawks
76 Myrtle Warblers

Shai Mitra  Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore, NY



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RE:[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2013-12-16 Thread Shaibal Mitra
The preliminary species total was 118.

Notable count-week birds included the previously reported Gyrfalcon at Cedar 
Beach and an Orange-crowned Warbler in Babylon Villange.

From: bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shaibal Mitra 
[shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 9:39 AM
To: Birdingonthe.net
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

Forty participants conducted the Captree CBC yesterday, 15 December 2013. This 
Count circle is on the south shore of Long Island, around the Fire Island 
Inlet. One of the first birds of the day was a Snowy Owl that flew directly 
over members of the barrier beach parties as we assembled at Captree around 
6:45--the first of an astounding tally of 14 Snowies on the count.

A couple of additional good counts that were immediately obvious:
13 Wood Ducks
162 White-winged Scoters
321 Red-throated Loons
12 Razorbills
75 Horned Larks
22 Brown Creepers
188 Carolina Wrens
19 Winter Wrens
48 Field Sparrows
42 Fox Sparrows
44 Swamp Sparrows

Other highlights included:

1 Snow Goose (Connetquot)
5 Eurasian Wigeon (East)
2 Canvasbacks (Gardiner)
2 Common Mergansers (Belmont)
2 Red-necked Grebes (Jones)
2 Great Egrets (Seatuck)
2 Black-crowned Night-Herons (Gardiner)
1 Northern Goshawk (Fire)
1 Rough-legged Hawk (Jones)
1 Greater Yellowlegs (East)
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Heckscher)
1 Glaucous Gull (Fire)
2 Black-legged Kittiwakes (Fire)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Seatuck)
1 Lapland Longspur (Heckscher)
1 Magnolia Warbler (Heckscher)
1 Palm Warbler (Fire)
1 Vesper Sparrow (Heckscher)
1 Eastern Meadowlark (Jones0
2,500 Common Grackles (North); we miss this species more often than not
4 Boat-tailed Grackles (Jones)

Our worst misses included the following species, with the number in parentheses 
indicating the number of years each was recorded during the previous ten:

Wild Turkey (7)
Great Cormorant (10)
American Kestrel (7)
Virginia Rail (6)
Marsh Wren (7)
American Pipit (8)
Chipping Sparrow (8)
White-crowned Sparrow (6)

Other obvious low counts included:

125 Red-breasted Mergansers
6 Sharp-shinned Hawks
76 Myrtle Warblers

Shai Mitra  Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore, NY



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RE:[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2013-12-16 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
I understand that the first official day of the CBC Count Period was Saturday 
December 14 and the last day is Sunday January 5, 2014.  Thus, for counts on 
Saturday 12/14, the count week period is 12/14-12/20 and for 12/15 the count 
week is also 12/14 -12/20 (not 12/12-12/18) hence the Gyr e.g. would not be in 
the Count week period because you do not extend back prior to the first day of 
the entire count period. For counts next weekend, the count week is three days 
before and three days after (because all dates are within the 12/14-1/5 
period).  Similarly for counts on Jan 5 - I understand you cannot extend the 
count week beyond Jan. 5 (the last official date). Hence the Count week would 
be 12/30-1/5 not 1/2-1/8.

If I made any sense can someone confirm whether this is accurate as it comes 
from the patriarch of the Peekskill (northern Westchester) and Putnam County 
count circles.

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining, NY



From: bounce-46013-10490...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-46013-10490...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Shaibal Mitra
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 9:46 AM
To: Birdingonthe.net
Subject: RE:[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

The preliminary species total was 118.

Notable count-week birds included the previously reported Gyrfalcon at Cedar 
Beach and an Orange-crowned Warbler in Babylon Villange.

From: 
bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edumailto:bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu
 [bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shaibal Mitra 
[shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 9:39 AM
To: Birdingonthe.net
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results
Forty participants conducted the Captree CBC yesterday, 15 December 2013. This 
Count circle is on the south shore of Long Island, around the Fire Island 
Inlet. One of the first birds of the day was a Snowy Owl that flew directly 
over members of the barrier beach parties as we assembled at Captree around 
6:45--the first of an astounding tally of 14 Snowies on the count.

A couple of additional good counts that were immediately obvious:
13 Wood Ducks
162 White-winged Scoters
321 Red-throated Loons
12 Razorbills
75 Horned Larks
22 Brown Creepers
188 Carolina Wrens
19 Winter Wrens
48 Field Sparrows
42 Fox Sparrows
44 Swamp Sparrows

Other highlights included:

1 Snow Goose (Connetquot)
5 Eurasian Wigeon (East)
2 Canvasbacks (Gardiner)
2 Common Mergansers (Belmont)
2 Red-necked Grebes (Jones)
2 Great Egrets (Seatuck)
2 Black-crowned Night-Herons (Gardiner)
1 Northern Goshawk (Fire)
1 Rough-legged Hawk (Jones)
1 Greater Yellowlegs (East)
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Heckscher)
1 Glaucous Gull (Fire)
2 Black-legged Kittiwakes (Fire)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Seatuck)
1 Lapland Longspur (Heckscher)
1 Magnolia Warbler (Heckscher)
1 Palm Warbler (Fire)
1 Vesper Sparrow (Heckscher)
1 Eastern Meadowlark (Jones0
2,500 Common Grackles (North); we miss this species more often than not
4 Boat-tailed Grackles (Jones)

Our worst misses included the following species, with the number in parentheses 
indicating the number of years each was recorded during the previous ten:

Wild Turkey (7)
Great Cormorant (10)
American Kestrel (7)
Virginia Rail (6)
Marsh Wren (7)
American Pipit (8)
Chipping Sparrow (8)
White-crowned Sparrow (6)

Other obvious low counts included:

125 Red-breasted Mergansers
6 Sharp-shinned Hawks
76 Myrtle Warblers

Shai Mitra  Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore, NY



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Re: [nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

2013-12-16 Thread Michael C Bochnik

Actually the count period is always 3 days prior and 3 days after the count 
date.

As per the National Audubon CBC website

Count week is defined as from 3 days before to 3 days after your official 
count day. If your official count day is December 14, then your Count Week 
extends from Dec 11 to Dec 17 (and can therefore extend outside of the official 
count period of Dec 14-Jan 5).

Michael



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From: Larry Trachtenberg trachtenb...@amsllp.com
To: Shaibal Mitra shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu; Birdingonthe.net 
NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Sent: Mon, Dec 16, 2013 10:00 am
Subject: RE:[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results



I understand that the first official day of the CBC Count Period was Saturday 
December 14 and the last day is Sunday January 5, 2014.  Thus, for counts on 
Saturday 12/14, the count week period is 12/14-12/20 and for 12/15 the count 
week is also 12/14 -12/20 (not 12/12-12/18) hence the Gyr e.g. would not be in 
the Count week period because you do not extend back prior to the first day of 
the entire count period. For counts next weekend, the count week is three days 
before and three days after (because all dates are within the 12/14-1/5 
period).  Similarly for counts on Jan 5 – I understand you cannot extend the 
“count week” beyond Jan. 5 (the last official date). Hence the Count week would 
be 12/30-1/5 not 1/2-1/8. 
 
If I made any sense can someone confirm whether this is accurate as it comes 
from the patriarch of the Peekskill (northern Westchester) and Putnam County 
count circles. 
 
L. Trachtenberg
Ossining, NY 
 
 
 

From: bounce-46013-10490...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-46013-10490...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Shaibal Mitra
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 9:46 AM
To: Birdingonthe.net
Subject: RE:[nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results

 

The preliminary species total was 118. 

 

Notable count-week birds included the previously reported Gyrfalcon at Cedar 
Beach and an Orange-crowned Warbler in Babylon Villange.


From: bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-45988-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shaibal Mitra 
[shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 9:39 AM
To: Birdingonthe.net
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Captree CBC, Preliminary Results


Forty participants conducted the Captree CBC yesterday, 15 December 2013. This 
Count circle is on the south shore of Long Island, around the Fire Island 
Inlet. One of the first birds of the day was a Snowy Owl that flew directly 
over members of the barrier beach parties as we assembled at Captree around 
6:45--the first of an astounding tally of 14 Snowies on the count.
 
A couple of additional good counts that were immediately obvious:
13 Wood Ducks
162 White-winged Scoters
321 Red-throated Loons
12 Razorbills
75 Horned Larks
22 Brown Creepers
188 Carolina Wrens
19 Winter Wrens
48 Field Sparrows
42 Fox Sparrows
44 Swamp Sparrows
 
Other highlights included:
 
1 Snow Goose (Connetquot)
5 Eurasian Wigeon (East)
2 Canvasbacks (Gardiner)
2 Common Mergansers (Belmont)
2 Red-necked Grebes (Jones)
2 Great Egrets (Seatuck)
2 Black-crowned Night-Herons (Gardiner)
1 Northern Goshawk (Fire)
1 Rough-legged Hawk (Jones)
1 Greater Yellowlegs (East)
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Heckscher)
1 Glaucous Gull (Fire)
2 Black-legged Kittiwakes (Fire)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Seatuck)
1 Lapland Longspur (Heckscher)
1 Magnolia Warbler (Heckscher)
1 Palm Warbler (Fire)
1 Vesper Sparrow (Heckscher)
1 Eastern Meadowlark (Jones0
2,500 Common Grackles (North); we miss this species more often than not
4 Boat-tailed Grackles (Jones)
 
Our worst misses included the following species, with the number in parentheses 
indicating the number of years each was recorded during the previous ten:
 
Wild Turkey (7)
Great Cormorant (10)
American Kestrel (7)
Virginia Rail (6)
Marsh Wren (7)
American Pipit (8)
Chipping Sparrow (8)
White-crowned Sparrow (6)
 
Other obvious low counts included:
 
125 Red-breasted Mergansers
6 Sharp-shinned Hawks
76 Myrtle Warblers
 
Shai Mitra  Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore, NY



 


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