Re: [nysbirds-l] another Calverton Yellow-headed Blackbird (Suffolk Co) YES...

2013-02-03 Thread Andrew Baksh 
Just seen with Arie Gilbert in the same area reported by Richard Kaskan
(see his e-mail below).  It took us several hours of trying our best to
stay with the flock as they'd moved around, so patience is necessary.

Look for a small corn field on your right as you face a sign indicating
Water Park with an arrow pointing ahead.  We had our best looks at the
flock there and that is where we saw the Yellow-headed blackbird.

Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

On Feb 3, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Richard Kaskan  wrote:

After doing some early morning birding at Calverton Ponds I found a large
flock of blackbirds a little east of where the Yellow-headed Blackbirds
have been reported recently - this was at 40.925398,-72.730333, just where
Rt 25 becomes 4 lanes heading into Riverhead.  I stayed with this flock for
about an hour, failing to find any adult males, but eventually I did find
what was probably a female, although it could have been a first-year bird.
Most members of the flock were grackles - I don't even want to estimate how
many thousands there were.  But when I located the Yellow-headed Blackbird
it was with a group of mostly Red-winged Blackbirds, north of Rt 25 near
the sign for Rain Irrigation.  Cool bird.

Also of interest for me this morning were two Vesper Sparrows and an
American Kestrel along Hulse Landing Road in Wading River, and a hardy
House Wren at the DEC property in Ridge.  I've seen what I assume is the
same House Wren at this location several times this winter, but this was
the first time I'd seen it since 3 January.

Richard Kaskan
Shoreham, NY

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Re: [nysbirds-l] another Calverton Yellow-headed Blackbird (Suffolk Co)

2013-02-03 Thread Bob Washburn 
Currently on yellow-headed blackbird on service rd at end of Twomey Rd. bird is 
assoc with brown-headed cowbirds 

BOB WASHBURN

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On Feb 3, 2013, at 10:38 AM, Richard Kaskan  wrote:

> After doing some early morning birding at Calverton Ponds I found a large 
> flock of blackbirds a little east of where the Yellow-headed Blackbirds have 
> been reported recently - this was at 40.925398,-72.730333, just where Rt 25 
> becomes 4 lanes heading into Riverhead.  I stayed with this flock for about 
> an hour, failing to find any adult males, but eventually I did find what was 
> probably a female, although it could have been a first-year bird.  Most 
> members of the flock were grackles - I don't even want to estimate how many 
> thousands there were.  But when I located the Yellow-headed Blackbird it was 
> with a group of mostly Red-winged Blackbirds, north of Rt 25 near the sign 
> for Rain Irrigation.  Cool bird.
> 
> Also of interest for me this morning were two Vesper Sparrows and an American 
> Kestrel along Hulse Landing Road in Wading River, and a hardy House Wren at 
> the DEC property in Ridge.  I've seen what I assume is the same House Wren at 
> this location several times this winter, but this was the first time I'd seen 
> it since 3 January.
> 
> Richard Kaskan
> Shoreham, NY
> 
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