Today, between 2 & 2:30 PM, along with approx. a dozen Long-tailed Ducks at the
mouth of Sebonac Inlet, the guillemot fed continuously- it was up & down so
many times, that afterward, I wished I had counted them.This ended a 37 year
quest to see this bird in NYS waters. I first saw it on a
As promised, I checked every single one of the older Long Island Christmas
counts for records of Common Raven. There were no less than 60 different
counts, some of them quite obscure. Sure enough, I came across Hugh's
aforementioned record on the East Hampton/Watermill count of 1941. Thanks,
The Montauk CBC was held last Saturday (19 Dec 2009) and as with other
counts that day, was cut short by the afternoon snowstorm. Even so, an
intrepid band of 22 observers covered this large and diverse count circle,
tallying 17,958 individuals of 109 species. Highlights included an
adult/near
After seeing the Guillemot and getting some fairly close pictures (thanks to
the sacrifice made by Mr. A.G.) , Andrew Baksh and I went over to Shinnecock. I
didn't see Carl Starace's post until I got home, so the amount of activity
there came as quite a surprise. When we pulled up around 1:45,
Dear NY Birders,
I don't want to burst Glenn's bubble, but in the name of accuracy I
must point out that COMMON RAVEN was reported by William T Helmuth on
the East Hampton CBC in 1941. Now whether or not this report was
correct is another matter altogether--although Helmuth was given the
- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 12/24/2009
* NYBU0912.24
- Birds mentioned
-
Please phone in rare sightings for update
Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com
Thank you, David
-
AMERICAN AVOCET
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
A two hour walk through a snowy CRSP this morning produced some good birds. In
the White Pines just north of the entrance booth a Pine Warbler was observed
feeding. On the partially frozen Main Pond a single Tundra Swan was seen with
Mute Swans. Waterfowl on the Main pond included two
This is the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline summary for the week ending December 23.
Report your sightings in the Hudson-Mohawk region to birdl...@hmbc.net
Highlights from partial reports of Christmas Bird Counts:
Albany County: BROWN THRASHER, Gray Catbird, Common Loon and 4 Fox Sparrows;
Schenectady
Paul Gildersheeve just called to say that the Guillemot is being seen
today, Friday Dec. 24, at the same place, Sebonac Inlet Road, Southhampton.
Good luck if you go,
Joe Giunta
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
The Northern Nassau Christmas Count was held on Saturday, Dec 19th. The count
was actually curtailed by a few hours to allow people safe passage home in
anticipation of the coming blizzard, which did not disappoint. Although the
snow did not begin until about 1:30 PM, the wind was in full force
I spent some time this morning looking over references.
“The Birds of the Western Palearctic” (Volume IV, 208-219) gives lots of detail
on geographical variation in Black Guillemots. According to this work (pp.
218-219), white tips to the secondaries are absent in races other than the
Hello Everyone, The Guillemot at Sebonic Inlet,National Golf
Links,Southampton is surely worth a try if you have'nt gotten out there yet.Its
was first seen last Saturday by Jay Kuhlman and Rich Sautkulis on the CBC and
its been there every day since..Dick Belanger and I found Dave Klauber
The official tally is in for Staten Island which comprises the
southernmost (Richmond) county in NY. Ed Johnson is the count's
compiler and there were many participants turning out on a day when
weather threatened and by day's end, showed that the threat was real,
with snow coming in
Hello Everyone, The Guillemot at Sebonic Inlet,National Golf
Links,Southampton is surely worth a try if you have'nt gotten out there yet.Its
was first seen last Saturday by Jay Kuhlman and Rich Sautkulis on the CBC and
its been there every day since..Dick Belanger and I found Dave Klauber
I spent some time this morning looking over references.
“The Birds of the Western Palearctic” (Volume IV, 208-219) gives lots of detail
on geographical variation in Black Guillemots. According to this work (pp.
218-219), white tips to the secondaries are absent in races other than the
The Northern Nassau Christmas Count was held on Saturday, Dec 19th. The count
was actually curtailed by a few hours to allow people safe passage home in
anticipation of the coming blizzard, which did not disappoint. Although the
snow did not begin until about 1:30 PM, the wind was in full force
Paul Gildersheeve just called to say that the Guillemot is being seen
today, Friday Dec. 24, at the same place, Sebonac Inlet Road, Southhampton.
Good luck if you go,
Joe Giunta
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
This is the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline summary for the week ending December 23.
Report your sightings in the Hudson-Mohawk region to birdl...@hmbc.net
Highlights from partial reports of Christmas Bird Counts:
Albany County: BROWN THRASHER, Gray Catbird, Common Loon and 4 Fox Sparrows;
Schenectady
A two hour walk through a snowy CRSP this morning produced some good birds. In
the White Pines just north of the entrance booth a Pine Warbler was observed
feeding. On the partially frozen Main Pond a single Tundra Swan was seen with
Mute Swans. Waterfowl on the Main pond included two
- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 12/24/2009
* NYBU0912.24
- Birds mentioned
-
Please phone in rare sightings for update
Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com
Thank you, David
-
AMERICAN AVOCET
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
Dear NY Birders,
I don't want to burst Glenn's bubble, but in the name of accuracy I
must point out that COMMON RAVEN was reported by William T Helmuth on
the East Hampton CBC in 1941. Now whether or not this report was
correct is another matter altogether--although Helmuth was given the
After seeing the Guillemot and getting some fairly close pictures (thanks to
the sacrifice made by Mr. A.G.) , Andrew Baksh and I went over to Shinnecock. I
didn't see Carl Starace's post until I got home, so the amount of activity
there came as quite a surprise. When we pulled up around 1:45,
The Montauk CBC was held last Saturday (19 Dec 2009) and as with other
counts that day, was cut short by the afternoon snowstorm. Even so, an
intrepid band of 22 observers covered this large and diverse count circle,
tallying 17,958 individuals of 109 species. Highlights included an
adult/near
As promised, I checked every single one of the older Long Island Christmas
counts for records of Common Raven. There were no less than 60 different
counts, some of them quite obscure. Sure enough, I came across Hugh's
aforementioned record on the East Hampton/Watermill count of 1941. Thanks,
Today, between 2 2:30 PM, along with approx. a dozen Long-tailed Ducks at the
mouth of Sebonac Inlet, the guillemot fed continuously- it was up down so
many times, that afterward, I wished I had counted them.This ended a 37 year
quest to see this bird in NYS waters. I first saw it on a
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