In Prospect Park (Kings County) this morning (in only the first couple of
hours) the breakdown was similar to what has been reported in Central Park and
the Barrier Beach from today. It is certainly interesting how these numbers
mirrored what Shai observed on the coast.
9 Solitary Sandpipes f
Steve Schellenger re-found Andrew Baksh's Wilson's Plover at Jones Beach West
End this evening. The bird was in the swale (much drier now) on the beach side
of the Field 2 pavilion and was seen by Tom Burke and several other birders in
the day's waning light.
Shai Mitra
Bay Shore
Think green
Evidently, the passage of last night's cold front was such that many Neotrops
were tempted a-flight by southwest winds early in the eve, drifted out over the
New York Bight, then caught out when the winds turned northwest. Under these
conditions, nocturnal migrants drop in as soon as they reach
5/16/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY
Time: 10am to 4:45pm
Observers: Andrew Block
2 Double-crested Cormorants
3 Canada Geese
12 Wood Ducks (down to 10 babies)
6 Mallards
2 Red-tailed Hawks
1 Rock Pigeon
4 Mourning Doves
4 Chimney Swifts
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers
May 15 11-2pm
The New York Botanical Garden
Yellow throated vireo
Warbling vireo
Red eyed vireo
Baltimore oriole
Eastern kingbird
Eastern wood peewee
Yellow bellied flycatcher
American redstart m and f
Magnolia warbler
Yellow warbler
Black throated green warbler
Black throated blue warbler
Blue wi
Not to sure who first found the morning warbler but the warbler stayed
around that area and occasionally flew back and forth across the road. ( It
was found in the left hand corner as you turn down the road that leads to
the parking lot). A sulky bird that occasionally sings and was present from
ab
>From James Randall, Alex Burdo, and James Orrico:
Had an excellent morning birding from 6:15-1:15 at Central Park. The birdiest
spot by far was the bridge to the southwest of the reservoir. 22 Warbler sp.
Species list: (eliminating common birds such as house sparrow, european
starling, robin,e
I just had my first opportunity to photograph a gray-cheeked thrush, in
migration on the Ohio shores of Lake Erie. Since both thrushes are seen in NYC
parks during spring migration, I thought I'd share my photos of both species
side-by-side. (The Bicknell's photo from the mountains of Vermont a
A fallout over night, today was great in Brooklyn.
Today's highlights at PROSPECT PARK included a MOURNING warbler near the
pond. It skulked in the underbrush to the water and displayed a clear
bluish-gray back when in the light.
In the midwood section of the park near Rick's place, highlights i
The Mourning Warbler reported yesterday by Eileen Schwinn was still present
this morning at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, Suffolk County.
The bird sang 3 times between 8:10 to 9:30 AM with long silences in between,
and never came into view.
There was good activity overall, with 12 species of warb
This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending May 12, 2010.
Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to
birdl...@hmbc.net
121 species were reported this week including 24 warbler species.
Most notable birds:
BLACK VULTURE: Meadowdale 5/7.
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: B
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* May 14, 2010
* NYNY1005.14
- Birds Mentioned:
WHITE-FACED IBIS+
WILSON'S PLOVER+
BICKNELL'S THRUSH+
FOX SPARROW+ (Western race, probable "Sooty" form)
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Bald Eagle
White-rumped Sandpiper
LITTLE GULL
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