With all the (expected) migrants to report in that last post
I neglected to add a proper signature, which is:
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pending acceptances from the NY State Avian Records Committee.
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http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MASS.html#1281713553
From the Massacusetts Birds list-serve today (for MONDAY)
in it's entirety a third-hand report of a 1st-class rare sighting:
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Subject: late report - Bar-tailed Godw
wer variety or numbers, and so it seems a good many moved on
south, especially on Wed. night...
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>the Albatross in Ontario news >>>
from the Kingston (Ontario, Canada) Whig- Standard newspaper - on-line
edition -
"Southern Comfort
t;closer
photographs"...
Good birding & we hope to hear a report from NY's Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge in the aftermath of the many observers there all this weekend.
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a
finalist for many additional literary awards. He has written many
other books and articles, and has written a new novel, titled:
"Freedom" just published and currently appearing in book reviews.
Usual disclaimer: I have no financial interests in any publications
noted or in
ing areas, many, perhaps
almost all, of these birds are juveniles rather than adult.
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ght plumage, in the northeast. These reports are on
their respective state's birding list-serves.
At least some freshly arrived migrants in Central Park's north end
this Tuesday a.m. (6/17). More later...
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cidentally the first Buff-breasted Sandpiper report (that I've seen)
from east of NYC or Long Island was noted in the RBA for Rhode Island,
as seen on Tuesday, 8/17 - along with a fine variety of other
shorebirds there.
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s flew S/SW
over Riverside Park in Manhattan near West 120 Street (seen from near
Grant's Tomb, located immediately to the north). Riverside Park has
seemingly had fewer migrants stopping in than has Central Park but
that may be unfair, as I rarely expend the same effort at Riv
tml#1282348112
And for some shorebirds we all anticipate, see that Rhode Island now
has reports for Buffies, Uppies, Baird's in the multiple, and perhaps
American Goldens. (maybe next to Long Island?) There's also a "report"
of a Spotted Redshank in Massachusetts,
uld guess maybe not the same individual seen and 1st
reported by Rafael Campos, of Brooklyn (and Costa Rica),
and then the next day by Doug Gochfeld & Bob Kurtz - but
who knows. That was a bird that had been seen last week,
first on the 10th, and the 11th...
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t;The Shorebird
Guide", which many birders use often since its publication.
Doug's comments in paragraphs followed by my own (below each) -
______
On Aug 21, 2010, at 11:30 AM, fresha2...@aol.com wrote:
"As a side-note on JBWR, and encouraged by Tom Fiore to post my
er's Terns at Prospect Lake were reportedly up
to eight as noted in Alex Wilson's list, added to the blog maintained
by Peter Dorosh of Brooklyn.
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including a lingering duo of Red-necked Phalaropes.
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be ready for
breeding, or simply haven't... but with resident Ravens in more than
one NYC borough, we'd welcome the eagles back, too.
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Superb bird !
A good migration occurring now and all night this Wednesday - and into
Thursday, 8/25-26, 2010.
Good birding, and learning,
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e will surely be more good reports from there and
perhaps a number of other locations in NYC later on today...
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south - and can be common near & along the coastal plain, and on the
immediate shore with NW winds helping them on their way.
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(8+)
American Redstart (25+)
Ovenbird (4)
Northern Waterthrush (5+)
Common Yellowthroat (7+)
Wilson's Warbler (1)
Canada Warbler (5+)
I might add that I cam across no other birders in the north end early
this morning, and not many at all in the Ramble & vicinity a bit
later... but mig
ler (1)
Nashville Warbler (1)
Northern Parula (1)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (2)
Magnolia Warbler (6)
Black-throated Green Warbler (1adult female)
Blackburnian Warbler (1 adult female)
Black-and-white Warbler (3)
American Redstart (6+)
Ovenbird (1)
Common Yellowthroat (2, poss. more)
Canada Warbler (2)
Canada
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart (one report from one observer noted 35 of just this
species today)
- as reported by the birders in Brooklyn. Of course more reports may
be forthcoming.
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e best deal on a boat ride anywhere -
the cost: nothing. (Staten Island ferry, to and from lower Manhattan.)
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cooler weather
prevails...
BAR-TAILED Godwit again, Chatham, Massachusetts 8/28:
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MASS.html#1283052493
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s to help, at
her email address listed herein.
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ements are almost certain by
Monday if not before, and throughout the northeast...
not to mention what may or may not be seen post-"Earl", in New York
and many adjacent states and coastal waters. (or even inland waters...)
Good birding, & stay safe if venturing east on Long I
...
The whole thing may just be less than some anticipate... but there
also may be some significant sights -
and there's only one way to find out... just be out there (anywhere),
looking.
Stay safe - use common sense in any major storms. It's not worth loss
of life or an injury
r Yellowlegs (75+)
Lesser Yellowlegs (100+)
Willet (2, Western, bay side)
Spotted Sandpiper (several)
Ruddy Turnstone (several)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (300+)
Western Sandpiper (2)
Least Sandpiper (100+)
White-rumped Sandpiper (8+)
Baird's Sandpiper (2)
Pectoral Sandpiper (1)
Stilt Sandpiper (12+)
Sh
n if it's become quite a regular there for a lot of
observers, myself included ;-)
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and / Richmond County, in New York City)
The White-tailed Kite has lingered on in coastal Connecticut,
via the CT Daily reports - at least into Sunday, 5 September.
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decreases in variety & numbers of migrants Sunday, compared with
Saturday.
It looks like we might see more new migrants arriving as early as this
Tuesday & Wednesday in the entire region.
Good birding; think and act peacefully.
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Good birding; think and act peacefully.
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Y) - this
is a bit typical of the extremely scant reports of any wagtail species
seen and reported in the eastern parts of N. America.
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inly present and the potential is there
for some interesting diurnal migration, perhaps in progress at this
moment.
Good birding; think and act peacefully.
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ving south past
the Cape Henlopen, Delaware hawk-watch site, on Wednesday. It was said
to have taken about 20 minutes to make the north-south crossing of
Delaware Bay that a.m. (We might wonder how far north it was coming
from!)
Good birding!
Tom Fiore,
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Friday, 17 September, 2010 - Brooklyn / Kings Co. & Queens Co . N.Y.
City
At Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, N.Y. City, the four juvenile-
plumaged Buff-breasted Sandpipers continued as of about 8:45 - 9:45
a.m. in the weedy (not recently mowed) and uneven field across from
and immediately
uch wonders in the
world and there were precious few people there to see it all, in that
location. The only other birds really noted in any multiplicity were
Laughing Gulls, about 100+ seen in the various locations visited.
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would be best for any thorough walk at that location.
Northern Wheatears are staging and moving in far northern N. American
localities and on strong N., N-E, & N-W winds these could be looked
for, at typical coastal areas in coming weeks.
Good luck,
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l to
that rail-report there also have been a surfeit of injured or stunned
birds found in Manhattan this past week & prior with recent parulid
recoveries running to N. Parulas and Black-and-white Warblers, plus
varied other usual migrant passerines.
Happy Autumnal Equinox & fi
at the Loch although perhaps others were
about, & I did not get into the Ramble area or south this day. I
spent some time in the north end's Conservatory Garden where as of
Wednesday a good many flowers that could be utilized by any
hummingbirds (none seen on this day) were still in go
continues to be seen through the day & especially if seen
early on Friday, reports should be posted so that others might have an
opportunity to view the unusual mid-town (as well as late-season)
urban visitor.
Good luck,
Tom Fiore,
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Thursday, 21 October, 2010
Again all,
I'll add that the ebirdsnyc list-serve is getting good use from
reporters giving updates on the mid-town Manhattan (NYC) Prothonotary
Warbler. Check it out at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc/messages
Good birding,
Tom Fiore,
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ve been mentioned in various parts of the
greater northeast. After about November 1, the species of hummingbird
is much less likely to be a Ruby-throated, as we go on towards a first
day of winter. Even by mid-October the majority of Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds are in areas well to our south. T
r more to the 40 Street side of the main entrance steps than the 42
Street side). The bird was observed (by others), throughout much of
Sunday.
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its' kind are swamp-loving and that habitat preference is
usually strong even on migratory stop-overs. When was the last
Prothonotary you observed in this sort of ultra-urban place? If you
did, for how long did it linger?
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dge of that NY state CBC record?) The normal winter range
of Prothonotary Warbler is from Mexico into northern S. America, not
the USA.
Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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Begin forwarded message:
From: gabriel willow
Date: October 27, 2010 2:54:18 PM EDT
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
;twitch-fre"e list-making...
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ot;I study bryophytes". And that was all... and so he did, and
does. I got a small insight into diversity that day. Human, botanical,
urban, & more.
Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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On Oct 29, 2010, at 12:12 PM, Phil Jeffrey wrote:
For those of you with an aversion to r
coastal CT today but the bird
not re-found.
LeConte's Sparrows in at least 5 states / provinces, in the greater
northeastern area.
Cattle Egrets, many places in the norrtheast up to & perhaps beyond
Newfoundland.
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> From: Tom Fiore
> Date: Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 11:50 PM
> Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] (semi-)official NYC checklist ? - SUMMARY
> To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu
> ...
> It ain't science. Sorry, but that is just the way it is set up. If you
>
15 seconds) and
going S-W.
Much more to mention later...
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at the time I was at the refuge late in the same day... Obviously,
birds do fly. See the ebirdsnyc list for details, such as are given.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc/message/8271
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and that is in western Suffolk County NY is it not?
the "Robert Moses Causeway" is one approach if
not coming in from Jones Beach Parkway "strip",
and continuing east. Easy to find then, go east...
easy to find the park, & hopefully a ground-dove!
Good Lu
(Reported for Wednesday 3 Nov. 2010) - intriguing note:
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ime was about 1 hour after sunrise and were
viewed from next to Belvedere Castle looking up.)
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let
Gray Catbird (1)
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher (2)
European Starling
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
House Sparrow
and one chilled Monarch butterfly in below-50 F. with north wind.
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ression anyhow while it
was going. Some of the same waterfowl were seen on the various water-
bodies.
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l too far, or in any
case be recorded again for Sunday's CBC. A number of other birds of
interest may persist as well even if they haven't been reported on
just lately, although the recent deep-freeze could have affected a few
species or caused some to move. I'm going to seek
r
right through to the first hints of spring. "Off-course" birds may
turn up anytime & anywhere. The survival of some may be in question,
of course - such as insect-eating species that can't exist on a diet
of old fruits and minimal invertebrates. It is surprising how much
still for a while at times
but it usually, like the thrush in the maintenance field area, is
mobile eventually and is then fairly evident.
Good birding and stay safe in winter storms, where & when they move
through!
Tom Fiore,
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uff-bellied Hummingbird, Broad-tailed Hummingbird...
along with more "usual" Painted Bunting[s], and more...
fun to see 'east, west, north and south' all get reported.
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rotected areas. (Among the better-known of
these rare large birds is their national bird, the Giant Ibis.) I
don't normally go on too much about travels so far from home but the
organization noted, 'SVC' for shorthand, is really special & deserves
much support and definitely
h
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-win
haw and melting away of the
"blizzard" snows. It was, at least for some Manhattan folks, no major
storm as seen in years past. Some of those were still in strong
evidence many weeks, even months, later...
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There is still a
good amount of snow cover and even some ice lingering in parts of the
park, yet the majority is gone.
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reports, positive or negative, of the
Tufted Duck today. Anybody see it?
James Purcell
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easily still be around or be with a widely-moving
flock.
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Red-headed Woodpecker continues - both still in Central Park there...
Tom Fiore,
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season. There was a time when such goodies as
Tufted Duck showed up amongst huge rafts of scaup as well as
canvasbacks, but those birds have not graced Central in such huge
numbers in about 2 decades. A fair number of Iceland Gull sightings
also once came from that reservoir but they'
ere is usually some
additional food available in the outdoor areas, as well access to as
constantly open water.
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omewhat sheltered coves. At the Conservatory Garden and nearby
(behind the west fence) a Chipping Sparrow has continued on - not
expected now, but a few have occasionally turned up before in Central
even in mid-winter, though perhaps more often by a feeder.
Good birding,
Tom Fiore,
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Thursday, 13 January, 2011
The VARIED THRUSH & RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
lingering in Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) continue -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc/message/8518
Thanks to Ardith & Alice for their observations, & update.
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ve and
W. 81-85 Street.
A number of species were giving occasional song, despite the sub-
freezing early morning.
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photographer for that was Jeanette Holmes. A once unheard-of sight
over NYC, the presence of some seemingly resident on Staten Island may
be a harbinger of more to be found in other NYC locations over coming
years and in almost any seasons.
Good birding,
Tom Fiore,
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ng
song - as with the "tuning up" process of White-throated Sparrows. A
few American Robins also have given the occasional somewhat scratchy
songs just lately.
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the
wildflower meadow. It otherwise seemed slightly quiet in the northern
end, however I did not walk as extensively there as elsewhere.
Throughout the park, a number of raptors are about -most readily seen,
as typically, are Red-tailed Hawks.
Good birding,
Tom Fiore,
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American Tree Sparrows were present in an area near the compost piles
- this is generally not a common species at any season, in Central Park.
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y be last to thaw, due to the tremendous shadow
effect from all the skyscapers, immediately south.
I did not watch the feeders in the Ramble extensively enough to gauge
much of what may or may not have been feeding there most of the day.
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sighting were Fish Crows, the most recent on Wed. by the Meer, in the
park's north end.
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Manhattan there was an increase in American Robins.
Saturday 3/12 - noonish, Red-shoulderd Hawk (adult) circling fairly
low over n. end, headed n. - and later in the day, 4 Turkey Vultures
moved north.
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rs. Also
increased a bit in the last week have been "red" Fox Sparrows, many of
which are singing along with various other birds that have been quite
vocal.
Good birding,
Tom Fiore,
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3. Alley Pond Park, Queens (County) - April 13 (Wed.)
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really good flight conditions could bring us a first
significant push of neotropical-wintering migrants - a good number of
these are already pushing into mid-Atalantic states now. It doesn't
look too promising for that this weekend, but by today's date, most
"bets" are of
ommon species,
including 3 warbler species were present today, along with
good numbers of Chipping & other sparrows, & juncos. In
some smaller parks in mid-town, a smattering of common
migrants on several different days.
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and please post if the Prothonotary is re-
found with location in the garden if it is found again, along with
other species noted. (Thanks.)
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folks and / or
vacation days for some.
A quick check of Manhattan's Riverside Park "drip" and vicinity,
around 1/2-hour ago, revealed little migrant activity. There were
birds around; all that I noticed are fairly common species.
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and a good look at other small city parks or green spaces at this
time of year could yield more of such nice surprises!
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#x27;ve heard third-hand that the Prothonotary Warbler was continuing in
the N.Y. Botanical Garden this Friday morning, in the same larger of
the "Twin Lakes" where it's been for nine days; (in the Bronx, N.Y.
City) - perhaps someone will confirm with first-hand sighting.
Good birdi
p; elsewhere) may be
forthcoming late tonight or tomorrow. It is clearly by far the largest
migration movement of neotropical-wintering species so far this year
here in NYC - and apparently into much of the region - today...
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your local park or "patch"!
For those with interest, a Common Loon in breeding plumage continues
on the C.P reservoir. And: the female VARIED THRUSH, and the RED-
HEADED WOODPECKER also continue... (as reported previously, in same
respective locations as previously in Central Par
this impressive migration Monday.
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site. Thanks to Scott Haber for broaching the subject which is
certainly worth the mention.
(good luck, if trying for an Ibis!)
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city that night.
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records of this species, I did not find any, but there could be some
additional reports "out there".
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near
Ripley, NY).
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One veteran of 50+ years of birding has stated what a number of us,
even if less-experienced, may also think: "never have i seen such an
early spring with so many early arrivals!"
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ey respectively occupy. It looks as though a lot more
could be on the move in the coastal plain from the southeast thru New
England, ahead of a wet weather system pressing northeast overnight
this Tuesday eve.
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Maritimes amongst these. A lot of terns (of several expected species)
were moving today, as evidenced by many reports, from a lot of eastern
North America.
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