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[nysbirds-l] Friday May 25

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:21:28 -0500

The white faced ibis was seen this morning at Scoy Pond at the Grace Estate in East Hampton.There were about 1,000 birds on the Mecox flats around 11 AM but no sign of the reported whimbrel.Mike HiggistonEileen Schwinn

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[nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite, Staten Island

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:47:03 -0500

An adult Mississippi Kite just made two brief appearances over the royal oak section of Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island. Saw it once flying north and another time flying south so it may be sticking around.

Also had a very late Hermit Thrush in the same general area.

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bryant Park 5/24

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:25:43 -0500

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park 5/24

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:15:00 -0500

This evening's NYC Audubon Bryant Park bird walk (5/24 from 5-6 PM) was quite productive in spite of the intermittent rain. In the park proper, we had a Gray-cheeked Thrush, Gray Catbirds, several Ovenbirds (at least a half-dozen), Common Yellowthroats, a couple of female Blackpoll Warblers, American Redstarts (female-plumaged as well), and

[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake SP

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:02:47 -0500

Hempstead Lake State Park 24 May

I was with the South Shore Audubon today.. Overcast and, surprisingly, no migrants. We did see a TURKEY VULTURE several times during the morning. In contrast to the one seen here in late March, this one seems to be hanging out. Interesting.

Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler Continues at Connetquot River S. P. (Suffolk Co.)

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:02:14 -0500

During a breeding bird survey at CRSP I again encountered the previously reported Yellow-throated Warbler singing on both sides of the road to the fish hatchery. This bird has now been present in the same location since early May.The bird ranged from the entrance road toll booth north to the

[nysbirds-l] CRESLI 2012 Great South Channel whale and pelagic bird trips -

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:57:09 -0500

2012 Great South Channel trip - August 12-14, 2012. Same price as last
year. Reservations are required and can be made as of at
http://www.cresli.org/cresli/reservations/offshore_res.html.

The Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island is a non-profit
research and education organization. Our mission is: "To promote and
foster understanding and

[nysbirds-l] Black Tern @ Cupsogue, Moriches

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:46:04 -0500

Single black tern seen with with many commons, and thousands of shorebirds
on flats north or parking lot @Cupsogue CP, 1:30 pm 5/23.

Mike Scheibel
Brookhaven

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[nysbirds-l] Birds at Mecox Bay, Long island

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:33:29 -0500

Hugh McGuiness reported a large number of sandpipers on the sand flats, I
was at the same area at roughly the same time, and had also very good looks
at a Whimbrel,and took some nice pictures( if anyone wishes to see them).
The bird was on the

[nysbirds-l] BirdCallsRadio Archive | Katie Fallon, Author of Cerulean Blues:

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:01:19 -0500

Birders et al:

BirdCallsRadio archive is now available of guest Katie Fallon, Author of
Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird
http://birdcallsradio.com/2012/05/22/archive-of-sunday-may-20-show-with-katie-fallon/

Cheers,
Mardi Dickinson
Norwalk, CT
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http://kymrygroup.com/

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park North end around Pool, through Loch and area just north of the Pool

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:07:21 -0500

Alice Deutsch, Marie Winn and I joined Regina Alvarez' Central Park
Conservancy botanical walk which began around 100th Street by The Pool.

Our bird observations included:

Double-crested Cormorant flyover
Great Egret flyover
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
House Wren
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing (flock of a dozen or so feeding

[nysbirds-l] ravens at Palisades Center

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:28:42 -0500

Had a pair of ravens yesterday flying over I-87 at exit 12 which is the Palisades Mall exit. They flew directly over the mall heading southeast.

Andrew

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Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131
Phone: 914-337-1229; Cell: 914-319-9701; Fax: 914-268-0242
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[nysbirds-l] Oceanside Preserve

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:34:35 -0500

Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside, NY: 23 May

A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was over by the golf course. Clearly seen by scope, but not identifiable. Fortunately, it was singing.

We flushed a CLAPPER RAIL and heard several others. Saltmarsh Sparrows have been seen calling from the marsh, however, not this morning.

[nysbirds-l] Alder Flycatcher - Northport (Suffolk Co.)

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:44:14 -0500

I had a singing *Alder Flycatcher* this morning at Fuch's Pond in
Northport. This location can be accessed by walking east down the
right-of-way that crosses Soundview Court; it was in the Red Maples north
of the overgrown pond on the right. Approximate coordinates: 40.916987,
-73.329600

Also of interest in the area were

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, April 23rd

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:51:50 -0500

Starr Saphir's group had 64 species including 19 warblers in Central Park
today. The Summit Rock area proved highly fruitful early on, with one tree
producing 13 warbler species including a female BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. In
addition to the birds on Joe Dicostanzo's list we also had these highlights:

Green Heron (west shore of Lake)
Least

[nysbirds-l] New York City, Central Park, May 23, 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:31:27 -0500

My last Wdnesday morning AMNH Central Park walk for the spring got lucky with a
nice fallout of birds. Showers at sunup were replace by muggy, but clearing
weather by 7 am when the walk started. There were good numbers of birds all
around the Ramble, though because of the

[nysbirds-l] Coastal Flight Last Night

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:02:26 -0500

As many of us had earnestly hoped, rumors of an early end to the spring 2012 landbird migration were premature.

On my way to Staten Island this morning, I drove along the barrier beach (not generally a popular place to watch spring landbird migration), where I expended almost zero effort looking

[nysbirds-l] Smith's Point Sooty Shearwaters & Gulls

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:02:04 -0500

This evening, I did a seawatch from Smith's Point. Over the course of
an hour (6:15-7:15), I tallied 77 Sooty Shearwaters, all heading
east. There was a fairly constant stream of these shearwaters
throughout the hour, although the action did taper off as the fog

[nysbirds-l] Westhampton Dunes Seawatch, Suffolk

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:37:15 -0500

Michael Scheibel and I did a quick, 25 minute seawatch this afternoon across from the parking area at Westhampton Dunes Overlook County Park.

In the 25 minutes of birding we had at least 30 Sooty Shearwaters and around 50 Northern Gannets. It was rare that I'd make a pass with my

[nysbirds-l] Kentucky Mine Rd May 22 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:28:05 -0500

Hi I was up at Doodletown today and then checked Mine rd on the way home
and the Kentucky was still singing in the same spot.
Bill

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[nysbirds-l] Mecox yesterday

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:36:44 -0500

Last night, 21 May, the flats at Mecox Bay (eastern Suffolk Co.) held more
than 1000 sandpipers, mostly Sanderlings. Highlights were

19 Red Knot
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd & 3rd yr)
1 Bonaparte's Gull

In addition, the CATTLE EGRET was still present along Mecox Rd at the Mecox
Dairy in Watermill on Saturday.

Hugh

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[nysbirds-l] Recent LI Seawatches

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:33:40 -0500

Although landbird migration has been tough to find under the steady easterly winds of recent days, many kinds of seabirds have been conspicuous in coastal Long Island. A two-hour seawatch at Robert Moses SP this morning (with Ken Feustel 8:00-9:00) yielded lots of birds when rain and fog cleared enough

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:36:42 -0500

RBA

* New York
* Syracuse
* May 21, 2012
* NYSY 05.21.12
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):

May 14, 2012 - May 21, 2012
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
compiled:May

[nysbirds-l] Lat Post: Saturday eastern Suffolk

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:12:05 -0500

Peter Polshek, Brian Kane and I spent Saturday birding from Mecox to
Montauk. Our highlights were meagre considering it is May. Migrants were
almost non-existant and many species that had been present in the previous
24 hours had disappeared. Here are the interesting sightings

Green-winged Teal: a pair at 2 different locations in Napeague
American

[nysbirds-l] Doodletown/Mine Rd. birds

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:45:38 -0500

5/20/12 - Doodletown Rd./Mine Rd., Bear Mtn. S.P./West Pt. M.R., NY

3 Canada Geese
2 Mallards
many Turkey Vultures
6+ Black Vultures
3 Red-tailed Hawks
2 Yellow-billed Cuckoos (nice looks at one)
4+ Ruby-thoated Hummingbirds
2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
3 Great Crested Flycatchers
4 Tree Swallows
3 Barn Swallows
1 Blue Jay
2 American Crows
1 Tufted Titmice
1 White-breasted

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 18 May 2012

Sat, 19 May 2012 11:56:24 -0500

- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* May 18, 2012
* NYNY1205.18

- Birds Mentioned:

WHITE-FACED IBIS+
WHITE-WINGED DOVE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Common Eider
Sooty Shearwater
Northern Gannet
Cattle Egret
Gull-billed Tern
Roseate Tern
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Tennessee Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Mourning Warbler
SUMMER TANAGER
Vesper Sparrow
BLUE GROSBEAK

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your

[nysbirds-l] Sooty Shearwaters @ RMSP (Suffolk)

Sat, 19 May 2012 11:40:11 -0500

Finally got in on a piece of the action. Did a sea watch at Field 3 from 11:30-12:30.

Had a total of 4 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 of which were in fairly close to shore. I think the fact that the wind turned onshore was a big help.

A single Black Scoter bobbed

[nysbirds-l] Orioles finally back

Sat, 19 May 2012 11:04:08 -0500

The baltimore orioles finally showed up today at my birdbath. For some reason they were more than a month late. Still no action at the feeders but atleast they're back. They normally show up in Bronxville in mid April but for some reason none were hear untill now. Go figure.

[nysbirds-l] New Rochelle ravens and peregrines

Sat, 19 May 2012 11:00:09 -0500

The peregrine pair at the Trump Plaza was very active yesterday calling and flying around with each other once again giving nice displays. Evidentily they did try to nest but the eggs failed according to the article in the Journal News yesterday. They evidentily are debating on puting a nest

[nysbirds-l] North Fork Preserve, Jamesport

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:40:50 -0500

This morning between ~ 0800 and 1015, I found the birding to be a bit slow here - however, I did pick up a FOY Willow Flycatcher, as well as a FOY Yellow-billed Cuckoo.
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[nysbirds-l] Northern Right Whale off Sag Main Beach

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:45:12 -0500

Just putting this out in case anyone else is sea watching today. Rolling and tail- slapping. Thought it was a Humpback at first but had an all black, smooth, deeply notched fluke. Presume they migrate past LI but never seen one here before.

Bird-wise, most notable were a

Re: [nysbirds-l] NYC: Bryant Park, Wed. 16-May incl. 9 warbler spp.

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:47:13 -0500

Thanks to Ben & his report, yesterday evening I took my NYC Audubon Bryant Park Walk group around the front of the Library, where we were treated to an eight-species flock of warblers, largely in the two honey locusts at the North end. There was also an Empidonax flycatcher, which

[nysbirds-l] albino African Collard-Dove

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:46:23 -0500

Had an albino African Collard-Dove at work today in New Rochelle. It flew low over the building and landed across the street from 10 Commerce Dr. on the electrical wires along the train tracks and sat there for 10 or 15 minutes before flying off towards the Trump Plaza. I

[nysbirds-l] Cattle Egret No

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:33:11 -0500

The cattle egret found by Bob Grover and reported by Ken Thompson at Argyle Lake in Babylon was not present as of 7:25pm. Many dogs were present and quite a few people were out walking around the lake, which may have sent it to a quieter location.

Thanks,
Tim Dunn
Babylon NY
Sent

[nysbirds-l] Cattle egret Argyle Park Babylon Village

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:18:07 -0500

Bob grover called to tell me about a Cattle Egret at the same location as a
couple of years ago at the north end of Argyle park in the Village of
Babylon LI. I saw the bird at 4:45 standing at the edge of the lake towards
the western end of the park

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[nysbirds-l] NYC: Bryant Park, Wed. 16-May incl. 9 warbler spp.

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:33:18 -0500

Date: Wednesday, 16 May 2012 (lunch hour)
Location: Bryant Park - between 40th & 42nd St. off 6th Ave.
Reported by: Ben Cacace

Weather for 16-May for Central Park (12:19p-1:38p) < http://bit.ly/JLHhPR >:
- Conditions: Haze to Mostly Cloudy
- Temperature: 73.0 to 71.6 to 73.0 F
- Wind direction: Variable
- Wind speed: 5 -

[nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibis - no... Cattle Egret (aka Jersey Cow Egret) - yes !

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:17:55 -0500

Yesterday and today, I searched for the previously reported WFIB in the northwest woods of E.Hampton, without success.
In support of Rob Jett's observation & comment re: Snapping Turtles (contained in his earlier post of today) I also had 2 similar sightings (away from water) today in the n/w woods.
Since

[nysbirds-l] Sooty Shearwaters off Robert Moses SP

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:58:42 -0500

Inspired by Pat Lindsay's success there yesterday, I spent ~1 hour (10:15-11:20) this morning watching the ocean off Field 2 at Robert Moses State Park. There was dense fog over the Great South Bay on my drive over (pea soup-thick at mid-span of the double bridge), but visibility over the ocean

[nysbirds-l] Green-Wood Cemetery, May 16th

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:45:24 -0500

Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery was slightly quieter this morning compared to last week's tour. I tallied 13 species of warbler, with overall abundance lower that over the previous few days - although the early fog and drizzle could have been a factor. Still haven't seen much in the way of flycatchers

[nysbirds-l] Robert Moses SP seawatch Suffolk Co.

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:04:14 -0500

To follow up on Shai Mitra's post, a rather slow but steady seawatch from
Robert Moses Field 2 this morning from 7:30 to 9:50 produced the following
birds:

16 Black Scoter - all one flock

51 Common Loon

7 Sooty Shearwater

51 Northern Gannet

7 Laughing Gull

17 Herring Gull

1 Great Black-backed Gull

33 Least Tern

1 Black Tern

[nysbirds-l] Sooty Shearwater, RMSP, LI

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:40:25 -0500

Patricia Lindsay just called to report a Sooty Shearwater at Robert Moses SP, Suffolk, LI, passing close by, heading eastward.

Shai Mitra, Bay Shore

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:28:04 -0500

RBA

* New York
* Syracuse
* May 14, 2012
* NYSY 05.14.12
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):

May 07, 2012 - May 14, 2012
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),
Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortland
compiled:May

[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush in NY & elsewhere

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:07 -0500

re: Bicknell's Thrush on breeding grounds
Joan Collins and all,

Regarding breeding Swainson's Thrush potentially moving upwards into
the elevations and habitat zones for breeding Bicknell's Thrush, that
is sobering and is in line with what I also have seen and others have
been reporting, although I had not

RE: [nysbirds-l] Bicknell's & more, Ulster Co. high peaks, 5/12-13

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:22:26 -0500

Hi Tom/All,

I always enjoy your reports!

I wanted to comment on your Swainson's Thrush observation. Swainson's
Thrushes found nesting in Bicknell's Thrush habitat is no longer "uncommon"
or an "anomaly"! A decade ago, it was uncommon, but no longer - and now
expected. One of the most dramatic climate-related

[nysbirds-l] Central Park Little Blue Heron, May 14th

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:21:23 -0500

Starr Saphir's group had 55 bird species, including 17 warblers, in the
Central Park Ramble this morning. The highlight came around 9:30 am when
Starr briefly saw a LITTLE BLUE HERON flying high over Turtle Pond -- a
very rare sight in Central Park, and only the second Starr has had in over
30

[nysbirds-l] KEWA in Prospect Park

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:27:50 -0500

A KENTUCKY WARBLER was spotted at Prospect Park's Lookout Hill at around 7am today by Ed Crowne and Philip Pane. It was relocated by myself and several others at 10:15am. The bird was singing frequently as it moved about the understory on the slope opposite the Quaker Cemetery and above

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibis in East Hampton

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:22:49 -0500

As of 8:00 this morning the bird is still there, but it may be foraging
elsewhere as well because it wasn't on the pond earlier that morning
according to 2 birders I met on the trail. I also had a tree sparrow, which
seems to be uncommon here, at least for me, this

[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's & more, Ulster Co. high peaks, 5/12-13

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:05:50 -0500

Saturday-Sunday, 12 & 13 May, 2012

I took off for the highest peak in the Catskill range on Saturday and
also hiked through the (lower but rugged) trail across the two peaks
immediately northeast - out of Phoenicia, Ulster Co. - this is the
well-trodden Wittenberg, Cornell, and

[nysbirds-l] Queens County Bird Club Inc. - Upcoming Meeting Info-

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:20:07 -0500

The Queens County Bird Club Inc. will be meeting
at the Alley Pond Environmental Center http://www.alleypond.com/
at 8pm on Wednesday May 16
{ the third Wednesday of the month}

Our Speaker will be David Speiser doing a presentation on Warblers!

David Speiser wildlife photographer will reacquaint us with these
colorful little jewels. Almost 40 species

[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Park

Sun, 13 May 2012 21:43:20 -0500

I visited Alley Pond Park this morning between 6:45 Am and 9:00 Am. It was
relatively quite and the amount of leaf coverage made finding birds by eye
quite difficult. There were quite a few thrushes around (didn't get good
enough looks to determine which species) and the sounds of Ovenbirds,
Canada