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Screech Owl

15 Mar Red Shouldered Hawk at Southaven Park, Brookhaven Hamlet, Long Island,and an additional bird of note, March, 15th [Carl Starace ]
15 Mar Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
15 Mar From NY Times: Climate Change Threatens Migratory Birds, Report Says [Ann Marie Pozzini ]
15 Mar NNYBirds: From NY Times: Climate Change Threatens Migratory Birds, Report Says [Ann Marie Pozzini ]
15 Mar Mew Gull at Playlands, Rye (Westchester Co) [Angus Wilson ]
15 Mar RE: RE: Robert Moses power plant fishing platform ["Richard Guthrie" ]
15 Mar Re: RE: Robert Moses power plant fishing platform []
15 Mar RE: Robert Moses power plant fishing platform ["Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter" ]
15 Mar Re:Robert Moses power plant fishing platform []
15 Mar Niagara B-h Gull, plus Cackling Geese []
15 Mar Black-headed Gull and many Little Gulls - Niagara County [Tom Johnson ]
15 Mar Common Loons - Westchester County [Brien Hindman ]
14 Mar Western Grebe - Wayne County [Tom Johnson ]
14 Mar South Fork LI: Dovekie off Montauk Point [Angus Wilson ]
14 Mar North Fork LI: Parasitic Jaeger at Orient Pt ferry dock [Angus Wilson ]
13 Mar South Fork LI: Glaucous and Iceland Gulls [Angus Wilson ]
13 Mar NYC Area RBA: 12 March 2010 [Karen Fung ]
12 Mar Stony Brook RSHA Photos [Peter Scully ]
12 Mar First Marked Bahamas Piping Plover Re-sighted. [Peter Doherty ]
12 Mar First Marked Bahamas Piping Plover Re-sighted. [Peter Doherty ]
12 Mar Re: Picture Hawk [Brien Hindman ]
12 Mar Re:Picture Hawk []
12 Mar Advice from L.I. birders? [Brien Hindman ]
11 Mar E. Phoebe, Am. Woodcock, Central Park, NYC 3/11 [Thomas Fiore ]
11 Mar Bashakill rarities NO []
11 Mar SW Suffolk Gr Egret ["Grover, Bob" ]
11 Mar Re: Shu Swamp (a.k.a. Mill Neck Preserve) Birds - Nassau Co. [Susan Herbst ]
10 Mar very recent Manhattan birds [Thomas Fiore ]
10 Mar W. Meadow Raptors - Correction (No BW) [Peter Scully ]
10 Mar American Woodcocks ["Robert Grosek" ]
11 Mar Sullivan County Bashakill - patagonia road side rest effect []
10 Mar Queens County Bird Club Inc. - Upcoming Meeting Info- [Arie Gilbert ]
10 Mar Prospect Park, Brooklyn 3/10/10 Eastern Phoebe [Alex Wilson ]
10 Mar Shu Swamp (a.k.a. Mill Neck Preserve) Birds - Nassau Co. [Ken Feustel ]
10 Mar Raven nest in Queens [Corey Finger ]
10 Mar Golden Eagle remains at Bashakill ["Valerie Freer" ]
10 Mar West Meadow, LI: Red-Shouldered Hawks, et al. [Peter Scully ]
10 Mar Re: Raven nest in Queens [Susan Herbst ]
9 Mar Rockland Co., 3/9 [Thomas Fiore ]
9 Mar Raven nest in Queens [Corey Finger ]
09 Mar Smith's Point, L.I .Some" FOS" BIRDS, March 9th [Carl Starace ]
9 Mar Sullivan County - Bashakill - GOLDEN EAGLE []
09 Mar New Paltz Hawks [Sy Schiff ]
9 Mar Caumsett State Park birds [Andrew Block ]
9 Mar Re: gyr- NO new paltz ["Arthur W. Green" ]
9 Mar Gyrfalcon = Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk [vincent N ]
9 Mar gyr- NO new paltz [Chrissy G ]
8 Mar South Fork LI: Flyby Thick-billed Murre off Montauk Point [Angus Wilson ]
8 Mar Shawangunk Grasslands []
8 Mar Fwd: Gyrfalcon - near New Paltz, NY [christine guarino ]
8 Mar Gyrfalcon - near New Paltz, NY [christine guarino ]
8 Mar Syracuse RBA [Joseph Brin ]
8 Mar Gyrfalcon [Peter Schoenberger ]
08 Mar Common Ravens in Queens ["Steve Walter" ]
7 Mar SGNWR 3/7/10 [christine guarino ]
07 Mar Bayville Barrow's Goldeneye, Shu Swamp Rusty Blackbirds, & 1000+ Dunlin at Jones Beach [John Gluth ]
7 Mar NYC: East River Park, Sun. 7-Mar-2010 [Ben Cacace ]
7 Mar "Common" Green-winged Teal (Suffolk Co.) [Douglas Futuyma ]
7 Mar Eastern Adirondacks-white adult GYRFALCON [J Nadler ]
7 Mar East River, Sat. 6-Mar-2010 incl. Gt Cormorant & RT [Ben Cacace ]
06 Mar Re: Continuing MA Barnacle Goose [Jim Osterlund ]
7 Mar Continuing MA Barnacle Goose [jacob drucker ]
6 Mar RE:No Rouse's Pt. Ivory Gull, Yes Tufted Duck ["James G. Kohlenberg" ]
6 Mar Jamaica Bay Barrow's+ [Benjamin Van Doren ]
6 Mar A FOS & a "lifer" ["ROBERT ADAMO" ]
6 Mar NYBG birds incl Red-shouldered hawk & Rustys [Andrew Block ]
6 Mar Killdeer ["Robert Grosek" ]
6 Mar (03-05) Queens Birding - (Eurasian Teal, Barrow's Goldeneye etc.) [Andrew Baksh ]
05 Mar RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary ["LARRY FEDERMAN" ]
05 Mar RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary ["LARRY FEDERMAN" ]
5 Mar NYC Area RBA: 5 March 2010 [Ben Cacace ]
05 Mar West End/Jones Beach Today (Nassau Co.) [Ken Feustel ]
05 Mar Robert Moses - Pair Peregrine Falcons ["Frederick Hamilton" ]
05 Mar 3/5 Brooklyn- Mew Gull []
05 Mar (Metro Birding Briefs) 3/5 Brooklyn- Mew Gull []
4 Mar White-fronted Geese [Hugh McGuinness ]

Subject: Red Shouldered Hawk at Southaven Park, Brookhaven Hamlet, Long Island,and an additional bird of note, March, 15th
From: Carl Starace <castarace AT optonline.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:53:21 -0500
Hello All,      I sighted a Red Shouldered Hawk this morning.It was passing
over Sunrise Highway into the Southaven County Park grounds.I also must
mention the superb photo I saw this morning on the web of a nearly all
white,[ Leucistic], Atlantic Puffin. This stunning specimen was spotted off
the Isles of Scilly ,Britain. This is an extremely rare occurrence indeed
and I believe this photo will have a very long run on the web.The
story/photo can be found at,[ littlebirdiehome.com ]    Good March Birding,
Carl Starace



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Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:42:14 -0700 (PDT)
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  March 15, 2010
*  NYSY 1503.10
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
March 08, 2009 - March 15, 2010
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:March 15 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#196 -Monday March 15, 2010
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 01 , 
2009 

 
Highlights:
-----------

WESTERN GREBE (Extralimital)
ROSS’S GOOSE
SNOW GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
GOLDEN EAGLE
AMERICAN WOODCOCK
ICELAND GULL
LONG-EARED OWL
NORTHERN SHRIKE


Migrants this week:
--------------
AMERICAN WOODCOCK -  3/8
GREEN-WING TEAL -  3/10
TREE SWALLOW - 3/10
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK - 3/10
GOLDEN EAGLE - 3/12
CHIPPING SPARROW - 3/13 (possible overwinterer but not reported previously) 


Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
------------

 3/11: An estimated 100,000 SNOW GEESE were reported in the mucklands on Rt.31. 
In ensuing days the numbers have dropped to “mere thousands”. 

     3/12: A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen alont Rt.89 between East Road and Rt.31.
 3/13: An EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at the end (drivable) of VanDyne Spoor Road. 



Onondaga County
------------

 3/8: AMERICAN WOODCOCK were heard and seen along Kellog Road in the Three 
Rivers WMA north of Baldwinsville. 5 PURPLE FINCHES were seen in the Tully 
Valley area. 

 3/14: A NORTHERN SHRIKE continues to hang around the Split Rock area west of 
Syracuse. An ICELAND GULL was seen feeding in the Seneca River in 
Baldwinsville. 



Oswego County
------------

     3/13: A LONG-EARED OWL was found at Noyes Sanctuary along Lake Ontario.


Derby Hill
------------

 A slow week due to indifferent weather. The first GOLDEN EAGLE 3/12 and 
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 3/10 were recorded. The count so far is 11 species of 
raptor and 312 individuals. 

 Most impressive was the Goose flight on 3/14. An estimated 55,000 CANADA GEESE 
and 77,500 SNOW GEESE were recorded flying over. 



Extralimital
------------

 3/11: A WESTERN GREBE was initially reported on ebird at Chimney Bluffs State 
Park on Lake Ontario in Wayne County. It was relocated on 3/14 but there have 
been no updates today. 

     

     
 --end transcript
 
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Joseph Brin
Region 5
Baldwinsville, N.Y.  13027  U.S.A.


      
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Subject: From NY Times: Climate Change Threatens Migratory Birds, Report Says
From: Ann Marie Pozzini <li_birder AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:27:17 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/science/earth/13birds.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y 




      
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Subject: NNYBirds: From NY Times: Climate Change Threatens Migratory Birds, Report Says
From: Ann Marie Pozzini <li_birder AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:27:17 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/science/earth/13birds.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y 




      

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Subject: Mew Gull at Playlands, Rye (Westchester Co)
From: Angus Wilson <oceanwanderers AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:45:55 -0400
An adult *MEW GULL* (likely a nominate Common Gull, _canus_) was found by
Tom Burke and Gail Benson yesterday afternoon at Playlands Park in Rye
(Westchester Co.). A few local birders were able to reach the spot in time
to see it before it was flushed and disappeared. It was searched for this
morning without success but I understand there has been a re-sighting this
afternoon. From the photos I've seen, the bird seems to be coming into
alternate plumage with only faint hints of head streaking, a hint of dark
band on the bill and a noticeably red orbital ring. More details to follow.

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New York City & The Springs, NY, USA
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Subject: RE: RE: Robert Moses power plant fishing platform
From: "Richard Guthrie" <gaeltic AT capital.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:06:31 -0400
There are at least THREE Robert Moses State Parks.

 

The one on Long Island, another at Niagara Falls, and yet another at
Massena.

 

Each one offers great birding opportunities.

 

There are also several Robert Moses Parkways.

 

The "Power Broker" sure had a way to spread his influence (and name) around
NYS..

 

Rich Guthrie

New Baltimore,

The Greene County

New York

gaeltic AT capital.net

http://blog.timesunion.com/birding

 

 

 

 

  _____  

From: bounce-5433432-8863757 AT list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-5433432-8863757 AT list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of
susieq60 AT optonline.net
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 1:49 PM
To: Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
Cc: NYSBirds
Subject: Re: RE: [nysbirds-l] Robert Moses power plant fishing platform

 

I'm assuming this is the Upstate RM & not the one on  Long Island...or I am
very confused.
:-)

----- Original Message -----
From: Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter 
Date: Monday, March 15, 2010 1:26 pm
Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Robert Moses power plant fishing platform
To: NYSBirds 

> Everyone,
> 
> 
> 
> There was parking there until 911 and after that they only allowed
> handicapped people to use it. Everyone else had to park in the 
> lot above
> and walk down which was a pretty long walk. When Dean and I saw the
> black-headed I suggest that I drive him down and drop him off 
> and go back up
> and park. When we got there, I could see that they were again 
> allowingparking at the bottom. So at some point they changed it 
> back to the way it
> was before 911. Lucky for us.
> 
> 
> 
> As you say, It's a great spot for getting close looks but it is very
> limited. You have to hope the bird of interest flies near the 
> corner of the
> power plant.
> 
> 
> 
> Betsy
> 
> 
> 
> From: bounce-5432776-3714443 AT list.cornell.edu
> [mailto:bounce-5432776-3714443 AT list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of
> Tigger64 AT aol.com
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:13 PM
> To: NYSBIRDS-L AT cornell.edu
> Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Robert Moses power plant fishing platform
> 
> 
> 
> The fishing platform referred to by Tom has been closed this 
> winter due to
> ice build up. I'm not sure when it is scheduled to re-open, 
> some time soon
> I would imagine. 
> 
> 
> 
> Back in November I found a Black-headed Gull on the upriver 
> roosting rocks.
> It stood there for hours, but in the next few days spent most of 
> its time
> flying around that fishing platform. Dean DiTomasso got awesome 
> point-blank
> photos of it while standing on the platform.
> 
> 
> 
> Jim Pawlicki and I subsequently spent some time viewing from the spot.
> Looks at close birds are epic, but the spot comes with its own 
> set of
> viewing vagaries and is probably best used in conjunction with other
> overlooks.
> 
> 
> 
> It's not well known because there was previously no real parking 
> at the
> bottom of the hill, thus effectively limiting access. The 
> parking area has
> recently been enlarged.
> 
> 
> 
> Dave Wheeler.
> 
> 
> --
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> 
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Subject: Re: RE: Robert Moses power plant fishing platform
From: susieq60 AT optonline.net
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:49:24 +0000 (GMT)
I'm assuming this is the Upstate RM & not the one on Long Island...or I am 
very confused.:-)----- Original Message -----From: Willie D'Anna and Betsy 
Potter Date: Monday, March 15, 2010 1:26 pmSubject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Robert 
Moses power plant fishing platformTo: NYSBirds > Everyone,> > > > There was 
parking there until 911 and after that they only allowed> handicapped people to 
use it. Everyone else had to park in the > lot above> and walk down which was a 
pretty long walk. When Dean and I saw the> black-headed I suggest that I drive 
him down and drop him off > and go back up> and park. When we got there, I 
could see that they were again > allowingparking at the bottom. So at some 
point they changed it > back to the way it> was before 911. Lucky for us.> > > 
> As you say, It's a great spot for getting close looks but it is very> 
limited. You have to hope the bird of interest flies near the > corner of the> 
power plant.> > > > Betsy> > > > From: bounce-5432776-3714443 AT list.cornell.edu> 
[mailto:bounce-5432776-3714443 AT list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of> 
Tigger64 AT aol.com> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:13 PM> To: 
NYSBIRDS-L AT cornell.edu> Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Robert Moses power plant 
fishing platform> > > > The fishing platform referred to by Tom has been closed 
this > winter due to> ice build up. I'm not sure when it is scheduled to 
re-open, > some time soon> I would imagine. > > > > Back in November I found a 
Black-headed Gull on the upriver > roosting rocks.> It stood there for hours, 
but in the next few days spent most of > its time> flying around that fishing 
platform. Dean DiTomasso got awesome > point-blank> photos of it while standing 
on the platform.> > > > Jim Pawlicki and I subsequently spent some time viewing 
from the spot.> Looks at close birds are epic, but the spot comes with its own 
> set of> viewing vagaries and is probably best used in conjunction with other> 
overlooks.> > > > It's not well known because there was previously no real 
parking > at the> bottom of the hill, thus effectively limiting access. The > 
parking area has> recently been enlarged.> > > > Dave Wheeler.> > > --> > 
NYSbirds-L List Info:> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> 
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Subject: RE: Robert Moses power plant fishing platform
From: "Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter" <dannapotter AT roadrunner.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:26:08 -0400
Everyone,

 

There was parking there until 911 and after that they only allowed
handicapped people to use it.  Everyone else had to park in the lot above
and walk down which was a pretty long walk.  When Dean and I saw the
black-headed I suggest that I drive him down and drop him off and go back up
and park.  When we got there, I could see that they were again allowing
parking at the bottom.  So at some point they changed it back to the way it
was before 911.  Lucky for us.

 

As you say, It's a great spot for getting close looks but it is very
limited.  You have to hope the bird of interest flies near the corner of the
power plant.

 

Betsy

 

From: bounce-5432776-3714443 AT list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-5432776-3714443 AT list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of
Tigger64 AT aol.com
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:13 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L AT cornell.edu
Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Robert Moses power plant fishing platform

 

The fishing platform referred to by Tom has been closed this winter due to
ice build up.  I'm not sure when it is scheduled to re-open, some time soon
I would imagine.  

 

Back in November I found a Black-headed Gull on the upriver roosting rocks.
It stood there for hours, but in the next few days spent most of its time
flying around that fishing platform.  Dean DiTomasso got awesome point-blank
photos of it while standing on the platform.

 

Jim Pawlicki and I subsequently spent some time viewing from the spot.
Looks at close birds are epic, but the spot comes with its own set of
viewing vagaries and is probably best used in conjunction with other
overlooks.

 

It's not well known because there was previously no real parking at the
bottom of the hill, thus effectively limiting access. The parking area has
recently been enlarged.

 

Dave Wheeler.


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Subject: Re:Robert Moses power plant fishing platform
From: Tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:13:25 EDT
The fishing platform referred to by Tom has been closed this winter due to  
ice build up.  I'm not sure when it is scheduled to re-open, some time soon 
 I would imagine.  
 
Back in November I found a Black-headed Gull on the upriver roosting  
rocks.  It stood there for hours, but in the next few days spent most of  its 
time flying around that fishing platform.  Dean DiTomasso got awesome  
point-blank photos of it while standing on the platform.
 
Jim Pawlicki and I subsequently spent some time viewing from the  spot.  
Looks at close birds are epic, but the spot comes with its own set  of viewing 
vagaries and is probably best used in conjunction with other  overlooks.
 
It's not well known because there was previously no real parking at the  
bottom of the hill, thus effectively limiting access. The parking area has  
recently been enlarged.
 
Dave Wheeler.

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Subject: Niagara B-h Gull, plus Cackling Geese
From: Tigger64 AT aol.com
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:52:26 EDT
 
Jim Pawlicki and I saw the Black-headed Gull from the Lewiston boat  launch 
at around 3pm.  It was rafting with Bonaparte's Gulls somewhat  downstream 
but staying within scope range.
 
We then tried for the Black Vulture found by Willie D'Anna, but struck out  
on it.  Geese near the intersection of Johnson Creek Rd.  and 
Somerset-Hartland Townline Rd were the evening highlight. Lots of Cackling 
Geese were 

seen, many with white neck band below the black "neck  sock".  Jim kept a 
tally and got to 79 Cackling Geese.  A Greater  White-fronted Goose eventually 
flew in and dropped out of site behind the 3000+  geese in the field.
 
Dave Wheeler.

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Subject: Black-headed Gull and many Little Gulls - Niagara County
From: Tom Johnson <tbj4 AT cornell.edu>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:43:14 -0400
NYSbirders,
Chris Wood, Marshall Iliff, and I birded north to south on the Niagara
River in New York yesterday with the following highlights:
1 Cackling Goose - flyover with Canadas coming into NY from Ontario at
Lewiston docks
1 Black-headed Gull - at the Lewiston docks, an adult about halfway
done molting in hood (most Bonaparte's appear to still be in basic
plumage, nice for picking this one out in addition to wing pattern,
size, etc)
20-26 Little Gulls - in Lewiston from a few vantages (including the
docks); we observed 13 Little Gulls twice at different locations, and
feel that while there might have been some overlap, most of the birds
were different and that there were at least 20 birds present.

We also saw 6 "Kumlien's" Gulls and 1 Glaucous Gull on the river from
various points, though large gull numbers are way down and Ring-billed
and Bonaparte's Gulls are dominating the river at the moment.  We did
drive down to the fishing access on the NY side at the Robert Moses/
Adam Beck power plant (just outside of the security entrance to the
plant)- it seems that if the gate to the fishing access elevator is
ever opened (it is "temporarily closed" now), the views from
river-level on the New York side of the river could be spectacular,
and identifications of tricky gulls could be more easily verified and
supported than they can be from on high at the Sir Adam Beck overlook
on the Ontario side of the river (where viewing is frustrating at
best).  Has anyone explored this access option further?

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Subject: Common Loons - Westchester County
From: Brien Hindman <discordian37 AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:15:26 -0400
I spotted 2 adult common loons on the drive in to work this morning
from Rt. 120 on the northern end of Kenisco Lake near Nanny Hagen Rd.
Not earth shattering news, but I thought people who frequent the
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Subject: Western Grebe - Wayne County
From: Tom Johnson <tbj4 AT cornell.edu>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:05:51 -0400
NYSbirders,
Chuck Gibson reported a Western Grebe at Chimney Bluffs State Park
(Wayne Co.) on 11 March using eBird (report visible on the eBird
Google Gadget).  Tim Lenz and Chris Wiley relocated it this morning,
and many people were able to see it throughout the day (though others
struck out).  The bird seems to range widely along the shoreline and
spent a good deal of the day diving/ feeding, often at considerable
distance.  There are also many (easily >60) Red-necked Grebes and a
few Horned Grebes in the area.
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Subject: South Fork LI: Dovekie off Montauk Point
From: Angus Wilson <oceanwanderers AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:40:23 -0400
The passing storm left the South Fork of Long Island (Suffolk Co.) bruised
and battered, with flooded roads, lots of damaged or felled trees and a few
downed telephone lines. The ocean swell was majestic as viewed from the
Montauk Point restaurant overlook, with 20-30 ft rollers passing over the
reef in front of the lighthouse. Viewing conditions were OK at first but as
the wind dropped a light fog settled in over the entire area. Surfers found
good waves off Culloden Point on the north side of the peninsula.

The highlight of my morning was a *DOVEKIE* that flew right into Turtle Cove
(south side of Point), made a wide circle and flew out again! It was close
enough to see the tiny bill and dusky underwings. I scanned the area for a
further hour but did not relocate it. Other birds of note off the Point were
3 *RAZORBILL*, 2 different adult *KUMLEIN'S ICELAND GULLS* and a 4th-winter
type *LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*. Many large gulls were cruising up and down
the shoreline making quick work of edibles that had been ripped up off the
bottom. Three Bonaparte's Gulls off Camp Hero were only ones I saw today.

Of local interest, thirty-three *RING-NECK DUCK* were on Tuthill's Pond
(almost connected to the ocean by flooding) and four *CANVASBACK* were on
Fort Pond. The 2nd basic-type *GLAUCOUS GULL *that I saw yesterday was back
on Further Lane in East Hampton and 4 *TUNDRA SWAN* were with 3 Mute Swan in
fields between Highland Terrace and Sag Main Street in Sagaponack.

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Subject: North Fork LI: Parasitic Jaeger at Orient Pt ferry dock
From: Angus Wilson <oceanwanderers AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:59:12 -0400
Nick Bonomo sent word of an adult PARASITIC JAEGER at the Orient Point ferry
dock at 1 pm today. He's confident it is not a Pomarine, the more likely
species during the winter months. I am not aware of any records of this
species before April but will need to check on that.

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Subject: South Fork LI: Glaucous and Iceland Gulls
From: Angus Wilson <oceanwanderers AT gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:02:11 -0500
Todays Nor'easter pounded the eastern tip of Long Island and birds were few
and far between. The storm still rages as I type. The high winds, heavy rain
and volume of spray/sand in the air made seawatching a challenge to say the
least. When I could see beyond the crashing surf, there seemed to be little
activity. On the ponds, waterfowl numbers seem low and I could not find
anything of note among the lingering flocks of Canada Geese.

Not too surprisingly, most of the Great Black-backed Gulls had moved inland
off the beaches to wait out the weather and flocks stood huddled in fields
and other open areas. Looking through these, I found an adult *GLAUCOUS GULL
* on Bridge Lane in Sagaponack, and just before dusk a 2nd basic-type *GLAUCOUS
GULL* on Further Lane in East Hampton. This latter bird, a predominantly
white individual, flew in as I was watching an adult *KUMLEIN'S ICELAND GULL
*bathing in a rain water pool. A couple of Bonparte's Gulls were on Shorts
Pond in Bridgehampton, the first time I've seen the species there.
Ironically, we've reached a point where I find the absence of any Lesser
Black-backed Gulls among these storm displaced gulls more surprising than if
one or two were present.

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Subject: NYC Area RBA: 12 March 2010
From: Karen Fung <easternbluebird AT gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:12:15 -0500
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* March 12, 2010
* NYNY1003.12

Birds Mentioned:

THICK-BILLED MURRE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (Sullivan County)
CACKLING GOOSE
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal ('Eurasian' type)
Common Eider
Harlequin Duck
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Northern Bobwhite
American Bittern
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle (Sullivan County)
Red-shouldered Hawk
Golden Eagle (Sullivan County)
Killdeer
American Oystercatcher
American Woodcock
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Razorbill
SNOWY OWL
Eastern Phoebe
Common Raven
Winter Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle


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or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

        Jeanne Skelly - Secretary
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        420 Chili-Scottsville Rd.
        Churchville, NY  14428

~ Transcript ~

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070

To report sightings call:
Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (days except Sunday)
Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 (Long Island)

Compilers: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Karen Fung

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings.  This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March
12th, at 9:00 pm.  The highlights of today's tape are THICK-BILLED
MURRE, SNOWY OWLS, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL,
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, and CACKLING GOOSE.

With Spring finally showing some signs of actually arriving,
northbound movement of migrants has also been noted.  A sea watch off
Montauk Point Sunday produced the most unusual of this week's birds
when a THICK-BILLED MURRE was spotted moving east, joining 46
RAZORBILLS also flying by.  An immature BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE also
appeared, and at Montauk Harbor Inlet, an ICELAND GULL was still
present, and five more RAZORBILLS were noted.  At Fort Pond Bay a
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continued, and a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK flew
past.

Rather unexpected, due to their notable absence this winter, were two
SNOWY OWLS spotted recently.  The first, a dark immature, was found
last Saturday in the dunes near Tiana Beach, off Dune Road west of
Shinnecock Inlet, a typical location, whereas the second, a lighter
bird, appeared Tuesday in a farm field along Manor Lane in Southport
on the North Fork.  Both owls were searched for on subsequent days and
not relocated.

Lingering waterfowl included two BARROW'S GOLDENEYES.  The drake in
Bayville was noted Sunday, still off the entrance to Centre Island,
which is east of Bayville along Bayville Avenue, while the drake at
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge continues in the Bay west of the West Pond
or, especially in the later afternoon, on the West Pond.  The numbers
of GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the West Pond seem to be dropping, with the
'Common' type Teal pulling out, but another 'Eurasian' type
GREEN-WINGED TEAL was found Sunday at Nissequogue River State Park,
which is southeast of Sunken Meadow State Park, off Sunken Meadow
Road.

A CACKLING GOOSE was found at Caumsett State Park, north of Lloyd
Harbor, on Monday.

In conjunction with the continued sightings of COMMON RAVENS in Roslyn
and occasional occurrences in New York City, it is quite interesting
that a pair has been found nesting in Kew Gardens, Queens, at a site
they apparently also used last year.

Various spring migrants now appearing in Central, Prospect and other
city parks lately have included WOOD DUCK and other waterfowl on the
move; TURKEY VULTURES and some hawks, including a few RED-SHOULDERED
HAWKS; KILLDEER and some AMERICAN WOODCOCK; EASTERN PHOEBE as of
Wednesday; and some RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, along with many flocks of
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and COMMON GRACKLES.  AMERICAN WOODCOCK are now
displaying in most appropriate locations.

Along the coast, GREAT EGRET and AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER have also been
noted, so a decent variety is now available.  For example, the
collection of birds at Shu Swamp in Mill Neck on Wednesday featured
WOOD DUCK, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, WINTER WREN, HERMIT THRUSH and RUSTY
BLACKBIRD.

Out east at Shinnecock, two immature male HARLEQUIN DUCKS were still
present along the inlet jetty Sunday, and Sunday afternoon several
hundred COMMON EIDER flew out of Shinnecock Inlet to feed on the
ocean.  Birds along Dune Road west of the inlet included an AMERICAN
BITTERN Saturday and EASTERN BLUEBIRD Sunday.

A flock of NORTHERN BOBWHITE appeared Saturday near the old Grumman
Airport in Calverton, where WOODCOCK were displaying on Sunday.

Two nice birds up at the Bashakill Wildlife Management Area in upstate
New York (Sullivan County) recently were a GOLDEN EAGLE joining up
with some BALD EAGLES on the ice from about the 6th up to Wednesday,
and a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE visited Bashakill on Thursday.

To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126,
or days except Sunday call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483.  This service
is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National
Audubon Society.  Thank you for calling.

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Subject: Stony Brook RSHA Photos
From: Peter Scully <peterandrewscullyii AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:17:59 -0800 (PST)
Here are a few photos of the Red-shouldered Hawks that were over the W. Meadow 
Creek this week. 



http://www.flickr.com/photos/scullybirds/

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Subject: First Marked Bahamas Piping Plover Re-sighted.
From: Peter Doherty <leasttern AT hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:37:28 -0500
Greetings, all: They are coming. And soon. The initial resighting of a Piping 
Plover marked on February 17, 2010 on Andros Island, The Bahamas was made (and 
photographed) in Duval County, FL today by Pat Leary. It is ~440 air miles 
between those points. A picture and additional information will be posted on 
the First Landing blog at www.cvwo.org. 


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Subject: First Marked Bahamas Piping Plover Re-sighted.
From: Peter Doherty <leasttern AT hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:37:28 -0500
Greetings, all: They are coming. And soon. The initial resighting of a Piping 
Plover marked on February 17, 2010 on Andros Island, The Bahamas was made (and 
photographed) in Duval County, FL today by Pat Leary. It is ~440 air miles 
between those points. A picture and additional information will be posted on 
the First Landing blog at www.cvwo.org. 


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Subject: Re: Picture Hawk
From: Brien Hindman <discordian37 AT gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:10:59 -0500
That kind most certainly does.  In fact, they prefer to.  ;-)

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 1:07 PM,  wrote:

>  **
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> From: Bootyrules111 AT aol.com
> Subj: Re: Picture Hawk
>
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> From: Bootyrules111 AT aol.com
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> Sent: 3/11/2010 10:17:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
> Subj: Re: Picture Hawk
>
> *I have alot of hawks around here.I live in Wappingers Falls,New York.They
> usually fly by everday,but never do they sit on top of my bird feeder
> yikes!!! I know that they eat rodents and squirrels and rabbits.Do they eat
> little birds too??? What kind of hawk is this? Thank you.*
>
>  **
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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:07:37 EST


  
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Subj: Re: Picture Hawk





 
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Sent: 3/11/2010 10:17:07 P.M. Eastern  Standard Time
Subj: Re: Picture Hawk


I have alot of hawks around here.I live in Wappingers  Falls,New York.They 
usually fly by everday,but never do they sit on top of  my bird feeder 
yikes!!! I know that they eat rodents and squirrels and  rabbits.Do they eat 
little birds too??? What kind of hawk is this? Thank  you.




 
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Subject: Advice from L.I. birders?
From: Brien Hindman <discordian37 AT gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:04:52 -0500
Hi all,

I am curious if it is too late in the season to observe razorbills,
seeing as spring is right around the corner.  Living up in
Westchester, I have only found the time to make the trip out to
Montauk once, where I got some good views of c. eiders and scoters.
I'd like to make a second attempt, but am concerned it will be a "no"
trip.

Thank you for any insight/advice.  Feel free to email me directly if
you don't want to create any unnecessary noise on this list.

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Subject: E. Phoebe, Am. Woodcock, Central Park, NYC 3/11
From: Thomas Fiore <tomfi2 AT earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:59:00 -0500
Thursday, 11 March 2010 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

An Eastern Phoebe was at the south side of the Great Hill this  
afternoon, well above the path north of the Pool, near W. 103 Street -  
well up in a tall bare tree, calling & at least a few times, also  
singing.

At Strawberry Fields late in the day, near W. 72 Street there was some  
bird activity including a Woodcock near the n. side of the lawn, with  
a fairly large mixed flock all around the area including American  
Robins, Common Grackles & a number of common overwintering species  
plus (uncommon, if overwintered there) Hermit Thrush, Yellow-bellied  
Sapsucker, N. Flicker, one Fox Sparrow among the White-throateds, & a  
ruckus of Blue Jays. (cause of ruckus, not clear to me....) Other  
areas I was in today seemed to be less active...

Some birds had seemingly moved on with waterfowl in particular in  
lower numbers than the day before. It didn't help that at the Meer  
some guy was rowing a small boat around the whole area... but the  
reservoir (boat-less) was also much less "ducky" other than modest  
gull numbers, again of the 3 usual winter species: Ring-billed,  
Herring, Great Black-backed...

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Subject: Bashakill rarities NO
From: vanhaas AT citlink.net
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:54:15 +0000 (UTC)
In spite of extensive searching by a number of individuals today, neither the 
Golden Eagle nor the Greater White-fronted Goose were seen. I did hear that a 
Greater White-front was found in Pine Island this morning and thats only 30 
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Subject: SW Suffolk Gr Egret
From: "Grover, Bob" <rgrover AT gpinet.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:29:39 -0500
Today at noon, there was a Great Egret at the north end of Argyle Lake in 
Babylon Village. I'm sure that by now there are numbers of them around, but I 
haven't been out much since January. I guess it's time to get back in the game. 

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Subject: Re: Shu Swamp (a.k.a. Mill Neck Preserve) Birds - Nassau Co.
From: Susan Herbst <susieq60 AT optonline.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:17:10 -0500
The Orange collared Canada Goose note reminds me - Yesterday there  
were some collared geese at Bar Beach/North Hempstead Beach Park  
(Port Washington/Roslyn, NY). I saw them as I drove by, but didn't  
have time to stop. If any one is in the area...
There are always geese there, but this is the first time i noticed  
collars.

On Mar 10, 2010, at 2:15 PM, Ken Feustel wrote:

> We decided to take advantage today of what might be the last day of  
> sunlight until next week by visiting Shu Swamp in northeastern  
> Nassau Co. There was a nice mix of early Spring migrants and winter  
> residents, including Wood Duck(4) American Woodcock (1), Winter  
> Wren (2), Hermit Thrush (1), Yellow-rumped Warbler (2) and Rusty  
> Blackbird (8).
>
> Bird Banding Data: Birders may remember observing the orange- 
> collared Canada Geese this past fall and winter at Sunken Meadow  
> State Park (Suffolk Co.) while searching for the elusive Pink- 
> footed Goose and Barnacle Goose. Sue and I forwarded the collar  
> numbers for three Canada Geese to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service  
> and recently received the results. The three birds were banded by  
> the Canadian Wildlife Service and Quebec University near Varennes,  
> east of Montreal, Quebec in 2007.
>
> Ken Feustel
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Subject: very recent Manhattan birds
From: Thomas Fiore <tomfi2 AT earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:58:51 -0500
Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 - Central Park & Manhattan, N.Y. City

At Central Park in Manhattan, not too much in the way of arrivals,  
although migrants have passed by & thru over the last 10 days or  
so...  and just today, at the park's far north end (specifically on  
the "ridge" a bit south of the Blockhouse, and on the path a short way  
uphill / north of the Loch) were two separate Eastern Phoebes: each  
singing a bit - the first one (seen) could be heard at the same time  
after the second was in view. These still fairly early- most can be  
expected in the last week of March well into April... yet there have  
almost always been a few moving up well ahead, and in some years early  
phoebes reported in NY state are fairly far inland. On the regional  
bird-lists, one eager eastern phoebe was noted at a Rhode Island site  
today.

Of other apparently recent arrivals, a couple of Golden-crowned  
Kinglets, one reported Tuesday, and 3 in one area today (Wed.) along  
the Great Hill.  Also today as in many recent days, a smallish stream  
of blackbirds, that is icterids, seemingly made up primarily of Common  
Grackle flocks, with far lesser numbers of Red-winged Blackbird and a  
very few Rusty Blackbirds, plus (just today) 2 Brown-headed Cowbirds -  
which more typically come along a bit later than the first grackles or  
red-winged blackbirds, arriving before spring is fully sprung.  The  
other signs of spring have included a fairly good movement of  
waterbirds, but most of that (thru Central Park, that is) have been  
quick stopovers with not that many lingerers so far - and there also  
has been very stubborn skim-ice on waterbodies, even as of today the  
reservoir was more covered than not by a slushy layer in the earliest  
daylight hours - this after 100 hours of temperatures above freezing  
and 4 days of sunny, 55-60 high temp's. in N.Y.C.

American Woodcock have seemingly been very scarce so far in Central,  
despite more & more being seen & heard in many locations north of NYC  
over the past week or more. At least 3 had been flushed (accidentally)  
off woods paths some days ago in the park; perhaps others have moved  
thru but not been well-reported or widely seen.  Another species that  
has passed thru but barely seems to have stopped in so far at Central  
Park - 2 Killdeer were at the Sheep Meadow in early morning of Sat.  
March 6th, but could not be found there or anywhere else in Central  
later that day or since - the species is certainly much harder to come  
by as a passage migrant in this park that it once was, for a variety  
of reasons (likewise for a number of "field" birds such as horned  
larks etc.)

There have also been some very modest flights of American Robins, with  
up to several hundred noted a few different mornings, but even with  
these a majority so far have not lingered. A few small flocks of Cedar  
Waxwings have been seen, these not expected in large numbers until  
much later spring anyhow.  The sparrow numbers have changed, but  
almost imperceptibly so far, with also more singing by the few Fox,  
greater numbers of Song and especially White-throated Sparrows. One  
modest surprise today was a single Chipping Sparrow, seen singing near  
Cedar Hill, while a couple of (uncommon in Central) American Tree  
Sparrows linger on at the Ramble feeding area & nearby. A modest flock  
of Dark-eyed Juncos have continued in the north end & small numbers  
continued elsewhere. A Brown Thrasher remains in the areas including  
both sides of the W. Drive at Tanner's Spring, the Winterdale Arch and  
to the east & north of those sites as well; a couple of Hermit  
Thrushes have been seen, probably still representing ones that  
overwintered in the park or very near, but in the month of March that  
thrush species will increase greatly, mostly towards month's end...

Among the waterbirds so far noted - Great Blue Heron, Black-crowned  
Night-Heron (1, Meer), Double-crested Cormorant (occasional at  
reservoir in past 10 days), Wood Duck (pair at the Pond today, but  
have been moving about), Bufflehead (up to 30, with at least 20 on the  
reservoir this morning), Gadwall (in varying numbers generally fewer  
than 10, park-wide), N. Shoveler (down to under 30 after a brief  
appearance of about 60 last week), Hooded Merganser (up to 10 or more,  
and at least 5 today), plus small numbers of Ruddy Ducks at the Meer  
(so far) - and the usual 3 gull species in varying numbers, fewer  
lingering just now at the reservoir with diminished ice - maximum  
about 900+, & some days less than 100 at a time.  There have been a  
few Turkey Vulture flyovers mostly later in recent days and also a few  
Snow Goose flyovers in early mornings, along with a few notable  
flights of Canada Geese that appeared to be moving beyond very local  
(ie, manhattan waters) sites.

Raptors seen lately at Central include the local Red-tailed Hawks,  
American Kestrels and occasional Peregrine sorties in or over the  
park, as well as a couple of Cooper's Hawks - with some other raptors  
(species) migrations gearing up quite fully this month on into  
April...  not so much commented on lately, American Crows were in  
numbers a few times, with a high count of 48 at one time (38 of these  
playing around at Sheep Meadow) on Friday, March 5th... the nasal  
calls of Fish Crow also should be listened for, as some could be on  
the move right about now.

I haven't been able to come up with lingering Rusty Blackbirds in  
Central so far; they're less common in recent years here than before,  
but have many weeks now to put in some appearances and perhaps stay  
for a bit. If the weather forecasts go as predicted (yeah, right!),  
there may be a bit of spring migration by the vernal equinox this  
year. On Wednesday, March 10th: at least 52 species in Central Park.
<>
A pair of Monk Parakeets is hanging in at a nest site in a Manhattan  
park. Also being seen in that neighborhood, although not as regularly  
(?) have been ravens, which do seem to be more regular lately in the  
Bronx. This species might soon become a real NYC resident as they  
continue their southward & coastal movements which have been ongoing  
for many years - Poe's ghost may yet find them at his once-upon-a-time  
big city haunts...
<>
Good end-of-winter birding,
<>
Tom Fiore,
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Subject: W. Meadow Raptors - Correction (No BW)
From: Peter Scully <peterandrewscullyii AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:50:47 -0800 (PST)
My report from West Meadow today included a Broad-winged Hawk, which I have 
learned would be improbably early. Luckily I was able to grab photos of all the 
birds today and the one previously ID'd as BW was in fact a RS...so, 4 RSHAs on 
the day. No BWs. Still plenty of sunshine. 


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Subject: American Woodcocks
From: "Robert Grosek" <bluewing AT stny.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:35:12 -0500
I heard American Woodcock tonight in Broome County.

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Subject: Sullivan County Bashakill - patagonia road side rest effect
From: vanhaas AT citlink.net
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:10:10 +0000 (UTC)
This afternoon I returned to the Bashakill at 3pm to see if the Golden Eagle 
was still around and what else might be among the abundant waterfowl. When I 
arrived, no one else was there. I scanned the marsh on both sides of the road. 
On my second scan of the north side, I looked to the extreme left and found a 
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE standing on an iceberg! This is the first county 
record for Sullivan County! I snapped a few distant pics and then started the 
phone calls. Arlene Borko arrived first, followed by Tony and Sue Russo. Ken 
McDermott and Lance Verderame soon followed. We had great views of the bird. I 
was able to sneak through the woods, the last hundred feet on my belly, to get 
many decent shots of this bird. We remained with the bird until dark, at which 
time it began cackling and took flight. It flew well down the Bash then 
eventually turned around and landed in a large flock of Canada Geese. It was 
now to dark to discern the bird. Hopefully it will remain and be seen in the 
morning. As we watched this bird hundreds of ducks and geese began flying 
around the kill with many others flying high overhead. Thirteen species of 
waterfowl were present. The blackbird flocks were immense with thousands 
passing overhead. The numbers of birds was staggering. Great Birding! John Haas 


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Subject: Queens County Bird Club Inc. - Upcoming Meeting Info-
From: Arie Gilbert <ariegilbert AT optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:06:21 -0500
The Queens County Bird Club Inc. will be meeting
at the Alley Pond Environmental Center
on Wednesday  March 17 at 8pm

Our Speaker will be:

Dr. Angus Wilson.  Chair of the New York State Avian Records Committee 
(NYSARC) and Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, New York 
University Medical Center and Member of the NYU Cancer Institute.

Doing a presentation on

"A NEW YORKER'S GUIDE TO WATCHING SEABIRDS AND CETACEANS: WHERE, WHEN 
AND HOW"



Non members and guests are invited to join us for our meetings featuring 
noted guest speakers,  and to join us on our renowned field trips. 
QCBC is a tax exempt, charitable organization {501c3}.
Trips and Meetings are free! :-)
Please consider joining or making a contribution when you attend or 
participate.


Please check our website for more information

- {N.B. The website is down, but will be up again shortly }

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Subject: Prospect Park, Brooklyn 3/10/10 Eastern Phoebe
From: Alex Wilson <alex AT digitalmediatree.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:50:57 -0500
Saw my first-of-year EASTERN PHOEBE today in Prospect, a sure sign  
that spring migration is on. A fair number of birds were moving, with  
increased numbers of Blackbirds, Juncos and Song Sparrows on hand, as  
well as a flyover flock of 16 WOOD DUCKS. The blackbirds were mostly  
Red-winged, but at least 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen within the  
park; Rustys have been present in Prospect for most of the winter but  
these singing males were probably migrants.

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Subject: Shu Swamp (a.k.a. Mill Neck Preserve) Birds - Nassau Co.
From: Ken Feustel <feustel AT optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:15:19 -0500
We decided to take advantage today of what might be the last day of sunlight 
until next week by visiting Shu Swamp in northeastern Nassau Co. There was a 
nice mix of early Spring migrants and winter residents, including Wood Duck(4) 
American Woodcock (1), Winter Wren (2), Hermit Thrush (1), Yellow-rumped 
Warbler (2) and Rusty Blackbird (8). 


Bird Banding Data: Birders may remember observing the orange-collared Canada 
Geese this past fall and winter at Sunken Meadow State Park (Suffolk Co.) while 
searching for the elusive Pink-footed Goose and Barnacle Goose. Sue and I 
forwarded the collar numbers for three Canada Geese to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife 
Service and recently received the results. The three birds were banded by the 
Canadian Wildlife Service and Quebec University near Varennes, east of 
Montreal, Quebec in 2007. 


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Subject: Raven nest in Queens
From: Corey Finger <here471 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:08 -0800 (PST)
I returned to the nest site today and witnessed one bird sitting on the nest 
until the second flew in making an interesting croaking noise. The bird on the 
nest took off before the second bird landed. The second bird landed next to the 
nest, hopped up on the edge of the nest, and dipped its head into the nest and 
moved it around a bit. If I had to guess I would say it was turning eggs but I 
couldn't see for sure what it was doing. It then settled down on the nest and 
didn't budge for the fifteen minutes I remained. 


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Subject: Golden Eagle remains at Bashakill
From: "Valerie Freer" <vfreer AT hvc.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:55:07 -0500
The immature Golden Eagle reported yesterday by John Haas was seen at the DEC 
Bashakill WMA in Sullivan County again late this morning, when Ed Morse and 
others found it perched in a large grove of trees just south of Haven Road. It 
remained for about a half hour until it was disturbed by an immature Bald 
Eagle. 

This bird was photographed at the Bashakill on Saturday March 6 by Gary Van 
Houten, so today was at least the fifth day it spent at the Bashakill. We have 
records of a single Golden Eagle remaining for extended periods at the 
Rio/Mongaup area of southwestern Sullivan County (last in 2001), but not 
previously at the Bashakill. 

Should you plan to also check out the Bald Eagles regularly seen at the 
Bashakill from the Main Boat Launch off South Road, be aware that 4-wheel drive 
is required to enter (and more important, to exit) that parking lot. 

A map and more information about the Bashakill is available at 
http://www.sullivanaudubon.org/ResourcesWhere.htm#Bash 

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Subject: West Meadow, LI: Red-Shouldered Hawks, et al.
From: Peter Scully <peterandrewscullyii AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:25:16 -0800 (PST)
A small kettle of raptors over the Weast Meadow Creek in Stony Brook held 3 
RED-SHOULDERED, 1 BROAD-WINGED, and 2 COOPER'S HAWKS this morning at 10:30. 


Also along the beach was 1 SNOW BUNTING and 2 KILDEER.

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Subject: Re: Raven nest in Queens
From: Susan Herbst <susieq60 AT optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:37:35 -0500
This talk of Ravens is very interesting - After the last snowstorm I  
went out to shovel snow (here in Bayville) and heard a very unusual  
crow (diff from any other crow I've heard 'round here). I did think  
to myself - that it was really odd & sort of raven-y.
I wasn't able to really persue it - 10" of snow...shoveling... stuff  
like that, but now you have me thinking...

Now I'll have to pay more attention.

On Mar 9, 2010, at 5:02 PM, Corey Finger wrote:

> Johnny Lawrenson, a Kew Gardens naturalist, mentioned that Common  
> Ravens were regular in his neighborhood and had nested last year.   
> He provided the exact location and I went and checked it out today,  
> and, sure enough, within seconds of arrival, a Common Raven flew  
> over vocalizing and a second raven flew in to and sat on a nest.   
> The first bird disappeared but the second bird stayed on the nest  
> for the ten minutes that me, my partner Daisy, and our infant son  
> Desmond stuck around.
>
> So far as I know this is a first breeding record for Long Island/ 
> New York City/Kingbird Region 10 (the BBA shows none south of  
> Westchester).  I don't think it would be wise to give the exact  
> location of a nest, especially of such a rare breeder for the  
> region.  I was so skeptical of the initial report (sorry Johnny!)  
> that I did not bring my camera and digiscoping rig with me today  
> but I will certainly be heading back over tomorrow to get pictures  
> (and I will be monitoring the nest to see if it succeeds).
>
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Subject: Rockland Co., 3/9
From: Thomas Fiore <tomfi2 AT earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 21:19:27 -0500
Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Over Hook Mountain, near Nyack, Rockland County this afternoon, fly-by  
Tree Swallow ... and some vulture movements including 5 Black & at  
least a dozen Turkey Vultures. The latter have also been moving past  
NYC, or at least Manhattan in recent days along with some other  
expected early-movers, mainly red-winged blackbirds, grackles, and  
waterfowl. A further report from Manhattan in a few days if / when  
there's more to mention.

Tom Fiore,
Manhattan

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Subject: Raven nest in Queens
From: Corey Finger <here471 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:02:44 -0800 (PST)
Johnny Lawrenson, a Kew Gardens naturalist, mentioned that Common Ravens were 
regular in his neighborhood and had nested last year. He provided the exact 
location and I went and checked it out today, and, sure enough, within seconds 
of arrival, a Common Raven flew over vocalizing and a second raven flew in to 
and sat on a nest. The first bird disappeared but the second bird stayed on the 
nest for the ten minutes that me, my partner Daisy, and our infant son Desmond 
stuck around. 


So far as I know this is a first breeding record for Long Island/New York 
City/Kingbird Region 10 (the BBA shows none south of Westchester). I don't 
think it would be wise to give the exact location of a nest, especially of such 
a rare breeder for the region. I was so skeptical of the initial report (sorry 
Johnny!) that I did not bring my camera and digiscoping rig with me today but I 
will certainly be heading back over tomorrow to get pictures (and I will be 
monitoring the nest to see if it succeeds). 


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Subject: Smith's Point, L.I .Some" FOS" BIRDS, March 9th
From: Carl Starace <castarace AT optonline.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:00 -0500
Hello All, Ah,the warmer winds do blow. Along the median I had a FOS Killdeer. 
On the hike towards Moriches Inlet I found these birds on the ocean- 4 Northern 
Gannet, 5 Horned Grebe, 7 Redthroated Loon, 1 Common Loon, several Longtailed 
Duck, 2 Whitewinged Scoter and 65 Sanderling.On the bay side of "Burma Road", I 
had a FOS pair of Ringnecked Pheasant, 250+ Brant, 32 Bufflehead, 6 Black Duck, 
25 Redbreasted Merganser, 2 Northern Harrier, 5 Yellowrumped Warbler,many Song 
Sparrow,4 Slatecolored Junco, 5 American Robin, 10 Boat Tailed Grackle, 15 
Common Grackle, and 21 Redwinged Blackbirds.Over on the mainland side at Smith 
Point Marina I found a Cooper's Hawk, and 2 FOS American Oystercatchers.Good 
March Birding, Carl Starace 


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Subject: Sullivan County - Bashakill - GOLDEN EAGLE
From: vanhaas AT citlink.net
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 21:30:07 +0000 (UTC)
Yesterday at 3 pm I discovered an immature GOLDEN EAGLE off Haven Road at the 
Bashakill. It swooped in from the pines near the Pine Boat Launch and joined 
several immature Bald Eagles on the ice. I was able to reach a number of 
birders and about a dozen came to see this cooperative bird. It put on a great 
show over the next hour and a half. At 4:30pm the bird soared high and seemed 
to disappear over the ridge to the north west. This morning I returned to the 
Bash early, hoping for more great birds. There is an abundance of waterfowl (12 
species) and the morning passerine flight was impressive. As I watched half a 
dozen immature Bald Eagles on the ice just off Haven Road, I was very surprised 
to see the immature GOLDEN EAGLE join them. I watched the bird for half an 
hour, calling several people to let them know it was still present. Many people 
came through the course of the day. The Golden was seen off and on all day, 
with good looks by all who were present. Late this afternoon, it suddenly 
appeared again just before 3:30. It flew all around the Bash for about 10 
minutes when we suddenly lost sight of it. Many photos were obtained both 
yesterday and today. It was seen by at least twenty people today. I would 
suggest that anyone interested in trying for this bird come early in the 
morning. It may repeat its performance on the ice again at that time. Good luck 
if you try. John Haas 


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Subject: New Paltz Hawks
From: Sy Schiff <icterus AT optonline.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:41:48 -0500
New Paltz, NY 9 Mar

Joe Giunta, Pat Jones and I (Sy Schiff) went to New Paltz this morning. We 
easily found the tree, but no hawk was to be seen. We continued east and 
located a RED-SHOULDER HAWK in a tree on the north side; returning west we 
found a very, very pale RED-TAIL HAWK perched on on a high voltage transmission 
line structure to the west of the target tree, also on the north side. Based on 
earlier posts today, I would think we found the bird and it ain't what we hoped 
it would be. 


Returning home, we stopped by the Yellow-headed Blackbird site.The bird was 
last reported there on Saturday 6 Mar.. 


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Subject: Caumsett State Park birds
From: Andrew Block <troubleinshangrila1 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:38:47 -0800 (PST)
3/8/10 - Caumsett State Park,Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk Co., NY

Time: 1pm to 4pm
Observers: Andrew Block, Mark Schwartz, Zachary Schwartz

4 Brants
severalCanvasback
several Greater Scaup
several Buffleheads
many American Black Ducks
several Mallards
3 American Wigeons
several American Goldeneyes
several Red-breasted Mergs
60+ Canada Geese
2 Great Cormorants
1 Red-tailed Hawk
5Eastern Bluebirds
several American Robins
4 White-breasted Nuthatches
5 Tufted Titmice
4 Black-capped Chickadees
2 Downy Woodepckers
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
20 Red-winged Blackbirds
3 American Goldfinches
7 Dark-eyed Juncos
several White-throated Sparrows

Andrew

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Subject: Re: gyr- NO new paltz
From: "Arthur W. Green" <awgreen AT bedfordaudubon.org>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:37:13 -0500
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Chrissy G  wrote:
> I apologize a million times
> Peter schoenberger called to tell me the gyr is a leucistic red tail!!

Which, actually, I think is nearly as interesting as a Gyrfalcon, but
maybe I'm alone in holding that sentiment?

> excuse me as I wipe the egg off my face...

Thank you kindly for your follow-up, right or wrong!

\\ Arthur

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Subject: Gyrfalcon = Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk
From: vincent N <vfn7 AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:26:41 +0000
Arrived in New Paltz at dawn and began scanning the areas mentioned by 
Christine. We located a possible candidate perched on the nearby hillside. 
Shortly we were joined by several other birders as the bird took to the air and 
gave us a flyover---unfortunately it was a leucistic Red-tailed Hawk with a 
pronounced reddish tail! Oh well it is a nice day to go exploring. 


 

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Subject: gyr- NO new paltz
From: Chrissy G <chrissy.guarino AT gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:14:09 -0500
I apologize a million times
Peter schoenberger called to tell me the gyr is a leucistic red tail!!
excuse me as I wipe the egg off my face...

I'll try not to be so hasty next time...
Christine Guarino

On Tuesday, March 9, 2010,   wrote:
> Thanks! Work really puts a cramp on our hobby! I have a conference call at 
10- don't know if I can make it. 

> Thanks for the great sighting!
> Best,
> Larry
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryFrom: christine guarino 
 

> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:11:04 -0500To: LARRY 
FEDERMANSubject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon - near New 
Paltz, NY 

> Hi Larry
> I can't even get there at all today - I have to work and I have a class right 
after work today....lots of others are planning to go for it so keep your eye 
on the internet! 

> Christine
> On Mar 8, 2010, at 10:44 PM, LARRY FEDERMAN wrote:
> Hi Christine,Will you be looking for the bird first thing in the morn? I'm 
thinking of taking a run down there....If so, will you be able to post about 
sighting or not sighting it? Or would you be able to phone me - home # 
518-678-3248. I could post the info for you if you're on the road to 
school.Thanks! Hope to see you soon,LarryLarry Federman 

> Education Coordinator
> Audubon New York
> Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, RamsHorn-Livingston Audubon Centers and 
Sanctuaries 

> ----- Original Message -----From:christine 
guarinoTo:midhudsonbirds;mearnsbirdclub AT yahoogroups.com;nysbirds-lSent:Monday, 
March 08, 2010 7:27 PMSubject:[nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon - near New Paltz, NY 

> This afternoon (3/8/10) around 5:00 I saw a white morph Gyrfalcon on
> Route 299 just east of New Paltz. It flew into a wetland area with
> many dead trees at the intersection of South Elting Corners road and
> Route 200 near Lowe's and across the street from a big Central Hudson
> facility.
>
> The bird is very obvious and should be there in the morning. It
> appeared to be actively hunting and changing perches frequently. Keep
> scanning the wetland area and the large dead tree where it originally
> perched on Route 299 may be a habitual perch. The tree is right near
> the Rodeway Inn and there is a Potter Bros billboard (if you're facing
> west) and a Lotus billboard (if you're facing east) at the base of the
> tree.
>
>
> Map here:http://tinyurl.com/yaqx6vp
>
> Good luck!!
>
> Christine Guarino
> New Paltz, NY
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Subject: South Fork LI: Flyby Thick-billed Murre off Montauk Point
From: Angus Wilson <oceanwanderers AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 23:06:10 -0500
Yesterday, I seawatched from Montauk Point (Suffolk Co.) for a couple of
hours (Sun 7 March, 7:11-9:15 am). Numbers were low but the diversity was
good. Strong sunshine made the viewing to the south difficult.

The highlight was a *THICK-BILLED MURRE* that came round the point from the
south and headed out over Block Island Sound. This was at 7:22 am. The solid
dark hood was immediately apparent but it was only until the bird was
directly east of me that I could see its short bill, seemingly unmarked
underwings/flanks and dumpy profile. The upperparts looked similar in color
to the Razorbills but truthfully, the light was probably not good enough to
distinguish black from dark brown. One thing I noticed was the slightly
slower cadence of the wing beats compared to a Razorbill that followed
essentially the same track a few minutes later. Altogether, I counted 46 *
RAZORBILLS*, with a maximum of 20 together in a flock that plopped down on
the water over the reef. There were 11 additional 'large alcids' that were
too distant and poorly lit to identify safely.

Other birds of note were a 1st-year *BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE*, growing
numbers of *LONG-TAILED DUCK* (otherwise scarce from this spot) and several
flights of *CANADA GEESE* (>600) and A*TLANTIC BRANT* (74 total in six
flocks) headed NE towards RI and MA. Several flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds
took flight from the point and headed out over the sound. One exception in
this migration pattern was an American Crow that I watched for a while as it
made a beeline from Block Island west toward the Point. Once it made land
fall, the crow turned north and followed the coastline with what seemed like
genuine purpose (a messenger crow perhaps?).

At Montauk Inlet, 6 *GREAT CORMORANT* (5 ad., 1 juv.) were on the jetty
towers, 5 *RAZORBILL* passed offshore and a 1st-basic *KUMLEIN'S GULL* was
roosting with other gulls on the spit just inside the harbor. An
immature *RED-SHOULDERED
HAWK* was soaring low over the trees on the west side of Fort Pond and 2 *
REDHEAD* were with Ring-necked Ducks on Tuthill's Pond. The adult *LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL* continues the rocks on the west side of Fort Pond Bay.
Eleven *PURPLE SANDPIPERS* were on the rocks east of Ditch Plains. Common
Eider were present at every stop but I could not find a King among them.

Overall, numbers of Red-throated and Common Loons were down compared to the
past few weeks but *HORNED GREBES* (total 155) made a good showing, typical
of early March. A couple of weeks ago there were Bonaparte's Gulls all along
the ocean front but these seem to have moved on.

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Subject: Shawangunk Grasslands
From: robsbate AT gmail.com
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:38:11 -0500
This late afternoon at Shawangunk Grasslands NWR I saw one Rough- 
legged Hawk; 6+ Northern Harriers including 3 gray ghosts flying and  
hunting together; and 5+ Short-eared Owls.

I heard Barred Owls and caught sight of one flying close to the  
parking area off Hogerburgh  Road.  Also heard a Woodcock (I think).

I got Christine's post about the Gyrfalcon and almost ran over to New  
Paltz from the Grasslands but I figured to be just too late as night  
was falling.  Hopefully tomorrow.

It was my first visit and a great one, evidently a welcome habitat for  
SEO.

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Subject: Fwd: Gyrfalcon - near New Paltz, NY
From: christine guarino <chrissy.guarino AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 20:31:24 -0500
Apoligies for multiple posts...

See correction below - 299 was accidentally typed as 200.  Apologies!

Also, I observed the bird from a distance of about 15 yards at one  
point and here are the reasons it isn't a leucistic Red-tail:  Wings  
were pointier and had bright white undersides with dark tips; no trace  
of a slightly golden belly band which I have see on the leucistic Red- 
tail in Rosendale; the plumage is reminiscent of a Snowy Owl in that  
it is white with dark feather tips; the tail looked a bit longer than  
a RTH; its behavior was different from a RTH; it had a trace of a  
dark, smudgy eyeline...that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

My passenger's  (who is not a birder) first words upon seeing it were,  
"It looks like an owl" meaning a Snowy Owl.

Thanks!

Christine Guarino

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> From: christine guarino 
> Date: March 8, 2010 7:27:27 PM EST
> To: midhudsonbirds , 
mearnsbirdclub AT yahoogroups.com 

> , nysbirds-l 
> Subject: Gyrfalcon - near New Paltz, NY
>
> This afternoon (3/8/10) around 5:00 I saw a white morph Gyrfalcon on  
> Route 299 just east of New Paltz.  It flew into a wetland area with  
> many dead trees at the intersection of South Elting Corners road and  
> Route 299 near Lowe's and across the street from a big Central  
> Hudson facility.
>
> The bird is very obvious and should be there in the morning.  It  
> appeared to be actively hunting and changing perches frequently.   
> Keep scanning the wetland area and the large dead tree where it  
> originally perched on Route 299 may be a habitual perch.  The tree  
> is right near the Rodeway Inn and there is a Potter Bros billboard  
> (if you're facing west) and a Lotus billboard (if you're facing  
> east) at the base of the tree.
>
>
> Map here: http://tinyurl.com/yaqx6vp
>
> Good luck!!
>
> Christine Guarino
> New Paltz, NY


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Subject: Gyrfalcon - near New Paltz, NY
From: christine guarino <chrissy.guarino AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 19:27:27 -0500
This afternoon (3/8/10) around 5:00 I saw a white morph Gyrfalcon on  
Route 299 just east of New Paltz.  It flew into a wetland area with  
many dead trees at the intersection of South Elting Corners road and  
Route 200 near Lowe's and across the street from a big Central Hudson  
facility.

The bird is very obvious and should be there in the morning.  It  
appeared to be actively hunting and changing perches frequently.  Keep  
scanning the wetland area and the large dead tree where it originally  
perched on Route 299 may be a habitual perch.  The tree is right near  
the Rodeway Inn and there is a Potter Bros billboard (if you're facing  
west) and a Lotus billboard (if you're facing east) at the base of the  
tree.


Map here: http://tinyurl.com/yaqx6vp

Good luck!!

Christine Guarino
New Paltz, NY

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Subject: Syracuse RBA
From: Joseph Brin <brinjoseph AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:44:51 -0800 (PST)
RBA
 
*  New York
*  Syracuse
*  March 08, 2010
*  NYSY 0803.10
 
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
March 01, 2009 - March 08, 2010
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:March 08 AT 6:00 p.m. (EST)
compiler: Joseph Brin
Onondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org
 
 
#195 -Monday March 08, 2010
 
 
Greetings! This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of March 01 , 
2009 

 
Highlights:
-----------

NORTHERN SHOVELER
CANVASBACK
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
PEREGRINE FALCON
KILLDEER
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
NORTHERN HAWK OWL (Extralimital)
NORTHERN SHRIKE
COMMON RAVEN
CAROLINA WREN
FOX SPARROW


Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)
------------

     No reports this week.


Migrants seen this week
-------------------

     TURKEY VULTURE
     NORTHERN GOSHAWK
     RED-TAILED HAWK
     NORTHERN SHOVELER
     RUSTY BLACKBIRD
     COMMON GRACKLE
     KILLDEER


Onondaga County
------------

 At Baldwinsville on the Seneca River GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL, and LESSER 
BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen up to 3/7. None of these species were found today 

     3/1: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Rt.80 east of Fabius.
     3/2: The Beaver Lake Nature Center was seen this day and on 3/5.
 3/3: 2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen alon the Erie Canal Trail On Shapp Road 
near the Peru Bridge. PEREGRINE FALCON activity was seen on the webcam. 

 3/5: A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen along the Erie anal Trail near the Peru 
bridge. 

 3/7: 12 species of waterfowl were seen on Onondaga Lake from the Nine Mile 
Creek inlet. Highlights were CANVASBACK, REDHEAD, both SCAUP species and SWAN 
species. 



Oswego County
------------

 3/3: A CANVASBACK and an ICELAND GULL were seen on Oneida Lake in Brewerton. A 
COMMON RAVEN was seen at Selkirk Shores State Park. A NORTHERN SHRIKE Awas seen 
on Halsey Road in Mexico. 



Madison County
------------

      3/3: A PINE SISKIN continues to come to a feeder in Erieville.


Herkimer County
------------

     3/8: A FOX SPARROW is still frequenting a feeder near Cedar Lake.


Derby Hill
------------

 This is the first week of official Hawk counting at Derby Hill. Only three 
species, TURKEY VULTURE, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, and RED-TAILED HAWK were deemed to 
be true migrants. The new Hawk counter is Seth Cutright. Stop up and say hi. 



Extralimital
-------------

 The IVORY GULL discovered at Rouse’s Point on Lake Champlain in Clinton 
County has not been seen since 3/2. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL being seen in 
Champlain, also Clinton County, was last reported on 3/6. 


     

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Subject: Gyrfalcon
From: Peter Schoenberger <pds AT netstep.net>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:23:09 -0500
Chrissy  Guarino just called me to say she is seeing a white Gyrfalcon  
in New Paltz along Rt 299 near Lowes. The bird seems to be staying in  
the area. She will post later to give specific details.
Peter Schoenberger, Woodstock

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Subject: Common Ravens in Queens
From: "Steve Walter" <swalter15 AT verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:11:48 -0500
I went out for a lunch hour walk at Oakland Lake today (Bayside area of 
Queens). As I got out of the car, I heard a distinctive call. I looked up and 
saw a pair of Common Ravens -- my first for Queens -- and photographed one. The 
two split up and the one I watched seemed to drift off to the north. I then 
spoke to Eric Miller and was informed of his recent sightings within a couple 
of miles of this site. To me, it's an indication that ravens are now calling 
this area home. I would dismiss suggestions of the Roslyn / northern Nassau 
birds wandering over here repeatedly. The challenge for northern Queens birders 
will be to pin down a home base -- and possibly a nest site in the spring. 


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Subject: SGNWR 3/7/10
From: christine guarino <chrissy.guarino AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:05:40 -0500
This afternoon at Shawangunk Grasslands a small group of birders saw  
about 5 Short-eared Owls, about the same number or a few more Northern  
Harriers and a few Red-tailed Hawks.  A distant Barred Owl was heard  
and though we did not stay late enough for Am. Woodcocks I have heard  
reports of a few at the refuge already.

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Subject: Bayville Barrow's Goldeneye, Shu Swamp Rusty Blackbirds, & 1000+ Dunlin at Jones Beach
From: John Gluth <jgluth AT optonline.net>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:40:17 -0500
Having struck out on the Jamaica Bay Barrow's Goldeneye 2 weekends ago, I
decided to venture a little less far from home, and instead took a chance on
the annual visitor up in Bayville, despite a total lack of reports over the
last several weeks regarding its whereabouts. The trip up to the north shore
paid off with nice scope views of the drake Barrow's within 100 yards of
shore off Centre Island. It took some patience and effort to spot though.
It was not among the Common Goldeneyes visible from the sandy beach west of
the entrance to Centre Island. But luckily the tide was dropping, allowing
me to walk east along the rocky beach at the base of the seawall. This
vantage point offered views farther east on the Sound which is where the
Barrow's was swimming, accompanied by a single female COGO. The pair,
initially farther offshore than the rafts of COGOs, eventually joined up
with them. I spent at least 45 minutes watching the BAGO dive for food,
preen for an extended period, and just swim about. There was little else
of note on the Sound other than scattered small flocks of Greater Scaup.

A short visit to nearby Shu Swamp Preserve yielded 2 Rusty Blackbirds
perched high in a Tulip poplar, a Winter Wren, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk.

Jones Beach west end was generally quiet, with no Lapland Longspurs or
extraordinary gulls found. But I was treated to the spectacle of a flock
containing over 1000 Dunlin (and several Sanderling) as it alternatively
carpeted the beach and jetty near Jones Inlet, or wheeled in unison through
the sky whenever the birds were spooked by people walking the beach. I
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Subject: NYC: East River Park, Sun. 7-Mar-2010
From: Ben Cacace <bcacace AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 19:28:39 -0500
Date: Sunday, 7 March 2010 (10:00a-12:30p)
Location: East River Park & Stuyvesant Cove
Reported by: Ben Cacace

Tried to bird along the East River from the Lower East Side in East River
Park to Stuyvesant Cove around 23rd St. Very little activity along the
river. The most active birding was round the cove where there were RUDDY
DUCKS, RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS & BRANT. The southern half of East River Park
is under construction. Access to the water can be had well north of the
Williamsburg Bridge around the latitude of 6th St.

For those interested in seeing images of the One Fifth Ave. nesting
RED-TAILED HAWKS mentioned in a recent post from Alex Wilson here's a link
to Lincoln's shots from Saturday:

http://palemale.com/ma620wasq.html

All photos taken by LINCOLN KARIM.

Weather for 7-Mar for Central Park (9:51a-12:51p) <
http://tinyurl.com/yc4g4ge >:
- Conditions: Clear
- Temperature: 45.0 to 52.0 F (+7.2 to +11.1 C)
- Wind direction: West - WNW
- Wind speed: 9 - 10 mph (gusts to 20 mph)

** Total species - 17 **

'Fairly Common' usually seen; 3-12 per day in habitat [3 spp]:
- Red-breasted Merganser - Pair (m/f) in Stuyvesant Cove
- Downy Woodpecker - 1 heard near Amphitheatre in East River Park
- Northern Mockingbird - Pair in East River Park with one singing

'Common' seen easily; more than 12 per day in habitat [14 spp]:
- Brant - 15+ along the East River in 2 groups of 4 & 11
- Canada Goose - 2+
- Mallard - 2+
- Ruddy Duck - 16+ incl. 6 in Stuyvesant Cove & 10 across river
- Double-crested Cormorant - 2+
- Ring-billed Gull - 36+
- Herring Gull - 6+
- Great Black-backed Gull - 12+
- Rock Pigeon - 50+
- Mourning Dove - 2+
- American Crow - 1 heading S from Stuyvesant Cove
- American Robin - 2 in East River Park
- European Starling - 12+
- House Sparrow - 12+

Abundance categories from 'The New York City Audubon Society Guide to
Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area' published 2001. Abundance season is
'Spring', March - May, and applies to all of New York City.

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Subject: "Common" Green-winged Teal (Suffolk Co.)
From: Douglas Futuyma <futuyma AT life.bio.sunysb.edu>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:27:49 -0500
This afternoon I found a male "Common" Green-winged Teal (the Eurasian race,
Anas crecca crecca) in the section of Nissequogue River State Park in King's
Park, shortly southeast of Sunken Meadow State Park. The park  entrance is
on Sunken Meadow Road at the intersection of King's Park Blvd.  The pond is
on the left, along the main drive as it approaches the administration
building. Also there were 3  "American Green-winged Teal (A. crecca
carolinensis),, as well as 2 Wood Duck and ca. 10 FOS Painted Turtles.  A
Turkey Vulture flew over, nearby.

Earlier today, a male Boat-tailed Grackle along the main street in Point
Lookout (Nassau Co.) may have been a spring arrival.

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Subject: Eastern Adirondacks-white adult GYRFALCON
From: J Nadler <jnphotonet AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 07:43:37 -0800 (PST)
Awhite adult GYRFALCON vocalized and soared reasonably close over me and then 
flew off directly north just before I reached the summit of Cascade Mountain. 
Being cautious on the ID but after study and review of web videos and images, 
I am positive this was that falcon species. There is no other raptor of the 
same size, body shape, and vocalswith white wings and gray-black wing tips 
that meets the description of what I saw at reasonably close range. (The adult 
male northern harrier of course has a similar wing pattern but I have 
photographed that species for 5 years and know the difference-especially the 
head color and shape.) On the summit of Porter Mountain in the eastern 
Adirondacks, I could easily see the ribbon of Lake Champlain in the distance so 
the location is apparentlyfine for migrating gyrfalcons. No photo was 
possible with my packed-away small point and shoot. I hope that additional 
sightings may occur to the north in Lake 

 Placid or the Champlain Valley, if the bird lands.

Jeff Nadler
Burnt Hills, NY


      
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Subject: East River, Sat. 6-Mar-2010 incl. Gt Cormorant & RT
From: Ben Cacace <bcacace AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 06:41:24 -0500
Date: Saturday, 6 March 2010 (2:20p-4:50p)
Location: East River from 70th - 99th St. & Carl Schurz Park
Reported by: Ben Cacace

Checklist by abundance by season date: 2001. Details below incl. taxonomic
order list.

The highlight on the East River was a decent view of a GREAT CORMORANT
resting on a man-made rock formation with a small structure on it. It
eventually flew onto the river near the Triborough Bridge.

In Carl Schurz Park from 4:30p-4:45p I watched a juvenile RED-TAILED HAWK
perched in a tree above the playground. The few who asked were delighted to
know such a big bird was in their park. Otherwise the hawk remained
unnoticed. It eventually flew 1 block north but remained in the park. This
was a little over 1 hour before sunset.

Weather for 6-Mar for Central Park (1:51p-4:51p) <
http://tinyurl.com/ybgs65x >:
- Conditions: Clear
- Temperature: 52.0 to 54.0 F (+11.1 to +12.2 C)
- Wind direction: Variable - WNW
- Wind speed: 3 - 9 mph (no gusts reported)

** Total species - 19 **

'Scarce' seen in habitat, but not daily [1 spp]:
- Great Cormorant - 1 perched on rocks S of Ward's Island

'Fairly Common' usually seen; 3-12 per day in habitat [4 spp]:
- Gadwall - 5 with group of birds S of Ward's Island
- Red-breasted Merganser - 4 incl. 2m/2f S of Ward's Island
- Red-tailed Hawk - 1 juvenile perched above playground in Carl Schurz Park
- Northern Mockingbird - 1 singing constantly in Carl Schurz Park

'Common' seen easily; more than 12 per day in habitat [14 spp]:
- Brant - 150+ along the East River from 70th to 100th St.
- Canada Goose - 4 on the East River around Ward's Island
- Mallard - 4+ on the East River
- Bufflehead - 3 males around Ward's Island
- Ruddy Duck - 3 incl. 2m/1f on the Manhattan side of the East River in the
90s
- Double-crested Cormorant - 4+ along the East River around Ward's Island
- Ring-billed Gull - 24+
- Herring Gull - 24+
- Great Black-backed Gull - 24+
- Rock Pigeon - 24+
- Mourning Dove - 2+
- American Crow - 5 over Carl Schurz Park heading W
- European Starling - 12+
- House Sparrow - 24+

Abundance categories from 'The New York City Audubon Society Guide to
Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area' published 2001. Abundance season is
'Spring', March - May, and applies to all of New York City.

Taxonomic order:

- Brant - 150+ along the East River from 70th to 100th St.
- Canada Goose - 4 on the East River around Ward's Island
- Gadwall - 5 with group of birds S of Ward's Island
- Mallard - 4+ on the East River
- Bufflehead - 3 males around Ward's Island
- Red-breasted Merganser - 4 incl. 2m/2f S of Ward's Island
- Ruddy Duck - 3 incl. 2m/1f on the Manhattan side of the East River in the
90s
- Double-crested Cormorant - 4+ along the East River around Ward's Island
- Great Cormorant - 1 perched on rocks S of Ward's Island

- Red-tailed Hawk - 1 juvenile perched above playground in Carl Schurz Park

- Ring-billed Gull - 24+
- Herring Gull - 24+
- Great Black-backed Gull - 24+

- Rock Pigeon - 24+
- Mourning Dove - 2+

- American Crow - 5 over Carl Schurz Park heading W
- Northern Mockingbird - 1 singing constantly in Carl Schurz Park
- European Starling - 12+
- House Sparrow - 24+

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Subject: Re: Continuing MA Barnacle Goose
From: Jim Osterlund <jamesost AT optonline.net>
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:37:51 -0500
The pond specified;

42.160536,-73.411422 - Google Maps


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Subject: Continuing MA Barnacle Goose
From: jacob drucker <jacobdrucker AT msn.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 04:27:16 +0000
For any New Yorkers near the Massachusetts border, an adult BARNACLE GOOSE that 
has been around since 2/20 is still present at Mill Pond, a little pond at the 
junction of routes 23 and 41 in SOUTH EGREMONT, MA. The bird hangs around with 
that Canada Geese at the far western side of the pond. My deepest apologies for 
the late post: I ran into some New Yorkers observing the bird today, and it 
randomly occurred to me that this bird is still legitimate for the NY list. At 
least the bird is still there! Mill/Smiley's pond is a great local hotspot that 
often as other noteworthy water birds (from ducks to bitterns to terns and 
shorebirds and rails) and sometimes Cackling Geese will show up in the flock 
the Barnacle is in, though none have been noted this year. 


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Subject: RE:No Rouse's Pt. Ivory Gull, Yes Tufted Duck
From: "James G. Kohlenberg" <jgk25 AT cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 23:21:00 -0500
Ann Mitchell and I weren't able to see any sign of the recent Ivory Gull near 
Rouse's Point. We dipped on the Hawk Owl too, but were rewarded with nice 
afternoon light to view the continuing Tufted Duck at Ausable Point. The sunny 
50 degree weather had us and the ice fisherman smiling. 


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Subject: Jamaica Bay Barrow's+
From: Benjamin Van Doren <nimajneb3 AT gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:13:20 -0500
This morning I birded Jamaica Bay with a group from Bedford Audubon,
led by Tait Johansson. We were able to relocate the drake BARROW'S
GOLDENEYE far out in the bay, visible from the west end of the West
Pond, associating with Commons. Also nice was a flock of 32 SNOW GEESE
that flew right overhead.

We stopped at Floyd Bennett Field but could not find the previously
reported Lapland Longspurs, though there was a flock of Horned Larks
present, along with two hunting American Kestrels.

Good birding,

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White Plains, NY
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Subject: A FOS & a "lifer"
From: "ROBERT ADAMO" <radamo2 AT msn.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:08:33 -0500
This morning at Shinnicock Inlet I finally had my FOS Purple Sandpiper (2) and 
met Seth Ausuabel for the first time! 2 Harlequin Ducks (1, possibly 2 drakes) 
were feeding near the e/jetty, while 14 C.Eider continue in the inlet, as well. 
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Subject: NYBG birds incl Red-shouldered hawk & Rustys
From: Andrew Block <troubleinshangrila1 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 14:04:31 -0800 (PST)
3/6/10 - NY BotanicalGarden, Bronx, NY

Time: 10am to 3pm
Observers: Andrew Block

30+ canada Geese
8 Wood Ducks
50+ Mallards
2 Mallard/Black Duck hybrids
2 Hooded Mergansers
3 Red-tailed Hawks
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
14 Rock Pigeons
4 Mourning Doves
2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers
1 Downy Woodpecker
6 BlueJays
2 American Crows
1 Fish Crow
5 Black-capped Chickadees
7 Tufted Titmice
2 Red-breasted Nuthatches
3 White-breasted Nuthatches
1 Carolina Wren
4 Golden-crowned Kinglets
150+ American Robins
2 Song Sparrows
many White-throated Sparrows
12 Dark-eyed Juncos
5 Northern Cardinals
1 Red-winged Blackbird
3 Rusty Blackbirds
5 Common Grackles
3 House Finches
10+ American Goldfinches
3 House Sparrows

Andrew

Andrew v. F. Block 
Consulting Field Biologist& Eco-tour Leader
37 Tanglewylde Avenue 
Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 
Phone: (914) 337-1229; Cell: (914) 886-5124; Fax: (914) 771-8036

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heaven and another earth must pass before such a onecan be again..." - William 
Beebe, firstCurator of Birds, Bronx Zoo 


"Crikey! Have a look at that!" - Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter

"Just like the white winged dove sings a song, sounds like she's singing whoo, 
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Subject: Killdeer
From: "Robert Grosek" <bluewing AT stny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 16:59:47 -0500
This afternoon, there was a Killdeer and a Turkey Vulture at Boland Pond in 
Binghamton. 


- Robert Grosek
  Binghamton, New York


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Subject: (03-05) Queens Birding - (Eurasian Teal, Barrow's Goldeneye etc.)
From: Andrew Baksh <birdingdude AT gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 07:46:30 -0500
Observation time 2:00 PM - 6:15 PM

Yesterday, over at Big Egg Marsh, I had my high count of Snow Geese this
season with 73, of which I noted 7 juveniles.

Over at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, the Barrows Goldeneye (drake) continues
to be seen intermittently on the West Pond.  In addition, I observed 1
Eurasian Common Teal in a flock of about 19 Green Winged Teal, but no
Eurasian/American Green-winged Teal Hybrids.

Also of note was the huge number of Scaup on the pond.  Well over 2500,
which included both Greater and Lesser.  Red-breasted Mergansers were also
in large numbers as I tallied around 475 on the West Pond.

Good Birding,
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Subject: RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary
From: "LARRY FEDERMAN" <birderlarry AT verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:34:32 -0500
Today, Friday March 5th, at the sanctuary in Catskill, Greene County, we had 3 
Black Vultures fly over the marsh but the best bird of the day was an immature 
Northern Goshawk! 

This was around 4pm and both the gos and vultures were all heading north. The 
gos paused on a branch long enough to "throw me a glance" then took off. I did 
get one diagnostic flight shot, will share on request (and I'll post it to my 
Flickr page). 


Best,
Larry

Larry Federman
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Audubon New York
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Subject: RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuary
From: "LARRY FEDERMAN" <birderlarry AT verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:34:32 -0500
Today, Friday March 5th, at the sanctuary in Catskill, Greene County, we had 3 
Black Vultures fly over the marsh but the best bird of the day was an immature 
Northern Goshawk! 

This was around 4pm and both the gos and vultures were all heading north. The 
gos paused on a branch long enough to "throw me a glance" then took off. I did 
get one diagnostic flight shot, will share on request (and I'll post it to my 
Flickr page). 


Best,
Larry

Larry Federman
Education Coordinator
Audubon New York
Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, RamsHorn-Livingston Audubon Centers and 
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Subject: NYC Area RBA: 5 March 2010
From: Ben Cacace <bcacace AT gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 21:29:15 -0500
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 5, 2010
* NYNY1003.05

- Birds mentioned
BARNACLE GOOSE+
WESTERN GREBE+
MEW GULL+
Ivory Gull+ (northern New York -- not seen since Tuesday)
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Trumpeter Swan
GREEN-WINGED TEAL (Eurasian subspecies "Common Teal")
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
Black Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Woodcock
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Eastern Bluebird
Orange-crowned Warbler
Lapland Longspur

- Transcript

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You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
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If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

        Jeanne Skelly - Secretary
        NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
        420 Chili-Scottsville Rd.
        Churchville, NY  14428

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

To report sightings call:
Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day)
Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island)

Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 5th 2010
at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are WESTERN GREBE, MEW GULL, BARNACLE
GOOSE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, HARLEQUIN DUCK and
"EURASIAN" GREEN-WINGED TEAL.

First, there have been no reports of the IVORY GULL in northern New York
since Tuesday.

Last Sunday, what would be the same WESTERN GREBE traveling around the
coastlines of Brooklyn and Queens and perhaps also parts of northern New
Jersey was spotted on the ocean off Riis Park. Resting much of the time the
bird drifted west with the currents and was last seen moving past the
Fisherman's parking lot at the West End of Fort Tilden and heading towards
Breezy Point.

The MEW GULL in Brooklyn was present today on the lawn just south of the
pedestrian bridge that crosses over the Belt Parkway near Bay 16th Street
where parking is usually available. It was seen just after noontime and if
not there look along the Gravesend Bay shoreline from the promenade.

At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was on the West
Pond later Sunday afternoon and seen again on the bay west of the West Pond
on Thursday. There is an interesting gathering of GREEN-WINGED TEAL around
the southwest corner of the West Pond at the bay. On Sunday, included among
the 20 to 30 green-wingeds were one pure looking drake Eurasian form
referred to as Common Teal and 2 other males showing characteristics of
Common Teal. One however has very faint vestiges of the vertical white
stripe on the side that is a character of American green-wings and the other
has a more prominent vertical stripe but also features a slightly less than
normal horizontal scapular stripe of a Common Teal. The later two would by
appearance be presumed to be hybrids between the 2 forms of Green-winged
Teal and who knows about the females present. These birds were all still
present there on Thursday.

The 2 BLACK VULTURES, presumably setting up to nest again at Fort Wadsworth
on Staten Island, were seen again Sunday spotted from the Brooklyn side of
the Verrazzano Bridge.

A BARNACLE GOOSE was found among Canadas at Sunken Meadow State Park on
Tuesday near the main parking lot as this is likely the same Barnacle that
was present there late last year keep an eye out also for the Pink-footed
Goose to reappear there.

Last Sunday 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were present with Horned Larks on a runway
at Floyd Bennett Field and on Staten Island a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was
spotted at Silver Lake Park.

In Central Park AMERICAN WOODCOCK were appearing as of last Saturday and 4
EASTERN BLUEBIRDS were seen also on the move.

While continuing as of today around Jones Inlet were 6 HARLEQUIN DUCKS
around the Point Lookout jetties, 22 COMMON EIDER in the inlet and 3 LAPLAND
LONGSPURS at West End these today off the southwest corner of the main West
End 2 parking lot. An immature ICELAND GULL was also on the bar by the Coast
Guard Station. A HARP SEAL, most amazingly, was seen along the beach going
out to the West End jetty.

At Smith Point County Park in Shirley a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was present Monday
and a RED-NECKED GREBE was on the ocean Tuesday east of the parking lot.

The 4 immature GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE seen frequently along Further
Lane during hunting season were found yesterday on a corn field along Route
114 next to a nursery in Easthampton.

The 2 TRUMPETER SWANS remain on Upper Lake in Yaphank through yesterday.

Birds at Croton Point Park last Sunday included the wintering ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER in the first campground and 2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS.

To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126, or
during the day except Sunday call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483.

This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.

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Subject: West End/Jones Beach Today (Nassau Co.)
From: Ken Feustel <feustel AT optonline.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:45:26 -0500
We talk a loop around Jones Inlet from the West End side this morning, starting 
at the WE2 marina. Good numbers of Horned Grebes, Common and Red-throated Loons 
were in the Inlet. Six Harlequin Ducks were off the Pt. Lookout jetty. 
Approximately twenty-two Common Eider were in the Inlet. On the trail that 
leads to the ocean off the southwest corner of the WE2 parking lot, three 
Lapland Longspurs were feeding along the snow fence that borders the trail. An 
immature Iceland Gull was on the sandbar in the WE2 marina. Our best sighting, 
however, was an adult Harp Seal (black face and black markings on flanks and 
back) hauled out on the beach between the WE2 pavilion and the WE2 jetty that 
allowed a close approach. Thanks to the staff at the TR Sanctuary for helping 
us with the seal's identity. 


Ken & Sue Feustel

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Subject: Robert Moses - Pair Peregrine Falcons
From: "Frederick Hamilton" <fxhamilt AT gw.dec.state.ny.us>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:09:00 -0500
3/5/2010, 10:45AM 

 
During a morning site inspection / meeting I observed with two others a pair of 
Adult Peregrine Falcons on the Fire Island Inlet Bridge (southern most bridge). 
Female adult was perched on the edge of the nest box on the substructure of the 
south bound lane, and the male was on the top of the main span structure on the 
southern side of the northern roadway. I observed both birds in those locations 
for about 10 mins before the female flew south to the top of the RM water 
tower, the male followed soon after perching on the radio tower located at the 
USCG station. 

 
Viewed from the pier at the State Parks Police Office on the south west of RM 
state park. 

 
 
Chip Hamilton
Bird Conservation Biologist 
NYS DEC Region 1
50 Circle Road
SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11790
631) 444-0308

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Subject: 3/5 Brooklyn- Mew Gull
From: fresha2411 AT aol.com
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:17:52 -0500
 The Mew (Common) Gull was sleeping at its normal spot just SE of the 
footbridge over the Belt Parkway at Bay 16th Street today between 12:45-1:00 PM 
this afternoon before lifting off by itself and disappearing over the 
apartments to the north of the Parkway. 


There were a shade over a thousand Ring-billed Gulls between the north pull-off 
and the Caeser's Bay ballfields today. 


Good Birding
-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY

 



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Subject: (Metro Birding Briefs) 3/5 Brooklyn- Mew Gull
From: FRESHA2411 AT aol.com
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:17:52 -0500
 The Mew (Common) Gull was sleeping at its normal spot just SE of the 
footbridge over the Belt Parkway at Bay 16th Street today between 12:45-1:00 PM 
this afternoon before lifting off by itself and disappearing over the 
apartments to the north of the Parkway. 


There were a shade over a thousand Ring-billed Gulls between the north pull-off 
and the Caeser's Bay ballfields today. 


Good Birding
-Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY

 




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Subject: White-fronted Geese
From: Hugh McGuinness <hmcguinness AT ross.org>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 20:06:00 -0500
This afternoon, at about 4:45, there were 4 immature GREATER WHITE- 
FRONTED GEESE in the corn field along Rte 114, East Hampton (Suffolk  
Co.). These are undoubtedly the same birds that have been present in  
the vicinity of Hook Pond since the first week of January, although I  
haven't heard any recent reports of them.

Hugh

Hugh McGuinness
The Ross School
18 Goodfriend Drive
East Hampton, NY 11937
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