There was one reported upstate near Hudson, Columbia County on Sunday. Attempts to relocate it were not successful, but major flooding prevented birders from getting to the Hudson River and other areas storm birds coul have showed up.
Will Raup Albany, Ny From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Post Storm Species List Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:05:31 -0400 I think there’s a good reason for you omitting songbirds. From what I could see, there wasn’t much of an effect. And that’s a good thing, that in the excitement of what was seen, they went rather unnoticed. Having experienced Hurricane Gloria and seeing the tired survivors at Jones Beach, it’s obvious that Gloria extracted a heavy toll out at sea. That’s why, as fun as this was, it’s hard for me to hope for a hurricane (taking the non-avian issues out of the equation). When driving down to the beach this time, I knew to slow down for the possibility of birds along the road. There were, in fact, some shorebirds on the lower stretches of the Meadowbrook. But no passerines on the road or shoulders. Whereas Gloria came in the middle of the migration, Irene was an early storm that, at least at our latitude, moved through days after the last significant cold front and appreciable passerine migration. Maybe the perfect storm for birds and birders. There is one notable species that, considering everything else, surprisingly didn’t make it to the storm list – Magnificent Frigatebird. I know that this species does like to hug the coast more than your average pelagic, and maybe that put many out of harm’s way. But there is a history of storm blown frigatebirds and you’d think there were a few roaming the Bahamas. Steve WalterBayside, NY From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob Jett Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1:49 PM To: NYSBirds Subject: [nysbirds-l] Post Storm Species List Just for laughs (and to enjoy some of these birds vicariously as I only managed a small portion of the total), I scanned the postings and created a "Storm Bird" list for NY. I omitted songbirds from the list (let me know if there was anything really unusual that I should have included). For the shorebirds I only included the uncommon and rare species that were reported around the area. I did, however, included ALL the tern species that were reported, primarily, because the combined list looks so ridiculous. Enjoy and good birding, Rob ********** Albatrosses, Petrels, and ShearwatersCory's ShearwaterGreat Shearwater Storm-PetrelsWilson's Storm-PetrelLeach's Storm-PetrelBand-rumped Storm-petrelBlack-Capped Petrel TropicbirdsWhite-tailed Tropicbird Cormorants, Anhingas, and PelicansBrown Pelican ShorebirdsAmerican Golden-PloverBlack-necked StiltAmerican AvocetWhimbrelHudsonian GodwitMarbled GodwitBaird's SandpiperBuff-breasted SandpiperWilson's PhalaropeRed-necked Phalarope Gulls, Terns, and SkimmersLesser Black-backed GullSooty TernBridled TernLeast TernGull-billed TernCaspian TernBlack TernRoseate TernCommon TernArctic TernForster's TernRoyal TernSandwich TernBlack Skimmer Skuas and JaegersSouth Polar SkuaLong-tailed JaegerPomarine JaegerParasitic Jaeger--NYSbirds-L List Info:Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!-- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
