Does anyone know of Barred Owls nesting in NY in suburban habitats? This is very common in the SE, but I sense is rare up north. I’m writing a chapter for a book on raptors in urban and suburban habitats and would appreciate any information on the subject.
Happy holidays, Rob Bierregaard > On Dec 14, 2016, at 12:08 AM, & [NYSBIRDS] digest > <[email protected]> wrote: > > NYSBIRDS-L Digest for Tuesday, December 13, 2016. > > 1. CBC Volunteers Need Your Help! > 2. Extra, Extra Extralimital Gull > 3. Re: Extra, Extra Extralimital Gull fixed link > 4. Barnacle Goose: Belmont Lake SP, Suffolk Co. > 5. Common/Mew Gull Brooklyn NO > 6. NEW STUDY DOUBLES THE ESTIMATE OF BIRD SPECIES IN THE WORLD,, NUMBER OF > AVIAN SPECIES SOARS TO 18,000 > 7. Barred Owl > 8. eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: CBC Volunteers Need Your Help! > From: "Carena Pooth" <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 07:22:34 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > Good Morning, CBC Coordinators! > > > > Thanks to those of you who have already provided information for your > counts. > > > > Unfortunately, I have received information for only about half the circles > in NYS this year. At the same time, I have received several inquiries from > people who are having difficulty finding the information they need about > CBCs they wish to help with -- even on the Audubon site. Please check > http://www.nybirds.org/ProjCBC.htm to confirm that your circle is listed, > and if not, please send me the information for it: > > > > Name of CBC circle > > 4-letter ID of CBC circle > > CBC date > > Contact Name > > Contact email > > Contact phone number > > > > Alternatively, you can fill out the form on the NYSOA website at any time - > go to http://www.nybirds.org/ProjCBC.htm. > > > > Thanks! > > Carena Pooth > > New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) > > www.nybirds.org <http://www.nybirds.org> > > www.nysyoungbirders.org <http://www.nysyoungbirders.org> > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Extra, Extra Extralimital Gull > From: Andrew Baksh <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 07:48:11 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > I thought some of you, especially "Larophiles," might be interesting in this > bit of news. > > Photographs from the West Coast of Trinidad taken on Dec 10th by Nigel > Lallsingh has been confirmed as a 1st cycle Audouin's Gull. If accepted, it > would be a 1st New World record!! Who cool is that!?! > > Four images of the bird can be seen here; > http://pioneerbirding.blogspot.com/2016/12/trinidad-is-this-audouins-gull.html > > -------- > "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule > of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ > Frederick Douglass > > ïL¡¡Swift as the wind > ÁÖ¡¡Quiet as the forest > »ğ¡¡Conquer like the fire > ɽ¡¡Steady as the mountain > Sun Tzu The Art of War > >> (__/) >> (= '.'=) >> (") _ (") >> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Extra, Extra Extralimital Gull fixed link > From: Andrew Baksh <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 08:08:52 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > The previous e-mail had an incomplete URL. Try this one instead - > http://pioneerbirding.blogspot.com/2016/12/trinidad-audouins-gull.html?m=1 > > -------- > "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule > of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ > Frederick Douglass > > ïL¡¡Swift as the wind > ÁÖ¡¡Quiet as the forest > »ğ¡¡Conquer like the fire > ɽ¡¡Steady as the mountain > Sun Tzu The Art of War > >> (\__/) >> (= '.'=) >> (") _ (") >> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > >> On Dec 13, 2016, at 7:48 AM, Andrew Baksh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I thought some of you, especially "Larophiles," might be interesting in this >> bit of news. >> >> Photographs from the West Coast of Trinidad taken on Dec 10th by Nigel >> Lallsingh has been confirmed as a 1st cycle Audouin's Gull. If accepted, it >> would be a 1st New World record!! Who cool is that!?! >> >> Four images of the bird can be seen here; >> http://pioneerbirding.blogspot.com/2016/12/trinidad-is-this-audouins-gull.html >> >> -------- >> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule >> of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ >> Frederick Douglass >> >> ïL¡¡Swift as the wind >> ÁÖ¡¡Quiet as the forest >> »ğ¡¡Conquer like the fire >> ɽ¡¡Steady as the mountain >> Sun Tzu The Art of War >> >>> (__/) >>> (= '.'=) >>> (") _ (") >>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! >> >> Andrew Baksh >> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Barnacle Goose: Belmont Lake SP, Suffolk Co. > From: Robert Taylor <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 11:47:05 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 4 > > Also a Snow Goose. I'm emailing the listserv distribution because I > believe it's still the proper thing to do. > > Rob in Massapequa > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Common/Mew Gull Brooklyn NO > From: Andrew Baksh <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 13:13:06 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > A search for a few hours with Dave Klauber and Bobby Rosetti came up nil. > Lots of Gulls at the Water Treatment Plant but the looks were not that great > this AM. Nice weather, the warmest I have ever encountered while attempting a > Mew/Common Gull twitch at Veterans Memorial Pier. Previous attempts at > Gulling at that location over the years were all during freezing temps. > -------- > "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule > of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ > Frederick Douglass > > 風ãSwift as the wind > æãQuiet as the forest > ç«ãConquer like the fire > å±±ãSteady as the mountain > Sun Tzu The Art of War > >> (\__/) >> (= '.'=) >> (") _ (") >> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > >> On Dec 12, 2016, at 12:35 PM, Shane Blodgett [email protected] >> [ebirdsnyc] <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Bobbi Manian just tweeted photo of adult Common/Mew Gull on the water in the >> Narrows off the Belt Parkway esplanade between Veteran's Memorial Pier and >> the 80th street pedestrian crossover. This is in Brooklyn <a kings County) >> She says it is currently flying around in the area now. >> >> Shane Blodgett >> Brooklyn NY >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> __._,_.___ >> Posted by: Shane Blodgett <[email protected]> >> Reply via web post ⢠Reply to sender ⢠Reply to group ⢠>> Start a New Topic ⢠Messages in this topic (1) >> >> Have you tried the highest rated email app? >> With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email app >> on the market. What are you waiting for? Now you can access all your inboxes >> (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email again >> with 1000GB of free cloud storage. >> >> ebirdsnyc: bird sightings from the NYC area >> VISIT YOUR GROUP New Members 3 >> ⢠Privacy ⢠Unsubscribe ⢠Terms of Use >> . >> >> >> __,_._,___ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: NEW STUDY DOUBLES THE ESTIMATE OF BIRD SPECIES IN THE WORLD,, NUMBER > OF AVIAN SPECIES SOARS TO 18,000 > From: Ardith Bondi <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 13:38:59 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 6 > > > Yesterday, a friend sent me this press release from the AMNH. I thought > some of you might be interested. He sent it with a note: "Your job just > got a LOT harder..." > > > Ardith Bondi > > > > December 2016 > > NEW STUDY DOUBLES THE ESTIMATE OF BIRD SPECIES IN THE WORLD > > NUMBER OF AVIAN SPECIES SOARS TO 18,000 > > New research led by the American Museum of Natural History suggests that > there are about 18,000 bird species in the worldânearly twice as many as > previously thought. The work focuses on âhiddenâ avian diversityâbirds > that look similar to one another, or were thought to interbreed, but are > actually different species. Recently published in the journal PLOS ONE, > the study has serious implications for conservation practices. > > âWe are proposing a major change to how we count diversity,â said Joel > Cracraft, an author of the study and a curator in the American Museum of > Natural Historyâs Department of Ornithology. âThis new number says that > we havenât been counting and conserving species in the ways we want.â > > Birds are traditionally thought of as a well-studied group, with more > than 95 percent of their global species diversity estimated to have been > described. Most checklists used by bird watchers as well as by > scientists say that there are roughly between 9,000 and 10,000 species > of birds. But those numbers are based on whatâs known as the âbiological > species concept,â which defines species in terms of what animals can > breed together. > > âItâs really an outdated point of view, and itâs a concept that is > hardly used in taxonomy outside of birds,â said lead author George > Barrowclough, an associate curator in the Museumâs Department of > Ornithology. > > For the new work, Cracraft, Barrowclough, and their colleagues at the > University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and the University of Washington > examined a random sample of 200 bird species through the lens of > morphologyâthe study of the physical characteristics like plumage > pattern and color, which can be used to highlight birds with separate > evolutionary histories. This method turned up, on average, nearly two > different species for each of the 200 birds studied. This suggests that > bird biodiversity is severely underestimated, and is likely closer to > 18,000 species worldwide. > > The researchers also surveyed existing genetic studies of birds, which > revealed that there could be upwards of 20,000 species. But because the > birds in this body of work were not selected randomlyâand, in fact, many > were likely chosen for study because they were already thought to have > interesting genetic variationâthis could be an overestimate. The authors > argue that future taxonomy efforts in ornithology should be based on > both methods. > > âIt was not our intent to propose new names for each of the more than > 600 new species we identified in the research sample,â Cracraft said. > âHowever, our study provides a glimpse of what a future taxonomy should > encompass.â > > Increasing the number of species has implications for preserving > biodiversity and other conservation efforts. > > âWe have decided societally that the target for conservation is the > species,â said Robert Zink, a co-author of the study and a biologist at > the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. âSo it follows then that we really > need to be clear about what a species is, how many there are, and where > theyâre found.â > > John Klicka, from the University of Washington, Seattle, also was a > co-author on this study. > > This work was funded, in part, by the U.S. National Science Foundation, > grant #s 1241066 and 1146423. > > PLOS ONE paper: > http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0166307 > > American Museum of Natural History (amnh.org) > The American Museum of Natural History, founded in 1869, is one of the > worldâs preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions. > The Museum encompasses 45 permanent exhibition halls, including the Rose > Center for Earth and Space and the Hayden Planetarium, as well as > galleries for temporary exhibitions. It is home to the Theodore > Roosevelt Memorial, New York Stateâs official memorial to its 33rd > governor and the nationâs 26th president, and a tribute to Rooseveltâs > enduring legacy of conservation. The Museumâs five active research > divisions and three cross-disciplinary centers support approximately 200 > scientists, whose work draws on a world-class permanent collection of > more than 33 million specimens and artifacts, as well as specialized > collections for frozen tissue and genomic and astrophysical data, and > one of the largest natural history libraries in the world. Through its > Richard Gilder Graduate School, it is the only American museum > authorized to grant the Ph.D. degree and the Master of Arts in Teaching > degree. Annual attendance has grown to approximately 5 million, and the > Museumâs exhibitions and Space Shows can be seen in venues on five > continents. The Museumâs website and collection of apps for mobile > devices extend its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs to > millions more beyond its walls. Visit amnh.org for more information. > > Follow > Become a fan of the Museum on Facebook at facebook.com/naturalhistory, > and follow us on Instagram at @AMNH, Tumblr at amnhnyc, or Twitter at > twitter.com/AMNH. > > # # # > > No. 113 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Barred Owl > From: Larry Trachtenberg <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:11:32 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 7 > > Doing some research for a game I play, I came across this poem that I thought > you may all like (and I believe is OK to post), written in 2000 by Richard > Wilbur a 2x winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, among other awards. May > the upcoming CBC's yield a few. > > A Barred Owl - Poem by Richard Wilbur > > The warping night air having brought the boom Of an owl's voice into > her darkened room, We tell the wakened child that all she heard Was an > odd question from a forest bird, Asking of us, if rightly listened to, > "Who cooks for you?" and then "Who cooks for you?" >> > Words, which can make our terrors bravely clear, Can also thus > domesticate a fear, And send a small child back to sleep at night Not > listening for the sound of stealthy flight Or dreaming of some small > thing in a claw Borne up to some dark branch and eaten raw. > > Lawrence B. Trachtenberg | > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Aronson Mayefsky & Sloan, LLP > 12 E. 49th Street, New York, New York 10017 | T: 212.521.3511 | F: > 212.838.5505 > > NOTICE: This e-mail is intended only for the named recipient(s). It contains > confidential, privileged and/or attorney work product information. If you > receive this e-mail in error, please do not disseminate, distribute or copy > it or any attachments. Should you have erroneously received this e-mail, > please notify the sender by replying to it or calling the phone number above > and please delete the e-mail and any attachments from your system. Thank you! > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists > From: Ben Cacace <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 20:06:38 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 8 > > When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar > chart list of species with the current one to pick up any additions or > deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the > date the species was added for each county. Some are from newly submitted > checklists from several months/years ago. > > It is not possible on eBird.org to spot these additions from old > checklists. On the 'Overview' page you can sort on 'First Seen' but if the > species wasn't added recently it won't appear at the top of the list. > > For each county on the wiki click the 'Overview' link on the 'Explore a > Location' line: > â http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York > > Yellow highlights a species added for the first time this year. > > *Albany County:* > Virginia's Warbler (10-Dec-2016) > > *Chenango County:* > Lesser Black-backed Gull (2-Dec-2016) > Northern Saw-whet Owl (1-Dec-2016) > Lapland Longspur (4-Dec-2016) > > *Livingston County:* > Sanderling (15-Aug-2016) > Connecticut Warbler (5-Oct-2016) > > *New York County:* > Sandhill Crane (3-Dec-2016) > > *Ontario County:* > Black-backed Woodpecker (9-Jan-1982) > > *Otsego County:* > Lapland Longspur (2-Nov-2004) > > -- > Ben Cacace > Manhattan, NYC > Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots > <http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York> > Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots > <https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYeBirdHotspots/> > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > Rob Bierregaard 421 Cotswold Ln Wynnewood, PA 19096 [email protected] http://www.ospreytrax.com/ 704 516 4615 (c) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
