Fwd: Bush terminal birds

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From: Gus Keri <guskeri@aol.com>

Date:07/22/2015 2:51 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: prosbird@aol.com

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Subject: Bush terminal birds

Hi Peter,

Here are three pictures from  my walk through Bush terminal today:

Greater Scaup, Northern Rough Winged Swallow and Spotted Sandpiper.

Gus

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Date: Jul 17, 2015 11:45 AM
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At Green-Wood Cemetery this morning, one or more common ravens, an FOS (fall migration) spotted sandpiper at the Sylvan Water, groundhogs, and this botanical specimen, a barn swallow tree.

 

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Two ospreys overhead, one chased by a smaller raptor.  Also, a chipping sparrow, a American goldfinch, many song sparrows, and this mourning cloak in the native plant garden..

3 Raven cawing catacombs greaenwood cem per Orrin

Fwd: Bush Terminal Park Birds

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From: guskeri@aol.com
To: prosbird
Sent: Thu, Jul 9, 2015 11:54 am
Subject: Bush Terminal Park Birds

Hi Peter,

 

It was a beautiful weather for a birding walk at Bush Terminal park today.

here are few pictures from my walk.

Included: Great Blue Heron, American Goldfinch and juvenile Canada Goose.

 

Gus

 

MBTA Update

On a previous post awhile ago, above went out about the Migratory Bird Treaty Act under threat with Congressman Duncan amendment that would forbid the US Justice Dept prosecuting wind energy companies violations.

The latest today from American Bird COnservancy projects good news for now

Their press release


Breaking news: A special THANK YOU to all of our supporters – together, we helped avert another attack on one of the most important federal laws protecting birds, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Thanks to your support, Congressman Duncan withdrew his amendment to a spending bill that would have prohibited enforcement of the MBTA as well as the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. But the work isn’t over.

Fwd: Great Cormorant at Bush Terminal today

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From: Gus Keri <guskeri@aol.com>

Date:07/07/2015 6:13 PM (GMT-05:00)

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Subject: Great Cormorant at Bush Terminal today

Fwd: this morning at Green-Wood

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From: Orrin Tilevitz <tilevitzo@yahoo.com>
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@aol.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 6, 2015 2:41 pm
Subject: this morning at Green-Wood

Blackpoll warbler continues singing near Dell Water.  Must be pretty lonely.

Fwd: Bush Terminal Surf Scoter

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From: Gus Keri <guskeri@aol.com>

Date:07/05/2015 12:35 PM (GMT-05:00)

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Subject: Bush Terminal Surf Scoter

Hi Peter,

I finally saw the Surf Scoter that I have been looking for for almost a week at Bush Terminal park.

Here are few picture from today's walk.

Included are Surf Scoter, Waxwing and Mockingbird

Gus

Bush Terminal park birds

In case no one has been checking lately, good summer birds are seen in this park today and past days.

Best are a Drake SURF SCOTER, likely the one that was hanging out at Plumb Beach previously and a CLIFF SWALLOW . YELLOW CROWNED HERON adds quality.

Exotic colorful EUROPEAN GOLDFINCHES ,a total of four are also reported.

http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspots?hs=L799187&yr=all&m=

Happy Fourth!

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Dave Taft is senior Ranger at Gateway

Fwd: Bush Terminal walk

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From: Gus Keri <guskeri@aol.com>

Date:07/03/2015 1:58 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: prosbird@aol.com

Cc:

Subject: Bush Terminal walk

Hi Peter,

 

My walk through the Bush terminal park today produced few interesting birds.

Here are few pictures:

European Goldfinch, Great Egret and a picture of few birds (Egret, Cormorants and Gulls) enjoying the view of Lower Manhattan.

 

I posted more picture on my Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1611995539056756&set=pcb.1611996242390019&type=1&theater

 

Gus

Fwd: Bush Terminal goldfinch

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From: Jennifer Kepler <plummer.jen@gmail.com>

Date:07/03/2015 11:08 AM (GMT-05:00)

To: Peter Dorosh <Prosbird@aol.com>

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Subject: Bush Terminal goldfinch

Hello Peter-

Got my photos uploaded of the European Goldfinch group I stumbled upon yesterday in Bush Terminal Park. Probably escapees? One has a pink band on left leg. There were 4 total together feeding and moving together. I have attached photo, there are a bunch others on the blog: http://snapshotofnature.blogspot.com/2015/07/sunset-park-surprises.html

Happy Birding and have a great 4th!

Jen Kepler

Blackpoll warbler singing dellwater; Egret harrassed by kingbird dellwater. GWCemetery per Orrin

New research suggests nature walks are good for your brain - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/06/29/fixating-or-brooding-on-things-take-a-walk-in-the-woods-for-real/

@BobbiInBrooklyn: In case anyone is bored with the surf scoter at Plum there is one at Bush terminal as well http://t.co/ZQHzx8Osx2/s/CwfJ

Fwd: Bush Terminal

From: roberta.manian@gmail.com
To: Peter Dorosh
Sent: Tue, Jun 30, 2015 11:46 am
Subject: Bush Terminal

Hi Peter,

Bush Terminal added 7 species in June, bringing total to 90.   New species were Green Heron, Yellow-crown Night-heron, Turkey Vulture, Forster's Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Chimney Swift and Northern Rough-wing Swallow.  A lone osprey has been hanging around, but not showing any interest in the platform.  

The park is getting more use as the weather improves but the birds don't seem to mind.  The worse problem is people walking on the rocks between the two pools at low tide.

b.

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Photos from Gus Keri at Bush Terminal today

Spectacle in the sky this evening

Hope for clear skies tonight low western sky at dusk  

A Jupiter and Venus Spectacle

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-june-26-july-4/

4 Black Skimmer passed thru from over 3 sisters ,out northwest corner Prospect Lake 8:29 pm

3 Black Skimmers Prospect Lake. 8:45 Pm

June 30 Planets Jupiter and Venue is rare conjunction

Hope for clear skies!

The convergence of Jupiter and Venus culminates on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 with a CLOSE CONJUNCTION of these planets! At their closest approach, these two planets will be SO CLOSE, only 1/3 of a degree, or 20 arcminutes apart! This is close enough to fit inside the same field of view of binoculars, or a telescope at low power! (A typical small scope at 30x can show the entire Moon, which is 30 arcminutes across, larger than the separate between the planets on this night.)

Through the eyepiece, you can see a crescent Venus, along with Jupiter and Galileo's moons (Ganymede to the east, and Europa, Io, and Callisto to the west, as seen at the time of evening twilight, eastern USA time zone). Keep in mind that a telescope will present an inverted image, so this view will appear upside down through a scope.

Contact your local planetarium, observatory or astronomy club to find out if they are offering a telescope program on that night. If they are not, request that they do so! This is a very rare event that no one will want to miss!

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Great crested fc alder ave. Per Orrin GWCemetery