It's an almost an extraordinary sighting. Typical arrival times is late April downstate, and around May 1st for areas south of the Adirondacks. Was female Purple Finch ruled out? They seem to be moving right now. Any photos? Will RaupGlenmont, NYDate: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:36:54 -0400 Subject: [nysbirds-l] Female Rose Breasted Grosbeak From: croc...@gmail.com To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu
I've been told that this is an early sighting. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, Thursday 3/12/15 around 2:00 at the swamp (Mitsubishi Wetlands) ... Sharron Crocker NYC -- Sharron Lee Crocker Visit my website at: UntamedNewYork.com -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --