Gray-breasted Martin occurs in Mexico, for example along the Gulf Coast within about 150 km of the US-MX border, so it's also in North America. eBird also shows a historical record for Rio Grande City (Starr Co, TX) in the late 19th Century, which appears to be the origin of Gray-breasted Martin on the ABA list. https://ebird.org/checklist/S10088282 and this would appear to be consistent with the general population distribution.
Phil Jeffrey NJ On Sat, Apr 3, 2021 at 8:11 PM Rob Bate <robsb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Doug Gochfeld and some others are now tentatively calling the Prospect > Park Lake Martin a Gray-breasted Martin, a species found in South and > Central Americas. eBird hasn't any sightings in the US listed for this > species even in southernmost Texas. > > The Q train stop at Parkside is the closest station to the east side of > the lake where the bird has been seen a lot in the last day or so. It also > has been over on the west side of the lake where the F train to Ft Hamilton > Parkway exit gets you a few blocks away. Parking shouldn't be too > prohibitive if you are driving in. Look for the cameras and scopes if you > go and let's hope it sticks overnight for those who'd love to see this > ultra rarity. I know NYSARC (NYState Area Records Committee) must be > having a joyous time pouring over photos and recordings. > > Rob Bate > Brooklyn > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
