Unfortunately, Jennifer, you reference an exclusively NYC-based Groupme and a largely useless Long Island-based WhatsApp Group.
This is a state-wide list and, as you might imagine, this is a bird which people beyond the confines of the NYC-metro area might want to see! Would you suggest it sufficient if this bird were in Buffalo and the information only circulated among Western-NY lists, through applications many birders may not even utilize!? I would think the greater issue is NYC birders forgetting that the state is not 5-counties wide. I, like many people, received information about this bird by Mr. Block’s post. As this bird is of obvious interest to people beyond even the limits of this state, I think using the broadest listserve possibly should not be discouraged; but rather highly encouraged! I dare not shame but if this list is not good enough for a sulphur-bellied flycatcher than what on Earth is it for? PWM On Sun, Oct 9, 2022 at 19:29 Deborah Allen <dalle...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Andrew, > > > > You are absolutely right. I really don't know why people who saw the bird > in the afternoon did not post to NYSBIRDS-L.Probably they are not > subscribed to the list - that's my guess. > > > > The flycatcher was not in Wave Hill in the afternoon but a bit north of > there, ranging from Sycamore and 252nd to 254th for the rest of the day. I > didn't post because I didn't see it and only heard it late in the > afternoon. Several other people heard it after 5pm also. Several birders > saw it between 12:30 and 3pm, and Bob DeCandido saw it at around 3:20pm > close to 254th Street. I should think there would be some checklists on > ebird later, but there's nothing like timely reporting. > > > > Hope it sticks around and shows itself tomorrow, > > > > Deb Allen > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Block <ablock22...@yahoo.com> > Sent: Oct 9, 2022 5:59 PM > To: NYS Birds <nysbirds-l@cornell.edu> > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher at Wave Hill? > > > Just got back from Wave Hill in the bronx and the woman at the gate who > was closing up said it wasn't seen since this am. A shame it was never > posted here. Only saw it posted to the FB group and that was hours later. > Shame shame on these people who don't post here and don't post on the FB > group until hours later. The report never came up on my FB until about 40 > minutes ago. A shame what birding has become. > > Andrew > > *Andrew v. F. Block* > *Consulting Naturalist* > 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/20+Hancock+Avenue,+Apt.+3+%0D%0A+Yonkers,+Westchester+Co.,+New+York+10705-4780?entry=gmail&source=g> > > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/20+Hancock+Avenue,+Apt.+3+%0D%0A+Yonkers,+Westchester+Co.,+New+York+10705-4780?entry=gmail&source=g> > Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/20+Hancock+Avenue,+Apt.+3+%0D%0A+Yonkers,+Westchester+Co.,+New+York+10705-4780?entry=gmail&source=g> > > www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums > -- > *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:* > 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/>*!* > -- > -- Með Kveðju, Phillip W Magnussen -- 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/ --
