Nice shots Steve. A great record for Queens. Viva la listserv.
https://ebird.org/media/catalog?taxonCode=goleag ®ion=Queens,%20New%20York,%20United%20States%20(US)®ionCode=US-NY-081&q=Golden%20Eagle%20-%20Aquila%20chrysaetos Brendan On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 1:09 PM Robert Lewis <rfer...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I intended to share the pictures via the e-bird link. However, it > appears that Golden Eagle is marked as a sensitive species, so it gets > blocked from other viewers. > > That is just ridiculous. Yet another example of how inadequate ebird is > for birders. > > Birders need a real bird sighting sharing app, explicitly for birding. > Facebook is OK but some people refuse to use Facebook. Whatsapp is OK but > also limited. > > Bob Lewis > > > > > On Friday, April 30, 2021, 12:03:49 PM EDT, Ian Resnick < > aviania...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Fantastic sighting! > > Ian > > On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 8:09 AM Steve Walter <swalte...@verizon.net> > wrote: > > This was actually on Wednesday, viewed from my hawk observation spot at > Alley Creek (northern end of Alley Pond Park). The bird passed a good > distance to the south of me, but I’ve seen enough Bald Eagles here to catch > on to flight and shape differences in this case. I knew it was imperative > to attempt getting pictures despite the distance involved. After cropping, > photo editing, and zooming in on the pictures, what can be seen are white > wing patches, both on the upper side and underside, in the places where > they should be on a Golden. White can also be seen at the base of the tail > underneath (can’t see the upper side). There is a hint of lighter (golden) > color on the top of the head. This was more evident in zooming in on > original RAW files. The wing shape is also suggestive of Golden, > particularly in the trailing edge to the base of the wing having a pinched > in look. > > > > I intended to share the pictures via the e-bird link. However, it > appears that Golden Eagle is marked as a sensitive species, so it gets > blocked from other viewers. Although as a transient bird, it isn’t really a > sensitive situation. Golden Eagle is quite rare on Long Island, only my > second ever. Surprisingly, it can be debated whether it was even the rarest > raptor in the boroughs portion of Long Island just that day. I don’t know. > There was a Burrowing Owl only a couple of years ago. But I guess a > wintering Golden Eagle recently too. > > > > Steve Walter > > Bayside, NY > > > > > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > > -- 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/ --
