[nysbirds-l] Orange-crowned Warbler - Kingston, Ulster County
A lady from Kingston, Ulster County called in to my radio show this afternoon saying that she thought she was seeing a female Painted Bunting in her yard (actually landing and pecking at the windshield of her car). She later sent me photos - which as it turns out were of an Orange-crowned Warbler. The lady, Rebecca Schweitzer, has since entered the sighting in eBird - with all the photos attached. Orange-crowned Warbler is a good find for Ulster County anytime of year - but even more so in December. There are a few records of OCWA in the Kingston area over the last decade or so. I recall another Ulster County winter record of one coming to a backyard feeder near Rosendale many years ago. Rich Guthrie -- Richard Guthrie -- 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] Orange-crowned Warbler - Kingston, Ulster County
A lady from Kingston, Ulster County called in to my radio show this afternoon saying that she thought she was seeing a female Painted Bunting in her yard (actually landing and pecking at the windshield of her car). She later sent me photos - which as it turns out were of an Orange-crowned Warbler. The lady, Rebecca Schweitzer, has since entered the sighting in eBird - with all the photos attached. Orange-crowned Warbler is a good find for Ulster County anytime of year - but even more so in December. There are a few records of OCWA in the Kingston area over the last decade or so. I recall another Ulster County winter record of one coming to a backyard feeder near Rosendale many years ago. Rich Guthrie -- Richard Guthrie -- 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] Evening Grosbeak, Central Park, NYC Wed., 12/12
Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City At least one adult male Evening Grosbeak appeared in the northeeast quadrant of Central Park, seen & photographed by multiple observers in the mid-day period, near a composting area and just to the west by the East Park Drive (park roadway). This is the 2nd known documented, multi-observer sighting of the species this year, the first having also been a single, but not an adult male. That was also found in the northern part of the park & was apparently a “one-day wonder”. Thanks to T. Zahner & others for photos & reports on the Evening Grosbeak of Wed., 12/12. Many other birds have been found continuing in New York County (in which Central Park is located), & among these are a very impressive diversity & number of owls, with Barred Owl in particular appearing in greater numbers than previously known for the county. This is certainly correlated with the many of that owl species being seen in parts of central & southern New England & elsewhere, and unfortunately has also been reflected in a high mortality in some areas but hopefully not in Manhattan. The upcoming CBC for NY County may possibly reveal more & should also be interesting for various other possibilities - irruptive finches amongst those. good end of autumn birding, Tom Fiore manhattan -- 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] Evening Grosbeak, Central Park, NYC Wed., 12/12
Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City At least one adult male Evening Grosbeak appeared in the northeeast quadrant of Central Park, seen & photographed by multiple observers in the mid-day period, near a composting area and just to the west by the East Park Drive (park roadway). This is the 2nd known documented, multi-observer sighting of the species this year, the first having also been a single, but not an adult male. That was also found in the northern part of the park & was apparently a “one-day wonder”. Thanks to T. Zahner & others for photos & reports on the Evening Grosbeak of Wed., 12/12. Many other birds have been found continuing in New York County (in which Central Park is located), & among these are a very impressive diversity & number of owls, with Barred Owl in particular appearing in greater numbers than previously known for the county. This is certainly correlated with the many of that owl species being seen in parts of central & southern New England & elsewhere, and unfortunately has also been reflected in a high mortality in some areas but hopefully not in Manhattan. The upcoming CBC for NY County may possibly reveal more & should also be interesting for various other possibilities - irruptive finches amongst those. good end of autumn birding, Tom Fiore manhattan -- 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/ --
