Re: [cayugabirds-l] Wood-Pewee Images
According to Pyle and Sibley and the Bird Banding Lab, one can not safely call a Western on visual. At least two measurements are required. Plumage and bill characteristics can provide some additional help but feather wear, age and known geographic variations make such a call iffy at best without the vocalization. Always good to check out a possible. Thanks Chris. John --- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Rd Burdett, NY 14818 42.443508000, -76.758202000 On 2018-10-21 16:13, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes wrote: > Only spreading the word... > > Better to inform of a possible good bird now (even if proven to be common > Eastern), than find out about a possible good bird that was later determined > to be good, well after the fact... > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 21, 2018, at 12:00, "k...@empacc.net" wrote: > > What makes you think this is a Western?Unless things have changed one can't > make the call by eyeball as at least two measurements are required. Plumage > and bill charcateritics can provide some help but feather wear, age and known > geo variations make that iffy at best. > John > > --- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Rd > Burdett, NY 14818 > 42.443508000, -76.758202000 > On 2018-10-21 15:50, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes wrote: > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html [1] > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds [2] > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html [3] > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- Links: -- [1] http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html [2] http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds [3] http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Wood-Pewee Images
Ken certainly found an interesting bird. I assume he heard no vocalizations or he would have mentioned it. Any pictures from the side showing wing bars? When I've seen likely easterns and westerns in close proximity in Central American, it seems that easterns have two fairly equally weighted wing bars while westerns tend to show one wing bar as being more prominent. None of these physical cues (amount of dark/light on lower mandible, or prominence of wing bars) is as definitive (I think -- ha ha) as their vocalization, but they can help point in a particular direction. Neat bird for sure. Thanks for reporting it. Jody Enck Jody W. Enck, PhD Conservation Social Scientist, and Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network 607-379-5940 On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 11:50 AM Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes < c...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Wood-Pewee Images
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[cayugabirds-l] Wood Pewee
Heard a Pewee up on West Hill in the city. Welcome! Regi "Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things." Dostoyevsky. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Wood Pewee
Birded Upper Buttermilk and heard my first of year WOOD PEWEE. I've been looking forward to again hearing its wonderful peew song. Seems like this bird arrives later than others, and from my experience also seems to be one of the later ones to depart in the fall. Also, should mention that I'm fairly certain that the LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH are nesting in the shrubs overhanging the retaining wall at the low water crossing on the road between the two parking lots. Larry -- W. Larry Hymes 120 Vine Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (H) 607-277-0759, w...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Wood-Pewee
Our Wood-Pewee came back this morning. Also in the yard: many Baltimore Orioles, Scarlet Tanagers and our resident red fox. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
