[nysbirds-l] Being late, at times, can turn out great !

[robert adamo]

Extending my recent trend of getting a late start on the day's birding
(Monday's destination being the Robert Moses Hawkwatch) I found myself
heading south on the R. M. Parkway, just a hair north of the first bridge,
when I saw a Rough-legged Hawk.This was a light morph * bird, and the
earliest I have ever recorded this species in the fall ! Not being able to
stop the car because of traffic, once over the bridge, I turned around and
re-crossed the bridge in hope of getting a photo, but the bird was gone.

Once on the barrier beach, I had a single Lesser Black-backed Gull (a 3rd
winter bird) at Parking Field # 2, and while at the park (except for at the
hawk-watch proper) had 9 Merlins, 2 Kestrels, 1 Peregrine, 1 Red-tailed
Hawk and an Osprey.

The activity level at the watching grandstand was high, with Bobby Kurtz
(the day's official score-keeper) stating (at around 1:15 PM) that today
was the busiest day of the season ! While I was there, the following
species of raptors were observed: Bald Eagle (probable 3rd year bird); N.
Harrier; Sharp-shinned Hawk; Osprey; Kestrel; Merlin and Peregrine Falcon.

After keeping a car appointment back in Riverhead, I headed up to the sod
farms on, and around, Sound Ave. At the field on the s/e/c/o Sound &
Osborne Aves there were 11 Golden Plovers, 1 Black-bellied Plover and 22
Killdeers.

* Upon arrival at the hawk-watch, in my excited haste, I'm pretty sure I
announced (in error) this individual to be a dark morph. 

Cheers,
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[nysbirds-l] Being late, at times, can turn out great !

[robert adamo]

Extending my recent trend of getting a late start on the day's birding
(Monday's destination being the Robert Moses Hawkwatch) I found myself
heading south on the R. M. Parkway, just a hair north of the first bridge,
when I saw a Rough-legged Hawk.This was a light morph * bird, and the
earliest I have ever recorded this species in the fall ! Not being able to
stop the car because of traffic, once over the bridge, I turned around and
re-crossed the bridge in hope of getting a photo, but the bird was gone.

Once on the barrier beach, I had a single Lesser Black-backed Gull (a 3rd
winter bird) at Parking Field # 2, and while at the park (except for at the
hawk-watch proper) had 9 Merlins, 2 Kestrels, 1 Peregrine, 1 Red-tailed
Hawk and an Osprey.

The activity level at the watching grandstand was high, with Bobby Kurtz
(the day's official score-keeper) stating (at around 1:15 PM) that today
was the busiest day of the season ! While I was there, the following
species of raptors were observed: Bald Eagle (probable 3rd year bird); N.
Harrier; Sharp-shinned Hawk; Osprey; Kestrel; Merlin and Peregrine Falcon.

After keeping a car appointment back in Riverhead, I headed up to the sod
farms on, and around, Sound Ave. At the field on the s/e/c/o Sound &
Osborne Aves there were 11 Golden Plovers, 1 Black-bellied Plover and 22
Killdeers.

* Upon arrival at the hawk-watch, in my excited haste, I'm pretty sure I
announced (in error) this individual to be a dark morph. 

Cheers,
Bob.

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday Oct. 10, 2016 - 16 species of Wood Warblers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC  
Monday Oct. 10, 2016
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from 
Strawberry Fields at 9am & some pre-walk birding there from 8-9. 

Highlights: 16 species of Wood Warblers including Blackburnian, Cape May, 
Chestnut-sided, and Nashville. Some early morning flight today of southbound 
migrants: skeins of Canada Geese and Double-crested Cormorants, and small 
flocks of 10 to 20 Blue Jays. Also occurring this morning reorientation flights 
by Northern Flickers, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, warblers, and other small 
passerines, e.g. 25-50 Northern Flickers flying north this morning.The smaller 
birds were restless and many would only stay for a few seconds after we called 
them in, making them difficult to identify or photograph. 

Canada Goose - southbound skeins high overhead
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Herring Gull - flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 2 at Turtle Pond - loose "v" of at least 50 birds 
flying south
Turkey Vulture - 2 overhead seen from south Pinetum/NW Great Lawn
Osprey - over Strawberry Fields
Bald Eagle - 4 over Sparrow Rock (2 hatch-year birds, 2 with white heads & 
tails) seen with Ryan Zucker & Isaiah Wender
Sharp-shinned Hawk - over Sparrow Rock
Cooper's Hawk - over south Pinetum/NW Great Lawn
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 50+ many locations
Downy Woodpecker - residents
Northern Flicker - 25-50
American Kestrel - Strawberry Fields
Eastern Phoebe - 4
Blue-headed Vireo - 3 (Strawberry Fields, Shakespeare Garden, Pinetum)
Red-eyed Vireo - 2 (Pinetum & Warbler Rock)
Blue Jay - small flocks heading south
Black-capped Chickadee - 2
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 12-15
White-breasted Nuthatch - 10
House Wren - 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 3-5 (Warbler Rock - Tom Ahlf, Pinetum, Strawberry 
Fields)
Swainson's Thrush - near Belvedere Castle
Hermit Thrush - several
American Robin - large flock in crab apple Shakespeare Garden, etc.
Gray Catbird - many locations
Brown Thrasher 2 (Strawberry Fields & Ramble)
Ovenbird - 2 (Upper Lobe, Tupelo Field/Mugger's Woods)
Black-and-white Warbler - 3 (Strawberry Fields, Oven, etc.)
Nashville Warbler - Strawberry Fields
Common Yellowthroat - 2 (Maintenance Field & Pinetum)
American Redstart - 5-7
Cape May Warbler - at least 2 in the Pinetum
Northern Parula - 10
Magnolia Warbler - Oven
Blackburnian Warbler - adult female Strawberry Fields
Chestnut-sided Warbler - Upper Lobe just south of Oak Bridge
Blackpoll Warbler - 7
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4 (2 males & 2 females)
Palm Warbler - 3 (Pinetum, Strawberry Fields, rock outcrop west of Pinetum)
Pine Warbler - 5 (Strawberry Fields, Pinetum, Shakespeare Garden)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10-15, probably more
Black-throated Green Warbler - in pine NW Great Lawn
Northern Cardinal - residents
Eastern Towhee - 5
Chipping Sparrow - at least 10
Song Sparrow - big uptick in numbers
Swamp Sparrow - several in Strawberry Fields
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco - several
Red-winged Blackbird - flyovers
Common Grackle - a few

Claude Bloch reported a Lincoln's Sparrow in Strawberry Fields. 

Deb Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday Oct. 10, 2016 - 16 species of Wood Warblers

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC  
Monday Oct. 10, 2016
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from 
Strawberry Fields at 9am & some pre-walk birding there from 8-9. 

Highlights: 16 species of Wood Warblers including Blackburnian, Cape May, 
Chestnut-sided, and Nashville. Some early morning flight today of southbound 
migrants: skeins of Canada Geese and Double-crested Cormorants, and small 
flocks of 10 to 20 Blue Jays. Also occurring this morning reorientation flights 
by Northern Flickers, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, warblers, and other small 
passerines, e.g. 25-50 Northern Flickers flying north this morning.The smaller 
birds were restless and many would only stay for a few seconds after we called 
them in, making them difficult to identify or photograph. 

Canada Goose - southbound skeins high overhead
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Herring Gull - flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 2 at Turtle Pond - loose "v" of at least 50 birds 
flying south
Turkey Vulture - 2 overhead seen from south Pinetum/NW Great Lawn
Osprey - over Strawberry Fields
Bald Eagle - 4 over Sparrow Rock (2 hatch-year birds, 2 with white heads & 
tails) seen with Ryan Zucker & Isaiah Wender
Sharp-shinned Hawk - over Sparrow Rock
Cooper's Hawk - over south Pinetum/NW Great Lawn
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 50+ many locations
Downy Woodpecker - residents
Northern Flicker - 25-50
American Kestrel - Strawberry Fields
Eastern Phoebe - 4
Blue-headed Vireo - 3 (Strawberry Fields, Shakespeare Garden, Pinetum)
Red-eyed Vireo - 2 (Pinetum & Warbler Rock)
Blue Jay - small flocks heading south
Black-capped Chickadee - 2
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 12-15
White-breasted Nuthatch - 10
House Wren - 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 3-5 (Warbler Rock - Tom Ahlf, Pinetum, Strawberry 
Fields)
Swainson's Thrush - near Belvedere Castle
Hermit Thrush - several
American Robin - large flock in crab apple Shakespeare Garden, etc.
Gray Catbird - many locations
Brown Thrasher 2 (Strawberry Fields & Ramble)
Ovenbird - 2 (Upper Lobe, Tupelo Field/Mugger's Woods)
Black-and-white Warbler - 3 (Strawberry Fields, Oven, etc.)
Nashville Warbler - Strawberry Fields
Common Yellowthroat - 2 (Maintenance Field & Pinetum)
American Redstart - 5-7
Cape May Warbler - at least 2 in the Pinetum
Northern Parula - 10
Magnolia Warbler - Oven
Blackburnian Warbler - adult female Strawberry Fields
Chestnut-sided Warbler - Upper Lobe just south of Oak Bridge
Blackpoll Warbler - 7
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4 (2 males & 2 females)
Palm Warbler - 3 (Pinetum, Strawberry Fields, rock outcrop west of Pinetum)
Pine Warbler - 5 (Strawberry Fields, Pinetum, Shakespeare Garden)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10-15, probably more
Black-throated Green Warbler - in pine NW Great Lawn
Northern Cardinal - residents
Eastern Towhee - 5
Chipping Sparrow - at least 10
Song Sparrow - big uptick in numbers
Swamp Sparrow - several in Strawberry Fields
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco - several
Red-winged Blackbird - flyovers
Common Grackle - a few

Claude Bloch reported a Lincoln's Sparrow in Strawberry Fields. 

Deb Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Trinity Church: Rusty Blackbird (Mo., 10-Oct)

[Ben Cacace]

This morning a Rusty Blackbird was on the north side of Trinity Church
(Wall St., Manhattan).

This is the 69th species for the location. Cropped photos are on the
checklist:

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[nysbirds-l] Trinity Church: Rusty Blackbird (Mo., 10-Oct)

[Ben Cacace]

This morning a Rusty Blackbird was on the north side of Trinity Church
(Wall St., Manhattan).

This is the 69th species for the location. Cropped photos are on the
checklist:

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

*  New York*  Syracuse   
   - October 10, 2016
*  NYSY  10.10.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):October 03, 2016 - 
October 10, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY 
counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands 
Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, 
Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortlandcompiled: October 10  AT 4:00 p.m. 
(EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  
Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 03, 
2015.
Highlights--
CACKLING GOOSEBRANTSANDHILL CRANEWHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERSTILT 
SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERBLACK-HEADED GULLGRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)  
     Only 11 species of shorebirds were reported this week. Highlights were 
STILT SANDPIPER and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. An interesting report of 5 
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS at the Visitor’s Center was posted today. As usual all 
birds were reported from the Visitor’s Center and the Wildlife Trail although a 
juvenile LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was reported from Kip Island.     10/9: 6 
SANDHILL CRANES were spotted from the tower at Tschache Pool. A CACKLING GOOSE 
was seen on Howland Island.

Onondaga County
     10/4: A very rare for the region BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen and 
photographed at Oneida Shores Park. Unfortunately it has not been relocated.    
 10/8: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Beaver Lake.     10/9: A GRAY-CHEEKED 
THRUSH was heard calling in the South of Syracuse.

Oswego County
     10/6: 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES were seen feding on the ground at a 
residence in Constantia.

Madison County
     10/7: A Blue Phase SNOW GOOSE was seen on Woodman Pond.

Cayuga County
     10/4: BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SANDERLING and DUNLIN continue at Fair Haven 
State Park. Also 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES were heard in flight.     10/9: The 
season’s first report of BRANT (29) were seen at Fair Haven State Park.


   
 --end report 
    
Joseph BrinRegion 5Baldwinsville, NY 13027  U.S.A.  
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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

[Joseph Brin]

*  New York*  Syracuse   
   - October 10, 2016
*  NYSY  10.10.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):October 03, 2016 - 
October 10, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY 
counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands 
Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, 
Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortlandcompiled: October 10  AT 4:00 p.m. 
(EDT)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org  
Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of October 03, 
2015.
Highlights--
CACKLING GOOSEBRANTSANDHILL CRANEWHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERSTILT 
SANDPIPERLONG-BILLED DOWITCHERBLACK-HEADED GULLGRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex 
(MWC)  
     Only 11 species of shorebirds were reported this week. Highlights were 
STILT SANDPIPER and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. An interesting report of 5 
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS at the Visitor’s Center was posted today. As usual all 
birds were reported from the Visitor’s Center and the Wildlife Trail although a 
juvenile LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was reported from Kip Island.     10/9: 6 
SANDHILL CRANES were spotted from the tower at Tschache Pool. A CACKLING GOOSE 
was seen on Howland Island.

Onondaga County
     10/4: A very rare for the region BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen and 
photographed at Oneida Shores Park. Unfortunately it has not been relocated.    
 10/8: A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Beaver Lake.     10/9: A GRAY-CHEEKED 
THRUSH was heard calling in the South of Syracuse.

Oswego County
     10/6: 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES were seen feding on the ground at a 
residence in Constantia.

Madison County
     10/7: A Blue Phase SNOW GOOSE was seen on Woodman Pond.

Cayuga County
     10/4: BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SANDERLING and DUNLIN continue at Fair Haven 
State Park. Also 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES were heard in flight.     10/9: The 
season’s first report of BRANT (29) were seen at Fair Haven State Park.


   
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[nysbirds-l] Birdy morning in Bryant Park, NYC

[gabriel willow]

Had a very productive morning on my twice-weekly Bryant Park Bird Walk in 
midtown Manhattan.  We spotted 21 species, and I'm sure there's some we missed!
The park is a chaotic mess right now, as they build the skating rink and 
holiday market.  There is hammering and the beeping of backhoes backing up and 
construction fences and barricades everywhere.  In spite of this, we had great 
views of some nice birds.  
The most intriguing and frustrating sighting was right as I arrived at 7:50, in 
the hedgerow area by the fence immediately to the south of the Waffles & Dinges 
booth: a brief glimpse of a round little sparrow with a short, cocked tail and 
smudgy gray streaks below.  My first instinct was "Nelson's!", but it scurried 
off into some dense begonias before I could get my binoculars on it, not to be 
refound. You know how sometimes your spidey-senses (birdie-senses?) tingle when 
you see something good?  Although I barely glimpsed this bird, I'm pretty sure 
it was something cool, probably a Nelson's.  Interestingly, the one other 
record of the species from the park is from almost exactly this date last year 
(Oct. 8 & 9, 2015).  
Other species seen well enough to ID:
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 7, mostly in locust trees 
in front of LibraryAmerican Kestrel - 1 immature, perched on flagpole in front 
of Library, found by Jeanne TaoBlue Jay - 2 calling in treetops... somewhat 
uncommon in BPHouse Wren - 1, found by Vinnie Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 at 
sapsucker wells in locustsSwainson's Thrush - 1 in NW corner of park, near 
ping-pongWood Thrush - 1 in NW corner of park, near waffles standAmerican Robin 
- 1, surprisingly uncommon sight in the parkGray Catbird - a dozen or moreBrown 
Thrasher - 1 in NW corner of park, near ping-pongEuropean Starling - resident 
pairOvenbird - 4, eBird thought this was noteworthyCommon Yellowthroat - at 
least 25!  Everywhere...Palm Warbler - 1 in front of LibraryWhite-crowned 
Sparrow - 1 handsome adult, in NW corner of park, near ping-pongWhite-throated 
Sparrow - ~ 50, huge influxSong Sparrow - 1Swamp Sparrow - 2, in NW corner of 
park, near ping-pongEastern Towhee - 1 male in NW corner of park, near 
ping-pongHouse Sparrow
Good fall urban birding!
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[nysbirds-l] Birdy morning in Bryant Park, NYC

[gabriel willow]

Had a very productive morning on my twice-weekly Bryant Park Bird Walk in 
midtown Manhattan.  We spotted 21 species, and I'm sure there's some we missed!
The park is a chaotic mess right now, as they build the skating rink and 
holiday market.  There is hammering and the beeping of backhoes backing up and 
construction fences and barricades everywhere.  In spite of this, we had great 
views of some nice birds.  
The most intriguing and frustrating sighting was right as I arrived at 7:50, in 
the hedgerow area by the fence immediately to the south of the Waffles & Dinges 
booth: a brief glimpse of a round little sparrow with a short, cocked tail and 
smudgy gray streaks below.  My first instinct was "Nelson's!", but it scurried 
off into some dense begonias before I could get my binoculars on it, not to be 
refound. You know how sometimes your spidey-senses (birdie-senses?) tingle when 
you see something good?  Although I barely glimpsed this bird, I'm pretty sure 
it was something cool, probably a Nelson's.  Interestingly, the one other 
record of the species from the park is from almost exactly this date last year 
(Oct. 8 & 9, 2015).  
Other species seen well enough to ID:
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 7, mostly in locust trees 
in front of LibraryAmerican Kestrel - 1 immature, perched on flagpole in front 
of Library, found by Jeanne TaoBlue Jay - 2 calling in treetops... somewhat 
uncommon in BPHouse Wren - 1, found by Vinnie Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 at 
sapsucker wells in locustsSwainson's Thrush - 1 in NW corner of park, near 
ping-pongWood Thrush - 1 in NW corner of park, near waffles standAmerican Robin 
- 1, surprisingly uncommon sight in the parkGray Catbird - a dozen or moreBrown 
Thrasher - 1 in NW corner of park, near ping-pongEuropean Starling - resident 
pairOvenbird - 4, eBird thought this was noteworthyCommon Yellowthroat - at 
least 25!  Everywhere...Palm Warbler - 1 in front of LibraryWhite-crowned 
Sparrow - 1 handsome adult, in NW corner of park, near ping-pongWhite-throated 
Sparrow - ~ 50, huge influxSong Sparrow - 1Swamp Sparrow - 2, in NW corner of 
park, near ping-pongEastern Towhee - 1 male in NW corner of park, near 
ping-pongHouse Sparrow
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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach - Cackling Goose, Golden-Plover, and Rusty Blackbird movement

[Tim Healy]

I've been at Jones Beach since 6:40 today. The strong northern winds definitely 
brought some movement. Early in the day, Brendan Fogarty and I spotted several 
batches of Rusty Blackbirds (totaling about 11) passing overhead. Calls and 
coloration were distinctive, and one was forced to perch in the pines after an 
attack from a Merlin. A calling American Golden-Plover was heard repeatedly 
near the turnaround. Rumps, sparrows, and flickers made up most of the flight. 
Purple Finches and nuthatches are also around, and falcons were hunting. The 
surprise of the morning came when Brendan pointed out a small goose heading 
west with a flock of Canadas. It passed directly overhead, showing its smaller 
size, rapid wingbeats, and shorter neck with a clean white ring around the 
base. The overall coloration was frosty and pale, which was conspicuous even at 
a distance with the naked eye. Photos will be uploaded, but the birders 
fortunate enough to see it agreed everything was consistent for a Richardson's 
Cackling Goose. A search to check the geese at Point Lookout could prove 
fruitful. 

Cheers!
-Tim H



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[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach - Cackling Goose, Golden-Plover, and Rusty Blackbird movement

[Tim Healy]

I've been at Jones Beach since 6:40 today. The strong northern winds definitely 
brought some movement. Early in the day, Brendan Fogarty and I spotted several 
batches of Rusty Blackbirds (totaling about 11) passing overhead. Calls and 
coloration were distinctive, and one was forced to perch in the pines after an 
attack from a Merlin. A calling American Golden-Plover was heard repeatedly 
near the turnaround. Rumps, sparrows, and flickers made up most of the flight. 
Purple Finches and nuthatches are also around, and falcons were hunting. The 
surprise of the morning came when Brendan pointed out a small goose heading 
west with a flock of Canadas. It passed directly overhead, showing its smaller 
size, rapid wingbeats, and shorter neck with a clean white ring around the 
base. The overall coloration was frosty and pale, which was conspicuous even at 
a distance with the naked eye. Photos will be uploaded, but the birders 
fortunate enough to see it agreed everything was consistent for a Richardson's 
Cackling Goose. A search to check the geese at Point Lookout could prove 
fruitful. 

Cheers!
-Tim H



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1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
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