Re: [nysbirds-l] Prospect Park (likely) Caribbean/Cuban Martin continuing

2021-04-01 Thread Angus Wilson
Very interesting. Can you or Doug direct the rest of us photos of the bird in question? I for one haven't seen any and don't have time to scan all the possible outlets assuming they are posted somewhere. Dissemination of hot news is so fragmented nowadays it is challenging to keep up. Thanks,

Re: [nysbirds-l] Prospect Park (likely) Caribbean/Cuban Martin continuing

2021-04-01 Thread Angus Wilson
Very interesting. Can you or Doug direct the rest of us photos of the bird in question? I for one haven't seen any and don't have time to scan all the possible outlets assuming they are posted somewhere. Dissemination of hot news is so fragmented nowadays it is challenging to keep up. Thanks,

RE: [nysbirds-l] Prospect Park (likely) Caribbean/Cuban Martin continuing

2021-04-01 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Hi all, Pat and I headed into Brooklyn based on Doug's photos, which raised doubts about it being a Purple Martin. I have to say that our views of the bird in life pointed even more strongly away from Purple Martin. In addition to the features obvious in the photos, especially the underparts

RE: [nysbirds-l] Prospect Park (likely) Caribbean/Cuban Martin continuing

2021-04-01 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Hi all, Pat and I headed into Brooklyn based on Doug's photos, which raised doubts about it being a Purple Martin. I have to say that our views of the bird in life pointed even more strongly away from Purple Martin. In addition to the features obvious in the photos, especially the underparts