The WESTERN TANAGER was very cooperative at mid-day today on the Cornell campus, making rounds between the hedge on the south side of Day Hall, the east entrance of the Campus Store, and various points along Wee Stinky Glen. Lots of people saw and photographed this bird. My photos can be found in my eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27999957
this bird does seem to be in active molt, with adult-male plumage coming in especially on the face, wing coverts, and back. KEN Kenneth V. Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology Office: 607-254-2412 cell: 607-342-4594 k...@cornell.edu<mailto:k...@cornell.edu> On Mar 6, 2016, at 4:13 PM, Vanessa Ng <vanessang...@gmail.com<mailto:vanessang...@gmail.com>> wrote: Dave, Here you go. These were from Thursday afternoon when I stopped by for 40 minutes or so. First in a thicket of brush around Day Hall, then in the large clump of green bushes on the other side of the path by the rear entrance of the Store, where a woman was leaving seed for him. https://pallas.smugmug.com/Western-Tanager-Ithaca/n-Xr9QrG/ There must be something about New York this winter that non-native birds are finding their way here. Off-topic: earlier this winter I also visited the famous Painted Bunting in Brooklyn a few times where an adult male bunting hasn't been seen since the 20s, garnering national media attention. He was there from Thanksgiving weekend to early January (when it got real cold and snowy this week for the first time). There were always at least a dozen birders/photographers/general public to up to 50 or more people in the early weeks when he was discovered. For those interested, here are a few pictures from one of my visits. https://pallas.smugmug.com/Painted-Bunting-in-Brooklyn/n-5bwb3J/ On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:42 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com<mailto:nutter.d...@me.com>> wrote: The WESTERN TANAGER is still being reported via eBird daily on Cornell University campus in the same area - the alcove at the east entrance to the underground Cornell Store (good for sunning and eating fruits of vines on the wall), the south and west sides of Day Hall (whose inhabitants put seed on the windowsills), the nearby stream known as Wee Stinky Glen and the fruiting trees over it, with forays to the south side of Sage Chapel. Please keep reporting this bird. Also, any photographers or observers of detail, please let me know if you believe you are seeing progression of molt. I'd love to see the bird with more adult or breeding male characteristics such as red around the face or darker back feathers. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<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/ --
