The question of new additions to the state list, a perennially popular topic of conversation among birders, was recently worked up in great detail by Doug Gochfeld and a team of 24 of New York's most active birders.
"Predictions of species to be added to the New York State Checklist--v. 4.0" was published in the December 2010 issue of The Kingbird, the quarterly journal of the New York State Ornithological Association, and is now available online at NYSOA's website: http://www.nybirds.org/Publications/KingbirdTOCs.htm#Vol60No4 All the contents of The Kingbird are uploaded to a searchable online archive two years after print publication, but sample articles are featured on the website from time to time, and in this case, we'd like to make available a corrected version of Table 1, which was misprinted in the print issue. A formatted version of Table 1 can be printed by opening the article and printing page 7. With the permission of the list-owner, I'd like to take this opportunity to share a few more items of potential interest: Each issue of The Kingbird includes a color photo gallery; a statewide "Highlights of the Season" summary of the past season's bird data; and quarterly seasonal reports of bird records from across NYS, written by expert Regional Editors representing ten geographic regions (1-Niagara Frontier, 2-Genesee, 3-Finger Lakes, 4-Susquehanna, 5-Oneida Lake Basin, 6-St. Lawrence, 7-Adirondack-Champlain, 8-Hudson-Mohawk, 9-Hudson-Delaware, and 10-Marine). The 2009 Annual Report of the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) will be arriving shortly in NYSOA members' mailboxes, with the March 2011 issue of The Kingbird. NYSARC is one of NYSOA's committees and is charged with reviewing and archiving documentation of rare bird records in NYS and with maintaining the official Checklist of NYS Birds. NYSARC's authoritative and much anticipated 2009 Annual Report is also already freely available at NYSOA's website right now: http://www.nybirds.org/index.html Among the articles slated for publication in upcoming issues of The Kingbird are a report on a highly successful nest box management program for American Kestrels in northern NYS by Mark Manske; a paper on Red Crossbill call-types by boreal finch expert Matt Young; a historical analysis of Mute Swan introductions in New York State by Chelsea Teale; and an update from NYSARC detailing several newly vetted additions to the NYS Checklist (hint: Doug's panel made some very good predictions!). Sincerely, Shai Mitra Editor, The Kingbird ________________________________ Think green before you print this email. ________________________________ Think green before you print this email. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
