Dear NY Birders, This e-mail is mostly for the record since the reports are a week old or are not chase-able.
It appears that the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE may have left the vicinity of Hook Pond (East Hampton, Suffolk Co). At least last weekend, none could be found there, but a single bird was found along Daniel's Lane in Sagaponack and two were found at Short's Pond in Watermill. In addition there was a CACKLING GOOSE at Short's. Of course the White-fronts may return to Hook, but these sightings offer suggestions as to where to look if the birds are not at Hook. Elsewhere on the East End, a female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD is wintering at a private residence in East Hampton and was still present this afternoon offering the incongruous sight of a hummingbird feeding in the snow. At a feeder in Napeague there is male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER that was present through at least last Sunday having first been noted on Dec 17, 2011. Along with a report of Yellow Warbler I received this week, Region 10 has recorded 14 species of warbler since Dec 1 (15 if you split Audubon's Warbler). Neither of these two birds may be visited, but I thought NY birders would want to hear about them. Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
