At 6:42 this morning, Jim Pawlicki texted to WNYBIRDS that he had an adult NEOTROPIC CORMORANT while driving on the NYS Thruway. The bird was flying WSW, basically following the Thruway, with a flock of 12 Double-crested Cormorants. He pulled over onto the shoulder and got a look at the bird in his binoculars, noting the white on the head. Fortunately, the flock flew right over him when he was out of the car and he managed to get a record shot of the flock with his cell phone. The photo shows a much smaller cormorant. The location was along the I-90 between Temple Road and Brigham Road in Fredonia. Barcelona Harbor would be a spot worth checking for this bird. If there is a Chautauqua County birding list or facebook page, could someone please cross-post this?
Earlier this month there was a Neotropic Cormorant in Hamilton, Ontario that stayed for several days. Local birders have been looking for the species in western NY. There are currently no accepted records of Neotropic Cormorant in New York State. A record of one flying by Hamlin Beach SP a couple of years ago, which was also photographed, is currently under review by the committee. Good birding! Willie ----------------- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com <http://www.betsypottersart.com/> 2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year/ Big Year List: http://www.happtech.com/BigYearDanna/CurrentList/ShowCurrentListTable.aspx Odenates: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/dragonflies -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
