All, FYI. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Karen Fung Date: Fri, May 6, 2016 at 7:32 AM Subject: NYC Central Park Hermit Warbler (1 May 2016): Updated Photo Gallery To: ID-FRONTIERS <birdw...@listserv.ksu.edu>
Many thanks to all who responded earlier to my queries, both on- and off-line. Comments from those who have spent time on the west coast and have direct experience studying the Hermit/Townsend's species complex were extremely helpful, since I have never seen a Hermit or Townsend's Warbler (or Golden-cheeked, for that matter...). It was especially useful to hear that adult male Hermit Warblers with complete black bibs can sometimes have dusky auriculars (one reader sent me a photo of such a specimen from a museum collection, showing this feature), and that the species in this complex can copy other warblers' songs fairly often. I reviewed all my photos again after reading the NYSARC guidelines for submitting a good report. The goal was to see if I could come up with better representations of the bird's plumage, specifically the dusky auriculars and the underside. The results are in a separate gallery: http://www.birdsiviews.com/Birds/Hermit-Warbler/ The photos are more heavily cropped and may not reveal anything new, but I'm just trying to be as thorough as possible with my documentation of the bird's appearance. There is one additional photo, along with some descriptive commentary. The new photos will be added to my eBird checklist (which was posted with the old photos, but not reviewed yet) and will be submitted to NYSARC along with a report. Feel free to share your thoughts if you feel so inclined, either on- or off-list. Thanks again, Karen Fung NYC http://www.birdsiviews.com -- 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/ --
