Hi everyone, While the first of Brenda’s photo gives off that unique Hammond’s small- and dark-billed vibe, other photos which are sibject to less foreshortening show a long and paler bill. I believe molt would be wrong for Hammonds at this time of year. I don’t have a tenable name for this bird myself, but I would start the discussion by considering Least.
There was also another empid observed at Hamlin Beach near Rochester, NY yesterday that has been eBirded as a Dusky with a sight description. It does not seem to have made it to this list. I am a firm believer that any empid found this late into the season should be reported immediately, with or without a tentative identification. There are a number of possible species, including many from the west, and none of them should be here now and are absolutely worth documenting their movements. Historically, it has taken a team effort to identify and document most vagrant empids, so please utilize this great listserv for what it is designed to do. Best, Brendan On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 11:33 AM Joshua Malbin <joshuamal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Passing along third-hand information: Robert Taylor shared this checklist > to the New York Birders Facebook group that appears to show a Hammond's > Flycatcher seen yesterday at Sunken Meadow State Park in Suffolk County. > The finder is Brenda Bull. Photos and specific location are in the > checklist. > > ebird.org/view/checklist/S49897824 > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --