For those of you interested, I have posted a few digiscoped images of the Western Flycatcher here: https://twitter.com/gemswinc/status/1323354226387505152?s=21
And a video scoped clip here: https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1323347511386451968?s=21 Congrats to Mike Gottlieb for a terrific find and thank you to the folks that got out to Kissena Park early this AM to search. Big up to Robert Proniewych for the refind. Cheers, -------- "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu The Art of War > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > (") _ (") > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > On Nov 2, 2020, at 10:15 AM, Brendan Fogarty <bn...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > > Ok better directions. Park on 164th near Underhill Ave. Just south of that > intersection on the west side of 164th enter the park where the guardrail > meets the nicer metal fence. Follow that path straight west. The bird has > been seen from the very first large tangle of invasive plants on the right to > 300 feet west along the same east-west path. > > It is foraging very low in tangles (often invisible) in the wind but will > sometimes perch up cooperatively now that the north side of that path is > getting some sunlight. A few were on site when I left at 10 am. > > No samples or vocalizations yet. > > Best, > Brendan > >> On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 9:14 AM Brendan Fogarty <bn...@cornell.edu> wrote: >> Seen briefly again this morning near 164th low in tangles, by Bob >> Proniewych. >> >> Brendan >> >>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 4:54 PM Adrian Burke <aburke...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Haven't seen this posted here yet: Michael Gottleib photographed an >>> apparent Western Flycatcher (Pacific-slope/Cordilleran) yesterday at >>> Kissena Park in Queens, NYC, precise location reported as 'the wooded area, >>> off the bridle path that runs parallel to 164th St'. >>> >>> The bird is an Empidonax flycatcher with a dingy yellowish coloration >>> overall, low contrast between face and throat, bold eyering with distinct >>> flare at the rear, distinct ragged-looking crest, very short primary >>> projection, apparently relatively long tail (compared to Yellow-bellied), >>> and pale fringes on the wing reaching awfully close to lower of two wing >>> bars. >>> >>> Thanks to Joshua Malbin for the heads up via local alert group, where he >>> reposted these photos by Michael G. (assuming they attach to this email >>> properly). >>> >>> <fef1239e-5ba2-462f-be97-56f5e8842174.jpg> >>> <f5889d6c-6223-44de-9219-91d1710d7fd0.jpg> >>> >>> Certainly a bird worth keeping an eye out for in the coming days... >>> >>> Happy mega season, >>> >>> Adrian Burke >>> NYC >> >>> >>> -- >>> NYSbirds-L List Info: >>> Welcome and Basics >>> Rules and Information >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> Archives: >>> The Mail Archive >>> Surfbirds >>> ABA >>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>> -- > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to 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/ --
