There's a great website by Kevin McGowan which shows the differences between Western and Eastern Meadowlarks. This is the only place where I see the tail patterns described by Ryan below. (https://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/mlarkdiff.htm) Karlo MirthForest Hills, NY
-----Original Message----- From: Ryan Mandelbaum <ryan.f.mandelb...@gmail.com> To: NYSBIRDS-L-for posts posts <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu> Sent: Mon, Feb 27, 2023 1:16 pm Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Possible Western Meadowlark - Kings county, NY Quick credit update - it was Josh who flagged the photos this AM and Andrew Baksh who'd first spotted the bird :) On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 1:06 PM Ryan Mandelbaum <ryan.f.mandelb...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi all - In the interest of transparency, there's a possible western meadowlark being regularly seen at Bush Terminal Piers Park in Kings County, NY. The bird was first photographed yesterday by Josh Malbin (though a meadowlark has been seen regularly at the park since December) and flagged by Doug Gochfeld this AM. Close-ups of the tail seem to show horizontal barring, rather than a dark vertical stripe with ribbing, and dark edging on all of the tail feathers. You can find Josh's photos herehttps://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S129688926 i have close-ups of the tail pattern here https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/540172271 Looking forward to seeing more photos and further confirmation from others. Good luck if you go. -- Ryan F. MandelbaumScience Writer | Nerd[Placeholder for future accolades]ryan.f.mandelbaum@gmail.comhttp://ryanfmandelbaum.com -- Ryan F. MandelbaumScience Writer | Nerd[Placeholder for future accolades]ryan.f.mandelbaum@gmail.comhttp://ryanfmandelbaum.com -- 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/ --
