One might expect that the Canadian wildfires would be likely to displace birds and other wildlife, and observations like these are potentially very valuable. Many readers of this list are intimately familiar with their local sites and in position to detect similar kinds of unusual occurrences involving forest birds this summer. The Kingbird Regional Editors would appreciate reports of this kind from thoughtful observers willing to provide some context from their local perspectives.
Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________ From: bounce-127553555-11143...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-127553555-11143...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Joseph Wallace <joew...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2023 11:44 AM To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu <NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Croton Point Park warblers * This email originates from a sender outside of CUNY. Verify the sender before replying or clicking on links and attachments. * This park has become quite a magnet for unexpected warbler species the last couple of weeks, especially singing males in lovely plumage. So far I've seen Magnolia, Northern Parula, Black-and-White, and Ovenbird...and though they don't all flag as rare, I bird this park a lot, and this seems very unusual here in this season. (They don't look or act like early migrants--is the consensus that these are birds displaced by the Canadian wildfires, or some other cause?) Seems worth keeping an eye out in the park for others as well.... --Joe Wallace P.S. Andrew Baksh's heartening report from Jamaica Bay reminded me of the Father's Day essay I wrote for Saw Mill River Audubon--and posted here--a few years back, about my Dad and that wonderful preserve. As it happens, he and it also appear in my latest piece, which is more about the places--landscapes--that speak most deeply to us. Dad had his, I have mine, and I always wonder if you all have one, too. Apologies if this is too o/t, but if you're interested: https://www.blog.sawmillriveraudubon.org/our-inner-landscapes/. -- 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/ --
