[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager, Richmond County (NYC) 11/27

[Thomas Fiore]

passing this on:

The bright maIe Western Tanager that has been in Conference House  
Park, on Staten Island (a boro and county in New York City) was seen  
again on Sunday 11/27, one report (among others) included this post to  
the SINaturalist group in the morning, via & from observer Seth Wollney:


9:10am, Sunday [November 27th]
[Western] Tanager is at north side of DEP wetlands near stand of river  
birch. Dr [Richard] Veit [PhD] and I are on the bird.


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an additional report was made for the same bird, at same area, around  
4 pm, on this Sunday.



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good birding,

Tom Fiore
manhattan











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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday Nov. 27, 2016 - Fox Sparrows & Wood Ducks

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC 
Sunday Nov. 27, 2016
OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from the Boathouse at 9:30am

Highlights: Fox Sparrows & Wood Ducks. All Reservoir birds seen from the south 
end only. Thanks to Sandra Critelli and Vicki Seabrook for spotting many of 
today's birds. 

Canada Goose - around 50 Reservoir (before walk) 
Wood Duck - 4 (2 males & 2 females) east side of the Point
Mallard - small numbers Reservoir & Lake
Bufflehead - 8 (6 males & 2 females) Reservoir (1 female seen on bird walk)
Hooded Merganser - 4 (2 male2 & 2 females) Reservoir (pair seen on bird walk)
Ruddy Duck - around 50 seen from south end Reservoir
Mourning Dove - around 20 (feeders & Sparrow Rock)
American Coot - 7 Reservoir
Ring-billed, Herring, & Great Black-backed Gulls - Reservoir
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 (Sparrow Rock & flyover)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Downy Woodpecker - residents
Blue Jay - residents
American Crow - 3 flyovers
Black-capped Chickadee - 9
Tufted Titmouse - 33
White-breasted Nuthatch - 8
Brown Creeper - Gill Overlook (Jane from Scotland)
Hermit Thrush - the Point
Northern Mockingbird - Sparrow Rock (before walk)
Cedar Waxwing - flock of around 20 (in Amur Cork west of Sparrow Rock)
American Goldfinch - 10 (some in Sweetgums)
Fox Sparrow - 5
White-throated Sparrow - many
Dark-eyed Junco - at least 6 Pinetum
Northern Cardinal - residents
Red-winged Blackbird - 4 Sweetgum in Mugger's Woods
Common Grackle - around 200

Deb Allen


P. S. the Western Tanager, Yellow-breasted Chat, American Kestrel, Ovenbirds, 
Black-throated Blue Warblers, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 
etc. continue at City Hall Park with many observers today.

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[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbills at Jones Beach

[Steve Walter]

To put the Red Crossbill sighting in context, I was doing a migration watch
at the turnaround at Jones Beach West End. I left off yesterday saying that
I was hoping for a notable finch flight. I guess any flight that includes
crossbills would qualify as notable - even if the overall numbers were
modest. About 250 Goldfinches were counted, along with 4 Purple Finches, a
rare for this year Pine Siskin (seen with Doug Futuyma), and the flock of 7
Red Crossbills. Other passerines recorded were about 250 Red-winged
Blackbirds, 3 Common Grackles, 10 American Robins, an American Pipit, and a
Baltimore Oriole. Modest indeed, but it is late November. These diurnal
flights are usually over by 10 A.M. at Jones Beach (apparently later at the
more isolated barrier beach Fire Island, as Shai Mitra tells me). I had
planned to be done by that time, but the fortuitous arrival of several
people led to socializing that kept me around longer. That socializing
nearly masked the call notes of the crossbills as they flew by around 10:10.
But fortunately, we were able to confirm the ID when they landed (as often
happens with migrating birds at this location). They took off about 15
minutes later. The moral of that part of the story is that this group is
long gone, if you're thinking of looking tomorrow. But who knows what the
next cold front brings? Maybe lower landing ones? For now, I've posted a
long distance crop shot to remember today's by
(http://stevewalternature.com/ ).

 

Back to those Accipiters, I was hoping to get a closer look at the situation
today. Shortly after beginning the walk to the turnaround, a large one came
around from a blind spot and flew no more than 10 feet right over my head.
It doesn't get any closer than that. Just not a good set up for
identification, especially at the speed it was going. Two sightings from the
finch lookout, one perched and one flying over us were Cooper's of male size
range - so no debate there. I did get to talk this morning to people who got
closer range pictures yesterday (and I got to see one picture). Very clearly
Cooper's. But - are all the references to the same bird? It's funny how many
different looking branches this "one" bird is sitting on in the pictures
I've seen.

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY


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Re: [nysbirds-l] ? selasphorus sp. hummingbird (Rufous or Allen's)

[Paul R Sweet]

Bob

Can you point me to a reference that says bill length is a diagnostic character 
for this species pair?

Thanks, Paul


Paul Sweet
Collection Manager
Department of Ornithology
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024

Tel: 212 769 5780
Cell: 718 757 5941

From: 
mailto:bounce-121031393-11471...@list.cornell.edu>>
 on behalf of robert adamo mailto:radamo4...@gmail.com>>
Reply-To: robert adamo mailto:radamo4...@gmail.com>>
Date: Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 2:07 PM
To: "nysbirds-l@cornell.edu" 
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Subject: [nysbirds-l] ? selasphorus sp. hummingbird (Rufous or Allen's)

Without again obtaining a discernible "tell-tale tail" photo, and in the full 
knowledge of the extremely low odds of the Aquebogue bird being an Allen's, 
after further perusing yesterday's, as well as today's, shots, it seems the 
bill is too long for a Rufous, plus it appears to be slightly de-curved. 
So...I'm led to ask the following question: has hybridization ever been 
documented between these 2 species of the same genus ?

Cheers
Bob 🙃
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[nysbirds-l] ? selasphorus sp. hummingbird (Rufous or Allen's)

[robert adamo]

Without again obtaining a discernible "tell-tale tail" photo, and in the
full knowledge of the extremely low odds of the Aquebogue bird being an
Allen's, after further perusing yesterday's, as well as today's, shots, it
seems the bill is too long for a Rufous, plus it appears to be slightly
de-curved. So...I'm led to ask the following question: has hybridization
ever been documented between these 2 species of the same genus ?

Cheers
Bob 🙃

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[nysbirds-l] Mariandale Conf. Center Ossining. Ducks

[Larry Trachtenberg]

In a brief stop this morning there was a raft of 40-50 Canvasback, a single 
drake Redhead duck, a single F scaup (don't ask which) and several bufflehead 
and ruddy duck.  For those who ride Metro North the ducks aren't far off shore. 
Mariandale is S of Croton Harmon and N of Ossining. Should be visible from 
train. Also one raven at Mariandale and then another at Thompson's Cider Mill 
(Blinn Road by Teatown). Ravens certainly more common in recent years in 
Westchester. Thompson's has THE best (unpasteurized) cider and at least two 
dozen apple varieties for sale -- probably should have mentioned it before the 
ending of season. Check its website for hours. 

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining

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[nysbirds-l] Lido Ash-throated continues

[zach schwartz-weinstein]

West end of park by gravel lot and oddly-located lifeguard chair.

Zach Schwartz-Weinstein
Albany (usually.)

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> On Nov 27, 2016, at 10:15 AM, Steve Walter  wrote:
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> 6 at turnaround currently.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Red Cross bills at Jones

[Steven Schellenger]

7 Red Crossbills flew west from turnaround

On Nov 27, 2016 10:16 AM, "Steve Walter"  wrote:



6 at turnaround currently.

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[nysbirds-l] Red Cross bills at Jones

[Steve Walter]

6 at turnaround currently.
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[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose still at Hendrickson Park

[Ardith Bondi]

By tennis courts. 

Ardith Bondi and Peter Post. 
NYC
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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager - Yes

[Corey Finger]

The Western Tanager at City Hall Park in NYC is still present, feeding high up 
on the east-west transverse.

Good birding,
Corey Finger

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