[nysbirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Mamaroneck

[Andrew Block]

I went to look for the Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the private residence in 
Mamaroneck after looking for the chat at Marshlands which I missed.  As soon as 
I got there the birds at the feeders flushed up onto the fence and the grosbeak 
was there for a minute before diving into the shrubs and out of site.  It 
should hang around til sunday for the count I'd think.  Hopefully they'll get 
it.
Andrew
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[nysbirds-l] Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside

[Sy Schiff]

Stopped by after lunch, still freezing, 31 Degrees. Some birds by the feeders, 
namely; White-throat, Fox and Song Sparrow plus Mourning Dove, Cardinal and 
usual House Sparrows.
No birds in the marsh except for a Great Blue Heron and  flyover Northern 
harrier and Bald Eagle
In the channel, there were 1,000+ Scaup in three groups, mainly Greater with 
some Lesser. Mike picked out a single male Redhead that we both photographed 
with 1000 mm lenses and then enlarged to confirm the ID. The new hand held 
cameras are wonderful.
I’m thawing out.
Sy Schiff


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[nysbirds-l] Rose-breasted Grosbeak still around in Mamaroneck

[Andrew Block]

I just heard the male Rose-breasted Grosbeak has reappeared at the private 
residence in Mamaroneck.  Hopefully they will get it this sunday on the count.  
Nice bird for winter.
Andrew
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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, NYC 12/14-18

[Thomas Fiore]

It may be interesting for New York birders to view this brief summary, of 
highlighted birds seen on a recent C.B.C. in Cape May County, N.J. in part as 
an indicator for how extensive are some of the species (and groups of species) 
lingerings, late to (some) very late in the year - and how that sort of 
‘lingering’ may be moving to an era ahead (& partially, already-here) where we 
all could start to see such (examples of) species as certain pelicans, 
hummingbirds, tyrant flyctachers, vireos, wrens, warblers, buntings and a lot 
more, as winterers or increasingly-late ‘lingerers’ or visitors in the season 
generally thought of as winter by northern birders - Dec., Jan. and February. 
This is already being seen to a modest extent, in some species-groups a bit 
more so, in others very subtly according to what state, county, region one 
observes from most.  Check out (just) these highlights - 
http://digest.sialia.com/?rm=message;id=1572712 


A Townsend’s Warbler was found not long ago in the greater Boston area & thus 
is a reminder that many western-breeding species, including some warbler spp., 
can occur in the northeast into at least the start of winter - and indeed are 
again this year.  Double-check if any ‘unexpectedly late' bird is seen in 
winter - as it just may be of an even-less-expected species.

…..
The C.B.C. - Christmas Bird Count - for New York County -which includes 
Manhattan island- has concluded now, with the count-week period having ended on 
12/18.  Throughout the county, many birds were discovered and counted in 
multiple parks and green-spaces. (one of those many parks is Central Park, a 
modest-sized sub-set of the entire count’s circle, which is officially titled 
'Lower Hudson N.J.’ [LH-NJ in acronym form], yes that is New Jersey, where a 
lot of the "’manhattan’" count is also conducted - not at all unique in being a 
two-state count-circle, but somewhat uncommon.)  

On Manhattan island alone, some interesting birds were seen, many included 
those lingering on far past dates when they ‘should’ have moved on to warmer 
climes in or as far south as central America, the Caribbean islands, &/or to 
the deep south in the U.S.A.

Some of these species ought to be fully-documented by photos of high quality, 
one example being the reports of ongoing Veery in mid-town Manhattan (Bryant 
Park, where one had been seen also in late Nov. & into early Dec.*), the latter 
a potential late state-record date - very rarely others of that species have 
been seen in the northeast of N. America, & documented well, such as in e. 
Canada in winter, but again those are exceedingly rare well-documented cases of 
that species, virtually all of which vacate the United States before November, 
with few lingering even well into Nov. - & many, many claims of this species 
are in fact of Hermit Thrush, a typical ‘half-hardy’ species that regularly 
winters, & survives, in the northeast & mid-Atlantic states, & has done so 
through a long period of records-keeping and documenting.

*N.B., I had another look in Bryant Park, Thursday 12/19 on chance of sighting 
a Veery or any thrush[es] or other lingering such neotropical-wintering type of 
species - the ‘best' I came up with in about 90 minutes look were 3 Gray 
Catbirds; also seen were a minimum of 5 (likely 6+) Swamp Sparrows, and over 60 
White-throated Sparrows plus the usual smattering of urban-feral species. A 
putative/apparent Veery was photographed at that location on Dec. 18th, an 
extremely late date, if the sighting is confirmed, for New York & also for N. 
America north of Mexico. It is at least possible that that thrush is still 
present there, surviving on heated subway-air vents, and on thrown-away crumbs 
& bits from the tens of thousands of hourly (!) passers-by and visitors.

The 4 Nashville Warblers that were found in 3 locations of northern Manhattan 
for (& on) the C.B.C. on Sunday, Dec. 15th were still present through late 
Wed., Dec. 18th, at “Fort Washington Park” or along the south-of-Dyckman St. 
river-trail (2 birds of the same species), at Swindler Cove Park (near Sherman 
Creek, past the east end of Dyckman Street) and, at Morningside Park in the 
area of a small dog-run near W. 112th St., the original finders on count-day 
including Mike Waldron, Tom Gray & others, Ben Sadock, and Jacob Drucker, 
respectively & also some others; these birds may be tough to find if still 
present, and some who have sought them in days after the count-day were not 
successful; in each place, they & other species are as expected moving about 
from hour to hour, & the warblers can be skulking - in addition, at least one 
Orange-crowned Warbler was also still present, as seen on Sunday, 12/15 at the 
same site within Morningside Park (and as seen, again following a Y.-b. 
Sapsucker around at times, using its’ sap-well drillings; with a R-c. Kinglet 
also around… these latter all again as of Wed., De