[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gull Heckscher SP, Suffolk, LI

[Robert Lewis]

About 3:00pm January 10.  Parking lot of Field 6.  The bird looks a bit 
atypical to me for a Lesser.  Noticeable window in the inner primaries.  Tail 
has a great deal of white.

Bob Lewis

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC, Sun. Jan. 10, 2021 - Continuing Raptors & Waterfowl

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park, NYC
Sunday January 10, 2021
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. 

Highlights: Continuing Raptors & Waterfowl.

Canada Goose - around 360
Northern Shoveler - 3 
Mallard - 280
American Black Duck - male Reservoir
Bufflehead - 6
Hooded Merganser - 8
Ruddy Duck - 148
Mourning Dove - 11
Ring-billed and Herring Gulls - 140
Great Black-backed Gull - 3
Cooper's Hawk - immature perched over Evodia Field feeders
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 flyovers (adult and immature)
Barred Owl - continued (Steve)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 (Barry Pinchefsky)
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 1 west side of Great Lawn
American Kestrel - perched 138th Street & Fifth Ave. (Bob & Deb - early)
Peregrine Falcon - 1 Reservoir (early)
Blue Jay - 720
Black-capped Chickadee - 10-12
Tufted Titmouse - around 20
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Reservoir
Brown Creeper - 1 Balancing Rock (Sandra Critelli)
American Robin - 8
Brown Thrasher - 1 Shakespeare Garden
Northern Mockingbird - 1 near 79th Street & Fifth Ave. (Bob & Deb)
House Finch - 11
American Goldfinch - 5
White-throated Sparrow - 14
Dark-eyed Junco - 1 at Evodia Field feeders
Common Grackle - 3 Great Lawn 
Northern Cardinal - 4

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[nysbirds-l] Syracuse area RBA

[Joseph Brin]

RBA

 

*  New York

*  Syracuse

* January 11, 2021

*  NYSY  01. 11. 21

 

Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert

Dates(s):

January 04 to January 11, 2021

to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com

covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),

Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer,  Madison & Cortland

compiled: January 11 AT 3:30 p.m. (EDT)

compiler: Joseph Brin

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#734 

Monday January 11, 2021

 

Greetings. This is the Syracuse Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 

January 04, 2020

 

Highlights:

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RED-THROATED LOON

WHITE-WINGED SCOTER

TURKEY VULTURE

PEREGRINE FALCON

ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK

SANDHILL CRANE

ICELAND GULL

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

SNOWY OWL

SHORT-EARED OWL

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

NORTHERN SHRIKE

MARSH WREN

HERMIT THRUSH

GRAY CATBIRD

RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET

COMMON YELLOWTHROAT

COMMOM GRACKLE

EVENING GROSBEAK

SAVANNAH SPARROW

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW

COMMOM REDPOLL

HOARY REDPOLL

RED-CROSSBILL

WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL










Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)

 




     1/4: 13 SANDHILL CRANES and a MARSH WREN were seen at the Guy Baldassarre 
Marsh.

     1/8: A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen from East Road.

     1/10: A SHORT-EARED OWL was again seen from Carncross Road.







Cayuga County






     1/8: A RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Lake Ontario from West Barrier Bar 
Park in Fair Haven.







Onondaga County






     The female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD initially spotted in late fall  at feeders 
on Doyle Road east of Baldwinsville is still being seen daily.

     1/6: 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at the southwest end of Onondaga 
Lake in an area called the Marshy Spits. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen west 
of Baldwinsville and in Radisson. A COMMON GRACKLE continues on Sunview Drive 
in Elbridge. 

     1/7: A HERMIT THRUSH wa seen in Barry Park in Syracuse. 10 RED CROSSBILLS 
continue on Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill State Forest. A COMMON YELLOWTHROAT 
was seen at the Honeywell Center on Onondaga Lake.

     1/8: A HERMIT THRUSH was seen at Beaver Lake Nature Center west of 
Baldwinsville.

     1/9: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Three Rivers WMA north of 
Baldwinsville. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was see at the Marshy Spits area of 
Onondaga Lake.

     1/10: A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen on the Onondaga Lake Creekwalk  
north of Hiawatha Boulevard in Syracuse. An ICELAND GULL was seen at Mercer 
Park in Baldwinsville and on Vincent Corners Road south of Rt. 80 east of 
Fabius. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW continues near the Marshy Spits on Onondaga 
Lake. A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was heard at Shakham Road in the Morgan Hill 
State Forest.

     1/11: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Vincent Corners Road east of 
Fabius.10 RED CROSSBILLS were seen on Shakham Road. 42 COMMON REDPOLLS were 
seen on Hoag Road south of Baldwinsville.







Oswego County






     1/4: An ICELAND GULL was seen at Lock 6 in Oswego. A SNOWY OWL was seen at 
Fort Ontario in Oswego.

     1/5: A SAVANNAH SPARROW was seen on BishopRoad west of Richland. A LESSER 
BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen from Brietbeck Park in Oswego. 

     1/6: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Smith Road north of Mexico.

     1/7: EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Stone Hill Road south of Williamstown.

     1/9: A RED-THROATED LOON was see from Brietbeck Park in Oswego.

     1/10: A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen from Brietbeck Park in Oswego. 23 COMMON 
REDPOLLS were seen near Lake Neathwanta in Fulton. 

     1/11: A HOARY REDPOLL was seen at the intersection of Atkinson and 
Salisbury Roads north of Mexico. 18 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at Port Ontario. 
An ICELAND GULL was seen from Brietbeck Park in Oswego.







Madison County






     1/5: EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at a feeder on Carpenter Road near Sheds 
and were present through the 10th.

     1/6: A TURKEY VULTURE was seen in  Hamilton.

     1/7: A SNOWY OWL continues at the Fenner Wind Farm. It has been reported 
that some people may be harassing the Owls by trying to get too close for 
photos. Please use discretion when viewing and photographing the birds. The 
American Birding Association has a Code of Ethics for birders and photographers 
which can easily be found online. 

     1/9: A HOARY REDPOLL was seen with a group of Common Redpolls at the 
Carpenter Road feeders near Sheds.







Oneida County






     1/6: A TURKEY VULTURE and a GRAY CATBIRD were found near Hamilton.

     1/10: A HOARY REDPOLL was found north of Holland Patent. A NORTHERN SHRIKE 
was seen near West Leyden. 20 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in Blossvale.A GLAUCOUS 
GULL was see at Sylvan Beach on Oneida Lake.







Herkimer county

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     EVENING GROSBEAKS continue 

[nysbirds-l] Owl etiquette

[Joshua Malbin]

I thought it might be useful to share this content from The Linnaean
Society of New York, since they're encouraging folks to share it far and
wide. An image version is available at
https://www.linnaeannewyork.org/conservation/ for posting on social media,
which they're also encouraging.

Owl Etiquette
[image: Great Horned Owl]Great Horned Owl

As the cooler weather arrives, NYC has had the pleasure of hosting a number
of migrant owls in its local parks. Some of these sightings have been well
documented in articles and news reports. It seems that everyone in NYC
wants to see an owl! And while everyone should have the opportunity do so,
it is important to remember that these are nocturnal birds who need
undisturbed rest during the day. Please treat them with care and respect by
following these simple guidelines:

   - Do not play tapes to attract them, or shine flashlights on them at
   night. They can be seen perfectly well during the daytime.
   - Allow them their rest by keeping a respectful distance away and by
   remaining quiet.
   - Leave your pets at home, and help to educate young children about the
   importance of being quiet and not disturbing the owl.
   - Limit your time at a roost site.
   - Do not share sensitive owl locations with unknown people in large
   public forums like Twitter.
   - Help to educate others and promote responsible birding
   behavior—especially to beginner birders.
   - In this critical time of the coronavirus pandemic, be sure to maintain
   a safe social distance from others in the crowds that owls may attract, and
   always wear a mask to help prevent the spread of the virus.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 1/10 & prior days: L. B.-b. Gull, 2 W. Tanagers, E. Phoebe, etc.

[Mark Hefter]

Amen. Where is the administrator?  Stop this nonsense. Now. 

Mark Hefter
mark...@me.com
(917) 860-9323
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 11, 2021, at 11:34 AM, Corey Finger <1birdsblog...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> This is among the dumbest thing I have ever read.
> 
> To conflate a simple statement of concern for birds and ethical behavior with 
> the radicalization that led to coup attempt and at least 5 deaths is just 
> incredibly stupid and tone deaf.
> 
> If you post photos of owls on Twitter with locations and that leads to people 
> wanting to have nothing to do with you and that bothers you maybe you should 
> stop posting exact locations of owls? And stop blaming others for the fact 
> that your unethical behavior leads to people not liking you?
> 
> Get a grip.
> 
> Good Birding,
> Corey Finger
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 11, 2021, at 9:59 AM, Gus Keri  wrote:
>> 
>> I think the moderators of this list should learn from what happened in 
>> Washington DC on Wednesday and block Mr. Thomas Fiore from posting on this 
>> list ever again. (or at least ask him to change his style)
>> 
>> Here is why.
>> 
>> After I joined this list, I became fond of his emails because of the 
>> valuable info he provides about the birds of Manhattan. I also noted that at 
>> the end of every email he thanks the birders who follow birding ethics 
>> focusing on few issues: minimizing disturbance to birds, not playing 
>> recorder and not disclosing roost location. 
>> 
>> At the beginning it didn’t bother me and I reached a point when I stopped 
>> reading that paragraph. 
>> But lately, it started to bother me because I found out that when you repeat 
>> certain “propaganda” over and over and over again, it will lead to 
>> radicalization of people.
>> 
>> Ask President Trump about that. 
>> 
>> I remember when Mr. Robert DeCandido wrote an email telling people that he 
>> was assaulted by one birder because he was playing birds songs in Central 
>> park. This is one form of radicalization. Birders think they are entitled to 
>> do anything to protect birds, even violence against another human being.
>> 
>> I am also a victim of this radicalization. 
>> 
>> Because I post photos of owls on twitter, I was subjected to what I call a 
>> “cancel culture.” Some birders started boycotting me and started to spread 
>> false rumors about me that I am a danger to birds. They even apply their 
>> “cancel culture” on any person who is perceived as a friend of mine, to the 
>> point that some people who have nothing to do with it started to avoid me.
>> 
>> What happened to Mr DeCandido and what I am hearing being said about me 
>> behind my back made me worried about my own safety. I became very cautious 
>> when I go birding especially that I do all my birding alone. I became afraid 
>> of birders. It is unbelievable, I know you would say that. But this is the 
>> truth.
>> 
>> I became very withdrawn and started avoiding all birders, except those who I 
>> know they are friendly to me.
>> 
>> I think you got my point on why Mr. Fiore should be blocked. His persistence 
>> in writing these things help radicalizing birders. But you might say 
>> promoting good birding ethics is a good thing. The problem is that there are 
>> significant number of birders who don’t agree with these ethics and some of 
>> them are very big in bird watching and birding research.
>> 
>> It doesn’t matter what side you are on. The attack on the Capitol on 
>> Wednesday was committed by the radicalized right. But the radicalized left 
>> is also capable of similar acts if they have a chance. It is the 
>> radicalization that is the problem. And there is so much radicalization in 
>> the birding community, I am afraid. 
>> 
>> Some people might consider me radical when it comes to posting photos of 
>> owls or consider Mr DeCandido as radical in using songs playing but at least 
>> I don’t resort to violence or cancel culture or spreading false rumors and 
>> to the best of my knowledge Mr. DeCandido doesn’t do either.
>> 
>> So, please, Stop the radicalization and block Mr. Fiore.  
>> 
>> Thank you
>> Gus Keri
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:59:01 -0500 Thomas Fiore  
>> wrote 
>>> Extralimital, south of NY and reported on Tues., Jan. 5th as “headed 
>>> north”, a nicely-photographed Red-billed Tropicbird off Ocean City Inlet, 
>>> in Maryland, is quite a sighting for mid-winter especially that far north; 
>>> report in eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S7870
>>> .  .  .New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan and Randall’s 
>>> Islands.
>>> It seems there are no newer reports of a Greater White-fronted Goose for 
>>> N.Y. County since Jan. 7th at Central Park’s reservoir, when more than 50 
>>> observers saw this bird at various times. There have been, at times, 
>>> ongoing good numbers of Canada Geese, in various flock-sizes, moving about 
>>> Central Park, and also ongoing around Randall’s Isl

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: Disrespectful Emails & ABA Code of Birding Ethics

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Everyone,

Please discontinue this disrespectful conversation, now. I have addressed the 
disrespectful emails in private.

If you have further comments, or other future concerns, please direct them to 
the eList owner—instead of broadcasting it to all 1,250+ subscribed email 
addresses and countless online readership.

As a reminder, here are the general eList rules and the eList welcome and 
information links: http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm and 
http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm.

I am also copying the American Birding Association’s Code of Birding Ethics 
here (link: https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/):

1. Respect and promote birds and their environment.

(a) Support the conservation of birds and their habitats. Engage in and promote 
bird-friendly practices whenever possible, such as keeping cats and other 
domestic animals indoors or controlled, acting to prevent window strikes, 
maintaining safe feeding stations, landscaping with native plants, drinking 
shade-grown coffee, and advocating for conservation policies. Be mindful of any 
negative environmental impacts of your activities, including contributing to 
climate change. Reduce or offset such impacts as much as you are able.

(b) Avoid stressing birds or exposing them to danger. Be particularly cautious 
around active nests and nesting colonies, roosts, display sites, and feeding 
sites. Limit the use of recordings and other audio methods of attracting birds, 
particularly in heavily birded areas, for species that are rare in the area, 
and for species that are threatened or endangered. Always exercise caution and 
restraint when photographing, recording, or otherwise approaching birds.

(c) Always minimize habitat disturbance. Consider the benefits of staying on 
trails, preserving snags, and similar practices.

2. Respect and promote the birding community and its individual members.

(a) Be an exemplary ethical role model by following this Code and leading by 
example. Always bird and report with honesty and integrity.

(b) Respect the interests, rights, and skill levels of fellow birders, as well 
as people participating in other outdoor activities. Freely share your 
knowledge and experience and be especially helpful to beginning birders.

(c) Share bird observations freely, provided such reporting would not violate 
other sections of this Code, as birders, ornithologists, and conservationists 
derive considerable benefit from publicly available bird sightings.

(d) Approach instances of perceived unethical birding behavior with sensitivity 
and respect; try to resolve the matter in a positive manner, keeping in mind 
that perspectives vary. Use the situation as an opportunity to teach by example 
and to introduce more people to this Code.

(e) In group birding situations, promote knowledge by everyone in the group of 
the practices in this Code and ensure that the group does not unduly interfere 
with others using the same area.

3. Respect and promote the law and the rights of others.

(a) Never enter private property without the landowner’s permission. Respect 
the interests of and interact positively with people living in the area where 
you are birding.

(b) Familiarize yourself with and follow all laws, rules, and regulations 
governing activities at your birding location. In particular, be aware of 
regulations related to birds, such as disturbance of protected nesting areas or 
sensitive habitats, and the use of audio or food lures.

Please be respectful of each other online and in the field.

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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RE: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 1/10 & prior days: L. B.-b. Gull, 2 W. Tanagers, E. Phoebe, etc.

[McIntyre, Annie M (PARKS)]

I'm not the administrator, but I'd ask that this stops this now. I read this 
for news of birds, not for angry comments. If you must say something do it 
individually...personally I think it'd better if you just go outside and take a 
breath.  

-Original Message-
From: bounce-125280653-10774...@list.cornell.edu 
 On Behalf Of Corey Finger
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 11:34 AM
To: Gus Keri 
Cc: Thomas Fiore ; NYS Birds 
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 1/10 & prior days: L. B.-b. Gull, 
2 W. Tanagers, E. Phoebe, etc.

ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open attachments or 
click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.


This is among the dumbest thing I have ever read.

To conflate a simple statement of concern for birds and ethical behavior with 
the radicalization that led to coup attempt and at least 5 deaths is just 
incredibly stupid and tone deaf.

If you post photos of owls on Twitter with locations and that leads to people 
wanting to have nothing to do with you and that bothers you maybe you should 
stop posting exact locations of owls? And stop blaming others for the fact that 
your unethical behavior leads to people not liking you?

Get a grip.

Good Birding,
Corey Finger



Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 11, 2021, at 9:59 AM, Gus Keri  wrote:
>
> I think the moderators of this list should learn from what happened in 
> Washington DC on Wednesday and block Mr. Thomas Fiore from posting on this 
> list ever again. (or at least ask him to change his style)
>
> Here is why.
>
> After I joined this list, I became fond of his emails because of the valuable 
> info he provides about the birds of Manhattan. I also noted that at the end 
> of every email he thanks the birders who follow birding ethics focusing on 
> few issues: minimizing disturbance to birds, not playing recorder and not 
> disclosing roost location.
>
> At the beginning it didn’t bother me and I reached a point when I stopped 
> reading that paragraph.
> But lately, it started to bother me because I found out that when you repeat 
> certain “propaganda” over and over and over again, it will lead to 
> radicalization of people.
>
> Ask President Trump about that.
>
> I remember when Mr. Robert DeCandido wrote an email telling people that he 
> was assaulted by one birder because he was playing birds songs in Central 
> park. This is one form of radicalization. Birders think they are entitled to 
> do anything to protect birds, even violence against another human being.
>
> I am also a victim of this radicalization.
>
> Because I post photos of owls on twitter, I was subjected to what I call a 
> “cancel culture.” Some birders started boycotting me and started to spread 
> false rumors about me that I am a danger to birds. They even apply their 
> “cancel culture” on any person who is perceived as a friend of mine, to the 
> point that some people who have nothing to do with it started to avoid me.
>
> What happened to Mr DeCandido and what I am hearing being said about me 
> behind my back made me worried about my own safety. I became very cautious 
> when I go birding especially that I do all my birding alone. I became afraid 
> of birders. It is unbelievable, I know you would say that. But this is the 
> truth.
>
> I became very withdrawn and started avoiding all birders, except those who I 
> know they are friendly to me.
>
> I think you got my point on why Mr. Fiore should be blocked. His persistence 
> in writing these things help radicalizing birders. But you might say 
> promoting good birding ethics is a good thing. The problem is that there are 
> significant number of birders who don’t agree with these ethics and some of 
> them are very big in bird watching and birding research.
>
> It doesn’t matter what side you are on. The attack on the Capitol on 
> Wednesday was committed by the radicalized right. But the radicalized left is 
> also capable of similar acts if they have a chance. It is the radicalization 
> that is the problem. And there is so much radicalization in the birding 
> community, I am afraid.
>
> Some people might consider me radical when it comes to posting photos of owls 
> or consider Mr DeCandido as radical in using songs playing but at least I 
> don’t resort to violence or cancel culture or spreading false rumors and to 
> the best of my knowledge Mr. DeCandido doesn’t do either.
>
> So, please, Stop the radicalization and block Mr. Fiore.
>
> Thank you
> Gus Keri
>
>
>
>
>  On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:59:01 -0500 Thomas Fiore  
> wrote 
>> Extralimital, south of NY and reported on Tues., Jan. 5th as “headed north”, 
>> a nicely-photographed Red-billed Tropicbird off Ocean City Inlet, in 
>> Maryland, is quite a sighting for mid-winter especially that far north; 
>> report in eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S7870
>> .  .  .New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan and Randall’s 
>> Islands.
>> It seems there are no newer report

Re: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 1/10 & prior days: L. B.-b. Gull, 2 W. Tanagers, E. Phoebe, etc.

[Corey Finger]

This is among the dumbest thing I have ever read.

To conflate a simple statement of concern for birds and ethical behavior with 
the radicalization that led to coup attempt and at least 5 deaths is just 
incredibly stupid and tone deaf.

If you post photos of owls on Twitter with locations and that leads to people 
wanting to have nothing to do with you and that bothers you maybe you should 
stop posting exact locations of owls? And stop blaming others for the fact that 
your unethical behavior leads to people not liking you?

Get a grip.

Good Birding,
Corey Finger



Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 11, 2021, at 9:59 AM, Gus Keri  wrote:
> 
> I think the moderators of this list should learn from what happened in 
> Washington DC on Wednesday and block Mr. Thomas Fiore from posting on this 
> list ever again. (or at least ask him to change his style)
> 
> Here is why.
> 
> After I joined this list, I became fond of his emails because of the valuable 
> info he provides about the birds of Manhattan. I also noted that at the end 
> of every email he thanks the birders who follow birding ethics focusing on 
> few issues: minimizing disturbance to birds, not playing recorder and not 
> disclosing roost location. 
> 
> At the beginning it didn’t bother me and I reached a point when I stopped 
> reading that paragraph. 
> But lately, it started to bother me because I found out that when you repeat 
> certain “propaganda” over and over and over again, it will lead to 
> radicalization of people. 
> 
> Ask President Trump about that. 
> 
> I remember when Mr. Robert DeCandido wrote an email telling people that he 
> was assaulted by one birder because he was playing birds songs in Central 
> park. This is one form of radicalization. Birders think they are entitled to 
> do anything to protect birds, even violence against another human being.
> 
> I am also a victim of this radicalization. 
> 
> Because I post photos of owls on twitter, I was subjected to what I call a 
> “cancel culture.” Some birders started boycotting me and started to spread 
> false rumors about me that I am a danger to birds. They even apply their 
> “cancel culture” on any person who is perceived as a friend of mine, to the 
> point that some people who have nothing to do with it started to avoid me.
> 
> What happened to Mr DeCandido and what I am hearing being said about me 
> behind my back made me worried about my own safety. I became very cautious 
> when I go birding especially that I do all my birding alone. I became afraid 
> of birders. It is unbelievable, I know you would say that. But this is the 
> truth.
> 
> I became very withdrawn and started avoiding all birders, except those who I 
> know they are friendly to me.
> 
> I think you got my point on why Mr. Fiore should be blocked. His persistence 
> in writing these things help radicalizing birders. But you might say 
> promoting good birding ethics is a good thing. The problem is that there are 
> significant number of birders who don’t agree with these ethics and some of 
> them are very big in bird watching and birding research.
> 
> It doesn’t matter what side you are on. The attack on the Capitol on 
> Wednesday was committed by the radicalized right. But the radicalized left is 
> also capable of similar acts if they have a chance. It is the radicalization 
> that is the problem. And there is so much radicalization in the birding 
> community, I am afraid. 
> 
> Some people might consider me radical when it comes to posting photos of owls 
> or consider Mr DeCandido as radical in using songs playing but at least I 
> don’t resort to violence or cancel culture or spreading false rumors and to 
> the best of my knowledge Mr. DeCandido doesn’t do either.
> 
> So, please, Stop the radicalization and block Mr. Fiore.  
> 
> Thank you
> Gus Keri
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:59:01 -0500 Thomas Fiore  
> wrote 
>> Extralimital, south of NY and reported on Tues., Jan. 5th as “headed north”, 
>> a nicely-photographed Red-billed Tropicbird off Ocean City Inlet, in 
>> Maryland, is quite a sighting for mid-winter especially that far north; 
>> report in eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S7870
>> .  .  .New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan and Randall’s 
>> Islands. 
>> It seems there are no newer reports of a Greater White-fronted Goose for 
>> N.Y. County since Jan. 7th at Central Park’s reservoir, when more than 50 
>> observers saw this bird at various times. There have been, at times, ongoing 
>> good numbers of Canada Geese, in various flock-sizes, moving about Central 
>> Park, and also ongoing around Randall’s Island.
>> A good find on Wed., 1/6 was a Lesser Black-backed Gull, photographed by J. 
>> Keane at Randall’s Island, off the southeasterern edge; it is possible this 
>> gull might be lingering.
>> Both Western Tanagers that have been, respectively (one) near & sometimes on 
>> West 22nd St. in the Chelsea neighborhood, and (one, othe

Re: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 1/10 & prior days: L. B.-b. Gull, 2 W. Tanagers, E. Phoebe, etc.

[ArieGilbert]

Liam et alInnocuous  reminders of ethics by Tom is not the issue. The vitriol 
against those who post photos of owls, or pass along their location as a 
consequence is the problem. Time and again I have witnessed amateur 
photographers ( despite possessing rather expensive equipment) crowd and or 
chase owls, and some nitwits cut branches to get better shots. There are bad 
actors who result in limited publicity of these birds and Gus may frustrate 
them. And they may take this frustration out on him. It has been laughable to 
me to see people railing against others getting too close to an owl in central 
park, while non birders were walking much closer, talking loudly, and had dogs 
in tow. ...perspective...FWIW birding Bob in my estimation overuses tape. But 
it annoys birders FAR more than any perceived  injury to the birds. I wish 
people behaved better, but they don't. It would be great if we didn't have to 
worry about the ill informed doing harm, but thats the reality. I myself was 
berated by an random adjacent birder who chastised me for using a laser to 
point out a bird. The beam was nowhere near the bird, but he felt strongly that 
i was going to blind it. No. Not at all. People need to chill.  I hope that 
Gus's fears and issues are unfounded, but nowadays,  probably not.  Gus: sorry 
to hear it. Tom is really not the issue though IMHO. Arie Gilbert Sent from my 
T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
 Original message From: Liam Brock  Date: 
1/11/21  10:13 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: Gus Keri  Cc: Thomas Fiore 
, NYS Birds  Subject: Re: 
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 1/10 & prior days: L. B.-b. Gull, 2 W. 
Tanagers, E. Phoebe, etc. Just so I understand the position you're taking here, 
Gus—you truly believe that someone posting innocuous ethics reminders at the 
end of listserv emails is radicalizing people and putting you in danger?On Mon, 
Jan 11, 2021, 9:59 AM Gus Keri  wrote:I think the moderators 
of this list should learn from what happened in Washington DC on Wednesday and 
block Mr. Thomas Fiore from posting on this list ever again. (or at least ask 
him to change his style)

Here is why.

After I joined this list, I became fond of his emails because of the valuable 
info he provides about the birds of Manhattan. I also noted that at the end of 
every email he thanks the birders who follow birding ethics focusing on few 
issues: minimizing disturbance to birds, not playing recorder and not 
disclosing roost location. 

At the beginning it didn’t bother me and I reached a point when I stopped 
reading that paragraph. 
But lately, it started to bother me because I found out that when you repeat 
certain “propaganda” over and over and over again, it will lead to 
radicalization of people. 

Ask President Trump about that. 

I remember when Mr. Robert DeCandido wrote an email telling people that he was 
assaulted by one birder because he was playing birds songs in Central park. 
This is one form of radicalization. Birders think they are entitled to do 
anything to protect birds, even violence against another human being.

I am also a victim of this radicalization. 

Because I post photos of owls on twitter, I was subjected to what I call a 
“cancel culture.” Some birders started boycotting me and started to spread 
false rumors about me that I am a danger to birds. They even apply their 
“cancel culture” on any person who is perceived as a friend of mine, to the 
point that some people who have nothing to do with it started to avoid me.

What happened to Mr DeCandido and what I am hearing being said about me behind 
my back made me worried about my own safety. I became very cautious when I go 
birding especially that I do all my birding alone. I became afraid of birders. 
It is unbelievable, I know you would say that. But this is the truth.

I became very withdrawn and started avoiding all birders, except those who I 
know they are friendly to me.

I think you got my point on why Mr. Fiore should be blocked. His persistence in 
writing these things help radicalizing birders. But you might say promoting 
good birding ethics is a good thing. The problem is that there are significant 
number of birders who don’t agree with these ethics and some of them are very 
big in bird watching and birding research.

It doesn’t matter what side you are on. The attack on the Capitol on Wednesday 
was committed by the radicalized right. But the radicalized left is also 
capable of similar acts if they have a chance. It is the radicalization that is 
the problem. And there is so much radicalization in the birding community, I am 
afraid. 

Some people might consider me radical when it comes to posting photos of owls 
or consider Mr DeCandido as radical in using songs playing but at least I don’t 
resort to violence or cancel culture or spreading false rumors and to the best 
of my knowledge Mr. DeCandido doesn’t do either.

So, please, Stop the radicalization and block Mr. Fiore.  

Thank you
Gus Keri




 

Re: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 1/10 & prior days: L. B.-b. Gull, 2 W. Tanagers, E. Phoebe, etc.

[Gus Keri]

It is the repetition that increases the probability of radicalization.
I also ask that Mr. Fiore changes his style. I still enjoy his updates on 
Manhattan birds. But keep these controversial issues out of his email.
And no, I am not applying "cancel culture" on Mr. Fiore. (This is directed to a 
private email I received). It is the policy of this list to keep 
non-rare-bird-alerts issue out of this list. I remember this very well.

Sent using Zoho Mail


  On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:12:31 -0500 Liam Brock  wrote 
 > Just so I understand the position you're taking here, Gus—you truly believe 
 > that someone posting innocuous ethics reminders at the end of listserv 
 > emails is radicalizing people and putting you in danger?
 > 
 > 
 > On Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 9:59 AM Gus Keri  wrote:
 > I think the moderators of this list should learn from what happened in 
 > Washington DC on Wednesday and block Mr. Thomas Fiore from posting on this 
 > list ever again. (or at least ask him to change his style)
 > 
 > Here is why.
 > 
 > After I joined this list, I became fond of his emails because of the 
 > valuable info he provides about the birds of Manhattan. I also noted that at 
 > the end of every email he thanks the birders who follow birding ethics 
 > focusing on few issues: minimizing disturbance to birds, not playing 
 > recorder and not disclosing roost location. 
 > 
 > At the beginning it didn’t bother me and I reached a point when I stopped 
 > reading that paragraph. 
 > But lately, it started to bother me because I found out that when you repeat 
 > certain “propaganda” over and over and over again, it will lead to 
 > radicalization of people. 
 > 
 > Ask President Trump about that. 
 > 
 > I remember when Mr. Robert DeCandido wrote an email telling people that he 
 > was assaulted by one birder because he was playing birds songs in Central 
 > park. This is one form of radicalization. Birders think they are entitled to 
 > do anything to protect birds, even violence against another human being.
 > 
 > I am also a victim of this radicalization. 
 > 
 > Because I post photos of owls on twitter, I was subjected to what I call a 
 > “cancel culture.” Some birders started boycotting me and started to spread 
 > false rumors about me that I am a danger to birds. They even apply their 
 > “cancel culture” on any person who is perceived as a friend of mine, to the 
 > point that some people who have nothing to do with it started to avoid me.
 > 
 > What happened to Mr DeCandido and what I am hearing being said about me 
 > behind my back made me worried about my own safety. I became very cautious 
 > when I go birding especially that I do all my birding alone. I became afraid 
 > of birders. It is unbelievable, I know you would say that. But this is the 
 > truth.
 > 
 > I became very withdrawn and started avoiding all birders, except those who I 
 > know they are friendly to me.
 > 
 > I think you got my point on why Mr. Fiore should be blocked. His persistence 
 > in writing these things help radicalizing birders. But you might say 
 > promoting good birding ethics is a good thing. The problem is that there are 
 > significant number of birders who don’t agree with these ethics and some of 
 > them are very big in bird watching and birding research.
 > 
 > It doesn’t matter what side you are on. The attack on the Capitol on 
 > Wednesday was committed by the radicalized right. But the radicalized left 
 > is also capable of similar acts if they have a chance. It is the 
 > radicalization that is the problem. And there is so much radicalization in 
 > the birding community, I am afraid. 
 > 
 > Some people might consider me radical when it comes to posting photos of 
 > owls or consider Mr DeCandido as radical in using songs playing but at least 
 > I don’t resort to violence or cancel culture or spreading false rumors and 
 > to the best of my knowledge Mr. DeCandido doesn’t do either.
 > 
 > So, please, Stop the radicalization and block Mr. Fiore.  
 > 
 > Thank you
 > Gus Keri
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 >   On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:59:01 -0500 Thomas Fiore  
 > wrote 
 >  > Extralimital, south of NY and reported on Tues., Jan. 5th as “headed 
 > north”, a nicely-photographed Red-billed Tropicbird off Ocean City Inlet, in 
 > Maryland, is quite a sighting for mid-winter especially that far north; 
 > report in eBird: 
 > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ebird.org_checklist_S7870&d=DwIFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=7nwfbHWZRim8f0lnbG90YA&m=rh3DeM7tMjTYyd3hOvLBNH48TR2eBUqeU-34pcQXhFI&s=MNtTHtxS6IWnVgmB59pJROAbjL5cDXzwpvYdMg0-FBs&e=
 >  
 >  > .  .  .New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan and Randall’s 
 > Islands. 
 >  > It seems there are no newer reports of a Greater White-fronted Goose for 
 > N.Y. County since Jan. 7th at Central Park’s reservoir, when more than 50 
 > observers saw this bird at various times. There have been, at times, ongoing 
 > good numbers of Canada

Re: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 1/10 & prior days: L. B.-b. Gull, 2 W. Tanagers, E. Phoebe, etc.

[Liam Brock]

Just so I understand the position you're taking here, Gus—you truly believe
that someone posting innocuous ethics reminders at the end of listserv
emails is radicalizing people and putting you in danger?



On Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 9:59 AM Gus Keri  wrote:

> I think the moderators of this list should learn from what happened in
> Washington DC on Wednesday and block Mr. Thomas Fiore from posting on this
> list ever again. (or at least ask him to change his style)
>
> Here is why.
>
> After I joined this list, I became fond of his emails because of the
> valuable info he provides about the birds of Manhattan. I also noted that
> at the end of every email he thanks the birders who follow birding ethics
> focusing on few issues: minimizing disturbance to birds, not playing
> recorder and not disclosing roost location.
>
> At the beginning it didn’t bother me and I reached a point when I stopped
> reading that paragraph.
> But lately, it started to bother me because I found out that when you
> repeat certain “propaganda” over and over and over again, it will lead to
> radicalization of people.
>
> Ask President Trump about that.
>
> I remember when Mr. Robert DeCandido wrote an email telling people that he
> was assaulted by one birder because he was playing birds songs in Central
> park. This is one form of radicalization. Birders think they are entitled
> to do anything to protect birds, even violence against another human being.
>
> I am also a victim of this radicalization.
>
> Because I post photos of owls on twitter, I was subjected to what I call a
> “cancel culture.” Some birders started boycotting me and started to spread
> false rumors about me that I am a danger to birds. They even apply their
> “cancel culture” on any person who is perceived as a friend of mine, to the
> point that some people who have nothing to do with it started to avoid me.
>
> What happened to Mr DeCandido and what I am hearing being said about me
> behind my back made me worried about my own safety. I became very cautious
> when I go birding especially that I do all my birding alone. I became
> afraid of birders. It is unbelievable, I know you would say that. But this
> is the truth.
>
> I became very withdrawn and started avoiding all birders, except those who
> I know they are friendly to me.
>
> I think you got my point on why Mr. Fiore should be blocked. His
> persistence in writing these things help radicalizing birders. But you
> might say promoting good birding ethics is a good thing. The problem is
> that there are significant number of birders who don’t agree with these
> ethics and some of them are very big in bird watching and birding research.
>
> It doesn’t matter what side you are on. The attack on the Capitol on
> Wednesday was committed by the radicalized right. But the radicalized left
> is also capable of similar acts if they have a chance. It is the
> radicalization that is the problem. And there is so much radicalization in
> the birding community, I am afraid.
>
> Some people might consider me radical when it comes to posting photos of
> owls or consider Mr DeCandido as radical in using songs playing but at
> least I don’t resort to violence or cancel culture or spreading false
> rumors and to the best of my knowledge Mr. DeCandido doesn’t do either.
>
> So, please, Stop the radicalization and block Mr. Fiore.
>
> Thank you
> Gus Keri
>
>
>
>
>   On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:59:01 -0500 Thomas Fiore <
> tom...@earthlink.net> wrote 
>  > Extralimital, south of NY and reported on Tues., Jan. 5th as “headed
> north”, a nicely-photographed Red-billed Tropicbird off Ocean City Inlet,
> in Maryland, is quite a sighting for mid-winter especially that far north;
> report in eBird:
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ebird.org_checklist_S7870&d=DwIFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=7nwfbHWZRim8f0lnbG90YA&m=rh3DeM7tMjTYyd3hOvLBNH48TR2eBUqeU-34pcQXhFI&s=MNtTHtxS6IWnVgmB59pJROAbjL5cDXzwpvYdMg0-FBs&e=
>  > .  .  .New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan and Randall’s
> Islands.
>  > It seems there are no newer reports of a Greater White-fronted Goose
> for N.Y. County since Jan. 7th at Central Park’s reservoir, when more than
> 50 observers saw this bird at various times. There have been, at times,
> ongoing good numbers of Canada Geese, in various flock-sizes, moving about
> Central Park, and also ongoing around Randall’s Island.
>  > A good find on Wed., 1/6 was a Lesser Black-backed Gull, photographed
> by J. Keane at Randall’s Island, off the southeasterern edge; it is
> possible this gull might be lingering.
>  > Both Western Tanagers that have been, respectively (one) near &
> sometimes on West 22nd St. in the Chelsea neighborhood, and (one, other)
> mostly in & near Carl Schurz Park off East End Ave. & adjacent to E. 86th
> St. (nearest park entry to where that 2nd tanager’s been most-often seen)
> have continued, albeit both having become trickier to find with ease, as
> each is wa

Re: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 1/10 & prior days: L. B.-b. Gull, 2 W. Tanagers, E. Phoebe, etc.

[Gus Keri]

I think the moderators of this list should learn from what happened in 
Washington DC on Wednesday and block Mr. Thomas Fiore from posting on this list 
ever again. (or at least ask him to change his style)

Here is why.

After I joined this list, I became fond of his emails because of the valuable 
info he provides about the birds of Manhattan. I also noted that at the end of 
every email he thanks the birders who follow birding ethics focusing on few 
issues: minimizing disturbance to birds, not playing recorder and not 
disclosing roost location. 

At the beginning it didn’t bother me and I reached a point when I stopped 
reading that paragraph. 
But lately, it started to bother me because I found out that when you repeat 
certain “propaganda” over and over and over again, it will lead to 
radicalization of people. 

Ask President Trump about that. 

I remember when Mr. Robert DeCandido wrote an email telling people that he was 
assaulted by one birder because he was playing birds songs in Central park. 
This is one form of radicalization. Birders think they are entitled to do 
anything to protect birds, even violence against another human being.

I am also a victim of this radicalization. 

Because I post photos of owls on twitter, I was subjected to what I call a 
“cancel culture.” Some birders started boycotting me and started to spread 
false rumors about me that I am a danger to birds. They even apply their 
“cancel culture” on any person who is perceived as a friend of mine, to the 
point that some people who have nothing to do with it started to avoid me.

What happened to Mr DeCandido and what I am hearing being said about me behind 
my back made me worried about my own safety. I became very cautious when I go 
birding especially that I do all my birding alone. I became afraid of birders. 
It is unbelievable, I know you would say that. But this is the truth.

I became very withdrawn and started avoiding all birders, except those who I 
know they are friendly to me.

I think you got my point on why Mr. Fiore should be blocked. His persistence in 
writing these things help radicalizing birders. But you might say promoting 
good birding ethics is a good thing. The problem is that there are significant 
number of birders who don’t agree with these ethics and some of them are very 
big in bird watching and birding research.

It doesn’t matter what side you are on. The attack on the Capitol on Wednesday 
was committed by the radicalized right. But the radicalized left is also 
capable of similar acts if they have a chance. It is the radicalization that is 
the problem. And there is so much radicalization in the birding community, I am 
afraid. 

Some people might consider me radical when it comes to posting photos of owls 
or consider Mr DeCandido as radical in using songs playing but at least I don’t 
resort to violence or cancel culture or spreading false rumors and to the best 
of my knowledge Mr. DeCandido doesn’t do either.

So, please, Stop the radicalization and block Mr. Fiore.  

Thank you
Gus Keri




  On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:59:01 -0500 Thomas Fiore  
wrote 
 > Extralimital, south of NY and reported on Tues., Jan. 5th as “headed north”, 
 > a nicely-photographed Red-billed Tropicbird off Ocean City Inlet, in 
 > Maryland, is quite a sighting for mid-winter especially that far north; 
 > report in eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S7870
 > .  .  .New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan and Randall’s 
 > Islands. 
 > It seems there are no newer reports of a Greater White-fronted Goose for 
 > N.Y. County since Jan. 7th at Central Park’s reservoir, when more than 50 
 > observers saw this bird at various times. There have been, at times, ongoing 
 > good numbers of Canada Geese, in various flock-sizes, moving about Central 
 > Park, and also ongoing around Randall’s Island.
 > A good find on Wed., 1/6 was a Lesser Black-backed Gull, photographed by J. 
 > Keane at Randall’s Island, off the southeasterern edge; it is possible this 
 > gull might be lingering.
 > Both Western Tanagers that have been, respectively (one) near & sometimes on 
 > West 22nd St. in the Chelsea neighborhood, and (one, other) mostly in & near 
 > Carl Schurz Park off East End Ave. & adjacent to E. 86th St. (nearest park 
 > entry to where that 2nd tanager’s been most-often seen) have continued, 
 > albeit both having become trickier to find with ease, as each is wandering a 
 > bit more with a search, most-likely, for enough food the primary issue at 
 > each of the 2 areas (which are separated by several miles).  The Carl Schurz 
 > Park tanager has, at least several times in recent days, gone to the eastern 
 > parts of the park to locate some food, despite the now-available ‘goodies’ 
 > such as a suet-block & at least 3 types of fruits, plus food more suited to 
 > seed-eating species, in the western edges, all south of the E. 86th St. park 
 > entrance. In addition, that tanager has been mak

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), 1/10 & prior days: L. B.-b. Gull, 2 W. Tanagers, E. Phoebe, etc.

[Thomas Fiore]

Extralimital, south of NY and reported on Tues., Jan. 5th as “headed north”, a 
nicely-photographed Red-billed Tropicbird off Ocean City Inlet, in Maryland, is 
quite a sighting for mid-winter especially that far north; report in eBird: 
https://ebird.org/checklist/S7870 

.  .  .
New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan and Randall’s Islands. 

It seems there are no newer reports of a Greater White-fronted Goose for N.Y. 
County since Jan. 7th at Central Park’s reservoir, when more than 50 observers 
saw this bird at various times. There have been, at times, ongoing good numbers 
of Canada Geese, in various flock-sizes, moving about Central Park, and also 
ongoing around Randall’s Island.

A good find on Wed., 1/6 was a Lesser Black-backed Gull, photographed by J. 
Keane at Randall’s Island, off the southeasterern edge; it is possible this 
gull might be lingering.

Both Western Tanagers that have been, respectively (one) near & sometimes on 
West 22nd St. in the Chelsea neighborhood, and (one, other) mostly in & near 
Carl Schurz Park off East End Ave. & adjacent to E. 86th St. (nearest park 
entry to where that 2nd tanager’s been most-often seen) have continued, albeit 
both having become trickier to find with ease, as each is wandering a bit more 
with a search, most-likely, for enough food the primary issue at each of the 2 
areas (which are separated by several miles).  The Carl Schurz Park tanager 
has, at least several times in recent days, gone to the eastern parts of the 
park to locate some food, despite the now-available ‘goodies’ such as a 
suet-block & at least 3 types of fruits, plus food more suited to seed-eating 
species, in the western edges, all south of the E. 86th St. park entrance. In 
addition, that tanager has been making ongoing forays not just to trees along 
E. End Ave. but also up on to buildings there, & possibly on to the nearest 
streets, at times.  Similarly, the 'W. 22nd St.' (other) tanager in Chelsea has 
been ranging about & has gone across Tenth Ave. as well as up to at least 23rd 
St. & by the High Line, movements that were also seen by that bird even some 
weeks ago, if not too regularly then. Thus, the increased difficulty of 
locating either of these as often as had been previously possible. So far, 
neither seems to have one particular ‘new’ location that is fully reliable; 
however I found each on Sunday, 1/10, with a fair amount of effort. The Carl 
Schurz Park bird was not as tough, but still some several hrs. were put in at 
that location. The Chelsea tanager was seen on both Tenth Ave. (briefly, where 
I had seen it a few previous times, not in street trees but in flight) and up 
along W. 23rd, but then again at W. 22nd, just across from Clement Clark Moore 
Park (which is primarily a children’s play area).

The Eastern Phoebe that was found on the Manhattan (portion of) the Christmas 
Bird Count turned up in the same area, at Stuyvesantown off First Ave. in 
Manhattan’s almost-lower east side, on Saturday (1/9), & seen again Sun. 1/10; 
re-found by Ron Lulov. This is virtually certain to be that same bird from Dec. 
20th, a full 3 weeks+ later.

A Tennessee Warbler has again turned up on Randall’s Island, after not being 
seen for some weeks, on Saturday 1/9 (separate sightings by G. Stankovic, D. 
Aronov), and that warbler was still present at least as of Sunday, 1/10.  On 
1/8, an Ovenbird was found (C. McRae) at Madison Square Park in Manhattan. At 
least one Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler is also lingering at Randall’s Island 
in an area where one had been. There may possibly be a few other warblers 
around that (so far) survived into this winter’s colder times.

A Yellow-crowned Night-Heron has been ongoing at the Little Hell Gate saltmarsh 
on Randall’s Island. A female-plumaged N. Pintail was found at Swindler Cove / 
Sherman Creek (east & north of the eastern terminus of Dyckman Street in 
Manhattan) by G.&T. Plowman on Sat., 1/9, the latter location where a Pintail 
had been in the fall also.  A drake Wood Duck has continued on the Central Park 
Meer this month, and to Sunday, 1/10.

A lone Rusty Blackbird has been regular for some time in the Central Park 
Ramble.  Among other species being seen in the past several days in N.Y. County 
are:  Canada Goose, [Atlantic] Brant, Wood Duck (mostly at the Central Park 
Meer), Gadwall, American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Greater Scaup 
(rivers), Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye (from Randall’s Island, albeit often in 
non-N.Y. County waters), Hooded Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser (rivers, 
harbor, etc.), Ruddy Duck, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Great Cormorant, 
Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle 
(multiple individuals including flyovers of Central Park, & far more often 
along Hudson river), Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk (seems to be at least 
one wintering at Inwood), Red-tailed Hawk, American Coot