[nysbirds-l] 11/9/21: LSNY Zoom Presentation, “What Are Societies, and What Keeps Them Together and Tears Them Apart?” by Mark Moffett, Ph.D.

[Kathleen Matthews]

FREE and open to all.

Join the Linnaean Society of New York at 7pm, Tuesday, 11/9, for our Zoom 
presentation, “What Are Societies, and What Keeps Them Together and Tears Them 
Apart?” by Mark Moffett, Ph.D.

If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a different group, it will 
almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to Los Angeles—or 
Borneo—with little fear. 

How do such species manage—by and large—to get along with each other? 

Dr. Moffett, entomologist at the Smithsonian Institution and a visiting scholar 
in anthropology at Harvard, examines the social adaptations that bind society 
members together and explores how the tension between identity and anonymity 
defines how those groups work—and sometimes don’t.

His most recent book, “The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and 
Fall,” brings together biology with modern psychology and anthropology with 
surprising insights. 

  For details & to register:  https://bit.ly/LSNYNov21Zoom 
 

  Kathleen Matthews (for LSNY)
  New York, NY

 
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[nysbirds-l] 11/9/21: LSNY Zoom Presentation, “What Are Societies, and What Keeps Them Together and Tears Them Apart?” by Mark Moffett, Ph.D.

[Kathleen Matthews]

FREE and open to all.

Join the Linnaean Society of New York at 7pm, Tuesday, 11/9, for our Zoom 
presentation, “What Are Societies, and What Keeps Them Together and Tears Them 
Apart?” by Mark Moffett, Ph.D.

If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a different group, it will 
almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to Los Angeles—or 
Borneo—with little fear. 

How do such species manage—by and large—to get along with each other? 

Dr. Moffett, entomologist at the Smithsonian Institution and a visiting scholar 
in anthropology at Harvard, examines the social adaptations that bind society 
members together and explores how the tension between identity and anonymity 
defines how those groups work—and sometimes don’t.

His most recent book, “The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and 
Fall,” brings together biology with modern psychology and anthropology with 
surprising insights. 

  For details & to register:  https://bit.ly/LSNYNov21Zoom 
 

  Kathleen Matthews (for LSNY)
  New York, NY

 
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Please submit your observations to eBird:
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[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - 11/4 & 11/5 - L.-t. Ducks, C. Goldeneye, Am. Pipits, E. Bluebirds, B.-h. Vireo, E. Meadowlark, I. Bunting, B.-and-w. & Or.-cr. Warblers, etc.

[Tom Fiore]

For those with interest, this is a quick-take on that Steller’s Sea-Eagle 
that’s lately being seen in Nova Scotia Canada - 
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/science/stellers-sea-eagle.html 


- - 
It’s been notable how many -and, some in a number of ‘odd’ locations- 
Black-legged Kittiwakes are turning up around the region recently; that species 
has also seen a near-irruption in some parts of the country and around parts of 
the Great Lakes region, in particular. 

. . . .
New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s, and Governors 
Island[s] -

Friday, Nov. 5th - 
As part of more broad movement of waterfowl & other waterbirds, a number of 
ducks new for the season (but not for the year here) in N.Y. County were 
observed, with some corresponding increases of more typical species for the 
county.  These new arrivals included a Common Goldeneye first noted at sunrise 
on the Central Park reservoir, and a trio of Long-tailed Ducks moving south 
along the Hudson river, seen from n. Manhattan, also in early-hours.  
Several-dozens or more (!) birders came out to see the Goldeneye, as it’s not 
at all regular for that location, although there have been sightings & 
occasionally in the past long-lingerers there. (for Central-Parkers, eBird 
records do not have most of the sightings of the past decades of occurences, 
including some of more than one individual, as well as multi-day stayers 
there.)  There are also the lingering P.-b. Grebe, multiple Am. Coots, at least 
seven or more Hooded Mergansers, & a lot more of N. Shovelers (in recent days) 
& Buffleheads, as well as no’s. of Ruddy Ducks, & more-regular duckage on the 
Central Park reservoir. Wood Ducks also were persisting, as has at least 1 
Green-winged Teal, in Central Park. (A Green-winged Teal was also noted at 
Randall’s Island from Nov. 4th.)  Duckage in Central Park is *not* limited to 
the reservoir there. Easily the best description (on eBird) for the 
Goldeneye-of-the-day in Central was this: "Cabeza oscura, pecho gris, marcas 
blancas en las alas. Ojo amarillo, poco mas grande q Bufflehead”, so thanks for 
that observer’s closer look, well-put.

With Indigo Buntings as the autumn progesses, it’s worth trying to observe & if 
possible to photo/video well, since there is a chance of at least 1 
western-counterpart species occuring in the east, even if that counterpart is 
*not at all regularly documented into the northeast*. An Indigo in drab-bish 
plumage, seen on Randall’s Island late in the day Friday may be presumed just 
that species, with a photo to give some sense of one of the plumages often seen 
on fall-winter buntings of this species - 
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/385564541 
 - any photo can sometimes show 
aspects of a bird that may be more-difficult to describe - and conversely, some 
descriptions can add more to a sighting than only a photo or even a video 
might.  For some possibly unaware, Indigo Bunting has overwintered locally, 
including fully-through a winter at Central Park, NYC.

In lower Manhattan, a Blue-headed Vireo was seen south of W. Houston St., along 
the Hudson River waterfront, and another was also detected at Central Park for 
the day. Some American Pipits were found on both Randall’s Island & near the 
north end of Manhattan.  Modest numbers of E. Bluebirds were again seen, esp. 
from Governors Island, but scattered about in other county locations as well, 
on the day.  Orange-crowned Warbler was also found at Governors Island (with G. 
Willow, and T. Plowman), as well as a late-ish House Wren there, and among the 
many Sparrows there, at least one White-crowned. There were also many reports & 
sightings of Winter Wren all around the county, in a further passage of that 
species. Both Kinglet species, and some E. Phoebes were still being seen in any 
number of locations in the county.

An Osprey was seen & photo’d. moving along the Hudson from near Chelsea in 
mid-lower Manhattan, and it was a nice day for the passage of Red-shouldered 
Hawk, at a time of year when multiples of that species are fully-expected 
around the region. Other raptor species also were on the move today (and many 
were hoping for the possibility of a less-regular eagle species for the county, 
in these days with numbers of Golden Eagle having been seen at a number of 
regional locations, in several states as well as nearby counties of N.Y.S.)  

A Monk Parakeet was noted (again) from northern Manhattan, which in general 
seems to be the part of Manhattan that has been most productive, if scantily, 
for the species - this day, from just north of the western end of Dyckman 
Street - (it’s also worth knowing the calls of that species, if not familiar 
and visiting or birding in N.Y. City & vicinity, with some sections of the city 
having well-known ongoing populations).  Various other birds were found 

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - 11/4 & 11/5 - L.-t. Ducks, C. Goldeneye, Am. Pipits, E. Bluebirds, B.-h. Vireo, E. Meadowlark, I. Bunting, B.-and-w. & Or.-cr. Warblers, etc.

[Tom Fiore]

For those with interest, this is a quick-take on that Steller’s Sea-Eagle 
that’s lately being seen in Nova Scotia Canada - 
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/science/stellers-sea-eagle.html 


- - 
It’s been notable how many -and, some in a number of ‘odd’ locations- 
Black-legged Kittiwakes are turning up around the region recently; that species 
has also seen a near-irruption in some parts of the country and around parts of 
the Great Lakes region, in particular. 

. . . .
New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s, and Governors 
Island[s] -

Friday, Nov. 5th - 
As part of more broad movement of waterfowl & other waterbirds, a number of 
ducks new for the season (but not for the year here) in N.Y. County were 
observed, with some corresponding increases of more typical species for the 
county.  These new arrivals included a Common Goldeneye first noted at sunrise 
on the Central Park reservoir, and a trio of Long-tailed Ducks moving south 
along the Hudson river, seen from n. Manhattan, also in early-hours.  
Several-dozens or more (!) birders came out to see the Goldeneye, as it’s not 
at all regular for that location, although there have been sightings & 
occasionally in the past long-lingerers there. (for Central-Parkers, eBird 
records do not have most of the sightings of the past decades of occurences, 
including some of more than one individual, as well as multi-day stayers 
there.)  There are also the lingering P.-b. Grebe, multiple Am. Coots, at least 
seven or more Hooded Mergansers, & a lot more of N. Shovelers (in recent days) 
& Buffleheads, as well as no’s. of Ruddy Ducks, & more-regular duckage on the 
Central Park reservoir. Wood Ducks also were persisting, as has at least 1 
Green-winged Teal, in Central Park. (A Green-winged Teal was also noted at 
Randall’s Island from Nov. 4th.)  Duckage in Central Park is *not* limited to 
the reservoir there. Easily the best description (on eBird) for the 
Goldeneye-of-the-day in Central was this: "Cabeza oscura, pecho gris, marcas 
blancas en las alas. Ojo amarillo, poco mas grande q Bufflehead”, so thanks for 
that observer’s closer look, well-put.

With Indigo Buntings as the autumn progesses, it’s worth trying to observe & if 
possible to photo/video well, since there is a chance of at least 1 
western-counterpart species occuring in the east, even if that counterpart is 
*not at all regularly documented into the northeast*. An Indigo in drab-bish 
plumage, seen on Randall’s Island late in the day Friday may be presumed just 
that species, with a photo to give some sense of one of the plumages often seen 
on fall-winter buntings of this species - 
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/385564541 
 - any photo can sometimes show 
aspects of a bird that may be more-difficult to describe - and conversely, some 
descriptions can add more to a sighting than only a photo or even a video 
might.  For some possibly unaware, Indigo Bunting has overwintered locally, 
including fully-through a winter at Central Park, NYC.

In lower Manhattan, a Blue-headed Vireo was seen south of W. Houston St., along 
the Hudson River waterfront, and another was also detected at Central Park for 
the day. Some American Pipits were found on both Randall’s Island & near the 
north end of Manhattan.  Modest numbers of E. Bluebirds were again seen, esp. 
from Governors Island, but scattered about in other county locations as well, 
on the day.  Orange-crowned Warbler was also found at Governors Island (with G. 
Willow, and T. Plowman), as well as a late-ish House Wren there, and among the 
many Sparrows there, at least one White-crowned. There were also many reports & 
sightings of Winter Wren all around the county, in a further passage of that 
species. Both Kinglet species, and some E. Phoebes were still being seen in any 
number of locations in the county.

An Osprey was seen & photo’d. moving along the Hudson from near Chelsea in 
mid-lower Manhattan, and it was a nice day for the passage of Red-shouldered 
Hawk, at a time of year when multiples of that species are fully-expected 
around the region. Other raptor species also were on the move today (and many 
were hoping for the possibility of a less-regular eagle species for the county, 
in these days with numbers of Golden Eagle having been seen at a number of 
regional locations, in several states as well as nearby counties of N.Y.S.)  

A Monk Parakeet was noted (again) from northern Manhattan, which in general 
seems to be the part of Manhattan that has been most productive, if scantily, 
for the species - this day, from just north of the western end of Dyckman 
Street - (it’s also worth knowing the calls of that species, if not familiar 
and visiting or birding in N.Y. City & vicinity, with some sections of the city 
having well-known ongoing populations).  Various other birds were found