[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Possible Common Ringed Plover @ Jamaica Bay East Pond NE…

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Yikes sorry that was meant for Andrew not everyone :)
Oops.
Good birding though.

On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 at 18:08, Dominic Garcia-Hall 
wrote:

> Interesting bird. Since I’m now on living on the other side of the
> Atlantic and barely see anything other than Common Ringed and Little Ringed
> Plovers it looks pretty good although it’s weirdly hard to age with the
> legs turning orange, the breast band quite filled out, and the eye area /
> forehead having that lack of juvenile fluffiness. It’s like a very advanced
> juvenile but with features of an adult transitioning back into winter?
> I don’t have a better candidate though, and qualify this with my shorebird
> pay grade being *definitely* lower than yours ;)
> Cheers
> Dom.
>
> On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 at 04:04, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
>
>> In between bouts of rain stoppage and my drive to study whatever
>> remaining shorebirds we have left, I came across a Plover that looked good
>> for Common Ringed.
>>
>> Since the candidate was a juvenile and a difficult field ID given the
>> location, I tried to stay on this bird and managed to obtain a decent
>> number of Digiscoped shots that captured key field marks, including no
>> webbing between the middle and inner toes.
>>
>> I not too long ago shared some images for feedback and while the
>> consensus among people with higher pay grades than mine, is that it looks
>> good for CRPL. I used “possible” because juveniles are tough and also
>> Semipalmated Plover variation makes it even tougher.
>>
>> I have thrown up a few of the best Digiscoped images on Twitter for
>> anyone who might be interested in taking a look.
>>
>>
>> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1569144295793299461?s=46=5gyT0oxQ7C_42AzVjZrl_g
>>
>>
>> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1569143571214655490?s=46=5gyT0oxQ7C_42AzVjZrl_g
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> 
>> “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free
>> our mind.” ~ Bob Marley
>>
>> “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
>> manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
>>
>> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
>> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
>> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>>
>> 風 Swift as the wind
>> 林 Quiet as the forest
>> 火 Conquer like the fire
>> 山 Steady as the mountain
>> Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu>  *The Art of War*
>> <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War>
>>
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>>
>> (") _ (")
>>
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>>
>>
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[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Possible Common Ringed Plover @ Jamaica Bay East Pond NE…

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Yikes sorry that was meant for Andrew not everyone :)
Oops.
Good birding though.

On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 at 18:08, Dominic Garcia-Hall 
wrote:

> Interesting bird. Since I’m now on living on the other side of the
> Atlantic and barely see anything other than Common Ringed and Little Ringed
> Plovers it looks pretty good although it’s weirdly hard to age with the
> legs turning orange, the breast band quite filled out, and the eye area /
> forehead having that lack of juvenile fluffiness. It’s like a very advanced
> juvenile but with features of an adult transitioning back into winter?
> I don’t have a better candidate though, and qualify this with my shorebird
> pay grade being *definitely* lower than yours ;)
> Cheers
> Dom.
>
> On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 at 04:04, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
>
>> In between bouts of rain stoppage and my drive to study whatever
>> remaining shorebirds we have left, I came across a Plover that looked good
>> for Common Ringed.
>>
>> Since the candidate was a juvenile and a difficult field ID given the
>> location, I tried to stay on this bird and managed to obtain a decent
>> number of Digiscoped shots that captured key field marks, including no
>> webbing between the middle and inner toes.
>>
>> I not too long ago shared some images for feedback and while the
>> consensus among people with higher pay grades than mine, is that it looks
>> good for CRPL. I used “possible” because juveniles are tough and also
>> Semipalmated Plover variation makes it even tougher.
>>
>> I have thrown up a few of the best Digiscoped images on Twitter for
>> anyone who might be interested in taking a look.
>>
>>
>> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1569144295793299461?s=46=5gyT0oxQ7C_42AzVjZrl_g
>>
>>
>> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1569143571214655490?s=46=5gyT0oxQ7C_42AzVjZrl_g
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> 
>> “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free
>> our mind.” ~ Bob Marley
>>
>> “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
>> manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
>>
>> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
>> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
>> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>>
>> 風 Swift as the wind
>> 林 Quiet as the forest
>> 火 Conquer like the fire
>> 山 Steady as the mountain
>> Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu>  *The Art of War*
>> <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War>
>>
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>>
>> (") _ (")
>>
>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>>
>>
>> Andrew Baksh
>> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Possible Common Ringed Plover @ Jamaica Bay East Pond NE…

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Interesting bird. Since I’m now on living on the other side of the Atlantic
and barely see anything other than Common Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers
it looks pretty good although it’s weirdly hard to age with the legs
turning orange, the breast band quite filled out, and the eye area /
forehead having that lack of juvenile fluffiness. It’s like a very advanced
juvenile but with features of an adult transitioning back into winter?
I don’t have a better candidate though, and qualify this with my shorebird
pay grade being *definitely* lower than yours ;)
Cheers
Dom.

On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 at 04:04, Andrew Baksh  wrote:

> In between bouts of rain stoppage and my drive to study whatever remaining
> shorebirds we have left, I came across a Plover that looked good for Common
> Ringed.
>
> Since the candidate was a juvenile and a difficult field ID given the
> location, I tried to stay on this bird and managed to obtain a decent
> number of Digiscoped shots that captured key field marks, including no
> webbing between the middle and inner toes.
>
> I not too long ago shared some images for feedback and while the consensus
> among people with higher pay grades than mine, is that it looks good for
> CRPL. I used “possible” because juveniles are tough and also Semipalmated
> Plover variation makes it even tougher.
>
> I have thrown up a few of the best Digiscoped images on Twitter for anyone
> who might be interested in taking a look.
>
>
> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1569144295793299461?s=46=5gyT0oxQ7C_42AzVjZrl_g
>
>
> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1569143571214655490?s=46=5gyT0oxQ7C_42AzVjZrl_g
>
> Cheers,
>
> 
> “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free
> our mind.” ~ Bob Marley
>
> “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
> manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
>
> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>
> 風 Swift as the wind
> 林 Quiet as the forest
> 火 Conquer like the fire
> 山 Steady as the mountain
> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
> 
>
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
>
> (") _ (")
>
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>
>
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[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Possible Common Ringed Plover @ Jamaica Bay East Pond NE…

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Interesting bird. Since I’m now on living on the other side of the Atlantic
and barely see anything other than Common Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers
it looks pretty good although it’s weirdly hard to age with the legs
turning orange, the breast band quite filled out, and the eye area /
forehead having that lack of juvenile fluffiness. It’s like a very advanced
juvenile but with features of an adult transitioning back into winter?
I don’t have a better candidate though, and qualify this with my shorebird
pay grade being *definitely* lower than yours ;)
Cheers
Dom.

On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 at 04:04, Andrew Baksh  wrote:

> In between bouts of rain stoppage and my drive to study whatever remaining
> shorebirds we have left, I came across a Plover that looked good for Common
> Ringed.
>
> Since the candidate was a juvenile and a difficult field ID given the
> location, I tried to stay on this bird and managed to obtain a decent
> number of Digiscoped shots that captured key field marks, including no
> webbing between the middle and inner toes.
>
> I not too long ago shared some images for feedback and while the consensus
> among people with higher pay grades than mine, is that it looks good for
> CRPL. I used “possible” because juveniles are tough and also Semipalmated
> Plover variation makes it even tougher.
>
> I have thrown up a few of the best Digiscoped images on Twitter for anyone
> who might be interested in taking a look.
>
>
> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1569144295793299461?s=46=5gyT0oxQ7C_42AzVjZrl_g
>
>
> https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1569143571214655490?s=46=5gyT0oxQ7C_42AzVjZrl_g
>
> Cheers,
>
> 
> “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free
> our mind.” ~ Bob Marley
>
> “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but
> manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
>
> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>
> 風 Swift as the wind
> 林 Quiet as the forest
> 火 Conquer like the fire
> 山 Steady as the mountain
> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
> 
>
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
>
> (") _ (")
>
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>
>
> Andrew Baksh
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Possible Hammond's Flycatcher, Sunken Meadow SP

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Someone ran some R-stats and posted the graphs to the Facebook page (and
the photos / ebird link is there too).
Personally I couldn't see anything to rule out Least  - and I've lived on
both sides of the Continental Divide, although not as long as many of you
I'm sure.
There was some Western birders who were pretty unequivocal in ruling out
Hammonds (and Dusky never got a look in etc.)
cheers
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On Sun, 18 Nov 2018 at 19:22, Hugh McGuinness 
wrote:

> Are the photos posted anywhere?
>
> On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 7:15 PM Jose Ramirez-Garofalo <
> jose.ramirez.garof...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hmm. Quantitative analysis on those pictures? Who conducted it?
>>
>> Curious as to what NYSARC committee members think. Any comments?
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 6:22 PM Joshua Malbin 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Rounded, blunt primary tips as opposed to Hammond's generally pointed
>>> ones. Projection not long enough for Hammond's. Molt fits better with Least
>>> (which molts on winter grounds, whereas Hammond's molts on summer grounds).
>>> Quantitative analysis of the primary spacing using measurements with imageJ
>>> (whatever that is) fits Least better than Hammond's (or Dusky, for that
>>> matter).
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 6:01 PM Jose Ramirez-Garofalo <
>>> jose.ramirez.garof...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Out of curiosity, what made them so certain it was a Least Flycatcher?
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 5:20 PM Joshua Malbin 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I ran it by the boffins on the Facebook Advanced Bird ID forum and
>>>>> they came down firmly on the side of Least Flycatcher.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 11:24 PM Peter Reisfeld 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Just wondering if there has been any expert opinions obtained on the
>>>>>> identity of the Sunken Meadow empid.  Also curious how strongly the 
>>>>>> notched
>>>>>> tail visible in some photos argues for Hammonds?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Peter
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Possible Hammond's Flycatcher, Sunken Meadow SP

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Someone ran some R-stats and posted the graphs to the Facebook page (and
the photos / ebird link is there too).
Personally I couldn't see anything to rule out Least  - and I've lived on
both sides of the Continental Divide, although not as long as many of you
I'm sure.
There was some Western birders who were pretty unequivocal in ruling out
Hammonds (and Dusky never got a look in etc.)
cheers
Dom
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On Sun, 18 Nov 2018 at 19:22, Hugh McGuinness 
wrote:

> Are the photos posted anywhere?
>
> On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 7:15 PM Jose Ramirez-Garofalo <
> jose.ramirez.garof...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hmm. Quantitative analysis on those pictures? Who conducted it?
>>
>> Curious as to what NYSARC committee members think. Any comments?
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 6:22 PM Joshua Malbin 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Rounded, blunt primary tips as opposed to Hammond's generally pointed
>>> ones. Projection not long enough for Hammond's. Molt fits better with Least
>>> (which molts on winter grounds, whereas Hammond's molts on summer grounds).
>>> Quantitative analysis of the primary spacing using measurements with imageJ
>>> (whatever that is) fits Least better than Hammond's (or Dusky, for that
>>> matter).
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 6:01 PM Jose Ramirez-Garofalo <
>>> jose.ramirez.garof...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Out of curiosity, what made them so certain it was a Least Flycatcher?
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 5:20 PM Joshua Malbin 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I ran it by the boffins on the Facebook Advanced Bird ID forum and
>>>>> they came down firmly on the side of Least Flycatcher.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 11:24 PM Peter Reisfeld 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Just wondering if there has been any expert opinions obtained on the
>>>>>> identity of the Sunken Meadow empid.  Also curious how strongly the 
>>>>>> notched
>>>>>> tail visible in some photos argues for Hammonds?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Peter
>>>>>> --
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Governors Island: European Goldfinch Flock (18-Dec)

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Oh, weird, I am indeed wrong then ;)
Wouldn’t be hard to automate a rule in eBird that folllowed ABA protocol on
what’s countable or not?

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On 19 December 2017 at 19:11, nathan o'reilly <natro...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Unfortunately, my life list has both a Brooklyn European Goldfinch and a
> Manhattan Yellow-fronted Canary on it.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 19, 2017, at 2:08 PM, Dominic Garcia-Hall <dominic.h...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I believe they don’t count on county/state lists or users' lists, even if
> you report them as regular species taxa (or if they don't have a domestic
> designation in the first place). If you tick a Black Swan in Australia,
> you'll see your list go up by one. If you tick it in NJ, you won't, even if
> you enter it without the feral/domestic moniker.
> The eBird algorithm 'decides' where it's apprpriate from a listing
> perspective. At least that was my understanding I might be wrong.
>
> * Dominic Garcia-Hall*
>
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> On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 at 18:53, nathan o'reilly <natro...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> And I believe that is why the ebird reviewers ask you to include them.
>> That way they can get an idea of what other species are out there competing
>> for food and habitat.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 1:50 PM, Angus Wilson <oceanwander...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> For European Goldfinch I suspect 'domesticated' isn't an option. Same for
>> other known or presumed escapes or deliberate releases that occur with
>> regularity in NYS (e.g. Chukar and various non-domesticated waterfowl).
>> Personally, I think tracking these potential colonizers is important and
>> interesting. Simply invalidating them or discouraging reporting isn't a
>> good solution. Issues with list purity can be a separate conversation,
>> decoupled from the scientific uses of this information.
>>
>> Angus Wilson
>> New York City, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Governors Island: European Goldfinch Flock (18-Dec)

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Oh, weird, I am indeed wrong then ;)
Wouldn’t be hard to automate a rule in eBird that folllowed ABA protocol on
what’s countable or not?

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On 19 December 2017 at 19:11, nathan o'reilly  wrote:

> Unfortunately, my life list has both a Brooklyn European Goldfinch and a
> Manhattan Yellow-fronted Canary on it.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 19, 2017, at 2:08 PM, Dominic Garcia-Hall 
> wrote:
>
> I believe they don’t count on county/state lists or users' lists, even if
> you report them as regular species taxa (or if they don't have a domestic
> designation in the first place). If you tick a Black Swan in Australia,
> you'll see your list go up by one. If you tick it in NJ, you won't, even if
> you enter it without the feral/domestic moniker.
> The eBird algorithm 'decides' where it's apprpriate from a listing
> perspective. At least that was my understanding I might be wrong.
>
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> On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 at 18:53, nathan o'reilly 
> wrote:
>
>> And I believe that is why the ebird reviewers ask you to include them.
>> That way they can get an idea of what other species are out there competing
>> for food and habitat.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 1:50 PM, Angus Wilson 
>> wrote:
>>
>> For European Goldfinch I suspect 'domesticated' isn't an option. Same for
>> other known or presumed escapes or deliberate releases that occur with
>> regularity in NYS (e.g. Chukar and various non-domesticated waterfowl).
>> Personally, I think tracking these potential colonizers is important and
>> interesting. Simply invalidating them or discouraging reporting isn't a
>> good solution. Issues with list purity can be a separate conversation,
>> decoupled from the scientific uses of this information.
>>
>> Angus Wilson
>> New York City, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Governors Island: European Goldfinch Flock (18-Dec)

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

I believe they don’t count on county/state lists or users' lists, even if
you report them as regular species taxa (or if they don't have a domestic
designation in the first place). If you tick a Black Swan in Australia,
you'll see your list go up by one. If you tick it in NJ, you won't, even if
you enter it without the feral/domestic moniker.
The eBird algorithm 'decides' where it's apprpriate from a listing
perspective. At least that was my understanding I might be wrong.

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On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 at 18:53, nathan o'reilly <natro...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> And I believe that is why the ebird reviewers ask you to include them.
> That way they can get an idea of what other species are out there competing
> for food and habitat.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 19, 2017, at 1:50 PM, Angus Wilson <oceanwander...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> For European Goldfinch I suspect 'domesticated' isn't an option. Same for
> other known or presumed escapes or deliberate releases that occur with
> regularity in NYS (e.g. Chukar and various non-domesticated waterfowl).
> Personally, I think tracking these potential colonizers is important and
> interesting. Simply invalidating them or discouraging reporting isn't a
> good solution. Issues with list purity can be a separate conversation,
> decoupled from the scientific uses of this information.
>
> Angus Wilson
> New York City, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Governors Island: European Goldfinch Flock (18-Dec)

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

I believe they don’t count on county/state lists or users' lists, even if
you report them as regular species taxa (or if they don't have a domestic
designation in the first place). If you tick a Black Swan in Australia,
you'll see your list go up by one. If you tick it in NJ, you won't, even if
you enter it without the feral/domestic moniker.
The eBird algorithm 'decides' where it's apprpriate from a listing
perspective. At least that was my understanding I might be wrong.

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On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 at 18:53, nathan o'reilly  wrote:

> And I believe that is why the ebird reviewers ask you to include them.
> That way they can get an idea of what other species are out there competing
> for food and habitat.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 19, 2017, at 1:50 PM, Angus Wilson 
> wrote:
>
> For European Goldfinch I suspect 'domesticated' isn't an option. Same for
> other known or presumed escapes or deliberate releases that occur with
> regularity in NYS (e.g. Chukar and various non-domesticated waterfowl).
> Personally, I think tracking these potential colonizers is important and
> interesting. Simply invalidating them or discouraging reporting isn't a
> good solution. Issues with list purity can be a separate conversation,
> decoupled from the scientific uses of this information.
>
> Angus Wilson
> New York City, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Astonishing High Count for Common Raven, Suffolk Co., LI

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

They’re amazing numbers - it’s likely you’re seeing post breeding juvenile
groups. How and why these groups form and function is part of Bernd
Heinrich’s classic studies. Two of his books - 'Mind of the Raven' and
'Ravens in Winter' are both worth reading on this. (Especially the latter -
one of my favorite books)

As in interesting corollary - I’m also seeing way more ravens right now
back on my upland farm in the northern UK. They were rare here before I
moved to the US. The winter courtship is well underway and nesting will
start soon. Although nothing like your numbers, the range expansion seems
truly widespread. Great news!

cheers,
Dom

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On Sat, 2 Dec 2017 at 04:47, Andrew Mason <andyma...@earthling.net> wrote:

> The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Soc. has been using trail cameras baited with
> road-killed deer to determine winter Golden Eagle presence in the Catskills
> and central NY over the past few years.  The numbers of ravens coming in to
> these sites is astonishing--hundreds at a time on occasion.  So many that
> they can strip a full grown deer carcass to the bones in a day.
>
> When I began birding in the 1980s, it was necessary to travel to the
> Adirondacks to have a chance of seeing a raven--what a range expansion!
>
> Here's a link to a photo of a modest congregation at one site:
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/a3EAuqzCZgYkjN6D3.
>
> Andy Mason
>
>
>
> On 12/1/2017 3:25 PM, Andrew Block wrote:
>
> Nice sighting.  It is very rare for around here to see so many in a flock,
> but out West they are frequently seen in medium sized flocks sometimes much
> larger usually at a feeding site such as a dead large mammal.  I have
> personally seen a flock of 80-100 in Unity, Maine, back in the mid 80's
> flying over the Unity College campus.  It blew my mind when I realized they
> were ravens.  It's so great to have them around here.
>
> Andrew
>
> *Andrew v. F. Block*
> *Consulting Naturalist*
> 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=20+Hancock+Avenue,+Apt.+3+%0D+Yonkers,+Westchester+Co.,+New+York+10705=gmail=g>
> Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=20+Hancock+Avenue,+Apt.+3+%0D+Yonkers,+Westchester+Co.,+New+York+10705=gmail=g>
> -4629
> Phone: 914-963-3080 <(914)%20963-3080>; Cell: 914-319-9701
> <(914)%20319-9701>
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>
>
> --
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> <shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu>
> *To:* "NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu)" <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu>
> <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu>
> *Sent:* Friday, December 1, 2017 2:43 PM
> *Subject:* [nysbirds-l] Astonishing High Count for Common Raven, Suffolk
> Co., LI
>
> Watching a Prothonotary Warbler flying around me in low, repeated zig-zags
> over open ground on 1 December wasn't the most unusual thing I saw this
> morning at the Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank, Suffolk County, Long Island.
>
> Pat had seen a couple of Common Ravens before I arrived and wanted me to
> see them. "There's a raven," she said, "with those crows." Raising our
> binoculars, we came to the same shocking realization simultaneously:
> "They're ALL ravens!"
>
> A flock of more than 30 Common Ravens rose above the treeline to the south
> of property; I counted 23 at one point, and Pat counted 30 at another, but
> there were clearly more based on the way that portions of the flock dipped
> in and out of sight. One of my photos shows at least 21 in the frame. The
> group gradually dispersed westward and southward, but ten or more were
> still visible at times over the next hour or so, including when Derek
> Rogers stopped by to see if I was ok.
>
> Prior to this I wasn't aware that Common Ravens occurred in flocks larger
> than a family group, even in places where they are common (except maybe
> along salmon runs in Alaska), and I would have thought that 30 was about
> right for the total population on all of Long Island.
>
> Perhaps there is an overnight roost there or nearby, to be worked out.
>
> The statuses of Long Island Corvus have changed beyond recognition.
> Whereas we used to have Twa Corbies, with brachrhynchos vastly outnumbering
> ossifragus, now there are Trois--and nowadays a count of 30 American Crows
> would be quite notable anywhere on western LI.
>
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Astonishing High Count for Common Raven, Suffolk Co., LI

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

They’re amazing numbers - it’s likely you’re seeing post breeding juvenile
groups. How and why these groups form and function is part of Bernd
Heinrich’s classic studies. Two of his books - 'Mind of the Raven' and
'Ravens in Winter' are both worth reading on this. (Especially the latter -
one of my favorite books)

As in interesting corollary - I’m also seeing way more ravens right now
back on my upland farm in the northern UK. They were rare here before I
moved to the US. The winter courtship is well underway and nesting will
start soon. Although nothing like your numbers, the range expansion seems
truly widespread. Great news!

cheers,
Dom

*Dominic Garcia-Hall*

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*NY  +1 917 740 1945*
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On Sat, 2 Dec 2017 at 04:47, Andrew Mason  wrote:

> The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Soc. has been using trail cameras baited with
> road-killed deer to determine winter Golden Eagle presence in the Catskills
> and central NY over the past few years.  The numbers of ravens coming in to
> these sites is astonishing--hundreds at a time on occasion.  So many that
> they can strip a full grown deer carcass to the bones in a day.
>
> When I began birding in the 1980s, it was necessary to travel to the
> Adirondacks to have a chance of seeing a raven--what a range expansion!
>
> Here's a link to a photo of a modest congregation at one site:
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/a3EAuqzCZgYkjN6D3.
>
> Andy Mason
>
>
>
> On 12/1/2017 3:25 PM, Andrew Block wrote:
>
> Nice sighting.  It is very rare for around here to see so many in a flock,
> but out West they are frequently seen in medium sized flocks sometimes much
> larger usually at a feeding site such as a dead large mammal.  I have
> personally seen a flock of 80-100 in Unity, Maine, back in the mid 80's
> flying over the Unity College campus.  It blew my mind when I realized they
> were ravens.  It's so great to have them around here.
>
> Andrew
>
> *Andrew v. F. Block*
> *Consulting Naturalist*
> 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=20+Hancock+Avenue,+Apt.+3+%0D+Yonkers,+Westchester+Co.,+New+York+10705=gmail=g>
> Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=20+Hancock+Avenue,+Apt.+3+%0D+Yonkers,+Westchester+Co.,+New+York+10705=gmail=g>
> -4629
> Phone: 914-963-3080 <(914)%20963-3080>; Cell: 914-319-9701
> <(914)%20319-9701>
> www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums
>
>
> --
> *From:* Shaibal Mitra 
> 
> *To:* "NYSBIRDS (NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu)" 
> 
> *Sent:* Friday, December 1, 2017 2:43 PM
> *Subject:* [nysbirds-l] Astonishing High Count for Common Raven, Suffolk
> Co., LI
>
> Watching a Prothonotary Warbler flying around me in low, repeated zig-zags
> over open ground on 1 December wasn't the most unusual thing I saw this
> morning at the Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank, Suffolk County, Long Island.
>
> Pat had seen a couple of Common Ravens before I arrived and wanted me to
> see them. "There's a raven," she said, "with those crows." Raising our
> binoculars, we came to the same shocking realization simultaneously:
> "They're ALL ravens!"
>
> A flock of more than 30 Common Ravens rose above the treeline to the south
> of property; I counted 23 at one point, and Pat counted 30 at another, but
> there were clearly more based on the way that portions of the flock dipped
> in and out of sight. One of my photos shows at least 21 in the frame. The
> group gradually dispersed westward and southward, but ten or more were
> still visible at times over the next hour or so, including when Derek
> Rogers stopped by to see if I was ok.
>
> Prior to this I wasn't aware that Common Ravens occurred in flocks larger
> than a family group, even in places where they are common (except maybe
> along salmon runs in Alaska), and I would have thought that 30 was about
> right for the total population on all of Long Island.
>
> Perhaps there is an overnight roost there or nearby, to be worked out.
>
> The statuses of Long Island Corvus have changed beyond recognition.
> Whereas we used to have Twa Corbies, with brachrhynchos vastly outnumbering
> ossifragus, now there are Trois--and nowadays a count of 30 American Crows
> would be quite notable anywhere on western LI.
>
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Corn Crake question: field guide?

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Try corncrake ;)
Even the ABA has been misspelling it.
What a great find. Did u go for it yet?


On Wed, 8 Nov 2017 at 16:37,  wrote:

> What field guide is this bird in? I lugged my Svennson Birds of Europe
> guide with me to work and there’s no sign of Crex crex in it.
>
> Did its common and scientific names change recently?
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Corn Crake question: field guide?

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Try corncrake ;)
Even the ABA has been misspelling it.
What a great find. Did u go for it yet?


On Wed, 8 Nov 2017 at 16:37,  wrote:

> What field guide is this bird in? I lugged my Svennson Birds of Europe
> guide with me to work and there’s no sign of Crex crex in it.
>
> Did its common and scientific names change recently?
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Changes to the NYS List

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FYI you can read most of the committee's accompanying comments here:

http://checklist.aou.org/nacc/proposals/comments/2017_A_comments_web.html#2017-A-6

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> The results of the 58th Supplement to the AOU List are in and awaiting
> publication. Rick Wright on his Web Site gave a summary of the results.
>
> For NY birders, the changes that effect our count are no more Thayer's
> Gull as previously reported but no other splits or lumps. We'll have to
> await the full report to get the reasoning behind the lack of movement.  So
> net change is minus one.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Changes to the NYS List

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

FYI you can read most of the committee's accompanying comments here:

http://checklist.aou.org/nacc/proposals/comments/2017_A_comments_web.html#2017-A-6

Pretty interesting.

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> The results of the 58th Supplement to the AOU List are in and awaiting
> publication. Rick Wright on his Web Site gave a summary of the results.
>
> For NY birders, the changes that effect our count are no more Thayer's
> Gull as previously reported but no other splits or lumps. We'll have to
> await the full report to get the reasoning behind the lack of movement.  So
> net change is minus one.
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[nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers, Midtown NYC

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Whilst I've seen isolated black skimmers every summer for the past few
years on this stretch of the Hudson, I've never seen them with such
regularity as I have over the last week. Just now another 4 cruised
upriver, seeming to have crossed NYC at its point of lowest altitude (smart
birds), before bearing west into Weehawken bay.

All the birds (12 in total) have taken the exact same route. I suspect
they're from one of the Queens breeding populations, and are going to feed
nocturnally in the Meadowlands. It's interesting as diurnal-foraging birds
are regular at the mouth of the Hudson - at Liberty SP - all summer.

Anyway, if you're in need of BLSK for your NY county list, an early evening
vigil from Chelsea piers would likely be rewarded.

Good skimming.

Dom

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[nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers, Midtown NYC

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Whilst I've seen isolated black skimmers every summer for the past few
years on this stretch of the Hudson, I've never seen them with such
regularity as I have over the last week. Just now another 4 cruised
upriver, seeming to have crossed NYC at its point of lowest altitude (smart
birds), before bearing west into Weehawken bay.

All the birds (12 in total) have taken the exact same route. I suspect
they're from one of the Queens breeding populations, and are going to feed
nocturnally in the Meadowlands. It's interesting as diurnal-foraging birds
are regular at the mouth of the Hudson - at Liberty SP - all summer.

Anyway, if you're in need of BLSK for your NY county list, an early evening
vigil from Chelsea piers would likely be rewarded.

Good skimming.

Dom

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Re: [nysbirds-l] W. Cattle Egret & Central Park, NYC 4/16-17

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Tom, et al.
For what it's worth, if you're still on the fence about seeing this CAEG,
it might be prudent to do it soon. I just made a quick pass through and the
maintenance guys said they were about to start work on the lawn where it's
been feeding. There was heavy machinery involved The egret was still
there but was much flightier than it had been (and was out of sight
somewhere for the first 30 mins we looked).

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On 17 April 2017 at 14:57, Thomas Fiore  wrote:

> Monday, 17 April, 2017 -
>
> A Western Cattle Egret is continuing at the north side of West 28th
> Street, between Eighth & Ninth Avenues in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.
>
> —
> Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) -
>
> Some of the migration movement in & (far) beyond the park, beyond the
> city, as well as NE into New England & to (or perhaps into) eastern
> Canada’s border; certain migrant species that we aree just barely seeing
> ones or threes of in the NYC area have made it, albeit usually in single or
> small numbers to various sites to to the N/NE… but for some of those spp.,
> a good many in total have passed thru - not the bulk of a species migration
> onward, but more than in single, “overshoot” mode in only minor fashion.
> Of course that surge of very warm air that pushed in on Saturday &
> especially Sunday helped.
>
> The far-north end of the park has been a decent place from which to guage
> some of the movement, but a variety of species have occurred park-wide,
> with however the southern-most end seeming the quietest of any defined
> sector in the park.  There has also been at least some flyover in the first
> hour of daylight, among birds which mainly migrate at night.
>
> A list of some of the species seen in Central today (4/17) & on Sunday, 16
> April:
>
> Common Loon (1, reservoir thru noon Monday)
> Pied-billed Grebe (reservoir)
> Red-necked Grebe (sadly, still on reservoir & it will soon be presumed not
> in prime condition, if it remains thru this month…)
> Double-crested Cormorant (very many fly-overs, often seen from n. end of
> park, esp. on Sunday, plus multiple withiun the park)
> Great Blue Heron (4 were observed on Sunday, with 1 of the 4 seen south of
> 96th St. - all in flight in early morning)
> Great Egret (25++ fly-overs on Sunday, mainly on usual east-west pathway
> across the n. end of park, plus several in the park & cont. into today)
> Snowy Egret (minimum of 2 fly-overs, as above these mainly seen as regular
> fly-overs if paying close attention to the n. end / east-west sky-path)
> Green Heron (undisclosed location in park, although this was perhaps just
> a migrant passing thru - on Sunday)
> Black-crowned Night-Heron (not that many except in late evening-dusk, when
> more come to visit & some may linger & rest the subsequent day[s])
> Turkey Vulture (several; one of these observed with Brenda Inskeep from
> the far north end of the park, Sunday p.m.)
> -
> Canada Goose (modest numbers, some on nests)
> Brant (a few fly-overs, these get more common as fly-overs in the next 2-4
> weeks, if looking up a lot…)
> Wood Duck (minimum of 12 fly-overs, circling the Meer near first-light
> Monday, not stopping in there)
> Gadwall (rather few)
> Mallard
> Northern Shoveler (very modest numbers, still on several water-bodies)
> Green-winged Teal (1 hen (female) on the Lake, Monday early a.m.)
> Bufflehead (20+ in total were continuing in the park into Monday a.m.)
> Ruddy Duck (few remained as of Monday)
> Osprey (not noted by me in past 2 days, but have been seen a few times in
> past week, as fly-overs & one investigating the reservoir briefly)
> Red-tailed Hawk (not uncommon if sought in & near Central Park at any time
> of year)
> American Kestrel (not that uncommon if sought in & near Central Park at
> any time of year, esp. evident in spring thru fall)
> Merlin (at least 2 have been irregularly seen into today & are presumed
> the same 2 lingerers; they are not a pair)
> Peregrine Falcon (occasional to frequently-seen, according in part to
> amount of observers & their attempts to see Manhattan resident birds)
> American Coot (at least 2 continued today, this is a drop-off in numbers
> of 80% from earlier in April)
> Solitary Sandpiper (1, Meer [north end of park], but as too-often seen,
> flushed off by an unleashed large dog & then not re-found; west edge.)
> Laughing Gull (several visited sporadically on more than a few days in the
> past 10+ days, seems less likely very early or very late in day; reservoir)
> Ring-billed Gull (mostly modest numbers)
> Great Black-backed Gull (fair numbers at times)
> ['feral'] Rock Pigeon
> Mourning Dove
> Chimney Swift (one, over Great Lawn Monday a.m., & seen moving
> south-southwest somewhat steadily as a weather front approached w/darkewr
> clouds)
> Red-headed Woodpecker (1 continues in bright plumage in the area just west
> of East 68th Street, but for how much longer - perhaps all 

Re: [nysbirds-l] W. Cattle Egret & Central Park, NYC 4/16-17

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Tom, et al.
For what it's worth, if you're still on the fence about seeing this CAEG,
it might be prudent to do it soon. I just made a quick pass through and the
maintenance guys said they were about to start work on the lawn where it's
been feeding. There was heavy machinery involved The egret was still
there but was much flightier than it had been (and was out of sight
somewhere for the first 30 mins we looked).

Cheers
Dom

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On 17 April 2017 at 14:57, Thomas Fiore  wrote:

> Monday, 17 April, 2017 -
>
> A Western Cattle Egret is continuing at the north side of West 28th
> Street, between Eighth & Ninth Avenues in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.
>
> —
> Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) -
>
> Some of the migration movement in & (far) beyond the park, beyond the
> city, as well as NE into New England & to (or perhaps into) eastern
> Canada’s border; certain migrant species that we aree just barely seeing
> ones or threes of in the NYC area have made it, albeit usually in single or
> small numbers to various sites to to the N/NE… but for some of those spp.,
> a good many in total have passed thru - not the bulk of a species migration
> onward, but more than in single, “overshoot” mode in only minor fashion.
> Of course that surge of very warm air that pushed in on Saturday &
> especially Sunday helped.
>
> The far-north end of the park has been a decent place from which to guage
> some of the movement, but a variety of species have occurred park-wide,
> with however the southern-most end seeming the quietest of any defined
> sector in the park.  There has also been at least some flyover in the first
> hour of daylight, among birds which mainly migrate at night.
>
> A list of some of the species seen in Central today (4/17) & on Sunday, 16
> April:
>
> Common Loon (1, reservoir thru noon Monday)
> Pied-billed Grebe (reservoir)
> Red-necked Grebe (sadly, still on reservoir & it will soon be presumed not
> in prime condition, if it remains thru this month…)
> Double-crested Cormorant (very many fly-overs, often seen from n. end of
> park, esp. on Sunday, plus multiple withiun the park)
> Great Blue Heron (4 were observed on Sunday, with 1 of the 4 seen south of
> 96th St. - all in flight in early morning)
> Great Egret (25++ fly-overs on Sunday, mainly on usual east-west pathway
> across the n. end of park, plus several in the park & cont. into today)
> Snowy Egret (minimum of 2 fly-overs, as above these mainly seen as regular
> fly-overs if paying close attention to the n. end / east-west sky-path)
> Green Heron (undisclosed location in park, although this was perhaps just
> a migrant passing thru - on Sunday)
> Black-crowned Night-Heron (not that many except in late evening-dusk, when
> more come to visit & some may linger & rest the subsequent day[s])
> Turkey Vulture (several; one of these observed with Brenda Inskeep from
> the far north end of the park, Sunday p.m.)
> -
> Canada Goose (modest numbers, some on nests)
> Brant (a few fly-overs, these get more common as fly-overs in the next 2-4
> weeks, if looking up a lot…)
> Wood Duck (minimum of 12 fly-overs, circling the Meer near first-light
> Monday, not stopping in there)
> Gadwall (rather few)
> Mallard
> Northern Shoveler (very modest numbers, still on several water-bodies)
> Green-winged Teal (1 hen (female) on the Lake, Monday early a.m.)
> Bufflehead (20+ in total were continuing in the park into Monday a.m.)
> Ruddy Duck (few remained as of Monday)
> Osprey (not noted by me in past 2 days, but have been seen a few times in
> past week, as fly-overs & one investigating the reservoir briefly)
> Red-tailed Hawk (not uncommon if sought in & near Central Park at any time
> of year)
> American Kestrel (not that uncommon if sought in & near Central Park at
> any time of year, esp. evident in spring thru fall)
> Merlin (at least 2 have been irregularly seen into today & are presumed
> the same 2 lingerers; they are not a pair)
> Peregrine Falcon (occasional to frequently-seen, according in part to
> amount of observers & their attempts to see Manhattan resident birds)
> American Coot (at least 2 continued today, this is a drop-off in numbers
> of 80% from earlier in April)
> Solitary Sandpiper (1, Meer [north end of park], but as too-often seen,
> flushed off by an unleashed large dog & then not re-found; west edge.)
> Laughing Gull (several visited sporadically on more than a few days in the
> past 10+ days, seems less likely very early or very late in day; reservoir)
> Ring-billed Gull (mostly modest numbers)
> Great Black-backed Gull (fair numbers at times)
> ['feral'] Rock Pigeon
> Mourning Dove
> Chimney Swift (one, over Great Lawn Monday a.m., & seen moving
> south-southwest somewhat steadily as a weather front approached w/darkewr
> clouds)
> Red-headed Woodpecker (1 continues in bright plumage in the area just west
> of East 68th Street, but for how much longer - perhaps all this month, or…?)
> 

Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, (Bryant Park Lincoln's Sparrow question), NYC 3/6-7-8

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Hi Tom
There are phone pics on my ebird report from mid Feb when I last passed
through the park.-
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34390179
It's basically not moved from its corner all winter. Unequivocally a LISP -
just a bit scruffy ;)

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Dom

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On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 9:57 PM Thomas Fiore  wrote:

> First, the Bryant Park (Manhattan) Sparrow question - are there good
> photos that UNequivocally show a Lincoln's Sparrow wintering in Bryant
> Park, midtown Manhattan? I've reviewed some of my photos from there in this
> new year, and do not find any to document occurrence since late December,
> 2016.  On Tues., 3/7, a search there found just a few Song Sparrows, and
> more White-throated Sparrows, as well as one Gray Catbird - and I for
> one am not certain there is a wintering Lincoln's there, based on *any
> definitive photos* from this new year, that I've seen--- so has anyone?
>
> (1 photo'd. Lincoln's Sparrow did stay at least into 2017 on Staten
> Island, N.Y. City)
>
> - - - - - - - - -
> MON. to WED. 6-7-8 March, 2017
> Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
>
> A young *Red-headed Woodpecker* in 'transitioning' first-year plumage
> continues just west of East 68th Street within Central Park, a good amount
> of red now showing on this bird.
>
> More *Eastern Phoebes* have arrived - 2 seen by Tuesday, 3/7 - and in
> more locations as of today.
> *Black-crowned Night-Heron*, Tuesday, 3/7 (reservoir), 5+ by Wednesday,
> 3/8 (various locations).
>
> Other species noted in Central the past 3 days:
>
> Pied-billed Grebe - 2 (reservoir)
> *Red-necked Grebe* - Monday, 3/6, but not (by me) since then.
> Double-crested Cormorant (various locations)
> Great Blue Heron
> Turkey Vulture
> Canada Goose
> Wood Duck
> Gadwall
> American Black Duck
> Mallard
> Northern Shoveler
> Northern Pintail (drake , The Pond - there in various locations)
> Ring-necked Duck (reservoir)
> Bufflehead
> Hooded Merganser
> Ruddy Duck
> Red-tailed Hawk
> American Kestrel
> American Coot
> American Woodcock
> Ring-billed Gull
> [American] Herring Gull
> Great Black-backed Gull
> Rock Pigeon
> Mourning Dove
> Belted Kingfisher
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
> Downy Woodpecker
> Hairy Woodpecker
> Yellow-shafted Flicker
> Blue Jay
> American Crow
> Black-capped Chickadee
> Tufted Titmouse
> Red-breasted Nuthatch
> White-breasted Nuthatch
> Brown Creeper
> Carolina Wren
> Golden-crowned Kinglet
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet
> American Robin
> Northern Mockingbird
> Brown Thrasher
> European Starling
> Eastern Towhee
> Field Sparrow
> [red] Fox Sparrow
> Song Sparrow
> Swamp Sparrow
> White-throated Sparrow
> Dark-eyed Junco
> Northern Cardinal
> Red-winged Blackbird
> Common Grackle
> Brown-headed Cowbird
> House Finch
> American Goldfinch
> House Sparrow
>
> -
> It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you
> know for sure that just ain't so.
> [Mark Twain]
>
>
> good birding, and thanks to those respecting all wildlife and other park
> users.
>
> Tom Fiore,
> manhattan
>
>
>
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, (Bryant Park Lincoln's Sparrow question), NYC 3/6-7-8

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Hi Tom
There are phone pics on my ebird report from mid Feb when I last passed
through the park.-
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S34390179
It's basically not moved from its corner all winter. Unequivocally a LISP -
just a bit scruffy ;)

Cheers
Dom

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On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 9:57 PM Thomas Fiore  wrote:

> First, the Bryant Park (Manhattan) Sparrow question - are there good
> photos that UNequivocally show a Lincoln's Sparrow wintering in Bryant
> Park, midtown Manhattan? I've reviewed some of my photos from there in this
> new year, and do not find any to document occurrence since late December,
> 2016.  On Tues., 3/7, a search there found just a few Song Sparrows, and
> more White-throated Sparrows, as well as one Gray Catbird - and I for
> one am not certain there is a wintering Lincoln's there, based on *any
> definitive photos* from this new year, that I've seen--- so has anyone?
>
> (1 photo'd. Lincoln's Sparrow did stay at least into 2017 on Staten
> Island, N.Y. City)
>
> - - - - - - - - -
> MON. to WED. 6-7-8 March, 2017
> Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
>
> A young *Red-headed Woodpecker* in 'transitioning' first-year plumage
> continues just west of East 68th Street within Central Park, a good amount
> of red now showing on this bird.
>
> More *Eastern Phoebes* have arrived - 2 seen by Tuesday, 3/7 - and in
> more locations as of today.
> *Black-crowned Night-Heron*, Tuesday, 3/7 (reservoir), 5+ by Wednesday,
> 3/8 (various locations).
>
> Other species noted in Central the past 3 days:
>
> Pied-billed Grebe - 2 (reservoir)
> *Red-necked Grebe* - Monday, 3/6, but not (by me) since then.
> Double-crested Cormorant (various locations)
> Great Blue Heron
> Turkey Vulture
> Canada Goose
> Wood Duck
> Gadwall
> American Black Duck
> Mallard
> Northern Shoveler
> Northern Pintail (drake , The Pond - there in various locations)
> Ring-necked Duck (reservoir)
> Bufflehead
> Hooded Merganser
> Ruddy Duck
> Red-tailed Hawk
> American Kestrel
> American Coot
> American Woodcock
> Ring-billed Gull
> [American] Herring Gull
> Great Black-backed Gull
> Rock Pigeon
> Mourning Dove
> Belted Kingfisher
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
> Downy Woodpecker
> Hairy Woodpecker
> Yellow-shafted Flicker
> Blue Jay
> American Crow
> Black-capped Chickadee
> Tufted Titmouse
> Red-breasted Nuthatch
> White-breasted Nuthatch
> Brown Creeper
> Carolina Wren
> Golden-crowned Kinglet
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet
> American Robin
> Northern Mockingbird
> Brown Thrasher
> European Starling
> Eastern Towhee
> Field Sparrow
> [red] Fox Sparrow
> Song Sparrow
> Swamp Sparrow
> White-throated Sparrow
> Dark-eyed Junco
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[nysbirds-l] ICGU @ SI ferry terminal

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Am not on the Richmond county listserv so this may be a known bird but
there is a 1CY Kumliens on the pier pilings just off of the Lighthouse
Museum.
And a very interesting looking HERG...
Good birding,
Dom
PS. First time I've been here - SI looks to have some great gulling :)

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[nysbirds-l] ICGU @ SI ferry terminal

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Am not on the Richmond county listserv so this may be a known bird but
there is a 1CY Kumliens on the pier pilings just off of the Lighthouse
Museum.
And a very interesting looking HERG...
Good birding,
Dom
PS. First time I've been here - SI looks to have some great gulling :)

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[nysbirds-l] GYRF yes

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FYI for those thinking of going later / tomorrow, Ray Gilbert and others
just had the GYRFALCON again at Stateline again. Chased north by resident
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[nysbirds-l] GYRF yes

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FYI for those thinking of going later / tomorrow, Ray Gilbert and others
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[nysbirds-l] Gyr

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Cross-posting as it may end up on the other side of the river - a gray
GYRFALCON was seen and well documented late yesterday afternoon over the
Hudson river at Alpine NJ (Stateline Lookout), by Mike Girone.

Eyes skyward!

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[nysbirds-l] Gyr

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Cross-posting as it may end up on the other side of the river - a gray
GYRFALCON was seen and well documented late yesterday afternoon over the
Hudson river at Alpine NJ (Stateline Lookout), by Mike Girone.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] St. Paul's Church, Manhattan 1903-04 - 41 species

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

I find most people reporting to eBird are pretty good about including
context (location etc) in the comments field - not least because when it's
a genuine rarity eBird mandates some kind of commentary. In fact, I'd say
once a rarity has had its initial few ebird reports, further comments tend
to revert away from repeated descriptions of plumage and start to become a
running track of where the bird is, or behaviour notes etc. Obviously the
ability to look at / manipulate other facets of the eBird Big Data-set is
totally invaluable.

The GroupMe system we use in Northern New Jersey is very good for sharing
rarity info. And tends to not suffer from reports of common birds, and is
invite only so is kind of self-policing. But as others have pointed out,
it's another app people gotta download and install on their phones

Personally i think nobody should be dissuaded from reporting. As David B
pointed out, it's not hard to set email filters, and someone somewhere
might just get themselves a lifer that otherwise would have gone un-shared
if people hold back.

Just my 3 cents

Good birding.
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On 30 November 2016 at 17:19, Phil Jeffrey  wrote:

> The current intent of the list as given on the list's website is not what
> Kevin McGowan indicated may or may not be the original intent - and I've
> pointed this out recently - its even linked at the end of every message.
> Certainly this has not been a purely RBA list for quite some time -
> although that's more difficult to demonstrate given that there weren't any
> list archives (!) for quite some time either.
>
> eBird is only one tiny notch up from just a basic list of species.  The
> eBird reports - and I use them for trip research - are frequently without
> context so they read as:
>
> an interesting bird was seen somewhere in tens of acres of habitat
>
> and the lack of narrative is hopeless if you want to go find anything
> that's of interest to you that might drop below the anointed level of
> rarity.  I believe that eBird has damaged local birding lists by the
> removal of context from sightings.  IMHO, that context is extremely
> valuable to all level of birders and why I run my own list as I do.  I've
> mostly stopped reporting sightings to eBird for this reason.
>
> So no, eBird is not the solution.
>
> Phil Jeffrey
> Princeton
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 4:50 PM, Paul R Sweet  wrote:
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>> excellent place to record such data. If everyone posted their Central Park
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>> list.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] St. Paul's Church, Manhattan 1903-04 - 41 species

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

I find most people reporting to eBird are pretty good about including
context (location etc) in the comments field - not least because when it's
a genuine rarity eBird mandates some kind of commentary. In fact, I'd say
once a rarity has had its initial few ebird reports, further comments tend
to revert away from repeated descriptions of plumage and start to become a
running track of where the bird is, or behaviour notes etc. Obviously the
ability to look at / manipulate other facets of the eBird Big Data-set is
totally invaluable.

The GroupMe system we use in Northern New Jersey is very good for sharing
rarity info. And tends to not suffer from reports of common birds, and is
invite only so is kind of self-policing. But as others have pointed out,
it's another app people gotta download and install on their phones

Personally i think nobody should be dissuaded from reporting. As David B
pointed out, it's not hard to set email filters, and someone somewhere
might just get themselves a lifer that otherwise would have gone un-shared
if people hold back.

Just my 3 cents

Good birding.
Dom

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On 30 November 2016 at 17:19, Phil Jeffrey  wrote:

> The current intent of the list as given on the list's website is not what
> Kevin McGowan indicated may or may not be the original intent - and I've
> pointed this out recently - its even linked at the end of every message.
> Certainly this has not been a purely RBA list for quite some time -
> although that's more difficult to demonstrate given that there weren't any
> list archives (!) for quite some time either.
>
> eBird is only one tiny notch up from just a basic list of species.  The
> eBird reports - and I use them for trip research - are frequently without
> context so they read as:
>
> an interesting bird was seen somewhere in tens of acres of habitat
>
> and the lack of narrative is hopeless if you want to go find anything
> that's of interest to you that might drop below the anointed level of
> rarity.  I believe that eBird has damaged local birding lists by the
> removal of context from sightings.  IMHO, that context is extremely
> valuable to all level of birders and why I run my own list as I do.  I've
> mostly stopped reporting sightings to eBird for this reason.
>
> So no, eBird is not the solution.
>
> Phil Jeffrey
> Princeton
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 4:50 PM, Paul R Sweet  wrote:
>
>> Daily lists are great and as I mentioned previously E-bird is an
>> excellent place to record such data. If everyone posted their Central Park
>> lists to NYSBIRDS-L it would certainly dilute the power of the list. See
>> Kevin McGowan's  post here https://www.mail-archive.com/n
>> ysbird...@cornell.edu/msg20105.html regarding the original intent of the
>> list.
>>
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[nysbirds-l] caspian terns - Midtown Hudson River

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Folks,
This afternoon around 3pm I watched two caspian terns (an adult and what
was presumably a HY bird) cruise north up the Hudson River from about
Chelsea until I lost them in the heat haze south of the GW bridge.
A friend of mine also had one this morning fly in off Manhattan Bay and
judging by local reports numbers have been picking up in recent days -
especially around the NJ meadowlands.
Worth keeping an eye out for these as it would seem to be just about the
prime week for sightings.
Good birding,
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[nysbirds-l] caspian terns - Midtown Hudson River

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Folks,
This afternoon around 3pm I watched two caspian terns (an adult and what
was presumably a HY bird) cruise north up the Hudson River from about
Chelsea until I lost them in the heat haze south of the GW bridge.
A friend of mine also had one this morning fly in off Manhattan Bay and
judging by local reports numbers have been picking up in recent days -
especially around the NJ meadowlands.
Worth keeping an eye out for these as it would seem to be just about the
prime week for sightings.
Good birding,
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Re: [nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] Least Bitterns- extralimital

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Hi Gina
The bitterns are typically fairly visible at DeKorte. There are several
fledglings and HY birds still there that have yet to disperse.
WIth a bit of patience it's usually possible to see several. There have
been double digit counts and regularly 4 or 5 visible.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] Least Bitterns- extralimital

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Hi Gina
The bitterns are typically fairly visible at DeKorte. There are several
fledglings and HY birds still there that have yet to disperse.
WIth a bit of patience it's usually possible to see several. There have
been double digit counts and regularly 4 or 5 visible.
cheers
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> Has anyone looked for or seen these birds since Wed.? Thanks.
>
>
>
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> *From:* ebirds...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ebirds...@yahoogroups.com] *On
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 10, 2016 3:53 PM
> *To:* ebirds...@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [ebirdsnyc] Least Bitterns- extralimital
>
>
>
>
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> At Richard DeKorte Park, a few minutes over the GW in Bergen County, NJ,
> Paul Citrin, Gerry McGee and I saw three Least Bitterns this morning, among
> other species.
> Seeing one very cooperative Least Bittern was great, seeing three at
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Re:[nysbirds-l] [NJBIRDS] Lark Bunting, Hudson County

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Quite a few of us looking are looking but not refound yet. There are fairly
strong offshore winds so might be worth keeping an eye peeled in lower
Manhattan or even Governors island if anyone happens to be there.
Dom.

On Monday, June 13, 2016, Andrew Baksh birdingd...@gmail.com [ebirdsnyc] <
ebirdsnyc-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> For anyone bored with the Garganey chatter or looking for a new quest.
>
> 
> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
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> 風 Swift as the wind
> 林 Quiet as the forest
> 火 Conquer like the fire
> 山 Steady as the mountain
> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> *From:* Samuel Galick  >
> *Date:* June 13, 2016 at 7:44:44 AM EDT
> *To:* jerse...@lists.princeton.edu
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> *Subject:* *[JERSEYBI] Lark Bunting, Hudson County*
> *Reply-To:* sam.gal...@gmail.com
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>
> Simon Lane reports:
>
> Male Lark Bunting - Liberty SP - very distinctive. Hanging around road
> edges just N of IC parking area. Seen several times.
>
> Good birding,
>
> Sam
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Re:[nysbirds-l] [NJBIRDS] Lark Bunting, Hudson County

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Quite a few of us looking are looking but not refound yet. There are fairly
strong offshore winds so might be worth keeping an eye peeled in lower
Manhattan or even Governors island if anyone happens to be there.
Dom.

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> For anyone bored with the Garganey chatter or looking for a new quest.
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> 風 Swift as the wind
> 林 Quiet as the forest
> 火 Conquer like the fire
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> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
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> *Subject:* *[JERSEYBI] Lark Bunting, Hudson County*
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> Simon Lane reports:
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> Male Lark Bunting - Liberty SP - very distinctive. Hanging around road
> edges just N of IC parking area. Seen several times.
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[nysbirds-l] CP Kentucky?

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Curious if anyone has updates - either positive or negative?
Last I heard it was seen 9am?
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Kings County Cerulean, Yellow-throated Warbler + Radar/Wind discussion

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Hi folks

I also find this website very useful for wind -

https://www.windyty.com

You can change the altitude in various increments all the way up to 10,000m
(good if you wanted to see bar-headed geese movement ;). The data
visualisation is pretty cool, and you can scroll backwards in time which I
find very useful, as well as visualise temperature gradients, waves etc.

For what it's worth Manhattan seemed fairly quiet today with more
departures than arrivals, although there were a few new birds in, judging
by some of the micro-parks.

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On 2 May 2016 at 15:57, Sean Sime  wrote:

> I was fortunate enough to see the male Cerulean Warbler in Prospect Park
> this morning and equally fortunate to be standing near Karen Ohearn when
> she said, "I've got a Yellow-throated Warbler!"
> Both birds were near the southern terminus of the Lullwater adjacent to
> the winter bird feeding station. A checklist with ID quality photos can be
> seen here.
>
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29356904
>
> For those on the list that watch radar and wind maps, last night offered a
> true 'teachable moment." The surface winds were from the NE and SE
> overnight. There was no visible lift off north of Virginia on radar maps as
> of 10:30pm and no measurable drop out this morning at 5:30am.
>
> I use this radar link:
> http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/northeast_loop.php
>
> And this wind map:
>
> http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=-76.16,41.82,2048/loc=-73.010,40.993
>
> Given what was visible (to me) I decided to not be out first thing. As
> tweets from Prospect Park starting coming in it was clear birds moved last
> night. So curiosity prompted some conversation. What Shane Blodgett was
> kind enough to point out was on the wind map I use one can search by
> elevation. By clicking the "earth" icon in the lower left corner of the
> wind map you can change the height for the wind readings. I have more
> research to do, but by changing the height to 850 (this is a pressure
> reading, but correlates with the altitudes birds migrate at) I could
> immediately see the mid-level winds were from the SW overnight and provided
> an explanation for the influx of birds in the park and along the coast this
> morning.
>
> If other list members have more/other sites they find useful in this
> regard please share. The technology and information accessible at our
> fingertips is exciting!
>
> Good birding!
>
> Sean Sime
> Brooklyn, NY
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Kings County Cerulean, Yellow-throated Warbler + Radar/Wind discussion

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Hi folks

I also find this website very useful for wind -

https://www.windyty.com

You can change the altitude in various increments all the way up to 10,000m
(good if you wanted to see bar-headed geese movement ;). The data
visualisation is pretty cool, and you can scroll backwards in time which I
find very useful, as well as visualise temperature gradients, waves etc.

For what it's worth Manhattan seemed fairly quiet today with more
departures than arrivals, although there were a few new birds in, judging
by some of the micro-parks.

Cheers
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On 2 May 2016 at 15:57, Sean Sime  wrote:

> I was fortunate enough to see the male Cerulean Warbler in Prospect Park
> this morning and equally fortunate to be standing near Karen Ohearn when
> she said, "I've got a Yellow-throated Warbler!"
> Both birds were near the southern terminus of the Lullwater adjacent to
> the winter bird feeding station. A checklist with ID quality photos can be
> seen here.
>
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29356904
>
> For those on the list that watch radar and wind maps, last night offered a
> true 'teachable moment." The surface winds were from the NE and SE
> overnight. There was no visible lift off north of Virginia on radar maps as
> of 10:30pm and no measurable drop out this morning at 5:30am.
>
> I use this radar link:
> http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/northeast_loop.php
>
> And this wind map:
>
> http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=-76.16,41.82,2048/loc=-73.010,40.993
>
> Given what was visible (to me) I decided to not be out first thing. As
> tweets from Prospect Park starting coming in it was clear birds moved last
> night. So curiosity prompted some conversation. What Shane Blodgett was
> kind enough to point out was on the wind map I use one can search by
> elevation. By clicking the "earth" icon in the lower left corner of the
> wind map you can change the height for the wind readings. I have more
> research to do, but by changing the height to 850 (this is a pressure
> reading, but correlates with the altitudes birds migrate at) I could
> immediately see the mid-level winds were from the SW overnight and provided
> an explanation for the influx of birds in the park and along the coast this
> morning.
>
> If other list members have more/other sites they find useful in this
> regard please share. The technology and information accessible at our
> fingertips is exciting!
>
> Good birding!
>
> Sean Sime
> Brooklyn, NY
>
>
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[nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] Another photo link for the Central Park mystery warbler: photo link

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

It's a very interesting find Karen. I'd imagine voice is the biggest clue
(more so than plumage).

As far as I know these two species are not naturally sympatric anywhere,
so singing the 'wrong' song is more likely to be indicative of some form
of hybridity than an example of 'learning'.

It's well over 10 years since I lived out West so I can't remember enough
about any variation I heard there. I would think a sampling of hermit song
variation would rule in (or out) a pure taxa though.

Cool bird, either way.
Cheers
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On Sunday, May 1, 2016, Karen Fung easternblueb...@gmail.com
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>
> Thanks to everyone for showing interest in this bird.
>
> Alexis found a photo on the Cornell site of an adult Hermit Warbler with a
> black bib *and* auricular patch; it looks similar to the bird we saw:
>
> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hermit_Warbler/id
>
> (Scroll down and look at the photo where the warbler is hanging upside
> down.)
>
> Also, FYI (and to complicate things further), the song we heard sounded
> like the zee-zee-zee-zoo-zee of the Black-throated Green.
>
>
> Anthony's blog post about this bird can be found here:
>
> http://welshbirder.blogspot.com/
>
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[nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] Another photo link for the Central Park mystery warbler: photo link

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

It's a very interesting find Karen. I'd imagine voice is the biggest clue
(more so than plumage).

As far as I know these two species are not naturally sympatric anywhere,
so singing the 'wrong' song is more likely to be indicative of some form
of hybridity than an example of 'learning'.

It's well over 10 years since I lived out West so I can't remember enough
about any variation I heard there. I would think a sampling of hermit song
variation would rule in (or out) a pure taxa though.

Cool bird, either way.
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On Sunday, May 1, 2016, Karen Fung easternblueb...@gmail.com
 [ebirdsnyc] <
ebirdsnyc-nore...@yahoogroups.com
> wrote:

>
>
> Thanks to everyone for showing interest in this bird.
>
> Alexis found a photo on the Cornell site of an adult Hermit Warbler with a
> black bib *and* auricular patch; it looks similar to the bird we saw:
>
> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hermit_Warbler/id
>
> (Scroll down and look at the photo where the warbler is hanging upside
> down.)
>
> Also, FYI (and to complicate things further), the song we heard sounded
> like the zee-zee-zee-zoo-zee of the Black-throated Green.
>
>
> Anthony's blog post about this bird can be found here:
>
> http://welshbirder.blogspot.com/
>
> Please continue to weigh in with your thoughts.  All concerns respectfully
> voiced are welcome.  Variety is the spice of life :-)
>
> Karen
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] stores that display a variety of spotting scopes

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

B are indeed good - but bear in mind that by giving them your money
you're supporting some pretty horrendous discrimination practices. They're
being sued again by the feds right now:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/27/nyregion/bh-electronics-store-sued-for-discrimination-of-hispanic-workers.html?_r=0

Dom

PS The KOWA 883 Prominar has been my go-to scope for years. Can highly
recommend. Many of the guides i work with use them (those that don't are on
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> This may be stretching this discussion topic beyond what is desired
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>
> They have a 1-for-1 matching program for not-for-profits with their
> Kingbird binoculars, good for youth birding programs.  Saw Mill River
> Audubon received a generous gift enabling us to purchase 12 of these
> binoculars and EagleOptics matched with 12 additional binoculars.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] stores that display a variety of spotting scopes

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

B are indeed good - but bear in mind that by giving them your money
you're supporting some pretty horrendous discrimination practices. They're
being sued again by the feds right now:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/27/nyregion/bh-electronics-store-sued-for-discrimination-of-hispanic-workers.html?_r=0

Dom

PS The KOWA 883 Prominar has been my go-to scope for years. Can highly
recommend. Many of the guides i work with use them (those that don't are on
Swaro ATS-80, also v good).


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> Kingbird binoculars, good for youth birding programs.  Saw Mill River
> Audubon received a generous gift enabling us to purchase 12 of these
> binoculars and EagleOptics matched with 12 additional binoculars.
>
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] What's Left - Bryant Park

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Shai, Brian

I did a panel discussion for the Linnaean Society in January on this very
subject (short write up on my blog). Our conclusion was that Bryant
actually experiences little inflow and outflow from surrounding parks.
Largely due to topographic effect of the buildings there which create a
formidable trap. A few of us are trying to put more data behind this.

By the way, at least two swamp sparrows were still at Bryant when I checked
at the beginning of last week.

The best example I've seen so far in a micro park is the thrasher (one of 2
originally, and still there yesterday) which has overwintered successfully
in a mere 20 square meters of plantings on 6th and 46th, a few blocks north
of Bryant.  This is more like a nano-park than a micro-park

Good birding
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On 8 March 2016 at 08:14, Shaibal Mitra  wrote:

> Very interesting, Alan, and thanks for sharing. Bryant Park is evidently
> an excellent study site for winter bird dynamics, as well as for migrants.
>
> Jacob Drucker summarized some of the variables affecting bird occurrence
> in urban micro-parks here:
>
> http://linnaeannewyork.org/birding-resources-rba/bird-micro-parks.html
>
> In view of his analysis of the spatial arrangement of habitat patches in
> NYC, I am curious to know if anyone has been tracking winter numbers in
> more isolated micro-parks, like St. Johns Park in Tribeca. Given Bryant's
> relative proximity to Central Park, it seems quite likely that some birds
> might simply have moved over to the larger park when conditions
> deteriorated at Bryant. If anyone has effort-corrected data for Central
> Park, it would be great to see how the numbers of various species changed
> across this generally mild winter season.
>
> Swamp Sparrows in particular seem to have fared well this winter, being
> present in most of the likely winter habitat patches I've checked during
> the past couple of weeks--a pattern in stark contrast to those of the last
> two, very severe winters, when swampies were almost completely frozen out
> of most wintering sites on Long Island.
>
> In terms of spring arriving, each species has its own fairly stereotyped
> migration phenology. Although blackbirds and robins are already "in" and
> Eastern Phoebes will be arriving any minute now, any Swamp Sparrow or
> Hermit Thrush you see through the next couple of weeks will be one that
> wintered here or not far from here (it will be at least six more weeks
> before we hear the tromp-tromp-tromp of thousands of Catbird feet on the
> march). But we've been learning over these past few years that individual
> birds that survived the winter north of their usual range, for instance at
> feeders or micro-parks, often go missing in mid-March--probably because the
> longer days and milder temperatures allow them to explore the broader
> landscape. The flip side of this is that this wandering about brings some
> of these birds in front of birders for the first time, so mid-March to
> early April has become a new window for searching for western vagrants in
> our area.
>
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
> 
> From: bounce-120245026-3714...@list.cornell.edu [
> bounce-120245026-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Alan Drogin [
> dro...@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 12:10 AM
> To: NYS Birds
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] What's Left - Bryant Park
>
> As the Christmas Bird Count attests, Bryant Park had a very decent
> population of  winter “hardies” - Catbirds, Fox Sparrows, Swamp Sparrows, a
> Hermit Thrush, and even a Common Yellowthroat in the Grace Plaza - most
> staying well into January until the first blizzard hit.  Still, with a few
> ice rink food concession stands staying in business, the numbers declined
> relatively slowly.  The last Swamp Sparrow, which liked to huddle over the
> air vent grate along the northern edge of the rink finally disappeared by
> the second ice storm in early February.  Except for the typical populations
> of House and White-throated Sparrows, two Catbirds remain.  The only
> species I’ve observed every winter that tends to slowly increase in these
> last weeks of winter are Song Sparrows.  That, and the forecasted
> unseasonably warmer temperatures are a sign things will only get better.
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] What's Left - Bryant Park

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Shai, Brian

I did a panel discussion for the Linnaean Society in January on this very
subject (short write up on my blog). Our conclusion was that Bryant
actually experiences little inflow and outflow from surrounding parks.
Largely due to topographic effect of the buildings there which create a
formidable trap. A few of us are trying to put more data behind this.

By the way, at least two swamp sparrows were still at Bryant when I checked
at the beginning of last week.

The best example I've seen so far in a micro park is the thrasher (one of 2
originally, and still there yesterday) which has overwintered successfully
in a mere 20 square meters of plantings on 6th and 46th, a few blocks north
of Bryant.  This is more like a nano-park than a micro-park

Good birding
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On 8 March 2016 at 08:14, Shaibal Mitra  wrote:

> Very interesting, Alan, and thanks for sharing. Bryant Park is evidently
> an excellent study site for winter bird dynamics, as well as for migrants.
>
> Jacob Drucker summarized some of the variables affecting bird occurrence
> in urban micro-parks here:
>
> http://linnaeannewyork.org/birding-resources-rba/bird-micro-parks.html
>
> In view of his analysis of the spatial arrangement of habitat patches in
> NYC, I am curious to know if anyone has been tracking winter numbers in
> more isolated micro-parks, like St. Johns Park in Tribeca. Given Bryant's
> relative proximity to Central Park, it seems quite likely that some birds
> might simply have moved over to the larger park when conditions
> deteriorated at Bryant. If anyone has effort-corrected data for Central
> Park, it would be great to see how the numbers of various species changed
> across this generally mild winter season.
>
> Swamp Sparrows in particular seem to have fared well this winter, being
> present in most of the likely winter habitat patches I've checked during
> the past couple of weeks--a pattern in stark contrast to those of the last
> two, very severe winters, when swampies were almost completely frozen out
> of most wintering sites on Long Island.
>
> In terms of spring arriving, each species has its own fairly stereotyped
> migration phenology. Although blackbirds and robins are already "in" and
> Eastern Phoebes will be arriving any minute now, any Swamp Sparrow or
> Hermit Thrush you see through the next couple of weeks will be one that
> wintered here or not far from here (it will be at least six more weeks
> before we hear the tromp-tromp-tromp of thousands of Catbird feet on the
> march). But we've been learning over these past few years that individual
> birds that survived the winter north of their usual range, for instance at
> feeders or micro-parks, often go missing in mid-March--probably because the
> longer days and milder temperatures allow them to explore the broader
> landscape. The flip side of this is that this wandering about brings some
> of these birds in front of birders for the first time, so mid-March to
> early April has become a new window for searching for western vagrants in
> our area.
>
> Shai Mitra
> Bay Shore
> 
> From: bounce-120245026-3714...@list.cornell.edu [
> bounce-120245026-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Alan Drogin [
> dro...@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 12:10 AM
> To: NYS Birds
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] What's Left - Bryant Park
>
> As the Christmas Bird Count attests, Bryant Park had a very decent
> population of  winter “hardies” - Catbirds, Fox Sparrows, Swamp Sparrows, a
> Hermit Thrush, and even a Common Yellowthroat in the Grace Plaza - most
> staying well into January until the first blizzard hit.  Still, with a few
> ice rink food concession stands staying in business, the numbers declined
> relatively slowly.  The last Swamp Sparrow, which liked to huddle over the
> air vent grate along the northern edge of the rink finally disappeared by
> the second ice storm in early February.  Except for the typical populations
> of House and White-throated Sparrows, two Catbirds remain.  The only
> species I’ve observed every winter that tends to slowly increase in these
> last weeks of winter are Song Sparrows.  That, and the forecasted
> unseasonably warmer temperatures are a sign things will only get better.
>
> Happy City Birding,
> Alan Drogin
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] Smew, Warren County

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

I noticed some odd reports over the last week too I suspect it might
have to do with the Great Backyard Bird Count - maybe a by-product of
what's otherwise a great way of encouraging people to get into birding.

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On 18 February 2016 at 13:53, Larry Trachtenberg 
wrote:

> The other day on the NJ rare bird alert there's was posted 2 swainson's
> Hawks and 4 Bachman's sparrows and a few other not likely to be credible
> species.  I don't know who posted but the Bachman's were ridiculous.
>
> L   Trachtenberg
> Ossining
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 18, 2016, at 9:35 AM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
>
> FYI...please take note of the comment below from Phil Jeffery.
>
> 風 Swift as the wind
> 林 Quiet as the forest
> 火 Conquer like the fire
> 山 Steady as the mountain
> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
> 
>
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
>
> (") _ (")
>
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
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>
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>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* "Phil Jeffrey phil.jeff...@gmail.com [ebirdsnyc]" <
> ebirdsnyc-nore...@yahoogroups.com>
> *Date:* February 18, 2016 at 12:16:16 PM EST
> *To:* ebirds NYC 
> *Subject:* *Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] Smew, Warren County*
> *Reply-To:* Phil Jeffrey 
>
>
>
> If considering chasing this bird, please be aware that:
>
> 1.  the photographer has not indicated exactly where it was seen - despite
> requests - and the Delaware Water Gap is long with the road not tracking
> the river bank in many places
> 2.  at this time I'm more than a little cynical about the actual report,
> since merely finding a Smew is remarkable, much less getting fairly close
> for a shot of one on a river that is not all that narrow.  The lack of
> further information is *odd*.
>
> I will post an update if it gets reported.
>
> If you're not a subscriber, the NJ and PA lists can be tracked via the ABA
> aggregation site at:
> http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NJ01
> http://birding.aba.org/maillist/PA01
>
> Alex Lamoreaux has made a map of potential river viewing spots:
> https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zA4xEWj_1RE0.kxPGOGyekmIc
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] Smew, Warren County

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

I noticed some odd reports over the last week too I suspect it might
have to do with the Great Backyard Bird Count - maybe a by-product of
what's otherwise a great way of encouraging people to get into birding.

Good smewing.
Dom

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On 18 February 2016 at 13:53, Larry Trachtenberg 
wrote:

> The other day on the NJ rare bird alert there's was posted 2 swainson's
> Hawks and 4 Bachman's sparrows and a few other not likely to be credible
> species.  I don't know who posted but the Bachman's were ridiculous.
>
> L   Trachtenberg
> Ossining
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 18, 2016, at 9:35 AM, Andrew Baksh  wrote:
>
> FYI...please take note of the comment below from Phil Jeffery.
>
> 風 Swift as the wind
> 林 Quiet as the forest
> 火 Conquer like the fire
> 山 Steady as the mountain
> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
> 
>
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
>
> (") _ (")
>
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>
>
> Andrew Baksh
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* "Phil Jeffrey phil.jeff...@gmail.com [ebirdsnyc]" <
> ebirdsnyc-nore...@yahoogroups.com>
> *Date:* February 18, 2016 at 12:16:16 PM EST
> *To:* ebirds NYC 
> *Subject:* *Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [JERSEYBI] Smew, Warren County*
> *Reply-To:* Phil Jeffrey 
>
>
>
> If considering chasing this bird, please be aware that:
>
> 1.  the photographer has not indicated exactly where it was seen - despite
> requests - and the Delaware Water Gap is long with the road not tracking
> the river bank in many places
> 2.  at this time I'm more than a little cynical about the actual report,
> since merely finding a Smew is remarkable, much less getting fairly close
> for a shot of one on a river that is not all that narrow.  The lack of
> further information is *odd*.
>
> I will post an update if it gets reported.
>
> If you're not a subscriber, the NJ and PA lists can be tracked via the ABA
> aggregation site at:
> http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NJ01
> http://birding.aba.org/maillist/PA01
>
> Alex Lamoreaux has made a map of potential river viewing spots:
> https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zA4xEWj_1RE0.kxPGOGyekmIc
>
> Phil
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Quick note about Ravens

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Hi Phil
If you haven't read it, I'd highly recommend Bernd Heinrich's 'Ravens in
Winter'.
It's one of the most thorough studies on ravens and has a wealth of great
science (and great anecdotes)... - both in terms of wintering strategies,
and his big discoveries on recruitment and social behavior.
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On 8 February 2016 at 09:56, Phil Jeffrey  wrote:

> A Common Raven that I encountered on Sandy Hook (NJ) this past Saturday
> was seen to fly north over Raritan Bay towards NYC.  With recent sightings
> on the eastern shore of Staten Island and also at Gravesend Bay/Coney
> Island it's interesting to consider just how much ground individual Ravens
> might be covering - does anyone have any information on the size of an
> individual's winter foraging range for this species ?
>
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Quick note about Ravens

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Hi Phil
If you haven't read it, I'd highly recommend Bernd Heinrich's 'Ravens in
Winter'.
It's one of the most thorough studies on ravens and has a wealth of great
science (and great anecdotes)... - both in terms of wintering strategies,
and his big discoveries on recruitment and social behavior.
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On 8 February 2016 at 09:56, Phil Jeffrey  wrote:

> A Common Raven that I encountered on Sandy Hook (NJ) this past Saturday
> was seen to fly north over Raritan Bay towards NYC.  With recent sightings
> on the eastern shore of Staten Island and also at Gravesend Bay/Coney
> Island it's interesting to consider just how much ground individual Ravens
> might be covering - does anyone have any information on the size of an
> individual's winter foraging range for this species ?
>
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> NJ
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[nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] E Meadowlark, Lower Manhattan

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

Ben's meadowlark continues as of 1020am. Seems pretty attached to the area
and feeding incessantly. Occasionally flushed by joggers but returns
quickly.
Cheers
Dom

On Friday, November 13, 2015, Ben Cacace bcac...@gmail.com
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> E Meadowlark continues on north edge of the north lawn in Rockefeller
> Park, Battery Park City. Seen now.
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[nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] E Meadowlark, Lower Manhattan

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Ben's meadowlark continues as of 1020am. Seems pretty attached to the area
and feeding incessantly. Occasionally flushed by joggers but returns
quickly.
Cheers
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Trinity church CONW - request

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

I'd be very curious to hear from anyone who got good photos of the Trinity
connecticut warbler(s).

When I found it yesterday morning I was pretty sure there were two
individuals involved - one showing slighly brighter yellow wash (or it was
one bird that was also pretty adept at teleportation ;)

Whilst 2 is highly unlikely, it would raise interesting questions about
social migration in this taxa. And add to the documentation of fall
migration being undertaken in family units.

What are the chance of two happening to fall-out in this same spot just
through coincidence?

Anyway, feel free to contact me off-list if you wouldn't mind sharing
pictures.

thanks & good birding!

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On 21 September 2015 at 11:59, Anders Peltomaa 
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> Forwarding message. See below.
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> Date: Sep 21, 2015 11:25 AM
> Subject: [ebirdsnyc] Trinity church CONW
> To: "Birds Nyc" 
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> as per Bens email it is currently very birdy.  There are two (yes 2)
> Connecticut warbs. One is quite confiding near NW corner. Other near church
> much shyer.
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Trinity church CONW - request

[Dominic Garcia-Hall]

I'd be very curious to hear from anyone who got good photos of the Trinity
connecticut warbler(s).

When I found it yesterday morning I was pretty sure there were two
individuals involved - one showing slighly brighter yellow wash (or it was
one bird that was also pretty adept at teleportation ;)

Whilst 2 is highly unlikely, it would raise interesting questions about
social migration in this taxa. And add to the documentation of fall
migration being undertaken in family units.

What are the chance of two happening to fall-out in this same spot just
through coincidence?

Anyway, feel free to contact me off-list if you wouldn't mind sharing
pictures.

thanks & good birding!

Dom

www.antbirder.blogspot.com

www.aventuraargentina.com

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> as per Bens email it is currently very birdy.  There are two (yes 2)
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