For anyone interested, the Common Linnet was seen well yesterday at Kissena Corridor. I spent some time studying its behavior and movements. It seemed quite sensitive to foot traffic in the area but never moved too far, which allowed me track it for a bit before I eventually lost it. I tried listening to the call, which is very finch like; my impression was it sounded something between American Goldfinch and Pine Siskin but softer.
It tends to move with House Finches but also had no problems feeding by itself for short periods of time. I managed some decent photos which I will post shortly. During Victoria Britain, this was considered a popular caged bird for its song and as others have noted, this is very likely an escaped individual. Nevertheless, an interesting bird and worth a look if such things interest you. Cheers! Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
