[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [NFBirds Report 4444] Fwd: "New field" in Old Field

[robert adamo]

This apology is for the confusion caused by my 3/4/22 post. entitled "New
Field" in Old Field   The gull I commented on, seen on 4/28/07 on the
Island of Capri, Italy, was recorded by me as Larus
cachinnans  michahellis, per the field guide I used at the time. The
current prayed for bird is L.a argentatus, put forth by Shai Mitra as a
strong candidate for the mysterious "Yellow-legged Larus Gull '', (L.a
argentatus). The decision not to mention its name at the time of my first
post was...untimely !

Sorry,
Bob   - Forwarded message -

From: Richard Willott 


Howyadoin' Bob - I *know* I missed something, but after reading your
classic prose regarding a 'possible super bird' I couldn't ascertain the
actual species you were referring to. Is this the suspected European
Herring Gull? Awaiting further info with bated breath... Rich

On Sat, Mar 5, 2022 at 12:12 AM robert adamo  wrote:

>
>
> -- Forwarded message -
> From: robert adamo 
> Date: Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 11:56 PM
> Subject: "New field" in Old Field
> To: NY BIRDS 
>
>
> Today, at ~ 1300, I saw what I hope will be the latest addition to my (and
> countless others) NYS bird list...while also filling a myriad of other
> "lists", i.e., life, hemisphere, region, county, etc. I was led into battle
> by Patrice Domeischel, the very "finder" of this very possible super bird,
> back on 2/22 /22. I believe I first saw this species on the island of
> Capri, Italy on 4/28/07, in it's full adult plumage, and remember it
> vividly...partly due to the excellent sardine dinner we had just consumed !
>
> After scoping 2 of the bird's usual haunts, Patrice was reasonably sure we
> were looking at the subject of our quest, but until it stood to show us
> it's leg color, we were left to hover in a holding pattern. This glorious
> moment did materialize about 10 minutes into our "purgatory", with me being
> blessed by looking through the scope at the very instance of this
> "epiphany" ! To my old eyes the brilliance of this yellow was the equal of
> a Van Gogh painting...maybe even more intense ! The joy of this experience
> reminded me of The Alula Birding & Natural History Tours bird trip to south
> Texas, that Patrice & I were on when we saw Aplomado Falcon, Ferruginous
> Pygmy-Owl and Pyrrhuloxia, to name just a few of the "biggies".
>
> While at Old Field Point, 2 of the other "good" gulls (Iceland and Lesser
> Black-Backed) showed themselves, with only the Glaucous Gull not making
> roll-call.
>
> Although the wind was not blowing, the temperature did not lend itself to
> dawdling, so we headed for some hot soup. We found it at Uncle Giuseppe's
> in P.J.Station - squash for Patrice and lentil for me. A satisfying finish
> to a most satisfying adventure...now all we can do is pray ! 
>
> Cheers,
> Bob
>
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[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - Thurs./Fri./Sat., March 3rd, 4th, and 5th - W. Tanager & various other spp.

[Tom Fiore]

Here is an (out-of-NY, extra-limital) American Woodcock of great note, a 
state-first (to have been fully documented):
https://arizonabirds.org/journal/2022/american-woodcock.html

.  .  .
New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan, Randall’s Island and 
Governors Island
Thursday, March 3rd / Friday, March 4th / and Saturday, March 5th -

As previously, the Western Tanager at Carl Schurz Park was observed on all 3 
days of this report; also as previously, morning thru mid-day may be the better 
times to try seeking it; most often found at and near the feeder array just 
inside the park east of East End Ave., a bit south of the E. 86th St. park 
entrance and up a flight of steps, or, to the west of the n.w. gate of the 
Catbird Playground within that park. The W. Tanager at W. 48th St. in the 
Clinton / Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood was seen just briefly on Thursday, at the 
entrance to Clinton Community Garden, also in the (late) morning; this latter 
W. Tan. has been the trickier to get views of and is sought for same by far 
fewer. Either tanager may take some patience. Please also continue to be 
courteous to all neighborhood residents.  (I also tried for the Clinton area 
tanager on Saturday a.m., but only briefly, and in looking at the areas on W. 
47th, Tenth Ave. and W. 48th St. where it has been, I came up with no 
sightings, but with only a 25-minute attempt.)

2 Snow Geese were still in Central Park to Saturday on the Great Lawn, with 
Canada Geese. A hen Green-winged Teal came to look at the C.P. reservoir at 
least for a while, where it has shown at times this winter. Other duckage 
included ongoing Wood Ducks in Central, along with various other duck species 
that have been around for the winter such as Hooded Mergansers, N. Shovelers, 
Buffleheads, Ruddy Ducks, etc. and also still some American Coots in a few 
locations (mainly in Central Park).

18 Wood Ducks came in at the n. edges of Randall’s Island around first-light on 
Thursday (some perhaps overnight), and were all or mostly rapidly swimming, and 
also flying out of the kill towards and up the Harlem River, headed north by 
northwest from Randall’s. At least 1 Mute Swan was lingering to Saturday in the 
same area of Randall’s / the Bronx Kill, and a minimum of 4 Common Goldeneyes 
were off Randall’s Island. Savannah Sparrows (in still-low no’s.) had hung in 
as well on Randall’s (& might be looked for on Governors) Island.  Black 
Vultures and (greater no’s. of) Turkey Vultures have moved on, trending north 
by northeast. Bald Eagles have continued to be seen, on the move as well as a 
few perhaps lingering.  There are ongoing sightings of Common Ravens in the 
county, from multiple locations.

400+ Common Grackles were among the migrators that showed early Thursday, some 
of these seen in various sites in East Harlem (Manhattan) in mid-morning.  
Common Grackles also were being detected in somewhat higher no’s. more 
generally in various parts of the county on the subsequent days. Some Killdeer 
were on the move on Saturday morning.

American Woodcock found in at least 12 separate locations outside of Central 
Park, plus at least 4 locations within the latter park (which was out-matched 
by the smaller NY-City park where *more than a hundred birders* went to see a 
woodock-or-six in the 3 days of this report). It’s become far easier to 
hear the songs of Song Sparrow, and Red-winged Blackbird, the former in 
particular lately singing from many many dozens of locations all around the 
county.  The increases of Song Sparrow in just the last 3 days are most 
apparent in such locations as Randall’s and Governors Island, but on close 
observations also at such sites as Central Park, and parts of long-and-linear 
Riverside Park, and here-&-there-elsewhere.  Many, many other species were 
ongoing as they had been all through the winter.

Some further reports after the mild air’s passage. 

good birding to all,

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Re: [nysbirds-l] A Long Island, New York Larus with Yellow Legs

[Timothy Healy]

The mysterious yellow-legged Larus just flew in and is currently preening on 
the beach at Old Field Point. 

Cheers,
-Tim H

> On Feb 28, 2022, at 12:37 PM, Shaibal Mitra  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> We studied the yellow-legged Larus at Old Field Point again yesterday, 27 Feb 
> 2022. For convenience, here are links to some checklists with useful photos 
> and descriptions of the bird:
> 
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S103596988
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S103599196
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S103599677
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S103711048
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S103758350
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S103798052
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S103770855
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S103820434
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S103880419
> 
> I’m increasingly convinced that this gull is a European L. a. argentatus. 
> There are many serious obstacles to the alternative interpretations.
> 
> The extent of white on P10 and P9, the restricted amount of black on PP6-8, 
> the absence of black on P5, and the large size of the apical spots on all 
> these feathers strongly counter-indicate Lesser Black-backed Gull, its 
> potential hybrids with various Herring-type taxa, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian 
> Gull, and also most “Herring Gulls” (e.g., western/interior North American L. 
> a. smithsonianus and European L. a. argenteus). These features of the wingtip 
> are most consistent with northeastern North American smithsonianus (which is 
> locally abundant) and vagrant argentatus (not yet documented in New York, but 
> with records from Newfoundland). Published resources and series of 
> photographs from known sites and dates indicate that the wingtip pattern 
> wherein these two taxa approach each other most closely is very similar to 
> that of the Old Field Point bird. There are several very subtle distinctions 
> in primary pattern between the two taxa, and the assessment of these in the 
> Old Field Point bird seems to me to be the primary remaining task (see 
> below). 
> 
> But even if this bird’s wingtip pattern is equivocal, it must be noted that 
> it shows numerous other characters that closely match birds from the northern 
> breeding areas of L. a. argentatus, and that specifically point away from L. 
> a. smithsonianus:
> 
> 1.Mantle tone. The bird’s mantle is definitely slightly darker than in 
> smithsonianus, the pale tone of which is extremely consistent and not prone 
> to variation (one could examine a thousand breeding Herring Gulls on Long 
> Island without finding a single bird approaching the mantle tone of the Old 
> Field Point bird. Conversely, argentatus is darker than smithsonianus and 
> argenteus, is furthermore described as being variable, and includes 
> populations described as closely resembling Yellow-legged Gull in mantle tone 
> (and other features, see next).
> 2.Leg color. The bird’s legs and feet are yellow, which is atypical (but 
> not unknown) for smithsonianus, but quite typical for populations of 
> argentatus in the northern and eastern parts of its breeding range. Birds 
> with varying amounts of yellow in the legs and feet occur among smithsonianus 
> more frequently than do birds with noticeably dark mantles, but very rarely 
> approach the condition shown by the Old Field Point bird. in contrast, this 
> feature is common in the very populations of argentatus that match the Old 
> Field Point bird most closely in terms of wingtip pattern and mantle color.
> 3.Bill pattern. The bill is intensely orange, lacks black markings, and 
> shows an elongated red gonys spot. The former point is probably equivocal, as 
> it covaries with leg color in variant smithsonianus:
> 
> https://flic.kr/p/T15pGz
> 
> But the large gonys spot is possibly important, as it definitely points away 
> from smithsonianus. On Long Island, we are accustomed to interpreting an 
> elongated red gonys spot as indicative of Lesser Black-backed Gull, and this 
> was a source of confusion in initial assessments of the present bird. 
> Interestingly, this feature is apparently not unexpected among those 
> argentatus that most resemble the OFP bird (dark-mantled, bright-billed, and 
> restricted black in the wingtip):
> 
> http://www.gull-research.org/hg/hg5cy/adapr47.html
> 
> 4.Orbital ring. The orbital ring appears to be red based on photos and 
> some descriptions, though I have not been able to confirm this fully to my 
> own satisfaction. If so, this points strongly away from smithsonianus, but 
> again, it is expected, in correlation with all the characters discussed 
> above, among northern argentatus.
> 
> Before concluding with a brief description of our remaining work regarding 
> the minutiae of the wingtip pattern, I feel the need to emphasize again that 
> this bird’s resemblance to a hybrid LBBG x HERG in several ways (mantle tone, 
> leg color, and gonys spot) is nevertheless superficial. For one thing, the 
> bright 

[nysbirds-l] Osprey - East Patchogue - swan river

[leormand]

Observed an osprey north side of swezey bridge, south of Swan River preserve in 
East Patchogue on the swan river. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Killdeer, Suffolk Co.

[Robert Paxton]

To supplement the Hormans' Killdeer observation of Friday March 4, on
Saturday March 5 there were 8 Killdeer on the lawn east of the Coast Guard
Station at the West End of Jones Beach plus two more overhead at the
entrance to the CG Station plus another 3 or 4 on the shoulders of the
adjacent Ocean Parkway. There was evidently a major movement of Killdeer
early this weekend.
  Bob Paxton and Sarah Plimpton

On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 5:02 PM Joel Horman  wrote:

> 8 Killdeer today at 1 PM on grassy verge along entrance rd, Smith Pt
> County Park. FOS at this location for us.
>
> Peggy & Joel Horman, Ridge
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sun. March 6, 2022: Snow Goose, Wood Duck, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow (6)

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday March 6, 2022
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
 
Highlights on a warm, rainy morning: Snow Goose (2), Wood Duck (3), Dark-eyed 
Junco (5-7 several singing), Song Sparrow (6, one singing). 
 
Snow Goose - 2 first-winter Great Lawn with Canada Goose Flock
Canada Goose - around 200
Wood Duck - 3 males Reservoir (Deb - early)
Northern Shoveler - around 70
Gadwall - 2 males Reservoir
Mallard - 36
Bufflehead - 10
Hooded Merganser - 10
Ruddy Duck - lone female Reservoir
Mourning Dove - 8
American Coot - 8
Ring-billed Gull - 110
Herring Gull - 15
Great Black-backed Gull - 14-16
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 uphill from Boathouse
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 near East 78th Street
Downy Woodpecker - 2 (near Boathouse & Chez Armando)
Blue Jay - 2 Locust Grove
American Crow - 6 Great Lawn
Brown Creeper - 1 Summer House (Bob - early)
Carolina Wren - 1 Shakespeare Garden
Hermit Thrush - 2 continue in Shakespeare Garden (Caren Jahre)
American Robin - 10-12
Fox Sparrow - 3 Ramble
Dark-eyed Junco - 5-7 some singing
White-throated Sparrow - 15-25
Song Sparrow - 6 (one singing at the Reservoir)
Common Grackle - 20-30
Northern Cardinal - 7-10
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The female Western Tanager continues in Carl Schurz Park, and there are still 
several American Woodcocks in Bryant Park.
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[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - Thurs./Fri./Sat., March 3rd, 4th, and 5th - W. Tanager & various other spp.

[Tom Fiore]

Here is an (out-of-NY, extra-limital) American Woodcock of great note, a 
state-first (to have been fully documented):
https://arizonabirds.org/journal/2022/american-woodcock.html

.  .  .
New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan, Randall’s Island and 
Governors Island
Thursday, March 3rd / Friday, March 4th / and Saturday, March 5th -

As previously, the Western Tanager at Carl Schurz Park was observed on all 3 
days of this report; also as previously, morning thru mid-day may be the better 
times to try seeking it; most often found at and near the feeder array just 
inside the park east of East End Ave., a bit south of the E. 86th St. park 
entrance and up a flight of steps, or, to the west of the n.w. gate of the 
Catbird Playground within that park. The W. Tanager at W. 48th St. in the 
Clinton / Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood was seen just briefly on Thursday, at the 
entrance to Clinton Community Garden, also in the (late) morning; this latter 
W. Tan. has been the trickier to get views of and is sought for same by far 
fewer. Either tanager may take some patience. Please also continue to be 
courteous to all neighborhood residents.  (I also tried for the Clinton area 
tanager on Saturday a.m., but only briefly, and in looking at the areas on W. 
47th, Tenth Ave. and W. 48th St. where it has been, I came up with no 
sightings, but with only a 25-minute attempt.)

2 Snow Geese were still in Central Park to Saturday on the Great Lawn, with 
Canada Geese. A hen Green-winged Teal came to look at the C.P. reservoir at 
least for a while, where it has shown at times this winter. Other duckage 
included ongoing Wood Ducks in Central, along with various other duck species 
that have been around for the winter such as Hooded Mergansers, N. Shovelers, 
Buffleheads, Ruddy Ducks, etc. and also still some American Coots in a few 
locations (mainly in Central Park).

18 Wood Ducks came in at the n. edges of Randall’s Island around first-light on 
Thursday (some perhaps overnight), and were all or mostly rapidly swimming, and 
also flying out of the kill towards and up the Harlem River, headed north by 
northwest from Randall’s. At least 1 Mute Swan was lingering to Saturday in the 
same area of Randall’s / the Bronx Kill, and a minimum of 4 Common Goldeneyes 
were off Randall’s Island. Savannah Sparrows (in still-low no’s.) had hung in 
as well on Randall’s (& might be looked for on Governors) Island.  Black 
Vultures and (greater no’s. of) Turkey Vultures have moved on, trending north 
by northeast. Bald Eagles have continued to be seen, on the move as well as a 
few perhaps lingering.  There are ongoing sightings of Common Ravens in the 
county, from multiple locations.

400+ Common Grackles were among the migrators that showed early Thursday, some 
of these seen in various sites in East Harlem (Manhattan) in mid-morning.  
Common Grackles also were being detected in somewhat higher no’s. more 
generally in various parts of the county on the subsequent days. Some Killdeer 
were on the move on Saturday morning.

American Woodcock found in at least 12 separate locations outside of Central 
Park, plus at least 4 locations within the latter park (which was out-matched 
by the smaller NY-City park where *more than a hundred birders* went to see a 
woodock-or-six in the 3 days of this report). It’s become far easier to 
hear the songs of Song Sparrow, and Red-winged Blackbird, the former in 
particular lately singing from many many dozens of locations all around the 
county.  The increases of Song Sparrow in just the last 3 days are most 
apparent in such locations as Randall’s and Governors Island, but on close 
observations also at such sites as Central Park, and parts of long-and-linear 
Riverside Park, and here-&-there-elsewhere.  Many, many other species were 
ongoing as they had been all through the winter.

Some further reports after the mild air’s passage. 

good birding to all,

Tom Fiore
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[nysbirds-l] Osprey - East Patchogue - swan river

[leormand]

Observed an osprey north side of swezey bridge, south of Swan River preserve in 
East Patchogue on the swan river. 

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Re: [nysbirds-l] A Long Island, New York Larus with Yellow Legs

[Timothy Healy]

The mysterious yellow-legged Larus just flew in and is currently preening on 
the beach at Old Field Point. 

Cheers,
-Tim H

> On Feb 28, 2022, at 12:37 PM, Shaibal Mitra  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> We studied the yellow-legged Larus at Old Field Point again yesterday, 27 Feb 
> 2022. For convenience, here are links to some checklists with useful photos 
> and descriptions of the bird:
> 
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S103596988
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S103599196
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S103599677
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S103711048
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S103758350
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S103798052
> https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S103770855
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S103820434
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S103880419
> 
> I’m increasingly convinced that this gull is a European L. a. argentatus. 
> There are many serious obstacles to the alternative interpretations.
> 
> The extent of white on P10 and P9, the restricted amount of black on PP6-8, 
> the absence of black on P5, and the large size of the apical spots on all 
> these feathers strongly counter-indicate Lesser Black-backed Gull, its 
> potential hybrids with various Herring-type taxa, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian 
> Gull, and also most “Herring Gulls” (e.g., western/interior North American L. 
> a. smithsonianus and European L. a. argenteus). These features of the wingtip 
> are most consistent with northeastern North American smithsonianus (which is 
> locally abundant) and vagrant argentatus (not yet documented in New York, but 
> with records from Newfoundland). Published resources and series of 
> photographs from known sites and dates indicate that the wingtip pattern 
> wherein these two taxa approach each other most closely is very similar to 
> that of the Old Field Point bird. There are several very subtle distinctions 
> in primary pattern between the two taxa, and the assessment of these in the 
> Old Field Point bird seems to me to be the primary remaining task (see 
> below). 
> 
> But even if this bird’s wingtip pattern is equivocal, it must be noted that 
> it shows numerous other characters that closely match birds from the northern 
> breeding areas of L. a. argentatus, and that specifically point away from L. 
> a. smithsonianus:
> 
> 1.Mantle tone. The bird’s mantle is definitely slightly darker than in 
> smithsonianus, the pale tone of which is extremely consistent and not prone 
> to variation (one could examine a thousand breeding Herring Gulls on Long 
> Island without finding a single bird approaching the mantle tone of the Old 
> Field Point bird. Conversely, argentatus is darker than smithsonianus and 
> argenteus, is furthermore described as being variable, and includes 
> populations described as closely resembling Yellow-legged Gull in mantle tone 
> (and other features, see next).
> 2.Leg color. The bird’s legs and feet are yellow, which is atypical (but 
> not unknown) for smithsonianus, but quite typical for populations of 
> argentatus in the northern and eastern parts of its breeding range. Birds 
> with varying amounts of yellow in the legs and feet occur among smithsonianus 
> more frequently than do birds with noticeably dark mantles, but very rarely 
> approach the condition shown by the Old Field Point bird. in contrast, this 
> feature is common in the very populations of argentatus that match the Old 
> Field Point bird most closely in terms of wingtip pattern and mantle color.
> 3.Bill pattern. The bill is intensely orange, lacks black markings, and 
> shows an elongated red gonys spot. The former point is probably equivocal, as 
> it covaries with leg color in variant smithsonianus:
> 
> https://flic.kr/p/T15pGz
> 
> But the large gonys spot is possibly important, as it definitely points away 
> from smithsonianus. On Long Island, we are accustomed to interpreting an 
> elongated red gonys spot as indicative of Lesser Black-backed Gull, and this 
> was a source of confusion in initial assessments of the present bird. 
> Interestingly, this feature is apparently not unexpected among those 
> argentatus that most resemble the OFP bird (dark-mantled, bright-billed, and 
> restricted black in the wingtip):
> 
> http://www.gull-research.org/hg/hg5cy/adapr47.html
> 
> 4.Orbital ring. The orbital ring appears to be red based on photos and 
> some descriptions, though I have not been able to confirm this fully to my 
> own satisfaction. If so, this points strongly away from smithsonianus, but 
> again, it is expected, in correlation with all the characters discussed 
> above, among northern argentatus.
> 
> Before concluding with a brief description of our remaining work regarding 
> the minutiae of the wingtip pattern, I feel the need to emphasize again that 
> this bird’s resemblance to a hybrid LBBG x HERG in several ways (mantle tone, 
> leg color, and gonys spot) is nevertheless superficial. For one thing, the 
> bright 

Re: [nysbirds-l] Killdeer, Suffolk Co.

[Robert Paxton]

To supplement the Hormans' Killdeer observation of Friday March 4, on
Saturday March 5 there were 8 Killdeer on the lawn east of the Coast Guard
Station at the West End of Jones Beach plus two more overhead at the
entrance to the CG Station plus another 3 or 4 on the shoulders of the
adjacent Ocean Parkway. There was evidently a major movement of Killdeer
early this weekend.
  Bob Paxton and Sarah Plimpton

On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 5:02 PM Joel Horman  wrote:

> 8 Killdeer today at 1 PM on grassy verge along entrance rd, Smith Pt
> County Park. FOS at this location for us.
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sun. March 6, 2022: Snow Goose, Wood Duck, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow (6)

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC
Sunday March 6, 2022
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
 
Highlights on a warm, rainy morning: Snow Goose (2), Wood Duck (3), Dark-eyed 
Junco (5-7 several singing), Song Sparrow (6, one singing). 
 
Snow Goose - 2 first-winter Great Lawn with Canada Goose Flock
Canada Goose - around 200
Wood Duck - 3 males Reservoir (Deb - early)
Northern Shoveler - around 70
Gadwall - 2 males Reservoir
Mallard - 36
Bufflehead - 10
Hooded Merganser - 10
Ruddy Duck - lone female Reservoir
Mourning Dove - 8
American Coot - 8
Ring-billed Gull - 110
Herring Gull - 15
Great Black-backed Gull - 14-16
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 uphill from Boathouse
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 near East 78th Street
Downy Woodpecker - 2 (near Boathouse & Chez Armando)
Blue Jay - 2 Locust Grove
American Crow - 6 Great Lawn
Brown Creeper - 1 Summer House (Bob - early)
Carolina Wren - 1 Shakespeare Garden
Hermit Thrush - 2 continue in Shakespeare Garden (Caren Jahre)
American Robin - 10-12
Fox Sparrow - 3 Ramble
Dark-eyed Junco - 5-7 some singing
White-throated Sparrow - 15-25
Song Sparrow - 6 (one singing at the Reservoir)
Common Grackle - 20-30
Northern Cardinal - 7-10
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The female Western Tanager continues in Carl Schurz Park, and there are still 
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[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [NFBirds Report 4444] Fwd: "New field" in Old Field

[robert adamo]

This apology is for the confusion caused by my 3/4/22 post. entitled "New
Field" in Old Field   The gull I commented on, seen on 4/28/07 on the
Island of Capri, Italy, was recorded by me as Larus
cachinnans  michahellis, per the field guide I used at the time. The
current prayed for bird is L.a argentatus, put forth by Shai Mitra as a
strong candidate for the mysterious "Yellow-legged Larus Gull '', (L.a
argentatus). The decision not to mention its name at the time of my first
post was...untimely !

Sorry,
Bob   - Forwarded message -

From: Richard Willott 


Howyadoin' Bob - I *know* I missed something, but after reading your
classic prose regarding a 'possible super bird' I couldn't ascertain the
actual species you were referring to. Is this the suspected European
Herring Gull? Awaiting further info with bated breath... Rich

On Sat, Mar 5, 2022 at 12:12 AM robert adamo  wrote:

>
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> From: robert adamo 
> Date: Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 11:56 PM
> Subject: "New field" in Old Field
> To: NY BIRDS 
>
>
> Today, at ~ 1300, I saw what I hope will be the latest addition to my (and
> countless others) NYS bird list...while also filling a myriad of other
> "lists", i.e., life, hemisphere, region, county, etc. I was led into battle
> by Patrice Domeischel, the very "finder" of this very possible super bird,
> back on 2/22 /22. I believe I first saw this species on the island of
> Capri, Italy on 4/28/07, in it's full adult plumage, and remember it
> vividly...partly due to the excellent sardine dinner we had just consumed !
>
> After scoping 2 of the bird's usual haunts, Patrice was reasonably sure we
> were looking at the subject of our quest, but until it stood to show us
> it's leg color, we were left to hover in a holding pattern. This glorious
> moment did materialize about 10 minutes into our "purgatory", with me being
> blessed by looking through the scope at the very instance of this
> "epiphany" ! To my old eyes the brilliance of this yellow was the equal of
> a Van Gogh painting...maybe even more intense ! The joy of this experience
> reminded me of The Alula Birding & Natural History Tours bird trip to south
> Texas, that Patrice & I were on when we saw Aplomado Falcon, Ferruginous
> Pygmy-Owl and Pyrrhuloxia, to name just a few of the "biggies".
>
> While at Old Field Point, 2 of the other "good" gulls (Iceland and Lesser
> Black-Backed) showed themselves, with only the Glaucous Gull not making
> roll-call.
>
> Although the wind was not blowing, the temperature did not lend itself to
> dawdling, so we headed for some hot soup. We found it at Uncle Giuseppe's
> in P.J.Station - squash for Patrice and lentil for me. A satisfying finish
> to a most satisfying adventure...now all we can do is pray ! 
>
> Cheers,
> Bob
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