[nysbirds-l] Cattle Egret: Mecox area

[Peter Max Polshek]

I observed two CATTLE EGRETS at the Mecox Dairy in Watermill.  They 
were in the fields off Mecox Road across from the end of Halsey Lane.


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Re: [nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

[Peter Morris]

There were several birds around Southards Pond Park, Babylon (close to Tim) 
this morning which appeared to be 'new in'. The most obvious arrivals were 
Thrushes (56), Robins (36), Golden-crowned Kinglets (23), Goldfinch (19) and 
Pine Siskin (30).  Goldfinches and Siskins were moving west through the trees 
with a small number of Dark-eyed Junco. 

Other interest was provided by 2 each of Nashville and Blackpoll Warbler, 1 
Common Yellowthroat, 1 Palm Warbler, 3 Blue-headed Vireos and a Fow Sparrow. 
All in all a very enjoyable couple of hours

Pete

West Babylon, NY



 From: Timothy Dunn 
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu 
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 9:31 AM
Subject: [nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM
 
I was in my driveway and front yard this morning in the Argyle Park section of 
Babylon, apparently seeing a large influx of new overnight migrants. Between 
7:40am and 8:30am, I observed the following:

80 Dark-eyed Juncos
25 White-throated Sparrows
8 Chipping Sparrows
3 Song Sparrows 
4 Hermit Thrushes
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
10-12 Yellow-rumped Warblers
4 Golden-crowned Kinglets (more heard)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1-2 Red-breasted Nuthatches (heard only)
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Rusty Blackbird (a first for my yard list and seeming somewhat out of place 
by itself, hanging near, but not with, local starlings)
1-2 Red-winged Blackbirds (heard only)
1 Common Grackle
1 Northern Flicker (flyover)

Add in my regular locals:
1 Gray Catbird
4 Am. Robins
2 N. Cardinals
1 Blue Jay
1 N. Mockingbird
2 House Finches
3 Mourning Doves
1
 Black-capped Chickadee (heard only)
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Mallard (flyover)
2 Herring Gulls (flyover)

And my usual resident invasives:
2 Rock Pigeons
15 E. Starlings
8 House Sparrows

32 Species for the morning without having to go more than 40 feet from my front 
door.  My feeders are not even up yet, but there is a 100'x300' grassy/weedy 
field next door that attracted the juncos, chippers, white-throateds and 
blackbirds.  

No siskins or goldfinches.

Tim Dunn
Babylon NY



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RE: [nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

[Grover, Bob]

A couple of hours makes a big difference.  At noon today the activity in my 
West Islip yard was much quieter that what Tim observed this morning a mile or 
two west.  All of my siskins from yesterday had departed.  I did have, however, 
a flock of about a dozen YR Warblers fly in while I was there, and they were 
desperate for water.  They mobbed my little garden stream and several of them 
did virtual belly flops right into the middle of both of my ponds, which are 
well over a foot deep, where they splashed around for a few seconds before 
flying off the water.  I have never seen this behavior in warblers before
Bob Grover


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From: bounce-69384489-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-69384489-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Timothy Dunn
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 9:31 AM
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

I was in my driveway and front yard this morning in the Argyle Park section of 
Babylon, apparently seeing a large influx of new overnight migrants. Between 
7:40am and 8:30am, I observed the following:

80 Dark-eyed Juncos
25 White-throated Sparrows
8 Chipping Sparrows
3 Song Sparrows
4 Hermit Thrushes
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
10-12 Yellow-rumped Warblers
4 Golden-crowned Kinglets (more heard)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1-2 Red-breasted Nuthatches (heard only)
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Rusty Blackbird (a first for my yard list and seeming somewhat out of place 
by itself, hanging near, but not with, local starlings)
1-2 Red-winged Blackbirds (heard only)
1 Common Grackle
1 Northern Flicker (flyover)

Add in my regular locals:
1 Gray Catbird
4 Am. Robins
2 N. Cardinals
1 Blue Jay
1 N. Mockingbird
2 House Finches
3 Mourning Doves
1 Black-capped Chickadee (heard only)
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Mallard (flyover)
2 Herring Gulls (flyover)

And my usual resident invasives:
2 Rock Pigeons
15 E. Starlings
8 House Sparrows

32 Species for the morning without having to go more than 40 feet from my front 
door.  My feeders are not even up yet, but there is a 100'x300' grassy/weedy 
field next door that attracted the juncos, chippers, white-throateds and 
blackbirds.

No siskins or goldfinches.

Tim Dunn
Babylon NY



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[nysbirds-l] eBird and Records Committees

[Christopher Wood]

If the last post wasn't long enough, I thought it may also be useful
for me to include our instructions to reviewers for coordinating with
records committees. It is critical that everyone understand that we
view NYSARC and eBird to be complimentary. NYSARC is of great added
benefit to eBird and we hope that eBird is of benefit to NYSOA and
NYSARC. There are still things we need to do, but I expect there to be
much more convergence between NYSARC and eBird when it comes to
records for which NYSARC requires documentation. I'd like to thank
Angus and the rest of NYSARC for their continued support of eBird, and
the many good ideas and discussions they have provided. Below is the
information we provide to reviewers.

RECORDS COMMITTEES

You will undoubtedly encounter birds reported to eBird that require
review by the local records committee. It is very important that our
eBird Reviewers cooperate with the local Records Committees, so please
pass any documentation you receive (photos, descriptions, or simply
information on the report) to the local Records Committee so that they
can follow-up on the records and review them. Please do your best to
follow the decisions of the local records committees. For species
subject to committee  review (i.e., on the local "review list"),
please try to ensure that the records reviewed by the committee are
treated consistently within eBird. We strongly believe in the value of
records committees, both for their archival role in collecting,
filing, and preserving the body of documentation supporting rarities,
and for their role in providing timely, expert review. In general, an
important record adjudicated and validated by a committee of regional
experts is stronger than a record assessed by one individual. Although
bird records committees may occasionally be influenced by personal
relationships or politics, we do feel that eBird will be best served
to follow their decisions.

However, it is also important that eBird information flow rapidly and
not be delayed by waiting for committee action which can take months
or even years (!). Please do use your judgment to make an initial
judgment on any current rarities. If a Ross's Gull appears in your
area and is photographed and seen by hundreds, you need not await the
records committee's endorsement to validate it. Likewise, if you have
good reason to feel that a reported Brown-chested Martin was really a
Purple Martin, please do not hesitate to make that judgment. But
please do stay abreast of the records committee decisions and reverse
your action if your assessment and that of the records committee
differ (these cases will be rare).

If you strongly believe a committee has erred in the treatment of a
record, we encourage you to promote the re-review of the record by the
committee. Write a statement defending how you would treat the record
and submit it for consideration by the committee. And if you depart
from a committee decision with your eBird review (which we do not
recommend), please be sure to provide extensive commentary within the
record to defend your departure from their decision.

Chris Wood

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[nysbirds-l] Exotic Species in eBird

[Christopher Wood]

Hi John and others,

This is an excellent, albeit complicated question. I'm sorry for the
length of this reply, but we hope for this process to be as
transparent as possible so there is probably more here than anyone
wanted on this topic. The information below comes from the
documentation we send to our regional editors. This is a fairly long
(30 page) document, and  you are right to highlight the
inconsistencies in our treatment of these species in eBird right now.
I'll work with our editors in New York to fix this and turn to NYSARC
for some guidance and discussion on what species will be useful to
show. In the meantime, here is the process that we outline for our
regional editors. Some of the terminology requires a bit of
explanation, so I'll start with that.

Valid and Invalid are terms that we use to indicate if a record
appears in public output (bar charts, high counts, early and late
dates etc). It does NOT simply mean whether a bird is correctly
identified or not. There are several cases where a species may well be
correctly identified, but may be excluded from eBird output for other
reasons (for instance, a traveling count of 500 miles; if someone
accidentally submitted the exact same checklist twice; some escapes
that do not yet appear to be part of any trend). It is also worth
remembering that any bird you enter will count for your own personal
lists -- if you say you saw a 100 Golden Eagles in Central Park that
will who up on your lists --  but do not expect it to show up in
public output

We have reasons why a record is valid (public) or invalid (hidden).
For instance: photographed (valid or invalid), species misidentified
(not valid), not accepted by state records committee (not valid),
accepted by records committee (valid). In some cases, including exotic
species, these are used used for validating (showing on public
displays) and invalidating (hiding from public output). Below is more
detail on exotics directly from our documentation to reviewers.

EXOTIC SPECIES
We believe that it is important and useful for birders to report
exotic birds. eBird provides an extraordinary illustration of the
spread of Eurasian Collared-Dove across the country, and we believe it
could be a valuable tool for understanding how other exotics expand or
contract their ranges. For example, Tricolored Munia is expanding in
the Caribbean and Central America and may soon reach the United
States, Nutmeg Mannikin is breeding in the wild and expanding in
southern California, Peach-faced Lovebird populations are on the rise
in southern Arizona, and Monk Parakeet populations are in constant
flux in many cities.

However, a much thornier issue is how to treat records of other
escapee species within the eBird review process. We lay out some
guidelines below:

1) Be sure to review the identification of exotic species first; if
the identification is not acceptable, there is no need to consider the
exotic/introduced status!

2) Any exotic population accepted to the state or regional list should
be reviewed and validated within eBird just as you would for a native
species.

3) For the following species, which are showing expanding populations,
we recommend that all records be reviewed and validated as for native
species within the specified region:
● Trumpeter Swan--Anywhere it occurs, including recent reintroductions
● Mute Swan--Within the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest
● Monk Parakeet--Anywhere free-flying birds occur
● Peach-faced Lovebird (and other lovebirds)--in southern Arizona
● Eurasian Tree Sparrow--Anywhere free-flying birds occur

4) For all other examples, including escapee waterfowl, parrots, and
songbirds, as well as submissions of all "Domestic type" species
(Graylag Goose, Muscovy Duck, and Mallard), should be treated as
"invalid" with the reason "Species-Introduced/Exotic". For example, a
Red-lored Parrot in St. Louis, while interesting, should not be
validated within the eBird Review Tools. If an expanding exotic
species warrants tracking with eBird, please do search for those
records, and validate them. And please do encourage reporting of
exotics in your region; if and when those populations show signs of
increase (or are accepted to the state list) it will be easy to search
for them all and change their validation status.

5) In certain "exotic bird regions", we recommend treating a larger
slate of species. What species are tracked using eBird should be at
the discretion of the reviewers in those areas. Please be aware that
this will mean that state bar charts and maps show large number of
exotic species, but this is, in fact, an accurate representation of
the avifauna. But we strongly feel that tracking these species using
eBird will be really valuable to our understanding of the distribution
and occurrence patterns for these species.

Please note also: you should encourage birders in your area to report
exotic species on all outings, and in those areas they should consider
the question "Are 

[nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

[Timothy Dunn]

I was in my driveway and front yard this morning in the Argyle Park section of 
Babylon, apparently seeing a large influx of new overnight migrants. Between 
7:40am and 8:30am, I observed the following:

80 Dark-eyed Juncos
25 White-throated Sparrows
8 Chipping Sparrows
3 Song Sparrows 
4 Hermit Thrushes
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
10-12 Yellow-rumped Warblers
4 Golden-crowned Kinglets (more heard)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1-2 Red-breasted Nuthatches (heard only)
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Rusty Blackbird (a first for my yard list and seeming somewhat out of place 
by itself, hanging near, but not with, local starlings)
1-2 Red-winged Blackbirds (heard only)
1 Common Grackle
1 Northern Flicker (flyover)

Add in my regular locals:
1 Gray Catbird
4 Am. Robins
2 N. Cardinals
1 Blue Jay
1 N. Mockingbird
2 House Finches
3 Mourning Doves
1 Black-capped Chickadee (heard only)
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Mallard (flyover)
2 Herring Gulls (flyover)

And my usual resident invasives:
2 Rock Pigeons
15 E. Starlings
8 House Sparrows

32 Species for the morning without having to go more than 40 feet from my front 
door.  My feeders are not even up yet, but there is a 100'x300' grassy/weedy 
field next door that attracted the juncos, chippers, white-throateds and 
blackbirds.  

No siskins or goldfinches.

Tim Dunn
Babylon NY



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[nysbirds-l] New York City: Morning flight over Manhattan

[Angus Wilson]

On my way to work this morning I noticed a significant number of song
birds, predominantly American Robins, passing WSW overhead. Worth a
look upwards if you can. Indeed, Andrew Farnsworth had sent word last
night that there was likely to be a significant flight based on radar
returns after dusk.

There also seemed to be a higher number of gulls visible today, some
in small flocks, moving in a similar direction suggestive of migrants.
Gull migration is one of those very poorly documented phenomena that
goes on throughout the region but in a manner that's hard to quantify
unless you focus on a less common species or are diligent about
counting gulls at specific locations.

-- 
Angus Wilson
New York City & The Springs, NY, USA
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[nysbirds-l] siskins

[Luke Ormand]

I opened the door to go outside this morning and my yard was loaded with
siskins who blended in extremely well with the ground.  As soon as I came
outside they flew to adjacent trees or properties.. I have no feeder or
bird bath either.  I'm a mile north from the Great South Bay in East
Patchogue.  I'd estimate there were at least 50

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Robert Moses State Park Birds This Morning (Suffolk Co.)

[Grover, Bob]

Following up on Ken's post, my oak trees were teeming with Pine Siskins 
yesterday during two brief observing sessions at noon and 5PM.  My yard is one 
mile west and one mile north of the Captree Bridge where Ken saw them cross to 
the mainland.  With the trees still fully leafed out, it was impossible to 
accurately estimate their numbers, but I would guess around 75.  They were 
platooning back and forth to the thistle feeder.  If I thought this amazing 
flight would continue much longer, I'd get some additional feeders.  My 
previous high for siskins at my feeders was two!
Bob Grover









From: bounce-69382116-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-69382116-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of ken feustel
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 3:44 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Robert Moses State Park Birds This Morning (Suffolk Co.)

Before I relate the details of our morning's birding at RMSP, let me first say 
that we searched unsuccessfully for the previously reported Say's Phoebe from 
11:30AM to 12:30PM around the FI Lighthouse and the trails leading back to the 
hawk watch. When we left the bird had not been relocated. As a comparison the 
dates of last years Suffolk County Say's Phoebes were Oct 4-5 (Caumsett State 
Park) and Oct 7 (RMSP).

The Pine Siskin and Yellow-rumped Warbler show continued with thousands of each 
species streaming down the beach. The flight also featured good numbers of 
Red-winged Blackbirds and American Goldfinch. Birds occurring in modest numbers 
were Flicker, American Robin, Purple Finch, and Cedar Waxwing.  Highlights were 
few, but included a single Lincoln's Sparrow just east of the Field 2 toll 
booths, and a Blue Grosbeak that John Gluth first saw by the volleyball courts 
and we then picked up in the parkway median. Eastern Meadowlarks were observed 
in one and twos during the morning, a few stopping in the planted islands in 
front of the Field 2 concession. Sparrow numbers were unimpressive, the most 
numerous being Dark-eyed Junco. We have never experienced the sustained Siskin 
flight of the last few weeks, where over a thousand individuals have frequently 
been recorded in a few hours birding. On a related Siskin note, we observed two 
flock of Siskins moving north across Great South Bay on the east side of the 
Captree Bridge, thereby avoiding the west winds that had developed by the early 
afternoon.

Good Birding,

Ken & Sue Feustel
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Robert Moses State Park Birds This Morning (Suffolk Co.)

[Grover, Bob]

Following up on Ken's post, my oak trees were teeming with Pine Siskins 
yesterday during two brief observing sessions at noon and 5PM.  My yard is one 
mile west and one mile north of the Captree Bridge where Ken saw them cross to 
the mainland.  With the trees still fully leafed out, it was impossible to 
accurately estimate their numbers, but I would guess around 75.  They were 
platooning back and forth to the thistle feeder.  If I thought this amazing 
flight would continue much longer, I'd get some additional feeders.  My 
previous high for siskins at my feeders was two!
Bob Grover









From: bounce-69382116-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-69382116-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of ken feustel
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 3:44 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Robert Moses State Park Birds This Morning (Suffolk Co.)

Before I relate the details of our morning's birding at RMSP, let me first say 
that we searched unsuccessfully for the previously reported Say's Phoebe from 
11:30AM to 12:30PM around the FI Lighthouse and the trails leading back to the 
hawk watch. When we left the bird had not been relocated. As a comparison the 
dates of last years Suffolk County Say's Phoebes were Oct 4-5 (Caumsett State 
Park) and Oct 7 (RMSP).

The Pine Siskin and Yellow-rumped Warbler show continued with thousands of each 
species streaming down the beach. The flight also featured good numbers of 
Red-winged Blackbirds and American Goldfinch. Birds occurring in modest numbers 
were Flicker, American Robin, Purple Finch, and Cedar Waxwing.  Highlights were 
few, but included a single Lincoln's Sparrow just east of the Field 2 toll 
booths, and a Blue Grosbeak that John Gluth first saw by the volleyball courts 
and we then picked up in the parkway median. Eastern Meadowlarks were observed 
in one and twos during the morning, a few stopping in the planted islands in 
front of the Field 2 concession. Sparrow numbers were unimpressive, the most 
numerous being Dark-eyed Junco. We have never experienced the sustained Siskin 
flight of the last few weeks, where over a thousand individuals have frequently 
been recorded in a few hours birding. On a related Siskin note, we observed two 
flock of Siskins moving north across Great South Bay on the east side of the 
Captree Bridge, thereby avoiding the west winds that had developed by the early 
afternoon.

Good Birding,

Ken  Sue Feustel
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[nysbirds-l] siskins

[Luke Ormand]

I opened the door to go outside this morning and my yard was loaded with
siskins who blended in extremely well with the ground.  As soon as I came
outside they flew to adjacent trees or properties.. I have no feeder or
bird bath either.  I'm a mile north from the Great South Bay in East
Patchogue.  I'd estimate there were at least 50

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www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com

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[nysbirds-l] New York City: Morning flight over Manhattan

[Angus Wilson]

On my way to work this morning I noticed a significant number of song
birds, predominantly American Robins, passing WSW overhead. Worth a
look upwards if you can. Indeed, Andrew Farnsworth had sent word last
night that there was likely to be a significant flight based on radar
returns after dusk.

There also seemed to be a higher number of gulls visible today, some
in small flocks, moving in a similar direction suggestive of migrants.
Gull migration is one of those very poorly documented phenomena that
goes on throughout the region but in a manner that's hard to quantify
unless you focus on a less common species or are diligent about
counting gulls at specific locations.

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Angus Wilson
New York City  The Springs, NY, USA
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[nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

[Timothy Dunn]

I was in my driveway and front yard this morning in the Argyle Park section of 
Babylon, apparently seeing a large influx of new overnight migrants. Between 
7:40am and 8:30am, I observed the following:

80 Dark-eyed Juncos
25 White-throated Sparrows
8 Chipping Sparrows
3 Song Sparrows 
4 Hermit Thrushes
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
10-12 Yellow-rumped Warblers
4 Golden-crowned Kinglets (more heard)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1-2 Red-breasted Nuthatches (heard only)
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Rusty Blackbird (a first for my yard list and seeming somewhat out of place 
by itself, hanging near, but not with, local starlings)
1-2 Red-winged Blackbirds (heard only)
1 Common Grackle
1 Northern Flicker (flyover)

Add in my regular locals:
1 Gray Catbird
4 Am. Robins
2 N. Cardinals
1 Blue Jay
1 N. Mockingbird
2 House Finches
3 Mourning Doves
1 Black-capped Chickadee (heard only)
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Mallard (flyover)
2 Herring Gulls (flyover)

And my usual resident invasives:
2 Rock Pigeons
15 E. Starlings
8 House Sparrows

32 Species for the morning without having to go more than 40 feet from my front 
door.  My feeders are not even up yet, but there is a 100'x300' grassy/weedy 
field next door that attracted the juncos, chippers, white-throateds and 
blackbirds.  

No siskins or goldfinches.

Tim Dunn
Babylon NY



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[nysbirds-l] eBird and Records Committees

[Christopher Wood]

If the last post wasn't long enough, I thought it may also be useful
for me to include our instructions to reviewers for coordinating with
records committees. It is critical that everyone understand that we
view NYSARC and eBird to be complimentary. NYSARC is of great added
benefit to eBird and we hope that eBird is of benefit to NYSOA and
NYSARC. There are still things we need to do, but I expect there to be
much more convergence between NYSARC and eBird when it comes to
records for which NYSARC requires documentation. I'd like to thank
Angus and the rest of NYSARC for their continued support of eBird, and
the many good ideas and discussions they have provided. Below is the
information we provide to reviewers.

RECORDS COMMITTEES

You will undoubtedly encounter birds reported to eBird that require
review by the local records committee. It is very important that our
eBird Reviewers cooperate with the local Records Committees, so please
pass any documentation you receive (photos, descriptions, or simply
information on the report) to the local Records Committee so that they
can follow-up on the records and review them. Please do your best to
follow the decisions of the local records committees. For species
subject to committee  review (i.e., on the local review list),
please try to ensure that the records reviewed by the committee are
treated consistently within eBird. We strongly believe in the value of
records committees, both for their archival role in collecting,
filing, and preserving the body of documentation supporting rarities,
and for their role in providing timely, expert review. In general, an
important record adjudicated and validated by a committee of regional
experts is stronger than a record assessed by one individual. Although
bird records committees may occasionally be influenced by personal
relationships or politics, we do feel that eBird will be best served
to follow their decisions.

However, it is also important that eBird information flow rapidly and
not be delayed by waiting for committee action which can take months
or even years (!). Please do use your judgment to make an initial
judgment on any current rarities. If a Ross's Gull appears in your
area and is photographed and seen by hundreds, you need not await the
records committee's endorsement to validate it. Likewise, if you have
good reason to feel that a reported Brown-chested Martin was really a
Purple Martin, please do not hesitate to make that judgment. But
please do stay abreast of the records committee decisions and reverse
your action if your assessment and that of the records committee
differ (these cases will be rare).

If you strongly believe a committee has erred in the treatment of a
record, we encourage you to promote the re-review of the record by the
committee. Write a statement defending how you would treat the record
and submit it for consideration by the committee. And if you depart
from a committee decision with your eBird review (which we do not
recommend), please be sure to provide extensive commentary within the
record to defend your departure from their decision.

Chris Wood

eBird  Neotropical Birds Project Leader
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RE: [nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

[Grover, Bob]

A couple of hours makes a big difference.  At noon today the activity in my 
West Islip yard was much quieter that what Tim observed this morning a mile or 
two west.  All of my siskins from yesterday had departed.  I did have, however, 
a flock of about a dozen YR Warblers fly in while I was there, and they were 
desperate for water.  They mobbed my little garden stream and several of them 
did virtual belly flops right into the middle of both of my ponds, which are 
well over a foot deep, where they splashed around for a few seconds before 
flying off the water.  I have never seen this behavior in warblers before
Bob Grover


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From: bounce-69384489-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-69384489-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Timothy Dunn
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 9:31 AM
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

I was in my driveway and front yard this morning in the Argyle Park section of 
Babylon, apparently seeing a large influx of new overnight migrants. Between 
7:40am and 8:30am, I observed the following:

80 Dark-eyed Juncos
25 White-throated Sparrows
8 Chipping Sparrows
3 Song Sparrows
4 Hermit Thrushes
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
10-12 Yellow-rumped Warblers
4 Golden-crowned Kinglets (more heard)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1-2 Red-breasted Nuthatches (heard only)
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Rusty Blackbird (a first for my yard list and seeming somewhat out of place 
by itself, hanging near, but not with, local starlings)
1-2 Red-winged Blackbirds (heard only)
1 Common Grackle
1 Northern Flicker (flyover)

Add in my regular locals:
1 Gray Catbird
4 Am. Robins
2 N. Cardinals
1 Blue Jay
1 N. Mockingbird
2 House Finches
3 Mourning Doves
1 Black-capped Chickadee (heard only)
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Mallard (flyover)
2 Herring Gulls (flyover)

And my usual resident invasives:
2 Rock Pigeons
15 E. Starlings
8 House Sparrows

32 Species for the morning without having to go more than 40 feet from my front 
door.  My feeders are not even up yet, but there is a 100'x300' grassy/weedy 
field next door that attracted the juncos, chippers, white-throateds and 
blackbirds.

No siskins or goldfinches.

Tim Dunn
Babylon NY



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Re: [nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

[Peter Morris]

There were several birds around Southards Pond Park, Babylon (close to Tim) 
this morning which appeared to be 'new in'. The most obvious arrivals were 
Thrushes (56), Robins (36), Golden-crowned Kinglets (23), Goldfinch (19) and 
Pine Siskin (30).  Goldfinches and Siskins were moving west through the trees 
with a small number of Dark-eyed Junco. 

Other interest was provided by 2 each of Nashville and Blackpoll Warbler, 1 
Common Yellowthroat, 1 Palm Warbler, 3 Blue-headed Vireos and a Fow Sparrow. 
All in all a very enjoyable couple of hours

Pete

West Babylon, NY



 From: Timothy Dunn timd...@optonline.net
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu 
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 9:31 AM
Subject: [nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM
 
I was in my driveway and front yard this morning in the Argyle Park section of 
Babylon, apparently seeing a large influx of new overnight migrants. Between 
7:40am and 8:30am, I observed the following:

80 Dark-eyed Juncos
25 White-throated Sparrows
8 Chipping Sparrows
3 Song Sparrows 
4 Hermit Thrushes
1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
10-12 Yellow-rumped Warblers
4 Golden-crowned Kinglets (more heard)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1-2 Red-breasted Nuthatches (heard only)
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Rusty Blackbird (a first for my yard list and seeming somewhat out of place 
by itself, hanging near, but not with, local starlings)
1-2 Red-winged Blackbirds (heard only)
1 Common Grackle
1 Northern Flicker (flyover)

Add in my regular locals:
1 Gray Catbird
4 Am. Robins
2 N. Cardinals
1 Blue Jay
1 N. Mockingbird
2 House Finches
3 Mourning Doves
1
 Black-capped Chickadee (heard only)
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Mallard (flyover)
2 Herring Gulls (flyover)

And my usual resident invasives:
2 Rock Pigeons
15 E. Starlings
8 House Sparrows

32 Species for the morning without having to go more than 40 feet from my front 
door.  My feeders are not even up yet, but there is a 100'x300' grassy/weedy 
field next door that attracted the juncos, chippers, white-throateds and 
blackbirds.  

No siskins or goldfinches.

Tim Dunn
Babylon NY



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