Hi All, After forwarding that initial report, I went into the park as well. No tanager, but had good views of the female-type Baltimore Oriole visiting the feeders. Was told that this bird has been around for several days, either at the Evodia feeders or at those in the Maintenance Meadow.
I was just in touch with two birders who were present at the initial sighting. One is still pretty sure he had a Western Tanager, based on the bird's face and bill; the other is no longer sure, since the bird was feeding on the ground and he did not have a good look at the head or bill. In the Sibley guide, plumage for pale female adult Western and drab first year Baltimore are quite similar, so I can see how one could make a mistake. Please post any updates to the list! Thanks, Karen On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Angus Wilson <oceanwander...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've not heard of any resightings of the tanager reported this morning but a > Baltimore Oriole is currently visiting the feeders in the maintenance meadow. > > Angus Wilson, New York City & The Springs, NY > http://birdingtotheend.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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
