Hi All, Another obscenely rare shorebird (even outdoing Wood Sandpiper!) has showed up on the New England coast. Thought it'd be worth getting the word on this bird out there.... If anybody is chasing and wants to swing by Amherst, MA let me know!
Good Birding, Jacob Drucker Amherst, MA Begin forwarded message: > From: Marshall Iliff <[email protected]> > Date: October 19, 2012 3:13:14 PM EDT > To: MASSBIRD <[email protected]> > Subject: [MASSBIRD] GRAY-TAILED TATTLER - Nantucket > Reply-To: Marshall Iliff <[email protected]> > > Found (brief 5 sec view before it flew!) by Jeremiah Trimble yesterday > evening, relocated today, photographed, and confirmed by voice. Apparently in > harbor area but has not been seen. An amazing first record for the East Coast > and maybe just second for the Lower 48 (one accepted CA record). > > This weekend is the Nantucket Birding Festival so there will be much effort > spent to refind it and we'll surely post again if it settles down. I think it > was seen refound around 10:30 am and then flew off at 11am, with no sightings > since. > > Exciting! And major kudos to Jeremiah for finding it by call and recognizing > it in a split second view! > > Best, > > Marshall Iliff > > Sent from my iPhone -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
