I just got home and so I wanted to post this before getting some much needed sleep.
Late yesterday afternoon around 6:30 p.m. I was working a patch along the path of the triangle of Kissena Corridor. This would be the path north of the artificial football field that is covered with wood chips. While working the area, I found a bird that took some time for me to get a decent enough look and when I did, I realized I was looking at a Vireo sp. that I was not familiar with. It was small like a *PHILADELPHIA VIREO* but had wing bars and I immediately thought of *HUTTON'S VIREO* but ruled it out after I got better looks. After several minutes of patiently working the area, I finally got a decent enough photo of the bird. To me it looked like a good candidate for a *BELL's VIREO* *(perhaps the Eastern race)*. The bird was last seen working its way back into the thickets. After getting back to my car and consulting field guides, I called a few people and provided a description of the bird and sent out a photo from the screen view of my camera. I received word from one non NY birder who is well known for his field work, published articles and talent. I have tremendous respect for him and he was very helpful with the Elegant Tern ID confirmation. His response was, "it is a Bell's Vireo." I will provide more details and post photos to my blog for review either tonight or first thing in the morning as I am beat but wanted to take the time out to put the word out since I have confirmation on the ID. 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/[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/ --
