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L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 28, 2020, at 9:14 AM, Brendan Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Kingbird last seen about 45 mins ago. Many on site now. > > Brendan > >> On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 8:06 AM Anne Swaim <[email protected]> wrote: >> Re access >> There’s a walking path from Ardsley MetroNorth station through edge of Mercy >> College to publicly accessible pedestrian bridge over RR tracks to Wickers >> Creek. >> >> Peadestruan Bridge >> Dobbs Ferry, NY >> https://goo.gl/maps/JBoa1yrgms6km5gK8 >> >> <image0.jpeg> >> >> >> ————— >> Anne Swaim, >> Executive Director >> Saw Mill River Audubon >> www.sawmillriveraudubon.org >> O: 914-666-6503 >> C: 914-548-3235 >> >> >>>> On Oct 28, 2020, at 6:01 AM, Thomas Fiore <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> >> >>> Responding in part on Robert Lewis' post [here], the observer (T. Warren) >>> in his eBird checklist added, among other notes, this - >>> "Unfortunately, the bird stayed for only a few minutes before leaving. >>> (There was also a Merlin and a Cooper's Hawk in the area).” >>> See: https://ebird.org/checklist/S75497630 (the original list, by the >>> observer, with his excellent photo-series embedded) >>> >>> However, a few hours later, late in the day on Tuesday 10/27, was a 2nd >>> sighting also with some photos, & also THIS NOTE, regarding PRIVATE >>> PROPERTY - >>> *DO NOT TRESPASS*. Note: "To let people know, The Landing is private >>> property and to legally access this property, you have to park at the >>> neighboring parking lot and cross the beach at low tide. The bird is right >>> at the wooded area next to the beach, but unless you wear waders //….” … >>> thus, Bob Lewis’ query re: ‘parking’ - but the larger issue there may be of >>> LEGAL access to the site. That, & more is in the eBird checklist submitted >>> by J. Ansellem https://ebird.org/checklist/S75505672 >>> >>> Perhaps with luck, the kingbird is still in that general area… &/but if >>> not, it should be something to take notice of should a flycatcher *of that >>> appearance* make an appearance - anywhere in NY, etc.- i.e., birds 'with a >>> lot of yellow’, in the latter half of fall & on into winter are worth >>> triple-checking. (that’s a great simplification of an old ‘rule’ on CBC’s >>> done in ‘northerly' climes, meaning most places north of where "kingbirds >>> with yellow bellies" are at all regular… (thus for us in N.Y.- at this >>> time, or any time, of the year) Thanks to those who continue to post rare >>> & other birds to this NY State List. >>> …... >>> And just since there’s a bit of a theme on birds in NY that *could* >>> essentially show up almost anywhere, but are never-expected: a Magnificent >>> sighting (with great photos) from Cayuga County, NY is at least fun to read >>> about - https://ebird.org/checklist/S75502110 And, where to next, >>> Fair[Haven] frigate? >>> … >>> It’s well worth a note that the LeConte’s Sparrow was again being seen on >>> Tuesday 10/27, by multiple observers & photographers at the site where Dr. >>> Richard Veit found it 2 days prior, Conference House Park at the southern >>> end of Staten Island (N.Y. City) also known as Richmond Co., NY - and >>> lingering near that was also a continuing Grasshopper Sparrow. A nice photo >>> indicating the usual skulking nature of LeConte’s Sparrow (at the above >>> site on 10/27) was shared to the Macaulay Library archive by D. Kotler: >>> https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/275105561 >>> ….. >>> There were some great local-interest birds seen in N.Y. County on Tuesday, >>> 10/27, which included yet another & sort-of-special location-discovery, of >>> a Nelson’s Sparrow at Central Park (found by D. Aronov) in Manhattan (N.Y. >>> City), & identified as one of the interior form[s], with thanks to A. >>> Burke; & some photos taken there by some of the many observers may assist >>> on that, as well; one such was from J. Wooten, who was among those on a >>> fabulously succesful bird-walk of the Linnaean Society of New York (their >>> regular non-profit Tuesday walk done in migration seasons, in Central >>> Park); see: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/275103611 - and, a nice >>> close-up by G. Yang, also in Macaulay Library archives: >>> https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/275071731? from the same site/date. The >>> day also featured a very fine showing of vultures (Black & Turkey), & many >>> raptor species, with a very nice count of Red-shouldered Hawk (migrating) >>> for Manhattan, a slightly-late (migrating) Broad-winged Hawk, as well as a >>> likely (current-era) day-record for E. Bluebird occuring in N.Y. County >>> with many dozens seen on the move. Nearly 120 species of birds (including >>> our 3 'usual feral & naturalized' species) were seen in N.Y. County, >>> perhaps more pending any ‘late’ reports, on Tuesday, 10/27 (by a combined >>> array of observers all around the county, and with such an impressive >>> diurnal passage); more details in a further report, on another day. >>> >>> good -and ethical- birding to all, >>> >>> Tom Fiore >>> manhattan >>> >>> >>> -- >>> NYSbirds-L List Info: >>> Welcome and Basics >>> Rules and Information >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> Archives: >>> The Mail Archive >>> Surfbirds >>> ABA >>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>> -- >> >> -- >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> ABA >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
