It was very exciting to see yet another rare yellow western kingbird in New York State let alone one only a few miles down river from where I live up the river in Ossining. After spending two hours unsuccessfully this morning in the rain, a second trip proved fruitful, as not only was the bird cooperative, I was able to meet some of the birding luminaries in NYS, and thanks TB for the scope views This was my third western type Kingbird in NY, a Couch’s on a fire escape in the West Village for Christmas 2014, a Western at my patch, Croton Point Park in August 2019, and now Tropical. Shai and others let me know of previous sightings in Brooklyn and Montauk of Cassin’s kingbird so maybe one day. With more rain coming and it being warm enough for insects hopefully it sticks around a bit.
Interesting that in a week where we lost two, three-named Texas troubadours, a Texas bird shows up on the Hudson River, so let’s dance a bit with worn out shoes for Jerry Jeff Walker (OK he was from Oneonta, NY but a Texan at heart), and the old five and dimer, Billy Joe Shaver, who join Townes Van Zandt and Stevie Ray Vaughn (and any other three-named Texans I forgot). And be careful to those still with us, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, John Dee Graham, and Robert Earl Keen, because the road don’t go on forever and the party does end, but may a new one begin next Tuesday. Good Tropical NY Birding L. Trachtenberg Ossining, NY -- 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/ --
