We've just received word that on 11 Sept 2011, Philip and Alice Bricknerphotographed a GREAT KISKADEE at an apartment window in Spuyten Duyvil. This is situated on the Hudson River just north of Manhattan in the West Bronx. Readers will remember that on 31 August a Great Kiskadee was photographed near the Intrepid Museum at 46th Street in New York City. Again this is on the east bank of the Hudson River, a little over 9 miles south of the recent location.
The simplest conclusion is that the 'Intrepid kiskadee' is alive and wandering (alternatively, there is more than one kiskadee at large in NYC). Regardless, area birders should keep a sharp eye out. This is a potential new species for the NYS Checklist (pending NYSARC review) and full details of any additional sightings should be submitted to NYSARC and to the Kingbird Region 10 Editor (Seth Ausubel). Just for fun, by extrapolating these two data points we might predict the next sighting to be on Thursday in or around Dobbs Ferry! This is Region 9, where Mike Bochnik is the regional editor. Angus Wilson Chair, New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) New York Ornithological Association (NYSOA) -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA 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/ --
