First seen briefly around 4:35 p.m. from the parking lot near the fisherman's drive. It popped up in one of the tress near the parking lot where Starlings, Cowbirds and a few Red-winged Blackbirds had gathered but then dropped out of sight.
Later, seen through 5:15 p.m. with very good views thanks to Michael McBrien's mom Barbara, who spotted the bird near the Captree Toll Booth. Shai Mitra and Patricia Lindsay also saw the bird with us. Interestingly, the bird was feeding on the ground by itself, so this is something to keep in mind for those who might try for it tomorrow. I'll have some photos of the disheveled but quite identifiable Yellow-headed Blackbird later on the blog. Good Birding! Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Shaibal Mitra <shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu>wrote: > I left the immature male Yellow-headed Blackbird under Ken Feustel's > capable guardianship, and it was still present when I returned 45 minutes > later with Patricia Lindsay. As mentioned by Andrew, it associates with a > big flock of Brown-headed Cowbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, Boat-tailed > Grackles, and European Starlings, portions of which rove around the park on > a fairly rapid cycle. If the flock appears to be broken up into sub-flocks, > focus your attention on the portions containing cowbirds. > > This bird closely resembles the one I saw briefly at nearby Robert Moses > SP on 5 October and could conceivably be the same individual. I've posted > some photos in the "Long Island Fall 2011" album at: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/109808209543611018404 > > Shai Mitra > Bay Shore > ------------------------------ > *From:* bounce-38171878-3714...@list.cornell.edu [ > bounce-38171878-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Andrew Baksh [ > birdingd...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 19, 2011 11:38 AM > *To:* nysbirds-l > *Cc:* eBirds NYC; btb...@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [nysbirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird at Captree State Park > LI... > > Shai Mitra, just called to report finding a Yellow-headed Blackbird at > Captree State Park. The bird was observed near the area where the Common > Ground Dove was found last year, but seems to be roving quite a bit. If you > go out there to try for the bird, please post negative or positive reports. > Also, please give the bird room so as not to push it away. I am sure Shai > will have more details on the bird later. > > Good Birding! > > Andrew Baksh > Queens NY > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird*<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > *!* > -- > > ------------------------------ > > *Change is in the Air - *Smoking in Designated Areas Only in > effect.<http://www.csi.cuny.edu/tobaccofree> > *Tobacco-Free Campus as of July 1, 2012.* > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird*<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > *!* > -- > -- 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/ --
