I'm pretty confident at this point that it's a female Chuck-Will's-Widow: female by buffy undertail with no white visible. Phil Jeffrey's post from a couple years back has some very helpful points:
http://www.philjeffrey.net/ChuckWhip.html Like those birds, this one shows a uniformly warm buff undertail, and the whole bird is fairly warm brown. It appeared large and large-headed (although not as large as some other Chucks I've seen). I'm not sure this is a good field mark (it's surprisingly hard to find good, diagnostic information on this stuff, I need a copy of Pyle I guess) but on a Whip-poor-will, the black borders of the "braces" appear in pictures to be more solid, further emphasizing the paler braces. On the Chuck, the border is a series of smaller black spots, which was the case in this bird. The throat was brownish, the same tone as breast. In a Whip I believe the throat would be darker and the breast/belly grayer & paler. Any other clinchers I'm missing? Cheers, Gabriel Willow > On Apr 13, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nice technical info, but what species of Nightjar is it? ;) > > Hugh > >> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Brian Whipple <brian.whip...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> For Gmail users: >> >> Go to Settings, then click the Filters tab, then create the following filter: >> to: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu; Do this: Never send it to Spam >> I frequently get emails from the NYSBirds-L and ebirdsNYC lists with a >> yellow banner in the top of the email reading "This message was not sent to >> Spam because of a filter you created"—including the email from Gabriel this >> morning. >> >> Here's a Google help page on using filters. >> >>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Without getting into a lengthy e-mail the issue with Yahoo and Aol has to >>> do with both Yahoo and Aol changing their Domain-based Message >>> Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) policy such that “all >>> other mail services [are to] reject emails claiming to come from a Yahoo >>> user, but not signed by Yahoo.” >>> >>> This policy was put in place to address "spoofing." I won't bore anyone >>> with more but be aware that Gmail could follow suit. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> 風 Swift as the wind >>> 林 Quiet as the forest >>> 火 Conquer like the fire >>> 山 Steady as the mountain >>> Sun Tzu The Art of War >>> >>>> (\__/) >>>> (= '.'=) >>>> (") _ (") >>>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! >>> >>> Andrew Baksh >>> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com >>> >>>> On Apr 13, 2015, at 9:22 AM, Karen Fung easternblueb...@gmail.com >>>> [ebirdsnyc] <ebirdsnyc-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Update: it was Gabe Willow, so am forwarding. I see that the message went >>>> into my Spam folder. Seems that quite a few legitimate messages from >>>> people using Yahoo or AOL are ending up in Spam when posted to the NYS >>>> list. >>>> Anyone know why? Karen >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: Gabriel Willow <gabrielwil...@yahoo.com> >>>> Date: Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 8:24 AM >>>> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Nightjar in Bryant Park NYC >>>> To: NYSBIRDS-L <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu> >>>> >>>> >>>> There is a sleeping nightjar, I think a Whippoorwill, on a horizontal >>>> branch on the Eastern side of Bryant Park behind library, near NE corner >>>> of lawn. >>>> >>>> Many other species present as well. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> 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/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> __._,_.___ >>>> Posted by: Karen Fung <easternblueb...@gmail.com> >>>> Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • >>>> Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (1) >>>> ebirdsnyc: bird sightings from the NYC area >>>> VISIT YOUR GROUP New Members 4 >>>> • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> __,_._,___ >>> >>> -- >>> NYSbirds-L List Info: >>> Welcome and Basics >>> Rules and Information >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> Archives: >>> The Mail Archive >>> Surfbirds >>> BirdingOnThe.Net >>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>> -- >> >> >> >> -- >> BTW >> -- >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > > > > -- > Hugh McGuinness > Washington, D.C. > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to 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/ --
