I photographed one at a sewage treatment facility on Long Island in the late 70s/early 80s, but back then we all just assumed these birds were escapes. Of course, back then, they probably were.
Mike Cooper Ridge, LI, NY Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2022, at 4:19 PM, Kevin J. McGowan <k...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > > That record does not come up on the NYSARC reports database page. > https://nybirds.org/NYSARC/RecordsSummary.htm > > I saw it 8 Sep 1995. I thought everyone agreed it was of captive origin, so > perhaps no one submitted a NYSARC report? > > Kevin > > > Kevin J. McGowan, Ph.D. > Senior Course Developer and Instructor > Bird Academy > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road > Ithaca, NY 14850 > k...@cornell.edu > 607-254-2452 > > > > Do you know about our other distance-learning opportunities? Visit Bird > Academy, https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/courses/ to see our list of > courses. > > > > > > > From: bounce-126273346-85339...@list.cornell.edu > <bounce-126273346-85339...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Andrew Block > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2022 3:15 PM > To: NYSBIRDS-L <nysbird...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Common Shelduck from Jamaica Bay several years ago > > Hi all. Does anyone know if the Common Shelduck from Jamaica Bay was > accepted or not? It was seen in the early 2000's I think. Just wondering. > > Andrew > > Andrew v. F. Block > Consulting Naturalist > 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 > Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780 > www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums > -- > 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
