Re: possible exotic (ibis in Saratoga County) - Friday, 23 October, 2009 and to think I went all the way to New Delhi to see this species, earlier this year... (it was considered a fairly good sighting at end of March there within city limits, albeit in a good, birdy green- space). Incidental to nothing particular about this NY report, the city of New Delhi India is considered a rival to any other such (large & populous) urban center in the world, save perhaps Nairobi which is not the place it once was for safe travel on one's own - as neighborhoods in New Delhi were. In 2006 (February) the total of 226 species of native wild birds were found in New Delhi by many teams, including many very keen birders as well as those new to such birding endeavors, with university students well represented amongst the teams. That is a lot of species of birds for one urban center in just one day!
More pertinent to this & other "possible exotics" (or thought to be such) is that we might always try to look into just what actually is being seen with at least the possibility of interesting vagrant birds (ok, perhaps not out of the Indian subcontinent) fairly good this time of year here... -- -- -- Meanwhile in Maine, for those who haven't heard - THREE Pink-footed Geese are continuing near Yarmouth (Cumberland Co., in southern Maine) which is a rare enough occurrence in North America that the following is posted by an author of "A Birder's Guide to Maine" [book sadly out- of-print & dear in price for potential purchasers of a used copy]. Also note that birding visitors are arriving from not only Alaska but also Arkansas, California & ... well, is a PINK-FOOT guest book being kept? http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MAIN.html#1256314966 http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MAIN.html#1256303664 -- -- -- Sad news that a Fork-tailed Flycatcher in New Brunswick Canada was just caught by a cat - http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NTNB.html#1256313517 which prompts a preaching-to-the-converted request that all domestic cats (pets or otherwise) be kept indoors so as not to harm wildlife including, but not limited to, wild birds. A (3-page, PDF file download) brochure on DOMESTIC CAT PREDATION ON BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE from the non-profit American Bird Conservancy organization: http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/materials/predation.pdf -- -- -- At New Jersey's coastal Brigantine / Forsyth National Wildlife Refuge, a Purple Gallinule was added to the list of species expected in Florida (the other, a long-lingering Roseate Spoonbill still there the other day), while at Barnegat Light earlier in the week, in N.J. a Harlequin Duck had returned for the cold-weather seasons. Good birding, more "interesting" weather coming in now! Not too much "new" in Central Park, Manhattan - although at least 8 warbler species still around on a cloudy morning... none too terribly late, for the 10/23 date. Tom Fiore, Manhattan - - - - - <> <> <> On Oct 23, 2009, at 12:03 PM, Hugh McGuinness wrote: > Hi NY Birders, > > I realize this is whacky, but I just received a call about a > potential RED-NAPED IBIS in Saratoga Co which was seen this morning > by a non-birder. The bird was seen in a pond south of Corinth, NY. > Take Main Street in Corinth south 4 miles and look for a pond on the > right hand side of the road. Perhaps someone in the area could check > this out. Of course the provenance of this bird is uncertain and it > is likely an escape, but records of escaped birds are worthy of > documentation. > > Hugh > > Hugh McGuinness > The Ross School > 18 Goodfriend Drive > East Hampton, NY 11937 > [email protected] <><><><><><><><><><> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
