It was still there as of 8:20am and appears to be of a far western ssp
- a chocolate brown and gray, getting a little warmer in the primaries
and tail. I have pics. For those looking for it - it's an active
feeder but it's quite shy.
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Phil Jeffrey
On May 13, 2010, at 7:50 AM, Shaibal Mitra
<[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Karen and all,
This report is extremely exciting and of great interest to many
people. I would be most appreciative of any follow-up reports
concerning whether the bird continues to be seen.
Please document this bird as carefully as possible. Paul Buckley
recorded a Fox Sparrow of the subspecies altivagans at Fire Island
Lighthouse on almost this date (12 May 71--note that these dates are
a month later than Red Fox Sparrows are expected in southeastern
NY). Collected as a specimen, that record has been much studied and
debated over the years. This one deserves to be described in detail
and photographed if possible.
Shai Mitra
Bay Shore
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From: [email protected]
[[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen Fung
[[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 7:07 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: [nysbirds-l] May 13th Western Race Fox Sparrow in Central
Park
Hi All,
Stephanie Seymour and Rob Fanning just called to report a Fox Sparrow
(Western Subspecies, a much grayer form) in Strawberry Fields in
Central Park. The sparrow was found on the wood chip path by Steve
Chang and Andrew Rubenfeld about 15 min ago (~6:45am). Good luck if
you go.
Karen Fung
Think green before you print this email.
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