Good thinking, but why not look at the more recent data from the 2nd atlas? Go to http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/bba/ for the online maps, or buy the book (I get no royalties!). ;^)
Really, though, the question to ask yourself about any posting to NYSbirds-L is, "is this report of interest to people throughout New York STATE?" If not, use some other, regional list. STATE rarities, odd out-of-range sightings, unusual dates, new range expansions, regional specialties of interest to travelers, and the like are useful to this list. Common backyard birds, even in the NYC region, are not. Kevin Kevin J. McGowan Ithaca, NY [email protected] 607-254-2452 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Zygala and Lucinda Shastid Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 6:57 PM To: NYSBIRDS-L Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] hummer at feeder - and basic manners I noticed that in Mr. Kedenburg's posting that he stated, "There are many breeding RT Hummingbirds throughout the State of N and New England," so he seems to feel that Mr. Block's posting is boring, irrelevant, or worse. So, I decided to look at the 1988 "Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State" for information. Both the maps and the text state that Ruby-Throated Hummingbird occurs almost exclusively in the northern part of Westchester County. Therefore, evidence of possible breeding in Bronxville (southern Westchester County) is somewhat unusual. The atlas also shows the Mr. Kedenburg's flat statement is incorrect. The real problem seems to be the tone of Mr. Kedenburg's posting. To my eye it is most certainly rude, and somewhat condescending. I don't see why anyone on this list needs to be subjected to this kind of postig. Joe Zygala -- 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/[email protected]/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/ -- -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
