The Summer Tanager found this morning (~8:15) during the Great South Bay Audubon field trip (co-led by Steve D'Amato and myself) was actually on the orange end of the spectrum for a female SUTA, which momentarily led me to think it was a female oriole when I first laid eyes on it. We managed to keep it in view for ~5 minutes as it moving through the treetops before losing track of it. This was along the north edge of the picnic area less than 100 yards west of the main parking lot, and east of the where the male was found later.
The SUTAs were part of a fair movement of birds overnight which occurred despite the north winds and chilly temperatures. These arrivals were dominated by Yellow-rumped Warblers (of course), but also featured Blue-winged, Yellow, Black-throated Green, B&W, N. Parula, and Common Yellowthroat. Other highlights included Great-crested Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Scarlet Tanager, and Indigo Bunting. I found that the adult male Blue Grosbeak and 4 male Indigo Buntings persisted at Gilgo when I visited there solo mid-afternoon (3-3:45). John Gluth -- 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/ --
