Two revisions to the preliminary summary for the Captree, Suffolk County, CBC are important enough to publicize.
First, the report of Magnolia Warbler at Heckscher has been retracted. The veteran observer who saw the bird did this the right way, by writing up a detailed description of exactly what was observed in over a minute of contact with the bird, and only later consulting identification material. The relatively long views were nevertheless frustrating because neither the wing nor the tail pattern was ever clearly seen. But the detailed description of the face, chin, throat, breast, and back not only overturned the initial identification but allowed for a confident re-identification as Nashville Warbler, a more expected CBC species, but still only the second ever for the Captree CBC. Second, a homeowner in the northernmost reaches of the count circle was prompted by the posted summary to check on the position of our circle. He discovered that his yard is within the circle, and that the immature Red-headed Woodpecker that has been visiting since November (and was seen on Sunday) was therefore countable! Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________ The Campaign for CSI: For College and Community<http://www.csi.cuny.edu/foundation/> -- 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/ --
