I noticed on ebird that a Wilson's Warbler was reported from Queens this past weekend as the eastern race. I'm wondering how that determination was made, and suggest that if it was merely presumed to be the eastern race, then the observers or the editors might want to list it as a Wilson's Warbler unassigned to race. My hunch is that many, and perhaps all, of the late fall/early winter Wilson's Warblers in the east may be of western provenance.
Nevertheless, it is a wonderful find. Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness Washington, D.C. -- 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/ --
