There was one reported in Bear Mountain State Park earlier this month – here’s the posting form the Hudson River Almanac. Same bird?
1/5 - Bear Mountain State Park, HRM 45.5: This is normally a time of year when people head south. However, on this blustery winter day a Floridian made a rare visit to the skies over Doodletown at Bear Mountain State Park. We watched in amazement as a crested caracara soared overhead in the late morning sun. The bird circled several times, drifted north out of view, and then returned overhead before heading east toward the Hudson. The field markings and overall gestalt of the bird were unmistakable. To our knowledge, this was the first record of a caracara in New York State. We later learned that one of these southern raptors was photographed in Berks County, PA, just a week earlier, so perhaps our sighting was the same bird blown north by the previous day’s violent winds. Wherever it came from, it was a sight to behold, a tropical apparition on a brisk winter’s day. Larry Federman Education Coordinator Audubon New York Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, and RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuaries and Centers From: Steven Schellenger Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 9:24 AM To: nysbirds-l Subject: [nysbirds-l] Caracara I just saw 2 pictures from a South Shore Audubon member, asking for id help. The pictures were taken around Jan. 22, 2015 in Seaford, NY. The bird was sitting on a fence and the flying. It is a Caracara. Steve Schellenger -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to 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/ --
