As negative reports can be useful, I’ll say I was just in Clove Lakes Park for the past ~ 2 hours and found neither the Thrush nor the Chat.
The Chat was, however, seen by another observer in the previously reported location around 3:30 this afternoon. I’m sure they’re both still skulking there somewhere... Hopefully I’ll get luckier next time, Gabriel Willow > On Jan 17, 2019, at 4:28 PM, Thomas Fiore <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wed. & Thursday. 16 - 17 January, 2019 > > It may be noted to this list that the Varied Thrush on Staten Island was > [re]-found on Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 (again, for the 2nd time in less > than 2 months) by Catherine Barron, a long-reliable and regular Staten Island > (Richmond County, NYC) birder. Her 1/16 eBird report was filed, and also her > 1/16-Wed. report given to the longstanding local alert, “SINaturaList”. See: > https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51741862 > > Incidentally, this Varied Thrush may well be spending parts of its time in > that area in private yards, near where seen in Clove Lakes Park (which is a > NYC public park). Also of some note had been a Yellow-breasted Chat seen at > Clove Lakes Park but in a different section, to at least Wed., Jan. 16th, & > that bird could certainly still be present as well; the location of the Chat > was near the larger Clove Lake, a bit east of where the Varied Thrush has > been reported. > > It seems that the Varied Thrush moved away from the public park and perhaps > up towards a church and also private homes by mid-day or so, on Thursday. > This follows a sort of situation that also was seen with the early December > appearances of this bird, when it was not seen for long periods by multiple > seekers, and not seen in a very long interval of the dates from early > December to now mid-January... > > I might emphasize, it is very possible that this Varied Thrush is 'making a > living' in private properties, as much as in publicly-viewable places, & if > so, obviously any who come seeking views should respect the privacy of local > home-owners. The area where the Varied Thrush has appeared is not at all far > from streets with a lot of single-family homes, private yards, and - a fair > amount of possible / potential feeding, roosting, “hiding” places for a bird > of this kind. Thanks to I. Grant for the update to this list, and to any > others who may update on this rarity! > > Additionally, there’s been a very late-lingering Esatern Phoebe in the same > park, but in a yet-different location, near Martling’s Pond as reliably > reported from 1/16 (& there was also a reliable sighting of E. Phoebe at a > nearby location, Snug Harbor also on the n. end of Staten Island, from 1/14 > as well), not necessarily the same individual in this winter of multiple E. > Phoebes in the region (& even of all 3 of the 3 Phoebe species - in a > modestly wider, just barely 2-state, region!) > > - - - > - The long-lingering male Evening Grosbeak is continuing in Manhattan, NYC at > Riverside Park - this bird was found on the Manhattan portion of the Lower > Hudson Christmas Bird Count (that’s the count that covers ALL of Manhattan, > including Central, and Riverside, and Inwood Hill, & multiple other parks on > the day) back on December 16, 2018, this now a month-plus stay for a species > that’s not at all too regular in NYC; the Eve. Grosbeak has ranged about, but > is somewhat regularly encountered by birders using the leaf-covered trail in > the “Forever Wild” - white signs - of the Ladies Grove Sanctuary, which has > entrances in that park near about W. 116-117th Streets & also a bit to the > north near about W. 119-120th Streets, with some forays by the grosbeak to as > far as across Riverside Drive, & n. of Riverside Church in smaller Sakura > Park, and more often, in Riverside Park’s wooded area, a bit north of the > noted area which is the best area to work, seeking this lingerer. It’s also > occasionally seen from Riverside Drive and simply looking into the park over > a long, low stone wall. Thanks to all who orginally found this bird back on > Dec. 16th, & also to K. Fung for a number of more recent sightings and > reports. > > - - - > Extra-limitally but just barely to NY’s east, an adult ‘Kamchatka’ Mew Gull > has been contiuning in Stamford, Fairfield Co. in Connecticut as noted by > some on this list, & regularly updated on the CT Birds list-serve as well as > in eBird & etc. - thanks to Patrick Dugan in particular for many sightings & > updates on that bird in CT. > > VERY extra-limitally, congrat’s are due to Linda Grant for discovering & > reporting the first-ever White-throated Thrush in Arizona, a recent find > there, & now having been seen by many seekers; it is believed the only United > States occurence of that mainly Mexican-Central American species of ‘Turdus’ > [genus] thrush outside of southern Texas, where it’s considered rare. The > Arizona & N.M. birds-list are giving updates along with eBird, etc., and this > rarity is being sought at Madera Canyon in the southern part of that state, > with visitors arriving to look from many many places. > > good birding - & safe travel to all during upcoming weather, > > Tom Fiore > manhattan > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
