[nysbirds-l] Northern Shrike in Warwick, NY

[Pat Palladino]

For those interested, apparently there has been a Northern Shrike hanging 
around for just over a week in the last 200-300 yards of low trees and shrubs 
between Lower Wisner Road and Upper Wisner Road where those two roads meet at 
Wisner Road in Warwick, NY. Today, I had a business meeting (yes, I am talking 
about a meeting on Sunday) about 20 minutes from that location, so I decided to 
swing by and take a look in the afternoon. After about a half hour, while 
standing on Upper Wisner Road, I located the bird in the bushes between the two 
roads about 250 yards from where those roads meet. Actually, what first got my 
attention was its confrontation with an angry Mockingbird.
Pat Palladino 

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[nysbirds-l] 11/17 Western Kingbirds - Cutchogue (Suffolk Co.)

[Karen Fung]

Hi All,
Posting for John Wittenberg, who is currently looking at one of the
two WESTERN KINGBIRDS that were found by Robert Gerdts ~2:45p, on the
snow fence posts on the north side of Oregon Road, just east of Cox
Lane.  Cutchogue is on the north fork of Long Island.  The bird is
very agreeable, perching, swooping down to the ground and back up
again.  John said that the second bird flew off several minutes ago
and has not returned.

Good luck if you go!
Karen Fung

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird continues @Captree State Park

[Andrew Baksh]

Continuing in the area south of the Captree Fleet parking lot (lower
parking lot).

Observed with Doug Futuyma and Tim Dunn.

Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

On Nov 17, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Gail Benson  wrote:

The Western Kingbird is north of the upper parking lot in the swale.  Gail
Benson & Tom Burke
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[nysbirds-l] Possible Brewer's Blackbird, Kissena Park, Queens

[David Klauber]

While on a belated unsuccessful visit to try for the Linnet this morning, I 
found what I believe was an adult winter plumaged Brewer's Blackbird. It was in 
a weedy field in front of the western side of the community gardens, between a 
large willow tree and the western fence, just past a burnt out area on a small 
berm that borders the gardens. This is somewhat west of where the Linnet has 
been seen. It sat perched about 3 feet high for a couple of minutes before 
flying away, down into the gardens I think. It was alone and not with any other 
birds - there were no other blackbirds in the area. It was basically black, 
with no brown in the wings, but it did have brown around the eyes, above and 
below, similar to what Sibley shows as a winter adult male. It did softly 
vocalize with a soft cluck sound twice before flying. I could not relocate it. 
At first thought it was the more expected Rusty Blackbird, but the wings and 
coverts were all black, with no brown fringing on the coverts or tertials. Also 
the habitat seemed wrong for a Rusty, being fairly dry, although I imagine 
there could have been water somewhere in the gardens . The eye looked white to 
me and the bill did not look particularly stubby, as would be expected for a 
Brewer's. But I believe the lack of brown in the wings rules out Rusty - any 
input regarding how diagnostic this is would be greatly appreciated. I saw it 
around 10 AM this morning and left around 11 without seeing it again. There 
were several Fox Sparrows around and a Cooper's Hawk reduced the rat population 
by 1   
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[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird being seen at Captree State Park

[Gail Benson]

The Western Kingbird is north of the upper parking lot in the swale.  Gail
Benson & Tom Burke

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[nysbirds-l] Inwood Hill Park, blackbird migration

[Nadir Souirgi]

James Knox and I are currently watching a sizable south bound movement of 
Common Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds over Inwood Hill  Park. In just 20 
minutes, and standing in the middle of the soccer field looking west over the 
ridge, we had 1100+ Common Grackles, 300+ Red-winged Blackbirds, with many more 
undetectable, surely flying through the low cloud cover as we could 
occasionally perceive their ghostly silhouettes through the mist. I'm thinking 
that there were probably some Rusties mixed in as some of the "chup" calls 
seemed a bit lower pitched and quieter- but I won't count those. Other smaller 
flocks of migrating American Robin (75+) and Yellow-rumped Warblers (10+) were 
also present.

Keep'em up!

Nadir Souirgi
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[nysbirds-l] Possible Brewer's Blackbird, Kissena Park, Queens

[David Klauber]

While on a belated unsuccessful visit to try for the Linnet this morning, I 
found what I believe was an adult winter plumaged Brewer's Blackbird. It was in 
a weedy field in front of the western side of the community gardens, between a 
large willow tree and the western fence, just past a burnt out area on a small 
berm that borders the gardens. This is somewhat west of where the Linnet has 
been seen. It sat perched about 3 feet high for a couple of minutes before 
flying away, down into the gardens I think. It was alone and not with any other 
birds - there were no other blackbirds in the area. It was basically black, 
with no brown in the wings, but it did have brown around the eyes, above and 
below, similar to what Sibley shows as a winter adult male. It did softly 
vocalize with a soft cluck sound twice before flying. I could not relocate it. 
At first thought it was the more expected Rusty Blackbird, but the wings and 
coverts were all black, with no brown fringing on the coverts or tertials. Also 
the habitat seemed wrong for a Rusty, being fairly dry, although I imagine 
there could have been water somewhere in the gardens . The eye looked white to 
me and the bill did not look particularly stubby, as would be expected for a 
Brewer's. But I believe the lack of brown in the wings rules out Rusty - any 
input regarding how diagnostic this is would be greatly appreciated. I saw it 
around 10 AM this morning and left around 11 without seeing it again. There 
were several Fox Sparrows around and a Cooper's Hawk reduced the rat population 
by 1   
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird continues @Captree State Park

[Andrew Baksh]

Continuing in the area south of the Captree Fleet parking lot (lower
parking lot).

Observed with Doug Futuyma and Tim Dunn.

Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

On Nov 17, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Gail Benson gbenso...@gmail.com wrote:

The Western Kingbird is north of the upper parking lot in the swale.  Gail
Benson  Tom Burke
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[nysbirds-l] 11/17 Western Kingbirds - Cutchogue (Suffolk Co.)

[Karen Fung]

Hi All,
Posting for John Wittenberg, who is currently looking at one of the
two WESTERN KINGBIRDS that were found by Robert Gerdts ~2:45p, on the
snow fence posts on the north side of Oregon Road, just east of Cox
Lane.  Cutchogue is on the north fork of Long Island.  The bird is
very agreeable, perching, swooping down to the ground and back up
again.  John said that the second bird flew off several minutes ago
and has not returned.

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Karen Fung

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