[nysbirds-l] Cattle Egrets and the use of subspecies designations on eBird checklists

[Angus Wilson]

When creating an eBird checklist one has the option of selecting a species,
subspecies or sometimes a subspecies group. I've noticed an uptick recently
in the number of observers in coastal New York using the latter two
options, in the belief perhaps that this improves the scientific value of
their checklist or to guard against future taxonomic upgrades that would
promote subspecies to full species status.

Unfortunately very few checklists provide any justification for subspecies
designations and I suspect the majority are simply guesses based on range
or other assumptions. While these choices may well be correct, I don't
think this is good practice because it implies a greater level of
observation than actually occurred. Importantly subspecies selections may
actually be wrong, which could confuse future analyses.

A timely example is the CATTLE EGRET that's lingering in mid-town
Manhattan. I noticed several recent checklists entering this bird as
'Cattle Egret (Eastern) (Bubulcus ibis coromandus)'. THIS IS NOT CORRECT.

Other observers have entered the sighting at the species level only 'Cattle
Egret (Bubulcus ibis)' or  as 'Cattle Egret (Western) (Bubulcus ibis
ibis)'. In this case, these are both correct. That said, I don't think I've
seen a single checklist using Western Cattle Egret that actually comments
on how this selection was made.

So why is Western Cattle Egret correct? Cattle Egret has a broad
distribution across the temperate and tropical zones of both the Old and
New Worlds. The Americas were colonized in the 1950s by birds that crossed
the Atlantic from Africa, and are thus Western Cattle Egret (B. ibis ibis).
The name reflects the fact that these are from the western half of the
pre-expansion range (i.e. southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa). The
range of Eastern Cattle Egret (B. ibis coromandus) extends from central
Asia eastward through India to Japan and now includes Australia and New
Zealand following a similarly rapid range expansion in the opposite
direction. Why both subspecies underwent massive range expansions at about
the same time is fascinating topic in itself.

To my knowledge there is no evidence that Eastern Cattle Egret has occurred
in the eastern US and Canada (or I suspect, anywhere in the Americas except
perhaps as vagrants to western Alaska or Hawaii). This is important because
some authorities already treat Eastern and Western Cattle Egrets as
separate species and makes the point that labels should be used carefully
and if possible chosen on the basis of direct observation rather than
assumptions from a pull-down menu.

In the case of the Manhattan egret I think we can safely call this
individual a Western Cattle Egret because of the limited extent of the pale
orange feathering on the breast, head, neck and center of the back. This
coloring is usually more extensive and often a darker orange in Eastern
Cattle Egrets of similar age. The taxa also differ in their proportions,
especially leg and bill length, but this would be hard to assess on a lone
bird without good photos. Bill, leg and iris color are too variable to be
much use. There are rumors that vocalizations may also be diagnostic but
when was last time you heard a Cattle Egret calling away from a nesting
colony?

In summary, I recommend entering sightings into eBird at subspecies level
with caution, ideally providing a note on why you did so. Plenty of birds
can be identified at this level and this is a great way to hone your
observation skills and expand your knowledge of bird distribution. It's
true that for many common birds blanket assumptions are reasonable, at
least in the northeast. For example in New York State, Northern Flickers
are almost invariably Yellow-shafted (Colaptes auratus auratus), and
likewise Northern Orioles are almost always Baltimore Orioles (Icterus
galbula). These assumptions would not necessarily hold if you were birding
closer to the Rockies where the western counterparts are more frequent and
broad zones of overlap give rise to frequent integrades.

Identifying birds at the subspecies levels adds a thrilling dimension to
birding but can be tricky and less clear cut than species identifications.
It's great that eBird offers this as an option because it should improve
our knowledge of subspecies ranges, but for the reasons discussed above,
these choices should be used with care.

Here are a couple of useful links from eBird expanding on this thought
provoking topic.

http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/articles/1010552-understanding-
subspecies-in-ebird

http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/articles/1006768-entering-non-species-
taxa?b_id=1928

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[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Cattle Egret

[Angus Wilson]

There's an adult CATTLE EGRET at Mecox Dairy in Bridgehampton (Suffolk
Co.), a regular site for this species over the years. The egret was
actually with horses in the paddock on the NE side of Mecox Road, viewed
from Halsey Lane.

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[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Cattle Egret

[Angus Wilson]

There's an adult CATTLE EGRET at Mecox Dairy in Bridgehampton (Suffolk
Co.), a regular site for this species over the years. The egret was
actually with horses in the paddock on the NE side of Mecox Road, viewed
from Halsey Lane.

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[nysbirds-l] Rough-legged, Prothonotary - Jones Inlet area

[Steve Walter]

I guess it was posted earlier somewhere, as people kept showing up at Lido
Beach Nature Area to see the Prothonotary Warbler. But I haven't seen it yet
on the NYS-Birds archive (just seeing Peter's post). Fortunately, word of
mouth at Jones Beach got me heading over to Lido. Along the way, I spotted a
late (but I've seen them a bit later) Rough-legged Hawk nearly blending in
on a light pole at the Meadowbrook - Loop Parkway interchange. After
spending a couple of hours at Lido -  where some of the good birders added
an Orange-crowned Warbler and / or an early Prairie Warbler - the return
trip offered a view of the Rough-legged conspicuous in a small tree at the
interchange. 

 

A picture of the Prothonotary can be viewed at
http://stevewalternature.com/ . It spent most of its time on the berm along
the south side of the parking lot or between the bird and fence along the
sidewalk. A couple of times it flew outside the preserve, once spending a
couple of minutes on the sidewalk and once giving people a scare, as it
nearly flew into traffic. These crazy Prothonotarys. 

 

No Blue Grosbeak at Jones.

 

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Bayside, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Rough-legged, Prothonotary - Jones Inlet area

[Steve Walter]

I guess it was posted earlier somewhere, as people kept showing up at Lido
Beach Nature Area to see the Prothonotary Warbler. But I haven't seen it yet
on the NYS-Birds archive (just seeing Peter's post). Fortunately, word of
mouth at Jones Beach got me heading over to Lido. Along the way, I spotted a
late (but I've seen them a bit later) Rough-legged Hawk nearly blending in
on a light pole at the Meadowbrook - Loop Parkway interchange. After
spending a couple of hours at Lido -  where some of the good birders added
an Orange-crowned Warbler and / or an early Prairie Warbler - the return
trip offered a view of the Rough-legged conspicuous in a small tree at the
interchange. 

 

A picture of the Prothonotary can be viewed at
http://stevewalternature.com/ . It spent most of its time on the berm along
the south side of the parking lot or between the bird and fence along the
sidewalk. A couple of times it flew outside the preserve, once spending a
couple of minutes on the sidewalk and once giving people a scare, as it
nearly flew into traffic. These crazy Prothonotarys. 

 

No Blue Grosbeak at Jones.

 

Steve Walter

Bayside, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Dueling Prothonotaries

[Peter Reisfeld]

The curse has been broken.  After dipping on my last 8 attempts in 3 states, 
today I got not only one, but TWO prothonotary warblers!  Many thanks to the 
wonderful birding community, to Gabriel Willow for finding the Marine Park 
bird, to Eric Miller for valiantly rescuing it from the clutches of a mussel a 
couple days ago, and to Jeff Ritter for relocating it today for Bobby Veltri 
and I.  And thanks as well to Sam Jannazzo for finding the Lido bird (along 
with an orange-crowned warbler!).  This one was possibly even cuter.  You 
decide.  

Here are links to videos of both prothonotaries. 

Marine Park:  https://vimeo.com/213370132

Lido Preserve:  https://vimeo.com/213370448

(Notice how I deftly took a snapshot of the Lido bird precisely after it had 
just flown.) 

As a bonus, we had clapper rail and marsh wren at Marine park.  Here’s a video 
(of it clapping??):  https://vimeo.com/213370919

Happy spring migration birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Dueling Prothonotaries

[Peter Reisfeld]

The curse has been broken.  After dipping on my last 8 attempts in 3 states, 
today I got not only one, but TWO prothonotary warblers!  Many thanks to the 
wonderful birding community, to Gabriel Willow for finding the Marine Park 
bird, to Eric Miller for valiantly rescuing it from the clutches of a mussel a 
couple days ago, and to Jeff Ritter for relocating it today for Bobby Veltri 
and I.  And thanks as well to Sam Jannazzo for finding the Lido bird (along 
with an orange-crowned warbler!).  This one was possibly even cuter.  You 
decide.  

Here are links to videos of both prothonotaries. 

Marine Park:  https://vimeo.com/213370132

Lido Preserve:  https://vimeo.com/213370448

(Notice how I deftly took a snapshot of the Lido bird precisely after it had 
just flown.) 

As a bonus, we had clapper rail and marsh wren at Marine park.  Here’s a video 
(of it clapping??):  https://vimeo.com/213370919

Happy spring migration birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday April 15, 2017 - Orange-crowned Warbler & Blue-headed Vireo

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC - Ramble & Reservoir
Saturday April 15, 2017 
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walks starting from 
the Boathouse Cafe at 7:30 and 9:00am.

Highlights: Orange-crowned Warbler & Blue-headed Vireo

Canada Goose - 20 (8 Reservoir, 2 turtle Pond, 10 in flyover flock)
Gadwall - pair Reservoir
Mallard - Reservoir
Northern Shoveler - 14 Reservoir
Bufflehead - 6 Reservoir
Ruddy Duck - 2 Reservoir
Mourning Dove - many locations
Herring & Ring-billed Gulls - 130+ Reservoir (mostly Herring)
Great Black-backed Gull - 10 Reservoir
Common Loon - first-spring Reservoir (David Barrett)
Double-crested Cormorant - 3 Turtle Pond, 2 Reservoir, flyovers
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Turtle Pond (Christine Y.)
Red-tailed Hawk - overhead seen from Shakespeare Garden (Alexi Kalogerakis)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - in big Sweetgum at south end of Maintenance Field
Downy Woodpecker - residents
Northern Flicker - Maintenance Field
Blue-headed Vireo - Locust Grove (Sandra Critelli)
Blue Jay - residents
Fish Crow - vocal pair 6:30am (Bob before walk)
Barn Swallow - Turtle Pond 
Black-capped Chickadee - 3 feeders
Tufted Titmouse - feeders, Reservoir, etc. 
Red-breasted Nuthatch - pair Shakespeare Garden
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 4 (Point, Reservoir)
Hermit Thrush - Maintenance Field (7:30am walk)
American Robin - building nests
House Sparrow - pair building a ball of straw nest at Maintenance Field
House Finch - male feeders
American Goldfinch - 5 feeders & breeding-plumaged male at the Point (Gillian 
Henry)
Black-and-white Warbler - adult male at the Point (both walks)
Orange-crowned Warbler - the Point (Gillian Henry on the 7:30am walk)
Pine Warbler - Turtle Pond (7:30am walk)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4 Point (Andrea Hessel), 1 Reservoir (Will Papp)
Song Sparrow - Bow Bridge (7:30 walk)
Northern Cardinal - residents
Red-winged Blackbird - (male at feeders, male on the Point)
Common Grackle - several locations including pairs at the Pinetum
Brown-headed Cowbird - 2 males & female south side Turtle Pond (Castle Walk)

Sandra Critelli continued birding after lunch, finding a female Hairy 
Woodpecker at the top of the Point. 

John Sheehy reported a flock of Chipping Sparrows at Sparrow Rock
Ed Gaillard reported a Field Sparrow at the Upper Lobe Lawn (via twitter). 
Linda LaBella reported a Blue-headed Vireo at Strawberry Fields (via twitter).
The Red-headed Woodpecker continued at E 69th Street (via twitter @love2owl)

My apologies if I've omitted any of today's birds/birders. 

Deb Allen
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday April 15, 2017 - Orange-crowned Warbler & Blue-headed Vireo

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC - Ramble & Reservoir
Saturday April 15, 2017 
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walks starting from 
the Boathouse Cafe at 7:30 and 9:00am.

Highlights: Orange-crowned Warbler & Blue-headed Vireo

Canada Goose - 20 (8 Reservoir, 2 turtle Pond, 10 in flyover flock)
Gadwall - pair Reservoir
Mallard - Reservoir
Northern Shoveler - 14 Reservoir
Bufflehead - 6 Reservoir
Ruddy Duck - 2 Reservoir
Mourning Dove - many locations
Herring & Ring-billed Gulls - 130+ Reservoir (mostly Herring)
Great Black-backed Gull - 10 Reservoir
Common Loon - first-spring Reservoir (David Barrett)
Double-crested Cormorant - 3 Turtle Pond, 2 Reservoir, flyovers
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Turtle Pond (Christine Y.)
Red-tailed Hawk - overhead seen from Shakespeare Garden (Alexi Kalogerakis)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - in big Sweetgum at south end of Maintenance Field
Downy Woodpecker - residents
Northern Flicker - Maintenance Field
Blue-headed Vireo - Locust Grove (Sandra Critelli)
Blue Jay - residents
Fish Crow - vocal pair 6:30am (Bob before walk)
Barn Swallow - Turtle Pond 
Black-capped Chickadee - 3 feeders
Tufted Titmouse - feeders, Reservoir, etc. 
Red-breasted Nuthatch - pair Shakespeare Garden
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 4 (Point, Reservoir)
Hermit Thrush - Maintenance Field (7:30am walk)
American Robin - building nests
House Sparrow - pair building a ball of straw nest at Maintenance Field
House Finch - male feeders
American Goldfinch - 5 feeders & breeding-plumaged male at the Point (Gillian 
Henry)
Black-and-white Warbler - adult male at the Point (both walks)
Orange-crowned Warbler - the Point (Gillian Henry on the 7:30am walk)
Pine Warbler - Turtle Pond (7:30am walk)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4 Point (Andrea Hessel), 1 Reservoir (Will Papp)
Song Sparrow - Bow Bridge (7:30 walk)
Northern Cardinal - residents
Red-winged Blackbird - (male at feeders, male on the Point)
Common Grackle - several locations including pairs at the Pinetum
Brown-headed Cowbird - 2 males & female south side Turtle Pond (Castle Walk)

Sandra Critelli continued birding after lunch, finding a female Hairy 
Woodpecker at the top of the Point. 

John Sheehy reported a flock of Chipping Sparrows at Sparrow Rock
Ed Gaillard reported a Field Sparrow at the Upper Lobe Lawn (via twitter). 
Linda LaBella reported a Blue-headed Vireo at Strawberry Fields (via twitter).
The Red-headed Woodpecker continued at E 69th Street (via twitter @love2owl)

My apologies if I've omitted any of today's birds/birders. 

Deb Allen
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[nysbirds-l] Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Hamburg, NY 4/13/17

[joetf1973]

Taking a break from my visit at the Hamburg Hawkwatch on Thursday, I took a 
walk through Lakeside Cemetery. I found a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. It was near, 
but did not appear to be associating with, Black-capped Chickadees and 
Golden-crowned Kinglets. The only warbler I encountered was 1 Yellow-rumped 
Warbler foraging alone.

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[nysbirds-l] Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Hamburg, NY 4/13/17

[joetf1973]

Taking a break from my visit at the Hamburg Hawkwatch on Thursday, I took a 
walk through Lakeside Cemetery. I found a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. It was near, 
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Golden-crowned Kinglets. The only warbler I encountered was 1 Yellow-rumped 
Warbler foraging alone.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Cattle Egret Friday, 4/14, Manhattan NYC

[Adelia Honeywood]

It's still in the same place noon Saturday 4/15. Penn South courtyard

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  On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 10:49 AM, Thomas Fiore wrote:   
Good Friday,14th April, 2017 -
Manhattan, Chelsea neighborhood, N.Y. City

A well-plumaged Cattle Egret continues its visit at a small-ish greenspace, on 
the north side of 28th Street, between Eighth & Ninth Avenues in Manhattan. In 
the early morning at least, the Egret was a bit closer to Eigth Ave. - it was 
feeding reasonably, as it has been for the days of observations.  

I also visited some smaller parks in the lower-mid Manhattan area, & most 
seemed to hold very scant migrant or late-lingering wintered-over birds.  The 
Hudson river along lower Manhattan also appeared relatively quiet and the 
greenspaces alongside somewhat the same, with the exception of lingering 
Atlantic Brant in some areas, which are not unexpected into or even thru April. 
 


Thanks to Ardith Bondi for her note on the Central Park reservoir (Manhattan) 
Red-necked Grebe which she photographed Thursday; this bird was also reported 
by a few others, in various media.  Should that grebe linger on into next week, 
it will certainly seem very likely that it is the same which was rehabilitated 
in Manhattan & subsequently released to the CP reservoir. It is mobile within 
the reservoir & it seems to be feeding well.

Peaceful birding,

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Cattle Egret Friday, 4/14, Manhattan NYC

[Adelia Honeywood]

It's still in the same place noon Saturday 4/15. Penn South courtyard

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
 
  On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 10:49 AM, Thomas Fiore wrote:   
Good Friday,14th April, 2017 -
Manhattan, Chelsea neighborhood, N.Y. City

A well-plumaged Cattle Egret continues its visit at a small-ish greenspace, on 
the north side of 28th Street, between Eighth & Ninth Avenues in Manhattan. In 
the early morning at least, the Egret was a bit closer to Eigth Ave. - it was 
feeding reasonably, as it has been for the days of observations.  

I also visited some smaller parks in the lower-mid Manhattan area, & most 
seemed to hold very scant migrant or late-lingering wintered-over birds.  The 
Hudson river along lower Manhattan also appeared relatively quiet and the 
greenspaces alongside somewhat the same, with the exception of lingering 
Atlantic Brant in some areas, which are not unexpected into or even thru April. 
 


Thanks to Ardith Bondi for her note on the Central Park reservoir (Manhattan) 
Red-necked Grebe which she photographed Thursday; this bird was also reported 
by a few others, in various media.  Should that grebe linger on into next week, 
it will certainly seem very likely that it is the same which was rehabilitated 
in Manhattan & subsequently released to the CP reservoir. It is mobile within 
the reservoir & it seems to be feeding well.

Peaceful birding,

Tom Fiore
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[nysbirds-l] Croton point park

[Larry Trachtenberg]

Plaintive song of the eastern meadowlark heard this morning on the landfill.  

L. Trachtenberg 
Ossining

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[nysbirds-l] Croton point park

[Larry Trachtenberg]

Plaintive song of the eastern meadowlark heard this morning on the landfill.  

L. Trachtenberg 
Ossining

Sent from my iPhone
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[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary - yes

[Joshua Malbin]

Continues at Salt Marsh Nature Center.

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