Re: [nysbirds-l] Queens Chat, Tanager Current Locations

[Robert Taylor]

Chat and Western Tanager still here

Rob in Massapequa

On Monday, December 11, 2017, Steve Walter  wrote:

> The Yellow-breasted Chat continued today in the same spot, with close to
> the same routine.
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> From the sounds of it, the Western Tanager covered a lot of ground today.
> Ultimately, it ended up in the same tree with the Chat, at one point the
> two birds being about three feet apart. A catbird was also in the tree at
> that point. A repeat performance of that on the coming Sunday would sure
> make things easier for the CBC team covering the site. The tanager spent
> considerable time in this area, with long durations in sight than the Chat.
> At one point, it fed on the ground among sparrows. It also went down to the
> pond, where there’s an outflow, to drink or bath. Quite a performer this
> bird is.
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> The Wilson’s Warbler was back where it had been Thursday – along the edge
> of the big lawn. This seems to be its preferred area, but sledding activity
> on the snow covered hill might have deterred it yesterday.
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> Additional updates for CBC interests: Eric saw the Lesser Yellowlegs on
> Alley Pond, and Pine Warblers continue there.
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> SW
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> *From:* Steve Walter [mailto:swalte...@verizon.net]
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 10, 2017 8:31 PM
> *To:* nysbird...@list.cornell.edu
> *Subject:* Queens Chat, Tanager Current Locations
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> Still Crocheron Park, but the specific spots have changed a bit.
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> The Yellow-breasted Chat was being seen today by the southeast corner of
> the pond, but not at the water’s edge. In that area, there is a series of
> benches, divided into three groups. About even with the middle group, there
> is a roundish, scraggly tree (about 40 feet tall) with berries. This on the
> side of the path toward the parkway. The chat was feeding on the berries
> periodically, then dropping down behind bushes to the right (where mostly
> not visible).
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> The Western Tanager was being seen about mid-way along the pond, on the
> north side of the road. It ranged from up on the hill down to the edge,
> where it provided killer looks and photo ops. At one point, it flew to the
> pond’s edge, probably to get a drink.
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> I’ll give the Wilson’s Warbler the rarity treatment too, as I noted that a
> number of people needed it for their year list or had never photographed
> one (not that that’s going to come easy). It made two passes (that I know
> of) through the area that the tanager frequented.
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> Steve Walter
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> *From:* Steve Walter [mailto:swalte...@verizon.net ]
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 06, 2017 4:00 PM
> *To:* nysbird...@list.cornell.edu
> *Subject:* Western Tanager in Queens
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> Eric Miller again found *Western Tanager* this afternoon. I don’t know
> whether to refer to it as *the* Western Tanager or *a* Western Tanager.
> The location is about a mile and a half drive from Alley Pond Environmental
> Center, or whatever that comes out to as the tanager might fly. The site is
> Crocheron Park in Bayside (also shown on Google Maps as John Golden Park).
> The specific location was on the back (south) side of Crocheron Pond (also
> called Golden Pond).
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> From the Cross Island Parkway, go west on Northern Blvd. to 221st Street
> (second light after the parkway). Turn right and continue northward until
> the end of 221st  , then make a left onto Corbett Road. When you hit 35th
> Avenue, make a sharp right and go down the hill to the pond. Parking here
> is ample.
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> Hopefully, this will be a more reliable situation than the one in Alley –
> especially as we’re heading toward CBC time.
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> Steve Walter
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> Bayside, NY
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[nysbirds-l] Hammonds Flycatcher - Continuing Tuesday 12/12

[Anders Peltomaa]

Hammonds Flycatcher at Swampy Pin Oak. #birdcp

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[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager in Crocheron Park Queens

[Joseph O'Sullivan]

I saw the western tanager across from the pond in the southeast corner of
the park about 30 minutes ago. I also saw a late catbird. I didn’t see the
wilson’s warbler but I left since it was getting dark.
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[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: New/Renamed Locations (10-Dec-'17)

[Ben Cacace]

Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication keeping eBird.org running
smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for working
on shared location suggestions.

New and renamed shared locations (hotspots) have been updated for the 62
county wiki pages. You can find a summary of the changes below with
clickable links where pages exist for a dedicated hotspot.

• http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/NewHotspots
• http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/RenamedHotspots

The above links now appear on the home page (see below) on the 'Shared
Location Updates' line eliminating the need to refer back to this message:

Home page: http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York

The alphabetized page with all hotspots (5,985) has also been updated.
Links to both the New and Renamed pages appears on the 'Shared Location
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— Sign into eBird.org
— Go to "My eBird" & select "Manage My Locations" in the right panel
— At the bottom of the screen click "Show All" to see all locations on one
page
— You can sort the list by clicking on any of the headers: Location,
Country, State/Province, County, Type* or # of Checklists
— Select your personal location (it will show a letter "P" under Type*) by
clicking "Edit" on the right side of the line
— Select the "Merge" button and you'll see all nearby hotspots as red icons
— Keep the checkmark for "Delete after merging" selected
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— Click on the 'Merge' button
— Answer Yes to the 'Yes or No' query

All checklists for that personal location will be combined with the hotspot
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Manhattan, NYC
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