-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Sept. 25, 2020
* NYNY2009.25
- Birds Mentioned
LECONTE’S SPARROW+
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
EURASIAN WIGEON
Least Bittern
Sora
Greater Yellowlegs
Whimbrel
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Long-billed Dowitch
2 Manhattan (N.Y. City) notes for Friday, 9/25: the American Bittern found &
photographed by Danny Karlson, and seen by others later, was the likely
bird-of-the-day for the county, at Inwood Hill Park (at the marsh area, where
there also was, appropriately enough, a Marsh Wren, this latter one o
Central Park NYC
Friday September 25, 2020
OBS: Robert DeCandido PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights from the North End: Philadelphia Vireo, Marsh Wren, Lincoln's,
Swamp, and Savannah Sparrows, 13 Species of Wood Warblers.
Canada Goose - 150-200
Wood Duck - pair Reservoir (RDC - early)
Gadwall
Hi Paul and all,
Given that growth (or fault) bars and their interpretation are probably
unfamiliar to many readers, this bird offers a learning opportunity. If a bird
experiences nutritional or other stress while its flight feathers are actively
growing, faint bars (thin bands of weaker feathe
Thanks as always for the excellent post Tom. One thing that I have not seen
mentioned on this forum is that the Flushing Meadows Yellow-headed Blackbird
has clearly spent time in captivity. The clean cuts to the flight feathers and
the cage wear on the tail are classic indicators of a caged bird
A lapland longspur has been seen and heard this am. (the third straight day)
from the center road of landfill. STAY ON two main roads only — center and east
side of landfill. There has been a major effort by a lot of folks on the
restoration of this important and unique southern NY tier grasslan
A brightly-plumaged male Yellow-headed Blackbird was continuing into
Thursday/24th, in Queens County, N.Y. at the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park site
where previously seen regularly, sightings a bit south of the boathouse at
Meadow Lake; thanks to all the many observers-reporters over this bird’s