Following on a Nov. 17, '09 Newfoundland sighting of a Common Shelduck
(an Eurasian species which has been regular as a migrant west to at
least Iceland. The Newfoundland shelduck was seen only on the one
day; photos of it by observer B. Mactavish are available at surfbirds.com
- N. American Rarities gallery) there has been a sighting of this
species (also found as an occasional escapee from waterfowl
collections in N. America) in Massachusetts, with some discussion as
to a possibility that these latter 2 birds are of natural occurrence
in their respective locations. Updates for the Massachusetts Common
Shelduck are on their state list-serve archived (short-term) at: http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MASS.html
or (long-term) at: http://www.virtualbirder.com/bmail/massbird/200912/calendar.html
and specific to the find:
http://www.virtualbirder.com/bmail/massbird/200912/06/index.html#5
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MASS.html#1260137593
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A group of 8 American White Pelicans had been followed down the coast
from (likely the same group in) Maine, through Rhode Island and
Connecticut... perhaps moving into NY waters by now, if not already
passed by to New Jersey.
Elsewhere, an Ivory Gull continued in Cape May New Jersey thru late
Monday; a male Phainopepla was seen again at a site near Toronto Canada.
And from a couple of intrepid observers came N.Y. City reports for the
Ash-throated Flycatcher continuing at Cohancy St. in Queens, a Rufous
Hummingbird continuing in Staten Island & a Summer Tanager continuing
(with a young Red-headed Woodpecker nearby) also in Staten Island, all
thru Monday, Dec. 7th. (The reports were posted to the CT-Birds list.)
Good birding,
Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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