Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) (1)
- Reported Oct 29, 2022 09:32 by Matthew Cook
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S121521765
- Comments: "The irruption is here! Have been keeping an eye out the past couple of weeks as a wave of birds has moved south through New England and now down into the Mid-Atlantic states. Thought I heard EVGR 'jeer' calls several times this week near the Cemetery but didn't manage a recording or get visual confirmation. A few other eBirders noted possible heard-only birds this week too. Finally saw a single bird rocketing out of the Cemetery around 11:30am. Top-heavy, bulky-bodied, dark-headed, electric yellow and jet black finch (male, evidently). Black tail, white secondaries. Flew directly overhead and off to the north across the Nethermead. Sighting was brief, no vocalization, but there aren't really any similarly patterned or structured birds that would be a source of ID confusion. Ran into Forrest W. and Eleanor later, and they'd also observed a probable EVGR earlier in the day with Mike E."
- Reported Oct 29, 2022 09:32 by Matthew Cook
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S121521765
- Comments: "The irruption is here! Have been keeping an eye out the past couple of weeks as a wave of birds has moved south through New England and now down into the Mid-Atlantic states. Thought I heard EVGR 'jeer' calls several times this week near the Cemetery but didn't manage a recording or get visual confirmation. A few other eBirders noted possible heard-only birds this week too. Finally saw a single bird rocketing out of the Cemetery around 11:30am. Top-heavy, bulky-bodied, dark-headed, electric yellow and jet black finch (male, evidently). Black tail, white secondaries. Flew directly overhead and off to the north across the Nethermead. Sighting was brief, no vocalization, but there aren't really any similarly patterned or structured birds that would be a source of ID confusion. Ran into Forrest W. and Eleanor later, and they'd also observed a probable EVGR earlier in the day with Mike E."
