Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 24, 2021 13:55 by Anthony Ferino
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99373715
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing rarity, flycatching actively (not sure to what degree of success) around the split pine tree, here
(40.6401008, -74.0324939)
Another birder in the park said it had not been active or visible for the past two hours or so. Not much wind today, but pretty cold - not the kind of weather you want to be a flycatcher in. An ash-throated flycatcher did apparently overwinter successfully at Sandy Hook a couple years ago, but I'm not sure this park has the resources to support a bird like this long-term. Got some quick binocular photos that turned out to be obscured by the pines, but I was too cold to keep trying, and the bird was very active and mostly sticking to higher branches."
- Reported Dec 24, 2021 13:55 by Anthony Ferino
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S99373715
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing rarity, flycatching actively (not sure to what degree of success) around the split pine tree, here
(40.6401008, -74.0324939)
Another birder in the park said it had not been active or visible for the past two hours or so. Not much wind today, but pretty cold - not the kind of weather you want to be a flycatcher in. An ash-throated flycatcher did apparently overwinter successfully at Sandy Hook a couple years ago, but I'm not sure this park has the resources to support a bird like this long-term. Got some quick binocular photos that turned out to be obscured by the pines, but I was too cold to keep trying, and the bird was very active and mostly sticking to higher branches."
