Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) (1)
- Reported May 04, 2026 14:00 by Casey Ferio
- 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/S332695039
- Comments: "*rare spring migrant - unexpected! Popped up here (40.6401267, -74.0322180) in the vicinity of a number of chipping sparrows and a few Savannahs, but didn’t seem to be associating with them closely. Vanished and reappeared a few times as walkers came through and flushed the sparrows. Photos"
Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid) (Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera (F2 backcross)) (1)
- Reported May 04, 2026 14:00 by Casey Ferio
- 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/S332695039
- Comments: "**rare in NYC, where the only regularly-occurring phenotype within this controversial and taxonomically vexed little complex seems to be blue-winged. While walking the forest path above the dog run looking for Jeff’s amazing all-white kinglet, I heard a blue-winged warbler song sounding off from a busy area of the canopy. I figured I should get eyes on it for good measure, and immediately saw that it was not a blue-winged warbler, but a Lawrence’s-type hybrid. Cooperative for several minutes before it moved higher into the canopy. I had a blue-winged warbler in this area last week, and a Brewster’s-type hybrid very close by last october - that and this bird comprose the only two hybrid warblers I’ve ever knowingly seen. Can I have a golden-wing here yet? Seen here (40.6408503, -74.0334109) - please note that the trail back here is heavily eroded and a bit treacherous. Photos and very poor SNR audio"
- Reported May 04, 2026 14:00 by Casey Ferio
- 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/S332695039
- Comments: "*rare spring migrant - unexpected! Popped up here (40.6401267, -74.0322180) in the vicinity of a number of chipping sparrows and a few Savannahs, but didn’t seem to be associating with them closely. Vanished and reappeared a few times as walkers came through and flushed the sparrows. Photos"
Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid) (Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera (F2 backcross)) (1)
- Reported May 04, 2026 14:00 by Casey Ferio
- 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/S332695039
- Comments: "**rare in NYC, where the only regularly-occurring phenotype within this controversial and taxonomically vexed little complex seems to be blue-winged. While walking the forest path above the dog run looking for Jeff’s amazing all-white kinglet, I heard a blue-winged warbler song sounding off from a busy area of the canopy. I figured I should get eyes on it for good measure, and immediately saw that it was not a blue-winged warbler, but a Lawrence’s-type hybrid. Cooperative for several minutes before it moved higher into the canopy. I had a blue-winged warbler in this area last week, and a Brewster’s-type hybrid very close by last october - that and this bird comprose the only two hybrid warblers I’ve ever knowingly seen. Can I have a golden-wing here yet? Seen here (40.6408503, -74.0334109) - please note that the trail back here is heavily eroded and a bit treacherous. Photos and very poor SNR audio"
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