Friday, October 16, 2026

Friday's flagged birds report

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 15:11 by Al A.
- 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/S402848789
- Comments: "Unmistakable, what a treat. Long tail bird flew by me I thought mocking bird at first but the color was off as it was brown/redish from the back. Then they landed in a tree and stayed for a while so luckily I got to observe. White dots on back of long tail and cuckoo shaped bill with yellow bottom!!"

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) (1)
- Reported Oct 16, 2026 12:46 by Drew B
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402848356
- Comments: "slightly late. dull yellow greenish, darker wings no wing bars. forging on ground with  a bunch of chipping sparrows. photo tba"
 


"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
— George Eliot

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