odd time for a southern species in New York. However, the Yellow- 
throated Warbler has a reputation for late fall vagrancy into the northeast. 
Region 6 added a Three-toed Woodpecker and a summer leftover 
Marbled Godwit. Region 7 had a Barrow's Goldeneye and a remarkable 
number of jaegers on Lake Champlain, including four Parasitics, four 
Pomarines, and the second Regional Long-tailed Jaeger. What is really 
interesting is that a jaeger flight was predicted at this location 25 years 
ago! Read Mike Peterson's account of this event for the whole story. In 
Region 8, a Western Kingbird provided only the fourth record ever for 
that Region. Two Clay-colored Sparrows and the previously mentioned 
Boreal Chickadee were in Region 9. The chickadee was the Region's first 
since 1981. Tropical storm-related sightings in Region 10 included a 
White-faced Storm-Petrel (reportedly documented though details not yet 
submitted), multiple Sandwich Terns, and nine Sooty Terns. Other birds 
were Purple Gallinule, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Mountain Bluebird and 
one of the most intriguing, a Barred Owl found within the limits of New 
York City . Occasionally this species will occur during the winter in The 
Bronx close to the Westchester border, but this one was in Brooklyn! 
My choice for bird of the season (BOTS) goes to the Cave Swallows 
found in Regions 2 and 10. Pending action by NYSARC on last year's 
Region 10 sighting, this season's birds could provide the third and fourth 
records ever in New York. The Cave Swallows this fall were part of a 
much larger movement into the northeast. Reported sightings also came 
from Ontario, Quebec, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New 
Jersey, Virginia, No. Carolina, and Michigan. (Lehman, P. 1999. Birder's 
Journal 8(6):286). 
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