RMSP 2 Oct; GKP 7 Oct; Smiths Pt SUFF 
11 Oct; FIHW 19 Oct; RMSP 24 Oct; 
MWD13-14 Nov; others. 
Bobolink: thru 18 Sep. 
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD: 
female JBWE 11 Sep (RK). 
Boat-tailed Grackle: 30 SHIN east of 
bridge 4 Sep, in addition to colony at 
JBWR; GKP 16 Oct. 
Baltimore Oriole: near Pier 25 
Manhattan 27 Nov. 
Purple Finch: small numbers migrating 
throughout the season. 
Red Crossbill: 2 FTT 25 Sep, 29 Oct thru; 
peak counts at FIHW 48 on 29 Oct, 69 on 
5 Nov; peak counts at JBWE 132 on 6 
Nov, 200 on 17-18 Nov. 
White-winged Crossbill: small numbers 
along southern beaches 7 Nov thru; max 
40 17-18 Nov. 
Com. Redpoll: scattered flights 27 Oct 
thru; max 30+ JBWE 28 Nov. 
Pine Siskin: scattered flights along 
southern beaches 6 Oct thru; peak num¬ 
bers at FIHW 155 on 15 Oct, 600 on 27 
Oct, 400 on 29 Oct, 770 on 5 Nov; peak 
numbers at JBWE 1050 on 24 Oct, 300 on 
6 Nov; 250 CUB 26 Oct; 100 SHIN 27 
Oct. 
Am. Goldfinch: scattered flights along 
southern beaches late Oct thru; 1200 in 
2fi hrs JBWE 8 Oct; accompanied by Pine 
Siskins most days. 
Evening Grosbeak: 2 CP 19 Sep, 13 Oct; 
Wading River 31 Oct; SI 12 Nov; 2 JBWE 
28 Nov. 
CORRIGENDUM 
Red-headed Woodpecker: It was stated 
in the Summer 1999 Report that this 
species nested in Central Park. No nest¬ 
ing was confirmed; the wintering birds 
dispersed late May. 
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