Monday, 12 September, 2016 Central Park, Manhattan, NYC An adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has been found in the Azalea Pond area of the Central Park Ramble at about 1 pm this Monday afternoon, thanks to Steve Chang & others for the reporting on this; a nice assortment of freshly-arrived other migrants are all about the park with pockets of good activity in about every corner;
more than a few birders out a bit early were delighted with the sighting of Common Nighthawk[s] which have actually been somewhat regular in evenings, particularly as seen from the north end, but should be possible as well at such locations as the Great Lawn & perhaps the Sheep Meadow where a good swath of sky may be seen, as well as from the Belvedere Castle pavillion area & scanning the sky to the north, east & west. Perhaps a further report later, as warranted; a variety of typical migrants were about in Central with warblers still in good variety & numbers, as well as flycatchers and some thrushes, vireos, a few sparrows, and more - the slightest signs of real "fall" [birds] are there, if sought; we all might keep ears & eyes out for any finch fly- bys as things are happening in that "family" in our region! It may be added that a Red-headed Woodpecker was observed as a fly- through on Hook Mountain (hawk-watch site) in eastern Rockland County NY this past Saturday 9/10, by the counter & observers there, Danielle Gustafson & Bradley Klein on duty for the watch that day. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise." - Aldo Leopold (1887–1948), U.S. wildlife biologist, conservationist, professor, author, best known for his book "A Sand County Almanac" (1949), which has sold more than two million copies. good luck, Tom Fiore Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
