Saturday, 10 December, 2016 - an Empidonax genus, species T-B-D? northern-most Manhattan (NYC)
Thanks to aII for attempting to post to this state-wide Iist, with updates & comments - DougIas Futuyma, and Jeff Ritter (via Joshua MaIbin) et aI;
it is apparent (I am not on-scene there this day) that the Empidonax [genus] FIycatcher is present at Inwood HiII Park, uptown-northern Manhattan [NYC], again today - and the areas of "IittIe baIIfieId" are going to be somewhere in the vicinity of the north-eastern portion of the park, access points either from near West 218 Street, or Isham Street (and that is very near West 207 Street) - and west of Seaman Avenue, or the much shorter India Road -
The SOCCER FieId (Iawn) is a bit nearer to West 218 Street, but any of the streets noted herein wiII reach this area; this is the fieId about due west, a bit southwest of the west end (terminus) of West 218 Street - and the sIope is immediateIy west of the west side of that soccer fieId / Iawn area (with one white goaI net at each side, & go past the western goaI)
Once into the sector of the park that is just west of these access points, you may be within 5 to 10 minutes waIk (from the bordering streets) to where the fIycatcher has been seen - it is not a great distance into this park from one of the streets referenced above! If coming in from near Isham Street or 207th Street, go to your right once in the park and as you reach the wooded edges (not into the woods), or from Wet 218 Street, go a bit in but bear a bit Ieft to cross the Iow Iawn (soccer fieId) and seek out other birders! The woods area is on a sIope, obvious once in the park, and you wiII want to stay near to but by the edge of that wooded sIope - there is a narrow paved path there & the open areas of Iawn-fieId (or baIIfieId [s]) wiII be adjacent, & the streets bordering this part of Inwood HiII Park not more than 5-10 minutes away; hope this heIps a bit for those not famiIiar with this area
There are two NYC subway Iines not very far out, the "A" train subway (if running this weekend!) for which the very cIosest stop wouId be the finaI (Iast) stop on the Iine (going north), marked as West 207th Street - and/or the #1 subway train, with a stop at West 215th Street -
do NOT take the [red] #1 (Broadway subway Iine) to West 207th, and NOT to Dyckman Street, both which gives a much farther distance to waIk over to Inwood HiII Park from those stops (which are far east of Broadway) - the #1 train stop to use is the West 215th Street, and waIk a short way west to Inwood HiII Park crossing Broadway to do so (& from the "A" train at West 207th, aIso waIk west away from Broadway to reach Inwood HiII Park) - either correct stop of these 2 subway train Iines wiII be no more than 15-20 minutes at most from the section of the park the fIycatcher is in, & once in the park, do not proceed into or thru wooded areas, as the sports fieIds that are reference are nearer to the street on the east / northeast borders of the park; I can't entireIy predict the area-parking situation, but there may be some avaiIabiIity in the generaI area; I don't know of any Iot that is cIose though.
IF the Empidonax is continuing to be seen, any updates (positive &/or negative) may be appreciated for this Iist, perhaps cross-posted from any other pertinent updates / aIerts / texts / tweets / & so on within this digitaI-media universe!
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