Thursday, 16th of February, 2017
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
(Thanks to Nancy Pinnell, for 'eBirding' her sighting of a Red-
throated Loon which she photographed nicely very late in the day on
Wednesday 2/15, at the Central Park reservoir);
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as of 8 a.m. this Thursday (2/16) morning there were, at the reservoir:
Red-throated Loon (1)
Common Loon (1)
Red-necked Grebe (1)
Pied-billed Grebe (2)
These are all in basic ("winter") plumage, and all have been moving
about the entire reservoir when viewed. There are also a few Double-
crested Cormorants in the park, which tend to come & go: often one or
more in the reservoir, to be sorted out in grebe & loon-seeking.
No white-winged gulls noticed (yet), but the best time for more gull
activity - numbers - is often after mid-morning at Central Park, this
varies with weather and other factors; gulls generally do not stay in
or roost in Central overnight in any high numbers, if at all.
2 Ring-necked Ducks (hen & drake) had moved to the lake, but may be
moving about the park's water-bodies as well as other ducks; Hooded
Mergansers are of late more numerous at the Meer than on any of the
other park water-bodies.
More American Robins are about, & perhaps some other early-wanderers
about, to be sought and reported on (robins at this date may be
wandering in from any & all points on the compass) - & there have been
ongoing smallish movements of Red-winged Blackbirds, & some other
Icteridae.
Cranes are moving through the American south and southern midwest -
Sandhills the 'default' species, of course...
Good luck,
tom fiore -
manhattan
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