First, the Bryant Park (Manhattan) Sparrow question - are there good photos that UNequivocally show a Lincoln's Sparrow wintering in Bryant Park, midtown Manhattan? I've reviewed some of my photos from there in this new year, and do not find any to document occurrence since late December, 2016. On Tues., 3/7, a search there found just a few Song Sparrows, and more White-throated Sparrows, as well as one Gray Catbird - and I for one am not certain there is a wintering Lincoln's there, based on any definitive photos from this new year, that I've seen--- so has anyone?
(1 photo'd. Lincoln's Sparrow did stay at least into 2017 on Staten Island, N.Y. City) - - - - - - - - - MON. to WED. 6-7-8 March, 2017 Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City A young Red-headed Woodpecker in 'transitioning' first-year plumage continues just west of East 68th Street within Central Park, a good amount of red now showing on this bird. More Eastern Phoebes have arrived - 2 seen by Tuesday, 3/7 - and in more locations as of today. Black-crowned Night-Heron, Tuesday, 3/7 (reservoir), 5+ by Wednesday, 3/8 (various locations). Other species noted in Central the past 3 days: Pied-billed Grebe - 2 (reservoir) Red-necked Grebe - Monday, 3/6, but not (by me) since then. Double-crested Cormorant (various locations) Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Canada Goose Wood Duck Gadwall American Black Duck Mallard Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail (drake , The Pond - there in various locations) Ring-necked Duck (reservoir) Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel American Coot American Woodcock Ring-billed Gull [American] Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Yellow-shafted Flicker Blue Jay American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Robin Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow [red] Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow --------- It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. [Mark Twain] good birding, and thanks to those respecting all wildlife and other park users. Tom Fiore, manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
