NY County Highlights: House Finch, Northern Mockingbird & Cedar Waxwing (6+).
On Mill Rock Park, a small island just south of Randall's Island, in the defoliated tree at the south end of the island there were at least 60 Double-crested Cormorants. No egrets were spotted with the binoculars. *1st hour:* *15 spp.*; *2nd:* *+2*; *3rd:* *none* = *17 spp.* Full checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37341044 -- Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots <http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York> Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots: Q & A <https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYeBirdHotspots/> -- 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/ --