Gerry McGee, Joe McManus, Saul Scheinbach, Chee Yong, Noa and Mayra Cruz, Laura Juner and I, birded Goose Creek Marsh in Pelham Bay Park. The marsh is located adjacent to the Split Rock Golf course. We birded along the Split Rock horse trail and found the small opening through the phragmites to the marsh. It is an uncomfortable place to walk and stand, ankle twisting, wet, muddy, and very buggy. There is no shade. I definitely do not recommend going there alone, since it is a hidden location. The marsh provided us with the Virginia Rail and Saltmarsh Sparrow, our target birds. There were more Marsh Wrens than we could count. Most of the other species were found along the trail as we proceeded to the actual Spllt Rock, which we viewed through the foliage from the trail. Local legend says Anne Hutchison hid in this split rock while escaping from the Siwanoy in 1643. However, this has been disputed. https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/pelham-bay-park/highlights/11662
Good birding, Jack Rothman cityislandbirds.com Virginia Rail Great Crested Flycatcher (4) Willow Flycatcher (2) Marsh Wren (20+?) Yellow Warbler (14) Song Sparrow Saltmarsh Sparrow Common Yellowthroat American Goldfinch Osprey Great Egret Snowy Egret Common Grackle House Wren Carolina Wren Barn Swallow (8) Northern Flicker Red-bellied Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female) Red-winged Blackbird Mourning Dove Wild Turkey and poults (10) Double-crested Cormorant Feral Pigeon House Sparrow American Robin Gray Catbird (20+) -- 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/ --
