Well the second day after the martin houses went back up this season at Croton Point Park a purple martin has been photographed. Nice to have them back albeit not a Cuban / Caribbean / Sinaloan / or Grey-Breasted martin — but then we don’t have Doug G up here!!
Good Spring (winter) birding L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2021, at 8:42 AM, Doug Gochfeld <fresha2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > A group of birders is currently looking at the intriguing Progne martin in > Prospect Park. It is perched in a tree overhanging the NW corner of the lake. > Nice comparison showing its apparently relatively small size for a martin. > > Good Birding > -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- 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/ --
