Re:[nysbirds-l] Flaco

[Alan Drogin]

By now we all know the sad but inevitable news of Flaco’s demise.  I now know 
what a media circus feels like - a lot of people with agendas are taking 
advantage of the publicity - many for great causes like Lights Out legislation. 
 I’m all for honoring Flaco's memory, nevertheless, we should not confuse 
Flaco’s accident in a dark alleyway, whatever we eventually find out about it, 
with nighttime seasonal migration flyways.

But I don’t want to feed yet another human interest story here as this listserv 
is for aviary-interest news.

So, this past month I’ve observed a red-tail hawk hanging around the nearby 
Sailor-and-Soldiers monument in Riverside.  This morning to clear my head 
before a Zoom call with NY1 I noticed the red-tail has found a mate and one of 
them was snapping off twig material for a nest as the other was whistling.  
They won’t be competing for food with an unfamiliar escapee and hopefully their 
future fledglings will not be in any danger.  I wish them well in this circle 
of life.

Alan Drogin


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> 
> Subject: Flaco
> From: Alan Drogin 
> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:50:53 -0500
> X-Message-Number: 1
> 
> About a month ago I posted about hearing Flaco in our neighborhood.  I 
> connected with Bruce Yolton who’s been photographing and reporting Flaco 
> sightings on his website Urban Hawks https://www.urbanhawks.com/.  I’d been 
> hearing Flaco regularly since then and a few us in our building have seen him 
> sleeping on the fire escape adjacent to our courtyard.
> 
> Earlier this evening our super buzzed us to report that Flaco was likely 
> dead, lying face down, wings splayed out just outside our building’s basement 
> door.  When I ran downstairs to have a look I saw some slight movement and 
> immediately ran upstairs to report to the Wild Bird Fund and the NY 
> Department of Environmental Protection.  WBF fortunately being only a few 
> blocks away immediately sent two volunteers to rescue him.
> 
> I don’t know if there is any chance he survived, but our prayers are with him.
> 
> Alan Drogin
> 
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[nysbirds-l] Flaco visiting the nabe?

[Alan Drogin]

Tuesday and this morning I was hearing a lot of racket from crows around my 
block.  Just a little later I did see a Peregrine hanging around the 
neighborhood swooping up and down West End Avenue between 90th and 86th, 
scaring the pigeons - eventually catching a pigeon and eating on the tower of 
the United Methodist Church on the corner of 86th where they were known to nest 
so I didn’t think further about it.

Then just after sundown I heard a faint hooting - the single low spaced apart 
wh I assume of the Eurasian Eagle-Owl.  Ken Chaya told me they were hearing 
Flaco up in his neighborhood in the 100s - so I guess he has made it to my 
block near the corner West End Avenue between 89th and 90th -  but no visuals 
yet.

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[nysbirds-l] Cape May at Bryant Park

[Alan Drogin]

Not sure why eBird considered this usual, it’s a first for me and I’ve been 
birding Bryant Park for over 20 years - so I’ll post here - I sighted a 
beautiful Cape May Warbler on the southeast corner of the Public Library/Bryant 
Park above from 5th Avenue mid-afternoon Wednesday.  It appeared to be hanging 
near a pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers - perhaps attracted to the oozing sap 
they were producing or the insects attracted to that sap.

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[nysbirds-l] Cape May at Bryant Park

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Not sure why eBird considered this usual, it’s a first for me and I’ve been 
birding Bryant Park for over 20 years - so I’ll post here - I sighted a 
beautiful Cape May Warbler on the southeast corner of the Public Library/Bryant 
Park above from 5th Avenue mid-afternoon Wednesday.  It appeared to be hanging 
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[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanager - Randalls Island

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I so often went in the fall and winter - decided to better my numbers with a 
spring visit.  Perhaps missed many of the warblers, but one of the last birds I 
got for this morning was a Summer Tanager, singing away among the tree-lined 
path behind Icahn Stadium towards the northern end by the golf driving range.

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[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanager - Randalls Island

[Alan Drogin]

I so often went in the fall and winter - decided to better my numbers with a 
spring visit.  Perhaps missed many of the warblers, but one of the last birds I 
got for this morning was a Summer Tanager, singing away among the tree-lined 
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[nysbirds-l] YB Chat Hudson Yards continues

[Alan Drogin]

Unfortunately, Tom Fiore and I had no luck sighting the Chat on Sunday for the 
CBC, but he got a male Eastern Towhee and I got a Hermit Thrush. This monday 
afternoon I caught the Chat flying to its favorite hiding spot near the 
northwest entrance to the Bella Abzug northern park behind the playground.  I 
also got an Ovenbird out in the open just outside of the southern subway 
entrance, possibly the one reported a couple of weeks ago.

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[nysbirds-l] YB Chat Hudson Yards continues

[Alan Drogin]

Unfortunately, Tom Fiore and I had no luck sighting the Chat on Sunday for the 
CBC, but he got a male Eastern Towhee and I got a Hermit Thrush. This monday 
afternoon I caught the Chat flying to its favorite hiding spot near the 
northwest entrance to the Bella Abzug northern park behind the playground.  I 
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entrance, possibly the one reported a couple of weeks ago.

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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-breasted Chat Hudson Yards

[Alan Drogin]

The Yellow-breasted Chat reported last week at Hudson Yards has stuck around to 
make it on the NYC CBC bird count week.  However, did not find last week's 
reported Ovenbird or Wood Thrush (interestingly, I had a Wood Thrush in Hudson 
Yards until the first week of December 2019).

Like the past few winters of birding Hudson Yards, I also found a female 
Eastern Towhee, but no sign of the hybrid male I sighted late last winter yet.

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[nysbirds-l] Yellow-breasted Chat Hudson Yards

[Alan Drogin]

The Yellow-breasted Chat reported last week at Hudson Yards has stuck around to 
make it on the NYC CBC bird count week.  However, did not find last week's 
reported Ovenbird or Wood Thrush (interestingly, I had a Wood Thrush in Hudson 
Yards until the first week of December 2019).

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Eastern Towhee, but no sign of the hybrid male I sighted late last winter yet.

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[nysbirds-l] Riverside Pintail

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A male Pintail Duck has appeared at the 79th street boat basin on Riverside 
Park with the mallards (and one white Muscovy that has appeared occasionally).  
Not sure if this is the same one as last winter (that also spent time at the 
Pool in CP?)  Very good close looks.

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[nysbirds-l] Riverside Pintail

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A male Pintail Duck has appeared at the 79th street boat basin on Riverside 
Park with the mallards (and one white Muscovy that has appeared occasionally).  
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[nysbirds-l] Randalls Island Killdeer! Killdeer!

[Alan Drogin]

With the snow finally melting from the ball fields we sighted 15 Killdeer 
scattered in three groups among the Canada Geese around field #3 in the 
northwest corner just before sunset.  Will post pictures on e-bird.

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[nysbirds-l] Randalls Island Killdeer! Killdeer!

[Alan Drogin]

With the snow finally melting from the ball fields we sighted 15 Killdeer 
scattered in three groups among the Canada Geese around field #3 in the 
northwest corner just before sunset.  Will post pictures on e-bird.

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[nysbirds-l] Orioles In Riverside Park

[Alan Drogin]

A pair of Orioles - 1st year Baltimores - have been hanging out the last two 
days with Robins and Starlings and the occasional Cedar Waxwing in a fruit tree 
outside the southwestern corner of River Run Playground, Riverside Park, 
between 82nd and 83rd streets.

Riverside was less exciting this fall than the spring.  Possibly because of the 
return of West Side Highway traffic? However, the park’s geographic linearity 
along the Hudson River did make for some interesting migration patterns. In 
late September on a clear blustery day there appeared a seemingly endless 
straight line of Blue Jays catching a northerly tailwind. The same week another 
conga line of Northern Flickers appeared followed by Eastern Phoebes performing 
a hopscotch southward from treetop to treetop.  Then Tufted Titmice landed in 
large numbers in the beginning of October and they’ve sustained a popular 
presence since.

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[nysbirds-l] Orioles In Riverside Park

[Alan Drogin]

A pair of Orioles - 1st year Baltimores - have been hanging out the last two 
days with Robins and Starlings and the occasional Cedar Waxwing in a fruit tree 
outside the southwestern corner of River Run Playground, Riverside Park, 
between 82nd and 83rd streets.

Riverside was less exciting this fall than the spring.  Possibly because of the 
return of West Side Highway traffic? However, the park’s geographic linearity 
along the Hudson River did make for some interesting migration patterns. In 
late September on a clear blustery day there appeared a seemingly endless 
straight line of Blue Jays catching a northerly tailwind. The same week another 
conga line of Northern Flickers appeared followed by Eastern Phoebes performing 
a hopscotch southward from treetop to treetop.  Then Tufted Titmice landed in 
large numbers in the beginning of October and they’ve sustained a popular 
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[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Birds

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A couple of weeks ago I returned to birding the Hudson Yards, a whole five 
months after the quarantine banned visits to the office, and a time of year 
notorious for low expectations.  I did expect there would be more buildings 
going up and fewer vacant lots with wild vegetation - but now with a surreal 
absence of people.

What I hadn’t expected is that unlike last summer, I would find lush and fecund 
gardens, bisected by hidden woodchip pathways, and shaded by leafy orotund 
trees.  No office workers, shoppers, or tourists around, but the same number of 
uniformed greeters, ground crews, and a pair of friendly gardeners watering the 
plants in the white noon heat.

And then the surprise: a juvenile calico American Robin flying from tree to 
tree, following me.  I was always disappointed that I’d encounter only the 
occasional Robin passing through, my last seen in October.  Nary a sign of 
nesting last summer.  Perhaps the micro-gardens were too young and artificial 
or the Robins couldn’t compete with all those other marauding scavengers of 
human lunches?  But then, I could swear there were fewer House Sparrows, 
European Starlings, and Rock Doves around.  Then it landed on the black earth 
behind the subway entrance to join a sibling and two parents and do what all 
Robins naturally do for sustenance – worming.  Reminded me that even those 
followers of grain byproducts, the House Sparrows, will spend much of the 
summer feeding their fledgelings grubs.  “Nothing but the best for my children…”

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[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Birds

[Alan Drogin]

A couple of weeks ago I returned to birding the Hudson Yards, a whole five 
months after the quarantine banned visits to the office, and a time of year 
notorious for low expectations.  I did expect there would be more buildings 
going up and fewer vacant lots with wild vegetation - but now with a surreal 
absence of people.

What I hadn’t expected is that unlike last summer, I would find lush and fecund 
gardens, bisected by hidden woodchip pathways, and shaded by leafy orotund 
trees.  No office workers, shoppers, or tourists around, but the same number of 
uniformed greeters, ground crews, and a pair of friendly gardeners watering the 
plants in the white noon heat.

And then the surprise: a juvenile calico American Robin flying from tree to 
tree, following me.  I was always disappointed that I’d encounter only the 
occasional Robin passing through, my last seen in October.  Nary a sign of 
nesting last summer.  Perhaps the micro-gardens were too young and artificial 
or the Robins couldn’t compete with all those other marauding scavengers of 
human lunches?  But then, I could swear there were fewer House Sparrows, 
European Starlings, and Rock Doves around.  Then it landed on the black earth 
behind the subway entrance to join a sibling and two parents and do what all 
Robins naturally do for sustenance – worming.  Reminded me that even those 
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[nysbirds-l] Birdingwatching In the Time of Covid-19.

[Alan Drogin]

This pandemic has forced me into birding the same mile of Riverside Park south 
of 96th Street, just down the block from where I live, almost every day for 
over two months now. Unable to chase birds throughout the hot spots of New York 
State this season, the fortunate timing during peak Spring migration at least 
has provided me with plenty of FOY pleasures.  Nevertheless, this routine has 
shown me that not all nature just passes through affording thrilling chance 
encounters, but that there is a natural “neighborhood" just outside my door 
which changes slowly with the seasons.  Fortunately, Springtime is when the 
male birds must stake out a territory and proclaim their constant presence 
through glorious song in order to attract mates.

It has been my newfound pleasure to recognize the singing 7+ days of individual 
Towhees, Cardinals, House Finches, and finally the Catbirds in their respective 
“blocks” (there are just too many House Sparrows, Pigeons, Robins, and 
Starlings to keep track of).  This has been a chance to watch the gradual 
cessation of White-throated Sparrows, the aggressive courtship of House 
Sparrows, Robins giving chase, Starlings gathering nest material, and now the 
constant high-pitched pleas for food from the gaping yellow mouths of awkward 
fledgelings.

I now identify exactly three male Northern Flickers who alert each other with 
their steady staccato calls of their “turf” across from 82nd, 84th, and 91st 
streets.  A pair of Downy Woodpeckers whinny in the middle at 86th.  I’ve found 
two of the Flickers clearing out respective tree holes in Hippo Playground and 
just south of River Run Playground.  Last week I saw a female sticking her head.

Since my first walk I have expected every day the loud “teakettle, teakettle  
teakettle” of the Carolina Wren just north of Hippo Playground.  Last Wednesday 
I saw the wren on a tree stump by the high stone wall, but heard the song from 
a few yards away - this must be the female mate. But then came a plaintive peep 
a few yards in the other direction.  Then all three swooped to a scrawny 
sapling across my path - it was the baby getting fed.  Dare I say a tinge of 
grandparental pride?

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[nysbirds-l] Birdingwatching In the Time of Covid-19.

[Alan Drogin]

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over two months now. Unable to chase birds throughout the hot spots of New York 
State this season, the fortunate timing during peak Spring migration at least 
has provided me with plenty of FOY pleasures.  Nevertheless, this routine has 
shown me that not all nature just passes through affording thrilling chance 
encounters, but that there is a natural “neighborhood" just outside my door 
which changes slowly with the seasons.  Fortunately, Springtime is when the 
male birds must stake out a territory and proclaim their constant presence 
through glorious song in order to attract mates.

It has been my newfound pleasure to recognize the singing 7+ days of individual 
Towhees, Cardinals, House Finches, and finally the Catbirds in their respective 
“blocks” (there are just too many House Sparrows, Pigeons, Robins, and 
Starlings to keep track of).  This has been a chance to watch the gradual 
cessation of White-throated Sparrows, the aggressive courtship of House 
Sparrows, Robins giving chase, Starlings gathering nest material, and now the 
constant high-pitched pleas for food from the gaping yellow mouths of awkward 
fledgelings.

I now identify exactly three male Northern Flickers who alert each other with 
their steady staccato calls of their “turf” across from 82nd, 84th, and 91st 
streets.  A pair of Downy Woodpeckers whinny in the middle at 86th.  I’ve found 
two of the Flickers clearing out respective tree holes in Hippo Playground and 
just south of River Run Playground.  Last week I saw a female sticking her head.

Since my first walk I have expected every day the loud “teakettle, teakettle  
teakettle” of the Carolina Wren just north of Hippo Playground.  Last Wednesday 
I saw the wren on a tree stump by the high stone wall, but heard the song from 
a few yards away - this must be the female mate. But then came a plaintive peep 
a few yards in the other direction.  Then all three swooped to a scrawny 
sapling across my path - it was the baby getting fed.  Dare I say a tinge of 
grandparental pride?

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[nysbirds-l] Riverside Park Golden-winged Warbler

[Alan Drogin]

First seen at 9am in low orchard trees in Riverside  Park across from 91st 
Street.   My wife Cecilia got some photos - will post on e-bird.  Morning 
started out with a Raven vocalizing in alley behind Hebrew School across from 
Sailors and Soldiers monument.

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[nysbirds-l] Riverside Park Golden-winged Warbler

[Alan Drogin]

First seen at 9am in low orchard trees in Riverside  Park across from 91st 
Street.   My wife Cecilia got some photos - will post on e-bird.  Morning 
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Sailors and Soldiers monument.

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[nysbirds-l] Immature Bald Eagle - Riverside

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Around 9:30am from Riverside Park near the 83rd Street entrance we observed an 
immature Bald Eagle slowly kiting up the Hudson River, a Red-tailed Hawk flying 
over it.  My wife was able to snap one nice picture of it before we lost sight 
of it.

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[nysbirds-l] Immature Bald Eagle - Riverside

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Around 9:30am from Riverside Park near the 83rd Street entrance we observed an 
immature Bald Eagle slowly kiting up the Hudson River, a Red-tailed Hawk flying 
over it.  My wife was able to snap one nice picture of it before we lost sight 
of it.

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[nysbirds-l] Hooded Warbler Riverside Park

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This morning brought in some new arrivals including a male Hooded Warbler in 
passive lawn across from 81st street - foraging for insects under patch of low 
trees.  Even did some singing.  A first for Riverside south of 96th.   
Unfortunately got spooked by dogs by time some fellow birders arrived.

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[nysbirds-l] Hooded Warbler Riverside Park

[Alan Drogin]

This morning brought in some new arrivals including a male Hooded Warbler in 
passive lawn across from 81st street - foraging for insects under patch of low 
trees.  Even did some singing.  A first for Riverside south of 96th.   
Unfortunately got spooked by dogs by time some fellow birders arrived.

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[nysbirds-l] South Riverside Park

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I’ve established a daily sunset routine I call prison yard time - about two 
hours birding outside at my nearest park - Riverside below 96th, after a day 
working in my apartment cell.   I’d already seen the early spring arrivals like 
Eastern Phoebes, Pine Warblers, and Golden-crowned Kinglets in previous weeks 
in Central Park - but I got my first Phoebe in Riverside Friday evening in a 
neat spot I just discovered, a sheltered puddle just south of the climbing rock 
behind the 83rd Street playground.  Also noted the big influx of Song Sparrows 
and Slate-colored Juncos - over 50 of the latter dining on freshly-lain grass 
seed in the slope behind the Hippo Playground.  Mixed among the Juncos were two 
Chipping Sparrows in breeding plumage.

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[nysbirds-l] South Riverside Park

[Alan Drogin]

I’ve established a daily sunset routine I call prison yard time - about two 
hours birding outside at my nearest park - Riverside below 96th, after a day 
working in my apartment cell.   I’d already seen the early spring arrivals like 
Eastern Phoebes, Pine Warblers, and Golden-crowned Kinglets in previous weeks 
in Central Park - but I got my first Phoebe in Riverside Friday evening in a 
neat spot I just discovered, a sheltered puddle just south of the climbing rock 
behind the 83rd Street playground.  Also noted the big influx of Song Sparrows 
and Slate-colored Juncos - over 50 of the latter dining on freshly-lain grass 
seed in the slope behind the Hippo Playground.  Mixed among the Juncos were two 
Chipping Sparrows in breeding plumage.

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[nysbirds-l] nysbirds-l digest: March 11, 2020

[Alan Drogin]

NYSBIRDS-L Digest for Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

1. Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside.

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Subject: Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside.
From: Sy Schiff 
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:46:49 -0400
X-Message-Number: 1

First of season Osprey carrying a fish and chased by Gulls. Second EGG laid in 
the Peregrine box over the weekend.
Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] nysbirds-l digest: March 11, 2020

[Alan Drogin]

NYSBIRDS-L Digest for Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

1. Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside.

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Subject: Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside.
From: Sy Schiff 
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:46:49 -0400
X-Message-Number: 1

First of season Osprey carrying a fish and chased by Gulls. Second EGG laid in 
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Sy Schiff

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[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Winter

[Alan Drogin]

As Awkwafina announced on the 7 line PA for one week in January, “Hudson Yards, 
last stop, hope you like weird architecture,”  indeed.  Although milder than 
usual - the winter wind barreling down from The Vessel across the concrete 
concourse surrounded by on-going construction makes for an exciting commute to 
and from work.

After a drop in temperature in early November, we had a Winter Wren, 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, Fox Sparrow, and Carolina Wren pass 
through.  By mid-November, an Eastern Phoebe, Hermit Thrush, Common 
Yellowthroat, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and American Woodcock.

A Wood Thrush also appeared - first hiding in the turning leaves of a tree by 
the playground.  By early December, with the leaves gone, it had acclimated to 
the commuters and was hopping on the ground near the 34th Street subway with 
the sparrows.  A pair of Ovenbirds did the same - first weaving among the 
hedges of the lawn behind the subway canopy, eventually chicken-walking the 
occupied benches along the pathways like the wintering Yellowthroat at Bryant 
Park. 

Unfortunately, none made it to the Christmas Bird Count.  However, the Grey 
Catbirds stayed - up to 5 at a time. I had to continually override eBird’s 
insistence that more than one was rare.  Perhaps it had to do with the isolated 
islands of over-landscaped gardens between the streets allowing them to stake 
out territory - although they were always visiting each other as if coming over 
to sup on runaway human lunches.

At Bryant Park, when the concession stands folded and a major winter storm blew 
through, the winter hearties would usually all depart - but this winter has 
been mild and they’re sticking around.  At least two Grey Catbirds, one or two 
Swamp Sparrows near the public restrooms, and one of three Easter Towhees - a 
female, a male, and a dark chocolate variant I believe is also a male - make my 
weekly bird count.  I sense they recognize me as much as I recognize them.

Also every week, above it all, around the Bolt Bus depot, a female American 
Kestrel watches over this sorry winter crew, scaring the living daylights out 
of the ubiquitous pigeons and starlings.

We both wait for spring arrivals.

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[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Winter

[Alan Drogin]

As Awkwafina announced on the 7 line PA for one week in January, “Hudson Yards, 
last stop, hope you like weird architecture,”  indeed.  Although milder than 
usual - the winter wind barreling down from The Vessel across the concrete 
concourse surrounded by on-going construction makes for an exciting commute to 
and from work.

After a drop in temperature in early November, we had a Winter Wren, 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, Fox Sparrow, and Carolina Wren pass 
through.  By mid-November, an Eastern Phoebe, Hermit Thrush, Common 
Yellowthroat, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and American Woodcock.

A Wood Thrush also appeared - first hiding in the turning leaves of a tree by 
the playground.  By early December, with the leaves gone, it had acclimated to 
the commuters and was hopping on the ground near the 34th Street subway with 
the sparrows.  A pair of Ovenbirds did the same - first weaving among the 
hedges of the lawn behind the subway canopy, eventually chicken-walking the 
occupied benches along the pathways like the wintering Yellowthroat at Bryant 
Park. 

Unfortunately, none made it to the Christmas Bird Count.  However, the Grey 
Catbirds stayed - up to 5 at a time. I had to continually override eBird’s 
insistence that more than one was rare.  Perhaps it had to do with the isolated 
islands of over-landscaped gardens between the streets allowing them to stake 
out territory - although they were always visiting each other as if coming over 
to sup on runaway human lunches.

At Bryant Park, when the concession stands folded and a major winter storm blew 
through, the winter hearties would usually all depart - but this winter has 
been mild and they’re sticking around.  At least two Grey Catbirds, one or two 
Swamp Sparrows near the public restrooms, and one of three Easter Towhees - a 
female, a male, and a dark chocolate variant I believe is also a male - make my 
weekly bird count.  I sense they recognize me as much as I recognize them.

Also every week, above it all, around the Bolt Bus depot, a female American 
Kestrel watches over this sorry winter crew, scaring the living daylights out 
of the ubiquitous pigeons and starlings.

We both wait for spring arrivals.

Happy Winter Birding,
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[nysbirds-l] Woodcock Hudson Yards

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Having my office move from across Bryant Park to Hudson Yards in April has been 
a tough birding experience.  Especially after one of my favorite vacant lots of 
wild trees and vegetation above 36th Street was bulldozed this summer.

Nevertheless, I got 30 species in the spring and over the summer I saw the 
Herring Gulls flock to the two green roofs over Jacob Javits and Postal 
Service, scare off all of the Ring-Billed Gulls, lay eggs, have fluffy grey 
fledgelings, and then depart en masse post-Hurricane Dorian in early September.

I’ve been able to add some species during the fall migration - typical for the 
fall, more sparrows and wrens.  There have been some late-staying Ovenbirds, 
Common Yellowthroats, and a Wood Thrush I would see occasionally.

But today I encountered my favorite from Bryant Park - my first American 
Woodcock - in the small garden plot north of 34th street by the construction 
wall on the west side.  It would scuttle up over the hill and out of sight as I 
would walk from one side to the other.  That’s species number 47!

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[nysbirds-l] Woodcock Hudson Yards

[Alan Drogin]

Having my office move from across Bryant Park to Hudson Yards in April has been 
a tough birding experience.  Especially after one of my favorite vacant lots of 
wild trees and vegetation above 36th Street was bulldozed this summer.

Nevertheless, I got 30 species in the spring and over the summer I saw the 
Herring Gulls flock to the two green roofs over Jacob Javits and Postal 
Service, scare off all of the Ring-Billed Gulls, lay eggs, have fluffy grey 
fledgelings, and then depart en masse post-Hurricane Dorian in early September.

I’ve been able to add some species during the fall migration - typical for the 
fall, more sparrows and wrens.  There have been some late-staying Ovenbirds, 
Common Yellowthroats, and a Wood Thrush I would see occasionally.

But today I encountered my favorite from Bryant Park - my first American 
Woodcock - in the small garden plot north of 34th street by the construction 
wall on the west side.  It would scuttle up over the hill and out of sight as I 
would walk from one side to the other.  That’s species number 47!

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[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Habitat Loss

[Alan Drogin]

I discovered this week that my favorite birding spot in Hudson Yards, just 
north of 36th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, was bulldozed.  I guess it 
was inevitable that to most people this steep slope of overgrown weeds and 
trees between railroad tracks and an abandoned  auto shop would be considered 
an eyesore, but it was favored by birds over the manicured high-tech “green 
spaces” of Bella Abzug Park and the Vessel Plaza. It’s that the swiftness of 
its demise is just a shock.  A bulldozer sits in the vacant lot behind the 
chain-link fence festooned with new “active driveway” signs.  The beautiful fan 
of ivy that covered the auto shop was cut at the roots and turning brown.  All 
I could see was a pair of Gray Catbirds chasing each other through one of the 
last remaining trees, filled with its final season's bounty of black berries.

On a better note - I spotted the first returning warbler, a Common Yellowthroat 
across the tracks in the bushes.  On the south side of the street, in an 
abandoned parking lot where the grasses have been slowly taking over around a 
couple of stagnant pools, my first Northern Mockingbird for the area, a 
juvenile, doing its robotic shoulder shrug - bringing the count to 31 species.

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[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Habitat Loss

[Alan Drogin]

I discovered this week that my favorite birding spot in Hudson Yards, just 
north of 36th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, was bulldozed.  I guess it 
was inevitable that to most people this steep slope of overgrown weeds and 
trees between railroad tracks and an abandoned  auto shop would be considered 
an eyesore, but it was favored by birds over the manicured high-tech “green 
spaces” of Bella Abzug Park and the Vessel Plaza. It’s that the swiftness of 
its demise is just a shock.  A bulldozer sits in the vacant lot behind the 
chain-link fence festooned with new “active driveway” signs.  The beautiful fan 
of ivy that covered the auto shop was cut at the roots and turning brown.  All 
I could see was a pair of Gray Catbirds chasing each other through one of the 
last remaining trees, filled with its final season's bounty of black berries.

On a better note - I spotted the first returning warbler, a Common Yellowthroat 
across the tracks in the bushes.  On the south side of the street, in an 
abandoned parking lot where the grasses have been slowly taking over around a 
couple of stagnant pools, my first Northern Mockingbird for the area, a 
juvenile, doing its robotic shoulder shrug - bringing the count to 31 species.

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[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards

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Not a court, school, stock, grave, or back, but a rail yard – 30 train tracks 
wrapped by the High Line “Spur” and flanked truck lots - six ground-level 
blocks abutting a heliport and the Hudson River.The city covered the 
ground-level access tunnels with streets propped two stories high, and the 
developers built a vertical empire on top of that to keep everyone looking up 
and away from its namesake.

In early Spring, I was one of the first wave of employees to occupy its 
flagship skyscraper #30.  One stairway, three escalators, and two elevator 
banks - a two-way vertigo-inducing commute from super-subterranean subway to 
birds-eye view down at the “vessel” and “Yard”.

So how was Spring birding at the Yards?  Well, the human garbage scavenging 
immigrant House Sparrow and European Starling, joined by the Feral Pigeon and 
occasional Grey Catbird occupy the wafer-thin, jet-engine cooled, “smart” 
islands of highly manicured flora scattered among a sea of pedestrian pavement. 
From my cubicle aerie, I always see a couple of hundred Ring-billed and Herring 
Gulls hang out on the two high-tech green rooftops of Jacob K. Javits 
Convention Center and the lesser-known US Parcel Post Building.  A flock of 
Barn Swallows briefly joined the gulls a few evenings in early May to dive-bomb 
Eleventh Avenue. 

But with few exceptions, the rest of the migrating fauna mostly seek out the 
abandoned garbage-strewn tangles of below-street-level weeds around the train 
yard access tracks which run diagonally northward and are exposed 
intermittently until finally disappearing under the Midtown Tunnel ramp.  The 
first exposure is an inaccessible plot of grass at the northeast corner of 35th 
Street and Eleventh Avenue – unfortunately the largest grass plot outside of 
the green roofs - and home to a pair of American Robins and my only sighting of 
a Song Sparrow in April.

The next exposure emerges north of the Bella Abzug Park.  Protected by a chain 
link fence is a luscious bank of wild trees and weeds steeply sloping up from 
the tracks to a broken concrete lot belonging to a vine covered shuttered auto 
body shop.  Looking in at this wild inaccessible mess through the chain fence 
underneath a sidewalk shade tree containing an abandoned bird feeder, this 
simple acre, of all places, is now my favorite birding spot. I have even seen a 
skunk twice, and a raccoon scramble under the broken concrete slabs at dusk.

So far – 29 bird species (6 warblers).

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[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards

[Alan Drogin]

Not a court, school, stock, grave, or back, but a rail yard – 30 train tracks 
wrapped by the High Line “Spur” and flanked truck lots - six ground-level 
blocks abutting a heliport and the Hudson River.The city covered the 
ground-level access tunnels with streets propped two stories high, and the 
developers built a vertical empire on top of that to keep everyone looking up 
and away from its namesake.

In early Spring, I was one of the first wave of employees to occupy its 
flagship skyscraper #30.  One stairway, three escalators, and two elevator 
banks - a two-way vertigo-inducing commute from super-subterranean subway to 
birds-eye view down at the “vessel” and “Yard”.

So how was Spring birding at the Yards?  Well, the human garbage scavenging 
immigrant House Sparrow and European Starling, joined by the Feral Pigeon and 
occasional Grey Catbird occupy the wafer-thin, jet-engine cooled, “smart” 
islands of highly manicured flora scattered among a sea of pedestrian pavement. 
From my cubicle aerie, I always see a couple of hundred Ring-billed and Herring 
Gulls hang out on the two high-tech green rooftops of Jacob K. Javits 
Convention Center and the lesser-known US Parcel Post Building.  A flock of 
Barn Swallows briefly joined the gulls a few evenings in early May to dive-bomb 
Eleventh Avenue. 

But with few exceptions, the rest of the migrating fauna mostly seek out the 
abandoned garbage-strewn tangles of below-street-level weeds around the train 
yard access tracks which run diagonally northward and are exposed 
intermittently until finally disappearing under the Midtown Tunnel ramp.  The 
first exposure is an inaccessible plot of grass at the northeast corner of 35th 
Street and Eleventh Avenue – unfortunately the largest grass plot outside of 
the green roofs - and home to a pair of American Robins and my only sighting of 
a Song Sparrow in April.

The next exposure emerges north of the Bella Abzug Park.  Protected by a chain 
link fence is a luscious bank of wild trees and weeds steeply sloping up from 
the tracks to a broken concrete lot belonging to a vine covered shuttered auto 
body shop.  Looking in at this wild inaccessible mess through the chain fence 
underneath a sidewalk shade tree containing an abandoned bird feeder, this 
simple acre, of all places, is now my favorite birding spot. I have even seen a 
skunk twice, and a raccoon scramble under the broken concrete slabs at dusk.

So far – 29 bird species (6 warblers).

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[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Mourning Warbler

[Alan Drogin]

I’ve been birding my new office location since April 10th and finally found 
something worth reporting.  My sixth warbler for Hudson Yards - Mourning 
Warbler sighted in grassy patch at corner of 36th and Hudson Blvd.  Came out of 
the tall grass while pishing an hour before sunset - nice male, gave a few 
chips, flew to the top of the fence and then flew across the street to Bella 
Abzug park.

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[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Mourning Warbler

[Alan Drogin]

I’ve been birding my new office location since April 10th and finally found 
something worth reporting.  My sixth warbler for Hudson Yards - Mourning 
Warbler sighted in grassy patch at corner of 36th and Hudson Blvd.  Came out of 
the tall grass while pishing an hour before sunset - nice male, gave a few 
chips, flew to the top of the fence and then flew across the street to Bella 
Abzug park.

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[nysbirds-l] Farewell Bryant Park

[Alan Drogin]

I had my first sighting of an American Woodcock in Bryant Park this year the 
morning of March 13 in a hedge by the entrance to the Bryant Park Grill.  My 
last sighting was dead in the very same spot this last Monday.  The cycle has 
repeated itself for me now for 20 years, the ratio between White Throated 
Sparrows to House Sparrows tilts forward, the Song Sparrows show up on the 
newly sodded lawn and today in the very middle of the lawn, stands proudly my 
first Robin of Spring.  20 years of gradual change.  The Met Life building, now 
Salesforce, cut its night time klieg lights and the variety of migrants dropped 
- no longer a Prothonotary, Marsh Wren, or Chat.  But that’s okay, others kept 
coming, Sora, Brown Thrashers, Towhees, singing Swampies, ever bolder Common 
Yellowthroats, despite the outdoor yoga, HBO movie nights, concerts, fashion 
weeks, and sometimes even stuck around the winter because of the holiday ice 
rink food courts - the Hermit Thrush, Catbird, and the occasional Lincoln 
Sparrow.

But I will no longer be working just across the street - my work has moved to 
Hudson Yards - a concrete playground and mall surrounded by towers of glass and 
sheet metals.  I expect I will experience the gradual changes of seagull 
varieties and look for what springs out of the weeds of nearby still vacant 
lots and hope for a different balance with nature.

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[nysbirds-l] Farewell Bryant Park

[Alan Drogin]

I had my first sighting of an American Woodcock in Bryant Park this year the 
morning of March 13 in a hedge by the entrance to the Bryant Park Grill.  My 
last sighting was dead in the very same spot this last Monday.  The cycle has 
repeated itself for me now for 20 years, the ratio between White Throated 
Sparrows to House Sparrows tilts forward, the Song Sparrows show up on the 
newly sodded lawn and today in the very middle of the lawn, stands proudly my 
first Robin of Spring.  20 years of gradual change.  The Met Life building, now 
Salesforce, cut its night time klieg lights and the variety of migrants dropped 
- no longer a Prothonotary, Marsh Wren, or Chat.  But that’s okay, others kept 
coming, Sora, Brown Thrashers, Towhees, singing Swampies, ever bolder Common 
Yellowthroats, despite the outdoor yoga, HBO movie nights, concerts, fashion 
weeks, and sometimes even stuck around the winter because of the holiday ice 
rink food courts - the Hermit Thrush, Catbird, and the occasional Lincoln 
Sparrow.

But I will no longer be working just across the street - my work has moved to 
Hudson Yards - a concrete playground and mall surrounded by towers of glass and 
sheet metals.  I expect I will experience the gradual changes of seagull 
varieties and look for what springs out of the weeds of nearby still vacant 
lots and hope for a different balance with nature.

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Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Bald Eagles

[Alan Drogin]

I spent this Sunday with friends going along the shores of the Hudson River 
between Bear Mountain and Anthony’s Nose.  The series of cold snaps have 
brought a caravan of ice floes gently traveling down the Hudson River and back 
up with the tides.  The number of Bald Eagles around Iona Island keeps 
increasing every year and have brought crowds of curious onlookers.  The eagles 
swoop down scattering the Common Mergansers and dot the ice like sentries on 
slow trains.  Mine Dock Park is a quiet picnic area at the base of Fort 
Montgomery in the shadow of the Bear Mountain Bridge where the ice packs into a 
narrows.  We were incredibly close to two eagles perched at either end of a 
floe, glancing around trying to look majestically serious but coming off as two 
tuxedoed gentlemen on a merry-go-round.

Stay warm,
Alan Drogin

> On Jan 30, 2019, at 9:03 AM, Anne Swaim annesw...@gmail.com [ebirdsnyc] 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> And following up on Andrew Baksh's note, more details below about Teatown's 
> Hudson River EagleFest on Saturday, February 9, 9:00am-4:00pm with snowdate 
> Sunday, February 10. 
> 
> A bird walk this past Monday, Jan 28, in Croton Point Park had sightings of 
> 27 eagles over two hours.  This cold will likely move even more south to the 
> Lower Hudson.
> 
>> To find out more about Teatown's EagleFest visit: 
>> https://www.teatown.org/events/eaglefest/ 
>> <https://www.teatown.org/events/eaglefest/>
>> Admission price is for entry to Croton Point Park, EagleFest headquarters, 
>> where there are huge heated tents and a day-long schedule of live raptor 
>> shows & other presentations as well as hourly guided bird walks, all 
>> included in admission. 
>> Schedule here: https://www.teatown.org/eaglefest-schedule/ 
>> <https://www.teatown.org/eaglefest-schedule/>
>> Over 25 environmental organizations with info/ed tables will be there as 
>> well as food vendors.
>> 
>> Free parking in Croton Point Park and just outside the park entrance ("Lot 
>> A") and free shuttle buses between Croton-Harmon Metro North RR station, 
>> Croton boat ramp and Croton Point Park. (1.25 mi walk from RR station to 
>> EagleFest headquarters in Croton Point Park.)
>> 
>> The key eagle viewing spots on the Hudson and nearby waters are all free 
>> entry and Teatown has made an online map of 23 eagle viewing spots here:
>> https://www.teatown.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EF-viewing-sites-2019-compressed-1.pdf
>>  
>> <https://www.teatown.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EF-viewing-sites-2019-compressed-1.pdf>
>>  
>> 
>> Many eagle viewing spots have with heated warming tents, including:
>> * Croton boat ramp (AKA Echo Canoe Launch)  (walking distance from 
>> Croton-Harmon Metro North Station)
>>  Sponsored by Saw Mill River Audubon
>> * George's Island County Park
>>  Sponsored by Saw Mill River Audubon
>> * New Croton Dam 
>>  Sponsored by Bedford Audubon
>> 
>> Anne Swaim, Executive Director
>> Saw Mill River Audubon
>> www.sawmillriveraudubon.org <http://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
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Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Bald Eagles

[Alan Drogin]

I spent this Sunday with friends going along the shores of the Hudson River 
between Bear Mountain and Anthony’s Nose.  The series of cold snaps have 
brought a caravan of ice floes gently traveling down the Hudson River and back 
up with the tides.  The number of Bald Eagles around Iona Island keeps 
increasing every year and have brought crowds of curious onlookers.  The eagles 
swoop down scattering the Common Mergansers and dot the ice like sentries on 
slow trains.  Mine Dock Park is a quiet picnic area at the base of Fort 
Montgomery in the shadow of the Bear Mountain Bridge where the ice packs into a 
narrows.  We were incredibly close to two eagles perched at either end of a 
floe, glancing around trying to look majestically serious but coming off as two 
tuxedoed gentlemen on a merry-go-round.

Stay warm,
Alan Drogin

> On Jan 30, 2019, at 9:03 AM, Anne Swaim annesw...@gmail.com [ebirdsnyc] 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> And following up on Andrew Baksh's note, more details below about Teatown's 
> Hudson River EagleFest on Saturday, February 9, 9:00am-4:00pm with snowdate 
> Sunday, February 10. 
> 
> A bird walk this past Monday, Jan 28, in Croton Point Park had sightings of 
> 27 eagles over two hours.  This cold will likely move even more south to the 
> Lower Hudson.
> 
>> To find out more about Teatown's EagleFest visit: 
>> https://www.teatown.org/events/eaglefest/ 
>> <https://www.teatown.org/events/eaglefest/>
>> Admission price is for entry to Croton Point Park, EagleFest headquarters, 
>> where there are huge heated tents and a day-long schedule of live raptor 
>> shows & other presentations as well as hourly guided bird walks, all 
>> included in admission. 
>> Schedule here: https://www.teatown.org/eaglefest-schedule/ 
>> <https://www.teatown.org/eaglefest-schedule/>
>> Over 25 environmental organizations with info/ed tables will be there as 
>> well as food vendors.
>> 
>> Free parking in Croton Point Park and just outside the park entrance ("Lot 
>> A") and free shuttle buses between Croton-Harmon Metro North RR station, 
>> Croton boat ramp and Croton Point Park. (1.25 mi walk from RR station to 
>> EagleFest headquarters in Croton Point Park.)
>> 
>> The key eagle viewing spots on the Hudson and nearby waters are all free 
>> entry and Teatown has made an online map of 23 eagle viewing spots here:
>> https://www.teatown.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EF-viewing-sites-2019-compressed-1.pdf
>>  
>> <https://www.teatown.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EF-viewing-sites-2019-compressed-1.pdf>
>>  
>> 
>> Many eagle viewing spots have with heated warming tents, including:
>> * Croton boat ramp (AKA Echo Canoe Launch)  (walking distance from 
>> Croton-Harmon Metro North Station)
>>  Sponsored by Saw Mill River Audubon
>> * George's Island County Park
>>  Sponsored by Saw Mill River Audubon
>> * New Croton Dam 
>>  Sponsored by Bedford Audubon
>> 
>> Anne Swaim, Executive Director
>> Saw Mill River Audubon
>> www.sawmillriveraudubon.org <http://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/> 
>> 
>> 
> 
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[nysbirds-l] Common Redpoll - Randall's Island

[Alan Drogin]

Seeing the Cackling Geese reports from Van Cortlandt, I went out to Randall’s 
Island between the storm and the deep freeze this afternoon to see what the 
winter storm may have blown in.  I spotted a small whitish bird flitting around 
the edge of the northwestern-most ball field - considering a possible bunting - 
just then a group of 4 birders from Fort Green joined in and refound and 
identified a Common Redpoll.  I believe this may be a first of the island.

Keep Warm,
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[nysbirds-l] Common Redpoll - Randall's Island

[Alan Drogin]

Seeing the Cackling Geese reports from Van Cortlandt, I went out to Randall’s 
Island between the storm and the deep freeze this afternoon to see what the 
winter storm may have blown in.  I spotted a small whitish bird flitting around 
the edge of the northwestern-most ball field - considering a possible bunting - 
just then a group of 4 birders from Fort Green joined in and refound and 
identified a Common Redpoll.  I believe this may be a first of the island.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park CBC

[Alan Drogin]

All 35 pigeons waited out the rain sitting still evenly spaced along a ledge 
under the library roof overhang.  The House Sparrows looked miserable, the 
males almost unrecognizable.  Most wouldn’t even venture into the park but 
formed a hidden chorus in the building scaffolding across the street bitching 
at the rain.  A lone Grey Catbird lorded over a Wafel & Dinges trash can.  
Meanwhile, around 50 White-throated Sparrows and one Swampy went about their 
business hopping around the cleared underbrush looking naturally at home and 
unfazed by the cold temperatures and heavy rain.  A Common Yellowthroat, 
scrawny with outstretched trembling wings was having a terrible day.  Cold, 
wet, up til dawn, not interested in holiday shopping, I finally called it a day 
at 3pm.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park CBC

[Alan Drogin]

All 35 pigeons waited out the rain sitting still evenly spaced along a ledge 
under the library roof overhang.  The House Sparrows looked miserable, the 
males almost unrecognizable.  Most wouldn’t even venture into the park but 
formed a hidden chorus in the building scaffolding across the street bitching 
at the rain.  A lone Grey Catbird lorded over a Wafel & Dinges trash can.  
Meanwhile, around 50 White-throated Sparrows and one Swampy went about their 
business hopping around the cleared underbrush looking naturally at home and 
unfazed by the cold temperatures and heavy rain.  A Common Yellowthroat, 
scrawny with outstretched trembling wings was having a terrible day.  Cold, 
wet, up til dawn, not interested in holiday shopping, I finally called it a day 
at 3pm.

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[nysbirds-l] Fort Tilden after the storm

[Alan Drogin]

Didn’t luck out with last week’s raptor parade  (only a lone Peregrine, Merlin 
and Coopers) -  just off shore where huge flocks of Black Scoter heading east 
and plenty of dive bombing Northern Gannets making use of the breaking 
afternoon sunlight.  The dunes and grasses were teaming with Yellow-rumps, 
plenty of Eastern Phoebes, and decent numbers of sparrows.  A huge flock of 
Brants settled in the baseball fields with the Herring Gulls.  Among the morass 
were a decent numbers of White-Crowned Sparrows (appear to be healthier numbers 
this fall) and one Vesper.  36 species in all.

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[nysbirds-l] Fort Tilden after the storm

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Didn’t luck out with last week’s raptor parade  (only a lone Peregrine, Merlin 
and Coopers) -  just off shore where huge flocks of Black Scoter heading east 
and plenty of dive bombing Northern Gannets making use of the breaking 
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[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Env. Center - Western Kingbird

[Alan Drogin]

Like fishing, every good bird find requires a good story.

In the fall two years ago (uh oh) I was asked to lead the NYC Linnaean Society 
bird walk of Randall’s Island, a favorite spot of mine.  A few weeks before the 
trip, Anne Lazarus asked me to lead the Alley Pond bird walk because the leader 
had cancelled.   It was an okay walk but we decided to go to Kissena Park 
afterwards where we had a windfall of fall warblers - literally birding from a 
park bench.  Last year, I cancelled and I heard the Alley Park walk was meh.  
This year I convinced Anne Lazarus to make the Alley Pond bird walk earlier in 
September instead of October.  And I thought, lemme schlepp the scope, just in 
case things go well, we can forgo Kissena Park for the Alley Pond Environment 
Center for shorebirds.  

It went pretty well, although 1/2 the warblers were Northern Parulas, but we 
did cap it off with an Olive-sided Flycatcher which was first spotted there a 
couple of days earlier.  So I proposed the Environment Center after lunch. We 
had two scopes.  So off we went getting lost in the maze of cloverleafs to the 
northern section of Alley Pond.  At the end of the boardwalk at the platform 
overlooking Alley Creek we got some shorebirds and started observing a 
flycatcher in the stand of trees just behind us to the west.  “Great Crested”, 
“Phoebe”, “Another Olive-sided”?  When we turned our scopes around to train on 
the flycatcher, which moved a lot but would conveniently return to one of three 
tall trees - the middle being mostly bare - I noted, “hey, this looks like a 
Kingbird but it’s not an Eastern.”  It had a yellow wash belly and a distinctly 
forked tail with no white edge, but also the darkish “mask” of a Kingbird.  
Everyone whipped out their birding apps - Cassin's, Couch's, Western, even 
Tropical.  

The light was bad and to make matters worse, a flock of Cedar Waxwings flew in 
to make it difficult to identify which silhouette was the flycatcher.Then a 
group of 30 kids on a nature tour descended on the platform.  So we trained the 
scope back around to a Raccoon for the kids to see.   When the Raccoon left, we 
figured, we have to get closer to this bird and in better light or no one will 
believe us.  So we left the platform and turned left into the tall grass behind 
the set of three trees - sun at our backs, much closer.  Now our scope could 
pick up the tell-tale white edges of the tail - it was a “Western Kingbird”.

I have to share credit with the group - to Anne Lazarus for coordinating, to 
Lenore Swenson for transportation, and the rest for tweeting and bird apping 
and getting some incontrovertible digital snapshots.

Wish us luck on Randall’s Island next month (Miriam Rakowski, who was with us, 
is coordinator).

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[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Env. Center - Western Kingbird

[Alan Drogin]

Like fishing, every good bird find requires a good story.

In the fall two years ago (uh oh) I was asked to lead the NYC Linnaean Society 
bird walk of Randall’s Island, a favorite spot of mine.  A few weeks before the 
trip, Anne Lazarus asked me to lead the Alley Pond bird walk because the leader 
had cancelled.   It was an okay walk but we decided to go to Kissena Park 
afterwards where we had a windfall of fall warblers - literally birding from a 
park bench.  Last year, I cancelled and I heard the Alley Park walk was meh.  
This year I convinced Anne Lazarus to make the Alley Pond bird walk earlier in 
September instead of October.  And I thought, lemme schlepp the scope, just in 
case things go well, we can forgo Kissena Park for the Alley Pond Environment 
Center for shorebirds.  

It went pretty well, although 1/2 the warblers were Northern Parulas, but we 
did cap it off with an Olive-sided Flycatcher which was first spotted there a 
couple of days earlier.  So I proposed the Environment Center after lunch. We 
had two scopes.  So off we went getting lost in the maze of cloverleafs to the 
northern section of Alley Pond.  At the end of the boardwalk at the platform 
overlooking Alley Creek we got some shorebirds and started observing a 
flycatcher in the stand of trees just behind us to the west.  “Great Crested”, 
“Phoebe”, “Another Olive-sided”?  When we turned our scopes around to train on 
the flycatcher, which moved a lot but would conveniently return to one of three 
tall trees - the middle being mostly bare - I noted, “hey, this looks like a 
Kingbird but it’s not an Eastern.”  It had a yellow wash belly and a distinctly 
forked tail with no white edge, but also the darkish “mask” of a Kingbird.  
Everyone whipped out their birding apps - Cassin's, Couch's, Western, even 
Tropical.  

The light was bad and to make matters worse, a flock of Cedar Waxwings flew in 
to make it difficult to identify which silhouette was the flycatcher.Then a 
group of 30 kids on a nature tour descended on the platform.  So we trained the 
scope back around to a Raccoon for the kids to see.   When the Raccoon left, we 
figured, we have to get closer to this bird and in better light or no one will 
believe us.  So we left the platform and turned left into the tall grass behind 
the set of three trees - sun at our backs, much closer.  Now our scope could 
pick up the tell-tale white edges of the tail - it was a “Western Kingbird”.

I have to share credit with the group - to Anne Lazarus for coordinating, to 
Lenore Swenson for transportation, and the rest for tweeting and bird apping 
and getting some incontrovertible digital snapshots.

Wish us luck on Randall’s Island next month (Miriam Rakowski, who was with us, 
is coordinator).

Happy City Birding
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - Returning

[Alan Drogin]

With the recent front bringing cooler and drier air - it was time to return to 
Bryant Park.  The waxy leaved begonias are all in full bloom.  In the sunshine 
they glisten like water.  An American Redstart has been in the southeast corner 
for the past two days zip-lining between the London Planes. A Grey Catbird with 
chunks of feather missing was hiding by the birdbath.  The beehives in the 
northwest corner, named Nectar and Ambrosia, are humming and a Northern 
Waterthrush was chicken-walking underneath.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - Returning

[Alan Drogin]

With the recent front bringing cooler and drier air - it was time to return to 
Bryant Park.  The waxy leaved begonias are all in full bloom.  In the sunshine 
they glisten like water.  An American Redstart has been in the southeast corner 
for the past two days zip-lining between the London Planes. A Grey Catbird with 
chunks of feather missing was hiding by the birdbath.  The beehives in the 
northwest corner, named Nectar and Ambrosia, are humming and a Northern 
Waterthrush was chicken-walking underneath.

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[nysbirds-l] Roosevelt Island

[Alan Drogin]

On the way to annual Cherry Blossom festival of Roosevelt Island, visited the 
community garden which usually has a good collection of birds.  Had a singing 
Northern Parula.  They were reported last weekend - but not sure if any have 
been seen in Manhattan yet.  Also of interest around garden - Yellow-rump 
Warbler, Field Sparrow, Brown Creeper, and plenty of Hermit Thrushes.  A few 
Brants, a Palm Warbler (yellow) and a few Ruby-crowned Kinglets were by the 
southern end.

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[nysbirds-l] Roosevelt Island

[Alan Drogin]

On the way to annual Cherry Blossom festival of Roosevelt Island, visited the 
community garden which usually has a good collection of birds.  Had a singing 
Northern Parula.  They were reported last weekend - but not sure if any have 
been seen in Manhattan yet.  Also of interest around garden - Yellow-rump 
Warbler, Field Sparrow, Brown Creeper, and plenty of Hermit Thrushes.  A few 
Brants, a Palm Warbler (yellow) and a few Ruby-crowned Kinglets were by the 
southern end.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - American Woodcock

[Alan Drogin]

It’s a thing now.  Like a wanted sign, a placard in the park promotes with 
photos finding two early Spring suspects - a Robin and a Woodcock.  Even the 
security guard in the sentinel booth in the southwest corner will kindly 
provide you with his last sightings. I haven’t had much luck in the last few 
weeks - but I finally spotted a Woodcock this evening in the usual spot, the 
northwest corner, busily poking the ground for earthworms.  Unfortunately, the 
bee hives were temporarily removed for  refurbishing so it may be just a matter 
of time before they’re returned and that corner disturbed again.

The Song Sparrow population has slowly increased, and with the main lawn sodded 
and cordoned, one can watch them sweep across the area.  I counted at least a 
dozen.  Also, 3-4 Swamp Sparrows, 2 Juncos, 1 American Robin, 1 European 
Starling, and 1 Hermit Thrush (in the garden house in the southeast corner).  
Meanwhile, the White-throated Sparrow population is declining to just a half 
dozen.  No warblers yet.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - American Woodcock

[Alan Drogin]

It’s a thing now.  Like a wanted sign, a placard in the park promotes with 
photos finding two early Spring suspects - a Robin and a Woodcock.  Even the 
security guard in the sentinel booth in the southwest corner will kindly 
provide you with his last sightings. I haven’t had much luck in the last few 
weeks - but I finally spotted a Woodcock this evening in the usual spot, the 
northwest corner, busily poking the ground for earthworms.  Unfortunately, the 
bee hives were temporarily removed for  refurbishing so it may be just a matter 
of time before they’re returned and that corner disturbed again.

The Song Sparrow population has slowly increased, and with the main lawn sodded 
and cordoned, one can watch them sweep across the area.  I counted at least a 
dozen.  Also, 3-4 Swamp Sparrows, 2 Juncos, 1 American Robin, 1 European 
Starling, and 1 Hermit Thrush (in the garden house in the southeast corner).  
Meanwhile, the White-throated Sparrow population is declining to just a half 
dozen.  No warblers yet.

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Re:[nysbirds-l] woodcock @ Bryant Park

[Alan Drogin]

Saw a Woodcock on the way home tonight in the usual spot - sleeping by the 
beehives in the northwest corner.  Fairly out in the open.  Because of the 
bright lighting - probably will be visible into the night.

Alan


> On Mar 11, 2018, at 12:07 AM, & [NYSBIRDS] digest 
>  wrote:
> 
> Subject: woodcock @ Bryant Park
> From: Patricia Pollock >
> Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 17:54:57 + (UTC)
> X-Message-Number: 3
> 
> anyone see any woodcocks @ Bryant Park today?  Please report if you do, and 
> thanks.  Pat Pollock


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Re:[nysbirds-l] woodcock @ Bryant Park

[Alan Drogin]

Saw a Woodcock on the way home tonight in the usual spot - sleeping by the 
beehives in the northwest corner.  Fairly out in the open.  Because of the 
bright lighting - probably will be visible into the night.

Alan


> On Mar 11, 2018, at 12:07 AM, & [NYSBIRDS] digest 
>  wrote:
> 
> Subject: woodcock @ Bryant Park
> From: Patricia Pollock mailto:ppoll9...@yahoo.com>>
> Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 17:54:57 + (UTC)
> X-Message-Number: 3
> 
> anyone see any woodcocks @ Bryant Park today?  Please report if you do, and 
> thanks.  Pat Pollock


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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park this week

[Alan Drogin]

First reported last week, an American Woodcock re-emerged this afternoon in 
Bryant Park, actively foraging in the hedging of the northwest corner of the 
iceskating rink.  

Because of the popular outdoor winter food stands and dining - Bryant Park has 
become a particular winter oasis for winter hearties.  Besides the large 
population of Rock Doves and Common White-throated and House Sparrows - I 
encountered three Common Yellow-throated Warblers this week (no mask, half 
mask, full mask), two Song Sparrows, and two Hermit Thrushes.  Also a little 
odd for this time of year - two European Starlings.  Unusually absent were 
Catbirds. Swamp or Lincoln Sparrows (last year there were at least three 
Lincolns at this time).

Once again I am amazed at the bold behavior of these less common-to-the-city 
birds around people.  The Common Yellow-throated Warblers will hop on the 
ground within inches of the feet of sitting diners.  The Hermits were flying 
from empty table-top to table-top, cocking their heads sideways the way 
thrushes do at worms in the ground yet instead staring with one eye at you from 
a few feet away like impatient waiters retrieving your wine selection.  
Meanwhile the sparrows are more stealthy, darting for crumbs and being chased 
off by another half-dozen that want to steal it from them.  A weird show of the 
holiday give-and-take spirit.

Happy Holiday Birding,
Alan Drogin


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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park this week

[Alan Drogin]

First reported last week, an American Woodcock re-emerged this afternoon in 
Bryant Park, actively foraging in the hedging of the northwest corner of the 
iceskating rink.  

Because of the popular outdoor winter food stands and dining - Bryant Park has 
become a particular winter oasis for winter hearties.  Besides the large 
population of Rock Doves and Common White-throated and House Sparrows - I 
encountered three Common Yellow-throated Warblers this week (no mask, half 
mask, full mask), two Song Sparrows, and two Hermit Thrushes.  Also a little 
odd for this time of year - two European Starlings.  Unusually absent were 
Catbirds. Swamp or Lincoln Sparrows (last year there were at least three 
Lincolns at this time).

Once again I am amazed at the bold behavior of these less common-to-the-city 
birds around people.  The Common Yellow-throated Warblers will hop on the 
ground within inches of the feet of sitting diners.  The Hermits were flying 
from empty table-top to table-top, cocking their heads sideways the way 
thrushes do at worms in the ground yet instead staring with one eye at you from 
a few feet away like impatient waiters retrieving your wine selection.  
Meanwhile the sparrows are more stealthy, darting for crumbs and being chased 
off by another half-dozen that want to steal it from them.  A weird show of the 
holiday give-and-take spirit.

Happy Holiday Birding,
Alan Drogin


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[nysbirds-l] Central Park Nightjar

[Alan Drogin]

Around 4:30pm I spotted a Nightjar in the trees from the path just south from 
Captain's Bench in the Rambles - it could be observed on a dead branch sticking 
out from the tallest tree to the west about 3/4 of the way up.  Although at a 
distance, it seemed the size of Whippoorwill and greyish streaked breast, it 
was very badly back lit, but I thought I could see a white patch on the wing 
shoulder.  Probably a Common Nighthawk (which others have spotted recently on 
LI).  I got a couple of birders with cameras to take pictures which may be more 
definitive.

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park Nightjar

[Alan Drogin]

Around 4:30pm I spotted a Nightjar in the trees from the path just south from 
Captain's Bench in the Rambles - it could be observed on a dead branch sticking 
out from the tallest tree to the west about 3/4 of the way up.  Although at a 
distance, it seemed the size of Whippoorwill and greyish streaked breast, it 
was very badly back lit, but I thought I could see a white patch on the wing 
shoulder.  Probably a Common Nighthawk (which others have spotted recently on 
LI).  I got a couple of birders with cameras to take pictures which may be more 
definitive.

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[nysbirds-l] Orient Point Ducks

[Alan Drogin]

Did some birding along the northern fork of Long Island over the weekend.  Very 
small numbers of shorebirds, nothing unusual - Black-bellied Plover, Ruddy 
Turnstone, Oyster Catchers.  At the very tip of the north fork between Orient 
Point and Plum Island where flocks of Common Terns from the Gull Islands dance 
among the battling currents of the LI Sound and Gardiners Bay, two immature 
Common Eider hopped up on some rocks near the lighthouse.  Not as rare as 
Scoters or King Eider for this time of year, but pushing the southern 
boundaries of their summer habitat.

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[nysbirds-l] Orient Point Ducks

[Alan Drogin]

Did some birding along the northern fork of Long Island over the weekend.  Very 
small numbers of shorebirds, nothing unusual - Black-bellied Plover, Ruddy 
Turnstone, Oyster Catchers.  At the very tip of the north fork between Orient 
Point and Plum Island where flocks of Common Terns from the Gull Islands dance 
among the battling currents of the LI Sound and Gardiners Bay, two immature 
Common Eider hopped up on some rocks near the lighthouse.  Not as rare as 
Scoters or King Eider for this time of year, but pushing the southern 
boundaries of their summer habitat.

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[nysbirds-l] Blackburnian and Canada Warblers CP

[Alan Drogin]

Though I got in late, today was a decent day in Central Park.  Want to make a 
few additions to Deborah Allen’s list from Friday.  Just as I was leaving 
around 4pm I came upon clouds of small flying insects causing a lot of activity 
around a big oak tree by the southwest entrance to the reservoir.  Sparrows 
were crawling its bark and up in the low leaves where plenty of warblers and 
vireos including two additions, a male Blackburnian and Canada Warbler.

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[nysbirds-l] Blackburnian and Canada Warblers CP

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Though I got in late, today was a decent day in Central Park.  Want to make a 
few additions to Deborah Allen’s list from Friday.  Just as I was leaving 
around 4pm I came upon clouds of small flying insects causing a lot of activity 
around a big oak tree by the southwest entrance to the reservoir.  Sparrows 
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vireos including two additions, a male Blackburnian and Canada Warbler.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - EVEN more woodcocks!

[Alan Drogin]

This may be getting redundant, but the fact that Bryant Park is so small and 
there is no thick foliage makes it easier than finding them hiding in the 
bigger Central Park.  Nevertheless, this is the most American Woodcocks I’ve 
ever seen in one season in nearly 20 years working across from Bryant Park.

And so Friday night turned up another American Woodcock in a favored spot, just 
west of the Petanque court sitting in the flower bed.

Alan Drogin

> On Apr 3, 2017, at 11:10 PM, Alan Drogin  wrote:
> 
> Two more American Woodcocks at Bryant Park.  One located again just west of 
> the Petanque court and the other in the flowerbed around the lawn, just west 
> of the north central entrance.  The empty lawn was hopping with Song Sparrows 
> and Juncos and the first Hermit Thrush.
> 
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - more woodcocks!

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Two more American Woodcocks at Bryant Park.  One located again just west of the 
Petanque court and the other in the flowerbed around the lawn, just west of the 
north central entrance.  The empty lawn was hopping with Song Sparrows and 
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - more woodcocks!

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Two more American Woodcocks at Bryant Park.  One located again just west of the 
Petanque court and the other in the flowerbed around the lawn, just west of the 
north central entrance.  The empty lawn was hopping with Song Sparrows and 
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcocks

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Co-worker Bill on his way home alerted me to multiple American Woodcock 
sightings in Central Park (probably meant Prospect).  So I resumed my daily 
watch just before dusk today.  All the daffodils, which were days away from 
blooming on Monday, were covered in snow so that only a few green tips peaked 
above the frozen white expanse as if in a sick replay of breaking ground two 
weeks earlier.  Many of the paths were not plowed or blocked off for the 
demolition of the skating rink, but nevertheless, even in the failing light, 
the vast whiteness would make the woodcocks easy to spot.  Sure enough, I found 
two in the northwest corner close to the plowed paths.  One under the evergreen 
in the corner of the lawn’s cement colonnade, the other under a  bush 
perpendicular to the welcome sign and Wafels & Dinges.  Both puffed up and 
perfectly still.  The latter looked okay, eyes closed, breathing, although it 
had some reddish debris at its bill tip.  I feel some guilt about writing 
“harbingers of Spring”, they appear to bearing the brunt of some joke played by 
Old Man Winter on us all.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcocks

[Alan Drogin]

Co-worker Bill on his way home alerted me to multiple American Woodcock 
sightings in Central Park (probably meant Prospect).  So I resumed my daily 
watch just before dusk today.  All the daffodils, which were days away from 
blooming on Monday, were covered in snow so that only a few green tips peaked 
above the frozen white expanse as if in a sick replay of breaking ground two 
weeks earlier.  Many of the paths were not plowed or blocked off for the 
demolition of the skating rink, but nevertheless, even in the failing light, 
the vast whiteness would make the woodcocks easy to spot.  Sure enough, I found 
two in the northwest corner close to the plowed paths.  One under the evergreen 
in the corner of the lawn’s cement colonnade, the other under a  bush 
perpendicular to the welcome sign and Wafels & Dinges.  Both puffed up and 
perfectly still.  The latter looked okay, eyes closed, breathing, although it 
had some reddish debris at its bill tip.  I feel some guilt about writing 
“harbingers of Spring”, they appear to bearing the brunt of some joke played by 
Old Man Winter on us all.

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - Lincoln Sparrow

[Alan Drogin]

I did some more birding on Friday with co-worker and bird photographer Bill 
Reynolds.  We could not find the Lincoln Sparrow again however we got some 
pictures of a Swamp Sparrow hiding near the garden shed in the southeast 
corner.  Also had at least another 4 Grey Catbirds.


> On Jan 26, 2017, at 12:30 AM, Alan Drogin <dro...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> More food stands remain open post-holiday season in Bryant Park than have in 
> past winters.  So on this unusually balmy day I was curious to see what birds 
> have hung around after the first major snows and all the underbrush has been 
> cleared for fresh dark mulching.  The sparrow population has definitely 
> declined - I couldn’t find any more Swamp Sparrows, but there was still one 
> lively looking Catbird in the southwest corner and a not-very-shy Lincoln 
> Sparrow jerkily running along the southern fence.
> 
> Happy Birding,
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - Lincoln Sparrow

[Alan Drogin]

I did some more birding on Friday with co-worker and bird photographer Bill 
Reynolds.  We could not find the Lincoln Sparrow again however we got some 
pictures of a Swamp Sparrow hiding near the garden shed in the southeast 
corner.  Also had at least another 4 Grey Catbirds.


> On Jan 26, 2017, at 12:30 AM, Alan Drogin  wrote:
> 
> More food stands remain open post-holiday season in Bryant Park than have in 
> past winters.  So on this unusually balmy day I was curious to see what birds 
> have hung around after the first major snows and all the underbrush has been 
> cleared for fresh dark mulching.  The sparrow population has definitely 
> declined - I couldn’t find any more Swamp Sparrows, but there was still one 
> lively looking Catbird in the southwest corner and a not-very-shy Lincoln 
> Sparrow jerkily running along the southern fence.
> 
> Happy Birding,
> Alan Drogin


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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - Lincoln Sparrow

[Alan Drogin]

More food stands remain open post-holiday season in Bryant Park than have in 
past winters.  So on this unusually balmy day I was curious to see what birds 
have hung around after the first major snows and all the underbrush has been 
cleared for fresh dark mulching.  The sparrow population has definitely 
declined - I couldn’t find any more Swamp Sparrows, but there was still one 
lively looking Catbird in the southwest corner and a not-very-shy Lincoln 
Sparrow jerkily running along the southern fence.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - Lincoln Sparrow

[Alan Drogin]

More food stands remain open post-holiday season in Bryant Park than have in 
past winters.  So on this unusually balmy day I was curious to see what birds 
have hung around after the first major snows and all the underbrush has been 
cleared for fresh dark mulching.  The sparrow population has definitely 
declined - I couldn’t find any more Swamp Sparrows, but there was still one 
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Sparrow jerkily running along the southern fence.

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[nysbirds-l] re; Bryant Park

[Alan Drogin]

Sorry, Tom - was writing of squabbling sparrows - so don’t all rush to the 
already crowded Bryant Park just to see Common White-throated Sparrows.  

And you’re done the right thing in pointing out your Catbirds were “Grey”, less 
anyone think the US has been inundated with a rare influx of “Black" Catbirds 
which followed me home from my recent trip in the Yucatan (^:  Like, you I also 
didn’t observe any Grey Catbirds in the beginning of the week - they appeared 
later - and still in numbers much lower than last year.

Alan 


Subject: re: Bryant Park
From: Thomas Fiore <tom...@earthlink.net <mailto:tom...@earthlink.net>>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 07:55:00 -0500
X-Message-Number: 2

hi Alan & all,

I think I know that you were referring to the (somewhat common-in- 
Manhattan's Bryant Park) White-throated Sparrows - but with the  
capitalized 'C' & 'W' you -perhaps very unintentionally!- listed a  
bird that is indeed common - Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) -  
but, it's common in Europe & some of northern Asia in summer moving to  
south Asia and Arabia, Africa in winter, & would be an "ultra-mega"- 
rarity in the North American or western hemisphere region;  this nys  
list is looked-at by birders from other areas too, so a few might be  
wondering in say, Ireland or Finland or even Greenland, 'wow do the  
yanks really get that bird over there in New York?' - &, as far as I  
know, we don't (but will see you & the ten-thousand-other birders in  
the nw corner of Bryant Pk., if it turns out that we do :-)

By the by, there seemed to be a modest up-tick in Gray Catbirds in  
Central Park (Manhattan, NYC) in the last few days, in selected spots,  
unless it was simply that a dozen or so had been present thru that  
larger park, & came to prominence with changes in weather, or for  
other reasons; I suspect new, modest, arrival of them from points  
north, however.  Thank you for your reporting, good to hear what's  
doing in that so-busy park that gets so many interesting birds thru a  
year.  Lincoln's  Sparrow is a darned-good December find in NY.
 -
Date: 12/2/16 11:26 pm
From: Alan Drogin
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Bryant Park
This week I checked the birding action of Bryant Park for signs of  
scavenging among the food vendors in Bryant Park this winter.  
Unfortunately, the increase in booths, expanded ice rink deck eating  
area, and view-blocking two-story lounges, along with the larger  
crowds, have walled in/off many of the garden areas. That and the  
recent clearing of underbrush have rendered these areas nearly dead  
zones compared to years past where the birds had easy egress to hide  
after raiding the fallen crumbs left behind by hungry shoppers. Except  
for pigeons and fearless House Sparrows, most of the bird action has  
moved to the peripheral areas. There was a Hermit Thrush on the  
southern border and the typical Catbirds, although fewer in number at  
the northwest corner along with a Swamp Sparrow being bullied by the  
larger Common Whitethroats. A surprise was a Lincoln Sparrow skulking  
in the southwest corner, could be the same I’d seen in that area for a  
few weeks about a month ago.

Happy Birding,
Alan Drogin
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good birding,
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[nysbirds-l] re; Bryant Park

[Alan Drogin]

Sorry, Tom - was writing of squabbling sparrows - so don’t all rush to the 
already crowded Bryant Park just to see Common White-throated Sparrows.  

And you’re done the right thing in pointing out your Catbirds were “Grey”, less 
anyone think the US has been inundated with a rare influx of “Black" Catbirds 
which followed me home from my recent trip in the Yucatan (^:  Like, you I also 
didn’t observe any Grey Catbirds in the beginning of the week - they appeared 
later - and still in numbers much lower than last year.

Alan 


Subject: re: Bryant Park
From: Thomas Fiore mailto:tom...@earthlink.net>>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 07:55:00 -0500
X-Message-Number: 2

hi Alan & all,

I think I know that you were referring to the (somewhat common-in- 
Manhattan's Bryant Park) White-throated Sparrows - but with the  
capitalized 'C' & 'W' you -perhaps very unintentionally!- listed a  
bird that is indeed common - Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) -  
but, it's common in Europe & some of northern Asia in summer moving to  
south Asia and Arabia, Africa in winter, & would be an "ultra-mega"- 
rarity in the North American or western hemisphere region;  this nys  
list is looked-at by birders from other areas too, so a few might be  
wondering in say, Ireland or Finland or even Greenland, 'wow do the  
yanks really get that bird over there in New York?' - &, as far as I  
know, we don't (but will see you & the ten-thousand-other birders in  
the nw corner of Bryant Pk., if it turns out that we do :-)

By the by, there seemed to be a modest up-tick in Gray Catbirds in  
Central Park (Manhattan, NYC) in the last few days, in selected spots,  
unless it was simply that a dozen or so had been present thru that  
larger park, & came to prominence with changes in weather, or for  
other reasons; I suspect new, modest, arrival of them from points  
north, however.  Thank you for your reporting, good to hear what's  
doing in that so-busy park that gets so many interesting birds thru a  
year.  Lincoln's  Sparrow is a darned-good December find in NY.
     -
Date: 12/2/16 11:26 pm
From: Alan Drogin
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Bryant Park
This week I checked the birding action of Bryant Park for signs of  
scavenging among the food vendors in Bryant Park this winter.  
Unfortunately, the increase in booths, expanded ice rink deck eating  
area, and view-blocking two-story lounges, along with the larger  
crowds, have walled in/off many of the garden areas. That and the  
recent clearing of underbrush have rendered these areas nearly dead  
zones compared to years past where the birds had easy egress to hide  
after raiding the fallen crumbs left behind by hungry shoppers. Except  
for pigeons and fearless House Sparrows, most of the bird action has  
moved to the peripheral areas. There was a Hermit Thrush on the  
southern border and the typical Catbirds, although fewer in number at  
the northwest corner along with a Swamp Sparrow being bullied by the  
larger Common Whitethroats. A surprise was a Lincoln Sparrow skulking  
in the southwest corner, could be the same I’d seen in that area for a  
few weeks about a month ago.

Happy Birding,
Alan Drogin
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park

[Alan Drogin]

This week I checked the birding action of Bryant Park for signs of scavenging 
among the food vendors in Bryant Park this winter.  Unfortunately, the increase 
in booths, expanded ice rink deck eating area, and view-blocking two-story 
lounges, along with the larger crowds, have walled in/off many of the garden 
areas.  That and the recent clearing of underbrush have rendered these areas 
nearly dead zones compared to years past where the birds had easy egress to 
hide after raiding the fallen crumbs left behind by hungry shoppers.  Except 
for pigeons and fearless House Sparrows, most of the bird action has moved to 
the peripheral areas.  There was a Hermit Thrush on the southern border and the 
typical Catbirds, although fewer in number at the northwest corner along with a 
Swamp Sparrow being bullied by the larger Common Whitethroats. A surprise was a 
Lincoln Sparrow skulking in the southwest corner, could be the same I’d seen in 
that area for a few weeks about a month ago.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park

[Alan Drogin]

This week I checked the birding action of Bryant Park for signs of scavenging 
among the food vendors in Bryant Park this winter.  Unfortunately, the increase 
in booths, expanded ice rink deck eating area, and view-blocking two-story 
lounges, along with the larger crowds, have walled in/off many of the garden 
areas.  That and the recent clearing of underbrush have rendered these areas 
nearly dead zones compared to years past where the birds had easy egress to 
hide after raiding the fallen crumbs left behind by hungry shoppers.  Except 
for pigeons and fearless House Sparrows, most of the bird action has moved to 
the peripheral areas.  There was a Hermit Thrush on the southern border and the 
typical Catbirds, although fewer in number at the northwest corner along with a 
Swamp Sparrow being bullied by the larger Common Whitethroats. A surprise was a 
Lincoln Sparrow skulking in the southwest corner, could be the same I’d seen in 
that area for a few weeks about a month ago.

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[nysbirds-l] Governors Island

[Alan Drogin]

Checked out Governors Island to see if anything unusual was pushed into the bay 
from the tropical storm.  Nothing special, just watched a couple of Common 
Terms dancing around the wide open bay now visible in a sweeping view from the 
newly  opened south end of the island.  The new man-made hills are also a 
promising environment - occupied now by a large flock of Brown-headed Cowbirds. 
 The heavily tree-shaded Nolan Park turned out a few nice migrants.  A 
Redstart, Red-eyed Vireo, three chasing Peewees, but the highlight was a 
Yellow-throated Vireo.

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[nysbirds-l] Governors Island

[Alan Drogin]

Checked out Governors Island to see if anything unusual was pushed into the bay 
from the tropical storm.  Nothing special, just watched a couple of Common 
Terms dancing around the wide open bay now visible in a sweeping view from the 
newly  opened south end of the island.  The new man-made hills are also a 
promising environment - occupied now by a large flock of Brown-headed Cowbirds. 
 The heavily tree-shaded Nolan Park turned out a few nice migrants.  A 
Redstart, Red-eyed Vireo, three chasing Peewees, but the highlight was a 
Yellow-throated Vireo.

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[nysbirds-l] Orchard Oriole in NYBG

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Went Friday after work to check out the corpse plant blooming in NY Botanical 
Garden and then went for a little evening bird watching.  Lots of goldfinches, 
robins, and starlings - but also three very active Eastern Kingbirds and a 
beautiful male Baltimore Oriole.  But the highlight of the evening was an 
impressive male Orchard Oriole in the Native Plant garden section just outside 
of the Rock Garden.  I couldn’t find the nest - but it’s constant low flying 
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[nysbirds-l] Orchard Oriole in NYBG

[Alan Drogin]

Went Friday after work to check out the corpse plant blooming in NY Botanical 
Garden and then went for a little evening bird watching.  Lots of goldfinches, 
robins, and starlings - but also three very active Eastern Kingbirds and a 
beautiful male Baltimore Oriole.  But the highlight of the evening was an 
impressive male Orchard Oriole in the Native Plant garden section just outside 
of the Rock Garden.  I couldn’t find the nest - but it’s constant low flying 
back and forth seemed to signal to me a nearby nest.  I pinged Debbie Becker 
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcock

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Have limited access so apologize if someone else already posted.  Just saw a 
FOY woodcock hiding in the southeast corner of Bryant Park- in the shadow of 
the stone garden shed.  Also others noted Swamp Sparrow had not left a couple 
of weeks ago as I had reported.   I found it this afternoon in the northwest 
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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcock

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Have limited access so apologize if someone else already posted.  Just saw a 
FOY woodcock hiding in the southeast corner of Bryant Park- in the shadow of 
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[nysbirds-l] What's Left - Bryant Park

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As the Christmas Bird Count attests, Bryant Park had a very decent population 
of  winter “hardies” - Catbirds, Fox Sparrows, Swamp Sparrows, a Hermit Thrush, 
and even a Common Yellowthroat in the Grace Plaza - most staying well into 
January until the first blizzard hit.  Still, with a few ice rink food 
concession stands staying in business, the numbers declined relatively slowly.  
The last Swamp Sparrow, which liked to huddle over the air vent grate along the 
northern edge of the rink finally disappeared by the second ice storm in early 
February.  Except for the typical populations of House and White-throated 
Sparrows, two Catbirds remain.  The only species I’ve observed every winter 
that tends to slowly increase in these last weeks of winter are Song Sparrows.  
That, and the forecasted unseasonably warmer temperatures are a sign things 
will only get better.

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Re: [nysbirds-l] CP Reservoir Goose - Lesser?

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I had it right next to a pair of Mallards for a nice size comparison and from 
my angle the breast looked dusky (low sun in background) - but the shape of the 
bill did bother me a lot (Sibley does allow for some variation).  Seeing 
Peter’s photos I see the breast was not as dusky (not always a good indicator, 
though) and that problematic bill.  So, I concede, a damn small Lesser or some 
odd hybrid.

Alan



> On Feb 14, 2016, at 5:37 PM, Anders Peltomaa <anders.pelto...@gmail.com> 
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> 
> For what it is worth, 
> I went out in the afternoon today and fed the geese some old leftover bread. 
> I saw the Lesser Canada Goose, but no Cackling Goose and as far as I know, no 
> one has posted photos that show that there is a definite Cackling on the 
> Reservoir.
> 
> Anders Peltomaa
> Mannahatta
> 
> On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinn...@gmail.com 
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> Are there two different birds in Central Park? Peter Post posted pictures 
> earlier today that show a Lesser Canada Goose from Central Park.
> 
> Hugh
> 
> On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 4:08 PM, Alan Drogin <dro...@earthlink.net 
> <mailto:dro...@earthlink.net>> wrote:
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> most of the waterfowl at the north end catching some rays.
> 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] CP Reservoir Goose - Lesser?

[Alan Drogin]

I had it right next to a pair of Mallards for a nice size comparison and from 
my angle the breast looked dusky (low sun in background) - but the shape of the 
bill did bother me a lot (Sibley does allow for some variation).  Seeing 
Peter’s photos I see the breast was not as dusky (not always a good indicator, 
though) and that problematic bill.  So, I concede, a damn small Lesser or some 
odd hybrid.

Alan



> On Feb 14, 2016, at 5:37 PM, Anders Peltomaa  
> wrote:
> 
> For what it is worth, 
> I went out in the afternoon today and fed the geese some old leftover bread. 
> I saw the Lesser Canada Goose, but no Cackling Goose and as far as I know, no 
> one has posted photos that show that there is a definite Cackling on the 
> Reservoir.
> 
> Anders Peltomaa
> Mannahatta
> 
> On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Hugh McGuinness  <mailto:hdmcguinn...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Are there two different birds in Central Park? Peter Post posted pictures 
> earlier today that show a Lesser Canada Goose from Central Park.
> 
> Hugh
> 
> On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 4:08 PM, Alan Drogin  <mailto:dro...@earthlink.net>> wrote:
> Cackling Goose was in Central Park Reservoir this afternoon hanging out with 
> most of the waterfowl at the north end catching some rays.
> 
> Happy Birding
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[nysbirds-l] CP Reservoir Cackling Goose - Yes

[Alan Drogin]

Cackling Goose was in Central Park Reservoir this afternoon hanging out with 
most of the waterfowl at the north end catching some rays.

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[nysbirds-l] CP Reservoir Cackling Goose - Yes

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Cackling Goose was in Central Park Reservoir this afternoon hanging out with 
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[nysbirds-l] Raven in CP

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Went to see if Orange-crowned was still around (no), but saw a raven circling 
the south-east corner of the Metropolitan Museum around 3:05 then it headed 
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[nysbirds-l] Raven in CP

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Went to see if Orange-crowned was still around (no), but saw a raven circling 
the south-east corner of the Metropolitan Museum around 3:05 then it headed 
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[nysbirds-l] Injured Woodcock at Grace Plaza

[Alan Drogin]

For the past month I've been watching the house and white-throat sparrow 
population accumulate in the holiday lighted conifers of Grace Plaza on the 
corner of 43rd and 6th Avenue. The last common yellow-throats departed a week 
ago with the unseasonably mild weather but a hearty Catbird is toughing it out. 
 This morning two kind young fellows recovered an injured American Woodcock, 
placing in a large blanketed milk crate (I believe they secured from a subway 
panhandler) and are delivering to the Wild Bird Fund hospital. Godspeed.

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[nysbirds-l] Injured Woodcock at Grace Plaza

[Alan Drogin]

For the past month I've been watching the house and white-throat sparrow 
population accumulate in the holiday lighted conifers of Grace Plaza on the 
corner of 43rd and 6th Avenue. The last common yellow-throats departed a week 
ago with the unseasonably mild weather but a hearty Catbird is toughing it out. 
 This morning two kind young fellows recovered an injured American Woodcock, 
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panhandler) and are delivering to the Wild Bird Fund hospital. Godspeed.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park

[Alan Drogin]

In consort with the arrival of early migrants in the other parks throughout 
NYC, I checked Bryant Park daily this week.  All action appeared to be in the 
begonia patches - mostly behind the Southwest Porch and across from the Bryant 
Park shed.  An abundance of Common Yellow-throated Warblers and Redstarts (nice 
to see them from above flitting around the ground), plus one Northern 
Waterthrush on Wednesday.  In front of the library on 5th Avenue today was an 
Eastern Wood Peewee.

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[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park

[Alan Drogin]

In consort with the arrival of early migrants in the other parks throughout 
NYC, I checked Bryant Park daily this week.  All action appeared to be in the 
begonia patches - mostly behind the Southwest Porch and across from the Bryant 
Park shed.  An abundance of Common Yellow-throated Warblers and Redstarts (nice 
to see them from above flitting around the ground), plus one Northern 
Waterthrush on Wednesday.  In front of the library on 5th Avenue today was an 
Eastern Wood Peewee.

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[nysbirds-l] Mourning Warbler CP

[Alan Drogin]

Female Mourning Warbler seen 5pm today hiding in hedge along southern fence of 
Bowling Green #1 (around 70th west) among tons of House Sparrows.  Otherwise 
nice afternoon, 10 warbler species, Baltimore Orioles, Cowbird, Red-eye Vireos, 
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[nysbirds-l] Mourning Warbler CP

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Female Mourning Warbler seen 5pm today hiding in hedge along southern fence of 
Bowling Green #1 (around 70th west) among tons of House Sparrows.  Otherwise 
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