Central Park NYC
Friday March 17, 2023
OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Wood Duck, Cooper's Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Phoebe, Brown
Creeper, Fox Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco. Reported: American
Woodcock (at the Oven) Pine Warbler (at the Evodia Field Feeders). Note:
Saw a dazed but alive Woodcock plop down in front of a building on the
northeast corner of Park Ave. and 53rd. st. this early afternoon. Poor thing
was stunned after hitting the building I guess and then plopped down on the
sidewalk across the street in front of us. Before I could get to it
I am posting this message with a heavy heart. Arie Gilbert lost his battle
with lung cancer this morning. Arie loved birds and the birding community
and was a great mentor and friend to many. His love of language and talent
for truly atrocious puns was one of his hallmarks, as was his love of a
