Just seen at the ravine. Possibly two birds. I saw one at the high meadow
moving north and now one at the ravine. I will post my photos later.
Luke Musher
Harlem, NY
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 3, 2014, at 8:25 AM, Thomas Fiore wrote:
>
> ... incidentally, photographs of the recent (seen thru at least Friday, 2
> May) Central Park Yellow-throated Warbler appear to indicate that it is of
> the albilora (white-lored) form, which is the somewhat more
> northerly-breeding form in most cases. (if anyone has super-close photos
> indicating otherwise, please share that info, thanks!)
> __
> Saturday, 3 May, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
>
> An adult (full bright plumage) RED-HEADED Woodpecker made an appearance at
> the Loch / Ravine at about 7:50 a.m. today; I ran out of camera battery and
> asked a (non-birding) photographer if he'd take a few shots of the bird,
> which he did & then showed them to another N. End birder... but we did not
> immediately re-locate the woodpecker, & it may have moved somewhat south of
> where it had been, which was high in trees overlooking the Glenspan Arch, not
> far from the western end of the Loch but viewed from the northwestern-most of
> Loch's the several rustic wooden bridges. I tried looking a bit in the more
> open trees at lawn & field areas on the SE section of the Pool, to the West
> Drive & near & within the NW-most portion of the North Meadow ballfields,
> where scattered large trees are - which might interest a Red-headed
> Woodpecker, but in spring-migration sightings of that species in Central,
> they can be quite flighty & mobile within the park, and of course could also
> move on out, as a typically diurnal-as-well-as-nocturnal migrant.
>
> In the north end of the park generally there are pockets of very good migrant
> activity with many (perhaps most or even more) species in variety from that
> part of the park as was seen yesterday, but with a slightly different "mix"
> of what was & now is common or less so, today. Many of the more regular
> warbler species are certainly present along with vireos, thrushes,
> flycatchers, & more, as found yesterday.
>
> Many more sightings are sure to come forth over the day.
>
> good luck,
>
> Tom Fiore
> Manhattan
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> NYSbirds-L List Info:
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
>
> ARCHIVES:
> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
> 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html
>
> Please submit your observations to eBird:
> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
>
> --
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm
ARCHIVES:
1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html
2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html
Please submit your observations to eBird:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
--
