NY County Highlights (*): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Killdeer (5), Fish Crow (11+), Common Raven, Tree Swallow (4+) & Brown-headed Cowbird (2).
*1st hour:* *11 spp.*; *2nd:* *+9*; *3rd:* *+6*; *4th:* *+1*; *5th:* *+1* = *28 spp.* Full checklist & images: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37611724 Rarest to most common: (*) summer algorithm based on eBird database: months seen, days seen & checklist frequency: 1. Common Raven 2. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3. Killdeer 4. Tree Swallow 5. Fish Crow 6. Brown-headed Cowbird 7. American Black Duck 8. Common Tern 9. Gadwall 10. Peregrine Falcon 11. American Crow 12. Song Sparrow 13. Barn Swallow 14. Ring-billed Gull 15. Chimney Swift 16. Red-winged Blackbird 17. Great Black-backed Gull 18. Herring Gull 19. Canada Goose 20. Double-crested Cormorant 21. Northern Cardinal 22. Mallard 23. Common Grackle 24. Mourning Dove 25. Rock Pigeon 26. European Starling 27. American Robin 28. House Sparrow -- Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots <http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York> Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots: Q & A <https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYeBirdHotspots/> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --