Good Morning: Despite Central Park being closed I spent an hour in the park this morning from 6:30-7:30. I birded the 72nd Street Lake, Turtle Pond, The Great Lawn and the Reservoir. I didn't expect much and wasn't disappointed. Visibility was poor and the only birds seen were 3 Mallards, and several robin and grackles.
There was a lot of debris from leaves, twigs, and some downed tree branches. Water was over a foot deep on the paths in lower lying areas. I saw no one else expect for several police cars and one park official. The police said nothing about my being in the park, but the park official, whom many of you know, told me to leave and them drove off. I came home soaking wet. My rain gear wasn't as waterproof as I thought. Peter Post New York city -- 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/ --
