Friday, 28 September, 2012 Manhattan - Stuyvesantown, east of First Ave. & near E. 16 Street...
At an oval (which is called The Oval on signage in the enclosed "town" of brick buildings, a modest green-lawn and tree, shrub, flower planted area with a large fountain, which regularly receives its share of migrants in all seasons but is notable at peak times in spring & fall, there's been, among other species, a Connecticut Warbler, which was first noted & reported by Anne Lazarus, a local resident birder. Seen also by a very few other birders who've tried, it was still present today with the most recent sighting a short time ago. It's been favoring, or at least occasionally appearing in, shrubs on or near the NW side of the oval, not far west of a small glassed guard booth and well west of the fountain, in the circle just astride the actual lawn oval. I was there about 2 hours, which was how long it took for a brief - very brief! - but confirming view, in mid-afternoon, and at least 2 birders, with Anee L. being one, had views a short while ago. I also dodged the earlier rain showers and managed to see a few flurries of other warblers, including a Bay-breasted in nice fall plumage, as well as: N. Parula, Magnolia, Black-thraoted Green, Black-throated Blue, Black-and-white, N. Waterthrush, and at least several Common Yellowthroats; there may also have been a Pine Warbler but I had just a brief look. Also present were E.Phoebe, Red-eyed Vireo, Swainson's Thrush, plus Yellow-shafted Flicker, White-throated Sparrow, and even Red-breasted Nuthatch - not bad at all for a relatively small and somewhat "enclosed" space. This area is accessible to the public, and is patrolled by private security (with NYPD officers also in the vicinity). I was greeted in a quite friendly manner by the security person on duty during my time in the oval area. Good birding, 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/ --
