Hi all, A quick note about Randall's Island and sparrows - although a tide chart may be helpful for timing a visit to this site (see Ben's email thread from yesterday), timing a trip there in the early morning (at least this morning) seems a must. There were no people in the vicinity this morning at sunrise, and the number and diversity of sparrows on or just off the bike path were great, including at least a single Nelson's (and hefty numbers of Savannah Sparrows). Several Nelson's are clearly present (it seems at least 3, maybe 5), though not always easily seen as Anders highlighted. There may be a Saltmarsh Sparrow present as well, as several have suggested offline, though my views of a candidate this morning were not sufficient beyond Nelson's/Saltmarsh. Regardless, patience in the area behind Ballpark/Backstop 42 will probably be rewarded with some nice views of all the birds present.
This is certainly a location worth visiting and worth watching! Best, Andrew -- 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/ --
