Hi All, Yes, I did see the selasphorus hummer this morning shortly after the conservatory gardens opened at 8am; it was feeding at the extreme north end of the north garden, then flew over the north fence towards the Meer. I texted the sighting to NYNYBIRD text alert, then had to rush to work. Unfortunately, no camera with me (took a minor fall over the weekend so am taking it easy for a few more days), but now that the word is out, hopefully others with big lenses can find and document this bird. I did not get a good look at the spread tail.
Good luck, Karen Fung NYC On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Anders Peltomaa <anders.pelto...@gmail.com>wrote: > ** > > > Karen Fung is our and have refound the hummer. Hoping she gets photos. I > have no day light time for birding until Friday :-( > Work, work, work, > > Anders > On Nov 14, 2012 8:09 AM, "Jacob Drucker" <jacobdrucke...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > Though perhaps this may be obvious, if anyone is trying for this bird and > > had a camera with them, try and get a picture of the spread tail-- this > is > > often the only way to diagnose the species of Selasphorus Hummers. This > can > > be visible trough binoculars as well, but is often easier to see in a > > picture. The mark to key in on is the outer tail feather-- it is thicker > in > > rufous and thinner in Allen's. Here's a great eBird primer on late season > > hummingbirds: > > > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/western-hummingbirds-in-the-east-set-your-feeders-out > > > > Good Birding, > > Jacob Drucker > > Amherst, Ma > > On Nov 14, 2012, at 12:02 AM, Nadir Souirgi <nadi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Sorry for the the very late post. I found a Selasphorous type > > hummingbird in the North Garden of Central Park's Conservatory Gardens. I > > was able to observe the bird for a good 3-4 minutes while it perched in a > > sparsely foliated shrub flanking the right side of the northern most > exit. > > It then flew off and and proceeded to feed from the many flowers still in > > bloom in the innermost section of the North Garden. It then flew in the > > direction of the Center Garden where I lost track of it. > > > > > > The Conservatory Garden can be accessed from 5th Avenue between 104th > > and 103rd Streets in Manhattan. The North Garden is also the garden that > > contains the bronze sculpture of 3 women dancing around a fountain. > > > > > > Keep 'em up, > > > Nadir Souirgi > > > -- > > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > > > Welcome and Basics > > > Rules and Information > > > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > > > Archives: > > > The Mail Archive > > > Surfbirds > > > BirdingOnThe.Net > > > Please submit your observations to eBird! > > > -- > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > __._,_.___ > Reply via web > post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJydDVoaWxrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAMxMTM4NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEzNTI5MDE1NDY-?act=reply&messageNum=11387> > Reply > to sender > <anders.pelto...@gmail.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5Bebirdsnyc%5D%20Re%3A%20%5Bnysbirds-l%5D%20Selasphorous%20Hummingbird%20in%20Central%20Park%20Conservatory%20Garedens> > Reply > to group > <ebirds...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5Bebirdsnyc%5D%20Re%3A%20%5Bnysbirds-l%5D%20Selasphorous%20Hummingbird%20in%20Central%20Park%20Conservatory%20Garedens> > Start > a New > Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmaTJnbzU3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzNTI5MDE1NDY-> > Messages > in this > topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc/message/11386;_ylc=X3oDMTM3YnNpZ2RiBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRtc2dJZAMxMTM4NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzNTI5MDE1NDYEdHBjSWQDMTEzODY->(2) > Recent Activity: > > - New > Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnODlsdDZyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMzUyOTAxNTQ2?o=6> > 3 > > Visit Your > Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc;_ylc=X3oDMTJmYmJwbGo5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzNTI5MDE1NDY-> > ebirdsnyc: bird sightings from the NYC area > [image: Yahoo! > Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcDFna2RkBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEzMzM2MzUwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM1MjkwMTU0Ng--> > Switch to: > Text-Only<ebirdsnyc-traditio...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change+Delivery+Format:+Traditional>, > Daily Digest<ebirdsnyc-dig...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email+Delivery:+Digest>• > Unsubscribe <ebirdsnyc-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> • > Terms > of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> • Send us Feedback > <ygroupsnotificati...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Feedback+on+the+redesigned+individual+mail+v1> > . > > __,_._,___ > -- 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/ --
