Hi all,
It was a glorious morning in Central Park. FOS species included
Black-and-white Warblers (3 in total), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and the
highlight bird, a male Eastern Bluebird found by my friend Brian Padden (I
reported it, but Brian was the one who found it.)
Please forgive us city birders for getting excited over a bluebird, but we
do not see Eastern Bluebirds in Central Park every year. I have not looked
back at my records but of the top of my head this is the 5/6 bird that I
have seen in the 8 years that I have been birding over here.
A crappy photo of the Bluebird and two fuzzy photos of a Gnatcatcher are
the latest photos on my Flickr page.
happy birding,
Anders Peltomaa
Mannahatta
On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Thomas Fiore <tom...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Saturday, 12 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
>
> In addition the the male *Eastern Bluebird* that Anders P. has reported
> in the Ramble's "Tupelo meadow" area this a.m., there were most, perhaps
> all the species as reported yesterday for the Ramble area, including a male
> Black-and-white Warbler in the areas east & s.e. of the Evodia Field very
> early this a.m., and Blue-headed Vireo near Bow Bridge, on the Ramble side,
> plus Louisiana Waterthrush silently stalking the lower Gill, towards the
> lake & many other expected migrants. At least 3 Pine Warblers, including 2
> bright males, several Palm Warblers, & at least 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
> were in the vicinity of the King Jagiello statue east of Turtle Pond early,
> & while being watched all of these & some other songbirds seemed to be
> moving towards either the s. path of Turtle Pond or possibly towards the
> eastern Ramble, this around 8 a.m. 2 Baltimore Orioles that overwintered
> remain in (or near) the Ramble, this a.m.
>
> At the north end, a *Wilson's Snipe* has been at the Loch's "bamboo
> thicket" area, moving a little & allowing at least occasional views with
> patience, thanks to John Wittenberg & Karen Fung, watching with K. Wada, &
> Malcolm Morris as well as myself. M. Morris also had a modestly early male
> *Common
> Yellowthroat* appear at the south slope of the Great Hill, not too far
> above the prominent balanced boulder that sits a bit above the path on the
> n. side of The Pool. When going to look for that, M.M., Sandy Paci, and I
> saw a beautifully-plumaged Savannah Sparrow, as well as 3 Field Sparrows in
> that meadow just above the balanced boulder, & there were some other nice
> birds in that area as well, such as male E. Towhee and Chipping Sparrow,
> etc. At the Blockhouse in the north woods, K. Wada, M.M. & I watched 2
> Blue-gray Gnatcatchers play in a couple of Hackberry trees, very slightly
> east of the Blockhouse on the main path. Also present were both species of
> Kinglet, as are being seen elsewhere around the park.
>
> At the reservoir, what is now at least the *4th Red-necked Grebe* of this
> year was photographed, in near-full breeding plumage, this grebe seen at
> sunrise near the n. side. I did not see the most recent ("3rd")
> drab-plumaged R.-n. Grebe this morning so it may have moved out.
>
> good spring! birding,
>
> Tom Fiore,
> Manhattan
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