I spent several mid-morning hours at Forest Park and went back for an evening hour, probably right after Corey left. There was little activity at the Waterhole (which I am now calling the Water-lake) in the morning other than the Northern Waterthrushes (at least 3) and the Solitary Sandpiper (I only saw one), but the whole park was buzzing with the sounds of Northern Parulas and Blue-throated Warblers, and you couldn't walk six feet without seeing an Ovenbird. Black-and-Whites were multiplying like Tribbles.
Most of the warbler activity was in the canopy, where id was impossible in the clouded light, but I was able to pick out a Blackburnian (I see that Corey had two). That orange-red breast shines like a beacon. There was a lovely Worm-eating Warbler on the bridal path, bathing in a tiny puddle, a Nashville at the railroad tracks, a Blue-winged Warbler on the blue trail, and quite a few Magnolias and Black-throated Greens. At least 5 Scarlet Tanagers, 3 Empidomax Flycatchers (none of which spoke to me), a Great Crested Flycatcher by the railroad tracks, and several Veerys. I caught the Lincoln's Sparrow in the evening, thanks to Lisa S. and Karlo M., plus a couple of Swamp Sparrows. Good Birding, Donna *---------------------------------------* *Donna L. SchulmanForest Hills, NY + North Brunswick, njqueensgir...@gmail.com <queensgir...@gmail.com>Queensgirl Blog <http://queensgirl30.wordpress.com/>* On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 8:20 PM, Corey Finger <here...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I did a couple of hours in Forest Park this evening after work, much of it > in the company of Danny Melore, and we had a pretty good showing despite > the drizzlymist and the difficult light. > > Highlights included a flyover Common Nighthawk, three Worm-eating Warblers > (two seen, one photographed), a Tennessee Warbler, my FOS Swainson's Thrush > and Wilson's Warbler, as well as what would have been my FOS Lincoln's > Sparrow if I had not run across two in Bryant Park this morning. > > We also had a total of four Canada Warblers and, perhaps most > interestingly, I had three Solitary Sandpipers at the waterhole which is so > large at this point that I wouldn't be surprised to come across gannets > plunge-diving there. > > Full eBird list at the link: > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18306455 > > Good Birding, > Corey Finger > http://10000birds.com > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird*<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > *!* > -- > -- 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/ --
