Ok this is frustrating: I was leading my weekly bird walk in Bryant Park at the very moment Sam spotted the Mourning, but we were on the opposite side of the park. We arrived at the spot where the Mourning was seen less than ten minutes after the report, and no sign of the bird! Several birders have been gleaning the area for the last two hours to no avail.
However, we did turn up a nice Gray-cheeked Thrush as well as a Swainson's, Swamp Sparrow, a couple of N. Waterthrushes, many Ovenbirds & Common Yellowthroats, an American Redstart, B&W Warbler, Yellow-rumped, Pine, and a probable female Blackburnian high in a plane tree. So plenty of activity here! Wish that Mourning had been a bit more cooperative (poor form not showing itself for an Audubon group), but since I saw a Connecticut last night, I guess I can't complain... Onward, Gabriel Willow NYC Audubon -- 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/ --
