Just a follow-up on the Virginia Rail: I have seen a discussion on another board suggesting this bird *may* have been released by the Wild Bird Fund. It is too late to confirm either way, but I wanted people to know that there is some question of provenance before they go out of their way to try to see it.
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:14 PM, David Barrett <mil...@gmail.com> wrote: > There is an apparently reliable (yet still unconfirmed) eBird report this > evening (April 23) of a *Virginia Rail* in the Loch, which is the small > stream in the North End of Central Park. > > The last Virginia Rail known to visit Central Park, in September 2013, > stayed overnight at least once. Tonight's moderate NW winds would suggest > an overnight stay is possible. So you may want check the Loch tomorrow, at > various times of day. The last one was not seen again, despite extensive > searching, until the following evening. > > David Barrett > www.bigmanhattanyear.com > > > -- 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/ --
