A DICKCISSEL was reported on eBird by a visiting birder earlier this morning. I re-found it in the Maintenance Meadow area of the park, which is immediately west of the the park's East Drive and and just south of the 79th Street underpass.
The bird was associating with a House Sparrow flock in the small weedy field directly adjacent to and northwest of the all-metal tool shed. It was seen perching on the fence that encloses the shed, on the nearby tree, and also feeding atop the weeds between 1:25 and 1:40 p.m. today. 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/ --
