>From what I remember, Jay MacGowan got decent recordings of the Central Park bird that indicated Pacific Slope even before the DNA tests were complete. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Pacific Slope seems to have more of a vagrancy pattern, assuming that they really are two different species, which, as the discussion on this listserv after the Central Park bird showed up last year suggested, may not be a safe assumption. On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 10:06 AM Tim Healy <tp...@cornell.edu> wrote: > I'm getting some serious déjà vu here. Originally reported at > Yellow-belly, suspicions based on time of year led to more observation, > evidence mounts for one of the two "Westerns," and then it's all hands on > deck to figure out which. I recall last fall's bird allegedly responded > vigorously to PSFL recordings and ignored COFL playback. Obviously getting > audio is the priority high above using audio. The 2015 Central Park > individual was vocalizing almost constantly, but using short chip notes > that proved worthless even when I recorded them. As I understand it, only > some calls and the song can be reliably distinguished by software. Good > luck, out there, everyone. > > Cheers! > -Tim H > > > > On Dec 11, 2016, at 9:25 AM, Joseph DiCostanzo <jdic...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > Yes, walk west to Broadway from the 215th St station and the north to > 218th St (there is a Twin Donut) on the corner), then west on 218th to the > park at Indian Road. > > BTW, yesterday I did not hear the bird vocalize, but at one point when I > had not seen the bird for at least 15 minutes I played recordings of > Cordilleran and Pacific-slope flycatchers to familiarize myself with them. > While listening to the Pacific-slope recording the bird came barreling in > over my shoulder and landed directly in front of me. > > Joe DiCostanzo > > Sent from my iPad > > On Dec 11, 2016, at 8:29 AM, 'Goldstein, Gina' goldstein.g...@bcg.com > [ebirdsnyc] <ebirdsnyc-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you walk north before going west you can avoid the steps/big hill. I > think the street is 218, but just keep going north til you see no stairs. A > slight detour only. > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On Dec 11, 2016, at 8:18 AM, Karen Fung > > easternblueb...@gmail.com [ebirdsnyc] <ebirdsnyc-nore...@yahoogroups.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was there yesterday afternoon and was able to get a few pics around 2:15 > pm. My eBird checklist is here: > > > > > > > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32955801 > > > > > > > > > > A warning to those taking the #1 train to 215th St: if you continue on > 215th to walk west into the park, you'll be walking up 7 flights of stone > steps to get there, so be prepared! Of course you'll get your reward on the > way back when it's all downhill. > > There may be another way to get there that avoids the steep incline, but > maybe others can chime in on this. > > > > > > > > I checked my Fitbit after arriving home, and it showed that I walked the > equivalent of 32 flights of stairs (which included those in and out of the > subway). I would say that the trip accounted for at least 26 of those > flights, so it was a good workout. > > > > > > > > > > Karen Fung > > > NYC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. > > > > > > This e-mail message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. > > If you are not an addressee or otherwise authorized to receive this > message, > > you should not use, copy, disclose or take any action based on this e-mail > or > > any information contained in the message. 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