Evidently a Virginia Rail has been present in lower Manhattan's Abingdon Square Park for a day or so. A visit Sunday morning was rewarded with a bit of patience. Bird takes refuge in the green perennial patches, but ventures out to forage at edges and more open exposures without provocation.
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60202791 Todd Olson, Greater NYC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
