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On Sat, Oct 15, 2022 at 12:01 AM New York State Birds digest <nysbird...@list.cornell.edu> wrote: > > NYSBIRDS-L Digest for Saturday, October 15, 2022. > > 1. Brooklyn Bird Club Presents Olmsted Trees w/Stanley Greenberg 10/18/22 > 2. Central Park NYC: Fri. Oct. 15, 2022: Sora, Grasshopper Sparrow, Hairy > Woodpecker, Baltimore Oriole, Am. Redstart > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Brooklyn Bird Club Presents Olmsted Trees w/Stanley Greenberg > 10/18/22 > From: Jennifer Kepler <plummer....@gmail.com> > Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:53:34 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > OLMSTED TREES WITH STANLEY GREENBERG > OCTOBER 18 @ 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM > Location: Info Commons of Main Branch of Brooklyn Public Library** > > Fundamental to renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s vision > in his park designs was the role of time. He had the ability to see a plot > of land for what it was in the raw undeveloped state, as well as to > visualize how his designs would translate several decades into the future > after the trees and shrubs he planted had rooted and spread and integrated > with the space. This concept, which was an essential element to Olmsted’s > projects, is harnessed by current-day photographer Stanley Greenberg, in > his new book, Olmsted Trees, (Hirmer, Fall 2022). The Brooklyn-based > photographer has created striking black and white portraits of the trees > that date to the beginnings of these parks. From Olmsted’s Central and > Prospect Park designs in New York, to the Emerald Necklace in Boston, or > park systems in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Louisville, Greenberg’s body of > work functions as both an homage to Olmsted, and a message about the > importance of caretaking the current fragile state of our Earth’s natural > environment. > > Stanley Greenberg is the author of several books, including Invisible New > York, Waterworks, and CODEX New York. His photographs are in the > collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of > American Art, and The New York Public Library, among others. He has had > one-person exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago and the MIT Museum > in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Greenberg has received fellowships and grants > from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, > the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York Foundation for the > Arts. Greenberg lives in Brooklyn, New York. > > Tickets must be reserved in advance as the Information Commons Space is > restricted to 55 people total. You will not be admitted without a reserved > ticket. Please only reserve tickets if you plan to attend, if you can no > longer attend, please release your tickets so others have the opportunity. > Reserve tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/413805552547 > > *Please note our meeting time has changed! We will begin at 6:30pm sharp! > > **Please note this location is accessible with ramps and accessible > doorways at its main entrance. > > Thank you, > > Jen Kepler > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Central Park NYC: Fri. Oct. 15, 2022: Sora, Grasshopper Sparrow, > Hairy Woodpecker, Baltimore Oriole, Am. Redstart > From: Deborah Allen <dalle...@earthlink.net> > Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 22:44:19 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > Central Park NYC > Friday October 14, 2022 > OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. > > Highlights: Sora, Grasshopper Sparrow, Hairy Woodpecker, Baltimore Oriole, > American Redstart and Nine other Species of Wood Warblers. Thanks to Paul > Curtis, Scott Brevda and Caren Jahre for the excellent bird spotting. The > Sora and Grasshopper Sparrow continued at Turtle Pond from Thursday with > numerous observers. > > Canada Goose - 46 > Northern Shoveler - 22 > Gadwall - 21 > Mallard - 52 > Mourning Dove - 9 > Sora - 1 Turtle Pond (after walk - continuing bird) > Herring Gull - a dozen flyovers > Double-crested Cormorant - 2 Harlem Meer > Red-tailed Hawk - 4 or 5 > Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 male at the Great Hill, others heard > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 5 > Downy Woodpecker - 1 Grassy Knoll > Hairy Woodpecker - 1 female near the Green Bench > Northern Flicker - 4 or 5 > American Kestrel - 1 flyover Conservatory Garden (another flyover there later) > Eastern Phoebe - 3 > Blue Jay - 6 > American Crow - flock of 10 > Black-capped Chickadee - 1 Fort Clinton > Tufted Titmouse - 20-25 > Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 20-25 > Cedar Waxwing - flock of 7 > Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 (Fort Clinton & the Green Bench) > White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 (Nutter's Battery & the Grassy Knoll) > House Wren - 1 at the Pool > Carolina Wren - 1 Plant Nursery > Gray Catbird - 10-15 > Northern Mockingbird - 2 (Conservatory Garden & Compost Area) > Hermit Thrush - 1 at the Loch > American Robin - 20-30 > House Finch - 5 > American Goldfinch - 3 > Grasshopper Sparrow - 1 Turtle Pond (after walk) > Chipping Sparrow - 8-10 > Dark-eyed Junco - 2 near Nutter's Battery > White-throated Sparrow - 30-40 > Song Sparrow - 3 > Swamp Sparrow - 2 (Wildflower Meadow, the Pool) > Eastern Towhee - 1 male north of the Pool, others heard > Baltimore Oriole - 1 hatch-year male north of the Pool > Black-and-white Warbler - 1 female King of Poland (after walk) > Common Yellowthroat - 3 > American Redstart - 2 or 3 at the Loch & North Woods > Northern Parula - 1 near Nutter's Battery > Magnolia Warbler - 1 Turtle Pond (after walk) > Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4 > Palm Warbler - 2 Plant Nursery > Pine Warbler - 1 Fort Clinton > Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3 > Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 Fort Clinton > Northern Cardinal - 4 or 5 > -- > > Deb Allen > > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
