[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday October 31, 2015 - Two Red-headed Woodpeckers

2015-10-31 Thread Deborah Allen 
Central Park NYC  
Saturday October 31, 2015
OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walks from 7:30am - a bit after noon.

The highlight of today's walk was not one but two Red-headed Woodpeckers, both 
immature (hatch-year) birds, one at the Oven busy storing acorns, the other at 
the Locust Grove (found by Jeff Ward). 

Wood Duck - 3 on Turtle Pond, the 2 males molting
Double-crested Cormorant - "v" of about 20 heading south
Cooper's Hawk - juvenile and subadult both perched and also flying
Red-tailed Hawk - flyover adult and juvenile
Red-headed Woodpecker - hatch-year birds Oven & Locust Grove (thanks Jeff)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker - 2
Peregrine Falcon - adult over Pinetum
Tufted Titmouse - 5
White-breasted Nuthatch - 7 (one of these chased by the Red-headed Woodpecker 
at the Oven)
Winter Wren - Tupelo Field
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Hermit Thrush - 12 (probably forgot to count some)
American Robin - many 
Gray Catbird - Maintenance Field
Cedar Waxwing - 33 most at King of Poland
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3 at Azalea Pond
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow - 5
White-throated Sparrow - 5
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - heard only near feeders
Common Grackle - flock
American Goldfinch - 2

Elena Gaillard showed me some feathers from an American Woodcock near Willow 
Rock in the Ramble. Apparently some children made off with a dead woodcock 
they'd found leaving a few feathers behind.The feathers looked like they'd been 
plucked from the bird so perhaps one of the Cooper's Hawks or red-tails had a 
few bites. 


Deb Allen

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Virginia Rail - 30-Oct (49th St. and 6th Ave., Manhattan)

2015-10-31 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
I had to stop at my office 49/Madison before heading down to Dead & Co. at MSG 
thought I'd stop and look for Virginia rail no luck but at 430 pm in front of 
110 W 49 in same grouping of plantings just further west, I saw a song sparrow, 
catbird, male E. Towhee and a thrush which I am quite sure was Bicknell's. Now 
I suck at differentiating these thrushes and of course it was not singing but 
tail seemed much redder than grey cheek or Swainson's. No idea when each 
migrates. Who knew; quite the spot. Maybe John Mayer will sing birdsong
Tonight. As an aside I then walked south through Times Sq. Wtf. Why would 
anyone go there. Ever. Good birding in strange places if you look at it right

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining.
Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 30, 2015, at 6:44 PM, Ben Cacace 
mailto:bcac...@gmail.com>> wrote:

I just received a note from Evan Cutler 
mailto:evancut...@yahoo.com>> that he's spotted a 
Virginia Rail, last seen tonight just before 6:30pm, in the shrubbery on the 
northwest corner of 6th Ave. and 49th St. across from 30 Rockefeller Center (30 
Rock). It appears to be healthy and feeding in the patch.

This is the wiki page developed for the shared location 'East Side of 1251 6th 
Ave.; 49th-50th St., Manhattan' which has had its share of good birds:

http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/East+Side+of+1251+6th+Ave.%3B+49th-50th+St.%2C+Manhattan

It's probably the yahoo account that is bouncing his posts to the lists.

Ben Cacace posting for Evan Cutler.
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Virginia Rail - 30-Oct (49th St. and 6th Ave., Manhattan)

2015-10-31 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
I had to stop at my office 49/Madison before heading down to Dead & Co. at MSG 
thought I'd stop and look for Virginia rail no luck but at 430 pm in front of 
110 W 49 in same grouping of plantings just further west, I saw a song sparrow, 
catbird, male E. Towhee and a thrush which I am quite sure was Bicknell's. Now 
I suck at differentiating these thrushes and of course it was not singing but 
tail seemed much redder than grey cheek or Swainson's. No idea when each 
migrates. Who knew; quite the spot. Maybe John Mayer will sing birdsong
Tonight. As an aside I then walked south through Times Sq. Wtf. Why would 
anyone go there. Ever. Good birding in strange places if you look at it right

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining.
Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 30, 2015, at 6:44 PM, Ben Cacace 
> wrote:

I just received a note from Evan Cutler 
> that he's spotted a 
Virginia Rail, last seen tonight just before 6:30pm, in the shrubbery on the 
northwest corner of 6th Ave. and 49th St. across from 30 Rockefeller Center (30 
Rock). It appears to be healthy and feeding in the patch.

This is the wiki page developed for the shared location 'East Side of 1251 6th 
Ave.; 49th-50th St., Manhattan' which has had its share of good birds:

http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/East+Side+of+1251+6th+Ave.%3B+49th-50th+St.%2C+Manhattan

It's probably the yahoo account that is bouncing his posts to the lists.

Ben Cacace posting for Evan Cutler.
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday October 31, 2015 - Two Red-headed Woodpeckers

2015-10-31 Thread Deborah Allen 
Central Park NYC  
Saturday October 31, 2015
OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walks from 7:30am - a bit after noon.

The highlight of today's walk was not one but two Red-headed Woodpeckers, both 
immature (hatch-year) birds, one at the Oven busy storing acorns, the other at 
the Locust Grove (found by Jeff Ward). 

Wood Duck - 3 on Turtle Pond, the 2 males molting
Double-crested Cormorant - "v" of about 20 heading south
Cooper's Hawk - juvenile and subadult both perched and also flying
Red-tailed Hawk - flyover adult and juvenile
Red-headed Woodpecker - hatch-year birds Oven & Locust Grove (thanks Jeff)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker - 2
Peregrine Falcon - adult over Pinetum
Tufted Titmouse - 5
White-breasted Nuthatch - 7 (one of these chased by the Red-headed Woodpecker 
at the Oven)
Winter Wren - Tupelo Field
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Hermit Thrush - 12 (probably forgot to count some)
American Robin - many 
Gray Catbird - Maintenance Field
Cedar Waxwing - 33 most at King of Poland
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3 at Azalea Pond
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow - 5
White-throated Sparrow - 5
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - heard only near feeders
Common Grackle - flock
American Goldfinch - 2

Elena Gaillard showed me some feathers from an American Woodcock near Willow 
Rock in the Ramble. Apparently some children made off with a dead woodcock 
they'd found leaving a few feathers behind.The feathers looked like they'd been 
plucked from the bird so perhaps one of the Cooper's Hawks or red-tails had a 
few bites. 


Deb Allen

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