[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sat., June 9, 2018 - American Redstart, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, & Nesting Birds
Central Park NYC Saturday, June 9, 2018 Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights on a sunny & seasonable day: American Redstart, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Nesting Birds: Cedar Waxwings (3 active nests), Baltimore Orioles, Eastern Kingbirds, etc. Canada Goose -44 (pair Turtle Pond, 29 adults & 13 goslings Reservoir) Mallard - 20 (12 adults & 2 ducklings Reservoir, 6 adults Turtle Pond) Mourning Dove - 10 Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 (heard Maint. Field (Signe Hammer), seen at Azalea Pond) Chimney Swift - only a few Herring Gull - 54 Reservoir (7am) Great Black-backed Gull - 7 Reservoir (7am), flyover Warbler Rock Double-crested Cormorant - 9 (8 Reservoir, 1 Turtle Pond) Great Egret - Turtle Pond Red-tailed Hawk - adult circling over Castle Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 (male drumming Laupot Br. pair Azalea Pond, male SW Great Lawn) Downy Woodpecker - 3 (female Balancing Rock, pair Azalea Pond) Northern Flicker - pair continues at Gill Overlook nest Great Crested Flycatcher - 3 (pair & lone male in Ramble) Eastern Kingbird - 3 (1 Reservoir, nesting pair Willow Oak Turtle Pond Dock) Warbling Vireo - at least 3 (Maint. Field, Reservoir, Azalea Pond (Karen Evans)) Blue Jay - residents Barn Swallow - 5 (4 Reservoir, 1 Tupelo Field) Tufted Titmouse - heard Reservoir American Robin - residents (adults, nests with young, juveniles) Gray Catbird - residents (some nesting) Cedar Waxwing - 3 active nests (Turtle Pond, Shakespeare Garden, Maint. Field) House Finch - male Gill Overlook in Shadbush Song Sparrow - singing north end Reservoir Baltimore Oriole - 2 nests Maint. Field (food delivered to one), pair SW Great Lawn) Red-winged Blackbird - male Oven, female Evodia Field Common Grackle - residents American Redstart - immature male Tupelo Field Yellow Warbler - male east side of Turtle Pond (after twitter alert) Northern Cardinal - residents, some singing -- Insects: Eastern Amberwing & Blue Dasher (Dragonflies). -- Deb Allen Follow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC, @DAllenNYC. -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sat., June 9, 2018 - American Redstart, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, & Nesting Birds
Central Park NYC Saturday, June 9, 2018 Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights on a sunny & seasonable day: American Redstart, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Nesting Birds: Cedar Waxwings (3 active nests), Baltimore Orioles, Eastern Kingbirds, etc. Canada Goose -44 (pair Turtle Pond, 29 adults & 13 goslings Reservoir) Mallard - 20 (12 adults & 2 ducklings Reservoir, 6 adults Turtle Pond) Mourning Dove - 10 Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 (heard Maint. Field (Signe Hammer), seen at Azalea Pond) Chimney Swift - only a few Herring Gull - 54 Reservoir (7am) Great Black-backed Gull - 7 Reservoir (7am), flyover Warbler Rock Double-crested Cormorant - 9 (8 Reservoir, 1 Turtle Pond) Great Egret - Turtle Pond Red-tailed Hawk - adult circling over Castle Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 (male drumming Laupot Br. pair Azalea Pond, male SW Great Lawn) Downy Woodpecker - 3 (female Balancing Rock, pair Azalea Pond) Northern Flicker - pair continues at Gill Overlook nest Great Crested Flycatcher - 3 (pair & lone male in Ramble) Eastern Kingbird - 3 (1 Reservoir, nesting pair Willow Oak Turtle Pond Dock) Warbling Vireo - at least 3 (Maint. Field, Reservoir, Azalea Pond (Karen Evans)) Blue Jay - residents Barn Swallow - 5 (4 Reservoir, 1 Tupelo Field) Tufted Titmouse - heard Reservoir American Robin - residents (adults, nests with young, juveniles) Gray Catbird - residents (some nesting) Cedar Waxwing - 3 active nests (Turtle Pond, Shakespeare Garden, Maint. Field) House Finch - male Gill Overlook in Shadbush Song Sparrow - singing north end Reservoir Baltimore Oriole - 2 nests Maint. Field (food delivered to one), pair SW Great Lawn) Red-winged Blackbird - male Oven, female Evodia Field Common Grackle - residents American Redstart - immature male Tupelo Field Yellow Warbler - male east side of Turtle Pond (after twitter alert) Northern Cardinal - residents, some singing -- Insects: Eastern Amberwing & Blue Dasher (Dragonflies). -- Deb Allen Follow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC, @DAllenNYC. -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] QCBC Nickerson Beach Trip Report
Today the Queens County Bird Club had the following birds of interest at Nickerson Beach: Roseate Tern (at least 3) Black Tern (1, adult) Gull-billed Tern (1, flyover) Common Eider (3, seen in the water and briefly resting on the shore) Mike Z. -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] QCBC Nickerson Beach Trip Report
Today the Queens County Bird Club had the following birds of interest at Nickerson Beach: Roseate Tern (at least 3) Black Tern (1, adult) Gull-billed Tern (1, flyover) Common Eider (3, seen in the water and briefly resting on the shore) Mike Z. -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside
The TRICOLORED HERON continues in the cut close to the office (surrounded by photographers, all very well behaved). It’s breeding time in the marsh. So, things are quiet. However, SALTMARSH SPARROWS are active, although Seaside Sparrows are not around nor are Marsh Wrens. Clapper Rails were quiet today, probably on nests., A few WILLETS can be picked out in the marsh and mostly silent. A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was singing from the top of the trees by the golf course. Sy Schiff Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside
The TRICOLORED HERON continues in the cut close to the office (surrounded by photographers, all very well behaved). It’s breeding time in the marsh. So, things are quiet. However, SALTMARSH SPARROWS are active, although Seaside Sparrows are not around nor are Marsh Wrens. Clapper Rails were quiet today, probably on nests., A few WILLETS can be picked out in the marsh and mostly silent. A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was singing from the top of the trees by the golf course. Sy Schiff Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandwich Tern - Dune Road, Suffolk County
With the term flock just East of Triton Lane. Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandwich Tern - Dune Road, Suffolk County
With the term flock just East of Triton Lane. Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Tricolor Heron on Dune Rd.
Tricolor Heron found on Dune Rd near Road L wayside.Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE device -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Tricolor Heron on Dune Rd.
Tricolor Heron found on Dune Rd near Road L wayside.Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE device -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 8 June 2018
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jun. 8, 2018
* NYNY1806.08
- Birds mentioned
ARCTIC TERN+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Snow Goose
EURASIAN WIGEON
CORY'S SHEARWATER
Sooty Shearwater
MANX SHEARWATER
BROWN PELICAN
White-rumped Sandpiper
WILSON'S PHALAROPE
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
GULL-BILLED TERN
CASPIAN TERN
BLACK TERN
Roseate Tern
ROYAL TERN
SNOWY OWL
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Mourning Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Henslow's Sparrow
BLUE GROSBEAK
- Transcript
If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm
You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44(at)nybirds{dot}org.
If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:
Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070
Compilers: Tom Burke and Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Ben Cacace
BEGIN TAPE
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 8th 2018
at 10pm. The highlights of today's tape are BROWN PELICAN, SNOWY OWL,
WILSON'S PHALAROPE, ARCTIC TERN, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, ROYAL
TERN, BLACK TERN, EURASIAN WIGEON, MANX SHEARWATER, CORY'S SHEARWATER,
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK and more.
Two more Spring BROWN PELICAN reports. First one moving east off eastern
Fire Island on Tuesday and then one also going east off Nickerson Beach
today. These hopefully an omen of a good Summer to come for this species
locally.
A male WILSON'S PHALAROPE spent last Monday around the field 7 puddles at
Heckscher State Park joining 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and other shorebirds
there. Unfortunately this bird did not reappear Tuesday. It should be noted
that very exposed areas such as the pools at Heckscher, while they do
attract some great birds, are very susceptible to disturbance due to
proximity and birders and photographers should be very mindful to keep
their distances and use their vehicles as blinds.
Very unexpected was a SNOWY OWL sitting on a rooftop in Brooklyn Tuesday
afternoon. The location along the bay just west of the end of Bay Ridge
Avenue.
A good variety of terns recently have featured single immature and adult
ARCTIC TERNS at Nickerson Beach on Wednesday. The Common and Least Terns
and Black Skimmers nesting at Nickerson have also attracted a few
GULL-BILLED and up to 5 ROSEATE TERNS to the colony along with single BLACK
TERNS Saturday and today. Two ROYAL TERNS appeared Wednesday both at
Heckscher State Park and in Moriches Bay near Cupsogue County Park where an
adult CASPIAN TERN visited today.
A drake EURASIAN WIGEON was still on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge last Saturday. A presumably injured SNOW GOOSE also continuing there.
Pelagic birding off Long Island's south shore has been spotty lately. Last
Sunday was the most productive day with 33 SOOTY SHEARWATERS counted off
Robert Moses State Park while later that day off Triton Lane west of
Shinnecock Inlet there were a couple of CORY'S SHEARWATERS followed by 2
MANX and 3 more SOOTY SHEARWATERS.
An ICELAND GULL was still at Moses Park Sunday with another at Smith Point
County Park to Wednesday and Smith Point produced the weeks peak count of
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS with 36 Sunday.
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues at Connetquot River State Park as does a
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at Bayard Cutting Arboretum. BLUE GROSBEAKS were
noted last Saturday at Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn and out at the
Calverton Grasslands. Please do not harass in any way these very uncommon
local breeders or potential nesters.
Among the late northbound migrants have been several species of warblers
including a MOURNING WARBLER at Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn Wednesday and
a few species of flycatchers including OLIVE-SIDED and YELLOW-BELLIED.
The HENSLOW'S SPARROW pair at the Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife
Refuge in Ulster County have settled into a nesting scenario and should
only be passively observed from a respectful distance as set out by refuge
personnel.
To phone in reports on Long Island call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 or
call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.
This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.
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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 8 June 2018
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jun. 8, 2018
* NYNY1806.08
- Birds mentioned
ARCTIC TERN+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Snow Goose
EURASIAN WIGEON
CORY'S SHEARWATER
Sooty Shearwater
MANX SHEARWATER
BROWN PELICAN
White-rumped Sandpiper
WILSON'S PHALAROPE
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
GULL-BILLED TERN
CASPIAN TERN
BLACK TERN
Roseate Tern
ROYAL TERN
SNOWY OWL
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Mourning Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Henslow's Sparrow
BLUE GROSBEAK
- Transcript
If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm
You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44(at)nybirds{dot}org.
If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:
Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070
Compilers: Tom Burke and Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Ben Cacace
BEGIN TAPE
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 8th 2018
at 10pm. The highlights of today's tape are BROWN PELICAN, SNOWY OWL,
WILSON'S PHALAROPE, ARCTIC TERN, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, ROYAL
TERN, BLACK TERN, EURASIAN WIGEON, MANX SHEARWATER, CORY'S SHEARWATER,
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK and more.
Two more Spring BROWN PELICAN reports. First one moving east off eastern
Fire Island on Tuesday and then one also going east off Nickerson Beach
today. These hopefully an omen of a good Summer to come for this species
locally.
A male WILSON'S PHALAROPE spent last Monday around the field 7 puddles at
Heckscher State Park joining 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and other shorebirds
there. Unfortunately this bird did not reappear Tuesday. It should be noted
that very exposed areas such as the pools at Heckscher, while they do
attract some great birds, are very susceptible to disturbance due to
proximity and birders and photographers should be very mindful to keep
their distances and use their vehicles as blinds.
Very unexpected was a SNOWY OWL sitting on a rooftop in Brooklyn Tuesday
afternoon. The location along the bay just west of the end of Bay Ridge
Avenue.
A good variety of terns recently have featured single immature and adult
ARCTIC TERNS at Nickerson Beach on Wednesday. The Common and Least Terns
and Black Skimmers nesting at Nickerson have also attracted a few
GULL-BILLED and up to 5 ROSEATE TERNS to the colony along with single BLACK
TERNS Saturday and today. Two ROYAL TERNS appeared Wednesday both at
Heckscher State Park and in Moriches Bay near Cupsogue County Park where an
adult CASPIAN TERN visited today.
A drake EURASIAN WIGEON was still on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge last Saturday. A presumably injured SNOW GOOSE also continuing there.
Pelagic birding off Long Island's south shore has been spotty lately. Last
Sunday was the most productive day with 33 SOOTY SHEARWATERS counted off
Robert Moses State Park while later that day off Triton Lane west of
Shinnecock Inlet there were a couple of CORY'S SHEARWATERS followed by 2
MANX and 3 more SOOTY SHEARWATERS.
An ICELAND GULL was still at Moses Park Sunday with another at Smith Point
County Park to Wednesday and Smith Point produced the weeks peak count of
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS with 36 Sunday.
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues at Connetquot River State Park as does a
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at Bayard Cutting Arboretum. BLUE GROSBEAKS were
noted last Saturday at Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn and out at the
Calverton Grasslands. Please do not harass in any way these very uncommon
local breeders or potential nesters.
Among the late northbound migrants have been several species of warblers
including a MOURNING WARBLER at Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn Wednesday and
a few species of flycatchers including OLIVE-SIDED and YELLOW-BELLIED.
The HENSLOW'S SPARROW pair at the Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife
Refuge in Ulster County have settled into a nesting scenario and should
only be passively observed from a respectful distance as set out by refuge
personnel.
To phone in reports on Long Island call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 or
call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.
This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Northern Waterthrush etc continue
Thanks, Angus...I find this discussion very interesting. I agree about the "trap" qualities of Bryant Park, though I do hope that many of the birds eventually move on. (A pair of park workers once told me that they call in animal rehab often for disoriented Woodcocks, so at least those birds survive.) The gender disparity in Yellowthroats intrigues me as well. I've been trying to check the park about once a week since last fall, and there have been Yellowthroats there nearly every visit aside from deep winter. And virtually every time there have been more males than females. That amazing day last month (with the Mourning Warbler on the lawn of Madison Square Park), when I saw 16 Yellowthroats on the lawn at Bryant Park, 10 of them were male...and that was actually a lower ratio than usual, though obv a larger sample size. (And speaking of Madison Sq. Park...the male/female Yellowthroat ratio has been similarly skewed when I've searched there...a small-park thing?) Thanks again--Joe -- 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/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Northern Waterthrush etc continue
Thanks, Angus...I find this discussion very interesting. I agree about the "trap" qualities of Bryant Park, though I do hope that many of the birds eventually move on. (A pair of park workers once told me that they call in animal rehab often for disoriented Woodcocks, so at least those birds survive.) The gender disparity in Yellowthroats intrigues me as well. I've been trying to check the park about once a week since last fall, and there have been Yellowthroats there nearly every visit aside from deep winter. And virtually every time there have been more males than females. That amazing day last month (with the Mourning Warbler on the lawn of Madison Square Park), when I saw 16 Yellowthroats on the lawn at Bryant Park, 10 of them were male...and that was actually a lower ratio than usual, though obv a larger sample size. (And speaking of Madison Sq. Park...the male/female Yellowthroat ratio has been similarly skewed when I've searched there...a small-park thing?) Thanks again--Joe -- 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/ --
