[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Fri. March 17, 2023: Wood Duck, Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Phoebe, Brown Creeper, Fox & Swamp Sparrows
Central Park NYC Friday March 17, 2023 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Wood Duck, Cooper's Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Phoebe, Brown Creeper, Fox Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco. Reported: American Woodcock (at the Oven) Pine Warbler (at the Evodia Field Feeders). Note: work at the south end of the Conservatory Garden continues on the perimeter path. Canada Goose - 300+ including northbound flyover V of 80-100 Wood Duck - 1 male Reservoir Northern Shoveler - 26 Mallard - around 20 Bufflehead - 7 Hooded Merganser - 10 Ruddy Duck - 22 Mourning Dove - around a dozen American Coot - 5 Ring-billed Gull - 3 at the Meer, others at the Reservoir Herring Gull - small numbers Reservoir Great Black-backed Gull - 8 Double-crested Cormorant - 1 flyover Harlem Meer Cooper's Hawk - adult male dining on Song Sparrow Evodia Field Feeders (Paul Curtis) Red-tailed Hawk - 3 Great Horned Owl - 1 continues (Paul Curtis) Eurasian Eagle-Owl - 1 (non-countable zoo escape "Flaco") continues Belted Kingfisher - 1 young male Harlem Meer Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 or 4 including one making a hole near the North End compost Downy Woodpecker - 3 or 4 Hairy Woodpecker - 1 Conservatory Garden (Scott Brevda) Eastern Phoebe - 2 at the Pool Blue Jay - 5-6 American Crow - 10 Black-capped Chickadee - 8 Tufted Titmouse - 25-30 White-breasted Nuthatch - 5-6 Brown Creeper - 1 Evodia Field (Caren Jahre) Northern Mockingbird - 2 (Conservatory Garden Compost) American Robin - 30-40 House Finch - Evodia Field feeders American Goldfinch - Evodia Field feeders Fox Sparrow - 1 Compost (Scott Brevda) Dark-eyed Junco - 6 White-throated Sparrow - around 20 Song Sparrow - 14 Swamp Sparrow - 2 (1 Harlem Meer, 1 Oven) Red-winged Blackbird - 9 (1 female) Northern Cardinal - 5-6 Deb Allen -- Respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz. (Respect for the rights of others is peace). --Benito Juarez -- 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] woodcock on Park Ave. and 53rd. st., Manhattan
Saw a dazed but alive Woodcock plop down in front of a building on the northeast corner of Park Ave. and 53rd. st. this early afternoon. Poor thing was stunned after hitting the building I guess and then plopped down on the sidewalk across the street in front of us. Before I could get to it it fluttered up about 50 feet or so and over Park going west, circled around and flew back down 53rd. going east, curved south on Park and landed about 40 feet up on the side of a building on Park. Couldn't stay to see where it went after that, but hope it made it to Central Park at least:-( Never seen one stranded like that in the city. Poor thing. Andrew Andrew BlockConsulting Naturalist Yonkers, New York www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums -- 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] Arie Gilbert
I am posting this message with a heavy heart. Arie Gilbert lost his battle with lung cancer this morning. Arie loved birds and the birding community and was a great mentor and friend to many. His love of language and talent for truly atrocious puns was one of his hallmarks, as was his love of a good twitch and a craft beer afterwards to celebrate. Arie's record of seeing 466 birds in New York State is remarkable. Arie leaves a powerful legacy in the many birders he encouraged, befriended and mentored. He will be missed. Our deepest sympathies go to Jenn O'Brien, his fiancee, and to his family. Funeral services will be held at Gutterman's Funeral Home in Woodbury on Sunday, March 19, 1 - 2 pm. Shiva will be 3 - 6, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at Arie's home, 61 Anndom Court, North Babylon, NY 11703 Funeral is on Tuesday, 2:00 pm, Old Montefiore Cemetery, 121-83 Springifield Blvd, Queens, NY Many of us will remember Arie's motto - Semper Aucupio (always birding). -- 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/ --
