A beautiful fall morning in Inwood Hill Park in upper Manhattan. Given the cool temps and the nw winds I was hoping for more of a hawk flight than was apparent. There were good numbers of kinglets and Yellow-rumps around, but fewer sparrows than yesterday. Highlights included:
Double-crested Cormorant (2) Great Egret (1) Bald Eagle (2nd year bird soaring south over the ridge) Red-tailed Hawk (adult, probably one of the locals) American Kestrel (1) Hairy Woodpecker (resident here) Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo (on the ridge) both kinglets Hermit Thrush Northern Mockingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler (at least 40; everywhere) Savannah Sparrow (northern soccer fields) Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow (5) White-throated Sparrow Joe DiCostanzo www.greatgullisland.org -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
