Saturday, 19 September, 2009 - Riverside Park & Central Park,
Manhattan, N.Y. City
The highlight of visits to each park was a young-of-the-year
Connecticut Warbler at Riverside Park, near the "meadow" area north of
the 118 St. tennis courts, around 5:45 p.m., after my late visit to
the
Date: Saturday, 19 September 2009 (8:45a-5:15p)
Location: Central Park - south end to the reservoir
Observers: many including Dan Weaver & Irving Cantor
Reported by: Ben Cacace
The list below is based on the Central Park checklist. I'm starting to pull
away from the seasonal abundance checklists.
Dave Klauber and I had a Lincoln's sparrow along the fence south of
the golf course at Riis Park, and another in the Community Garden at
Floyd Bennett Field. A European goldfinch was also in the Community
Garden at Floyd Bennett. A bobolink was along the fence at Riis.
Otherwise it was
A slow morning at RMSP was enlivened by the brief appearance of a
Yellow-breasted Chat at the volleyball courts on the east side of RMSP
Field 2. Specifically, the bird was observed in the brushy area north
of the sand roadway that leads to the volleyball courts.
Ken Feustel
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Below is a quick update on NYSOA's New York State Young Birders Club. Adult
readers, please encourage any young birders you know (and/or their parents)
to check it out at www.nysyoungbirders.org. And please consider joining as a
Supporting Adult member for 2010, and encouraging your local bird
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Sep. 18, 2009
* NYNY0909.18
- Birds mentioned
Red-shouldered Hawk
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
AMERICAN AVOCET
WHIMBREL
MARBLED GODWIT
White-rumped Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Long-billed Dowitcher
Lesser
Below is a quick update on NYSOA's New York State Young Birders Club. Adult
readers, please encourage any young birders you know (and/or their parents)
to check it out at www.nysyoungbirders.org. And please consider joining as a
Supporting Adult member for 2010, and encouraging your local bird
Dave Klauber and I had a Lincoln's sparrow along the fence south of
the golf course at Riis Park, and another in the Community Garden at
Floyd Bennett Field. A European goldfinch was also in the Community
Garden at Floyd Bennett. A bobolink was along the fence at Riis.
Otherwise it was
Date: Saturday, 19 September 2009 (8:45a-5:15p)
Location: Central Park - south end to the reservoir
Observers: many including Dan Weaver Irving Cantor
Reported by: Ben Cacace
The list below is based on the Central Park checklist. I'm starting to pull
away from the seasonal abundance checklists.