[nysbirds-l] Midtown Birding

[Alan Drogin]

Although the Swamp Sparrow is named after its favored habitat, I can't help 
projecting its other connotations, its hiding and lurking around on the ground, 
its coloration muddied like a ruined brown/gray watercolor.  I spotted one 
earlier in the week at Bryant Park during the colder/damper days - hiding in 
the underbrush.  Most of last weeks Song Sparrows were gone.  This morning, 
however, it defied my prejudices, sitting atop a bush along the south edge of 
the lawn and breaking out into song, sharing happiness in the return of warm 
weather.  To top it off, I caught the first Hermit Thrush at the garden shed on 
40th street.

Happy Birding,
Alan Drogin
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[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond, Queens County, Long Island

[AndyatWH]

Saw the E mail there were warblers at Alley Pond, but today there was  not 
much unusual birds to be seen.
 
However,  I saw what I am quite sure was an immature male Morning  Warbler 
in the brush. The bird was on the ground, or perched low, and I spent  about 
20 minutes watching it, trying to photo and figure out what it was.  It was 
only about 30 feet away, and did not move or fly actively, spending most  
of the time perched in the low brush or on the ground, occasionally  
scratching the ground. I am not too familiar with Alley Pond Park, but the bird 
 was 
off the walk way going south to the pond, at to the right of top of a long  
flight of stairs.
 
I know this bird is not supposed to be here this early spring, but with  
lack of a wing bars,no eye stripe, no discernable eye ring, olive greenish  
back, plain belly with a trace of  spots marking on its chest, I don't what  
else it could be.
 
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[nysbirds-l] Bobby's Birthday Bonus

[ROBERT ADAMO]

My #3 grandson, Robert Joseph Connors, celebrated his 12th birthday today, 
causing us to be in Rockville Centre, and enabling me to enjoy some birding 
time. Arriving at Hempstead Lake S.Pk, ~ 1015, I ran into Sy Shiff & Joe Giunta 
as they were finishing their loop, and I thank Joe for pointing out my FOS Pine 
Warbler. After hearing what they had seen, and not seen (the chat), I decided 
to try for it anyway, and had the same results. I did, however, come across a 
loose flock of 6-7 FOS Palm Warblers, as I headed toward the chat's last 
reported location.
I then traveled farther west to Alley Pond Pk., where I had similar 
success...half of it due to the sharp-eyes of Ed Becher. Although I found 2 FOS 
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 2 FOS  Rusty Blackbirds and a feeding flock of 10-12 
FOS Chipping Sparrows on my own, it was Ed, after meeting him at Turtle Pond, 
who pointed out the following FOS species: Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned 
Kinglet and Black and White Warbler.
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 4/4

[Tom Fiore]

Wednesday, 4 April, 2012

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

It was a good day for early April migration, and a fairly wide variety  
of species were seen including a few on the very early side, as well  
as few less-common (in Central) species. I was out searching in many  
areas of the park for a total of 8+ hours, with a few breaks, and also  
had a couple of leads from other regulars on some birds to keep eyes  
out for. The least-expected species was actually one that has been  
seen in the park a number of times, just not at all recently to my  
knowledge despite it's being a breeding resident species in N.Y. City  
- Monk Parakeet... there was one of them at the Meer, early a.m., the  
first I've seen in Central in many, many months (since 2011). It was  
non-vocal when seen, but somewhat active. On a later pass by the same  
area just east of the Lasker pool, I did not see it again. An uncommon  
(in Central) but annual or very nearly annual migrant seen only early  
on also at the north end of the park was a VESPER Sparrow, which was  
next to some wood chip piles (a prodigious pile, that) a short way  
west of the south side of the Conservatory Garden. The area is east of  
the park's East Drive and about near E. 103 St. in Manhattan  
"tatitude". It also was looked for later, by myself as well as a few  
others, with no further sightings - it could be sought again in the  
vicinity, including possibly around edges of the N. Meadow ballfields,  
where I have seen that sparrow species more regularly than any other  
part of Central over the last 2 decades or so. It used to be - or  
seemed to be - a bit more regular than in recent migrations. (I also  
used to more regularly check it's favored habitats, which are more-and- 
more disturbed and groomed than ever.)

A nice feature of many bird observations included the singing which  
was heard from a wide variety of species, including some such as  
Winter Wren and Hermit Thrush (pre-sunrise!) & a few others that  
aren't so regularly heard in Central Park. Some, such as Ruby-crowned  
Kinglets were often in full voice and even the few gnatcatchers were  
making a relative racket at times this fine April day. Blooms on many  
early-flowering trees, shrubs and a few hardier garden plants are  
fully out, or about to be, with many more soon to color the greening  
park.

A Blue-headed Vireo was found in the Ramble & seen & reported by Dawn  
Hannay, Adele Gotlib and others. There were at least 5 warbler species  
seen, the least-common or regular by far being Orange-crowned, one of  
which was in the n. end's woods, a likely overwintered bird that has  
been infrequently but regularly found in that area. A second (not the  
same individual) was reported from the east edge of the Ramble &  
points east there by one of the park's regulars. That too might have  
been an overwintered bird - in Central or somewhat locally.

The arrival of Louisiana Waterthrush[es] was rather emphatic, never an  
abundant migrant (as for example, Northern Waterthrush can be, once  
they come in their numbers, later this month), with a minimum of (in  
my opinion & observations) at least 5, and quite likely 6 or more  
"Louie's", having eventually been seen at: Ramble interior, W. 77 St.  
small stream (sometimes given the location name of the "Triplets"  
bridge, which is a modest wooden walk across the streamlet there), the  
Pool (near it's east end), the Loch with definitively at least 2  
individuals present all day long), and finally, at the farthest  
possible n. end of the Lily Ponds, fide some n. end regulars, and  
thanks to them also for a heads-up on a Wilson's SNIPE that showed  
nicely (at least in the late afternoon) as I made a late pass back  
thru.  That species although likely an annual bird in Central is never  
that commonly-seen there, and suffers a lot of loose dogs, loose kids,  
& the like as it tries to settle someplace appropriate to feed or  
rest... an increasingly common situation for many ground-level feeders  
that move thru this very urban and popular park. (I must thank Tom P.  
& Ken C. for their thorough e-mailed comments & observations, which  
led to my snipe-seeking luck a bit later in the day at the Loch.)

Quite a few birders out and about throughout this day, and thanks  
again to those who offered up some reports and ideas... including  
these north-ender regulars: Ken Chaya, Malcolm Morris, Tom Perlman;  
and others thru the day, & in various park sections.  Some of those  
additional reports are archived for/in ebirdsnyc - as well as in  
[other] search formats on-line.

Other migration notes for this fine day also should include the sheer  
numbers of some very expected yet heretofore not-too-common migrants,  
of a sudden very "common" indeed - none less so than: Ruby-crowned  
Kinglet (a good many singing away), Hermit Thrush (in the many- 
hundreds category with easily 200+ around the Great Hill alone in the  
early a.m.), 

[nysbirds-l] Dune Rd

[Jim Clinton]

Gannets 100+
Red-Throated Loons 75+
All Three Scooters (predominately Black)
C. Eider 3
Great Cormorant 3
Common Egret 11
Snowy Egret 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Fox Sp 1
Tree Sp 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 30+
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Palm Warbler 1
Kestrel 1
Sharpy 1
Osprey
Harrier
Red tail
Oystercatcher 1
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 2
Horned Lark 2
Boat-tailed Grackle 1 (female)
Fish Crow 2

Jim Clinton



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[nysbirds-l] Uplands Farm Sanctuary, Cold Spring Harbor,- Suffolk

[Derek Rogers]

It was a lively day at Uplands Farm. A flock of about* 40 CEDAR
WAXWINGS*were roosting within some black locust that hangs above the
small pond. A
pair of *WOOD DUCK* foraged beneath them. During that time my ears picked
up several singing *FIELD SPARROWS.*

The east meadow quickly turned up* 7 PALM WARBLERS*, which is a fos for me.
Several more palms were seen throughout the day at various locations on the
preserve. My biggest surprise was* 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK*, a bird that used
to be seen here more frequently.

An *EASTERN BLUEBIRD* pair began selecting their nest box. I filmed the
female stripping fibers off of some exposed tree bark as a use for nesting
material. I have not seen this before. Video footage can be seen on my
Flickr page at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39025168@N07/

There has also been an *AMERICAN KESTREL* on site fairly consistently.
Yesterday, two male Red-Winged Blackbirds mugged the kestrel and forced it
out of the meadow. I guess the blackbirds weren't fierce enough for the
kestrel as it was back again today causing quite a commotion.

Best,

Derek Rogers
Sayville
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[nysbirds-l] Barrier Beach Migrants: Northern Parula, Vesper Sp., Forster's Terns

[Michael McBrien]

Late this afternoon, I spent some time birding the barrier beaches of  
Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

A male Northern Parula was foraging in the shrubbery of the southwest  
part of the cloverleaf, where the Meadowbrook Parkway branches off  
from Ocean Parkway.

Although I was not surprised to see my first of season Forster's Terns  
today (a few days earlier than I did last year), I was quite amazed  
with the large numbers that have built since my last visit to West End  
on Sunday evening.  I tallied 53 terns in a single sweep of the inlet  
from the Coast Guard Station lot.

Additionally, I encountered large flocks of juncos feeding along the  
side of Ocean Parkway in multiple locations.  A flock of approximately  
80 juncos, on the north side of Ocean Parkway just west of the  
entrance to the Coast Guard Station, held multiple goodies.  The  
highlight of this flock was a single Vesper Sparrow, which was rather  
conspicuous in being the largest sparrow in this flock.  9 Palm  
Warblers, 4 Pine Warblers, and 4 Chipping Sparrows were also present  
in this flock.A similar flock seen on Fire Island held 9 Chipping  
Sparrows and a single Pine Warbler.

Over in Captree, a single adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was present  
in the eastern-most lot as well as 7 Boat-tailed Grackles.

Good Birding,
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   East Patchogue
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[nysbirds-l] thorny birds

[Bruce Horwith]

Went to a small preserve on Stony Hill Rd in Amagansett, which can be
decent for spring migrants. Saw my FOS thrasher and a half dozen FOS
towhees. Apparently, Japanese barberry, an invasive weed that has taken
over most of this preserve, is acceptable to those birds.

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[nysbirds-l] Southard's Pond Birds (Suffolk County)

[ken feustel]

Sue and I spent a few hours this morning birding the trails south of Southard's 
Pond in the Village of Babylon. Highlights included Palm Warbler (5), 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1), Hermit Thrush (2), and Winter Wren (1). Pine Warblers 
were missed entirely. We were hoping for Louisiana Waterthrush (this area is 
prime habitat), but no luck. 

Birding Odds n' Ends

There has been an immature Bald Eagle hanging out the last few days at Sunken 
Meadow State Park, much to the chagrin of the local Ospreys. A walk down the 
West End jetty yesterday was unproductive. We did not see a single Piping 
Plover, subsequently discovering that there were eighteen on the Pt. Lookout 
side. There were good numbers of both Common and Red-throated Loons in the 
inlet, and a gorgeous breeding plumage Horned Hrebe. Gannets were feeding well 
inside the inlet, observed opposite the WE2 boat basin - apparently now an 
annual early spring event.  In the median we had four species of butterflies, a 
male Checkered White, American Copper, Clouded Sulphur, and Cabbage White, and 
no mosquitoes!

Good Birding,

Ken & Sue

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[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake SP

[icterus]

Hempstead Lake State Park;  4 March

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to look for early arrivals with mixed 
success.  New this season were 3 PALM WARBLERS and a BROWN THRASHER. Continuing 
warblers were PINE and YELLOW-RUMPED.  No chat this morning.

Among a fair number of species were PIED-BILLED GREBE, AMERICAN COOT, WOOD 
DUCK, GREAT BLUE HERON, BELTED KINGFISHER, 2 OSPREY, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, 5 
species of Woodpecker, both Kinglets, WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, all the 
blackbirds, but no Rusty and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH; 37 species in all.

The vegetation is on time; the birds are slow in coming.Sy

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Re:[nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] Central Park - Louisiana Waterthrush, Oven 7:40 am

[Karen Fung]

The Louisiana is currently sashaying along the Gill, approaching Laupot
Bridge.

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[nysbirds-l] Louisiana W'thrush, Central Park, NYC 4/4

[Tom Fiore]

Wednesday, 4 April, 2012

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

Not entirely expected on the day's (last night's) good early push of  
northbound migrants was a (first of year, for me) Louisiana  
Waterthrush, seen calling but not singing in the 5 minutes of nice  
observation low in the so-called "oven" (aka "willow rock" to more  
veteran CP-birders) in the south section of the Ramble.  (The "oven"  
is immediately west of The Point, which lies in the Ramble just a bit  
west of the Loeb Boathouse cafe, and is along The Lake, in it's  
eastern reaches.  If the waterthrush does not show at the "oven" a  
stroll down the Point, where there are wet spots on the west side of  
the pathway, or more obviously at the flowing waters along the Gill (a  
small strream that flows thru the Ramble, from it's source above  
Azalea Pond in the central ramble area, west out & down to the Lake -  
in it's larger portion.)  There are clearly a lot more migrants today  
than any previous this spring, at least for variety of species within  
this urban park... & more reports are sure to follow from all around  
our region.  A lot of migrants were singing, even if I did not happen  
to have that happen for my waterthrush sighting early on.

Good birding,

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[nysbirds-l] Louisiana W'thrush, Central Park, NYC 4/4

[Tom Fiore]

Wednesday, 4 April, 2012

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

Not entirely expected on the day's (last night's) good early push of  
northbound migrants was a (first of year, for me) Louisiana  
Waterthrush, seen calling but not singing in the 5 minutes of nice  
observation low in the so-called oven (aka willow rock to more  
veteran CP-birders) in the south section of the Ramble.  (The oven  
is immediately west of The Point, which lies in the Ramble just a bit  
west of the Loeb Boathouse cafe, and is along The Lake, in it's  
eastern reaches.  If the waterthrush does not show at the oven a  
stroll down the Point, where there are wet spots on the west side of  
the pathway, or more obviously at the flowing waters along the Gill (a  
small strream that flows thru the Ramble, from it's source above  
Azalea Pond in the central ramble area, west out  down to the Lake -  
in it's larger portion.)  There are clearly a lot more migrants today  
than any previous this spring, at least for variety of species within  
this urban park...  more reports are sure to follow from all around  
our region.  A lot of migrants were singing, even if I did not happen  
to have that happen for my waterthrush sighting early on.

Good birding,

Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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Re:[nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] Central Park - Louisiana Waterthrush, Oven 7:40 am

[Karen Fung]

The Louisiana is currently sashaying along the Gill, approaching Laupot
Bridge.

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[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake SP

[icterus]

Hempstead Lake State Park;  4 March

Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to look for early arrivals with mixed 
success.  New this season were 3 PALM WARBLERS and a BROWN THRASHER. Continuing 
warblers were PINE and YELLOW-RUMPED.  No chat this morning.

Among a fair number of species were PIED-BILLED GREBE, AMERICAN COOT, WOOD 
DUCK, GREAT BLUE HERON, BELTED KINGFISHER, 2 OSPREY, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, 5 
species of Woodpecker, both Kinglets, WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, all the 
blackbirds, but no Rusty and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH; 37 species in all.

The vegetation is on time; the birds are slow in coming.Sy

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[nysbirds-l] Southard's Pond Birds (Suffolk County)

[ken feustel]

Sue and I spent a few hours this morning birding the trails south of Southard's 
Pond in the Village of Babylon. Highlights included Palm Warbler (5), 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1), Hermit Thrush (2), and Winter Wren (1). Pine Warblers 
were missed entirely. We were hoping for Louisiana Waterthrush (this area is 
prime habitat), but no luck. 

Birding Odds n' Ends

There has been an immature Bald Eagle hanging out the last few days at Sunken 
Meadow State Park, much to the chagrin of the local Ospreys. A walk down the 
West End jetty yesterday was unproductive. We did not see a single Piping 
Plover, subsequently discovering that there were eighteen on the Pt. Lookout 
side. There were good numbers of both Common and Red-throated Loons in the 
inlet, and a gorgeous breeding plumage Horned Hrebe. Gannets were feeding well 
inside the inlet, observed opposite the WE2 boat basin - apparently now an 
annual early spring event.  In the median we had four species of butterflies, a 
male Checkered White, American Copper, Clouded Sulphur, and Cabbage White, and 
no mosquitoes!

Good Birding,

Ken  Sue

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[nysbirds-l] thorny birds

[Bruce Horwith]

Went to a small preserve on Stony Hill Rd in Amagansett, which can be
decent for spring migrants. Saw my FOS thrasher and a half dozen FOS
towhees. Apparently, Japanese barberry, an invasive weed that has taken
over most of this preserve, is acceptable to those birds.

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[nysbirds-l] Barrier Beach Migrants: Northern Parula, Vesper Sp., Forster's Terns

[Michael McBrien]

Late this afternoon, I spent some time birding the barrier beaches of  
Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

A male Northern Parula was foraging in the shrubbery of the southwest  
part of the cloverleaf, where the Meadowbrook Parkway branches off  
from Ocean Parkway.

Although I was not surprised to see my first of season Forster's Terns  
today (a few days earlier than I did last year), I was quite amazed  
with the large numbers that have built since my last visit to West End  
on Sunday evening.  I tallied 53 terns in a single sweep of the inlet  
from the Coast Guard Station lot.

Additionally, I encountered large flocks of juncos feeding along the  
side of Ocean Parkway in multiple locations.  A flock of approximately  
80 juncos, on the north side of Ocean Parkway just west of the  
entrance to the Coast Guard Station, held multiple goodies.  The  
highlight of this flock was a single Vesper Sparrow, which was rather  
conspicuous in being the largest sparrow in this flock.  9 Palm  
Warblers, 4 Pine Warblers, and 4 Chipping Sparrows were also present  
in this flock.A similar flock seen on Fire Island held 9 Chipping  
Sparrows and a single Pine Warbler.

Over in Captree, a single adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was present  
in the eastern-most lot as well as 7 Boat-tailed Grackles.

Good Birding,
   Michael McBrien
   East Patchogue
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[nysbirds-l] Uplands Farm Sanctuary, Cold Spring Harbor,- Suffolk

[Derek Rogers]

It was a lively day at Uplands Farm. A flock of about* 40 CEDAR
WAXWINGS*were roosting within some black locust that hangs above the
small pond. A
pair of *WOOD DUCK* foraged beneath them. During that time my ears picked
up several singing *FIELD SPARROWS.*

The east meadow quickly turned up* 7 PALM WARBLERS*, which is a fos for me.
Several more palms were seen throughout the day at various locations on the
preserve. My biggest surprise was* 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK*, a bird that used
to be seen here more frequently.

An *EASTERN BLUEBIRD* pair began selecting their nest box. I filmed the
female stripping fibers off of some exposed tree bark as a use for nesting
material. I have not seen this before. Video footage can be seen on my
Flickr page at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39025168@N07/

There has also been an *AMERICAN KESTREL* on site fairly consistently.
Yesterday, two male Red-Winged Blackbirds mugged the kestrel and forced it
out of the meadow. I guess the blackbirds weren't fierce enough for the
kestrel as it was back again today causing quite a commotion.

Best,

Derek Rogers
Sayville
Http://dereksnest.blogspot.com

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[nysbirds-l] Dune Rd

[Jim Clinton]

Gannets 100+
Red-Throated Loons 75+
All Three Scooters (predominately Black)
C. Eider 3
Great Cormorant 3
Common Egret 11
Snowy Egret 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Fox Sp 1
Tree Sp 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 30+
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Palm Warbler 1
Kestrel 1
Sharpy 1
Osprey
Harrier
Red tail
Oystercatcher 1
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 2
Horned Lark 2
Boat-tailed Grackle 1 (female)
Fish Crow 2

Jim Clinton



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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 4/4

[Tom Fiore]

Wednesday, 4 April, 2012

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

It was a good day for early April migration, and a fairly wide variety  
of species were seen including a few on the very early side, as well  
as few less-common (in Central) species. I was out searching in many  
areas of the park for a total of 8+ hours, with a few breaks, and also  
had a couple of leads from other regulars on some birds to keep eyes  
out for. The least-expected species was actually one that has been  
seen in the park a number of times, just not at all recently to my  
knowledge despite it's being a breeding resident species in N.Y. City  
- Monk Parakeet... there was one of them at the Meer, early a.m., the  
first I've seen in Central in many, many months (since 2011). It was  
non-vocal when seen, but somewhat active. On a later pass by the same  
area just east of the Lasker pool, I did not see it again. An uncommon  
(in Central) but annual or very nearly annual migrant seen only early  
on also at the north end of the park was a VESPER Sparrow, which was  
next to some wood chip piles (a prodigious pile, that) a short way  
west of the south side of the Conservatory Garden. The area is east of  
the park's East Drive and about near E. 103 St. in Manhattan  
tatitude. It also was looked for later, by myself as well as a few  
others, with no further sightings - it could be sought again in the  
vicinity, including possibly around edges of the N. Meadow ballfields,  
where I have seen that sparrow species more regularly than any other  
part of Central over the last 2 decades or so. It used to be - or  
seemed to be - a bit more regular than in recent migrations. (I also  
used to more regularly check it's favored habitats, which are more-and- 
more disturbed and groomed than ever.)

A nice feature of many bird observations included the singing which  
was heard from a wide variety of species, including some such as  
Winter Wren and Hermit Thrush (pre-sunrise!)  a few others that  
aren't so regularly heard in Central Park. Some, such as Ruby-crowned  
Kinglets were often in full voice and even the few gnatcatchers were  
making a relative racket at times this fine April day. Blooms on many  
early-flowering trees, shrubs and a few hardier garden plants are  
fully out, or about to be, with many more soon to color the greening  
park.

A Blue-headed Vireo was found in the Ramble  seen  reported by Dawn  
Hannay, Adele Gotlib and others. There were at least 5 warbler species  
seen, the least-common or regular by far being Orange-crowned, one of  
which was in the n. end's woods, a likely overwintered bird that has  
been infrequently but regularly found in that area. A second (not the  
same individual) was reported from the east edge of the Ramble   
points east there by one of the park's regulars. That too might have  
been an overwintered bird - in Central or somewhat locally.

The arrival of Louisiana Waterthrush[es] was rather emphatic, never an  
abundant migrant (as for example, Northern Waterthrush can be, once  
they come in their numbers, later this month), with a minimum of (in  
my opinion  observations) at least 5, and quite likely 6 or more  
Louie's, having eventually been seen at: Ramble interior, W. 77 St.  
small stream (sometimes given the location name of the Triplets  
bridge, which is a modest wooden walk across the streamlet there), the  
Pool (near it's east end), the Loch with definitively at least 2  
individuals present all day long), and finally, at the farthest  
possible n. end of the Lily Ponds, fide some n. end regulars, and  
thanks to them also for a heads-up on a Wilson's SNIPE that showed  
nicely (at least in the late afternoon) as I made a late pass back  
thru.  That species although likely an annual bird in Central is never  
that commonly-seen there, and suffers a lot of loose dogs, loose kids,  
 the like as it tries to settle someplace appropriate to feed or  
rest... an increasingly common situation for many ground-level feeders  
that move thru this very urban and popular park. (I must thank Tom P.  
 Ken C. for their thorough e-mailed comments  observations, which  
led to my snipe-seeking luck a bit later in the day at the Loch.)

Quite a few birders out and about throughout this day, and thanks  
again to those who offered up some reports and ideas... including  
these north-ender regulars: Ken Chaya, Malcolm Morris, Tom Perlman;  
and others thru the day,  in various park sections.  Some of those  
additional reports are archived for/in ebirdsnyc - as well as in  
[other] search formats on-line.

Other migration notes for this fine day also should include the sheer  
numbers of some very expected yet heretofore not-too-common migrants,  
of a sudden very common indeed - none less so than: Ruby-crowned  
Kinglet (a good many singing away), Hermit Thrush (in the many- 
hundreds category with easily 200+ around the Great Hill alone in the  
early a.m.), Palm Warbler (as 

[nysbirds-l] Bobby's Birthday Bonus

[ROBERT ADAMO]

My #3 grandson, Robert Joseph Connors, celebrated his 12th birthday today, 
causing us to be in Rockville Centre, and enabling me to enjoy some birding 
time. Arriving at Hempstead Lake S.Pk, ~ 1015, I ran into Sy Shiff  Joe Giunta 
as they were finishing their loop, and I thank Joe for pointing out my FOS Pine 
Warbler. After hearing what they had seen, and not seen (the chat), I decided 
to try for it anyway, and had the same results. I did, however, come across a 
loose flock of 6-7 FOS Palm Warblers, as I headed toward the chat's last 
reported location.
I then traveled farther west to Alley Pond Pk., where I had similar 
success...half of it due to the sharp-eyes of Ed Becher. Although I found 2 FOS 
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 2 FOS  Rusty Blackbirds and a feeding flock of 10-12 
FOS Chipping Sparrows on my own, it was Ed, after meeting him at Turtle Pond, 
who pointed out the following FOS species: Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned 
Kinglet and Black and White Warbler.
Cheers,Bob   


  
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[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond, Queens County, Long Island

[AndyatWH]

Saw the E mail there were warblers at Alley Pond, but today there was  not 
much unusual birds to be seen.
 
However,  I saw what I am quite sure was an immature male Morning  Warbler 
in the brush. The bird was on the ground, or perched low, and I spent  about 
20 minutes watching it, trying to photo and figure out what it was.  It was 
only about 30 feet away, and did not move or fly actively, spending most  
of the time perched in the low brush or on the ground, occasionally  
scratching the ground. I am not too familiar with Alley Pond Park, but the bird 
 was 
off the walk way going south to the pond, at to the right of top of a long  
flight of stairs.
 
I know this bird is not supposed to be here this early spring, but with  
lack of a wing bars,no eye stripe, no discernable eye ring, olive greenish  
back, plain belly with a trace of  spots marking on its chest, I don't what  
else it could be.
 
Andy Murphy
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[nysbirds-l] Midtown Birding

[Alan Drogin]

Although the Swamp Sparrow is named after its favored habitat, I can't help 
projecting its other connotations, its hiding and lurking around on the ground, 
its coloration muddied like a ruined brown/gray watercolor.  I spotted one 
earlier in the week at Bryant Park during the colder/damper days - hiding in 
the underbrush.  Most of last weeks Song Sparrows were gone.  This morning, 
however, it defied my prejudices, sitting atop a bush along the south edge of 
the lawn and breaking out into song, sharing happiness in the return of warm 
weather.  To top it off, I caught the first Hermit Thrush at the garden shed on 
40th street.

Happy Birding,
Alan Drogin
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