Date: Monday, 5 May 2010 (lunch hour) Location: Bryant Park, Manhattan Reported by: Ben Cacace
Both PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen simultaneously. One was on the east perch of the nest box on the Met Life Building. The other was on a favorite perch on the north side of the Chrysler Building on one of the perpendicular-to-the-building antennae. BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER is a new park bird (#46). It was in the trees on the north side of the park north of the Great Lawn. Weather for 5-May for Central Park (11:51a-1:51p) < http://tinyurl.com/29mnmx2 >: - Conditions: Clear - Temperature: 77.0 to 79.0 F (25.0 to 26.1 C) - Wind direction: Variable - Wind speed: 4 - 6 mph (no gusts reported) ** Total species - 9 ** - Peregrine Falcon - 2 seen simultaneously from 12:50p, 1 on nest box perch & 1 on upper N antenna of Chrysler Building - Gray Catbird - 2+ - European Starling - 1 - Black-and-white Warbler - 1 - Ovenbird - 2+ - Common Yellowthroat - 1 male in upper storage area on SE corner of park - Rock Pigeon - 12+ - White-throated Sparrow - 36+ - House Sparrow - 24 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
