[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Birds

2020-08-22 Thread Alan Drogin
A couple of weeks ago I returned to birding the Hudson Yards, a whole five months after the quarantine banned visits to the office, and a time of year notorious for low expectations. I did expect there would be more buildings going up and fewer vacant lots with wild vegetation - but now with a

[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Birds

2020-08-22 Thread Alan Drogin
A couple of weeks ago I returned to birding the Hudson Yards, a whole five months after the quarantine banned visits to the office, and a time of year notorious for low expectations. I did expect there would be more buildings going up and fewer vacant lots with wild vegetation - but now with a

[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Winter

2020-02-15 Thread Alan Drogin
As Awkwafina announced on the 7 line PA for one week in January, “Hudson Yards, last stop, hope you like weird architecture,” indeed. Although milder than usual - the winter wind barreling down from The Vessel across the concrete concourse surrounded by on-going construction makes for an

[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Winter

2020-02-15 Thread Alan Drogin
As Awkwafina announced on the 7 line PA for one week in January, “Hudson Yards, last stop, hope you like weird architecture,” indeed. Although milder than usual - the winter wind barreling down from The Vessel across the concrete concourse surrounded by on-going construction makes for an

[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Habitat Loss

2019-08-28 Thread Alan Drogin
I discovered this week that my favorite birding spot in Hudson Yards, just north of 36th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, was bulldozed. I guess it was inevitable that to most people this steep slope of overgrown weeds and trees between railroad tracks and an abandoned auto shop would be

[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Habitat Loss

2019-08-28 Thread Alan Drogin
I discovered this week that my favorite birding spot in Hudson Yards, just north of 36th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, was bulldozed. I guess it was inevitable that to most people this steep slope of overgrown weeds and trees between railroad tracks and an abandoned auto shop would be

[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards

2019-06-22 Thread Alan Drogin
Not a court, school, stock, grave, or back, but a rail yard – 30 train tracks wrapped by the High Line “Spur” and flanked truck lots - six ground-level blocks abutting a heliport and the Hudson River.The city covered the ground-level access tunnels with streets propped two stories high, and

[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards

2019-06-22 Thread Alan Drogin
Not a court, school, stock, grave, or back, but a rail yard – 30 train tracks wrapped by the High Line “Spur” and flanked truck lots - six ground-level blocks abutting a heliport and the Hudson River.The city covered the ground-level access tunnels with streets propped two stories high, and

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Mourning Warbler

2019-06-04 Thread Ben Cacace
-- Forwarded message - From: Ben Cacace Date: Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 7:12 AM Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Mourning Warbler To: NYSBIRDS-L , eBirds NYC < ebirds...@yahoogroups.com> Concerning the eBird shared locations in the area there is one that was created afte

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Mourning Warbler

2019-06-04 Thread Ben Cacace
-- Forwarded message - From: Ben Cacace Date: Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 7:12 AM Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Mourning Warbler To: NYSBIRDS-L , eBirds NYC < ebirds...@yahoogroups.com> Concerning the eBird shared locations in the area there is one that was created afte

[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Mourning Warbler

2019-06-03 Thread Alan Drogin
I’ve been birding my new office location since April 10th and finally found something worth reporting. My sixth warbler for Hudson Yards - Mourning Warbler sighted in grassy patch at corner of 36th and Hudson Blvd. Came out of the tall grass while pishing an hour before sunset - nice male,

[nysbirds-l] Hudson Yards Mourning Warbler

2019-06-03 Thread Alan Drogin
I’ve been birding my new office location since April 10th and finally found something worth reporting. My sixth warbler for Hudson Yards - Mourning Warbler sighted in grassy patch at corner of 36th and Hudson Blvd. Came out of the tall grass while pishing an hour before sunset - nice male,