Re:[nysbirds-l] Virginia Rail in Central Park (Manhattan)
Just a follow-up on the Virginia Rail: I have seen a discussion on another board suggesting this bird *may* have been released by the Wild Bird Fund. It is too late to confirm either way, but I wanted people to know that there is some question of provenance before they go out of their way to try to see it. On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:14 PM, David Barrett wrote: > There is an apparently reliable (yet still unconfirmed) eBird report this > evening (April 23) of a *Virginia Rail* in the Loch, which is the small > stream in the North End of Central Park. > > The last Virginia Rail known to visit Central Park, in September 2013, > stayed overnight at least once. Tonight's moderate NW winds would suggest > an overnight stay is possible. So you may want check the Loch tomorrow, at > various times of day. The last one was not seen again, despite extensive > searching, until the following evening. > > David Barrett > www.bigmanhattanyear.com > > > -- 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/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Virginia Rail in Central Park (Manhattan)
Just a follow-up on the Virginia Rail: I have seen a discussion on another board suggesting this bird *may* have been released by the Wild Bird Fund. It is too late to confirm either way, but I wanted people to know that there is some question of provenance before they go out of their way to try to see it. On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:14 PM, David Barrett mil...@gmail.com wrote: There is an apparently reliable (yet still unconfirmed) eBird report this evening (April 23) of a *Virginia Rail* in the Loch, which is the small stream in the North End of Central Park. The last Virginia Rail known to visit Central Park, in September 2013, stayed overnight at least once. Tonight's moderate NW winds would suggest an overnight stay is possible. So you may want check the Loch tomorrow, at various times of day. The last one was not seen again, despite extensive searching, until the following evening. David Barrett www.bigmanhattanyear.com -- 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/ --
