Date: Saturday, 6 March 2010 (2:20p-4:50p) Location: East River from 70th - 99th St. & Carl Schurz Park Reported by: Ben Cacace
Checklist by abundance by season date: 2001. Details below incl. taxonomic order list. The highlight on the East River was a decent view of a GREAT CORMORANT resting on a man-made rock formation with a small structure on it. It eventually flew onto the river near the Triborough Bridge. In Carl Schurz Park from 4:30p-4:45p I watched a juvenile RED-TAILED HAWK perched in a tree above the playground. The few who asked were delighted to know such a big bird was in their park. Otherwise the hawk remained unnoticed. It eventually flew 1 block north but remained in the park. This was a little over 1 hour before sunset. Weather for 6-Mar for Central Park (1:51p-4:51p) < http://tinyurl.com/ybgs65x >: - Conditions: Clear - Temperature: 52.0 to 54.0 F (+11.1 to +12.2 C) - Wind direction: Variable - WNW - Wind speed: 3 - 9 mph (no gusts reported) ** Total species - 19 ** 'Scarce' seen in habitat, but not daily [1 spp]: - Great Cormorant - 1 perched on rocks S of Ward's Island 'Fairly Common' usually seen; 3-12 per day in habitat [4 spp]: - Gadwall - 5 with group of birds S of Ward's Island - Red-breasted Merganser - 4 incl. 2m/2f S of Ward's Island - Red-tailed Hawk - 1 juvenile perched above playground in Carl Schurz Park - Northern Mockingbird - 1 singing constantly in Carl Schurz Park 'Common' seen easily; more than 12 per day in habitat [14 spp]: - Brant - 150+ along the East River from 70th to 100th St. - Canada Goose - 4 on the East River around Ward's Island - Mallard - 4+ on the East River - Bufflehead - 3 males around Ward's Island - Ruddy Duck - 3 incl. 2m/1f on the Manhattan side of the East River in the 90s - Double-crested Cormorant - 4+ along the East River around Ward's Island - Ring-billed Gull - 24+ - Herring Gull - 24+ - Great Black-backed Gull - 24+ - Rock Pigeon - 24+ - Mourning Dove - 2+ - American Crow - 5 over Carl Schurz Park heading W - European Starling - 12+ - House Sparrow - 24+ Abundance categories from 'The New York City Audubon Society Guide to Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area' published 2001. Abundance season is 'Spring', March - May, and applies to all of New York City. Taxonomic order: - Brant - 150+ along the East River from 70th to 100th St. - Canada Goose - 4 on the East River around Ward's Island - Gadwall - 5 with group of birds S of Ward's Island - Mallard - 4+ on the East River - Bufflehead - 3 males around Ward's Island - Red-breasted Merganser - 4 incl. 2m/2f S of Ward's Island - Ruddy Duck - 3 incl. 2m/1f on the Manhattan side of the East River in the 90s - Double-crested Cormorant - 4+ along the East River around Ward's Island - Great Cormorant - 1 perched on rocks S of Ward's Island - Red-tailed Hawk - 1 juvenile perched above playground in Carl Schurz Park - Ring-billed Gull - 24+ - Herring Gull - 24+ - Great Black-backed Gull - 24+ - Rock Pigeon - 24+ - Mourning Dove - 2+ - American Crow - 5 over Carl Schurz Park heading W - Northern Mockingbird - 1 singing constantly in Carl Schurz Park - European Starling - 12+ - 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/ --
