David et all, What a perfect place for a stunning Prothonotary Warbler to visit. Get a higher education by sharpening up its skills in the ornithology section of the NYC Public Library! Marvolous!
Cheers, Mardi W. Dickinson Norwalk, CT http://kymry.wordpress.com - New Post http://twitter.com/MardiWD On Oct 22, 2010, at 8:39 PM, david speiser <david_spei...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > The Prothonotary Warbler at the NYC Public Library continued to be seen > though at least 415 this afternoon. This is an unbelievably cooperative bird. > Unfazed by New Yorkers who came within a couple of feet of it ,taking > pictures with their camera phones. > The bird at least, while Harry Maas and I were watching it, preferred the > small grassy patch by 40th and 5th ave. The bird took flight a few times and > landed on the famous lions, on tables and chairs and within inches of > people who were oblivious to its presence. > The left wing appeared to droop so this should be watched. > > A couple of pictures can viewed at the following link: > > http://www.lilibirds.com/gallery2/v/recent_work/prothonotary_warbler_1.jpg.html > > > > > David Speiser > www.lilibirds.com > > -- 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/ --