Monday, 16 May, 2010 - report from Great Kills park, Staten Island, N.Y. City - Please do nothing to scare up this or other shy birds if visiting, and take care to heed all park rules and restrictions.
The lingering adult White Ibis continues per the latest post to the SINaturaList: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SINaturaList/message/2329 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Some migrants are still in Central Park, including a singing Mourning Warbler, as of about 1 p.m. at the west side of Hallett Sanctuary, just west of The Pond. (There's also an indefinite, belated 2nd-hand report from Saturday in Central. Or perhaps it's very definite, and merely a bit belated.) In any case, that's one species which continues to be findable into the end of May & sometimes June in Central Park. Song is key - assuming a male is sought... like most migrants now that foliage is as thick as it's ever been by this date. Other sightings today included a male Summer Tanager, in Strawberry Fields, as reported by J. Ritter and at least a fair assortment of other warbler species spread through the park, some still singing in some locations, past noon-time. There seemed more activity in the north & around the reservoir's bridle path - but that could be all about a start in the north end, after the morning showers. No signs of any "drop-ins" related to this weather... but that could happen just about anywhere. Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- 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/ --
