Date: Saturday, 10 December 2011 (1:00p-4:25p) Location: Manhattan - Swindler Cove Park & Sherman Creek Reported by: Ben Cacace
This upper Manhattan park is situated along the Harlem River at the end of Dyckman St. & 10th Avenue across the island from Fort Tryon Park. ** Total species - 27 ** The ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER perched up from the tall grass just east of the Sherman Creek overlook. Seen well but briefly, yellow undertail coverts, white eye arcs, light supercilium with overall green upperparts. Just after 4:20p a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER went into its roost hole above the compost alley along Sherman Creek and shortly after a WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH went to roost in a broken off branch across the way from the woodpecker. Last 3 birds seen: White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-bellied Woodpecker & American Robin. Weather for 10-Dec for New York, NY (12:51p-4:51p) < http://bit.ly/v1OFgI >: - Conditions: Mostly Cloudy to Scattered Clouds - Temperature: 41.0 to 37.9 F - Wind direction: NW - NNW - Wind speed: 13 - 18 mph (gusts to 22 mph) Abundance categories from 'The New York City Audubon Society Guide to Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area' published 2001. Abundance season is 'Winter', December - February, 'Rare' seen a few times each season [1 spp]: - Orange-crowned Warbler - Seen well but briefly, yellow undertail coverts, white eye arcs, light supercilium with overall green upperparts. Seen along path E of Sherman Creek overlook. 'Scarce' seen in habitat, but not daily [2 spp]: - Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 adult - Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 seen several times in park & along Sherman Creek 'Uncommon' seen in small numbers; 1-3 per day in habitat [3 spp]: - Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 female which went to roost at 4:20p in an E facing roost hole above compost alley - American Robin - 8 seen near sunset - American Goldfinch - 6+ seen & heard 'Fairly Common' usually seen; 3-12 per day in habitat [6 spp]: - Double-crested Cormorant - 1 subadult - Red-tailed Hawk - 2 adults soaring over The Bronx & Manhattan - Downy Woodpecker - 2+ incl. both genders - White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 which went to roost shortly after 4:20p in a broken off limb facing south - Northern Mockingbird - 1+ seen several times - Northern Cardinal - 1+ male seen several times 'Common' seen easily; more than 12 per day in habitat [15 spp]: - Canada Goose - 7+ - American Black Duck - 17+ - Mallard - 50+ - Ring-billed Gull - 250+ - Herring Gull - 3 incl. 1 subadult - Great Black-backed Gull - 1 adult - Rock Pigeon - 6+ - Mourning Dove - 2 resting in trees over bat house area - Blue Jay - 2+ seen & heard - American Crow - 30+ seen & heard - European Starling - 20+ - Song Sparrow - 4+ - White-throated Sparrow - 12+ - House Finch - 1 female in park - House Sparrow - 12+ Taxonomic order: - Canada Goose - 7+ - American Black Duck - 17+ - Mallard - 50+ - Double-crested Cormorant - 1 subadult - Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 adult - Red-tailed Hawk - 2 adults soaring over The Bronx & Manhattan - Ring-billed Gull - 250+ - Herring Gull - 3 incl. 1 subadult - Great Black-backed Gull - 1 adult - Rock Pigeon - 6+ - Mourning Dove - 2 resting in trees over bat house area - Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 female which went to roost at 4:20p in an E facing roost hole above compost alley - Downy Woodpecker - 2+ incl. both genders - Blue Jay - 2+ seen & heard - American Crow - 30+ seen & heard - White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 which went to roost shortly after 4:20p in a broken off limb facing south - Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 seen several times in park & along Sherman Creek - American Robin - 8 seen near sunset - Northern Mockingbird - 1+ seen several times - European Starling - 20+ - Orange-crowned Warbler - Seen well but briefly, yellow undertail coverts, white eye arcs, light supercilium with overall green upperparts. Seen along path E of Sherman Creek overlook. - Song Sparrow - 4+ - White-throated Sparrow - 12+ - Northern Cardinal - 1+ male seen several times - House Finch - 1 female in park - American Goldfinch - 6+ seen & heard - House Sparrow - 12+ -- 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/ --
