Scooped again! I saw the Wilson's this afternoon around 4:30 and was all excited to report this first for the park, but you beat me to it Ben. I will add two species to your list: Ovenbird & Northern Waterthrush, both hanging out under the shrubs on the south side of the lawn, in the same vicinity as the Wilson's. I also saw a male Common Yellowthroat, in addition to the several females present. Bryant Park continues to surprise... Gabriel WillowNYC Audubon
--- On Thu, 6/7/12, Ben Cacace <bcac...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Ben Cacace <bcac...@gmail.com> Subject: [nysbirds-l] NYC: Bryant Park, Thu. 7-Jun incl. Wilson's Warbler, AK & PF To: "NYSBIRDS-L" <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu> Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 9:15 PM Date: Thursday, 7 June 2012 (12:20p-1:35p) Location: Bryant Park - between 40th & 42nd St. off 6th Ave. Reported by: Ben Cacace The male WILSON'S WARBLER was feeding on the many insects seen in the flower shrubs in the border garden south of the Great Lawn. The bird was identifiable without binoculars. Good views with optics confirmed the naked eye impression. When I came back, towards the end of the stay, the bird was still feeding in the same spot which was in the middle of the central section of the garden bordering the south edge of the lawn. The young PEREGRINE FALCON was visible in the nest box on the south side of the Met Life Building. It was flexing and flapping its wings while standing in place. A male AMERICAN KESTREL flew to a perch in a tree above the Bryant Park Cafe and was seen flying and perching in the London Planes along the north edge of the park. At least 4+ COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, all females, continue on either side of the library and 2 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were feeding in the border gardens. Weather for 7-Jun for Central Park (11:51a-1:51p) < http://bit.ly/LgNtjX >: - Conditions: Clear to Partly Cloudy - Temperature: 73.0 to 75.9 F - Wind direction: Variable - N - Wind speed: Calm - 4 mph (no gusts reported) ** Total species - 8 ** Personal abundance categories based on over 160 visits to the park. 'Park First' not yet reported to eBird.org [1 spp]: - Wilson's Warbler - 1 male S of the lawn in the border garden's central section 'Uncommon' seen less than 1 out 10 visits [1 spp]: - American Kestrel - 1 male perching on & flying around London Planes N of the lawn 'Common' seen 1-7 out of every 10 visits [3 spp]: - Peregrine Falcon - 1 young falcon in nest box flapping wings while standing in place - Gray Catbird - 1 S of the lawn in the border garden's central section - Common Yellowthroat - 4+ females incl. 1 N of the lions in the Locusts; 2 in the SE storage area & 1 in border garden N of the lawn 'Abundant' seen more than 7 out of every 10 visits [3 spp]: - Rock Pigeon - 12+ - White-throated Sparrow - 2 incl. 1 S of the lawn in the border garden's central section & 1 in the border garden N of the lawn - House Sparrow - 12+ Taxonomic order: - American Kestrel - 1 male perching on & flying around London Planes N of the lawn - Peregrine Falcon - 1 young falcon in nest box flapping wings while standing in place - Rock Pigeon - 12+ - Gray Catbird - 1 S of the lawn in the border garden's central section - Common Yellowthroat - 4+ females incl. 1 N of the lions in the Locusts; 2 in the SE storage area & 1 in border garden N of the lawn - Wilson's Warbler - 1 male S of the lawn in the border garden's central section - White-throated Sparrow - 2 incl. 1 S of the lawn in the border garden's central section & 1 in the border garden N of the lawn - House Sparrow - 12+ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- 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/ --
