I have uploaded three pictures of the Varied thrush taken around noon. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23604521@N00/ Thank you to Peter Dorosh for the excellent directions. Best regards and good birding Juan Salas On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Rob Jett <citybir...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> The Varied Thrush that was first spotted in Prospect Park late yesterday > was relocated this morning. It was subsequently seen by myself and several > other birders throughout the morning. I have created a Google map of the > area where it has been frequenting here: > > http://goo.gl/maps/wFFOd > > The bird, which appears to be an adult male, seems to be restricting its > foraging to a wooded area directly adjacent to the bridge known as "The > Nethermead Arches" along Center Drive. While we did see it once near the > steep ridge on the South side of the bridge, it seems to prefer the wooded > hillside just on the North side. If you are walking through the Ravine > towards the Nethermead Meadow, you will see a flight of stairs on your > right that leads towards Center Drive. At the top of the stairway is a yew > tree. He was observed feeding on the ground below that tree several times. > He also moves a short distance South-West of that spot, but only as far as > the footpath that ascends towards the Fallkill Falls. There are dozens of > robins in the area, but he doesn't seem to really associate with them and > sticks to feeding within the edges of the woods. > > If you come by car, probably the most direct route is to park near > Prospect Park Southwest and 16th Street. Walk straight in at 16th and to > Center Drive. Continue walking until you reach the bridge. > > Good birding, > > Rob > > http://citybirder.blogspot.com > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm<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/ > > -- > > -- 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/ --
