Friday, 12 April, 2013 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City A slow & late stroll on such a chilled & wet day... many migrants managed to take off the previous night and my wanderings afoot after the rain was mostly past yielded scant results, with 3 Barn Swallows at the Meer new for me, and perhaps to Central in this year. A single E. Phoebe was the only of its kind I noticed, at the Conservatory Garden.
Of a things-in-threes theme, were 3 hen-looking Hooded Mergansers on the reservoir, and there were (still) a trio of Wood Ducks, 2 drakes & a hen, also there.Additional lingerers: a few Buffleheads, Ruddy Ducks and not-uncommonly summering Gadwalls. A Pied-billed Grebe was there & at least 3 American Coots (& 2 others lingering at the Meer)...with gulls almost nonexistent, other than a few Great Black-backed Gulls out in the wind. Around the park, scattered singles of Hermit Thrush, and spare flocks of Chipping Sparrows, Slate-colored Juncos, & roving American Goldfinches were seen, plus an E. Towhee or two...(yes, it's a lull period, while we await a favorable night for arrivals from "south" of this area...) good mid-April 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/ --
