There were a pair of Horned Larks on the southeast corner of the Van Courtland Park Parade Grounds, which were well seen by all of the birders in attendance of the NYC Audubon bird walk that I led this morning. Other highlights from today include another early migrant, American Pipit, which I discovered in the same area as the Horned Larks, a few hours after the walk officially ended, and a Merlin pursuing a Tringa sp. Sandpiper on the wing high above Broadway. As the Merlin appeared just slightly longer winged than its prey and the stiff flight style it displayed, it was probably a Solitary Sandpiper, though I could not rule out Lesser Yellowlegs at that distance. A real treat. Below is my complete eBird checklist from today's outing.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15273159 Keep'em up! Nadir Souirgi -- 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/ --
