All, For those interested, the final tally (42 species) is here, and includes photos:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15556930 Despite fierce winds, which added quite a chill to the cool damp air, the birds were out and about, plus the fall foliage was spectacular! We would've spent the whole day if not for other commitments. Happy autumn birding, Karen Fung ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: KF <easternblueb...@gmail.com> Date: Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 12:50 PM Subject: Van Cortlandt Park: Pipits, Horned Lark, Meadowlark To: eBirdsNYC <ebirds...@yahoogroups.com>, nysbirds-L@cornell.edu November 3rd: Hi All, Ken Chaya and I are at the southeast portion of the Parade Ground where, in the past hour, we've had 14 American Pipits, 1 Eastern Meadowlark, at least 1 Horned Lark, 5 Savannah Sps, likely 5 Vesper Sps, and 1 each of Kestrel, Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk. Definitely worth a trip here! ---- Karen Fung NYC http://kayeff.smugmug.com Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --