Wednesday, 7 September, 2016 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
From about sunrise thru 8 a.m. or so, & also later in the morning, a Connecticut Warbler (seen on TUES) was looked-for, by at least a dozen birders, probably more, & apparently remained unseen by those I saw or spoke with on-site (location as in mine & Anders' posts for 9/6) - although the bird may still be in the park & even perhaps in that same area of the park, but behaving a bit more (typically) skulking - seen this morning again in the same area have been some Common Yellowthroats and what seemed an even greater number of American Redstarts (which are more numerous this Wed., over all of the park than the prior days).
A fine variety of species are being seen this day by groups led by & for the NYC Audubon organization & by & for the American Museum of Natural History, both fine non-profit organizations worthy of our support. Many highlights include the on-going sightings of very many Red-breasted Nuthatches, which have been occurring in this park - & throughout the NYC region and far beyond - for months now, with by now many hundreds of observations documented by at least that many observers, over more than a dozen states in the eastern U.S. (and in numbers in some instances that appear to be nearly unprecedented, outside of major irruptive movements). Thanks to the many observers this morning offering comments, and efforts to seek out various birds.
For easy reference, & a gentle reminder, here are the American Birding Association's Code of Birding Ethics, which have been approved-of by thousands of the most reputable organizations including hundreds of birding clubs & conservation organizations throughout this hemisphere and elsewhere, and in principle by the American Ornithologists Union and many other scientific organizations, as well as responsible nature- loving individuals everywhere on the planet. (For those unfamiliar with the code of ethics, please read at least the first paragraphs of the short document and use it as a simple guide to our responsible & respectful birding on a daily basis) - thank you. SEE http://listing.aba.org/ethics/
good 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/ --
