For those thinking of trying tomorrow, it should be noted that the Chat started ranging over a wider area after spending the morning in the area noted below. I last saw it at the start of the West Pond trail, under the large cedar on the right (next to the lower entrance to the south garden). And from the time I arrived at JBWR, it wasn't quite so cooperative. I guess it remembered that it's a Chat. I managed a couple of usable pictures, one of them now on http://stevewalternature.com/ for anyone that wants to take a look.
I got my first look at the restored West Pond. I was told earlier in the day that it was essentially a mud flat and would require rain to fill up. What I saw was a full pond, with ducks in it. I'm not sure what's going on with that. Maybe old information I was given? Also noted a Common Raven and possibly the largest number of Boat-tailed Grackles ever on the refuge grounds (large numbers have been noted over the years flying to or from a roost site). What else? Oh yea, I had Yellow-rumped Warbler and Golden-crowned Kinglets. I think I saw that mentioned in the subject line of recent post, so I guess that's something you're supposed to report. Steve Walter Bayside, NY Update: the bird is moving south along the west edge of the parking lot at the edge of the woods, towards the visitor center On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 9:10 AM Tod Winston <twins...@nycaudubon.org <mailto:twins...@nycaudubon.org> > wrote: > My beginning birding group and I just spotted a very cooperative > Yellow-breasted Chat at the northwest corner of the visitor center parking > lot, feeding in the grass. > -- > Tod Winston > Birding Guide and Research Assistant > NYC Audubon > (212) 691-7483 x308 > > 71 W. 23rd St., Suite 1523 > New York, NY 10010 > www.nycaudubon.org <http://www.nycaudubon.org> > -- Tod Winston Birding Guide and Research Assistant NYC Audubon (212) 691-7483 x308 71 W. 23rd St., Suite 1523 New York, NY 10010 www.nycaudubon.org <http://www.nycaudubon.org> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
