In the interest of anyone attempting to chase the Yellow-headed Blackbird at Floyd Bennett Field, I thought more concise information would be helpful.
First, I did not go look for it today, but have noticed RFI and bits of news in various resources. That said, it appears that the bird is still present today in roughly the same spot. That “spot” is a fenced off, seasonal petting zoo (no barnyard animals there yet) in the northwest corner of Floyd Bennett Field a stone’s throw from the artificial turf soccer fields next to the Aviator Sports complex. For the latitude / longitude types out there: 40°35'32.21"N 73°53’58.60"W Despite the bird’s brilliantly plumed head, it does manage to disappear occasionally, mostly just perching in the scattering of trees at that location for long stretches. Good birding, Rob http://citybirder.blogspot.com @thecitybirder -- 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/ --
