Hi Joseph, This paper by Jacob Drucker came to my mind. The Mysteries of Micro-Parks http://linnaeannewyork.org/birding-resources-rba/bird-micro-parks.html
Anders Peltomaa Manhattan On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 11:14 PM Joseph Wallace <joew...@gmail.com> wrote: > A check-in at the park today found a pair of intrepid Hermit Thrushes and > a lone male Yellowthroat still hanging in amid the White-throats, but no > sign of last week's Woodcock, Orange-Crowned Warbler, or Catbird (which may > have been a holdover from those I was told nested in the park over the > summer). > > My new fascination with these small urban parks has provokes a question: > Having written often about the rainforest over the years, I remember when > ornithologists suddenly thought to study the river islands that dot the > Amazon...and found an unexpected and distinctive avifauna there. Has anyone > studied the migrant and nesting bird populations at NYC's little "islands," > and how they compare to the larger parks? Are the Yellowthroats, Ovenbirds, > etc, just spillovers, or do some species actually prefer the smaller parks? > And if so, why? Hope it's okay to ponder this here. --Joe Wallace > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- 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/ --
