Wow, that's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, Anders! I'm looking forward to regular visits to Bryant Park throughout the year, so I can get a sense of its ebb and flow.
On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Anders Peltomaa <anders.pelto...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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/ --
