Joseph et al, If anyone is free Sunday afternoon & so inclined, I’ll be doing a little Christmas Bird Count in Bryant Park from 2:30-4pm. We sometimes get a few saves for NY County (Ovenbird, Woodcock). Meet me in the NW corner by the Waffles & Dinges stand if you want to join!
Cheers, Gabriel Willow > On Dec 14, 2017, at 8:16 PM, Joseph Wallace <joew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 >>> Rules and Information >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> Archives: >>> The Mail Archive >>> Surfbirds >>> ABA >>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>> -- > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to 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/ --
