N.Y. County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan & Randall’s Island; Saturday, Dec. 12 -
A Western TANAGER is continuing - seen for more than 8 days in a row now, along West 22nd Street, east of Tenth Ave. in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan’s west side. It’s gone into Clement Clarke Moore Park (which is primarily a chldren’s play area) at times, and also into the fruit-bearing trees across from that park, and further east of there on the street, as well as making some forays farther & occasionally not being seen for periods. Please be considerate of and to others in this quiet residential area, if visiting. Around N.Y. County, a Wood Thrush was still at Bryant Park, & spread around a number of locations both at Manhattan & Randall’s Island, at least 7 species of warblers have lingered, including Nashville, Cape May, Orange-crowned, Palm, Yellow-rumped [Myrtle], Common Yellowthroat, and Ovenbird: some & perhaps even all, of more than 1 individual. There is also a report of Tennessee Warbler (a species that’s been seen in possibly-unprecented numbers in the past 2 weeks in the greater northeast) from an observer at Randall’s Island on 12/12. Randall’s Island also has held on to a long-lingering Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. (There are many other birds being seen all through the county, and with a mild Sunday, still more may be discovered.) …... With the viral pandemic still very much all around us, PLEASE do use and take all possible precautions to keep yourself and all others around safe! Thank You & Be Well. - - - - - "This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.” - Teddy Roosevelt (26th president of the U.S.A.) "If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Frederick Douglass (1818-1895; U.S. statesman, orator, writer) Good birding to all - and thanks to the many who also keep the birds’ best interests at heart when out in the field - and limit any possible disturbances to the birds’ requirements for food, shelter, & safety, including for the many migrants a safe passage on their often long journeys as well as for birds on roost sites. Tom Fiore, manhattan -- 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/ --
