Dear Karen and all, This report is extremely exciting and of great interest to many people. I would be most appreciative of any follow-up reports concerning whether the bird continues to be seen.
Please document this bird as carefully as possible. Paul Buckley recorded a Fox Sparrow of the subspecies altivagans at Fire Island Lighthouse on almost this date (12 May 71--note that these dates are a month later than Red Fox Sparrows are expected in southeastern NY). Collected as a specimen, that record has been much studied and debated over the years. This one deserves to be described in detail and photographed if possible. Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen Fung [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 7:07 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [nysbirds-l] May 13th Western Race Fox Sparrow in Central Park Hi All, Stephanie Seymour and Rob Fanning just called to report a Fox Sparrow (Western Subspecies, a much grayer form) in Strawberry Fields in Central Park. The sparrow was found on the wood chip path by Steve Chang and Andrew Rubenfeld about 15 min ago (~6:45am). Good luck if you go. Karen Fung Think green before you print this email. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
