Seth Asubel called this morning to report that the Western Race Fox Sparrow continues in the same location it was relocated yesterday. This is, in Strawberry Fields on the Southeast lawn near the west drive closest to the Webster statue.
Good luck if you go! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 8:26 AM, Phil Jeffrey <[email protected]>wrote: > It was still there as of 8:20am and appears to be of a far western ssp - a > chocolate brown and gray, getting a little warmer in the primaries and tail. > I have pics. For those looking for it - it's an active feeder but it's > quite shy. > > --- > Phil Jeffrey > > > > On May 13, 2010, at 7:50 AM, Shaibal Mitra <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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/ >> >> -- >> >> > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
