Date: Friday, 2 December 2011 (2:05p-4:55p) Location: Bryant Park - between 40th & 42nd St. off 6th Ave. Observers: Martin Carney, Ben Cacace Reported by: Ben Cacace
Weather for 2-Dec for Central Park (1:51p-4:51p) < http://bit.ly/sh6efs >: - Conditions: Clear to Overcast - Temperature: 51.1 to 51.1 F - Wind direction: WSW - Variable - W - Wind speed: 4 - 12 mph (gusts to 16 mph) The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT continues. I saw it at 2:05p. As soon as I arrived the bird was in the bushes at the north end of the lawn bordering 5th Ave. just south of 42nd St. The bird was also seen by Martin in the park along the north border garden nearer the east edge of the park. He had an OVENBIRD and the CHAT in the same field of view. Another birder visiting the park to see the Chat succeeded in adding a life bird to her list. The OVENBIRD was also in the NW corner of the park near the 6th Ave. & 42nd St. entrance. I got very close looks at the bird and noticed the crown stripe which is normally orange is changing to the same olive coloring of its back. The olive appears to be growing in from the front and the back of the crown stripe. The center has a bit of orange still visible. This is the bird, if there is more than one, that has a noticeable mark above and behind the eye. The LINCOLN'S SPARROW was looked for but not found. The park was more crowded than usual and the area where it was seen on 2 different occasions was being planted by the park workers. After the workers were done with the planting this area was still light on sparrows. ** Total species - 9 ** Personal abundance categories based on over 150 visits to the park. 'Rare' seen up to several times [1 spp]: - Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 continues seen at the N end of the lawn bordering 5th Ave. & also seen by another birder in the N border garden along the ice rink platform 'Common' seen 1-7 out of every 10 visits [5 spp]: - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 male in the Locust Trees on the 5th Ave. side of the library - Hermit Thrush - 1 along the 6th Ave. fence - Gray Catbird - 1 in the N border garden along the ice rink platform & in the NW section of the park - European Starling - 1 on the 5th Ave. side of the library - Ovenbird - 1 continues in the NW section inside the rectangular garden E of the 6th Ave. & 42nd St. entrance 'Abundant' seen more than 7 out of every 10 visits [3 spp]: - Rock Pigeon - 18+ - White-throated Sparrow - 50+ - House Sparrow - 36+ Taxonomic order: - Rock Pigeon - 18+ - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 male in the Locust Trees on the 5th Ave. side of the library - Hermit Thrush - 1 along the 6th Ave. fence - Gray Catbird - 1 in the N border garden along the ice rink platform & in the NW section of the park - European Starling - 1 on the 5th Ave. side of the library - Ovenbird - 1 continues in the NW section inside the rectangular garden E of the 6th Ave. & 42nd St. entrance - Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 continues seen at the N end of the lawn bordering 5th Ave. & also seen by another birder in the N border garden along the ice rink platform - White-throated Sparrow - 50+ - House Sparrow - 36+ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
