Date: Friday, 8 June 2012 (2:40p-6:05p) Location: Bryant Park - between 40th & 42nd St. off 6th Ave. Observers: Matthew Rymkiewicz (for the Wilson's Warbler), Ben Cacace Reported by: Ben Cacace
The female WILSON'S WARBLER continues in the same portion of the border garden to the Great Lawn. This garden has 3 sections, east / west / center, and the bird was seen mainly in the center section in the prominent white flowering shrubs. According to Bull's Birds of N.Y.S. the extreme date for Wilson's is June 12th. Another bird seen in the same section was the continuing NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH which has been in the park at least from June 1st. Bull's has the extreme Spring date for the Waterthrush as June 7th (coastal). The Wilson's is inside these dates and the Waterthrush is just outside of it. A photo of the Wilson's Warbler can be found here taken by John Carter on Friday the 8th of June. He also photographed what appears to be a female MOURNING WARBLER: complete gray hood, thin eye-ring & lack of black feathering in the hood < http://bit.ly/MjLhce > which would make it a second June Mourning Warbler for the park this year. OVENBIRD & COMMON YELLOWTHROAT continue including a singing male Yellowthroat just east of the SE storage area near the easternmost entrance to the park proper on 40th St. A WOOD THRUSH was feeding in the same location. Weather for 8-Jun for Central Park (1:51p-5:51p) < http://bit.ly/MjJHav >: - Conditions: Scattered Clouds to Mostly Cloudy - Temperature: 78.1 to 81.0 F - Wind direction: Calm - Variable - Wind speed: Calm - 7 mph (no gusts reported) ** Total species - 12 ** Personal abundance categories based on close to 180 visits to the park. 'Park First' not yet reported to eBird.org [1 spp]: - Ring-billed Gull - 1 flyover 'Rare' seen several times [1 spp]: - Wilson's Warbler - 1 female continues in the center section of the S border garden to the lawn 'Uncommon' seen less than 1 out 10 visits [2 spp]: - Wood Thrush - 1 in the SE storage area - Northern Waterthrush - 1 in the center section of the S border garden 'Common' seen 1-7 out of every 10 visits [5 spp]: - Peregrine Falcon - 1 flying east of the park - Gray Catbird - 3+ incl. a singing bird in the NW section & a bird each in the N & S border gardens to the lawn - European Starling - 2 E of the library - Ovenbird - 1 in the W section of the S border garden - Common Yellowthroat - 2+ incl. a female S of the restrooms & a singing male E of the SE storage area 'Abundant' seen more than 7 out of every 10 visits [3 spp]: - Rock Pigeon - 24+ - White-throated Sparrow - 1 continues and sings only the 1st 2 notes of its song - House Sparrow - 36+ Taxonomic order: - Peregrine Falcon - 1 flying east of the park - Ring-billed Gull - 1 flyover - Rock Pigeon - 24+ - Wood Thrush - 1 in the SE storage area - Gray Catbird - 3+ incl. a singing bird in the NW section & a bird each in the N & S border gardens to the lawn - European Starling - 2 E of the library - Ovenbird - 1 in the W section of the S border garden - Northern Waterthrush - 1 in the center section of the S border garden - Common Yellowthroat - 2+ incl. a female S of the restrooms & a singing male E of the SE storage area - Wilson's Warbler - 1 female continues in the center section of the S border garden to the lawn - White-throated Sparrow - 1 continues and sings only the 1st 2 notes of its song - 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/ --
