Date: Tuesday, 3 July 2012 (7:00a-3:10p) Location: Bryant Park - between 40th & 42nd St. off 6th Ave. (plus 2 parks) Reported by: Ben Cacace
Weather for 3-Jul for Central Park (6:51a-2:51p) < http://bit.ly/LkQO5t >: - Conditions: Clear to Scattered Clouds - Temperature: 73.0 to 88.0 to 86.0 F - Wind direction: - WNW / Calm / WSW / N / WNW - Wind speed: Calm - 6 mph (no gusts reported) ** Total species - 10 + 2 ** Spent a little over 5.5 hours in Bryant Park from 7:00a to 12:35p and saw 10 species including the continuing WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS. One started singing at 7:29a and continued throughout the day. The singer has a tract of missing belly feathers on its right side revealing what appears to be a darker pattern at the feather base. The other bird, which also has a bright white supercilium, was seen feeding at the same time the singing bird was heard elsewhere. Its belly feathers are intact. The male COMMON YELLOWTHROAT was seen in the north border garden drinking at a water valve used for hoses. The 5 BARN SWALLOWS are a park first. Both PEREGRINE FALCON and a pair of AMERICAN KESTRELS were also seen. The only birds added from the other parks were MOURNING DOVE & AMERICAN ROBIN. I was lucky to get the EUROPEAN STARLING flyover in Bryant Park. Personal abundance categories based on close to 180 visits to the park. 'Park First' not yet reported to eBird.org [1 spp]: - Barn Swallow - 5; Swept back wings, long tail. Couldn't see forked tail or ventral color. Flying high above park. Def. not swift. Finally! ... wing length shorter than tail & wings not tight to body on backstrokes. 'Rare' for Summer in NYC [1 spp] - White-throated Sparrow - 2; Started singing at 7:29a. On bush in SE section of border garden. Same bird singing from W edge of center section border garden. Molting belly feathers on right side reveal dark base of feathers. Back to SE section @ 8:20a. 2nd bird w/o molting belly feathers on right side. 'Uncommon' seen less than 1 out 10 visits [2 spp]: - American Kestrel - 2; F perched on 1071 6th Ave. at 12:23p to building W of Grace on 42nd St. 12:26p F back to 1st building where M was perched. Shortly after M dropped down to the roof & not seen again. - Chimney Swift - 1 feeding high above at swallow heights. 'Common' seen 1-7 out of every 10 visits [4 spp]: - Peregrine Falcon - 1; Perched on top N facing antenna. Seen heading S while looking @ ESB. At 11:00a large F? heading W along 42nd St. S of BoA building. - Gray Catbird - 2; 1 center section S border garden. Calling. Another above in the Sycamores. - European Starling - 1 flyover heading N. - Common Yellowthroat - 1 M @ water valve E edge center section N border garden. 'Abundant' seen more than 7 out of every 10 visits [2 spp]: - Rock Pigeon - 24+ - House Sparrow - 50 Taxonomic order: - American Kestrel - 2; F perched on 1071 6th Ave. at 12:23p to building W of Grace on 42nd St. 12:26p F back to 1st building where M was perched. Shortly after M dropped down to the roof & not seen again. - Peregrine Falcon - 1; Perched on top N facing antenna. Seen heading S while looking @ ESB. At 11:00a large F? heading W along 42nd St. S of BoA building. - Rock Pigeon - 24+ - Chimney Swift - 1 feeding high above at swallow heights. - Barn Swallow - 5; Swept back wings, long tail. Couldn't see forked tail or ventral color. Flying high above park. Def. not swift. Finally! ... wing length shorter than tail & wings not tight to body on backstrokes. - Gray Catbird - 2; 1 center section S border garden. Calling. Another above in the Sycamores. - European Starling - 1 flyover heading N. - Common Yellowthroat - 1 M @ water valve E edge center section N border garden. - White-throated Sparrow - 2; Started singing at 7:29a. On bush in SE section of border garden. Same bird singing from W edge of center section border garden. Molting belly feathers on right side reveal dark base of feathers. Back to SE section @ 8:20a. 2nd bird w/o molting belly feathers on right side. - House Sparrow - 50 -- 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/ --
