With the construction of the ice skating rink in full swing and concession stand booths cropping up everywhere, much of Bryant Park this month is an off-limits maze to us pedestrians. The flower beds surrounding the covered lawn have been raked and culled, but the surrounding beds are carpeted with late blooming begonias. Having concentrated so much on the bird activity among the flow beds, only now I realize how spectacular the flowers of Bryant Park have been this past year. The birds love the begonia beds, unlike the lawn, they can hop through the miniature maze completely undercover, picking off insects from the flowers. The usual suspects are around, House, White-throated, and Swamp Sparrows; Catbirds and Hermit Thrushes. Quite a few Common Yellow-throat Warblers are hanging around, and one large Brown Thrasher is holding court at the gardening shed. Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are adding fresh rings of holes around the London Planes with the circular scars from years past.
Happy Birding, Alan Drogin -- 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/ --
