Spent a pleasant afternoon in Central Park Saturday. Highlight of the day was White-Winged Crossbills high in the sweetgums just south of the Humming Tombstone area in the Ramble. They were hard to identify, being mixed with Goldfinches and quite high up, but I got at least one photo showing the distinctive bill silhoutte, plus when they flew out, other birders present recognized the flight calls. I uploaded a small set of photos at http://edgaillard.smugmug.com/Bird-ID/WWCrossbills-121215/27108220_5dfkcV and in particular http://edgaillard.smugmug.com/Bird-ID/WWCrossbills-121215/27108220_5dfkcV#!i=2274914546&k=j68hpvj&lb=1&s=X3 shows the bill pretty well.
Other highlights were an immature White-Crowned Sparrow at Evodia among the dozens of happy White-Throateds on the ground there, and a Carolina Wren singing away shortly before sunset in the Shakespeare Garden and offering a wonderful close view. Good birding, Ed Gaillard Manhattan -- 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/ --
