It was tough digging out land birds today in the face of windy conditions that did not let up all day. However, Eric Miller and I managed a few good birds here and there. Our highlights from Alley Pond Park were: *NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH* (NOWA), a rather reluctant bird that provided a very brief glimpse, but chipped away incessantly giving its presence away once we heard it. *GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET* (GCKI), *FIELD SPARROW* (FISP), as many as two birds that also were reluctant to stay up in the winds. *AMERICAN TREE SPARROW* (ATSP), at least 3, but neither of them was the white-tailed subject reported by Jeff Ritter yesterday.
*NO *sign of the ORANGE-CROWNED or the WILSON'S WARBLER that were recently reported in the area, but it could be that the windy conditions and cold kept them low and hidden. Or, I'd like to think they continued on to warmer grounds. Good 2012 Birding! Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- 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/ --
