Good Evening All; I received an e-mail from a Jersey birder, Mr. Bernstein (see below), with regards to the morning sighting of the *Varied Thrush* at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. He has given me permission to forwards his note to the list serve. I think his observation may help birders in trying to re-find the Varied Thrush *(almost used the 4 letter code). *Maybe those of us on the ground today, should have been looking further afield??
I posted some not so great photos (obtained yesterday) on my blog which is no where near some of the excellent open shots already posted, but gives an idea of how tough this bird could be when on the ground and in the shadows to find as well to get a decent photo of. See here http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2013/03/varied-thrush-aka-alaskan-robin-shows.html Hope it shows tomorrow and more people get to see it. Good and Responsible Birding! Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com * * ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Bernstein Date: Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 5:56 PM Subject: AM Varied Thrush Observation To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Hi Andrew, I was among a dozen folks who saw the bird this morning. After we watched the bird root around in the leaves, it flew over us and landed in a tree over our heads. At 9:10, the bird took off to the east. It seemed to me at the time that I was viewing a bird leaving the area entirely. Just a feeling, like when you view a flock of Robins or Waxwings pick themselves up and leave. I'm not familiar with the park at all- first time visitor from Jersey, but it may be advisable to check other areas of the park. Just a buck fifty worth of thought from me. Have a good evening. David S. Bernstein Berkeley Heights, NJ Sent from my iPad -- 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/ --
