Fellow Birders;
I am back in NYC for a spell, and this afternoon managed to find a few
hours to bird my local park, Kissena Corridor, in Flushing, Queens. I was late
getting out, so the park was almost silent, but I worked a small patch east of
the 146th St entrance very methodically for over two hours, and was rewarded
with good birds on every turn. Vegetation is high, bad for seeking skulkers,
but good for providing cover for more confiding species. The highlights:
American Kestrel (1)
Yellow-bellied-Sapsucker (2, subadults)
Boatloads of Eastern Phoebe, several Eastern Wood Pewees, 1 Olive-sided
Flycatcher, 1 Empid (not identified with any certainty, but with pale yellow
underparts and an indistinct eye-ring-- perhaps Willow? I do not have the
right literature with me).
Both kinglets.
Two Red-eyed Vireos-- maybe this is not late, but I saw my first migrants in
Panama about a month ago.
Warblers: Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Black-and-white and Magnolia
Warblers (at least 3 of the latter, in various plumage). The highlight of the
day was a pair of Palm Warblers, foraging together-- one was a classic eastern
bird, the other clearly a western Palm (unless there is a white-underside
plumage of which I am unaware in the eastern form). I enjoyed brilliant looks,
and the two birds stayed together for comparison.
Singles of Savannah and Lincoln Sparrow, carefully identified.
I will be in Flushing, Queens, until mid-October. I intend to focus on this
area during this time. Feel free to contact me if you would care to join
someday. Take care, and happy birding to all.
Cheers,
Ken Allaire
El Valle de Anton, Panama
skypename: kenallaire
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