Adding little to Pat's (& Nadir's) report(s) from Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City), an ongoing search at the Loch / Ravine area for Thursday's unexpected Virginia Rail seems to still be a 'no' for today, with multiple searchers. I also failed to find most of the migrants of the last several days, excepting that L. waterthrush as has been reported, and a few other linger-ers; the last sighting I know of for the reservoir's Red-necked Grebe was Wed. 4/2, but again I was unable to find it today and assume it left as of Thurs. The reservoir in general seemed a bit less 'ducky" although over 75 N. Shovelers continued; that species also in some numbers at the Lake, & a few in other places lately. Nadir's earlier report reminded me that I had been remiss in noting that a few Winter Wrens have been passing thru and a few have also been singing this week, heard & seen in several locations around the park. I didn't notice any egrets today, while the "heron tree" on the west side of the Point (lake) had 3 Black-crowned Night, and one Great Blue Heron. Where are the swallows - on the way any day now... if we can move on to a little more mild-ing.
good weekend birds, Tom Fiore, Manhattan ---------------------- On Apr 4, 2014, at 2:50 PM, Patricia Pollock wrote: > 4/4/14, Friday > Pat Pollock > > Louisiana Waterthrush @ Loch near eastern big waterfall > Swamp Sparrow > (did not come up with Va. Rail @ mid-morning) > Yellow-rumped W. > Ventured to the Meer, but did not see bright Pine Warbler seen > earlier by another birder > Buffleheads on Meer > Reservoir: 5 Ruddy Ducks, 4 DC Cormorants > > 4/3/14, Thursday > \Reservoir: 2 Red-breasted Mergansers on westside > In the Ramble area: Phoebes, 2 Golden-crowned Kinglets (near Up. > Lobe sledding slope) > @ Feeders: 2 Cedar Waxwings, /Red-bellied Woodpecker, No. Flicker > @ Lower Lobe Great Egret on west shoreline > > (Note: last time I viewed Red-necked Grebe was Tuesday, 4/1/14) -- 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/ --
