Any updates on the Chuck Wills Widow for those of us getting off work? Sent from my iPhone
> On May 5, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Thomas Fiore <[email protected]> wrote: > > Monday, cinco de Mayo (5 May), 2014 > > Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City > > A relatively cooperative, slightly high-in-trees but in sun & open branches, > CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW has already delighted 100+++ observers through the > mid-morning; it was still sitting - hoping that Blue Jays & ass'td. other > birds don't harass it further - on a limb of a Sycamore tree, located (& see > best from) at the west side of the Maintenance Field in the Ramble's > "northeast-most" quadrant - the bird about 2/3 or so up in the tallish > Sycamore, set back slightly from lower trees that form the low western canopy > of foliage at that location, and looking due west from a bit south of the > centerpoint of the "meadow". (The stone buildings with men's & ladies rooms > are to the right/north, if one is in this location & looking in the direction > one needed to, to see the nightjar. It's been chased & harassed a few times > already from the initial sightings. I and many others were still observing it > there through 11:30 a.m.; many photos have been taken, even good sketches > done by a prominent artist who paints & draws birds. Also present at the same > time in some of the smaller & lower flowering trees (crabapple & cherry) has > been an often-singing & sometimes very obliging Orange-crowned Warbler... and > many other birds in the Ramble area; male Summer Tanager working trees from > the lake shore east of Bow Bridge (Ramble side) up to nearly The Point, and > "oven" areas - & lots of nice birds also have been seen in the n. end of the > park again. At least 20+ species of warblers were found in the Ramble alone > this a.m. > > good luck, > > Tom Fiore > Manhattan > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- 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/ --
