The Virginia Rail has relocated to the water hole by Swampy Pin Oak (aka Stumpy Pin Oak). This is the enclosed area immediately East of Rustic Shelter in the Ramble.
Steve Chang refound it there after it went missing from the previous location. Anders Peltomaa On Sep 9, 2016 11:20 AM, "Anders Peltomaa" <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is a link to a short video I got of the Virginia Rail feeding on the > mud by the lake shore in Central Park > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjE5fJ6YBHs > > good birding, > > Anders Peltomaa > Manhattan > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Anders Peltomaa < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> This morning Debra Kriensky & Tod Winston of NYC Audubon found a Virginia >> Rail on the lake shore (row boat lake) in Central Park. It has been seen by >> many after their report. The rail is near the rustic bridge where the Gill >> flows out into the lake. This is on the west side of the Ramble. Easiest >> way to get to the location is to walk over Bow Bridge and then follow the >> Western lake shore until you arrive at the rustic bridge. The rail has been >> seen on the muddy area along the stream and lake. >> >> Debra reached out to the Wild Bird Fund to check wether they have >> rehabbed and released any Virginia rails recently, and the answer was that >> they have not. >> >> Great find out Debra and Tod and thanks for getting word out. >> >> good birding, >> >> Anders Peltomaa >> Manhattan >> > > -- 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/ --
