The White Wagtail that's been on the New Hampshire coast for some days was still being seen in that state today, 11/4!
- - - - - - - - - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City A Dickcissel was photographed on Sunday, 30 October by Rhys Marsh, at the same area as the Chat location on Central's west side, near the park's West Drive, & near (latitude of) West 83rd Street. Photos of the dickcissel indicate a young bird, and it may still be lingering - checking all house sparrow flocks is one means of searching for dickcissels in this region, particularly at this season & in winter. ------------ Thursday-Friday, 3rd & 4th November, 2016 Thursday (11/3) birds in Central Park included the Yellow-breasted Chat lingering there at the same area it's been for more than ten days now; a Rusty Blackbird also lingering at the Gill (in the Ramble); a nice selection of sparrows and a few species of late warblers continued or were turned up anew, such as Wilson's Warbler, Nashville, Palm, Common Yellowthroat, Ovenbird, & still some Myrtle Warblers (but the latter is actually uncommon to rare in late November & thru the winter season in Central, even less-likely to be found there than some other warbler species can be, even if any are unexpected by mid-late November in that park.) Friday (11/4) A Yellow-breasted Chat is getting to be a daily sighting now, again at the area just north of the Winterdale Arch, over which the park's West Drive road runs, and the chat being seen in vegetation to the east of that part of the West Drive, from near the arch, to as much as 10-25 yards farther north, & occasionally showing quite weII there; patience, as with any shy species, is more likely than not to bring views; and the same sometimes applies to the Rusty Blackbird that's been regular (if shy) as well at the Gill (the stream in the Ramble) - there again this Friday. On the reservoir, at least 5 Hooded Mergansers (working to the north side later in the day) and a few Buffleheads were among the waterbirds stiII being found, as well as the more common or longer-lingering species continuing. Of warblers besides the Chat, not a lot noted by me this day, yet I was not seeking them in particular, & some Myrtle & Palm in what seemed to be freshly-arrived batches (but not that many), particularly evident on the Great Hill in early morning, & also late-lingering Ovenbird & Common Yellowthroat (in Ramble area), made for at least 5 of the warbler tribe; very possible some others were still around or may pass thru in coming days with ongoing reinforcing cold fronts. Some Eastern Phoebes are still around, but not too many now. A modest push of morning movement observed included Icteridae (mainly Red-winged Blackbirds & Common Grackles), some American Robins, Blue Jays, and a very few Yellow-shafted Flickers. I did not try seeking raptors in the blue today, & thus did not record many fly-overs. Northerly winds continuing may make for good movements of late-season raptors, with the much-rarer eagle species a possible 'prize' if watching assiduously for them. Many species became a bit less-common by today, such as Hermit Thrush or Kinglets. In contrast, there were excellent reinforcing pushes of Dark-eyed Junco (many, many hundreds again in the park this Friday), with some of the other sparrow (tribe) coming in as well - at least 4 "Red" Fox Sparrows in the Ramble area, and more Song Sparrows in some areas. - - - - - - - - - - "All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts. ~ The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land. ~ A land ethic changes the role of Homo sapiens from conqueror of the land-community to plain member and citizen of it. It implies respect for his-her fellow-members, and also respect for the community as such." - Aldo Leopold (1887–1948), U.S. wildlife biologist, conservationist, professor, author, best known for his book "A Sand County Almanac" (1949), which has sold more than two million copies. - - - good -and ethical- birding - & always reject bullying, Tom Fiore 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/ --
