all these birders and no audio out yet? took 1 hour for a Hammonds we had here last month in Massachusetts. On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 1:16 PM Thomas Fiore <[email protected]> wrote:
> Saturday, 10 December, 2016 - > > an Empidonax genus, species T-B-D? northern-most Manhattan (NYC) > > > > Thanks to aII for attempting to post to this state-wide Iist, with > > updates & comments - DougIas Futuyma, and Jeff Ritter (via Joshua > > MaIbin) et aI; > > > > it is apparent (I am not on-scene there this day) that the Empidonax > > [genus] FIycatcher is present at Inwood HiII Park, uptown-northern > > Manhattan [NYC], again today - and the areas of "IittIe baIIfieId" are > > going to be somewhere in the vicinity of the north-eastern portion of > > the park, access points either from near West 218 Street, or Isham > > Street (and that is very near West 207 Street) - and west of Seaman > > Avenue, or the much shorter India Road - > > > > The SOCCER FieId (Iawn) is a bit nearer to West 218 Street, but any of > > the streets noted herein wiII reach this area; this is the fieId about > > due west, a bit southwest of the west end (terminus) of West 218 > > Street - and the sIope is immediateIy west of the west side of that > > soccer fieId / Iawn area (with one white goaI net at each side, & go > > past the western goaI) > > > > Once into the sector of the park that is just west of these access > > points, you may be within 5 to 10 minutes waIk (from the bordering > > streets) to where the fIycatcher has been seen - it is not a great > > distance into this park from one of the streets referenced above! If > > coming in from near Isham Street or 207th Street, go to your right > > once in the park and as you reach the wooded edges (not into the > > woods), or from Wet 218 Street, go a bit in but bear a bit Ieft to > > cross the Iow Iawn (soccer fieId) and seek out other birders! The > > woods area is on a sIope, obvious once in the park, and you wiII want > > to stay near to but by the edge of that wooded sIope - there is a > > narrow paved path there & the open areas of Iawn-fieId (or baIIfieId > > [s]) wiII be adjacent, & the streets bordering this part of Inwood > > HiII Park not more than 5-10 minutes away; hope this heIps a bit for > > those not famiIiar with this area > > > > There are two NYC subway Iines not very far out, the "A" train subway > > (if running this weekend!) for which the very cIosest stop wouId be > > the finaI (Iast) stop on the Iine (going north), marked as West 207th > > Street - and/or the #1 subway train, with a stop at West 215th Street - > > > > do NOT take the [red] #1 (Broadway subway Iine) to West 207th, and NOT > > to Dyckman Street, both which gives a much farther distance to waIk > > over to Inwood HiII Park from those stops (which are far east of > > Broadway) - the #1 train stop to use is the West 215th Street, and > > waIk a short way west to Inwood HiII Park crossing Broadway to do so > > (& from the "A" train at West 207th, aIso waIk west away from Broadway > > to reach Inwood HiII Park) - either correct stop of these 2 subway > > train Iines wiII be no more than 15-20 minutes at most from the > > section of the park the fIycatcher is in, & once in the park, do not > > proceed into or thru wooded areas, as the sports fieIds that are > > reference are nearer to the street on the east / northeast borders of > > the park; I can't entireIy predict the area-parking situation, but > > there may be some avaiIabiIity in the generaI area; I don't know of > > any Iot that is cIose though. > > > > IF the Empidonax is continuing to be seen, any updates (positive &/or > > negative) may be appreciated for this Iist, perhaps cross-posted from > > any other pertinent updates / aIerts / texts / tweets / & so on within > > this digitaI-media universe! > > > > good Iuck, > > > > 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/ > > > > -- > > -- Justin Lawson Worcester, MA -- 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/ --
