Wednesday, 19 April, 2017 - A Western Cattle Egret (as very thorougly explained and illuminated for this list recently by Angus Wilson, the expected taxon of Cattle Egret in this part of the world generally, and by details of this individual’s appearance as well) is lingering to at least mid-day today in Manhattan, N.Y. City, at the north side of West 28th Street, between Eighth & Ninth Ave’s. - it may be somewhat mobile but this is not a difficult area to scan, a linear strip of green-space.
--- In the state of Maine, U.S.A., a FIELDFARE has been found & well-photographed; the latest news of that in reports to that state’s bird-list & on eBird, and likely in other media forums. For the Maine-iacs (a term used in friendly fashion by state-of-Maine folks) this is a pretty decent week, with a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, a Vermillion Flycatcher, & now a Fieldfare in short order…! — In Central Park, Manhattan (NYC) an Orange-crowned Warbler has been lingering at & around The Point in the southmost end of the Ramble area. There is some news on construction which has kept one section of the Ramble’s wooded stream (known as The Gill) closed to birders and to all of the public so far this year: the construction-work is at least a bit delayed, and the re-opening of this area will not be this week as had been intended & anticipated; it is hoped that a new date next week will be set & announced for the re-opening of this rather central portion of the Ramble, which latter is generally the best-known birding section in all of Central Park. Paths surrounding the construction zone, & within the Ramble, are all open as they have been, and birders have been using those paths & finding birds from them. Also still present in Central Park is the long-lingering Red-headed Woodpecker, in bright plumage, found in an area just west of East 68th St., within the park, often visible from the first path parallel with Fifth Ave. that is inside the park & runs south from a flagople and circle by the park entry at East 69th Street. This woodpecker can be very high in trees at times, & may require a bit of patience to see. It also may take off for a breeding or summering location any day of the next few weeks. There are a few records for the species lingering into May, sometimes well into May, but more often moving on by or before the first week in May at this particular inner-urban park. And, still present as well is a Red-necked Grebe on the C.P. Reservoir, this individual seen sleeping at one point & also feeding; this is getting to be rather late as a lingerer, but on an assumption it is the bird which was rehabbed & then relaesed here in winter, we may continue to find the grebe ongoing at the reservoir into the summer; time will tell. It does seem to feed & is swimming & diving well, but as to how well it is able to fly…[?] Peaceful & ethical birding, Tom Fiore, manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
