Riverside Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Friday, 1st of March A male Evening Grosbeak has been present in Riverside Park in 4 successive months as of now (first seen on the Dec. 16, 2016 Christmas Bird Count, by CBC participants) and through all of January & February, this now being its’ 4th (calendar) month to be seen in. The grosbeak remains in the area of the more-wooded sanctuary, & has been somewhat regular, including early Friday morning, near the very small stream that is about half-way along on the foot trail in the sanctuary grove, this around roughly W. 118 St. within the park. I’ve had more luck seeking this bird in morning hours, but it is also sometimes seen after noon, sometimes perched fairly high. In the morning, at least, it’s been regularly coming to the ground, or low within the vegetation. It may take some patience, as it can skulk in amongst the thickets and many trees of this area, & it can be quite shy, too.
Earlier in the week, Bald Eagles were seen from the area of Grant’s Tomb (over the west side of the Hudson river), and there were small movements of blackbirds, mostly Common Grackles. In Central Park (Manhattan) there were more than 200 Common Grackles in one area, near W. 77th St. late Thursday, and there were a few days prior to then with very modest movement, at least locally, of that species and of Red-winged Blackbirds. Good 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/ --
