Last winter we had a woodcock sighting almost every week from November through March, sometimes three after a snowstorm. This winter was quiet. We did have some overwintering hearties - 2-3 Gray Catbirds, one Song Sparrow that clung to the southwest corner. A small group of European Starlings didn’t fair as well- I would find their carcasses in the shrubbery of Grace Plaza. I did get to see the Brown Thrasher in the small park off 45th last month.
So recent reports of the woodcock’s return had me hopeful. This morning I had my first for the year quietly sitting in the hedges of the Bryant Park Grill as if patiently waiting for the crews to remove the remains of the ice rink. Happy Spring Birding, Alan Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
