[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 19 February 2021

2021-02-19 Thread Gail Benson 
-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 19, 2021
* NYNY2102.19

- Birds Mentioned

MEW GULL+
FERRUGINOUS HAWK (extralimital)+
SPOTTED TOWHEE+
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Common Gallinule
Semipalmated Plover
COMMON MURRE
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
American Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Rough-legged Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Common Redpoll
Red Crossbill
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
Vesper Sparrow
LECONTE’S SPARROW
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos
or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February
19, 2021 at 10:00 PM.

The highlights of today’s tape are SPOTTED TOWHEE, MEW GULL, LECONTE’S
SPARROW, WESTERN TANAGER, COMMON MURRE, KING EIDER and HARLEQUIN DUCK,
BLACK-HEADED and GLAUCOUS GULLS, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT, winter  finches, extralimital FERRUGINOUS HAWK and more.

The SPOTTED TOWHEE at Baldwin Harbor Park has been seen several times
this past week at least through Wednesday, presumably coming more into
the open due to the snow covered grounds.  Look especially along the
paved bike and walking path that bisects the wooded area east of Grand
Avenue and the first of two large parking lots.  There is an entrance
to this path from the northwest corner of the second large parking
lot, which is farther down Grand Avenue.

The immature MEW GULL in Brooklyn has been visiting Prospect Park Lake
on likely a daily basis, including around 2:00 PM this afternoon,
where it roosts on frozen portions of the lake and bathes in open
water when available.  This European form, referred to as Common Gull,
is usually best viewed from the south side of the lake. The immature
BLACK-HEADED GULL has also been spotted visiting the lake several days
this week, including today.

A nice and unexpected find this week was a LECONTE’S SPARROW spotted
briefly a few times Tuesday morning as it elusively skulked its way
around the outer dunes at Breezy Point, finally providing enough to
confirm the identification.

The female WESTERN TANAGER wintering in Carl Schurz Park in Manhattan
was still visiting feeders there yesterday, these feeders located just
inside the park off East End Avenue just below East 86th Street.

A COMMON MURRE spotted just offshore at Robert Moses State Park last
Sunday was found deceased on shore Monday, being devoured by a
PEREGRINE FALCON.

Last Monday, the female KING EIDER was seen again off Floyd Bennett
Field’s Archery Road and a drake KING was spotted in flight off
Montauk Point.  Besides the HARLEQUIN DUCKS present around Jones
Inlet, two drake HARLEQUINS were also off Orient Point on Monday.

An immature GLAUCOUS GULL visited Cedar Beach on Long Island’s north
shore at Mt. Sinai Tuesday, and an ICELAND GULL was noted out at
Breezy Point Tuesday, perhaps the one also occurring along the
Brooklyn waterfront.

Among various lingering non-passerines of interest this week were a
RED-NECKED GREBE off Brooklyn, the COMMON GALLINULE at Mill Pond Park
in Bellmore, 5 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS at Jones Beach West End Sunday,
AMERICAN BITTERNS at Tobay and along Dune Road, an adult
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at Randall’s Island, and a few ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWKS, including, on Wednesday, 1 at Tobay, 2 along Dune Road at
Shinnecock, and 3 around the Calverton grasslands north of Riverhead.
Here it should also be mentioned that the FERRUGINOUS HAWK continues
in the Orange County black dirt region.

Single LAPLAND LONGPURS were noted at Robert Moses State Park
Saturday, at Jones Beach West End Sunday, and at Nickerson Beach on
Tuesday.

A VESPER SPARROW continues at the Calverton grasslands, and a
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT appeared at Floyd Bennett Field last Saturday.

Among various appearances of COMMON REDPOLLS in our area this week
were 12 at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery Sunday and over 25 at Plumb
Beach Wednesday, while some RED CROSSBILLS Wednesday included
sightings of 9 at Jones Beach West End, 4 at Tobay and around 40 at
Robert Moses State Park Field 2.

To phone in reports call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.

This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society.  Thank you for calling.

- End transcript

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NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 19 February 2021

2021-02-19 Thread Gail Benson 
-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 19, 2021
* NYNY2102.19

- Birds Mentioned

MEW GULL+
FERRUGINOUS HAWK (extralimital)+
SPOTTED TOWHEE+
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Common Gallinule
Semipalmated Plover
COMMON MURRE
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
American Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Rough-legged Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Common Redpoll
Red Crossbill
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
Vesper Sparrow
LECONTE’S SPARROW
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos
or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February
19, 2021 at 10:00 PM.

The highlights of today’s tape are SPOTTED TOWHEE, MEW GULL, LECONTE’S
SPARROW, WESTERN TANAGER, COMMON MURRE, KING EIDER and HARLEQUIN DUCK,
BLACK-HEADED and GLAUCOUS GULLS, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT, winter  finches, extralimital FERRUGINOUS HAWK and more.

The SPOTTED TOWHEE at Baldwin Harbor Park has been seen several times
this past week at least through Wednesday, presumably coming more into
the open due to the snow covered grounds.  Look especially along the
paved bike and walking path that bisects the wooded area east of Grand
Avenue and the first of two large parking lots.  There is an entrance
to this path from the northwest corner of the second large parking
lot, which is farther down Grand Avenue.

The immature MEW GULL in Brooklyn has been visiting Prospect Park Lake
on likely a daily basis, including around 2:00 PM this afternoon,
where it roosts on frozen portions of the lake and bathes in open
water when available.  This European form, referred to as Common Gull,
is usually best viewed from the south side of the lake. The immature
BLACK-HEADED GULL has also been spotted visiting the lake several days
this week, including today.

A nice and unexpected find this week was a LECONTE’S SPARROW spotted
briefly a few times Tuesday morning as it elusively skulked its way
around the outer dunes at Breezy Point, finally providing enough to
confirm the identification.

The female WESTERN TANAGER wintering in Carl Schurz Park in Manhattan
was still visiting feeders there yesterday, these feeders located just
inside the park off East End Avenue just below East 86th Street.

A COMMON MURRE spotted just offshore at Robert Moses State Park last
Sunday was found deceased on shore Monday, being devoured by a
PEREGRINE FALCON.

Last Monday, the female KING EIDER was seen again off Floyd Bennett
Field’s Archery Road and a drake KING was spotted in flight off
Montauk Point.  Besides the HARLEQUIN DUCKS present around Jones
Inlet, two drake HARLEQUINS were also off Orient Point on Monday.

An immature GLAUCOUS GULL visited Cedar Beach on Long Island’s north
shore at Mt. Sinai Tuesday, and an ICELAND GULL was noted out at
Breezy Point Tuesday, perhaps the one also occurring along the
Brooklyn waterfront.

Among various lingering non-passerines of interest this week were a
RED-NECKED GREBE off Brooklyn, the COMMON GALLINULE at Mill Pond Park
in Bellmore, 5 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS at Jones Beach West End Sunday,
AMERICAN BITTERNS at Tobay and along Dune Road, an adult
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at Randall’s Island, and a few ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWKS, including, on Wednesday, 1 at Tobay, 2 along Dune Road at
Shinnecock, and 3 around the Calverton grasslands north of Riverhead.
Here it should also be mentioned that the FERRUGINOUS HAWK continues
in the Orange County black dirt region.

Single LAPLAND LONGPURS were noted at Robert Moses State Park
Saturday, at Jones Beach West End Sunday, and at Nickerson Beach on
Tuesday.

A VESPER SPARROW continues at the Calverton grasslands, and a
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT appeared at Floyd Bennett Field last Saturday.

Among various appearances of COMMON REDPOLLS in our area this week
were 12 at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery Sunday and over 25 at Plumb
Beach Wednesday, while some RED CROSSBILLS Wednesday included
sightings of 9 at Jones Beach West End, 4 at Tobay and around 40 at
Robert Moses State Park Field 2.

To phone in reports call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.

This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society.  Thank you for calling.

- End transcript

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NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] NYSOA State & County Listing deadline only TEN DAYS from today!

2021-02-19 Thread Carena Pooth 
Just a quick reminder to get your 2020 lists in!  The link to the online form 
ishttps://nybirds.org/CountyLists/web2020/CountyReportingForm2020.html
There is also a link at the top of that page for the printable form you can 
mail in.
Remember, no reports submitted in previous years are automatically carried into 
the next. If you want to be listed, you must submit your report, even if your 
numbers haven’t changed since the last one you sent in.

For more details, see below.
Awaiting your list with bated breath! Unless you've already sent it in, in 
which case I thank you sincerely!Carena

TheCounty and State Listing Project is a fun, friendly competition run by NYSOA 
started in 1992, it continues to attract new participants every year. Some 
ofour first county listers have not missed a single year since the 
beginning(watch out, you might get hooked!). Here’s how it works: 
After the close of each calendar year, participants sendin their LIFE list 
totals for all of NYS, and/or the 10 Kingbird regions, and/or the62 counties, 
and/or the PELAGIC ZONE (PZ).

In addition, we have one YEAR list category – for the entire state. 
You cansend in just one number or as many as 75, or anywhere in between – it’s 
yourchoice depending on where you’ve birded and what records you’ve kept. 
Acompilation is produced annually and published in NYSOA’s newsletter and 
alsoon the NYSOA website at http://nybirds.org/ProjCountyLists.html.Forms, a 
map of the ten Kingbird regions, and details on the new Pelagic Zoneare 
available on that web page also.


Joinin on the fun and see where you stand – statewide, region by region, county 
bycounty – in comparison with other birders all over the state (and even 
outsidethe state). To see what the annual compilation looks like, check out 
thearchive at http://nybirds.org/ProjCountyLists.html.




 









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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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/

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[nysbirds-l] NYSOA State & County Listing deadline only TEN DAYS from today!

2021-02-19 Thread Carena Pooth 
Just a quick reminder to get your 2020 lists in!  The link to the online form 
ishttps://nybirds.org/CountyLists/web2020/CountyReportingForm2020.html
There is also a link at the top of that page for the printable form you can 
mail in.
Remember, no reports submitted in previous years are automatically carried into 
the next. If you want to be listed, you must submit your report, even if your 
numbers haven’t changed since the last one you sent in.

For more details, see below.
Awaiting your list with bated breath! Unless you've already sent it in, in 
which case I thank you sincerely!Carena

TheCounty and State Listing Project is a fun, friendly competition run by NYSOA 
started in 1992, it continues to attract new participants every year. Some 
ofour first county listers have not missed a single year since the 
beginning(watch out, you might get hooked!). Here’s how it works: 
After the close of each calendar year, participants sendin their LIFE list 
totals for all of NYS, and/or the 10 Kingbird regions, and/or the62 counties, 
and/or the PELAGIC ZONE (PZ).

In addition, we have one YEAR list category – for the entire state. 
You cansend in just one number or as many as 75, or anywhere in between – it’s 
yourchoice depending on where you’ve birded and what records you’ve kept. 
Acompilation is produced annually and published in NYSOA’s newsletter and 
alsoon the NYSOA website at http://nybirds.org/ProjCountyLists.html.Forms, a 
map of the ten Kingbird regions, and details on the new Pelagic Zoneare 
available on that web page also.


Joinin on the fun and see where you stand – statewide, region by region, county 
bycounty – in comparison with other birders all over the state (and even 
outsidethe state). To see what the annual compilation looks like, check out 
thearchive at http://nybirds.org/ProjCountyLists.html.




 









--

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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/

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[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - 2/15-18 - W. Tanager, L.-t. Duck, earlier Cackling Goose, interesting towhee, etc.

2021-02-19 Thread Thomas Fiore 
N.Y. County, including Manhattan, Randall’s & Governors Island[s], in N.Y. City 
-

Worth a look at the photo placed in the Macaulay archives by Alan Drogin of an 
apparent hybrid Spotted/Eastern (the duo that used to be merged in 
“Rufous-sided”) Towhee, found by Alan on Monday Presidents Day, 2/15, in the 
Hudson Yards area of mid-west Manhattan, by the playground - it might be worth 
reading up further on hybrids in this 'sub-clade’.  
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/308216661 


Also well worth noting is the [Richardson’s] Cackling Goose photo’d. by Annie 
Barry at Governors Island (which is closed to general public access for the 
winter & into early spring) on the previous Thursday, 2/11; the report is at 
https://ebird.org/checklist/S80841692 

…..
The female Western Tanager continues, at Carl Schurz Park; with a new supply of 
suet (log), which I learned contains not just nuts but also mealworms, the 
tanager had access again to a favored addition to its winter diet at that park. 
 It was seen by me & others in the mid-day hours & photo’d. by me & others; the 
feeder array is along the inside edge of the park above East End Ave. & south 
of E. 86th St. - with forays to the n. of the feeder area also seen, as has 
been typical.  (Also, an Orange-crowned Warbler has been seen more recently 
than public reports suggest; the tanager there at C. Shurz Park also has been 
seen quite regularly by local park-goers, but is not always reported on-time. 
The warbler’s been mainly by Gracie mansion edges & occasionally at the Peter 
Pan (statue) area, in the n. sector of the park (the mansion grounds are fully 
fenced & off-limits to the public).   NO recent reports at all from Chelsea of 
the first of the season in Manhattan (2) W. Tanagers: that earlier bird, first 
found at West 22nd St. was a different individual and had been seen 
simultaneously as well as earlier to the one continuing to be seen at Carl 
Schurz Park (separated by several miles as well). It’s quite possible the 
Chelsea-area tanager is still in that neighborhood somewhere, although it also 
may have moved on.

A female Long-tailed Duck was off Pier 45 on the Hudson river (first noted, 
first reported, & photo’d. by T. Olson) near Christopher St., west of the 
greenway, on Thursday. 

One dozen SNOW Buntings were seen on Randall’s Island on Wedneday 2/17 before 
evening, next to Field 31, e. edge of the n.e. sector (D. Aronov), & only noted 
at day’s end; I was out there a bit earlier, and walked all of the island (4.5 
hours), and hadn’t noticed these, so it’s possible they stopped in for a short 
time (& were reported flying off, but this & some other ‘field’ species are 
worth checking for in such areas, which was part of why I also had walked the 
island, with snow-melt & some tundra-esque areas occurring, and will occur 
again as winter winds down. I'd also checked for a long-lingering/wintering 
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Randall’s, but was unable to find it on this 
visit (last seen & photo’d. in reports on 2/15).  On my walk I did a one-by-one 
count of N. Shoveler there, which were in at least 3 locations, esp. 
hiding/lurking on both sides of the Bronx Kill and also lurking on the ‘inner’ 
edges of the Little HellGate salt marsh cove & vicinity; the total was 161, 
with a count of 92 at Bronx Kill alone (some on the Bronx side, & many not). At 
least 5 Hooded Mergansers (3 of them drakes) were seen simultaneously at one 
point on ther Bronx Kill; these ducks & other waterfowl were photo’d. Far out 
in the w. portion of L.I. Sound were the regularly-seen Common Goldeneye, plus 
Red-throated Loon. Elsewhere, in a few places, both Great & Double-crested 
Cormorants were seen, each regular this winter. Fair numbers of Red-breasted 
Mergansers & Buffleheads in waters around Randall’s.  Worth noting, even if in 
the Bronx, was an Iceland Gull on a roof & in flight just north of the Bronx 
Kill (before noon) & I waited there a bit to see if it might come to where many 
other gulls (of the regular 3 species, but mostly Ring-billed) were loafing & 
feeding a little, in the lower-tide mudflats at the east edge of the Kill, but 
the Iceland did not cooperate.

A Rusty Blackbird continues in the Central Park Ramble. One of the Great Blue 
Herons in Central Park was well tucked-in out of the sleet/snow on Thursday n. 
of Hernshead; another was sheltered at Hallett Sanctuary. 3 Brown Thrashers 
that have been wintering were still in the same areas, one of those by The Pond 
next to Hallett Sanctuary. At least 8 [Red] Fox Sparrows were seen from the 
park’s s. through n. ends, including several in the Ramble. American Tree 
Sparrows were also seen in the multiple, & these have been continuing elsewhere 
in the county. 2 Field Sparrows plus American Tree Sparrows were seen in the 
snow on Thursday, continuing at Highbridge Park. Several E. Towhees continue

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - 2/15-18 - W. Tanager, L.-t. Duck, earlier Cackling Goose, interesting towhee, etc.

2021-02-19 Thread Thomas Fiore 
N.Y. County, including Manhattan, Randall’s & Governors Island[s], in N.Y. City 
-

Worth a look at the photo placed in the Macaulay archives by Alan Drogin of an 
apparent hybrid Spotted/Eastern (the duo that used to be merged in 
“Rufous-sided”) Towhee, found by Alan on Monday Presidents Day, 2/15, in the 
Hudson Yards area of mid-west Manhattan, by the playground - it might be worth 
reading up further on hybrids in this 'sub-clade’.  
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/308216661 


Also well worth noting is the [Richardson’s] Cackling Goose photo’d. by Annie 
Barry at Governors Island (which is closed to general public access for the 
winter & into early spring) on the previous Thursday, 2/11; the report is at 
https://ebird.org/checklist/S80841692 

…..
The female Western Tanager continues, at Carl Schurz Park; with a new supply of 
suet (log), which I learned contains not just nuts but also mealworms, the 
tanager had access again to a favored addition to its winter diet at that park. 
 It was seen by me & others in the mid-day hours & photo’d. by me & others; the 
feeder array is along the inside edge of the park above East End Ave. & south 
of E. 86th St. - with forays to the n. of the feeder area also seen, as has 
been typical.  (Also, an Orange-crowned Warbler has been seen more recently 
than public reports suggest; the tanager there at C. Shurz Park also has been 
seen quite regularly by local park-goers, but is not always reported on-time. 
The warbler’s been mainly by Gracie mansion edges & occasionally at the Peter 
Pan (statue) area, in the n. sector of the park (the mansion grounds are fully 
fenced & off-limits to the public).   NO recent reports at all from Chelsea of 
the first of the season in Manhattan (2) W. Tanagers: that earlier bird, first 
found at West 22nd St. was a different individual and had been seen 
simultaneously as well as earlier to the one continuing to be seen at Carl 
Schurz Park (separated by several miles as well). It’s quite possible the 
Chelsea-area tanager is still in that neighborhood somewhere, although it also 
may have moved on.

A female Long-tailed Duck was off Pier 45 on the Hudson river (first noted, 
first reported, & photo’d. by T. Olson) near Christopher St., west of the 
greenway, on Thursday. 

One dozen SNOW Buntings were seen on Randall’s Island on Wedneday 2/17 before 
evening, next to Field 31, e. edge of the n.e. sector (D. Aronov), & only noted 
at day’s end; I was out there a bit earlier, and walked all of the island (4.5 
hours), and hadn’t noticed these, so it’s possible they stopped in for a short 
time (& were reported flying off, but this & some other ‘field’ species are 
worth checking for in such areas, which was part of why I also had walked the 
island, with snow-melt & some tundra-esque areas occurring, and will occur 
again as winter winds down. I'd also checked for a long-lingering/wintering 
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Randall’s, but was unable to find it on this 
visit (last seen & photo’d. in reports on 2/15).  On my walk I did a one-by-one 
count of N. Shoveler there, which were in at least 3 locations, esp. 
hiding/lurking on both sides of the Bronx Kill and also lurking on the ‘inner’ 
edges of the Little HellGate salt marsh cove & vicinity; the total was 161, 
with a count of 92 at Bronx Kill alone (some on the Bronx side, & many not). At 
least 5 Hooded Mergansers (3 of them drakes) were seen simultaneously at one 
point on ther Bronx Kill; these ducks & other waterfowl were photo’d. Far out 
in the w. portion of L.I. Sound were the regularly-seen Common Goldeneye, plus 
Red-throated Loon. Elsewhere, in a few places, both Great & Double-crested 
Cormorants were seen, each regular this winter. Fair numbers of Red-breasted 
Mergansers & Buffleheads in waters around Randall’s.  Worth noting, even if in 
the Bronx, was an Iceland Gull on a roof & in flight just north of the Bronx 
Kill (before noon) & I waited there a bit to see if it might come to where many 
other gulls (of the regular 3 species, but mostly Ring-billed) were loafing & 
feeding a little, in the lower-tide mudflats at the east edge of the Kill, but 
the Iceland did not cooperate.

A Rusty Blackbird continues in the Central Park Ramble. One of the Great Blue 
Herons in Central Park was well tucked-in out of the sleet/snow on Thursday n. 
of Hernshead; another was sheltered at Hallett Sanctuary. 3 Brown Thrashers 
that have been wintering were still in the same areas, one of those by The Pond 
next to Hallett Sanctuary. At least 8 [Red] Fox Sparrows were seen from the 
park’s s. through n. ends, including several in the Ramble. American Tree 
Sparrows were also seen in the multiple, & these have been continuing elsewhere 
in the county. 2 Field Sparrows plus American Tree Sparrows were seen in the 
snow on Thursday, continuing at Highbridge Park. Several E. Towhees continue