Sorry for the skimpiness on the location I gave before, but of course if
that didn't mean anything to you, you weren't going to get there before
dark, anyway. Alley (Pond) Park is in northeastern Queens (NYC). It lies
between the Cross Island Parkway, Grand Central Parkway, Clearview
Expressway, and Long Island Expressway, if you plan a route here. Whichever
highway you take, you'll want to get to Springfield Blvd.
The specific location is in the southwestern part of the park. The closest
street access is off Cloverdale Blvd., near 77th Avenue. Some might recall
the Yellow-throated Warbler this spring at Cloverdale and 76th Avenue (which
could be seen from the street). For this bird, you'll have to enter the
park. There is an unofficial dirt trail near 77th. There is another
unofficial dirt trail on the far side of a paved trail that roughly
parallels Cloverdale. It is from various points on the interior dirt trail
that Eric saw the bird. There is a deep gully here. Acadian Flycatchers
nested at the south end of this gully in 2000. Eric was seeing the
Virginia's more toward the north end of the gully. You can download a map
from http://www.stevewalternature.com/downloads/Alley_Map.jpg . The
approximate spot is noted by a red X.
Of course, at this point it's a single observer sight record. Coming from
Eric, it should be taken seriously. His description to me (gray bird with
yellow rump and undertail, yellow wash on the breast) sounded good. As
mentioned before, there is a Redstart around. Also, there is a Parula. So if
you're looking tomorrow, keep that in mind. The Virginia's could be with
them, as well as possibly with Chickadees.
Steve Walter
Bayside, NY
From: bounce-69524075-8873...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-69524075-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Walter
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 5:08 PM
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Virginia's Warbler - Alley Park
Eric Miller just reported a Virginia's Warbler in Alley Park, where Acadian
nested in 2000. Getting dark soon, but I'm heading over there to see if it
can be relocated.
Steve Walter
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