Tuesday, 2 October, 2012 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Interesting day for ongoing movement as well as a modest and possibly
widespread drop-in from the night before. Overall numbers of some common and
expected migrants were up, including Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Yellow-shafted
Forwarding a post on ebirdsnyc (see below). Lark Sparrow is a very good
bird for Queens. This should have made the list serve a lot sooner; I hope
others could get out there and look for it.
Good Birding!
Andrew Baksh
Queens NY
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
-- Forwarded message
Had a similar experience to Ken (but with no AGP). Did pick a few decent
sparrows with a (the continuing) LARK SPARROW at Robert Moses (Field 2), a
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (Field 5), and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW at Jones Beach
(fisherman's road, West End).
Also had 27 PINE SISKINS at the Western end of
There was a modest movement of birds along the barrier beach this AM,
dominated by Flickers, Catbirds, and Phoebes. There was more sparrow
diversity but still low numbers. At Jones Beach West End there were
good numbers of Oystercatchers, Black-bellied Plovers, Forster's
Terns, and Black
Yesterday workers started ripping out the plants around the border of
the lawn in Bryant Park. Work continues today, and it looks like
they're putting in some evergreens. Meanwhile, there are still quite
a number of Common Yellowthroats along the north edge of the border
this morning, and an
