I birded the landfill Saturday afternoon and had at least four Vesper
Sparrow along the drainage ditch in the SW portion while walking east
between the main parking lot and RV parking lot. The exact number was hard
to say, since the birds were skittish and rarely out in the open. Some
were flushe
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Sunday, 16 October, 2016
Duckage is continuing to indicate movement, with now 133+ (probably
slightly more) Ruddy Ducks in at least several rafts on the reservoir;
Buffleheads also continuing there, & Wood Ducks in several locations
with the brightest pluma
Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) picked a lovely day to bird. The birds for the
most part kept to the shrubbery with few venturing out onto the paths.. Perhaps
the presence of some accipiters kept everything under cover. A few EASTERN
PHOEBES and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS accompanied the usual suspe
Our walk today had another terrific turnout of friendly people. Birding was
quite slow, as many species seen earlier this week were gone.
The Northern Harrier is back. This bird is reliably over the landfill this time
of the year, in case anyone is interested in seeing or photographing this
spec
