Chat finally seen after 1.25 hours. It was seen at 8:20a on the blue deck at the very NW corner of the park behind the Columbia tent.
Other birds of note: - 1 Gray-cheeked Thrush in the northwest rectangular garden near the 6th Ave. entrance. Slight rufous wash in the tail, no eyering with light colored feathers just behind eye, face with no warm tones, no tail pumping. Upperparts not a warm brown but more like an olive brown. - 4 Ovenbirds seen along the western most fence bordering 6th Ave. with 1 in the south corner and 3 in the north. - 1 adult Peregrine Falcon perched on the nest box on the Met Life Building. - At least 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (both adults male & female). -- Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
