Date: Sunday, 15 January 2012 (2:40p-4:25p) Location: Manhattan - East River Esplanade 90th St. to 107th St. Pier Reported by: Ben Cacace
Weather for 15-Jan for Central Park (2:51p-4:51p) < http://bit.ly/AoI4yy >: - Conditions: Clear - Temperature: 23.0 to 23.0 F (Windchill 12 to 11 F) - Wind direction: WNW - Wind speed: 11 - 13 mph (gusts to 21 mph) The RED-THROATED LOON was sitting on the water just east of Pier 107 off 107th Street at 3:30p. It was a short viewing window as I lost it around 5 minutes later while scanning for ducks. A RED-TAILED HAWK was seen twice. First was from the pier looking west as it headed south at a low altitude. Later on I spotted another moving from the east heading towards Manhattan. Both sightings were of "local" Red-tailed(s). The RUDDY DUCKS were most numerous on the south side of the pier. The total number along the East River walk was close to 150 including approximately 20+ females. ** Total species - 13 ** Abundance categories from 'The New York City Audubon Society Guide to Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area' published 2001. Abundance season is 'Winter', December - February, and applies to all of New York City. 'Uncommon' seen in small numbers; 1-3 per day in habitat [1 spp]: - Red-throated Loon - 1 preening just E of Pier 107 drifting/heading N 'Fairly Common' usually seen; 3-12 per day in habitat [2 spp]: - Double-crested Cormorant - 2+ including 1 adult - Red-tailed Hawk - 2 sightings: 1 W of Pier 107 heading S & 1 S of 96th St. heading W 'Common' seen easily; more than 12 per day in habitat [10 spp]: - Canada Goose - 17 heading into Little Hell Gate Cove on Randall's Island seen from Pier 107 - Mallard - 12+ - Bufflehead - 3+ including 2 males & 1 female - Ruddy Duck - 145+ split between Pier 107 (135+) area & 95th St. (11) incl. 20+ females - Ring-billed Gull - 75+ - Herring Gull - 12+ - Great Black-backed Gull - 12+ - Rock Pigeon - 12+ - European Starling - 12+ - House Sparrow - 1 near Pier 107 Taxonomic order: - Canada Goose - 17 heading into Little Hell Gate Cove on Randall's Island seen from Pier 107 - Mallard - 12+ - Bufflehead - 3+ including 2 males & 1 female - Ruddy Duck - 145+ split between Pier 107 (135+) area & 95th St. (11) incl. 20+ females - Red-throated Loon - 1 preening just E of Pier 107 drifting/heading N - Double-crested Cormorant - 2+ including 1 adult - Red-tailed Hawk - 2 sightings: 1 W of Pier 107 heading S & 1 S of 96th St. heading W - Ring-billed Gull - 75+ - Herring Gull - 12+ - Great Black-backed Gull - 12+ - Rock Pigeon - 12+ - European Starling - 12+ - House Sparrow - 1 near Pier 107 -- 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/ --
