Kissena Park 25 September Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo, Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) birder the Community Garden, Corridor Park and then the Velodrome section. Visiting the latter area was a first for us and we stopped to watch the bicycle riders on the track and admire the the model helicopters being flown on a nearby field..
The birds today were all tucked in and viewing was difficult in spite of the lack of wind. A Kestrel was on the top of a bare tree in the middle of the garden, flying off and returning to its perch. Birds were virtually absent except for Corridor Park. There we saw 6 species of warblers, Magnolia, Palm, Blackpoll, Ovenbird, Yellowthroat and a Northern Waterthrush. Other birds included Yellow-breasted Sapsucker, Cedar Waxwings, Swainson's Thrush, a Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting. But best of all were two "bronze" colored BLUE GROSBEAKS. Sy -- 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/ --
