The NELSON'S SPARROWS were very cooperative. Viewing the saltmarsh was easily done by following the edge plantings to the east and going down to the water's edge and standing on the rocks. We (Dale Dancis, Kathy and myself) had 3 Nelson's Sparrows in the same binocular field of view several times. The # of birds could easily have been 5 and we suspected 4 birds many times but only 3 were seen simultaneously.
Here is a Google Map for Randall's Island that shows the feeding area (blue section) and the place where we stood (red icon): http://goo.gl/maps/t9UvA Many thanks to Alan Drogin for finding and identifying these birds on 13-Oct and David Barrett's follow-up report of these birds on 14-Oct. The full list is here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11804609 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/ --
