To follow up Peter Dorosh's previous posting, the Sora was still present at the South edge of the Peninsula when I left at 5:30pm. The bird was well seen by several people. If one sits patiently (and quietly) at the opening at the edge of the phragmites it seems to be very cooperative. With generally South winds forecast for tonight, there is a reasonable chance that the bird will still be present in the morning. Here is today's location:
Enter Prospect Park at the Vanderbilt Avenue entrance and walk straight in towards Prospect Lake. Wellhouse Drive begins at the corner of the lake and West Drive. Follow Wellhouse Drive, with the lake edge on your right, for about 275 yards. You'll see the brick Wellhouse on the left side of the road and a dirt path directly across from it which leads out onto the Peninsula. Take that dirt path for about 50 yards. There is a large arrow drawn in the dirt pointing to the patch of phragmites where the Sora was foraging. There is also a piece of yellow caution tape tied to a tree branch in the same spot. I also have a Google map of Prospect Park here: http://tinyurl.com/k8oc6qo Good birding, Rob http://citybirder.blogspot.com @thecitybirder -- 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/ --
