Hi Lee& all, at the Central Park Reservoir, 10:30 a.m. this Tues. (April 1) I saw & photographed 3 swans, which on first glance looked to have nice 'gestalt' for something other than Mute... but on closer look & now double-checking photos to be sure, the swans appear to be 3 Mute (and not Tundra or another, uncommon or rare species). Points in favor of Mute (I believe, swan-sters may add their expertise) are the longish (for a swan) & pointy tails, & the bill coloration on all - orangish- red, with minimal black at the base, and black extending to the points in front of the eyes and above the bill, as well as particularities of the pattern of black & red in the bill - all point to Mute & not the other possibilities in swans... (please add further thoughts & check it out as well, if you are in or going to Central Park.)
Of course these may not be the 100 St. & Hudson river 3 swans, but... worth a look for anyone passing the reservoir; when seen they were at about W. 88 St., inside the reservoir's western side. Also still lingering is the Red-necked Grebe (more towards the n. side quite often), and a pair of Red-breasted Mergansers. A quick look in the Ramble did not reveal a lot of newly-arrived migrants for me, but other birders are out & about now. good birding, Tom Fiore Manhattan ----------------------- On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:29 AM, Schlesinger, Lee wrote: > Driving north on the West Side Highway this morning (Tuesday April > 1), I saw three adult Swans (very bright and unmodulated white) in > the middle of the Hudson off about 100th Street. Of course I > couldn't carefully identify them, but they suggested Tundra Swans to > me, and I hope someone may have a chance to observe them more > carefully... > > Lee Schlesinger > Port Chester/Manhattan -- 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/ --
