17 Feb 2015 Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) cased some target birds today with mixed results. We went to the World's Fair Mania in Queens to look for Canvasback reported there. A small patch of open water held Black, Mallard, Gadwall, Rudy, a Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Coot and Canada Geese, but not our target.
We next went to the "U" street Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center in Brooklyn. Behind the center, the water's edge held feeding Black-bellied Plover, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Dunlin and our target Wilson's Snipe. Plus a mix of ducks including a pair of Pintail and Shoveler. We walked the path along the marsh and observed 3 Northern Harriers, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, a light morph Rough-legged Hawk and a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Sparrows included Song, White-throated, Tree, Fox and Savannah. At present, this relatively new city park is a worthy alternate to Jamaica Bay and deserves a bit more attention. When all the plantings are complete it may supplant it unless the fresh water ponds are returned to their former condition. 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/ --
