Common Nighthawk undoubtedly still breeds in Yonkers, with plenty of old buildings that likely offer the proper substrate for nest sites. When delivering to Saint John's Riverside Hospital on St. Joseph's Avenue on Friday, a construction worker was talking about the roof, so I asked is it gravel? Indeed it is. With the combination of city light pollution, the Hudson River nearby, and the vacant lot (overgrown) across the street, it seems like a homerun for breeders. If anyone bothers to listen at night, it's not the best neighborhood and can even seem like "The Walking Dead" during the day, with the methadone clinic on Park Ave. It's worth a shot for any locals though.
As an aside, excuse my ignorance if this already exists but it would be totally awesome if there was a WSB-type event called "Battle of the boroughs" or something along that line. I know the Brooklyn and Queens teams' would be fierce but I think Staten Island could be the sleeper... Mike Britt Bayonne, NJ -- 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/ --
