This photo was taken with my phone on Saturday showing the Bryant Park Veery trying to stay warm on one of the grills in Bryant Park.
https://twitter.com/birdingdude/status/1218592080647327755?s=21 -------- "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu The Art of War > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > (") _ (") > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > On Jan 20, 2020, at 7:43 AM, Tom Fiore <[email protected]> wrote: > > THE standout individual bird in terms of the genuinely-rare continuance of > its stay far into the winter, in New York County, part of which contains all > of the island of Manhattan, is a VEERY, still being seen & photographed by > multiple observers at Bryant Park, in “midtown” or to be a bit more specific, > between West 40th and West 42nd Streets, just east of Sixth Avenue, > Manhattan. This Veery has been present for more than 2 months and may have > been in that park or area for even longer, as virtually all others of its > species would have departed the United States (all of them) well before the > above-noted time span, likeliest departing for South America as of September > or at latest October (in any year). > > Another unusual-for-date bird in New York county of late has been a > Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, at Randall’s Island, a species that is not > typically found in winter months in the region; this single bird also being > seen & photographed by multiple observers. > > Eleven BLACK Vultures were seen, and most also photographed, flying over > Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan, by N. O’Reilly on Sunday, 19 January, > a high number of that species for the county, as well as a fairly good number > for a midwinter day in this region. > > A female-like Boat-tailed Grackle has continued to be seen & photographed in > Central Park, thru at least Sunday, 19 January, by multiple observers, this > likely the least common species for that park thru this winter so far, > despite the presence of the following bird in the same park. > > A first year plumaged RED-HEADED Woodpecker has been continuing, seen by many > hundreds of observers this winter, still just west of the N. Meadow ball > fields in Central Park, Manhattan - and east of the nearest park entry at > Central Park West & W. 100th Street. This woodpecker continues its slow, > typical molt and changeover to adult color, all of which might be seen by mid > spring. It may be seen (and found) to best advantage on brighter days, esp. > those with some sun. > Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan, in addition to hosting the lingering Veery > as noted above, has had a long lingering American Woodcock, as well as at > least one Common Yellowthroat, through the recent ups & downs in wintry > weather here. > Two Common Ravens were seen by 2 keen observers, M. Adams & J. Ward, at > Roosevelt Island, just east of Manhattan, on Sunday, 19 January. This > species has been increasingly noted in the region as well as in N.Y. City in > the last decade. > > Among the at least 8 species of sparrows lingering in New York County this > winter have been VESPER, & Chipping, the latter sparrow species in the > multiple, heretofore unheard of for midwinter in such numbers this far into > winter, but in keeping with very high numbers of Chipping Sparrow recorded > region-wide this winter to January. We also have less-unusual winterers such > as Field, Savannah, [Red] Fox, Swamp, & commonly wintering Song & > White-throated Sparrows, plus Slate-colored Junco and E. Towhee in the > multiple. > > A full list of wintering species for Manhattan and New York County may be > compiled and reported here by February. > > Thanks to the many avid, ethically minded observers who watch without > disturbing our birds, all year round, which is the obvious way to go on > observing in this new millennium. Ask all others to please observe, at a > minimum, the guidelines of the American Birding Association for ethical > birding, which are easily available on-line to all. They are scientifically > accepted - and are also plain commonsense for all of us. > > Good winter birding, > > Tom Fiore > manhattan > > > > > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm > 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
