Although rather extra-limital (so far), 2 species of European thrushes might be watched-for in the northeast including in New York state, as each has appeared in recent days in eastern Canada - Redwing, and Fieldfare, with the former rare thrush seen in New Brunswick & the latter thrush seen in Quebec. Both species could occur in New England & N.Y., and would be most likely to show up with American Robins, if either does make a visit - so check out large flocks or ‘new’ assemblages of robins with that thought, too. Either species is a major rarity in N. America. (The Redwing photographed in New Brunswick Canada on 1/21 had not been reported again anywhere, while the Fieldfare in Quebec has been lingering there, with many observers of the latter.)
… Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Saturday, Jan. 23rd - The Greater White-fronted Goose (of the Greenland-breeding form) was on the Lake in Central, just south of Hernshead (& close in for photo-ops, although mainly sleeping at 7:45 - 8 am) with hundreds of Canada Geese, all roaming the lake’s western portion a bit. The C.P. reservoir was relatively quieter, at pre-sunrise. Other birds of note were a long-lingering Rusty Blackbird in the Ramble, south of the Gill, & such species as Winter Wren, Brown Thrasher, Hermit Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, & Swamp Sparrow, all within the Ramble & nearby. .. Addenda to Friday’s sightings, a Lincoln’s Sparrow has continued (at least) at the compost area in Central &, at Randall’s Island (just east of manhattan and a part of N.Y. County), the long-lingering adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was still being seen. The Orange-crowned Warbler was seen at Carl Schurz Park (has been around the shrubs/trees by the Peter Pan statue) as was a Western Tanager, but both required a lot of patience, esp. the tanager, for this observer, on Friday 1/22. That tanager has been ranging out of the park to East End Ave. as well, and might be watched for in trees on both east & west sides of that ave. for a block or more up & down from East 86th St. (as well as within the park). A fair variety of other, more-usual spp. of wintering birds are also in Carl Schurz, and of course, at Central Park. good birding to all, 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/ --
