SCOOP??

Pale Male at balustrade of building to the left of 927 Fifth Ave.

Photo by MURRAY HEAD -- 10/5/2011

Murray Head, the ace photographer, just sent an interesting note and the photo to the left:

Hi Marie,

Palemale and Ginger are bringing twigs and branches to a balustrade on the building to the left of 927 Fifth... A new nest!? A Scoop!?

Someone with a pair of binoculars might want to take a look.

Murray

Still lots of birds going through

Hermit Thrush - Central Park, 10/16/07

Photo by LLOYD SPITALNIK http://www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com

Phil Jeffrey reports, via e-Birds:A small flock of Golden-crowned Kinglets in Strawberry Fields reinforced the idea of late fall migration. Other seasonal firsts for me: Hermit Thrush, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Other notables:

Common Nighthawk flyby

Lincoln's Sparrows , 3;

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Canada Geese, two flocks traversing Manhattan.

Double-crested Cormorant

Turkey Vulture (3, seen well to south)

Gadwall

Red-tailed Hawk

Peregrine Falcon

Chimney Swift

Common Nighthawk (Maint. Field)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Northern Flicker

Eastern Wood-Pewee (Strawberry Fields)

Eastern Phoebe

Blue-headed Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

White-breasted Nuthatch

House Wren

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Veery

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush (multiple)

Wood Thrush

Gray Catbird

Brown Thrasher

Cedar Waxwing

Nashville Warbler

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Palm Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Eastern Towhee

Field Sparrow (Oven)

Song Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow (Maint. Field, Azalea Pond)

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Baltimore Oriole (Maint. Field)

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Saturday in the Park with Phil

Yellow-breasted Chat, Central Park, 10/3/06
Photo by LLOYD SPITALNIK http://www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com


A summary of yesterday's bird activity from Phil Jeffrey, one of Central Park's great birders and bird-reporters:

A fairly good migration day saw two hot spots for warblers: Strawberry Fields and the Maintenance Field and a decent raptor flight, mainly of Accipiters. There was a Chat in the Maintenance Field that wasn't very cooperative, otherwise nothing really out of place. Despite being Oct 1st, I notice the lack of any kinglets or sapsuckers, suggesting that there's a decent amount of migration still to come.The Barred Owl was not reported today.

Double-crested Cormorant (one flock of 30+)
Great Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Gadwall (Turtle Pond)
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Solitary Sandpiper (Turtle Pond and Maint. Field flyby)
Chimney Swift
Northern Flicker
Empidonax sp's (Acadian-ish in Strawberry, Yellow-bellied-ish in Maintenance)
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
House Wren
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting

Phil Jeffrey