Yesterday in the Ramble

Great Horned Owl in Ramble --12/10/15 -- photo courtesy of PaleMale.com Jordan Spindel writes, via ebirdsnyc: First off, waterfowl numbers and diversity seem to have risen at the reservoir over the last couple of days. I refound the male RING-NECKED DUCK at the southwest corner of the reservoir. Also present was a Pied Billed Grebe along the dike. At Laupot Bridge, I found a Hermit Thrush, and at Evodia Field, I saw 1-2 Fox Sparrows. A Ruby-Crowned Kinglet was reported at the feeders by someone else, but not seen by me. The GREAT HORNED OWl continues in the ramble, with a surprising early flight around 4:20 before perching in a tree a few blocks north of the spot. Looks like the bird will stay the whole winter. On a side note, I also saw a COMMON RAVEN while in a car this morning around East 76 street and Park avenue. Good birding! 1 Hermit Thrush 2 Northern Mockingbirds (Maintenance Meadow) 1-2 Fox Sparrows 1 Dark-Eyed Junco (feeders) 1 Red-Bellied Woodpecker (feeders) 3+ Downy Woodpeckers 1 GREAT HORNED OWL 1 American Coot (reservoir) 1 Pied-Billed Grebe Ruddy Duck (many on reservoir) Northern Shoveler (many on reservoir) 6 Buffleheads ( 4 on reservoir, 2 on turtle pond) Gadwall (several on reservoir) 1 RING-NECKED DUCK

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Posted by: Jordan Spindel <jordanthebirdman1234@yahoo.com>

Painted Bunting in Brooklyn continues its stay

The Audubon Society speculates why:

https://www.audubon.org/news/why-painted-bunting-landed-brooklyn

Incredible bird!

Murray Head just sent in three photos of the Prospect Park Painted Bunting. Couldn't pick a favorite so I'm posting them all. What a bird! [And what a photographer.]