Pinewood
New York correspondent
Some colourful birds and
Hello all,
Today, i had a good time, spending three hours in the Park, including a cup of coffee, at the Loeb Boathouse. I started the day, at Strawberry Fields, where my first bird was a male Baltimore oriole, followed by another rose breasted grosbeak, which has made daily appearance in the Park, and another indigo bunting.
I then headed for Bow Bridge and the Point. Along the way, I spied a great egret high in a tree, over the Lake's shore. As I was observing it, a summer tanager turned up, a little west of the Oven. Then I saw a house wren in some leaf litter. At the point, I saw both a northern waterthrush and a Louisiana waterthrush, as well as a magnolia warbler. There were common yellow throats, American redstarts and numerous hermit thrushes about, as well.
After my coffee, I headed for the feeders, where the rose breasted grosbeak and the summer tanager turned up, again. I headed north to the Maintenance Meadow, where many people were staring at a tree. I looked at the tree and finally saw a brown bird, a chuck-will's-widow. This bird was at the very northern edge of its range and is a rare visitor to Central Park.
Drawings are by Lois Agassiz Fuertes.
Happy bird watching,
Arthur :scribe:
Hello all,
Today, i had a good time, spending three hours in the Park, including a cup of coffee, at the Loeb Boathouse. I started the day, at Strawberry Fields, where my first bird was a male Baltimore oriole, followed by another rose breasted grosbeak, which has made daily appearance in the Park, and another indigo bunting.
I then headed for Bow Bridge and the Point. Along the way, I spied a great egret high in a tree, over the Lake's shore. As I was observing it, a summer tanager turned up, a little west of the Oven. Then I saw a house wren in some leaf litter. At the point, I saw both a northern waterthrush and a Louisiana waterthrush, as well as a magnolia warbler. There were common yellow throats, American redstarts and numerous hermit thrushes about, as well.
After my coffee, I headed for the feeders, where the rose breasted grosbeak and the summer tanager turned up, again. I headed north to the Maintenance Meadow, where many people were staring at a tree. I looked at the tree and finally saw a brown bird, a chuck-will's-widow. This bird was at the very northern edge of its range and is a rare visitor to Central Park.
Drawings are by Lois Agassiz Fuertes.
Happy bird watching,
Arthur :scribe: