Warbling Vireo
On a quiet Saturday morning in the Ramble, I got another new bird for my Central Park list, a Warbling Vireo.
After Work Birding In The Ramble
A spring migrant, a summer breeder and a year round-inhabitant…
Lesser Scaup
The light wasn’t that great at 7:00 p.m. but I got my first photographs of a Lesser Scaup on Wednesday. The 117th bird species I’ve photographed, and the 131st I’ve seen in Central Park.
Sunday After The Rain
Sunday afternoon the rain finally let up for a bit. The light was difficult and I missed getting a photograph of a Yellow Warbler up in the North Woods.
Doing The Math On Central Park South
Doing the math, I’m concerned about the Trump Parc nest. Given when the first egg was discovered and padding very generously for delayed incubation and hatching this is the time line:
First egg discovered, March 13
Possible delay of incubation, add 2 days, March 15
Incubation takes 28-35 Days, add 35 days, April 19
Hatching, up to 4 days, add 4 days, April 23
This is the most generous timeline I can create, 41 days. Given that no one has seen chicks yet, I think we should prepare ourselves for a negative outcome with this first set of eggs.
It rained most of the day in New York City on Saturday. The photographs below are from Saturday afternoon between 1:45 and 2:45 during a break in the weather.
Watching Paint Dry
Friday, it was back to dull evening behavior. (I wonder if the flurry of activity on Thursday was due to the unseasonably warm weather with temperatures in the 80s.)
