A brilliant red and black bird flashed by on the point in Central Park this evening — a Scarlet Tanager. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), Central Park 5/2/2019
New York City
Hermits are In
Spring brings in the migrants. Lots of Chipping Sparrow, and Hermit Thrushes are starting to come in. It is a bit too early for large numbers of warblers.
Now that treatments at the Morrison Center in NYC are helping me to feel better I hope to visit the park more often. Last year I rarely went out.
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Riviera and Smalls Doors
The Riviera, 1969-2017 is on W 4th Street and 6th Avenue. Sorry to see it closed.
Photographs taken in Greenwich Village, New York City.

Smalls is a world famous jazz club.

A Pretty shop done up for Spring

A gate leads into this lovely little triangular park, Father Demo Square.

Goldfinch and Poly
A trip to Central Park on Easter Sunday netted as few birds. Spring migration wasn’t on for Sunday in the park. They must have flew on by. I did see a blue headed vireo at the point. Couldn’t get a good photograph of it.

I think this is a Dryad’s Saddle (Polyporus squamosus). They’re large—about 4 inches across. There are inky caps in the rear left (click to enlarge).
Forsythia
In the Conservatory Garden. Enhanced background.








