" If you like Robins, quick!, run to Central Park. Today is your day. If you are looking for warblers and other smaller migrants, well, they are there too, but they're just a bit harder to find ... " - Stephanie Seymour (actual Central Park [& elsewhere] birder... "they're just a bit harder to find" - so very true...)
A link to further photos of a (rare) Bar-tailed Godwit (& other less- rare birds) recently at Chatham, Massachusetts were posted on that state's list recently: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MASS.html#1283392835 (or direct to the godwit photos): http://www.flickr.com/photos/fgrenon/sets/72157624735070323/ The Bar-tailed was apparently identified to subspecies level, of the form 'baueri' which is even more unusual, as far as documented records of Bar-tailed Godwit in eastern North America go. - - - A brief note was posted to the Hudson-Mohawk (NY) list that at least 2 Mississippi Kites were still being seen 31 August 2010 at the town of Root NY. The much-more-rare in the northeast White-tailed Kite has continued on at the Stratford & Milford Point, CT areas it's frequented for weeks now, thru 1st Sept. (Wed.) - - - - - The latest report out of Prospect Park in Brooklyn included notes on a dozen species of warblers from one estimable observer there on Wed., 1st of Sept. along with other expected migrants - no report of Forster's Tern which had been one of the highlights in that park over the previous month. - - - - - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Sunday, 29 August, 2010: Along with a fairly good selection of standard migrants, a cooperative Solitary Sandpiper was on a small mudflat in the Loch in the morning. 2 Common Nighthawks were noted at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, seen flying over the Great Hill in Central Park, by a very regular observer there. Red-breasted Nuthatches continue their 'early' movement, which as noted by others is not at all unprecedented... & not always a great indicator for winter "irruptives" such as certain finch-family birds, at least in the Long Island NYC region of NY. Monday, 30 August: a nice assortment of migrants were possible to be found with a bit of effort; it's most often the way birding seems to go. Tuesday, 31 August: at least one dozen warbler species, along with Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, seen by 10+ observers in the morning hours. Wednesday, 1 Sept.: very light NW winds from the night before, and a few observers said there was a bit of change-over while others were not so sure of that having happened. In any event some of the same species continued in the park as have been seen over the previous 3 days & more. Up to 15 species of warblers were seen this last 4-day period of light migration - in comparison with what will be found by this coming labor day holiday weekend - widespread bird movements are almost certain by Monday if not before, and throughout the northeast... not to mention what may or may not be seen post-"Earl", in New York and many adjacent states and coastal waters. (or even inland waters...) Good birding, & stay safe if venturing east on Long Island this Friday or after in any storm-related situations! Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
