Saturday, 24 September 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City There were modest numbers (for the date) and a variety of migrants. Cuckoos included several Yellow-billed, with a Black-billed apparently reported from the Ranble as well. There were at least 16 warbler species - NO Connecticut though. Modest numbers of Blackpoll were still around. Other species detected included a good movement of Blue Jays in early morning, some N./Yellow-shafted Flickers, at least a few Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, a very modest number of thrushes, most of which I saw being Swainson's (and American Robin in usual large numbers), a first-of-fall (to me) Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 5 species of sparrow (although no Chipping for me) with a few Savannah, Swamp and White-throated, plus Lincoln's (at the Maintenance Meadow area in the Ramble) and Song. Decent numbers of Scarlet Tanagers and Rose- breasted Grosbeaks, plus a few Indigo Buntings, with some Chimney Swifts and a couple of fly-over Bobolinks (7 a.m.) as well. In Riverside Park (Manhattan) I found it less active, at least in the time I had there which to be fair was much later in the day.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo has been fairly well-reported from a number of NYC parks, with multiples seen in some places. Other migrants also have been reported pushing through despite / because of the slow- moving weather system on the nearby coastal region. I was pleasantly surprised by a nice passerine flock, mainly warblers, especially Blackpolls, seen atop foggy Hook Mt. (near Nyack, Rockland Co.) early Friday 9/23, before the rain came on. Good Blackpoll Warbler numbers seem to be fairly well reported locally of late, rather "on time". - - - - - - Away from NY was a Townsend's Warbler well-reported last week from Assateague National Seashore (Bayside camping area, in Maryland) - 2 photos available here: http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/138141619 - and on Saturday (9/24), a Black-throated Gray Warbler was seen by many birders at well-known Magee Marsh in northwestern Ohio. Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
