Thursday, 1st of December, 2011
At various places in Manhattan, a modest variety of warblers were
found, a few already having been reported from particular locations
noted again today, and some not.
A Yellow-breasted Chat, as well as an Ovenbird, each continue on at
Bryant Park in central-mid-town Manhattan, off Fifth and Sixth Ave's.
& between 40th and 42nd Streets.
At Central Park, a Prairie Warbler, at the south slope of the Great
Hill, near W. 103 Street, continues, and a Palm Warbler ("yellow") was
in that park next to the reservoir, at about 93 St. "latitude" within
the park. An Orange-crowned Warbler, perhaps the same as seen some
days ago (and at least briefly in area-relative 'company' with the
reported Black-throated Gray Warbler, which has not been reported by
anyone for some days) near the 79 Street Transverse, a bit west of the
Ramble shed that is a short way west of the East Drive of the park.
In the Ramble near the Point, a young male Baltimore Oriole was
feeding low in a thicket. (This also may be a bird reported in that
general area, fairly recently. )
At Riverside Park, along the perimeter wall that is next to the wide
promenade of Riverside Drive (just inside the park proper) were a
Common Yellowthroat, near about W. 108 Street, an Ovenbird, near about
W. 117 Street, and a Nashville Warbler, near about W. 121 Street, a
little north of stairs that lead into the park from Riverside Drive's
promenade at that area.
Various other sightings were mainly more-expected "of the season"
sorts. All of the above were seen in afternoon hours except for the
Riverside Park birds which were in late morning.
Incidentally, just as many as the (7) species of warbler in Manhattan
have been seen in some previous Decembers on Manhattan island, with a
slightly different mix of warbler species, & definitely not seen again
at month's nor even, for some, into the local CBC season of the same
year.
In my opinion, the more unexpected for the date of these various
warblers is the Prairie. It will be interesting to see if any of these
birds continues to the period later this month when the local CBC's
begin. My 'vote' would be first and foremost with a Chat, as that
species has a strong record of sticking in the sort of area where it
is being seen, and even in exactly that small inner-urban park in
previous winter seasons, more than once... the Orange-crowned is a
good bet as well, but they also will move around, especially as food
gets more scarce. The weather may both chase some of these birds
south as well as bring on some new surprises. There are a goodly
variety of neotropical-type birds far to our north & northeast, now,
as being reported to lists in Atlantic Canada and New England, along
with those "far-northern" species. (No other troupials anywhere in the
United States outside of unfortunate caged individuals, perhaps, or a
few kept in zoos.)
Good birding,
Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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