Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City For the 29th (Wed.) a lot of the previous day's volume & diversity may have moved on, &/or dispersed more widely. I was unable to find many of the highlight species this a.m., although a rather more limited time seeking migrants today. -----------
While there clearty were good migrant movements over last weekend, a fresh & fairly strong arrival came thru on Monday night/Tuesday Oct. 28, supplementing &/or replacing some migrants & visitors that had been in over recent days & weeks. Much of the activity could be seen in the north end of Central Park, in this case, points north of an E.- W. line across roughly W. 83 St. (or just south of the reservoir's s. edge, and the Great Lawn / Pinetum areas.) Among the highlights - these on 10/28 (Tues.): Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1, getting a bit late) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (35+++, including the Pinetum area) Hairy Woodpecker (3, bit more than usual no. seen in a day) Northern Flicker (only modest no's.) Eastern Phoebe (only ~ 5) Blue-headed Vireo (3) Red-eyed Vireo (1, getting late) Black-capped Chickadee (40+) Tufted Titmouse (50+) Red-breasted Nuthatch (4 or more) White-breasted Nuthatch (multiple) Brown Creeper (multiple) Carolina Wren House Wren (getting a bit late) Winter Wren (multiple) Golden-crowned Kinglet (30+++) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (250+++) Hermit Thrush (80+++) Wood Thrush (1, late) American Robin (lots) Gray Catbird (several) Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher (multiple) Cedar Waxwing (multiple) Orange-crowned Warbler (3 in n. end alone; 2 around wildflower meadow, 1 great hill) Nashville Warbler (2) Northern Parula (1) Cape May Warbler (first-fall) Black-throated Blue Warbler (female) Yellow-rumped Warbler (200+) Pine Warbler (at least 2, n. end) Palm Warbler (multiple) Blackpoll Warbler (1) Ovenbird (2) Northern Waterthrush (1, late) Common Yellowthroat (8+) Yellow-breasted Chat (1, Great Hill, s. side) Eastern Towhee (multiple) Chipping Sparrow (50+++) Field Sparrow (several) Vesper Sparrow (2, N. Meadow, n. & e. sides) Savannah Sparrow (several) "red" Fox Sparrow (several) Song Sparrow (multiple) Swamp Sparrow (8+) White-throated Sparrow (1,500+++) White-crowned Sparrow (multiple) Slate-colored Junco (400+++) Northern Cardinal (multiple) Indigo Bunting (2, a bit late) Red-winged Blackbird Rusty Blackbird (Loch) Common Grackle (not all that many for date) Brown-headed Cowbird (several noticed) Baltimore Oriole (1, first-fall male, n. woods) Purple Finch (120+ in first 2 hours of day) House Finch (several noticed) Pine Siskin (40+++, mainly first 2 hrs. of day) American Goldfinch (only modest numbers) Additionally noted, Red-throated Loon/Common Loon (flyovers), Pied- billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Black- crowned Night-Heron, Turkey Vulture, Canada Goose, Brant (a few small skeins), Wood Duck, Gadwall, American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal (reservoir), Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk (flyover), Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, American Coot, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black- backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, European Starling, & House Sparrow. 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/[email protected]/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/ --
