Yes, it’s rather extra-limital - a Northern Lapwing has appeared on the extreme northeast of Nova Scotia (Atlantic Canada), where it’s already been seen by many. Just another (& of course, rather distinctively-plumaged!) species to keep on the ‘radar’ for a possible NY appearance. The Nova Scotia bird was lingering & may well stay in place for some time. However, for a discovery that is just... - have a look: https://ebird.org/checklist/S75377945 <https://ebird.org/checklist/S75377945> - all right & now for the potential-pertinence to N.Y. state… this report regards a species-subspecies that is an austral migrant in South America (It may well deserve the name Chilean Elaenia) and we very recently had such an austral migrant far-from-‘home’ here in N.Y. state, the Fork-tailed Flycatcher of Ulster County, NY. But if a ‘Chilean' (or, White-crested) Elaenia can turn up in North Dakota (see the link above), well … (Can’t figure out some really ‘odd’ bird in the field? - try & photo or video it, if possible - and take some notes, as well.)
Rather closer to N.Y., it’s worth noting that among vagrant-rarities documented just in the last few days in the state of Connecticut have been Bell’s Vireo & Townsend’s Warbler, and, although a bit less unexpected in this current era, also a Barnacle Goose - & there are some signs that any number of other more-western, & even more far-flung unexpected vagrants could show in the east - as some already have including in N.Y. state. Typically November is a month in which a lot of unusual birds may turn up far out-of-range, & to some extent also out-of-typical date-ranges. The Great Crested Flycatcher noted (with no comment at all) to this list the other day in a list of other migrants may have received some scrutiny - as it ought to have, given that from about mid-October and onward into late autumn, other species of Myiarchus [genus] flycatcher are actually MORE likely than a Great Crested will be. (that said, there are some scant documented records for even-later Great Cresteds in the region.) Virtually any flycatcher seen from now into the middle of spring ought to be closely-observed, & triple-checked (as well as photographed if possible) if it is not certain that it is an E. Phoebe - meaning any& all flycatchers of all species besides the latter. ... Monday, Oct. 19 thru Friday, Oct. 23 - a Summer Tanager was first photographed (T. Plowman) in Central Park (N.Y. City) on 10/19, near the compost area in the park’s n. end; what was very likely the same individual was then seen & photo’d. by another observer on 10/23, a very short distance to the west (essentially, just across the park’s E. Drive, and a few yards south, at the flower plantings on a small knoll that overlooks the n.-e. end of the N. Meadow sports-field, the portion along the E. Drive, that is. This is all in Central’s northeastern quadrant. (and … for those unaware, Summer, although much more scarce in the region -overall- than Scarlet, is actually the more “likely” of these 2 tanager species to turn up in late-fall and even, occasionally, into winter in N.Y. and the region, relative to Scarlet, in the colder seasons. And then there is the possibility for a less-expected tanager species, so it’s worth a 2nd, then 3rd look at any tanager or really any bird that seems to not quite ‘fit’ at this season and onward into the spring. (there are also rarer records of Scarlet Tanager in early winter, occasionally found on a C.B.C., but again - very rarely.) ... New York County, including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, & Governors Island (all in N.Y. City) Thursday, Oct. 22 through Monday, Oct. 26th - Highlights include- BLACK SCOTER, N. Pintail (including a migrating flock of 115 seen from n. Manhattan), Hooded Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, [American] Green-winged Teal, & other waterfowl, SANDERLING (migrating flock), Spotted Sandpiper, American Woodcock, Forster’s Tern, Red-throated Loon, Green Heron, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Black Vulture, Broad-winged Hawk - and eleven other diurnal & nocturnal birds of prey species, Red-headed Woodpecker, White-eyed Vireo, Marsh Wren, Eastern Bluebird (seen in at least 4 separate Manhattan parks), American Pipit, Vesper Sparrow (in at least 3 separate locations - on the 3 larger islands of the county), [Red] Fox Sparrow, E. Meadowlark, SUMMER TANAGER, & a minimum of 19 American Warbler species (a majority if not all of the species photographed in some of their many locations including Orange-crowned Warbler), plus ongoing strong flights of Purple Finch and in particular, Pine Siskin - plus many, many more birds - all of which were of interest, and for some, particular excitement on seeing. (A full list of species is at the end of this report.) ... Thursday, 10/22 - Yet another day in the previous week in which fog-low clouds, some drizzle, mist, etc. was seen esp. in the ‘wee’ hours before daybreak & also during some of the morning, with (yet again) quite a range of variable visibilities, according to precise location[s]. This IS a waterfront, estuary/harbor-bay-& ocean adjacent city we’re dealing with! The winds (such as there were) had a component off the saltier waters, that meant from the S/SE in general… with at least some influences from other directions of the compass… what weather-people may refer to as “variable winds”, and then some hints of sun, & ‘rare’ blue sky too, at times in the p.m. hours. Temp’s also remained mild as they had been most of last week in the area. I ventured to try a ‘patch’ of park (mostly sort of edge-area in a sense) which had been reported-on by an experienced birder residing not far away (K. Fung) on several occasions just prior, some trees on the east edge of Riverside Park & in the mid-100’s area, with a few even-more specific spots there to try… some (or for me, a lot) of this being done by walking the west side of Riverside Drive, a very leafy-canopied area with some truly old trees, a mix of excellent deciduous species (good for birds) as well as some trees less-productive (usually) for fall bird-seeking, & (inside the park by a few yards) some more recent (less than 75 years old) vintage White Pines and assorted other shrubbery, wildflowers still somewhat in bloom &/or gone to seed, etc. - anyhow, of the birds, the particular group that I was ‘after’ in this instance were all warblers, with some variety having been found esp. in just a 2-linear-city-block distance in a number of ‘active’ trees… with a compnent of Y.-b. Sapsuckers also in same vicinity, doing much sap-well drilling & such. My tally for nearly standing in one place (ok, 30-40 yards of linear movement) in 2 hours - some of these trees are BIG & tall, and still contain many thousands of leaves per tree - was 10 warbler species, then I added 4 additional warbler species in the next 2 hrs. by moving on still along Riverside, up to around the vicinity of Grant’s Tomb (national monument) which is north of W. 120th Street. So 14 warblers found in about 4-5 hrs. of dedicated search for (mostly) that group of birds… of course, also finding other associated migrants, winterers, or residents, as well in the doing. Such as, both nuthatch species, both kinglet species, numbers of Am. Goldfinch & some Pine Siskins, Cedar Waxwings, American Robins, & so on. Native sparrows were in relatively more scant supply, but then I was not combing the understory patches as much, nor all of the many lawn areas (which are often less ‘disturbed’ each day by human or canine activities than in the “a million dogs & humans a day” Central Park just a mile away, for contrast. None of the warblers seen were very “late”, although a few are by now scant in overall no’s. and of course the peak of migrant warbler diversity is now well past, in the region. Some additional species that were found, by others, in many other parks (aside from that stretch of Riverside) added to a day’s tally for just Manhattan island of at least 17 American warbler species. .. Friday, 10/23 - While seeming rather-similar in weather to several preceding days in the region, with no strong front (‘warm' or ‘cold') pushing through, in N.Y. City, there was in any event a lot of migration and movement that happened during daylight hours, esp. through all of the morning. It’s possible that this was the day of strongest flight so far for Pine Siskin, in & over Manhattan - with likely quadruple-digit numbers of them realized in a many-hours-long flight - that as seen from the n.w. part of Manhattan, in a location with good views up & down along the Hudson river, & to some (more-limited) extent also out to the east. Addiditional to the Siskin flight, other finches moving included America Goldfinch and Purple Finch, with fairly high no’s. esp. of the former that also were going across towards New Jersey. Direction of flight for a lot of these finches was roughly SSW to WSW (at that one location). And then also there were American Robins moving in the multi-thousands (many of those flocks from 300 to perhaps 800+ feet above-mean-river-level) and fairly high numbers (in the multi-hundreds, at least) of Cedar Waxwing as well. In addition to these were a lot of assorted other passerines, including many sparrows, although the ongoing flights of those seemed to slow as the fog started to clear a bit more, by the after-9 a.m. hour. In a more generalized sense, Black-capped Chickadee also continued their ongoing influx and passage, with many hundreds seen along the Hudson & nearby, in 8 hours total & from the northernmost point in Manhattan to near the midtown area (later on). Tufted Titmouse also have been on the move, but in the larger and longer look, beyond some particular parks, it seems (to me and some others birding multiple areapuat so many are reporting some of the same birds from there, & sometimes from the same specific locations & ‘sub-locations’. Over all of New York County, a somewhat different picture can emerge, applied to these Parids in particular (the family of all Tits, which is the base common name in most of the world, and to which chickadees & titmice are members-of), but also applying often to other groups of birds as well. One perhaps-obvious example, one who only-ever birds in Central Park may see Savannah Sparrow as near rare (in Manhattan, or in the city) and yet those often visiting locations such as Randall’s Island or Governors Island may form a very different assessment of that sparrow species in New York County. A fairly-late Green Heron was photographed at Randall’s Island (C. Jones); & also seen by others on the day were ongoing Yellow-crowned, as well as Black-crowned Night-Herons; Great Blue Heron is also a regular at this location (and may winter in low no’s.) Out at Governors Island, at least one Forster’s Tern (a.k.a. “Uncle Fester’s Tern", a shout-out pre-Halloween to Chas. Addams - thanks B. Cacace) was seen, following on recent sightings of that tern sp. in the upper N.Y. Harbor including in New York County waters recently. And also on Governors Island, a Vesper Sparrow was well-described, possibly lingering there, & along with a good variety of other migrants &/or longer-term visitors of the season. There was a good migratory movement of Double-crested Cormorants, in particular along the Hudson River but also seen elsewhere, this a trend of recent days, but esp. evident in N.Y. County this day. Fish Crows were seen on the move (at least, locally moving) at Governors Island. .. Sat., 10/24 - A potentially ‘transitional’ weather day, but with still light wind from the night prior, some fog, no definitive cold-front pushing fully through until (mid) daytime hours. Nonetheless as with other recent days & nights, there was migration around the area, albeit less than what the following day brought. Despite some exodus of numbers of some migrant species, there were still a good many lingering neo-tropical-wintering species, adding up species found all around the county. Flyover Common Loons were seen by a number of reliable obs. in the morning hours. Morning-flights of other species included (amongst others) Pine Siskins, Purple Finches, Yellow-rumped Warblers, American Robins, Blue Jays, Common Grackles, and again as in a number of recent days, American Crows on the move. A minimum of 15 (that’s fifteen) Laughing Gulls were seen on the Central Park reservoir in the morning, and other birds there & elsewhere in Central included a late Spotted Sandpiper, 4 Green-winged Teal, a Pied-billed Grebe, at least several American Coots, and the growing numbers of N. Shovelers & Ruddy Ducks. Wood Ducks are also continuing, in a few locations in Central Park (and other waterfowl are likely to be showing up soon). Multiple Yellow-billed Cuckoos appeared in at least 4 locations, & there was also 1 report of a Black-billed. The Pine Siskin ‘invasion’ continued, and there are also good numbers of American Goldfinch plus a fresh influx of Purple Finches. And not to be forgotten, the Red-breasted Nuthatches are also still pushing through, even as some may have settled in at some prime feeding areas in the region. A substantial flock (250+) of Cedar Waxwings was seen in flight as well as stopping to feed along the greenway trail s. of Dyckman St. on the Hudson river in northern Manhattan, & a number of warblers, featuring Blackpolls in the multiple, as well as Nashville, also were seen along there. A Red-headed Woodpecker (1st-year plumage) was found moving thru a part of Riverside Park, north of 122 Street; this species ought to be sought-out in many potential locations in Manhattan. For all of N.Y. County, at least 17 American Warbler species were still found on the day, & of those, at least a dozen species were in Central Park on the day, as seen by many dozens of observers all around the park. Locations in lower Manhattan, including in smaller parks & greenspaces were also again productive of warblers & other migrants. Several White-eyed Vireos have been showing in Manhattan for the past week or so, and at least one was seen & also photographed at a ‘private’ (area residents only, as a rule) park, for 10/24. That vireo species is the one (& only) of our 6 ‘regular' vireo sp. that has successfully over-wintered in N.Y. City on multiple occasions (& they do so much more-regularly at, for example, Cape May, N.J.) … As for rarer vireos that can ‘stray' here, some readers will know that a Bell’s Vireo has been showing in one location near the Connecticut shore, with many observers of that state & regionally-rare species there - that latter is a species for which there is a Central Park record. The fact that on this day, many thousands of Pine Siskins were seen on diurnal migration through N.Y. City (& beyond), yet that’s barely rating much mention in birding circles, is testament to how regular that species had already become in the area this month. But still, many many observers, in scores & scores of locations, are now able to tally double-digit numbers of Siskins just in some local ‘patch’, feeding - not to mention the greater numbers seen on the move, in select locations. And we are just getting to the time of year when the ‘winter finches’ may really start big pushes, if this autumn goes in the way some past ‘finch-years’ have. The evidence from points-north & also west is good... .. Sun., 10/25 - A tremendous migration from Saturday evening on into Sunday - widespread in geographic scope and in variety of species on the move, as well as in sheer numbers of birds. Temperatures bottomed in the mid-40’s right in the city-center, with colder temp’s on the outskirts & to the north and winds were much more from the NE, then east. That’s often a fairly good sign for a big migration in N.Y. County, with fair-weather at night, in the fall. And big migration was indeed what was seen! You KNOW there was a good migration event when you hear of a number of birders being out for 8, 9, ten, 11 or even more hours! (and for those who had just an hour or less, it was still an active day, 'birds all around!') A great influx (& passage) of sparrows, many species increasing by factors of ten to 20x. A Vesper Sparrow was seen on Governors Island, perhaps a lingering individual there, and another was photographed at Randall’s Island, where a Common Raven was also noted. The 2nd (of the season) arrivals of [Red] Fox Sparrow also occurred. And, Vesper Sparrow also was found (again) at Inwood Hill Park (J. DiCostanzo et al) & perhaps on all the freshly-arrived & arriving migrants, this latter was a new arrival (one or more had been found in that park earlier this month). A female-plumaged N. Pintail appeared (again) at The Pool, in Central Park’s n.-w. quadrant. Is it the same individual that hundreds came to see earlier this fall? … Maybe a ‘new’ individual - given that, from a sky-watch location at Inwood Hill Park, at least 115 (yep, that’s one-hundred-and-fifteen) fly-over N. Pintail (in several groups) were observed by 5 keen & sharp-eyed birders; the same group of five birders also noting 2 or 3 Red-breasted Mergansers as fly-overs, and a couple of Green-winged Teal. The more-widely seen big movement of [Atlantic, unless proven otherwise] Brant were also in great evidence, with that Inwood group observing well over 2,400 pass. Good numbers of Brant were seen by many all around the county, and for some observers, a not-that-regular sighting. Some of the Inwood birders on the morning sky-watch also noted 8 fly-over Common Loons, and 1 in one of the groups got others on to an E. Meadowlark coming in from the south & landing at the Dyckman fields, and an American Pipit was pointed out as well, seen / heard by all in the same location. Additional Am. Pipits were noted in flight elsewhere in the county, as well. And then there were the group that got on a flock of 35 Sanderling - a rare sighting in, or from, N.Y. County - this was a fly-by flock, ID’d by a veteran birder, J. DiCostanzo, with others also present on-scene for that. A Hooded Merganser was also a part of this latter group’s sightings at Inwood Hill Park, & BLACK SCOTER was seen by the former group, & was photo’d. in flight - this is quite a rare sighting within N.Y. County. Also seen were several fly-over Red-throated Loons. A Marsh Wren was also found (again) at Inwood Hill Park. 2 American Woodcock were seen at Governors Island. Black Vulture was a fly-by seen from Inwood Hill Park by several observers, as were a number of Turkey Vultures & a good selection of diurnal raptors. Of E. Bluebirds - one at Ft. Tryon Park & another over Riverside Park (north sector), while more were additionally noted in several locations (& some just might stick for a day or three…) including in Central Park, and as seen from Riverbank State Park (near W. 137-145 Sts. along the Hudson river) and elsewhere, including even from a rooftop near Riverside Drive. A minimum of 19 American Warbler species were seen all around the county, a lot for this date, & many of the species were photographed in multiple areas, among them several Orange-crowned Warblers, which are also being seen in the region in a lot of locations. (The species to double-check for ID in that regard, now, is Tennessee, which had been moving fairly late in recent days around the region, but which ‘should’ be falling off as most will be on the way south, as Orange-crowned become a greater possibility all the way through fall, and sometimes into winter too.) ... Monday, 10/26 - The foggy-drizzly southeast-winds weather continued, with a slightly milder trend in temperatures. Many birds were able to take off early Sunday eve. and move on at least some short distance south & west, but there also were a great number of birds that remained in the same areas, or at least, within the county. And there was a bit of evidence of additional arrival, with (in particular) some of the waterfowl around the county. Some of the waterfowl & other waterbirds seen Monday included: Canada Goose, [Atlantic] Brant, Green-winged Teal (minimum of ten in Central Park, with 6 on the Lake at one point, early, & 4 on the center parts of the reservoir there, later), N. Pintail (one continuing at The Pool in female-plumage), Wood Duck (minimum of 12, scattered across Central Park including 6 on the reservoir quite early, but not detected later in less-visibility, & on at least 3 other waterbodies there), Gadwall (widespread), Mallard, American Black Duck, N. Shoveler (minimum of 150, scattered about esp. in Central Park), Bufflehead (at least 14, with up to 6 on the C.P. reservoir, others on the E. River in various areas), Hooded Merganser (8 on the C.P. reservoir, & not all gathered in one flock at all), Red-breasted Merganser (2 noted on the E. River north of 96th St.), Pied-billed Grebe (1 continuing at the C.P. reservoir), American Coot (at least 4, 2 of those at the W. Harlem piers area, and 2 lingering at C.P. reservoir, one of which is often semi-hidden in shoreline vegetation), Double-crested Cormorant (fairly numerous), as well as Great Blue & Black-crowned Night-Herons, & a some Killdeer. [N.B., I spent 4 of the 9+ hrs. on the day working the reservoir area in Central Park, with visits to various other locations by city-bicycle (as is usual in wanderings).] A Vesper Sparrow was reported at the n.-w. fields on Randall’s Island quite late in the day. More White-crowned Sparrows were being found, along with the great many of multiple other more common sparrows, a lot of which likely arrived on Sunday’s great wave of new arrivals, although some birds also were showing up on Monday that may not have spent a full night in the county. While some observers ‘flocked’ to a couple of E. Bluebirds lingering in one location at Central Park, others were also about in Manhattan, just as on the previous day. Knowing the call of these and of any & all birds is useful in locating many species, whether in flight, sitting still, or some combo. of those. Among the at least 17 species of warblers still present in N.Y. County on Monday were several Orange-crowned, again in multiple locations, one of them again in Central Park, while some were in both northern, as well as lower, Manhattan. A lightly-annotated list of some of the species recorded for the 5 days of Oct. 22 thru 26th, in N.Y. County - Canada Goose [Atlantic] Brant (great fresh arrival flights observed) Wood Duck (slight increase) Gadwall (rather widespread) American Black Duck (increased, this species is esp. regular along the river-edges) Mallard (near-abundant city residents) Northern Shoveler (increased) Northern Pintail (one-hundred-and-fifteen, in flight, from Inwood Hill Park, 10/25 - multiple observers) Green-winged Teal (multiple) Bufflehead (multiple) Hooded Merganser (multiple) Red-breasted Merganser (few, appearing as in-flight migrants on 10/25, & arriving in the area as well) BLACK SCOTER (see notes for 10/25; the bird seen then was photographed in flight) Ruddy Duck (slight increase) - Common Loon (multiple; flyovers) Red-throated Loon (fly-overs - at least seen on 10/25 from Inwood Hill Park; multipe observers) Pied-billed Grebe (reservoir in Central Park) Double-crested Cormorant (some large flights observed & also multiple locations for lingering birds) Great Blue Heron (multiple) Green Heron (photographed at Randall’s Island, 10/23) Black-crowned Night-Heron (multiple) Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (at least several, into this report’s period) Black Vulture (as is most-regular, seen from northern Manhattan, scanning to the west & northwest) Turkey Vulture (multiple) - Osprey (getting a bit late) Bald Eagle (multiple) Northern Harrier (at least several, fly-overs) Sharp-shinned Hawk (multiple) Cooper's Hawk (multiple) Red-shouldered Hawk (multiple) Broad-winged Hawk (1 late-ish report) Red-tailed Hawk - American Coot (multiple) Killdeer (multiple) Spotted Sandpiper (late, but not unprecedented, 10/25) SANDERLING (migrating flock seen on 10/25) American Woodcock - Laughing Gull (large movements on the harbor, less so farther ‘inland’) Ring-billed Gull [American] Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Forster's Tern (from Governors Island) - ['feral'] Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove American Kestrel (regular city residents) Merlin Peregrine Falcon (regular city residents) Black-billed Cuckoo (1 reported) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (multiple) Northern Saw-whet Owl (no locations given) Barred Owl (that bird that 10,000+ have now seen this month) E. Screech-Owl (a Manhattan resident) Belted Kingfisher (in multiple locations) - Red-headed Woodpecker (first-year bird at Riverside Park, 10/24) Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (in multiple locations) Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker (uncommon in the county) Yellow-shafted Flicker (in multiple locations) - Eastern Wood-Pewee (now scarce to unexpected) Eastern Phoebe (in multiple locations) Great Crested Flycatcher (1 report, with apparently few notes) - White-eyed Vireo (several reports, and one individual photo’d.) Blue-headed Vireo (in multiple locations) Red-eyed Vireo (last seen -perhaps- on 10/23 in Manhattan) Blue Jay (near-common, some still in apparent diurnal movements) Common Raven American Crow (large no’s. on the move in addition to ‘local' birds) Fish Crow Black-capped Chickadee (becoming near-common in many areas) Tufted Titmouse (still on the move, & common in some locations) Red-breasted Nuthatch (still moving, as well as many lingering) White-breasted Nuthatch (also moving, some increases noted) Brown Creeper (in multiple locations) - Carolina Wren (in multiple locations) House Wren (scarce now - ID with some ‘caution' thru late fall) Winter Wren (in multiple locations) Marsh Wren (to at least 10/25, at Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan) - Golden-crowned Kinglet (in multiple locations) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (still very numerous in multiple locations) Eastern Bluebird (up to 15 passed thru, quite posibly more, on 10/25, & 6+ still in Manhattan on 10/26) Gray-cheeked Thrush (to at least 10/24, Central Park) Swainson's Thrush (very scant now) Hermit Thrush (the ‘default’ brown-backed thrush species of late autumn & all of winter, in the region) Wood Thrush (at least to 10/23, Central Park) American Robin (large flights on several days; also common & widespread throughout) - Gray Catbird (still somewhat numerous, but fewer than in previous weeks) Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher (now, just some possibly setting up to winter over) European Starling (ubiquitous & a potential pest species for disturbing truly native species) House Sparrow (ubiquitous & a potential pest species for disturbing truly native species) American Pipit (still being seen to at least 10/25) Cedar Waxwing (some fairly large flocks continue to move through, & also in some feeding-locations) - SUMMER Tanager (photographed again in Central Park’s n.e. quadrant on 10/23) Scarlet Tanager (reports, some w/photos, some not, and see above species also) - Eastern Towhee (not yet scarce) Chipping Sparrow (now numerous) Field Sparrow (modest no’s. lately) Vesper Sparrow (multiple sightings & locations!) Savannah Sparrow (many, in the most-select habitat patches) [Red] Fox Sparrow (arrivals again as of 10/25 & also found on 10/26; still scant) Song Sparrow (many, in the most-select habitat patches) Lincoln's Sparrow (some continuing thru this report’s period) Swamp Sparrow (many, in the most-select habitat patches) White-throated Sparrow (very numerous - as is typical by this date) White-crowned Sparrow (in multiple locations) Slate-colored Junco (big arrivals, and now rather common) - Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak (a very few lingered thru this report’s period) Red-winged Blackbird (m odest to fairly large movements) Eastern Meadowlark (to at least 10/25) Rusty Blackbird (lingering at Central Park thru all of this report’s period) Common Grackle (large movements) Brown-headed Cowbird (large no’s., but far fewer than the preceding sp.) Baltimore Oriole (several into this report’s period) - Tennessee Warbler (to at least 10/25) Orange-crowned Warbler (multiple sightings and locations) Nashville Warbler (multiple, thru the report-period) Northern Parula (multiple, thru the report-period) Yellow Warbler (several still present at least thru 10/25) Magnolia Warbler (several, thru the report-period) Cape May Warbler (several, thru the report-period) Black-throated Blue Warbler (multiple, thru the report-period) Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler (fairly common in many areas) Black-throated Green Warbler (several, thru the report-period) Pine Warbler (several, thru the report-period) Palm Warbler (still very numerous thru 10/26, i.e., 30+ on just one lawn in Central Park) Blackpoll Warbler (several, thru the report-period) Black-and-white Warbler (several, thru the report-period) American Redstart (still present at least thru 10/25) Ovenbird (multiple, thru the report-period) Northern Waterthrush (several, thru the report-period - in at least 2 larger parks) Common Yellowthroat (multiple, thru the report-period) Wilson's Warbler (one at least to 10/23, Central Park) - Purple Finch (many sightings, and not-uncommon fly-over migrants) House Finch (numerous and regular in the county) Pine Siskin (near-abundant for this species in the county, with hundreds per day present, plus further ongoing migratory/irruptive flights) American Goldfinch (numerous, also in migratory flights) - …other finch species, and some other migrant birds were also noted by some, & may be potentially documented in coming days/months) and almost-certainly at least a few additional species were noted, in particular in the great migration-days, culminating with Sunday 10/25) — Although becoming less & less easy to find diversity, there were still some butterflies of note around in this report’s period. Last Saturday, a Fiery Skipper, as well as Cloudless Sulphur, were each seen as well as ongoing Common Buckeye, in Central Park. With various other species these made for more than a dozen butterfly species in the county - and likely the most would be possible at Governors Island, as certain butterfly species occur there somewhat regularly which are extremely difficult to find at any other site in the county. However it also is typical that at the start of November, butterflies, along with many other (adult) insects become tougher to find in N.Y. City, at least in any high diversity, the more so with onset of colder weather. - - - - - "This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.” - Teddy Roosevelt (26th president of the U.S.A.) "If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Frederick Douglass (1818-1895; U.S. statesman, orator, writer) Good birding to all - and thanks to the many who also keep the birds’ best interests at heart when out in the field - and limit any possible disturbances to the birds’ requirements for food, shelter, & safety, including for the many migrants a safe passage on their often long journeys. Tom Fiore, manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
