The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Dunkirk airport in Chautauqua County, NY was lingering there to Friday 10/22, with many observers & photographers. On Thursday, 10/21 a Western Kingbird was found & photographed (G. Wilson) in Broome County, NY; it was also noted as having moved away from its’ initial perch, and may or may not have lingered at all nearby. One (of many) photos taken by that bird’s finder is included in the Macaulay Library archive, such as the one in this link: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/381447411
... Many readers of this list may be aware or if not, be interested in reading, that a Harris’s Sparrow has been seen in the southwestern part of Connecticut; details are updated on that state’s birding list-serve. With more & more sparrows continuing to arrive on many days lately, it is worth checking through all to see what may stand out as different, or simply newly-arrived. Keep in mind, for the location of that rarity in Connecticut, there'll be many non-birders using that area on a week-end as it is popular for many other reasons, in addition to the good bird potential. And, that CT Harris’s Sparrow is not the only in New England, another also (same-day) was continuing on private property in New Hampshire. Both of the latter have been well-documented. . . . New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan, Randall’s, and Governors Island[s] Thursday October 21st, and Friday, 22nd - A Vesper Sparrow was lingering at Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan into Friday; another of that species was reported at Central Park’s n. end also on Friday. At least one E. Meadowlark was lingering to Friday on Governors Island as previously in the vicinity of Fort Jay; two of the latter had been seen there on Thursday. The two lingering Rusty Blackbirds (showing their distinctive fall-winter plumage) were noted by many observers visiting at all hours of both days from Thursday as well as Friday (10/21-22) at The Pool in Central Park’s north end; those observers included some in groups led by several leaders on bird-walks for not-for-profit org’s., as well as many additional individual observers. White-crowned Sparrows also have continued to be found, with at least one in Central Park’s north end to Friday, and also one at the Hudson Yards green-spaces (far west side of Manhattan) on Thursday, plus some others in other locations including in northern Manhattan; there were at least 4 White-crowned Sparrows found on Governors Island on Thursday. On Thursday, 10/21, at least two Northern Waterthrush were still being seen, one at The Pond in Central Park’s s.-e. corner, and another at the small Washington Market park in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village area. Several Nashville Warblers were also lingering thru Friday, including a couple of them still in Central Park. A 1st-fall-plumaged Magnolia Warbler was well photo-documented (A. Lazarus) on Friday, 10/22, at Stuyvesant Cove Park (in newer plantings), next to the East River just south of E. 23rd Street, now a very much-lingering bird there, and getting a bit late for the species (although again, ‘rare’ December records exist for that & the preceding warbler species in N.Y. City and specifically also within Manhattan). A Black-throated Green Warbler was photo-documented (C. Weiner) at Governors Island for Thursday, 10/21. Several Black-and-white Warblers have lingered on in various locations, including a couple in Central Park to Friday, and Black-throated Blue Warblers and Ovenbirds were among other species still around to 10/22. Some others also were lingering into the late-week period around the county. For the 2 days of this report’s period, at least 15 species of Warblers were still being found, and some species were still in the moderate-multiple, such as Palm, Myrtle/Yellow-rumped, and Common Yellowthroat. A minimum of ten of those species were still around the county as of Friday and all but one of those were also seen within Central Park, with many of the species also showing in many other parks and smaller green-spaces, as well as some on the 2 outlying islands. As well as the lingering Green-winged Teal duo at Central Park’s ‘Pool', seen by many all-day on Friday, there are also ongoing American Coots, a Pied-billed Grebe, and typical waterfowl in the Central Park reservoir; other ongoing birds include multiple Wood Ducks and the growing no’s. of N. Shovelers, Gadwall, and Ruddy Ducks. There were still at least 2 Spotted Sandpipers lingering at the edges of Randall’s Island to Friday, also being seen in a very few locations in the county were Killdeer, and there are modest no’s. of Laughing Gulls continuing, with the best numbers now seeming to be on N.Y. Harbor, some often visible from the portions of N.Y. County facing that. Other ducks have been on the move, with some species starting to arrive in and near N.Y. County, such as Buffleheads, and more of some expected species may appear soon. Raptors showing in the skies around the county include Bald Eagle, late-ish Osprey, Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks, Merlin, and some others that are resident in the county. There have been ongoing Belted Kingfishers, as well as some Great Blue Herons and Black-crowned Night-Herons. Flights of loons lately have included some Red-throated Loons as well as the regular Common Loon sightings of mainly fly-overs (ongoing), & the former species could be sought in waters surrounding N.Y. County, in the days ahead. Fair numbers of Turkey Vultures have continued to migrate past the county. There are a variety of other less-common migrant species moving in this past week, some of which are not noted in this report, for reasons of safety and well-being of the birds. About 95 (wild-and-free) species of birds were found in the 2 days of this report in N.Y. County. . . . . With some warm sun continuing to give succor to lingering insect activity, a good variety of butterflies have turned up in the county, for the 2 days of this report; these have included the photographed Variegated Fritillary on Randall’s Island (A. Lazarus) on Thursday. Some Fiery Skippers, Common Buckeyes, and a few sightings of Gray Hairstreak[s] also part of the diversity still being seen, along with species such as American Lady, Red Admiral, and E. Comma, plus quite-late Zabulon Skippers, and now-regular Sachems, in addition to ongoing Monarch butterflies on their journey south by southwest to Mexico. These (excepting the fritillary) and several more species were all seen by multiple observers in the north end of Central Park to Friday, and some of the species were also appearing elsewhere. A good variety of some native and quite a lot of non-native/plated flowers are holding bloom, which in turn gives us some of the (observable) insect-diversity seen this late into the season. Good and quiet observing to all, 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/ --
