Note that the Brooklyn (Kings County, NY) Anhinga had left Prospect Park’s Lake (island) and also appeared to depart Brooklyn’s air-space by about 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10th - with no documented sightings for elsewhere in that county or other areas of N.Y. City. - - - The Black-necked Stilt seen by many at Oceanside (Marine Nature Study Area), Nassau County, NY on *May 10th* was continuing there to at least mid-late afternoon of Wednesday.
———— New York County, N.Y. City, including Manhattan - with Central Park - and Randall’s and Governors Island[s] On into Thursday, May 11th: This Thursday is about as ‘bird-y’ as it’s been on diversity of species, and with more fresh arrival, there are good chances of some of the less-common migrants coming through. Much of the flight had taken place overnight, but in some parts of the county, esp. western-northern, some a.m. flight was ongoing into the first-light (which, incidentally is now pre-5 a.m. D.S.T.) Common Nighthawks were continuing to be seen, including the sightings of some found perched in daylight (and on to Thurs., 5/11) by keen and quiet observers. Bobolinks are among the many species that have been passing thru this entire week, with some at least briefly lingering, but more so simply flying on. Cliff Swallows are ongoing for Randall’s Island, and some others also have been seen on passage (into 5/11). The Kentucky Warbler of Monday, May 8th at Central Park has had confirmations for the at-least 4 observers who on that day, reported just over 100 species from within that one park (in case anyone wonders, group-tallies of more than 150 species in one day in the month of May have occurred at Central Park in the past, although the conditions in past events - years ago, were spectacular fall-outs of a kind that actually helps define the phrase, unlike the sometimes overused same phrase); the group birding Central Park on the 8th managed a total of at least 26 warbler species on the day, a good number of those also well-photographed. On Thursday morning (5/11) Central Park already had at least 25 warbler species, including Mourning Warbler (singing). Some observers were finding nearly 20 warbler species at a go on Thurs. morning, and sightings of one-dozen or more warblers in shorter outings were very regular by multiple watchers. A good number of the northern/boreal-habitat breeding species of migrants have been showing and passing thru; among warblers these include of course Blackpoll, and Bay-breasted, Tennessee, Cape May, Wilson’s, and others in numbers, in addition to the noted Mourning. Also still passing and getting very-slightly late are Palm and Pine Warblers in low numbers. It’s been an esp. nice morning (on 5/11) for Bay-breasted Warblers, with males and females both, and easily into the good double-digits for the county. There is a (5/11) *report* for Yellow-breasted Chat, and we will add more if confirmed. Not quite ‘boreal’ but also still around are multiple Summer Tanagers (in Central Park alone, at least 3 individuals for Thursday, 5/11) and many Scarlet Tanagers; also good numbers of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and more and more of Baltimore Orioles (with young males and females increased) as well as more Orchard Orioles, and Indigo Buntings. Flycatcher diversity is increased with the Olive-sided Flycatcher, Willow-Alder types, and certainly many Great Crested, and Least Flycatchers, and some Acadians already having passed thru, plus E. Kinngbirds, E. Wood-Pewees, and some E. Phoebes as well. Many thrushes are also ongoing / passing including the ones that breed (Wood) in the county, as well as Swainson’s and Gray-cheeked - and many Veery showing in all sorts of green-spaces. It’s starting to get slightly-late here for Hermit Thrush, although that species (rarely) has stuck around into June (with no breeding activity). All of the parks and greenspaces in the county are sure to have at least some migrants and all of the larger such spaces have been getting very good variety, indeed some of the less-birded (and a few rarely-birded) greenspaces may hold that ultra-mega-rare migrant species - it’s happened many times, with keen observation, over the decades… Good birding 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/ --