Monday, 19 October, 2009 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
It seemed a lot more departure took place here Sunday night than
arrival, yet despite that a great number of birds either lingered and/
or some freshly arrived were seen. An E. Meadowlark was on the knoll
north of the N. Meadow ballfields early but did not stay in view or
had moved on later in the day, while a few ducks came in, such as
Bufflehead, and an increase in Ruddy Duck, roughly doubling in numbers
at the reservoir, plus a flight of raptors (discerned in clear blue
skies) including at least a few N. Harriers, & Sharp-shinned,
Cooper's, Red-shouldered, & Red-tailed (migrants, that is) Hawks, plus
a Merlin, along with Turkey Vulture & 'local' kestrel & peregrine. I
spent 8 hours in Central (all morning, & early afternoon) with the
return of the sun.
Continuing but somewhat diminished numbers of E. Phoebe, N. Flicker,
Y.-b. Sapsucker, Winter Wren, both Kinglets (almost equal Rubys &
Goldens in many sectiions), Hermit Thrush (& at least several
Swainson's, Gray-cheeked & Wood Thrush[es], American Robin, Cedar
Waxwing, & Sparrows dominated by White-throated with Chipping still in
good numbers, plus some White-crowned & a Lincoln's or three along
with others as seen recently, including D.-e. Junco & a lesser number
of warblers, primarily Palm, Myrtle/Yellow-rumped, & Common
Yellowthroat the only ones in any number plus at least 5 additionals:
N. Parula, Nashville, Magnolia, American Redstart, & Ovenbird (and a
few that "got away"). Plenty of other migrants are also around!
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A Lark Sparrow lingered in Brooklyn's Prospect Park:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/btblue/message/2319
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/btblue/message/2320
http://peters-prospect-bird-sightings.blogspot.com/ - note that I'll
have to dig into my own records for Prospect Park, as there was
another Lark Sparrow record in the mid-1990's there, a bird that I had
found and which a number of the Brooklyn regulars also got to see at
that time.
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THREE Pink-footed Geese, Maine - location change 10/18
but BACK at Thornhurst Farms, N. Yarmouth as of Mon./19: **
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MAIN.html#1255986172
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MAIN.html#1255965375
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MAIN.html#1255913035
** If anyone wonders why so many updates on a trio of geese being seen
in (southern) Maine, an occurrence of 3 of these is remarkable for
anywhere on the North American continent, and the location is within a
day's drive or less for some folks in NY. Obviously it would be
wonderful if the species reappears in our state again. Some believe
this species may be increasing a bit in population and perhaps
expanding it's European range as well.
Good birding,
Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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