Mother's Day Sunday, 11 May, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
A Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, very uncommon in Central, was still being observed by many through at least 7:30 p.m. at Azalea Pond in the Ramble. It looked ready to get to a fishing area, & perhaps is by this hour... It was another very good birding day in the park, with well over 100 species noted, and at least a few apparently new arrivals, with Olive-sided Flycatchers in a few locations, and a Mourning Warbler report. Numbers of some species continued to be high, & among them Wilson;s Warbler, often among the less-common species, seemed common enough today; also in notable numbers for the shyness associated with the species on migration: Lincoln's Sparrow. Not seen all-too-often in Central, a Marsh Wren was spotted by Mike Freeman & also seen by myself & Ken Chaya, who got a quick photo, at the not-so-marshy wildflower meadow. Yet again a male Summer Tanager was seen, & a few Common Nighthawks as well. An Orange-crowned Warbler remained around the maintenance meadow. There were a few modest hatches of insects that pulled migrants down from the canopy, the phenomenon is often seen when it quickly warms as has happened the past 2 days, and may continue 1 more in this area. 5 or more Solitary Sandpipers have been noted as well as some Spotted Sandpipers. We are gearing up to a busier time for shorebird migration in the area.
There were a good variety of migrants also in Riverside Park (Manhattan) later in the day, and at least a few of them visited the "drip", however it seemed most did not. The drip is harder now to see into, but may yet be worth checking for those in that neighborhood.
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