Wed., 22 April 2015 - Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) Also seen were Indigo Bunting, & Orchard Oriole. There were a modest number of other (newly-arrived) species additionally reported.
It also felt as though some birds had moved on, from Tuesday, with fewer of such as Pine & [Myrtle] Yellow-rumped Warblers, for example (however there were discrete clumps & bumps in migrant activity, and no doubt that there was some fresh arrival, as well as a bit of departure.) Several waterthrushes, of both species, were singing & seen in the n. end, from the Pool and Loch [a.k.a. Ravine] & also at times up away from water. A flight of loons (all presumed & apparently Common) was noticed before 7 a.m. from the NE edge of the N. Meadow ball-field area, with at least 15 moving thru in a short period, headed north. Good thoughts of watching the sky a while today as a couple of (rare-in-northeast) raptor species would be in the 'hoped- for' category, but in numbers, D.-c. Cormorant led that charge in the hours of watching... The Wood Thrush around the n. end were mostly quiet; Hermit Thrush a lot less numerous there than in recent days. A few Savannah Sparrows were in several areas north of the reservoir including near the compost area early on, but not noticed later on in the day. At least one White-crowned Sparrow was noted (word-of-mouth) in the n. end, but I was unable to find. Not a fall-out but there were some White- throated Sparrows out in city 'street' areas, where a few plantings gave enough shelter, & these, like many within the parks have been giving a lot of full song the last week or more. At Riverside Park in the 100-120 St. sections, I've also seen a number of the most-common recent migrants, on more casual visits, in the past few days. Trees & shrubs there, as in every spring, are a bit slower to leaf out than those in Central & some other parks, likely due to the nearness of the Hudson river & also greater exposure to winds, & that may affect how birds come in & linger, or not, in early weeks of each spring. About departures, did anyone note NYC's (Bryant Park) Chuck-will's- widow past Sunday the 19th? good birding, Tom Fiore Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
