Central Park, N.Y. City (& also Manhattan & Randall’s Island, all in New York County) -
Yet another Connecticut Warbler for Central Park & N.Y. County, this one lingering, but tough to see, near the Wildflower Meadow, in the park’s n. end, first discovered on Sunday, 9/20 & still present Mon., 9/21. No success at photos, for the folks I know of trying including myself, but the bird was seen well enough in its occasional walks out from very thick vegetation, near the e. edge of the meadow, the thicker parts of which are fenced-off. The most numerous warbler species in Central Park on Monday, 9/21 was Magnolia Warbler, from observers all through the park. Altogether, at least 22 American Warbler species were found in Central Park into Monday, 9/21, including the above. Among the more numerous warblers around the county for Monday was Common Yellowthroat, which is rather typical for about this date. More than 400 Blue Jays were seen in migration from first-light thru about 10 a.m. along the Hudson river / Riverside Park north; high numbers were also noted from many points around Manhattan in the morning, including in morning flight, all headed SW. Once again, a White-eyed Vireo has been seen & photo’d in Central Park, this time at the Loch in the park’s n. end, on Mon. 9/21 with multiple observers. (That species is normally the least-common of the 6 ‘regular’/annual vireo spp. of the region, in this park - and this fall in particular, Philadelphia Vireo has been notably more-widely seen, not just in N.Y. County but region-wide, with far more documented sightings than average for a ‘fall’ season.) Golden-crowned Kinglets have been found as singles, doubles, and in 1 instance, 4 at a time, in N.Y. County, with several seen in Central Park into Mon., 9/21, two within the Pinetum areas, both east & west portions. The same areas have had Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers since Sat., 9/20, & a number of other Cenral Park & other Manhattan locations had Y.-b. Sapsucker at least starting by Saturday, 9/20. Brown Creeper also has been seen in multiple locations in Manhattan with several in Central Park, including in the Ramble and elsewhere, into Mon., 9/21. Similarly for Winter Wren; these last 4 species noted all moving into N.Y. City over this past weekend, if not a bit earlier, and seen in a number of locations around the region as well (outside of any breeding areas). Although still passing, the flow of Chimney Swifts, and also diurnal-migrating raptors, slowed significantly Monday in Manhattan, although some of the former were seen in the morning, working south-by-southwest, & fairly high. Also detected as migrants were Ospreys, Bald Eagles (at least several), Sharp-shinned Hawks (multiple), American Kestrels, & Merlin; all 9/21 sightings. But overall, the entire flow of migration was strongest before midnight of the 21st, that is, thru late Sunday night (9/20) and notably less than what was observed on the weekend’s mornings & days. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have continued to be fairly numerous, esp. in the more wooded areas of several larger parks. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron & Savannah Sparrows were among the ongoing species at Randall’s Island, Monday, 9/21. Thanks again to the hundred+ observers who were out & about esp. on the busy-birding weekend all through the region. 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/[email protected]/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/ --
