New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s and Governors Island[s] Monday, M.L. King Day, 1/17 - Two Western Tanagers each continued in their respective areas of Manhattan, per the most-recent prior reports to this list. Showing off of Manhattan mostly along the Hudson river were at least several Common Goldeneye, of which some more were also found from Governors Island, again with scanning the waters. Two drake Lesser Scaup came to visit ‘The Pool’ in Central Park, along with a long-staying hen Green-winged Teal. Some highlights from Randall’s Island included an ongoing Glaucous Gull, as well as the long-staying adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, and the reappearance of additional Killdeer (a minimum of 6), plus a lingering American Pipit as well as Orange-crowned Warbler; lingering waterfowl included Snow Goose, with many [Atlantic] Brant and Canada Geese, both of the latter perhaps still increasing in numbers. Among ducks seen there were a few (distant) Common Goldeneye and a (not distant) pair of N. Pintails, as well as other more-regular species. Highlights from Governors Island were fresh sightings of Purple Sandpipers, scanning the rocks near ‘Picnic Point’, with high count of well over a dozen. Also showing again on Governors - Killdeer, albeit not yet in numbers as found on Randall’s Island on Monday. Common Ravens have been showing there, as they also have in other parts of the county. Snow Goose sightings for Central Park, all just one individual, came from the reservoir, the lake, and from Sheep Meadow, all of which have been hosting flocks of Canada Geese recently. Warblers still holding on around the county include Orange-crowned, as well as Ovenbird and Common Yellowthroat, with the largest numbers being the ongoing small flock of Myrtle/Yellow-rumped Warblers in the ‘Hills’ section of Governors Island, with its native plantings including bayberry. Good birding to all, Tom Fiore manhattan
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