Friday, Sept. 16th- At Central Park (in Manhattan, N.Y. City), it can be noted also that the **adult** RED-HEADED Woodpecker was also seen well by an early guided non-profit birding-group walk led by M. Rakowski there, w/ N. Matsoukas and the others; that woodpecker could linger in the N. end of that park, and also just might show in other parts of same park; being an adult, it might be re-found that much more readily. Additionally, there were some others of that species on the move on 9/16, in the region, so it’s of course possible others will turn up. The SORA at the Central Park “Pool” was eventually watched, over the course of all of Friday, by many hundreds at various times - & thanks are offered to Ian Bell for early finding of the sometimes-skulking species there. With Ms. Rakowski’s group, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo was also in the morning’s bird-walk group list, and 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher were also among many species for that walk, along with the Marsh Wren that had continued from Thursday at the ‘Pool’, and was also seen by the many who (particularly) came in to seek views of the mostly-shy Sora. Brown Creeper was also seen again on Friday after the initial 1st-find of the species this season on Thursday, at Central Park by multiple observers.
>From Thurs. 9/15, in Central Park, Savannah Sparrow was confirmed, with 3 >observers and photo’d. by T. Needham; Savannah Sparrow also was again found at >Governors Island for Friday. A link to a photo of the 9/15 Savannah Sparrow at >Central Park is here: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/484627761 ><https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/484627761> - - With a good many being noted in recent days (and also past weeks) from various points in the region, it was not a ‘shock’ that a DICKCISSEL was at last noted, and also photo’d. in New York County (essentially, for Manhattan) on Friday, 9/16, this one showing at a site that more birders have been checking since its’ opening, “Little Island” area on the Hudson River near W. 12th St., this found-photo’d. by M. Strecker there, and in bright-adult plumage. As is often so, in many situations with this species it was associating with a flock of House Sparrows. This is a species that can and sometimes has turned up just about anywhere. And some of these do stick around a while, although this time of the year of course some may have the urge to move on again. [N.B., this sighting was made later in the afternoon on Friday.] - - on the mammalian front, E. Red Bats have been showing in some locations in N.Y. County. Other recent mammal sightings for the county have included (native) Muskrat & a modest variety of other, mostly smaller mammals. peaceful 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/ --
