New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and Governors Island -Sat., 9/17 thru Mon., 9/19 - The Sora first found in Central Park and seen by many on Fri., 9/16 was again seen on 9/17 with again many observers, at same location at “the Pool”, and continued on there into Monday, 9/19. On the flats n. of Inwood Hill Park, in upper Manhattan, 5 Semipalmated Sandpipers were found (D. Karlson), with a wide variety of other migrants and some resident species, on 9/17. A small diversity of other shorebirds, none rare, was being seen at least into Saturday. A Yellow-breasted CHAT has continued (photographed Monday 9/19) as many of this species sometimes will do, in the same general area as was first seen in Central Park, this recent find near the Pool in the n-w sector of the park. The 1st-fall plumaged Red-headed Woodpecker in the Ramble of Central Park was reported by some over several recent days (as seen in the Ramble), and is not the individual from the n. end of same park which was recently documented, that latter bird a full adult with bright red ‘hood’. There is also a distinct chance more than one, and even more than two Red-headers might be lingering at Central Park (where, in the past, up to 10 of that woodpecker species have been found at one time and which were overwintering, some rather colonially there, and some not.) The spate of Philadelphia Vireos found in the past week was fun to hear about; many of these were also photo’d. By Saturday, 9/17 all six regularly-occuring (in northeast) vireo species were found, collectively, even within Central Park - and the least-common of these in fall migration-time, in this county, was *not* Philly, but rather White-eyed Vireo, of which there was more than one, and with multiple obs. of 1 thru the day on 9/17. Of the others, not unexpected still were Yellow-throated & Warbling Vireos, and certainly good no’s. of Red-eyed, as well as the ongoing uptick of Blue-headed Vireos, the latter still on the early side of their peak of prominence. At least one Philadelphia Vireo was on Randall’s Island on 9/17, where nicely photo’d. Also ongoing at the edge of the Bronx Kill off Randall’s Island was a long-staying adult Yellow-crownd Night-Heron. And there was a bit of increase of Savannah Sparrows out there, which corresponded to some inceeases of some other sparrow spp., mostly in modest no’s. still, such as Lincoln’s, Swamp, Chipping, and the perhaps-ongoing White-throated Sparrows of which some no’s. summered (as non-breeders) on Manhattan island, at various locations. Even by Sat./17th, the no’s. of Palm Warbler (of 2 forms) around the county were up, and still going up, somewhat earlier than anticipated for that species, for this county. More Connecticut Warblers for Manhattan, seen Monday morning (9/19) in the grounds of Stuyvesantown, which is among those green spaces that produce migrants each season, and where that less-common species has occurred in past southbound seasons. Yet another sighting came late in the day on Mon., 9/19, with one seen walking around at the Shakespeare Garden in Central Park; the nice aggregation of Connecticut Warblers regionally held for some additional records of that species, in at least 2 more locations of the county, including on Randall’s Island on 9/17, plus at the edge of lower Manhattan, also on 9/17, each of these being photographed by separate sets of observers. In general, again excellent diversity of migrants had been noted from all over the county, including many smaller parks and green-spaces. There were still at least 28 spp. of warblers on 9/17 around the county, with at least 27 of those species seen within Central Park that day, and many species also in a wide array of other sites. These species were still being found to Monday, 9/19 albeit some in lowered numbers. Hints of the change of seasons are showing in the slight increases of other groups of birds, including such sparrows as Field, Chipping, Savannah, Swamp, and esp., Lincoln’s Sparrows in more locations now. Many other migrants are also still passing or dropping in. However such spp. as Yellow-billed Cuckoo were still around, including at Central Park, to Mon., 9/19, and a good many other migrants. Increases of Gray-cheeked Thrush are being noted, with at least the possibility that Bicknell’s could also be appearing as well. Peaceful birding to all, Tom Fiore manhattan
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