New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s Island and Governors Island
The first-county record Buff-breasted Sandpiper (found by J. Suzuki on 9/21) was still present on Randall’s Island on Thursday, 9/22, with multiple observers and photographers. Wed., Sept. 21st brought at least several rare to uncommon species over or into the county, with a photographed American Golden-Plover (T. Healy) as a flyover for Randall’s Island (not re-found there, and presumed not returning at all), while over in lower-east Manhattan, a Summer Tanager was photographed in Tompkins Square Park (F. Marcisak). An American Pipit was found on Randall’s Island later in the day on 9/21, although not viewed by the many who came out for the far-rarer Buff-breasted Sandpiper, the former was confirmed for the eBird record. At Central Park in Manhattan, Slate-colored Juncos were seen on 9/21, not rare at all there nor exceptionally early (nor were these the first of season in the county) but another indicator of the change of seasons. On 9/20, Great Crested Flycatcher was still present at Central Park, as we enter the lengthy window in autumn when other species in that genus (particularly, Ash-throated Fly.) become possibilities for the county and more generally, much of eastern N. America. As flycatcher diversity diminishes with the departure of so many in that tribe, we find Eastern Phoebe becoming the default-species, and the one which above alll need be eliminated as a choice first, when considering other flycatchers on into October and especially later in the season. For now, E. Wood-Pewee and other typical migrants are continuing. As are a wide diversity of other migrants. 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/ --
