I was at Jones Beach West End a few days ago in a spot where there were 5 nice birds for me to photograph...2 downy woodpeckers, a red-breasted nuthatch, a black-throated blue warbler and a black-and-white warbler. I am a photographer out to capture birds doing various behaviors. I was also taking some videos. A disrespectful birder walked directly in front of me several times acting like I wasn't even there. Finally I asked him not to do it again. Now, if I saw a birder or photographer on a bird, I would ask to pass...or would go around that spot slowly so I would not disturb the situation. I wish some people would have more consideration when out in nature!
On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 12:02 AM New York State Birds digest < [email protected]> wrote: > NYSBIRDS-L Digest for Friday, September 16, 2022. > > 1. N.Y. County, NYC - 9/13-14 - good migration > 2. Central Park, NYC, Thu. Sept. 15, 2022: Belted Kingfisher, 14 Wood > Warbler Species, Additional Reports > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: N.Y. County, NYC - 9/13-14 - good migration > From: Tom Fiore <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 02:20:28 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and > Governors Island > > Tues., 9/13 - An evident -if perhaps modest- ‘fall-out’ of migrants took > place, after heavy thunderstorms had rolled thru, twice, in the small hours > all pre-daylight of Tuesday. That bird fall-out may have been most evident > (for this county) in parts of lower Manhattan, although some effects were > likely detected thru the county. Many of the migrants seen in > higher-than-typical diversity &/or numbers were warblers. Of the warblers, > a bit of a standout for above-average numbers in some small parks & > greenspaces were Cape May Warbler, also & again ultra-locally, small > concentrations of Black-throated Blue, and of Yellow, Warbler[s]. In all, > and in *lower* Manhattan alone, at least 19 spp. of warblers were found. > The most widespread / numerous (around the county as well) was again > American Redstart; also in numbers but not as many were Black-and-white > Warbler; there were many species, indeed almost all that were found in the > multiple for just lower Manhattan. While this was a ‘fall-out’ event, it > was also a bit scattered in nature, and there were areas of greenery incl. > some fair-sized parks with not many migrants, and perhaps no evidence of > arrival, as could, by contrast, be seen (in some places) just a few > city-blocks away in some places. Over all of the county, at least some > small increase (again) of Palm Warblers (of 2 forms) was seen by Tuesday, & > also into Wed., 9/14. > > Around the county, there again were a fair diversity of flycatchers, > although E. Kingbird was nearly absent. Great Crested Flycatchers were > still found in multiple locations, as were various Empidonax-genus > including likely Least, & Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, and perhaps any or > all of the 3 other migrant spp. of Empidonax. The greatest no’s. of any > flycatcher species were E. Wood-Pewee - with a few E. Phoebe also in > scattered locations. The majority of thrushes found were still Veery, > although others seemed to increase from recent days, including Swainson’s, > & a very few gray-cheeked type also were seen, as well as Wood Thrush, and > a small (still a bit ‘early’) number of Hermit Thrush. > > A Blue-winged Teal (again) appeared at the “Pool” in Central Park’s n-w > sector; thanks to T. Zahner who alerted for many others who came over to > see this duck on Tuesday. A Philadelphia Vireo was seen & photo’d. in > Central Park, ID thanks to Paul Sweet [A.M.N.H.], also on Tuesday. Other > vireos have been found as well, esp. Red-eyed, as well as Warbling, and > Yellow-throated Vireos. Also starting to show in the county after 1 > somewhat-early arrival, a few more Blue-headed Vireos (and still > modestly-early, but these are still scant, for the ‘moment’.) Both > ‘expected’ species of Cuckoo were again present in Central Park. > Pied-billed Grebe was also seen (again). > > With raptor migration picking up, there have been (at least) Ospreys, Bald > Eagles, Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks, Merlins and some [migrant] > American Kestrels on the move over and through N.Y. County. A late-day > push also included some Broad-winged Hawks on the strong winds of > Wednesday; also seen from some locations were Turkey Vultures. In early > mornings, some locations have had some blackbird flight, and even (at least > a few) Common Grackles look to be moving a bit. More numerous, Red-winged > Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, and still a fair number of Bobolink, with > a small no. of Baltimore Orioles also moving. Common Nighthawks have > continued and have been seen from a number of locations, including from > Randall’s Island, where at least 1 adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was > continuing. > > On Wed., 9/14, there was a report of Connecticut Warbler, which if > accurately ID’d (I believe was) may be at least the 3rd for Manhattan so > far this season, and in an expected ‘window’ for timing. Others of that > species have been showing in other parts of N.Y. City, including multiples > definitively recorded for this same day, and also regionally as well; some > of these very-recent sightings are also of adults. This latest Manhattan > sighting, at Corlears Hook, a park along the East River in the lower-east > area of the island. That park can, at times, esp. in some peak-migration > periods, be surprisingly good for migrants, as can and are a number of > other smaller parks of Manhattan, and from one end to the other. > > Overall, a nice flight came in on the fresh, lower-humidity air brought in > on the WNW wind overnight and into all of Wed., with many arriving (and of > course, also departing and simply passing-by) migrants, this included some > very late-day flight as well as the expected overnight and early-morning > flight activities. A bit on the early side and slightly surprising given > what seem modest arrivals in the sparrow tribe, at least a few > Slate-colored Juncos came along, and even stopped off, at Governors Island, > along with a very few (newly-transported) White-throated Sparrows. > Interesting, perhaps among the many warblers still moving, a fair number of > Pine Warblers came in, particularly by Wednesday. Also found in increased > numbers were N. Parula - indeed, this last species may have nearly rivalled > American Redstart by Wed., as many of the latter as still continued. Those > Redstarts still ‘ruled' in a lot of small areas of greenery, again in > Manhattan. Many other migrants, as well as resident, &/or visitant species > of birds were also seen. > > Thanks to the vast numbers of observers all around the county in both days > of this report’s period, for many sightings and reports offered. > > — > A higher number of Monarch butterflies were on the move for Manhattan than > on most other recent days, noticed esp. on 9/14. > > Peaceful birding to all, > > Tom Fiore > manhattan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Central Park, NYC, Thu. Sept. 15, 2022: Belted Kingfisher, 14 > Wood Warbler Species, Additional Reports > From: Deborah Allen <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 18:24:00 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > Central Park, NYC > Thursday, September 15, 2022 > OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD > > Highlights: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, 14 Wood Warbler > Species including Tennessee, Cape May, and Blackburnian Warblers, > Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting. > > Canada Goose -34 > Wood Duck - 1 male southbound flyover > Mourning Dove - 8-12 > Chimney Swift - 3-4 > Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 in Ramble > Herring Gull - 5-7 flyovers > Green Heron - 1 Turtle Pond > Cooper's Hawk - 1 immature southbound flyover > Red-tailed Hawk - 2 (1 over Ramble, 1 perched Sparrow Rock) > Belted Kingfisher - 1 female Turtle Pond > Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2-3 > Downy Woodpecker - 3-4 > Northern Flicker - 7-10 > American Kestrel - 1 male southbound flyover > Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 Pinetum > Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3 > Red-eyed Vireo - 4-5 > Blue Jay - 8-12 > Cedar Waxwing - flyover flock of 6 > Red-breasted Nuthatch - 4 > House Wren - 1 Summit Rock > Carolina Wren - 3 > Gray Catbird - 8-12 > Brown Thrasher - 1 Turtle Pond Dock > Veery - 3-5 > Swainson's Thrush - 8-10 > American Robin - 8-12 > House Finch - 3 > American Goldfinch - 3 > Common Grackle - 15-20 > Ovenbird - 1 Triplet's Bridge (Mary Kate Horbac) > Northern Waterthrush - 1 Upper Lobe (Bob - early) > Black-and-white Warbler - 4-5 > Tennessee Warbler - 3 > Common Yellowthroat - 8-12 > American Redstart - 15-20 > Cape May Warbler - 1 hatch-year female Belvedere Castle Overlook (Bob - > early) > Northern Parula - 4-5 > Magnolia Warbler - 5-7 > Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 King of Poland > Blackburnian Warbler - 2 (King of Poland, Belvedere Castle) > Yellow Warbler - 2 Belvedere Castle (Bob - early) > Blackpoll Warbler - 1 King of Poland > Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4-5 > Northern Cardinal - 3-4 > Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 4-6 > Indigo Bunting - 1 Turtle Pond Island > -- > Roger Pasquier reported a flyover Merlin and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet > (first-of-season) at the Maintenance Field. > > Vee Nabong reported a Hooded Warbler at the Swedish Cottage. > -- > > Deb Allen > > > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > > -- 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/ --
