Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Thursday, April 25th - For many observers who made it both into the fading daylight, as well as hours earlier on Thursday, the American BITTERN first noted and reported by Elizabeth Paredes, in the heart of the Ramble area of the park was a highlight of the day in that park. ... At not-far-away Riverside Park on Manhattans west edge, and north of W. 110 St., an adult male BLUE Grosbeak in healthy active condition was a very nice find by some of the parks crew, and with T. Bolster, crew who work in that sector of that attractive linear park, which has some great old trees and patches of other habitats. That grosbeak was also seen by additional birders and well photographed into the afternoon on Thursday. The Riverside Park Grosbeak was mainly seen just a bit west of the eastern retaining or perimeter wall, from the western-most path within the park proper, and both up in leafing out trees as well as foraging at low and ground levels at times. ... Back in Central Park -only- a minimum of twenty migratory American warblers were found on Thursday, with at least a few being new reports of the spring in the county. The male Prothonotary Warbler seen by so many in Central Park all of Wednesday went missing for Thursday, by all known reports and despite much seeking for that. A great deal of migration had occurred on Wed night, both incoming and outgoing for Manhattan overall and of course much of the wider region.
Warblers seen by multiple observers on Thursday just in Central Park included - Worm-eating, Black-throated Blue -at least several in disparate locations within the park, all seen we’re sometimes-singing males-, Hooded -minimum of 3 different adult male Hoodeds in 3 separate areas, all giving songs or calls at times-, Magnolia - at least one in the southern sector of the park below the 72nd St cross-drive in large elms, which we’re fairly active early in the day, less so later- And - low-multiples of Blue-winged, American Redstart, N. Parula, Prairie, Black-throated Green, Cape May, Yellow, and Nashville Warbler, plus modest increases of Myrtle - still called yellow-rumped Warbler by many and having more females along with ongoing males passing, esp for those observing early morning diurnal flight passage as is occurring much more this second half of April, many more of Black-and-white Warblers but numbers still dominated by males for Thursday, and far more of Ovenbirds which Park-wide were into nice double-digits as some walked right along less-used paths and some also maintained caution in trees or shrubs, as well as multiples of Pine and Palm Warblers, both of the Waterthrush species, of course Northern getting to be the more-numerous of them already, plus Common Yellowthroats in multiple areas. There were a few other migrant warbler species spoken of from some folks out thru the day in Central Park, and well could have been at least a few additionals to those listed above. For just a sampler of some other migrants that increased within Central Park by Thursday 4-25, some increases were seen for E. Kingbirds, yet more Warbling Vireos as well as 4 other expected vireo species, and some of the later-moving sparrows such as White-crowned Sparrow showing in the modest multiple and some singing well, for bright colors, at least a few Scarlet Tanagers, Orchard Orioles, more of Baltimore Orioles, and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks as well as Purple Finches, and the —report of— Summer Tanager on the day. Still present were at least a few Least Flycatchers and Great Crested Flycatchers each vocalizing at times since their arrivals here. Indigo Buntings also continued but in low numbers so far, as the main arrivals for those and a vast many other migratory species are yet to come this spring. Far more species were noted on Thursday in this one park and yet-more for all of New York County, in N.Y. City on the day. The above only a select sampler of sightings. Thanks to the many observers including leaders of the not-for-profit birding walks and their many participants all of whom are assisting in efforts for bird conservation, diversity and science based education. Good birding to all, Tom Fiore manhattan -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
