Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Monday, May 20th - At least 24 species of migratory American Warblers were present in Central Park on Monday, all of these 24 seen by multiple observers, and none noted under any such euphemism as -early-. Mourning Warbler was among the warbler species, and also found were now-late Pine, and slightly-late Palm Warblers.
Also seen Monday were 5 vireo species - White-eyed, Yellow-throated, Blue-headed, Warbling, and Red-eyed Vireos. Other species found included actual Scarlet Tanagers, and both of the expected Oriole species, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, and at least 4 species of Catharus-genus thrushes, with Veery, Swainsons, Gray-cheeked, and Hermit Thrush, plus Wood Thrush comprising the 5 definite thrushes on Monday. Ravens have been seen and heard near daily at Central Park all of this year so far, and local area birders living not far from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Amsterdam to Morningside Aves, north of W. 111th Street, have been closely observing all of the daily progress of the well-known nesting at that site for months, starting with that raven pairs nest construction, earlier this year. Thanks to the many quiet and courteous observers and photographers out and about, observing so many migrant, visiting, and resident birds. Good birding, 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/ --
