Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Saturday, April 9th, 6:30 p.m. - thanks to L. Beamer for the eBird report on the (brightly-plumaged) Prothonotary Warbler seen later in the day by the Central Park reservoir’s [north side of] running track (the path right around the reservoir); the warbler foraging along-near the shore there.
This area (C.P. reservoir) has, over the many years, regularly been the site of some of the occurences of this species in N.Y. County. It is also very possible that this individual may make its’ way on to other sections of the same park (including parts of the n. end, of same park) or to farther-flung localities. Although the species has a clear, known affinity for being near water, it can also show at times in migration at places where less expected or “anticipated”. And of course, this species will sometimes ascend well-above the water-line areas in any particular location[s]. Also, it is at least possible more than one individual may turn up, as has happened multiple times, again over the years, for that Central Park NYC location. This would be at least the seventh warbler species for Saturday for N.Y. County, and the sixth of that day for Central Park. Also, as already noted the species had been making appearances elsewhere, notably in Queens County, N.Y. City and might well show in some other locations. good birds - quietly-observed, 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
