Palm Sunday, 9 April, 2017 On Manhattan island and in New York City for the most part, Pileated Woodpecker is a very (almost completely) unexpected bird… yet again this year, now a second report of one (not 2, just one) of that species has come through, with some details - an initial sighting west of the Cloisters, a medieval museum and part of the Met. Museum of Art collections, which is located in Fort Tryon Park, northern (uptown) Manhattan, this location is a few city-blocks in distance south of Dyckman St. & that park is immediately east of the Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan. The first sighting was apparently around 9 a.m., & there may be subsequent sighting[s]. The bird had possibly moved a bit south adjacent with the highway, where there is some sloping woods. NOTE: the mention of “2” in the eBird report of this is an entry-error, ONE bird was sighted and intended as the report. Further note: the nearest subway (to that park) is the “A” line & NOT the #1 line.
More news on this if there are further reports, details, & etc. There may be at least some seeking this bird this afternoon. - - - …. present again in Central Park (Manhattan) this Sunday morning have been the same 4 Warbler spp. - at least 2 Louisiana Waterthrushes (one at the Loch, another in the Ramble) plus Pine, Palm, & Myrtle (a.k.a. Yellow-rumped) Warbler[s], some E. Phoebes, Hermit Thrushes, both Kinglet species, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Sparrows including Field, Chipping, Swamp. [Red] Fox, and many White-throated, as well as Dark-eyed Juncos; the CP reservoir is continuing to host a Red-necked Grebe & at least one Common Loon; ducks include a pair of Green-winged Teal (Lake), & others which are more-regular in Central Park. And the RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues where it’s been for months, in the area of the park just west of East 68th Street & vicinity. There’s more, but this was NOT a big “arrival” day for new migrants of any kind at Central. Good birding, 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/ --
