(At Carl Schurz Park, a female Western Tanager & an Orange-crowned Warbler both remain Monday 3/29, the warbler near the n. end of that park, with the tanager coming to a feeder array near East End Ave., just inside the park, south of E. 86th Street.).
Also of note, an Iceland Gull was again found (& photo’d., P. Shure) at Randall’s Island (in N.Y. County), on the Bronx Kill at the n.w. sector of the island, on Monday 3/29. Lingering on Randall’s also has been the overwintered adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, often in the same area it’s been so regular. On Sunday 3/28, 7 Lesser Scaup were seen off Randall’s Island. ………. Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Monday, 3/29 (& over last weekend) - As I reported to this list for Friday 3/26 (and multiple observers also saw & photographed) early Sat. morning, "One of the male Pine Warblers was seen going to a suet feeder at Central Park. It was at least a 3-warbler species day for the county (w/ Pine, Palm, & Orange-crowned).” Perhaps that same Pine seen Friday was ongoing all weekend to Monday 3/29 visiting the same feeders in Central Park’s Ramble. At the same time, other Pine Warblers have been in other locations (throughout Manhattan), and more continued at Central Park. Palm Warblers have also continued from Friday on thru the weekend, with multiples of them around on Sunday, & at least several again in Central Park on Monday. Palm Warbler was also seen at various parks in Manhattan’s northern sector, such as Inwood Hill Park, on Sunday. A Lincoln’s Sparrow has remained by the compost / nursery area of Central Park to Monday; that sparrow overwintered there. Also being seen are lingering [Red] Fox Sparrows, Swamp Sparrows, and of course many Song & White-throated Sparrows, plus a couple of Chipping Sparrows, as well as Slate-colored Juncos. A few Rusty Blackbirds were still around Central Park to Monday. Ospreys have been seen by multiple observers over Manhattan these last few days, some of the ospreys flying over Central Park. At least 4 or more Hooded Mergansers were continuing at the reservoir in Central Park on Monday, along with some Buffleheads & 75++ N. Shovelers, as well as some American Coots. Bald Eagle also was again seen as a fly-over past Central Park. Also ongoing at Central Park to Monday have been Great Egret, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Yellow-shafted Flicker, Eastern Phoebe, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Carolina Wren, Winter Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Towhee, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, American Goldfinch & many more. Some Common Raven sightings around Manhattan have again included fly-overs over Central Park. For all of Central Park, sightings also included: Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Gadwall, American Black Duck, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Common Loon, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-billed Gull, [American] Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, ['feral'] Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, owl[s], Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, House Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, House Finch & likely at least a few additional species. …. Beginning to flower in Central Park are several varieties of Magnolia, esp. the Magnolia stellata with large white blooms, as well as some of the earlier-blooming Cherry varieties, and much more, including Forsythia all around. The Cornus mas is in full bloom as well, sometimes called Cornelian Cherry (although it is a species in the Dogwood family, not a cherry). A number of local-native trees are in flower now as well, including some maples and others. Willows are starting show small leaves. With all of that budding & blooming come many emerging arthropods, and that in turn means good feeding for a lot of the arriving migrant birds as well as local residents. Good spring birding to all and thanks to many for good reports. 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/ --
