New York County, including Manhattan -
It’s possible that the long-staying (overwintered) female western tanagers have moved on; the Chelsea-neighborhood individual has not been reported in some time now, and the Carl Schurz Park tanager, which was accustomed to a feeder array, had not appeared there since perhaps April 22nd. Purple Finches continue to be found in the county (& the region) as more pass through enroute back to breeding areas. Also passing through have been some Pine Siskins, in apparent low numbers, while Red-breasted Nuthatches continue and may increase as they too make their way north again. ..4/25 - Sunday - Yellow-billed Cuckoo was found in Central Park. At least 4 Monk Parakeets visited Central Park’s north end on Sunday, 4/25 (multiple observers of some or all). 2 Black Vultures were again seen from the northern end of Manhattan. ..4/26 - Monday - Quite a chilly overnight & early morning, with wind-chills in the low 30’s, slowly warming however later on. A Wood Thrush was found at Bryant Park (G. Willow) in midtown Manhattan, along with Brown Thrasher and 2 E. Towhees, all likely freshly-arrived migrants for that small-ish park. Hooded Warbler in Central Park (likely the 1st-of-year for that park) was among many other warbler species seen, esp. in that park’s n. end, including a lingering Worm-eating Warbler & others, which have included (for N.Y. County overall, with many of these appearing in Central Park of late) - Prairie, Yellow, Black-throated Green, Black-and-white, Pine (fewer lately), Palm, [Myrtle] Yellow-rumped Warblers, N. Parula, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart (still scarce), Northern Waterthrush, and Louisiana Waterthrush (the latter getting scarcer, as expected now), for a minimum of 15 warbler species in the county, and perhaps a few others lingering or just-arrived. Thanks to some of our great younger birders for a number of these finds lately! Also showing have been Green Herons (including more at Central Park) as well as Snowy & Great Egrets (these in particular as local fly-bys), while some waterfowl lingering have included [Atlantic] Brant, Wood Duck, N. Shoveler, Bufflehead, and Ruddy Duck & others; a very few American Coots also still around. It’s a good time now to be on the lookout for migrant waders (shorebirds) as more are continuing to pass through. Many more migrants are anticipated this week with the expected regional warm-up and wind-shift. .. Some butterflies seen in N.Y. County lately include Orange Sulphur, Eastern Tailed-Blue, Pearl Crescent, Question Mark, E. Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, American Lady, Mourning Cloak, and the most-common Cabbage White, & perhaps a few others. Many other insects of multiple orders & families have been emerging & observed recently, some to genus and species (identifications). good quiet birding to all, 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/ --
