New York County, including Manhattan & outlying islands & waters -
Three Glossy Ibis were seen flying by at Governors Island (L. Goggin) on Monday, 4/26. And then, on Tuesday, 4/27, a count of 54 (fifty-four) Glossy Ibis seen and photographed flying over the lower Manhattan area (A. Cunningham), which could be a modern-era high count in the county. (Glossy Ibis have been moving in good numbers thru the region recently.)
Tuesday, April 27:
When it rains, it pours, sometimes... a pre-dawn rain moved by the northern fringes of N.Y. City (& points north) early Tues. morning, keeping good numbers of nocturnal migrants from progressing as much as they likely otherwise may have, & also holding up some of the early a.m flight of many species. Part of the result of this weather was a larger fall-out of migrants than would have been likely with no element of that weather-delay, even when many of the migrants were somewhat expected. Less-expected for most observers were at least 2 Evening Grosbeaks (possibly more, initially) which lingered in Central Park all day, keeping many watchers busy there.
At least 17 warbler species were recorded on the day, including the following:
Kentucky Warbler (male, continuing for 3rd day but not same as one at the n. end of Central Park: this one in the vicinity of W. 83rd St. in Central)
Hooded Warbler (ongoing, Central Park)
Cape May Warbler (several, including at least two in Central Park around Belvedere Castle)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (including in Central Park)
Worm-eating Warbler (ongoing in Central Park)
Prairie Warbler (ongoing in Central Park)
Northern Parula (multiple)
Yellow Warbler (multiple)
Ovenbird (multiple)
American Redstart (several)
Northern Waterthrush (multiple)
Louisiana Waterthrush (Central Park)
Common Yellowthroat (multiple)
Black-and-white Warbler (multiple)
Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler
Pine Warbler (multiple)
Palm Warbler (multiple)
...and very likely a few additional warbler species on the day.
Various other migrants included Spotted & Solitary Sandpipers, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Chimney Swifts, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great Crested Flyctcher, Eastern Kingbirds, Red-eyed, Warbling, White-eyed, & Blue-headed Vireos, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Buntings (some continuing), Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole, Rusty Blackbird, & many many others.
All of the above seen by many observers, with some species seen by scores of observers especially at Central Park. The day featured guided walks led by leaders for the nonprofit organizations The Linnaean Society of New York, the N.Y. City Audubon chapter, & for the American Museum of Natural History as well as some other nonprofit causes. Many more such walks will also be offered through the spring.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
Three Glossy Ibis were seen flying by at Governors Island (L. Goggin) on Monday, 4/26. And then, on Tuesday, 4/27, a count of 54 (fifty-four) Glossy Ibis seen and photographed flying over the lower Manhattan area (A. Cunningham), which could be a modern-era high count in the county. (Glossy Ibis have been moving in good numbers thru the region recently.)
Tuesday, April 27:
When it rains, it pours, sometimes... a pre-dawn rain moved by the northern fringes of N.Y. City (& points north) early Tues. morning, keeping good numbers of nocturnal migrants from progressing as much as they likely otherwise may have, & also holding up some of the early a.m flight of many species. Part of the result of this weather was a larger fall-out of migrants than would have been likely with no element of that weather-delay, even when many of the migrants were somewhat expected. Less-expected for most observers were at least 2 Evening Grosbeaks (possibly more, initially) which lingered in Central Park all day, keeping many watchers busy there.
At least 17 warbler species were recorded on the day, including the following:
Kentucky Warbler (male, continuing for 3rd day but not same as one at the n. end of Central Park: this one in the vicinity of W. 83rd St. in Central)
Hooded Warbler (ongoing, Central Park)
Cape May Warbler (several, including at least two in Central Park around Belvedere Castle)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (including in Central Park)
Worm-eating Warbler (ongoing in Central Park)
Prairie Warbler (ongoing in Central Park)
Northern Parula (multiple)
Yellow Warbler (multiple)
Ovenbird (multiple)
American Redstart (several)
Northern Waterthrush (multiple)
Louisiana Waterthrush (Central Park)
Common Yellowthroat (multiple)
Black-and-white Warbler (multiple)
Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler
Pine Warbler (multiple)
Palm Warbler (multiple)
...and very likely a few additional warbler species on the day.
Various other migrants included Spotted & Solitary Sandpipers, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Chimney Swifts, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great Crested Flyctcher, Eastern Kingbirds, Red-eyed, Warbling, White-eyed, & Blue-headed Vireos, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Buntings (some continuing), Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole, Rusty Blackbird, & many many others.
All of the above seen by many observers, with some species seen by scores of observers especially at Central Park. The day featured guided walks led by leaders for the nonprofit organizations The Linnaean Society of New York, the N.Y. City Audubon chapter, & for the American Museum of Natural History as well as some other nonprofit causes. Many more such walks will also be offered through the spring.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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