New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, & Governors Island Sunday, June 12 through Thursday, June 16th -
In a period with increasing vigilance over nesting birds as well of as various visitants (which In N.Y. County can include a fair number of species on summer days as well as for some, nights), there’ve been a goodly number of locally-interesting observations. An American Oystercatcher came along by Governors Island on Sunday, June 12th. This species is still exceedingly-rare for N.Y. County and it seems that Randall’s Island & Governors Island could be the 2 likeliest (even if not esp. “likely”) locations to seek out the species *in that county*. At least one adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron has been somewhat regular for this week on Randall’s Island, and the documented-nesting Cliff Swallows also continue there and also by Thursday more than 1 pair of adults were being reported. Multiples of Orchard Orioles are nesting in the county with a fairly-good contingent of the more-numerous Baltimore Orioles as well. Common Ravens continue in multiple locations, and Black-capped Chickadees in relatively few. The flycatchers present in the county continue to include at least 5 species - E. Wood-Pewee, E. Phoebe, E. Kingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher, & Willow Flycatcher, these 5 all attempting-to or nesting by now, and with Acadian Flycatcher at least still present and singing this week. There were still at least a few Cuckoos moving-through this week, and of both of our migrant species, Yellow-billed as well as Black-billed. For warblers, the lingerers have included at least: Magnolia, N. Parula, Black-and-white, and American Redstart, this last a potential breeder in the county, although less-so than for the following 2 species each of which seen in a number of locations: Yellow Warbler, and Common Yellowthroat. Very-late (Manhattan) sightings of Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting area also intriguing. There are more than a dozen White-throated Sparrows as well as a few Swamp Sparrows lingering in the county, none of these 2 species are the slightest likely to even attempt nesting, and both species are regular in summer albeit in miniscule numbers compared with their peak-of-passage numbers or for White-throated, the many hundreds that overwinter in the county each winter. A very few [Atlantic] Brant were still here, too; it’s possible these could stay on, not headed off to the north to try nesting in this season. Many, many additional species were present and also many nesting - some further notes, as the summer arrives and gets in gear. have a cool Friday 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/ --
