New York County -in N.Y. City- including Manhattan with Roosevelt Island and other islands of the county, as well as skies above and adjacent waters.
On Thursday Sept. 21, a Lark Sparrow was seen and photographed in the Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island which is a part of N.Y. County- that park is at the south side of that island in the East River estuary, and is the largest bit of open habitat on that otherwise quite residential island. The park may or may not be officially open at very early hours, and in some instances over many years, birds found at Roosevelt Island may or may-not stay in place there. The island is reached via several modes of transit, including an aerial tramway from Manhattan, as well as NYC subway, and by roadway from a bridge out of northwest Queens County NYC. Two BLUE Grosbeaks, up from one previously there were noted from this same park on Wed, 9/20, sightings noted by J. Marinov, with photos also confirmed and in eBird, Macaulay Library etc. At Central Park in Manhattan on 9/21, a young Red-headed Woodpecker, lacking the adults red hood, was seen passing thru the Strawberry Fields area - J. Nance - and that, at least the 2nd of that species this month, could also potentially linger within the park - a park where up to 10 of that species at least once spent the greater part of one fall-winter and many into spring not so many years ago - these may find wintering territories to which they can be very loyal, and in that Park, the territories can be potentially almost anywhere in semi wooded places, from the southern end of that park thru to the northern portion and from east to west as well. The species also has wintered in and near Riverside Park on Manhattans western side more than once. Philadelphia Vireos have continued to be seen, including in Central Park into Thursday, 9/21, one nicely photographed and eBirded as such, in Centrals north end -T. Zahner- as well as sightings by others then and over multiple days. As to the Connecticut Warbler in Central Parks nw quadrant, there were up to 15+ observers of that individual on Wed, 9/20 and the local GroupMe bird alerts system helped bring some of those observers; the skulking warbler having moved slightly in the various hour spaces of its sightings; the original finder has not been noted by anyone reporting to NYSBirds. As on many many prior days, migrants were seen in great diversity and numbers all around the county into all of Thursday. Some slightly-late Great Crested Flycatchers were being found recently a tiny Central Park, and as many know, we ought to scrutinize any birds in the genus Myiarchus for the possibilities of western vagrants, the most regular to our region being Ash-throated, among the potential for flycatchers in autumn, which will begin on the calendar shortly! A number of observers went to Randalls Island -in N.Y. County- and among many migrants there, Greater Yellowlegs were seen again, 2 or more days in a row into 9/21, an uncommon species to linger within the county. More than 15 warbler spp. were also found thru just Thursday on Randalls Island, similarly to what was noted in many of the countys various many other parks - and to some extent also in smaller greenspaces. Thanks to the many quiet, keen active observers as well as many leaders of not-for-profit walks to benefit conservation and science-based orgs, plus many independent observers and photographers out and about thru the county, for a vast many sightings and reports, plus photos, in high-volume migration times recently. Good 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/ --
