Re:[nysbirds-l] Manhattan migrants / lingerers

[Thomas Fiore]

Rick, all;  

perhaps a combination of a bit of both, and also with migrants still clearly 
moving into mid-June, perhaps a bit more in the way of observers continuing to 
seek them.  On the other hand, there are very often a small batch of lingerers 
or non-breeders or just very slow-to-get-going-on birds that seem to linger in 
such a place as Central, and perhaps a number of other inner-urban parks. 

However we also tend to pay a bit less attention to these “later" birds, once 
the main (May) spring season is done, & for most observers, they have likely 
seen what species they had hopes of.  And of course, some of these species 
really are working their way south by now, such as (some) Worm-eating & (some) 
Yellow Warblers, and some Louisiana Waterthrush, but also a number of others 
whose first southbound movements can have begun, for a part of the masses that 
have been on the move - and either did or did not meet a mate to attempt 
nesting with.  There are also these species, in a place like Central, which is 
exceedingly depauperate in breeding-bird diversity (in comparison with 
similar-sized areas with a similar mix of habitats, including within N.Y. City 
in other boroughs), which may linger & could -potentially- attempt breeding, 
but are much more often than not unsuccessful - even in attracting a mate for 
nesting.  But in Cenral Park, especially, with all of its tens & tens of 
thousands of off-leash dogs, as well as the unnatural concentration of 
potential predators (avian, mammalian), and even that (fortunately ‘rare') 
human who does not respect birds in breeding season & causes harassments, and 
the many activities at almost all hours of the millions of other homo sapiens, 
it’s more of a wonder that the roughly-40 species that can & do nest in a 
Central Park are (for some, just barely) successful, at least some, some of the 
time.

Shorter answer:  first part - maybe, but not necessarily all that many more;  
2nd part, (same answer).  It is the Blackpoll for late June that stands out a 
bit more.

Tom Fiore,
manhattan 
 
> On Jun 30, 2017, at 9:20 PM, Rick  wrote:
> 
> Am I wrong or are there more migrant warblers hanging around this summer than 
> most years? Or is it just more observers afield?
>  
> Rick Cech
>  
> From:  On Behalf Of Thomas Fiore
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 8:53 PM
> To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu 
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan migrants / lingerers
>  
> Tuesday-Friday, 27-30th June, 2017 -
>  
> Unusual in New York City for very late June, a singing male Blackpoll 
> Warbler, noted by Steve Chang on Monday (6/26) was still present the next day 
> at the Riverbank State Park off Riverside Drive in west Harlem, Manhattan, 
> N.Y. City (entrances near W. 145th & W. 137th Streets).   It seems rather 
> unlikely this would be a southbound bird yet there was a very modest 
> perceived movement of some sort, perhaps more local ‘displacement’ of some 
> warbler species that nest within 20+ miles of N.Y. City, those found in 
> Central Park in Manhattan on Sunday including Worm-eating Warbler, and 
> Louisiana Waterthrush.  Worm-eating Warblers have persisted thru the week, 
> including in the Ramble area.  Other warbler species also present in Central 
> Park included particular individuals which seem to have been lingering, 
> perhaps since early June or even earlier in the season.  A Kentucky Warbler 
> had also continued into Tuesday in the Ramble, in Central Park, and was near 
> the same area it had been in last weekend. Also to Tues. were Northern 
> Parula, Magnolia, Black-and-white & Yellow Warbler[s], & American Redstart, 
> as well as Common Yellowthroats in 3 locations, & Ovenbird.  It’s possible 
> that some of these were around for much of - or even all of - June.  
>  
> At Riverside Park, also in Manhattan, a few warblers have also appeared, most 
> notably American Redstart, as well as Yellow, & in one odd location, Common 
> Yellowthroat, all of these except for the Yellowthroat in the northern parts 
> of that park (n. of W. 96th St.). All of these were present today, and the 
> male yellowthroat has been in one area all week. 
>  
> There were a few N. Rough-winged Swallows in the area of the west Harlem 
> piers, & to the north of Riverbank State Park today; regularly seen have been 
> Barn Swallows as well as Chimney Swifts, in small numbers.  
>  
> Many nesting birds have young now; with the occasional rains & warmer 
> weather, there have also been a good variety of insect prey items for many of 
> these hungry parent birds & their young.
>  
> -  -  -  -
> "Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable 
> that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the 
> vision to demand that which is good?”   - Rachel Carson (1907-1964; marine 
> biologist, conservationist, author whose books include ‘Silent Spring’.  Sir 
> David Attenborough has 

Re:[nysbirds-l] Manhattan migrants / lingerers

[Thomas Fiore]

Rick, all;  

perhaps a combination of a bit of both, and also with migrants still clearly 
moving into mid-June, perhaps a bit more in the way of observers continuing to 
seek them.  On the other hand, there are very often a small batch of lingerers 
or non-breeders or just very slow-to-get-going-on birds that seem to linger in 
such a place as Central, and perhaps a number of other inner-urban parks. 

However we also tend to pay a bit less attention to these “later" birds, once 
the main (May) spring season is done, & for most observers, they have likely 
seen what species they had hopes of.  And of course, some of these species 
really are working their way south by now, such as (some) Worm-eating & (some) 
Yellow Warblers, and some Louisiana Waterthrush, but also a number of others 
whose first southbound movements can have begun, for a part of the masses that 
have been on the move - and either did or did not meet a mate to attempt 
nesting with.  There are also these species, in a place like Central, which is 
exceedingly depauperate in breeding-bird diversity (in comparison with 
similar-sized areas with a similar mix of habitats, including within N.Y. City 
in other boroughs), which may linger & could -potentially- attempt breeding, 
but are much more often than not unsuccessful - even in attracting a mate for 
nesting.  But in Cenral Park, especially, with all of its tens & tens of 
thousands of off-leash dogs, as well as the unnatural concentration of 
potential predators (avian, mammalian), and even that (fortunately ‘rare') 
human who does not respect birds in breeding season & causes harassments, and 
the many activities at almost all hours of the millions of other homo sapiens, 
it’s more of a wonder that the roughly-40 species that can & do nest in a 
Central Park are (for some, just barely) successful, at least some, some of the 
time.

Shorter answer:  first part - maybe, but not necessarily all that many more;  
2nd part, (same answer).  It is the Blackpoll for late June that stands out a 
bit more.

Tom Fiore,
manhattan 
 
> On Jun 30, 2017, at 9:20 PM, Rick  wrote:
> 
> Am I wrong or are there more migrant warblers hanging around this summer than 
> most years? Or is it just more observers afield?
>  
> Rick Cech
>  
> From:  On Behalf Of Thomas Fiore
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 8:53 PM
> To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu 
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan migrants / lingerers
>  
> Tuesday-Friday, 27-30th June, 2017 -
>  
> Unusual in New York City for very late June, a singing male Blackpoll 
> Warbler, noted by Steve Chang on Monday (6/26) was still present the next day 
> at the Riverbank State Park off Riverside Drive in west Harlem, Manhattan, 
> N.Y. City (entrances near W. 145th & W. 137th Streets).   It seems rather 
> unlikely this would be a southbound bird yet there was a very modest 
> perceived movement of some sort, perhaps more local ‘displacement’ of some 
> warbler species that nest within 20+ miles of N.Y. City, those found in 
> Central Park in Manhattan on Sunday including Worm-eating Warbler, and 
> Louisiana Waterthrush.  Worm-eating Warblers have persisted thru the week, 
> including in the Ramble area.  Other warbler species also present in Central 
> Park included particular individuals which seem to have been lingering, 
> perhaps since early June or even earlier in the season.  A Kentucky Warbler 
> had also continued into Tuesday in the Ramble, in Central Park, and was near 
> the same area it had been in last weekend. Also to Tues. were Northern 
> Parula, Magnolia, Black-and-white & Yellow Warbler[s], & American Redstart, 
> as well as Common Yellowthroats in 3 locations, & Ovenbird.  It’s possible 
> that some of these were around for much of - or even all of - June.  
>  
> At Riverside Park, also in Manhattan, a few warblers have also appeared, most 
> notably American Redstart, as well as Yellow, & in one odd location, Common 
> Yellowthroat, all of these except for the Yellowthroat in the northern parts 
> of that park (n. of W. 96th St.). All of these were present today, and the 
> male yellowthroat has been in one area all week. 
>  
> There were a few N. Rough-winged Swallows in the area of the west Harlem 
> piers, & to the north of Riverbank State Park today; regularly seen have been 
> Barn Swallows as well as Chimney Swifts, in small numbers.  
>  
> Many nesting birds have young now; with the occasional rains & warmer 
> weather, there have also been a good variety of insect prey items for many of 
> these hungry parent birds & their young.
>  
> -  -  -  -
> "Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable 
> that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the 
> vision to demand that which is good?”   - Rachel Carson (1907-1964; marine 
> biologist, conservationist, author whose books include ‘Silent Spring’.  Sir 
> David Attenborough has remarked that that book 

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 30 June 2017

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* June 30, 2017
* NYNY1706.30

- Birds Mentioned

BLACK-NECKED STILT+
SANDWICH TERN+
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

BROWN PELICAN
Least Bittern
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
MARBLED GODWIT
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
White-rumped Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Iceland Gull
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Black Tern
Roseate Tern
Common Tern
ARCTIC TERN
Forster’s Tern
Royal Tern
Black Skimmer
Red-headed Woodpecker
Cliff Swallow
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
KENTUCKY WARBLER
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
BLUE GROSBEAK
DICKCISSEL

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 30, 2017
at 8:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, SANDWICH and
ARCTIC TERNS, BROWN PELICAN reports, BLACK-NECKED STILT, MARBLED GODWIT,
YELLOW-THROATED and KENTUCKY WARBLERS, BLUE GROSBEAK and DICKCISSEL.

Among this week’s most interesting birds, perhaps the most unexpected was
the male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD spotted mid-day Wednesday around the
manicured fields near the entrance to Smith Point County Park in Shirley.

Also, just west of Smith Point the MARBLED GODWIT was reported again Sunday
around the Old Inlet in Bellport Bay, with an ICELAND GULL and 11 ROYAL
TERNS there Wednesday.

Out at Cupsogue County Park in Westhampton Dunes the flats north of the
parking lot continue to be productive.  Last Saturday the variety of TERNS
there, besides COMMON, LEAST and FORSTER’S, also included 2 young ARCTICS,
1 ROSEATE, 2 BLACK and 3 ROYAL TERNS plus some BLACK SKIMMERS.  And the
gathering of shorebirds there at that date was also quite notable, topped
by a BLACK-NECKED STILT present for most of the day, but also including 1
SEMIPALMATED and 18 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 27 RED KNOTS, 9 RUDDY
TURNSTONES, about 30 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and a single WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER.  Around noon Thursday morning a SANDWICH TERN also visited the
flats, along with 2 BLACK and 4 ROSEATE TERNS, and again today the SANDWICH
TERN was seen on the flats this morning, along with 1 ARCTIC, 2 BLACK and 6
ROYAL TERNS.

At Nickerson Beach Park in Lido Beach among the TERNS Monday were 2
GULL-BILLED, 3 ROSEATE and a ROYAL, while last Saturday between Fort Tilden
and Breezy Point there were 4 ROSEATE and 3 ROYAL TERNS.

Noted on Facebook recently were 2 sets of photos from last Sunday of 2
BROWN PELICANS, one listed as from Silver Point in Nassau County and the
other off Fire Island.  We have no other information on these, but this is
a species to watch for, especially along the south shore of Long Island.

In Prospect Park, LEAST BITTERN was still present and seen periodically
around the lake at least to Wednesday.

An adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER spotted Saturday at Connetquot River State
Park was seen again there on Wednesday.  Though YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS
are not being seen regularly at Connetquot this year, 1 has continued at
the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River, reported there today.

At least 2 dozen singing DICKCISSELS have recently been found in New York
State, mostly well up north; on Long Island a male has been seemingly on
territory recently at Caumsett State Park at least to Wednesday, using the
restoration fields just west of the parking lot.

A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen again Tuesday at the Calverton Grasslands, and,
more unusually, one was spotted Thursday at Inwood Hill Park in Northern
Manhattan.

CLIFF SWALLOWS are again nesting at Orchard Beach, Pelham Bay Park in the
Bronx.

This is the time of year to find some floaters in the City parks, these
presumably mostly birds unmated or disrupted during the nesting season.
Certainly unexpected was the KENTUCKY WARBLER singing Sunday in Central
Park’s Ramble, and other floaters have recently included WORM-EATING,
MAGNOLIA and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, NORTHERN PARULA, and OVENBIRD, while
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH may now be a very early southbound migrant.

To phone in reports, please call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922 and leave a
message.

This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society.  Thank you for calling.

- End transcript

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 30 June 2017

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* June 30, 2017
* NYNY1706.30

- Birds Mentioned

BLACK-NECKED STILT+
SANDWICH TERN+
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

BROWN PELICAN
Least Bittern
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
MARBLED GODWIT
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
White-rumped Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Iceland Gull
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Black Tern
Roseate Tern
Common Tern
ARCTIC TERN
Forster’s Tern
Royal Tern
Black Skimmer
Red-headed Woodpecker
Cliff Swallow
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
KENTUCKY WARBLER
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
BLUE GROSBEAK
DICKCISSEL

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 30, 2017
at 8:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, SANDWICH and
ARCTIC TERNS, BROWN PELICAN reports, BLACK-NECKED STILT, MARBLED GODWIT,
YELLOW-THROATED and KENTUCKY WARBLERS, BLUE GROSBEAK and DICKCISSEL.

Among this week’s most interesting birds, perhaps the most unexpected was
the male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD spotted mid-day Wednesday around the
manicured fields near the entrance to Smith Point County Park in Shirley.

Also, just west of Smith Point the MARBLED GODWIT was reported again Sunday
around the Old Inlet in Bellport Bay, with an ICELAND GULL and 11 ROYAL
TERNS there Wednesday.

Out at Cupsogue County Park in Westhampton Dunes the flats north of the
parking lot continue to be productive.  Last Saturday the variety of TERNS
there, besides COMMON, LEAST and FORSTER’S, also included 2 young ARCTICS,
1 ROSEATE, 2 BLACK and 3 ROYAL TERNS plus some BLACK SKIMMERS.  And the
gathering of shorebirds there at that date was also quite notable, topped
by a BLACK-NECKED STILT present for most of the day, but also including 1
SEMIPALMATED and 18 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 27 RED KNOTS, 9 RUDDY
TURNSTONES, about 30 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and a single WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER.  Around noon Thursday morning a SANDWICH TERN also visited the
flats, along with 2 BLACK and 4 ROSEATE TERNS, and again today the SANDWICH
TERN was seen on the flats this morning, along with 1 ARCTIC, 2 BLACK and 6
ROYAL TERNS.

At Nickerson Beach Park in Lido Beach among the TERNS Monday were 2
GULL-BILLED, 3 ROSEATE and a ROYAL, while last Saturday between Fort Tilden
and Breezy Point there were 4 ROSEATE and 3 ROYAL TERNS.

Noted on Facebook recently were 2 sets of photos from last Sunday of 2
BROWN PELICANS, one listed as from Silver Point in Nassau County and the
other off Fire Island.  We have no other information on these, but this is
a species to watch for, especially along the south shore of Long Island.

In Prospect Park, LEAST BITTERN was still present and seen periodically
around the lake at least to Wednesday.

An adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER spotted Saturday at Connetquot River State
Park was seen again there on Wednesday.  Though YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS
are not being seen regularly at Connetquot this year, 1 has continued at
the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River, reported there today.

At least 2 dozen singing DICKCISSELS have recently been found in New York
State, mostly well up north; on Long Island a male has been seemingly on
territory recently at Caumsett State Park at least to Wednesday, using the
restoration fields just west of the parking lot.

A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen again Tuesday at the Calverton Grasslands, and,
more unusually, one was spotted Thursday at Inwood Hill Park in Northern
Manhattan.

CLIFF SWALLOWS are again nesting at Orchard Beach, Pelham Bay Park in the
Bronx.

This is the time of year to find some floaters in the City parks, these
presumably mostly birds unmated or disrupted during the nesting season.
Certainly unexpected was the KENTUCKY WARBLER singing Sunday in Central
Park’s Ramble, and other floaters have recently included WORM-EATING,
MAGNOLIA and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, NORTHERN PARULA, and OVENBIRD, while
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH may now be a very early southbound migrant.

To phone in reports, please call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922 and leave a
message.

This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society.  Thank you for calling.

- End transcript

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan migrants / lingerers

[Rick]

Am I wrong or are there more migrant warblers hanging around this summer than 
most years? Or is it just more observers afield?

 

Rick Cech

 

From: bounce-121633781-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-121633781-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Fiore
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 8:53 PM
To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan migrants / lingerers

 

Tuesday-Friday, 27-30th June, 2017 -

 

Unusual in New York City for very late June, a singing male Blackpoll Warbler, 
noted by Steve Chang on Monday (6/26) was still present the next day at the 
Riverbank State Park off Riverside Drive in west Harlem, Manhattan, N.Y. City 
(entrances near W. 145th & W. 137th Streets).   It seems rather unlikely this 
would be a southbound bird yet there was a very modest perceived movement of 
some sort, perhaps more local ‘displacement’ of some warbler species that nest 
within 20+ miles of N.Y. City, those found in Central Park in Manhattan on 
Sunday including Worm-eating Warbler, and Louisiana Waterthrush.  Worm-eating 
Warblers have persisted thru the week, including in the Ramble area.  Other 
warbler species also present in Central Park included particular individuals 
which seem to have been lingering, perhaps since early June or even earlier in 
the season.  A Kentucky Warbler had also continued into Tuesday in the Ramble, 
in Central Park, and was near the same area it had been in last weekend. Also 
to Tues. were Northern Parula, Magnolia, Black-and-white & Yellow Warbler[s], & 
American Redstart, as well as Common Yellowthroats in 3 locations, & Ovenbird.  
It’s possible that some of these were around for much of - or even all of - 
June.   

 

At Riverside Park, also in Manhattan, a few warblers have also appeared, most 
notably American Redstart, as well as Yellow, & in one odd location, Common 
Yellowthroat, all of these except for the Yellowthroat in the northern parts of 
that park (n. of W. 96th St.). All of these were present today, and the male 
yellowthroat has been in one area all week. 

 

There were a few N. Rough-winged Swallows in the area of the west Harlem piers, 
& to the north of Riverbank State Park today; regularly seen have been Barn 
Swallows as well as Chimney Swifts, in small numbers.  

 

Many nesting birds have young now; with the occasional rains & warmer weather, 
there have also been a good variety of insect prey items for many of these 
hungry parent birds & their young.

 

-  -  -  -

"Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that 
which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision 
to demand that which is good?”   - Rachel Carson (1907-1964; marine biologist, 
conservationist, author whose books include ‘Silent Spring’.  Sir David 
Attenborough has remarked that that book may have had an effect on science 
second only to Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species”.)

 

 

good -and ethical- birding,

 

Tom Fiore

manhattan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan migrants / lingerers

[Rick]

Am I wrong or are there more migrant warblers hanging around this summer than 
most years? Or is it just more observers afield?

 

Rick Cech

 

From: bounce-121633781-3714...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-121633781-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Fiore
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 8:53 PM
To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan migrants / lingerers

 

Tuesday-Friday, 27-30th June, 2017 -

 

Unusual in New York City for very late June, a singing male Blackpoll Warbler, 
noted by Steve Chang on Monday (6/26) was still present the next day at the 
Riverbank State Park off Riverside Drive in west Harlem, Manhattan, N.Y. City 
(entrances near W. 145th & W. 137th Streets).   It seems rather unlikely this 
would be a southbound bird yet there was a very modest perceived movement of 
some sort, perhaps more local ‘displacement’ of some warbler species that nest 
within 20+ miles of N.Y. City, those found in Central Park in Manhattan on 
Sunday including Worm-eating Warbler, and Louisiana Waterthrush.  Worm-eating 
Warblers have persisted thru the week, including in the Ramble area.  Other 
warbler species also present in Central Park included particular individuals 
which seem to have been lingering, perhaps since early June or even earlier in 
the season.  A Kentucky Warbler had also continued into Tuesday in the Ramble, 
in Central Park, and was near the same area it had been in last weekend. Also 
to Tues. were Northern Parula, Magnolia, Black-and-white & Yellow Warbler[s], & 
American Redstart, as well as Common Yellowthroats in 3 locations, & Ovenbird.  
It’s possible that some of these were around for much of - or even all of - 
June.   

 

At Riverside Park, also in Manhattan, a few warblers have also appeared, most 
notably American Redstart, as well as Yellow, & in one odd location, Common 
Yellowthroat, all of these except for the Yellowthroat in the northern parts of 
that park (n. of W. 96th St.). All of these were present today, and the male 
yellowthroat has been in one area all week. 

 

There were a few N. Rough-winged Swallows in the area of the west Harlem piers, 
& to the north of Riverbank State Park today; regularly seen have been Barn 
Swallows as well as Chimney Swifts, in small numbers.  

 

Many nesting birds have young now; with the occasional rains & warmer weather, 
there have also been a good variety of insect prey items for many of these 
hungry parent birds & their young.

 

-  -  -  -

"Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that 
which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision 
to demand that which is good?”   - Rachel Carson (1907-1964; marine biologist, 
conservationist, author whose books include ‘Silent Spring’.  Sir David 
Attenborough has remarked that that book may have had an effect on science 
second only to Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species”.)

 

 

good -and ethical- birding,

 

Tom Fiore

manhattan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan migrants / lingerers

[Thomas Fiore]

Tuesday-Friday, 27-30th June, 2017 -

Unusual in New York City for very late June, a singing male Blackpoll Warbler, 
noted by Steve Chang on Monday (6/26) was still present the next day at the 
Riverbank State Park off Riverside Drive in west Harlem, Manhattan, N.Y. City 
(entrances near W. 145th & W. 137th Streets).   It seems rather unlikely this 
would be a southbound bird yet there was a very modest perceived movement of 
some sort, perhaps more local ‘displacement’ of some warbler species that nest 
within 20+ miles of N.Y. City, those found in Central Park in Manhattan on 
Sunday including Worm-eating Warbler, and Louisiana Waterthrush.  Worm-eating 
Warblers have persisted thru the week, including in the Ramble area.  Other 
warbler species also present in Central Park included particular individuals 
which seem to have been lingering, perhaps since early June or even earlier in 
the season.  A Kentucky Warbler had also continued into Tuesday in the Ramble, 
in Central Park, and was near the same area it had been in last weekend. Also 
to Tues. were Northern Parula, Magnolia, Black-and-white & Yellow Warbler[s], & 
American Redstart, as well as Common Yellowthroats in 3 locations, & Ovenbird.  
It’s possible that some of these were around for much of - or even all of - 
June.   

At Riverside Park, also in Manhattan, a few warblers have also appeared, most 
notably American Redstart, as well as Yellow, & in one odd location, Common 
Yellowthroat, all of these except for the Yellowthroat in the northern parts of 
that park (n. of W. 96th St.). All of these were present today, and the male 
yellowthroat has been in one area all week. 

There were a few N. Rough-winged Swallows in the area of the west Harlem piers, 
& to the north of Riverbank State Park today; regularly seen have been Barn 
Swallows as well as Chimney Swifts, in small numbers.  

Many nesting birds have young now; with the occasional rains & warmer weather, 
there have also been a good variety of insect prey items for many of these 
hungry parent birds & their young.

-  -  -  -
"Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that 
which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision 
to demand that which is good?”   - Rachel Carson (1907-1964; marine biologist, 
conservationist, author whose books include ‘Silent Spring’.  Sir David 
Attenborough has remarked that that book may have had an effect on science 
second only to Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species”.)


good -and ethical- birding,

Tom Fiore
manhattan




















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[nysbirds-l] Manhattan migrants / lingerers

[Thomas Fiore]

Tuesday-Friday, 27-30th June, 2017 -

Unusual in New York City for very late June, a singing male Blackpoll Warbler, 
noted by Steve Chang on Monday (6/26) was still present the next day at the 
Riverbank State Park off Riverside Drive in west Harlem, Manhattan, N.Y. City 
(entrances near W. 145th & W. 137th Streets).   It seems rather unlikely this 
would be a southbound bird yet there was a very modest perceived movement of 
some sort, perhaps more local ‘displacement’ of some warbler species that nest 
within 20+ miles of N.Y. City, those found in Central Park in Manhattan on 
Sunday including Worm-eating Warbler, and Louisiana Waterthrush.  Worm-eating 
Warblers have persisted thru the week, including in the Ramble area.  Other 
warbler species also present in Central Park included particular individuals 
which seem to have been lingering, perhaps since early June or even earlier in 
the season.  A Kentucky Warbler had also continued into Tuesday in the Ramble, 
in Central Park, and was near the same area it had been in last weekend. Also 
to Tues. were Northern Parula, Magnolia, Black-and-white & Yellow Warbler[s], & 
American Redstart, as well as Common Yellowthroats in 3 locations, & Ovenbird.  
It’s possible that some of these were around for much of - or even all of - 
June.   

At Riverside Park, also in Manhattan, a few warblers have also appeared, most 
notably American Redstart, as well as Yellow, & in one odd location, Common 
Yellowthroat, all of these except for the Yellowthroat in the northern parts of 
that park (n. of W. 96th St.). All of these were present today, and the male 
yellowthroat has been in one area all week. 

There were a few N. Rough-winged Swallows in the area of the west Harlem piers, 
& to the north of Riverbank State Park today; regularly seen have been Barn 
Swallows as well as Chimney Swifts, in small numbers.  

Many nesting birds have young now; with the occasional rains & warmer weather, 
there have also been a good variety of insect prey items for many of these 
hungry parent birds & their young.

-  -  -  -
"Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that 
which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision 
to demand that which is good?”   - Rachel Carson (1907-1964; marine biologist, 
conservationist, author whose books include ‘Silent Spring’.  Sir David 
Attenborough has remarked that that book may have had an effect on science 
second only to Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species”.)


good -and ethical- birding,

Tom Fiore
manhattan




















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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday June 30, 2017 - Worm-eating Warblers, C. Yellowthroat, Am. Redstarts

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC - North End, Reservoir, and the Pond
Friday June 30, 2017 
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, & others 

Highlights: Worm-eating Warbler (2), Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart 
(2). 

Canada Goose - 22 (Reservoir & Pond)
Mallard - Meer, Pool, Reservoir, Pond including hen with 2 ducklings at mudflat 
N. of the Pond
Mourning Dove - residents
Chimney Swift - 8 getting drinks at the Meer, others elsewhere
Herring Gull - around 65 Reservoir & flyovers
Great Black-backed Gull - 36 Reservoir & flyover
Double-crested Cormorant - 10 (Meer, Reservoir, Pond) plus flyovers
Great Egret - 3 (Meer, Pool, Pond) plus flyovers
Snowy Egret - flyovers mostly over the Meer, Green Bench & Wildflower Meadow
Black-crowned Night Heron - 5 (2 Meer Island, 3 at the Pond)
Red-tailed Hawk - pair of adults circling over SW Reservoir
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Residents, great looks at a male at the Blockhouse
Downy Woodpecker - east of North Meadow Ballfields
Northern Flicker - 5 (4 North End, 1 at the Pond)
Warbling Vireo - 8
Red-eyed Vireo - 2 pairs (Great Hill & Blockhouse)
Blue Jay - residents
Barn Swallow - 5+ (2 N. Meadow Ballfields, 3 (Mayra Cruz early) Reservoir & 
nestlings at N. Gate House)
White-breasted Nuthatch - Blockhouse
House Wren - 1 or 2 singing Grassy Knoll & Wildflower Meadow
Carolina Wren - 2 Wildflower Meadow (one singing)
American Robin - residents
Gray Catbird - 2 juveniles with adult SE Meer, others elsewhere
Northern Mockingbird - singing Compost Area, pair at nest SE of N. Meadow 
Ballfields (Deb after lunch)
Cedar Waxwing - 2 Conservatory Garden
Worm-eating Warbler - 2 (NW Loch & NE Pool - Bob early), bird NE of Pool also 
seen later
Common Yellowthroat - male singing at Cons. Garden, Grassy Knoll & Wildflower 
Meadow & chasing Carolina Wren
American Redstart - 2 (Conservatory Garden & NE of the Pool)
Chipping Sparrow - heard Grassy Knoll
Song Sparrow - 2 singing (Conservatory Garden & the Pond)
Northern Cardinal - residents including juv. female s. of Nutter's Battery in 
Buckthorn
Red-winged Blackbird - 3 west side of Meer
Common Grackle - including juveniles
Baltimore Oriole - 4 including juvenile with adult male at Blockhouse

Deb Allen

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday June 30, 2017 - Worm-eating Warblers, C. Yellowthroat, Am. Redstarts

[Deborah Allen]

Central Park NYC - North End, Reservoir, and the Pond
Friday June 30, 2017 
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, & others 

Highlights: Worm-eating Warbler (2), Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart 
(2). 

Canada Goose - 22 (Reservoir & Pond)
Mallard - Meer, Pool, Reservoir, Pond including hen with 2 ducklings at mudflat 
N. of the Pond
Mourning Dove - residents
Chimney Swift - 8 getting drinks at the Meer, others elsewhere
Herring Gull - around 65 Reservoir & flyovers
Great Black-backed Gull - 36 Reservoir & flyover
Double-crested Cormorant - 10 (Meer, Reservoir, Pond) plus flyovers
Great Egret - 3 (Meer, Pool, Pond) plus flyovers
Snowy Egret - flyovers mostly over the Meer, Green Bench & Wildflower Meadow
Black-crowned Night Heron - 5 (2 Meer Island, 3 at the Pond)
Red-tailed Hawk - pair of adults circling over SW Reservoir
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Residents, great looks at a male at the Blockhouse
Downy Woodpecker - east of North Meadow Ballfields
Northern Flicker - 5 (4 North End, 1 at the Pond)
Warbling Vireo - 8
Red-eyed Vireo - 2 pairs (Great Hill & Blockhouse)
Blue Jay - residents
Barn Swallow - 5+ (2 N. Meadow Ballfields, 3 (Mayra Cruz early) Reservoir & 
nestlings at N. Gate House)
White-breasted Nuthatch - Blockhouse
House Wren - 1 or 2 singing Grassy Knoll & Wildflower Meadow
Carolina Wren - 2 Wildflower Meadow (one singing)
American Robin - residents
Gray Catbird - 2 juveniles with adult SE Meer, others elsewhere
Northern Mockingbird - singing Compost Area, pair at nest SE of N. Meadow 
Ballfields (Deb after lunch)
Cedar Waxwing - 2 Conservatory Garden
Worm-eating Warbler - 2 (NW Loch & NE Pool - Bob early), bird NE of Pool also 
seen later
Common Yellowthroat - male singing at Cons. Garden, Grassy Knoll & Wildflower 
Meadow & chasing Carolina Wren
American Redstart - 2 (Conservatory Garden & NE of the Pool)
Chipping Sparrow - heard Grassy Knoll
Song Sparrow - 2 singing (Conservatory Garden & the Pond)
Northern Cardinal - residents including juv. female s. of Nutter's Battery in 
Buckthorn
Red-winged Blackbird - 3 west side of Meer
Common Grackle - including juveniles
Baltimore Oriole - 4 including juvenile with adult male at Blockhouse

Deb Allen

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