[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 9/19-21
Among more notable birds on Manhattan was a Cerulean Warbler at Stuyvesant-town (near First Ave. & 18th St., at the "oval") found by Anne Lazarus on Friday (9/19), one of a small number of sightings this fall season in the NYC area. I am unaware if this bird was searched- for after that day... Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City Appropriately warm and humid for the big march for climate-change action on Sunday; the birds seemed to want to play their part in the activities... a harbinger in the neighborhood of the march's destination had been that collared-dove, a species that may one day prove to be as not-rare-now as it's increasingly widespread relation our familiar Mourning Dove - a species that is also a potential "winner" in the role of those creatures and growing things that may do all right as climate warms further. As we get to the very last day of summer (by calendar) & the change - over to more & more fall-like bird observations, there have been some modest developments, already noted by some in the region... at least modest numbers of Red-breasted Nuthatches have been moving; Black- capped Chickadees as well, and more recently, Purple Finch & American Goldfinch. Bursts of swallows have included all 5 of the regularly- breeding NE species, with a very few Cliff, and good numbers of Tree & Barn. Other species indicating the change in season have been Yellow- bellied Sapsucker & Winter Wren, as of this weekend. Through the prior week and as of Friday 19 Sept., there had been at least 20 warbler species seen, these including modestly late Hooded & Worm-eating Warblers; also appearing by Friday were Palm Warbler, Bay- breasted, & Blackpoll, in addition to Pine which have been regular. Tennessee Warbler has been seen occasionally and Cape May as well, these in both the n. end and around the Great Lawn circle & edges of the Lake areas. There were also at least 6 sparrow species including Savannah, Swamp, White-throated, Chipping, & Song, in addition to Lincoln's which have been regular for more than a week; plus 'early' E. Towhee; thrushes have included a number of Wood, Swainson's, and some Gray-cheeked type Thrushes, along with modestly late Veery. Ruby-crowned Kinglets have put in their appearance; Purple Finch have been regular - if not necessarily hanging around. For vireos, Philadelphia the most notable, with Yellow-throated, Blue-headed, Warbling & Red-eyed all seen in the week prior, & the more common spp. continuing. Yellow-billed Cuckoos have been seen in the prior week including this weekend. Common Nighthawk also a bit tardy yet still being seen in migration, and in good numbers have been Ruby-throated Hummingbirds & Chimney Swifts with new batches of each thru the week. Also being found, by those looking up a lot: Bald Eagle, Osprey, N. Harrier, Sharp-shinned & Cooper's Hawks, Broad-winged Hawk (few, at Central), American Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine, & of course Red-tailed Hawk, as well as Turkey Vultures; other flyovers also including Canada Geese, Double- crested Cormorants; a smattering of Great Egret sightings as high fly- overs, & a few within the park in the past week. Spotted Sandpipers have been around. Also of interest have been the Monarch butterflies seen on the move, some stopping off to feed & rest, & many simply passing through on their route to, eventually, Mexico for the winter. The numbers in general seem a little better than last year at the same time (which is not saying all that much, as last year's movements were really low; but they're still here, showing themselves). On some days, a few dozen have been noted in the parks - both Central & Riverside & other places in the city. A change is in the air. Tom Fiore Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 9/19-21
Among more notable birds on Manhattan was a Cerulean Warbler at Stuyvesant-town (near First Ave. 18th St., at the oval) found by Anne Lazarus on Friday (9/19), one of a small number of sightings this fall season in the NYC area. I am unaware if this bird was searched- for after that day... Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City Appropriately warm and humid for the big march for climate-change action on Sunday; the birds seemed to want to play their part in the activities... a harbinger in the neighborhood of the march's destination had been that collared-dove, a species that may one day prove to be as not-rare-now as it's increasingly widespread relation our familiar Mourning Dove - a species that is also a potential winner in the role of those creatures and growing things that may do all right as climate warms further. As we get to the very last day of summer (by calendar) the change - over to more more fall-like bird observations, there have been some modest developments, already noted by some in the region... at least modest numbers of Red-breasted Nuthatches have been moving; Black- capped Chickadees as well, and more recently, Purple Finch American Goldfinch. Bursts of swallows have included all 5 of the regularly- breeding NE species, with a very few Cliff, and good numbers of Tree Barn. Other species indicating the change in season have been Yellow- bellied Sapsucker Winter Wren, as of this weekend. Through the prior week and as of Friday 19 Sept., there had been at least 20 warbler species seen, these including modestly late Hooded Worm-eating Warblers; also appearing by Friday were Palm Warbler, Bay- breasted, Blackpoll, in addition to Pine which have been regular. Tennessee Warbler has been seen occasionally and Cape May as well, these in both the n. end and around the Great Lawn circle edges of the Lake areas. There were also at least 6 sparrow species including Savannah, Swamp, White-throated, Chipping, Song, in addition to Lincoln's which have been regular for more than a week; plus 'early' E. Towhee; thrushes have included a number of Wood, Swainson's, and some Gray-cheeked type Thrushes, along with modestly late Veery. Ruby-crowned Kinglets have put in their appearance; Purple Finch have been regular - if not necessarily hanging around. For vireos, Philadelphia the most notable, with Yellow-throated, Blue-headed, Warbling Red-eyed all seen in the week prior, the more common spp. continuing. Yellow-billed Cuckoos have been seen in the prior week including this weekend. Common Nighthawk also a bit tardy yet still being seen in migration, and in good numbers have been Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Chimney Swifts with new batches of each thru the week. Also being found, by those looking up a lot: Bald Eagle, Osprey, N. Harrier, Sharp-shinned Cooper's Hawks, Broad-winged Hawk (few, at Central), American Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine, of course Red-tailed Hawk, as well as Turkey Vultures; other flyovers also including Canada Geese, Double- crested Cormorants; a smattering of Great Egret sightings as high fly- overs, a few within the park in the past week. Spotted Sandpipers have been around. Also of interest have been the Monarch butterflies seen on the move, some stopping off to feed rest, many simply passing through on their route to, eventually, Mexico for the winter. The numbers in general seem a little better than last year at the same time (which is not saying all that much, as last year's movements were really low; but they're still here, showing themselves). On some days, a few dozen have been noted in the parks - both Central Riverside other places in the city. A change is in the air. Tom Fiore Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
