Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 - Central Park Manhattan, N.Y. City
At Central Park in Manhattan, not too much in the way of arrivals,
although migrants have passed by thru over the last 10 days or
so... and just today, at the park's far north end (specifically on
the ridge a bit south of the
Thursday, 11 March 2010 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
An Eastern Phoebe was at the south side of the Great Hill this
afternoon, well above the path north of the Pool, near W. 103 Street -
well up in a tall bare tree, calling at least a few times, also
singing.
At Strawberry Fields
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
(On Sunday, Sept. 9th, an American Bittern was seen by at least 3 observers at
Turtle Pond late in the day. Always an uncommon sighting in Central, it's not
been reported for Monday.)
Monday, 10 September, 2012 -
A fairly strong migration on the north
...from Ron Pittaway, via the Ontario Birds list-serve:
http://ontbirds.ca/pipermail/birdalert_ontbirds.ca/Week-of-Mon-20120917/031284.html
thanks to RP and to all those he acknowledges.
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WINTER FINCH FORECAST 2012-2013
The theme this winter is that each
Saturday, 22 September, 2012
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
There were still many migrants about all day, but I was unable to re-find a few
from Fri. morning's good diversity, notably no Blue Grosbeak, also no Indigo
Buntings, and a couple of the warblers seen Friday went missing in my
Monday, 24 September, 2012
Manhattan, N.Y. City (mainly: Central Park, Riverside Park, Fort Tryon Park)
A nice new push of migrants, far more than had been 24 hours prior. There were
some species perhaps new to the southbound season for this year in Manhattan.
Passerines and other small
Friday, 28 September, 2012
Manhattan - Stuyvesantown, east of First Ave. near E. 16 Street...
At an oval (which is called The Oval on signage in the enclosed town of brick
buildings, a modest green-lawn and tree, shrub, flower planted area with a
large fountain, which regularly receives its
Thursday, 4 October, 2012 -
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Some morning movement, as well as a lot of apparent southbound exodus of the
night preceding. Seen moving in numbers in the first hour of the day were many
Yellow-shafted Flickers, Blue Jays, Cedar Waxwings, Common Grackles, and
Rockaway peninsula's western portion, mainly Fort Tilden and Breezy Point
Friday, 5 September, 2012
Fog was already completely dispersed at the shore along the Rockaway peninsula
at first light, however there had almost certainly been some fog overnight as
some surfaces were very wet,
Saturday Oct. 13, '12
I was surprised to come in and not see an earlier posting to
NYS, until J.D. did so - there are at least some add'l. pic's -
of a reported Wood Sandpiper in Rhode Island -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RIBIRDS/messages?o=1
A Wood Sandpiper continued to be seen in Jamestown, Rhode Island again today.
A small number of Evening Grosbeaks have worked south through New England and
sightings have been from within less than 50 miles of N.Y. City, with signs
from more northerly locales that more will be moving.
- -
The Barnacle Goose was present, along with well over 1,000 Canada Geese, on the
extensive Parade Ground field (immediately east of Broadway), in Van Cortlandt
Park, The Bronx. The Barnacle was a bit off to itself when seen around 2 p.m.,
much closer to the east edge of the field, and roughly
Today,, Friday 21 December, 2012, at Van Cortlandt Park, The Bronx, a Barnacle
Goose was again present on the Parade Ground (large mowed sports - and
goose-feeding! - field), off Broadway and just a bit north of West 242 Street,
in the western parts of the Bronx. This is very close to exits
Saturday, 22 December, 2012 - Manhattan, N.Y. City
At Central Park's reservoir, an Iceland Gull continues, seen very nicely on the
dike not far off the dike's north end, among many ofv the 3 regular gull
species (primarily Ring-billed, some Herring Great Black-backed), and
observed from a
(last Sunday), 12/23/2012 - The Bronx, N.Y. City
Not a bird most anyone would try and look for, as it's such a common spring
fall migrant and a fairly common breeder in appropriate habitat in the state
and many northern states and provinces, but as a CBC bird, quite unexpected - a
Magnolia
Wednesday, 2 January, 2013
A Barnacle Goose, along with at least 1,000 Canada Geese had returned to the
large Parade Ground field by mid-day; it and much of the flock feeding near
(just east of) Broadway and just a short way north of W. 242 St., or in the SW
portion of the large field.
Tom
This observation from Manhattan is notable for winter, but in the case of that
species is not at all unprecedented, and it is hardly just Bryant Park in
midtown Manhattan where Ovenbirds have been seen in other winters, although
that location has had its share, being so often checked by
Monday, 14 January, 2013
A one 1/2 hour look around Van Cortlandt Park's Parade Ground field, as well
as adjacent portions of the golf course greens a few additional smaller
fields failed to turn up the recently lingering Barnacle Goose. A Cackling
Goose was present, in with at least 1,000
Wednesday, 13 February, 2013
At Central Park, in Manhattan (N.Y. City) an Iceland Gull was again at the
Lake, and after taking bread from passersby (tourists, not birders, at about 1
p.m.), the smutty / winter plumage gull moved out to the still-iced-over
portion, nearer to W. 77 Street. A
The following posted to Northern NY Birds, which has access for non-members via
the ABA's Birding News.
Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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Subject: NNYBirds: Smew at Lisbon Beach on the St. Lawrence River
Date: Sat Feb 16 2013 17:09 pm
From: jsbolsinger
This morning I found a female-plumaged
Re: Van Cortlandt Park
Steve, Andrew, and concerned others,
about the butterfly of course Steve is correct and knows much about status of
lepidoptera that flies by day by night in our region.
my 3 cents on this is, that we not go entirely with a Spotted Owl way of
looking at
It might be noted that the original post was by Andrew Baksh and the paragraph
in quotes was written by him, as well as the third paragraph (not in quotes)
below my comments above.
(Steve Walter simply included the full message that Andrew posted, below
Steve's comments.)
I would add that
Tuesday, 19 Feb., 2013 Central Park (reservoir), Manhattan, N.Y. City
On Central Park's reservoir this mid-day were at least several thousand gulls,
and scanning thru them I found photographed a 1st-winter-plumaged
Black-headed Gull, which was mostly sitting (as were 98% of all the gulls) at
Tuesday, 19 February, 2013 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
On a later in day look at the Central Park reservoir, the Black-headed Gull was
not re-found by 2 of us scanning a while, nor did I come up with it again on a
4-4:30 p.m. attempt, by which hour many gulls had exited the reservoir
Wednesday, 20 Feb., 2013 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
A first, and second look at the reservoir in Central Park revealed that about
98% of the numbers of gulls present at mid-day yesterday were, as of mid-day
today, not present there - with merely 100 or so this late a.m., it was simple
Thursday, 28 February, 2013 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
A first-winter Black-headed Gull was again seen at the reservoir in Central
Park, around 12:30 p.m., near the north end of the divider-dike that runs
roughly from the southeast corner to the north/northwest side of the reservoir.
Friday, 1 March, 2013 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Seeking gulls I again scanned those on the park's reservoir, but in looks
beginning around noon and ending after 2 pm, I did not see any uncommon
species, just the 3 most typical of the winter or most times of year here
(Ring-billed,
Friday, 30 August, 2013
Manhattan sites, mainly Central Park (N.Y. City)
A modest migration over the past week or so, variety decent but hardly
outstanding, and numbers definitely modest on most species noted. A
fair proportion of the birds moving through Manhattan have been
warblers,
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Central Park, Manhattan, N. Y. City
Among migrant warbler highlights of the early a.m. is a Connecticut
Warbler, being seen in the small meadow on the far southeast upper
slope of the Great Hill (east slightly south of the large open grass
oval and reached by a
Wednesday, 4 September, 2013
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
There was a report (written that way simply as I didn't observe
personally) of Vesper Sparrow at the meadow on the upper south slope
of the Great Hill, apparently found by Martin Carney, also seen by
others, including Tom
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
On Thursday, 5 Sept. there were a fair number of migrants yet it
seemed to this observer that many had departed, with diversity lower
and overall numbers at least no higher from the preceding day (Wed. 4
Sept.). Also, some of the uncommon birds of the day
further 'follow-up';
At Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, N.Y. City, not much in shorebirds
in a later-in-day look, with very little wet (damp) habitat available
just now to help attract some; it bears watching if rains fall, that
even the most modest puddles there can produce a surprising
(Manhattan, N.Y. City)
To Joe G's CP listing, I'd briefly add that from the north end of the
park, another round of Yellow-shafted Flickers went through, with at
least 300 (twice the number counted a day earlier at the same early
a.m. hour just at and before sunrise) moving across the n.
The annual Winter Finch Forecast - from Ron Pittaway, of Ontario,
Canada, via Jean Irons. (contributions and assistance to the winter
finch-forecasting from many, as acknowledged in the pages of the
forecast, including New York's Joan Collins (from the Adirondack and
northern NY region)
Nicholas Wagerik, known to all who knew him as Nick, passed away
earlier this month in New York City. Nick became known to
hundreds and hundreds of the regulars as well as visitors to Central
Park, in New York City, yet he also was known in a much wider circle,
as a superb naturalist
Wednesday, 2 October 2013 (New York City)
Manhattan, mainly Central Riverside Parks.
A fairly strong persistent migrant flight last night into the day
Wednesday, with what certainly seemed one of the larger flights for
overall numbers of birds this season (as compared with some earlier
Andy and all,
the below link may assist in understanding. Issues from their main
central Mexican wintering roosts, from much of their migratory passage
habitat and - [possibly even more than the latter two factors] - that
which is discussed in the link can be factored in to a decline of the
hi all, regarding the Varied Thrush in lower east Manhattan, N.Y. City
(today recent few days)
2 days ago Anders P. gave coordinates as well as a building number;
Andrew B. others have also mentioned walking in from near First Ave./
East 19th St. to the thrush-y area, as near where the
Manhattan, east side east of First Ave., below 20th Street; Wed., 18
Dec., 2013
Of the adult male Varied Thrush seen today (esp. well before a Sharp-
shinned Hawk put in an appearance directly above the thrush's favored
feeding areas, and then in nearby trees on the inner oval - where the
Hi again all,
It may seem obvious - or not - but to avoid any possible confusion ...
the town of Stuyvesant, NY that is in Columbia County is not where a
Varied Thrush is being seen. ( yes, someone did inquire, privately...)
It's in the community in Manhattan's east side, little old New York
Sunday, 29 December, 2013
mid / lower east of Manhattan, N.Y. City -
I decided to take a bike ride thru around mid- and down-town areas
of Manhattan (N.Y. City) earlier (ahead of the rain) today, and walk
in various smaller parks green-spaces as well as a focus on the
area, as reported
Tuesday, 25 February, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
A surprise this mid-day - for the late-winter date ( have not seen
any recent report of such), a PINE WARBLER, seen well and at very
close range, at the oven area next to the Lake (a bit west of The
Point) in the Ramble of
Wednesday, 26 February, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
I looked for the Pine Warbler seen yesterday in the Ramble of Central
Park, at about the same time with similar conditions (light snow
flurries ending, brisk but bright sunny), but did not find it again
this mid-day. And
Sunday, 2 March, 2014 - Pelham Bay Park, Bronx County, NY
- mainly in a.m. hours -
I spent about an hour in the area near Turtle Cove, including in the
woods at the edge of the golf driving range (still snowed-over),
eventually located 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers, two in near-full-adult
Monday, March 3, 2014 - Manhattan, N.Y. City
Late in the day, I went along the Hudson river, at Riverside Park
South in the latitude of streets in the 60's, and found a female
Common Goldeneye extremely close to the shoreline, as well as female
Red-breasted Merganser, various extremely
Wednesday, 5 March, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
A not-too colorful PINE WARBLER continues in the Ramble, with a
sighting at about 8:55 - 9 a.m. this a.m., the warbler approaching the
feeders from the east, looking around feeding only as normally, that
is not from any feeder
Friday, 7 March, 2014 - Manhattan, N.Y. City
On an afternoon cycle around the northern portions of Manhattan's
waterfront, I came upon a Red-necked Grebe (in basic / winter plumage)
very close to the shore at about the latitude of West 168 Street,
off the upper part of [what I assume is
Saturday, 8 March, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y.C.
As noted in a post to this list earlier this week, the feeders in the
Ramble are not the only site to check for some of the birds that have
been seen (most often) recently there ... a look at the feeders this
a.m. was fine, with
Monday, 10 March, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
In a one-hour scan (with scope binoculars, with 5 additional
observers at var. times) during the noon hour today, one species of
grebe was found - but it was a (presumed first-of-this-month) Pied-
billed Grebe,
NO Red-necked
Sunday, 16 March, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Agreeing with Anders on what was NOT seen this a.m. at the reservoir,
beginning at pre-sunrise thru 7:45am, NO red-necked grebe, no wigeon,
no ring-necked duck, anywhere on any portion of the reservoir's
water or shores. Nor, at
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - 16 March, 2014
An after-noon pass thru the park offered a chance to check the
reservoir again, and this time the Red-necked Grebe was seen, diving
quite regularly - and still doing so when last seen watched at about
2:45 by which time it had moved well
Monday, 17 March, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
At the reservoir a very short while ago, the Red-necked Grebe (in
transitioning plumage) was still present, last seen swimming from
central area towards the southeast. At the extreme southeast portion
of open water, many ducks
Thursday, 20 March, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
The transitioning-plumaged RED-NECKED GREBE continued at the
reservoir, seen 7:45 a.m. 8:15 a.m. on the western side; it seemed
to be slowly working a bit to the south at the latter time. Also
present there again were a drake
Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx Co., N.Y. City - Friday, 21 March, 2014
Signs of spring at V.C. Park in mid-day included 6 Killdeer out on the
Parade Ground ballfields, at least 5 Eastern Bluebirds (4 of them
brilliant males) managing to hawk small insects at the s. slope of
Vault Hill, a few
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Saturday, 22 March, 2014
The transitional-plumaged RED-NECKED GREBE continues on the reservoir,
seen swimming 7:10-7:15a.m. off the north pumphouse. Some signs of a
bit of other waterbird movement; more later.
good birding,
Tom Fiore
Manhattan
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A return look at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx (N.Y. City) this Sat.
afternoon (3/22) found little of great note almost none of the
species I noted there the day before, except for some Rusty Blackbirds
again by the marsh south of the main golf course green. The lake,
which is now
Sunday, 23 March, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
[it was good to see the report by D. Becker from the N.Y. Botanical
Garden (the Bronx) yesterday- good place, good birds, good regular
reporting. and for a select few, all-importantly this site is west of
the Bronx river parkway:
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Monday, 24 March, 2014
The RED-NECKED GREBE continued at the reservoir, seen swimming at
10:30 a.m. some way off the north pump-house building vicinity.
Otherwise many ducks some other birds seemed to have departed the
reservoir since the day
I neglected to add that several Rusty Blackbirds were seen in Central
Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) today, and at least one, in the Ramble,
was a near-breeding plumaged female in that special dark slate flat-
matte-gray color, which is among my favorite plumages in N. Am.
birds... (love Gray
Tuesday, 25 March 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
The RED-NECKED GREBE continued as it has for a full 2 weeks now at the
reservoir; in the noon-hour today seen swimming off the north shore
buildings (pumphouse etc.) as it seems to have been on many recent
days. It may not hang
Wednesday, 26 March 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
At the reservoir, the RED-NECKED GREBE continued, seen off the nw
shore at 8 a.m., and good views in ideal light indicates (as do photo
series) the grebe is gaining some spring plumage; also today, there
were 3 American
Thursday, 27 March 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Red-necked Grebe ongoing at the reservoir, seems to like the n. n.w.
section; Red-breasted Merganser pair also lingering on; N. Shovelers
in numbers (but no wigeon at all detected today), some of the other
recent res.
FRIDAY, 28 March, 2014 - Queens County, NY (NO rarities!)
I spent virtually all of Friday in southern Queens (N.Y. City) and
starting with Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, where I spent relatively
little time as it appeared there was not (yet) tremendous variety. On
the north marsh side of the
I remember Manny Levine, simply, as a really nice guy to many younger-
newer birders, encouraging and also pushing them (us, me, back a few
decades ago) to get out in the field even more, use our skills, take
notes, draw, photograph, do what it takes to document, then THINK
about what is
Monday, 31 March, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
The Red-necked Grebe continues, now getting to its 3rd full week on
the reservoir. Also lingering there are a pair of Red-breasted
Mergansers, and some of the other ducks waterbirds as noted in
recent days. A female Pine
Hi Lee all,
at the Central Park Reservoir, 10:30 a.m. this Tues. (April 1) I saw
photographed 3 swans, which on first glance looked to have nice
'gestalt' for something other than Mute... but on closer look now
double-checking photos to be sure, the swans appear to be 3 Mute (and
not
At Central Park's (Manhattan, N.Y. City) reservoir, the 3 swans-a-
swimming were further definitively ID'd as Mute Swans; they'd moved
across to the n.e. part of the reservoir by mid-afternoon. On the
theme of things in threes, some good reports out of Brooklyn's
Prospect Park included 3
Wednesday, 2 April, 2014
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City -
With some a.m. sauntering, some movement in evidence: a Great Egret at
the Pond (lurking in the reeds near the bridge), a nice arrival of
Golden-crowned Kinglets and Brown Creepers, additional Chipping
Sparrows, and a great many
Adding little to Pat's ( Nadir's) report(s) from Central Park
(Manhattan, N.Y. City), an ongoing search at the Loch / Ravine area
for Thursday's unexpected Virginia Rail seems to still be a 'no' for
today, with multiple searchers. I also failed to find most of the
migrants of the last
Thanks to a regular birder of the north end (Central Park, Manhattan,
N.Y. City), we now are aware that the Virginia Rail seen by some late
Thursday in the Loch / Ravine area of the park was a bird released
there, intentionally, earlier in the same day, by licensed bird
rehabilitators. The
not in NY but,
as many may be aware, a Northern Lapwing has appeared in s.-coastal
Maine, seen again today. Heads-up on green sheen...
Maine reports can be followed at: http://digest.sialia.com/?rm=one_list;id=138
tom fiore -
manhattan
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NYSbirds-L List Info:
yep, it's your minute-by-minute play-by-play,
uninterrupted by the local home-openers! (
thank goodness for that bronx win today...:-)
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Mon.-Sun.-Sat., April 7, 6, and 5, 2014
Monday, a modest movement, and some birds that almost certainly went
Thurs. 10 April, Wed. 9 April, Tues., 8 April, prior, 2014
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Thurs. 10 April -
A Wilson's Snipe appeared at the Point, seen by M.OBS. (M.any
OBS.ervers), a part of the Ramble along the lake - it was first found
fairly early in the morning. (m.o.b.'s can also
Friday, 11 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
A good migration overnight, with 99.999 % -or thereabouts- of the
birds passing Manhattan overnight continuing on northward. A (nearly)
still basic-plumaged RED-NECKED GREBE continues on the reservoir; at ~
9:30 a.m. in the center.
Saturday, 12 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
In addition the the male Eastern Bluebird that Anders P. has reported
in the Ramble's Tupelo meadow area this a.m., there were most,
perhaps all the species as reported yesterday for the Ramble area,
including a male
Monday, 14 April 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Perhaps another relatively quiet day in the park, despite excellent
overnight migration thru the region. One question from today was, were
there 2 Red-necked Grebes at the reservoir, at either the same or
different points in the
Tuesday, 15 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
In a pre-rain walk in the Ramble, I saw photo'd just one individual
warbler, a bright male Pine Warbler at the east edge of Shakespeare
Garden. In the vicinity were also a few Ruby-crowned Kinglets, which
were seen elsewhere
Somewhat status-quo, for birds; but maybe more swallows...
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Wednesday, 16 April, 2014
A Red-necked Grebe in near-full breeding plumage continues at the
reservoir. A bright male Pine Warbler was around the n. slope at
Strawberry Fields quite early ( thanks
Thursday, 17 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
At least some mid-April birds are being found, if not a whole lot, in
this chilly weather pattern ending out the week. Black-and-white,
Pine, Palm, Yellow-rumped Warblers, as well as a 2nd-in-the-park
Common Yellowthroat,
Tuesday, 22 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
After a few days during which migration slowed to a crawl (at best)
and most birders were not lingering very long, today provided a little
more... interestingly, much of the park appeared certainly sounded
quiet in the first
Wednesday, 23 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
60+ observers (or, many more) had excellent views of the male Cerulean
Warbler being seen on the n.w. side of bow bridge, at the Ramble's
s.w. corner; the very popular bird offering great views photo-op's
to anyone lingering
Wed., 23 April 2014 -
One of Connecticut's experienced birders has reported a Swallow-tailed
Kite in the vicinity of Bridgeport, CT - that is roughly 50 miles or
less from the Westchester Co., NY border with CT... and maybe a lot
less, as the kite flies, via LI Sound to Nassau Suffolk
Wed., 23 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Additional to the male Cerulean Warbler, which was essentially seen
for 12+ hours, right through early evening in the area previously
mentioned as well as occasionally moving east a bit in trees along the
lake shore (the bird
Thursday, 24 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
It seemed that birds from the day before had dispersed just a bit,
perhaps some moved on out. A good many birders again sought Tues.
WEDNESDAY's Cerulean Warbler this Thurs. morning, but it seems it had
moved on (or was just
Hi Bert,
by which you mean the Shawangunk range of the mid-Hudson valley region
of NY state??? (and just possibly in Ulster County NY?) Not all
readers know the regional abbreviation that is favored by so many who
are familiar with those mountains.
good birding,
Tom Fiore
Manhattan
Friday, 25 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
A modest movement overnight thru the area, it seemed, and perhaps a
few new arrivals... a Wilson's Snipe was seen at the Meer, but flying
out towards the Loch (that is, in a somewhat westerly direction), by
K. Fung this a.m. -
(aww, no Ptarmigans even in the northernmost end of Central
Park... ;-) ... what a great find - who has offered the original
finder a dinner (at least) at the finest local restaurant of choice?
You are not too likely to see this all-white species irrupt on any
regular basis in NY
This likely bears little direct relationship to the find of a Willow
Ptarmigan at the eastern edge of Lake Ontario in NY state... In
Newfoundland, Atlantic Canada, there are an impressive number of
Eurasian-breeding waders (as most of the world refers to them in the
English language), or
Monday, 28 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
As far as I'm aware the singing Yellow-throated Warbler found early
this morning by Roger Pasquier was last seen in the vicinity described
(below) as of about 8:20 a.m. or so then was lost to both view and
to hearing. It had been
Monday, 28 April, 2014 - Central park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
A Yellow-throated Warbler (and presumably the same from the Mall /
bandshell area, early a.m.) was observed, photographed, admired,
gawked at, etc. by at least 100+ observers later this day, with an
additional nice sighting when
Tuesday, 29 April, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
A few additions to the spring arrivals - Veery Wood Thrush, each of
which sang at times as did a few Hermit Thrush, sotto voce... a bit
more vocal, in infrequent hearings and a few bright sightings, Great
Crested Flycatcher
all somewhat extra-limital birds, except the shearwater - and the
Champlain ducks may
be seen with a 10,000x scope from NY - or at least the Euro-Asian
sensibility of them...
-
The photo is not too shabby - of a bird most go a little beyond New
England to observe -
the first of May, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Migration is underway NOW along the mid-Atlantic coast plain, with
showers / poss. storms having a potential to cause a bit of local
fall-out, maybe around s.e. NY, maybe not. It seemed to happen this
May First morning, to some
Friday, 2 May, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Central Park is hosting a great variety of migrants this morning; at
least some have been (for most part) just fly-bys and fly-overs, but
lots of expected and hoped-for species are being seen, with 1,000+
eyes on them...
The singing
On May 2, 2014, at 12:43 PM, Peter Post wrote:
At the point. Seen and photographed by others a couple of minutes ago.
Peter Post
_
and that's warbler species 2-dozenth on the day so far in Central
Park...
when it rains it pours...
T Fiore.
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Friday, 2 May, 2014 - (mostly) Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
yes, it really is May. There is again excellent movement by migrants
NOW over much of the mid-Atlantic U.S.A., some coastal areas may well
benefit further on tonight's steering winds.
At first light in the northwest corner
Fri., 2 May, 2014:
and outrageously omitted from the list of Warbler species seen by many
today, in more than one area of Central Park:
Hooded Warbler (singing males)... so make that as many as 26 warbler
species seen, this day (combined observers!)
it's been a long - fruitful- birding day.
... incidentally, photographs of the recent (seen thru at least
Friday, 2 May) Central Park Yellow-throated Warbler appear to indicate
that it is of the albilora (white-lored) form, which is the somewhat
more northerly-breeding form in most cases. (if anyone has super-close
photos
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Sat., 3 May, 2014
The YELLOW-THROATED Warbler continues at the same general area it's
been seen in over some days, again south of the historic Tavern on the
Green restaurant also just south of the West 65 St. Transverse Road,
near the West Drive
Current radar imagery as well as actual nocturnal listening and
observation all say that very strong and intensive migration is
occurring NOW, and almost anywhere might see almost anything that is
possible in mid-spring migration in the northeast, and just maybe a
few things that are more
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