Saturday, 17 October 2009 - Manhattan, N.Y. City
A fresh flight of land birds (and others) overnight and into the day
with passerines dominated especially by sparrows & kin.
At Riverside Park, near 114 Street just inside the park was a fairly
brightly-plumaged Orange-crowned Warbler, along with a good number of
far more common fall migrants with literally thousands of sparrows -
mainly White-throated Sparrow, as well as good numbers of Dark-eyed
[Slate-colored] Junco. Other common mid-fall migrants included E.
Phoebes, Y.-b. Sapsuckers, Winter Wrens, Brown Creeper & Kinglets of
both species.
Central Park also featured very good sparrow numbers and at least 7
species of warblers seen in a rather short walk - Myrtle/Yellow-rumped
& Palm Warbler the only numerous warblers, with a fair showing of
Common Yellowthroats too. At 9 a.m. there were over 60 N. Shoveler on
the reservoir, almost all sheltering along the north and northeast
shore, a number already observed there this fall. Waterbirds in flight
included many Brant & Canada Geese as well as a few loons before 9
a.m., plus many Double-crested Cormorants. Raptors were active as
early as daybreak over and in the northern section of the park. 3
Turkey Vultures (a bit unusually) roosted in the park overnight: not
unprecedented however.
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THREE Pink-footed Geese still at N. Yarmouth, Maine's Rt.
115 (in southern Maine) at the Thornhurst Farms location:
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MAIN.html#1255793291
Cackling Goose reports, southern Staten Island (N.Y. City):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SINaturaList/message/1334
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SINaturaList/message/1335
Other Cackling Geese reported from all over the northeast!
A fall Harlequin Duck arrival at Point Judith, Rhode Island:
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/RIBD.html#1255713695
The Phalarope [species] reports, East Greenbush NY 10/17:
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/HMBD.html#1255806876
& other Red-necked Phalaropes elsewhere (as from Penn.)
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/PENN.html#1255731189
Sometimes storms may 'put down' phalaropes in migration;
Red is generally the less-commonly found of seagoing spp.
when found over and on land-based locations hereabouts,
but in some conditions will "fall into" unexpected locations.
Vermont hosts a LeConte's Sparrow, along with a Nelson's:
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/VTBD.html#1255793101
Somewhat stormy weather ... sometimes ... = good birding;
Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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