Date: Friday, 3 June 2011 (2:50p-7:20p) Location: Manhattan - Swindler Cove Park & Sherman Creek Reported by: Ben Cacace
This five acre upper Manhattan park is situated along the Harlem River at the end of Dyckman St. & 10th Avenue across the island from Fort Tryon Park. I spotted a nest towards the end of the day high up in a tree that resembled a non-hanging oriole nest. This one was circular & firmly set on a sturdy branch. Shortly after spotting the nest the male YELLOW WARBLER brought food to the female sitting on nest. This was the first time I noted the female over the past 4 visits to the park. Each of these trips had the singing Yellow Warbler in the exact same location. "The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State" has Yellow Warbler as a confirmed breeder in this atlas block (5852D). Other parks in this block are Inwood Hill Park and the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. Was Swindler Cove Park was censused for the 1st or 2nd Atlas? Last 3 birds seen were DOWNY WOODPECKER, BALTIMORE ORIOLE & BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON. ** Total species - 32 ** May-June checklists [4]: - # of birds seen on the last 4 trips were 36, 35, 35 & 32 respectively for a combined total of 44. - Additional birds seen [0] - Birds missed [12]: American Black Duck, Red-throated Loon, Osprey, American Kestrel, Spotted Sandpiper, Hairy Woodpecker, Alder/Willow Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Tree Swallow, Blackpoll Warbler, Northern Cardinal & Brown-headed Cowbird Weather for 3-Jun for New York, NY (2:51p-7:51p) < http://tinyurl.com/3z8x99v >: - Conditions: Clear - Temperature: 75.0 to 72.0 F - Wind direction: N / WNW / NNW / NW / N to variable - Wind speed: 7 - 14 mph (gusts to 24 mph) Abundance categories from 'The New York City Audubon Society Guide to Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area' published 2001. Abundance season is 'Summer', June - mid July, and applies to all of New York City. 'Uncommon' seen in small numbers; 1-3 per day in habitat [2 spp]: - Red-tailed Hawk - Several sightings incl. 1 with prey near gate for boathouse - Warbling Vireo - Several heard & 1 seen 'Fairly Common' usually seen; 3-12 per day in habitat [8 spp]: - Downy Woodpecker - Pair S of the bat house - Northern Flicker - Heard thoughout the day - Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 over Harlem River seen several times - Northern Mockingbird - 1 seen & heard across Sherman Creek - Cedar Waxwing - 18+ incl. flocks of 12+, 4+ & 2 - Yellow Warbler - Nesting pair - Baltimore Oriole - 1 male at S end of the park - American Goldfinch - 3+ 'Common' seen easily; more than 12 per day in habitat [22 spp]: - Canada Goose - 10+ incl. sets of 1 & 3 goslings - Mallard - 10+ - Double-crested Cormorant - 3+ - Great Egret - 1 feeding along W edge of Harlem River - Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 adult - Ring-billed Gull - 2+ - Herring Gull - 1+ - Great Black-backed Gull - 1+ - Rock Pigeon - 6+ - Mourning Dove - 3+ - Chimney Swift - 3+ - Blue Jay - 2+ seen & heard - American Crow - 1+ - Barn Swallow - 3+ - American Robin - 12+ - Gray Catbird - 6+ - European Starling - 6+ - Song Sparrow - 2+ seen & heard - Red-winged Blackbird - Pair nesting along Sherman Creek - Common Grackle - 6+ - House Finch - 3+ incl. 2 young - House Sparrow - 12+ Taxonomic order: - Canada Goose - 10+ incl. sets of 1 & 3 goslings - Mallard - 10+ - Double-crested Cormorant - 3+ - Great Egret - 1 feeding along W edge of Harlem River - Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 adult - Red-tailed Hawk - Several sightings incl. 1 with prey near gate for boathouse - Ring-billed Gull - 2+ - Herring Gull - 1+ - Great Black-backed Gull - 1+ - Rock Pigeon - 6+ - Mourning Dove - 3+ - Chimney Swift - 3+ - Downy Woodpecker - Pair S of the bat house - Northern Flicker - Heard thoughout the day - Warbling Vireo - Several heard & 1 seen - Blue Jay - 2+ seen & heard - American Crow - 1+ - Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 over Harlem River seen several times - Barn Swallow - 3+ - American Robin - 12+ - Gray Catbird - 6+ - Northern Mockingbird - 1 seen & heard across Sherman Creek - European Starling - 6+ - Cedar Waxwing - 18+ incl. flocks of 12+, 4+ & 2 - Yellow Warbler - Nesting pair - Song Sparrow - 2+ seen & heard - Red-winged Blackbird - Pair nesting along Sherman Creek - Common Grackle - 6+ - Baltimore Oriole - 1 male at S end of the park - House Finch - 3+ incl. 2 young - American Goldfinch - 3+ - House Sparrow - 12+ -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
