Hi Jonathan,
First, congrats on a very good Brooklyn bird. It would be a County bird for me.
Re: Tom’s post. There are plenty of good birds from the other boroughs that do
not make Tom’s list. I always view his summary or report as more Central
Park/City based.
A few non city birds might make it to his report but it is far from a compete
coverage of many of the very good birds being reported elsewhere and that
includes your Golden-winged Warbler. Unless it is some mega rarity. It’s all
good.
Cheers,
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> On Sep 16, 2020, at 9:34 AM, Jonathan Andrew Perez
> <jonathan.ape...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> You had no (zero) mention of the GOLDEN WINGED WARBLER which I found and
> photographed and others saw at Greenwood Cemetary the other week. None.
> Brooklyn is just a stones throw from Manhattan and here you mention NJ.
>
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> <bounce-124945499-10223...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Thomas Fiore
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 5:25:33 AM
> To: NYSBirds-L@cornell.edu <NYSBirds-L@cornell.edu>
> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County/Manhattan (NYC), 9/11-15 - RED Phalarope,
> Dunlin, E. Whip-poor-will, 22+ Warbler spp., etc.
>
> Some may have seen the bird-news that a MASKED Booby (in sub-adult plumage)
> was photographed off of Cape May, New Jersey, near Cold Spring Inlet, on
> Tuesday, 9/15.
> …..
>
> N.Y. County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan -
> Friday, Sept. 11th, through Tuesday, Sept. 15th.
>
> The noticeable haze in the air, despite a “Canadian cold front" having come
> in, reinforcing cooler temperatures for Tuesday, Sept. 15th - is haze from
> western wildfires - it is here, in the east. (That information is in part
> from scientists with the N.O.A.A. - National Oceanic & Atmospheric
> Administration; as well as other public and independent institutions; the
> evidence is also visible in satellite imagery.)
>
> The RED PHALAROPE seen by 100+ observers on Saturday 9/12, in Manhattan’s
> small shore-edge Stuyvesant Cove Park near E. 20th St. (park runs to E. 23rd
> also) as first discovered by Loyan Beausoleil was a great find for the
> county, where of course very rarely seen; happily the phalarope was also in
> close for most of the time for all to see. And there were also many many
> photos taken at close range - a likely ‘life’ bird for some, & almost
> certainly a 'N.Y. County-bird' for virtually all who came to see this. Even
> in its' near-basic plumage, a very special sighting!
>
> An Eastern Whip-poor-will was found on the same day Saturday, 9/12, roosting
> in the Ramble of Central Park (at The Point) & seen by a smaller number of
> observers; that bird was also observed on to its fly-out time - by quiet &
> considerate watchers.
>
> A first-fall CONNECTICUT Warbler was found on G. Willow’s walk in Bryant Park
> (midtown Manhattan) on Monday, 9/14, & photos were made of the bird by a
> walk-participant, & placed into the eBird library by Gabriel; this is the 2nd
> known of the species for N.Y. County this year, while a few were also being
> seen elsewhere in N.Y. City just recently. It is a possibility that this
> individual could stay a while at Bryant Park, as happens more than not with
> many migrants that seem to ‘stick’ in that location. Also thanks to G.W. for
> posting the report to this list-serve in time for others to go, on the day &
> subsequently although the only photo-documented sighting seems to have been
> by those in the initial group. (The 1st-known Connecticut of this year was a
> bird photographed by the observing team at the 9-11 Memorial’s ‘Tribute in
> Light” on the night of Sept. 11th, among various other birds recorded at that
> site on that night; in terms of numbers found, many were warblers, and of the
> warblers, a high percentage were made up of 3 species: N. Parula,
> Black-and-white, & American Redstart. At least 15 warbler spp. were
> identified there, on that night.) Photos in the eBird library of the latter,
> and other birds in the night at the memorial site are also worth a look! (as
> are the reports put out by at least 3 of the team members present.)
>
> A DUNLIN, which is of course a very typical migrant & visitor to shores of
> southeastern N.Y., but decidedly rare in New York County, was found &
> photographed (by G. Willow) at Governors Island, on Tues., 9/15; also seen &
> photo’d by C. Weiner in the morning. Also, and less surprisingly, that one
> observer noted 14 spp. of warblers on that island, for same date, an
> indication of the good passage of migrants for this mid-Sept. date, & some of
> the species in very large numbers for that site (such as Amer. Redstart in
> particular, and also N. Parula) along with v. good no’s. of Swainson’s
> Thrush, & also some increase of Yellow-shafted Flicker from prior recent
> (site) visits. Cathy W. also noticed that both forms of Palm Warbler were
> present there.
>
> Later in the day, a few more observers came along to add Dunlin to their
> year-county lists, & of them, two also denoted both “Western” and “Yellow”
> [a.k.a. f.'eastern’] forms of Palm Warbler taxa were present, with several of
> each seen.
>
> Incidentally, a prior record of Dunlin for the county had been on 10/18/2018
> at Inwood Hill Park, when 7 individuals showed at that latter park’s mudflats
> on the lagoon. And also as a matter of interest, a relatively-recent record
> of Red Phalarope for Manhattan had been at Inwood Hill Park’s waters, on Oct.
> 29, 2012 - this was the famous 'Superstorm Sandy’, a re-strengthened
> hurricane which devastated the region esp. along outer shores; indeed the
> effects of that storm affected life from the Caribbean to Florida and all the
> way north into parts of eastern Canada - but as such storms will do, also
> brought unexpected species inshore & to ground.
>
> A first-year Dickcissel continued at the n. end of Central Park into at least
> Friday, 9/11 & was photo’d. by a number of observers on each of its 3 days of
> known site-occurence (9/9 thru 9/11). Some Empidonax were still being seen
> thru the report-period, but numbers have been slacking off a bit; various
> species were claimed & it’s possible any of the 5 northeastern breeders could
> be present (and as we go into true autumn, time to look a bit more closely
> still at most flycatchers, esp. those that are NOT obviously E. Phoebe, the
> one typical late-lingering, even rarely-wintering flyctacher of the region!)
> Modest numbers of raptors and some vultures have been seen in this
> report-period in the county, with at least a few Broad-winged Hawks along
> with Bald Eagles, Ospreys & others; this week and coming weekend are likely
> to see peak movement of Broad-winged Hawk for all of northeastern & central
> N. America; many thousands have already passed dozens of hawk-watch sites
> from Canada on into Texas, and there were still more massing & passing
> through locations in Canada. (Look up!)
>
> ---
> Friday, 9/11 - On the night prior, a warm front with many showers moving ring
> up towards (esp.) Long Island, NY was being kept at bay by high pressure
> coming in from the north; some of the rain, esp. later in the night, had been
> from just near & over Manhattan island & to the east, while strong bird
> migration occurred almost all night long, immediately west of Manhattan (and
> to the north, also in all of the counties of NY state, as well as most of
> central & northern New England, along with most of e. Canada’s larger
> provinces, and by midnight into the small hours of Friday, migrants were also
> pouring through the sky over all of N.Y. City. However, a lot of flight
> perhaps continued on south. In Manhattan, the migrants as in many prior days
> were patchy in the parks & scattered in any smaller greenspaces, but in a few
> of the patches, variety was good, an increase from recent days, with more
> warblers, tanagers, grosbeaks, and also a few raptors as the day went along.
>
> Increases in some warbler species included N. Parula, Tennessee, Blackpoll,
> Bay-breasted, & Cape May, although still the most-common were American
> Redstart, and an additional resurgence on this day of Common Yellowthroat,
> Black-and-white, N. Waterthrush, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, & Black-throated
> Green, as well as showings from other species such as Canada, Wilson’s,
> Worm-eating, Blue-winged (& poss. hybrid-type form of
> Blue-winged/Golden-winged cross), Blackburnian, Yellow, Ovenbird, & more.
> There were at least a few Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warblers in the woods of
> Central Park early, & one Palm Warbler [‘eastern' form] by the North Meadow.
> Yellow-billed and Black-billed Cuckoos were seen at the N. End of Central
> Park, including photos of several, by multiple observers, & also reported
> elsewhere, with as is typical, Yellow-billed being the more-reported sp.
>
> There were clear increases again of both Veery & (esp.) of Swainson’s Thrush,
> & also a minimum of 3 Gray-cheeked Thrush in 1 area, just in Central Park
> (early), as well as several Wood Thrush. A slight uptick for Rose-breasted
> Grosbeaks, & there were at least several Purple Finches mostly detected by
> calls, in the early morning. Also noted was a very modest uptick in no’s. of
> Yellow-shafted Flicker, E. Wood-Pewee, Great Crested Flycatcher, & some
> Empidonax [genus] flycatchers, although some of the latter may have been
> ongoing individuals. There was at least a small movement of Chimney Swift, &
> a single Common Nighthawk at about 7 a.m., plus Cedar Waxwings although just
> possibly only local movement by them, as some waxwing flocks have been
> present in the larger parks of Manhattan. Philadelphia Vireo, now a bit
> more-expected than in spring migration here, was noted. Also noted were
> slight increases of Red-eyed Vireo, & a couple of Yellow-throated Vireos were
> probably fresh arrivals. At least 4 Common Nighthawks were noted at the
> “tribute in light” at the 9-11 Memorial in lower Manhattan (A. Farnsworth,
> with Project Safe Flight, also team eBird, etc.) & at least a few others have
> been seen in this report’s period, including at least one from the East
> Village of Manhattan, on 9/12.
>
> ...
> Sat., 9/12 - Interesting weather, with Friday night having tried to clear,
> but what seemed to be fog-banks formed not far out from Manhattan, & an
> increasingly easterly component to what had been a more northerly wind, on
> high pressure returning. There are times when winds out of the east can bring
> a strong migration into Manhattan, perhaps of some migrants that otherwise
> may have chosen the most coastal route, or even been heading out over the
> ocean waters, but turned at least a bit inland & chose sites slightly inland
> to stop off, among those migrants that made a stop in the nearby area, that
> is.
>
> The indisputable bird of the day (& perhaps of the ‘fall’ season, for N.Y.
> County (although it’s rather too early to say, the next several months may
> bring any unknown surprise birds, of course) was the RED PHALAROPE, which
> although not a county-first, is perhaps the first in some time & of course a
> real rarity for almost any place away from either breeding-grounds or the
> species usual out-at-sea (non-breeding) preferences - a great find by Loyan
> Beausoleil of Manhattan & also thanks to R. Zucker for putting word out to
> this list-serve. That Red Pahalarope’s location at around E. 20th St. & the
> East River, “Stuyvesant Cove” has had some other notable birds at times over
> the years, so it’s always worth a look. The sighting, which included a lot of
> close looks on Saturday brought easily 100+ observers in total right thru to
> the end of the day.
>
> Also of interest in fall migration, or any day in N.Y. County, an E.
> Whip-poor-will was seen, albeit by far-fewer than 100 observers, perhaps by ~
> ten, at “The Point” in the Central Park Ramble.
>
> For American Warblers, no less than 24 species were seen in Central Park
> alone (& at least 18 of those species in the Ramble of Central Park alone) on
> the day, with a very definite further arrival of certain species, such as
> Pine, Palm (‘eastern form”), & Yellow-rumped (”Myrtle form”) as well as
> refreshed numbers of some other species such as Am. Redstart,
> Black-and-white, Common Yellowthroat, & others. A HOODED Warbler was
> well-seen in the Central Park Ramble, by multiple observers.
>
> Numbers of vireo increased greatly, with PHILADELPHIA Vireo seen (& photo’d)
> in Central Park, while the migrant Red-eyed Vireos at least doubled just
> overnight; also seen were a smaller no. of Yellow-throated and Warbling
> Vireos. A Savannah Sparrow was photo’d. at Randall’s Island; a few
> Ruby-crowned Kinglets were seen in Manhattan, & also at least some Purple
> Finches as part of the good morning flight. Many saw flocks of Chimney
> Swifts, also on the move. Also seen in increased no’s. were Scarlet Tanager
> & Rose-breasted Grosbeak, & there may now have begun some early sparrow
> migration with a few Swamp & White-throated Sparrows among the species just
> barely starting to arrive in the county. Small no’s. of Bobolinks have
> continued to be seen, mainly in early a.m. flights, in this report’s period,
> including from Central Park, and elsewhere, these also along with Baltimore
> Orioles in early a.m. migration, and small no’s. of Red-winged Blackbirds all
> on diurnal flight south. A LINCOLN’S Sparrow was seen in the Central Park
> Ramble (& others of the species have been showing in various places, in N.Y.
> City).
>
> ...
> Sunday, 9/13 - Winds from the south/southeast allowed at least a (relative)
> trickle of migration, much of it exodus from the local area, headed on
> southward. There has been a potential influence, if somewhat distant from a
> tropical storm at sea, which was moving east very far to the south of Long
> Island & then (south of) e. New England, & Atlantic Canada.
>
> On Randall’s Island, part of N.Y. County, as many as 6 Yellow-crowned
> Night-Herons were seen; also a similar number of Savannah Sparrows were
> reported from there. Some other migrant songbirds have been seen there,
> including a modest variety of warblers. It is also perhaps the best location
> in the county to find Belted Kingfisher, as others of that species move on.
>
> Most species of migrants were seen in lowered numbers to the preceding
> several days. Even so, the tally of warbler species from Central Park alone
> (by multiple observers) was at least 21 species seen; there were also
> additional reports of a late Louisiana Waterthrush & of a slightly-early
> Orange-crowned Warbler in Central Park.
>
> ...
> Monday, 9/14 - Winds came westerly, then northerly overnight later on Sun.
> night/Monday morning, but nocturnal migration was mainly of southward exodus
> from the city, generally. Clouds cleared out eventually, giving way to some
> mixed sun with still a lot of cloud cover, most of the day. The temperature
> remained quite mild, even though this weather was termed a cold front.
>
> The CONNECTICUT Warbler noted on the walk given by G. Willow, at Bryant Park,
> was of greatest interest, and many came around to seek it, after the initial
> sighting & photos. It would be tough to be sure that this bird did not arrive
> a day or more earlier; in particular, with the peculiar status of Bryant as a
> park that can really ‘hold on to’ some of the migrants that touch down there
> (although not all by any means, some seem to show & then depart in a day or
> two; while some individual migrants may have spent months & months in that
> small inner-urban greenspace).
>
> Of warblers more generally, at least 25 species of these were seen in N.Y.
> County, and of that number, at least 22 species were seen in Central Park
> alone on the day, by multiple observers. A fair number of these were simply
> lingering birds, rather than representing a large fresh arrival. Reports
> from others make most of the sightings for 9/14 & many from 9/12, excepting
> early a.m. flight, and a late run to the site of the rare Red Phalarope (in
> its one-day-wonder occurrence).
>
> ...
> Tuesday, 9/15 - Winds over the prior night had strenghened from the north, &
> very cool temperatures achieved in far-northern areas, perhaps even frost
> overnight near the U.S.-Canada border regions. The last time that an
> official temperature reading from Central Park could not attain a high of 70.
> (F.) was on May 24 - today, Manhattan recorded just high 60’s F.
>
> The flow of migration into N.Y. City was apparently most-intensive during the
> pre-midnight hours of Monday night, as seen on weather radars, and in a
> look/listen in those hours, comparing with 1 hour before first-light on
> Tuesday. This means that many migrants continued, perhaps quite far south, on
> their way to wintering-grounds. However, there was also a very noticeable
> surge in new arrival ‘on the ground’ and a good a.m. flight, which in
> Manhattan also included some ‘reverse’ morning flights, birds ‘correcting’
> for getting out over water, & perhaps, more-locally, some birds trying to
> find space & reversing away from the southern end of such parks as, in
> particular, Central (a northbound movement of a lot of land-birds was seen in
> the n. end of that park for at least 2 hours after first-light, species
> including Y.-s. Flickers, some vireos, & many passerines, especially many
> warblers. A minimum of 20 warbler spp. were seen in Central Park alone on
> the day, and many observers throughout the county tallied up to 14 or 15 spp.
> of warbler on their own for the day, while some walks led by guides for
> non-profit org’s. saw as many as 18 or more warbler species in a.m. walks in
> Central Park.
>
> With the modest start of more diversity in migrant, & arriving sparrow
> species, some that occurred include: Field, Savannah, Chipping, Swamp,
> White-throated, & also a rather early Slate-colored Junco. Some other
> typically-later fall migrants seen have been Blue-headed Vireo, &
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet, however these, as with for ex. Pine Warblers were
> already being seen some while ago in N.Y. County, all being earlier than
> expected when first found albeit as singletons for the former, but multiples
> of Pine Warbler (this month). Many parks & greenspaces all around the county
> provided a lot of observers with plenty to sort through in the day’s
> 'migration offerings’.
>
> A lingering Solitary Sandpiper at “The Pool” in Central Park’s n. end -
> assuming same individual all of the time - has been present for weeks there,
> even as others of the species have come & gone. This individual has become
> more accustomed to various human activities thru its stay in a fairly busy
> park, although the site has its small corners in which such a bird can feed
> in peace. Not many have noted the few N. Shovelers that are about, while in
> other parts of N.Y. City, there were recently massive arrivals of waterfowl,
> esp. of the 2 expected Teal species, along with some others - including at
> least 1 rarer duck, a Eurasian Wigeon being seen at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
> Refuge in Queens County, N.Y.C.
>
> —
> Butterfly sightings in N.Y. County have slowed slightly, as some cooler
> weather arrived, yet still being found are up to 20 species in the
> report-period, albeit a lot fewer species regularly-seen; Monarch migration
> here has been fairly good, while in parts of the mid-continent, there have
> been sightings of many thousands per day of migrating Monarchs headed towards
> their central Mexican mountain wintering area. Good diversity in other
> insects continues as well for now, although this will be dwindling with the
> change of season soon upon us here. (As with odd birds, the early fall up
> until frost can be a potentially-interesting time to seek out unexpected
> insects in the area, as they too can occur out-of-range, as with wandering
> birds - sometimes quite far out of their expected range. In butterflies this
> late-summer & early fall vagrancy is rather well-known (to those who study
> them); it’s far less-known in other insect groups.
>
> - - - - -
> "This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we
> make it a good place for all of us to live in.” - Teddy Roosevelt (26th
> president of the U.S.A.)
> "If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Frederick Douglass
> (1818-1895; U.S. statesman, orator, writer)
>
> good birding,
>
> Tom Fiore,
> Manhattan
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