Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City -
Friday, May 28th:
In the northern section of Central Park alone (as defined by local-C.B.C. boundaries etc., all of that park north of the 96th St. crosstown transverse) were at least 21 species of warblers, including a seen-singing male Kentucky Warbler (multiple observers), & Mourning Warblers of both sexes, as well as a Worm-eating Warbler running a bit late. In another section of that park, not-much birded in the area north of the reservoir was (among multiple other warbler spp.), a female Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler, making for a total of 22 warbler species in just the areas of Central Park north of the reservoir. Areas covered included all of the bridle paths, as well as paths north of the blockhouse, and north-south-east-west of the tennis courts, & elsewhere including by park-perimeter-wall paths.
Migrants including warblers were also being seen in the remainder of Central (& in many other parks in N.Y. County). A good variety of other migrants as well as breeding & 'visiting' species were also present again for Friday. A big difference to the past few days, however - a number of species were either in singles or duos as far as my own sightings, although still in double-digits are the same 2 warbler spp. - American Redstart, & Blackpoll Warbler, other observers also reporting similarly. And a great many of the warblers found were females of various species, although there are still a modest proportion of male birds, giving some song, as were the Kentucky and several of the male Mourning Warblers.
We continue to have some of the migrant thrushes, with Swainson's Thrush still the most-evident, while Gray-cheeked types also have continued, and - perhaps - not all are nominate Gray-cheeked (as Bicknell's Thrushes are starting to show on-territory in their breeding areas in some locations). Some flycatchers also continued, with a bit less of vocalizing but still enough to make ID's on a few Empidonax, & the much more obvious E. Wood-Pewees, Great Crested Flycatchers, & E. Kingbirds. At least a few Y.-b. Cuckoos also were continuing, in Manhattan. Fully-leafed trees of virtually all kinds are now giving extra challenges to viewing but with some determination that still gets done.
... Also incidentally, there have been a bit of a push of Kentucky Warblers through the region in the past week or less.
Thanks to the many observers & reporters out & about early ahead of the coming (needed) wet weather.
good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
Manhattan
Friday, May 28th:
In the northern section of Central Park alone (as defined by local-C.B.C. boundaries etc., all of that park north of the 96th St. crosstown transverse) were at least 21 species of warblers, including a seen-singing male Kentucky Warbler (multiple observers), & Mourning Warblers of both sexes, as well as a Worm-eating Warbler running a bit late. In another section of that park, not-much birded in the area north of the reservoir was (among multiple other warbler spp.), a female Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler, making for a total of 22 warbler species in just the areas of Central Park north of the reservoir. Areas covered included all of the bridle paths, as well as paths north of the blockhouse, and north-south-east-west of the tennis courts, & elsewhere including by park-perimeter-wall paths.
Migrants including warblers were also being seen in the remainder of Central (& in many other parks in N.Y. County). A good variety of other migrants as well as breeding & 'visiting' species were also present again for Friday. A big difference to the past few days, however - a number of species were either in singles or duos as far as my own sightings, although still in double-digits are the same 2 warbler spp. - American Redstart, & Blackpoll Warbler, other observers also reporting similarly. And a great many of the warblers found were females of various species, although there are still a modest proportion of male birds, giving some song, as were the Kentucky and several of the male Mourning Warblers.
We continue to have some of the migrant thrushes, with Swainson's Thrush still the most-evident, while Gray-cheeked types also have continued, and - perhaps - not all are nominate Gray-cheeked (as Bicknell's Thrushes are starting to show on-territory in their breeding areas in some locations). Some flycatchers also continued, with a bit less of vocalizing but still enough to make ID's on a few Empidonax, & the much more obvious E. Wood-Pewees, Great Crested Flycatchers, & E. Kingbirds. At least a few Y.-b. Cuckoos also were continuing, in Manhattan. Fully-leafed trees of virtually all kinds are now giving extra challenges to viewing but with some determination that still gets done.
... Also incidentally, there have been a bit of a push of Kentucky Warblers through the region in the past week or less.
Thanks to the many observers & reporters out & about early ahead of the coming (needed) wet weather.
good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
Manhattan
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