Sunday, August 21st - Central Park (& elsewhere in Manhattan & N.Y. County; N.Y. City)
A LARK Sparrow was found (& nicely photographed: S. Brase) in the north end of Central Park Sunday morning, and was also seen later Sunday in the park’s compost area (which has hosted that species in the past, having been moving about a bit; checking around the butterfly-plantings just west of the park’s East Drive road is also a good idea). The first reporter’s photo can be seen on the Macaulay Library archives - https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/362904401 <https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/362904401> Another bird that’s uncommonly found in N.Y. County, Blue-winged Teal, was reported from Governors Island on Sunday 8/21 (M.B. Cooper) at the puddle[s] in the maintainance area there. A Monk Parakeet was photographed and has (apparently) been lingering in the Washington Heights-Inwood section of Manhattan; that species is rather irregularly reported from the county, and may be an occasional breeder, or possibly more-regular as resident and/or breeder than is realized, albeit in (presumably) low numbers / densities. A good count of 16 Semipalmated Sandpiper was made at Inwood Hill Park (n. Manhattan) on Sunday. Both Cuckoo species (Black-billed & Yellow-billed) were seen in Central Park over the past 3 days, with at least Black-billed lingering to Sunday, 8/21. A minimum of 16 Warbler species were still being found in Central Park alone on Sunday, 8/21, that including the Prothonotary sightings. There have been some mass-migrations (seen in daytime) of Eastern Kingbird, including sightings of 10+ moving from (within) Central Park over the last few days, & a few other migrants also noted have included Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Scarlet Tanager, and Bobolink (the latter as fly-overs). .. It was poignant that *Barry* Manilow (in a performance) ended the huge concert venue in Central Park for Saturday, due to concerns over the rain-deluges passing the city and region. Good - and stay-safe - birding to all, Tom Fiore N.Y. City & beyond -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
