New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and Governors Island EARTH-day Friday, April 22nd:
A nice arrival-day of many more migrant species, invigorating numbers of some already having shown in the county, and adding some likely-new for the season in the county. A Prothonotary Warbler was again working the edges of and around “the Pool” into the afternoon - as that species (that one male) had been (mostly) for one week now, in Central Park’s n.-w. quadrant. Various other warblers in both Central Park plus other larger parks (and some in smaller parks and green-spaces) also included Blue-winged (multiple), Worm-eating (several), Hooded (at least one ongoing in Central Park), Prairie (multiple, including in smaller parks in Manhattan), Black-throated Green (multiple), Ovenbird (including arrival at Governors Island), N. Parula, and other warbler spp. as have been for some weeks. [N.B., ‘multiple’ in these instances may mean 3, or more, but sometimes not very-many individuals; these are sightings for all of N.Y. County.] A Greater Yellowlegs (with multiple observers) was a nice addition to sightings from Randall’s Island early Friday, 4/22. And ongoing there, good no’s. of Savannah Sparrows, along with various other migrants and visiting or breeding species. That one and other shorebird-sp. also might be watched-for on Governors Island, and at a few good sites in northern Manhattan and by chance, luck (and skill) at a variety of locations around Manhattan (also possible for Roosevelt Island, which is a bit less-noted by most local birders relative to other areas within NY County). And more of Yellowlegs should be coming through. A fly-by Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was seen from Governors Island (with Black-crowned N.-Heron also present, and the latter species also in various other county locations.) Great Crested Flycatcher (with multiple observers) is one of the newly-arrived species joining the still-moving E. Phoebes some of which latter also may be lingering a while. There were some reports of kingbird and possibly also Empidonax [genus of flycatcher], but without details (that I’d seen, so far), although Eastern Kingbird is very possible at this date. White-eyed Vireo (with multiple observers) was another arrival for Friday, and not at an esp.-early date for that species. (A Yellow-thr. Vireo seen earlier this spring was very early for that species on arrival.) Some species showing some modest increases on Friday: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Yellow-shafted Flicker, Blue-headed Vireo, Barn Swallow, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Cedar Waxwing, E. Towhee, a number of sparrows (led by -as fresh arrivals- yet more Chipping Sparrows), with White-throated Sparrows expanding, as expected now, and among the warblers still coming in and through, more Palm, many-more Yellow-rumped/Myrtle, and also an obvious uptick of Black-and-white Warbler, and Black-throated Green Warbler, as well as (more modestly) of both Waterthrush species: notably of more Northerns. At least a *few* more Chimney Swifts also had arrived, & a wider variety of migrant species also were either increased (or, some) decreased a bit, from just the day prior in the county. Fun to see at least a few more Black-capped Chickadees also pushing thru. Purple Finch and Red-breasted Nuthatch also have been seen again (both in low no’s). Many many additional species for the day, and great numbers of observers enjoying a crisp-but-getting-mild sunny day. Good April birds to all, Tom Fiore manhattan -- 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/ --
