Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Friday, Sept. 15th All six northeastern-breeding species of Vireo were found in Central Park on Friday, that of course including Philadelphia Vireo, of which several were present including one photographed and seen by a number of observers at The Loch in the parks north end. Also present were many Red-eyed, and some Warbling, as well as White-eyed, Yellow-throated, and Blue-headed Vireos for the park overall. A few Worm-eating Warblers were again seen, one or more by many observers, and other warblers present included Bay-breasted in the multiple, also multiple Palm as well, as Mourning and others in varying numbers. N. Parula was among the more numerous of warbler species.
--- However besides Central Park, many other locations of the same county which include Manhattans Inwood Hill, Fort Tryon, Highbridge, Fort Washington, Riverside, Carl Schurz, Bryant, Union Square, Madison Square, Battery, Corlears Hook, and still-more parks, and also Randalls Island and Governors Island in the same county, all had excellent migrant sightings on the day. The non-profit Linnaean Society of New York had a very successful guided walk at Governors Island on Friday with many migrants. More on county-wide birds at a future date. Good birding 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/ --
