A female-plumaged Blue Grosbeak was ongoing thru Sunday at the Fort Jay area of Governors Island in New York County - south of Manhattan, in N.Y. City. This is very likely the same individual that has been lingering in that area for many days. -- Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City Sunday, Oct. 8th -
At least 18 species of American warblers were found in Central Park throughout the day and all around the park. These included - N. Waterthrush - at least several. Ovenbird - multiple Tennessee Warbler - multiple Nashville Warbler - multiple Cape May Warbler - multiple Northern Parula - fair numbers Magnolia Warbler - multiple Bay-breasted Warbler - several. Blackpoll Warbler - fair numbers Black-and-white Warbler - multiple Yellow Warbler - several. Black-throated Green Warbler - several. Black-throated Blue Warbler - multiple Palm Warbler - most numerous of the warblers on the day. Pine Warbler - multiple American Redstart - multiple Common Yellowthroat - multiple Wilsons Warbler As well as many other migrants, seen from sunrise to sunset by well over 100 observers all around the park for Sunday. Thanks to many for reports and sightings. More reports for all of the county later in the week. 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/ --