New York County - in N.Y. City - including Manhattan, Randalls and Governors Islands and adjacent waters and skies thru Wednesday, December 6 -
The long-staying Black-chinned Hummingbird was still present at Randalls Island at and near the Urban Farm area, visiting a feeder which has been placed there for it, thru Dec. 6th. An Ash-throated Flycatcher was continuing also thru 12/6 around 585 Hudson Street in Manhattan and also seen at and near Abingdon Square in the same neighborhood on same day. The Western Tanager was continuing into 12/6 at Morningside Park in Manhattan where often found in the vicinity of 113th-114th Streets in the upper section, i.e. nearer to Morningside Drive. These 3 above rarities have each had a good number of observers recently. At least 3 Purple Sandpipers have been around the rocky shore of Governors Island, into 12/6. Back on 12/2, two Prairie Warblers were photographed - L. Beausoleil - at Governors Island, a quite late date for that latter species in our region. Also seen from a viewpoint on Governors Island on Dec. 5 were a modest number of N. Gannets, being seen only by scanning-scoping to the Verrazano narrows and beyond to the outer harbor of N.Y. City, and this about the only place where any gannet watch can be reasonably considered for those willing to scan a lot from there, the gannets themselves not in the waters of N.Y. County, but far out to the south. Saltmarsh Sparrow was also found this week on Governors Island. A variety of warblers have been lingering in the county and these, besides the recent Prairie sighting, have included Black-and-white at Swindler Cove Park in northern Manhattan to 12/6, with Orange-crowned again there, and also a report of lingering Nashville Warbler in that area, with the latter species also again showing in Morningside Park. A Wilsons Warbler was lingering at Morningside Park as well, and at least 5 more warbler species were also seen lately, including Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, Palm, Pine, and Myrtle / Yellow-rumped Warblers. Thanks to all who have found and reported various birds thru this week. Good birding to all, Tom Fiore manhattan -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
