Manhattan, N.Y. City - Sunday-Monday, March 30th-31st - E. Meadowlark was a confirmed find from Governors Island slightly-south of the s.end of Manhattan - and part of the same county- from Sunday, that former isle often being one of the likelier sites to encounter that species in this county.
More Wilsons Snipe were among new findings for Monday, last day of March, with at least 3 found in Manhattan, two at Riverside Park north, past the W. 120th St. tennis courts in a pollinator meadow site, and one also photographed just off Inwood Hill at Muscota marsh near W. 218th St., near the northernmost point of Manhattan island. American Woodcocks were again pushing through, along with at least one still lingering at Bryant Park, multiple others showed in Manhattan as well as on other islands of this county. 2 Horned Grebes, as well as Pied-billed Grebe, were on the Central Park reservoir on Monday, one of the Horneros was showing more color than the other of its kind while both were hanging out rather closely at times. Of the waterfowl at Central most or all were species that have been in that park for the winter such as ongoing Green-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, and more. The herons and egrets of Manhattan continued with Black-crowned Night Herons in the multiple, same for Great Egrets, and a number of Great Blue Herons with the latter 2 species also observed in active northbound movement for Monday in particular. The early Prairie Warbler was still in Central Park to at least Sunday, a bit west of the Ramble, while still more Louisiana Waterthrushes came in by Monday, with the northern parts of Manhattan from near 110 Street on up thru Inwood receiving some. Also occurring thru Monday were a slight uptick of Myrtle-form Yellow-rumped Warblers, and many Pine and Palm Warblers the latter 2 species each numerous and widespread over all of Manhattan in larger parks and also some smaller greenspaces. The foggy start of Monday gave way to some warming sun, and helped to reveal some more of the migrants which had arrived or were passing on the day. In Central Park this included an impressive 8-plus tally of Rusty Blackbird, with up to four of the species in one area that day. Also definitively increased in numbers around Manhattan were such species as Yellow-shafted Flicker, E. Phoebe, Tree and N. Rough-winged Swallows, with at least one Barn Swallow still around at Central Park, plus some increase of Brown Creepers, Golden-crowned Kinglets, and Hermit Thrushes, as well as Winter Wren, and of multiple sparrows, Chipping Sparrow in particular. A modest number of many other migratory species also increased for those which set down in Manhattan Central Park, by Sunday had 3 species of swallows, seen by many observers on Sunday with the Barn as the most-recent swallow arrival there, while N. Rough-winged Swallows continued as well as some Tree Swallows. An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was ongoing for at least part of Sunday at the reservoir of Central Park. Monday also featured a good, diverse mix of vulture and raptor movements after some of the fog cleared out, with Black Vulture seen from n. Manhattan and many Turkey Vultures noted on the move. In raptors, from Bald Eagles to Ospreys, Sharp-shinned, Coopers and Red-shouldered Hawks, as well as some migrating falcons including Merlin and American Kestrel, all showing over parts of Manhattan island for Monday. With the combinations of weather on several recent days, evenings and nights, there is a fair chance some other less expected species of birds might have come in, and could be lurking almost anywhere in our area. Well worth checking even the smallest of open or greenspaces along with the various well-birder larger parks for whatever may show. Thanks to many hundreds of keen, quiet, courteous observers and photographers for a lot of great sightings and photos, with reports coming thru in non-x alerts and as-always via eBird with the Macaulay Library archives for media. 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/ --
