[nysbirds-l] Manhattan (NYC), 8/12-13 - Prothonotary W., & other migrants
Manhattan, N.Y. City - A Prothonotary Warbler was continuing at Turtle Pond in Central Park, albeit sometimes being difficult to observe; also in the same area were a few other warblers including Canada Warbler & Yellow Warblers, poss. leading to brief moments of anticipatory mix-ups on the status of the -seemingly sole- Prothonotary: sightings were fewer than on Wednesday (8/11) but were ongoing into Friday 8/13, with patience the best & likeliest means of finding. There were still a minimum of 1 dozen warbler species in Central and Riverside Parks alone on Friday, and other additional species may have also continued. By far the bulk of the migrant warblers lately are Yellow, Black-and-white, American Redstart; and N. Waterthrush. Some of the last, in particular have been -as is not unusual in migrations- seen in smaller parks & greenspaces, including those with no nearby fresh water. There was a fair amount of migration (despite what many would assume to be unconducive weather) overnight Thursday & into Fri. (8/12-13) and some of the birds on the move, including many departing, included new arrivals of Oriole (more Baltimore, but some Orchard), with other icterid species also in (higher) numbers, esp. Red-winged Blackbird, and B-h. Cowbird, plus at least a few Bobolink, and (as had been on other recent days of midsummer) some Common Grackles, the latter in at least local staging-type movements. Also ongoing have been swallow movements, with rather more Barn Swallows (& others) in the mix, some moving low and also many high in hazy skies. There are also shorebirds of course on the move, and Least, Semipalmated and Spotted Sandpipers continue to be some of the reguar stop-ins & drop-ins at a number of typical locations for shorebirds; in greater - more evident for much of the first part of the day - numbers were E. Kingbird in active southward migration. Also on the move recently, & ongoing, have been some Chimney Swifts, not always easily separated from the local birds this early on in their southward migration. More reports for another time when more is on the move &/or newly arrived. good birding to all, Tom Fiore N.Y. City & beyond -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Manhattan (NYC), 8/12-13 - Prothonotary W., & other migrants
Manhattan, N.Y. City - A Prothonotary Warbler was continuing at Turtle Pond in Central Park, albeit sometimes being difficult to observe; also in the same area were a few other warblers including Canada Warbler & Yellow Warblers, poss. leading to brief moments of anticipatory mix-ups on the status of the -seemingly sole- Prothonotary: sightings were fewer than on Wednesday (8/11) but were ongoing into Friday 8/13, with patience the best & likeliest means of finding. There were still a minimum of 1 dozen warbler species in Central and Riverside Parks alone on Friday, and other additional species may have also continued. By far the bulk of the migrant warblers lately are Yellow, Black-and-white, American Redstart; and N. Waterthrush. Some of the last, in particular have been -as is not unusual in migrations- seen in smaller parks & greenspaces, including those with no nearby fresh water. There was a fair amount of migration (despite what many would assume to be unconducive weather) overnight Thursday & into Fri. (8/12-13) and some of the birds on the move, including many departing, included new arrivals of Oriole (more Baltimore, but some Orchard), with other icterid species also in (higher) numbers, esp. Red-winged Blackbird, and B-h. Cowbird, plus at least a few Bobolink, and (as had been on other recent days of midsummer) some Common Grackles, the latter in at least local staging-type movements. Also ongoing have been swallow movements, with rather more Barn Swallows (& others) in the mix, some moving low and also many high in hazy skies. There are also shorebirds of course on the move, and Least, Semipalmated and Spotted Sandpipers continue to be some of the reguar stop-ins & drop-ins at a number of typical locations for shorebirds; in greater - more evident for much of the first part of the day - numbers were E. Kingbird in active southward migration. Also on the move recently, & ongoing, have been some Chimney Swifts, not always easily separated from the local birds this early on in their southward migration. More reports for another time when more is on the move &/or newly arrived. good birding to all, Tom Fiore N.Y. City & beyond -- 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/ --
