[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sun. May 5, 2024: Least Flycatcher, 14 wood Warbler Species
Central Park NYC Sunday May 5, 2024 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. Highlights on a cool and overcast morning: Great Crested and Least Flycatchers, 14 wood Warbler Species including Worm-eating, Nashville, and Cape May Warblers, Scarlet Tanager. Canada Goose - 6 Mallard - 3 Mourning Dove - 40-50 Herring Gull - 4 or 5 flyovers Great Egret - 1 Turtle pond Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 Downy Woodpecker - 3 Northern Flicker - 4 Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 Ramble Least Flycatcher - 1 Lake north of Bow Bridge Blue-headed Vireo - 3 Warbling Vireo - 2 Ramble Red-eyed Vireo - 1 Ramble Blue Jay - 6 or 7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 4 Cedar Waxwing - flock of 5 House Wren - 1 Shakespeare Garden Gray Catbird - 10-15 Hermit Thrush - 2 or 3 Wood Thrush - 1 singing in the Ramble American Robin - 40-50 House Finch - 3 White-throated Sparrow - 10-15 Eastern Towhee - 1 female in Ramble (Edmund Berry) Baltimore Oriole - 5 Red-winged Blackbird - 6 Common Grackle - 9-12 Ovenbird - 6 Worm-eating Warbler - 1 Maintenance Field Black-and-white Warbler - 7 Nashville Warbler - 2 Ramble Common Yellowthroat - 2 south side of Turtle Pond American Redstart - 1 male Summer House Cape May Warbler - 1 east of Humming Tombstone Northern Parula - 15-20 Magnolia Warbler - 3 Yellow Warbler - 2 males Belvedere Overlook Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 Ramble Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 male Summer House Palm Warbler - 1 "Yellow" south side of Turtle Pond Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6-8 Scarlet Tanager - 1 male Belvedere Castle Northern Cardinal - 6-8 -- Deb Allen -- (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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Sat., May 4th- Summer Tanager, 28+ warbler spp, Bobolinks, E. Bluebird, many more migrants, etc.
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Saturday, May 4th - A female-plumaged Summer Tanager was located in the far-north woods of the park on Saturday morning, continuing for multiple observers thru the day. Thanks to all there for helping some keep up with this bird, in the increasingly leafy environs. Also seen early Saturday, just a bit west, by a separate group of observers, was an Eastern Bluebird, a species which is less regular in the month of May here, and when found at all, often by very keen observers, perhaps familiar with the sometimes subtle call of a passage migrant. At least 3, and very likely somewhat more Bobolinks came thru the park in earliest hour, probably not lingering as they were on the move when noticed at first light, by calls as well as by spring-male plumage. Also seen, again were a modest number of E. Kingbirds moving past, those additional to the few having started to show in the park on probable territory, as is so for a wide number of migrant birds which arrived in recent days or weeks. The 28 migratory American warbler species found on the day in Central Park included multiples of almost every species, perhaps including the Orange-crowned reliably seen by independent observers on the day, and for such warblers as Blue-winged, Cape May, Tennessee, Wilsons, Worm-eating, Bay-breasted, Prairie, Chestnut-sided, and all others of total of 27 besides the one Orange-crowned, there were more than 5 individuals at minimum, and for many of the commonest species on the day, were represented by 15 to more than 40 of their specIes for the day in just this one park. Still the most common were Myrtle, also still referred to as Yellow-rumped, of all the warbler spp, and also quite numerous were Magnolia, Ovenbird, and Common Yellowthroat as well, with American Redstart increased yet-again. The night prior DID feature a nice migration even if not one of the most impressive of this season so far, in this area or for this county specifically. Further, some parks, in particular in early morning, may have had higher numbers of total warblers, although diversity was found nearly highest from Central Park, with thanks to the hundreds of quiet and keen watchers out for all of Saturday in all sectors of that park. For the county, a tally of at least 30 warbler species was made as the singing male Cerulean Warbler in the Cabrini Woods of northern Manhattan added to that count, with 1 further species also noted for the day. In Central, even Pine Warbler was seen reliably to give still more diversity in the American warblers found on the day. The lately-lingering Buffleheads continued at the Central Park reservoir, and the pair of Green-winged Teal also lingered on at The Pool, of Centrals n-w sector. Wood Duck also continued for the long long stay, the drake which seems to be fond of some mallards. More than 100 species of wild, native birds were found on Saturday at Central Park alone, seen by far, far more than that number of observers. The count of species for all of Manhattan was higher, and a good bit higher still for all of the county. One of the additional highlights from Governors Island again were a nice flock of Purple Sandpipers at the rocky shores there, again this also within New York County, for Saturday, 5-4. 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - Sat., May 4th- Ft. Tryon Pk. area Cerulean Warbler, Am.Wh.Pelican, NY Harbor; other recent county arrivals
New York County -in N.Y. City- including in this report, Manhattan and Governors Island and the waters adjacent. Saturday, May 4th - A singing male CERULEAN Warbler is likely the first of spring -for the county- to be fully documented this year, with thanks to Jack Woodhull via M. Waldron, the warbler in the so-called Cabrini Woods which is part of Fort Tryon Parks woods, south of the main south gate of the park and alongside Cabrini Blvd. - access is both along the east edge of the woods simply from the sidewalk there, however an inside-the-park runs into that woods from the main park gate just south of the Heather Garden of Fort Tryon Park. It is fairly likely that this warbler will linger in that general area for at least all of Saturday. Plenty of other migrants are in the area, including multiple species of migrant warblers. For the Cerulean, listen carefully as this warbler was singing well, and try the areas south of the southernmost entry gate to Fort Tryon Park on the paths. It is a safe area to walk in daytime, and other birders have been on-scene. - - - N.B., we are in the high-peak time for golden-winged warbler passage, and that species has been arriving in nearby breeding areas of southeastern NY state, and being seen in some migration hotspots as well, lately. An American White PELICAN was continuing to range over the N.Y. Harbor waters on Saturday, again being seen from the southern tip of Manhattan island and the west-southwest and hilltop on Governors Island as of Sat. morning and again with multiple observers. This individual Pelican may be in waters of either New Jersey or NY state, and in up to 4 different counties of those 2 states, at times as has been since first noticed and widely-reported by eve. of May 2nd. A scope is useful if seeking this pelican for the best viewing. Some Forsters Terns have been reported off in the harbor area, while at Governors Island itself, Common Terns are growing in number at the well-watched colony on that island, which is on one of the piers that is closed to public-entry but viewable from nearby. Other tern species ought to be watched-for as the season for many is upon us and more of various tern species will be arriving to the region on passage and-or some as local-breeders. Elsewhere all around N.Y. County, some new and-or recent arrivals have included Olive-sided Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Acadian and poss. other Empidonax-genus, besides now-regular Least Flycatchers, Gray-cheeked type Catharus-genus thrush, which is rather-early for this area, and needs photo and audio documentation in order to distinguish certain species and forms... also new to the county this spring, Bobolink, and a few more species -which will be noted in any later reports. The species noted in this paragraph were all found in Central Park in Manhattan however any may also be showing on and in other islands and locations of the county as well. Good birding to all, and thanks in particular to the keen birders of the Inwood neighborhood, in northern Manhattan, as well as to Governors Island stalwarts, and to many other birders. 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/ --
