Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Saturday, April 22nd - "Earth Day”!
Veery were noted again, and photos documenting these have begun to surface;
from The Battery north up *thru Central Park*, and on into the north-most park
in Manhattan (Inwood Hill) this species was seen (in very minimal numbers
overall), by Saturday 4/22. It’s possible this species was present in Central
some days prior, as well.
(At least) the following 21 Warbler species were in Central Park , and with one
possible exception, were also all found in the Ramble or within 100+ yards of
that section of the park on Saturday, 4/22. Many of the same species *also*
were present in the north sections of Central Park on Saturday. Reports
included 100’s of independent observers; many -not all- of these species were
photographed. Many males of their species were also singing at times. By far,
the most numerous species, esp. for any observer[s] closely listening and
watching from first-light and thru the morning for a morning-flight, with birds
passing through treetops and just skimming above, were Myrtle/Yellow-rumped
Warblers, with some in high spring plumage, and some rather less-so.
Ovenbird (Central Park, including in the Ramble area and/or close vicinity)
Worm-eating Warbler (- including in the Ramble area and/or close vicinity)
Louisiana Waterthrush (- including in the Ramble area and/or close vicinity)
Northern Waterthrush (- including in the Ramble area and/or close vicinity)
Blue-winged Warbler (- including in the Ramble area and/or close vicinity)
Black-and-white Warbler (- including in the Ramble area and/or close vicinity)
Nashville Warbler (- including in the Ramble area and/or close vicinity)
Common Yellowthroat (- including in the Ramble area and/or close vicinity)
Hooded Warbler (including [male plumage] in the Ramble area - with others of
the species additionally.
American Redstart (including [male plumage] in the Ramble area)
Cape May Warbler (- including in the Ramble area and/or close vicinity)
Northern Parula (- including in the Ramble area and/or close vicinity)
Magnolia Warbler (- including in the Ramble area and/or close vicinity)
Blackburnian Warbler (north of CP reservoir)
Yellow Warbler (- including in the Ramble area and/or close vicinity)
Black-throated Blue Warbler(including [male plumage] in the Ramble area)
Palm Warbler (including in the Ramble area)
Pine Warbler (including in the Ramble area)
Myrtle/Yellow-rumped Warbler (multiples all around, with decent
‘morning-flight' as well)
Prairie Warbler (including [male plumage] in the Ramble area)
Black-throated Green Warbler (including [male plumage] in the Ramble area)
There may well have been some other, additional warbler spp. found in the
county, and perhaps in Central Park, with so much in arrival-activity over the
past few days & nights. Some, esp. the more expected-now and the earliest of
the warblers in spring, were seen in many other locations besides Central Park,
where (in the latter site) birder-effort is so highly-represented with multiple
non-profit bird-walks being led by multi. organizations in spring, as well as
the hundreds and hundreds of independent observers and small groups of friends
offering sightings-reports. Both the southern parts of Manhattan, as well as
the more northern, have had many excellent sightings this spring. The outlying
islands - Randall’s and Governors have had a lot of strong birder-effort all
this year, and have seen a nice mix of expected arrivals, with of course some
rarities and a super-rarity on occasion. We also have some coverage at times of
Roosevelt Island, albeit more-rarely reported-from in any regular ways; and by
a few observers at times, for N.Y. Harbor boats, such as those that ferry to
the Statue of Liberty, or to Staten Island, which boats take in areas of water
that are within N.Y. County on their routes.
At least several Rusty Blackbirds were ongoing in Central Park into Saturday,
4/21. Also still found (albeit much-diminished in numbers) were such species
as Golden-crowned Kinglet (with Ruby-crowned increased yet even more than on
prior days), Brown Creeper, Slate-colored Junco, [Red] Fox Sparrow, and
certainly various waterfowl, with some of the latter still hanging-in.
Orchard Orioles have arrived (prior to Saturday) and some in both adult-male
and 1st-year male plumages have been photographed at Central Park, and
elsewhere in the county. The initial movement north of Baltimore Oriole has
resulted in some (limited) sightings well north of N.Y. City, and the main
arrivals of those are yet to be seen in N.Y. County (where the latter is a
regular breeder).
Although understandably, a lot of focus and interest in buntings has been with
the Painted Bunting ongoing at the Loch in Central Park’s northern sector,
there have been at least several Indigo Buntings, including all-blue males,
partial-spring-plumage males, and at least one (or more) females in
