[nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush, Friday 1/18 [Richmond Co., NY - Staten Island, NYC]

Friday, 18 January, 2019 A Varied Thrush is confirmed lingering at & around the north section of Clove Lakes Park in the northern part of Staten Island (Richmond County) in N.Y. City; seen by multiple other birders on scene this a.m. - bird may be in trees. Thanks to Seth Wollney & all others

[nysbirds-l] Evening Grosbeak, Central Park, NYC Wed., 12/12

Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City At least one adult male Evening Grosbeak appeared in the northeeast quadrant of Central Park, seen & photographed by multiple observers in the mid-day period, near a composting area and just to the west by the East Park Drive

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - E. Phoebe, warblers & etc. in CBC period

Manhattan, N.Y. City - As of Monday, 17 December, there were at least 5 species of warblers accounted for on Manhattan island with the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) week ongoing, including a majority of those seen on count day, despite poor weather for most of the day Sunday, the 16th. There

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan & N.Y. County (NYC), 11/30, 12/1-2-3

While somewhat extralimital, a mention might be made of at least 2 exceptional sightings from “DownEast” of N.Y. - one, seen by at least many hundreds of observers arriving from many, many states & some provinces of Canada, the ('re-discovered!') Great Black Hawk of Portland, Maine (see recent

[nysbirds-l] 12/6 Staten Island, NYC (NO re-find of Varied Thrush, redux)

Thursday, 6 December. At Clove Lakes Park, Richmond County, NY. As Sean Sime posted previously; then supplemented on Thurs. eve. (12/6) via more local birders, perhaps over a dozen birders tried, & at varying times of day, to re-find the previous day’s Varied Thrush with NO luck on anyone’s

[nysbirds-l] New York County, N.Y.C. 11/17 thru 11/22 (11/19 Eve. Grosbeak; comments on 6 spp. of owls, etc.)

There has been the occasional discussion on this list of late (&/or vagrant) Myiarchus flycatchers in the state; while rather rare to be found this far into November, there are examples of Great Crested Flycatcher well into the month, & one such is in the checklist (w/ good photos) from Oswego

[nysbirds-l] Evening Grosbeak, Central Park, NYC Monday, 11/19

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Monday p.m., 19 November, 2018 - A female-plumaged Evening Grosbeak was discovered at some point during the day at the Great Hill, n.w. sector of Central Park & is the first photo-documented sighting of this year for that species in Central Park. A number

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (incl. Manhattan), N.Y.C., 11/24-25-26

Manhattan (& N.Y. County), N.Y. City - Reported (thru eBird, in the main as well as from other sources) N. Saw-whet Owls - already known have been a dozen or so on Manhattan island this autumn, of which a number were injured, taken in to rehab. & hopefully are & will be faring well. The owls

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 11/10 thru 11/16 (& notes on hummers, a goshawk, shrikes, thrushes & etc.)

With appearances in mid-Atlantic as well as states neighboring NY, it is time to give a bit of attention, & cameras at the ready, for ‘stray’ hummingbirds of various species, now about as likely if not more so in the east, as our breeding, summer Ruby-throateds, most of which have departed at

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - highlights to begin 2019 (Eve. Grosbeak, many more spp.)

Manhattan, N.Y. City - So far in this new year, as of Friday, 4th January, 2019; a rather diverse selection of species, many of them lingerers thru the end of autumn and on into the start of winter-season. A male Evening Grosbeak has continued (thru 1/4), but can be difficult to find at

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 9/8-12 - Sum.Tanager, Red-h.WP, Phil.Vireos, 27 warbler spp. + more

Saturday - Wednesday, 8th thru 12th September, 2018 Manhattan, N.Y. City - With some arrivals on each night preceding the above dates, even in what, at a glance, may have seemed less-than-ideal conditions for migration, there’ve been a good variety of migrants found, esp. where observers gather

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 3/25-28 (Eve. Grosbeak, expected migrants, etc.)

[mainly] Mon.-Thursday, 25 to 28 March, 2019 - Manhattan (& elsewhere in N.Y. County), N.Y. City The male EVENING Grosbeak of Riverside Park’s sanctuary area (between about the latitude of W. 117-119 Streets within that park) was still present there on Thursday a.m.(3/28), but it was also

[nysbirds-l] Eve. Grosbeak, Manhattan NYC 3/26

The male Evening Grosbeak that’s now been in & around Riverside Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) in the area of the sanctuary & just to the north of (from roughly W. 117th St. to as far as near W. 122 St. has continued for a 101st (known) day in that area, seen Tues., March 26th from several points,

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 3/30 - 4/4 (EVENING GROSBEAK, and spring migrants)

Manhattan (& N.Y. County), N.Y. City - Sat. 30 March thru Thursday 4 April, 2019 Amazingly for Manhattan, the precedent-breaking (110 known days of residency at Riverside Park, starting with the find by C.B.C. participants on Dec. 16, 2018) solo male EVENING Grosbeak has remained at Riverside

[nysbirds-l] Evening Grosbeak, Manhattan, NYC 2/16-22

Saturday, 2/16 thru Friday, 2/22, 2018 - A solo male Evening Grosbeak has continued at Manhattan’s Riverside Park in New York City; it has remained for well over 2 months, & has been observed by many hundreds during its stay so far. Early Friday, & on many mornings & some afternoons, it’s

[nysbirds-l] Evening Grosbeak, Riverside Park NYC Friday, 3/1

Riverside Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Friday, 1st of March A male Evening Grosbeak has been present in Riverside Park in 4 successive months as of now (first seen on the Dec. 16, 2016 Christmas Bird Count, by CBC participants) and through all of January & February, this now being its’ 4th

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 3/11-15 (Glaucous Gull, Pine Warbler, E. Phoebe, & more)

Monday - Friday, 11-15 March, 2019 Manhattan, N.Y. City (including Central Park and multiple other sites) Perhaps the most uncommon sighting of the past week in New York County, although just off of Manhattan on Randall’s Island (which is a short way to the east in the East River estuary) was

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 3/4-8 (Evening Grosbeak, Am. Woodock, & more)

Manhattan, N.Y. City - Monday to Friday, 4th to 8th March, 2018 A bright male EVENING Grosbeak was continuing into Friday, 3/8, in Riverside Park, along & near the ‘forever wild’ trail (white signage at either end of the possibly-icy, or partly muddy-mess trail), & has been semi-regular, if not

[nysbirds-l] Evening Grosbeak, Riverside Park, NYC 3/15-18

Riverside Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City Friday thru Monday, 15 - 18 March, 2018 Happy to report (& contra my own report here from 3/15), a male Evening Grosbeak has continued, seen each day thru Monday, 3/18, in the area of Riverside Park's sanctuary, with some sightings including my latest Monday

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 3/19-21 (grounded Snow Goose, E. Meadowlark, Pine Warbler, & etc.)

Manhattan, N.Y. City - Tues.-Thursday, 19-21 March, 2019 A slightly slower week for migration, but in the rain Thursday a few uncommon sightings as well as more-expected species trying to push thru. A solitary SNOW Goose turned up at Central Park’s North Meadow on Thursday, not unexpected

[nysbirds-l] Townsend's Solitaire, Columbia Co. NY (2/14-15); & Evening Grosbeak, Manhattan NYC

Friday, 15 February, 2019 - A Townsend’s Solitaire (!) which was first reported & photographed on Thursday, 2/14/’19 by Kathryn Schneider, Marian Sole, Michael Nicosia - & also seen by others - has again been seen & photographed Friday, 2/15 at Taconic State Park in the township of Copake

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 4/5-11 (& some state-rarity notes)

A couple of NY state-rarities worth mentioning on this list, firstly the female RUFF found at the Montezuma N.W. Refuge at Carncross, Wayne County, NY on Wed., 4/10 with multiple observers; also the long-lingering Golden-crowned Sparrow which was present at its ‘usual' area of Downsville in

[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler+, Prospect Park-Kings Co., NYC Tues., 4/16

Tuesday, 16 April 2019 - Prospect Park, N.Y. City - Thank you, Linda Ewing, for the find of a bright male Prothonotary Warbler, giving the many Kings/Brooklyn birders & at least Manhattanite (me) great views along the upper Lullwater not far from the Prospect Park Boathouse - this is in

[nysbirds-l] small correction: Swainson's Warbler/p.m. location: Central Park, NYC 5/16

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Thursday p.m., 5/16 - Swainson’s Warbler redux: In my previous post, the direction given coming north from the Bow Bridge is correct, but do not go either far left or right off the bridge if coming across from the non-wooded side to the more wooded Ramble

[nysbirds-l] Swainson's Warbler, Central Park, NYC (p.m. locations, Thursday, 5/16)

Thursday, 16 May, 2019 - The Swainson’s Warbler in the Ramble area of Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) had moved just a bit, essentially along the shore / vicinity of The Lake, traveling farther north from Bow Bridge, BUT has come back to closer to where first found in the morning: nearer

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 5/11-15 (Evening Grosbeaks, Blue Grosbeaks, Yellow-throated Warbler 5/15, & more)

A White-faced Ibis was reported after noon by K. Thompson on Wednesday, 15 May at Hecksher State Park, Nassau Co. NY as were at least 65 Glossy Ibis in the same area. 2 Cattle Egrets (together) were photographed and reported by B. Nott & L. Scrima (& also seen by others) at the Walkill N.W.R.

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan & New York County, NYC 5/16-17

An amazing discovery by Jennifer Kepler of a Burrowing Owl at the Jamaica Bay refuge area’s “Big Egg marsh” in Queens County, NY on Thursday, 5/16 - congratulations to her & the lucky few other observers. The owl was also photographed there, on THURSDAY. -- Manhattan & New York County,

[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary & other warblers, Central Park, NYC 5/28

TUESDAY, 28 May, 2018 - w/ notes for Sunday, 5/26 Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City A male Prothonotary Warbler was found (I believe by Adrian Burke), around the area where the Gill (a small stream flowing west thru Central Park’s Ramble area) flows out to the Lake (the portion of the lake

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 6/5-6 (warblers & dwindling migrant diversity)

Manhattan, N.Y. City - Wednesday, 5 June and Thursday, 6 June, 2019 Migration, although now much reduced for songbirds & various other migrants, continued at reasonable pace for the first week in June in Manhattan. A modest number of species also were still being seen which typically start to

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 5/29-30 (Prothonotary Warbler, singing Bicknell's Thrush, Mourning Warblers, & more)

Wednesday & Thursday, 29 & 30 May, 2019 Manhattan, N.Y. City - A lingering male PROTHONOTARY Warbler which I reported on previously continued 2 more days & nights into Thursday 5/30 in Central Park, at & along the Lake shore on the west side of the Ramble. It has moved around along that shore

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC (8 warbler spp., lingering & nesting species, & etc.)

Manhattan, N.Y. City - week of June 9th thru 14th, 2019 (Sunday- Friday/14th) Still hanging in at Bryant Park, in midtown Manhattan, were at least 3 warblers - Mourning (female), Ovenbird, and Common Yellowthroats (2), along with Hermit Thrush, Gray Catbird (at least 3), Eastern Towhee, Swamp

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 6/16-21 (ongoing Mourning Warbler into summer, & 7 other warbler spp., etc.)

Manhattan, N.Y. City - Sunday to Friday, 16 thru 21 June, 2019 The least-expected creature I saw at Bryant Park Thursday, around mid-day, with some breaks of sun & the sight of a patch of blue sky, was (an adult male) BAR-WINGED SKIMMER - no, that’s not some exotic 'long-winged Larid' from

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 5/21-22 (Summer Tanagers, & more migrants)

A Black-necked STILT was discovered & photographed at the main pool in Montezuma N.W.R. in Seneca County, NY on Wed., 5/21 and seen by a number of observers; I believe the discovery was made there by Logan Kahle [?] … & another observer noted a few more specifics as being: “west of the Seneca

[nysbirds-l] Mourning & other warblers, Manhattan, NYC 5/23

Keeping up its rep. for rare & all sorts of birds, expected or not, Cape May Point (at the southern tip of New Jersey) on Thursday (5/23) produced a Yellow-green Vireo, a species that is mostly found in Mexico & Central & South America, & is uncommon at best in some parts of the U.S.-Mexico

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 5/18-19-20 (incl. Y.-br. Chat, Chuck-wills-widow, Philly Vireo)

The two BLACK-NECKED STILTS found & photographed at Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area in Geneseo, NY (Genesee County) on May 20th are certainly notable. One of the same species was found & also was photographed at Baie-du-Febvre, on Lac Saint-Pierre, Quebec (Canada) on May 18th, & was also

[nysbirds-l] Swainson's Warbler, Central Park, NYC (Thursday 5/16)

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Thursday, 16 May, 2019 A SWAINSON'S WARBLER has been reported by Benjamin Van Doren on his personal twitter feed, with precisely these comments (quote): “Swainson’s Warbler seen and singing just north of Bow Bridge in the Ramble”. That location is a

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 5/4 thru 5/8 (Central Park Evening Grosbeak, E. Whip-poor-will, Kentucky Warbler, many other migrants)

A breeding-plumaged male Painted Bunting was photographed in St. Lawrence County, NY on Tuesday, May 7th. See: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55985451 Prothonotary Warbler and Cerulean Warbler found Wednesday May 8th at a location in Suffolk

[nysbirds-l] Evening Grosbeak, Central Park, NYC (Tues., 4/14)

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Tuesday, 14 May, 2019: An EVENING Grosbeak was among birds observed Tuesday morning (5/14) in the Ramble section; this during a group bird-walk for & by the American Museum of Natural History's leader & participants. Many other migrants are also present

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC Tues., 4/30 (Summer Tanager, Blue Grosbeak, Golden-winged & other Warbler spp., +)

It seems reasonable to place here a note on the reported-photographed Magnificent Frigatebird seen on Saturday, April 27th by at least 2 observers, at Hamlin Beach state park in Monroe County, NY - see: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55477515 - - - - - Tuesday, 30 April, 2019 -

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC Tues., 4/30 (2 Summer Tanagers; more migrants)

Manhattan, N.Y. City - & some sightings from outlying isles also in New York County Mostly Tuesday, 30 April (& some sightings in a list for Monday & Tues. 4/29-30), 2019 - A second male Summer Tanager was found in the northwest sector of Central Park, seen & photo’d by over a dozen observers

[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanager, Manhattan, NYC: Monday, 4/29 (w/notes on some other N.Y. migrants)

Monday, 29 April, 2019 - Just to add it into the day’s record here on this list-serve, the ongoing state-rarity BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen Monday 4/29 at Nickerson beach, southern Nassau County, NY (a.k.a. Lido Beach Passive Nature Reserve). -- A male Summer Tanager in near-pristine

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler, Central Park, NYC - Friday 4/19

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City (just south of the C.P. reservoir) Good Friday, 19 April, 2019 - An occasionally singing and calling Yellow-throated Warbler has been along the Central Park bridle path adjacent to the south side of the reservoir; about mid-way along the path, reasonably

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 5/1 (Summer Tanagar, Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-throated Warbler, & other migrants)

Manhattan, N.Y. City - Wednesday, 1st of May: An adult male Summer Tanager continued at the Clinton Community Garden, on West 48th St. - between Ninth & Tenth Avenues. It could again be viewed through a fence, even when this garden space was locked. Also continuing (in northern Manhattan) was

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Thursday, 5/2 - Blue Grosbeak, 29+ warbler spp.; Summer Tanager @W.48th Street, & more

Thursday, 2nd May, 2019 - Manhattan, N.Y. City and New York County, including Central Park & other parks A Kentucky Warbler was found in the north end of Central Park - please NOTE - any & all amplified sounds without a valid permit, anywhere in this park, are prohibited by law - signage is

[nysbirds-l] 30th warbler sp., Central Park NYC 5/2

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - May 2, 2019 Thursday (May 2nd) brought at least 30 warbler species to just this one city park, with Bay-breasted Warbler also added to the list of those seen (& photographed) there. This warbler tally is without adding Cerulean Warbler, although with

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 5/2 & 5/3 (Thurs., & Friday w/multiple Cerulean Warblers)

Worth noting that the Nassau County, NY Black-necked Stilt was continuing at the Lido Beach Passive Nature Area on Friday, 3 May, along with other, more-expected species there. -- Manhattan (& other New York County sites), N.Y. City Friday, 3 May, 2019 - Multiple male CERULEAN Warblers have

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan & N.Y. County summer birds, etc.

New York County, which includes Manhattan, N.Y. City -since starting of summer- Pied-billed Grebe, & Black Vulture (the vultures are semi-regular if looked for, esp. soaring over & near the Palisades cliffs across the Hudson river, over N.J. air-space, but observable from the near-Hudson shore

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC Sunday 4/21 - new migrant arrivals, etc.

Easter Sunday, 21 April, 2019 - A nice fresh arrival of various migrants on Easter Sunday morning at Central Park & elsewhere in Manhattan, N.Y. City, even if none (so far) nearly as notable (!) as the Black-necked Stilt being seen by multiple obs. at Nickerson Beach in southern Nassau County,

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 4/21- add'l. notes (& out-of-state rare & early birds)

So as not to have this be only in response to the post by Patricia Lindsay, on the events of a “slingshot" migrant event, or what I’ll call a migrant-overshoot event, or set of events, spanning several recent days, & culminating (maybe) in one truly-rare-for-New England species…as noted and

[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler, Central Park, NYC Monday 4/22

Monday, 22 April, 2019 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City I discovered a male Prothonotary Warbler around 4:30 pm on a rather rainy afternoon, at The Pond in the southeastern corner of the park, seen by chance on a walk not really seeking birds (and no bins in hand); luckily, a few others

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC Wed., 4/24 (good arrival of migrants)

One note from the Bronx (county) from Tuesday, 4/23, a Red-headed Woodpecker was reported along with more-regular species at Pelham Bay Park in the Hunter Island area, by M. Janssen. --- Wednesday, 24 April, 2019 - Manhattan, N.Y. City An uptick locally in the numbers of Gray Catbird is a

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 4/12-16

New York County, including Manhattan, N.Y. City - Friday, 12 April to Tuesday, 16 April, 2019 Migration happens. Locally, last Friday night featured a good push, and then Saturday night a situation with some stormy weather that may have contributed to a very unexpected even for Manhattan - a

[nysbirds-l] Black-necked Stilt, 2 AMGO @Nickerson Beach, Nassau Co., Monday 4/22

Monday, 22 April - A Black-necked Stilt & 2 American Golden Plovers, with some other shorebirds were again reported as of mid-morning at Nickerson beach, southern Nassau County, N.Y. … At the northern edge of Manhattan (N.Y. City) 2 Blue Grosbeaks, 1 male & 1 apparent female were found &

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 4/17-18-19-20 (E. Whip-poor-will, & many other migrants)

Migration was in progress Saturday evening into Sunday 4/21 and some new arrivals are much anticipated locally and regionally. -- Manhattan and New York County (including Randall’s Island & Governors Island) - & the East River & Hudson river adjacent to & part of the preceding - Note re:

re:[nysbirds-l] Black-necked Stilt, Nassau County NY 4/22! (Monday), & re: Forest Park (Queens Co.) 4/21

There is at least 1 very early a.m. Monday 4/22 report of the Black-necked Stilt, as well as 2 American Golden-Plovers being seen at Nickerson Beach in Nassau County, NY. See: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55254216 (I’ve not been, just passing

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan (migration), NYC 8/1-2-3 - 18 warbler spp. including multiple Ceruleans, & more

Manhattan (and New York County) migrants, in New York City: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd of August, 2019 (Thursday, Friday & Saturday) August migratory movements have begun… & while many of those birds of passage are sought near shores & on mudflats, there are also birds of field, forest, fen, &, with

[nysbirds-l] Bronx County (N.Y. City) Wilson's Phalarope records (older, relevant to new)

Regarding recent sightings & reports of Bronx County (N.Y. City) waders (a.k.a. shorebirds to many Americans) - With the interest & excitement of such a fine showing of shorebirds in even the northern realms of N.Y. City, & as exemplified by keen birders getting out & finding them -& including

[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler, Central Park, NYC 8/16

Friday, 16th August, 2019 Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - A bright (apparent male) Prothonotary Warbler has been found (& photographed, by J. Suzuki) at The Pond, in Central Park’s southeast quadrant & corner. The sighting at least as first-discovered was around the waterfall feature,

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 8/9 & prior days (incl. White-rumped Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, & more)

Many birders all around the country have taken note (& some have seen) the remarkable influx northwards of Brown Booby - in this year so far, this species has shown up in waters of, or offshore from - North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Maine, and the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, and

[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler (4th day), Central Park, NYC 8/19

Monday, 19 August, 2019 Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - A male Prothonotary Warbler has lingered in Central Park’s southeast ‘corner’ by The Pond, at the west edges of Hallett Sanctuary in particular, since first found & photographed by Junko Suzuki on Friday, 8/16 - on Monday 8/19,

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC Friday 8/23 - Y.-br. Chat, many more migrants

As noted partly below, there is a major migration underway for Saturday, -by actual birds that are moving and observations of millions of migrants, through all of the northeast of the North American continent. (radar, too.) - - - - Friday, 23 August, 2019 - Manhattan, N.Y. City - including

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 8/19-22 (&, R.I.P. Ida Giriunas, Mass-birder extraordinaire)

Ida Giriunas, well-known to generations of Massachusetts & regional birders and a mentor and inspiration to many, has left us to meet her maker. Long a stalwart of the Brookline Bird Club of Massachusetts, she was active and had been at the forefront of making serious pelagic birding a part of

[nysbirds-l] migration, Manhattan, NYC 7/25 & prior days (11 warbler spp.-none unexpected, & etc.)

Some may have been aware by now of the sighting of a Common Wood-Pigeon (a European species, with no prior records for North America) from May 5 thru 13, 2019 at the locality of La Romaine, Quebec (Canada), a site near to Labrador. This sighting - and the excellent photos obtained - could be a

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan NYC Brown Pelican; etc. 12/10-11-12

A Brown PELICAN first noted on Tuesday, Dec. 10th was been seen (& photographed) just off Battery Park, again on Wed., Dec. 11th, at the southern end of Manhattan island in New York City; the brown pelican has been seen on its rounds watching from the edge of NY harbor, near the s. section of

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan/N.Y. County, NYC 11/29 - 12/5 - ICELAND GULL, VEERY & more!

An interesting assemblage of birds, many of the more-unexpected for the late date[s] being normally neotropical-wintering species; with also a good showing by very-much expected species, including recent arrivals & lingerers which have been typical for this time of year (end of November, start

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, NYC 12/14-18

It may be interesting for New York birders to view this brief summary, of highlighted birds seen on a recent C.B.C. in Cape May County, N.J. in part as an indicator for how extensive are some of the species (and groups of species) lingerings, late to (some) very late in the year - and how that

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC) additional birds, Feb. 17th

Manhattan / New York County, N.Y. City 2/17: A couple of nice finds on Monday / Presidents’ Day 2/17 included a duo of Canvasbacks, photo’d. in the morning at the Hudson River piers area near but mainly north of “Clinton Cove Park” up to near 57th St. & north, & last noticed to the north.

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC Sunday, Feb. 16: R.-h. Woodpecker, B.-t. Grackle, Am. Woodcock, many more birds

Among highlights found & photographed by multiple observers in Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) throughout Sunday, February 16 were these birds: BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, WOOD DUCK, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, MERLIN, EASTERN TOWHEE, and

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 12/24-29 - Brown Pelican, uncommon Gulls, R-h. Woodpecker, & much more!

It has been an exciting, interesting week or so for those doing Christmas Bird Counts, & their scouting as well as pre / post birding in that manner (effort!) and among the latest of wonderful discoveries - Thank You, John Gluth for getting word out for your find of a TOWNSEND'S Warbler for the

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 3/14 - L.-t. Duck in Central Park, & (many) other birds

Manhattan, N.Y. City - Saturday, 14 March - It’s been a while since one of New York County’s Long-tailed Ducks visited Central Park, and thanks to M.B. Kooper for her a.m. report in eBird, the female LONG-TAILED DUCK at the Central Park reservoir has been viewed by many who’ve come out. Also

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, NYC 4/12-13-14-15-16

Perhaps of interest esp. to birders from N.Y. City eastwards (& near-coastally), a Prothonotary Warbler was photographed on Nantucket island (part of Massachusetts) on 4/15, & on 4/16 Blue Grosbeak was also photo’d. on that island. As had been noted previously, a modest spring-overshoot of at

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, NYC 4/8-9-10-11

The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER which has been present for nearly 6 full months continues in Central Park, near the West Drive (park roadway) & between the North Meadow ballfields’ southwest sector, & the cindered bridle path immediately east of the park’s W. Drive - watching for this bird can be

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, N.Y.C. April 4-5-6-7

Even with the current situation [rightly] limiting longer-distance birding for many including myself, it seems fine to note the Crested Caracara that’s been confirmed as a fly-over sighting from Kingston (Ulster County), NY on April 4th - the report on that is in eBird. A separate note of

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, NYC thru 3/31

Tuesday, 31 March, 2020 - New York County, including Manhattan & other smaller isles. (N.Y. County is one part of New York City, which has 5 counties, or ‘boroughs’.) Tuesday (& to a smaller extent Mon. & the prior few days) brought fresh influx of spring migrants - for the most part, of

[nysbirds-l] Great Egret, Manhattan, NYC 3/25

Wed., 25 March, 2020 - Manhattan, N.Y. City A finely-plumed Great Egret plunked down in the small pond in Morningside Park on Wed. morn’ - a number of neighborhood folk & passersby, including me & my camera, were enjoying the sight there as I walked up. The exact site is off Manhattan Ave.

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, Friday 3/27

A strong push of early migration occured over the region Thursday night to early Friday. The full list of birds seen by multiple observers, spread all around the county (including Manhattan & also outlying isles & waters) for Friday 3/27 was more than 100 species - and that is a lot for this

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 4/25 - Grasshopper Sparrow, & new arrivals

Saturday, 25 April - At Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) a Grasshopper Sparrow was again present in same area as on 4/23-24, so-called “sparrow rock”, a set of small lawns with fairly flat bedrock outcrops, immediately east of the park’s West Drive, near W. 83rd to 84th Sts.; this area can

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, 4/21-22-23

Manhattan / N.Y. County (in N.Y. City), Tuesday, April 21 through Thursday, April 23 - A very active weather period, as has been so for much of this month in the region (& southern U.S. also, where almost all of our northbound migrants pass through reaching us). A Grasshopper Sparrow in

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, NYC 4/17-18-19-20

Of note - & not all too far from NY state - was a Townsend’s Warbler in the New Haven, Connecticut area, a long-awaited state-first record, & discovered by Paul Desjardins, a long-time observer of that state’s birds; the warbler was later seen by many others & apparently all able to

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, 4/28-29-30 - incl. flyover SANDHILL CRANE, & a strong migration overall

Manhattan (in N.Y. County), N.Y. City - Tues. 28 April thru Thursday 30 April - An EASTERN WILLET (a very rare find for N.Y. County) was seen moving up the East River (A.Farnsworth), Wed., 4/29. A super sighting, Andrew! Persistent observation pays off (and having an idea when to make the

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, 4/25-26-27 - Blue Grosbeak, Grasshopper Sparrow lingering, & more

A note to N.Y. City folks, on Tuesday 4/28 in (about) the noon-hour, there is a scheduled & announced fly-over for at least 3 or 4 boroughs (counties) of that city, by the U.S.A.F. ‘Thunderbirds' and the U.S.N. ‘Blue Angels’ aircraft, in honor of all who have been working in this time of viral

[nysbirds-l] many migrants, Manhattan / N.Y. County, NYC 5/2

As of Saturday, May 2nd, Manhattan island (which is part of New York County, in N.Y. City) alone had at least 2-dozen warbler species on the day with highlights of Cerulean, Cape May, multiple Blackburnian, several Hooded, & Worm-eating Warblers, and all of the early-arriving warbler species, &

[nysbirds-l] Central Park & Manhattan, NYC, Sunday 5/3

Another brief update to some migrant birds in Manhattan - Please note, there is a widespread program in N.Y. City now to distribute FREE face-masks to anyone who requests, and this is happening around (among other areas) larger parks of the city, with the N.Y.P.D., Urban Parks Rangers, & others

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, NYC - 5/14-15-16 - migration, much!

Manhattan (in New York County, a part of N.Y. City) - Thursday thru Saturday, May 14, 15, & 16th. New Arrivals included - SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, CASPIAN TERN, COMMON TERN, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, (and presumed ALDER FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER), AMERICAN PIPIT, & possibly some others

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC Sunday, May 10 - Blue Grosbeak, Red-headed Woodpecker, & more

Sunday, Mother’s Day - May 10th A fine morning & mid-day of birding in Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) with Brenda Inskeep and other birders also along the way. Highlights for me included a male BLUE GROSBEAK spotted & called by Brenda at the far-north end of the park’s wooded area, as

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, NYC Tues. thru Thursday, 5/5, 5/6, & 5/7 incl. Cerulean, Golden-winged, & Yellow-throated Warblers & more

As a ‘late’ update, on early Friday a.m. (May 8th - 5-6:30 a.m.), there were also Bobolink & Greater Yellowlegs passing thru / over the n.w. sector of Central Park (in Manhattan, N.Y. City & County) - and the long-long-staying RED-HEADED Woodpecker was in it’s oft-usual tree, w. of the N.

[nysbirds-l] strong migration Manhattan & N.Y. County (in N.Y. City), Friday, 5/15

May 15th, 2020 - Friday - a lot of migrants. The ongoing good migration may have become even stronger, with more of the mid-season species of May, & some of the later-season migrants also starting to show. At least 4 (FOUR) RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS moved across from the north side viewpoint of

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, NYC 5/8-9-10-11-12-13 (many, many migrants)

Manhattan (part of N.Y. County, in N.Y. City) - May 8th through May 13th: Arrivals included LEAST SANDPIPER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, KENTUCKY WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER - as well as many species of migrants that heretofore had been

[nysbirds-l] W. Bronx birds, NYC - Mon. 3/16 - E. Meadowlark, etc.

Monday, 16 March - [west] Bronx County, N.Y. City: A fairly brief look in a small portion of Van Cortlandt Park late in the day revealed at least a few nice birds for the last week of winter - an Eastern Meadowlark, a few Killdeer, and several E. Bluebirds all on the Parade Ground sports field

[nysbirds-l] 'the Egret has [not] landed' - 'Manhattan'-NYC birds as spring arrives...

A few readers have requested any photos of the Wood Thrush which spent much of the winter just ended around the southeast parts of Central Park - an unusual, unexpected but not wholly unprecedented winter visitor in N.Y. City, & also not new to Central Park in winter, although very

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan & N.Y. County (NYC), since-spring-started, 3/20-21-22:

New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan & 2 other/smaller isles. On a very rainy Monday, in a very-nearly-deserted Central Park, I found & photographed 3 LESSER Scaup (a female & 2 brightly-plumaged males) on the reservoir, nearer to the N/NW side & occasionally swimming amongst N.

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County 5/1-2-3-4, incl. Summer Tanagers, Clay-colored Sparrow, Prothonotary Warblers, & much more of migration

In looking back, a Nashville Warbler was likely the first warbler of the year reported (& photographed) for N.Y. County since one was found on Randall’s Island, by J.Keane, on January 4, 2020. ... A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continued on in Central Park, at its 6+ months-long territory into May,

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County 5/17-18-19-20 (still more migration)

Plenty more of May, and migration is ongoing - and going… (we have not at all come to Blackpoll Warbler/female saturation, & it will be interesting to see when that gets in full-gear this year). As a further note to May 15th, one (of several found on the day) Golden-winged Warbler was

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, Tues.-Sat., 9/1-5 - migration

For those who’ve never seen (or even heard-of) an albinistic hummingbird, here’s a chance, at least in photos - and these are real, not ‘faux', via a real Arkansas birder. Rare, but it happens. https://ebird.org/checklist/S73069115 -&-

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan/N.Y. County, 8/29-30-31

For those who keep an ‘eye’ to bird sightings across the U.S.A. (or beyond), it’s apparent that Red-breasted Nuthatches are turning up in parks, yards, etc. from Maine across to at least the front range hills of the Rocky Mtns.; many observers reporting in such ways as “first I’ve seen for

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan / N.Y. County, 9/6-7-8-9-10 - Dickcissel, 2 Soras, 22+ Warbler species, etc.

Some extra-limital rarities, the first 3 them not so very far from parts of N.Y. state, in particular the site of a rare plover in northwest Vermont, very near to Clinton County, NY. Note that in the case of that, as well as (especially) the first rarity listed below, it’s possible/probable

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (in N.Y. City) Thurs., 10/1 - Lark Sparrow, Y.-br. Chat, Blue Grosbeak, E. Meadowlark, Monk Parakeet, etc.

Extralimital, & occurring at that 'other-galaxy’ (not so far away) for birds known as Cape May, N.J., an amazing 3rd local/county/state record (and the 3rd year in a row, at Cape May Point) was discovered (& banded by licensed banders) and observed on Thursday, Oct. 1st, after the banding, by

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - major migration again Thurs., 10/8 - also Wilson's Snipe at Central Park, etc.

Manhattan (in N.Y. County), N.Y. City - Thursday, Oct. 8 - A cold front passed early on the prior night, with a few showers locally, while a stronger rain came thru parts of New England also Wed. night; this front was pushed through all of the region on very gusty NW winds which continued all

Re:[nysbirds-l] nysbirds-l] N.Y. County incl. Manhattan, NYC - 10/12 - Bonaparte's Gulls / (etc.)

ded Gulls occurred in Central Park and Little Gulls > could regularly be seen in May from the Staten island Ferry (where they would > feed with Bonaparte’s Gulls in the Rip Tide off the south shore Governor’s > Island). > > Peter (Post) - - - - - - - >> On Oct 13, 2020,

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County incl. Manhattan (NYC) - 10/14 - Blue Grosbeak, Nelson's & other sparrows, etc.

Wed., Oct. 14th - A Nelson’s Sparrow was found at Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan by Joe DiCostanzo & seen by multiple others, many of them also loyal regular birders in that park & more-generally northern Manhattan; this bird was still present thru the day there, & also nicely

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