[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 9/11-12-13-14 (Monday-Thursday) - migrants & notes
Monday, Sept. 11 - a Hooded Warbler in male plumage at the small stream nearest
to the W. 77 St. park entrance, reported by Gabriel Willow, & later by other
observers.
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City -
Monday to Thursday, 11th to 14th of September, 2017
A good variety of migrants, in somewhat decreasing overall numbers, were found
so far these week-days, with perhaps over 100 (total) observers out searching
at many hours each day, esp. on Monday-Wed. & in the a.m. hours. There has been
some ongoing flight each overnight, the most seen earlier in the week, starting
Sunday night & less obviously thru Wed. night.
It’s interesting to ponder whether the now fairly slow-moving remnants of
“Irma”, the storm that did much damage in Florida (but truly devasted the human
and natural communities, or parts of, on a number of eastern Caribbean islands,
or parts of such as with Cuba’s north coast & cayos, in that storm’s path) may
have affected the far-larger part of the 'Atlantic region’ fly-ways for
migrants, & kept any Caribbean-wintering species from advancing southward; this
is a somewhat optimistic thought, as any birds that pushed into the direct path
of “Irma”’s influence may have found themselves in trouble on migration.
Whether or not it’s so, we in N.Y. City & well beyond in the northeast have
been seeing more of some migrants, both Caribbean-wintering as well as some
species wintering into Central & South America, in moderately higher no’s. than
typically found.
At least a few of the migrant species, such as Cape May Warbler, perhaps had
good breeding success this summer, and more are being seen - however, a fairly
good no. of the individuals of this species seen have also been adults, not
young-of-the-year. Further, in the instance of Cape May Warbler (and some other
species) it is quite possible that numbers also seemed higher than average on
the spring’s northbound passage, so the “successful breeding” season scenario
may or may not explain this recent high-numbers situation. In any event, on
some species of migrants just locally, birders have been happy to find & enjoy
regular sightings of species that in some years are not all that regularly seen
by so many seekers.
One note & request, when a particularly uncommon or rare bird is found &
reported-on, it is best that we not push in too closely to that bird (or
birds), and that we do nothing that might tend to scare off the bird[s]. Most
birders do give reasonable space to the birds, almost all of the time! Thank
you for considering the good of the birds themselves, & of course for
consideration to all other birders in any area, & especially those visited by
hundreds weekly.
On the 4 days as noted, at least the following species have been seen, many of
these by many observers, a very few only by a few. 25 species of warblers have
been found in the 4-day period, but some species likely have now moved on, & a
few may have been represented by single, or a very few individuals. By
Thursday 9/14, this warbler diversity was a bit lessened.
Sept. 11-14th in Central Park -
Common Loon (a few fly-overs, Monday & Tues.. 11th-12th)
Double-crested Cormorant (modest no. of fly-overs, plus a typically small no.
of visitors)
Great Blue Heron (regular for some time; at least 2 in park, and fly-overs
observed also)
Great Egret (few noted but still in park to Thursday, 14th)
Snowy Egret (not noted by me this period; the place to watch the sky is from
the n. end)
Green Heron (at least to Monday, 11th)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (ongoing visitors)
Turkey Vulture (few, noted Mon.-Tues.-Wed.)
Canada Goose
Wood Duck (1)
Gadwall (up to 18 in park, various water-bodies, as of Thursday)
American Black Duck (small no’s. with at least 4 on Meer Thurs.)
Mallard
Northern Shoveler (minimum of ten continuing for over a week - w/ at least 8 on
reservoir Thurs.)
Green-winged Teal (at least 1 continued into Tuesday, at reservoir, near/along
e. side when seen)
Osprey (few - ? - each day, in casual sky-watching in a.m. hours; others may
have observed more migrating)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (few)
Cooper's Hawk (Mon. thru Thursday)
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Spotted Sandpiper (to at least Wed.; not noted by me on Thurs. at typical
locations)
Laughing Gull (few, daily at reservoir, often on the now fully-exposed dike)
Ring-billed Gull
[American] Herring Gull {good no’s. of the 3 most-typical gull species at the
reservoir}
Great Black-backed Gull
['feral'] Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Mon. thru at least Wed., & probably more than just 2
individuals)
Chimney Swift (multiple on all days, diminished numbers noted by me on Thurs.)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Mon. thru Thurs.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (several each day in CP; also being seen in some
smaller parks in Manhattan this week)
Downy Woodpecker
Yellow-shafted Flicker (multiple, but not that many since Monday)
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 9/11-12-13-14 (Monday-Thursday) - migrants & notes
Monday, Sept. 11 - a Hooded Warbler in male plumage at the small stream nearest
to the W. 77 St. park entrance, reported by Gabriel Willow, & later by other
observers.
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City -
Monday to Thursday, 11th to 14th of September, 2017
A good variety of migrants, in somewhat decreasing overall numbers, were found
so far these week-days, with perhaps over 100 (total) observers out searching
at many hours each day, esp. on Monday-Wed. & in the a.m. hours. There has been
some ongoing flight each overnight, the most seen earlier in the week, starting
Sunday night & less obviously thru Wed. night.
It’s interesting to ponder whether the now fairly slow-moving remnants of
“Irma”, the storm that did much damage in Florida (but truly devasted the human
and natural communities, or parts of, on a number of eastern Caribbean islands,
or parts of such as with Cuba’s north coast & cayos, in that storm’s path) may
have affected the far-larger part of the 'Atlantic region’ fly-ways for
migrants, & kept any Caribbean-wintering species from advancing southward; this
is a somewhat optimistic thought, as any birds that pushed into the direct path
of “Irma”’s influence may have found themselves in trouble on migration.
Whether or not it’s so, we in N.Y. City & well beyond in the northeast have
been seeing more of some migrants, both Caribbean-wintering as well as some
species wintering into Central & South America, in moderately higher no’s. than
typically found.
At least a few of the migrant species, such as Cape May Warbler, perhaps had
good breeding success this summer, and more are being seen - however, a fairly
good no. of the individuals of this species seen have also been adults, not
young-of-the-year. Further, in the instance of Cape May Warbler (and some other
species) it is quite possible that numbers also seemed higher than average on
the spring’s northbound passage, so the “successful breeding” season scenario
may or may not explain this recent high-numbers situation. In any event, on
some species of migrants just locally, birders have been happy to find & enjoy
regular sightings of species that in some years are not all that regularly seen
by so many seekers.
One note & request, when a particularly uncommon or rare bird is found &
reported-on, it is best that we not push in too closely to that bird (or
birds), and that we do nothing that might tend to scare off the bird[s]. Most
birders do give reasonable space to the birds, almost all of the time! Thank
you for considering the good of the birds themselves, & of course for
consideration to all other birders in any area, & especially those visited by
hundreds weekly.
On the 4 days as noted, at least the following species have been seen, many of
these by many observers, a very few only by a few. 25 species of warblers have
been found in the 4-day period, but some species likely have now moved on, & a
few may have been represented by single, or a very few individuals. By
Thursday 9/14, this warbler diversity was a bit lessened.
Sept. 11-14th in Central Park -
Common Loon (a few fly-overs, Monday & Tues.. 11th-12th)
Double-crested Cormorant (modest no. of fly-overs, plus a typically small no.
of visitors)
Great Blue Heron (regular for some time; at least 2 in park, and fly-overs
observed also)
Great Egret (few noted but still in park to Thursday, 14th)
Snowy Egret (not noted by me this period; the place to watch the sky is from
the n. end)
Green Heron (at least to Monday, 11th)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (ongoing visitors)
Turkey Vulture (few, noted Mon.-Tues.-Wed.)
Canada Goose
Wood Duck (1)
Gadwall (up to 18 in park, various water-bodies, as of Thursday)
American Black Duck (small no’s. with at least 4 on Meer Thurs.)
Mallard
Northern Shoveler (minimum of ten continuing for over a week - w/ at least 8 on
reservoir Thurs.)
Green-winged Teal (at least 1 continued into Tuesday, at reservoir, near/along
e. side when seen)
Osprey (few - ? - each day, in casual sky-watching in a.m. hours; others may
have observed more migrating)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (few)
Cooper's Hawk (Mon. thru Thursday)
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Spotted Sandpiper (to at least Wed.; not noted by me on Thurs. at typical
locations)
Laughing Gull (few, daily at reservoir, often on the now fully-exposed dike)
Ring-billed Gull
[American] Herring Gull {good no’s. of the 3 most-typical gull species at the
reservoir}
Great Black-backed Gull
['feral'] Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Mon. thru at least Wed., & probably more than just 2
individuals)
Chimney Swift (multiple on all days, diminished numbers noted by me on Thurs.)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Mon. thru Thurs.)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (several each day in CP; also being seen in some
smaller parks in Manhattan this week)
Downy Woodpecker
Yellow-shafted Flicker (multiple, but not that many since Monday)
