Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Friday, 12 September, 2014 - not all that many of most land-bird
migrants, as it seemed more departure than arrival occurred, however
there were as many as 20 spp. of warblers, some as singles or in
minimal no's., with American Redstart & Common Yellowthroat among the
fairly common, & Blackpoll showing a slight increase. A modest uptick
in Scarlet Tanager no's. were also seen. Not surprisingly, there have
been some raptors on the move, with Bald Eagle, Osprey, & Sharp-
shinned Hawk some of those noted moving on.
In the preceding 6 days, there were more than 25 spp. of warblers
noted, although not all on any one day. Notables included Yellow-
breasted Chat, Hooded, Mourning, Worm-eating, Bay-breasted, Prairie, &
so forth, with a couple of Blackpoll & Pine also showing up. Last
Sunday provided a fair number of sightings, but mainly due to more
observer effort then, as well as a good weather day for migration.
Other days all provided some birds of note, as well.
Other observations in the past week included Bald Eagle, Common
Nighthawk, both species of cuckoo, a slight uptick in thrush numbers -
still mostly Veery, a few Swainson's & Wood, and possible Gray-
cheeked, and also an uptick in numbers of Red-eyed & Warbling Vireo,
Scarlet Tanagers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, & some other migrants.
Flycatcher diversity was just slightly less, with many having moved
on, but a number of Emoidonax [genus] and E. Wood-Pewees, as well as
Great Crested Flycatcher, & a few modestly late E. Kingbirds continued
to pass. E. Phoebe has yet to appear in numbers, but will be
increasing soon on the fall-like weather closing out this [calendar]
summer. The coming season is indicated slightly with sightings of N.
Shoveler, Wood Duck, & a few Red-breasted Nuthatch, & a glimmer of
migrant sparrow sightings.
also, in the escaped-released-introduced-&-established categories, a
noisy cockatiel, a budgerigar, & Monk Parakeets [in flocks] have been
in the park's north end.
Conditions look good both today and again all next week for a lot of
movement, including the spectacle of the Broad-winged Hawk migration,
likely to peak within the next 10 days & perhaps in the coming week...
Tom Fiore
Manhattan
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