Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) After a weekend when precious few if any "new" migrants showed up in Central, Monday brought a light but definite fresh arrival, particularly of warblers, sparrows, and finches, along with representatives of some other groups.
The Ramble & s. half of the park appeared to be a little more active than the n. end, yet all areas saw nice activity & that activity was observed by lots of birders out & about, nowhere more so than in the Ramble. At the 7 a.m. hour, a lot of warblers could be found on & around the Point, with at least 8 species there, including many of those seen over the past week. As the morning went on, a lot of areas had some activity & there were some good sightings in the park's n. end as well. The list below is certainly incomplete as to all that came in but is representative for the increase in migrant numbers & diversity. A number of the other birders commented that this was the most species they had found so far this spring even if not a tremendous variety given the date. Thanks to the more than a few others who shared sightings & news. Monday, 27 April, 2015 - an 'incomplete' list of some migrants today - Double-crested Cormorant (including some fly-overs; many- reservoir) Great Egret Snowy Egret (several fly-overs noted from n. end of park, where usual) Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Wood Duck (3 at Lake, then 3 at The Pond) Gadwall American Black Duck Mallard Northern Shoveler (2) Bufflehead (8, reservoir) Cooper's Hawk (a very late lingerer) Red-tailed Hawk (Pale Male, Octavia: parents!) American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Spotted Sandpiper (reservoir dike) Chimney Swift (up to 20 migrating in a.m.) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (The Pond, a.m.) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) Yellow-shafted Flicker Eastern Phoebe (1) Great Crested Flycatcher (1, north woods) Eastern Kingbird (The Point / Ramble, a.m.) White-eyed Vireo (Ramble) Blue-headed Vireo (modest numbers today) Red-eyed Vireo (1, Tanner's Spring area) Blue Jay (many migrating during the day) Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee (2) Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch (1, n. woods) White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren House Wren Winter Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet (multiple) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (n. woods) Hermit Thrush (many all around) Wood Thrush (1/Ramble; 1/n. end) Gray Catbird (2) Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher (few) Nashville Warbler (Cherry Hill, ~ 8:45 a.m.) Northern Parula (several, Ramble & n. end) Yellow Warbler (few) Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler (many now) Black-throated Green Warbler (minimum of 4; 3 at one area in Ramble) Pine Warbler (fewer but still modest no's. including some drab females) Prairie Warbler (female, The Point, ~ 7 a.m.) Palm Warbler (many all around) Black-and-white Warbler (12+ - in many areas, throughout park) American Redstart (reported by Ken Chaya from the Loch, a.m.) Ovenbird (several) Northern Waterthrush (more than a few, some singing) Louisiana Waterthrush (a few, & singing) Common Yellowthroat (at least 2, Pond; Ramble) Eastern Towhee (many including females in equal no's.) Chipping Sparrow (still fair no's.) Field Sparrow (several including Ramble & N. end areas) Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow (multiple incl. a few in odd habitat areas) White-throated Sparrow (fresh infusion came in overnight) Dark-eyed Junco (small no's. still here; the Mall to n. end) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1, female-type plumage, n. end) Baltimore Oriole (1 heard-only, Great Hill, late a.m.) Purple Finch (small no's. multi. locations around park today) Pine Siskin (1, n. woods, with American Goldfinches) American Goldfinch (scattered throughout the park) p.s., on a late-day look in the n. section of Riverside Park, near W. 110-122 Sts. I saw a male Baltimore Oriole, which was singing near the upper path; other new arrivals were a bit thin at Riv. Park, but this was a rather quick run thru the area. good getting-to-May-soon birding, Tom Fiore Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
