Update please
Sent from my iPhone > On May 16, 2019, at 9:00 AM, Thomas Fiore <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > famous bridge which connects the southern edge of the Ramble with paths > leading east towards Bethesda Fountain, and west towards the s.w. corner of > the Lake. This is roughly mid-park between east & west sides of the park, and > roughly near about E. or W. 73rd Street in “latitude”. The general area can > be busy with tourists and etc. - please be courteous as many non-birders will > be present at all times. It’s not clear exactly how far ‘north’ of Bow > Bridge in the Ramble this warbler was first found, but obviously, just look > for other birders, & inquire. > > Absolutely no playback, or playing of any recordings or other sound-making > ought be done in the area of this bird. Additionally, and as posted in the > park, any playing of amplified sounds without express written permission of > the City of New York is prohibited by law. Please respect it. We will be > notifying the N.Y.P.D. and NYC Parks Enforcement as to the possibility of > extra ‘traffic’ should this bird be re-found (and even if not, as many will > be seeking it). Thanks to T. Healy for placing the above report [by B.Van > Doren] on this list in good time! > > In addition to this find, there are thousands of fresh migrants in Central > Park alone this day, with already more than 25 species of other warblers > found, including Kentucky (in the north woods), and a report of a Cerulean, > etc. - many, many more thrushes, vireos, & other migrants have dropped in, > ahead of, thru, &/or after the rains which fell overnight in the area. > > A Philadelphia Vireo was at Hallett Sanctuary in the park’s southeast > ‘corner’, seen early from outside the n.e. portion of the sanctuary, west of > Gapstow bridge. All of the park has birds, and in many locations therein, > many, many migrants. A lot more in flyctachers, with Olive-sided Flycatcher > in at least a few locally-known usual sites, and many more Empidonax [genus] > flyctachers, some of them giving calls and even a few singing. Both species > of cuckoo are also present. Further, EVENING Grosbeak, likely at least two > individuals, were heard & one glimpsed in the Ramble quite early this > morning; be attentive to calls, which may or may not be loud, or be from high > in trees or in-flight in that area. > > good birding, > > Tom Fiore > manhattan > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm > 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
