New York County, incuding Manhattan & Randall’s Island (and includes Governors Island, which is closed to general-public access until spring)
Highlights include at least 20 species of waterfowl in the report period; ten species of American warbler also are somewhat notable. And a few other birds very much known-of & observed by many… by daylight. … Mon., 11/23 - Shifting wind, from SW the prior night to west, & eventually out of the NW, and still somewhat mild, if not for often-gusty wind. A Long-Tailed Duck was reported flying up the Hudson River, from the pier near W. 70th St. A Baltimore Oriole was seen at Riverside Park (in vicinity of W. 82nd-83rd Sts.) & Eastern Bluebirds continued to be found in Central Park. … Tues., 11/24 - Slightly colder, with NW wind continuing. 2 Long-tailed Ducks were seen flying along the Hudson River, and Cape May, Blackpoll, & Nashville Warbler[s] were found at Inwood Hill Park’s Dyckman Fields, the westernmost part of that park, north of Dyckman Street; each of these 4 species was photographed by the observer. In addition, another regular birder of the same park found a Pine Warbler at Inwood Hill. Two Baltimore Orioles were seen (& photographed near sunset-hour) in the same area of Riverside Park where one was noted the prior day. Note - Baltimore Oriole is not wholly unexpected (even if uncommon this late) around the N.Y. City area into late fall, and more-rarely even in winter; there have been others of that species showing in various parts of the city in just the past week. … Wed., 11/25 - Wind from SW; a bit milder again, & sun fading to clouds as the day progressed. A Surf Scoter & a White-winged Scoter were seen from Inwood Hill Park, northern Manhattan. There were also at least 6 Hooded Mergansers off Inwood. Common Ravens were noted over Randall’s Island; the species has been near-regular in that area as well as occasional at other locations around the county, and in particular along the Hudson River. At least some of the warblers of Inwood’s Dyckman Fields, and in other areas in the county, were continuing. A variety of sparrows were ongoing, mostly expected for November, with American Tree Sparrow the least regular of these in Manhattan (although possibly more-frequent on the 2 smaller islands of the county that are birded regularly). ... >From last Saturday to present, at least ten American warbler species were >present in N.Y. County - Black-throated Green, N. Parula, Nashville, >Blackpoll, Cape May, Yellow-rumped [Myrtle], Pine, & Palm Warblers, plus >Ovenbird & Common Yellowthroat. Quite possible that all - & even a couple of >others - may be lingering in any of a thousand odd locations in the county. >None of these are very surprising even for late Nov., and almost all of these >species have been showing in places north of N.Y. City in recent weeks (& some >elsewhere in & around the city - as well as some other, additional warblers in >the city in the past week). With further cold-fronts, still a few more >warblers, & other 'normally-neotropical-November-ing' species might turn up >just about anywhere. Numbers of finches aside from American Goldfinch may >have fallen-off, but more may yet reappear, and there are Waxwings - all so >far the very much expected Cedar, in N.Y.C. - these have been continuing to >pass through in fair numbers with many stopping off. There have also been >some lingering Rusty Blackbirds. Vulture & raptor flights continued as well, >particularly on days of north & westerly winds, but some also on other days. >The skies & waters have been ‘hot’ as places to keep watch on, whenever >possible, & particularly in morning hours. .. An unannotated list of at least some of the species showing in N.Y. County in just the 3 days of this report - Canada Goose [Atlantic] Brant Wood Duck Gadwall American Black Duck Mallard Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Long-tailed Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Ruddy Duck Red-throated Loon Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Great Cormorant Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Coot Killdeer American Woodcock Laughing Gull Ring-billed Gull [American] Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull ['feral'] Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Monk Parakeet Owls - multiple spp. Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Yellow-shafted Flicker Blue Jay Common Raven American Crow Fish Crow Horned Lark Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren House Wren Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher House Sparrow European Starling American Pipit Cedar Waxwing Eastern Towhee American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow [Red] Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Slate-colored Junco Northern Cardinal - Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Cape May Warbler Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat - Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Rusty Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch House Finch Common Redpoll Pine Siskin American Goldfinch …... With the viral pandemic still very much all around us, PLEASE do use and take all possible precautions to keep yourself and all others around safe! Thank You & Be Well. - - - - - "This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.” - Teddy Roosevelt (26th president of the U.S.A.) "If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Frederick Douglass (1818-1895; U.S. statesman, orator, writer) Good birding to all - and thanks to the many who also keep the birds’ best interests at heart when out in the field - and limit any possible disturbances to the birds’ requirements for food, shelter, & safety, including for the many migrants a safe passage on their often long journeys as well as birds on roost sites. 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