Tues., Aug. 17th - Just a brief update, at least one (and if just one now, a rather active one) and very possibly two Prothonotary Warbler[s] continued at Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y, City) with sightings at the n.-w. portion of The Lake, and within the Ramble as in recent days, & also at least one sighting Tues. back at Turtle Pond, where the initial find of the species for this season was reported 7 days prior on 8/11. Also, while it appears some migrants have moved on from the weekend’s strong arrival, many birds also were lingering in addition to Prothonotary, and some of the species seen over the weekend or on Monday are, or may be, yet lingering.
With Common Nighthawks having begun to mass and move south in parts of the wider region, it’s worth keeping an eye out, esp. very early or later in the day and through dusk. There are also ongoing migration and movement of hirundines, & all of our 6 (northeastern) breeding species are possible and have been seen from N.Y. County within the past week (including of course Purple Martin as well as the 5 swallow species). Although it would be a rare ‘prize’ for N.Y. County, the confirmed Baird’s Sandpiper at Jamaica Bay (*off* the walkable refuge) on Sun., 8/15 is a reminder to check over the various shorebirds of passage closely! Incidentally that Baird’s was seen in the boundaries of Kings County (Brooklyn) as a good part of Jamaica Bay (entire) and a smaller section of the Refuge there is in Brooklyn. In N.Y. County, we continue to have Semipalmated, Least, Spotted, & less-commonly Solitary Sandpipers, all thru Tues., 8/17 (various locations), and other shorebird species are within possibilities for that county. good birding to all, Tom Fiore N.Y. City & beyond -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
