Manhattan, N.Y. City - Sunday, May 1st to Thursday, Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May): A Chuck-wills-widow was found and subsequently seen by many, with many photos made, at Central Park’s north end on Wed., May 4th. As part of far more than 130 species of birds over all of the island of Manhattan (including skies and adjacent visible waters) for the period of this report, 28 (possibly even more) species of American warblers were seen and that number of their species was even available (seen collectively by many) on a single day in Central Park (on May 4th). Of those many warblers, some highlights & a few modestly-late observations included: YELLOW-THROATED Warbler (lingering at least to May 4, in Central Park), and Orange-crowned Warbler (also lingering) as well as Worm-eating Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Canada Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler, and these somewhat late (for N.Y. County, where none are known to breed) additional notables: Louisiana Waterthrush, Pine Warbler, and Palm Warbler. Further species of warblers included these: Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Blue-winged Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler (not many!), Black-throated Blue Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Myrtle / Yellow-rumped Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, and possibly additional warbler species - again all of the above-noted warblers occurring to at least May 4th and also all having been recorded for Central Park, by collectively hundreds of observers and photographers. (N.B., for those curious, this is not all that near a daily record for warbler species in Manhattan nor for Central Park, and far from the standing record for 1 day’s observations of warblers in N.Y. City.) A May 1st (photographed) Prothonotary Warbler at Fort Tryon Park in Manhattan was not refound in subsequent days. Some other relatively recent arrivals and additional reinforcements, as well as lingering (or modestly late) migrants have included: Greater Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Yellow-billed Cuckoo (multiple), Olive-sided Flycatcher, Acadian Flycatcher (reported as also heard), Least Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird (latter 3 species present for some days, but in v. low numbers), five vireo spp. - Red-eyed, White-eyed, Yellow-throated, Warbling, and Blue-headed Vireos, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper (to at least May 4), Marsh Wren (to at least May 3, Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan), Purple Finches (smallish no’s. still passing in New York County), Slate-colored Junco (in this county, late even by May 1st), White-crowned and Lincoln’s Sparrows (increases of each of those two in recent days), Orchard and Baltimore Orioles, as well as Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting and Scarlet Tanager (all of those latter five migrants also increased), and many, many more migrants. Another good passage and arrival for Cinco de Mayo, with many observers tallying (for example) a dozen or more migrant warbler spp. in just a few hours of observing, and far more of that group of migrants collectively seen for Manhattan. Some active ‘early-birders’ out on Randall’s Island (in N.Y. County) found at least one dozen warbler spp. (and many other migrant spp.) there also for the 5th of May. Also noted thru the county (and in Central Park) were freshly-arrived Swainson’s Thrushes. Vastly more migrants also had arrived for 5/5 with a good morning flight in addition to all of the prior night’s nocturnal passage. There will be more to report on. Good birding to all, Tom Fiore N.Y. City
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