New York County -in N.Y. City- including Manhattan -with Central Park- and Randalls, Governors, and Roosevelt islands and the adjacent waters and skies-above - Saturday, September 14 -
At Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan, a Yellow-breasted Chat continued on a lengthening stay, with many observers again. Also seen there on Saturday were Lincolns Sparrow and a selection of other migrants including multiple warbler species - among them male Mourning Warbler. At Randalls Island on Saturday, 2 Philadelphia Vireos were seen and photographed, as well as a broad selection of seasonal migrants, which in sum included over 16 species of warblers, and specialties of the location Yellow-crowned Night Herons as well as Snowy Egrets, and such varied migrants as Gray-cheeked Thrush, Savannah Sparrows, as well as over 200 Laughing Gulls, in a location which is known to bring in nice gull numbers, and special gulls at some times of year. For Philadelphia Vireos, those were seen all around the county, and nowhere by more observers, yet again on Saturday, than in Central Park, after the multiple sightings and photos by not-for-profit guided walk leaders and many participants in prior days, and still again Saturday - in addition, a relatively-almost-rarer species -for this county- White-eyed Vireo added to that full complement of 6 northeastern-breeding Vireo species being seen just in Central Park, with still-early Blue-headed, and very slightly-late-ish Yellow-throated Vireos as well as Warbling, and many Red-eyed Vireos. All of the last 4 noted vireo species were also found in some other parks and greenspaces of N.Y. County on Saturday. The warbler migrations have been pushing through the region at a good clip lately and yet some species starting to get very slightly late for timings are still being seen. At Central Park, a minimum of 23 species of migratory American warblers were found on Saturday, with many observers who were out and about in all sectors of that park at all daylight hours. Common Nighthawks were still moving thru in the county on Saturday, as were Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, the latter in many flowered-garden areas. Other neotropical-wintering species still around in Central Park -and elsewhere in the county- included such migrants as Great Crested Flycatcher, thrushes of at-least these species - Wood, Gray-cheeked, Swainsons and Veery, as well as possible Hermit and some that simply may have gone in to checklsting as gray-cheeked-type thrushes, also still appearing have been Scarlet Tanagers. Purple Finch sightings, including in Central Park, have been scant but multiple recently, and that after the ongoing, and now-daily finds of Red-breasted Nuthatches in a number of locations, including multiple places within Central Park. Raptor migrations are ongoing recently, and a nice selection of species have been seen passing thru the county, even with less than ideal winds for a few recent days, which may be continuing on 9-15. In the coming two weeks or less, the likely peak of Broad-winged Hawk movements for the month are likely, and more so if some steady northwesterly winds arrive. Far more birds could be mentioned - for all parts and each island of N.Y. County, for Saturday - with over 130 species in all for the entire county on the day, and even in just one park, Central with its vast numbers of daily observers in the peak times of migrations, more than 95 species of native, wild birds on Saturday. Thanks to all of many keen, courteous and quiet, ever-dedicated observers and photographers, for so many excellent sightings and reports, with good birding to all, Tom Fiore manhattan -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
