New York County -in N.Y. City- including Manhattan, Randalls Island, Governors Island, Roosevelt Island, and the adjacent waters and skies above - thru Saturday, September 28th
Clay-colored Sparrow is a species known to have been expanding its breeding range in the northeast for some time by now, and as thats been occurring, it is not that surprising that the species is a bit more-often found than had been decades ago, in the region and for the intent of this report, in N.Y. City. Another for this month in N.Y. County, the latest Clay-colored Sparrow was found at Inwood Hill Park, with photo-documentation, on Saturday. Some sightings from Randalls Island of note in the damp Saturday included a Saltmarsh Sparrow on the ground, and a report of a flyover American Golden Plover, which as a species could potentially show again in the coming weeks, and also potentially make land at Randalls or elsewhere in the county, as is in the records for prior on-the-deck sightings of that species for that site in this county, and certainly a rarity in this county, anytime. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron also continued at Randalls Island. Many more species also were showing at Randalls, just as at Governors Island on Saturday, 9-28. Governors Island was graced by a nice turnout of birders Saturday in a not-for-profit walk there, and which came up with a good selection of migrants, including a well-photographed Dickcissel. That species has certainly been having quite the month in this county, relative to almost any prior years, with 2 Dickcissels also noted at Randalls Island more by flight-calls on Friday, 9-27 and now confirmed in eBird as well. Back to Governors Island on Saturday, species found included Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Belted Kingfisher, Marsh Wren, Winter Wren, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Blue-headed Vireo, Indigo Bunting, Bobolinks, and a lot of newly arrived warblers and sparrows, and many other migrants. Of the warblers, by far the most-common were Palm Warblers and this was also so in almost any bits of appropriate habitat all around the county on Saturday. Also still quite numerous as in recent days were Common Yellowthroats, and a number of other species, such as N. Parula, were also seen in high multiples. A lot of birders also turned out for the not-for-profit guided bird-walks in Central Park in Manhattan on Saturday, and there were plenty of migrants seen thanks to these observers, with lots of documentary photos also made in the not-for-profit walks, and by others walking independently in that park. Such was so for yet another Philadelphia Vireo, on Saturday at Central Park. In just one not-for-profit guided bird walk for the Linnaean Society of New York, a minimum of 15 warbler species were seen by the large group. Additional species were seen for the day, and overall in N.Y. County, at least 21 species of warblers were noted on the day Saturday. The most-recent confirmed sighting of Connecticut Warbler for Central Park was made on Friday, 9-27, in the area known as Tanners Spring, and that species might still be sought in the coming days. More than 70 species of birds were found in Central Park on Saturday, and a similar number over the day for Randalls Island, while far more than 100 species of native, wild birds were noted for all of N.Y. County on Saturday alone. Migrants have been seen in many smaller parks and greenspaces as well as the larger sites, and of course, any rarer species are always a possibility in even the smallest of locations in this city and county. Prime-season for vagrant and less-common annual birds is coming right up all around the area. Sparrows of many species were coming in larger numbers thru Saturday, around the county, and the region. Roosevelt Island had a fair number of migrants on Saturday as well, with some Bobolinks moving thru, and as seen almost all around the county, good numbers of Palm Warblers. The hen Wild Turkey that has been a longtime lingerer was still present. Ruby-throated Hummingbird is still pushing thru the area on migration, and in locations with many lingering flowers attractive to any hungry hummingbird, there may still be multiples found, such as was so at Fort Tryon Park in upper Manhattan on Saturday. Going back to Sept. 24th, the Yellow-breasted Chat at Central Parks Turtle Pond area is confirmed in eBird for just that day at that location. It is plausible that that was and-or is a lingering bird, and which just-might still be in that park. Thanks to all the many participants and the leaders on not-for-profit guided walks and who support conservation and sound science, as well as many keen, quiet, courteous independent walkers and photographers out finding so many birds, and offering reports, alerts on non-x apps, and via eBird and the Macualay Library media archive. 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/ --
