Date: 5/13/25 3:34 am From: Thomas Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler in a patch in Manhattan, NYC - 5/12 - Canal Park
A Prothonotary Warbler was found - A. Evans - and photographed, and later seen by multiple additional observers on May 12, at Canal Park in lower-west Manhattan, N.Y. City, another proof that patch-birding efforts can be rewarded. There were of course additional migrants also found on Monday. Let loose the Anhinga-swarms.
Good birding to all,
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Date: 5/12/25 12:38 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Mon. May 12, 2025: 19 Species of Wood Warblers
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Monday May 12, 2025
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Highlights: Spotted Sandpiper, Flycatchers, 19 Species of Wood Warblers including Nashville, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Prairie, Canada, and Wilson's Warblers.
Canada Goose - 15-20
Mallard - 10-15
Mourning Dove - 30-40
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 Turtle Pond
Herring Gull - 10-15 flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 5-10
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 flyover adult
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 or 5
Downy Woodpecker - 1 south side Turtle Pond
Northern Flicker - 3
Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 or 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1 Humming Tombstone
Least Flycatcher - 1 Captain's Bench (Bob-early)
Blue-headed Vireo - 2 (Shakespeare Garden, Strawberry Fields)
Warbling Vireo - 3 or 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 8-10
Blue Jay - 6-8
Gray Catbird - 15-20
Veery - 3 or 4
Wood Thrush - 2 or 3
American Robin - 25-35
White-throated Sparrow - 10-15
Baltimore Oriole - 3 or 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 6-8
Common Grackle - 5-10
Ovenbird - 2 or 3
Northern Waterthrush - 1 Ladies Pavilion
Black-and-white Warbler - 8-10
Nashville Warbler - 1 south side of Turtle Pond (Brad Miles)
Common Yellowthroat - 3 or 4
American Redstart - 4 or 5
Northern Parula - 12-14
Magnolia Warbler - 4 or 5
Bay-breasted Warbler - 4
Blackburnian Warbler - 1 male King of Poland
Yellow Warbler - 1 south side of Turtle Pond
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3
Blackpoll Warbler - 4 or 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3 or 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 5 or 6
Prairie Warbler - 1 male Wagner's Cove (Bob-early)
Black-throated Green Warbler - 3 or 4
Canada Warbler - 1 male south side of Turtle Pond
Wilson's Warbler - 3
Northern Cardinal - 6-8
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Date: 5/12/25 6:13 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - 11 days of May-migration
New York County -in N.Y. City- including Manhattan, Governors, Randalls, and Roosevelt Islands and the adjacent waters and skies above -
For the first 11 days of May -
Some of the exceptional species seen almost a week or so ago, or longer-ago were noted just prior in a belated recent report, and there have been nightly and daily migrations coming thru. On some nights and early mornings, vastly more birds were passing, than sat or even showed in the county - birds which were simply moving on in good, or fairly-good weather to and-or towards their breeding areas. We have also had some additional arrivals here among the species that do breed in the county, some in small or limited numbers.
More than 165 species of birds have been showing in the county this month by May 11th, and of that number, up to 90 percent of the species have also occurred in or over Central Park, with its far-more-than 1,000 individual observers out watching and many also photographing, in the first 11 days of May. Other locations around the county also have had observers, and a few places were able to get first-time observations of some species. Overall, with some common and numerous migrants we expect each spring, numbers were at-last pocking-up in the most recent days, yet again, there also have been good to very-good passages of many migrants sailing straight on past this county, onwards to breeding destinations. With some species still being seen even to this past weekend such as Pine and Palm Warblers, and Dark-eyed -Slate-colored- Junco, there have been a high diversity of species in the county, with virtually-all of the later-to-migrate species having shown by now, in small to some-higher numbers.
At least 27 species of migrant American warblers were found in the county on Sunday, May 12 and of those many, all of the species were collectively seen within Central Park, while many of the species also occurred on all of the 4 main islands of the county and particularly in a number of the parks of Manhattan. That number included both early and later moving species among the many. Some species such as Bay-breasted and Cape May Warblers are being seen in good to very-good numbers, overall here.
A Chuck-wills-widow was found in the Central Park Ramble on Saturday May 10, by D.J. Ringer, and was later that day viewed and photographed by far more than 100 total observers plus yet more passersby who were curious. By far, the observers were walking independently with many also being affiliated with not-for-profit organizations and institutions, which offer guided bird walks. Thanks to the finder for early alerting thru the Discord bird-reporting app. And thanks to many who were quiet and polite in the throngs which gathered to view this uncommon visitor, a semi-regular bird in spring in the modern era, but most years just one found in any one place in any given year.
Common Nighthawks have been passing and at least some have been observed in the county this month. Being out at dusk or pre-sunrise may assist in observing but some of the sightings are from lucky findings of birds on a roost.
The Northern Saw-whet Owl at Columbia University campus -from May 3rd- is a photographed, confirmed sighting in the archives, and is no longer in place at that location. Up to 17 Purple Sandpipers were found on the rocky shores of Governors Island to at least May 9th. A much-less expected locality for several Purple Sandpipers was reported from Randalls Island on May 10th, American Oystercatcher was also seen again from Randalls as the latter had at least several times this spring, and Randalls on Saturday and Sunday also produced a very nice variety of migrant warblers and other migrants, and again, the Cliff Swallows were present there. A Mourning Warbler was among the many warbler species on Saturday there. Solitary, Spotted, and Least Sandpipers are occurring more widely lately, ongoing thru the past week in some locations. Much more unusual for Randalls are the reports of several Purple Sandpiper, while fully-expected species there continue to include many Spotted in particular.
For all recent days to May 8th and again on May 10th, many observers, and some groups of both dedicated not-for-profit guided walks and impromptu groups, had days of more-than 20 species of warblers in 1 day, most-often with walks extending to some hours of efforts, and a small number of the observers were able to see up to 60, 70, 80 or more species of birds on the day even in just one park. Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan had a couple of days with 20-plus species of warblers, and many more migrant species, as well. Many small, and even very-small parks and greenspaces in the county had up to 12 to 15 species of warblers in single days, and a multitude of other migrants. There were more than 20 species of warbler as well for Randalls Island on May 8th, and again for that island on May 10th, even lacking all of the observers that might have been out, and with so many observers covering Manhattans parks or greenspaces on those dates. All of these many migration-observations were also underscored by the excellent flights taking place at night, with vast numbers of birds moving out and into the region and thru this county on most nights, whatever the weather. On some nights in the past ten days, far-more migrants were skirting Manhattan either to avoid moving precipitation or for other reasons, and of course migration was heated in much of the region, with birds making flight on into northern places, on some nights and mornings far to the north and northeast of N.Y. City, and taking in millions of migrants in the wider region.
Governors Island, just south of Manhattan in N.Y. Harbor, has had well-over 100 species of birds come thru or linger this month so far, while the standout species of the month is still the Little Gull found from there on May 4, and not re-found in the county since then - that was following the sighting, also photographed - from off Manhattan of that species on May 2. Regular now at and near Governors Island are Common Terns, and that site - all of that island - may be worth visiting at any time as so many species could potentially turn up, or pass by there.
A Black-throated Gray Warbler -was reported- from Tompkins Square Park in lower-east Manhattan on May 8th, by a solo observer on that date, some textual details were in the eBird report, and follow-up searches took place with a lot more than the typical numbers of birders out to have a look there on that day, and for some more-regulars of that area in following days also, however NO additional notes for that species came. That fair-sized park is regularly watched by a number of birders and photographers, and it contains a fair number of very large trees and some shrubs as well as lawn areas. It attracts warblers and many other migrants at all seasons, as for many many other city parks larger and smaller. If confirmed, any Black-throated Gray Warbler would be, or is, of course an extremely-rare sighting for the county, for N.Y. City, and for the region, although the species is occasionally found in the region, as a vagrant or accidental bird from the west.
On May 1st, an adult-breeding male Blue Grosbeak was found and photographed in Central Park, in the -southern sector- of that park, that report went to eBird and has been confirmed therein. By May 7th, one of that species, in the same plumage -and just-possibly still the same individual bird- was found and seen by many, many observers in the area just-west of the Great Lawn in Central Park, about one mile north of where the species was first-found on May 1. The later sighting had birders coming in all day long and re-finding the rare-ish grosbeak, with many photos also taken. Some of the many many observers including an early party of keen and hardy birders doing a big-big day in that park and having come within one species of 100 on the day. Also on the Blue Grosbeak watch were later observers that included many helping others to get-on the desired species, and to share the sighting, including plenty of independent watchers and some photographers. Blue Grosbeak is an annually-occurring species in the county, but is also a rarity. One of the most recent of multiple Summer Tanagers pushing thru our region, including here in N.Y. County, showed at Inwood Hill Park on Friday, May 9th.
A Kentucky Warbler was found in the Central Park Ramble on May 8th, although seen by relatively few observers. A singing male Mourning Warbler was ongoing at one location in the n. end of Central Park, for at-least one entire week, starting on May 3rd, and into May 9th at the same general area, from when first seen and reported there. This individual Mourning Warbler had been viewed, and heard, by far-more than 300 observers over its stay, and esp. on the date of May 4. There are some other Mournings that also passed thru, not all staying in place for such a span of days. The species may be anticipated as a migrant in any part of the month of May, typically later-May, and in many past years into early June, with some females especially being quite late-moving. Further sightings of Yellow-throated Warblers in Manhattan include one at Central Park to at least May 7th. That species has enjoyed a lot of locations in the county already this year, and not even half-through the month of May yet.
Flycatcher diversity has increased with by now, at least most of the Emoidonax-genus species starting to come in or pass thru, and with more Eastern Wood-Pewees also Olive-sided Flycatchers in the low-multiple, in recent days. Acadian Flycatcher is a species which can be watched for the possibility of breeding in the county. We also were getting a good passage of Eastern Kingbirds as this month has progressed. For so far this month, the Empidonax being found are mainly of 2 or 3 species, and some also have been rather quiet, thus eluding identifications for some birds, thus far. Eastern Phoebe was still around and some, at least in small numbers, might be attempting to nest in some areas in the county. Other nesting species of flycatchers for the county annually include Great Crested Flycatcher and E. Kingbird, as well as E. Wood-Pewee. Many migrant thrush species already have passed thru this county, with Hermit Thrush the most-numerous of all in the past month, and more recently many Wood Thrush with also Swainsons Thrush and Veery being quite numerous. Sightings of Gray-cheeked Thrushes have come in this month, while few if any observers have made notes in the field or had audio recordings suggestive of the rarer of our migrant thrushes - Bicknells, which may be passing thru just about now and would be possible all thru this month, here. Some of the Wood Thrush are setting up for nesting in the county, and all care should be taken around these, and any other native-nesting birds wherever possibly found.
An adult Red-headed Woodpecker was seen at Fort Tryon Park on May 8th, a day which featured at least some others of that species on the move thru the region. A very-slightly late Golden-crowned Kinglet was seen and is a confirmed sighting from Central Park on May 7th, and another Golden-crowned Kinglet was seen at Governors Island on May 10th, not a latest-date but later than any of the peak movements of that species here. Ruby-crowned Kinglets are also in short supply by now, after so much migration thru here by the 2 kinglet-species even in April.
Bobolinks have been continuing to pass and at least some are being seen recently on-the-deck at some county locations, typically including on Governors Island and on Randalls Island, with of course some being in aduclt breeding male plumage, as well as female birds coming thru. Our two regular and breeding oriole species have many Baltimore Orioles set up and courting or already-nesting, and there are the more-limited numbers of Orchard Oriole also doing so, plus further passages of those. Purple Finches were still passing through on May 11th, with female-plumaged birds increasingly seen, some of which may also be younger males.
On May 8th, a singing male Cerulean Warbler was seen and heard at Jackie Robinson Park in Harlem, Manhattan - this linear park with a section of woods is not birded by all that many, but of those who do come in to seek birds, we have in those observers some of our keenest local-patch birders and the occasional visitors as well. I was birding in that park - occasionally, not regularly - from the 1990’s to recently, and have had occasionally-notable sightings in that and other adjacent, less-birded Manhattan parks - we thank E. Schumann for the male Cerulean sighting there on May 8th - in the same day, vastly-more observers flocked to the Ramble of Central Park and many of them - well over 100 in all - saw and-or heard a male Cerulean Warbler, always a popular sighting for that park, the more-so if constantly alerted to additional, later-arriving watchers - this individual Cerulean Warbler was seen to bathe and was sometimes seen quite well, for a species that can also be high or deep in tall canopy and thick high foliage, heard as much as seen. The first of confirmed Cerulean Warblers this spring in Central Park had come well over a week earlier, and there are some other April sightings - hearings of the species from this county, making for already a good spring for the species in this county. It is also a species which breeds each year in locations as little as 35-40 miles from Manhattan, and possibly some even a bit nearer than that.
From a prior note made by a reporter to this list-serve on May 7, there seems to have been no follow-up or any further info offered to this list as to a bird -reported as- a --probable-- Swainsons Warbler for Central Park - it would be of interest to hear of any further details on that report given to this list. There are no public reports so far for a Golden-winged Warbler in N.Y. County this year, as-of early morning May 12th, although any reports of that species with any details will be of interest, if made public. There are a number of reports of possible hybrid warbler sightings involving some combo of Blue-winged and partial Golden-winged ancestry, with some reports stressing the Blue-winged-aspect in plumages seen or photographed. There were more than one individual similar birds in the past week or so in this county, with such characteristics, and this is not too rare, for any number of Blue-winged Warblers we may see around this region may show some signs of having hybridized in some past generation, if not in the most-present tense. These hybrid forms are so regular that they were long-ago given two individual persons names - which may or may not continue to be named as-such into the future. A hybrid-type bird most resembling a Blue-winged Warbler was seen and is confirmed in Central Park in the past week - there are no public-confirmed sightings of any of the so-called Lawrences type of hybrid of the 2 closely-related warblers, for this year so far in N.Y. County. Some additional birds of the type sometimes referred to as Brewsters in this warbler-pair hybrid-grouping have been found in this county so far this spring, besides the bird many had seen at one part of Central Park - these additional sightings from elsewhere in the county, also.
A Wild Turkey was still present at The Battery in lower Manhattan, where one has been for a while recently.
Thanks to hundreds and hundreds of observers and photographers for sightings, and reports all via non-x apps, and as-always via eBird with the Macaulay Library for media.
Good ongoing migration and breeding-bird observing to all,
Tom Fiore
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Date: 5/12/25 5:53 am From: Ryan <ryan.f.mandelbaum...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] ANHINGA - kings county
Good morning all,
This morning I had an anhinga circling greenwood cemetery in brooklyn. 10 minutes later another birder viewed it, or another bird, flying over the lullwater in prospect park.
good birding!
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Date: 5/11/25 3:01 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sun. May 11, 2025: Olive-sided Flycatcher, 18 species of Wood Warblers
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Sunday May 11, 2025
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Olive-sided Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, 18 species of Wood Warblers including Cape May, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Canada and Wilson's Warblers.
Canada Goose - 12
Mallard - 8-10
Mourning Dove - 40-50
Chimney Swift - 4-6
Herring Gull - 5-10 flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 8-10 flyovers
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 east side of the Point (Bill Heck)
Turkey Vulture - 1 flyover
Osprey - 1 flyover female
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 flyover
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 or 4
Downy Woodpecker - 2 or 3
Northern Flicker - 1 Persimmon Slope
Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 or 3 heard
Olive-sided Flycatcher - 1 continued at the Point and nearby
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1 Tupelo field
Blue-headed Vireo - 4 or 5
Red-eyed Vireo - 8-10
Blue Jay - 4 or 5
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Captain's Bench
Gray Catbird - 9-12
Veery - 2 or 3
Swainson's Thrush - 8-10
Wood Thrush - 3 or 4
American Robin - 40-50
House Finch - 1 male Evodia Field feeders
White-throated Sparrow - 10-15
Baltimore Oriole - 3 or 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 6-8
Common Grackle - 10-15
Ovenbird - 6 or 7
Northern Waterthrush - 1 Evodia Field
Black-and-white Warbler - 10-12
Common Yellowthroat - 3
American Redstart - 5 or 6
Cape May Warbler - 3 or 4
Northern Parula - 14-16
Magnolia Warbler - 5 or 6
Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 near Maintenance Field bathrooms
Blackburnian Warbler - 1 female Warbler Rock
Yellow Warbler - 1 female Warbler Rock
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 or 3
Blackpoll Warbler - 3 or 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 7 or 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4 or 5
Black-throated Green Warbler - 3 or 4
Canada Warbler - 1 Evodia Field (Liza Meneades)
Wilson's Warbler - 1 male south of Summer House
Scarlet Tanager - 5 (2 females, 3 males incl. orange variant at Captain's Bench)
Northern Cardinal - 6-8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2 or 3
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Date: 5/11/25 2:43 pm From: kevin rogers <kev31317...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Red headed woodpecker continues hempstead lake state park- south end- nassau county
After having it briefly around sunset last night, the red-headed woodpecker was stumbled on again here just a little while ago. It is showing much more reliably today, not far from parking lot 3, on the left side of the lefthand path if you're walking towards the dog run. It has a dead perch it returns to frequently and comes almost to the path as it forages, also bay breasted warbler nearby, as well as blackpoll singing consistently.
Kind Regards-Kev
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Date: 5/11/25 3:44 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Governors Island (N.Y. Harbor), & Central Park, NYC - 5/4 - NY Harbor Little Gull, & many more migrants of note
It is worth noting that a somewhat extraordinary migration has occurred in parts of the northeast, reaching to some of at least northern New England with migrants including species not typically found until one to two weeks later for some locations having been documented over this weekend, particularly by Sunday May 4th. We have seen some aspects of this in New York City for some of the arrivals and passages of migrants, at least some of which start their northward journeys from deep within S. America, as well as those species which have somewhat shorter migrations into North America,
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Governors Island, in New York County, N.Y. City, with New York harbor adjacent. - Governors Island is a very short distance south of the southern tip of Manhattan island. -
An exceptional birding field-outing, with 5 hardy participants making the trip, took place at Governors Island on Sunday, May 4th with a successful attempt at re-finding what was -presumably- the same LITTLE GULL which had been seen recently off Manhattan on the Hudson River, now for Sunday in the upper New York Harbor from Governors Island which is within New York County, part of the same county that contains Manhattan island and other isles. The Little Gull was photographed from a distance, and was seen by all in the party of keen birders who made this species a special target to try for in going to this isle, and putting in over 5 hours of the day in watching many species which include a number of birds that are rare to uncommon for any part of the county….
Those species seen on the day include of course the above rare gull, also a fly-by White-winged Scoter, at least 1-dozen Purple Sandpipers on the islands shores, as well as a nice sighting of at least 8 Spotted Sandpipers, plus 8 Least Sandpipers, and also the more-regular numbers of Killdeer for this location, a nice count of 74 Common Terns, the latter also a species which breed here on Governors in some number, and are also seen regularly in-season over the adjacent harbor waters, a good count of 50 Laughing Gulls which is expected by now for the area, a photographed Atlantic Seaside Sparrow, out on rocky seaweed-covered rocks at the south end of Governors, a nice addition to the many birds of the day there, also much-more-expected 4 Savannah Sparrows, and an assortment of many other more-expected or regular species for the location and date. Common Raven was again seen on Governors, and there have been sightings of Yellow-crowned Night-Heron from here this month.
2 individual birders also observed 8 Glossy Ibis fly past in New York County airspace in the visit to Governors Island, watching prior to the island-landing, on Sunday, at least one observer in the group of those who later saw the Little Gull there.
Additional observers came along for, and observed the Governors Island find of Atlantic Seaside Sparrow on Sunday, which showed well thru the day. In the month of May, so far, just one dozen species of warblers have been recorded for Governors Island, however that may not be reflective of all that have passed in the 4 first days of May there - including some early-morning flights and with foggy morning conditions. At least 2 of the warbler species seen are potential-actual breeders on the island and more-generally, the only 2 species that breed somewhat regularly in parts of the county - those 2 being Yellow Warbler and Common Yellowthroat.
Many other typical migrants have been seen at Governors so far this month, and many others may yet be seen as the month goes on. A scope and-or a strong camera-lens will be wanted if attempting to view or find birds out in the harbor area, beyond the near-rocks and immediate near-waters. The view in any good weather can include far-out views to The Atlantic sea, viewing via the Narrows and looking south, mainly from the highest hill or from the southernmost points of Governors Island, but heat-distortion and even salt spray can be an issue in viewing far-off birds or anything at all. The island is easily reached by ferries, including from next to the Staten Island ferry terminal on Manhattan.
Least and other Sandpipers are occurring elsewhere in the county this week, with sightings of that and other shorebirds in Central Park and in a number of sites in Manhattan, including at northern Manhattan, as well as on the other islands of New York County, on the weekend.
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Separately noted from the above, are sightings from a highly-watched and birded site, the most heavily-visited by birders in May of all the parks in the county -
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City -
Sunday, May 4th and some prior days -
Highlights are many but include Grasshopper Sparrow seen by many, Yellow-throated Warbler, Mourning Warbler seen by many, an April 29 sighting of Cerulean Warbler, and a popular Marsh Wren which although an annually-occurring migrant in that park is not always seen by a great-many observers at one time or place.
Gabriel Willows guided bird-walk for the non-profit NYC Bird Alliance group was able to see the Grasshopper Sparrow which was also seen by many other observers and was near the Delacorte Theater of Central Park, next to Turtle Pond and the Belvedere Castle - this not the first of that species for this spring in Central, but was again seen well and with photos obtained - a link to some photos by G. Willow in the Macaulay Library archive is - https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/635032036.
A male Cerulean Warbler has at-last been confirmed for an earlier eBird-entered sighting in Central Park, from a highly-experienced observer on the normal-date for the species of April 29th - always a much-hoped-for species for that park and the entire county, it was one of several reports from the past week, this one having now been confirmed and thus date-archived for the record. Thanks to A. Swaim who many in Westchester County NY and far-beyond know well as a birder of great experience.
The singing male Yellow-throated Warbler at Summit Rock in Central Park on Sunday was among the many warbler species - at least 27 more warbler species were also seen in Central Park on Sunday, with just a miss on Orange-crowned from all the species seen the day-before. The male Mourning Warbler at the Great Hill area of Central Park ultimately attracted up to 50 or even more observers on Sunday.
A Marsh Wren was also among many many species noted by dozens and dozens of observers at the north end of Central Park on Sunday, and in the same area of that wren were both Solitary and Spotted Sandpipers each seen as well by a large number of observers. Both Black-billed and Yellow-billed Cuckoos were again seen in Central Park on Sunday, and the cuckoos also have been seen in other locations in Manhattan and on the other islands of New York County this past weekend.
A female Bufflehead was still at the Central Park reservoir on Sunday, and is a bit late for the location but not an unprecedented date here. N. Shoveler was also still present in Central Park, a lone lingering bird apparently and now a little late for here. Wood Ducks are ongoing in the multiple and in some years, Wood Duck can be a nearly-year-round species at Central Park, with the occasional attempt at nesting there.
Far more than 100 total species od wild birds were found in - with some flyovers also noted - or over Central Park again on Sunday. Of those many species about one-fourth were species of American migrant warblers. Flight was again over the previous night, and some birds had moved on, while additional arrivals came along. Most other sites with any reasonable amount of ground-cover, trees or further habitats for birds were seeing some migrants on Sunday in this county - and some of the larger parks and greenspaces again had good diversity of species on Sunday. Multiple guided walks were again being led for not-for-profit institutions and organizations by various leaders and with a multitude of participants in various locations. As usual there are also hundreds and hundreds of independent observers and photographers out in the parks and greenspaces for all hours of days and some also in twilight times.
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A female Wild Turkey was still present at the Battery Park in lower Manhattan on Sunday, an uncommon visitor there, but with prior occurrences of the species for that park.
Good month-of-May birding to all,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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Date: 5/10/25 4:28 pm From: kevin rogers <kev31317...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Red headed Woodpecker Hempstead lake, Nassau county
Saw a bird flying through over to the dog run here on the south side of hempstead lake state park, and it turned out to be a red headed woodpecker! It landed on the peninsula blvd side of the dog run , worked those trees for about five minutes, then flew the direction of the parking lot and then we lost it, but im quite sure it just ended up on the other side of the dog run. Ebird had a mention that someone saw one around this same area not long ago, so credit to the original finder and hopefully it'll become more reliable...as i started typing this a bald eagle flew over my head...birding!! ...and now a scarlet tanager in the dog run!! :) Good Luck out there!! - Kev
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Date: 5/10/25 1:27 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sat. May 10, 2025: Chuck-will's-widow, Olive-sided Flycatcher, 18 Species of Wood Warblers
Central Park NYC
Saturday May 10, 2025
OBS:Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Chuck-will's-widow, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Olive-sided Flycatcher, 18 Species of Wood Warblers.
Canada Goose - 8
Wood Duck - 4 (3 male, 1 female)
Gadwall - 3 males
Mallard - 10
Mourning Dove - around 50
Chuck-will's-widow - 1 Gill Overlook (first-of-season)
Chimney Swift - 5 or 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 female on the Point
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 Reservoir (Deb-early)
Ring-billed and Herring Gulls - around 30
Great Black-backed Gull - 2 Reservoir
Double-crested Cormorant - 14
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 adult Oven
Great Egret - 1 flyover
Turkey Vulture - 2 flyovers
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 or 6
Downy Woodpecker - 1 or 2 Captain's Bench
Northern Flicker - 1 Ramble
Great Crested Flycatcher - 4 or 5
Olive-sided Flycatcher - 1 Top of the Point (Caren Jahre) - early, not a record date
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 Ramble
Warbling Vireo - 3 or 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 6-8
Blue Jay - 4 or 5
American Crow - 5
Barn Swallow - 3 (2 of these perched in and next to old nest)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 Weather Station
Gray Catbird - 25-30
Veery - 1 Ramble
Wood Thrush - 3
American Robin - 50-60
Purple Finch - 1 female above the Gill (Deb)
White-throated Sparrow - 15-20
Song Sparrow - 2 singing on territory north Reservoir (Deb-early)
Eastern Towhee - 2 (female Swampy Pin Oak, male Gill Overlook)
Orchard Oriole - 1 second-year male Balancing Rock
Baltimore Oriole - 8-10
Red-winged Blackbird - 4 or 5
Common Grackle - 20-25
Ovenbird - 10-12
Worm-eating Warbler - 1 Laupot Bridge
Northern Waterthrush - 4
Black-and-white Warbler - 10-12
Tennessee Warbler - 1 singing east of Laupot Bridge (Edmund Berry)
Common Yellowthroat - 3 or 4
American Redstart - 5 or 6
Cape May Warbler - 3 or 4
Northern Parula - 12-15
Magnolia Warbler - 4 or 5
Blackburnian Warbler - 4
Yellow Warbler - 1 female Swampy Pin Oak
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3 or 4
Blackpoll Warbler - 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 5 or 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 Ramble (Paul Curtis)
Black-throated Green Warbler - 6 or 7
Canada Warbler - 1 male Captain's Bench
Scarlet Tanager - 5 or 6
Northern Cardinal - 6-8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 3
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Date: 5/10/25 12:11 pm From: Andrew Block <ablock22168...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Rockefeller S.P.P. birds in cluding leucistic Red-tailed Hawk
Addendum to my previous post:
3 Scarlet Tanagers2 Northern Cardinals4 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks1 Indigo Bunting
Andrew
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----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Andrew Block <ablock22168...>To: NYS Birds <nysbirds-l...>Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 02:36:33 PM EDTSubject: Rockefeller S.P.P. birds in cluding leucistic Red-tailed Hawk
5/10/25 - Rockefeller S.P.P., Pocantico Hills, NY
Time: 8am to 1pmObservers: Andrew Block, Doug Bloom, and BRSS Audubon group
1 Canada Goose1 Mallard3 Mourning Doves2 Yellow-billed Cuckoosseveral Chimney Swifts1 Herring Gull1 Double-crested Cormorant1 Great Blue Heron6+ Black Vultures3+ Turkey Vultures2 Ospreys1 Bald Eagle3 Red-tailed Hawks (incl. one mostly leucisitic)2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers1 Downy Woodpecker1 Hairy Woodpecker2 Northern Flickers2 Eastern Phoebes3 Eastern Kingbirds2 Great Crested Flycatchers4+ Warbling Vireos3 Red-eyed Vireos2 Blue Jays2 American Crows3 Tufted Titmiceseveral Tree Swallows3 Northern Rough-winged Swallows2 White-breasted Nuthatches3 Blue-gray Gnatcatchersmany Gray Catbirds1 Northern Mockingbird1 Eastern Bluebird1 Veery3 Wood Thrushesmany American Robins1 Chipping Sparrow6+ Song Sparrows2 Eastern Towhees4+ Orchard Orioles3 Baltimore Oriolesseveral Red-winged Blackbirds3 Brown-headed Cowbirdsseveral Common Grackles (incl. one nest)2 Ovenbirds1 Worm-eating Warblerseveral Blue-winged Warblers4 Black-and-white Warblers2 Nashville Warblers2 Common Yellowthroatsseveral American Redstarts4 Northern Parulas1 Magnolia Warblerseveral Yellow Warblers4+ Black-throated Blue warblers1 Yellow-rumped Warbler1 Black-throated Green Warbler
Andrew
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Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 9,
2025 at 11:00 pm.
The highlights of today’s tape MISSISSIPPI KITE, WHITE IBIS,
extralimital NEOTROPIC CORMORANT, BLACK-NECKED STILT,
CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW, LITTLE and BLACK-HEADED GULLS, YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT, PROTHONOTARY and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS, SUMMER TANAGER, BLUE
GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL, spring migrants and more.
A decent week for variety, though the volume of birds continues to be
on the low side. A MISSISSIPPI KITE seen briefly over Green-Wood
Cemetery in Brooklyn on Wednesday. was presumably the same individual
spotted later from All Saints Cemetery in Queens before returning to
Brooklyn for a late morning flyover at Green-Wood again on Thursday.
An immature WHITE IBIS was spotted Wednesday at Oakwood Beach on
Staten Island, visiting the marshes near Delwit Avenue, where it was
present again Thursday.
As a slightly extralimital note, the NEOTROPIC CORMORANT has returned
again to the Newburgh waterfront (Orange County) for the 4th year,
often roosting on pilings along the Hudson shoreline from the dock for
the Beacon Ferry south along River Road to the pilings off the Global
Oil Terminal;
The BLACK-NECKED STILT apparently traveling around Long Island was
spotted on the flats at Mecox on Wednesday and then visited the
marshes on Captree Island Thursday before moving on.
A CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW was heard singing Friday evening a week ago at
Briarcliff Manor in Westchester, and EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILLS are now
moving through.
An immature LITTLE GULL was noted with BONAPARTE’S GULLS last Sunday
off Governors Island, with another immature off Wolfe's Pond Park on
Staten Island on Thursday, while an immature BLACK-HEADED GULL was at
Plumb Beach on Monday, with another visiting Seguine Point on Staten
Island Wednesday and Thursday.
A female KING EIDER was still around Gravesend Bay to Thursday, and a
LEAST BITTERN was noted again at Prospect Park Lake on Thursday, while
at least five RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS featured sightings in Central
Park, Green-Wood Cemetery, Valley Stream State Park, Hempstead Lake
State Park and on central Fire Island.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Saturday was
followed by one on Staten Island at the Trap House, northeast of
Wolfe’s Pond Park, Sunday to Tuesday.
A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was found at Alley Pond Park Wednesday, while a
few YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS this week included singles at Jamaica
Bay, Prospect Park and Croton Point Park, as well as at the known
breeding site, the Bayard Cutting Arboretum. KENTUCKY WARBLERS were
today in Prospect Park and at Brooklyn Bridge Park, and a CERULEAN
WARBLER visited Central Park yesterday. Central Park also provided a
MOURNING WARBLER last weekend and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER to
Saturday.
Besides a couple in Central Park early in the week, SUMMER TANAGERS
were also noted Saturday at Brooklyn Bridge Park and in Manorville and
today in Inwood Hill Park, while many of the eight or so BLUE
GROSBEAKS were out on eastern Long Island, including the Calverton
area, most from Wednesday on. A DICKCISSEL was reported from Pelham
Bay Park last Sunday.
Other arriving migrants this week featured COMMON NIGHTHAWK, STILT and
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, GULL-BILLED TERN, WILLOW and ACADIAN
FLYCATCHERS, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, and GRASSHOPPER, SEASIDE, NELSON'S
and SALTMARSH SPARROWS.
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Date: 5/8/25 5:12 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Thu. May 8, 2025: 19 Species of Wood Warblers Incl. Cerulean Warbler
Central Park NYC
Thursday May 8, 2025
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: 19 Species of Wood Warblers Including Cerulean Warbler. Note: Although the diversity of birds passing through the park is good, overall numbers are much lower than in the last few years.
Canada Goose - 20-22
Gadwall - 3
Mallard - 20-25
Mourning Dove - 30-40 (including some young birds out on their own)
Sandpiper Species - 2 flying low over the Reservoir probably Least Sandpipers (Deb-early)
Ring-billed and Herring Gulls - 25-30
Double-crested Cormorant - 9 or 10
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 Upper Lobe
Turkey Vulture - 1 flyover
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 immature bird on the Point (Bob-early)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 or 6
Downy Woodpecker - 2 in the Ramble
Northern Flicker - pair mating in the Ramble
Great Crested Flycatcher - 3 or 4
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 Captain's Bench (Bob-early)
Warbling Vireo - 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 4 or 5
Blue Jay - 8-10
American Crow - 1 flyover
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 Ramble
Gray Catbird - 15-20
Brown Thrasher - 1 Captain's Bench (Bob-early)
Hermit Thrush - 1 Ramble
Wood Thrush - 2 Ramble
American Robin - 30-40
American Goldfinch - 1 near Boathouse
White-throated Sparrow - 30-35
Song Sparrow - 1 singing at the Pond (Bob-early)
Baltimore Oriole - 8 or 9
Red-winged Blackbird - 6-8
Common Grackle - 15-20
Ovenbird - 3 or 4
Northern Waterthrush - 3
Black-and-white Warbler - 4 or 5
Common Yellowthroat - 1 male on the Point
American Redstart - 3 or 4
Cape May Warbler - 4 or 5
Cerulean Warbler - 1 male Mugger's Woods
Northern Parula - 7-9
Magnolia Warbler - 3 or 4
Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 male Mugger's Woods
Blackburnian Warbler - 2 males Ramble
Yellow Warbler - 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 Ramble
Blackpoll Warbler - 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 5 or 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6 or 7
Prairie Warbler - 1 male Belvedere Castle
Black-throated Green Warbler - 3 or 4
Canada Warbler - 1 male Captain's Bench (Bob-early)
Scarlet Tanager - 1 or 2 males Ramble
Northern Cardinal - 7-9
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 3 or 4
Indigo Bunting - 1 male Laupot Bridge (Deb-late)
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Date: 5/7/25 5:57 pm From: kevin rogers <kev31317...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Gull Billed Tern -Lido Passive Preserve, Nassau County
Hi All!!
In the late afternoon today we saw and photo'd a lone Gull-billed tern flying over and around the lido passive preserve marsh. Wanted to get the word out!! Also, It brought to mind to check my info from last year,...upon review, in early May (May 4th 2024) we had a half dozen or more Gull- billed all at once sitting on nearby Nickerson beach. That same day at Nickerson last year also yielded a Roseate Tern.
Kind Regards - Kev
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Date: 5/4/25 1:14 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sunday May 4, 2025: Red-breasted Merganser, Flycatchers, 14 Species of Wood Warblers
Central Park NYC
Sunday May 4, 2025
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Spotted Sandpiper, Flycatchers, White-eyed and Yellow-throated Vireos, 14 Species of Wood Warblers including Cape May Warbler.
Canada Goose - 24
Wood Duck - 2 males Reservoir
Gadwall - 4
Mallard - around 40
Red-breasted Merganser (Deb-early) Reservoir - late, but not a record date
Mourning Dove - 50-60
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 Reservoir (Deb-early)
Ring-billed Gull - 5
Herring Gull - 55-60
Great Black-backed Gull - 4
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 adult Indian Cave
Great Egret - 1 at the Pond
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 or 6
Downy Woodpecker - 2 Ramble
Northern Flicker - 1 Maintenance Field
Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 or 3
Eastern Kingbird - 1 Belvedere Castle
Least Flycatcher - 1 Gill Overlook (Ryan Serio)
White-eyed Vireo - 1 Shakespeare Garden (Edmund Berry)
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1 Azalea Pond (Ryan Serio)
Blue-headed Vireo - 2 (Turtle Pond, Ramble)
Warbler Vireo - 6
Red-eyed Vireo - 4
Blue Jay - 8-10
Common Raven - 1 flyover Boathouse Cafe
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2 Turtle Pond
Barn Swallow - 6 or 7
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Captain's Bench
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 Top of the Point
Gray Catbird - 14-20
Brown Thrasher - 1 Swampy Pin Oak
Hermit Thrush - 5 or 6
Wood Thrush - 4 or 5
American Robin - 50-60
House Finch - 1 male Maintenance Field
Chipping Sparrow - 2 or 3 Turtle Pond
White-throated Sparrow - 50-60
Song Sparrow - 3
Eastern Towhee - 2 (male Humming Tombstone, female Azalea Pond)
Baltimore Oriole - 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 8-10
Common Grackle - 20-25
Ovenbird - 3
Northern Waterthrush - 2 (Mouth of the Gill, Upper Lobe)
Black-and-white Warbler - 5
Common Yellowthroat - 4
American Redstart - 2 south side Turtle Pond
Cape May Warbler - 4
Northern Parula - 8
Magnolia Warbler - 3
Yellow Warbler - 1 Castle Overlook
Blackpoll Warbler - 2 south side Turtle Pond
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4 or 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3 or 4
Black-throated Green Warbler - 3 or 4
Northern Cardinal - 8-10
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2 or 3
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Date: 5/4/25 3:16 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - Sat., 5/3- Clapper Rail, Summer Tanagers, Mourning + 28 add'l. Warbler spp., Cliff & other Swallows, etc.
New York County -in N.Y. City- including Manhattan - with a Central Park-section for this report - and the other-isles of the county, this report including Liberty Island with the Statue of Liberty, as well as the other more-often-mentioned isles of Randalls, Governors and Roosevelt Islands -
Saturday, May 3 -
A Clapper Rail was seen on the rocks just below Lady Liberty, the Statue of Liberty in N.Y. Harbor, by several lucky observers on Saturday, an uncommon-at-best species for this county at any season. An American Oystercatcher was seen by at least 3 observers in the same location from which the very-rare Little Gull for Manhattan had been seen, that latest Am.Oystercatcher sighting on May 3rd.
Cliff Swallows are back in one of the potential and actual breeding sites in the county, at Randalls Island, and so are Yellow-crowned Night-Heron for that location. Common Terns are now being seen in nice numbers already at and near Governors Island in this county as well.
Several Summer Tanagers were ongoing into Saturday at Central Park, in Manhattan, with one a female-plumaged bird seen by many in the heart of the Ramble. At least one other Summer was still in the area of the north end of Central, a bird which was seen by scores of observers on Friday, as well as the several additional sightings from Central Park of this species in recent days.
A male Mourning Warbler seen by at least 20 observers in Central Park, at the NW sector of the park on Saturday, 5-3 was the latest addition to the long list of American Warbler species which have come in and thru this park this year.
Also adding to the at-least 29 total species of warblers in just that one park on Saturday, May 3rd were an Orange-crowned Warbler again seen, with overall a very good diversity of the Parulidae, and multiples of some of the less-common warblers that pass in migration, while some species such as N. Parula, Yellow, Myrtle-form Yellow-rumped, and even Cape May Warblers were quite numerous. Of the last there were easily more than 25 individuals of Cape May in Central Park alone, and others of that species were seen in multiple other parks and greenspaces. Inwood Hill Park in n. Manhattan for example has had over 20 species of warblers documented on Saturday 5-3 and that with far-fewer overall observers combing that large well-forested park which has a diversity of habitats, as compared with highly-covered Central Park which in May has more birders per square foot than some popular evening-entertainment venues do in the city that never sleeps.
A listing of at least many of the species found in all of N.Y. County on Saturday, 5-3 is below - with some of the birds which occurred at Central Park in Manhattan designated with the suffix -C.P.- below. Many of these species have also been seen in many-dozens of other locations across the county and in particular in some of the parks of Manhattan, including but not limited-to Inwood Hill Park as noted in last para., and in Fort Tryon Park, Highbridge Park, Carl Schurz Park, Riverside Park, Union Square Park, Tompkins Square Park, Washington Square Park, and in many other parks - as well as in many gardens, plazas with greenery, and some migrants in street-trees and shrubberies. On Saturday, the good migration seen in Manhattan was a bit less-so for the outlying islands in terms of birds on the ground, in such large locations as Randalls or Governors Islands.
Atlantic Brant - numbers continue in the appropriate habitats, as is still-expected here.
Canada Goose -C.P.-
Mute Swan - few.
Wood Duck -C.P.-
Northern Shoveler -C.P.-
Gadwall -C.P.-
Mallard -C.P.-
American Black Duck
Bufflehead - few.
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck -C.P.-
Wild Turkey - ongoing female at the Battery, at southern end of Manhattan island.
feral Rock Pigeon -C.P.-
Mourning Dove -C.P.-
Yellow-billed Cuckoo -C.P.-
Black-billed Cuckoo -C.P.-
Common Nighthawk -C.P.-
Chimney Swift -C.P.-
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -C.P.-
Clapper Rail - as noted at top, seen on Liberty Island in N.Y. Harbor, and watched-over by Lady Liberty.
American Coot -C.P.-
American Oystercatcher - as noted above, seen by 3 observers on the western shore of Manhattan, while looking for additional Hudson River birds.
Killdeer - in the few usual and regular locations of this county.
Least Sandpiper -C.P.-
American Woodcock - just slightly-late for here.
Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper -C.P.-
Solitary Sandpiper -C.P.-
Greater Yellowlegs
Laughing Gull -C.P.-
Ring-billed Gull -C.P.-
American Herring Gull -C.P.-
Great Black-backed Gull -C.P.-
Common Tern
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon -C.P.-
Double-crested Cormorant -C.P.-
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret -C.P.-
Snowy Egret -C.P.-
Green Heron -C.P.-
Black-crowned Night-Heron -C.P.-
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture -C.P.-
Osprey -C.P.-
Sharp-shinned Hawk -C.P.-
Cooper's Hawk -C.P.-
Bald Eagle -C.P.-
Red-tailed Hawk -C.P.- owl sp. - multiple in county.
Belted Kingfisher -C.P.-
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - running very-slightly late, with multiples still in the county, most in Manhattan. -C.P.-
Red-headed Woodpecker -C.P.- an ongoing adult, or poss. a new individual, if not the lingering bird still around.
Red-bellied Woodpecker -C.P.-
Downy Woodpecker -C.P.-
Hairy Woodpecker -C.P.-
Yellow-shafted Flicker -C.P.-
American Kestrel -C.P.-
Peregrine Falcon -C.P.-
Eastern Wood-Pewee - still on the early-side, but had already occurred this spring in Manhattan. -C.P.-
Willow Flycatcher -C.P.-
Least Flycatcher -C.P.-
Eastern Phoebe -C.P.-
Great Crested Flycatcher -C.P.-
Eastern Kingbird -C.P.-
Yellow-throated Vireo -C.P.-
Blue-headed Vireo -C.P.-
Warbling Vireo -C.P.-
Red-eyed Vireo -C.P.-
Blue Jay - many. -C.P.-
American Crow -C.P.-
Fish Crow -C.P.-
Common Raven -C.P.-
Black-capped Chickadee -C.P.-
Tufted Titmouse -C.P.-
Northern Rough-winged Swallow -C.P.-
Tree Swallow -C.P.-
Bank Swallow -C.P.-
Barn Swallow -C.P.-
Cliff Swallow - as noted above, now appearing at a breeding-site in this county.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -C.P.-
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch -C.P.-
White-breasted Nuthatch -C.P.-
Brown Creeper - slightly-late for here. -C.P.-
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -C.P.-
House Wren -C.P.-
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren - several, one well-watched and heard at Inwood Hill Park which was lingering a bit there.
Carolina Wren -C.P.-
European Starling -C.P.-
Gray Catbird -C.P.-
Brown Thrasher -C.P.-
Northern Mockingbird -C.P.-
Veery -C.P.-
Gray-cheeked Thrush -C.P.-
Gray-cheeked type thrush species with a possibility of early Bicknells with the flushes of strong migration.
Swainson's Thrush -C.P.-
Hermit Thrush -C.P.-
Wood Thrush -C.P.-
American Robin -C.P.-
Cedar Waxwing -C.P.-
House Sparrow -C.P.-
House Finch -C.P.-
Purple Finch - many of these were on the move on 5-3,, also have been daily sightings in recent days. -C.P.-
American Goldfinch -C.P.-
Chipping Sparrow -C.P.-
Field Sparrow
Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco -C.P.-
White-crowned Sparrow - many of this species have been seen all around the county in recent days, into 5-3. -C.P.-
White-throated Sparrow - ongoing numbers, despite a good passage in the past week. -C.P.-
Savannah Sparrow -C.P.-
Song Sparrow -C.P.-
Lincoln's Sparrow - fairly good passage in recent days into 5-3. -C.P.-
Swamp Sparrow -C.P.-
Eastern Towhee -C.P.-
Bobolink - passage migrants in early morning, mainly.
Orchard Oriole -C.P.-
Baltimore Oriole -C.P.-
Red-winged Blackbird -C.P.-
Brown-headed Cowbird -C.P.-
Rusty Blackbird - all in alternate plumage lately, incl. on 5-3. -C.P.-
Common Grackle -C.P.-
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American Warblers on May 3rd - - - A total of at-least 29 species seen in Central Park on the 1 day, and -possibly more spp.- were seen for the entire county.
Ovenbird -C.P.-
Worm-eating Warbler -C.P.-
Louisiana Waterthrush -C.P.-
Northern Waterthrush -C.P.-
Blue-winged Warbler -C.P.-
Black-and-white Warbler -C.P.-
Tennessee Warbler -C.P.-
Orange-crowned Warbler - seen by multiple observers, also photographed, thru May 3 at Central Park.
Nashville Warbler -C.P.-
Mourning Warbler - several, one individual male was seen by many, and also photographed, at Central Park, with a few others also arriving. This is just the start of this species migration-passage here, and it is NOT at all a rare species, but is less-commonly found in the overall, for all the somewhat-more-common warblers and other migrant songbirds of the season, it is often helpful to know the songs and call notes of this and other migrants, to find in the local patches and parks in the spring. Far more typically pass later in the month, and can also pass in early June. This species also regularly goes up in trees in migration and at times on breeding-grounds, and may sing from perches at any mid to lower height off the ground, while also known as a skulker among the undergrowth. Vocalizations are the giveaway once known well.
Common Yellowthroat -C.P.-
Hooded Warbler - multiple individuals in the county on May 3. -C.P.-
American Redstart -C.P.-
Cape May Warbler - nice numbers continue to pass thru this county. Notable numbers for -C.P.- on Saturday.
Northern Parula -C.P.-
Magnolia Warbler -C.P.-
Bay-breasted Warbler - multiples of this species had already arrived, more showing by Saturday. -C.P.-
Blackburnian Warbler -C.P.-
Yellow Warbler -C.P.-
Chestnut-sided Warbler -C.P.-
Blackpoll Warbler -C.P.- this species had an early arrival this spring, however the main arrivals in higher numbers are not yet here.
Black-throated Blue Warbler -C.P.-
Palm Warbler -C.P.- not that late, although far-less regular now than 1 week or more earlier in the county.
Pine Warbler -C.P.- also like above Palm, this warbler species is now mostly passed thru this county.
Yellow-rumped Warbler - all of the Myrtle form as is expected. - multitudinous and high numbers on the morning flight. -C.P.-
Prairie Warbler - -C.P.-
Black-throated Green Warbler -C.P.-
Canada Warbler -C.P.-
Wilson's Warbler -C.P.-
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Summer Tanager - several still present, including at least 2 in Central Park thru all of Saturday, May 3rd.
Scarlet Tanager - numerous in the county by now. -C.P.-
Northern Cardinal -C.P.-
Rose-breasted Grosbeak -C.P.-
Indigo Bunting -C.P.-
There are other, additional species which have been reported, some needing confirmations to ID, etc. - and it is fairly-likely that additional species moved thru or were present in the county on May 3rd, with the rush of further migration. Thanks to the many hundreds of keen, polite, quiet and observant watchers and photographers for many sightings, and reports all via non-x alerts and as-always via eBird with the Macaulay Library for media. Among these many observers are guides for, and supporters of, multiple not-for-profit institutions and organizations which are regularly offering guided bird walks in all of the county - including in Central Park - with the objectives of conservation, education, and furthering scientific knowledge in the offerings for public, not-for-profit walks led by a diverse group of multiple leaders. Many of such walks occurred on May 3rd, for just one example one given for the American Bird Conservancy org., and more walks for a multitude of additional not-for-profit org's will be given thru the month, and thru this year.
Good early-May birding to all,
Tom Fiore
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Date: 5/3/25 2:14 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sat. May 3, 2025: Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 19 Species of Wood Warblers, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Central Park NYC
Saturday May 3, 2025
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Wood Duck, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 19 Species of Wood Warblers Including Worm-eating, Blue-winged, Nashville, Cape May, Bay-breasted, and Blackburnian Warblers, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Canada Goose - 16
Wood Duck - 3 males
Gadwall - 1 or 2 pairs
Mallard - 29-30
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 Tupelo Field
Chimney Swift - 4
Herring Gull - 25-30
Great Egret - 1 or 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 immature at the Gill and 1 flyover
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 or 5
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 1 Ramble
Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 (Ramble, Turtle Pond)
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 or 2 in the Ramble
Warbling Vireo - 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - 8-10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 on the Point
Gray Catbird - 6-8
Hermit Thrush - 4 or 5
Wood Thrush - 2 singing Captain's Bench
American Robin - 40-50
White-throated Sparrow - 50-60
Song Sparrow - 3 singing (2 on territory)
Baltimore Oriole - 5 or 6
Red-winged Blackbird - 5 or 6
Common Grackle - 30-35
Ovenbird - 8-10
Worm-eating Warbler - 1 Summer House
Northern Waterthrush - 1 Upper Lobe
Blue-winged Warbler - 1 top of the Point
Black-and-white Warbler - 5 or 6
Nashville Warbler - 1 Captain's Bench (Bob-early)
Common Yellowthroat - 3 (2 males, 1 female)
American Redstart - 2 (female Summer House (Paul Curtis), imm. male Maint. Field)
Cape May Warbler - 1 male summer House (Paul Curtis)
Northern Parula - 8-10
Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 Summer House (Ashok Kottiyil)
Blackburnian Warbler - 1 male Persimmon Slope (Ashok Kottiyil)
Yellow Warbler - 2 or 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 or 3
Blackpoll Warbler - 4 or 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4 or 5
Pine Warbler - 1 male south side Turtle Pond
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 9-11
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 singing male Persimmon Slope
Scarlet Tanager - 1 male south side Turtle Pond
Northern Cardinal - 6-8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 4 or 5
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Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 2,
2025 at 11:00 pm.
The highlights of today’s tape are SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, BLACK-NECKED
STILT, TUFTED DUCK, LITTLE and BLACK-HEADED GULLS, YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT, PROTHONOTARY, YELLOW-THROATED and KENTUCKY WARBLERS, SUMMER
TANAGER, BLUE GROSBEAK, spring migrants and more.
Following a decent recent influx of SWALLOW-TAILED KITES into the Cape
May area and a report lacking details of one over Forest Park in
Queens last Saturday, a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was nicely photographed
hunting around Jones Beach West End near the Coast Guard Station
Wednesday morning, and hopefully other sightings will be forthcoming .
A BLACK-NECKED STILT was present last weekend at Georgica Cove on
Eastern Long Island, perhaps the prior Jones Beach bird continuing to
move around.
A drake TUFTED DUCK was found last Saturday on Great Pond in Southold
and still present Sunday but not noted again until spotted on the same
pond on this Thursday.
A flock of BONAPARTE'S GULLS seen Saturday on the Hudson River from
Conference House Park on southern Staten Island also contained three
LITTLE GULLS, and an immature LITTLE GULL was spotted on the Hudson
this morning with BONAPARTE'S from lower Manhattan, while a
BLACK-HEADED GULL appeared along the Newtown Creek Nature Walk in
Brooklyn this Wednesday morning. Two CASPIAN TERNS were seen Sunday
at Georgica Beach in Easthampton, and another was noted as recently as
today at Werthheim NWR in Shirley.
Interestingly, both LEAST and AMERICAN BITTERNS were noted along
Prospect Park Lake this week.
A few RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS featured one still at Green-Wood
Cemetery, plus singles near Shinnecock Tuesday, at Fort Tryon Park
Wednesday and on Thursday in Central Park and at Larchmont Reservoir
in Westchester.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was found in Prospect Park yesterday.
A welcome but seasonally expected increase in Warbler numbers and
variety during the week produced one or two PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS in
Central Park starting Monday, following one last Sunday at Mount
Loretto Unique Area on Staten Island and one continuing at Crocheron
Park in Queens to today. Single YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS were in
Central Park Sunday and Wednesday and at Inwood Hill Park Thursday,
with one returning to the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River as
of today. KENTUCKY WARBLERS visited Prospect Park Saturday to Monday
and Central Park Sunday to Tuesday plus Hasting-on-Hudson in
Westchester on Thursday, and three ORANGE-CROWNEDS were reported.
Other arriving WARBLERS included TENNESSEE, CERULEAN, BAY-BREASTED,
BLACKBURNIAN, CANADA and WILSON'S.
A few reports of SUMMER TANAGER this week included birds in Kissena
Park, Queens, on Sunday, Central Park and the Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Wednesday as well as Prospect Park today, while a female BLUE GROSBEAK
was found yesterday at Cunningham Park in Queens. Other species
making appearances this week featured BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, SWAINSON’S THRUSH, LINCOLN’S SPARROW and BOBOLINK.
To phone in reports call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.
This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.
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Date: 5/2/25 3:17 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Fri. May 2, 2025: 19 Species of Wood Warblers, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting
Central Park NYC - North End and Ramble
Friday May 2, 2025
OBS: Deborah Allen, Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.
Highlights: 19 Species of Wood Warblers including Worm-eating, Nashville, Blue-winged, Cape May, Palm, and Prairie Warblers, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting.
Canada Goose - 32
Mallard - 10-12
Mourning Dove - 35-45
Chimney Swift - 9 or 10
Solitary Sandpiper - 1 west end of the Pool
Herring Gull - flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 10-12
Great Egret - 2 flyovers
Osprey - 1 low flyover Harlem Meer
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 (Harlem Meer and Ramble)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 or 6
Downy woodpecker - 2 or 3
Northern Flicker - 3 or 4
Great Crested Flycatcher - 5 or 6
Eastern Kingbird - 1 Harlem Meer Island
Blue-headed Vireo - 5 or 6
Warbling Vireo - 6 or 7
Red-eyed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - 8-10
American Crow - 2
Tufted Titmouse - 1 North Woods
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 Harlem Meer
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 9
Northern House Wren - 1 Ramble
Gray Catbird - 20-25
Hermit Thrush - 10-14
Wood Thrush - 3
American Robin - 40-50
House Finch - 5
American Goldfinch - 2 (male and female) Loch
Chipping Sparrow - 3 or 4
White-throated Sparrow - 60-70
Swamp Sparrow - 4 or 5
Eastern Towhee - 2 (female Loch, male Ramble)
Orchard Oriole - 1 adult male High Meadow
Baltimore Oriole - 8
Red-winged Blackbird - 10-12
Common Grackle - 15-20
Ovenbird - 8
Worm-eating Warbler - 2 (High Meadow, Ramble)
Northern Waterthrush - 6
Blue-winged Warbler - 1 male Upper Lobe
Black-and-white Warbler - 15-16
Nashville Warbler - 8
Common Yellowthroat - 7
American Redstart - 7
Cape May Warbler - 2 (Oven, Maintenance Field)
Northern Parula - 18-20
Magnolia Warbler - 6
Yellow Warbler - 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3
Blackpoll Warbler - 1 male south side of Turtle Pond
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 7
Palm Warbler - 3 "Yellow"
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 25
Prairie Warbler - 2 (High Meadow, Maintenance Field)
Black-throated Green Warbler - 5 males
Scarlet Tanager - 2 males Loch
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 8
Indigo Bunting - 5
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Date: 5/2/25 12:54 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan NYC - 5/2 Little Gull with 50+ Bonapartes Gulls…
Manhattan, N.Y. City - Friday, May 2nd -
There was the April 4th, 2025 Swallow-tailed Kite seen by M.B. Kooper and others from Governors Island. And then on Friday the 2nd of May with a flock of over 50 Bonapartes Gulls out over the Hudson River from the lower west of Manhattan, a Little Gull was noticed and photographed and-or also photographed and noticed, by A. Cunningham. The gulls are all confirmed from the eBird report with photos now archived in the Macaulay Library. Yes gulls happen in May too.
Excellent general migration is ongoing in the region, more reports of more-regular species to come...
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
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Date: 5/2/25 2:11 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - multiple RHWPs, YTWAs, etc. Wed., 4/30 & Thursday 5/1
Manhattan, N.Y. City -
to Thursday, May 1st -
Red-headed Woodpeckers have been arriving or passing thru with at least one seen by many observers and photographers for May 1st in Central Park, and another at Fort Tryon Park on April 30th, adding to some previous reports of this species in Manhattan, including reports from in Central Park.
One of the newest sightings of Yellow-throated Warbler comes from Tompkins Square Park in lower-east Manhattan, for May 1st. The north end of Central Park had one of that species from 4-30, which was photographed as well as having multiple observers.
In the passages of migrant warblers thru Manhattan it is likely that several Cerulean Warblers have already come thru, including one noted at Central Park on April 29th, and earlier reports from other parks, with a number of that species already on breeding territories in the region with the spate of overall migration.
Vastly more migrant species are occurring thru Manhattan and all around the county it is part of, and of course thru all of the region to most of the entire northeast of North America - welcome to May. Central Park alone was host to over 100 species of wild birds even by noon of the first of May, and that number will be greatly surpassed for all of New York County.
Manhattan had at least 5 vireo species, excepting Philadelphia in the annually-occurring vireos of passage, and was seeing Veery, Swainsons, Wood, and Hermit Thrushes as well as the first reports of gray-cheeked type thrush by May 1st. Flycatcher diversity may be seeing a slight increase, although a majority of the Empidonax-genus flycatchers being found so far are still Least Flycatcher.
A hen Wild Turkey continued on at Battery Park in lower Manhattan on May 1, and many other birds including migrants of various kinds are being seen there, as they also are in virtually all greenspaces, gardens, and parks of any size in Manhattan.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
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Date: 5/1/25 5:38 pm From: <marciaaabrahams...> <marciaaabrahams...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Don't miss the next Queens County Bird Club meeting on Wednesday, May 21st featuring Mack Chitulescu "The Avifauna, Mammals and Lepidopterans of Romania"
Don't miss the next Queens County Bird Club meeting on Wednesday, May 21st at 7:30 PM.
QCBC member Mack Chitulescu will present "The Avifauna, Mammals and Lepidopterans of Romania".
Mack first encountered the Queens County Bird Club ("QCBC") by chance in 2012, when a Yellow-throated Warbler was found near Alley Pond Park on Cloverdale Blvd. Since that fortuitous event, he has gained an appreciation for birds, wildlife and nature. On May 21, 2025, please join the QCBC at the Alley Pond Environmental Center, 229-10 Northern Blvd, Douglaston, NY 11362 on a presentation regarding Mack's trip to Romania in the fall of 2024. This presentation will regard the avifauna, mammals and lepidopterans encountered on Mack's trip.
There will be no coverage at the front desk, so please be prompt and ring the doorbell to be let in when you arrive.
Marcia AbrahamsVP/Programs CoordinatorQueens County Bird Clubhttps://qcbirdclub.org/Email: <MarciaAAbrahams...>
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Date: 5/1/25 12:51 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Thu. May 1, 2025: Red-headed Woodpecker, 18 Species of Wood Warblers, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Central Park NYC
Thursday May 1, 2025
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Red-headed Woodpecker, American Kestrel, 18 Species of Wood Warblers including American Redstart, Hooded, Nashville, Blackburnian, Prairie, Black-throated Green, and Wilson's Warblers, plus Lawrence's Warbler. Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Termite Hatches.
Canada Goose - 8
Mallard - 10-15
Mourning Dove - 40-50
Chimney Swift - 5
Ring-billed and Herring Gulls - 50-75
Great Black-backed Gull - 5-7
Double-crested Cormorant - 8-10
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - 1 Lake north of Bow Bridge
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 3
Great Egret - 3
Turkey Vulture - 1 over the Lake
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 flyover (Deb)
Red-headed Woodpecker - 1 Swampy Pin Oak
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 or 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 female Tupelo Field
Downy Woodpecker - 4 including pair Summit Rock
Northern Flicker - 3 or 4
American Kestrel - 1 male captured N. Parula south of King of Poland (Bob-early)
Great Crested Flycatcher - 3 or 4
Blue-headed Vireo - 7 or 8
Warbling Vireo - 3 or 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 1 Captain's Bench (first-of-season)
Blue Jay - 8-10
American Crow - 2 or 3 flyovers
Common Raven - 1 flyover
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 Turtle Pond
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 or 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 at the Oven (Manny Vara)
Gray Catbird - 10-15
Veery - 1 Ramble
Hermit Thrush - 5 or 6
Wood Thrush - 2 (Warbler Rock, Captain's Bench)
American Robin - 40-50
White-throated Sparrow - 50-60
Swamp Sparrow - 1 Cut on the Point
Eastern Towhee - 3
Orchard Oriole - 1 second-year male Weather Station
Baltimore Oriole - 4 or 5 males
Red-winged Blackbird - 6-8
Common Grackle - 10-15
Ovenbird - 4
Northern Waterthrush - 2 Ramble
Lawrence's Warbler - 1 female Captain's Bench (Blue-winged x Golden-winged) (Bob-early)
Black-and-white Warbler - 6-8
Nashville Warbler - 5 or 6
Common Yellowthroat - 3 or 4
Hooded Warbler - 1 adult male on the Point
American Redstart - 3 or 4
Northern Parula - 8-10
Magnolia Warbler - 2 or 3
Blackburnian Warbler - 2 males (Captain's Bench, Ramble)
Yellow Warbler - 2 or 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 4 males
Palm Warbler - 1 "Yellow" Captain's Bench (Bob-early)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 8-10
Prairie Warbler - 1 southwest Reservoir Bridge (Bob-early)
Black-throated Green Warbler - 3
Wilson's Warbler - 1 male on the Point
Scarlet Tanager - 2 males (Humming Tombstone (Dan Stevenson), the Gill)
Northern Cardinal - 6-8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 male Weather Station
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Date: 4/30/25 3:23 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - 4/30: L.Yellowlegs, Summer Tanager, Y-thr. Warbler + 25 more warbler spp., etc.
Manhattan, N.Y. City - to Wed., April 30th -
Three Lesser Yellowlegs were found on Tues., 4-29 at the Inwood Hill Park mudflats in northernmost Manhattan. A SUMMER Tanager was noted from the north end of Central Park on Wed., 4-30 where a Yellow-throated Warbler was seen by even more observers, the latter at The Loch area in the n. end of the park. All were alerted in non-x birding apps and also appeared quickly in eBird hourly alerts.
Other American migrant warblers passing thru by now include Canada and Tennessee Warblers, as well as multitudes of other species a few of which species are still a bit early for arrival dates here. The Prothonotary Warbler at Central Park on Tuesday was photographed and is confirmed via eBird, with that days photo of that bird in the Macaulay Library archives now. Most of over one hundred Prothonotary Warbler observers at Central Park saw that species on Monday at a different site in that park.
Both Black-billed and Yellow-billed Cuckoos occurred by Wednesday, and incidentally, both of the cuckoo species have also now shown in counties in the region including in some where breeding is plausible for one or both species. These 4-30 Manhattan cuckoos included sightings in Central Park.
Some Greater Yellowlegs were flying thru multiple parks in Manhattan and at least a few had likely landed for a while in some areas, which is less regularly noticed over many decades than the flyover occurrences of this species for Manhattan or the county-overall.
The surge in migration for Wed., the final day of April has included a broad variety of expected or very-slightly early migrants. More Least Flycatchers have come in, with other flycatchers again including E. Kingbirds, Great Crested Flycatchers and still some E. Phoebes passing thru. More White-crowned Sparrows have shown in multiple locations, and some Lincolns Sparrows have been noticed by now. A large number of other expected sparrows also were on the move. More Indigo Buntings, many more Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Scarlet Tanagers, and both Orchard and Baltimore Orioles have been arriving. Some Bobolinks also were again passing on the morning of 4-30, as on some other mornings. A hen Wild Turkey was still being seen at the Battery at the south end of Manhattan.
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Its worth a note that Golden-winged Warblers were starting to show up in local-region breeding areas, recently. A Mississippi Kite was confirmed in eBird from Putnam County, NY on April 25th.
Good birding to all, with thanks to all reporting in non-x alerts and as-always via eBird with the Macaulay Library for media.
Tom Fiore
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Date: 4/30/25 7:04 am From: NSAudubon Publicity <northshoreaudubonsoc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Native Plant Sale this weekend: May 3 & 4 in Glen Cove, NY
Want to attract more birds to your garden and make your yard more natural? Come to the North Shore Audubon Society's *8th annual Native Plant Sale <https://www.garviespointmuseum.com/native-plant-sale.php>* this weekend at Garvies Point Museum and Preserve in Glen Cove, NY. Choose from the extensive selection of great natives for every garden plus books and more.
This is a fundraiser for both North Shore Audubon Society and the Friends of Garvies Point Museum and Preserve. The sale is inside the museum - mention you're there for the plants at the door.
Jonathan Herman Publicity Volunteer, North Shore Audubon Society PO Box 763, Port Washington, NY 11050 www.northshoreaudubon.org <northshoreaudubonsoc...>
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Date: 4/29/25 1:51 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - to 4/29 - Kentucky W., early E.W. Pewee, other migrants, etc.
Manhattan, N.Y. City - to Tues., April 29th -
A singing male Kentucky Warbler was ongoing to Tuesday at Central Park in the area just east of approx. W. 76-77th Streets, with again many, many observers. A Prothonotary Warbler had virtually all reports come in for Monday, 4-28, with one yet-to-be-confirmed report so far for the latter from a different part of Central Park for Tuesday. While Mondays widely-observed Prothonotary by the lake in Central Park might possibly have lingered it is equally possible that it moved on after it's one-day visit there.
Many migrants have been arriving nightly and daily with such species as Canada Warbler appearing, as well as more of such species as Bay-breasted Warblers and Scarlet Tanagers, and increased numbers of scores of other mid-spring migrants. Veery, Swainsons Thrush, and Wood Thrush have each been seen and photo or video documented in multiple parks of Manhattan in recent days and not just at the popular site known as Central Park, where those thrush species also have been occurring. The most numerous thrush among the brown-backed types has continued to be Hermit Thrush as more were passing thru over the past week.
With arrivals of some more Wilsons Warblers in addition to such species noted above and also some previously noted Blackpoll Warblers, as well as rarer but annually-seen spring migrant warblers, this county and Manhattan in particular are close to completing the round of regular and annually occurring warblers already this year, with still one day remaining in the month of April. The warblers noted have all been documented including multiple sightings that were photographed. We also have a report which -may- pertain to possible Cerulean Warbler from Inwood Hill, a good site for that latter species in spring, and a species which regularly breeds within less than 40 miles of that park, which is at the north end of Manhattan island.
A very early E. Wood Pewee was seen singing - found by N. Sourgi - at Inwood Hill Park on the remarkably early date of April 27, and was also seen still vocalizing later and again this week at that park by additional observers. Any confirmed find of this species in April is notable, and over the many decades there are hundreds of reports for pewees in April in the northeast which are unconfirmed and a majority of which were initial misidentifications, as pewees in the northeast have long been a rather late-arriving migrant for the spring calendar in the region. In conditions where possible, any April pewee sightings should be documented with audio and-or video or photos, or at least with extensive textual notes as this mentioned sighting has been. The April 27 find has been confirmed in eBird, as was a subsequent report of that one early individual pewee at Inwood Hill.
A female Wild Turkey came to Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan and was thought by at least one of the observers to be the bird which recently had explored a bit of east and central Manhattan including Central Park, after having departed from Roosevelt Island just-east of Manhattan and which is a part of the same county with Manhattan. However it is also plausible the Turkey appearing at the Battery may be a new and different individual unless there are definitive identifying physical markings that could be compared via photos or video. Wild Turkey has been seen at the Battery in past years but again for any part of Manhattan is unexpected and very uncommon.
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Elsewhere in New York County, Common Terns were found off and at Governors Island, in N.Y. Harbor, and a multitude of migrants are also being seen each day on the other islands of N.Y. County besides Manhattan.
Thanks to many observers and photographers for sightings and reports to non-x bird alerts and via eBird with the Macaulay Library for media.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
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Date: 4/28/25 4:59 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Mon. April 28, 2025: Northern Harrier, Prothonotary, Kentucky, Cape May, and Prairie Warblers
Central Park NYC
Monday, April 28, 2025
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Northern Harrier, Prothonotary, Kentucky, Cape May, Prairie and Other Wood Warblers.
Canada Goose - 10-15
Mallard - 40-50
Mourning Dove - 30-40
American Herring Gull - 4 or 5 flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 6
Great Egret - 1 Upper Lobe
Northern Harrier - 1 heading northeast over Ladies' Pavilion
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 or 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 or 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 females (Swedish Cottage, Maintenance Field)
Downy Woodpecker - 1 female Evodia Field
Northern Flicker - 2 or 3
Warbling Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - 6-8
Tufted Titmouse - 2 Ramble
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2 or 3
Northern House Wren - 2 (Maintenance Field, Azalea Pond)
Gray Catbird - 6-8
Brown Thrasher - 1 Swampy Pin Oak
Hermit Thrush - 8-10
American Robin - 30-40
House Finch - 1 male Evodia Field
Chipping Sparrow - 2 or 3 Strawberry Fields
White-throated Sparrow - 25-35
Swamp Sparrow - 2 or 3
Eastern Towhee - 2 (female Evodia Field, male Ramble)
Baltimore Oriole - 1 heard Balcony Bridge
Red-winged Blackbird - 6-8
Common Grackle - 15-20
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 Upper Lobe (Karen Evans, Dan Stevenson)
Northern Waterthrush - 5
Black-and-white Warbler - 3
Prothonotary Warbler - 1 Lake between Indian Cave and Oak Bridge
Kentucky Warbler - 1 adult male below western wall south of 77th Street
Common Yellowthroat - 1 male south side Turtle Pond
Cape May Warbler - 1 male Shakespeare Garden (Karen Evans)
Prairie Warbler - 1 male Shakespeare Garden (Deb)
Northern Cardinal - 6-8
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Date: 4/28/25 7:32 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Mon., 4/28 - Prothonotary & Kentucky Warblers, etc.
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City -
Monday, April 28th -
A male Prothonotary Warbler came in to the Central Park lake shore area very near to where a male Kentucky Warbler is continuing again, the Kentucky mostly west of the lake near W. 76-77th Streets and the Prothonotary not surprisIngly finding the adjacent lake shore area to its liking. Both of these birds being watched and photographed by many observers. There have been more than 25 species of American Warblers seen in Central Park already this spring, and it is still just the month of April, with a couple of days to see if more diversity is found in the Parulidae passing thru this one city park.
Thanks to all observers and photographers for bird alerts in non-x apps and for the reports via eBird with the Macaulay Library for visual and audio media.
Further reports to come -
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
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Date: 4/27/25 3:09 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - Thurs. to Sun. 4/24-25-26-27 - Kentucky W., Pileated WP, Willet, increases in many migrant species
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Thru Sunday, April 27th -
Further migrations we're taking place each night and day over recent dates here, with some new species showing in the county for the year. A photographed-again on Sunday male Kentucky Warbler continued at Central Park thru this weekend, with some of many observers lucky or patient to obtain clear views at times, some also hearing the warbler vocalize.
Notable from Thursday, 4-24 was the Pileated Woodpecker that K. Youngdahl found at Riverside Parks north sector near about West 119th St, seen later that same day by many - a rare but not unprecedented species for the county, and with rare prior records from that same park and very-slightly more records from n. Manhattan over past decades. This is a typical period in the year when some of that species may be wandering, possibly representing younger birds having been ousted from territories where a pair or pairs of Pileateds are attempting breeding, or had done so in the past - and for this county, that most-likely represents Pileateds which came in via or from the Bronx or from adjacent Westchester County.
A Willet which showed at Governors Island on Sat., 4-26 and was photographed by B. Bonkamp as it flew in and landed is a rarity for this county despite that the species is a breeding bird of parts of N.Y. City where coastal habitat allows in other counties, or boroughs of the city as New York City also refers to its 5 counties. Also noted by this observer, one of the regular observers for Governors Island in recent years, were Greater Yellowlegs and Wilsons Snipe as well as the usual Killdeer often seen here and at a few other county sites where the last species may also be nesting, and among other nice arriving species noted on Saturday from Governors I. were Yellow-crowned Night-Heron and Bank Swallow, each of the latter 2 species ones which ought be checked for at other locations in this county for the remainder of spring into summer.
At Central Park, the Kentucky Warbler first found in the not-for-profit guided bird walk led by P. Sweet for the American Museum of Natural History spring walk series, was continuing on the west edge of the Lake near about W. 77th St., from Friday into Saturday, and still being re-found by some as of Sunday, before which time scores of observers had seen this warbler, after the first group had enjoyed their views. That Kentucky has also been seen on the western side of the park roadway closer to Central Park West, and it may well continue in the general area covering something of a circuit which would be rather typical of this species when any of them linger at all in this park or in general. A new report came in for a Kentucky at Washington Square Park in the west village part of lower Manhattan, on Sunday, a report needing some confirmation by reviewers even if textually documented well. An Eastern Meadowlark was noted from the Great Lawn in Central Park on Sunday, in a spring which has been fairly good for finds of that species here in N.Y. County.
Over all of the county, 25 species of American warblers have been found recently and all 25 of the species have also occurred in Central Park, with recent or new arrivals that included Blackburnian Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Wilsons Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, and yes, Blackpoll Warbler, the Bay-breasted and Blackpoll slightly early for here, and many other species of warbler also ongoing and with recent increases for some, such as the multiple Cape May warblers around the county, including more than a half-dozen in Central Park alone. The peak flights of some of these warbler species may come one to two weeks or more later than the first arrivals have, here. In the past two decades or so we have had Blackpoll first-arrivals well documented in late April, however the main arrival period of that latter warbler is still usually in mid to late May and on into early June in some recent years, especially for female birds of that species.
Flycatchers have reached slightly more diversity with Least Flycatcher now added to recent arrivals and with some of the latter heard singing or calling, along with slightly more of Eastern Kingbirds, Great Crested Flycatchers and still E. Phoebes passing thru. Additional Indigo Buntings have come along, while the very first Bobolinks passed in low numbers so far, in the past several mornings.
Thrush diversity has also come up a bit with more definitive reports of Swainsons Thrush as well as Veery, each in low numbers so far, and ongoing sightings of Wood Thrush as well as many Hermit Thrush continuing to pass thru here. All of these thrush and flycatcher species have been found within Central Patk in recent days and some in multiple other locations in the county. Scarlet Tanager came in as well and the county sightings include from Inwood Hill Park in n. Manhattan.
Migrants again are showing on all 4 of the main islands of the county, with as is typical Central Park having so many guided not-for-profit bird walks offered through the peak weeks of songbird migration in particular, and having many independent observers also coming in daily such that species-lists collectively can be very impressive from there in mid-spring. A Wild Turkey which is presumed the same individual that had wintered on Roosevelt Island just east of Manhattan island has been in Central Park and was more recently seen out on the east side a short way from Central, perhaps considering a re-re-location to Roosevelt Island again... time will tell.
Far more than 130 species of wild birds have occurred in the county in the past 4 days, and for some early-migrating species, one example being Red Fox Sparrow, their numbers have dropped off to nearly-none. However thus far in this month there have been notably early arrivals of some migrants while at the same time we are finding many of the early-to-depart annual migrants still around in fair to low numbers to this weekend, with the exceptions of many waterfowl which have moved on.
Thanks to many keen, quiet, courteous observers and photographers for reports all via non-x bird alert apps and as always via eBird with the Macaulay Library for media, for so many sightings, and those many reports. Many not-for-profit bird walks were being held in the county with as is typical, a multitude of those guided walks for nonprofit organizations and institutions being in Central Park, and continuing thru May as well.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
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Date: 4/27/25 1:24 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sun. April 27, 2025: Purple Finch, Orchard Oriole, Wood Warblers
Central Park NYC
Sunday April 27, 2025
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights on a cool and blustery morning: Purple Finch, Orchard Oriole, Worm-eating, Blue-winged, Nashville, Yellow, Black-throated Blue, and Other Warblers. Additional notes at the end of the list, including the Kentucky Warbler at Hernshead.
Canada Goose - 8
Wood Duck - 2 males Upper Lobe
Mallard - 12-15
Mourning Dove - 35-40
Herring Gull - 4 or 5 flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 5 or 6
Cooper's Hawk - 1 flyover
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5 or 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 females Ramble
Downy Woodpecker - 2 or 3
Northern Flicker - 3 or 4
Peregrine Falcon - flyover Lake
Blue-headed Vireo - 2 (south side Turtle Pond, Warbler Rock)
Warbling Vireo - 2 Hernshead
Blue Jay - 8-10
Tufted Titmouse - 1 Evodia Field
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 4
Barn Swallow - 2 Turtle Pond
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 or 6
White-breasted Nuthatch - heard Persimmon Slope
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 4
Northern House Wren - 1 Maintenance Field
Gray Catbird - 6-8
Brown Thrasher - 1 Maintenance Field
Hermit Thrush - 8-10
Wood Thrush - 1 Swampy Pin Oak
American Robin - 40-50
Purple Finch - 1 male on the Point
American Goldfinch - 1 Tupelo Field
White-throated Sparrow - 30-40
Swamp Sparrow - 3 or 4
Eastern Towhee - 1 heard in Ramble
Orchard Oriole - 2 second-year males Hernshead
Baltimore Oriole - 2 males Maintenance Field
Red-winged Blackbird - 4 or 5 males
Common Grackle - 15-20
Ovenbird - 1 Strawberry Fields
Worm-eating Warbler - 1 southeast Mai9ntenance Field
Northern Waterthrush - 1 Upper Lobe
Blue-winged Warbler - 2 (Upper Lobe, Oven)
Black-and-white Warbler - 5
Nashville Warbler - 2 (Swampy Pin Oak, Warbler Rock)
Northern Parula - 7 or 8
Yellow Warbler - 1 south side Turtle Pond
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 male south side Turtle Pond
Palm Warbler - 2 "Yellow" south side Turtle Pond
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 12-14
Northern Cardinal - 9-11
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Additional reports: Edmund Berry reported a Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Hernshead. Wolfgang Demisch reported an Eastern Kingbird at Belvedere Castle. Roger Pasquier reported a Black-throated Green Warbler on the south side of Turtle Pond. The Kentucky Warbler continued at Hernshead and points west of there for the third day with many observers. Pat Dubren reported an Indigo Bunting at Azalea Pond.
Deb Allen
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Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, April 25th 2025* at 11pm. The highlights of today's tape are SWAINSON'S WARBLER, LITTLE GULL, CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW, GLAUCOUS GULL, CASPIAN TERN, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET, LEAST BITTERN, PROTHONOTARY, YELLOW-THROATED and KENTUCKY WARBLERS, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, BLUE GROSBEAK and Spring migrants and more.
As migration heats up this week's best find was a SWAINSON'S WARBLER photographed Tuesday as it foraged around the Dellwater in Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
Watching birds moving north along the Hudson River produced another LITTLE GULL, this one off Jones Point in Rockland County seen Tuesday afternoon with a flock of Bonaparte's Gulls.
What appeared to be a CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW was seen Wednesday evening in Forest Park, Queens this following an EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL spotted at a daytime roost Monday and Tuesday in Green-wood Cemetery.
A late GLAUCOUS GULL was seen off Plumb Beach in Brooklyn last Sunday with another sighting today off Fort Tilden and a CASPIAN TERN was at Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park last Tuesday.
A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET paid a brief visit to Hempstead Lake State Park last Sunday while a LEAST BITTERN roosting in an open tree at Marshlands Conservancy in Rye on Wednesday was followed by one more concealed around the Upper Pool at Prospect Park Lake yesterday and today.
A SORA was spotted Tuesday rummaging around in leaf litter in Green-wood Cemetery where the RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was still present today.
Among the more unusual warblers this week were 5 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS featuring the carryover to Sunday from last week at Fuch's Pond Preserve in Fort Salonga, one at Massapequa Preserve Saturday, in Westchester one at Rockefeller State Park Preserve Sunday followed by one at Croton Point Park Tuesday and one at Crocheron Park in Queens today. Single YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS included one still at Hempstead Lake State Park on Saturday and sightings in Central Park Sunday and Monday and again today when it was joined by the first KENTUCKY WARBLER of the Spring as well as the YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT in the Ramble. Single ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were noted Wednesday in Central Park as well as at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and in Green-wood Cemetery and other recently arriving warblers have included WORM-EATING, BLUE-WINGED, NASHVILLE, HOODED, AMERICAN REDSTART, MAGNOLIA, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACKPOLL and BLACK-THROATED BLUE.
VESPER SPARROW was noted in Central Park Saturday and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Wednesday and a BLUE GROSBEAK visited Brooklyn Bridge Park Monday.
Among other species appearing this week were also YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, LEAST and COMMON TERNS, plus the first two ROSEATE TERNS back at Great Gull Island, GREAT CRESTED and LEAST FLYCATCHERS, WARBLING and RED-EYED VIREOS, BANK SWALLOW, VEERY and INDIGO BUNTING.
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Canada Goose - 7
Wood Duck - 2 males at the Loch
Gadwall - 1 male at the Pool
Mallard - 7
Green-winged Teal - continuing pair at the Pool
Mourning Dove - 5
American Herring Gull - 4
Double Crested Cormorant - 6
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1 immature Harlem Meer island
Green Heron - 1 at the Pool
Great Egret - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 female Great Hill
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 2 males displaying at the Loch
Blue-headed Vireo - 2
Blue Jay - 4
American Crow - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2
Northern House Wren - 2
Carolina Wren - 1 Plant Nursery, another heard at the Loch
Gray Catbird - 1
Veery - 1 path north of Wildflower Meadow (first-of-season)
Hermit Thrush - 1
American Robin - 20
House Finch - 3 males
American Goldfinch - 2 (male and female at the Loch)
Chipping Sparrow - 1 at Bathing Rock
Dark-eyed Junco - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 30
Swamp Sparrow - 3
Eastern Towhee - 1 at the Loch
Baltimore Oriole - 1 adult male Lily Ponds
Red-winged Blackbird - 9
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
Common Grackle - 4
Ovenbird - 1
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 at the Pool
Northern Waterthrush 2 (Pool, Loch)
Black-and-white Warbler - 2
Nashville Warbler - 1 Lily Ponds
Northern Parula - 5
Yellow Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 2 "Yellow" Lily Ponds
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 8
Prairie Warbler - 1 male Lily Ponds
Northern Cardinal - 4
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Later in the day I was able to see the Kentucky Warbler at Hernshead (seen and photographed by many), the Yellow-breasted Chat at Maintenance Field (reported earlier by Junko Suzuki). There were quite a few other birds at the Maintenance Field Friday in the big oak on the east side including Black-throated Blue Warbler and Worm-eating Warbler.
Other reports from Friday: E. J. Bartolazo reported a Cape May Warbler at the High Meadow, and Dennis Newsham reported a Wood Thrush at the Lily Ponds.
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Date: 4/26/25 12:07 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sat. April 26, 2025: Worm-eating, Kentucky and other Warblers, Orchard Oriole, Laughing Gull
Central Park NYC
Saturday April 26, 2025
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights on a humid morning with a bit of light rain: Worm-eating, Kentucky and other Warblers, Orchard Oriole, Laughing Gull.
Canada Goose - 10-12
Gadwall - 4
Mallard - 15
Mourning Dove - 25-30
Laughing Gull - 2 adults Reservoir (Deb - early)
Herring Gull - 60-70
Great Black-backed Gull - 9
Double-crested Cormorant - 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 or 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 female Ramble (Bob - early)
Northern Flicker - 2 or 3
Blue-headed Vireo - 2 Warbler Rock
Warbling Vireo - 2 (Hernshead and Ramble)
Blue Jay - 8-10
Tufted Titmouse - 2 Ramble
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Maintenance field
Brown Creeper - 1 Azalea Pond
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 4 or 5
Gray Catbird - 6-8
Brown Thrasher - 3
Hermit Thrush - 7 or 8
American Robin - 30-40
House Finch - heard
White-throated Sparrow - 25-35
Swamp Sparrow - 4
Orchard Oriole - 1 (adult male and second-year male)
Baltimore Oriole - 4 adult males
Red-winged Blackbird - 4 or 5
Common Grackle - 8-10
Ovenbird - 1 Ramble
Worm-eating Warbler - 1 Azalea Pond (Sandra Critelli and Edmund Berry)
Northern Waterthrush - 3
Black-and-white Warbler - 3
Kentucky Warbler - 1 adult male western wall of park at about 77-78th Street (John Bitetti)-early*
Northern Paula - 6
Palm Warbler - 1 "Yellow" south side of Turtle Pond
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10
Northern Cardinal - 4 or 5
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Date: 4/26/25 8:04 am From: Frank Smith <fsmith140...> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC, emphasizing Central Park to April 25th - Kentucky W., Y.-br. Chat, etc.
Frank Smith
On Sat, Apr 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> wrote:
> Manhattan, N.Y. City - to Friday, April 25th -
>
> With so many observers on guided not-for-profit birding walks and in
> independent observation within Central Park, the emphasis of this
> very-brief note is on that park - however, interesting sightings are
> flowing in from all around Manhattan island and beyond with the quickening
> of migration.
>
> The Kentucky Warbler in the Central Park mid-sector was found and alerted
> to other birders by P. Sweet - guiding for the American Museum of Natural
> History not-for-profit bird walk-series, and seen by many for Friday, 4-25.
>
> The Yellow-breasted Chat was found in the Central Park Ramble on the same
> day by J. Suzuki and was also seen by many observers with the Linnaean
> Society of New York and by many others affiliated with that and-or other
> not-for-profit institutions and organizations which work in conservation,
> education and promoting natural science and nature awareness.
>
> A minimum of 23 species of American Warblers were found in Manhattan for
> Friday, April 25th with again 5th Kentucky Warbler a top highlight among
> all those many warblers - all of the warbler species seen within Central
> Park, and many also in a wide variety of other parks and greenspaces.
>
> Five species of vireo were noted as of April 24 and 25, with all of these
> being found within Central Park - White-eyed, Yellow-throated, Red-eyed,
> Warbling, and Blue-headed Vireos - some of these also occurring in other
> parks and greenspaces as well. A Marsh Wren at Central Park was viewed by
> many, an uncommon but annual migrant there.
> ..
> Just east of Manhattan at Randalls Island, which is in the same county,
> Forsters Terns were reported and photographed. A vast number of other
> migrants are occurring all around the county, including within Manhattan
> and many sightings are being noted in non-x bird alerts as well as reports
> and photos, audio and video in the Macaulay Library via eBird, thanks to
> all of these hundreds of observers and photographers.
>
> More reports for the weekend to come. Good birding to all,
>
> Tom Fiore
> manhattan
>
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Date: 4/26/25 3:58 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC, emphasizing Central Park to April 25th - Kentucky W., Y.-br. Chat, etc.
Manhattan, N.Y. City - to Friday, April 25th -
With so many observers on guided not-for-profit birding walks and in independent observation within Central Park, the emphasis of this very-brief note is on that park - however, interesting sightings are flowing in from all around Manhattan island and beyond with the quickening of migration.
The Kentucky Warbler in the Central Park mid-sector was found and alerted to other birders by P. Sweet - guiding for the American Museum of Natural History not-for-profit bird walk-series, and seen by many for Friday, 4-25.
The Yellow-breasted Chat was found in the Central Park Ramble on the same day by J. Suzuki and was also seen by many observers with the Linnaean Society of New York and by many others affiliated with that and-or other not-for-profit institutions and organizations which work in conservation, education and promoting natural science and nature awareness.
A minimum of 23 species of American Warblers were found in Manhattan for Friday, April 25th with again 5th Kentucky Warbler a top highlight among all those many warblers - all of the warbler species seen within Central Park, and many also in a wide variety of other parks and greenspaces.
Five species of vireo were noted as of April 24 and 25, with all of these being found within Central Park - White-eyed, Yellow-throated, Red-eyed, Warbling, and Blue-headed Vireos - some of these also occurring in other parks and greenspaces as well. A Marsh Wren at Central Park was viewed by many, an uncommon but annual migrant there.
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Just east of Manhattan at Randalls Island, which is in the same county, Forsters Terns were reported and photographed. A vast number of other migrants are occurring all around the county, including within Manhattan and many sightings are being noted in non-x bird alerts as well as reports and photos, audio and video in the Macaulay Library via eBird, thanks to all of these hundreds of observers and photographers.
More reports for the weekend to come. Good birding to all,
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Date: 4/23/25 2:42 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - to Wed., 4/23 - new arrivals, many from 4/22, incl. Y.-cr. N.-Heron, warblers aplenty, etc.
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - into Wed., April 23rd -
Many new arrivals for Tuesday, 4-22, some noted previously to this list, plus a number of others not mentioned in a previous report. These latter include Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Solitary Sandpiper, Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and the following American Warbler species - Orange-crowned, and Magnolia Warblers. Many warbler species as well as some other migrants showed increases, and that was also a general increase across Manhattan and also for N.Y. County with its other 3 larger islands, Manhattan of course being the largest and most thoroughly-watched by birders at any season, most especially in mid to later spring. A minimum of 21 species of warblers have occurred thus far in Central Park this spring, all being seen recently.
A mostly unannotated list of birds seen in Central Park over the past 4 days is below.
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal - 2 continued this week, extraordinarily long-staying.
Hooded Merganser - slightly late, but not unprecedented for late for this part of April.
Ruddy Duck
Wild Turkey - the recent sightings of this were presumed by many to have been the long-staying bird from Roosevelt Island in this county, having come over to the east edge of Manhattan and worked its way a bit west again into Central, where again viewed by many.
Pied-billed Grebe
Feral Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eastern Whip-poor-will - seen by many and photographed and confirmed as this annually occurring migrant nightjar species, in the north woods.
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - multiple.
American Coot
Spotted Sandpiper - small numbers so far.
Solitary Sandpiper
Laughing Gull - modest numbers mainly coming to reservoir.
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Loon - flyovers.
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - north end of park, multiple observers.Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Broad-winged Hawk - many observers.
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern - Yellow-shafted Flicker
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
- Least Flycatcher - some reported with none yet confirmed.
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher - multiple.Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo - a few not-yet-confirmed reports.
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Barn SwallowRuby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet - few still pushing thru.
Red-breasted Nuthatch - multiple locations.
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - many.
House Wren - multiple.
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Veery - still a bit early.
Hermit Thrush - most common catharus type thrush for now,
Wood Thrush - multiple but not very many yet.
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch - multiple and in many areas of the park recently.
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow - reports of rarer species in same genus need confirmations.
Field Sparrow
Red Fox Sparrow - increasingly scarce as is expected by now.
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow - several.
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco x White-throated Sparrow (hybrid)
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
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Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Brewster's Warbler - hybrid.
Black-and-white Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Myrtle form of Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler - many observers, photos, audio, etc.
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler - few so far.
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Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
And there are surely some additional species of migrants which have come in with the many other migrants in recent days. Further reports and for all of the county, to follow.
Thanks to many observers and photographers of whom many are affiliated with and some guiding not-for-profit bird walks at Central Park, supporting multiple conservation, education, and science based institutions and organizations, as well as many independent observers, some in groups, some observing singly, for vast numbers of reports all via non-x bird alert apps and thru eBird with the Macaulay Library for media.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
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Date: 4/23/25 10:11 am From: Jonathan A. Perez, Esq. <jonathan.aperez...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Clay Colored Sparrow- Hallett Nature Sanctuary, Central Park, NYC
A Clay colored sparrow has been in a catkin tree, with a relatively clear
view of it feeding in Hallett Nature Sanctuary, in the south east overlook
of that part of the park. It is feeding alongside the ruby crowned kinglets.
Thank you.
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Date: 4/22/25 3:23 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - to 4/22 - Central Park E. Whip-poor-will, Yellow-thr. Warbler, other migrants
Manhattan, N.Y. City - to Tuesday, April 22 -
At Central Park, an E. Whip-poor-will was discovered on Tuesday, about right-on-time for the local migration-calendar, in the N. Wodds section of Central Park, seen by many, and thanks to finder and to those helping other arriving birders to view the nightjar.
Other arrivals have included Eastern Kingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher, some reports of Least Flycatcher as well, and a multitude of other migrants just now being seen by more observers, such as Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and many other migrants having recently arrived, plus many of the earliest of the migrants which began coming in weeks ago.
Also from Central Park and as previously noted here, a singing male Yellow-throated Warbler continued from Sunday to Monday, with no early reports for Tuesday however that bird may still be present in that park and perhaps in the areas where it was ranging over 2 days, seen by many observers and remaining on the western side of the park north of W. 81st St., up to south of the s.-w. corner of the reservoir, including in the area known as the Pinetum. This again one of more than 15 other warbler species which have been found in Central Park so far this past week, among the newest arrivals for warblers have been Nashville Warbler. At least 14 warbler species were seen in Central Park by all observers combined on Tues., and more than that number of species were occurring in Manhattan for just the one day.
Many warbler species and a good variety of other migrants are being seen in locations all around Manhattan including smaller parks, gardens, and a variety of greenspaces, with many good reports from the northern and southern ends of Manhattan island as well as all-around. Thanks to many keen, quiet, courteous observers and photographers for vast numbers of finds, re-finds, reports and photos or videos, all via non-x bird alert apps and as always via eBird, with the Macaulay Library for media.
Far more can be noted for the county in which Manhattan sits in a future report.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
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Date: 4/21/25 9:59 am From: A W <antpitta8...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] No sightings - Doodletown question
Any updates on Doodletown in Rockland County (trails closed since summer 2023)? Bear Mountain Trail Closure Map looks the same as last year. I thought trail repairs were to be completed last summer. Super depressing if still closed.
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Date: 4/20/25 3:22 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - to Sun., 4/20 - Yellow-throated Warbler & many more warblers, etc.
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y.City - into Sunday, April 20 -
Additional migration into Sunday has brought in a number of birds new to the year as well as some more of the migrants recently arriving, with a Yellow-throated Warbler one of those new arrivals. Also arriving are Black-throated Blue and Blue-winged Warblers, the latter at least in the multiple, and at least 13 additional warbler species of which all were seen on prior days as well.
A Wild Turkey coming into Central Park where many observers, not all enjoying the park with the intent of watching birds, got to see the uncommon visitor. More than 90 species of wild birds were seen as of Sunday in Central Park, while far more species were found throughout the county. From Governors Island in N.Y. County came sightings of Glossy Ibis as well as many more migrants, and all locations in the county experienced some fresh migration. Further reports still to come.
Thanks to many observers and photographers for findings, sightings, reports, to non-x alerts and via eBird with the Macaulay Library for media.
Good birding to all,
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Date: 4/20/25 1:27 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sun. April 20, 2025: White-eyed Vireo, Purple Finch, 8 Species of Wood Warblers
Central Park NYC
Sunday April 20, 2025
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: American Kestrel, White-eyed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Purple Finch, Field Sparrow, 8 Species of Wood Warblers.
Canada Goose - 14
Gadwall - 2
Mallard - 8
Bufflehead - 5
Ruddy Duck - 13
Mourning Dove - 35-40
American Coot - 1 Reservoir
Ring-billed and Herring Gulls - 68-70 mostly Herring Gulls
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 7
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 3 (2 adults, 1 first-cycle)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 6 (3 pairs)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 4 or 5
Downy Woodpecker - 4 (2 pairs)
Northern Flicker - 8-10
American Kestrel - 1 female Top of the Point
Eastern Phoebe - 1 Tupelo Field
White-eyed Vireo - 1 south of Evodia Field (Sandra Critelli)
Blue-headed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - 8-10
Black-capped Chickadee - 2 Ramble
Tufted Titmouse - 5 or 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 10-12
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3 or 4
Brown Creeper - 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 3
Winter Wren - 2 or 3
Hermit Thrush - 13-15
American Robin - 30-40
Purple Finch - 1 male Azalea Pond (Karen Evans)
Chipping Sparrow - 4 or 5
Field Sparrow - 2 or 3
Dark-eyed Junco - 1 Tupelo Field
White-throated Sparrow - 30-40
Song Sparrow - 3 or 4
Swamp Sparrow - 6
Eastern Towhee - 3 or 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 4 or 5
Common Grackle - 25-30
Ovenbird - 1 East of Azalea Pond
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 at the Oven (Mary Kate Horbac)
Northern Waterthrush - 1 Cut on the Point
Blue-winged Warbler - 1 male Shakespeare Garden (Sandra Critelli)
Black-and-white Warbler - 1 female on the Point
Palm Warbler - 7 or 8 "Yellow"
Pine Warbler - 4 or 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Northern Cardinal - 6-8
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Date: 4/19/25 4:39 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, N.Y. City - Sat., 4/19 - more arrivals, migration increases
Manhattan, N.Y. County - into Saturday, April 19th -
Further migrant bird arrivals have included 4 species of Vireo - White-eyed, Yellow-throated, Warbling, and Blue-headed Vireos with all 4 species being found in Central Park, and at least the latter 3 vireo species in other locations as well. Also showing in addition to Wood Thrush were Veery, and by now a full-on push of Hermit Thrushes the latter having been on the move here for weeks and still numerous.
There have been first arrivals for Ruby-throated Hummingbird and as they show, so have more Chimney Swifts. Some observers at Central Park enjoyed a new, further find of Vesper Sparrow on Saturday, a species that has been appearing in a number of locations in this county, including recently as well and again at Inwood Hill Park, and in a multitude of other sites around the county.
In American Warblers, at a minimum, further arrivals included Hooded Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, and American Redstart, with further sightings of Common Yellowthroat plus many -most- of other species noted from the previous day and some species still moving over recent weeks. Central Park again had at least 14 of the migrant warblers by Saturday, with some migrants also showing in various other locations all around Manhattan. Some relatively recent arrivals are showing slight increase such as, for one example, Prairie Warbler, and as another example, Ovenbird.
There also are concurrent increases for more expected arrivals such as Chipping Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, and dozens of other species which typically move thru in mid April in this area and specifically, thru Manhattan and N.Y.County. Purple Finches, with some singing nicely, have continued to move thru and are being found a bit more widely here as of Saturday. Flights of both loon species - Common and Red-throated Loon - have been ongoing.
This most recent push of migrants has been interesting for the leapfrogging we have seen where we are finding many typical and expected early-spring migrants and then in the midst of that are smaller, generally much-smaller, numbers of nootropical wintering migrants some of which have been moving far-north, a modest number even just reaching breeding areas at latitudes north of N.Y. City. Not something new to this year, of course but a seeming indicator for incremental phenological change or transition, or what might be termed shifting. Weather of just the past month in the eastern U.S., to say nothing of weather south of the U.S. mainland, has been rather active with interruptions and then bursts in the movements of migrating birds. Again, nothing altogether new, but possibly with greater intensity at certain places and times in terms of effects on observed migration.
Vastly more migrant species besides those remarked-on above have been showing Into Saturday and further reports will be coming.
Thanks to many observers and photographers for many sightings and reports via non-x alerts and thru EBird with the Macaulay Library for media.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
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Date: 4/19/25 3:37 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sat. April 19, 2025: New wood Warbler Arrivals
Central Park NYC - Ramble to Reservoir
Saturday April 19, 2025
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Blue-headed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Ovenbird, Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat.
In addition, Scott Dunn found a Hooded Warbler at Hallett Sanctuary, and a White-eyed Vireo at Swampy Pin Oak, Edmund Berry got a nice video of a Prairie Warbler at the Pool, and David Barrett reported a Vesper Sparrow near Hecksher Playground. See @mbaleter on "X" for details on these additional birds.
Canada Goose - 18
Gadwall - 18
Mallard - 18
Bufflehead - 17
Ruddy Duck - 8 or 9
Mourning Dove - 25-30
American Coot - 1 Reservoir
Ring-billed Gull - 5
Herring Gull - 38
Great Black-backed Gull - 2 Reservoir
Double-crested Cormorant - 9
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 4
Great Egret - 1 Lake
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 perched in Ramble
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 or 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 6-8
Downy Woodpecker - 4 (2 pairs)
Northern Flicker - 5 or 6
Blue-headed Vireo - 3
Blue Jay - 5 or 6 (one pair building a nest)
Black-capped Chickadee - 5 or 6
Tufted Titmouse - 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 15-20
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1 south side Turtle Pond
White-breasted Nuthatch - 4
Brown Creeper - 3 or 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 Turtle Pond Dock
Northern House Wren - 1 Maintenance Field
Winter Wren - 3 or 4
Hermit Thrush - 8-10
American Robin - 25-30
Chipping Sparrow - 1 Belvedere Castle (Alexandra Wang)
Dark-eyed Junco - 1 Great Lawn
White-throated Sparrow - 30-40
Song Sparrow - 6 or 7
Swamp Sparrow - 2 or 3
Eastern Towhee - 3 or 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 4 or 5
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 male Belvedere Castle
Common Grackle - 8-10
Black-and-white Warbler - 1 male at the Oven
Common Yellowthroat - 2 males (Castle-Scott Brevda, Turtle Pond-Paul Curtis)
Palm Warbler - 5 or 6 "Yellow"
Pine Warbler - 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6 or 7
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Date: 4/19/25 3:28 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - Fri., 4/18 & prior days - new arrivals, various lingerers
New York County -in N.Y. City- including Manhattan, Randalls, Governors and Roosevelt Islands -
Thru Friday, April 18 -
At least 14 species of American warbler showed in the county by Friday, among them several new arrivals for the year. Cape May Warbler and Black-throated Green Warbler were among newly arrived species. Other species which had been seen but in low numbers, showing again included more Northern Parula, Prairie, and Yellow Warblers, Northern Waterthrushes, and Ovenbirds. Warblers continuing to be found included Orange-crowned which also had overwintered in multiple sites in the county, plus Black-and-white, Pine, Palm, Myrtle form of Yellow-rumped Warblers, as well as Louisiana Waterthrushes. In the interesting mix of arriving species for 4-18, there well may have been further species of warbler which came in.
Also arriving were Orchard Oriole and a few more Wood Thrushes, in the scattered mix of migration into the county for Friday. Eastern Meadowlarks showed in at least several locations, one of the latest at the lawn areas of Riverside south, an area south of Riverside Park proper, with part of the Hudson River greenway of Manhattans west shore alongside, as well as having a long pier west of West 70th Street which can be interesting at various seasons for migrants or visiting birds.
Although rather belated now, a Purple Sandpiper sighting is worth noting from April 13, at Roosevelt Island just east of mid-Manhattan. That island has had that shorebird species before in other years. A more recent sighting was of 2 Greater Yellowlegs off Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan on 4-17, with multiple observers.
For the overall wider region, the big migrations of Broad-winged Hawk were underway by Friday with many thousands of that species getting closer to and also reaching eastern Canada by days end, some of the Lake Ontario watch-sites showing excellent numbers for the day. Far more birds could be mentioned, with a lot of species hanging in as well for Friday, including such ducks as Hooded Merganser and Green-winged Teals at Central Park.
Thanks to many for reports and photos via non-x alerts and as always via eBird with the Macaulay Library for media.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
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Compiler: Tom Burke Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Ben Cacace
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Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, April 18th 2025* at 11pm. The highlights of today's tape are BLACK-NECKED STILT, PROTHONOTARY and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS, EURASIAN WIGEON and HARLEQUIN DUCK, BLACK-HEADED and GLAUCOUS GULLS, CASPIAN TERN, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, Spring migrants and more.
Spring continues to move forward, though slowly, but it's nice to have a BLACK-NECKED STILT again appear along Long Island's south shore early in the season. This year's bird was spotted Sunday around the dune pools off the Roosevelt Nature Center at Jones Beach West End moving around that area at least through Tuesday.
A male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER found yesterday at Fuch's Pond Preserve in Fort Salonga was still present there today. This area a favored location of this species so please do nothing to disturb this bird's activities. A mini invasion of YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS this week produced sightings today at Hempstead Lake State Park and out at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge with another in Brooklyn's Green-wood Cemetery Tuesday and one the day before at the Massapequa Preserve while one present last week at Patriot's Preserve in Shirley was still present Sunday.
The drake EURASIAN WIGEON viewable in New Jersey waters from Hudson River Park in lower Manhattan was last reported Monday while a HARLEQUIN DUCK in Brooklyn was still present off Coney Island last weekend.
A BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen off Conference House Park in southern Staten Island today with another photographed Wednesday in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn. A GLAUCOUS GULL was still at Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 last Saturday. Single CASPIAN TERNS were seen along the Hudson River off Westchester on both Monday and Wednesday as these birds continue their journey north.
Lingering RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were still in Green-wood Cemetery today while the one at Sunken Meadow State Park was present at least to last Sunday.
A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was uncovered Tuesday at Fort Washington Park in northern Manhattan and several VESPER SPARROWS were again found in various local parks while single ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were noted in Manhattan's Carl Schurz Park and in Brooklyn's Prospect Park and Green-wood Cemetery during the week.
A growing number of arrivals this week featured BLACK SKIMMER, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, WHITE-EYED and YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, WOOD THRUSH, SEASIDE SPARROW, ORCHARD and BALTIMORE ORIOLES, various warblers including OVENBIRD, CAPE MAY, PRAIRIE and BLACK-THROATED GREEN and SCARLET TANAGER and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK and we await many more.
To phone in reports, call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.
This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.
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Date: 4/18/25 3:12 pm From: John Turner <redknot948...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler at Fuchs Pond Preserve, Northport, NY
Earlier today I visited the Fuchs Pond Preserve and had several fine views of a male Prothonotary Warbler flitting about in the underbrush on the south side of the Pond. Also a first of season Black and White warbler, two Palm, a lone Yellow-rumped and two Ruby-crowned Kinglets.
John Turner
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Date: 4/18/25 2:34 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Fri. April 18, 2025: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Field Savannah Sparrows, Northern Waterthrush
Central Park NYC - North End
Friday April 18, 2025
OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Wood Duck, Green-winged Teal, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Winter and Northern House Wren, Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Louisiana and Northern Waterthrushes, Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Of Note: Renovations at the Conservatory Garden have been completed. All areas of the garden are accessible including the bathrooms.
Canada Goose - 16
Wood Duck - 1 male at the Pool
Gadwall - 2 at the Pool
Mallard - several each at the Harlem Meer and the Pool
Green-winged Teal - a pair continues at the Pool
Mourning Dove - 8-10
Herring Gull - flyovers
Double-crested Cormorant - 21
Great Egret - 2 (Harlem Meer and flyover)
Red-tailed Hawk - 2 flyovers
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 or 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 10
Downy Woodpecker - 2 females (Great Hill and the Pool)
Northern Flicker - 3 or 4
Eastern Phoebe - 1 at the Pool (Paul Curtis)
Blue Jay - 5 or 6
American Crow - heard
Black-capped Chickadee - 1 at the Loch
Tufted Titmouse - 3 or 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2 (both perched and flying) Harlem Meer (Caren Jahre)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 20-25
Brown Creeper - 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1 Lily Ponds (Caren Jahre)
Northern House Wren - 1 Lily Ponds (Tom Walsh)
Winter Wren - 4 (Dan Stevenson)
Brown Thrasher - 1 Harlem Meer (Paul Curtis)
Hermit Thrush - 8
American Robin - 30-35
Chipping Sparrow - 2 Great Hill (Scott Brevda)
Field Sparrow - 6
Dark-eyed Junco - 8
White-throated Sparrow - 25-30
Savannah Sparrow - 2 Great Hill (Scott Brevda)
Song-Sparrow - 16
Swamp Sparrow - 12
Eastern Towhee - 2 males - Lily Ponds and the Loch
Red-winged Blackbird - 4 (3 males, 1 female)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 3
Louisiana Waterthrush - 3
Northern Waterthrush - 1 west end of the Pool (reported earlier on Discord)
Palm Warbler - 5 "Yellow"
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 at the Pool (Scott Brevda)
Northern Cardinal - 5 or 6
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Date: 4/17/25 12:31 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Thu, April 17, 2025: Osprey, Fish Crow, Winter Wren, Brown Thrasher, Fox Sparrow, 4 Species of Wood Warblers
Central Park, NYC
Thursday, April 17, 2025
OBS:Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Osprey, Fish Crow, Winter Wren, Brown Thrasher, Fox Sparrow, 4 Species of Wood Warblers. Dan Stevenson and Peter Haskel reported a Black-and-white Warbler south of Tupelo Field on Monday 4/17/2025. See @mbalerter on "X" for reports of Evening Grosbeak and Prairie Warbler.
Canada Goose - 18, some nesting
Wood Duck - 2 males Reservoir
Northern Shoveler - 7
Gadwall - 13
Mallard - 28
Bufflehead - 11
Hooded Merganser - 2 first-cycle (second-year) males Reservoir
Red-breasted Merganser - 2 males (one adult, one first-cycle) Reservoir
Ruddy Duck - 19
Mourning Dove - 25
American Coot - 6
Ring-billed and Herring Gulls - 45
Great Black-backed Gull - 1 Reservoir
Double-crested Cormorant - 13
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 5 Balcony Bridge
Osprey - 1 flyover Belvedere Castle
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 6-8
Downy Woodpecker - 2 or 3
Northern Flicker - 7-9
Eastern Phoebe - 6-8
Blue Jay - 6-8
American Crow - 3
Fish Crow - 1 Ramble
Black-capped Chickadee - 3 or 4
Tufted Titmouse - 5 or 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 15-20
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Brown Creeper - 2 Ramble
Winter Wren - 2 or 3 (Dan Stevenson)
Brown Thrasher - 5 or 6
Hermit Thrush - 12-15
American Robin - 30-40
Fox Sparrow - 1 on the Point
Dark-eyed Junco - 2 or 3
White-throated Sparrow - 20-25
Song Sparrow - 6
Swamp Sparrow - 6-8
Eastern Towhee - 3 or 4 males
Red-winged Blackbird - 3 or 4 males
Common Grackle - 7-9
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 Evodia Field (Dan Stevenson)
Palm Warbler - 8 or 9 "Yellow"
Pine Warbler - 10-12
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 adult male Turtle Pond Dock
Northern Cardinal - 6-8 Courtship and mating observed at the Maintenance Field
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Date: 4/16/25 9:27 am From: <russ...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] How can we save our disappearing birds?
Long Island's bird populations are declining! In this Long Island Press Op-Ed, I spotlight 5 at-risk habitats that need our help NOW. Learn how you can make a difference and ensure their survival!
Date: 4/16/25 5:19 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - to 4/15 - sparrow-palooza w/Grasshopper Sparrow, etc. & strong flight, new arrivals...
New York County -in N.Y. City- including Manhattan, Governors, Randalls, and Roosevelt Islands, plus the adjacent waters and the skies-above -
thru Tuesday, April 15th -
At least 11 sparrow species, at least 9 warbler species, and a New Jersey-scoped-from Manhattan wigeon-rarity, etc.
A Grasshopper Sparrow was found -E. Schumann- along the Hudson River greenway south of the G.W. bridge, an area that generally will have sparrows, juncos, and so forth at many times of the year - Song Sparrows almost all year-round, etc. - the Grasshopper Sparrow here a part of a very-strong migration flight over Monday night into Tuesday that has added a broad variety of arrivals and passage-migrants, with the New World sparrow tribe as a major component to the local-landings and also much of the passage - at least 11 species of native sparrows seen in the county, and all as well within Manhattan on Tuesday - that number including Junco as is now properly accepted in the rest of the New World sparrow tribe, but adding separately E. Towhee, which is just-outside of that tribe. Other observers were also able to view this sparrow later in the same day. Other sparrows moving and-or dropping in to this county included Vesper - one of the latter seen by multiple Inwood Hill Park and other Manhattan birders, Savannah, White-crowned a bit-early for this county, Swamp in much-increased numbers, Savannah and Chipping in increased numbers, White-throated in greatly-increased numbers, but one wanted to walk miles to realize that fact, and also increases for Song, Field, and in some locations, Red Fox Sparrows either increased or, also decreased where some of the latter have moved on - with virtually all of the sparrow species -and the juncos- as well as E. Towhees, singing or calling at good spring-normal volume in the morning and some in evening hours. Incidental - for numbers - Tuesday saw at-least 50 Savannah Sparrows in the county, not an unheard-of number for migrations here, but a good indicator of the strong migrations overnight from Monday, with a lean to the sparrows.
The New Jersey-based -Hudson River, which here divides Manhattan and N.Y. County from New Jersey to the west- drake Eurasian Wigeon - a bird present there for a couple of weeks or so, was still being viewed thru 4-14, even distantly-photod by some, from the western edge of Manhattan in the Chelsea area, looking west across all of the wide river, with viewing only really plausible using a scope or a very strong lens on a camera - by now with over 100 N.Y. County birders having made the pilgrimage to observe the duck which is quite rare for the county even as a sighting viewed from afar, as this has been. Some of our N.Y. County observers also made the trip over to the N.J. side where at times, the Eurasian Wigeon could be studied at vastly-closer range, as N.J. observers have been doing all-along. Long-tailed Duck was still present off Governors Island, in N.Y. harbor to at-least Monday, 4-14, and might be around at several known areas for a bit longer yet. Other duckage in the county has included a few ongoing Wood Ducks, as well as very-very long-lingering Green-winged Teal at Central Park, and more-generally, some Hooded Mergansers, fairly-good numbers of Red-breasted Mergansers, Ruddy Ducks, N. Shovelers, Gadwalls, American Black Ducks, Buffleheads, and the many-usual Mallards, plus typical numbers of both Atlantic Brant and Canada Geese, the latter goose-species including plenty attempting to nest in multiple areas.
Chimney Swifts arrived in low numbers by Tuesday, although reported quite a bit earlier in the season, these were in a more-expected timeframe for early-arrivers, with many more expected in coming weeks here. Also still present and have been seen daily in the county - Barn, Northern Rough-winged, and Tree Swallows all of which were showing in Central Park as well as in multiple other sites recently and more of Barn Swallow in particular by Tuesday at some locations. Ospreys have been more numerous in recent days and yet-more were passing on Tuesday, as were some other migrating raptors such as Sharp-shinned Hawk, Coopers Hawk, Bald Eagle, and some American Kestrels, and likely a few other species of raptor. The Monk Parakeet or parakeets of Morningside Park were still being noted into at least Monday, this is a countable-bird for this county, as it has established itself and has also bred here, over a period of time. The larger established populations of Monk Parakeet continue to be found in other counties adjacent, and also in other states near NY such as in CT, as well as occasionally in a few areas in New Jersey and elsewhere in the U.S. - they are generally rare or occasional in reports for N.Y. County, but at times can appear to be locally-regular, esp. in situations when a nest or nests have been known. The owls of this county include a few ongoing species, and in the month of May, some of the visitant owls may be noted in a report, many of those having moved on.
Some of many species which increased overnight from Monday getting to Tuesday included Laughing Gull, the latter already having increased in the past week, Black-crowned Night-Heron for which the same comment, and for this new-arrival flight in particular, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, E. Phoebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, more-modestly Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Hermit Thrush and the first of Wood Thrush reports in the county -but not in N.Y - this year, plus more of Brown Thrasher, and some of the warblers as noted just-below. Also passing were some blackbird flocks that included as-expected more of female Red-winged Blackbirds, and also Brown-headed Cowbirds, with some Rusty Blackbirds of which some were still ongoing at locations such as Central Park, and for additional passage-migrants with a few dropping-in, Purple Finches and American Goldfinches, along with a few potential Pine Siskins passing in-flight fairly high in the first hour of daylight, with dim lighting at that hour. There are also some Northern House Wrens, which have also been reported in minimal number so far with slightly more as-of Tuesday.
American Warblers have shown some increases and there were at least a few new arrivals, including Ovenbird -the latter in a location where they had not been specifically-wintering or attempting to- and a few more N. Parulas, as well as Black-and-white Warblers, plus Yellow which had already shown minimally - all of these species in Mamhattan including at Central Park, while the more evident increases were for Palm Warbler of the expected yellow-form in higher numbers by Tuesday, as well as ongoing numbers of Pine Warbler, and a passage of additional Myrtle-form Yellow-rumped Warblers, many of which overflew Manhattan and the county, and perhaps overflew all counties of N.Y. City on Monday night well-into Tues. morning’s overcast start. As one example of increases, Black-and-white Warblers were into double-digits in Central Park, while Palm Warbler exceeded 100 individuals thru -ALL of- that one park on Tuesday. Numbers of Pine Warbler also increased and some were evident even in the smallest of parks, greenspaces and gardens, or in somer places, in street-trees, with the same of some other migrant-arrivals in the fresh push of birds. Vastly more migrants -of many species and families - overflew the county than landed in any of our birding or other sites, the migration of Monday night to Tuesday pushed some migrants far into the mid-Hudson valley, into southern and central New England, and so forth. This was the strongest flight so far this year of songbirds, or of passerines for the entire region. At least 9 American Warbler species showed in the county for Tuesday, although the more-common species continued to be those which had been around in the multiple over recent days. At least 2 Northern Waterthrushes have shown among the more-numerous Louisiana, however Northerns first-date of arrival is not entirely clear, perhaps seen in the day or two prior as well as on Tuesday- by Tues., at least one of the latter species was singing a bit as well.
On Sunday, 4-13, at least 25 Bonapartes Gulls were seen well off Randalls Island by several observers, as part of the recent good movements of that gull species in our area. On Monday, a Wild Turkey that has been on Roosevelt Island -just east of mid-Manhattan- was seen on the former island, and then late-day a Wild Turkey of the same appearance showed at the east side of Manhattan, not sure of the same individual, perhaps with wandering-instincts now, if it is the one-and-same bird called Astoria by some of the Roosevelt regular-observers.
Atlantic Brant - still very numerous in select areas, also scattered about other areas of the county waters.
Canada Goose
Mute Swan - East River.
Wood Duck - several, ongoing.
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
- - - Eurasian Wigeon - - - in New Jersey waters, but scoped from Manhattan recently by many birders, to at least Monday.
Mallard
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal - ongoing at Central Park, v. long-staying there in one location.
Long-tailed Duck - to at least Mon., 4-14, in the N.Y. harbor near Governors Island.
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser - fair numbers, still in multiple areas of the county-waters.
Ruddy Duck - multiple locations, and not-only at Central Park even if most-observed there within this county.
Wild Turkey - one, at least from Roosevelt Island, perhaps also coming over to re-visit Manhattan again.
Pied-billed Grebe
feral Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift - few, not extra-early but among the first of these arriving generally in the overall region.
American Coot
Killdeer - some passage as well as those staying in some select locations.
American Woodcock - a few still around including ongoing at Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan.
Wilsons Snipe - in several locations where seen previously, but these were likely fresh migrants.
Spotted Sandpiper - now added to the Central Park year list, and on the early-ish side for there.
Bonaparte's Gull - as noted above, on 4-13, a good-sized flock were noticed off Randalls Island.
Laughing Gull - increasing over recent days.
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon - some in flight, including early Tuesday.
Great Cormorant - still lingering in some typical sites, NOT within Central Park where Double-cresteds are very-regular.
Double-crested Cormorant - increasing with some flocks moving overhead on most days recently.
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron - ongoing in nice numbers in the county. Some roost-sites with well-over a dozen lately.Black Vulture - mostly seen from northern Manahattan.
Turkey Vulture - some small groups as well as singles noted.
Osprey - plenty of local and regional movements by these now.
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Coopers Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk - scant by now, but at least one showing in the county on Tues.
Broad-winged Hawk - one or more came thru by Tues., perhaps part of at least several migrating groups in the area.
Red-tailed Hawk
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Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - increases again by Tuesday.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Yellow-shafted Flicker - ongoing further arrivals.
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Monk Parakeet - as noted above in text-notes.
Eastern Phoebe - ongoing in good numbers.
Blue-headed Vireo - slight uptick in numbers.
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee - ongoing in numbers in some locations, these are also on the move too.
Tufted Titmouse - many on the move in addition to those staying, or at least lingering.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow - modest increases in recent days.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - increased again by Tues.
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper -continuing to show in nice numbers.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - slight increases noted.
House Wren - slightly more, some singing a bit.
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher - small increases. Present in Manhattan all winter in low numbers, and in Central Park for most of spring.
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush - many - in Central Park alone, over 200 on Tuesday - some small areas held 20-plus in a small woods area.
Wood Thrush - one report.
American Robin - very common and a part of overflights, as well as greatly-increased in migratory flocks stopping off.
Cedar Waxwing - in small numbers.
House Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch - multiple, but not that many.
Pine Siskin - scant by any dropping in to be widely-observed.
American Goldfinch
Grasshopper Sparrow - noted at top, seen along Hudson River greenway, a bit south of G.W. Bridge, west side of Manhattan.
Chipping Sparrow - more than previously.
Field Sparrow - large increase over all of the county by Tuesday.
Red Fox Sparrow - increased, overall - some singing.
Slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco - huge increases - even after many have already been coming thru.
White-crowned Sparrow - still very scarce, and a bit early in just mid-April here.
White-throated Sparrow - great increases despite already being numerous here.
Vesper Sparrow - a few, one in particular enjoyed by many at Inwood Hill Park, thanks to A-and-K, and also to N.S. later on.
Savannah Sparrow - good increases, many scattered all around the county.
Song Sparrow - still managing some increases even after a lot of these have moved thru, not always noticed a lot as migrants.
Swamp Sparrow - good increases by Tuesday.
Eastern Towhee - increased for Tuesday.
Eastern Meadowlark - a few, one of which might be lingering a little at one location.
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird - increased as well as some passing thru on Tuesday.
Common Grackle
Northern Cardinal
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Ovenbird - first of the spring, and very-likely longer-distance arrivals.
Louisiana Waterthrush - as many as ten in Central Park alone on Tues., while likely far-more passed thru and northwards.
Northern Waterthrush - at least 2 arrivals, either new to Tues. or quite recent.
Black-and-white Warbler - modest increases for Tues.
Northern Parula - perhaps one individual lingering, but at least 2 birds showing and singing at times.
Yellow Warbler - few, and not first-of-season, but possibly a further, but scant arrival of this species.
Palm Warbler - all have been of the yellow-form, as is most-expected in spring here. Near-common by Tuesday.
Pine Warbler - many, again some in various locations and also some small groups of these in single small areas.
Myrtle form, Yellow-rumped Warbler - many passed thru in a morning-flight, which is typical of this species on migrations, also increased as county-stop-ins for Tues.
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And likely at least a few additional species of native birds which may have arrived in the large widespread flight. Thanks to the many observers and photographers giving reports and alerts on non-x apps, as well as via eBird and with the Macaulay Library for media. Also thanks as always to all guides, participants, and supporters with bird and nature walks done on behalf of and with not-for-profit institutions and organizations which work for conservation, science education and research, and benefit the birds and other wildlife.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
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Date: 4/14/25 5:15 pm From: <marciaaabrahams...> <marciaaabrahams...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Do not miss Ashley Pichon's "The Birds of Trinidad and Panama" presentation at the next Queens County Bird Club meeting this Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 7:30 PM.
Do not miss Ashley Pichon's "The Birds of Trinidad and Panama" presentation at the next Queens County Bird Club meeting this Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 7:30 PM.
It will be held at the Alley Pond Environmental Center, 229-10 Northern Blvd, Douglaston, NY 11362.
Ashley Pichon officially started birding in March of 2022, with the North Shore Audubon Society. She bought her camera around the same time and began learning bird photography alongside traditional birding. Both quickly became an obsession. Ashley spent her first year in the field being mentored by members of the NSAS, without whom she says she’d know “nothing.” The following year, she met several people who specifically traveled to bird. One day, after someone else dropped out of a trip, they invited Ashley to Trinidad. Without considering any of the details, she booked her flight that day and downloaded a new bird pack into Merlin. Two months later, she joined a group of birders and bird photographers on what was a seminal trip through the various bird habitats on the island. When she returned, she was fully hooked and soon ventured to Anton Valley, Panama. This presentation will feature many of the birds and habitats Ashley encountered while traveling through both countries.
Please be prompt and ring the doorbell to be let in, since no one will be at the front desk.
Marcia AbrahamsVP/Programs CoordinatorQueens County Bird Clubhttps://qcbirdclub.org/Email: <MarciaAAbrahams...>
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Date: 4/13/25 1:41 pm From: Deborah Allen <dallenyc...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Sun. April 13, 2025: Heron Assortment, Winter Wren, Brown Thrasher, and Wood Warblers
Central Park NYC
Sunday April 13, 2025
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Black-crowned Night-Heron, Green Heron, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Winter Wren, Brown Thrasher, Rusty Blackbird, Louisiana Waterthrush and Other Wood Warblers.
Canada Goose - 23, some nesting
Northern Shoveler - 6
Gadwall - 8
Mallard - around 25
Bufflehead - 14
Ruddy Duck - 22
Mourning Dove - 15-20
American Coot - 6
Ring-billed and Herring Gulls - around 30
Great Black-backed Gull - 4
Double-crested Cormorant - 5
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 7
Green Heron - 1 adult Lake north of Bow Bridge (Scott Brevda)
Great Egret - 2 (Lake and Turtle Pond)
Great Blue Heron - 1 Lake (Mary Kate Horbac)
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 6
Downy Woodpecker - 3
Northern Flicker - 8 or 9
Peregrine Falcon - 1 flyover
Eastern Phoebe - 12-14
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 at the Gill (Ryan Serio)
Blue Jay - 6-8
American Crow - 3
Black-capped Chickadee - 8-10
Tufted Titmouse - 7 or 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 14-15
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 6-8
White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 (Evodia Field, Tupelo Field)
Winter Wren - 1 Laupot Bridge (Edmund Berry)
Brown Thrasher - 1 Swampy Pin Oak (first-of-season)
Hermit Thrush - 12-14
American Robin - 25-30
Fox Sparrow - 2 Ramble
White-throated Sparrow - 25-30
Song Sparrow - 5
Red-winged Blackbird - 1 male Bow Bridge
Rusty Blackbird - 1 at the Gill (Ryan Serio)
Common Grackle - 10-15
Louisiana Waterthrush - 4
Black-and-white Warbler - 1 reported at Evodia Field
Palm Warbler - 5 or 6 "Yellow"
Pine Warbler - 8-10
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 southwest corner of Great Lawn
Northern Cardinal - 5 or 6
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Deb Allen
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