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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