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
manhattan
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