Date: 10/18/25 10:06 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC, incl. Central Park - Sat., 10/18 - Y.-br. Chat; Pine Siskins, 14 warbler spp. at Central Park, etc.
Manhattan, N.Y. City - Saturday, October 18th -
A Yellow-breasted Chat was ongoing for Saturday at the narrow plaza officially-addressed as Number Three Bryant Park, which is just-west of the actual Bryant Park, thus that plaza is west of Sixth Ave., and between West 42nd and 41st Streets.
At Central Park in Manhattan on Saturday, 10-18 there were at least 14 Warbler species still present, those including N. Waterthrush, Cape May, Blackpoll, and more, among the varied species. Warblers in modest species-diversity are also showing in a variety of other parks, and at public green-spaces and gardens and other locations.
More than 100 observers and photographers of these multiple warbler species collectively were around thru Central Park and, in Manhattan, including at Central Park, where there were sightings of Pine Siskins, with some seen in various locations by Friday and more noted by Saturday, including at least several in Central Park. Knowing the calls of this species may help in determining fly-bys, and sometimes, in finding when lingering at all in any particular place. These may co-occur with other finch species but also may be found completely apart from any other finches at times.
Thrushes in Central Park, and some of these also elsewhere, have included Gray-cheeked and Swainsons Thrushes, with Hermit Thrush now the only truly-numerous Catharus-genus thrush still being found in Manhattan by this date. Very few Wood Thrush appear to have lingered by now, and any thrush thought to be a Veery should be photographed or video-recorded, including by phone, to help verify that last species if thought to be seen now on thru the remainder of the year, after mid-October. Most Veerys by now are south of the United States.
Just out of Manhattan and still within New York County on the other large islands of this county, multiples of American Pipits, and E. Meadowlarks, were among sightings for Saturday, 10-18. Also ongoing have been nice diversity in native sparrow species, including multiple White-crowned Sparrows and many Savannah Sparrows - both of those two species in Central Park as well as in some of Manhattans other parks.
There are still good numbers of Palm and Myrtle-form Yellow-rumped Warblers in many locations. A majority of any other warbler species are being seen in modest to low numbers in all locations in this county by now.
Thanks to the hundreds of keen, quiet, courteous observers and photographers on, leading, or in-support-of not-for-profit walks done for institutions and organizations which promote sound science, conservation and education and are supportive of natural diversity and to all the many independent observers and photographers with these ideals, for vast numbers of finds, alerts all via non-x birding apps, and reports in eBird, with the Macaulay Library for media in both visual and auditory forms.
Good birding,
Tom Fiore,
manhattan
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