Date: 4/16/24 4:43 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - past week of arrivals to Mon, 4/15
Manhattan, N.Y. City, over the past one week thru Monday, April 15th -
A lot of species, and for some of the species, a lot of individual birds, have arrived and-or passed through in the past one week, many showing at Central Park, which in annotations in the overall list below is denoted by -CP- for species that were also seen at Central. Many other parks, greenspaces, gardens, churchyards, and varied other urban spaces allowed new sightings, and as-always a modest percentage of species were seen mostly, or for some solely, as fly-by or fly-over observations of migratory birds. The number of warbler species jumped a bit, while only a modest number of the migratory American warblers were in any great numbers over the course of the week. Of course and as-always, vastly more individual migrants of many species flew past on some nights of strong nocturnal migrations.
As just one indicator for some of the arrival and passage migration of the past week, there have been a minimum of 16 American Warbler species, of which fifteen species were seen within Central Park -and a number also seen in multiple other locations. Many had arrived, or were first-reported more widely, just in the past few days of this week, starting Sunday. All of these and many many other migrants -and some resident species- are noted in the list below. Also arrived among the many migrators and local-nesting migrant species were both Orchard and Baltimore Oriole, which are a bit on the early side as well as some of the warblers that came in. With the arrival of Chimney Swifts here, even if in minimal numbers so far, we see that truly neotropical-wintering-migrant birds have pushed north to at-least this latitude.
Some of the species recorded in the past week in, adjacent to, or over Manhattan island of N.Y. City -
Red-throated Loon -CP- and modest numbers overall.
Common Loon -CP- and several very large migration-flights in the mornings, primarily.
Great Cormorant - few lingering.
Double-crested Cormorant -CP- and some very large migration-days also, overall.
Great Blue Heron -CP- and also at-least-modest numbers migrating overall.
Great Egret -CP- and fairly modest numbers overall.
Snowy Egret -CP- and modest numbers; those seen at Central all being flyovers so far.
Green Heron -CP- where arrived by at-least April 14, and very modest numbers overall.
Black-crowned Night-Heron -CP- and still rather modest numbers overall.
Black Vulture -CP- and very modest numbers overall, all seen as flyovers.
Turkey Vulture -CP- and modest to higher numbers overall, almost all in county as flyovers.
Canada Goose -CP- and modest numbers overall.
Atlantic Brant - mostly other locations, but also some seen in rather-local flights from -CP-.
Mute Swan - 2 lingered at the East River where semi-regular.
Wood Duck -CP- and very modest numbers overall, esp. as flybys.Gadwall -CP- and modest numbers overall.
American Black Duck -CP- and modest numbers overall.
Mallard -CP- and many more locations.
Northern Shoveler -CP- and very small numbers overall.
Northern Pintail - flyby only.
Green-winged Teal - a few in addition to the very-long-staying pair at The Pool of -CP-.
Greater Scaup - few.
Long-tailed Duck - a few flyovers - on migrations.
Bufflehead -CP- and very modest numbers overall, which were diminishing this week.
Hooded Merganser - several, including the at-least 2 lingering on at -CP-.
Red-breasted Merganser - multiple including those that had been lingering thru at -CP-.
Ruddy Duck - -CP- and very small numbers overall.
Osprey -CP- and good numbers overall, some days a significant movement observed.
Bald Eagle -CP- and modest numbers overall, with good movements on some days.
Northern Harrier -CP- and very modest numbers overall.
Sharp-shinned Hawk -CP- and very modest numbers overall.
Coopers Hawk -CP- and modest numbers overall.
Broad-winged Hawk -CP- very few so far, all flyovers. These might be sought in the next 2-3 weeks, and very-occasionally will stop off in this county, on spring migrations.
Red-tailed Hawk -CP- and good numbers overall.
American Kestrel -CP- and fine numbers overall.
Merlin -CP- and modest numbers overall.
Peregrine Falcon -CP- and in numbers -as local residents- overall.
American Coot -CP- and very few overall.
Killdeer -CP- and modest numbers overall.
Spotted Sandpiper -CP- and first noted off lower-west Manhattan.
American Woodcock -CP- and now very modest numbers overall.
Laughing Gull - increased nicely overall this week, some again in or over -CP-.
Ring-billed Gull -CP- and modest numbers overall.
American Herring Gull -CP- and very good numbers overall.
Great Black-backed Gull -CP- and good numbers overall.
feral Rock Pigeon - near-ubiquitous and of course at -CP-.
Mourning Dove -CP- and very good numbers overall.
Monk Parakeet - many sightings on Manhattan for this past week, multiple locations including several parks in northern Manhattan.
Owl - the few that stay have been in typical areas.
Chimney Swift - the first small numbers arrived this week, and those include over -CP-.
Belted Kingfisher -CP- and very modest numbers overall.
Red-bellied Woodpecker -CP- and in good numbers overall.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -CP- and very good numbers overall, many many locations.
Downy Woodpecker -CP- and good numbers overall.
Hairy Woodpecker -CP- and very good numbers overall.
Yellow-shafted Flicker -CP- and very good numbers overall, some major arrivals - and quite a lot on morning-diurnal migration flights.
Eastern Phoebe -CP- and good numbers overall.
White-eyed Vireo -CP- an expected arrival in the month of April locally.
Blue-headed Vireo -CP- an expected arrival in the month of April locally, a few have shown since one as-of 4-9, etc.
Northern Raven - many are all around Manhattan, some are nesting, also seen from -CP-.
Blue Jay -CP- an expected arrival in the month of April locally and many also lingering.
American Crow -CP- and good numbers overall.
Fish Crow -CP- and good numbers overall.
Tree Swallow -CP- and fine numbers overall, the best site in the county to see being on Governors Island, where they nest regularly.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow -CP- and modest numbers overall, occuring in many sites, some are likely to nest.
Barn Swallow -CP- and good numbers overall.
- - - - Cliff Swallow - reported, and would be ideal to see photos, videos. More yet to arrive.
Black-capped Chickadee -CP- and small numbers overall.
Tufted Titmouse -CP- and modest numbers overall.
Red-breasted Nuthatch -CP- and also very small numbers overall.
White-breasted Nuthatch -CP- and modest numbers overall.
Brown Creeper -CP- and good numbers overall.
Carolina Wren -CP- and good numbers overall.
House Wren -CP- were on the early-side, one or 2, including singing individuals.
Winter Wren -CP- and nice numbers overall, now diminished.
Golden-crowned Kinglet -CP- and were in good numbers overall.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -CP- and greatly increased numbers overall.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -CP- and modestly increased numbers overall.
Hermit Thrush -CP- and greatly increased numbers overall - hundreds in the county on some arrival-days.
American Robin -CP- and greatly increased numbers overall.
Gray Catbird -CP- and also a very-few new arrivals overall.
Northern Mockingbird -CP- and fine numbers overall.
Brown Thrasher -CP- and greatly increased numbers overall - found in many larger and smaller sites this week, occasionally just out in street-trees singing, etc. as migrators.
European Starling - nearly ubiquitous in all of the county, and of course at -CP-.
House Sparrow - near-ubiquitous in the city, and many in -CP -, a potential pest to nesting native birds here and throughout areas where not native.
American Pipit - a few moved past including at least one detection from -CP-.
Cedar Waxwing -CP- and in diminished numbers overall, as some moved on. MANY more will again arrive in a few weeks or more.
Eastern Towhee -CP- and also many new arrivals overall.
Chipping Sparrow -CP- and also many new arrivals overall.
Field Sparrow -CP- and also modest numbers overall.
Vesper Sparrow -CP- and not-yet reported elsewhere in the county - ?
Savannah Sparrow -CP- and also a modest new arrivals overall.
Red Fox Sparrow -CP- but diminishing rapidly by now. Any Fox Sparrow seen in remainder of spring should be photod or videod, wherever possible.
Song Sparrow -CP- and many overall.
Lincolns Sparrow - very few.
Swamp Sparrow -CP- and also increased new arrivals overall.
White-throated Sparrow -CP- and also further-increased new arrivals overall.
Slate-colored Junco -CP- and also more passiung arrivals migrating, overall.
Northern Cardinal -CP- and in many many more locations.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - so far, 2 known sightings, and one for northern Manhattan.
Indigo Bunting - early, but in line with both other years and other regional sightings this past week, around the city and just-beyond.
Red-winged Blackbird -CP- and also increased new arrivals overall - the passages of the younger males and many females of this species are usually more-overlooked in reports, this is in part thanks to the typical arrivals of so many other arriving species of migrants.
Eastern Meadowlark - a few additional passage-migrators.
Rusty Blackbird -CP- and also modestly-increased new arrivals overall.
Common Grackle -CP- and also many locations overall.
Brown-headed Cowbird -CP- and multi-locations overall.
Orchard Oriole -CP- not ultra-early but ahead of typical expected dates.
Baltimore Oriole -CP- after a very few elsewhere, a couple of these came in to Central Park, as well as a few other locations - still rather early, but being noted as earlier arrivals in our recent-modern era.
Purple Finch -CP- and also very-few increased arrivals overall.
House Finch -CP- and also slightly increased new arrivals overall. many singing around the county.
American Goldfinch -CP- and also increased new arrivals overall.
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler -CP- still early, and could represent a bird that wintered not far-away, but there has been clear arrival of some migrants from the tropical regions of the hemisphere.
Northern Parula -CP- which was early, and more likelier later this month.
Yellow Warbler -CP- which was early, and more likelier later this month.
Myrtle -Yellow-rumped- Warbler -CP- and also modestly increased arrivals overall.
Black-throated Green Warbler -CP- only slightly-early and more may be here soon.
Pine Warbler -CP- and in many other sites, has had some good passage for prior week.
Prairie Warbler -CP- and also very-few increased arrivals overall. Very slightly-early, and might have already arrived last week, with more observers now.
Palm Warbler -CP- and also greatly increased arrivals overall - still more likely to arrive.
Black-and-white Warbler -CP- and also rather-few, so far, in increased arrivals overall.
American Redstart - one found in lower sector of Manhattan, a bit early.
Ovenbird - CP- and also very-few increased arrivals overall - the Central Park sightings were in the low-multiple, and are not merely of the one that wintered, these were fresh arrivals, and seen at same-hours in widely-separated areas in that park on same day.
Northern Waterthrush -CP- and also a very-few increased arrivals overall. Still on the early side for the main arrivals of THIS species of waterthrush.
Louisiana Waterthrush -CP- and also a very good increased arrival -and passages- overall.
Common Yellowthroat -CP- and also very-few increased arrivals overall. This in-addition to a very few that most likely wintered rather locally - or even successfully within Manhattan.
Hooded Warbler - the singing male which 1,000+ people saw - including some not-birder bird-watchers, ie, passersby who became interested in the hubbub of observers, and then the warbler itself. This was in the northern end of -CP- but meantime, the other one in -CP- was not seen or reported by many at all. More of these will be passing in coming weeks.
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It is almost certain that some species were not listed above, which showed this past week.
Many many trees are leafing, giving more opportunities for arriving songbird and other migrants to feed well. There have been greatly increased blooms and buds on all sorts of shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants all around Manhattan and beyond - the lush double-flowered ornamental cherries given to us from Japan are showing beautifully this week. All sorts of invertebrate life is emerging and showing in many locations, adding to the feel of spring here.
Thanks to great numbers of keen, quiet, courteous observers and photographers of birds, many of whom offered a lot of reporting this past week from all around Manhattan island.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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