Date: 8/22/25 4:55 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - 25+ Warbler spp, incl. G-w Warbler, etc. & other migrants
Manhattan, N.Y. City - Friday, August 22nd -
This report might have covered earlier days of this week, however a large fresh arrival of migrants came in over Thursday night into Friday, a vast majority of the migrators simply kept on moving in the night to first hours of the morning, but a good many and very-nice diversity for some, especially the migratory American warblers, were seen by many observers in the collective on the day.
A highlight for those present to observe it was a Golden-winged Warbler in the heart of the Central Park Ramble, just-about right on-time as an initial southbound migrant that species for this area.
The tally of 25 or more warbler species was achieved in Central Park, in the collective, while many observers out and about were able to find more warblers in that park, and in multiple other parks, especially the larger wooded ones such as Inwood Hill, Riverside and several others, and particularly in some areas not far from freshwater sources, while migrants also could be found foraging in a lot of places - including some in the smaller parks and greenspaces.
Other birds moving fairly well again included some of the flycatchers which do not breed in Manhattan, such as some Empidonax, including Yellow-bellied and Least Flycatchers, and a slightly stronger movement of migrating E. Kingbirds. Also beginning to show were slightly more of Veery, and the possibility that some of other Catharus thrush species are starting to arrive.
For the warbler-wave, a list pertaining just to Friday is below- includes all of Manhattan while, thanks to so many watchers, Central Park as is typical had a high -collective- tally.
Ovenbird - multiple in Manhattan, and multiple in Central Park for Friday, 8-22.
Worm-eating Warbler- multiple in Manhattan, and multiple in Central Park for Friday, 8-22.
Louisiana Waterthrush - small numbers still pushing along. Central Park still had several on Friday.
Northern Waterthrush multiple in Manhattan, and multiple in Central Park for Friday, 8-22.
Golden-winged Warbler - Friday, 8-22 - female-like plumage, Ramble of Central Park, multiple observers.
Blue-winged Warbler - multiple in Manhattan, and multiple in Central Park for Friday, 8-22.
Black-and-white Warbler - multiple in Manhattan, and multiple in Central Park for Friday, 8-22.
Tennessee Warbler - multiple in Manhattan, and multiple in Central Park for Friday, 8-22.
Nashville Warbler - small numbers thus far. A few in Central Park, again.
Mourning Warbler - small numbers thus far. A few in Central Park, again.
Common Yellowthroat - multiple in Manhattan, and multiple in Central Park for Friday, 8-22.
Hooded Warbler - several, including one in adult-male-like plumage in Central Parks Ramble, many observers.
American Redstart -multiple in Manhattan, and multiple in Central Park for Friday, 8-22.
Cape May Warbler - several, including multiple fly-bys, this is not an exceptionally early movement for modest numbers of these. Central Park, and elsewhere.
Northern Parula - multiple in Manhattan, and multiple in Central Park for Friday, 8-22.
Magnolia Warbler - modest numbers in Manhattan, including at least several at Central Park, Friday.
Blackburnian Warbler - modest numbers in Manhattan, including at least several at Central Park, Friday.
Yellow Warbler - Northern forms, as is expected. - numerous passage migrators and also many in many areas, including plenty at Central Park.
Chestnut-sided Warbler - modest numbers in Manhattan, including at least several still at Central Park, Friday.
Black-throated Blue Warbler - increased in the overnight into Friday, and multiples in Manhattan, same as for just Central Park.
Pine Warbler - small numbers thus far. A few in Central Park, again.
Prairie Warbler - modest numbers in Manhattan, including at least several at Central Park, Friday.
Black-throated Green Warbler - small numbers thus far. A few in Central Park, this is slightly early.
Canada Warbler - multiple in Manhattan, and multiple in Central Park for Friday, 8-22.
Wilsons Warbler - very few, on early side for this month.
Additional to the above, some observers are continuing to find singles or small groups of Forsters Tern around Manhattans watery edges, while Common Tern is still the most-regular for much of the season here, and most of those tend to be seen from the southern half of Manhattan, with best possibilities from nearer to N.Y. Harbor and its associated waterways along lower Manhattan. Some shorebirds still being seen included Greater Yellowlegs, and more of Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, and Least Sandpiper.
A wide variety of other migratory species are also being seen this week, many of them into Friday, as well and a lot more migration looks likely in coming days, especially early next week. A Broad-winged Hawk has been lingering in Central Park, mainly in and around the Ramble area, for many days by now. This was concurrent with a few other sightings of the species in Manhattan over the past week or so, a slightly-early period for those migrants to show up in this location. There had been and might continue to be a bit of earlier movement by that small raptor species, although the main southward migrations are still highly likely in mid to late September across the broader region.
The outlier-to-this-area tropical system that passed far-east of any parts of New York City - Hurricane Erin - seemed to bring essentially no storm-waif or storm-driven birds into this county of which Manhattan is a part.
Thanks to many observers and photographers for sightings and reports, many thru eBird alerts and reports with the Macaulay Library for media, as well as in the Discord for this area.
Good birding to all,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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