Date: 9/18/25 3:48 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] E. Whip-poor-will, Central Park, NYC - Tues. Sept. 16th
On Tuesday, 9-16, at Central Park in Manhattan, N.Y. City an Eastern Whip-poor-will was found and photographed, the species had also been reported from this park 8 days prior and it is at-least plausible that one or more of this species lingered that long in the park this month. Equally plausible that this was a new and different individual on Sept. 16th.
As far as known a very few observers were able to observe or perhaps hear these caprimulgids in the areas where noticed. At least two of the observers of the past 8-plus days with this species chose to be anonymous or with an assumed handle used by multiple Americans in reporting to eBird. In any case, a photo was provided in the Sept. 16th report and that is now archived in the Macaulay Library. See https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/642008070
In spring of 2025, an E. Whip-poor-will had been first-found and reported from Central Park by one of our well-known and now-long-time birders, Christian Cooper of N.Y. City. Many many other birders were able to see that bird in springtime, which had a first-of-year sighting date on April 21st. Sightings of the 2 caprimulgid species we get aside from Common Nighthawk are rather scant here on the fall, or southbound-season, much more regular in spring migrations, especially for the rarer of those, Chuck-wills-widow.
At Central Park alone, at least 18 species of migratory American warblers were found by multiple observers in the collective on Wed., Sept. 17th, with among the less-common warblers here -by this date- being Canada Warbler. At least a few Common Nighthawks have been sighted thru Wed. evening at Central Park, and there have been in the past several days in Manhattan - including over Central Park - some impressive masses of Chimney Swifts, getting into many-hundreds at times as that species continues to move and some prepare to migrate soon out of our region. Many hummingbirds have been found into this week and all seen or photographed have been the most-expected species for now - Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, with many young birds-of-this-year passing or lingering - these are of either sex, not only females.
Good birding,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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