Date: 10/2/25 12:17 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - thru Oct. 1 - Am.G. Plover on 9/28, Blue Grosbeak & Lark Sparrows 9/1, other rarities, etc.
New York County, including Manhattan, Governors, Randalls and Roosevelt Islands, and the adjacent waters and skies above - thru Wednesday, Oct 1st -
Along with exodus and passages of many migrants, arrivals were ongoing as well and a further touch of autumn shown by some of the species which are either decreasing or increasing just in this week here.
An American Golden Plover was noted and by now confirmed in eBird at Governors Island on Sunday, 9-28 - B. Bonkamp - as a flyover, a rare sighting for this county. A great many more migrants were also seen on the day, by multiple observers including the above-noted, over that day. A Blue Grosbeak in brownish plumage, slightly-late Mourning Warbler, and several American Pipits among various migrants at Governors Island for Oct. 1.
Two Lark Sparrows were noted and now-confirmed with photos also made accessible via eBird, at Randalls Island on Oct. 1st, and also present there, many more migrants also including ongoing White-crowned Sparrows and a nice selection of other native sparrows, with a recent report or two of Vesper Sparrow.
At 3 Bryant Park in mid-Manhattan, the small plaza near Bryant Park itself, a Yellow-breasted Chat was ongoing to at least Oct. 1, with many many observers in recent days. Incidentally the actual Bryant Park has welcomed Yellow-breasted Chats multiple times over decades and as such the records of that species there pre-date the founding of eBird by some years. Occasionally those chats have attempted to overwinter there.
E. Meadowlark remained or others came in for Oct. 1 on Governors Island and the migrations of such very-numerous migrants as N. Yellow-shafted Flickers and E. Phoebes was demonstrated by high numbers at Governors Island on Oct. 1, these last 2 species also much more numerous in many locations all around the county now. At Battery Park near the southern tip of Manhattan, a long-lingering Wild Turkey was ongoing.
Slightly-late finds of Veery recently include some to at least Oct. 1, including at Canal Park, Bryant Park, and for Central Park and a few other sites. Gray-cheeked Thrushes also continued in smallish numbers, while Wood Thrush and Swainsons Thrush were diminishing at the same time that Hermit Thrushes are increasing - the last species the only Catharus Thrush that fully overwinters in our region and this county annually, and does so in modest numbers. Many Hermit Thrush may linger for some time, and many go at least slightly farther south than New York for mid to late winter.
A small number of Philadelphia Vireos as well as Warbling Vireos were lingering to at least Sept. 30th, with both species in Central Park, and ongoing and much more widespread are Red-eyed and Blue-headed Vireos, the latter 2 spp in many locations into this month. A White-eyed Vireo was seen at Central Park again into this week.
A Pied-billed Grebe has remained on the Central Park reservoir. Yellow-billed Cuckoos were still present at Central Park and elsewhere thru Oct 1st, and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have continued to show there and in multiple locations with lingering flowers which are attractive to hummingbirds. Purple Finches have continued to be seen, as have Red-breasted Nuthatches in a number of locations including at Central Park into October.
One of the rather impressive numbers of recent Connecticut Warblers which also have been seen to at least Sept. 30 at Central Park, had multiple observers, while some of that species in several locations in the county have had up to 100 observers at times - not all at once!
The Prothonotary Warbler at Central Park which was seen by many more observers on Sept. 30 was initially found - J. Suzuki - in the same location by the Loch in the parks north end on Sept. 28th. A minimum of 21 species of migratory American warblers were still being found at Central Park into October, seen and some photographed by hundreds. Near the same number of our warbler species were also found around the county to October, and the total number of species of native, wild birds in the county exceeded 125 for the very beginning of October - far more birds than those samplings of some highlights mentioned above are being seen in this county as this new month rolls on.
Thanks to many leaders and participants of many not-for-profit guided bird walks, as well as many independent observers and photographers for so many findings, alerts, reports, all in non-x apps and as always, in eBird, with the Macaulay Library for media including both visual and auditory media.
Good birding,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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