Date: 10/12/25 1:55 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - to 10/12 - Clay-colored Sparrow, 15+ warbler spp., etc.
At the churchyard of Trinity church in lower Manhattan, a Connecticut Warbler was ongoing for Sunday, with multiple observers and photographers.
At Number Three Bryant park plaza, a narrow area west of Sixth Ave in Manhattan, between 41st and 42nd Streets, just west of the actual Bryant Park which is typically the more-birded location, a Yellow-breasted Chat was still being found thru Sunday, now a near-resident over many many days with many hundreds of total observers over its stay at the plaza.
About the lower Manhattan Trinity church-yard with its main entry on lower Broadway, so far this month, 11 species of warblers and 35 total species of birds have been found in that small yard, by multiple observers. Connecticut Warbler has also occurred there in the past, over the years in the fall migration season. Incidental to the above, at lower Manhattans Trinity churchyard, and in multiple other locations including in Central Park, American Woodcock have been appearing. Wilsons Snipe has appeared but the latter noted so far just for New York County, not on Manhattan island just yet so far as known.
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Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - thru Sunday, October 12 -
A Clay-colored Sparrow was seen and photographed just south of the Meer at the parks northern end on Saturday, Oct. 11. Elsewhere, in northern Manhattan at Inwood Hill Park on Oct. 10th, a Clay-colored Sparrow was seen by 2 experienced observers where one had been for some days prior, at that location.
Ten species of native sparrows were found at least to Saturday in Central Park and at least nine of those species were noted for Sunday. Multiple but still-modest numbers of Red Fox Sparrows have been showing in Central Park, and also multiple White-crowned Sparrows as well.
Still more than 80 species of wild, native birds were noted for Central Park to Sunday, that a reduction in total diversity from prior days.
At least 15 species of American migratory warblers were seen in Central Park thru Sunday, thanks to multiple keen observers and photographers out and about at most hours and in all sectors of the park for the day. Among species still present to Sunday were Cape May, Bay-breasted, and Blackpoll Warblers as well as American Redstart,
A report of a female non-adult like plumaged Hooded Warbler was the least-expected for the date of the warblers noted in Central Park and still being seen into Sunday. It is however not all that late yet for Hooded Warbler in the area or region. If this report is added to the tally of warblers in Central, it makes for 16 warbler species there. This is still a slight reduction in warbler diversity from just the day-before.
Among the 8 species of waterfowl in Central Park, up to 7 or more Wood Ducks have been present in all of the park, and the Green-winged Teal continue mainly on The Pool in the parks n-w quadrant, with N. Shovelers, Gadwall, American Black Duck and the usual motley Mallards and Canada Geese, plus scant Ruddy Duck sightings thus far. A Pied-billed Grebe is ongoing on the reservoir of Central Park.
Many other and additional bird species are being seen on the totality of New York Countys multiple islands, additional to Manhattan island thru Sunday.
Thanks to hundreds of observers and photographers all reporting via non-x birding apps and as-always via eBird with the Macaulay Library for media archives, in both visual and auditory media.
Good birding,
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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