Date: 10/29/25 3:02 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - Y-br. Chat (not midtown), migratory movements, etc.
Manhattan, N.Y. City - into Tuesday, October 28th -
Late on Monday, Oct. 27th, a Yellow-breasted Chat revealed itself to several keen regulars of Inwood Hill Park, near that parks northern parts. Tuesday 10-28 in Manhattan might a sense be dubbed the day of the Winter Wren, and slightly wintry were the winds and gray skies of much of the day, and especially so in the southern half of Manhattan. It also might be termed the week of the Juncos and other sparrow species in Manhattan and other parts of N.Y. County. The sparrows which were still being found around Manhattan as well as in other islands of N.Y. County included Vesper - one was recently found and photod at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center grounds, a nice find at that location on Sunday, and that species had been seen in fair numbers all around the county in select sites as well, while some Lincolns and diminished numbers of White-crowned Sparrows were still being found into this week, as well as far-more of Song, Chipping, and White-throated Sparrows and varying numbers of Savannah Sparrows for some locations, plus other expected Sparrow species such as Red Fox, Swamp, Field. Some American Tree Sparrows were at least found by Saturday and Sunday on Governors Island and have perhaps shown elsewhere by now in this county.
Purple Finches continue to be found all through N.Y. County and in Manhattan at multiple sites including in at least eight different parks on Tuesday, Central Park just one of those parks. At least eleven warbler species were still being found in Manhattan thru Tuesday, with a Northern Waterthrush persisting at The Pool in Central Park for many many weeks. Other warbler species are mostly in lowered numbers besides still-multiples of Palm and Myrtle-form Yellow-rumped Warblers and scattered Common Yellowthroats. There have been a modest spate of Nashville Warbler finds in many locations this week in Manhattan, and on other islands of the county. Some warblers and other migrants are showing in even the small parks, gardens, church yards, plazas, and so on, including in locations less-visited by many birders.
A welcome addition to Central Park was the female-plumaged Hooded Merganser on the reservoir there, that after Bufflehead also has shown in Central Park by Sunday if not earlier, and over at The Pool in that parks n-w sector there were at least one-dozen Green-winged Teals seen by dozens of observers into Tuesday. The Hooded Merganser was also seen and photographed thanks in part to members of the Linnaean Society of New York in a not-for-profit guided bird walk and also seen by other observers at the reservoir. There are still a few Laughing Gulls coming in to the C.P. reservoir at times. Several American Coots also are continuing.
A fair amount of waterfowl movement has occurred in recent days, and for-example there were over 3-dozen Gadwalls in The Meer at Central Parks northeast corner by later on Tuesday, and the total numbers of American Black Ducks, N. Shovelers and Ruddy Ducks all have risen for Central Park lately. In the waters east and west of Manhattan, as well as in N.Y. Harbor in the waters of N.Y. County, a -rather few, so far- Red-breasted Mergansers have been showing. Far more waterfowl is anticipated to show in the coming days and weeks.
A belated-here report of an American Bittern, seen at Muscota marsh thanks to a keen and regular observer, next to Inwood Hill Park in the northern fringe of Manhattan island, back on October 23rd.
Good birding and thanks to many, many observers and photographers for hundreds of sightings, alerts, and reports.
Tom Fiore
manhattan
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