Date: 4/6/26 5:33 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - 4/5 - Caspian Tern, Bonapartes Gulls, other sightings & notes
Manhattan and elsewhere in N.Y. County, N.Y. City -
Late in the day Sunday, a Caspian Tern was photographed - M. Waldron - out by the Hudson River, from Fort Tryon Park. A first of the year for this county, however some of this species have been found even in or near much more northern breeding areas of NY just recently, and a good movement of Caspian Terns was also noted from western New England on Sunday.
On April 3, two Bonapartes Gulls were seen and photographed off Roosevelt Island, just east of Manhattan and part of N.Y. County. For Sunday, April 5, a flock of 40 Bonapartes Gulls were -reported- by at least 3 observers in the vicinity of the G. Washington bridge on the Hudson River, seen from upper Manhattan. Good numbers of Bonapartes Gulls have been moving in the wider region.
From back on March 31, confirmations were belatedly given to sightings of Lesser Black-backed Gull on the Central Park reservoir, from that day only, per lack of any newer reports.
Louisiana Waterthrush was ongoing at Central Park thru Sunday, as were multiple Pine, Palm, and Myrtle-form Yellow-rumped Warblers, however no Sunday reports yet for the Black-and-white Warbler photographed at Central the day before.
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Incidentally, for a few of the species only recently found in Manhattan as first-of-year birds, some -of those species- were already showing in breeding areas, such as Louisiana Waterthrush to the Litchfield County, CT highland streams by Sunday, and Blue-headed Vireo also into Connecticut and elsewhere north or northeast of NYC by now. There are other such examples for various songbirds and other birds.
Thanks to many observers and photographers for alerts and reports.
