Date: 4/28/26 5:59 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - Monday, 4/27 - further arrivals
Manhattan, N.Y. City -
Monday, April 27th -
Some additional migration was occurring into Monday. Much more of the nocturnal migration from Sunday night to Monday was going west, and well-west, of most of N.Y. City, however enough mass movement was occurring to enhance the diversity of spring migrant arrivals here. The first-of-spring Least Flycatchers for this county, and for Manhattan, came in. More of other birds, now into their standard, expected arrival periods rather than as early-date types of arrivals, are occurring - such as more of Eastern Kingbirds, more of Orchard Orioles, more of some warbler species, etc.
While Central Park had all of this, as it always has very large numbers of watchers watching virtually every day of spring, other parks and greenspaces are also receiving many of these migrants by now. Some of the parks in northern Manhattan were keeping pace with the rest of the county, and some of the springs newest arrivals for this month have occurred as early, if not earlier, than were seen in Central Park, even with the latter locations vast numbers of observers and photographers. Many of the parks facing the Hudson River have been faring well with migration recently. As still more migrants come thru - eventually - in May, almost any place around Manhattan, including street trees and shrubberies, might hold interesting birds on some days.
A minimum of twenty warbler species are and were present on Manhattan, both Monday and again for Tuesday, April 28th. Again, a lot of migratory flight passed thru in the night, and much more has moved to the west or north of N.Y. City by daylight.
