Date: 5/9/26 4:28 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - May 8 - Seaside Sparrow, other migrant reports
New York County -in N.Y. City- comprising 4 main islands of this county, Manhattan, Governors, Randalls, and Roosevelt Islands as well as some others, plus adjacent waters of the county and-or visible-from, and the skies above all -
from Friday, May 8 -
A photographed Seaside Sparrow on Governors Island (anon. eBirder) is a first-of-year confirmed find for this county
A few other sightings reported require confirmations, and at least some of us also will be seeking to locate or re-locate, and just in general to bird on thru the weather of the night and day on May 9. Definitely seen on May 8 were also all five of the typical-annual Swallow species, including Cliff and Bank Swallows, the latter in more than a few sites, including at Central Park, the former most definitely again on Randalls Island, its best known location for this county, but also possible in all parts of the county at least on-passage at this time in spring. We have no solid reports of any martins, time is ripe…
Fair to good migration took place over Friday night into Sat. morning locally and regionally, and while some were birds departing this city or this county, many were also coming in and thru from points-south.
