Date: 5/10/26 4:52 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - Sun., May 10 - Prothonotary W., Clay-c. Sparrow, & many other migrants
New York County -in N.Y. City- including 4 main islands all within the county - Randalls featured in this report, as well as Manhattan, Governors, and Roosevelt Islands, along with adjacent waters and skies above these -
Sunday -Moms Day- May 10th -
Some excellent sightings from a very active Randalls Island for freshly arrived plus some lingering birds, which included a bright Prothonotary Warbler, first seen by two-amigos of the regular group who have covered Randalls Island in all seasons, and seen later, with some additional pix made, by more observers and photographers. Also seen by the early-arrivers to Randalls, a photographed Clay-colored Sparrow, and in total by all later observers combined, at least 90 species of birds on the island for the day… thanks to D. Aronov and A. Cunningham for their many finds at Randalls, as well as to others who came out to view and photo birds there.
All of the county experienced good migrant arrival, and all four of the main islands saw some fresh arrivals, for two other islands, including probable new-to-the-year species per island, and for Manhattan, at least a nice increase of a variety of migrant species which had been seen there in recent days or longer. Warbler diversity was still quite good over the county, and many sites had up to fifteen to twenty-plus species of warblers within each site.
Roosevelt Island with a small contingent of observers had nice additions to the known 2026 birds for that island, more added this May 10th. Governors Island with somewhat more birder-attention had fine migration for the day as well. In Manhattan, perhaps still lacking the Prothonotary but, at least 27 species of warblers were found, collectively by many hundreds of observers and photographers. There was a bit of movement also seen from boats in NY harbor and vicinity on this Mothers Day, which at times were transiting in, or in-view of and from, N.Y. County waters and airspace. Thanks to all for so many sightings, alerts, and reports plus photos that, for a time, some reporting systems were close to maxing. A further report with far more of the species on this fine birding-day Mothers Day will be given, at some point.
