Date: 5/29/26 4:35 pm From: Thomas Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Friday, May 29 - 20 species of warblers, etc.
In Central Park -in Manhattan, N.Y. City- on Friday, May 29th, at least 20 species of migratory Americas-Caribbean, ie neotropical-wintering, warbler species were still being found by the hundreds of observers and photographers in that park, covering nearly every area and all sectors from south end to north, east to west, in all hours from first-light to nearly dusk, with some folks wanting to listen equally as well as to look. Of course, a fair number of the warblers by this date, or for some species, a great many, are female warblers which are not bursting with song, although all of these warblers will give calls in daytime and also give particular flight notes, in nocturnal flight as well as on some daytime local-flight.
Among the Black-billed Cuckoos seen in Central Park, at least one was well-photographed with the photos in the publicly-available, and easily-accessible Macaulay Library for media, as part of an eBird report, for May 29. There are also still Yellow-billed Cuckoos moving thru as well. Multiple Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are also still being found in Central, and other Manhattan parks. That is a species that has nested in this county, albeit rather sparingly, as far any known surveying has shown.
Below are the warblers positively identified from May 29, at Central Park - all of the park, not just one piece, or route of one or a few persons.
Ovenbird - multiple.
Northern Waterthrush - multiple.
Black-and-white Warbler - multiple.
Tennessee Warbler - multiple.
Mourning Warbler - multiple - some are quieter females, and the species has been passing in numbers for many days by now.
Common Yellowthroat - many.
American Redstart - still numerous over all of Central Park.
Cape May Warbler - not late, some of the females passing now do not receive the attention of males and earlier-to-pass individuals of this species, starting when leaves were far less thick and able to hide some of the more-arboreal of the warblers.
Northern Parula - multiple.
Magnolia Warbler - multiple.
Bay-breasted Warbler - multiple.
Northern Yellow Warbler - multiple.
Chestnut-sided Warbler - multiple.
Pine Warbler - this is a bit late, but not unprecedented, for here, and an experienced observer noted that the individual seen was in drab-plumage, this may have been a straggling first-year female. As many in the NYC region will know, the species breeds within 10 miles or less of Central Park in other places outside of N.Y. County, such as giving one example, in parts of northeast New Jersey in appropriate habitats. This species is also capable of breeding or attempting to within N.Y. City in select locations.
Blackpoll Warbler - a very conservative number for all of Central Park on Friday would be 150 or more.
Black-throated Blue Warbler - multiple.
Myrtle form of Yellow-rumped Warbler - multiple.
Black-throated Green Warbler - multiple.
Canada Warbler - multiple.
Wilson's Warbler - multiple.
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A nice find out at Governors Island earlier this week was another Philadelphia Vireo for the county this spring, seen at least to May 27 on Governors, which is a part of N.Y. County, the very same county that Manhattan island is within. Many, many locations in all parts of this county continue to have lots of migrants and, in multiple sites, also many birds now breeding or setting up to do so. Please give all nesting birds some space, thank you.
And thanks to all the many observers and photographers, including the not-for-profit groups with their leaders on guided bird walks, as well as fully-indepedent watchers, for so many sightings, alerts, reports, including some bird tips via good old word-of-mouth.
