Date: 8/28/26 7:46 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - recent migrants
Manhattan, N.Y. City - very recent migrants -
2 Caspian Terns flew out of Central Park early on Wed., 8-26, a species that has shown more often in recent years in this county, and had been recorded in Central Park not at all long-ago, thus not a major surprise but still quite a rare species in this park. A Lesser Black-backed Gull was seen and photographed on the Central Park reservoir berm, between-rains, on Thursday, 8-27.
A Mourning Warbler for Highbridge Park south-sector was a nice addition to that park, for Wed., 8-26. Warblers present around Manhattan besides that species, in the last several days included Ovenbird, Worm-eating Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Northern Waterthrush, Blue-winged Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler - this species was very numerous and widespread this week, Tennessee Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Hooded Warbler, American Redstart, Cape May Warbler - occurring in the multiple and in a number of sites, found in a number of areas within Central Park and also in other parks and greenspaces, Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler,` Northern Yellow Warbler - still a common migrant, as it has been for many weeks, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Pine Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Canada Warbler, and Wilson's Warbler - all of the warbler species noted were seen in the multiple this week, and many showed increases by no-later than Wednesday, in Manhattan. Even on partly-rainy Thursday at Central Park, at least 21 species of warblers were seen.
The county, and Manhattan, are just closing in towards 150 species of wild, free-flying birds for this month, with a modest chance of going well over that tally here before the first day of September.
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Among butterflies found at Central Park -some by folks also observing birds there - in the past week or less, there have been Giant Swallowtail and 3 additional Swallowtail species, Cloudless Sulphur as well as Orange Sulphur, at least 3 species of hairstreaks including White-M Hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak and many Red-banded Hairstreaks, American Snouts, Variegated Fritillary, Common Buckeye, two species of Lady, Red-spotted Purple, Monarchs, and skippers of multiple species including Fiery Skipper, and many Sachems. There are a number of dragonfly species migrating, as is typical this month, and some damselflies and dragonflies now -and lately- are fairly numerous. Many common and uncommon species of syrphid flies, a variety of wasp and bee and various other insect species have also been found. Many of these insects including a majority of the butterflies have shown in other parks around Manhattan as well. The invasively-overabundant non-native Spotted Lanternflies also continue, here and region-wide.
