Date: 8/30/26 1:24 am From: Thomas Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - 26+ Warbler spp., other migrants, etc.
Manhattan, N.Y. City -
thru Saturday, August 29th -
At least 26 species of warblers were noted from Manhattan, with some good numbers in both overall tallies of birds and for species-diversity in warblers also seen at other sites of New York County by Saturday. All 26 or more warbler species were in Central Park by Saturday, with at least 22 warbler species seen there on Friday. A very strong arrival of Magnolia Warblers was featured on Saturday, and Cape May Warblers continued in the many-multiple, at Central and county-wide. Many species of warbler have increased in recent days. Various parks and greenspaces have seen a number of the migrant warblers over recent days.
These are among the warbler species being found -
Ovenbird, Worm-eating Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Northern Waterthrush, Blue-winged Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Hooded Warbler, American Redstart, Cape May Warbler, Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Northern Yellow Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Pine Warbler, Myrtle form of Yellow-rumped Warbler - the latter noted more from this county outside of Manhattan thus far, Prairie Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Canada Warbler, and Wilson's Warbler. As per the past weeks, Northern Yellow Warblers and American Redstarts remain fairly common on migration, while many more warbler species have been increasing in the past week.
Obviously many other migrants are moving - Common Nighthawks continue, as do Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, each in the multiple across this county on migrations. Flycatchers are still well represented in diversity, and thrushes continue with Wood and Swainsons Thrush ongoing lately, and Veery moving for weeks this month. Scarlet Tanagers are showing each day recently. Broad-winged Hawks, moving in low numbers region-wide, have been seen and photographed by multiple watchers at Manhattan, including at Central Park, this week, as have a variety of other expected and resident raptors.
Manhattan continues to see at least some shorebird migrants including Semipalmated Plovers, Least and Semipalmated and Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers, the latter two species regular at Central Park, and the whole plus Killdeer more so from northern Manhattan, and with all of these species also showing elsewhere in the county lately.
Thanks to hundreds of independent observers and photographers and including many affiliated with not-for-profit organizations and institutions which offer guided bird walks, and support education, conservation, sound science and natural diversity in their activities, for sightings, alerts, reports.
