Date: 10/7/26 1:56 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - Tues., 10/6 - Sora, Nelsons Sparrow, Dickcissel, Blue Grosbeak, NO Ash-throated reports for Tues. :[ etc.
New York County -in N.Y. City- including Manhattan, Randalls, Roosevelt, and Governors Islands, and the adjacent waters and skies -
Tuesday, October 6th -
A Sora was lingering at Bryant Park in mid-Manhattan thru Tuesday and was seen by many, many observers by then. A Dickcissel was also lingering at Battery Park in lower Manhattan on Tuesday, multiple observers and again well photographed.
A Nelsons Sparrow was noted again by some of the observers at Randalls Island on Tuesday. Blue Grosbeak, American Pipits, and a variety of other birds of the season were again noted at Randalls Island.
Overall the county has come up with over 150 species of birds in less than one week of October, although the overall bird diversity had already dropped by 10 percent or so by
Tuesday relative to prior recent days. Atlantic-type Brant have been starting to arrive in still-modest numbers so far, and other geese have been moving a bit - with the possibility that Cackler types are passing thru, as was recently reported for the county, although confirmations can sometimes be tough from some flight photos, or from some sight-only reports.
More waterfowl arrivals are likely at any time from now to end of the year. Gulls still include Laughing Gulls in some locations, reducing in numbers, while the usual-three gull species of this area may swell, those being Ring-billed, American Herring, and Great Black-backed Gulls.
At Central Park, ongoing species included American Wigeon, multiple Green-winged Teals, Ruddy Ducks, Wood Ducks, and plenty of N. Shovelers among the waterfowl there, and there were still at least twenty species of migratory warblers being found in Central, including a few Hooded Warblers, one or more of those in full male-type plumage. Tennessee Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, and Wilsons Warbler were among many others, and Blackpoll and Cape May Warblers were still being seen in the multiple as was so in general around the county on Tuesday.
A good many warbler species are still being found in high-multiples in the aggregate around the county, some species still easily into double-digits, most obviously perhaps Palm and Myrtle-form Yellow-rumped Warblers, as well as Common Yellowthroats still lurking in plenty of locations.
Rusty Blackbirds and Red-breasted Nuthatches were again seen, particularly noted from Central Park again. Thrushes still included a few Gray-cheeked types, Wood, Swainsons, and plenty of Hermit Thrush, while Veery as is expected might be just about gone from these parts - if veery is suspected from now to any later dates in the year, photos or video may be helpful to confirm it as that species, which for the most part are almost all going south of Texas by about now.
For sparrows there are ongoing White-crowned, Lincolns, Field, Chipping, Swamp, Song, Savannah, and plenty of White-throated Sparrows, as well as increasing Dark-eyed Juncos, all of these being seen in Central Park thru Tuesday as well as scattered thru all of the 4 islands of this county. Some additional sparrow arrivals are certain in this month and next, and could include potential rarer sparrows too.
Other migrant species still being seen in modest numbers have included Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, and Baltimore Oriole. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have still been appearing but numbers are dropping, as expected.
Check any hummers seen a bit more closely from now thru this fall, as at some point, vagrant hummingbird species become -more- likely than our regular Ruby-throated, especially so once November rolls in. If a non-Ruby-throated is suspected, attempt lots of photos, the closer the better, and including the tail of the hummingbird. Chimney Swifts have been continuing, with rather lower numbers by Tuesday but still well into double-digits at some locations.
Diurnally flying raptors and two vulture species have been showing in migration lately, with up to 11 species in raptors including all 3 regular falcon species of the area, for this county to and thru Tuesday. Nocturnal raptors are also ongoing in some locations here.
The previous Ash-throated Flycatcher of Inwood Hill Park was NOT reported again on Tuesday, although it could potentially still be lurking somewhere in that park or within Manhattan or this county, somewhere.
Thanks to many observers and photographers for sightings, re-finds, alerts, and reports.
