Date: 10/8/26 11:24 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - Thurs., Oct. 8 - Am. Bittern, Sora, Dickcissel, plenty more migrants…
Manhattan, N.Y. City - Thursday, October 10th -
With birders in multiple not-for-profit guided bird walks, and independent observers and photographers as well, an American Bittern showed nicely for many in the Central Park Ramble starting from first-light on Thursday and lingering in that area. Photos were obtained by some of these on the not-for-profit guided walks and later by others.
A Sora was a lingering bird at Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan, and a colorful Dickcissel was lingering at Battery Park at the south end of Manhattan, both seen and photographed again on Thursday, with multiple admirers in each location.
The recent ongoing spate of migrant cuckoos was continuing, not only around Manhattan including in Central Park, but also around N.Y. County, these recent sightings mostly of Yellow-billed, but a very few Black-billed Cuckoos also were still being found and well-documented. A Marsh Wren seen well and photographed in the Central Park Ramble on Wed., had not been reported so-far for Thursday, but could possibly still be around. Its been a fairly good fall here for that species, with more certainly possible going thru this month.
At least 17 species of migratory warblers were found by early afternoon on Thursday in Central Park, and the ultimate number there, and for all of Manhattan, might grow by a few additional by end of day with so many birders out enjoying the mild sunny weather, and further after-work walkers still to head thru birding locations. Some species of warblers are still being seen in fairly good, to lowered numbers, around Manhattan.
Sparrows of many species also are continuing with at least 9 native sparrow species in Central Park alone, and all of the species of that park also in sparrow-y sites scattered around Manhattan. These include White-crowned and Lincolns Sparrows in the multiple and Savannah Sparrows in somewhat more limited sites around Manhattan.
Red-breasted Nuthatches are ongoing in multiple sites, with ongoing multiples of them at Central Park on Thursday. American Wigeon, Green-winged Teals, Ruddy Ducks, Wood Ducks and other regular autumnal waterfowl are all ongoing at Central Park, with some of these species also showing elsewhere around Manhattan and N.Y. County. Also still to be found are Laughing Gulls in the multiple, including those appearing at Central Park.
Many other migrants are still being found thru Thursday, and further uncommon or rarer species may be awaiting discovery. And we will hope that the various owls that are around will be observed quietly and with respect to their needs, without any need to zoom up to a bird that might be sleeping and requires daily rest.
Thanks to many, many observers and photographers for sightings, alerts, reports, and in-the-field tips.
