Date: 10/23/26 7:40 pm From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Wave Hill garden, Bronx, NYC - B.-thr. Gray Warbler, Rufous + R.-thr. Hummingbirds, etc. - & note on Fox Sparrow arrivals for Manhattan
Wave Hill botanical garden, Bronx County, N.Y. City -
Friday, Oct. 23rd -
a bright BLACK-THROATED GRAY Warbler showed for many observers and photographers on Friday, this western-breeding warbler found by Hailey Clancy as noted by many who came to seek this, and the western-vagrant Rufous Hummingbird that showed, as well as a second hummingbird identified as a late Ruby-throated, all three of these birds having many photos taken, within the grounds of the Wave Hill Botanical Gardens, located in the Riverdale section of Bronx County, NY. There is a standard admission charge for non-members to enter this garden-space, and the garden is closed and locked at precise times. Check their website for more info.
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A note for Manhattan, N.Y. City on Friday - Red Fox Sparrows arrived to multiple locations including to Central Park, and these are the first photo-documented of that species for the fall within Manhattan.