Date: 10/28/26 1:28 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - Tues., 10/27 - Surf & W.-w. Scoters, other waterfowl arrivals, etc.
Manhattan, N.Y. City - Tuesday, October 27th -
At least 2 Surf Scoters and 2 White-winged Scoters were noted on the Hudson River off upper Manhattan, on a day with a strong overall waterfowl movement, which included thousands of southbound Brant. Buffleheads have been arriving, and there were also more of Ruddy Ducks, N. Pintails - mainly on passage, plus Green-winged Teals, and Canada Geese coming thru, some such as Buffleheads finding Manhattan waters to their liking, including landings in Central Park. There were at least twelve species of native waterfowl in Central Park on Tuesday, all in the multiple although the American Wigeons are seemingly limited to the ongoing two which are not constantly together in Central Park, and with one exceptionl seemingly the lingering female-plumaged Common Merganser at the C.P. Reservoir. American Coots were ongoing there, and some
Royal Terns remained a feature of the Hudson River adjacent to Manhattan thru Tuesday. Pine Siskins and lesser numbers of Purple Finches continued to be seen thru Tuesday, including multiples at Central Park, and at many other locations.
A Yellow-breasted Chat was ongoing at the narrow plaza a bit west of Sixth Ave. in mid-Manhattan, between 41st and 42nd Streets. This location is very close to Bryant Park.
An Orange-crowned Warbler was found and photographed Tuesday at the pollinator meadow in the north sector of Riverside Park. A different individual of this species was seen and photographed by the group guided bird walk of the non-profit institution The American Museum of Natural History - New York, also on Tuesday, in Central Park. This species has made good showings in this county already this fall. Overall diversity of warblers has dropped off in this past week, and some species would be considered late by now in this area.
Rusty Blackbirds continued at Central Park and with some at least moving thru in some other locations, while Common Grackles continued to show in the multi-hundreds collectively over all of Manhattan. Red-breasted Nuthatches also were continuing in multiple locations, including in the plural at Central Park every day of this month.
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4 Forsters Terns were reported from the Hudson River off lower Manhattan on Monday, while the ongoing incursions of Royal Terns have been ongoing up and down the river.
An American Tree Sparrow reported on October 22 from the C.U.N.Y. A.S.R. Center campus in Harlem, Manhattan was confirmed in eBird, becoming an early-ish first of fall for that species in the county. A few others of that species also have been recently reported. Numbers of Red Fox Sparrows have increased a bit. Many additional sparrows and other birds of the season are ongoing, arriving, as well as moving along.
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With the scary-holiday upcoming, owls of multiple species were ongoing in Manhattan, several parks holding at least 3 species of owl, all ongoing.
