Date: 11/15/26 2:46 am From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2...> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC Bullock's Oriole: lingered thru 11/14, etc., + rarities on Long Island, NY
The drably-plumaged Mountain Bluebird at Jones Beach State Park, Nassau County, NY, present for at least 4 days now was stlll there on Saturday, 11-14, as noted by multiple observers. And Tropical Kingbird was still present Saturday at the town of Bridgehampton, Suffolk County, NY - the latter species seen by many-hundreds if not a thousand-plus observers by now. W. Kingbird has also lingered on at Jones Beach S.P. - West End, as well, to Saturday.
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Manhattan, N.Y. City - thru Saturday, Nov. 14th -
The now-over ten days staying young male Bullocks Oriole has remained at Morningside Park in Manhattan, with photographed observations again thru Saturday. The suggestion by myself that the more-recently-found Staten Island, NYC Bullocks might be same individual was very-premature, and made before looking at all the photos of that more-recent discovery. And of course, the two different Bullocks were also, as it turns out, seen simultaneously by multiple observers in their separated islands of N.Y. City. Thanks to Dr. Veit and to others who corresponded regarding the two Bullocks Orioles in N.Y. City.
A sky and river watch held at the Dyckman St. pier and looking at associated parts of the adjacent parks and the Hudson River in northern Manhattan, that pier at the western terminus of Dyckman St. on the Hudson, on Saturday, had more than a dozen total observers at various times, and sightings of the day included among many more species, 2 Horned Grebes, Long-tailed Ducks and a single of Greater Scaup, double-digits of Common Mergansers, along with Red-throated and Common Loons, a few Laughing Gulls, a Hooded Merganser, and modest numbers in the context, of Canada geese and other waterfowl, plus Horned Lark, American Pipit, Pine Siskin, some Purple Finches, triple-digit tallies of Cedar Waxwings and quadruple-digits of American Robin, slightly-greater numbers of Common Grackle, lower numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds and B.-h. Cowbirds, and various other species mostly on the move during the day. A Baltimore Oriole was seen and photographed, in that part of Manhattan which often harbors that species into early winter, occasionally thru a part of winter, such as those which linger on in Fort Tryon Park as one example. The raptors seen included a high tally of Red-shouldered Hawks, which are in their peak-flight-period locally and perhaps regionally lately, and other typical raptors of the season, as well as the usual-in-that-sector of Manhattan, viewing to the west, of year-round-there Black Vultures along with actually-migrating Turkey Vultures in higher numbers. A fairly recent Osprey was photographed on Nov. 11 at Inwood Hill Park, where lingering this month, and there might still be further appearances of that species in some site off or over Manhattan. Bald Eagles are continuing to be seen and are likely to for the remainder of the year and likely into the new year winter as well.
An Orange-crowned Warbler was photographed at Sherman Creek Park just n. Of the eastern terminus of Dyckman Street along the Harlem river—estuary, in n. Manhattan. Multiple Black-and-white Warblers remain around Manhattan, with at least one each for Morningside Park, for Central Park, and more in lower Manhattan to at least Friday, and some or possibly all recently thru Saturday. Also seen at Morningside Park were Pine and Palm and Myrtle-form Yellow-rumped Warblers, the various warblers and multiple other species at Morningside found especially thanks to ongoing interest and efforts to the Bullocks Oriole continuing there. Elsewhere in Manhattan there were still recent sightings of Common Yellowthroats and Ovenbirds, and in once-was-a-warbler sightings we have a so-far unconfirmed Saturday report of Yellow-breasted Chat at a midtown Manhattan location about 8-plus city blocks from where that species was lingering in recent weeks.
Central Park has an ongoing assortment of ducks including at-least, Green-winged Teals, Hooded Mergansers, Buffleheads, N. Shovelers, Wood, Ruddy, and American Black Ducks, Gadwall and sundry others, plus still some Laughing Gulls at times by and in the reservoir-oval, as well as American Coot. The shorebird of the park is still the American Woodcock, with multiple recent finds, that species also elsewhere in Manhattan. Rusty Blackbirds also continue at Central Park, and perhaps elsewhere in Manhattan. Among sparrows lingering, Red Fox and a few White-crowned Sparrows, plus Chipping, Field, Swamp, Savannah in select locations, and the usual gangs of Song Sparrows and plenty of Dark-eyed Juncos and White-throated Sparrows that will remain thru the year. There may be lingering or newly-arriving American Tree Sparrows this month, with some further pushes of that species. Other sparrows could be lurking or lingering, including possible Lincolns Sparrows in some spots.
Many birds are showing in all sectors of Manhattan lately and some species not getting reported daily may well be lingering, such as Red-headed Woodpeckers for just one of many examples. Owls are still present in the multiple-species and numbers, on Manhattan, thru now.
Thanks to many observers and photographers for sightings, alerts, reports.
