The migration madness continues
Central Park, NYC
Tuesday 30 May 2023
73 °F
FRIDAY, MAY 12:
This morning I sang my last jury at the Manhattan School of Music and of course had to celebrate after by heading to the incredibly-birdy North Woods of Central Park, which once again did not disappoint! Upon arriving, I saw a text message on the alert of an Olive-sided Flycatcher in the Loch and so I immediately scooted over and…got the OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, my New York lifer!
AMERICAN REDSTART:
Activity in the Loch was incredible with near fallout conditions in places. This female HOODED WARBLER was one of the better birds around but did allow for satisfactory views:
Male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER:
Male SCARLET TANAGER:
And a female:
Female YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER:
Male CAPE MAY WARBLER:
One notable sighting was actually this TUFTED TITMOUSE — all of these guys have left the park for the summer except for this one individual that keeps on hanging out south of the High Meadow.
BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS gave an incredible show today, including this female:
And male:
And a male BLACKPOLL, the Bay-breasted’s lookalike in fall (though remarkably different in springtime):
Female COMMON YELLOWTHROAT:
SWAINSON’S THRUSH:
Male YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER:
Male CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER:
Male CANADA WARBLER:
RED-EYED VIREO:
Male BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER:
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH:
Female NORTHERN PARULA:
Activity was, yet again, extremely high today and I managed a decent nineteen warbler species — one more than yesterday’s total! Overall, it’s been an incredible two days of migration in Manhattan and possibly the peak of passerine migration we will see here. What an absolutely mind-blowing time of year!
Bird-of-the-day to the Hooded Warbler with runner-up to the Tufted Titmouse.
Happy birding,
Henry
World Life List: 1150 Species
