Three Day Report

Mom & 3 chicks in 5th Ave. Nest - May 10, 2014
Photo courtesy of PaleMale.com

The park was full of birds on this rainy Friday, but the Migration has peaked.

Tom Fiore writes:

Wed.-Thurs.-Friday, 14, 15, & 16 May, 2014 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

At least 20 species of warblers were noted in the park on Wednesday; there were also a few intriguing additional reports. Overall however, migrant diversity was down quite a bit from the preceding week's reports of so many.  By Friday, numbers were down a bit farther overall, for most migrants. 

This weather is most interesting and appears to be contributing to some migrants turning up well north of usual breeding areas, as well as the inland or onshore occurrences of some species mostly known as pelagics in SE NY.

Good birding,

Tom Fiore

Manhattan

TUESDAY IN THE PARK WITH MURRAY

Hi Marie,

Here are a few warblers:

Canada Warbler

American Redstart

Blackpoll Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Photos taken in Central Park on 5/13/14 by MURRAY HEAD

UNCOMMON VISITOR to the AZALEA POND

Tom Fiore sent this in early this morning:

Hi Marie,

Surely there are much finer photos than mine of the very uncommon visitor to the Azalea Pond - a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - observed for much of the day by many hundreds of people.  Late in the day it became a little more active and began to move about as it gave some calls, staying in the same area of the Ramble through at least 7:30 p.m.

Tom

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Central Park, Azalea Pond, Sunday May 11, 2014.