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| Prothonotary Warbler at the New York Botanical Gardens |
In the last week, New York City, has seen a number of early Warblers moving through the area.
Yellow-throated and Prothonotary Warblers have been the top billing so far.
At least 4
Yellow-throated Warblers (Dendroica dominica) have been reported in several notable birding hotspots. April 10th, at
Prospect Park Brooklyn, birder Eddie Davis, found a
Yellow-throated Warbler. The bird was seen by many and stuck around for a few days. On April 12th, in
Staten Island, Professor Richard Veit, found a
Yellow-throated Warbler at
Wolfe's Pond. The very next day in
Alley Pond Park Queens, a
Yellow-throated Warbler was heard and seen by
Queens County Bird Club member, Erik Miller. Unfortunately, no one else was able to see the bird and it was not re-found. and lastly on April 14th, veteran birder Bobby Kurtz found yet another
Yellow-throated Warbler at
Hempstead Lake (Nassau county),which was seen for a few times in the morning and then was never re-found. I never got on any of these YTW, so this bird remains elusive for me as a state bird. This past Thursday, another very good warbler showed up, this time in the Bronx, at the
New York Botanical Gardens. A
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea), which was apparently photographed by a visiting photographer. I was able to see this bird on Saturday after my
Van Courtlandt bird walk and got great looks. With these early treats, NYC birders are hoping for more goodies. Here are a few warblers that I was able get decent photos of so far during this spring migration.
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| Black-and-white Warbler |
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| Pine Warbler |
Tags:
Prothonotary Warbler,
Yellow-throated Warbler
7 comments:
Great shots Andrew,
It will keep me hoping until they come around here...
Love that Black-and-white Warbler pic.
Great photos, I hope they are not moving too fast. I still want to see some of them.
@MikeyBoy50 - thanks Mike. I had to work a bit for that shot of the Black-and-white Warbler. They are fast and very active, so I was lucky to get off a shot :)
@Eileen - Thanks for the nice comment! I am sure you will be getting them soon :)
Wonderful, Andrew. For all the colorful warblers, the Blac-and-white Warbler remains my favorite. Such a classy little bird. Glad to see this pic!
Wow! Love this post:)
Beautiful shots!
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