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Donkees

(31,449 posts) Wed Aug 2, 2023, 01:33 PM Aug 2023

''Yellow Warbler - Fall migration has begun'' Central Park, NYC

Photos: Ruben Giron

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''Yellow Warbler - Fall migration has begun'' Central Park, NYC (Original Post) Donkees Aug 2023 OP

It feels fall like already in NYC Sanity Claws Aug 2023 #1

It's not early for this group, and peak season is still weeks away. Donkees Aug 2023 #2

Central Park is on the migratory flyway. I recall reading that 200 bird species can be found in 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #3

Sanity Claws

(21,851 posts)

1. It feels fall like already in NYC

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Aug 2, 2023, 01:37 PM

Aug 2023

Is this normal for the birds or is it early?
Unlike many parts of the US, NYC has started to cool off. At night it is in the 60s.

Donkees

(31,449 posts)

2. It's not early for this group, and peak season is still weeks away.

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 2, 2023, 02:13 PM

Aug 2023

The male hummingbirds usually start their journey south in August too. This month, I start adding more hummingbird feeders as their migrating numbers increase.

3Hotdogs

(12,400 posts)

3. Central Park is on the migratory flyway. I recall reading that 200 bird species can be found in