The new park the city is developing on the old Port Authority docks below Brooklyn Heights is turning out to be quite the little migrant trap. The watercourse has lots of wild grasses and plants, small trees and underbrush,with lots of gnats, perfect habitat for warblers and such. It's amazing that the birds are dropping into this small dollop of green on the waterfront. I expected it to be a good viewing point for ducks, geese & gulls. I was skeptical about passerines other than the common street birds showing up. However in just the last two days I've found:
Warblers:
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
As well as
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (about 6 today)
Eastern Phoebe
American Goldfinch
along with mockingbirds, starlings, robins, Mourning Doves, and House Sparrows.
I would say a new hot spot is born in Brooklyn but ironically, technically, Pier One is in New York County because the border includes all of the East River at that point, including the piers.
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