Despite the wind and low temperature, Central Park, though not blazing with
activity was quite active today. Birds were not particularly vocal as far as
full-out song, but chipping was abundant at times. The list of birds posted on
the yahoo group ebirdsnyc by several as along with my own personal day list is
below. (SBO=seen by others but not me) Highlights are in bold, and the numbers
are my own approximate observations, not a cumulative count.
Canada Goose--with youngGadwall--6 on reservoirMallardRuddy Duck 6 persist on
reservoirDouble Crested Cormorant--20ish total, including flyovers and on
reservoirBlack-crowned Night heron--2, lakeGreat Egret--4Turkey
Vulture--SBORed-tailed HawkCOMMON MOORHEN--continues on east side of point in
Lake. Good bird for CPSpotted Sandpiper-- SBO, lake near ovenRing-billed
GullHerring GullGreat Black-backed GullRock PigeonMourning DoveRuby-throated
Hummingbird--SBORed Bellied WoodpeckerDown WoodpeckerNorthern
FlickerOLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER--one pipping in Loch, PMGreat-crested
Flycatcher--Loch, PMEastern Wood-pewee-- Strawberry Fields, PointLeast
Flycatcher--1, tupelo meadowEastern Kingbird--ReservoirWHITE-EYED VIREO--Tupelo
meadowYELLOW-THROATED VIREO--Loch, PMRed-eyed Vireo--3Warbling
Vireo--6Blue-headed Vireo--1 singing, Tanner's Spring, PMBlue JayAmerican
CrowBarn Swallow--40+ mostly on ReservoirNorthern Rough-winged Swallow--5,
ReservoirCLIFF SWALLOW--3, ReservoirTree Swallow--1Black-capped Chickadee--2,
rambleTufted Titmouse--1, pointWhite-breasted Nuthatch--heard Shakespeare
GardenHouse Wren--5Ruby-crowned Kinglet--2, falconer hillVeery--4,
LochSwainson's Thrush--6GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH--SBO, PointHermit Thrush--SBOWood
Thrush--2+ singing in Ramble around sunset.American Robin-- several young birds
alreadyGray CatbirdEuropean StarlingBlue-winged Warbler--1 female, strawberry
fields, PMNashville Warbler-4, north woods and rambleNorthern
Parula--25Chestnut-sided Warbler--8, Loch, Point, GillYellow
Warbler--15Magnolia Warbler--15Yellow-rumped Warbler--15Prairie Warbler--1,
Loch, PMBlackpoll Warbler--20Blackburnian Warbler--SBO, North of Sheeps
MeadowBlack-throated Blue Warbler--10Black-throated Green Warbler--SBO,
Tanner's SpringOvenbird--20Northern Waterthrush--6American Redstart--18Black
and White Warbler--8Common Yellowthroat--20HOODED WARBLER--female on point in
PM, same bird (?) near Azalea pond earlier in the dayWilson's Warbler--2, point
and lower lobeScarlet Tanager--3, reservoir and rambleEastern Towhee--1,
RavineSong Sparrow--4Swamp Sparrow--2, pointWhite-throated
Sparrow--10Rose-breasted Grosbeak--15Northern CardinalIndigo Bunting--1 male,
strawberry fieldsBaltimore Oriole--20ORCHARD ORIOLE--SBO, near Bow
BridgeRed-winged Blackbird--3Common Grackle-- seen feeding youngBrown Headed
Cowbird--2American GoldfinchHouse FinchHouse Sparrow
84 Species!
--Jacob Drucker
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