Date: Saturday, 2 October 2010 (8:55a-11:55a) Location: Bryant Park - between 40th & 42nd St. off 6th Ave. Reported by: Ben Cacace
Eighteen species matches a personal park best. Though 2 species did go unidentified. A thrush that wasn't Swainson's, Veery or Wood Thrush plus a distant warbler on the lawn that flew up strongly into the trees and was not relocated. I'm 90% sure they were Gray-cheeked Thrush & Blackpoll Warbler respectively. The LINCOLN'S SPARROW was seen well as it perched on top of an evergreen bush on the south side of the Great Lawn. The 1st 10 species took 40 minutes to find. The order of birds seen after #10 are: #11 LINCOLN'S SPARROW (9:40a), #12 BROWN THRASHER (9:55a), #13 NORTHERN FLICKER (10:07a), #14 BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE (10:15a), #15 OSPREY (10:16a), #16 AMERICAN KESTREL (10:25a), #17 SWAMP SPARROW (10:59a) & #18 EASTERN TOWHEE (11:05a). Nearly another hour went by without finding another species. Weather for 2-Oct for Central Park (8:51a-11:51a) < http://tinyurl.com/2wjycp6 >: - Conditions: Clear - Temperature: 54.0 to 62.1 F (12.2 to 16.7 C) - Wind direction: Variable - W - NE - Wind speed: 4 - 8 mph (no gusts reported) ** Total species - 18 ** Personal abundance categories based on over 100 visits to the park. 'Rare' seen once to several times [1 spp]: - Black-capped Chickadee - 1 heard only on the S side of the park 'Uncommon' seen less than 1 out 10 visits [8 spp]: - OSPREY - 1 heading S at 10:16a - AMERICAN KESTREL - 1 local heading S & perch hunting a passerine, unsuccessfully - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 seen both N and S of the Great Lawn - Northern Flicker - 1+ seen several times from the Great Lawn - Blue Jay - 4+ seen & heard - Brown Thrasher - 1+ seen several times from the Great Lawn - Eastern Towhee - 1 male in the S border garden & in the trees - LINCOLN'S SPARROW - 1 in the S border garden atop an evergreen bush 'Common' seen between 2-8 out of every 10 visits [6 spp]: - Gray Catbird - 6+ throughout the park - American Redstart - 2 incl. the continuing adult male & 1 female - Ovenbird - 2+ - Common Yellowthroat - 7+ incl. 1 adult male, 3 subadult males & 3 females - Song Sparrow - 1 in the SE storage area - Swamp Sparrow - 1 in the SE storage area 'Abundant' more than 8 out of every 10 visits [3 spp]: - Rock Pigeon - 36+ - White-throated Sparrow - 36+ - House Sparrow - 24+ Taxonomic order: - Osprey - 1 heading S at 10:16a - American Kestrel - 1 local heading S & perch hunting a passerine, unsuccessfully - Rock Pigeon - 36+ - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 seen both N and S of the Great Lawn - Northern Flicker - 1+ seen several times from the Great Lawn - Blue Jay - 4+ seen & heard - Black-capped Chickadee - 1 heard only on the S side of the park - Gray Catbird - 6+ throughout the park - Brown Thrasher - 1+ seen several times from the Great Lawn - American Redstart - 2 incl. the continuing adult male & 1 female - Ovenbird - 2+ - Common Yellowthroat - 7+ incl. 1 adult male, 3 subadult males & 3 females - Eastern Towhee - 1 male in the S border garden & in the trees - Song Sparrow - 1 in the SE storage area - Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 in the S border garden atop an evergreen bush - Swamp Sparrow - 1 in the SE storage area - White-throated Sparrow - 36+ - House Sparrow - 24+ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
