Starr Saphir's group had 64 species including 19 warblers in Central Park today. The Summit Rock area proved highly fruitful early on, with one tree producing 13 warbler species including a female BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. In addition to the birds on Joe Dicostanzo's list we also had these highlights:
Green Heron (west shore of Lake) Least Flycatcher (tree just south of Castle) Eastern Kingbird (several) Blue-headed Vireo (Ramble south of Castle, found by Lenore Swenson) Gray-cheeked Thrush (Strawberry Fields) Bay-breasted Warbler (Upper Lobe) Blackburnian Warbler (Summit Rock, and male Tupelo Meadow) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female, King Jagiello statue) www.starrtrips.wordpress.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
