I entered Central Park from the Columbus Circle entrance at 5:30AM this morning in hopes that I might observed a fallout- no luck. At least not Between W 59th St. And the Ramble. I did pick up a few FOS birds though. Here is a list of migrants that I heard/saw.
The Lake- American Redstart (FOS, male) Palm Warbler Blue-gray Gnatcatcher American Kestrel (male, perched low) The Ramble- Ruby-crowned Kinglet(many singing) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher(many singing) Hermit Thrush (many new arrivals) Blue-headed Vireo (many) Warbling Vireo (FOS, sing from tree just in from the W.77th St. entrance) Palm Warbler (many singing) Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-and-white Warbler (many singing) Northern Waterthrush (w. end of Gill) Prairie Warbler Hooded Warbler (singing from around Azalea Pond, a continuing bird seen by many) Swamp Sparrow (many new arrivals, first year birds) Purple Finch (heard and seen in the Tupelo, singing from the Canopy near Azalea Pond) The Great Hill- Palm Warbler Savannah Sparrow Swamp Sparrow (new arrivals,1st year birds) The North Woods- Green Heron (FOS, flying around the canopy across on other side if path directly in front of Block House then moved south of there but still in canopy. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Blue-headed Vireo Yellow-rumped Warbler Palm Warbler Northern Parula (singing from canopy) Black-and-white Warbler Ovenbird (FOS Singing from down slope of ridge trail) Swamp Sparrow Purple Finch (singing from canopy) The Loch- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Northern Waterthrush (heard singing near 2nd Rustic Bridge) Blue-winged Warbler (FOS, feeding high with a small flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers) Swamp Sparrow Brown Thrasher (singing from Green Bench) Chimney Swift ( a lone individual flying over Green Bench) Happy Birding! Nadir Souirgi -- 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/ --
