Central Park, NYC - Ramble Sunday September 6, 2015 OBS: R. DeCandido, D. Allen, m.ob. on bird walk
Nice weather but not as many birds as yesterday. Red-tailed Hawk - flyover Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker Great Crested Flycatcher - flyover Warbling Vireo - still singing at Maintenance Field Red-eyed Vireo Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch House Wren Carolina Wren - before the walk Veery Gray Catbird Ovenbird Northern Waterthush Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler - before the walk Rose-breasted Grosbeak - at the Oven before the walk and heard during the walk at the Upper Lobe House Finch - young male singing American Goldfinch Many of the adult Mourning Doves are molting their tail feathers now. These are mostly gray with white tips, and the dorsal surface has a slight buffy sheen. Miriam Rakowski reported a Yellow-breasted Chat at the Maintenance Field on Saturday. I don't know if it was seen today. Deb Allen -- 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/ --