Central Park NYC Sunday July 1, 2018 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights on a hot and humid morning: Magnolia Warbler, White-throated Sparrows, Wood Duck & Nesting Birds. Canada Goose - 10 (5 on the Lake, 5 at the Pond) Wood Duck - male in eclipse (alternate) plumage at the Pond Mallard - 35+ (several Turtle Pond incl. female with lone duckling in tow, 32 at the Pond) Mourning Dove - 6 including older juvenile at Turtle Pond Chimney Swift Herring Gull - flyovers Double-crested Cormorant -2 (adult near Bow Bridge, immature bird at Upper Lobe) Black-crowned Night-Heron - 2 or 3 (adult Upper Lobe, imm. at the Pond, another reported at the Oven (Tom Walsh)) Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 males (Balancing Rock, Azalea Pond) Downy Woodpecker - heard in two locations Northern Flicker - pair Gill Overlook Eastern Kingbird - pair Turtle Pond (female on nest) Warbling Vireo - 3 Blue Jay - 5 or 6 including 2 older juveniles at Laupot Bridge Barn Swallow - 2 over Maintenance Field White-breasted Nuthatch - Tupelo Field American Robin - several nests with young Gray Catbird - individuals & pairs in many locations European Starling - flock of around 20 juveniles outside the Boathouse Cafe at lunchtime Cedar Waxwing - low numbers, but a nest with young in Shakespeare Garden & an adult on a nest at Maintenance Field Song Sparrow - singing at the Pond White-throated Sparrow - 2 between Mugger's Wood & Azalea Pond Baltimore Oriole - female at the Oven Red-winged Blackbird - 2 males & a female Turtle Pond Common Grackle - many locations, adult feeding a juvenile at the Pond Magnolia Warbler - male migrant Northern Cardinal - summer residents Ed Gaillard reported two juvenile Red-tailed Hawks north of the Met Museum late this morning via the Manhattan Bird Alert (@BirdCentralPark) on twitter. Deb Allen Follow us on twitter #BirdingBobNYC & @DAllenNYC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
