Central Park, NYC Friday April 22, 2022 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Eight Species of Wood Warblers including Prothonotary Warbler and Black-throated Green Warbler, Osprey, Savannah & Field Sparrow & Other Spring Migrants Canada Goose - 8 including nest on Harlem Meer island (others reported new goslings) Mallard - a smattering on the Meer & Pool Ruddy Duck - 3 Harlem Meer Mourning Dove - not many Chimney Swift - in flight high over the Harlem Meer (David Barrett) Ring-billed Gull - 2 or 3 at the Harlem Meer Herring Gull - flyover Double-crested Cormorant - 8 Snowy Egret - 9 flyovers Great Egret - 3 Black-crowned Night Heron - 2 (adult & 1st-cycle imm.) Harlem Meer island Osprey - low flyover male returning to fish at the Harlem Meer Red-tailed Hawk - pair at nest on Cardinal Cooke Fifth Avenue Red-bellied Woodpecker - female Conservatory Garden Downy Woodpecker - male at the Loch Northern Flicker - pair Conservatory Garden Blue-headed Vireo - Blockhouse Blue Jay - 5 or 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3 Cedar Waxwing - 5 or 6 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2 (1 Pool, 1 Blockhouse) Northern Mockingbird - 1 Conservatory Garden & Harlem Meer Hermit Thrush - 3 or 4 American Robin - around 40 House Finch - 3 or 4 just west of Conservatory Garden Chipping Sparrow - small flock near Plant Nursery Field Sparrow - 3 Grassy Knoll Dark-eyed Junco - 2 White-throated Sparrow - around 20 Savannah Sparrow - 2 Wildflower Meadow (David Barrett) Song Sparrow - 3 Swamp Sparrow - 1 at the Pool Red-winged Blackbird - 8-10 Common Grackle - a few Lousiana Waterthrush - 2 (1 at the Loch, 1 at the Pool) Northern Waterthrush - 3 Black-and-white Warbler - 4 (David Barrett) Prothonotary Warbler - 1 male continued at the Pool (Mary Kate Horbac) Palm Warbler - 8-10 Pine Warbler - 2 at the Pool Yellow-rumped Warbler - at least 6 Black-throated Green Warbler - male below the Lily Ponds (on a tip from Benny R.) Northern Cardinal - 6 -- Happy Earth Day, Deb Allen
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