Central Park NYC Thursday & Friday May 12-13, 2022 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: 18 Species of Wood Warblers including a Cerulean Warbler at Summit Rock on Thursday. Otherwise migration has been a bit slow with noticeably fewer Yellow Warblers and American Redstarts than what would be expected for this time in May. A very cooperative Bicknell's Thrush continued at the north end today and was still singing next to the West Drive this morning, a lifer for many Central Park birders. Here's a video from Edmund Berry on twitter: https://twitter.com/EspressoBird/status/1525171236074143751 Canada Goose - 11 Thursday - some active nests around and goslings at the Harlem Meer Wood Duck - male with female Mallard continues at the Reservoir Gadwall - 4 (3 males, 1 female) at the Reservoir Thursday, 2 Friday Mallard - 10 Mourning Dove - 15-20 Ring-billed Gull - 3 at the Meer Friday, 15-20 at the Reservoir Herring Gull - 20 flyovers Thursday, 50+ at the Reservoir Great Black-backed Gull - small numbers (5 Thursday, 4 Friday) Double-crested Cormorant - a dozen Great Egret - 2 on both days Black-crowned Night Heron - 1 Balcony Bridge Thursday, 4 Harlem Meer Friday Osprey - flyover Thursday Red-tailed Hawk - 2 nests with young (Pinetum & Cardinal Cooke (5th & 104th)) Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 top of the Point Thursday Downy Woodpecker - 3 Northern Flicker - 1 Warbler Rock Thursday Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 Humming Tombstone Thursday Eastern Kingbird - 1 north end of Maintenance Field Thursday Blue-headed Vireo - 3 Thursday, 1 Friday Warbling Vireo - 2-4 Thursday, 1 Friday Red-eyed Vireo - 5-10 Thursday Blue Jay - 4-6 Thursday American Crow - 3-5 Thursday Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2-4 Friday Harlem Meer Barn Swallow - at least 6 Friday with a nest under construction at the Reservoir Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5-10 Thursday Cedar Waxwing - flock of 7-10 Summit Rock/Tanner's Spring Thursday Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 3-4 Thursday House Wren - 5-8 Thu., 4-6 Fri. pair at possible nest at Wildflower Meadow Gray Catbird - 15-20 Thursday-Friday Veery - 2 Thursday (1 Ramble, 1 North Woods) Bicknell's Thrush - 1 continuing since May11th West Drive between 107th & 108th Thu.-Fri. (see Tim Healy's post on the NYSBIRDS-L May 12th) Swainson's Thrush - 3-4 Thursday Hermit Thrush - 5-10 Thursday Wood Thrush - 1 Ramble Thursday House Finch - 3 at the feeders Thursday White-throated Sparrow - 10-20 Song Sparrow - 2 Friday (North end & Reservoir) Swamp Sparrow - 1 Thursday Upper Lobe Eastern Towhee - female in Ramble Thursday Baltimore Oriole - 3-5 Thursday, 3 Friday Red-winged Blackbird - 7-12 Thursday, 9-10 Friday Common Grackle - 5-10 Thursday, 6 Friday Ovenbird - 3-5 Thursday Northern Waterthrush - 2-3 Thursday, 2 Friday Common Yellowthroat - 2-3 Thursday, 3 Friday American Redstart - 1 Summit Rock Thursday Cape May Warbler - 1 Seneca Village Thursday Cerulean Warbler - 1 male Summit Rock Thursday Northern Parula - 10-15 Thursday Magnolia Warbler - 5-8 Thursday Yellow Warbler - 3 Thursday Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3-4 Thursday Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 Summit Rock Thursday, 1 Loch Friday Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 or 3 Thursday Prairie Warbler - 1 male Oven/Willow Rock Thursday Black-throated Green Warbler - 3-4 Thursday Canada Warbler - 1 male on the Point Thursday Northern Cardinal - 4-5 Thursday, several on Friday -- Deb Allen
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