Central Park NYC Friday August 26, 2022 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: American Kestrel chasing a Red-tailed Hawk over the Grassy Knoll, Ovenbird, Black-throated Blue, Magnolia and other Wood Warblers. Thanks to Sabina, Caren, Andy and Neela for spotting many of today's birds.
Canada Goose - 19 Mallard - around a dozen Mourning Dove - 5 or 6 Chimney Swift - 4 Double-crested Cormorant - 2 flyovers Red-tailed Hawk - chased by American Kestrel over the Grassy Knoll Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 heard Downy Woodpecker - 1 male Wildflower Meadow Northern Flicker - 3 American Kestrel - chasing Red-tailed Hawk Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 or 3 (one at the Pool caught a Spotted Lanternfly) Empidonax Flycatcher - 1 at the Pool (thanks to E. J. Bartolazo) Red-eyed Vireo - 2 or 3 along the Loch Blue Jay - 3 or 4 American Crow - heard-only in 2 locations Gray Catbird - 6-8 American Robin - 10-15 American Goldfinch - 1 singing male Wildflower Meadow Song Sparrow - 2 at the Pond mudflat (Deb after lunch) Baltimore Oriole - 1 adult male Conservatory Garden Common Grackle - 2 Ovenbird - 1 North Woods Northern Waterthrush - 3 or 4 Black-and-white Warbler - 4 Common Yellowthroat - 2 (female at the Loch, young male at the Pool) American Redstart - 8-10 Magnolia Warbler - 1 (Loch) Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 male west end of the Loch Northern Cardinal - 6 -- Deb Allen -- 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/ --
