On this morning's NYC Audubon Bryant Park Bird Walk, things started off slow. We had the resident Gray Catbird that skulks in the NW corner. We had a Hermit Thrush. Not much else. It was hard to hear above the roar of the lawn-mowers on the park lawn. Then, as soon as the mowers stopped (around 8:15 AM), sparrows started popping out of shrubs and dropping from the trees to hop on the lawn and glean for insects (I presume). First two Swamp Sparrows drew our attention. Then White-throated Sparrows (at least a dozen), Song Sparrows (four or five), a Field Sparrow (probably the same male that was there a week ago), two or three Chipping Sparrows, a Savannah Sparrow, Dark-eyed Juncos, and an Eastern Towhee. We also had at least two Brown Thrashers flying back and forth high in the London plane trees, as well as a couple of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Not bad! Still no warblers spotted in the park yet, surprisingly. But I'll take 8 sparrow species... The next Bryant Park Bird Walk will be this Thursday from 5-6 PM (no registration required; we meet near the 'Wichcraft kiosk at the NW corner of the park). Good birding! Gabriel WillowNYC Audubon --
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