I went around Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan this morning for a couple of hours. It was clear and cool early with developing clouds. There were a good number of birds around. I found nearly 40 species, though nothing unusual. Highlights included:
Great Egret (1) Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo (on Ridge) House Wren (starting to get a little late) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (good numbers, especially around the Overlook Meadow) Hermit Thrush (thrushes can be hard to find in this park because of the heavy underbrush, but I saw 6 - 8 of this species this morning) Yellow-rumped Warbler (all over the park) Palm Warbler (3-5 birds) Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow (both on the Ridge and in the weedy areas around the soccer fields at the north end) Field Sparrow (1, soccer field weedy area) Savannah Sparrow (1, soccer field weedy area; in recent weeks there have usually been good numbers here) Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco (soccer fields) Red-winged Blackbird (1 adult male, the species has mostly left the park by now) American Goldfinch (flyover) Joe DiCostanzo www.greatgullisland.org -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
