Central Park NYC Friday August 19, 2022 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Osprey, Least Flycatcher, Mourning Warbler. Thanks to Caren, Scott, Mary Kate, and Sabina for the excellent bird spotting today.
Canada Goose - 18 Gadwall - 1 Harlem Meer Mallard - 3 Mourning Dove - 4 Chimney Swift - 10 Ring-billed Gull - around 200 (Deb - after lunch) Herring Gull - a few at the Reservoir (Deb - after lunch) Great Black-backed Gull - 2 Reservoir (Deb - after lunch) Double-crested Cormorant - 1 Harlem Meer, with at least 60 at the Reservoir later Great Egret - flyover Black-crowned Night-Heron - 3 adults visible from the north side of the Meer before the start of the walk Osprey - over Harlem Meer (continuing bird) Red-tailed Hawk - 2 (1 at the Loch, 1 over Grassy Knoll) Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 immature at the Loch, others heard Downy Woodpecker - 2 (1 Loch, 1 near Wildflower Meadow) Northern Flicker - 2 at the Loch, others heard Great Crested Flycatcher - 1 (Loch & Pool) Eastern Kingbird - 1 at the Pool eating a Blue Dasher Least Flycatcher - 1 Blockhouse Red-eyed Vireo - 2 (Loch & Blockhouse) Blue Jay - several Carolina Wren - heard only Gray Catbird - 4 or 5 Northern Mockingbird - 1 American Robin - around a dozen Baltimore Oriole - 2 Conservatory Garden Common Grackle - 2 Loch Northern Waterthrush - 2 at the Pool Black-and-white Warbler - 1 at the Pool Mourning Warbler - 1 at the Pool Common Yellowthroat - 1 at the Pool American Redstart - 7 including 2 adult males Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 (Loch & Blockhouse) Northern Cardinal - several locations including 2 family groups with begging juveniles -- Ruben Giron @RubenGi02391602 reported a Yellow-billed Cuckoo at the Lily Ponds. See @BirdCentralPark (the Manhattan Bird Alert) for this and more Central Park bird reports. -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
