Date: Sunday, 26 September 2010 (6:50a-11:05a) Location: Bryant Park Reported by: Ben Cacace
Similar to the bigger parks some of the warbler species have moved on. The high of 8 warbler species last Tuesday (personally seen - I missed the Chestnut-sided) has reduced to 4 species with no new arrivals. Eighteen species is a record high beating out last Tuesday's record by one. Highlights included 2 new park birds - CHIMNEY SWIFT & BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE. The chickadee was heard only. The swifts appeared to be migrating and feeding above the park. During a short skywatch an unidentified falcon was seen heading due south around 8:50a flying very high. Before this an OSPREY was seen heading southwest at 8:40a just above the Grace Building. Weather for 26-Sep for Central Park (6:51a-10:51a) < http://tinyurl.com/2wk7sdr >: - Conditions: Mostly Cloudy / Clear / Partly Cloudy - Temperature: 64.0 to 70.0 F (17.8 to 21.1 C) - Wind direction: Variable - Wind speed: 4 - 6 mph (no gusts reported) ** Total species - 18 ** Personal abundance categories based on over 100 visits to the park. Taxonomic order follows, as usual. '*Rare*' seen once or twice [2 spp]: - Chimney Swift - 15+ around 9:00a heading S as a group & feeding along the way - Black-capped Chickadee - 1 heard along the S edge of the park '*Uncommon*' seen less than 1 out 10 visits [6 spp]: - Osprey - 1 heading due S at 8:41a - Northern Flicker - 3+ with lots of movement across the park - Blue Jay - 1 heard & seen around the park - Brown Thrasher - 2 seen together & chasing each other - BLACKPOLL WARBLER - 1 continues - LINCOLN'S SPARROW - 1 seen briefly on the S walkway near the Great Lawn '*Common*' seen between 2-8 out of every 10 visits [7 spp]: - PEREGRINE FALCON - 1 local seen several times - Gray Catbird - 4+ - European Starling - 2 on the Great Lawn - American Redstart - 3+ incl. 1 adult male, 1 subadult male & 1 female - Ovenbird - 3+ - Common Yellowthroat - 5+ incl. 1 adult male, 1 subadult male & 3 females - Song Sparrow - 2+ '*Abundant*' more than 8 out of every 10 visits [3 spp]: - Rock Pigeon - 36+ - White-throated Sparrow - 5+ - House Sparrow - 48+ Taxonomic order: - Osprey - 1 heading due S at 8:41a - Peregrine Falcon - 1 local seen several times - Rock Pigeon - 36+ - Chimney Swift - 15+ around 9:00a heading S as a group & feeding along the way - Northern Flicker - 3+ with lots of movement across the park - Blue Jay - 1 heard & seen around the park - Black-capped Chickadee - 1 heard along the S edge of the park - Gray Catbird - 4+ - Brown Thrasher - 2 seen together & chasing each other - European Starling - 2 on the Great Lawn - Blackpoll Warbler - 1 continues - American Redstart - 3+ incl. 1 adult male, 1 subadult male & 1 female - Ovenbird - 3+ - Common Yellowthroat - 5+ incl. 1 adult male, 1 subadult male & 3 females - Song Sparrow - 2+ - Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 seen briefly on the S walkway near the Great Lawn - White-throated Sparrow - 5+ - House Sparrow - 48+ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
