Central Park NYC Thu., May 4, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. on bird walks starting from the dock on Turtle Pond at 9am & 6pm.
Highlights: 20 Species of Wood Warblers including Cape May (3), Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian, and Hooded Warblers. An adult Red-headed Woodpecker continues to visit the feeders, though less frequently. Canada Goose - pairs nesting at Turtle Pond & Bow Bridge Mallard - Turtle Pond, Reservoir, & Lake Bufflehead - pair Reservoir (Deb before walk) Mourning Dove - residents Chimney Swift - flock of around 25 over Summit Rock (6pm walk) Herring Gull - flyovers Great Black-backed Gull - 3 Reservoir (Deb before walk) Double-crested Cormorant - Turtle Pond Great Egret - 2 (one chasing another at Turtle Pond) Red-tailed Hawk - flyovers Red-headed Woodpecker - adult at Evodia Field feeders Red-bellied Woodpecker - residents Downy Woodpecker - residents Northern Flicker - residents Blue-headed Vireo - 4 Warbling Vireo - 2 (Upper Lobe & Wagner Cove (Deb after walk)) Blue Jay - residents Barn Swallow - 10 Reservoir Black-capped Chickadee - heard in Ramble Tufted Titmouse - pair Red-breasted Nuthatch - 7 White-breasted Nuthatch - heard House Wren - 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 5 Veery - 3 Swainson's Thrush - 2 Hermit Thrush - 3 Wood Thrush - 3 American Robin - many Gray Catbird - many House Finch - a few American Goldfinch - 7 Turtle Pond Ovenbird - 6 to 8 Northern Waterthrush - 5 Black-and-white Warbler - many (80% males, 20% females) Tennessee Warbler - south of King of Poland Nashville Warbler - female Tupelo Field (David Barrett) Common Yellowthroat - 7 (one female, six males) Hooded Warbler - male south of Humming Tombstone American Redstart - 8 (6 males, 1 female, 1 first-spring male) Cape May Warbler - 3 Summit Rock (also seen at Tanner's Spring) Northern Parula - many, but fewer than earlier in the week Magnolia Warbler - 4 or 5 all males Blackburnian Warbler - male Tanner's Spring Yellow Warbler - Summit Rock Chestnut-sided Warbler - Humming Tombstone (Bob & Deb before 9am walk) Blackpoll Warbler - 5 males Black-throated Blue Warbler - 5 males Palm Warbler - 2 Turtle Pond (6pm walk) Yellow-rumped Warbler - many, but fewer than earlier in the week Prairie Warbler - 2 males & 1 female Black-throated Green Warbler - 5, all males Eastern Towhee - female Upper Lobe (Deb) Chipping Sparrow - 2 or 3 Summit Rock Lincoln's Sparrow - Tupelo Field White-throated Sparrow - fewer Northern Cardinal - residents Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 5 (2 males Summit Rock, 3 males & 2 females later at Locust Grove (Deb)) Red-winged Blackbird - Turtle Pond & Ramble Common Grackle - residents Orchard Oriole - female & first-spring male Summit Rock Baltimore Oriole - multiple birds at many locations Sandra Critelli reported a Black-crowned Night-Heron at Hallett Sanctuary. My apologies for the late post and for omitting a couple of birds from Wednesday's report: a male Indigo Bunting at Summit Rock and a Least Flycatcher at the Loch (Bob before the walk). Deb Allen For a complete bird walk schedule see www.birdingbob.com -- 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/ --
