September 4 - Central Park

Another beautiful morning for my first Thursday Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. Central Park bird walk of the fall. As on September 3, the most activity was in the Maintenance Meadow. The full list follows:

Canada Goose

Mallard

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Maintenance Meadow)
Chimney Swift (over Maintenance Meadow)

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

“Traill’s” type Empidonax flycatcher (Maintenance Meadow)

Red-eyed Vireo (Maintenance Meadow)

Blue Jay

Black-capped Chickadee (Maintenance Meadow)

Carolina Wren

Veery (several, Maintenance Meadow)

Swainson's Thrush (Maintenance Meadow)
American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird (Maintenance Meadow)

European Starling

Ovenbird (Upper Lobe)

Northern Waterthrush (Azalea Pond)

Common Yellowthroat

American Redstart (Maintenance Meadow)

Northern Parula (Maintenance Meadow and Azalea Pond)
Magnolia Warbler (Maintenance Meadow and Azalea Pond)

Scarlet Tanager (Maintenance Meadow)

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Maintenance Meadow)

Common Grackle

House Sparrow