April 9 - Central Park

This seems to be the winter that just won't end! I think it was even colder this morning for my Thursday AMNH group than yesterday morning. It was cold (mid to upper 30's) and solid low overcast, satring to mist at te end of the 7 to 9 am walk. Despite the weather we recorded 41 species, with this morning being our first two warbler morning of the spring. The list follows.

Canada Goose
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret (1, Turtle Pond)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (5, the Lake)
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
American Coot (1, the Lake)
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (several)
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker (1, east of the Upper Lobe, on the wayy out)
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe (1)
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper (at least 3)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (2-3)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2-3)
Hermit Thrush (1; yesterday they seemed to be everywhere)
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing (1, seen by Evelyn in the Maintenance Meadow)
Palm Warbler (2, Turtle Pond)
Pine Warbler (2, feeders)
Eastern Towhee (1, calling bird sw of the Belvedere; same place as yesterday)
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (feeders)
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (2-3, feeders)
American Goldfinch (good numbers at the feeders)
House Sparrow