Wednesday, September 9, 2015

September 9 - Central Park - still warm, but a few birds

This morning was the first of my Wednesday morning AMNH bird walks in Central park for the Fall. It was a bit cooler than yesterday morning, but still warm and quite humid. The winds were from the south overnight, so it was not a good night for migration. Despite that we did manage to find a few birds. The total list of 36 species is below. [When I first posted this list I accidentally left off a few species - Thanks to Lenore Swenson for the heads-up.]

Canada Goose (6 on the Lake)
Mallard
Gadwall (on Turtle Pond)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (adult, Upper Lobe)
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Warbling Vireo (1, heard at north end of Maintenance Meadow)
Red-eyed Vireo 
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee (1, below Belvedere Castle)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Veery
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird (1, Maintenance Meadow)
European Starling
Northern Parula (along Gill)
Magnolia Warbler (2)
Black-and-white Warbler (1)
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush (2, Hernshead and Upper Lobe)
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager (along Gill)
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1, heard north side of Turtle Pond)
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch (along Gill)
American Goldfinch (along Gill)
House Sparrow

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