October 20 - Central Park - morning and mid-day walks

I led two bird walks in the Rambler in Central park for AMNH groups on Tuesday. The morning was cool and sunny. Among the highlights was a male Green-winged Teal on the Lake and a female Wood Duck on Turtle Pond. By lunchtime, the Lake was almost cleared of waterfowl by boaters, but I added another duck to the day's list with an American Black Duck on Turtle Pond. On both walks there were lots of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and White-throated Sparrows.

Morning walk (7 - 9 am)
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
House Sparrow

Lunchtime walk (12- 2 pm)
Canada Goose
American Black Duck
Mallard
Cooper's Hawk
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
House Sparrow