October 30 - Central Park - Red-headed Woodpecker

After the rainy weather and then clearing skies of the last two days, it was a stunning fall day for the Friday AMNH bird walk in Central Park. The highlights of the walk were the fall foliage and an immature Red-headed Woodpecker just north of the Oven in the Ramble. Perhaps the most spectacular tree was the Tupelo in the Tupelo Meadow.

Tupelo - Central Park (cell phone picture) 

 There were lots of Hermit Thrushes around, but only one Ruby-crowned Kinglet. The full bird list follows.

Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-headed Woodpecker (1, immature, north of Oven)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue-headed Vireo (1, south side Turtle Pond)
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Hermit Thrush (many)
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee (1)
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
House Sparrow