April 18 - Central Park

Once again it felt more like February or early-March at the start (9:00 am) of my Wednesday AMNH bird walk. It was mostly gray and cool, but by about half way through the walk the sun started to break through. It looked as if we were not going to have any warblers this morning, but at the end of the walk we finally picked up two - a Palm Warbler at Oak Bridge on the Upper Lobe and a Louisiana Waterthrush on the stream by Triplets Bridge. We ended the walk with 31 species, but there was nothing remarkable on the list.

Canada Goose (10, the Lake)
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron (1, seen across the Lake from the Point)
Red-tailed Hawk (2, one circling by the San Remo, one perched)
Ring-billed Gull (1, flyover)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe (3)
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse (1, heard)
White-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1, male)
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Louisiana Waterthrush (1, triplets Bridge)
Palm Warbler (1, Oak Bridge)
Eastern Towhee (1, male)
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow (all over the Ramble; many singing)

White-throated Sparrow - 04/18/2018 

Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird (4, male at the feeder and 2 males displaying to a female at the Oven)

Brown-headed Cowbirds - 04/18/2018

House Finch (2, the Feeders)
American Goldfinch (singing in various places as well as at the Feeders)

American Goldfinches and House Finch - 04/18/2018

House Sparrow