May 24 - Central Park

May 24 was my last AMNH Thursday morning Central Park walk of the season. Below is the list of 47 species we recorded on this last walk. The cumulative total of species recorded on Thursday mornings for the spring can be found here.

Canada Goose
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Magnolia Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
House Sparrow

May 23 - Central Park

I am very late getting this post up. May 23 was my final Wednesday morning Central Park walk of the season. From 9:00 to 11:00 am we recorded 43 species, listed below. Species recorded on the 7:00 to 8:45 scouting walk on not on the regular walk are listed following this list. One highlight of the walk were the blooming yellow lady's slipper. A cumulative total for the species recorded on the spring Wednesday walks can be found here.

Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Barn Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Canada Warbler
Eastern Towhee
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Ten species were recorded on the scouting walk: Canada Goose, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Double-crested Cormorant, Herring Gull, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Blue-headed Vireo, Fish Crow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Black-and-white Warbler and a late White-throated Sparrow.