May 21 - Central Park

A surprisingly birdy morning for my Wednesday AMNH bird walk in the Ramble. Though there were a good variety of birds around, the birding has reached the somewhat frustrating stage of birds being hard to see because most of the trees are fully leaved out now. Still, we were able to find a total of 46 species and 17 warblers. Flycatchers seemed to be in short supply for this point in migration while there were a few migrants you don't normally expect to see this late.

Canada Goose
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret - 1, Turtle Pond
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1, the Lake
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1, the Point
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
House Wren - 1, singing near the Maintenance Meadow
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart - mostly females, but a few adult males also
Cape May Warbler - bright female on the Point
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler -  at least 3 seen
Blackburnian Warbler - male at Belvedere
Yellow Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler - a very late bird was a surprise on the Point
Yellow-rumped Warbler - getting scarce
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler - several
Wilson's Warbler - Oak Bridge on the Upper Lobe
White-throated Sparrow - Oak Bride, plus another heard singing
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - male on the Point
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Finch
House Sparrow