March 31 - Central Park

This was my first bird walk in the Ramble in Central Park for my Amer. Mus. of Nat. Hist. spring walks. I missed my first Wednesday walk on March 30 (Paul Sweet filled in for me), because I was doing Federal jury duty. We found thirty species.

Canada Goose
Mallard
Bufflehead (1 male on Turtle Pond)
Great Egret (1, Turtle Pond)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (2, The Point)
Red-tailed Hawk (2, one carrying nesting material over the west park drive)
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe (1, Turtle Pond)
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Pine Warbler (2)
Chipping Sparrow (1, Maintenance Meadow)
White-throated Sparrow (singing birds throughout the Ramble)
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Finch (feeders)
American Goldfinch (feeders)
House Sparrow

My apologies for the tardiness of this post.