September 21 - Central Park

Relatively quiet morning for my Wednesday AMNH bird walk. There were a few highlights: a female Northern Pintail on Turtle Pond was an uncommon find in the Park.

Northern Pintail on Turtle Pond - 9/21/2016

Unfortunately I was the only one in the group to catch a glimpse of a Common Raven as it disappeared to the east over the Great Lawn. However, I think everyone got at least a quick view of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak by the Belvedere Castle. Other finds were a sleeping Raccoon in a tree north of the Maintenance Meadow and an Eastern Tailed Blue butterfly in the Meadow.

sleeping Raccoon - 09/21/2016

Eastern Tailed Blue - 09/21/2016

The full bird list follows. [Below today's list is the list for last Wednesday morning, which I did not get posted last week.]

Canada Goose (The Lake)
Gadwall (eclipse plumage, Turtle Pond)
Mallard
Northern Pintail (female, Turtle Pond)
Red-tailed Hawk (flyover near Upper Lobe)
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (flyover, Maintenance Meadow)
Downy Woodpecker (Hernshead)
Northern Flicker
Red-eyed Vireo (near Belvedere)
Blue Jay
Common Raven (flying east over Great Lawn)
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch (heard, Maintenance Meadow)
White-breasted Nuthatch (heard, west of Azalea Pond)
Carolina Wren (south side of Turtle Pond)
Swainson’s Thrush (Maintenance Meadow)
Wood Thrush (Maintenance Meadow)
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher (Belvedere Castle)
European Starling
Northern Parula (3, on way to Belvedere)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (female, west of Azalea Pond)
Black-and-white Warbler (Belvedere)
American Redstart (Azalea Pond)
Ovenbird (Azalea Pond)
Northern Waterthrush (Azalea Pond)
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Belvedere Castle)
Common Grackle
House Sparrow


Below is the list for Wednesday, Sept. 14. The highlight was the adult Red-headed Woodpecker by the Azalea Pond.

Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-headed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
Swainson’s Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush (Azalea Pond)
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow