Thursday, April 6, 2017

April 6 - Central Park

It was a cold, damp and dreary morning for my Thursday AMNH Central Park bird walk group. Four hardy souls braved the weather. The rain held off (mostly), with some periodic drizzle. We managed to squeeze out 34 species from 7 – 9 am.

Canada Goose (6)
Mallard (8)
Northern Shoveler (25, fewer than yesterday, but still numbers on the Lake and Turtle Pond)
Ruddy Duck (1, the Lake again)
Double-crested Cormorant (8)
Great Egret (1, Turtle Pond)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (2, Turtle Pond)
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Herring Gull (1)
Rock Pigeon (10)
Mourning Dove (2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (2)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1, by the Rustic Pavilion)
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Eastern Phoebe (1, south side Turtle Pond)
Blue Jay (10)
Black-capped Chickadee (6)
Tufted Titmouse (12)
White-breasted Nuthatch (5)
Brown Creeper (1, near feeders)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1, the Point)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (2)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (3)
American Robin (12)
European Starling (20)
Chipping Sparrow (1, the feeders)
Fox Sparrow (2, the feeders)
White-throated Sparrow (30)
Northern Cardinal (8)
Red-winged Blackbird (2)
Common Grackle (2)
House Finch (1)
American Goldfinch (6, the feeders)
House Sparrow (40)

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