May 15 - Inwood Hill Park

Yes, the Tuesday, May 15 date is correct for this post, even though I am not posting it until Saturday, May 19. I haven't had a chance before this so I am doing some catching up. It was a birdy morning in Inwood. In a few hours I recorded 52 species with eighteen warblers. The north end of the path overlooking the Hudson north from the overlook meadow (which isn't much of a meadow anymore), was the best spot. Amazingly, the commonest warbler seemed to be Bay-breasted Warbler - there were at least eight and probably more. A couple of lovely Blackburnian Warblers added to the show. The full list of 52 species is below.

Canada Goose
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Least Flycatcher (1, calling)
Great Crested Flycatcher (at least 3 heard calling)

Great Crested Flycatcher - 05/15/2018 - Inwood Hill Park

Eastern Kingbird (3)
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1, over the bay north of the soccer fields)
Barn Swallow (1, over the bay north of the soccer fields)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren (2, probably a pair)
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird (1, singing)
Worm-eating Warbler (1, singing)
Black-and-white Warbler (5)
Tennessee Warbler (2, singing)
Nashville Warbler (1)
Common Yellowthroat (1)
American Redstart (1)
Cape May Warbler (1, female)
Northern Parula (2)
Magnolia Warbler (2)
Bay-breasted Warbler (8, males and females)

Bay-breasted Warbler (male) - 05/15/2018 - Inwood Hill Park

Blackburnian Warbler (2)

Blackburnian Warbler - 05/15/2018 - Inwood Hill Park

Yellow Warbler (1)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (1)
Blackpoll Warbler (8)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (2)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (5)
Black-throated Green Warbler (1)
Song Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager (1)
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole (5)
House Sparrow