May 9 - Central Park

A beautiful, blue sky morning for my Wednesday AMNH bird walk group. Unfortunately, many of the birds reported in the park over the last few days (while I was upstate) seemed to have departed on their northbound migrations. We did find a total of 33 species on the 9:00 - 11:00 am walk. One of the highlights was a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (very unusual in Central Park) that seemed to be enjoying the morning sun in the willow at the base of the Point.

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - 05/09/2018 - Central Park

The full list of species is below. A list of an additional eight species seen from 7:00 - 9:00 while scouting is at the bottom.

Canada Goose
Mallard
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (see above)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift (overhead)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (male, Azalea Pond)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Kingbird (1, the Point)
Warbling Vireo (a couple heard sining)
Blue Jay
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler (all over)
Common Yellowthroat
Magnolia Warbler (1)
Yellow Warbler (heard on the Point)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting (3, feeding high in the trees by Azalea Pond; another singing near the feeders)
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
House Sparrow

Additional species found before the walk: Double-crested Cormorant, Great Egret, Ring-billed Gull, Blue-headed Vireo, House Wren, Northern Waterthrush, Northern Parula, Black-throated Blue Warbler.