April 6 - Inwood Hill Park

Ann and I did a foray into Inwood Hill Park in the mid-afternoon. It was a beautiful day with bright blue skies and hardly a cloud to be seen. Pretty much everyone we encountered was practicing social distancing and most were wearing face masks.

I recorded 27 species including six that were new for my April list. The six new ones are in italics in the list below. This brings my current April list up to 37 species. I also encountered a Spring Azure butterfly that I managed to get a relatively poor picture of.

Great Egret
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Hermit Thrush

American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Pine Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow