I led a walk in Central Park for NYC Audubon yesterday evening from 5-6:30. We walked from Strawberry Fields down past the Lower Lobe to the Ramble. The most sightings were actually right at Strawberry Fields, on the grassy area to the right as you walk down the hill.
The highlight was a first-year Mourning Warbler hopping along in the grass, along with a Common Yellowthroat for a good comparison. There were also a number of Northern Flickers feeding on the ground (presumably on ants/insects) and on sumac berries, several Swainson's Thrushes (which incidentally I've been seeing around for several weeks), a Black-throated Green Warbler, numerous Magnolia Warblers (by far the most abundant warbler of the day), and several Brown Thrashers. Down along the Lower Lobe there were at least 5 R-t Hummingbirds and a female R-b Grosbeak feeding among the jewelweed. We spotted several White-throated Sparrows as well, they seem to be moving in real numbers now, compared with the individual early outliers that were around last week. It's officially Fall! Gabriel Willow NYC Audubon -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
