Central Park NYC Sunday Nov. 20, 2016 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. on a bird walk starting from the Boathouse at 9:30am.
Highlights: Hairy Woodpecker, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Fox Sparrow, Brown Thrasher, Gray Catbird, and Great Blue Heron. Thanks to Andrea Hessel, MD, and Sandra Critelli for spotting many of today's birds. Canada Goose - 6 Lake Wood Duck - male at the Pond Mallard - many American Black Duck - male & female at the Pond Northern Shoveler - 2 Lake, around 20 Turtle Pond Hooded Merganser - 3 (2 males, 1 female) Turtle Pond Mourning Dove Great Blue Heron - immature at the Pond American Coot - the Pond Sharp-shinned Hawk - immature Balancing Rock Red-tailed Hawk - some perched, some flying Red-bellied Woopecker - residents Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 Sparrow Rock Downy Woodpecker - residents Hairy Woodpecker - male Upper Lobe Northern Flicker - 2 Strawberry Fields Blue Jay - many Black-capped Chickadee- at least 5 Tufted Titmouse - 22 White-breasted Nuthatch - 11-12 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1 Pinetum American Robin - many Gray Catbird - feeders Brown Thrasher - Maintenance Field Northern Mockingbird - Sparrow Rock House Finch - male & female feeders American Goldfinch - feeders & Upper Lobe (Sweetgum) Song Sparrow - Hernshead & Strawberry Fields White-throated Sparrow - many Dark-eyed Junco - not many - Great Lawn & Strawberry Fields Monday's walk at Strawberry Fields will be led by Jeffrey M. Ward. Deb Allen -- 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/ --
