Surprised BC Chickadee isn't on this list. Fish Crow too.......Fish Crows seem to be everywhere this season in western Nassau with young. Bobby Berlingeri On Jul 1, 2017 4:10 PM, "Deborah Allen" <dalle...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Central Park NYC - Ramble Breeding Bird Survey & other sightings > Saturday, July 1, 2017 starting at 5:30AM > OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen & volunteers > > Since 1996 fifty-six (56) species of birds have been reported nesting in > Central Park or on buildings immediately adjacent to the park. This year, > according to protocols used by the most recent NY State Atlas, we have been > able to confirm twenty-two (22) species breeding. A species is confirmed > breeding if there is a nest with eggs (NE), occupied nest of a > cavity-nesting bird (ON), nest with young (NY), a fledgling (FL), a > fledgling or juvenile fed by an adult (FY) an adult carrying food for young > (CF), or an adult carrying a fecal sac (FS). Birds occupying a territory > that are probably nesting are not included in our total. In most years we > have been able to confirm thirty or more species breeding. > > Bob & I usually come in early and record any evidence of breeding that we > find. This morning we invited some other early-risers,. a.k.a. insomniacs, > to help us starting at 5:30am. We will continue to look for breeding birds > on early mornings in July when many fledglings will be out of the nest in > the care of their parents. > > Results to date: > > Canada Goose - 4 juveniles with adults Lake today (day-old goslings seen > earlier in season) > Mallard - 10 juveniles with hen Turtle Pond today (day-old ducklings seen > earlier in season) > Mourning Dove - recently fledged young (earlier in season) > Red-tailed Hawk - 5th Ave. nest with young (earlier in season) juveniles > around now > Downy Woodpecker - male feeding fledgling Gill Overlook (earlier in season) > Northern Flicker - occupied nest Gill Overlook (earlier in season) adults > & juveniles around > Peregrine Falcon - nest with 3 young fledged (earlier in season) > Eastern Kingbird - young in nest Turtle Pond today (Diane Del Vecchio) > Blue Jay - adult feeding juvenile, 2 nests earlier in the season (near > King of Poland & Warbler Rock) > Barn Swallow - adults feeding juveniles Turtle Pond today (young visible > in nest at Reservoir on Friday) > Tufted Titmouse - begging juvenile chasing adult today at Maintenance Field > White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 adults with 2 fledglings earlier in season > (Azalea Pond & Summer House) > American Robin - several nests > Gray Catbird - fledglings, adults carrying food (earlier in season) > Northern Mockingbird - nest attended by pair of adults near North Meadow > Ballfields (Friday) > European Starling - juveniles fed by adults (earlier in season) > House Sparrow - adults feeding juveniles (earlier in season) > House Finch - adults feeding young in birches and mulberry Turtle Pond > (earlier in season) > Northern Cardinal - female on nest (Linda Yuen) and female feeding > fledgling today > Red-winged Blackbird - fledgling at Meer (one week ago) > Common Grackle - adults feeding juveniles (earlier in season) > Baltimore Oriole - several occupied nests, adults feeding nestlings > (earlier in season) adults with juveniles in tow around now > > Other birds seen today: Chimney Swift, Herring Gull, Double-crested > Cormorant, Great Egret, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Red-bellied woodpecker > (no nest yet), Great Crested Flycatcher (pair not nesting yet but, female > with worn tail feathers), Warbling Vireo (some already fledged), Northern > Rough-winged Swallow (2), Carolina Wren, Cedar Waxwing (pair + 1 - still > early in the season for these late nesters). > > So far we have yet to confirm Green Heron, Eastern Wood-Peewee, Wood > Thrush, Brown Thrasher, or Eastern Towhee breeding for the Summer of 2017. > > Deb Allen > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm > 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
