Central Park NYC April 16, 2021 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Bald Eagle (3), Red-tailed Hawk Nest, American Kestrel, Louisiana Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Yellow-throated and Blue-headed Vireos. Canada Goose - 17 plus a nest in the NE corner of the Reservoir (Bob - early) Mallard - 15 Bufflehead - 12 Ruddy Duck - 4 Mourning Dove - 5 American Coot - 4 Herring Gull - 5 Double-crested Cormorant - 4 or 5 Great Egret - 4 or 5 Bald Eagle - 3 adults flying together over East Blowdown* Red-tailed Hawk - 2 pairs, 1 immature (pair East Blowdown nest (David Barrett))* American Kestrel - male above E. Drive between Grassy Knoll & Wildflower Meadow Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 or 5 Downy Woodpecker - female Great Hill Northern Flicker - 3 Yellow-throated Vireo - 1 Lily Ponds (reported earlier on ebird) Blue-headed Vireo - 2 Wildflower Meadow Crow - 3 (silent) Tufted Titmouse - 1 at the Loch, others heard Carolina Wren - pair moving between Conservatory Garden & Compost ruby-crowned Kinglet - 7-10 Hermit Thrush - singing at Loch (Bob - early) American Robin - 50-100 Northern Mockingbird - 1 Nutter's Battery House Finch - heard Field Sparrow - 1 Compost White-throated Sparrow - 75-100 Lincoln's Sparrow - Compost (David Barrett) Swamp Sparrow - 3 Red-winged Blackbird - 5 males Brown-headed Cowbird - 2 males McGown's Pass Common Grackle - 6 Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 west end of Loch near 2nd rustic bridge Black-and-white Warbler - 1 male Loch (Bob - 7:45am) Common Yellowthroat - singing male McGown's Pass (David Barrett) Palm Warbler - 3 "Yellow" Pine Warbler - 4 (2 male, 2 female) Northern Cardinal - 5 *The East Blowdown Red-tailed Hawk nest is just west of the West Drive and just a bit north of where the drive goes over the Loch. This nest was originally found by Ginny de Liagre at the beginning of April. -- This afternoon a young male Merlin was found injured, being attacked by crows, at Five Islands Park in New Rochelle by Susan and Mike Savino. Bob and I met them nearby in Pelham Bay Park and delivered the disoriented but still feisty bird to the Wild Bird Fund. Thanks Susan and Mike and WBF for taking care of the bird. Deb Allen Follow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC & @DAllenNYC -- 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/ --
