Central Park NYC - Strawberry Fields & Ramble Monday April 19, 2021 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob.
Highlights: First-of-season House Wren, other migrants including Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black-and-white Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and an uptick in numbers for Hermit Thrush, Chipping and Swamp Sparrows. Several observers at the north end of the park reported a Marsh Wren at the Loch (See @BirdCentralPark on twitter for details on this nicely-photographed bird). Canada Goose - nesting pair Turtle Pond Mallard - 6 Mourning Dove - 7 Herring Gull - 4 flyovers Double-crested Cormorant - 3 flyovers Red-tailed Hawk - 3 (pair on the west side & an immature male) Barred Owl - continues Red-bellied Woodpecker - 6 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 4 Downy Woodpecker - 4 Northern Flicker - 4 Blue-headed Vireo - 3 Blue Jay - 8 American Crow - 1 Great Lawn Red-breasted Nuthatch - south side of Turtle Pond White-breasted Nuthatch - Laupot Bridge House Wren - 3 (pair Strawberry Fields, 1 Shakespeare Garden) Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 20-30 Hermit Thrush - 15-25 American Robin - flyover flock of 25 heading north at 7am, plus residents House Finch - 7 American Goldfinch - 3 Chipping Sparrow - 15 Dark-eyed Junco - 5 White-throated Sparrow - 50-75 Song Sparrow - 3 Swamp Sparrow - 5 Eastern Towhee - female Shakespeare Garden Red-winged Blackbird - 3 Common Grackle - 7 Black-and-White Warbler - 1 Rmable Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 south side Turtle Pond Northern Cardinal - 5 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/ --
