Central Park NYC Saturday September 16, 2023 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.
Highlights: Philadelphia Vireo, Lincoln's Sparrow, 16 Wood Warbler Species including Tennessee, Cape May, Blackburnian and Prairie Warblers. Canada Goose - 25-30 Mallard - 6-10 Mourning Dove - 30-40 Chimney Swift - 8-12 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3-5 Herring Gull - 4-6 flyovers Osprey - 1 flyover Belvedere Castle Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 flyover Belvedere Castle Red-tailed Hawk - 1 immature perched Top of the Point Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 Ramble Downy Woodpecker - 3 or 4 Northern Flicker - 6-8 American Kestrel - 1 flyover Shakespeare Garden Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 (Belvedere Castle, east side of Turtle Pond) Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1 or 2 (Captain's Bench, Top of the Point) Philadelphia Vireo - 1 Belvedere Castle, photographed by several Warbling Vireo - 1 Belvedere Castle Red-eyed Vireo - 5-7 Blue Jay - 8-12 American Crow - flock of 12-18 Cedar Waxwing - 10-15 Carolina Wren - 2 or 3 House Wren - 3 or 4 Gray Catbird - 8-10 Brown Thrasher - 3 or 4 Veery - 2 or 3 Swainson's Thrush - 40-50 Wood Thrush - 2 or 3 American Robin - 50-60 Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 Tupelo Field (Bob - early a.m.)* Common Grackle - 20-25 Ovenbird - 1 Pinetum Northern Waterthrush - 1 Azalea Pond Black-and-white Warbler - 6-8 Tennessee Warbler - 1 east of Belvedere Castle Common Yellowthroat - 2 or 3 American Redstart - 10-15 Cape May Warbler - 1 Belvedere Castle Overlook Northern Parula - 6-8 Magnolia Warbler - 4 or 5 Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 Top of the Point Blackburnian Warbler - 1 Top of the Point Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2 or 3 Pine Warbler - 3 or 4 Prairie Warbler - 2 Belvedere Castle (Paul Curtis) Canada Warbler - 3 Wilson's Warbler - 2 (Maintenance Field, Belvedere Castle) Scarlet Tanager - 3 or 4 Northern Cardinal - 8-10 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 6-8 *Early but not a record early date for the season. -- 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/ --
